Chapter 1 Players' Feedback

Pei Qian handed the computer to the waiter to put away. Then, while drinking his coffee, he browsed the forums to see what the players thought of the two new heroes.

"The Wanderer Bao Xu is really interesting. The Fury bar increases as he moves. If you want to deal damage, you have to keep moving. It's perfect for those hyperactive people who click their mouse like crazy. And when he's getting beat up, he can just hold 's' to become tankier. This kind of hero, which perfectly integrates gameplay, backstory, and game mechanics, is really innovative!"

"Yeah, there are other games with heroes that have dual forms, but those rely on the player to manually switch. The Wanderer Bao Xu can also be considered a dual-form hero, but it relies on movement or stillness."

"A Bao Xu who only walks and never stops, or only stops and never walks, is trash! Stop without walking, taking damage without end; walk without stopping, IQ of zero. Stop and walk, steady as an old dog; walk and stop, looks good but isn't!"

"I think this hero is designed pretty comprehensively. Experts can build damage items and play as an assassin using stealth to backstab, leading the rhythm of the entire game. Noobs can build defense items and stand in place taking damage, still contributing to the team."

"Ruan must be the product of the designers completely letting loose, right? I played the game this morning, and he was in almost every match! Every single one! And without exception, they were all terrible. Once they 'e' in, they never come back!"

"'E' Ever Forward?"

"I seriously suspect that the player who designed this hero has a desire to take revenge on society!"

"I encountered a Ruan who didn't release a single ultimate move the entire game. And this was even when we had a Modeste on our side..."

"Impossible, Modeste has a built-in knock-up, right? How could he not release his ultimate? Are you sure he wasn't a troll?"

"The guy upstairs, try it and you'll understand. The knock-up air time is very short. If you're not careful, the time will pass and you won't be able to press it in time..."

"Damn, why play Ruan if you have sausage fingers?"

"You don't know how happy it is to 'e' with this hero! It's just too much fun. Adding circular ink marks to every enemy minion is the true meaning of life I've been desperately searching for!"

Fang Kai Na Mu Hou: "Every time I see this hero, I get angry, especially those who stand motionless in the mid-lane, not playing the lane properly or supporting. They just 'e' the minions and stand there. Are they thinking about how to write an epitaph for their own mother?"

"Nice flame!"

"Learned it, already set it as a quick chat phrase in the game. I suggest the official can add a bound map marking function, so that when I send a question mark, I can automatically type this sentence on the public screen!"

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Looking at the players' comments on the two new heroes, Pei Qian couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

He hadn't expected this kind of unexpected gain.

Pei Qian's original goal was very simple, just to copy a hero to earn some extra money. He never expected that Min Jingchao would misunderstand and package the hero based on Ruan Guangjian's likeness, and even arrange a "best friend" backstory for Modeste.

But it seems that he did a great job!

It is estimated that Ruan Guangjian will never be able to use this hero in ranked matches in this lifetime; he will be banned 100% of the time.

And every time he is picked in normal matches, he will be targeted by the opponent and flamed by his teammates. Playing it too much will definitely lead to self-isolation!

Pei Qian couldn't wait to play a game with Ruan Guangjian.

Just as he was thinking about it, someone pushed the door open.

Pei Qian's eyes lit up. Speak of the devil! Ruan Guangjian had come to buy coffee again!

Definitely got to catch him!

Ruan Guangjian also saw Pei Qian at the first moment: "Oh, President Pei, what a rare guest."

Pei Qian was speechless. Why was it always this line?

Hadn't he been coming to Lazy Bones Internet Cafe frequently lately?

"Your hero has been released. You know, right? Do you want to play a game together?" Pei Qian suggested with a hidden motive.

"Ah, really?" Ruan Guangjian was a little surprised. "Was it that fast? I've been busy drawing recently and haven't paid attention."

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel delighted in his heart.

Drawing all the time, not paying attention? That means he hasn't played a single game yet?

Great!

He loved playing games with people who hadn't played a single game!

"Come on, come on, let's play a game." Pei Qian and Ruan Guangjian found two empty seats. As for the coffee that Ruan Guangjian had ordered, they asked the waiter to deliver it to the Glory Studio across the street.

When logging into the game, Pei Qian glanced at him secretly and found that Ruan Guangjian's GOG account had very few games played, and he even seriously entered the hero interface to view the background story and skill introduction of Wind Painter Ruan. It really was his first time playing.

As for Pei Qian himself, he planned to play Modeste.

On the one hand, it was because they had agreed to play their own heroes, but more importantly, Modeste was strong!

When Ruan Guangjian was killed 0-21 by the opponent and happily 'e'-ing minions, while he put up a perfect score of 8-0-20 and carried like crazy, wouldn't that release all the pent-up anger?

Yes, plan complete!

"Come on, come on." Pei Qian had already sent a team invitation.

Ruan Guangjian accepted the invitation: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished looking at the skill data yet."

Obviously, although he had participated in the character art design of this hero and knew the hero's mechanics, he had not deeply studied the specific mechanics, gameplay, and values of the hero's skills.

Pei Qian immediately clicked the [Start Matching] button: "It's okay, watch and play in the game, you'll get used to it quickly."

It was a normal match. The main reason for not choosing a ranked match was because he was afraid that this hero, Ruan, would be banned as soon as he came up, then wouldn't there be nothing to play?

Entering the hero selection interface, Ruan Guangjian was quick and locked in his hero directly, and Pei Qian also locked in Modeste as a matter of course.

Before the game even started, the teammates had already typed six dots.

"Another Happy Ruan Main?"

"Please, can you not play this hero? The last game I just encountered one who went 0-21. I got hammered to death!"

"If you want to play a new hero, I suggest you switch to Wanderer Bao Xu. It's the same, it's fun to run around, and if you build tank items, you can still be a little useful."

"Switch."

Ruan Guangjian was a little confused: "Huh? Why does everyone have such a big opinion about my hero?"

Pei Qian smiled: "Don't pay attention to them. Just prove yourself with strength later."

Ruan Guangjian nodded: "Okay, sure."

Ruan Guangjian thought that President Pei meant that he would use his strength to slap their faces later.

But Pei Qian's true meaning was that you will use your strength to prove that what they said is all correct.

Seeing that the hero Ruan had already been locked in and there was no intention to switch, the three teammates could only sigh and enter the game.

As soon as the game started, someone on the other side typed on the public screen.

"You're dead. I can lose the game today, but you must die ten times!"

Pei Qian had hidden the names above the heroes' heads a long time ago. This was his habit, seeing the players' names would weaken the immersion and affect his performance.

Therefore, he opened the data panel to find out who said this.

The opposing mid-laner, the one laning against Ruan Guangjian.

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. Well done!

If you kill Ruan Guangjian ten times today, I will definitely give you a little red flower!

But then again, this resentment was big enough.

Two strangers who don't know each other meet for the first time in the game, and just because the other party used a hero they hate, they threaten to kill the other party ten times. What kind of deep hatred is this!

Ruan Guangjian was definitely targeted to death in this game, absolutely!

Pei Qian confidently went to the top lane.

Modeste is actually a relatively all-around hero and can go to any lane, but the top lane is more suitable.

Pei Qian felt that with Ruan Guangjian in the mid-lane attracting hatred for him, and the mid-jungle duo endlessly targeting him, he could happily develop in the top lane and then come out to save the world during team fights. This script was perfect!

Pei Qian's opponent was a Wanderer Bao Xu. After all, it was a new hero, so it had a high pick rate in normal matches.

This guy didn't seem to like last-hitting either. He was just hiding in the bushes to regenerate health, and then suddenly ran out to slash and disgust people.

It seemed a bit like a reproduction of a typical Tengda Games scene.

But Pei Qian wasn't afraid at all, because Wanderer Bao Xu was countered by Modeste!

You slash me, I hammer you, and if you hit my back, we're not sure who will hurt more.

Moreover, this Wanderer Bao Xu seemed to have a great obsession with harassing, not even last-hitting the low-health minions, and had to come up and slash Modeste.

Although GOG also has some money gains for not last-hitting, you get more money if you last-hit them.

Pei Qian greatly despised this kind of unrefined gameplay.

"Watch, soon our last-hit count will be a big difference. A true master should pay more attention to these details. I last-hit and you don't, so with this back and forth, our economic gap will widen..."

"What the heck?!"

Pei Qian was still engaging with the opposing Bao Xu, outsmarting each other, and incidentally last-hitting some minions, but he didn't expect the opposing jungler to come to gank the top lane at level 2!

Bao Xu directly flashed behind Modeste with full Fury, pushed him back, coupled with the jungler's damage, even if Modeste was tanky, he couldn't resist, and First Blood was born.

Of course, in GOG, "jungler" and "support" are called "roamer" and "commander" respectively. The names are different, but the division of labor is still the same.

It was just that Pei Qian personally had a habit of still calling it jungler.

Pei Qian: "..."

Bro, that's not how the script's supposed to go, right?

Ganking top at level 2, what kind of grudge is this?

Shouldn't you go to the mid-lane and target that Happy Wind Man?

Didn't you just say you wanted to kill him ten times?

But on second thought, it seemed that the one who made the harsh remarks was the opposing mid-laner, not the jungler.

Okay, never mind then.

It seems that he was not careful enough. He hadn't played for too long and was a little unfamiliar with the game.

Honestly build defensive items, and then let the minion wave move closer to his own tower, a little closer to the tower, develop steadily, and carry during the mid-game team fights.

Seeing Modeste crouching under the tower, Bao Xu seemed very anxious and began to run around like crazy, his Fury bar always full.

But there was nothing he could do, even if he and the jungler couldn't tower dive and kill a Modeste.

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel smug. Hmph, I'm under the tower, what can you do to me?