I'm just an internet cafe owner

"Is that so?"

"To win without using one's own strength, but by relying on command? Interesting."

"Why can't we personally tear the enemy apart?"

As they got started, everyone had all sorts of questions, but none of them were too big. Under the system's guidance, they happily built structures, bought engineers, and constructed bunkers.

Meanwhile, watching this scene, Liu Yuan asked curiously, "System, can their battle be recorded? Or can 'Moon 3' release a first-person perspective edit?"

"If you need it, it's fifty yuan per time."

“Great, a money-making project has arrived.”

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The system really didn't expect that, it only hoped that Liu Yuan would understand that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but Liu Yuan actually wanted to make money from this.

"Boss! Boss!"

Kisara, standing nearby, also turned his attention to their battle, but...

"Boss, guess them? How long?"

Could they wipe out the entire team in an instant?

Kisara recognized who the AI ​​opponents were – it was Moon 3, the one who could easily beat her and Liu Yuan! Could these guys win? It would be a miracle if they did.

Liu Yuan, observing the players' actions and building layout, said directly, "Subaru Natsuki will definitely be eliminated within half a minute because he's French. Zhong Li can last the longest; if they team up, they're guaranteed to win. Oh! They're doomed to lose."

Just as Liu Yuan made a perfect prediction, he saw Libya, the country Zhongli had chosen, get beaten up by Fujimaru Kaori and Jeanne Alter. They said they were going to fight the computer, but in reality, only Subaru Natsuki, Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Zhongli teamed up to fight it. The others seemed to think, 'The computer is weak; we'll just ambush them after they succeed.'

Just as Liu Yuan predicted, Natsuki Subaru lost in less than half a minute. Then, using Natsuki Subaru's territory, Subaru took over the neighboring Minato Namikaze, and began developing independently after occupying three plots of land and three oil fields.

Fujimaru Kaori and Nyaruko lost because their attention was focused on Zhongli.

Zhongli was originally in the corner, and with his extremely fast reaction speed and understanding of the battle, he only needed two people to protect him, or even one person to protect him, to easily kill the computer. But it turned into N against one, and in less than ten minutes, the game was completely lost.

Silence. Natsuki Subaru was the most silent of them all. He had a beautiful plan: start by taking down the computer, then everyone would fight each other. The result was that some people took down the computer, while others became the sixth man and stole the kill.

Zhongli said solemnly from the side, "This outcome was expected. The enemy's reaction speed and command ability are rare in my life."

Only by playing the game yourself can you understand how difficult battle command is. All the soldiers in the system are absolutely loyal and fearless, yet even so, when Zhongli and Yue Liang were fighting tanks in the end, the opponent managed to wipe out all their combat units with a 3-for-6 exchange. And the opponent? They had 5 Rhinos and one Radiation Soldier.

"Everyone~"

Liu Yuan's voice drew everyone's attention.

"This game comes with a new service: after each match, you'll receive a video edited from the computer's perspective. You can buy permanent access for 50 yuan. If you're interested, you can buy it and take a look."

This statement caught everyone's attention, and everyone immediately bought a video to watch the competition.

"What's going on? Seven fans are asking Moon3 for guidance, not forming an alliance? They're actually my fans, so I have to come in and have a chat."

“We were assigned to the middle position this time. Look! Subaru’s (Natsuki Subaru) base is expanding slowly. He’s obviously a newbie player.”

In the video, Subaru Natsuki's base deployment speed was noticeably slower than the others, and his color also made him a target for Moon 3. Moon 3 extended the power plant and barracks directly to him. While Subaru was still building bunkers and engineers, Moon 3's engineers had already emerged. Subaru managed to retract his base in time, but in the video, Moon 3, controlling its engineers, leisurely built the newly constructed barracks and casually created another engineer to occupy the oil field.

Then, the bunker held out for the base vehicle. After Liu Yuan complained for half a minute, Subaru Natsuki was completely defeated.

"Wait, are these people targeting me? No problem, our armored vehicle factory is already operational. We can just sell the base and recruit 50 conscripts."

"Look, they'll definitely self-destruct at a time like this. Oh, my bag-carrying brother, hey? This newbie's reaction speed is too slow, I've stolen the oil field."

"Oh no, these three are teaming up against me. This purple-clad company is actually a high-tech company? They're obviously newbies."

Moon 3 now has three tanks. They discovered that Kushina's side has no bunkers and is full of infantry. The tanks directly push forward, and the anti-aircraft vehicles steal the oil field along the way.

Seeing his wife being bullied, Minato Namikaze immediately raised an army to help. He switched tactics; he was going to steal Moon 3's territory.

Before he could even act, Tina stole his main base. By the time Minato Namikaze realized what was happening and prepared to return to provide support, his own main base had been stolen and then sold off. The engineer who sold it even took over his own oil field.

When Kushina and Minato were eliminated at the same time, Moonlit Night 3 began its introduction.

"See? There are only four left. The orange and green ones are ganging up on this red one. Let's not mess with them for now and take this pink one (Nyaruko) away first."

"Two control centers? Is South Korea playing with airplanes? Then you're finished! You can't defend with just one telephone pole."

Five Rhino tanks and a few conscripts stormed into Nyarlathotep's base in Musou mode.

Just as Nyarko realized something was wrong and was about to surrender and blow up the oil field, the Moon 3 anti-aircraft vehicle arrived first and captured the oil field. Two minutes had passed by then, and Fujimaru Kaori and Jeanne Alter were still focused on attacking Zhongli, who was between the two, without noticing the situation on the battlefield.

"This red one looks like he knows how to play. Let's weaken the two neighboring units first. The yellow one has occupied two oil fields and even created a lightning storm? Shouldn't we take her down?"

By this time, Tina had realized something was wrong. The creation of the superweapon had caused a power outage in all facilities, drastically reducing production. She had also ordered several phantom tanks, but only one appeared due to the power outage.

Moon 3, occupying three plots of land and three oil fields, has a very good economy, currently possessing eight Rhino tanks and two Radiation Soldiers. Tina did build some Marines for defense, but the Radiation Soldiers simply walked over and took off their pants, resulting in their complete annihilation.

Having completely seized the two territories held by Tina, Moon 3 calmly deployed high technology. The ensuing battle was already a foregone conclusion; the remaining three...

The base had lost its economy due to the early game competition. Moon 3 occupied five oil fields and simply maxed out the Rhino Tanks and mindlessly attacked.

Chapter Fifty-Four: Zhongli as Commander, Rick's Arrival

Is this AI?

"Can we beat this guy in a one-on-one situation?"

"Wow, that's impressive! Anyone want to play one more round before we close tonight?"

Red Alert is indeed an interesting real-time strategy game, but everyone has different goals, so you can only focus your main energy on the game that suits you best. However, it is certainly relaxing; after being defeated, you can see a first-person voice-over video from the computer, which greatly helps in understanding the game.

Zhongli is completely different. Right now, he's in a relaxed state in Liyue, enjoying the show. He's not very interested in playing games where he's fighting and killing.

Despite having killed countless creatures a thousand years ago, he's now tired of all the fighting. Minecraft is indeed casual, but it's too casual.

He's already cultivated 1000 acres of land, spending his days online harvesting and planting crops. While it's a bit boring, it still gives him a different kind of enjoyment. But Red Alert is different now; he wins by using his intelligence, and he doesn't dislike that feeling.

"It's definitely worth a try..."

This game only requires using your brain, and Zhongli happened to be somewhat confident in his abilities, so he started today's game battle directly.

Kisara noticed everyone's choices and asked Liu Yuan curiously, "That Mr. Zhongli seems to really like this game?"

"Perhaps he's not the type to engage in fighting, or he's already very strong and doesn't need games to improve himself. For people like that, real-time strategy games are very popular."

"Boss, what level do you think his skills are at?"

"Zhongli? He's a cautious man with a broad perspective and quick reflexes on the battlefield. Perhaps influenced by his past combat experience, he tends to prefer individual command and has a very strong ability to control small elite units, as well as a strong sense of group combat. The downside is that I always have this feeling that he wants to go and start the fight himself."

After observing Zhong Li's reaction speed, command ability, and battlefield adaptability, Liu Yuan directly said, "At most three days, after fully understanding the basic game mechanics, he can defeat these named AI opponents. But if the real mode is activated, he'll still get tortured for a few more days. About a week later, he can try the Mental Omega story levels in real mode. After completing all the story levels, he should be able to try challenging the super intelligent AI. I estimate he can reach a near-perfect tie. The computer's operation is precise but it doesn't understand human nature, while he does."

There are only two ways to defeat a super army completely controlled by AI: one is to develop artificial intelligence that is stronger than the system's AI and reaches the level of a human, and the other is to have enough people to gang up on it.

"That strong?"

"Of course, besides Nyarlathotep, he's probably the strongest in the whole internet cafe, right?"

Just as the two were chatting, the door to the internet cafe was pushed open.

The person who pushed open the door was a young man dressed in heavy clothing and wearing goggles.

"Here is, where?"

Kisara stepped forward and began his introduction: "Welcome to the 4D Space Internet Cafe~"

"cybercafe?"

Rick looked around. He remembered that he had been traveling after leaving the settlement and was about to go to sleep when he suddenly found himself here.

With a smile, Kisara introduced, "This internet cafe can connect to various worlds. Here, you can obtain all kinds of resources you need by playing games. Become a valiant warrior? A scientist researching a cure for the virus? A creator enjoying a leisurely life, or a data bodyguard using spreadsheets, or even become an excellent commander."

At this point, Kisara suddenly stopped, because Red Alert was a game she had just joined, and the only feature she knew was that she could be a commander; she didn't know anything else.

She turned to look at Liu Yuan and quickly gave him a wink.

Liu Yuan then calmly introduced, "You can also obtain various technological blueprints here. Young man, do you want to save your country?"

"I have no money."

"It's alright, you're alive!"

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "One day of lifespan costs 10 yuan. Of course, you can use your lifespan on credit and pay me back when you've earned enough. Also, you'll get a system that helps you acquire valuable items, spells, items, weapons, and equipment simply by playing the games in this internet cafe. However, please note that money can only buy back the lifespan you've mortgaged; it cannot increase your lifespan. But games can."

Kisara leaned close to Liu Yuan and whispered, "Boss, don't you think you look more like a devil than I do right now?"

"Just kidding, demons can't do anything more evil than humans."

Kisara retorted, "I don't know how to respond to what you just said."

"Does he look rich? Let's scare him and let him play around. Once his abilities improve, he'll naturally make money on his own. Nobody wants to die young."

Rick didn't hear their whispers. He was a little agitated and asked nervously, "Are you people?"

"people?"

Liu Yuan pointed at Mu Geng: "See this pink-haired humanoid JK? She's a racial demon. She can do anything a human can do, and she's more humane than a human. The rest, except for that white-haired one, are all human."

"Are there gods here?"

"Gods? Yes, there are. Look at that!"

Liu Yuan pointed at Nyarlathotep, at this moment Nyarlathotep...

That's exactly how my irritable older sister is.

"Fuck you! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Take this grenade!"

Although there was a system device to help block out the sound, you could tell how much fun she was having just by looking at the animated little figure on the screen.

Rick fell silent; his intellect was no longer capable of determining where he was. But he knew this might be an opportunity, a chance for humanity to survive the racial war.

"Is there any way to defeat the gods?"

"Defeat the gods?"

Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Of course! Whether you become the God-King of Elden or an outstanding commander, would you like to come and admire it?"

The game content introduction appeared on the monitor at the front desk. Thanks to everyone's hard work playing the game recently, the system was able to edit out a lot of excellent footage.

A meteorite falling from the sky at the border, flames scorching the earth, and a holy golden light.

Endless Greed in Minecraft, Terra

A Red Alert mod featuring a mind-controller who can manipulate the weather, travel through time, unleash strategic nuclear bombs with massive reach, and single-handedly destroy a nation.

He believed that there must be a suitable one for the person in front of him.

"Choose! Whether it's improving yourself or advancing the technology of your world, these realistic games allow you to do just that."