Chapter 507 "Village Of Shadows"
"Come in?"
Hearing the knock on the door, Takasugi Isao raised his eyebrows slightly and answered.
Click.
When the office door opened, a woman in a short skirt and suit, holding a tablet, appeared at the door.
It is Nakamura Masakazu's secretary:
"Captain Takasugi, the president wants you to attend a meeting."
"oh?"
Looking for me?
Gao Shanxun was slightly stunned, a little surprised, but he nodded immediately:
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After saying that, Nakamura Masakazu's secretary bowed slightly and left first.
Nishikawa also stood up along with Takasugi Isao:
"What's going on? Why are you being 'interrogated' all of a sudden? Is everything okay?"
Today, Masakazu Nakamura holds the reins.
Although theoretically speaking, given the status of Nishikawa and Takasugi Studios , it is impossible to threaten Nakamura's position.
But Nishikawa knew that Nakamura was a man with a strong desire for power and control.
No one can predict what such people will do to secure their position.
God knows if Masakazu Nakamura suddenly thought of something and was ready to completely destroy these two brothers from the "former Big Three Studios".
"It shouldn't be a problem,"
Knowing Nishikawa's concerns, Takasugi waved his hand:
"The Game Festival is only a quarter away, and Nakamura will not allow any instability to occur internally at this time."
"I guess they're asking me to come over to help develop a new game."
"After all, the safety valve technology was developed by our team, and it is also the main selling point of the KMN-4,"
"Maybe they are showing mercy and giving us some work."
As the two of them walked out together, Takasugi also smiled and teased quietly .
good.
Takasugi Studio has been responsible for the industry-leading [Safety Valve Input/Output Technology] in the Amaterasu Engine.
This is one of the reasons why Takasugi, as one of the "Ancient Three Masters", outlasted Yamamoto and Koizumi, and still maintains his position at the top of the studio industry.
After all, they are the main development team of the core technology of the self-developed engine.
In addition, Takasugi Studio has always focused on racing games and almost never competes with Golden Wind with a major blockbuster.
Therefore, over the years, Takasugi Studio's position has been very stable.
Now that the Tokyo Game Show is about to open, Konami, as the host, will definitely not be absent.
So Nakamura asked me to attend the meeting this time, most likely because he needed the help of Takasugi Studio...
Thinking about it!
Takasugi Isao also came to the door of the conference room.
The door opened with a click.
As expected.
Except for the president Masakazu Nakamura and the managing director, all those present were directors and senior executives of various groups of Nakamura Studio.
"President Nakamura."
Takasugi Isao didn't say much, just nodded slightly to Nakamura Masakazu as a greeting.
And Nakamura Masakazu did not come up with the topic, but clapped his hands:
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Kazumiko..."
After a brief opening, Nakamura Masakazu waved his hand to the secretary beside him and said, "Before we start the discussion, let me show you a trailer."
After saying that.
The secretary and Meiko walked up, turned on the laser projection, and played the pre-prepared trailer in front of the confused eyes of the attendees.
…
There was a brief moment of silence.
Above the dark screen, the sound of pages turning was heard.
Then, a gentle and soft female voice slowly sounded -
[Once upon a time]
A little girl and her mother picking berries for their hard-working father
[But the forest is cold and silent, and the bushes are empty...]
Following the sound of a gentle female voice.
I saw that the darkness on the screen gradually turned into a page of turning books!
Layers of book pages are stacked up, and the exquisite and beautiful hollow paper-cuts present a dark and quiet forest with overgrown branches!
This turned out to be a three-dimensional fairy tale book!
Swish——!
And as the pages of the book turn again!
Then a dark-style cartoon animation, accompanied by a woman's voice, appeared on the screen!
In the dead silent and dark forest.
A slender figure appeared, and it looked like the mother.
And in the thick fog behind her, a jumping little girl came out and ran to her mother.
The female voice telling the story also became ethereal at this moment, as if she had fallen into a cold and misty forest.
[The naughty girl was determined to find berries, so she broke free from her mother's hand and ran deep into the jungle...]
The little girl pointed to the thorny bush deeper ahead, then pulled out her hand, skipped and ran quickly along the path formed by the vines.
The mother shouted hurriedly behind him.
This jungle is too dangerous.
but.
The little girl was so fast, her gray-white silhouette jumped and skipped, and soon disappeared from her mother's sight.
[She ran through the trees and through the vines. Her mother's voice became fainter and fainter. She ran deeper into the jungle.]
[The girl felt a strange gaze...]
Swish——
With a light leap of the little girl, the small figure jumped from the end of the vine to a cliff.
On the cliff, there was a huge object hanging on a dry branch like a fruit, which caught her attention.
And the next moment.
I saw this huge pale white "fruit" suddenly cracked.
The huge wings spread out, and two pointed ears also stretched out from the top of the head!
This is actually a giant bat hanging upside down!
The little girl was startled and stepped back.
However, the bat spoke!
"Hey, my dear..."
The Bat Lord bit his own bat wing as he spoke.
A string of golden blood flowed from its wings, and the alluring color like golden resin seemed like the most beautiful nectar in the world.
The little girl couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
The bat greeted the little girl kindly:
"Come on, child, quench your thirst..."
As she spoke, the bat's blood dripped into the girl's palm.
The little girl didn't doubt it and drank the gift from the Bat Lord.
[The girl drank the bat's blood and continued to move forward...]
Swish——
The pages of the book turned again.
At this time, fog began to spread in the dense forest and rumbling thunder came from the sky.
The little girl walked aimlessly, which led her to a cemetery.
There were lightning and thunder here, and the damp and cold air made her shrink her shoulders involuntarily.
[The little girl was thinly dressed and shivering from the cold, but at this moment——]
A towering mound suddenly stood up.
A skinny ghost figure wearing a terrifying mask, with four skinny arms and covered in thick fog appeared in front of the little girl.
A golden thread ran across the ghost's hands.
Then, the ghost figure reached into his arms.
But in the blink of an eye, a beautiful golden dress that looked like it was woven with the feathers of a divine bird appeared in front of the little girl.
"Come on, kid, put on some warm clothes..." The ghost's voice was dreamy, cold and lonely.
As the golden dress was put on, the little girl became warmer.
The golden light illuminated the little girl's smiling face.
She turned lightly and saluted the ghost.
call--
The ghost turned into black mist again and instantly dissipated in front of the little girl.
Thick, rolling black fog engulfed the picture.
And in this thick inky fog, a small golden fish suddenly appeared.
One, two, three...
The golden schools of fish shuttled through the black undercurrent, as if bringing people into the underwater world.
Follow the school of fish, shuttle through the deep sea canyons and reefs with undercurrents.
A huge body appeared in front.
It was a huge fat fish that looked like a lantern fish.
Densely packed with golden eyes grow on its face, which is both magical and weird.
And the next moment.
Crash——!
The deep-sea fish king suddenly poked his head out of the sea.
In front of the huge body, a little girl in a golden dress was floating on the dark ocean in a small boat.
[The girl was floating in the ominous dark water in a small boat, trying to find the way home, but she was already starving. Fortunately...]
The huge deep-sea fish king spoke in a simple and honest voice, taking off a piece of golden fish scale from his body:
"Come on, child, fill your stomach..."
The little girl happily took the fish scale and ate it, and a smile appeared on her face again.
The deep-sea fish king dived back into the seabed and swam away.
The pages continued to turn.
The hollows in the paper-cut forest grew deeper and darker.
[The little girl finally came to the dark center of the forest. The appearance of a steel warhorse attracted the little girl's attention...]
But only a rumbling sound was heard.
The center of the forest is actually a fantasy world interwoven with chains and gears.
An iron warhorse leaped high and ran around the little girl.
On its forehead, a golden gear shines brightly.
[The girl walks towards the horse, but the horse remains silent]
[The little girl thought the golden gear was also a gift for her and took it away, but the next moment——]
A long cry of "hilili"!
The war horse was enraged by the little girl's unreasonable behavior!
Anger spewed out from its nose and mouth, and its eyes suddenly emitted a terrifying red light!
Then a rumbling sound was heard throughout the forest!
The furious warhorse actually summoned the three leaders who had helped the little girl before!
The four monsters in the dark forest surrounded the little girl!
Woohoo——!!!
In an instant!
The wind is blowing and the gale is strong!
Four monsters approached the little girl.
The little girl was frightened by the scene before her, and she retreated step by step, trembling!
Amidst the lightning and thunder, a surging gray-black storm swept over the four kings!
In the dark and gloomy fog, the four kings transformed into a tall and strange witch!
Dark, solemn, eerie and terrifying!
The little girl trembled and fell down next to the audience!
The gravel scraped her feet, and golden blood flowed out.
The dust stained her beautiful golden dress.
In his hand, the remaining half of the fish scale fell to the ground and was buried in the dust.
The golden gear in his arms also fell out of his arms and rolled away into the distance!
No one could see the witch's face clearly.
The ferocious witch was hidden in the rolling black fog, and only a dark and skinny shadow could be seen.
At this moment, the crisscrossing vines on its body seemed to be alive, wriggling and waving.
Two skinny hands like tree branches reached out to grab the little girl.
And just when this terrifying and weird atmosphere reached its peak!
Crash--!!!
The pages of the book flipped suddenly, and finally closed with a bang.
A string of twisted, golden characters also appeared on the cover of the book.
Village Of Shadows
【Village Phantom】
