Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Yi’s counterattack not only left the female NPC stunned but also caught Lincoln off guard, who was watching the live game.

What kind of move was that?

Shouldn’t you look at the environment and figure out the situation first?

And why did you do it so smoothly?! It seems like a conditioned reflex!

Fortunately, the female NPC was only momentarily stunned and wouldn’t get stuck because of such a simple issue.

She angrily flipped Yi off, got up from the bed, and stormed into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

Soon, the sound of running water in the shower could be heard.

Although Yi and Lance’s reactions were different, the storyline would eventually reach the same point. The only difference was the reaction of the NPC girlfriend.

For those who displayed “avoidance behavior” like Lance:

She wouldn’t press her advantage and say more hurtful things, but rather, she’d go take a shower in frustration.

For those who displayed “offensive behavior” like Yi:

She wouldn’t engage in further argument, escalating the conflict, but rather, she’d dodge the confrontation and still go for a shower. However, this time, it’d be an angry shower.

Not only that, but other unclear response types, like when the blonde female NPC encountered a “I don’t know what to do” scenario, would also lead her to enter the bathroom.

In short: all roads lead to the bathroom.

In the case of Super Tomato, the video uploader, something special had occurred.

Super Tomato’s response was quite unique. He didn’t counterattack, like Yi, and though he was a bit surprised and shy, he didn’t run away as the 17-year-old Lance did.

He interrupted the NPC girlfriend’s complaints and asked gently, “So, where would you like to move to then?”

“Anywhere is fine! As long as it’s not this crappy place! I can’t even get a good night’s sleep here!” the NPC girlfriend angrily replied.

“Alright, my dear, don’t be upset. Getting angry so early in the morning is bad for your skin, and it’ll cause wrinkles.”

The blonde girlfriend stopped barely noticeable for a moment, classified this sentence under “avoidance behavior.” Therefore, she didn’t say anything worse but decided to get out of bed and go to the bathroom to take a shower. But, Super Tomato leaned forward and grabbed her, “Wait a moment.”

The blonde girlfriend stopped, looking impatient, ‘What now?”

Super Tomato hesitated for a moment, wanting to test the game’s limits, “It’s still early, how about we do something fun?”

Lincoln quickly covered Mavis’s ears, “Good kids should not listen to this!”

Mavis wriggled her head, “Mavis wants to hear! Wants to hear!”

Now, the NPC girlfriend was genuinely dumbfounded.

In “Assassins’ Alliance,” the main NPCs had a vast vocabulary range, making it effortless to understand ambiguous language during daily communications.

She was dumbfounded because her logical judgment had a problem.

Super Tomato’s sentence seemed like it should be classified under “offensive behavior” since it was an active attack.

However, the meaning of the words also had a “conciliation” implication, which seemed like it should be classified as “avoidance behavior.”

Should she categorize it as an unclear “ambiguous behavior” then?

That didn’t seem right either since “ambiguous behavior” referred to actions that were incomprehensible and unidentifiable. Super Tomato’s behavior was “understandable” and not “ambiguous.”

Anyway, her hand was being held, so she couldn’t go to the bathroom!

Seeing the NPC girlfriend looking stunned, Super Tomato forcefully pulled her back onto the bed, “A single moment in spring is worth a thousand gold coins.

Shall we start now?”

With that movement, he finally triggered Lincoln’s explicit content restriction.

The NPC girlfriend suddenly regained her strength, pushed Super Tomato away, got up, and ran to the bathroom.

“It seems like there’s a restriction on explicit content?” Super Tomato thought aloud as he got up and followed her.

He was pondering what the game’s limits were.

Just now, holding hands wasn’t a problem, which meant it wasn’t a blanket ban on touching. What would be the maximum allowable limit?

He walked to the doorway and blocked the NPC girlfriend, who was about to close the door, “I have to go to work too, and our time is limited. How about we shower together?”

He had just seen a task flash before his eyes, but he ignored it.

The NPC girlfriend shoved him away and slammed the door shut.

Super Tomato tried to turn the doorknob, but it was locked from inside and wouldn’t budge.

But he wasn’t disappointed since his main purpose was to test the game, not to peep on a female NPC taking a bath.

It’s a “closed beta” after all! He should have a responsible attitude and try hard to find any flaws.

Staring at the thin wooden door, he scanned the room and couldn’t help but think, “Could I smash the door open with the table lamp?

If he broke in, what would he see?

An NPC reallv taking a bath without clothes?

Or maybe just wearing clothes while bathing?

Or would everything just come to a halt once he entered, with the so-called “bathing” reduced to mere sound effects?

Super Tomato felt a little itchy to try, but after some thought, he decided that it was a bit insane. Besides, it was still a public closed beta test. Doing anything too outrageous wouldn’t be good. So, he dropped the idea.

He’ll test it when the game is released. For now, let’s focus on other things.

He began to search the room carefully again, as a thorough map reviewer who wouldn’t miss any details!

Fortunately, Super Tomato had some decency in his heart and stopped his wicked hand.

But that wasn’t the case for diaper anchor Yi, who seemed not to know or care about the concept of decency.

By now, he had picked up the table lamp – just like Super Tomato, he found it most suitable for his purpose.

Yi weighed the lamp in his hand, feeling its heft, and said, “Good, very handy.

You’re the one!”

The next moment, he violently swung the table lamp and struck the thin bathroom wooden door!

There was a loud “bang!”

Cracks appeared on the wooden door immediately.

A woman’s terrified scream came from the bathroom.

Yi hesitated momentarily, then swung the lamp again without any care.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

With each successive blow to the door, the woman’s shrill screams from the bathroom escalated.

Yi laughed wildly as he excitedly smashed the door, looking like a psychotic killer.

Lincoln couldn’t bear to watch anymore and even covered Mavis’ eyes.

“Why are you male anchors all so sick? Can’t you play the game like normal players?”

Among the holographic displays floating in front of Lincoln, most players had already followed the mission’s guidance and left the room.

They marveled at the towering skyscrapers, the bustling crowds, and traffic on the streets, all the while exclaiming over the realism of the world and heading towards their workplaces.

Several professional players made especially swift progress, clearly aiming for a speedrun.

Only these streamers were not normal at all.

Yi was like a madman, smashing the door vigorously. Despite the incessant screaming from the bathroom, seeing the cracks on the door growing, he only felt more motivated to keep going.

Super Tomato had already found a stack of in-game currency in the bedside table drawer, counting 8 banknotes of 20 dollars each, totaling 160 dollars.

Not only that, he also rummaged through the NPC girlfriend’s bag and found more than 60 dollars.

After only a moment’s hesitation, he pocketed the money without feeling guilty for his scummy behavior at all.

Why should he feel bad about taking resources that players had worked hard to find on the map?!

On the other hand, there were no deviants among the female anchors. However, an unexpected problem had occurred.

It would be more accurate to say that most of the female players had encountered the same issue.

And this problem just so happened to be in the blind spot of Cloud Dream’s staff..