Twelve o'clock noon.
Intermittent whimpering and swallowing sounds were heard from the dining room of Bai Li's villa.
"Woo, this pig's trotter, why is it so soft and chewy! It's not like I haven't gnawed on pig's trotters in real life before, they are smelly and fishy, and the meat is dry. Even though the advertisements say that eating them regularly can increase the muscle strength of orcs, I dare not eat them a second time. Just a pig's trotter like that cost me 500 star dollars. If I take this one out to sell, there will be people who want it for 5,000 star dollars!"
"Wow, this spicy diced chicken is really spicy. It's spicy and refreshing, and the chicken is tender. If you eat it carefully, it seems to be juicy. Who made this dish? It's amazing!"
"The three fresh vegetables are also good. You can eat several kinds of vegetables in one dish, eggplant, green pepper, and potato. Each one is super delicious! Woohoo, why do I feel like crying when eating such an ordinary home-cooked dish? This is not scientific!"
"And this winter melon soup! Slurp, it's so delicious. All the essence is in the soup. If it wasn't for the portion for three, I could drink the whole bowl by myself!"
“…”
Tang Ying seemed to be possessed by Wen Chen, and turned into a food connoisseur with true feelings. Every time she ate a dish, she would describe her feelings in detail, talking as she ate. She was so busy throughout the entire meal that she couldn't stop.
This is also due to the fact that the "vegetable basket" has been opened many times in the game, otherwise the screen full of praise would have been replaced by "Wow, this is delicious", "Wow, this is also delicious", and "Wow, this is too delicious".
Considering that it was the first time that Tang Ying had tasted such delicious food in real life, Bai Li and Wen Xingyao did not stop him. Instead, they took the "eat without talking" approach to the extreme, leaving him alone to express his surging emotions on the big stage of food.
Finally, after finishing the meal, the plates were clean as if they had been licked, and there was not a drop of soup left in the soup bowl. Tang Ying couldn't help but burp, covering his mouth. He secretly thought that this burp was also full of the aroma of food, which was intoxicating.
The next step was digestion time. The thoughts that had been thrown out during the meal returned to their original place automatically, and the embarrassment finally found Tang Ying. His elegant face turned red like a monkey's buttocks. Tang Ying endured the shame to save his dignity: "Uh... I was not like this before, mainly because these dishes tasted too good."
As he was talking, he felt something was wrong again. He blinked a few times and his IQ returned: "That's not right... Aren't all ingredients in real life tasteless? Why do the foods you serve taste so fresh and natural, almost the same as those in the game, or more real than the food in the game?"
"It can't be that the Imperial Research Institute has invented a prop that can materialize game food without my knowledge?" Tang Ying said this in a joking tone.
After he finished speaking, he found that both of them were looking at him with a look of amazement. It always felt like they were looking at a fool.
Even the young fox cubs, who didn't have much thinking ability yet, tilted their heads and looked at him, with innocent curiosity in their eyes.
Tang Ying: "..."
"Haha." Bai Li broke the awkward atmosphere with a smile and used his universal excuse to explain, "Although most natural ingredients in reality are tasteless, there are still a small number of them that have flavor. The ingredients I have are all sent to me by my friends, and they all have flavor. Coupled with Wen Xingyao's craftsmanship, when you eat them, you will have the illusion that these are food from the game."
This world pays special attention to personal privacy, and the interstellar express delivery industry is also very developed. No matter what is sent, it can be 100% secret and safe. Bai Li is not worried that the two will find any flaws in his words. Even if they find out something, as long as he refuses to say anything, who can say anything to him?
Bai Li was explaining seriously, but Tang Ying's focus was...
"What!? These dishes are actually made by Xingyao? Oh, how embarrassing..." He rubbed his hands excitedly, and it seemed that he was no longer obsessed with the source of natural food.
After Wen Xingyao heard Bai Li say that, he knew that this was going to be bad. Sure enough, Tang Ying couldn't help it after hearing that. He expressed his embarrassment in a mean way, and occasionally wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, pretending to hold back tears. His feeling of being moved was beyond words.
Wen Xingyao: "...If you have nothing to do, go help pull the weeds in the yard."
After hearing what Wen Xingyao said, Bai Li thought, fortunately the other party was from the future world, otherwise Tang Ying might have to carry all the manure for the entire village at this time.
Mentioning the yard again, thinking of the uses of the soil in the yard, Tang Ying discovered another bright spot and asked excitedly: "Bai Li, you are growing vegetables in the yard, right? Are there any mature vegetables? How do they taste? Can they be used to cook?"
Obviously, the "dishes" he mentioned "used for cooking" were based on the meal we had at noon today.
"Of course you can. We have already harvested a batch of cabbages. The quantity is not too large, but they are sweet and delicious. We ate them all two days ago." Bai Li gave Tang Ying an approving look. "As for those planted in the yard... because they were planted not long ago, most of them have just sprouted, but the yard is large enough. I planted more than a dozen kinds of vegetables in it. When they grow up, if you want to eat them, I can send some to you."
With the delicious food in front of her, Tang Ying completely forgot that this was the first time they met in real life. She raised her lips and said, "Okay, okay, I'll accept it without hesitation. If you need my help with anything, just let me know. I will definitely help you if I can. If I can't help you, Xingyao is here. He will definitely keep you safe."
Bai Li laughed: "I'm just an ordinary person, why do I need your help? Besides, what problems can I encounter? I can solve some small troubles on the spot."
Wen Xingyao also said, "It's okay. If there is any problem, we can solve it together. After all, I can't eat so much of your food for nothing."
He was still thinking about the time when Bai Li and Tang Ying said they would send some over, they used the word "you guys". Could this "you guys" also include him?
"Oh, by the way, there is one thing I almost forgot to mention." Tang Ying said while holding her stomach, "The Imperial Research Institute has completed the testing of all the holographic games that were newly launched this year, and the results are out. They said they will be announced on Starnet at noon tomorrow. Can you guess where "Your Ran Tian Ju" ranks in this test?"
Wen Xingyao: “First.”
Bai Li: "First, right?"
One of them made a calm statement, while the other asked a question with some hesitation, but they both pointed to the same goal. In general, if it wasn't for absolute confidence, such a result would not have occurred.
Tang Ying clapped his hands for the two of them, congratulating them on their correct guess. "Who would have thought that the most popular 'mental comfort', 'Living in the Countryside', actually reached a rare 90%. Even the hits 'Void Wars' and 'Star Wars' in the past few years only had around 50%. This is almost twice as much as the other two. When I heard that the result came out, the dean and several vice deans went out together and retested it several times before they accepted the fact. They were so happy that they almost had a party in the hospital."
"'Spiritual comfort'?" This was a term Bai Li had never heard of.
Wen Xingyao explained to him: "To put it simply, it is the ability to alleviate 'Gene Collapse Syndrome'. The higher the soothing degree, the stronger the relief. Leisurely Farmhouse can reach 90%. If this is a game with no limit on the number of people, the game will be overcrowded as soon as the test results are announced."
Unfortunately, this is a game that has only been online for two months, and the initial number of players was only 500. Even if the player capacity has reached one million now, compared with the number of orcs in the entire empire who are deeply persecuted by genetic collapse syndrome, there is still a huge gap.
The game was set up by the game maker to be divided into 200 villages with a population of 5,000. Nowadays, these villages are still in a state of disrepair. It is unlikely that the number of players will continue to increase when the players in the village have not yet gotten on the right track.
What else can we do? We can only take it slow. People are still participating in the competition, but we cannot accept third-party funding.
Bai Li understood, anyway, it meant that the game he made was very good. He thought about it, "You Ran Tian Ju" was a farming game that appeared in front of the people of the interstellar for the first time, and it attracted their attention as soon as it appeared. He also integrated the spirit of plants and trees into the game during the design process. While making the players feel that the air in the game is fresher, the small amount of spirit of plants and trees is also subtly changing their bodies.
The effect may not be as obvious as that of Wen Xingyao. After all, what he got was the concentrated essence, but there were definitely changes. The physical examination reports posted on the game forum were evidence of this.
At that time, I was thinking that integrating the pure and spiritual energy of plants and trees into the game would increase its competitiveness a little bit, but I didn't expect that it would be a good thing and the two would complement each other.
The unique and interesting gameplay, coupled with real and effective effects, is the basis for "Your Farm Life" to become the No. 1 in testing.
Bai Li was very satisfied with the result. The players' health improved and he also gained more power of faith. This was a perfect win-win situation.
"How about it, Bai Li? Are you excited and thrilled to know the result?" Tang Ying asked.
Bai Li nodded honestly. He was indeed very happy. But not as exaggerated as Tang Ying said. He would try to treat it with a normal mind. What he was worried about now was that when the results were announced tomorrow, he would face a new round of "urging to upgrade".
While discussing these things, the three of them had already moved their position from the restaurant to the yard. Looking at the lush greenery in front of them, Tang Ying rarely closed his mouth and closed his eyes to enjoy this inexplicably touching scene.
Seeing that he seemed very interested, Bai Li quietly added seeds of various vegetables to his family's list of "local specialties". After Tang Ying and Wen Xingyao left, he asked them to take some back and grow them for fun.
He didn't have the sadness of parting in his heart. After all, he and Wen Xingyao were neighbors in the game. He could see each other every day after logging in. Even if he had to wear a different face, he had gotten used to it after so long. Besides, transportation was so convenient now. If he wanted to meet someone in real life, he could just take a spaceship. He had enough money now.
Until Fox One and Fox Two came again in the afternoon, Wen Xingyao and Tang Ying had not mentioned when to leave the topic.
Tang Ying, on the other hand, had a great time weeding the yard. When Bai Li was nurturing the vegetables, the little bit of herbal energy that leaked out was absorbed by the weeds. Although he remembered to pull out the newly grown weeds every day, due to limited manpower, he really couldn't take care of some corners.
It was different when Tang Ying came. While he was working hard, he still had some energy to say: "It's a pity that these vegetables are not like in the game. They will mature in a few hours or even more than ten hours. It makes me sad when I think that they have to grow in the soil for several months." How many opportunities to enjoy delicious food will be missed!
Bai Li could tell that what Tang Ying said was just empty talk to keep his mouth from getting bored while working, so he didn't respond. After all, that was the fact. Games have their advantages, and reality has its advantages.
After Fox One and Fox Two came over, he explained in detail the treatment method of their patriarch, the black fox cub Zhu Moling. Entering the holographic game "Living in the Leisurely Fields" three times a day, accompanied by feeding three meals of the refreshing spirit of plants and trees, the combination of the two, with a proper degree of tension and relaxation, I don't believe that their patriarch can't recover.
After all, that was how Wen Xingyao came to be. He was not fed as often as he is now.
For this reason, Bai Li specially showed the two the results of the initial stage: "When your tribe leader first came, he couldn't understand human language at all, just like a newborn cub. But now, he can understand human language, and his mind has become much more flexible. Look at the way his eyes move, how clever he is!"
The fox cub next to it cooperated very well and rolled its eyes a few times.
Fox One and Fox Two were still a little confused. How come what sounded like a serious matter outside, turned into a trivial matter that could be easily dealt with by Mr. Bai? Could the clan leader's gene collapse disorder really be cured and recovered?
Why don't they believe it?
But from what they said, it seemed that Admiral Wen Xingyao recovered through this method. With the living example right before their eyes, they had no choice but to believe it.
Seeing the hesitation on their faces, Bai Li thought for a moment and suggested, "I see you don't seem to believe it very much. How about this? I have extra game spots for you two. When you have time, go in and experience the game to see if what I say is right?"
Tang Ying echoed, "Yes, yes, why don't you go and play the game too? I guarantee that as long as you enter the game and play it carefully for an hour or two, all doubts will be dispelled. But my suggestion is that before you play, you can browse the game forum of the 'Holographic Game Design Competition' and search for "Your Ran Tian Ju" related information, and read some beginner's guides. This will make it easier to get started. Hey, it's really a bargain for you two. If these two game places were left outside, I don't know how crazy they would be to snatch them up."
He did not stop Bai Li from giving away the game places. According to his thinking, these places belonged exclusively to Bai Li, the game maker, and he could deal with them however he wanted, and no one else could interfere.
Just like the 190,000 game places their military obtained. If someone had stood up and stopped Bai Li from selling these places, Bai Li would definitely not agree, right?
In fact, when they went back in the afternoon, Fox One and Fox Two had looked up information about "You Ran Tian Ju" on purpose, but due to lack of time, they were still only half-informed. Therefore, when Bai Li said that he would give them two game places, they did not have a strong perception that "these places are very valuable". They nodded subconsciously and then bound the two places under Bai Li's operation.
"Thank you, Mr. Bai."
"You're welcome."
After watching the whole process, Wen Xingyao's eyes dimmed. He now had a strange feeling that Bai Li seemed to have great tolerance towards Zhu Moling, and even the two people in front of him whom he had just met for the first time today. He was unconsciously kind to them, and did it without asking for anything in return.
However, this may also be due to Bai Li's personality. As long as his personal safety is not threatened, he always behaves very generously.
The fox cub was a little sleepy after eating, so he curled up in Bai Li's arms, squinted his eyes, and covered his head with his fluffy tail, trying to create an atmosphere suitable for a nap. Seeing this, Bai Li took him back to the room and let him take a nap first.
As for the rest of us…
Bai Li asked a few people to sit down in the living room, and showed a "malicious" smile: "Haha, you came at the right time, I have something that I need help with, come and help me!"
"What's the matter?" Wen Xingyao was the first to respond.
Bai Li briefly talked about what he planned to do in the afternoon. He had previously posted a recruitment post for game anchors on Xingbo, and thought that all those who planned to sign up should have signed up after so many days, so he decided to screen them.
As a result, when he opened the backstage, he found that the registration applications were almost drowning him like snowflakes. There were hundreds of players signing up in each village. There were a total of 199 villages, and there were tens of thousands of applications in total. However, the contents of these applications were varied, and each one needed to be carefully checked.
If he were alone, it would probably take him a month to screen out the virus.
Just when he was worried, Tang Ying, Fox One and Fox Two came to him one after another, and with Wen Xingyao who was already by his side, there were five people. At the same time, the appearance of Fox One and Fox Two also gave him new inspiration. He could also bring in Mo Song and others who had been live streaming for more than a month. One more person means more strength. I believe he will be able to confirm the new anchor soon.
After hearing what Bai Li said, Fox One and Fox Two were dumbfounded.
They looked at Bai Li with embarrassment and said, "But we don't know anything about this game, let alone what content is suitable for live streaming in the game. How can we help?"
Don't let them end up making things worse instead of helping.
Bai Li said that it didn't matter if they didn't understand. They could do a preliminary screening, pick out and exclude those applications that were obviously just for fun, and then look for live broadcast content that they were interested in and found fun among the remaining applications and put them aside.
Bai Li also had his own reasons for this arrangement: "You must have watched the live broadcasts of other games, right? Just pick the ones that interest you. Even people who have never played games will be interested in the content, which is what is needed in game live broadcasts!"
He doesn't want the selected collaborators to have a live broadcast style similar to Mo Song and his team. If there are too many contents of the same type, not only will the audience get bored of watching them, but it will also be bad if there is incompetence among the anchors.
Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to make money happily together?
His explanation was simple but true and it was very popular and was quickly accepted by Fox One and Fox Two. The two looked at each other and immediately expressed their willingness to help and said they would do their best when the time came.
"Yeah, yeah, let's work hard together. I'll treat you to something delicious after we finish." Bai Li promised.
Bai Li, who was busy contacting Mo Song and others on the address book, did not realize that his promise had received a great response. Fox One and Fox Two's eyes lit up, and they swallowed hard. Was that "delicious food" the kind of "delicious food" they thought it was?
Wen Xingyao knew from the reactions of the two that they had long noticed the abnormality of the food in Bai Li's house. They were jealous for sure, but they did not show any impulse. Perhaps it was because of their clan leader Bai Li and his hands?
After a while, Bai Li agreed with Mo Song, Song Xinran, Jiang Huaibi, Wen Chen and Zheng Yi one after another, and together with a few people in real life, a total of ten people directly formed a discussion group.
Then, Bai Li temporarily set them up as administrators of the game's official website, giving them the authority to view the game anchor registration information. Tang Ying, Fox One, and Fox Two had lower authority, which was equivalent to conducting a "primary selection" for those who registered, while the five anchors were responsible for the "re-selection", and Bai Li and Wen Xingyao conducted the final "final selection".
When making this arrangement, Bai Li did not realize that there was anything wrong. He just felt that he and Wen Xingyao had the closest relationship, and the two of them could communicate about the results face to face, which was more convenient.
But to others, the thoughts in my mind are much more interesting.
Mo Song, Wen Chen and Zheng Yi were the least responsive, saying that the relationship between the two bosses was just as good as what was said in the forum. Across the virtual screen, Jiang Huaibi had a dreamy expression on his face, as if he had gotten it for real, and laughter rang out in the room. Song Xinran felt aggrieved, because his position in his master's heart was not as high as that of the demon star boss, and he felt very sad.
Tang Ying looked up at Wen Xingyao, who seemed reserved on the surface, and was startled. An inappropriate guess crossed her mind: Are there something going on between these two people?
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