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At that moment, the system prompt suddenly rang out:
[Upgrade completed! New features unlocking——]
Ron's attention was immediately drawn to the notification.
He set down the barbecue fork in his hand, his eyes filled with anticipation.
He knew this system upgrade might bring some new opportunities.
The translucent blue light screen appeared before him again. The progress bar was completely filled, and the system's voice echoed in his mind:
[Upgrade successful.]
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the new entertainment APP: King of Glory!]
Ron raised his eyebrows and stared at the system prompt for two seconds. "Honor of Kings?" He touched his chin thoughtfully. "This is a nice suprise."
He pulled out his work phone, and sure enough, there was a brand new APP icon next to the TikTok icon.
The icon design was quite striking. Above the silhouette of a Marine warship, crossed swords pierced through a skull, which looked particularly fierce against the dark red background.
"Interesting..." Ron's fingertips gently tapped the icon.
The screen suddenly went dark, and a stunning opening animation began to play. Roger knelt on the execution platform, the sea breeze ruffling his black hair. "Do you want my treasure?"
With this classic line, the entire picture suddenly exploded into countless fragments and reassembled into a complete One Piece treasure map.
Right after that, ten figures rushed toward the treasure map from different directions. In the fierce competition, the treasure map was split into two pieces, turning into two shining crystal towers standing at opposite ends of a canyon.
The ten warriors were also divided into two teams, creating a 5 versus 5 battle situation.
"Only by destroying the enemy crystal can we obtain the complete treasure map..." Ron whispered the game instructions, his mouth curling up without thinking. "This setting fits perfectly with the style of the pirate world."
The world of pirates is full of constant wars. Wherever there is profit, there is conflict, happening everywhere all the time. This game matched the current situation of the pirate world very well.
Ron couldn't wait to open the Hero Mall. When he saw the amazing array of characters inside, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, the system didn't make me design my own heroes..."
Otherwise, without these heroes and having to do it himself, he would really be angry at the thought of creating hundreds of hero skills from nothing.
"Should I start a game?" His finger hovered over the "Start Battle" button, and he suddenly realized a problem. This game had just launched - where were the players? Fortunately, the system had thoughtfully prepared a computer battle mode.
Ron then entered the background settings interface and began to adjust the AI difficulty curve:
"The easy mode gives beginners a taste of success..."
"Suddenly switching to hard mode gives them a shock..."
"Lower the difficulty so they can regain their confidence..."
"Then turn on super hard mode and drive them crazy..."
"Use simple mode to end the session, leaving them wanting more..."
Ron looked at the "roller coaster" difficulty curve he designed with satisfaction. This kind of emotional control would definitely make players unable to stop.
Give them a hard hit when they are happy, and give them something sweet when they are upset and want to smash their phone. This way they can't stop and want to play a second game after finishing one!
"For now, we'll open up 5V5, 3V3, and 1V1 battle modes." He muttered as he set up the features. "Once the user base grows, we'll develop ranking matches and entertainment modes..."
To lower the user threshold, he directly linked to the TikTok account system, removing the trouble of registering and naming.
Just when he completed the last setting, a prompt suddenly popped up in the background that a user had logged in.
When Ron saw the other party's ID, his face looked strange. "Kaido?" He stroked his chin, a cunning light flashing in his eyes. "It's perfect to use you to test the emotional stability..."
He quickly switched to the administrator interface and arranged a difficulty combination of "easy-difficult-easy" for Kaido's battle.
"I'll let you have a taste of success first..." Ron smiled wickedly and clicked the confirmation button. "Once you're hooked, I'll let you experience what it means to be desperate and lose five times in a row..."
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Inside the Onigashima Hall,
Kaido leaned lazily on the bronze throne, his thick fingers gently sliding across the screen of his mobile phone.
He had just finished watching a video of trimming a donkey's hoof. The "scraping" sound of the hoof cutting made him feel comfortable all over, and his dragon scale tattoo rose and fell slightly with his breathing.
"Gulp..." He tilted his head back and took a large gulp of liquor, which dripped down his beard onto the muscles on his chest.
Just as he was about to turn off his phone and take a nap, he suddenly caught sight of an unknown logo next to the TikTok icon.
It was the silhouette of a Marine warship, with crossed swords piercing a skull, looking particularly fierce against the dark red background.
"Hmm?" Kaido's thick eyebrows twisted together, and his dragon-like pupils shrank slightly.
He stretched out his thick finger and carefully clicked on the mysterious icon. The screen suddenly went dark, and accompanied by the low sound of waves, the scene of Roger being taken to the execution platform suddenly appeared.
Kaido's face suddenly darkened, and his fingers unconsciously applied more force.
"Do you want my treasure?" Roger's voice came from the phone, and Kaido's breathing suddenly became heavy.
Kaido sat up straight, dragon scales appearing uncontrollably beneath his skin.
But then, his anger was replaced by shock, as a complete One Piece treasure map appeared on the screen!
However, the map glowing with golden light was a little blurry and difficult to see clearly.
The map was split into two halves as ten pairs of hands scrambled for it, turning into two crystal towers.
"This...this is..." Kaido's breathing became heavy, and his dragon claw-like fingers almost pressed into the screen.
He never thought that a piece of software he casually opened would actually contain clues about the great secret treasure!
Kaido's eyes filled with fighting spirit. "As long as we destroy the opponent's crystal... we can get the complete map!"
He muttered to himself, completely drawn in by the game setting.
"Simple trick..." He said this, but his body honestly followed the tutorial step by step.
"Please choose your hero."
A prompt popped up on the screen. Kaido frowned and looked at the heroes that appeared on the screen. He frowned slightly. "Hou Yi? Daji? Arthur... Who are these people? How dare they call themselves heroes!"
Kaido's eyes were full of disdain. The word "hero" had deep meaning in his heart, and not everyone could be given this title.
But when Kaido saw their descriptions, his hand holding the wine gourd froze.
"With just a bow and arrow, you can shoot down nine suns? That must be fake!" He looked at Hou Yi's description with some doubt in his eyes.
"Daji was created in ancient times? When was that? Eight hundred years ago? Or even longer than eight hundred years ago?"
Kaido's head was spinning, wondering why he had never heard of these heroes.