Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

The enthronement ceremony was not as fun as I had imagined.

The dinner after the ceremony was not fun either.

It was just a group of big shots, drinking wine and chatting about random topics.

Peter looked at the elegantly dressed people in the banquet hall.

Although logically speaking, he could be considered a big shot, he had no such awareness at all.

I still feel nervous when I am with those nobles, generals, and mages who have very long titles.

The only thing he liked was the really good food. When he was at the gun shop, he ate in the cafeteria every day. The food in the cafeteria was of decent quality, but he got tired of it after eating there for too long.

I have no motivation to go out and improve my food, but when I see a free banquet with lots of variety, I have no aristocratic manners or etiquette, so I just hide in a corner and start.

Unfortunately, the dress felt too tight for him, making it difficult for him to breathe and affecting his performance.

When he was ordering it, the tailor asked whether he prioritized comfort or appearance, and he chose the latter.

The result is regret.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Grace's clothes with worry.

He watched Grace, with the help of two maids, inhale, tighten her abdomen, and finally squeeze herself in.

It makes me feel suffocated for her just by looking at her.

I really don't know how she could wear something like that and still maintain a semi-permanent smile and chat with a group of people of different identities at the dinner.

Is this what you call social skills? It's so strong that it's terrifying.

He could hardly utter a word for a long time when he met a stranger.

For example, the old dwarf sitting next to him. The two of them had been sitting in adjacent seats for half an hour without saying a word, and were concentrating on eating.

I don't know him, what's there to say?

Finally, Barn Furnace couldn't hold it anymore. The two of them sat next to each other without saying a word for a long time. It was really weird.

He considered himself an "introverted and steady" dwarf, but he had to admit that he was far less introverted than the young man next to him.

"You said it was a nice dinner, why don't you provide any liquor?"

Barn used his skill, the art of finding something to talk about. He found the topic that the dwarves were most familiar with, wine.

Hearing the question coming from the side, Peter looked left and right, and after confirming that he was being addressed, he answered reluctantly: "It's okay, what if I get drunk after providing strong liquor?"

Peter hated all kinds of alcohol equally. He felt that whether it was low-alcohol liquor, high-alcohol liquor, or even more exaggerated spirits, they all had their own tastes, the only difference being the degree of taste, ranging from "a bit unpalatable" to "complete torture."

"What should I do if I get drunk?" Barn Furnace stroked his beard. "What kind of party is it without drunkenness? It's not a party at all if people don't get drunk!"

The dwarves' understanding of banquets is obviously quite different from that of humans.

Peter shook his head blankly.

The atmosphere became awkward again.

Just when Peter was wondering whether he should find something to talk about, a red figure came and saved the two people who were in embarrassment.

"Hey, wanna play games? I'm preparing a small internal trial of our latest flagship game, but it's still a super primitive version."

Drogo whispered.

He was preparing for a large-scale promotion and had high hopes for the game, which aimed to become the most popular commercial sports. However, he had just completed an extremely crude and barely playable version a few days ago.

Drogo can't wait for players to experience it and see their feedback.

Including whether this form of game is acceptable and whether the new operating equipment can adapt to it.

It is best to have all kinds of players who try out the game, whether they are heavy game enthusiasts or novices who have hardly ever played the game.

To test the difficulty of getting started and the breadth of the audience.

It just so happens that there are all kinds of players at this dinner.

Drogo immediately took notice of Barn, an old dwarf who was a loyal fan of the Drogo Group game and was still a very new player despite the long game time.

There is also the "gift" Peter, who should be a light player.

Most people in the gun shop are not too addicted to games, they prefer to play things that they can see and touch.

"Great!" Baine patted his belly excitedly. "I love playing new games. I'm the fastest dwarf in the clan to get started with games!"

Regardless of how quickly he gets started, he is definitely the most confident dwarf in the clan.

Peter was much more modest. "I don't play games very often. I can't learn anything from trying it. The most I can do is play Candy Crush Saga."

"Ha! Candy Crush? You and my mom like to play the same game. She has played it to thousands of levels. Can you believe it? Candy Crush has thousands of levels for such a small game."

He doesn't think highly of Candy Crush Saga.

However, what Barn didn't know was that Candy Crush Saga's revenue was actually the top-tier revenue-generating game under the Drogo Group, and it was several times higher than the revenue of many large-scale games that appeared to be well-made, with rich gameplay and high-quality graphics.

As for the profit margin, it is astonishingly high.

That’s the magic of low-barrier puzzle games.

Peter felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Barn said. "Why not let Grace do it? She knows more about the game than I do."

Drogo thought for a moment, "Grace? The girl who runs a gaming club in Twin Towers City, that makes sense, but you should come too. The less gaming experience you have the better. I love watching young couples playing competitive games in the same team."

After that, he pointed them in the direction of the trial room and then went to catch other "guinea pigs" for the trial.

Peter and Baines glanced at each other.

"Let's go," Barn shook off the food residue on his hands. "I'm invincible in team competitions. Don't worry. As long as the opponent is not that short half-elf, I can easily lead you to victory..."

Players arrived in the trial room one after another.

The lineup is quite luxurious. In addition to Barn, Peter, and Grace, there are also Aisha Yuno and his sister, the devil boss Asmodeus who hangs out in Fearin all day, several members of the game studio, and even a congressman and the chancellor of the exchequer.

The main reason the Minister of Finance came was because Drogo had painted a picture for him about a game competition that could bring in a lot of tax revenue, so he wanted to come and see what kind of game it was.

"Where is the host? Why can't I see the host?" Barn asked first.

Drogo replied, "No host is needed."

"unnecessary?"

"Yes, because our game will use a brand new device, a virtual mask!"

The studio staff pushed the first-generation mask prototype into the room.

Although it is called a mask, it is actually more like a helmet. The first-generation prototype only realizes the functions, and the appearance design is not the final version, so it does not look cool.

Drogo continued, "Using this mask will bring you into a space of consciousness, where players can transform into legendary heroes from history and start fighting."

"Consciousness space?" Grace was a little curious. As the operator of the Twin Tower City Game Club and the Twin Tower City Game Lottery, she was very concerned about this new game.

It's been a while since the Drogo Group has taken a game this seriously.

The games made by other teams have not attracted the participation of almost all players like Drogo's games.

A club is an organization that depends on the existence of the game. If the game is not popular, the club will have no food to eat.

The last major project, Red Alert, had begun to show its shortcomings.

The tactical depth is not that high, and the degree of diversity is relatively low. In the beginning, the competition between professional players brought out many unexpected things to amaze the audience. After a period of development, there are few unexpected moves, and the development team has not continued to update in a direction that is conducive to competition. As a result, players still love to play this game, but the popularity of the competition continues to decline.

A new game that can take over the popularity is really needed.

"I have never heard of such magic." said Asmodeus.

"So it's novel enough." Drogo didn't mention where this thing came from.

The technology derived from the resurrected gods is the top secret of the Drogo Group.

"Who cares? We'll know after we try it." Barn Furnace took the lead in taking a mask. "Just wear it on your head?"

“Of course, it’s very easy to operate.”

The old dwarf put on the mask, and after a feeling of weightlessness he had never experienced before, he indeed came to a space.

It can be seen that the game is still under development. This space is full of building models that are still under construction. They should be buildings with additional functions that will be used in the future.

There is a sign hanging on the building in the center.

Guarding the ruins.

It is the new tentative name of the game. Hero 5V5 is the internal code name. Although it directly points to the essence of the gameplay of this game, it is too sloppy and cannot be shown to trial players.

"Hey, why do I feel a lot lighter?" Barn quickly noticed the difference.

"Yes."

A red dragon suddenly appeared in front of him, and Drogo also logged into the game. "Because in the battle, you have to transform into a legendary hero, so in order to balance the physical fitness gap between players, in this consciousness space, strength and agility are set to a higher level."

The biggest difference between the game designed by Drogo and his Earth original is the control method.

It is not a third-person top-down perspective, operated with a mouse and keyboard, but a first-person perspective, where the player is the hero and the hero is the player, and it is completely role-playing.

To use skills, you don't just need to press buttons, but instead perform designated actions or recite spells.

It can also be regarded as a technical preparation for future virtual role-playing.

Therefore, even though the body does not move in reality, this game is quite "sports" when played in the space of consciousness.

Others also logged in one after another, curiously experiencing the feeling of moving in the consciousness space.

"Okay, let me explain to you how to play this game."

Drogo pulled with his claws, and a map appeared in space.

"This is a game where five players team up to fight against each other. Each player can choose to become a hero and fight in this map. The way to win is to destroy the hub of the enemy camp's home..."

Drogo gave a brief introduction to the gameplay.

The introduction was very general, just talking about what a hero is, what towers, minions, wild monsters are, where money comes from, and how to buy equipment.

Each aspect is explained in just two simple and clear sentences.

As for what it is exactly and how many complex details there are, it is not something these novices need to consider.

When playing for the first time, focus on having fun.

"I understand now. First, kill the enemy's soldiers to save money, then buy equipment, kill the enemy's heroes, buy better equipment, tear down the enemy's towers, and destroy the enemy's homes!" Barn concluded.

"almost."

"That's great! The Crucible Clan never fears battle!"

Barn feels that his stage has come. He is not good at games like Auto Chess and Red Alert because the game types are not suitable and there is not enough combat!

As long as it's pure combat, he's absolutely good at it.

This is the confidence that the dwarves' constant group fights have given him.

"Let's get started, where's the hero?"

"First, divide into teams. Since this is everyone's first time playing, let's just randomly assign teams."

Soon, the team assignment was completed.

Peter, Grace, Barn, Asmodeus, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were assigned to one team.

This is a strange combination of a 20-year-old couple, a 50-year-old dwarf, a several-hundred-year-old devil, and a "prime-aged" politician in his s.

"Let me explain first. Since we are still in the development stage, there are only ten heroes to choose from. So it will depend on your hand speed to decide which one you want to choose."

After Drogo finished speaking, he opened the hero selection interface. He quickly locked onto the tauren warrior.

Barn took a look at the character chosen by Drogo, Gros Ironhoof, who seemed to be a very famous Tauren tribal hero, but he couldn't remember clearly.

The relationship between dwarves and tauren is pretty good because they share the same aesthetic standards: big is good, strong is beautiful.

Barn's eyes swept over these heroic characters. Each one was so exquisite that it looked like a real person. The avatars were shaking slightly, and the attributes, positioning, difficulty of getting started and other information were marked on one side.

I originally wanted to carefully choose a character that suits my temperament, otherwise it would be difficult to fulfill my promise to lead Peter to victory, but suddenly I saw a dwarf character.

Sutter Furnace.

The Legend of the Dwarf, the hero that I fell in love with at first sight when I first came into contact with Auto Chess.

At this moment, attributes, positioning, and difficulty of getting started are no longer important.

Barn immediately locked onto Satyr Forge.

And get on the training ground and get familiar with his role.

In the virtual training ground, Barn transformed into a Sartre, who was of similar size and had no extra limbs, so he quickly adapted to the movements.

Then try out the skills. Sat's skills are not complicated. Throw the hammer to smash the target against the wall, swing the hammer at close range, raise the shield to block damage, and use the ultimate skill to summon a huge arena to frame all the heroes in the range.

The moment Barn saw the magnificent phantom arena rising from the ground with molten iron flowing, his blood seemed to boil.

He knew that he had the game figured out.

Other players were not as fast as him and were still studying the information of other heroes.

Mostly out of bad taste, Asmodeus did not use the Devil Archduke, but chose the Legendary Paladin instead.

Peter picked and chose and chose the only character here who used a gun, the sniper. He thought he should be more familiar with guns.

Others also chose their roles one after another.

Only the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Grace were left.

Grace spoke up, "Minister, I think this alchemist is more suitable for you. Then I will choose the remaining drow ranger."

The Alchemist's passive skill can obtain additional gold coins, which is very "financial".

"Of course," the Chancellor responded politely.

From the perspective of lineup matching, the lineup they chose is completely unmatched.

But the impact is not big. For novice players, whoever survives is worthy of earning money.

After everyone had made their choices, the scene in the virtual space changed rapidly. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at a terrace. The hub and defense tower were glowing with a light blue light. In the distance were dense woodlands and three roads.

The game officially begins. (End of this chapter)