To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 858 - 472: You’re Playing a Bit Hard_2

She wasn’t some quirky streamer, when customizing a character cuteness was always preferable.

Although she lacked a background in digital art, the game’s random feature worked well, needing only basic input from her to automatically generate a variety of new character looks.

Refining her preferences continuously, Hakurei Silver Dream finally settled on a look and admired it in the mirror for quite some time.

Looking closely at her reflection, Hakurei Silver Dream said contentedly, "Hmm... I’m really cute."

After finishing her admiration, she checked her watch and realized there were still nine hours left for a refund, and she couldn’t help but sigh.

Nine hours left.

Carrying her new Gem Mahjong Case, she walked while continuing to read about the card-playing methods in the game.

The game’s foundation was still card playing, but it added a diverse skills system, where players could accumulate energy through moves like touching and barring, and activate various skills.

There were also blessed tiles in the game, some mahjong tiles could carry special skill effects, and would activate corresponding effects when obtained.

Different skills were tied to different outfits, and once acquired, would become active; players could then equip different cards, ensuring each player’s mahjong effects were unique.

"The game is still based on mahjong, but adding skills and effects to the mahjong tiles feels a bit complex."

Upon opening the skills menu, Hakurei Silver Dream realized there were quite a few usable skills, and some were quite famous.

"Moon Scooping from the Sea’s Bottom, Dominance of the Mahjong Table, the last tile... There are so many skills, it feels complicated to play."

She tried to memorize some skills but quickly gave up.

There was a plethora of diverse skills in the game, but these weren’t initially necessary. It was better to just play a few rounds and see how it went.

However, once she actually started playing, Hakurei Silver Dream realized her earlier feelings were wrong.

This game was not complicated at all.

Even without the game’s tutorial, Hakurei Silver Dream found that if one knew how to play mahjong, this game was easy to get into.

Not understanding the skill combinations was fine; during the game, whenever there was something unclear, a Heroic Spirit from the mahjong game would appear and patiently explain each skill’s use.

If one didn’t want to know about these skills, they could enter a simple mode, where the Heroic Spirit would recklessly activate skills, and the player just needed to focus on playing their hand.

Nevertheless, to better understand the various skills in the game, Hakurei Silver Dream followed the manual’s advice and found a training dojo located in the city.

The dojo was a bit far from the spawn point, but to accommodate players, the Metropolis had specifically established a new scenic route. Players wearing an ID on their head rode for free, and a private car was always waiting.

The scenery along the way was breathtakingly beautiful, with beautiful landscapes behind every slope. Seeing all this, Hakurei Silver Dream felt incredibly peaceful and even more excited about the upcoming dojo.

Upon seeing the dojo, Hakurei Silver Dream couldn’t help but exclaim, "They get it!"

The dojo, situated halfway up the mountain, looked almost like an exact replica from Hakurei Silver Dream’s imagination-complete with artificial mountains and waterfalls, making her feel as though this was the quintessential dojo, and any other dojos were fake.

The dojo’s master was also very friendly, not only explaining the current mainstream pairing methods but also conducting a personality test for Hakurei Silver Dream.

After reviewing the personality test, the master earnestly said, "Your personality is quite moderate, and you like to set frameworks for yourself, allowing you to operate within them. Specifically, you are easily influenced by surrounding circumstances and enjoy labeling before acting according to the labels’ content."

"Could you be more specific? I’m not quite sure what that means," said Hakurei Silver Dream, frowning.

"It means you lack individuality," the master confidently said. "But having no individuality isn’t bad, it means you’re approachable and likable. I recommend you use the ’No Personality’ card set, it doesn’t have any special features, but its applicability is exceptionally strong."

"Give me the most individualistic Card Set Skills combination," Hakurei Silver Dream said coldly.

"Hmm? But I feel like a generic card set suits you better."

"Give me the most unique one! I’m already an old second-dimension fan, what are you talking about!"

While expressing her demands to her master, she also said in the group chat, "[What a lousy game, claiming I have no personality! I’m super unique, okay!]"

"[Actually, I think the NPC in the game isn’t wrong.]" a group member replied, "[Sometimes, you really do try too hard to show that you are unique.]"

Hakurei Silver Dream: "[What do you mean? What are you trying to say!]"

"[Just that, you don’t need to be different just for the sake of it, the ordinary you is quite cute too.]"

"[What do you mean! I’m super unique! Dare to duel!]"

"[Alright, alright, come back when you are past the beginner’s guide.]"

Fuming, she returned to the game and saw her master had already prepared a basic skill set.

This was just a basic card set, where all skills had better replacements; it was a package to be discarded once better skills were drawn.

New players could get a basic skill deck from their masters, then by drawing cards, dueling, or completing various tasks, they would acquire new skills and skins to continuously upgrade their deck.

However, this process wouldn’t take too long; mid-level players would grasp the gameplay, develop their own style, and then continually refine their path.

Handing over the basic skill set to Hakurei Silver Dream, the master said, "Actually, I still think the generic card set suits you better. Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?"

"No more nonsense, I want this deck!"

"Okay, okay," the master sighed helplessly, "This is the most unique deck you wanted. The style of play is quite extreme; it’s all about chasing high-scoring hands, and if there are no high-scoring hands, you’d rather not play at all. When using this skill set, the minimum hand score is a pure straight, which is three marks, so be mentally prepared."

"What happens if it’s a Simple Win?" asked Hakurei Silver Dream, puzzled.

"You’ll die," the master said seriously.

The master’s response startled Hakurei Silver Dream, who muttered softly, "You’re kidding, right?"

"That’s why I’m saying you’re not suited for a unique deck," sighed the master. "One guy got so excited when I told him this, then he chased after me asking, ’If I would die, do other players die as well? Does the game actually have a way to kill other players, and if I kill someone during the game, does that mean I win?’ Seeing that guy, I knew it would be a waste if he didn’t play a unique deck."

"There are really such freaks?"

"Yeah, and not just one, but a whole bunch, all from the Morals Aid Group. Whatever the deal with that Morals Aid Group is, they’re each more troublesome than the last."

Looking at the sighing master, Hakurei Silver Dream mustered the courage to ask, "Are the people from the Morals Aid Group very unique?"

"Yeah, super troublesome."

"So does this game really lead to death?"

The master gazed deeply at Hakurei Silver Dream.

Just when Hakurei Silver Dream felt her heartbeat accelerating, the master suddenly laughed, "How could that be, it’s just playing mahjong, how could it cause death? If anyone tells you that playing mahjong can kill, it’s mostly lies, just don’t believe them."

Handing over the basic deck to Hakurei Silver Dream, the master seriously said, "Please enjoy the game and have fun."

"Don’t worry, I will!"

Watching Hakurei Silver Dream leave excitedly, the dojo master felt that she might have a bit of a tough time playing.

Although he didn’t know why she liked to emphasize so much on being unique, if she didn’t recognize her true self, everything would be more difficult.