Becoming the richest man by playing games that help cure depression

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In the dormitory building of Pingjin Binhai College, Li Zhujian stared at the computer screen, his brows furrowed.

The game news on the screen looked familiar, and he recognized platforms like Steam and Epic, but he had never heard of any of the games mentioned.

Li Zhujian clicked his tongue, knowing perfectly well: I've traveled to a parallel universe!

In his previous life, he worked as a corporate slave at a game company, exhausted like a dog.

Now, things have taken a turn for the better. I've become a game design student at Binhai College—isn't this a cheat code given to me by God? I'm still doing what I'm good at, how could I possibly be at a disadvantage?

He casually browsed the game market in this world, and his eyes instantly lit up.

There are many games here, but their overlap with his original world is pitifully low, leaving him plenty of room to maneuver.

Super Mario, Plants vs. Zombies, God of War, Resident Evil... any one of these games could easily surpass the world's gaming standards.

Li Zhujian slammed his fist on the table and laughed loudly, spittle almost splashing onto the screen: "Hahaha! The Game Empire, it's mine for the taking!"

His arrogance has its reasons. Seven years ago, top game development teams from seven countries joined forces to create the "Smart Game" super production platform.

Like a multi-purpose factory, it has everything from materials and modeling to music and programming, allowing ordinary people to easily build games.

Good materials are expensive, and if you have money, you can buy out the copyright. In the end, whether you can create something depends entirely on your financial resources and your ingenuity.

Li Zhujian rolled up his sleeves, intending to try something simple, when suddenly a "ding-dong" sound rang in his mind.

[Host's goal of establishing a game empire has been detected]

[The Torture King Game System is now available!]

[Each time the host creates a game, they will accumulate "resentment points." The higher the resentment points, the higher the host's ability value.]

Current resentment level: 0/1000

Li Zhujian was stunned for three seconds, then scratched his head and laughed, "What the hell! Instead of making a good game, you're just torturing the players? System, are you bored?"

He pretended to ponder for half a minute, but his mind was filled with thoughts of how to cause trouble. Then he shrugged and said with a roguish grin, "Alright, alright, sorry everyone!"

I originally wanted to make a conscientious game, but the system is a freak, so I'll just play along!

He suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming with mischief: "Torture people? That's my specialty! I played so many games in my past life, I know exactly how to drive players crazy!"

Li Zhujian opened Shark Live, glanced at the familiar faces of the streamers, and a mischievous smile crept onto his lips: "Hehe, keyboard manufacturers are going to make a fortune!"

A sudden inspiration struck him, and he pulled out a perfect match from his memory and opened the Zhiyou platform.

I found a rough bald head sticker and then dragged over a black vat sticker. I stacked the two together, and a little bald man sitting in the vat was done.

Add a big sledgehammer, set up some simple motion logic, and you're all set!

He swiped the mouse, and the bald man in the tank followed suit, swinging a sledgehammer. His silly appearance made him laugh. Thanks to the convenience of the Zhiyou platform, the level was basically completed in just half a day.

Just as he was feeling smug, the dormitory door creaked open. His roommate, Zhang Zhiyuan, came back from get out of class and peeked out from behind him: "Hashirama, you haven't been to class all day, what have you been up to? Did the teacher take attendance?"

"Take attendance my ass! When have you ever seen our teacher take attendance?" Li Zhujian said without even looking up.

He placed an iron pipe leading directly to the starting point near the end of the level on the map, then turned to Zhang Zhiyuan with a sly grin, "What's more fun than playing around in class!"

"Fun?" Zhang Zhiyuan scratched his head, staring at Li Zhujian's computer screen, and had a general idea of ​​what it was all about.

This guy loves tinkering with games, but unfortunately, all he made before were pointless things, and he never sold more than ten copies on the platform. I guess he's up to something new again.

"What kind of mess have you made now?"

"Swing the sledgehammer." Li Zhujian stretched and leaned back in his chair, looking smug.

Zhang Zhiyuan drew out his exclamation in a drawn-out tone: "Wow—oh—this name is so perfunctory!"

"Thank you for the compliment!" Li Zhujian smiled broadly.

"Was that a compliment?!" Zhang Zhiyuan snapped. "Can't you have any shame? You could at least pretend on a nicer day!"

Li Zhujian laughed heartily: "The fortune teller said I'm lacking in facial features according to the Five Elements, so I'll never have that chance in this lifetime. Don't bother waiting!"

"So what kind of game is this?"

"As the name suggests," Li Zhujian shrugged casually, "it's about climbing uphill while swinging a sledgehammer."

"What about the mission objective?"

"Swing yourself off the Earth, defy gravity, and soar to the heavens, shoulder to shoulder with the sun!"

Zhang Zhiyuan fell silent for a moment, then finally managed to utter, "Your mission objective is quite unique and unconventional."

"Don't say that!" Li Zhujian retorted, slamming his hand on the table. "This is a top-tier test of willpower, absolutely awesome!"

As he spoke, he casually named the game "Swing the Hammer" and added a description: "A top-notch psychological game about fighting against your inner demons. It's your own computer, so take good care of your peripherals."

Zhang Zhiyuan curled his lip, looking disapproving: "I think your game will be featured in A Yin's crappy game review segment tonight."

Just as Li Zhujian was about to release the review, he paused, turned around, and asked, "What kind of lousy game review is this?"

"You didn't know?" Zhang Zhiyuan looked surprised. "Haven't you been watching A Yin's live stream lately? That guy has been doing new game reviews every night at 8:30 these past two days."

"I specifically pick newly released games to try out on Zhiyou, and they're all terrible games made by idiotic authors like you. It's a great way to make my livestream entertaining."

Li Zhujian's face darkened: "You can talk about games, but don't resort to personal attacks! It's just a game with a dozen or so textures mixed together, is that a big deal?"

Zhang Zhiyuan pointed to the bald little figure in the tank on the screen, hesitating to speak: "Look at this character for yourself, could a carbon-based life form come up with such a design?"

Li Zhujian stared at the little figure for a moment, then laughed even harder: "Don't you think he's quite cute?"

Looking at his sly eyes, Zhang Zhiyuan asked with concern, "Something's not right, brother. How long has this been going on? Have you seen a doctor?"

At 8:20 PM, on the Shark Live platform.

With his diligent live streaming and authentic Tianjin accent, A Yin has long become the top streamer in the console gaming section.

Just after the promotional segment ended, he cupped his hands towards the camera and thanked them, saying, "Thank you for the big plane! Thank you for the rocket from Xunji Accelerator! The boss is so generous!"

He paused, then smiled and said, "That's all for the promotion. The game has great graphics and music. The link is at the bottom of the screen; feel free to give it a try if you're interested."

The screen was instantly flooded with comments:

"This is so much fun! I've already spent 100 million!"