After delivering the final piece of information, Xu Meng swiftly ended the broadcast.
Once they confirmed with Xu Meng that the livestream was indeed over, both Qi Huahua and Luo Ye Qiuliu breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.
Qi Huahua, brimming with excitement, pointed at the Soul of the Hell Wolf Dragon and asked, "Boss Xu, can I raise this Soul?"
"Be realistic, the game will be wiped tomorrow," Xu Meng reminded Qi Huahua of the harsh reality.
"Ah…" Qi Huahua was greatly disappointed.
But she quickly perked up again: "It's okay, I already know how to beat this BOSS. I'll just fight it again when the official version is released!"
"Then I wish you a happy hunt in advance," Xu Meng nodded. "Let's go, we can head back now."
The three returned to the investigation point and met up with the waiting group of nine.
Half of them felt they hadn't performed well and were sighing by the campfire.
"Alright, if you don't like it, you can play again when the game is released and stream it for the viewers," Xu Meng consoled them.
"Thank you all for your hard work today. We won't have a post-game discussion. Everyone can leave early."
"Streamers, UP masters, and those who want to be internet celebrities, go check your accounts now."
"This livestream had a huge amount of exposure. The advertising effect should be pretty good."
…
Now, the follower counts of these people's social media accounts are rapidly increasing.
—Even the heroic sniper Jishou and Qi Huahua, who already had millions of followers, were no exception, with a large number of new fans flocking in.
Players like You Guagua and Luo Ye Qiuliu, who didn't plan to become content creators but liked being famous, also saw their follower counts suddenly explode from a few hundred to over ten thousand in just a few hours!
They went from ordinary people to minor internet celebrities overnight.
If they planned to transition into streaming, Xu Meng had already completed the most difficult initial fan accumulation for them.
Luo Ye Qiuliu immediately posted a status update, expressing his excitement:
[Wow! There are so many people!]
The newly subscribed fans came to the comments section to greet him.
The most liked reply was:
"Hello, Qiuliu! Can you perform that again? You know, that [Greatsword's Mystery...]"
During the livestream just now, Luo Ye Qiuliu was struck by lightning halfway through his chant.
It could be said that it was quite embarrassing.
But Luo Ye Qiuliu didn't take it to heart at all, and even posted another status update:
[The romance of the greatsword is standing still and beating you to death!]
You Guagua and Heroic Sniper Jishou also wanted to say something cheeky, but they didn't make it to the end and felt their performance wasn't too good, so they were too embarrassed to say anything cheeky.
In the end, they just seriously introduced the weapons they used to their fans—what the features were and how difficult they were to play.
Providing everyone with some reference.
As soon as Huodao finished introducing the sword and shield, he received a call from his editor, Gu Chen:
"Secret test? So you took a Zhuyun commercial job?"
"Of course not," Huodao immediately shook his head to deny. "I didn't take any money. If I didn't take any money, it doesn't count as a commercial job."
—Xu Meng was going to pay them, but everyone felt a little embarrassed to take money while playing the game and receiving the test subsidy.
Moreover, everyone came here because they were invited by Xu Meng in the name of "Zhuyun friends."
Too much talk about money would dilute the friendship.
The "friendship" between them, Xu Meng, and Zhuyun was far more valuable than a sum of money.
So, in the end, everyone refused.
"So you're saying you were all taken advantage of by Xu Meng for free?"
"How could that be?" Huodao continued to shake his head. "We're all friends, just helping out."
Gu Chen was speechless.
"Okay, so now that you're done, when are you coming back?"
"Ah, this…" Huodao was a little embarrassed. "Things aren't finished yet, so I can't go back for now."
"Not finished yet? The game is about to be released, what are you still doing there?"
"I signed an agreement, so I can't say much."
Gu Chen was a little confused: "Could it be that Zhuyun has a new project?"
"I advise you not to continue guessing…" Huodao couldn't help but say, "It's better if you don't guess. If you guess right, it'll be a lot of trouble for both you and me."
Gu Chen was helpless.
"Then can you write a review for 'Monster Hunter'?"
"10 points!" Huodao didn't hesitate.
"Are you being objective?" Gu Chen was a little suspicious, wondering if Huodao had been bought off by Xu Meng.
"Very objective! Not exaggerated at all!" Huodao said with certainty. "This is only because of the player's hardware limitations, so they can't play the game at 100%."
"If they could, I'd give it 100 out of 10!"
"Wait a moment, I'll get it done for you in 10 minutes."
"No, no, no!" Gu Chen quickly dissuaded him. "Your work over there is important. Cooperate with Zhuyun and focus on testing, don't be distracted."
"This is just a small matter, I'll have Xiaoqi do it later."
"That's it, let me know in advance when you can come back."
"I'm not busy right now! It's just a side task…" Huodao tried to argue.
But the phone was already ringing with a busy tone.
—Gu Chen felt that Huodao had completely lost his objectivity.
However, this idea only lasted for one night.
The next day, major overseas game media released their scores.
Xu Meng had a terrible relationship with overseas game media and wasn't too fond of domestic game media either, so he didn't arrange any early access for the media.
But this time, Softower Game Box wanted to completely snipe Xinli Game Station and "Wolf of Fear", so they used this part of the resources.
This led to the media that could get the "Monster Hunter" demo being pro-Softower.
They hadn't even scored it yet, and their bias was already showing.
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After playing the game and feeling the outstanding quality of the game, they exclaimed, "It's so easy to earn this money!"
Among the eight old-brand game media, only two were below 9 points, and the rest were all points and points.
One even gave a perfect score of 10!
It was an explosion of praise.
The "not diversified enough" that had been mentioned all year was completely gone.
Even though the characters in "Monster Hunter" were all handsome men and beautiful women, no media outlet felt anything was wrong.
They even praised Zhuyun for "excellent character design."
At the same time, they also made evaluations of "Wolf of Fear"—scoring generally between 6 and points.
"Well-made, but lacks fun."
"Mediocre, lacks surprises."
"A mediocre sequel, not recommended except for loyal fans of the series."
Similar comments appeared repeatedly.
This was also a frequent comment in the player reviews on the Vapour "Wolf of Fear" page.
The player's approval rate was only 70%.
The overall rating of [Mostly Positive] was teetering, just one step away from falling into the realm of [Mixed].
Even though Xinli gave a lot of "writing fees" to get "Wolf of Fear" highly rated by some media, the game's average score and word-of-mouth among passersby were severely dragged down.
This greatly undermined the sales potential of "Wolf of Fear."
Until March 3, when "Monster Hunter" was officially released, "Wolf of Fear" had only sold million copies and had disappeared from the global sales charts.
The fate of "Wolf of Fear" was sealed.
The competition between the two games had ended before it even began.
But this did not affect the players' expectations for "Monster Hunter" in the slightest!
Especially when Xu Meng announced two more things the day before the game's release—
"The first player or team of players to unlock the Frozen Waiwa Rainforest, if they have no obvious bad records, will be awarded the title of [Honorary Player]!
One week after the game's release, the 'Monster Hunter' development team will join the [Eternal Hunting Ground] and play with the players.
Every player who successfully kills a member of the development team will receive a surprise gift pack!
Happy hunting to everyone!"
—Whether it was the [Honorary Player] or beating up the development team, everyone was super interested!
So, at the first moment of the game's release, nearly ten million players around the world ignored the time difference and poured into the Zhuyun servers.
The internal test data had been cleared.
Everyone was starting from scratch.
The previous 14-member hunting team, except for Xu Meng and Xiao Meng, the remaining 12 people agreed to team up again to challenge the Hell Wolf Dragon and avenge their shame after the progress was pushed to Frost Nest.
The streamers and UP masters among them immediately started streaming and stepped into the familiar Sky Bar again.
Huodao was the same.
However, he was not in a hurry to rush the progress, but directly found the silver-haired girl who could teleport again.
"Hello, what's your name?"
"Ciri," the silver-haired girl replied cautiously, clutching her sword tightly.
Huodao smiled and continued to chat with her.
—He wanted to confirm if the teleportation easter egg was still there.
If it was, he would perform it for his fans.
He also wanted to see if any other unlucky people triggered this easter egg and were teleported to the [Eternal Hunting Ground].
If there were…
"The first champion of the first competition after the game's release!"
"I'll accept it without hesitation!"
I'm going to take three days off for the New Year.
Well, the plot just happened to advance to here, and I'm quite embarrassed…
Since things have come to this, let's just ask for a monthly ticket.
Finally, I wish everyone a Happy New Year!
See you after the New Year!
