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Chapter 239: Can You Pay to Win in This Game?
Chapter 239: Can You Pay to Win in This Game?
The helmet was slowly removed from Sang Sheng's head.
Even though she had already accepted this setting within the game,
At this very moment, as she looked into Su Ping's eyes, Sang Sheng still couldn't shake off the lingering shock and bewilderment.
For her, the experience gained from killing monsters and leveling up in the Dream Heart was far less effective in enhancing her psychic energy compared to her cultivation of the Ten Thousand Realms of the Yellow Springs meditation technique.
However, just as the Dream Heart's world prompt suggested,
Her current level was too low, and only by reaching higher levels and defeating stronger monsters would she obtain more psychic energy as a reward.
More importantly, this meditation technique not only lacked any dullness or boredom but also didn't require her to carefully control her spiritual resonance, fearing that a slight misstep would cause the resonance to break, forcing her to restart the meditation process.
In the Dream Heart, cultivation was completely stress-free.
Instead, it made one eagerly anticipate the exploration and self-improvement to come.
Unfortunately, the progress was too slow, and there were no pay-to-win options available.
Then, in front of Su Ping and the person he had called to discuss the Five Elements Mutual Transformation of the Origami Figure mentioned by Sang Sheng, Liu Fuhai was present.
This Sang Sheng, instead of asking about the Dream Heart or casually expressing approval or disapproval,
She looked expectantly at Su Ping and asked a question that caught both of them off guard:
"Xiao Ping, can you pay to win in this game? Or are there other ways to level up quickly? It's too slow, and gaining experience is too tedious... I want my Wood Heart to evolve again, but the process is too complicated and troublesome."
Pay-to-win...
Su Ping pursed his lips, feeling helpless, and could only shake his head in response:
"I'm sorry, Sang Sheng, but the Dream Heart currently doesn't have this function available."
In fact, Su Ping naturally understood why Sang Sheng was asking this.
But what could he do?
It was normal for a powerful being like Sang Sheng to receive less psychic energy from killing monsters and leveling up.
As for high-level experience monsters...
Unfortunately, Feifei's current level and the current scale of the Dream Heart couldn't support such experience rewards.
Sang Sheng felt a bit disappointed.
However, she quickly recovered.
If even a person of her caliber felt this way, one could only imagine what Dong Muchun was like.
Indeed, it was as she thought.
At that very moment, Dong Muchun was still immersed in the Dream Heart, unable to tear herself away from the virtual world.
The three of them didn't pay attention to her and returned to the main topic. Sang Sheng turned her attention to Liu Fuhai, who had just arrived:
"President Liu, congratulations on your promotion."
Old Liu bowed to Sang Sheng and said, "Thank you, Sang Sheng. It's also thanks to Su Ping's help that Jianghai Province could make such a big splash. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to bask in its glory."
"By the way, what's the deal with Xiao Ping's Origami Figure?"
Liu Fuhai smiled slightly and, with Su Ping's permission, didn't hide anything. He began explaining some of the key points of the Five Elements Mutual Transformation.
Because of this, Sang Sheng remained in a daze for a long time.
What had she heard? She had no interest in the key points of cultivation or the theories of nurturing.
She only heard two crucial evaluations.
One was that it wouldn't be inferior to the Sun Core.
The other was that it had the potential to become a Hall Rank Advanced Skill.
Sang Sheng, not being a cultivator herself, naturally didn't know about the rest.
However, she was very clear about the value of Hall Rank Advanced Skills.
It didn't make sense!
The woman looked at Su Ping with a puzzled expression:
"Xiao Ping, does your Wood Heart have a Time Beast?"
This question, asked out of the blue, caught Su Ping off guard for a moment.
What did she mean? He shook his head subconsciously.
What did she mean? The woman gave Su Ping a strange look. If it weren't for the existence of a Time Beast, why would he, in less than a month, have time for virtual game meditation and the ability to cultivate a Hall Rank Advanced Skill within a few days after returning?
These were things that ordinary people might not encounter in half a lifetime, or even an entire lifetime. Yet, this young man had managed to achieve them in just one month?
However, the woman knew that sometimes, in this world, geniuses were like this, and there was no point in trying to reason with them.
Because it held no meaning.
At this moment, Sang Sheng had only one thought.
Previously, she hadn't taken her granddaughter's situation seriously.
Initially, she didn't want her son's circumstances to repeat with her granddaughter, so she had no intention of interfering in how Dong Muchun was.
But at this moment, Sang Sheng's heart was filled with a sense of urgency.
Such a delicacy was right there, and it was genuinely unsettling to leave it unattended!
Su Ping had no idea that in just a short while, he had caused Sang Sheng to have many 'malicious' thoughts that made him shudder.
Fortunately, Sang Sheng quickly dismissed the idea that aligned with her own concerns about her granddaughter. After calming down, she took the initiative to say:
"Alright, let's go. Dong Family siblings and Ye Xiaozai are coming to see you. I'll take a look around your Wood Heart base, and we can have dinner together later."
"You go ahead and attend to your matters," he said.
"Hmm..."
Su Ping glanced at Qin Xiaoxue, who was sitting on the sofa, and Sang Sheng smiled: "It seems like this girl really likes your gift. Let her play with it for now."
Su Ping nodded in agreement.
After everyone had left, he called Dong Muchun.
Not long after, the group that had disappeared earlier returned.
"Is the reception over? Are there any other instructions regarding the Dream Heart?"
Dong Muchun chuckled.
Su Ping gave her a sidelong glance: "It seems like it was very satisfactory. I estimate that once it's released, the response should be good. How's the preparation going on the Pingyun side?"
"The first batch of Dream Hearts has been produced, with 30 units ready. We're just waiting for your connection. However, I'm still hesitant about how to release them."
Dong Muchun's expression turned serious when discussing official business.
"Oh? Tell me more."
"Firstly, we can release advertisements and sell them directly, but the cost of the Dream Hearts is too high. We can't produce many in a short amount of time. Perhaps we can try auctioning or using scarcity marketing."
Su Ping's eyebrows rose.
He wasn't familiar with business operations and couldn't provide a definitive opinion at the moment.
However, Dong Muchun's words made sense.
The production capacity of the Dream Hearts was limited, and the cost of the mechanical helmets was high. Moreover, Fei Fei needed to connect to the local network, which took up a significant amount of time.
Although the price was high, there were always wealthy people in the Dragon Nation who wouldn't mind spending money. Once the product was released and gained popularity, there would be no shortage of buyers.
The problem was how to release it.
"Auctioning might not be the best option. If we have the chance, we can produce a limited edition of the Dream Heart helmets with special privileges in the game. We can auction those off later. For normal sales, it's better to be fair and sell them online with a queue system. However, we can start promoting it before the release to see how it goes."
Dong Muchun nodded: "Alright, I'll go ahead and prepare the promotional work."
Su Ping suddenly thought of something: "By the way, has the advertisement for the Dream Heart been filmed?"
"We've made a mechanical animation short film, but we haven't done a live-action commercial yet."
"In that case, I have a recommendation. There's a classmate from my middle school days, Yin Yin. Take a look and see if she's suitable. Give her priority consideration."
Su Ping thought about his previous idea, and Yin Yin's appearance and aura were suitable for the role.
It wasn't worth being picky about finding a random person to film, and giving his classmate a chance wouldn't hurt.
"Oh?" Dong Muchun looked at him with surprise, then nodded: "Alright, I'll take a look. But since the major shareholder has spoken, this small manager won't dare refuse."
Su Ping ignored Dong Muchun's sarcastic comment and turned his attention to the two people who had just arrived. He had greeted them at the door earlier and hadn't expected Ye Zhou to come along. "Ye senior, it's been a while."
Compared to Dong Muchuan, Su Ping was more familiar with Ye Zhou.
"I had nothing to do during the holidays, and as a wanderer, I thought I'd come to your place to hang out. You don't mind, do you?"
Su Ping laughed: "Of course not, I'd be happy to have you. You mentioned a theory earlier that I found interesting, but I didn't have time to try it out. Since you're here, we can research it together."
It was clear that Ye Zhou had the same idea.
He had come to Su Ping's place for this purpose.
"Perfect! I've found a few potential pets that might have the potential for retroevolution and ancient bloodlines. I'd like to take a look with you."
"Oh? What pets?"
"I've only made some educated guesses by comparing them to mythological creatures in history. It's not certain, but the research direction is promising. For example, the Fanged Lion, Leopard Stripe Black Tiger, Wide-Mouthed Snake, and Fire Crow..."
Ye Zhou listed them off, clearly having done his homework before coming to Su Ping.
However, Su Ping's expression changed, and he looked at Ye Zhou: "You mentioned the Fire Crow?"
(End of Chapter)
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