Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 122 A New Livestream Mission: Am I Playing My Own Game? (4k)

To understand the origins of the "random" player, we need to rewind to a day and a night earlier, to the moment when Cynthia received the call from the archaeological team.

The midday sun, warm and gentle, streamed through the clean windows, casting a radiant glow on the restaurant's upscale oak dining table.

Ling Feng put down his chopsticks; he had already eaten all the braised pork ribs on the plate in front of him.

On the day they moved into Hualan Villa, Ling Feng spent a lot of money to hire a professional chef to cook for them. To be honest, the food was actually quite good, after all, he was one of the world's top chefs.

But honestly, Ling Feng felt that his own skills were probably a little better.
I do have some talent when it comes to cooking.

Without this system, perhaps I could still make a living by running a small restaurant?
The thought flashed through Ling Feng's mind. He smiled, but now that he had a system, he should just focus on making the game.

His gaze shifted to the other end of the table.

The crystal chandelier's eerie blue flame flickered slightly, emitting a faint sound like a burning candle wick. A few wisps of pale purple flame were curling up a small piece of pork rib and slowly putting it into its mouth.

The Gengar next to it was a completely different story—its purple head was almost entirely buried in the large food bowl specially made for it, its two short paws gripping the edge of the bowl, and the thick energy cubes and food specially formulated for Ghost-type Pokémon were visibly decreasing at a rapid pace.

Ever since they tasted Ling Feng's cooking, both Pokémon have insisted that Ling Feng invite them to eat with him whenever he cooks, even if it means eating less of his Energy Cubes.

Ling Feng could only nod in agreement and eat some of the dishes he had made... at least that would be a balanced diet, right?

"Puff!" The crystal chandelier floated up lightly, circled around Ling Feng, and its dark blue flame flickered with a cheerful rhythm, clearly conveying its intention.

—I want to go out and play; the weather is great outside.

Before Ling Feng could speak, a round face covered in purple paste suddenly lifted up from the rice bowl opposite him.

Gengar rolled its eyes in its signature way, its scarlet eyes filled with disappointment, and muttered under its breath, "Hehehe! Hehehe!"

(This guy! He has such immense power! All he does is play and conquer! Doesn't he understand the joy of conquering the world? He has absolutely no ambition!)
It complained, then quickly buried its head back down.

As for me, it's definitely not because the food this guy made smelled so good that I didn't want to leave.
This is called conserving energy! Yes, conserving energy!
Seemingly to emphasize the legitimacy of this reason, it shoveled a large mouthful of porridge and ribs into its mouth, its cheeks bulging like two basketballs.

Seeing Gengar's appearance, Ling Feng couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Well, seeing how engrossed it is in eating, let's talk about teaching it how to make games later.

Even with the system's support, that thing is quite complex and obviously cannot be mastered in a short time.

He stood up and gently stroked the cool yet strangely warm crown of flames on the crystal chandelier spirit: "Go if you want, but be careful."

The next moment, the eerie blue flame leaped merrily, and with a "whoosh," it passed right through the wall and disappeared.

Ling Feng then turned around and went back to his study, where he sat down in front of the newly purchased, top-of-the-line computer.

The screen lit up, and Ling Feng skillfully logged into the game's backend management system.

A striking number immediately caught my eye.

[Current sales volume: 116402!]

This number instantly caught Ling Feng's eye. Not bad! In just one day, sales had increased by tens of thousands.
It seems that the streaming effect is indeed quite good.

He then opened the real-time ranking page of the new game festival, and the name "Emerald" was at the top of both the "Most Popular New Releases" and "Total Sales" lists, with the gold logo above the game's name shining brightly.

"Okay."

Ling Feng muttered to himself. Although it was expected, seeing his game reach the top still gave him a solid sense of accomplishment.

With a thought, the system's task interface immediately appeared before his eyes.

Main Quest: Rookie Champion (S)

[Task Requirement: Make your game win the championship title at the "New Game Festival"]

[Task Rewards: 2000 Emotion Points, 1 Random Advanced Crafting Module, 1 Special System Item Chest (Grade A)]

[Mission Description: It is said that a new game has arrived at the New Game Festival. Its content is very explosive, and those who have played it will be flying in the sky!]

This was the first main quest he received, and now, with less than two weeks left in the new game festival, the rewards will be distributed.

Ling Feng's gaze swept over the mission description, and he began to ponder.

Pokémon Emerald has now crushed several games made by major studios, and even the second-place game's stats are at least twice as bad as its own. The only game that can compete with it for the championship right now is DreamWorks' new game.

Judging by the timeline, DreamWorks should start promoting that new game in the next couple of days.

I wonder what kind of new games they can make.
With this thought in mind, Ling Feng's gaze slid down and landed on another task.

Side Quest: Sales King (S-Rank)

[Task Requirements: Within 15 days, sell 300000 copies of any game you create! (Current Progress: 116402/30)]

[Mission Rewards: 1 Grade A Special Item Box, 1 Invitation Card, 2000 Shock Points]

There's plenty of time left for this mission, a full two weeks. At the current pace, 300,000 is practically achievable. If they can win the championship at the Star Game Festival, the traffic from that one day alone could probably boost Pokémon Emerald's sales by at least 500,000.
Of course, this was just Ling Feng's conservative estimate, so he wasn't too worried about whether the mission could be completed.

I've made so much money these past two days, I might as well spend some of it on traffic generation.
That said, the key to this mission's rewards is the invitation card that shimmers with golden light.

Ling Feng had already planned ahead: the first thing he would do upon receiving the item was to invite Mewtwo to play the game, thereby assessing Team Rocket's current situation.

So... has Mewtwo actually been born yet?

Thinking of this mythical beast that left the deepest impression on him during his childhood, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

Finally, his gaze settled on the bottom of the interface, on a more complex task box that emitted a unique dark gold glow.

[Continuous Mission: Pocket Empire (SS Rank)]

[Interim Goal: Reach 100000 registered users on the dedicated gaming forum "Pocket Alliance". (Current number: 25600/100,000)]

Current popularity score: 1100

[Current stage mission rewards: 1 random intermediate special module, 1 random advanced Pokémon item, and the system shop gacha function is now available]

[Ultimate Goal: Reach a total popularity score of 1000000 (Current Progress: 1100/1000000)]

Ling Feng leaned back in his chair, stretching his somewhat stiff neck. The forum's user growth rate was indeed impressive; it had gone from zero to over 25,000 users in just one day. A player community centered around *Emerald* was spontaneously forming and growing. The first phase of the task should...

Of course, it's also related to the fact that he directly put the forum's address into the game.

But then again, isn't this ultimate goal a bit too exaggerated?
The game has sold over 100,000 copies, yet its popularity has only reached one-thousandth of the total requirement.

Tsk... This system's ambitions are far greater than mine.

At this point in the year, Ling Feng's thoughts shifted slightly, and the system interface in front of him disappeared. He directly opened his browser and entered the address of the exclusive forum that had been created by players and bound to his game "Emerald".

As the page loads, a vibrant yet distinctly youthful atmosphere immediately greets you.

The forum's homepage is no longer empty; it's now filled with trending post titles in various colors.

[Newbie in distress! Just left the starting village and got completely overwhelmed by that short-short guy's wolfhound! What do I do? Waiting for help!]

[I'm shocked! I encountered a snake bear with a different colored pattern in the grass on Route 101! Is this a bug? Attached photo!]

[Rational discussion: Torchic, Mudkip, Treecko – which of the three starting companions is the most comfortable to choose at the beginning of the game?]

[Could someone please tell me which way the gym entrance in Petalburg City faces? I've circled it three times and still can't get in!]

[A lesson learned the hard way! Always save your game before battle! Getting instantly killed by an NPC in a random move is just too painful...]

The comments in the post were filled with the bewilderment, excitement, and flustered feeling typical of newcomers encountering such a vast world and complex character development and combat system for the first time.

As he watched the questions that felt so familiar and the somewhat clumsy attempts at sharing their explorations, Ling Feng's smile deepened.

These words are like a mirror, reflecting his own clumsiness, pure surprise and joy when he first stepped into the wonderful world of Pokémon, starting from scratch.

Many of these players are not even Pokémon trainers in the real world, have never seen the outside world or been to other regions, and do not know much about Pokémon.

In comparison, this game was like a completely new world to them.

Just thinking about it makes me feel great.

It is precisely this lack of understanding of Pokémon and the game that makes such exploration all the more precious and the fun all the more pure.

As Ling Feng pondered, a new line of system information suddenly appeared before his eyes:
[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have received a new side quest: "Advanced Live Streaming"!]

Side Quest: Advanced Live Streaming! (s)

[Task Description: As an excellent client, you should be able to achieve success in both areas.]

[Task Requirement: Your live stream must have over 50 viewers!]

[Mission Rewards: Mysterious S-Rank Special System Item Chest x1, 5000 Shock Points, Random Advanced Module x1!]

Ling Feng glanced at the new task that popped up in the system. This time, he actually wanted to get the number of viewers in his live stream to 500,000?!

At this point, he realized that he had been busy working on the later parts of "Emerald" and hadn't done a live stream in a long time.

"Let's do a live stream then... I just had this idea last time,"

he said to himself.

Ling Feng casually opened the backend to see where the players were at.

When the data was displayed, Ling Feng was stunned. There wasn't a single player who had cleared the Flying-type Gym, the Creepy Gym?

While it's normal for most players to be stuck in the early stages of the game, surely top players shouldn't be progressing this slowly?

"Is it really that difficult?" Ling Feng was a little surprised.

He casually flipped through the progress leaderboard, and the number one spot was still held by that familiar name—Strawberry Ice Cream, also known as Cynthia.

Even her current game progress is still stuck at the Weather Museum.

"Oh, then it should be soon."

Seeing this, Ling Feng was actually in a good mood. Since most players were stuck at the Flying Gym, he didn't need to create any new content today. After all, he had worked overtime for the past two days and had already completed all the storylines after Mt. Goddess, which was more than enough for them to enjoy.

As for whether the live stream would reveal his identity... new viewers would probably just think he's a skilled streamer taking on a difficult new game, and would never suspect that he made the game himself, so Ling Feng isn't worried.

Having made up his mind, he opened the live streaming app and started his live stream.

The screen also displayed the title of his last live stream – "Road to Victory: Zero Spending on Rankings!", which is the DreamWorks game.

Ling Feng's fingers had just landed on the keyboard, and before he could even change the title, the originally dark live stream interface exploded as if a bomb had been dropped on it!

The notifications of the audience flooding in were scrolling by so fast that the text in the sidebar was blurred into a mess.

The number of online users skyrocketed, starting from single digits and soaring to over 20,000 in less than ten seconds, and it's still climbing rapidly!

Immediately afterwards, the live chat started refreshing, instantly flooding the entire screen—

[Holy crap?! The streamer's live?! Am I seeing things?!]

[The missing person has returned!!! My youth is back! What kind of shady tricks will I learn today?]

[Front row group photo! Is the streamer playing Battle Road today? The title wasn't changed?]

[Hey streamer! Stop playing that trash game! Go play Pokémon Emerald! The one that won first place in the New Game Festival! It's so exciting! (doge)]

[Yes, yes, yes! I highly recommend Emerald! You absolutely have to try it, streamer! It's so much fun!]

[Streamer, please go play Emerald! I'm begging you! I'm waiting to see you play it!]

[Haha, guys, stop pretending! You just want to see the streamer in Emerald City, don't you?]

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, and Ling Feng was momentarily stunned.

He remembered that when he did his live streams before, the viewership in the live stream room was quite high, but it wasn't to this exaggerated extent.

—What's going on all of a sudden?
(End of this chapter)