Heroes in Utopia deserved protection.
A golden light burst forth amid the tidal waves of layered monsters.
A gigantic golden sword, three men tall, descended from the heavens, sweeping and spinning with supreme divine might!
Beneath its elegant, dazzling rainbow effects, the Holy Sword trailed a radiance that struck terror into the vampire race, carving a Rift Valley through the sea of monsters as effortlessly as cutting grass!
"Holy—!"
"Fuck!"
Liu Liu and Zhuang Zhuang spoke in unison!
Then!
The Holy Sword seemed to possess a soul of its own, dancing through the air, charging left and right as if no one stood in its way!
Its slaughter was fierce, its assault like fire!
And the monsters that had been baring their fangs and claws moments ago turned to ashes the instant they touched the Holy Sword!
Liu Liu was utterly dumbfounded!
She tried moving the joystick.
As she moved, the Holy Sword actually followed her from side to side as if it had recognized its master, constantly charging and slaughtering until every monster around her had been cut down!
Monsters fell in swathes, gems dropped in swathes, and the sound of experience rising was like a shot of adrenaline, exhilarating her and making her heart race!
As Liu Liu's mouth opened wider and wider in astonishment!
An excited scream rang through the livestream!
"If Shi Liuliu had never been born, Kendo would have known eternal night!"
"Sword! Come!!!"
Bzz—shing!!!
It was as though it shared Liu Liu's thoughts!
At her command, the Holy Sword became even more active. Everywhere Liu Liu went, monsters lay strewn across the ground, blood flowing for miles!
The chat exploded instantly!
'ohhhhhhhh—'
'Holy shit, this is a level-one weapon?!'
'This is fucking insane!'
'Damn, I can't take it, this is way too stress-relieving. The viewing experience is maxed out.'
'My verdict: no less satisfying than watching Douyin carpet cleaning.'
'Ahhhhh, this feels so good! It's like harvesting wheat, one swipe and a whole patch goes down.'
'I get it now. This is basically an upgraded cross, a Super Weapon.'
'The main question is, how do you synthesize it? Does it automatically ascend at max level?'
'Probably not. Prince Zhuang had max-level weapons before, and Super Weapons didn't come out of the chests.'
'Then how did it appear? Do you have to open a gold chest?'
'Fuck, the odds are way too low. I've watched those two for four hours, and this is the first gold chest.'
'Holy shit, I can't stand it anymore. This looks way too damn satisfying. I'm going to play it next.'
'Me too...'
'+1'
'...'
Violent and dazzling!
The massive Holy Sword Super Weapon was like a fuse, instantly igniting the players' enthusiasm.
People were sensory creatures, after all.
When the pleasure of mowing down enemies combined with flashy weapon effects, the result was no less potent than an electronic nitric oxide booster, sending adrenaline soaring and making people cry out in delight.
Liu Liu was thrilled, the chat was boiling over, and Zhuang Zhuang was stunned—
"What? Huh?"
Watching his older sister charge around the livestream, yelling and crashing through everything, Zhuang Zhuang let out a disbelieving, unwilling cry:
"How the hell do you synthesize this thing?"
As an experienced gamer, Zhuang Zhuang had seen countless methods for crafting high-level equipment.
But he had never seen such a baffling upgrade method.
There was no prompt, no warning, and no explanation.
He could not even find the slightest pattern.
This game was kind of interesting...
Watching his sister's game screen, Zhuang Zhuang smacked his lips.
"No, I have to figure out how this game's synthesis system works. This Super Weapon is way too powerful..."
That night was a carnival for players.
At the same time, it was also a sleepless night for the gaming industry.
Nearly six hundred games were involved, along with more than four hundred game companies and designers.
With unprecedented promotional force behind it, everyone wanted to become the final winner and claim the title of "Supernova Designer."
After all, a full month of banner promotion was a once-in-a-lifetime publicity opportunity, whether for an individual or a game company.
This was not merely an honor or a title.
More importantly—
It was money.
"Hello, Senior. Haha, it's me, Chen Hang."
The next day.
In the deputy general manager's office at Xingmang Games.
The moment Chen Hang arrived at the office, he called Sun Guoping, the marketing director at the Yiyou Platform.
Sun Guoping was nearing fifty this year.
As a veteran who had joined Yiyou from the very beginning, Sun Guoping had never left the marketing department over the years.
Five years ago, he had even been promoted to head of the marketing department, overseeing all decisions related to the platform's marketing operations.
He could be considered one of Yiyou's few senior executives with real power.
And because of that status, many domestic game companies treated him with excessive deference.
After all, their games would eventually have to go onto the Yiyou Platform. If they did not keep Sun Guoping happy, they could forget about getting promotional slots.
As for Chen Hang.
As deputy general manager of Xingmang Games, he had always maintained a good relationship with Sun Guoping.
After learning that he and Sun Guoping had graduated from the same school, Chen Hang had always addressed him as "Senior."
Of course.
Such a relationship naturally required the occasional "tribute."
In business, profit came first.
"Senior" was just a way to sound close.
To truly become close, you had to pave the way with cash.
"Oh? President Chen, haha. What brings you the time to call me today? Is something the matter?"
On the other end of the call, Sun Guoping smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Chen Hang.
"Come on, Senior, what are you saying?"
Chen Hang quickly waved his hand and laughed.
"Can't I call my senior just to check in, whether I have business or not?"
After saying that, the two of them laughed.
Chinese people rarely spoke too directly, especially in business.
But in truth, both of them understood.
This call was certainly not just a "check-in."
Sure enough!
After some small talk, Chen Hang smoothly got to the point.
"By the way, Senior, I see this Development Festival of ours has been incredibly popular lately."
"Yes."
Sun Guoping chuckled.
"Isn't that because CEO Yan just took office? A new official has three fires to light, so naturally he has to make some changes."
Sun Guoping made it sound pleasant enough.
But in reality, he was not fond of the newly appointed CEO who had parachuted in, and even felt somewhat resistant toward him.
Ever since Yan Sheng took office, a series of reforms had followed.
First came the transparent backend data system, and then he repeatedly brought up severe penalties for abusing power for personal gain during executive meetings.
He seemed determined to "build a clean platform and drive innovation in domestic games."
Sun Guoping was disdainful of that.
You were just a gaming platform. Whoever you recommended, you were still recommending games that were all the same anyway.
Even Xunteng, the industry leader, was engaging in "localized borrowing." The global gaming landscape had always been like this.
What were you worrying about for?
In Sun Guoping's view, Yan Sheng was simply using the banner of "encouraging game innovation" to establish an image of reform and secure his footing within the company.
However!
Sun Guoping could only keep those thoughts to himself.
On the surface, he still had to show the new CEO the utmost respect.
With an ambiguous chuckle, Sun Guoping asked:
"By the way, President Chen, how has Xingmang's game been doing in this event so far?"