To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 859 - 473: The Angry Reimu
After leaving the dojo, the game "Megalopolis" truly began.
When she left the dojo, besides the skill card deck, the dojo master also gave her a few other items, such as a map, food, and a small amount of money.
The most important resource in the game was money, a symbol of wealth and also an indispensable item for purchasing special services here.
In this massive city, anything could be bought with money, including but not limited to apartments, luxury cars, jewelry, and more.
Carrying her backpack, Hakurei Silver Dream walked down the street, occasionally seeing sedans zooming by—transportation purchased by other players.
To her, such things were beneath contempt.
In her opinion, the most important resource in the game should be her mahjong skills, and spending money on unnecessary things was not at all practical.
But soon, Hakurei Silver Dream realized she had been proven wrong.
Without a means of transportation, it took an absurdly long time to reach her next quest location. A formal game of cards hadn’t even started, yet she had already been admiring the scenery for an hour.
Watching the rapidly approaching end of the refund period, she sat by the roadside, irritated, and said fiercely, "It’s all a conspiracy by Fang Cheng Studio! They just want to force us to ask for refunds!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"I don’t think that’s what they had in mind."
Turning her head, Hakurei Silver Dream saw a rather handsome young man standing behind her, curiously observing her.
His movements were very natural, and his facial expressions were life-like, making him seem like an NPC.
However, above his head hovered the ID "Fang Cheng EX," indicating that he was a player, and one using a gaming pod at that.
"Tch, damn rich people," Hakurei Silver Dream grumbled discontentedly, "Go meddle with reality, why dabble in the world of 2D? This 2D realm is the sanctuary for us dreamers, don’t come here and pollute it, okay?"
Watching Hakurei Silver Dream before him, Fang Cheng found this player quite interesting.
Looking at the essence through the phenomena, she seemed like a kitten in a tiger’s skin, brandishing her claws at him to hide her inner fragility.
After looking at the likes of Xiemen Waidao, this little guy was quite entertaining, leading Fang Cheng to believe he was worth observing.
The world of 2D was something he hadn’t touched upon, and through recent observations of Dustfire, Fang Cheng found this group quite intriguing.
Despite Dustfire seeming pretty decent and the players enjoying card games, on social platforms, the complaints against "Megalopolis" were the loudest of all his games.
Many people played "Megalopolis" while claiming it was too awful for even a dog to play, very much in the style of Monk Without Heart.
Then there were those who hadn’t played it at all yet declared the game was a rip-off of Mahjong Soul, even going to the extent of publishing comparisons, which stirred up quite a bit of discussion.
Watching these public opinions, Fang Cheng felt that the discussion this game generated seemed more interesting than the game itself.
To better understand this group, Fang Cheng calculated deliberately and realized that there was a typical member of the 2D community present, so he made a special trip to see what she was like.
Observing different gaming communities could give him a more intuitive impression of what players wanted and allow them to better create games that satisfied player needs.
Therefore, he ignored Hakurei Silver Dream’s attitude and instead said to her, "I just started playing this game and don’t understand it very well; can you show me around?"
Hakurei Silver Dream had initially intended to refuse, but upon seeing Fang Cheng casually summon a car, the refusal tumbled around in her throat and was swallowed.
She was simply too tired to walk any further.
Even though there was no stamina meter in the game, and the surrounding scenery was quite appealing, she was here to play mahjong, not to play a landscape simulator.
Sitting in the car, she saw Fang Cheng skillfully start it up and head towards the heart of Metropolis.
Anxiously watching Fang Cheng beside her, she wanted to speak several times but couldn’t find the right opportunity.
While she could battle wits with others in the game forums, weld car doors shut, and drive all the way to the red-light district, or tease the men in the forums until they yelped, when faced with strangers, she didn’t know how to start a conversation.
Finally arriving at their destination, she had just breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed a group of NPCs looking at her with puzzlement as she disembarked from the car and whispering among themselves.
(What’s the story with this person?)
(Don’t know! But why is the Great Heavenly Lord driving for her?)
(Possibly another big shot, maybe a disciple of the Great Heavenly Lord.)
(Some people are just born in Rome, while others are born ruffians.)
If it had been one or two, it wouldn’t have been a problem, but the number of NPCs around her was growing, and they were starting to gather, making Hakurei Silver Dream even more confused as to what exactly was going wrong.
Fortunately, the NPCs dispersed before long, but the curious and probing gaze remained, making Hakurei Silver Dream feel extremely uncomfortable.
Approaching the NPC responsible for battles, when she expressed her desire to participate in a duel, the reception NPC looked at her puzzled and asked, "You want to duel again?"
It seemed to the reception NPC that Hakurei Silver Dream was already a Disciple of the Great Heavenly Lord, making these low-level duels meaningless. Couldn’t she directly move to the higher-level fighting zones?
