To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 860 - 473: The Furious Reimu_2
However, considering this might be Fang Cheng’s arrangement, she said with a smile, "Sorry, I made a mistake. Of course you can battle if you’d like, I’ll arrange an NPC opponent for you right away. After you’ve continuously defeated three NPCs, we will arrange for you to enter the PVP arena."
After hearing the other party’s arrangements, Hakurei Silver Dream hesitated for a moment, then asked softly, "I want to know, why have you all been watching me?"
"It’s not you we’re curious about, but the Great Heavenly Lord. We’re curious about everything the Great Heavenly Lord does—where he comes from, what he likes, how he made himself so powerful. You’re someone valued by the Great Heavenly Lord, so naturally we’ll pay more attention to you," they replied.
"I see."
Hakurei Silver Dream nodded, feeling she had understood.
This was the storyline!
Characters played by players are bound to be special; if you’re not some child of destiny, you’d be too embarrassed to leave the house and greet people.
If you add to that dead parents, amnesia, and a dozen siblings to offer to the heavens, then it really has that certain flavor.
Once she understood, Hakurei Silver Dream gradually got used to the glances from those around her and began to feel not so uncomfortable with them anymore.
When the receptionist-arranged battle NPC appeared, Hakurei Silver Dream finally started her first game.
The basis of the game was still mahjong, but when each tile turned into a cute or handsome Heroic Spirit, the entire experience was completely different.
And different Heroic Spirits had different abilities. Although the initial skill sets were not very strong, some combinations were already suggestive of combos, making Hakurei Silver Dream find the game quite interesting.
But after getting accustomed to the "personality set’s" style of play, she discovered that the deck was indeed very characteristic.
The tone of voice and movements when playing cards affected the success rate of abilities; basically, the cheesier the lines and the more JoJo the pose, the stronger the ability’s power and the higher the likelihood of it activating.
Her second NPC opponent was a powerhouse with a personality set, and from the first glance, Hakurei Silver Dream felt like she couldn’t beat them.
The NPC’s clothing looked like a supermodel’s, and their body moved bonelessly, often making movements that would lead one to suspect they were an octopus.
And once the card game started, the NPC began posing non-stop, with actions so dramatic that they embarrassed Hakurei Silver Dream, but she had to admit, after watching for a while, that there was a certain appeal.
In contrast to the NPC’s flamboyance, her own play felt a bit restricted.
Posing was one thing; on the PC side, it was just a matter of making your character act on your own.
But reciting lines, now that was a problem.
With the cheesy lines, simply making her recite them was enough to make her blush, and Hakurei Silver Dream thought that if streamers played this game, it would be particularly amusing.
After all, this was more entertaining than making streamers cross-dress, especially watching them shyly utter those over-the-top lines—it was like mentally making them cross-dress.
Struggling through one round, Hakurei Silver Dream felt her opponent could have won several times, but each time they just frowned slightly and let her off.
After the game ended, Hakurei Silver Dream felt drenched in sweat.
The awkwardness lingered in her heart, almost making her able to carve out a Three Gorges Dam with her toes.
In front of her, the NPC struck a rather dashing pose, which if attempted in reality would have caused a cramp within seconds.
After thinking for a full five minutes, the NPC finally said, "You’re not open enough, young lady."
"Who are you calling out!" she retorted.
"To play a personality set, you have to let go. You have to truly believe that you’re a hero saving the world, a high school student with supernatural powers, a great swordsman burdened with deep-seated enmity, a savior with the true eye of the evil king. If you don’t believe you have that power, how can you possibly trigger the bonds in your cards?"
"I just want to play cards!" Hakurei Silver Dream said, not understanding, "I don’t want to unravel any bonds!"
Frowning, the NPC looked at Hakurei Silver Dream with confusion, "If you don’t believe in bonds, why would you play a Personality Deck?"
"I..."
"Forget it, I have no interest in others’ thoughts, and I won’t comment on anyone’s life. To be honest, I’m disappointed in you. I thought that as someone noticed by the Great Heavenly Lord, you’d have something special about you. But it turns out you’re just a mediocre talent."
Snorting, the NPC in a breezy swimsuit dropped her business card and said to Hakurei Silver Dream, "You’re not yet worthy to have a serious battle with me. If you want to challenge me, find your true self first, then come find me on the rooftop."
With an emotionless face, Hakurei Silver Dream watched the NPC leave, immediately opened the chat group, and began to rant like mad:
Hakurei Silver Dream: [The NPCs in this game must be poisoned! Everyone in Personality Decks is more perverted than the last, and I often feel out of place because I’m not perverted enough.]
Neighbor’s Prince Grandpa: [Isn’t that normal? I’m also playing a Personality Deck; this combination really sends people flying. Let me tell you about my favorite Nine Tubes skill quote: "Do you only think of me at the last moment? Hmph, ignorant masses, you’re too late, but protecting you is my duty. Come earlier next time."]
Hakurei Silver Dream: [What’s so good about that line? It’s so greasy it could kill!]
Neighbor’s Prince Grandpa: [That’s what I mean, you just can’t appreciate the flavor in it.]
Eight Yuan Per Serving Pleasant Goat: [I agree, the lines for Personality Decks seem shameful but are really addictive. The combination of rustic flavor and overbearing boss vibe has a special abstract beauty.]
Right Right Right: [Exactly, I’ve memorized every single card’s skill activation line in the Personality Deck. It feels amazing when I play.]
Reading the discussion in the group, Hakurei Silver Dream felt for the first time that she was actually quite ordinary.
Back in the game, she noticed another player had arrived.
The player’s ID was Wu Wei.
Seeing the name, Hakurei Silver Dream felt it was familiar.
After a quick internet search, she discovered that he was actually a celebrity.
In Fang Cheng Studio’s "God of Cookery" game, he was the first Food God and had seen the game’s hidden storyline, having his own encyclopedia entry in the history of Fang Cheng’s games.
After reading his complete profile, Hakurei Silver Dream felt he was pretty ordinary; he probably played a Normal Deck.
But when Wu Wei pulled out his Personality Deck and recited a ton of lines with full enthusiasm and emotion, Hakurei Silver Dream was thunderstruck, unable to grasp why.
Watching Wu Wei passionately finish a game of mahjong, she asked incredulously, "Why?!"
Wu Wei, startled by Hakurei Silver Dream’s hoarse voice, took a while before asking, "Miss, what’s wrong?"
Asking you why! Why are you so ordinary yet so confident, daring to play the Personality Deck I can’t even handle well! You don’t even look like an anime fan!"
"I guess I’m not," Wu Wei said bashfully, "I just like anime. I started watching anime when I was five and followed it all the way from "Saint Seiya" to "One Piece"; I find them pretty enjoyable."
"Don’t talk about these proletariat anime; you should watch ’Twilight Special Ops Team’!"
"But that’s a proletariat anime too," Wu Wei said, "Plus, I don’t like the term ’proletariat anime.’ What you like, what I like—it really doesn’t matter. Everyone should just enjoy their own things. There’s no need to scorn another group."
"But without that, how can I show that I’m high-class?"
Wu Wei looked at Hakurei Silver Dream with confusion, "It’s just a hobby; what’s there to be high-class about? Let me tell you about a mangaka named Liuzi; he’s nothing special either."
Looking at Wu Wei like that, Hakurei Silver Dream got angry.
