Zhongde, sitting in front of the screen, wanted to say something, but found that any words were so inadequate at this moment.
People are here to play games, not to work for him. We can't let them feel like they're going to work, otherwise the game will become a burden.
But faced with this loss of labor, [ Zhongde ] knew he had to find a solution.
He quickly realized something—although no one can do scavenging forever, there will always be someone who needs to do scavenging to make money.
Since we don't know when the next wave of user acquisition will be, it's better if he does it himself!
After clearing his mind, Zhongde opened another long-dormant group chat - [ Four Generations Under One Roof 303 (4)], which was his dormitory group.
It's time to wake up my rebellious sons!
[ Zhongde ]: "Are you guys there? Can you lend me a hand?"
With [ Zhongde ]'s speech, the long-dormant group chat became active again.
[ Brain Bling ]: "After lurking for over a month, you're finally thinking about your bro?"
[ Enemy from the Sky ]: "Yeah, how's your side hustle going? Did you actually make any money?"
[ Add Ice Fiercely ]: "School starts soon, it's not something urgent, is it?"
Seeing these three lunatics log on one after another, [ Zhongde ] immediately sent out [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]'s video and game link without saying a word.
[ Zhongde ]: "[Link] Have you all managed to get this game yet?"
[ Enemy from the Sky ]: "I've seen it. I've been watching related videos for the past few days, but there seem to be too few players, and even fewer people posting videos. I keep seeing the same ones..."
[ Zhongde ]: "Yes, how did you know I was qualified for the test?"
[ Add Ice Fiercely ]: "Didn't someone ask you that?"
[ Enemy from the Sky ]: "Really? It's not like you unless you've shown it off in the group chat before?"
On the other side of the screen, Zhou Jue thought back to that afternoon when he was mocked after winning the beta test qualification. He felt that, given the nature of his friends, it was the right thing for him not to share it with them back then.
Fighting a battle to protect your cyber family member in a game group is already difficult enough; if you fight on two fronts, you might lose your cyber family member.
[ Zhongde ]: "Isn't that because I'm a low-key person? I've been playing for a while now, and overall I feel it's definitely worth getting into."
[ Brain Bling ]: "Are you crazy? You invited everyone here just to show off your cards? I've seen the gameplay demo. This game is so awesome, who wouldn't jump in if they were qualified?"
[ Zhongde ]: "Ahem, that's the key point, so when there are benefits available, you guys are the first people I thought of, right?"
[ Brain Bling ]: "Speak quickly, or I'll beat you up when school starts."
[ Zhongde ]: "I'll help you get the test qualifications, and you help me draw the diagrams."
"Draw?" ×3
[ Zhongde ]: "Yes, it's drawing. The realism of this game is beyond imagination. I'm currently a foreman in the game, in charge of building houses, but I also have to work during the day, so I don't have much time to draw blueprints. I need your help to finish the project."
[ Add Ice Fiercely ]: "What does this have to do with test eligibility?"
[ Zhongde ]: "Test qualifications can be exchanged using in-game resources. Once the project is completed, I can receive payment. With the payment, I can hire people to help me gather resources. With the resources, I can exchange them for beta test qualifications. Understand?"
After a brief silence in the group chat, [Add Ice Fiercely], [Brain Bling ], and [Enemy from the Sky] showed amazing enthusiasm, all expressing their needs and sending in images to be produced on the spot.
[ Zhongde ] experienced the thrill of getting something for nothing for the first time; he actually gained three free cartographic oxen and horses without putting in any effort.
Although I foresee that I will suffer a huge financial loss due to hiring people to hunt in the future, as long as I can secure this project, the rest will naturally be fine.
Moreover, once these three people are qualified, they can join his engineering team, whether as laborers or in charge of different groups, which is a positive feedback loop.
Thinking about this, [ Zhongde ] was completely immersed in his fantasy, imagining himself traveling back and forth between the two worlds, building a super engineering team capable of constructing or repairing everything in an extremely short time...
In another city in the same world, several young girls are strolling through a food court.
Lin Xi (ID: [Pond Fish and Old Abyss]) sipped her milk tea casually, her mind already planning her time for tonight's test.
In the past two days, she has experienced the joy of the summoner build. Apart from the fact that she bleeds quickly and needs multiple bandage packs to bandage herself at any time and a lot of food to constantly replenish her health, this build does not have any very obvious drawbacks.
The prolonged manipulation of the Deadwood Vine has even caused her some discomfort related to phantom limbs. This morning, when she was drinking water, she thought she could use the vines to hold her cup, but she ended up breaking one on the spot.
"Hey, hey."
Her friend waved the hand holding the drink in front of her eyes:
"What's wrong? You seem distracted even when you're eating. Haven't you been getting enough rest lately?"
Lin Xi felt that her current state was indeed difficult to describe.
If I hadn't rested well, my body is now brimming with energy after a long sleep.
But like Li Yu in another city, his own spirit inevitably suffered a certain degree of fragmentation.
Specifically, this manifests as thinking about real-world issues while playing games, and then uncontrollably planning actions within the game world in real life.
Is this what they call internet addiction? She didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Seeing her remain silent, her friend, whose face showed worry, suddenly thought of something and asked:
"Could it be from that game you qualified for last time? You weren't playing it all night long, were you?"
You guessed right, but perhaps it's not what you think.
Lin Xi wanted to explain something, but suddenly thought of another way...
"Hey, do you want to play together?"
She suddenly gave her friend a sly smile.
"I?"
My friend pointed to himself and then quickly shook his head:
"You know me, I'm not very good at coordination, and I can't handle those kinds of things."
"That means my brother keeps refreshing the official website every day, hoping he'll be the one to win a spot."
Lin Xi shook her head and said:
"This game is different..."
She briefly introduced some of the best selling points of " World of Disorder," namely, the "complete immersion," "motion-controlled controls," and "realistic world" that players consider the most technically challenging...
As Lin Xi described it, a groundbreaking game slowly unfolded before her friend.
She seemed to remember something, opened her phone, and searched through her favorites on the video website, quickly displaying a photo album in front of her:
Is this character from the game you're talking about?
Lin Xi peeked over and saw that it was a collection of pictures posted by someone named [ Zhong Lele ].