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Chapter 47 A Little Bit of Mischievousness

"Host!"

Early in the morning, the system delivered the good news: "Our game has entered the top ten of the overall competition leaderboard!"

After the last incident where game bloggers collectively apologized, whether they were just bystanders watching the drama unfold or those who came to support the victims out of sympathy, the final result was... the download numbers in their backends, as well as the overall ranking of the game "囍", all climbed at a speed that left other creators speechless.

Even the comment section, which used to be dominated by negative reviews, has improved:

"I originally just came to casually show my support, but I didn't expect the gameplay to be so innovative. No wonder it's making its competitors jealous..."

"Waaaaah, the game is fun, but I've died so many times... Waaaaah, can't you please add save points?"

"Were the buildings and the clothes worn by the NPCs designed by the author himself? Although they all look dilapidated, it's the first time I've seen this kind of design in a game, it's quite novel!"

"For those who love scenic views, I highly recommend the buildings on the back hill! That one... according to the game, it should be called the 'Old House,' right? It's really unique, highly recommended, a must-see for scenery lovers!"

"I can't believe you! The old house in the back hill is indeed quite beautiful, but why didn't you say that going to the old house before completing the task given by the village chief meant certain death upon returning?! Damn it, I finally managed to collect one item, and now I have to start all over again!"

"Wow, I was completely confused when I first started playing this game. I even suspected that the game developer had hired PR teams, as it seemed overhyped. After figuring out how to play, please see—[Gameplay Time Screenshot]"

"A reminder to new players: If you find this game difficult at first, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it after dying a few times."

Furthermore, unlike other games, this game emphasizes immersion in its storyline, so it lacks the typical quest log and item inventory found in most games. This means you must carefully listen to what NPCs say and keep the clues and items you collect safe.

"Thank you for this game! At first, I just saw it trending on social media and wanted to see what this game that was making such a big splash was all about. But after playing for only a short while, my mental energy level dropped a lot!"

"Ahhh, finally someone's talking about this! My mental strength has dropped a lot, and I don't have to worry about it for a while now. But it seems like nobody in the comments section mentioned this, so I thought I was just an isolated case and didn't dare to say anything..."

"Hahaha, don't you guys know? The first video that made this game popular was about a student from the First Military Academy discovering that it could lower mental strength, but her classmates didn't believe it, so they made a bet and recorded it together. Those classmates who didn't believe it not only lost the bet, but were also edited into funny videos, and it's said that they're all keeping their tails between their legs now..."

……

The increasing number of positive reviews not only boosted the game's rating but also attracted more people to download it.

However, other game developers can only watch helplessly—after all, those few past examples are still being brought up and criticized from time to time, and they don't have the guts to "go against the grain".

At most, people will scoff behind the scenes that the game "囍" is really lucky. I heard that after the online uproar, many game companies have taken a liking to the game's popularity and have been contacting the creator of "囍" privately to buy the copyright.

The system is also discussing this matter with Jiangyi.

It compiled the private messages it had received in the background and lined them up in front of Jiang Yi: "Host, these are the private messages I've received these past few days, all saying they want to buy the copyright to our game."

Jiang Yi has been learning how to use the quantum computer these days. She found the quantum computer at the door of her room. It was supposedly a gift to her, so Jiang Yi, who had left all the compensation she received to Luo Feng, accepted the quantum computer without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

Hearing the system's words, she looked up from her busy schedule and glanced at it indifferently: "Rejected them all, ignore them—"

Before she could utter the word "them," the woman in crimson robes caught a glimpse of a private message in a corner of her eye, seemingly shrouded in a faint black mist.

"Hmm?" Jiang Yi gestured to the system to single out that private message.

When zoomed in on the private message separately, the black mist surrounding it becomes even more noticeable.

After confirming that she hadn't misread it, a hint of interest appeared in Jiangyi's eyes.

The presence of black mist meant that... the person who sent this private message had been marked by Jiang Yi. And the number of people Jiang Yi had marked in this world was... very few.

"Interesting..." Jiang Yi tapped the sender's default avatar with her finger, indicating to the system to reply to the sender.

"Host, what do you need me to reply to?"

Jiang Yi thought for a moment, then caught a glimpse of the personal terminal she was unconsciously playing with in her hand. She remembered the knowledge about accounts that she had been cramming on recently, and a little mischievous idea suddenly popped into her head.

She curled the corners of her lips into a smile and said slowly, "Just reply to him and say that I'm interested in selling the copyright, and ask him how much he's willing to pay."

"Oh well."

Although it didn't understand why its host suddenly changed its tune, this was originally its host's game, its host's copy. The system, which considered itself just Jiang Yi's agent, immediately began to reply according to Jiang Yi's request.

A moment later, the system returned, fuming: "Host!"

It complained angrily, "Let's not sell to this person! He clearly wants to buy our game, but his words and actions show him looking down on us!"

To prove that it wasn't exaggerating, the system even extracted several chat logs and showed them to Jiangyi.

Jiang Yi glanced at it twice. First of all, the other party's asking price was not high; it was on the lower side compared to the private messages she received in the back office that directly included price quotes.

But the person on the other end of the line had no idea that he was stingy. Instead, he acted as if being chosen by their company was a great blessing, and kept boasting about how amazing their company was.

When the system politely indicated that the price was a bit low, the other party immediately changed their attitude and started criticizing their game.

"He actually said our game is no good at anything!" the system exclaimed angrily. If it's so bad, then don't buy it!

Jiang Yi, on the other hand, had an expression that showed no surprise whatsoever.

She understood perfectly well that what the other party was saying was simply an attempt to drive down the price. Looking at it this way… the Jiang family had indeed been having a very difficult time lately…

The corners of Jiang Yi's mouth curled up even wider: "Agree to him first..."

"Huh?!" The system, which was still rambling on and on about the other side, was stunned, and even its electronic voice started to stutter: "You...you really said yes to him..."

"It's just a verbal agreement." After cramming on her knowledge during this period, Jiang Yi knew that selling copyrights was only considered complete when a contract was finally signed, and it was still in the discussion stage.

Moreover, even if she agrees... the other side might not dare to.

"Oh, right," Jiangyi added, "Once the other party agrees, you should use 'discussing contract details' as an excuse to get them to add this contact information for further discussion."

The woman in crimson robes recited a complex personal ID.

The system obediently entered the ID into the dialog box and sent it to the other party.

"Alright, host."

……

Sitting in his wheelchair, Jiang Shu saw the personal account ID sent by the author of "囍" in the chat box, and finally showed the first smile in days.

Since the last banquet, everything at home, both personally and in business, has been going poorly. The copyright deal for "囍" that was finalized today is the first successful thing he's accomplished in recent days.

He copied the ID, opened the "Add Friend" section, pasted the account ID, and then clicked search.

The search results popped up, but Jiang Shu exclaimed "Huh?"

strangeness……

Why does this search result show "This account is already your friend"?

He clicked on the account's profile.

Hmm, it does look somewhat familiar.

Could it really be someone he knew before? If so, then the subsequent details should be easier to discuss.

"this……"

Jiang Shu stared blankly at the other person's social media platform.

In a photo that the other party had uploaded to their social media account a few months earlier, he saw the smiling face of the culprit who had recently caused his family's downfall.

Jiang Yi?!

How could this be Jiang Yi's account?!

After the initial panic subsided, Jiang Shu's anger surged up once he calmed down.

He got it!

The author on the other side must have heard the recent rumors, or perhaps this author already knew Jiang Yi, so after learning that the Jiang family wanted to buy the copyright, they deliberately gave Jiang Yi's ID account to play tricks on them!

Jiang Shu was furious and about to confront the author of "囍" (double happiness), but then froze on the spot—

"Ding-dong..."

The account avatar, which had been grayed out for a long time, suddenly lit up in front of him.

Jiang Yi... logged into her account and went online.