123: The benefits are naturally very substantial

Look here, Antoun weapons and cards!" When she noticed the Antoun equipment again, she exclaimed excitedly, "Such amazing weapons can be exchanged from jars? Is that real or fake!"

"Haha, I feel like my Ancient Evil Slayer's Greatsword is beckoning to me! Skill damage increased by 30%, it's invincible!"

"You must be dreaming!"

"Stop talking in your sleep, as if anyone can get an Ancient Evil Slayer's Scythe."

"If it weren't for the fact that you only need twenty red beans to exchange for it, I wouldn't believe it."

As the discussion grew more intense, everyone became full of anticipation for future versions.

"Why doesn't the promotional video mention a specific launch date? I really want to experience it soon!"

At this moment, Lin Shufen was focused on watching the promotional video, ignoring most of the chat content.

She realized a problem—the game mechanics.

This was a challenge for players with slightly less technical skill.

You had to first understand the attack patterns of enemies in each level to better deal with combat.

She began to explain strategies in detail, such as how to deal with the Devouring Demon.

Just then, she suddenly remembered that she had given the Fire attribute card to the NPC Seria, "My Fire card!" This unexpected event lightened the atmosphere in the live stream considerably.

Meanwhile, in Aoyou Tianxia Game Company's office, Xu Lian was leading his team in the intense development of new mini-games.

He believed that the company's current situation could still be improved.

He had several unreleased masterpieces in hand, but Xu Lian remained cautious about the market performance of these products.

Regardless, making high-quality games was always his top priority.

Top-tier games.

For most people, they might only focus on making money, believing that as long as they can earn, nothing else matters.

But Xu Lian was not such a person.

He pursued perfection.

He not only wanted to make money, but fame and status were equally important!

"Should I go check out the situation outside?"

Xu Lian sat in his office, stroking his chin and muttering to himself.

Currently, Greenfield Game Company was suppressing Aoyou Tianxia Game Company; they specialized in these top-tier games, working almost non-stop.

The profits were naturally very impressive.

With such a large market share in front of him, if he didn't get a piece of the pie, that wouldn't be Xu Lian's style of doing things!

What's more, he also had such games in hand, he just wasn't sure about their competitiveness.

He decided to go right away!

Xu Lian drove his sports car to the largest top-tier game store in the city.

Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Xu Lian knew this well.

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Greenfield Game Company's Top-Tier Game Store!

Xu Lian arrived at the largest store in the city center, which covered almost all of Greenfield Game Company's top-tier game products.

Whatever you wanted, you could find it here.

Of course, this was true for others, but not necessarily for Xu Lian.

But Xu Lian was not an arrogant person; he came with an attitude of learning, wanting to see how 'top-tier' these so-called top-tier games actually were.

"Hello, welcome to Greenfield Game Company's largest flagship store. Please proceed with identity verification first."

As soon as Xu Lian reached the entrance, a robot blocked his path and prompted him.

Xu Lian stood still and cooperated as the robot scanned his eyes.

Xu Lian did not show any impatience towards such security measures.

Although this world was open and free, and some things didn't need to be overly concealed, it was extremely strict on certain rules.

For example, when purchasing such high-end games, one must be at least eighteen years old; otherwise, not only would it be illegal, but the buyer's parents would also be implicated.

Therefore, the robot's behavior at the entrance was reasonable.

Otherwise, which store would turn away customers?

"Identity verification complete, age requirement met!"

After completing the verification, the robot stepped aside and made a gesture to enter: "Hello, sir, welcome."

Xu Lian nodded his thanks and stepped into the store.

There were already many people in the lobby selecting games.

Most were middle-aged, but there were also some younger faces, likely newly adult or young people particularly curious about such content.

Even more interesting, some were accompanied by their parents.

Seeing this scene, Xu Lian couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

After looking around, Xu Lian walked directly towards the inner rooms.

There, he could shop self-service; each room was equipped with all the game products he needed.

If he liked a game, he could check out and take it away.

It took him the entire afternoon.

Xu Lian finally left the store, having gained a basic understanding of the games in this industry.

At the same time, he spent a lot of money buying many top-tier games to take home.

It wasn't that Xu Lian had so much money that he didn't care.

It was just that he always felt a bit uncomfortable playing in the store.

So he simply spent some time selecting and packing up some games to take back, choosing both low-selling and best-selling models.

Since he was going to research the competitor's products, a comprehensive investigation was necessary.

Upon returning home, he immediately turned on his computer.

Xu Lian still held a glimmer of hope for these types of games; after all, their immense popularity in the market naturally meant they had their strengths.

However, when he experienced the first top-tier game, Xu Lian was completely stunned!

The visual effects were decent.

But the gameplay and character voice acting… truly disappointed Xu Lian!

Immediately, Xu Lian closed this game and tried a new one.

He played from five in the afternoon until seven in the evening.

Finally, Xu Lian shut down his computer.

If he had to describe it in one phrase, "eye-burning" was the most fitting!

If he hadn't genuinely found them so bad, Xu Lian wouldn't have lost interest so quickly, and with such a look of disgust!

Xu Lian found the graphics and models impeccable.

With current technological support, these were minor details.

But… the game's settings made him unable to help but complain: it was simply treating players like idiots!

There was no suitable background music, nor any captivating plot setting.

Entering the game immediately started hardcore confrontation!

Fighting on sight.

Are such games really fun? And they still have so many followers!

Xu Lian truly admired those players who never tired of them.

Were these people too bored or did they have other needs? It shouldn't be.

Xu Lian only felt completely uninterested just by looking at them.

He even thought they were inferior to some adult films, truly on an eye-burning level.

"If we launched our top-tier games, wouldn't they easily crush these?"

Xu Lian muttered to himself helplessly.

The longing in his eyes could no longer be contained.

In his opinion, once his own top-tier works were released, Greenfield Game Company, currently at the top of the rankings, would likely instantly fall from grace!

Xu Lian was full of confidence in this.

It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to describe it as stepping on their heads!