Half a month later, Haoran Technology held an unconventional press conference.
Location: Qingqing's grassland, where flowers bloomed everywhere, beautiful enough to intoxicate anyone. A few white clouds drifted across the blue sky.
Host: Haoran Technology's beautiful CEO, Zhou Xinyan.
Announcement: New pets for the Pet Battle game.
Zhou Xinyan emerged in a colorful dress and stepped onto the lawn. Qingqing took a breath, as though smelling the flowers, then smiled faintly at the camera. "I'm Zhou Xinyan from Haoran Technology. Two months ago, the Pet Battle game was born. So far, we have reached thirty million registered users, with more than three million concurrent users."
"And today, we'll be introducing a batch of new babies. Let's see who they are, one by one."
Suddenly, a little fellow waddled over and stopped at Zhou Xinyan's feet. Its tiny nose twitched. Zhou Xinyan crouched down and gently touched it, startling it into instantly curling into a ball, leaving a sharp spine exposed.
Zhou Xinyan smiled at the camera. "A little hedgehog. Isn't it cute?"
As she spoke, Zhou Xinyan carefully lifted the little hedgehog, exposing a bit of its belly. She extended a finger and lightly scratched it. The little fellow seemed terribly ticklish and kept wriggling. Then, it slowly poked out its tiny head, its pair of black-bean eyes secretly studying Zhou Xinyan. Seemingly realizing that she meant it no harm, it gradually unfurled and then revealed a smile.
Could hedgehogs smile? Yes, this little guy really could.
Suddenly,
The hedgehog in Zhou Xinyan's hand abruptly jumped down. Its body suddenly changed in midair, and by the time it landed, it had become a little pot-bellied pig.
The little pig had a short snout and black-and-white markings. It waddled along, its belly seeming almost to drag on the ground. Adorably clumsy