"Hello, dear audience friends, welcome to the 174th episode of ’Cola Flower’ gameplay video brought to you by Ice Cola!"

"So, the game we’re trying out this time, I believe many of you already know, that’s right! It’s the newly released ’Mountain Village Memories’..."

The video is still playing, and Lu, sitting in front of the computer screen, is watching intently, munching on a bag of Koobi Koo chips.

Chen Ba glanced at him.

"You follow this weirdo too?"

That shouldn’t be the case!

According to his observations, shouldn’t Lu be following the dancing girls? Since when did he start following this Ice Cola guy?

"I’ve been his old fan, following him since two years ago; among the top hundred, only he and a few other influencers have gained my approval."

Lu explained, "Although I follow him, I don’t watch every video unless it’s really interesting – then I’ll make time to check it out."

"Oh?!"

Hearing this, Chen Ba asked curiously, "Is this video really interesting?"

"Can’t say if it’s interesting, really; mainly because it mentions our game, ’Cola Flower’ has done over a hundred episodes, and this is the first time it features our game!"

"Previously, the games featured in this program were either niche indie games or well-known AAA titles, which were unrelated to us..."

A true veteran fan indeed.

Lu is very knowledgeable about Ice Cola’s videos, especially regarding the flagship program.

In his words, these influencers recognized in the top hundred all have a standout flagship series under their account.

Take, for example, a particular Liang Feng’s ’Countless Film Reviews’ and a certain Bottle’s new anime previews, guides, and discussions.

These are the unique skills of the top hundred influencers.

It is through these skills that they can attract countless fans, earn a spot among the top hundred influencers, and stand out in their segment’s competition.

"Take Ice Cola, for example, his account posts an average of one video per day, sometimes even two or three."

Lu smiled and said, "But most of these videos are just randomly edited to boost views, advertising, and promotions. The truly valuable videos are actually his ’Cola Flower’ series, updated twice a week."

"I get it!"

Chen Ba pondered, "So what you mean is, these influencers’ videos can be divided into two types: ordinary videos and flagship programs."

"Yes, that’s exactly it..."

Lu nodded in agreement.

This is also the reason why he’s watching Ice Cola’s video during work hours.

Hasn’t Ice Cola ever released a video featuring Tianba Studio’s games?

Of course, he has!

But those videos were ordinary ones, to put it bluntly, just casual gameplay that he himself didn’t care much about, leading some viewers to think he was paid for them.

This episode about ’Mountain Village Memories’ was probably the same.

However, what Lu didn’t expect was that his video on ’Mountain Village Memories’ actually got edited into a flagship series, which made it intriguing.

Did Ba really pay him?

If he paid him, why slot it into a flagship program? Making a separate video to earn money without upsetting the core fans would be a win-win, wouldn’t it?

One must know, these flagship programs are the foundation upon which top hundred influencers build their careers, the core content that gives them the confidence to stand firm.

If you mess around with this, it could lead to your downfall without knowing how...

"After hearing what you said, I’m interested too!"

After listening to Lu’s explanation, Chen Ba signaled Lu to move aside a bit, giving him some space – he wanted to take a look too.

The video was still playing.

"...What a hassle! This ugly freak is hiding out in the room, waiting to ambush, and we have to go in to find clues; it seems we’ll have to wait for a lucky timing."

"Let me explain here, the divination feature not only predicts fortune but also forecasts auspicious timing; fascinating, isn’t it?"

"But despite its mysticism, please don’t doubt the divination results within the game. If the trigram indicates a great calamity, you’d better be well-prepared before taking action – lest you end up dead without knowing why..."

In the video, Ice Cola shares his experiences with the audience while switching screens to watch videos filled with long-legged vulgarity.

The comment section is filled with remarks like "Master of Time Management" and "Shrimp-headed Man" and so on.

"Ahem, after briefly skimming through some videos, we finally waited for an auspicious timing in the game! Mama-mama-hoo, give me great fortune!"

"Fantastic, the Great Fortune status buff is active, now I’m no longer afraid of that damned ugly freak! But before rushing into tasks, let’s... hang a Heavenly Dao Program backstage first!"

In the video, Ice Cola says with a straight face, "Slaying demons and eliminating evil should count as accumulating merit, right?"

"Huh?"

Seeing this move, Lu turned to Ba while crunching on chips, his curiosity peaked, asking, "Can this link up, can he really gain merit?"

"No idea!"

Chen Ba shook his head.

This stuff he truly doesn’t know – after all, ’Mountain Village Memories’ has just been released, and during testing, they didn’t link with ’Cultivation Fantasy’ in the background for testing.

It... probably doesn’t work?

He’s not very certain; after all, he hasn’t conceived such a linkage himself, nor tried it, so he doesn’t know the outcome.

But according to his judgment, Ice Cola’s idea likely wouldn’t work.

Gaining merit from slaying demons?

The theory is not wrong, but the premise is slaying demons in ’Cultivation Fantasy’. If it doesn’t work there, you might earn merit fighting evil in other games too.