[Ding—Congratulations, Host, for completing the phase mission!]
[Currently, the character setting card for 'Kiana Kaslana' and the data for the four launch-version armors have been successfully collected. Please keep up the good work, Host, and enter the next phase: Motion Capture! Construct the combat system of 'Honkai Impact 3rd'!]
[Mission Objective: Bind a high-precision motion capture device as the exclusive equipment. The System will automatically reconstruct the device according to the blueprint. The higher the precision, the faster the mission progress.]
Su Yu's hand paused in mid-air.
"Motion capture?"
[Precisely! As an action game, a fluid and gorgeous combat system is the core that attracts players. And the Valkyrie's combat movements, of course, must be performed by the person herself to be authentic enough~]
"Do you know how much professional motion capture equipment costs?"
Su Yu rubbed his temples. Although he had long known that making action games and motion capture were inseparable, this System had started right off with 'the higher the precision, the better.'
"Optical motion capture systems... a full set starts at least at 500,000. Even civilian-grade inertial motion capture costs tens of thousands."
"Are you trying to eat me out of house and home?"
[Host, that is incorrect~ The System reminds you that by fully producing the combat movements for the protagonist Kiana's four armors, you can obtain rich rewards! Including but not limited to: Game Engine upgrade, Asset Library expansion, and——]
A line of bold red text popped up on the light screen.
[——Kiana's range of activity expands again!]
Su Yu's movement paused.
This was indeed an attractive condition. Currently, Kiana could only stay within a 1.5-meter radius of him, which caused many inconveniences in daily life.
If the range could be expanded...
Cough cough, anyway.
Civilian motion capture equipment had too low precision. He already understood some of Kiana's combat style—that Gun Kata which almost violated physical common sense, the aerial combos weaving bullets and blades, and the long airtime actions.
Ordinary equipment couldn't capture that level of detail at all.
Su Yu's brain spun rapidly. A name surfaced.
Vill-V.
A resident of the Golden Courtyard. She had a 'Spiral Workshop' in the basement and was a famous eccentric girl.
Su Yu had met her a few times before. That girl stayed in the basement all day tinkering with all sorts of weird gadgets—it was said there was a steam mechanical arm that automatically brewed coffee, a holographic projector that could simulate the starry sky, and a perpetual motion machine that was said to be "only one step away from achieving time stop."
Although most inventions ended in explosions. But he had to admit, that girl really had some skills in the mechanical and optical fields.
If it were her... maybe she could come up with some different motion capture equipment?
No sooner said than done. Su Yu opened his phone and found Vill-V on the 'Green Bubble' app. Originally, he wanted to start with "Are you there?".
But thinking that starting with this phrase would definitely make him look like a clown, he changed his wording.
[Su Yu: Respected, great, omnipotent Magician Ms. Vill-V, do you have time?]
[Vill-V: Look who it is? Isn't this the Great Magician Vill-V's loyal fan, Mr. Su Yu?]
Instant reply. Obviously, the Great Magician was on duty today.
Vill-V had many different personalities. The one Su Yu was more familiar with was 'The Great Magician' Vill-V. Although the Great Magician felt somewhat like she was on the Path of Elation, her ability to find amusement was no less than that of Little Blackie.
But Su Yu had somewhat figured out her personality—people love to hear nice words, and for the Great Magician, these words were particularly effective.
[Vill-V: What is it? Our busy man Mr. Su Yu finally remembered the greatest magician of this century, Vill-V? I heard from Elysia that you seem to have encountered something very interesting~]
That Pink Piggy-Cat!!
Su Yu could already imagine Elysia holding the "Megaphone of the Past: Loud Voice" in the Golden Courtyard, advertising his "falling in love" and the fact that he was cohabiting with a cute girl.
However, since they were typing across a phone, Su Yu felt his face could still handle it, so he braved the chaos-loving Vill-V and explained the requirement for high-precision motion capture equipment.
[Vill-V: High-precision motion capture equipment~ Speaking of which, it seems the Great Inventor indeed has a set.]
[Vill-V: However, Mr. Su Yu, what do you intend to exchange for it? The Great Magician's magic isn't free to watch, and love and miracles aren't free either, you know?]
[Vill-V: Equivalent Exchange—you should know this principle very well, right? Or are you preparing to corrupt my will with money?]
A look of resolve appeared on Su Yu's face, a tragic heroism of someone about to walk into the abyss yet not turning back.
[Su Yu: I volunteer to serve as Vill-V's magic show assistant.]
Vill-V's magic.
Eight of the Ten Great Legends of the Golden Courtyard—the first eight are unknown, the last one is unknown, make it up when you think of it. This was Elysia's original quote.
He had heard of that legend. It was said the previous assistant was really sawed in half during the "Human Segmentation" segment. Although successfully restored in the end, that person would faint upon seeing a chainsaw ever since.
It was said the assistant before that was almost roasted to charcoal during the "Fire Escape" segment. When firefighters arrived, half the stage had already burned down.
It was said the assistant before that...
Forget it, that one is no longer in this dimension.
Although it sounded a bit phantasmagorical, and looked a bit phantasmagorical in reality, Vill-V was still reliable—at most, the magic assistant would just get a little scare.
But it indeed required quite some courage.
[Vill-V: !!!!]
[Vill-V: Oh, my dear Mr. Su Yu, you are indeed one of the few people in this world who can understand the Genius Vill-V!]
[Vill-V: There is a saying in Shenzhou, "A scholar dies for his bosom friend, a woman dresses for the one who pleases her." I think we right now must be Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi under the high mountains and flowing water...]
[Vill-V: Hmph hmph hmph, give me half a month, no, one week! I will definitely bring out equipment that will leave you dumbfounded!!]
Vill-V's avatar went gray. She didn't say anything about the magic show arrangement. But Su Yu knew he couldn't escape this calamity.
"Sigh!"
He sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Kiana, who was researching the Bilibili-like site and had even scrolled past Su Yu's stream clips, looked up somewhat strangely.
"Nothing."
Su Yu looked at Kiana.
"Just thinking that my sacrifice is truly too great. For you, I have to sell my body."
Kiana slowly typed a question mark over her head.
"What weird nonsense are you saying again?"
Spending this time together, she had somewhat figured out Su Yu's temperament. This guy putting on this look and saying some improper things meant he was suddenly bored and wanted to tease her.
Just like when she saw Chongchong lazily sleeping on the floor, she couldn't help but go up and ruffle the kitten's soft belly a couple of times.
Of, of course, it was still different from a kitten. She wouldn't let Su Yu touch her belly.
At least. Not yet.
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