Chapter 222: Expedition to Conquer Zhongzhou
"Who lives in the pineapple in the deep sea?"
This familiar voice always makes Su Xia feel comfortable.
After his parents passed away, he lived with relatives for a long time. The feeling of being a dependent was very uncomfortable and he had to look at other people's faces everywhere. The only time he felt happy was when he watched this cartoon with his relatives' children in front of the old color TV every night.
The smell of instant noodles slowly drifted in the dormitory. The other guys sniffed, put down their mice, and started their late-night food journeys one after another.
"Brother Su, are you watching SpongeBob again?" Li Defu asked while tearing sauerkraut noodles.
"Um."
Su Xia asked, "Are you still My Little Pony?"
"Yeah, a real man should watch My Little Pony!"
Li Defu closed the game interface and opened the video software.
The other four guys in the dormitory immediately gathered around, holding instant noodles, and huddled together to watch happily. If you didn’t know better, you would have thought they were watching something indescribable.
After a while, Li Defu suddenly asked, "Brother Su, do you still remember my master, the Masked Stranger?"
Su Xia: “…”
He lowered the volume, took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, then asked Li Defu, "What happened to your master?"
"My master did something big today, and the game officials even made it into a promotional video."
"oh?"
Su Xia was stunned. This was something he had not expected.
He immediately closed the video, logged into the game's official website, and soon saw a large poster on the homepage.
[Never compromise! The legend of the masked man]
One third of the entire official website homepage is filled with his posters.
On the poster, there is a picture of him taking dozens of planes from the Aviation Museum across the city sky and flying towards two buildings in the city center during the day.
This picture was taken from an overhead perspective and looks extremely spectacular, like a group of steel giants in the sky revived from ancient times.
It is obvious that the game officials regarded the "Masked Man" as an NPC created after the game ran autonomously, so they included him in the promotional video.
Just click on the poster to see today's earth-shaking video footage.
"The game officials released twelve videos in one go, all of which were scenes from Fish Scale City today." Li Defu sipped his pickled cabbage noodles and continued, "My master was so handsome that he directly defeated the lord of Fish Scale City without hurting any innocent people. He is strong but has a bottom line."
"I see."
"Brother Su, do you know that my master is already worth 200 million?"
"Um?"
Su Xia only knew that the Zero Point Tavern had issued a small bounty for him.
But he didn't pay much attention to the actions of the mechanical clan.
Li Defu said, "Brother Su, you can find out by logging into the forum. A player has joined a mysterious assassin organization called 'Zero Point Tavern' and has posted a few internal screenshots."
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
The game has been open for quite some time, so it is normal for players to join the Midnight Tavern.
Most of the official members of the tavern are psychic creatures.
If you don't have psychic powers, it's okay to have other specialties.
The players' immortality is the best feature for being a killer.
Su Xia dragged the mouse and found the forum entrance at the bottom of the official website. After entering the forum, he soon saw more than a dozen popular posts.
Today, whether it is Su Xia's actions or the actions of the mechanical clan, they are enough to attract countless people's attention.
[Shocked! The masked NPC is really still alive, this time there are pictures and the truth! ]
[A true man's choice, fly a plane to destroy the enemy headquarters! ]
[Players from the North American division protested, saying that the game officials should not promote such suggestive behavior]
[The mechanical army is out, with all kinds of mechanical creatures for you to see all at once]
[A bounty of 200 million, a man comparable to the God of Wealth! ]
[Incredible, there is a Gundam in the Mechanical Clan! ]
【……】
It's like Chinese New Year on the gaming forum, with the number of discussions today several times higher than usual.
The most popular post was not about the death of the first human city lord, nor about the strange mechanical creatures of the mechanical race, but rather a protest post.
Gamers from the North American branch entered the domestic forum and strongly protested against the game officials for using those planes and buildings for publicity.
Because it reminded them of a terrible past event.
"In 2001, terrorists from ** caused serious damage to my homeland. Our country's trade center was..."
"Those damn terrorists can't understand freedom and democracy, and we didn't do anything to them..."
“…”
These players from the North American branch began to pour in at around 1:00 p.m., and the number grew so large that it caused the game forum to freeze.
Some people expressed protest, while others made direct threats.
[If the official of Yangwangxingkong does not withdraw this promotion, we will attack the game server in 24 hours]
The initial protests were fine, as they were just for show, but the subsequent threats really made many players angry.
After all, this is a game developed in China, so it is not right for foreign players to make comments.
"Sha bi."
"happy9II."
"Very good work, love comes from porcelain (heart)."
"Love comes from Khitan (heart)."
"Love comes from..."
“…”
The intensity of the argument between the two sides is much more intense than the civil wars on domestic forums.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the battle officially began. All kinds of trolls appeared on the scene. The guys in the dormitory also joined the troll army, repeatedly bombarding foreign players with all kinds of abusive words in poor Chinese and English combinations.
There are even many players who directly flipped over, changed their IP addresses, and entered the enemy forum to launch a counterattack.
[As an Indian player, I think the official approach of the game is correct. Have you Yankees lost your confidence? ]
[Argentine players said that the Indian player was right]
[Come on, China! 200 million Argentine players will always support you]
【……】
A cyber war sweeping the gaming world is on the verge of breaking out, with various IPs engaged in a melee that has been going on since the afternoon and there is no sign of it ending.
On various video platforms, there were big anchors broadcasting this battle live, and many of them participated in person.
At this point, the official attitude of the game is no longer important.
What both sides are fighting for is a breath of air.
Su Xia's English was pretty good. He simply flipped through the book and took a look. He was terrified.
With his level of insults, once he joins the fight, he will probably be insulted into autism within ten minutes.
I thought this was just a battle between players, but at 12:30 in the morning, an official account with a red star eliminated.
The reason for the ending is very simple, because what the masked monster did in the game was related to the destruction of addictive drugs.
This official account did not mention anyone by name, but simply released a video in conjunction with the game officials to show how harmful addictive drugs are.
Once this video was released, it provided players on the forum with a new breakthrough.
The ensuing battle became even more brutal.
"Wonderful!"
Su Xia sighed, closed the forum, got out of bed and washed the bowl of instant noodles.
If he revealed his true identity now, the game officials would definitely have to give him a considerable amount of portrait fee, but now is not the time.
In the real world, he is too weak to withstand the storm.
While washing dishes, the director Yuwen Shuxue said to him: "Brother Su, someone from the school game club just found me and wanted to invite you to do an interview and make a poster with your portrait to recruit new members. What do you think?"
Su Xia asked : "When?"
"Tomorrow at noon."
“It sounds like it’s troublesome.”
"Brother Su, everyone in our dormitory will go." Li Sihua chuckled, "There are a lot of girls in the club, and they often organize offline activities. I heard that many of them are your fans. Today, someone even asked when you would open a public social account."
“I have fans now?”
"Brother Su, don't underestimate the influence of this game. Your nickname 'Breaking Bad' has already spread."
“…”
Su Xia thought about it and felt there was no problem, so she agreed.
As long as this game doesn't decline, he can make a living from it for the rest of his life, so personal fame is naturally very important.
Playing games is considered an improper occupation in the eyes of many parents.
But Su Xia is okay, he is an orphan.
After washing the dishes, he did not return to bed immediately. Instead, he carried a stool and sat next to a group of roommates to watch My Little Pony together.
After just a few minutes of reading, the director Yu Wenshuxue's phone suddenly vibrated.
He picked up his phone, glanced at the message, his face suddenly darkened, and he immediately said, "Brothers, log in to the forum, those white pigs are too rampant, teach them a lesson!"
"What did those people post again?"
"They said they were going to form a multinational coalition of players to launch an expedition against us!"
"What, did you think it was time to bring Qing now?"
Li Defu's eyes widened, and he immediately closed the video and logged into the game forum.
The other roommates also pushed their instant noodle bowls aside, returned to their seats, stared at the screen intently, and soon their fingers started flying.
Su Xia returned to her bed, refreshed the forum posts, and saw the post that the director mentioned.
[I will definitely lead a large army across the sea and flatten the Zhongzhou continent! ]
The poster is a new account named "Titan" and the IP address displayed is located abroad.
This guy is the top-ranked person in the North American branch. His Titanium Particle level has reached an astonishing level of 29, and his psychic level has reached level 1.3. He has awakened his psychic talent, possesses a set of powerful equipment, and has become a commander of the Mechanical Sky Camp as a human subject.
The world view in the game is very simple. There are only three continents in total, ruled by three branches of the mechanical race.
The continent where Su Xia and his companions landed belongs to the "Mechanical Clan Deep Diving Camp". Many of the city names are related to marine life. Because it is in the center of the game map, it is often called Zhongzhou Continent by players.
The continent where American players landed belongs to the "Mechanical Sky Camp" and is located in the eastern part of the game map.
Players from Europe and Africa landed on the continent in the west of the game map and belonged to the "Mechanical Earth Camp".
