I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!-Chapter 81 - 51: Strange NPC? My Little Brother is Missing! (Please Subscribe!)_1
Chapter 81: Chapter 51: Strange NPC? My Little Brother is Missing! (Please Subscribe!)_1
[Readers who’ve played, no spoilers, please~]
Yin had a different point of view from the barrage of comments.
After playing for about ten minutes, Yin actually found the game to be a bit...
Indescribably special.
While not particularly interesting, and the content not very rich, with a story too abstract,
It gave him a sense of tranquility that no other game could offer.
His long career in live streaming forced him to play some highly popular games, which he might not have enjoyed, but since the audience loved them, he had to rack his brains to stream them and find ways to entertain.
But this game, it gave him a sense of relaxation he hadn’t felt in a long time.
It was a comfort that seeped slowly from the soul outward.
The game had no linear objectives; unlike other games that hit you with mission after mission, where players’ goals shift from playing to completing tasks, this game simply placed a great mountain in the distance without any other guidance.
Whether you choose to climb, turn back, or wander aimlessly enjoying the scenery,
The mountain was just there.
This seemingly aimless approach actually offered players a relaxed pleasure.
At least I could play the game as I wished.
Moreover, the lack of copy and dialogue resonated with Yin’s design philosophy.
From the flow of the first level, which lasted more than ten minutes,
It seemed that Designer Ke wanted to highlight solitude.
A lone plume of smoke rises in the desert, the sunset on the river glows round.
Aside from the whispering wind over the sands, there were no other living creatures in the world besides oneself.
It was solitude, but also the perfect quiet, a relaxing journey where one could speak their heart out.
Every now and then sliding on sand, activating ribbons to dance in the air.
If there had been a narrator or someone speaking at this point, it would have spoiled the delicate sense of loneliness.
The popularity of the live stream continued to decline.
Whether the viewers went to sleep or simply didn’t enjoy the game didn’t matter.
At least Yin felt that the game suited his taste.
Tired of feasting on fish and meat daily, he found it nice to indulge in something light for a change.
Therefore, he decided to keep playing.
"From this mural, we can decipher something. The distant mountain should be the origin of all things in this world. The white light cascading from the crevices of the mountain forms QR codes. But as we’ve seen from our brief gameplay, these QR codes represent a form of energy. The red ribbons feature QR code-like enchantments, and picking up isolated QR codes can extend the length of our scarf," Yin explained.
"After this energy filled the earth, it gave birth to fish, birds, forests, and creatures like us. However, they wore white robes, and what exactly Designer Ke meant by this remains unclear," he continued.
Yin merely made a quick interpretation following the ’you draw, I guess’ method without imposing his thoughts, simply stating what was approximately depicted in the painting.
The comments floated past, sparse due to the dwindling audience, without much rowdiness: just scattered remarks like ’good interpretation,’ ’not bad,’ and ’Mr. Yin, hurry to the next level.’
Soon after, Yin controlled his character to the second level.
Emerging from the imposing castle corridor behind the first level’s small monument, as the white glow dimly faded,
The color scheme changed before his eyes.
Instead of the sandy yellow dunes of the first level,
This time, it was a pink desert! Even the sunlight seemed gentler.
Hei swiftly slid down from a sand dune, before him laid even larger dunes.
The dunes rose and fell in waves, interweaving like soft cotton candy.
Sunlight sprinkled every inch, casting an inviting sugar frosting on the ’cotton candy.’
"Wow! So beautiful!"
"Screenshot! This could totally be a wallpaper!"
"Sob, Designer Ke made this level so tender! He’s so skilled!"
As those keen on spectacle left one by one in disappointment, those who remained were mostly girls or more mellow viewers.
They were promptly captivated by the second level’s visuals.
Even Yin, a big guy, couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.
Compared to the more oppressive tones of the first level, this one was significantly more cheerful, with even the background music mellowing out in time.
Although the gameplay hadn’t changed much, still gathering QR codes along the way from ruins buried in the desert,
And activating red ribbons to fly faster, eager to reach the towering mountain in the distance.
A few minutes later, halfway through the second level, Yin could even see a giant and majestic building floating in midair, with the Oblique Monument similar to the first level perched at its pinnacle, seemingly directing players that reaching this would complete the exploration of the second level.
At that moment.
Suddenly.
A curved refracted edge of white light appeared on the right side of Yin’s computer screen.
The highlighted notification made Yin involuntarily shift his camera.
The next moment, his eyes lit up!
There was someone!
Another figure identical to his character.
Completely black but cloaked in a wide red robe, revealing only a dark, expressionless face and two legs like pointed radishes.
Standing dumbly not far away on a pink sand dune, motionless like a lump.
"Yo, finally set me up with an NPC, huh?" Mr. Yin chuckled.
