Pokémon, but cultural invasion

A hammer strikes and alters the terrain, while nails provide support and leverage from higher positions.

The spring tree threw an iron nail, which landed on the empty wall below. The strange tree used a hammer to hook the nail and flew to the other side like a swing.

After overcoming several obstacles, the annoying books reappear, bringing a new challenge—a four-hole cardboard box.

Players wielding hammers play a whack-a-mole game with their partners, and the first player to hit/dodge a certain number of times wins.

Suddenly switching from PVE to PVP, the chat exploded with excitement.

"Are there internal conflicts in a two-player cooperative game?"

"Fight, fight!"

"I bet half a pack of spicy strips that Qishu wins."

Qi Shu sat up straight; now he had no choice but to play seriously.

The couple on the screen also looked ready to fight, as if they were about to vent their pent-up resentment.

"Be careful."

Positive Electricity Pats on top of the cardboard box, and Spring Tree lifts the lid through the hole on the left.

"boom!"

Qi Shu reacted quickly, and although his hammer blow was powerful and heavy, it missed him.

It turns out that Izumi's move was just a feint; because neither side had enough time to linger, neither scored.

However, taking advantage of the stiffness of his hand before he retracted the hammer, he poked his head out of the hole on the right. This time, by the time the strange tree smashed back to the right, the negatively charged pat had already retreated into the hole and scored a point.

"You've got a knack for it."

Despite losing the initial advantage, Qi Shu was not discouraged; strictly speaking, this was the second time the two had faced off.

She was a bit unlucky in her first rock-paper-scissors game and lost.

This time, relying solely on eyesight and skill, we must win this whack-a-mole game.

"left!"

The strange tree slammed down hard on the emerging negative charge, which, in pain, scurried back down with two bursts of electricity.

"The opponent dodges and scores one point, while I hit the target and score two points. Two points to one point, the advantage is in my hands."

There was always a mysterious confidence in her words.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: There are eight of the Seven Sages, which makes perfect sense (more to come later).

Having succeeded in his first strike, the energetic Qishu pressed on with even greater efforts.

But gradually, she realized something was wrong; the other person's whereabouts were becoming increasingly elusive.

"The groundhog is about to accelerate—"

Quanshu's negatively charged slam darts back and forth in four directions, tricking her into using her hammer before steadily racking up points.

After a fierce battle of wits, Izumi-ki emerged victorious by a narrow margin.

"it's a pity."

Hearing his sincere sentiments, Qi Shu couldn't help but smash the hammer on the head of the negatively charged patter.

Surprisingly, it really worked. I felt dizzy and saw stars after patting myself with the negative charge, and I sat there for a while before I got up.

Quanshu almost burst out laughing: "You started it."

The strangely cheerful tree gave me a sense of foreboding.

The next moment, the negatively charged slap, which stood up from the ground, threw out an iron nail that hit the strange tree precisely in the chest.

The positive-electric patter was pierced by the coffin nail and nailed to the cardboard box.

Qi Shu pressed the handle, but the doll didn't move at all, as if all the buttons had malfunctioned.

"This isn't fair. If I hit you, you recover, but if I get stunned, I'm out of the game?"

Qi Shu was furious. If she had known that nails were so much better than hammers, she would have chosen to use the negatively charged ones.

Quanshu calmly and slowly pulled the nail out of her body.

"The consequences of being impulsive."

"Who's going to make up for the missing defeat CG for me?"

"It's beautiful. I love it."

After being lectured, the strange tree, realizing that nails were no match for force, immediately became obedient.

As they became more familiar with the controls, their teamwork improved significantly.

Braving a rain of nails, they battled with toolboxes wielding shovels and circular saws on the cut planks.

Defeat the shield bees wielding chainsaws in the tree hollow; detonate nectar in the arena to subdue the rampaging giant rhinoceros beetles; eliminate the mechanical queen bee guarded by countless soldiers in the hive; and finally, engage in close combat with the commander squirrel on a glider.

From solving the terrain puzzles in the storage room to shooting bullets through gliding tree holes, and then to two people riding together in a hang glider for aerial dogfights.

The use of disposable scene materials and constantly changing gameplay kept viewers hooked.

“Every game is unique and original; anything from Tingxiang is guaranteed to be a masterpiece.”

"The non-repetitive large-scale scenes are a treat to watch; this is a shoo-in for best two-player game of the year."

"I'm curious, can this game be completed single-player?"

"The game is releasing in just three days! Announcing it so early is practically a crime!"

Qi Shu glanced at the comments and realized it was time to end the broadcast.

This two-player game was undoubtedly the most fun and unique one she had ever played, and she was completely engrossed in it within minutes.

"Happy times always pass too quickly. Today's game test is over, but we still have a little time before we end the broadcast."

She looked at the spring tree in the lower left corner of the screen and said, "I believe everyone is very curious about the producer of Tingxiang Games. Next is the Q&A session, and we will randomly select viewers to connect with via voice chat."

"Those who want to participate, please post your ID in the public chat."

At Qi Shu's signal, he turned on the random selection wheel.

Before the voice call was connected, the other party sent a gift.

Quanshu recognized the ID and said with a forced smile, "Thanks to [Spiderspinosaurus Greatsword Assault Pearl Shell] for the ten Master Balls."

"Hey, can you hear me, Izumi-sensei?"

"Hello." Quanshu adjusted the microphone.

"I've been a fan of yours for ten years. I've played all of Tingxiang Studio's works and deeply appreciated the charm of your studio."

"The main purpose of this live stream is to ask if you are interested in developing your career on the Firefox gaming platform."

The spring and the tree understood.

He wondered why they were giving him gifts and showering him with praise; it turned out they were there to poach him.

Just as Izumi was about to refuse, the reactions from the comments section were quite intriguing.

"666, no acting involved at all."

"Tyrannosaurus, are you trying to destroy the gaming industry?"

"Hey, you know what, I'm actually curious to see what Tingxiang Xiahai can come up with."

So it turns out to be an adult game platform?

Quanshu quickly refused and turned off his microphone to select the next audience member.

This platform got off to a good start, and the remaining lucky viewers who were selected will send some gifts, more or less.

"Thanks to [Sweet Cold After Stepping on Me] for the five little hearts."

"Thank you to [Crystal Flower Who Loves to Eat Beautiful Girls] for the three healing potions."

"Thanks to [Powerful Vanilla Leaf Stem] for the five high-grade balls."

"Thank you to [Xianghe Speaker Shuaisheng Yuanfashi] for the insect repellent spray, thank you."

......

The viewers' IDs are becoming increasingly outrageous, and their questions are incredibly bizarre.

Qi Shu began to worry that her live stream would be "sealed" by Ai Guan Shi. She said, "Next, we will draw the last viewer, and then our live stream will end here."

The roulette wheel spins and stops on "Liberation, Rebirth".

The first words coming through the headset made Quanshu feel like he had a thorn in his side.

"Hello, I am Shinzen, an ordinary member of Team Plasma. I and dozens of my comrades watched your new movie and were deeply moved."

"Given the guiding influence of your work on the Plasma Team's ideology, we would like to recommend you as the new sage. What do you think?"

Quanshu had a strange expression.

Does Quixote know that you recommended me?

Unexpectedly, the release of Crazy Elf City in other regions attracted followers of Team Plasma.

"With your promotion and guidance, our plasma team will achieve greatness!"

"No, I'm not interested in the Plasma Team."

Quanshu rejected the other party directly.

He didn't want to be dragged down when Team Plasma was wiped out.

"Aren't you really going to reconsider?"

"I believe that the right path is for Pokémon and humans to depend on and understand each other. I will not accept your proposal."

Izumi once again explicitly refused, while also subtly warning Mewtwo, who might be secretly watching him.

To prevent any unexpected situations, Qi Shu ended the broadcast as usual: "Alright, that's all for today's live stream. See you all tomorrow~"

Even after the live stream was turned off, viewers were still discussing it.

"I haven't had enough yet, let's broadcast it a little longer."

"That's all for now, see you tomorrow."

"Are you all releasing spirits? — I'm not."

"Classic black screen chat".

...

Qi Shu stretched and chugs her iced drink. The first soda after the broadcast was so refreshing and delicious.

Quanshu knocked on the door and came in, glancing at the electric frog sleeping soundly by the wall.

"Qishu, have you and the Electric Belly Frog sensed anything unusual or noticed anything strange during your stay at the villa these past few days?"

"Hmm... if I had to say, the air conditioning is too cold, and sometimes when I come in from outside, I feel a chill all over my body, does that count?"

The strange tree, with a straw in its mouth, tilted its chair back and answered with its head tilted back.

The air conditioner was set to 16 degrees Celsius, there was ice-cold soda, and half a watermelon with a spoon stuck in it. Quanshu looked at this setup and thought it would make his mother want to beat him up.

"Never mind, be careful not to catch a cold."

After leaving the movie theater, Izumi was very curious about how Mewtwo would observe him.

I can't exactly follow him around, that would be too undignified.

......

late at night.

The iron dumbbell in the corner of the bedroom suddenly opened its eyes. On the table above its head were fairy food and magnets.