Pokémon, but cultural invasion

A pink and blue pixelated figure and a black-haired pixelated figure stand face to face, leaning against the bar counter.

Three icons appeared at the bottom of Qishu's screen.

"Is this a game of rock-paper-scissors to decide the winner?"

She tentatively clicked on the [fist] icon.

The two little figures started playing rock-paper-scissors. The bubble box on the strange tree showed fist, while the other person's was paper.

"Lost..."

Qishu raised an eyebrow; she knew that Quanshu was manipulating things behind the scenes.

The little man with light blue hair downed the red wine offered by the swaying speckled figure in one gulp, his face turning slightly red.

The "drunk" indicator on the left side of the screen rose by a quarter.

The second round of rock-paper-scissors followed immediately.

"It seems that everyone has four lives in this rock-paper-scissors game."

After a moment's thought, Qi Shu changed "fist" to "cloth".

The two little figures were playing rock-paper-scissors. The other person threw scissors, and she lost again.

The pink and blue figure drank another glass of red wine, its eyes becoming glazed over.

"The streamer is having a bit of bad luck."

"Beware of the other side spying on your screen."

"That's enough, it's just a casual game and you're making screen peeping a thing of the past."

Qi Shu caught a glimpse of the comments.

Will he spy on my screen?

There's no need for that.

So she continued guessing.

Win in the third round, lose in the fourth round.

After downing the third glass of red wine from the swaying speckled man, the little pink-blue man swayed unsteadily, on the verge of collapsing, as if he might get drunk at any moment.

Win in the fifth round, lose in the sixth round.

As the last glass of wine was poured, the pink and blue figure controlled by Qishu collapsed by the front desk.

The fully charged intoxication bar transforms into a "drunk" state.

The strange tree tried to move, but the pixelated figure wouldn't obey, as if it had truly fallen into a drunken stupor.

At the same time, the black-haired little man across from them walked over, picked up the drunken pink and blue little man, and moved him around the tavern.

"Wow, there's even corpse picking up."

"Is this going to be broadcast or not?"

"Put down the strange tree, let me do it—"

"I have to download this game right now!"

[Shaking Spot: The wine tasting event has ended. Congratulations on winning second place.]

[Prizes: 5 hop seeds, 2 jujube wood stools]

Despite coming in second place, Qishu was not happy.

Because there were only two participants in the competition, she was carried around on her shoulders like a trophy.

It took her twenty seconds to recover from her drunken state.

The black-haired pixelated figure seemed to have completed its mission and chose to log off on the spot.

This guy... wins and then runs!

Qi Shu was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth; she remembered the contents of the second letter.

Is the Farm of Ideas also in Pokémon Town?

After receiving the prize, Qishu left the bar and wandered around the town.

Soon she found a similar-style wooden house.

There are six plots of farmland in front of the wooden house, planted with parsnip, cauliflower and orange trees.

There was a wooden sign standing by the roadside.

A farm where ideas flow freely

Clicking the wooden sign will bring up a list of friends, and Qi Shu's list currently only contains him.

"Can I play online with the navigator's friends?"

"Quickly, go inside and ransack the place!"

"I think I understand how to play the game now."

Qi Shu recalled his recent encounter, and a wicked thought arose within him.

She tried to open the cabin door, but it was locked from the inside, and she could not enter without permission.

Near the farmland, the option to pick crops appeared.

What does this mean? Qi Shu wondered, how could an outsider like her be able to pick vegetables from the farmer's farm?

[Received: Parsnip*3, Cauliflower*2, Orange Fruit*1]

The yield of parsnip, which was originally 10/10, has decreased to 9/10, meaning that the farmer's harvest has been reduced.

The strange tree waited in place for a moment and was not punished in any way.

Is this game encouraging people to steal crops (or steal crops)?

She clicked "plowing" again with the mouse, but the "harvest" option didn't appear; it seemed there was a limit to the number of times she could steal crops.

After checking the backpack and finding that there were indeed extra crops, the comments section erupted in laughter.

"The anchor became enraged and retaliated maliciously."

"You can't just grab any vegetable and pluck it to death, can you?"

"I have a bold idea: the 'vegetable stealing' strategy."

"Is this a serious game? It's all about looting corpses and stealing crops."

Qi Shu glanced at the comments and said seriously, "As a game tester, it's my job to test the vegetable-stealing feature. Good kids shouldn't follow my example."

She manipulated the little figure and returned to the cabin, satisfied.

"Invincible, three-dimensional defense."

"Then let me ask you this: if the other person is watching you online, would you steal from them or not?"

"Are those fireflies flashing by the roadside?"

Along the roadside grass on the way back to the cabin, wisps of bluish-yellow light danced in the air.

Qishu took out a brand-new insect-catching net and caught the ball of light.

[New Record: Jibuqu firefly, 8.6mm]

"In an era dominated by action-packed, manly games, it's surprising to find an anomaly that focuses on farming and insect-catching."

"I have to say, catching fireflies reminds me of my childhood."

"Just for the fact that it's free, Tingxiang's new work is definitely up to par."

It was only after some viewers pointed it out that everyone realized this was a free game available on both mobile and PC.

But its quality completely surpasses that of other pixel games.

Chapter Twenty: Cyber ​​Physician

Qi Shu asked Mud Donkey to reclaim the farmland, plant hops, and then place the prize stool inside the wooden house.

After finishing everything, she scratched her head.

Although I really want to continue promoting Tingxiang, it seems the game's content is finished?

"On the first day of the new test in the village, we finished planting crops, tidying up the cabin, and strolled around Pokémon Town."

"Although I'm a little reluctant to say goodbye, today's tests are about to end."

After carefully considering her words, Qi Shu frankly expressed her feelings: "In terms of gameplay experience, this is a very unique game."

"There's no leveling up by fighting monsters, no survival crisis, and not even a main storyline."

"Compared to other games that entice you to become addicted, Tingxiang's new work has a sense of restraint?"

"In short, that concludes the first day of exploration. Now it's time for battle."

Qishu didn't close the game; instead, he chose to hide it.

She returned to the desktop, opened the battle platform, and checked the popularity of the live stream in between.

Despite Mingting Township's new work lacking any major highlights, her live stream still topped the charts.

At first, Kiki thought it was just the hype surrounding Teisho's new game that was working; after all, it was a studio that had created hit games, so people would naturally have high expectations for their new title.

But she gradually discovered that this wasn't the case; a large number of viewers were still discussing the new game even after the battles had begun.

"It's a very ordinary farming game, but for some reason I feel itchy to play it."

"Itchy hands +1!"

"It's said to be released tomorrow, and it'll be free."

"Qi Shu's live stream is in the evening, so he didn't explore Pokémon Town much."

"The character design of the 'Shaking Spot' is quite good; it's a good match for a bartender."

"The electric frog has gone on a trip, what's next? This game is making us anxious."

Qi Shu's lips unconsciously curled up, and she shared the same feeling as the viewers in the live broadcast room.

A game without a main storyline, yet she kept thinking about it after quitting.

Unlike other games that release dopamine in an instant, the anticipation from Tingxiang's new work is a gradual, subtle release.

So much so that she would occasionally switch back to the game interface during breaks in ranked matches to observe the growth of the parsnip.

Occasionally, they would catch green caterpillars clinging to parsnip and capture fireflies wandering near the farm.

It's a small pleasure.

As the broadcast was about to end, Qishu noticed an extra photo in his inbox.

[A postcard from Electric Frog]

A lotus leaf child carries acorns across the pond, while an electric frog with a bag passes by in the pond's grass.

In the photo, the lotus leaf child and the acorn look natural, chatting and laughing.

The electric frog walked by expressionlessly, which made Qi Shu chuckle.

After the broadcast, she posted the photos on the Navigator platform with the caption: "The Electric Frog's Trip".

The following day at noon, "Travel Farm" was officially released.

Qi Shu casually downloaded the mobile version of the game. The controls were not complicated, making it perfect for casually playing in the gym.

Six pm.

She opened the live streaming platform on time.

Strangely enough, even before the broadcast started, the popularity of DianDian's main channel had already surged to the top of the homepage.

With its official launch, the number of viewers for the Qishu channel has reached the top.

Startled, Qi Shu scrolled through a large number of level-zero accounts in the live stream and almost mistook them for hired trolls causing trouble.

But the atmosphere of their heated discussion in the black-screen live stream didn't seem like it.