Chapter 11 An Unforeseen Turn of Events

Pei Qian clicked on the video.

Qiao Laoshi’s voice, with its slight regional accent, raspy yet drawn-out, left a deep impression on Pei Qian.

“Hello, my dear viewers, it’s still your familiar ‘Game Daddy’ Qiao Laoshi.”

“Recently, people have been urging me to update, saying they want to see me roast some *sha diao* games (silly, stupid games). Why the delay? It’s not because I’m lazy, it’s just that the *sha diao* games I found weren’t *sha diao* with enough *pinwei* (taste)…”

“Finally, persistence pays off. After a long process of sifting through shit for gold, I finally found this pile of shit, oh no, this gold, that you’re seeing now, *A Lonely Desert Road*!”

“This is a very interesting game. In this game, you can enjoy a full eight hours – parentheses, real-time – of a philosophical journey!”

“This is a highly realistic driving simulation game. Not only can you drive, but you can even honk the horn, listen to music, and enjoy the ever-changing scenery of the desert!”

“That’s right, although the surroundings are full of sand and dust, and there’s not much good scenery to see, believe me, the changing sandstorms will make the scenery outside the car window different every second. And after watching too much, you’ll even see a mirage…”

“What, you didn’t see it? Don’t worry, as long as you persevere on the eight-hour journey, you will definitely see it!”

“In addition, the game also has a very advanced leaderboard system, which can even count the number of times each player has completed the game and the cumulative time spent!”

“Oh my god, what a great feature, it constantly reminds me how much life I’ve wasted in this game…”

“Ahem, okay, everyone should have heard it. I was being sarcastic just now. In fact, this game can be completely rated as the ‘most boring game in history,’ bar none!”

“Yes, you heard right. Whether in the past or the future, whether at home or abroad, there shouldn’t be a driving simulation game more boring than this!”

“Throughout the eight-hour drive, you must keep your eyes on the road ahead, because every few minutes there is a turn, and if you don’t turn in time… then I’m sorry, you’ve failed, and your game has to start all over again!”

“Don’t ask me why I don’t pause, why I don’t save, because this game has NO! PAUSE! FUNCTION!”

“The only fun in this game is honking the horn and listening to songs, but the problem is, you can’t listen to the songs you want to listen to, you can’t even change the radio station. You only hear some unpopular, niche, or old-fashioned songs. You can’t even skip the songs you don’t like!”

“And the most shocking stroke of genius is that, at the end of the game, it actually taunts me with a line of subtitles! ‘Congratulations, you have successfully wasted eight precious hours of your life!’”

“That’s right, this is a game that makes you think about life, and it has successfully made me think about life!”

“It made me realize how precious my time is, and how much of a waste of time gaming is!”

“If the boredom of this game could be included in the score, then if the full score is 10, I can give this game 100 points!”

“Of course, even such a game is not perfect.”

“As the first hardcore player to complete the game (as evidenced by the leaderboard), I strongly recommend that the game add the following features!”

“First, why does the game end when you drive to the end? I strongly recommend that after reaching the end, you can turn around and drive back, so that you can naturally develop an ‘endless mode’!”

“How can you say you’ve conquered this game if you don’t drive back and forth ten times?!”

“In addition, I strongly recommend adding a multiplayer online function, so that other players can also join the room, sit in the car, look at the scenery, or interact with the driver!”

“I hope the game’s creators can listen to my suggestions and arrange a version update for the game, so that it will definitely sell well!”

“……”

“So, this episode of roasting is over. The remaining eight hours is the complete gameplay recording. Viewers who are bored out of their minds may want to try not to fast forward and watch the whole thing.”

“Believe me, after that, you will also gain some thoughts on life!”

Pei Qian dragged the video forward a bit and found that the remaining eight hours were indeed Qiao Laoshi’s full gameplay recording.

The popularity of the comments section below was about to explode, and the viewers were extremely enthusiastic.

“I watched the entire 8 hours without fast-forwarding, and now I seem to be starting to think about the meaning of life…”

“Qiao Laoshi sacrificed too much, he’s really gambling with his life!”

“Qiao Laoshi, stop! Your hairline can’t take it anymore!”

“Do you have to risk your life to make a video now?!”

“I’ve already downloaded it. I believe I can definitely find the meaning of life in the desert!”

“Upstairs, count me in!”

“The game’s full name is *A Lonely Desert Road*. You can find it in the official game store. You’re welcome, I’m just so helpful!”

“Count me in +1”

“Let’s go on a tour!”

……

Looking at the messages in the comments section below the video, Pei Qian fell into a completely dazed state.

Something must be wrong with this world!

I made such a terrible game, and there’s actually a video creator using it as material, and the response is so enthusiastic?!

Although still confused, Pei Qian roughly understood the cause and effect of this matter.

His game was unfortunately discovered by this video creator, Qiao Laoshi, who specializes in making game roast videos, and then Qiao Laoshi was inspired and made an episode of roasting.

With Qiao Laoshi’s excellent copywriting, wide attention, and meticulous editing skills, this video became popular!

Soon, this video attracted a group of tourists, and many people wanted to see just how bad this game was.

Most of these people played it for a little while and then stopped, after all, the game was indeed very boring, but most people didn’t care about this one dollar and didn’t even consider a refund…

And a small number of players even developed a competitive mentality because of the leaderboard system, and even some players with ulterior motives started to spread rumors and deceive people???

Someone said that when you play for four hours and look into the desert, there will be a fun Easter egg!

Someone else said that if you complete this game three times in a row, you can unlock a hidden level!

There were even many people leaving messages below the video asking if this video could be reposted…

Pei Qian realized that the situation seemed a little bad.

This game, how does it seem like it’s going to become popular?

Could it be… this game won’t lose money???

“This is absolutely not okay, I have to do something…”

Pei Qian didn’t plan to sit still and wait for death, he had to save himself!

If this game really became popular, Pei Qian would lose everything!

Pei Qian felt that there might be a problem with his game description.

It was too vague and caused misunderstandings among players!

He had to be honest with the players, he had to persuade those new players to quit, he absolutely couldn’t let them spend any more money!