Professor Xie, isn't this a case of forcing customers to buy products that don't match the

Little Bear Songsong's blue and purple mixed equipment, which was originally obtained from solo dungeons and quests, has disappeared.

His head-to-toe orange gear almost blinded him.

He frantically opened his email and saw the purchase record of buying a full set of orange equipment from the auction house, then his head started buzzing.

"Xie Jing! You're wasting money again! Didn't you just say you'd ask for my opinion next time?!" Shang Song snapped.

"These weren't bought from the mall," Xie Jing explained calmly.

Shang Song: "..."

He shouldn't have opened this game in front of Xie Jing today!!!

He threw himself into Xie Jing's arms in anger, but Xie Jing remained calm and even reached out to straighten his crooked bear hat for the nth time.

"Aren't things at the auction house expensive?! This is even more expensive! A single weapon costs tens of thousands! That's enough for me..."

His words were interrupted by the sudden vibration of his phone.

He looked down at his phone; the screen was entirely red.

[System] Player "一团喵喵你大爷" has launched a bounty hunt for player "小熊颂颂" at coordinates (177, 82, 998) in the Star Sea! Bounty: 100 Star Coins!

[System] Player "Kneel Down and Call Me Daddy" has launched a bounty hunt for player "Little Bear Songsong Keeper" at coordinates (177, 82, 998) in the Star Sea! Bounty: 100 Star Coins!

[System] Player "Crazy Slashes the Street" has launched a bounty hunt for player "Little Bear Songsong Keeper" at coordinates (177, 82, 998) in the Star Sea! Bounty: 100 Star Coins!

The moment the notification popped up, four or five figures emerged from the surrounding tranquil and beautiful nebula.

Shang Song, forgetting his anger and struggle, cried out, "Holy crap! We've got a bounty on our heads!"

In the past, with his pathetic blue and purple mismatched equipment, his screen should have turned gray long ago.

But this time, he only symbolically struggled to unleash a few skills.

Crit!

Crit!

Crit!

Those red-named individuals who rushed at him ended up lying in a row, looking drab and gray.

He, Shang Song, a mediocre artist who's always stuck at the respawn point, is now casually clicking buttons and taking down several players who came looking for revenge?!

"Is this...is this the world of whales?" Shang Song looked up blankly and saw Xie Jing, whose expression was unusually calm.

Xie Jing paused for a second, seemingly trying to understand the meaning of "Kryptonite", and then nodded.

"So, with this outfit," Shang Song pointed to the players on his screen who were still spamming text bubbles, "...wearing it, killing these players is like cutting vegetables?!"

Xie Jing nodded again and said, "Tian Shangxing's equipment seems to be even better than what's sold at auction."

Shang Song: "..."

He blinked dryly, then angrily switched to WeChat and swiped to a small work group.

[Artist - Shang Song]: @Planner - Da Dong Da Dong! Get out here! Has your data team gone mad?! This game can be played like this?! Whales wearing full orange gear are slicing through regular players like watermelons! One hit, one kill! Is this fair?! What about the gaming experience for regular players?!

Less than ten seconds after the message was sent, Da Dong replied, his tone even more agitated than Da Dong's.

[Planner - Da Dong]: ? ? ? You're just an artist! What do you know about numbers! If whales don't have a good experience, who's going to pay us? Who's going to support your art team, sitting there adjusting lighting effects all day?!

[Planner - Da Dong]: One-shotting kids? Aren't you one of those whales who can one-shot kids now?! The server-wide announcements are practically flooded with messages from you and your partner! The auction house and bounty information just exploded! The world chat is in an uproar again! What are you trying to prove?!

[Artist - Shang Song]: No! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense! I didn't top up that money!

[Artist - Shang Song]: And these are two different things! What about game balance?! What about class counters?! What about skill-based gameplay?!

[Planner - Da Dong]: Get lost! Don't put on this show of pleading for the people here. Go and happily spend your money with your wedding planning tycoon! Don't bother me during the New Year!

[Planner - Da Dong]: Oh right, by the way, take good care of your sugar daddy and try to make him spend all his money on the project every time. That's your duty as a project team member. [Red Envelope 0.01]

[Planner - Da Dong]: Don't reply, or I'll kick you out of the group.

Shang Song: "..."

He looked up blankly and saw Xie Jing carefully cutting a watermelon.

On the screen, the zookeeper of Little Bear Songsong walks around Little Bear Songsong, who is standing there dumbfounded.

Once you become a red-named player, unleash your skill.

The light effect flashed, and the red name turned gray.

White speech bubbles kept rising on the ground, amidst birdsong and fragrant flowers, creating a harmonious scene.

Soon, the players who came to hunt them down also stopped getting up and lay on the ground, swearing profusely.

Shang Song looked up at Xie Jing as he watched this comical scene.

Under the warm winter sun, his eyelashes drooped slightly, casting long shadows beneath his eyes. His features were even more handsome than the commander's in-game model.

Shang Song watched him use that outrageously handsome face to do the same thing as camping a corpse in a game, and suddenly felt both angry and amused.

He switched back to the game, logged off, then took Xie Jing's phone and logged off Xie Jing's character as well.

"What's wrong?" Xie Jing asked.

Shang Song didn't reply. Instead, he reached out and climbed onto Xie Jing's neck, snuggling into Xie Jing's arms and burying his face in the crook of Xie Jing's neck.

He sniffed Xie Jing's pleasant scent and said in a muffled voice, "I'm done playing. I want to hug my zookeeper and sunbathe."

Xie Jing didn't say anything, but simply adjusted his position to make Shang Song more comfortable.

After a long while, Shang Song snuggled closer to him and whispered, "So the star in the sky deliberately sent me there to be buried with him, right?"

He felt Xie Jing's chest vibrate slightly, and he hummed a single affirmative syllable.

Shang Song tilted his head back and rubbed his fluffy bear hat against Xie Jing's chin, then looked at him and asked, "Are you unhappy because I was just speaking up for him?"

Xie Jing's long eyelashes trembled for a moment, then she gently patted Shang Song's back. "Just a little bit, it's alright."

Shang Song: "..."

The consequence of being even slightly unhappy is to just buy him a set of legendary gear from the auction house and let him see the truth for himself?

He gently poked Xie Jing's chest. "Why don't you just say he has a problem? Why waste money like this?"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly exploded again.

Wait a minute, Xie Jing just used his phone to spend money!

Did Xie Jing really squander all his savings?!

Will he have to eat pickled vegetables and steamed buns when he goes back to S City?!