Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

Chapter 52 Ryan Treats Players Like Sons

Yuzu had never seen such a terrifying monster.

It was clearly just a sick bear, the kind you could see anywhere by the roadside, yet its oppressive presence far surpassed that of any boss. Especially when it swung its arms and wobbled as it was carried over, with wriggling red spores on its chest and abdomen, the tension was enough to make Yuzu cry.

Why does she have to suffer like this?

This game is terrifying.

Makka Pakka had already been crushed into a bear-shaped biscuit earlier, while Yuzu's strength had been exhausted from blindly rolling around, and she could only tremble as the sick bear hugged her, so scared that she covered her head and closed her eyes.

"district."

"Haha, the pomelo section is so cute."

The live streamers were happy to see Yuzi get his comeuppance.

Just as Yuzu was about to enjoy a "girl-in-arms kill," a flash of red light appeared before her eyes, followed by a wave of heat. When she looked up again, she saw golden flames, like ears of wheat, thriving on the scorched bear. The large spores on its chest were the first to be engulfed, and then the flames spread to its limbs, scorching and twisting the scorched plant.

Half of its body was covered in flames. When it felt pain, it howled madly and turned to head towards the source of the flames.

Before the withered bear could attack, Ryan flicked his finger and fired another 'Blazing Fireball', this time aimed at its abdomen.

The fireball wasn't large, just a tiny dot. It landed lightly on the belly of the wilted bear, and as soon as it touched the wilted plant, it spread outwards in concentric circles, creating a large hole in the blink of an eye.

A big body is weak, a lot of hair is weak to fire, a lot of armor is weak to thunder, a big hip is weak to chrysanthemums.

Ryan understood these sixteen words perfectly; they were etched into his DNA.

Not to mention that the weakness of all withered organisms is the spores on their bodies.

The spores on the chest and abdomen of the withered bear were burned. It was already seriously injured in the battle with the player, and now it had no strength left to regenerate and recover. It let out a last defiant roar, then staggered to the ground, its entire body cursed and turned into firewood for the blazing fire.

Yuzu, the legendary investigator, and Makka Pakka quickly looked toward the source of the flames, only to see a silver-haired, golden-eyed boy casually flicking his left hand, wisps of embers dissipating from his fingertips.

The monster that Yuzu found terrifying was easily defeated by Ryan; he fell down with just a flick of his finger.

The Fireball is quite powerful and has a special effect against the Withering Curse.

Ryan assessed in his mind that two blazing fireballs could take down a withered bear, consuming a total of four points of magic power. Of course, this was after the withered bear had fought the players to the point of being half health.

Whenever Ryan appears, Yuzu's live stream viewership always increases by one or two thousand.

Looking at Ryan, Yuzu fell into deep thought.

"Could it be... that Laibao came specifically to save me?" She nodded and continued her lewd joke, "She must have gotten hold of my mouth."

I came here specifically to steal your kills...

Ryan's face darkened slightly. The blessing of the withered bear had been fully absorbed into his body. This thing was a treasure from head to toe. After cutting open its abdominal cavity to extract the bear gallbladder, it could be ground into withered potions or thrown bottles.

Unfortunately, he was not an alchemist yet.

Looking at the infatuated Yuzu in front of him, Ryan also fell into deep thought.

He previously prevented Jasmine from appearing in front of players because Jasmine was indeed beautiful. Well-modeled female characters always attract male players; this is an eternal truth in the gaming world.

Ryan had considered others, but he hadn't expected to overlook something. He forgot that his own modeling skills were also quite good, especially since he was still a teenager.

In short, it is very attractive to female players.

Female players are harder to discourage than male players; they tend to have higher tolerance for unwanted attention. As long as the characters are appealing, they're willing to endure any kind of abuse. They can thrive in fully-fledged game communities, but for a newly released game like Eden, they'll likely be directly colonized and turned into a game of cult origin...

Ryan cannot let things escalate to that point; he must nip the danger in the bud.

In some ways, the characters are more important than the plot.

There are two main reasons why characters attract players: their model and their character design.

Ryan Lumin from the original timeline attracted a large number of players with his sunny and upright character and his pure and straightforward moves.

We must not repeat the same mistakes.

Now that the character has already been revealed to the players and the mistake is irreversible, the only solution is to address the character design. Create an annoying character so that players who came for the in-game model will leave disappointed.

The answer is quite simple: the character's personality is completely opposite to that of his past life!

Not only can he be a riddle teller, but he also needs to be foul-mouthed and treat the players like his own children.

The reason Ryan rescued Yuzu was not only to steal the monster, but also to ensure they could hear his lecture while alive, because they wouldn't hear it if they died.

"Ha, you fool."

The haunted house that liked to make lewd jokes about little boys... Ryan sneered, his mouth as foul as a dead thing, "Have your heads also sprouted withered plants? Full of filth?"

well....?

After being scolded in a fit of anger, Youzi blinked in bewilderment. Her live stream was also filled with question marks. How come it was not what she had imagined?

According to her imagination, or the conventions agreed upon by the manufacturers, shouldn't Ryan be modeled as a polite and lovable pretty boy?

Why do you start cursing as soon as you open your mouth?

The house collapsed.

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"What does it mean?"

"Little Yu is heartbroken."

"Waaah, Laibao, don't speak Tibetan."

"This game really lacks self-awareness; it doesn't even know where this popularity came from?"

"If you offend us female gamers, you might as well go bankrupt."

Seeing Yuzi heartbroken from being scolded, the old man just watched and laughed.

He had disliked Yuzu, a fangirl, since the day they were on the invisible bridge, and now he was finally getting his comeuppance.

I enjoyed watching it.

“Little Ryan is absolutely right.” The uncle gave Ryan a thumbs up. “Very insightful, exactly what I was thinking.”

“A weakling…” Ryan glanced at him but didn’t give him any face, continuing his riddles and insults, continuing his ancient-style prose, “How can you talk about being on the same path as me?”

All beings are equal. Ryan scolds everyone he sees. These haunted house tour guides deserve to be scolded.

The old man was completely dumbfounded. From ancient times to the present, he had always been the one to give the live streamers the title of "softie." How could he have imagined that one day he would be scolded by the character? After a brief moment of confusion, he became a hot topic online. "Softie my ass! Get the hell out of here!"

“If you are not weak,” Ryan said calmly, stating the facts, “how did you end up here? You outwitted these wild dogs in the mountains, yet there was no sign of you in the Shadow Tower?”

When he said that, the old man got stuck.

Because he did indeed go soft.

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Unable to defeat the Shadow Tower, Uncle suggested going to the back mountain to grind monsters and level up, calling it a strategic retreat, but everyone knew it was a sign of weakness.

The uncle was so angry he couldn't speak. Usually, at this point, he would have blocked or banned the streamer, but unfortunately, Ryan wasn't one of his viewers. The chat exploded with laughter.

"A soft person."

"Lord Ryan is right, Ryan made a good move this time."

"This is the first time I've seen a game that treats players like sons to be disciplined, haha."

"'Outsmarting the wild dogs in the mountains,' hahaha."

"There are only four players in total. Other companies treat their players like royalty, but here they're treated like stray dogs."

"Does this manufacturer really care about traffic? But I like the fact that they're scolding an old man."

The barrage of comments triggered the uncle's sudden urge to draw his sword, and he immediately started fighting with Ryan. The legendary investigator standing nearby quickly stopped the uncle, as the traumatic experience at the Shadow Tower had left a deep impression on the investigator, who knew he should never draw his sword in this game.

Even a melancholic woman could chase them down and hack them to pieces; the hatred can't be erased.

He was still thinking about making money from the high viewership he had finally managed to get in the live stream.

Ryan has had his fill of yelling, now he should give the players a good scolding.

This is not out of malice, but pure love, just like parents scolding their children, every word is golden advice and heartfelt advice.

He could also see the forum's atmosphere escalating rapidly. As the rants about players spread, Eden's rating had already dropped from 2.0 to 1.5, and it was about to top the list of worst reviews even before its release.

"You unblessed, lightless ones, you have failed my expectations." Ryan became more and more enthusiastic as he lectured, just like Montgomery did back then, and he might as well just copy Montgomery's lines.

He looked around at all the players: Uncle Yuzi, Legendary Investigator, Fan Circle Sister, Chao Xiong Brother, and Traffic Driver Brother. After reading their information, he called out their names one by one.

"A spirit driven by desire."

"A monster manipulated by rage."

"Flies chasing after dung and fame."

Ryan went through each commentary in turn, precisely targeting their defenses without resorting to profanity, leaving none unscathed: "You're all birds of a feather, get out."

Chapter 53 Ryan: Is she a good girl?

I'll endure it for the sake of traffic.

The legendary investigator silently swallowed the humiliation and endured it; it's all about being open-minded and patient.

Let's put this debt on record for now.

After logging off, he's determined to write a 10,000-word rant about this garbage game, nailing Eden, this arrogant game, to the pillar of historical shame.

You can't beat them in a fight, and you can't win an argument with them.

The streamers ignored Ryan for the moment and went to the back mountain to farm other monsters. After all, they had spent four hours grinding for stones and had finally made it this far, so it was not easy to give up the sunk costs.

Not to mention that since Ryan scolded them, everyone's live stream viewership has skyrocketed.

Of course, all of this traffic is black traffic, which is negative for the game's sales and reputation.

Everyone was very curious. It's always the players who curse the characters, this is the first time we've seen a character curse a player, it's a rare sight in the entire gaming world.

It's 2062 after all, and there are still companies that regulate players.

Even brand-name products were used to get rid of players.

They're not even going to act anymore.

The insults are so well-executed, and there are even customized comments for each player. Did the entire development budget go into the library of insult copywriting?

These arrogant manufacturers should all be eliminated by 2026.

The live stream rooms and game forums were now occupied by all sorts of abstract, amusing people and unknown creatures; none of them were seriously discussing the game.

Do you even understand the value of our universe's greatest masterpiece?!

"Lord Ryan is right about this, I think there's no problem with it."

Do you guys have any games like this that are in closed beta testing?

"If you don't want to play, then get out. Just because your parents criticized you, does that mean you're going to run away from home?"

In just a few minutes, the number of negative reviews for Eden surged from 500 to 1000.

Ryan, who started it all, was immediately attacked online.

Looking at this seemingly healthy community, yet filled with attacks and accusations, with sharp voices constantly emerging, and heroes from all over the world swarming like fish crossing a river, each with their own agenda—this is what true health is.

Ryan smiled with satisfaction; the vibrant, flourishing scene was still vivid in his mind.

Besides the abstract, humorous person impersonating someone else, there were also unidentified creatures making statements.

"The game's popularity was clearly boosted by fan-created content from female players, but then the characters turn around and insult women?"

"I've avoided this."

"Crossing the river and then destroying the bridge is a disgusting thing to do."

Upon seeing these comments, Ryan's face darkened. Indeed, there were female players creating fan art. He casually browsed a certain forbidden fan art community and found it full of his pornographic images.

Its content was so explicit that even Ryan didn't have the courage to click on it.

Ryan felt he hadn't been wrong to criticize those rich kids who made lewd jokes about little boys; he had spoken the minds of so many people.

Looking at the thousand negative reviews in the community, he waited for the public opinion to continue to ferment, and for the number to exceed ten thousand when he woke up the next morning.

With this expectation in mind, Ryan's mood improved, and he turned around and walked to the other side of the back mountain. Before his daily stamina was depleted, he wanted to grind some monsters for a while, and then collect the corpses of the players after sunset.