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This included a variety of different races, such as the most populous Human Clan, the legendary Elf Clan, the Demon Clan, the God Clan, the Mechanical Clan, and the Magical Beast Clan. These different races were originally creatures of the Primordial World. After the Primordial World shattered, they were scattered across different timelines.

Then, some heroic figures from these races were summoned by real-world gamers, commonly known as "Summoners," to combat in King’s Canyon. By continuously summoning various heroes to battle, these Summoners could enhance their heroes’ abilities and titles, thereby repairing and stabilizing the continental fragments of their own worlds.

The game’s background story was grandiose—a deliberate preparation by Li Yuan for the game’s future development, designed to continuously enhance its appeal.

In his original timeline, "Honor of Kings" had enjoyed nearly seven or eight years of popularity before it began to gradually decline. The primary reason for this was its diminishing playability. After obtaining the "King’s Badge," many players simply stopped playing.

However, the game he designed was structured like a web novel trilogy based on its world-building. Every time a player reached a major achievement, a version upgrade would follow. This design ensured continuous engagement and maintained long-term player enthusiasm.

Hu Zhenqiang continued his introduction, "Our introductory hero for new players is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, a figure familiar to all Huaxia people.

"Every hero comes with three unique skills. Based on their characteristics and racial background, they are classified as assassins, mages, warriors, shooters, or supports.

"In addition to the hero’s own abilities, Summoners can also select special skills, such as Flash, Fury, Smite, Purify, and Sprint."

Since this "Honor of Kings" was developed entirely under Li Yuan’s guidance, many aspects like hero equipment and skills were largely the same as the game from his original world. As a result, it didn’t look out of place.

"Director Li, we have designed a total of 40 heroes so far, with 8 in each category. Most of the current hero names are based on mythological and historical figures from Huaxia."

After introducing the game, heroes, skills, and equipment, Hu Zhenqiang moved on to the in-game map, "King’s Canyon," and the various game modes. The main modes were the standard 5v5 and, most importantly, the ranked queue, which was further divided into an AI mode and a competitive mode.

Li Yuan noted that the map was about seventy to eighty percent similar to the "King’s Canyon" in his memory, but larger, more reminiscent of the "League of Legends" map. After all, this was a PC game, and its interface was naturally much larger than a mobile game’s.

Once Hu Zhenqiang finished his presentation, the on-site game demonstration began, showcasing the various game modes.

More than two hours had passed by the time all the modes were demonstrated, and Li Yuan was quite satisfied with what he had seen.

The game developed by White Jade Capital had essentially met all the initial goals Li Yuan had set during the planning phase. Even the hero designs were exceptionally beautiful, clearly prioritizing aesthetic appeal above all else.

With the game’s development complete, the most important next steps were the closed beta and the subsequent official launch.

Li Yuan asked, "President Hu, President Lin, President Xie, how is the closed beta plan you’ve prepared coming along?"

Hu Zhenqiang replied, "Director Li, our preliminary plan is to release 1,000 closed beta slots. We’ll post an announcement on the Zhihu website to invite well-known gamers to test the game. Their task will be to analyze hero damage, controls, and the overall gameplay experience."

"Director Li, please look at the screen. This is the closed beta plan we’ve prepared."

Li Yuan carefully reviewed the closed beta plan on the monitor and was quite satisfied.

"Overall, it’s quite good," Li Yuan said. "Let’s proceed with the closed beta preparations according to this plan. Make sure to collect detailed user feedback for targeted optimization. Pay special attention to any heroes that are too overpowered or disrupt the game’s balance. We’ll need to adjust their attributes promptly if any arise."

Hu Zhenqiang promptly took notes. No one present doubted Li Yuan’s talent.

Even though they were all veterans of the game design industry with many years of experience, none of them dared to put on airs in front of the "super-genius" Li Yuan. He had already won their complete admiration with his unparalleled vision and talent.

After finalizing the arrangements for the closed beta, Li Yuan’s gaze fell upon the company’s key personnel. The core members of the development team, like Hu Zhenqiang and Xie Zheng, seemed to be in poor health and low spirits.

To develop a groundbreaking large-scale game from conception to completion in just over four months required immense effort and hard work from these game developers.

As a "conscientious capitalist," Li Yuan would never commit the heartless act of working a horse without feeding it.

And for the average employee, the most meaningful reward is a material one. Li Yuan cleared his throat, looked solemnly at the company’s core personnel, and announced an incentive program.

"Our company’s first game—’Honor of Kings’—has finally completed development thanks to everyone’s relentless hard work. I have seen all your dedication.

"Now, I announce that the company is preparing a cash bonus of two million to reward all development personnel who participated in developing ’Honor of Kings’."