I'm just an internet cafe owner

Command & Conquer series.

There was just a slight problem when purchasing the game.

"Hey, System, why is Red Alert in the Fate/Conquest series sold separately? Are you playing dirty tricks on me?"

"I'm just asking you if you're going to buy it or not, that's all."

"... "

Liu Yuan took a deep breath. He originally valued the Command & Conquer series because of its large number of games, high technological content, and the fact that many of the weapons, equipment, and tools were helpful in the various worlds of the internet cafe.

He had it all planned out: buy the entire series from the system, and sell each volume separately elsewhere. The system originally priced the whole set at 300 yuan, and each volume at 200 yuan—a killing-bulk profit, right?

The system gave him this setup, and he now had two choices: the Tiberium series and the Red Alert series. However, to Liu Yuan's surprise, the Red Alert series not only had an official version, but also a modded version?

Simply put, after completing all the games and unlocking the mod versions, you can play Red Alert within the Tiberium series, or play Tiberium within Red Alert.

This made the choice much simpler, and Liu Yuan directly chose the Red Alert series.

The reason is very simple: he saw the final chapter of the Mental Omega mod. He wanted to play it and see it; he was very curious about who won in the end. Moreover, the two series are essentially not that different, so the choice was entirely up to Liu Yuan.

"Kisara, the internet cafe got a new game today, wanna play a round?"

What game?

"I haven't played many real-time strategy games."

"Is the door opening soon?"

Kisara glanced at the time; it was already 7 a.m., and they would open in an hour. She and Liu Yuan had already completed Resident Evil, and she was currently in a state of sage-like tranquility, so she didn't have much desire to play games.

Seeing Liu Yuan's excited expression, she agreed.

Okay~

"Let's go! This game is super easy."

I turned on my computer and, following Liu Yuan's instructions, opened Red Alert 2 and found the skirmish room that Liu Yuan had created.

"A frozen wasteland? We'll fight each other?"

Kisara felt a growing urge to retreat. She knew all too well that playing games with Liu Yuan was suicidal. He wasn't a master, but Kisara was certainly aware that he was better than her.

"What are you thinking? What's the point of hitting you? There are advanced AI opponents here."

"what?"

It was only then that she noticed that she and Liu Yuan were on the same team playing against a computer.

"we

Is it a bit unfair for two people to fight one computer?

Liu Yuan put on his glasses and said seriously, "Do you believe that all the people in our internet cafe combined can't beat these three computers?"

"No way?"

Liu Yuan calmly added the three computers that could be selected at this stage: "These three are completely simulated to their own abilities and talents. Although they are not as good as complete artificial intelligence, they have reached the limit of human capabilities."

Kisara looked at the names on the screen and couldn't help but complain, "08? Moon 3? 829? What kind of weird names are these?"

"You know, the stronger the commander, the more peculiar their quirks are, right? No big deal. I'll start with a 3v3, and we'll bring the strongest AI Dragon for 1v1."

"Hehe, even if it's strong, I won't lose too badly in a fair 3v3 competition." Kisara had a mysterious confidence in herself. In her mind, if the opponent was a computer and didn't have any special enhancements, it would be very weak.

"I hope you can say this in five minutes."

Liu Yuan's pure game mode digitizes construction speed and time, as well as the entire combat process. This approach has the advantage of lowering the learning curve and speeding up the game. A skilled player can expect a match to last a maximum of ten minutes, making it unlikely to be a drawn-out, drawn-out game.

The actual demo version would be different. What might seem like a ten-minute battle to outsiders could feel like several hours or even days to the player.

The game began, and Kisara was very interested in this game mode where he was a commander, leading his troops in battle. The game also featured AI assistance that would automatically help build core items upon entering combat.

However, unlike traditional games, the real-life version lets you be a true commander and build multiple structures at once, provided you have enough money.

However, the battles have also become more difficult. If the player doesn't know how to command, the AI ​​will help with the battle, but this battle mode is no match for the real elites.

And so, Kisara's base was stolen by three top-tier computers.

Chapter 52 When a Novice Meets an Advanced AI

Player 08 chose the Soviet army. The Soviet anti-aircraft vehicles bypassed all reinforcements and sentry towers, rushed to the main base, and deployed engineers. The engineers entered, killed everyone inside, and captured the main base.

In the real-world version of the game mode, the engineers capture territory faster, giving players the feeling of capturing territory in seconds.

In reality, if you play the realistic difficulty version, the capture time becomes extremely long, and the commander could even rush in and shoot the invading engineers. However, the AI ​​wouldn't do that on realistic difficulty.

Sure enough, 08, Moon3, and 829 knew that Mugen was a newbie just by looking at the building placement. The three of them stole one of their buildings. Five minutes into the game, Mugen had just built a Grizzly Tank when his main base, barracks, and vehicle factory were all stolen.

A question mark slowly appeared above Kishou's head. At this moment, he could do nothing but watch the battle unfold.

The pressure was on Liu Yuan's side, but he didn't give up. He built watchtowers and cannons, establishing a deep artillery barrage while simultaneously constructing Grizzly tanks. The opposing computer, showing some humanity, sent out a Type 08 Rhino tank for a solo fight. Liu Yuan didn't get carried away, patiently waiting for the enemy's charge from within his artillery barrage.

And then? Then, an equal number of Type 08 tanks charged in, swaying his tank and artillery formations from side to side. Unable to control their own tanks and artillery, in less than ten seconds, all twenty tanks were gone, leaving only 15 Type 08 tanks.

"Cheat! Cheat! It's definitely cheating!"

At this moment, Liu Yuan took off his glasses, looking like a wise monk who had seen through life: "It's not a cheat. The computer has just as many resources as we do. However, the computer perfectly simulates the thought processes of these three people, so it can treat them as real people without any problem."

Of course, defeating these opponents will unlock even more difficult AI opponents. These include fully AI-controlled troops and opponents with top-tier commander awareness, computer-level computing power, and the ability to construct all buildings simultaneously and instantly.

The difficulty levels are progressive, ensuring there's a level to suit every player. The game's difficulty is simply to help players understand the main combat units and quickly grasp the game, laying the foundation for the story mode and the realistic difficulty, which is the core of this series.

Their team lost, but Kisara refused to believe it and played another round.

This time she wasn't arrogant; instead, she chose to fight 2 against 1.

However, Mu Geng, as if lacking common sense, chose light blue, and Liu Yuan, too, forgot the significance of light blue.

The chosen opponent was neither too strong nor too weak, but rather the middle-strength of the three computer opponents, with a strength of 08.

Then Kisara got a real lesson from the computer. A coal truck loaded with an engineer destroyed the base right in front of her three bunkers. After selling the base, the engineer obtained from the sale destroyed the tank factory that Kisara was building.

Then a Rhino Tank suddenly appeared in the vehicle factory, crushing the engineer she had just built and blocking her mine with the tank. As a result, the mine was destroyed by the bunker she had built.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

As soon as Minato Namikaze entered, he heard Kisara's startled cry: "What's wrong, Kisara-san? Did you get scared playing Resident Evil?"

Liu Yuan noticed that it was already opening time, so he got off the machine and explained, "It's a new game, a war-themed one. You can all try it out."

"A war-themed film?"

Minato Namikaze became interested, ever since his success.

After defeating Rataen and gaining attribute bonuses, Minato Namikaze, along with the ashes he summoned, grew increasingly powerful, successfully snowballing his power.

Now, he has successfully defeated half of the bosses in the Elden Ring, and according to Hashirama Senju's original words: "Minato, your chakra reserves have surpassed mine at my peak. You will definitely become the strongest Hokage."

His progress was evident to his two seniors. Leaving aside the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato's sealing techniques and firearms alone were enough to wipe out large numbers of low-level ninjas.

If we include the Flying Thunder God Technique and the ninjutsu they jointly developed in the Elden Ring, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was invincible in the ninja world.

As a result, Minato Namikaze is now a little overconfident, and has even started fantasizing about whether he can stop a tailed beast if it invades one day.

However, according to Tobirama Senju's comment: "Big Brother's current strength is close to that of his younger days, and even if all nine tailed beasts were present, he would not be a threat."

Kushina looked at her lover's slightly smug expression and gently tapped his head.

"You! Finish what you're doing first, there's no rush."

"That makes sense."

Liu Yuan stopped Minato Namikaze from having this idea: "Actually, it doesn't matter. A game is very quick. Anyway, Minato, you often die and have to start over. It's perfectly fine to play a game to have some fun when you're in a bad mood."

As long as you don't recklessly start the highest difficulty AI match, you can easily crush the easy and medium difficulty AI matches if you have any brains. If all else fails, just mass produce units and tanks for a fun 10-15 minute game.

"Then I'll buy one to try."

At that moment, Nyaruko walked in: "Yay~ Does the boss have a new game today?"

"That's right, Red Alert, want to give it a try?"

What type?

"Real-time strategy!"

Everyone who came heard that a new game had been added today, and more importantly, this game doesn't take up much time compared to other games. After seeing Minato Namikaze play it himself, everyone felt that the game was very simple and perfect for relaxing when tired.

"Yes! That's it. First, buy three dogs to scout ahead and kill his dogs."

"Yes, order your tank driver to run over the soldiers, you hear the crunch."

"Let's send a flying soldier to annoy him and raise him."

"That pale-colored computer is pretty arrogant, let's take him down!"

Liu Yuan transforms into the fountain commander, using Minato Namikaze as an example to teach everyone how to play this game.

"This is the first time you've played this game, so you can try playing it online."

"It can also be played online? Online PvP?"

"Want to give it a try? I have some confidence in Red Alert." It was Natsuki Subaru who said this. He had played Red Alert and was excited when he learned that the game existed.

He admits he has no talent in combat, but he has been studying hard since he recently completed the Elden Ring and came to the royal city with Emilia.

But even Tina, who looks like a middle school student, is better than him. Now that she hears about real-time strategy, how can she not give it a try?

Nyaruko didn't come, Gan Yu declined due to work, but Zhong Li was very interested and came to try it out with everyone. The others were in similar situations; they had all been quite tired lately, so this kind of game that only lasted ten minutes or so and didn't require any physical exertion felt very enjoyable.

But when you open the game and see the fancy maps, even Subaru Natsuki, who has played the game before, has a hard time making a choice.

"If you don't know what to choose, I recommend a small plot of land. This map will help you get into the area quickly."

Under Liu Yuan's guidance, they found a map of a small area. Just like its name suggests, the map consisted of eight small plots. Because they were missing one person, everyone thought that adding a computer would greatly enhance the gaming experience.

Natsuki Subaru believed that computers shouldn't be too weak; those "intermediate" and "advanced" just sounded weak, while those with names on them seemed strong.

So the group discussed it and felt that Moon 3 should be very weak. Moon 3, if we put him in the middle, how could seven against one lose?

Chapter 53 A Devastating Defeat on a Small Plot of Land

In game mode, Red Alert is very easy to operate. Basically, if you have hands, feet, and brains, you can play by following the most basic instructions.

"Start by building a power plant, then a barracks..."

"Oil fields need to be taken over by engineers."