Chapter 272: The Immortal King of Season 4
The weather this year is very strange. It is already winter, but the temperature remains above 30 degrees Celsius, which is unbearable.
Zhao Yunlong is not from Pengcheng.
He is not even from the south. His hometown is in Northeast China, thousands of kilometers away. He just worked in Shenzhen after graduation.
As a northerner, although he has been in Shenzhen for almost five years, he is still not used to the climate here. He is not used to the lush green belts on the roadside in autumn and winter without any withered green plants.
But it’s not a big problem!
He came here to make money, and the high housing prices in Pengcheng do not allow him to treat this place as his home, so if he doesn't get used to it, then forget it. He will go back in two years anyway.
Zhao Yunlong is an IT engineer working for a smart home company in Pengcheng. His salary is not bad! Unfortunately, the company is just like a Buddhist temple. It is full of men. The same is true for the companies next door. There is no chance to meet the opposite sex.
This also leads to the fact that Zhao Yunlong has almost no social needs other than playing games. After all, a group of grown men have no other leisure activities except dinner parties, singing karaoke and eating skewers.
Little-known fact! Zhao Yunlong was the "King of Immortal Path" in the S4 season of "Star Emperor" and the "Supreme Immortal Emperor" in the Immortal Path. In the S5 season, he was busy with the company's business adjustments, so he only reached the Grandmaster rank...
This rank and the title of Immortal Road are enough to prove how powerful he is in the game "Star Emperor".
What? Relying on hardware to do evil?
Zhao Yunlong admitted that he got the title of Immortal Emperor by relying on his computer configuration, but he ranked as a King, which shows that he has strong skills, right? In the ranking system of "Star Emperor", the highest rank is "Immortal King", and there are only 500 people in the whole server! Although his King is a bit like a "gatekeeper", it is still a King after all, and a "passerby King", which is very valuable.
There are a total of 500 kings in the entire region and server, of which more than 400 are professional players of the GAL Golden League, and there are only a hundred or so passers-by players at most.
in other words……
Zhao Yunlong may be an unknown person in the IT field, but in the game "Star Emperor", he is one of the strongest people except for professional players.
Why did he say that he might leave Pengcheng and return to his hometown in two years? Because he was considering whether to stay in Pengcheng and continue his old business, or become a "Star Emperor" game anchor? This is an invitation from the live broadcast platform! Thanks to the popularity of the GAL League and the smooth operation of the game "Star Emperor", the live broadcast section of this game has also become very popular.
The king players who stand at the top of the immortal road and look down on their peers have naturally become popular. Various live broadcast platforms are rushing to sign contracts and invite these passers-by kings or professional players to broadcast live on their platforms.
Let’s not discuss the professional players for now.
After all, professional players usually negotiate live broadcast contracts with clubs or teams. Unless they are super stars, the platform will sign an entire team.
Taking Zhao Yunlong, a casual king, as an example, the conditions offered by the live broadcast platform are very good. The guaranteed salary is only slightly lower than his current salary at work, and the key is that there is also income from gifts.
"Do you want to change careers?"
Zhao Yunlong was very hesitant and he really couldn't make a decision.
Although the current job pays a little higher and is more stable and reliable, the future prospects are foreseeable at a glance and he will never be able to enter management in his lifetime.
In other words, his current salary is roughly equivalent to a fixed salary. He may get a larger bonus when the company's performance is good, but other than that, he gets nothing.
He changed his career to become a game anchor of "Star Emperor". Although he needs to start from scratch, he is a ranked king after all, and he is eloquent, so he will accumulate popularity quickly.
The only problem with this path is how long will the game "Star Emperor" remain popular? How many more years can he make a living from this? "Don't become a streamer. With your ability, I believe you can make a lot of money for a few years, but what about after a few years?"
My friend advised me earnestly: "The game "Star Emperor" is already on the decline. I don't believe you can't see it! It's obviously a pit. Don't quit your job impulsively..."
My friend has a point.
"Star Emperor" may have been very powerful before, but it is also true that it is going downhill now. He has now transformed into a broadcaster, but he can only earn money for one or two years, and then he has to go back to his old job.
Unless, "Star Emperor" can become popular again, stop the decline and rise against the trend!
But is this possible?
Just when Zhao Yunlong was hesitating whether to resign and take a chance or maintain the status quo, a piece of news came out and made him make up his mind instantly.
Star Emperor 2 is here! Zhao Yunlong was browsing short videos and accidentally saw the latest game information. When he learned that Star Emperor 2 was about to be released, his eyes suddenly lit up.
No need to hesitate! His only concern before was that the game "Star Emperor" was too old, and if he entered the game as a streamer now, the game might become unpopular in a few years.
But now that "Star Emperor 2" is out and the game has an official sequel, his worries are instantly swept away.
As a new game, "Star Emperor 2" can at least continue the glory of the previous game for four or five years, right? Be bold! Maybe by that time, Tianba Studio will launch the so-called "Star Emperor 3". With one generation after another, are you still afraid of losing your job? Thinking of this, Zhao Yunlong immediately placed an order for a set of "Galaxy" peripherals exclusive to "Star Emperor 2".
Deluxe Edition! Don't ask, the answer is that you have money...
The "Galaxy" peripheral is manufactured by Mirage Electronics under Tianba Studio and is a gaming device specially designed for "Star Emperor 2".
Zhao Yunlong didn't know what this thing was used for, but judging from the promotional pictures, it should be similar to VR glasses, racing steering wheels and other equipment.
It just so happens that this set of equipment can be pre-ordered at a 20% discount now, and after the game is released, you can also receive a game gift package CDKEY for free.
What a good deal! Buy peripherals and get a free game. The peripherals are also discounted. I'm going to buy games anyway, and this set of peripherals can enhance the gaming experience, so it doesn't hurt to buy one.
Now in pre-order phase...
Zhao Yunlong took a look and found that both the Galaxy peripheral set and the main game of "Star Emperor 2" would not be released until the end of December.
“It’s the end of December, only a few days left!”
After looking at the calendar, Zhao Yunlong immediately decided to quit his job before the game was released and the Galaxy peripheral set he bought arrived, and then buy a set of cameras and microphones for live streaming.
There is still time.
Zhao Yunlong is a man of strong action. Since he has decided to switch careers and become a game anchor, he will not procrastinate and will quit his current job directly.
Two weeks later…
With everything ready, Zhao Yunlong signed a contract with a live broadcast guild that was said to be pretty good. On the day when "Star Emperor 2" was officially released, he started live broadcasting on Pili Pili.
Why is it Pili Pili?
This has to do with the topic that the players of "Star Emperor" are all concentrated in Pili Pili, and there will be slightly more live broadcast viewers here.
The game "Star Emperor 2" is priced at 68 yuan, without any additional or bundled DLC, and only the game itself is available for purchase.
Zhao Yunlong bought the game, downloaded it and installed it. While the game was downloading and installing, he took a look at the live broadcast room.
good!
Although it was the first day of broadcasting and I was a complete newcomer, the guild gave me a lot of support. After I gave him a few expensive gifts with "zero returns", a few live viewers came into the live broadcast room.
"Welcome everyone to the live broadcast room. The host is the champion of the S4 season of "Star Emperor", the Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Road, and his game ID is Italian Cannon. If you are interested, you can follow the host..."
It is not a lie that Zhao Yunlong is good at speaking. He is really good at speaking and he can retain the few living audience members with just a few words.
“Is the anchor really the king?”
“The real deal!”
Seeing someone posting barrages, and it was his own king identity, Zhao Yunlong smiled and clicked on the game interface of "Star Emperor".
S4—King of Immortal Road! A huge historical ranking record appeared on the screen, and the audience was immediately surprised.
Awesome! I thought this anchor was just bragging, he is a S4 ranked champion, do you know how valuable the title of "Star Emperor" is? I didn't expect him to be serious, he is one of the few passers-by who are ranked champions, and he mainly plays "Winged Supreme", which is half a master.
"It's a pity that there doesn't seem to be a Winged Supreme in "Star Emperor 2", otherwise the anchor would be killing people randomly, right?"
"Not only the Winged Supreme, I heard that except for a few characters, all other characters are gone."
Zhao Yunlong also had some understanding of the topics discussed in the barrage.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Although "Star Emperor 2" is the orthodox sequel to "Star Emperor", according to the information officially disclosed by Tianba Studio, the second generation obviously did not inherit the characters of the first generation.
Aside from a few popular characters that can be seen in the second-generation game, other characters, such as Winged Supreme, are no longer playable.
This is really a pity!
Since Zhao Yunlong started playing the game "Star Emperor", he has been playing the character of Winged Supreme. Over the years, he has a thorough understanding of this character and its skill combo.
If the second generation sequel also has the Winged Supreme, then as the barrage said, he can really kill people randomly...
Unfortunately, no, he still needs to practice a new character, and he doesn’t know whether the new character in "Star Emperor 2" is powerful or fun.
While I was daydreaming, the game was downloaded and installed.
Zhao Yunlong raised his eyebrows, quickly opened the game, quickly entered his account and password on the keyboard, and logged into his Tianba account.
“The UI has also changed?”
As soon as he entered the game, he found that "Star Emperor 2" was indeed very different from the previous one. At first glance, the UI interface was very beautiful and exquisite.
Of course, no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same! As a sequel, Star Emperor 2 is still highly consistent with its predecessor in some core content, so players of the previous game can get started with it after a little familiarity.
The same is true for Zhao Yunlong.
Although I was a little confused at first, I quickly got the hang of it after figuring it out myself.
After all, the operating logic and default key layout are the same. The only thing you need to get familiar with is probably the new characters and new combat mechanisms.
That’s right!
New combat mechanics...
During the tutorial, the system asked several questions, including whether the player had played the first generation of Star Emperor. Zhao Yunlong chose "yes", and then entered the learning and guided practice level of the new mechanism.
"This injury mechanism is interesting! If you get injured in battle, you can't recover after the battle. You need to slowly recover?"
As he watched, Zhao Yunlong couldn't help but complain: "What I can't understand the most is why the injuries I received in the single-player story level are still there in the online mode?"
This is really outrageous!
It seems that the combat in "Star Emperor 2" will be more conservative than its predecessor, and will place more emphasis on operation and competitiveness. It will no longer be a battle of big moves as in the past.
no way……
Under this injury mechanism, everyone is "afraid of death", no one wants to be injured, and they will try their best to dodge any skills that can be avoided. The combat process is definitely not as exciting as the previous game.
But then again, this is the truth!
Cherishing life is the standard of a strong person. To be honest, it is not reasonable for a group of the strongest people at the level of emperor to fight without caring about anything.
Because in the background story of the game, the goal of these great emperors and supreme beings is the same, that is, "becoming immortal"! In order to become immortal, they can sacrifice everything. But becoming immortal requires waiting until the immortal road comes, and their lifespans can't last until then, so the great emperors and supreme beings in the story are all "life-saving kings".
This injury mechanism is consistent with the background of the story, where all the efforts made by the emperors and supreme beings to survive and live longer.
"Fortunately, the iconic light pollution special effects and grand scenes of "Star Emperor" were not cut..." Zhao Yunlong said with great relief.
The mechanism of the injury is not a big problem.
When fighting, you just need to pay more attention to your positioning and defense, and try not to get hurt.
What he is really worried about is whether the battles in Star Emperor 2 will have the same fierce "visual impact" as the previous game? Will the special effects and image quality be cut?
Now he feels relieved.
The special effects and picture quality have not been cut. Not only that, but they have been greatly improved on the basis of the first generation. Now they have been sublimated to the extreme, which is truly astonishing.
but……
Listening to the buzzing sound of the graphics card in the computer case and watching the real-time frame rate changes of the game displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, Zhao Yunlong sighed.
He tried his best!
After trying many times, the best I could achieve was the "graphics card howling" level. As for the classic "graphics card sudden death" scene in the previous game, it should be impossible to replicate it.
He had guessed it long ago.
After all, in the past two years, A cards and N cards have squeezed out a lot of toothpaste under the stimulation of "Star Emperor". It is really difficult to replicate the famous scene of the previous work where the performance was squeezed out and the graphics card died suddenly.
But even though he guessed it, when he adjusted the image quality to the highest and embarked on the path to becoming an immortal to achieve the ultimate sublimation, the computer continued to run smoothly except for a little bit of noise. He was still a little disappointed.
What are you disappointed about? Maybe you’re disappointed that your graphics card didn’t fail. This doesn’t seem like Star Emperor at all!
(End of this chapter)