Chapter 64
The monk slowly opened his eyes and looked around. In a canyon, Huan Xu, the designer of the Man Jiang Hong site, recognized that this should be the location of the old beggar's final battle.
"That's good. There should be a Beggar Gang inheritance nearby."
"Although it's not a Shaolin tradition, the difference between a staff and a club is not much. If I get it, I'll be lucky."
"Director Huan, go left. My intuition tells me there's something good on the left."
The audience offered Huan Xu suggestions in the comments. Huan Xu glanced at them and nodded, "Then let's go to the left and take a look. I think there's something there, too."
It seems that after all bad times come good times, Huan Xu's luck turns around at the beginning.
Before he died, the old man from the Beggar Gang passed on a set of secret manuals to Huan Xu. Although it was not the Dog Beating Stick Technique, it was also a book of superior light skills.
Huan Xu explained to the audience, "This is also quite good. My first choice is still the Shaolin Kung Fu that suits my status. Compared to the Dog Beating Stick, the Great Light Kung Fu is more valuable to me. It can speed up my journey and search the map, giving me an early advantage."
Huan Xu dug a hole in the ground with great care and buried the old man who taught him martial arts. Then he slapped the secret book of light martial arts on the monk's head, and the monk acquired the skill of light martial arts.
Then, the monk used his great Qinggong skills to shuttle through the dense forest, his sharp eyes like an eagle, not missing any treasure spots.
At the same time, nine other players on other maps were also searching quickly.
Wu Qianying held a huge axe in her hand and swung it with great force. At her feet were the corpses of several wild jackals and monsters. As her eyes swept around, she saw more monsters attracted by the smell of blood.
Sister Wu was not afraid but delighted, and shouted, "Come on, let's go together."
The beasts quietly took a step back and fled in all directions. Wu Qianying tiptoed on the ground and rushed forward with a huge axe.
"Ola, Ola, Ola!"
Looking from above, there is such a harmonious and beautiful scene among the mountains and forests.
It runs away from her and she chases it, it can't fly away even if it has wings.
Wu Qianying chose the reckless jungle style, so all her skill points were focused on strength. She has a small body but is very strong.
On other maps, Lin Yi's luck continued to be steady, and like Huan Xu, he picked up treasures all over the ground.
Qin Dongxiao's luck was also good. With the broken bowl of the Beggar Gang in his hand, not long after the start of the game, he found the most suitable routine inheritance that he had polished when he won the championship in the previous game -
With the inheritance of the evil cult, the little beggar's figure would hide from time to time.
The magic cult's skills are strange, but the inheritor is too steady.
You start with a bowl, and your development depends entirely on hiding.
As everyone continued to search for inheritance points to arm themselves, the scope of the map continued to shrink.
Thirteen minutes into the game, the first group of players are about to meet.
The audience clenched their fists: "It's coming, it's coming!"
In the picture, three small red dots are getting closer and closer.
Lin Yi, wearing a butcher's apron and holding a halberd, approached cautiously.
Huan Xu also stopped, half-closed his eyes, and looked in the direction of Lin Yi.
A gust of wind blew by, ruffling the corners of the monk's robe. Huan Xu stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a master. Even his ordinary face was tinged with a hint of something extraordinary.
The monk spoke calmly, "Come out, I've spotted you."
Qin Dongxiao, who was hiding behind the boulder, was startled. In the internal channel of the live broadcast room, Qin Dongxiao shared his shock with the audience: "As expected of Director Huan, he was able to find me."
Audience: Is it possible that Director Huan was not talking about you?
Just when Qin Dongxiao was about to come out of hiding, there was a rustling sound of branches being stepped on and Lin Yi, with a serious look on his baby face, appeared from behind the tree.
Qin Dongxiao took a half-step forward and quickly retracted his foot.
"Brother Qin, if you're a real man, don't be a coward."
"A three-way melee is so exciting."
Qin Dongxiao typed in the live broadcast room: "Don't make trouble, let Lin Yi consume some of Director Huan's physical strength first. If we rush out now, we will only get beaten. Even if we lose, we must lose with dignity."
Audience: "I understand. Respectable = shady."
Audience: "I understand. Being decent = following your heart."
Qin Dongxiao: "...Come here, quickly get all the haters out."
Lin Yi didn't expect that he would have the misfortune to run into Huan Xu in the first wave of encounters.
Lin Yi quickly assessed the gap between himself and Director Huan. First of all, on his side, although he had collected all the skills, weapons and clothing sets, they were only ordinary skills, ordinary weapons, and ordinary clothing sets... He was just an ordinary knight.
Looking at the monk opposite, his weapon and robes were flashing with a faint blue light.
At least one piece of Jingwu and Jingjia.
Not to mention Director Huan's familiarity with the film and ancient martial arts.
Lin Yi gave the camera a bitter smile: "It's over, as expected, there's no such thing as luck. My good fortune has run out, and that's why I met Director Huan here."
Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi took a step forward. He was determined to lose the battle but not the battle. At least he wanted to let Director Huan see his martial arts spirit.
Monk: "It's you."
Lin Yi: "It's me, I'm here."
Monk: "Yes, show your full strength, come on."
Lin Yi stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said loudly, "Please teach me."
It looked like a martial arts world, and the audience also opened their eyes wide. Although Director Huan was sure to win, it was a crushing victory, and the master still defeated Lin Yi after a fight. The process was still different.
"Linzi, come on, hold on a little longer!"
“Persistence is victory!”
If there is no accident, then there is an accident.
The two of them took a starting stance, and a green leaf slowly fell. It was as if they had received some signal and moved in unison.
Ink-black clouds covered the battlefield, and the wind was bitingly cold, blowing through the trees and making a low whimpering sound.
The two figures quickly approached each other. Lin Yi was like a lurking cheetah. He kicked the ground with his feet and rushed forward to deliver a fatal blow. The back of the butcher knife rotated slightly, reflecting the blood that had not yet dried on it.
The monk was wearing a cassock, and was fiddling with Buddhist beads in his hand. His face was as calm as water. When Lin Yi rushed towards him, he even closed his eyes slightly, as if he was feeling every subtle fluctuation caused by the air flow.
Suddenly, the monk lowered his body and cleverly avoided the attack of the long sword. At the same time, he quickly stretched out his hands and grabbed Lin Yi's wrist like an iron clamp.
Lin Yi tried to pull back the sword, but the monk's palms were like rocks, firmly blocking his movements.
Qin Dongxiao, who was hiding, acted as the commentator off-stage: "Beautiful! Lin Yi's moves were smooth and flowing, but Director Huan's skills were clearly superior."
"When masters clash, victory or defeat is instantaneous. Everyone, keep your eyes open with me to capture the exciting moment of Director Huan's victory!"
Lin Yi's face was tense as he swung his sword repeatedly, while the monk used his bare hands, sometimes changing his palms into fists, and sometimes changing his fists into palms. After several rounds, the two figures crossed again, startled the birds, and broke the trees.
With a "swish", the white knife went in and the red knife came out.
The monk opened his eyes wide and fell back unwillingly. In a flash, a small mound appeared in his place, and a small ball of light floated above the mound.
Lin Yi, unfazed by the situation, subconsciously raised his hand to touch the ball of light, and a message came from the system: "Congratulations to the knight for using the corpse-touching skill to obtain the relic of the great hero Huan, a string of enlightenment Buddhist beads!"
Lin Yi looked at the grave in front of him, then looked down at his palms, and looked at the camera innocently: "...What happened?"
The audience was also full of questions. Director Huan looked calm just now, and now they were waiting to see him dominate the world.
"Oh no, that's it?"
"Director Huan, the Sweeping Monk?"
"Emm, it's quite bald." The talented audience also attached a vivid emoticon package at the end. The noisy wind blew, taking away the last three hairs on the little bald head.
Huan Xu's face was filled with obvious shock and disbelief. He muttered, "That shouldn't be the case. I clearly wanted to dodge to the left just now."
I don’t know why, but what my brain thought was different from what my body did. It was like I was sucked by a magnet, and my kidney was stuck straight on the tip of the knife, like purple clay.
Huan Xu looked towards the camera in the live broadcast room and said seriously, "I suspect there was a bug just now. Where is the feedback channel?"
As he spoke, Huan Xu really went to look for the feedback button.
"puff!"
"Huan Daodao is so cute!"
"Holographic games shouldn't have the low-level bugs that Director Huan mentioned."
"A loving pat on the head, Director Huan, have you ever experienced such a situation in real life, where the brain is in control but the body is not under control?"
Huan Xu said categorically: "No!"
Audience member: "Really? For example, you watch a video and think cooking is so easy, but when it's your turn, you follow the same steps but end up with a terrible dish. Or, you can read the musical notation clearly, but when you open your voice, your parents don't recognize you."
Huan Xu: “…” What a vicious metaphor!
Looking at the silent Director Huan, the audience understood, oh, Director Huan is either a master of dark cuisine or a "microphone master".
After a moment's silence, Huan Xu raised his hand and gestured, "Okay, I admit I made a mistake just now. Really, it was just a small mistake, like singing off-key, just a little bit."
It turns out he is tone-deaf!
Compared to the perfect Director Huan, Director Huan with minor flaws seems to be more down-to-earth. Far from feeling that the filter is broken, fans especially want to hear Director Huan sing a song, ahem.
The audience continued to comfort him lovingly: "Okay, okay, just a little bit."
Huan Xu looked doubtful: "Don't you believe it?"
Audience: “I believe it, Zun Du believes it, hahaha.”
Huan Xu: "I knew you wouldn't believe it! In the next round, I will definitely be the grandmaster." Regardless of whether the audience believed it or not, Huan Xu himself didn't believe it.
He, the great Director Huan, not only sings out of tune, but how could he be a novice at holographic games?
The word "还" is used very subtly.
When he was on Blue Star, Huan Xu also found a few games to relax during his breaks.
However, he always encounters teammates who are difficult to lead in the game, and those game companies always make the game operations very "complicated", which not only wastes his fingers and mobile phone screen, but also fails to bring out his true level.
After playing a few rounds, Huan Xu quietly deleted the crappy game.
However, this is the interstellar age, and it's a holographic game. He actually lost two games in a row. This is totally unscientific!
Qin Dongxiao finally reacted and coughed lightly, then turned to look at the camera with a serious face:
"Friends, the game just froze during the beta test. As an insider player, I will seriously report the problem and optimize it in a timely manner. Don't worry, the official version will definitely not experience this kind of lag."
The audience was silent.
"To be honest, Lao Qin's acting is really good. He tells it like it's real."
"Old Qin, I know you tried very hard. Director Huan has already admitted that it was his mistake. The game is good, so there's no need to force the blame."
In the other maps, some people who were still exploring freely or had already encountered skirmishes all stopped with confused expressions.
What's going on?
"If I heard correctly, Director Huan...is gone again?"
Ten minutes later, the game ended and Wu Qianying won by killing all the enemies.
Twelve minutes later, a new round of the game begins.
This time, several people adopted a 2v2 team competition mode.
Huan Xu's teammate was randomly assigned to Wu Qianying, the champion of the previous round, who also won the most championships in several live broadcasts.
Before the game started, Wu Qianying vowed: "Director Huan, together we are invincible."
I will fight to the death to win the championship with Director Huan.
The game started, and the small grave mound belonging to little Huanxu was erected again.
The wind was blowing very hard on the cliff top, and Wu Qianying was crying loudly while sitting beside the grave.
Despite all the precautions, no one expected that Huan Dao would fall off a cliff.
Now, even the body can’t be salvaged.
In the end, Wu Qianying was besieged by other groups on the Black Water Cliff and committed suicide next to a small grave.
"Uh, even Sister Wu can't carry it."
"I'd like to call it—Director Huan's fancy street flops video clip."
After the live broadcast, Director Huan got a new nickname loved by gaming fans - Huan Caicai.
In addition to Le Zi Ren's fans, there are of course fans who are worried about Director Huan's mentality.
Huan Xu waved his hands, indicating that he was in a good mood. "Once the game is officially launched, I'll prove myself with my skills."
Yes, that’s right, the feng shui is bad today, it’s not suitable for playing games!
His opponents were Qin Dongxiao and his friends, but they failed to arouse his fighting spirit. He would wait until the game was officially launched and more people played it, and then he would be matched randomly. He would see him win ten games in a row to let his fans who used to laugh at him see how powerful he was.
It’s definitely not about bullying the weak and fearing the strong, or thinking that inexperienced new players are easy to bully!
As soon as the live broadcast ended, Huan Xu received a call from Qu Yiming, the founder of Epic Games.
"Director Huan, Director Huan, I love you so much. Woohoo, I'm so touched. You made such a big sacrifice to help us promote the game."
Before the live broadcast ended, the topics of "Huan Caicai" and "Grand Master Game" had quietly reached the tail end of the hot searches.
Huan Xu: "If I say so, I'm not promoting your faith, am I not?"
Qu Yiming: "Hahaha, it must be for us, otherwise with Director Huan's level, he would definitely kill us all with one move."
Huan Xu: ...My friend, thank you for your trust.
Qu Yiming: "I know Director Huan is doing this for us. I'm so grateful and touched. I really don't know how to express my feelings. We ordinary people have nothing but money. Director Huan must accept the advertising fees and reputation loss compensation!"
Huan Xu: Okay, as long as you are happy, smile.
At the Yan family, Yan Ze pushed open the door of the villa, hung his coat at the door, and bent down to rub Dahei's head.
Yan An was originally curled up on the sofa, hugging his laptop and laughing foolishly. When he saw his brother coming back, his eyes lit up and he came forward to fawn on him, calling him sweetly: "Brother, you're back. You must be exhausted. Come and sit down. I'll give you a back massage and shoulder massage."
Yan Ze: “No need.”
Yan An: "Brother, you must be thirsty. I'll bring you some water."
Yan Ze sat down on the sofa, watching Yan An serving him tea and water with a fawning look on his face, and narrowed his eyes: "You're being so attentive for no reason. Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
Yan An: "Hey, brother, am I that kind of person in your eyes?"
Yan Ze: "Oh, if everything is ok, I'll go back to my room."
Yan An:!!!
"Brother, can you play by the rules?"
Yan Ze guessed: "Not enough pocket money?"
Yan An: "No, no, hey, brother, you're so tired from work, why don't you play some games to relax? I found a treasure game and I'd like to recommend it to you."
Yan Ze refused three times in a row: "No, not interested, no time."
Facing Yan Ze's indifferent face, Yan An felt that his brain had short-circuited and waved his hand: "Forget it."
Even if his brother has been good at everything since he was a child and can definitely pass the game easily, asking his brother to lead her and Director Huan in the game is no easier than asking a sow to climb a tree.
"Brother, if I say I have no pocket money, can you help me out?"
Rather than asking her brother to take her to the big score with her idol, it would be faster to ask for some pocket money and find a substitute player.
Yan Ze raised his eyebrows: "One moment playing games, the next moment getting pocket money, when did you become an internet addict?"
"No." Since his brother also knew that Director Huan was her idol, Yan An did not hide it. He checked the trending searches and found a selection of clips of Director Huan's various flops edited by netizens. He explained with a chuckle:
"That's right. I plan to find a power player to help me and Director Huan climb the ranks. Okay, brother, can you do me another favor and use Brother Qu's connections to find a way for Director Huan and I to team up? Hehe, I'm really smart."
Yan Ze: “No need.”
Yan An:? No need for anything.
Yan Ze: "The game is called Grandmaster, right?"
Yan An: "Yeah, yes."
Yan Ze: "Okay, I got it." He is enough to help Huan Xu gain points. It's unnecessary to find a coach!
Looking at Yan Ze's back, Yan An reacted quickly: "No, brother, are you interested in playing again? It's not online yet, and you can't download it now. I'll remind you when it's online, and we can play together."
Yan Ze: "No."
Yan An: "You don't want to play?"
"Just play by yourself." Yan Ze corrected: "I won't take you with me." He and Huan Xu can just form a team, why does Yan An come to join in the fun?
Yan An: exm?
…
The popularity of Game Grandmaster had already risen when Spark Artists were doing live broadcast promotions.
With the popularity of Huan Xu’s live broadcast of fancy ways of dying, the game Grandmaster became a complete hit.
Players' expectations have reached the highest level before the game is released.
Epic Games is also very powerful. When the popularity of the game was about to rise, it seized the opportunity and opened the pre-sale channel in advance although the Grandmaster game has not yet been officially launched.
Interstellar netizens showed their amazing ability to act.
The price of Grandmaster is not cheap, just like Qu Yiming said:
"Their gaming company isn't doing charity work. From the company's equipment to the martial arts direction and scene design, they've mobilized top-tier resources and expended countless manpower and resources, all to ensure this action-packed competitive game offers players the most flexible experience and the smoothest, most realistic graphics when it's released."
However, even though the price of the Grandmaster is very high, and even though netizens have not received any feedback from other players except for the live beta video of Xinghuo and others, netizens still choose to believe it.
To believe in epics is also to believe in Xinghuo and Director Huan.
The moment the pre-sale started, inside the Epic Games building, Qu Yiming and the other two stared at the screen with six eyes.
Chang Le clenched his hands nervously: "What should I do? I suddenly feel that our price is still a bit high. What if people don't buy it?"
Qu Yiming was also nervous, but at the critical moment he still showed the composure of an elder brother and comforted him:
"Although our price is high, compared to other games, our game is definitely worth the money spent. Not to mention, during the pre-sale period, we also gave away super gift packs and rare skins. Our company's reputation has also been well-established, and there are definitely fans who believe in our reputation."
"The most important thing is the popularity that Director Huan brought us by sacrificing himself."
"Even if it can't compare to the pre-sale sales of those big game companies, it shouldn't be too bad, right?"
As Qu Yiming spoke, his tone became less confident.
Tan Mohan, on the other hand, was the calmest of the three. "It doesn't matter. Even if pre-sale sales aren't ideal, time will tell."
"Here it comes, the data is out." Chang Le held his breath: "I refreshed it, I really refreshed it... Ouch!"
"One, two, three, four... five, five zeros?" Chang Le said weakly, "I didn't count wrong, did I?"
"No, it's indeed five zeros." Qu Yiming also looked fascinated: "Old Tan, pinch me, our pre-sale just opened for one minute, not a day, right?"
"The count was wrong. It has changed again. It's not five zeros but six zeros." Amid the swallowing sounds of Qu Yiming and Chang Le, Tan Mohan also clicked the refresh button with trembling hands. In front of the three of them, the number Jia jumped again and rushed towards the one million mark.
On Star Online, netizens just filled in the reservation information, clicked to buy, and then the purchase failed.
"Failed? What the hell, is there a quota limit for pre-sales???"
"Epic Games is such a jerk! Aren't you the richest gaming company? You can't even hire a programmer for leave, and the purchase interface is stuck."
"Fuck, don't force me, Grumpy Brother, to hack into your website and help you fix the code!"
That’s right, as more and more netizens introduced the game, a situation that Epic Games had never expected occurred: their purchase page was stuck!
The rich second generation are willing to spend all their money on equipment upgrades. As for the purchase page, it is enough to have one that can be used. Who would have thought that one day it would be flooded with players queuing up to buy games with small amounts of money?
One minute later, the purchase page was urgently repaired and Epic Games also compensated for the incident.
The game is on pre-sale for seven days, ending one hour before the channel closes on the evening of the seventh day.
The three people from Epic Games gathered in front of the screen again.
Qu Yiming said in a vicissitudes of life: "The pre-sale channel will be closed soon, and our game will be on the shelves tomorrow."
Chang Le: "Old Tan, how many copies have we sold so far?"
Tan Mohan: "70 million."
Chang Le: "Oh, 70 million copies."
Chang Le: "Old Qu, what does 70 million copies mean?"
Qu Yiming: "The latest update last year, 70 million copies, the lowest limit for a popular game, Lao Tan, am I remembering correctly?"
Tan Mohan: "I remember correctly. Besides, our game will be officially launched tonight."
Qu Yiming: "That is to say -"
Chang Le: "That is to say——"
Tan Mohan: "In other words, it's a hit! Our game became a hit during the pre-sale phase!"
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