T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 196, page 195: So what if I'm bad at cooking? Potatoes aren't bad!
At 1:00 AM sharp, the faction-versus-faction world bubble officially opened.

Jiang Heyi didn't go into the store with French Fries Dad because she needed to buy ingredients to activate her Gluttony Transformation.

From the faction confrontation panel, he found that the number of players who chose to join the Anna Empire was significantly more than that of the Fallen Star Siren.

The two sides had nearly a three-fold difference in numbers.

Considering that the main focus of faction battles is the gold-tier set, these people are probably all aiming for the [Lion King's Proof] blueprint.

Is there such a large number of melee players in the Chinese server?
The [Chestnut Warrior], who provided Jiang Heyi with living materials, has now moved to Xiangfeng.

In a corner unnoticed by players who enjoy combat, the number of players who prefer a more casual, life-oriented playstyle is exceptionally large.

I had previously heard Chen Shaoyu say that one-fifth of the players in the Chinese version of the game specialize in crafting.

Despite the lively faction war, most of them remain unmoved.

Fishing, forging, cooking – they've turned StarCraft into a casual game.

If Jiang Heyi hadn't bought the fish, Chestnut Warrior, who was participating in a fishing competition at home with dozens of other life skills players, wouldn't have stopped and quit.

"I'm so sorry to bother you," Jiang Heyi said apologetically.

"I won't bother you, I won't bother you. I won't pay any attention to anyone else, but I have to do the Potato Chairman's business no matter what."

The chestnut warrior handed over the bass, freshly slaughtered deer, and skinned rabbit that had been violently hauled from the fishpond to Jiang Heyi, then left with the words "Let's talk again sometime."

It's clear he's eager to get back to the game.

Jiang Heyi was stunned. What kind of business was this? They hadn't even received payment yet.

He sent the payment to Chestnut Warrior via email, glancing at Fries Dad Liu Jinhong's ID.

"how is the progress?"

"They've already started exploring the content of faction wars. Do they even understand the value of holding their own against four opponents in open-world PvP?"

"You got ganged up on, right?"

"No, it was one against four."

"He was beaten so badly that he could only open his mouth and close his eyes by four people."

"One against four!"

"A crushing defeat?"

"No way, I didn't admit defeat, so there's no such thing as a miserable situation!"

Having been inseparable from her mother for over twenty years, able to be sweet and affectionate without a care in the world, doesn't seem like someone who's stubborn or dishonest.

The only reasonable explanation is that he was afraid that his friends would find out he was getting humiliated in the game.

It turns out that the seemingly unreliable dad in French fries' eyes actually had some inner struggles.

Or perhaps it's because Fries Mom isn't in the game, so the bond between the two can't be triggered, which gives it a bit of a traditional parental feel?
Unlike guild wars, faction wars do not have a balancing system.

If a player's equipment is really bad, they can carefully scavenge and do quests to quickly craft a set of green-quality faction gear to cope with the intensity of faction wars.

Ultimately, it can also be upgraded to gold quality.

Liu Jinhong's outfit was a mix of white and green, and his equipment was only slightly stronger than Jiang Heyi's when he first entered the game.

Using the Knights' twice-daily teleportation function, Jiang Heyi appeared in a village.

With his equipment's durability destroyed, Liu Jinhong rummaged through his backpack in despair, trying to find some materials to pay for repairs, but all he could find was a helpless shake of the blacksmith's head.

It's hard to imagine how he managed to reach level 11.

"In faction battles, equipment durability consumption is very low. How did you manage to maximize durability?"

Jiang Heyi's sudden voice startled Liu Jinhong.

He actually sculpted a werewolf muscular man, with gray and white fur, a fluffy tail, and attractive muscle lines, making him quite eye-catching.

"How did you come?"

"Let's see if you're getting a run for your money." Jiang Heyi said bluntly, "Let me guess, to break durability so quickly, you must have died several times in a short period of time."

"It's just that it wasn't fixed before I came in."

"I won't tell the fries."

"..."

"Don't worry, it's really not. I just happened to be here."

Liu Jinhong tentatively asked, "Aren't you two... dating? Can't you just say so?"

They're not just dating, they've already started living together.

Of course, Jiang Heyi wouldn't say it.

"I keep my mouth shut."

Liu Jinhong immediately broke down: "Their equipment is too good, I can't beat them!"

He really doesn't act like an elder at all...

The advantage is that it's easy to get along with them.

With such a large number of players, it's impossible for them to squeeze into the same world. The map for faction battles uses the world bubble setting, where each world bubble has a threshold limit on the number of players it can accommodate.

Three maps have been released so far, each of which is very large and full of unexpected events and the combat forces of each faction.

Liu Jinhong was also unlucky; there were four powerful players active not far from the temporary stronghold of the Fallen Star Siren that he arrived at.

Players emerging from the stronghold ignored them, turned around and ran away, showing no sense of belonging to their own faction.

Just kidding, everyone's here for the credentials and to collect equipment blueprints. We're not in a team, so what does it matter to me if you die?

Being chased and whipped on the corpse, Liu Jinhong was furious, so he kept going through a cycle of resurrection → charging → dying → being whipped on the corpse.

"I suspect they're already planning to destroy their current stronghold," Liu Jinhong added.

In faction wars, forward outposts can be destroyed if left undefended; opposing forces can obtain the necessary credentials by destroying them.

Before long, the three people and the elf rushed into the undefended stronghold.

"Oh wow, you actually found a helper?" "Even though it's only 1 point, every little bit helps."

Jiang Heyi was quite puzzled. Didn't these people recognize his ID?
The name Cyber ​​Potato should be quite recognizable in the Chinese version of the game.

He tried to bring up the panel to see the other person's information, but found that the name was not displayed at all; only a faction icon was simply lit up.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Heyi was pleased.

This setting clearly caters to players who are at a disadvantage in PVP, making them cautious in every encounter in the wild and ensuring that every offensive action carries the risk of decision-making.

Of course, this kind of preferential treatment is useless against players who are outside the established norms.

It has the feel of wild beasts in the jungle exchanging low, menacing growls when they meet.

"Make me feel good!"

Having just thoroughly beaten Liu Jinhong, the charging player was clearly bored, and Jiang Heyi's appearance at this moment brought him back to his senses.

Magic surged, instantly casting an elemental shield that covered both himself and Liu Jinhong.

Left hand: Elemental Heart Short Sword; Right hand: Shaping Magic Long Spear.

Without needing to know the opponent's profession or skill set, the spear struck his knee, the Elemental Heart dagger pierced his chest, and the [Elemental Contamination] blessing took effect, with flowing lightning blasting into his body.

In a brief moment, before launching a single attack, the brave charging soldier knelt down and refused to rise.

"You all attack together?"

"How dare you be so arrogant!"

Provoked by Jiang Heyi's actions, the three attacked from three directions.

It's not surprising that they chose the Anna faction; these four people can't even muster half a mana, they're all berserkers.

In the game "Proof of the Stars," many players criticize the Magic Warrior class for its tendency to follow trends and its limited skill ceiling, making it difficult for the class to reach its full potential.

The problem with berserkers is that not everyone can be as precise in controlling the degree of self-harm as the chosen man of Khorne, or ruthless individuals like French Fries.

Many players, hoping to inflict some damage, end up sacrificing themselves.

Over time, their professional reputation will naturally suffer.

The red-glowing blade slashed at Jiang Heyi's elemental shield, creating ripples.

All three gritted their teeth and used all their strength to try to break through the defenses.

Despite their contorted expressions, the shield remained completely still.

Jiang Heyi couldn't help but sigh, "[Magic Exchange] is really useful."

Having tested the skill's effects, he was quite satisfied and shaped himself up, drawing his sword to cut down one person.

With a single axe stroke, a man's weapon was cleaved in two, causing blood to seep from his hand as he staggered and fell to the ground.

One hammer blow knocked a person down, breaking several of their ribs.

"Wow, a weapon master!"

The smooth weapon switching and skillful, uninterrupted combos are like a dance.

Some people play games, and every single detail is a display of skill.

Some people play games and can show off their skills in every little detail.

Liu Jinhong was quite moved.

Watching a video is a completely different experience from actually experiencing potatoes in person.

That doesn't make sense. He's so good at playing French fries, and they're the ones who introduced him to this hobby.

Her talent is partly due to the two of them, so how come he played it so clumsily?

"Uncle, they took a lot of points from you, go and get them back."

Liu Jinhong blinked and realized that the three people were either seriously injured or unconscious, and had not been eliminated at all.

Jiang Heyi struck the perfect balance, managing not to kill anyone.

"Hahaha, good." He laughed heartily, and after whipping the corpse back, he finished off the job with a refreshed expression.

Liu Jinhong killed them effortlessly. The killed ones retain one-third of the voucher, the killer receives one-third of the voucher, and the remainder is considered a natural loss.

With 21 vouchers, redeeming rewards is the first step.
Liu Jinhong's joy came more from the pleasure of revenge and from Tudou's "sensible" behavior.

So what if I'm bad at the game? Don't I have someone in my family who can fight?

Although I'm not allowed to call her "French Fries" on weekdays, Potato is sensible, so she can't say anything, right?

Ever since seeing Jiang Heyi sneaking off to play games in an empty corridor during an offline gathering, Liu Jinhong had a strong premonition that having an extra pair of chopsticks at home was already on the agenda.

"He Yi, where are you?"

Upon seeing the private message from French Fries, he truthfully reported what he was doing.

"It's not in balanced mode? Then I'll have a friendly chat with everyone on the Chinese server." The jailer said righteously, "It'll be a good opportunity to familiarize myself with the newly selected skills."

"I wish that all my lovers could be with me, that we could be together forever!"

Jiang Heyi suspects that the prison guard developed a strange hobby after arranging ghost marriages for those adventurers in the snowy mountains.

"FFFFFFF!"

"Wow, no wonder it's called 'Bedtime,' it actually caught a joke full of nostalgic sentiments." Zhong Zemo exclaimed.

"You're making yourself sound old by saying that." The woman in the blankets put her hands on her hips. "Besides, I'm an omnivore, of course I know a lot."

The orange tea drinker, who had only caught the last part of the sentence, leaned forward blankly and asked, "Understand? Understand what?"

The two exchanged a smile and chuckled, "You want to understand?"

Orange Tea shook her head abruptly: "No, no."

The two of them have an amazing level of chemistry.

(End of this chapter)