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"Huh?" Queen looked at King in surprise. "You don't know about the new entertainment APP?"
King shook his head, showing that he really didn't know. He had been dealing with various matters all day and didn't have time to pay attention to new developments on his phone.
"Honor of Kings is out! I was just about to play it too, but I haven't opened it yet. Looking at Boss Kaido, it seems this game is a bit dangerous." Queen's voice carried a hint of teasing, with a touch of curiosity in his eyes.
"...You're still afraid of danger?" King looked at Queen with disdain, his voice carrying a hint of contempt.
"Hahaha, the more dangerous it is, the more I like it! I'll go back and figure out how to play!" Queen laughed loudly and turned to leave, leaving King standing alone, looking at the new entertainment APP on his phone, feeling a bit unsure for a moment.
"Forget it, I'll go back and see what's so fun about it." King muttered in a low voice, a hint of helplessness in his tone.
Although he wasn't interested in these entertainment activities, seeing Queen and Kaido's reactions, he decided to learn about this new game.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Ron was laughing uncontrollably as he looked at the backend data. "This guy Kaido, his emotional ups and downs are more exciting than a roller coaster..."
He casually adjusted the matching system for tomorrow. "Tomorrow, I'll arrange a 'five losses in a row gift package' for him, hehe..."
Ron's laughter echoed in the night sky. He knew that the greater Kaido's emotional changes, the more interesting the game would be.
...
At Marine Headquarters, in Kizaru's office.
Under the warm yellow light, Kizaru was lazily slumped in a leather sofa, his long legs casually resting on the coffee table.
He was watching the latest Marine propaganda video he had filmed with great interest, occasionally letting out self-admiring comments like, "Hmm, it's really well shot."
"The angle of this shot can be adjusted a bit more~" He slowly took a screenshot and was about to send it to the editing team when he suddenly noticed a strange APP icon next to the TikTok icon – crossed swords piercing a skull, which looked particularly striking against the dark red background.
"Oh my, what's this new thing~" Kizaru pushed up his sunglasses and clicked on it with interest.
In the opening animation, the scene of Roger's execution made him raise an eyebrow. "How scary, they even brought out the Pirate King~"
But when he saw the broken treasure map turn into two crystals, his eyes behind his lenses narrowed slightly. "Interesting~"
Kizaru casually chose the hero "Hou Yi," a compatible character automatically recommended by the system, and started his first game.
As soon as the system voice announced, "All troops attack," Kizaru's fingers became blurs on the screen.
Although the hero walked slowly, his reaction speed was fast. As soon as the enemy jungler jumped out of the bush, his skill was already cast.
"Hiding in the bush? Can you hide from me?"
Kizaru leisurely took a sip of coffee, a playful smile on his lips as he watched the enemy hero's failed ambush attempt.
After two games, Kizaru had easily crushed all the beginner bots.
He stretched lazily and left the beginner area at lightning speed.
"This level of AI isn't even a warm-up." He crossed his legs and lightly tapped the screen with his fingertips. "Let's have another round!" His voice carried a hint of excitement, with a touch of anticipation in his eyes.
The following matches became his personal show.
Whenever the enemy thought they could successfully ambush him, Kizaru could always react at light speed to dodge the skills and counter-attack with a combo to take down the opponent.
"Got killed again? How pitiful~" He looked at the enemy marksman who had fled back to the fountain in a sorry state, and slowly pushed the tower. "But that's how you play games to make them interesting~"
Outside the office, the on-duty Marine soldiers exchanged glances.
They had never heard Admiral Kizaru make such frequent comments of "Oh my, oh my," nor had they seen him maintain such enthusiasm for anything for so long.
At the same time,
In the Honor of Kings backend data monitoring room, Ron stared at Kizaru's amazing 100% dodge rate data, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"This guy... actually used his Devil Fruit ability in the game..." He brought up the matching system. "It seems I need to arrange some 'special' teammates for him..."
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At Marine Headquarters, in the Fleet Admiral's office.
Sengoku put down the documents in his hand and rubbed his sore eyes.
He felt a bit tired after scrolling through TikTok videos for several hours.
Just as he was about to rest, he suddenly noticed the new "Honor of Kings" icon on his phone.
"Hmm? What's this new thing?" Sengoku pushed up his glasses and clicked on it curiously.
Meanwhile, in the lounge next door, Garp was sitting with his legs crossed, eating rice crackers while scrolling on his phone. He also discovered this new APP and immediately became interested. "Oh? A game? Much more interesting than watching videos!"
The game started, and soon both of them almost at the same time completed the beginner tutorial.
The light from the game interface reflected off Sengoku's glasses. He carefully studied the skill descriptions of various heroes, like a careful scholar.
"This Luban No.7 looks good..." Sengoku muttered to himself, but when he clicked on the purchase interface, his eyes widened. "What? The cheapest hero costs a hundred thousand Berry?!"
Garp, on the other hand, jumped up directly. "A hundred thousand Berry?! That's enough to buy how many rice crackers!" He scratched his head, suddenly remembering the food expenses he lost to Sengoku in a card game last month, and immediately deflated.
Sengoku hesitated repeatedly, but in the end, he clicked on the top-up interface. "To study this new form of entertainment, this investment is necessary..."
He gritted his teeth and entered the amount of a hundred thousand Berry, buying Luban No.7.
"Bwahaha!" Garp laughed loudly at Sengoku's pained expression. "I won't fall for that trick!" He waved his hand grandly. "I'll just use free heroes and slowly save up gold!"
Soon, both of them started their respective games.
Sengoku's Luban No.7 moved carefully in the canyon, observing his surroundings with every step. "There might be an ambush in this bush..." He pushed up his glasses and cast a skill from far away to scout the area.
Garp, on the other hand, chose the free Arthur and charged directly into the crowd, killing everything in sight.
"Bwahaha! This is exciting!" He laughed loudly as he controlled his character to charge around recklessly, completely ignoring any tactics or strategies.
Interestingly, the two of them quickly discovered a common point: they were both particularly enthusiastic about killing enemy heroes.
Whenever they successfully got a kill:
"Justice's judgment!" Sengoku would push up his glasses seriously.
"Bwahaha! Take a punch from me!" Garp would excitedly wave his fists.
Marine soldiers often heard shouts echoing from the Fleet Admiral's office:
"Watch out for ambushes!"
"Don't run!"
"Watch my ultimate skill!"
A certain on-duty Marine secretly sent a message to his colleague. "You think... should we download one and play too?"
"Sure, I can't beat the Fleet Admiral in reality, but I don't believe I can't in the game either!"
"Hehe, then let's play!"