They wanted to make a trashy game, but how come it sold like hotcakes again?

Chapter 8 isn't it? What does "two empty malls" mean?

"Hello everyone, I'm Guan Chen. As you all can probably guess what I'm going to do, let's skip the formalities and get straight to the latest game from Tangren Games, 'Three Kingdoms Kill'."

Guan Chen is the son of the chairman of a Fortune 500 company.

His videos feature clearing out the in-game store of paid games with cold, hard cash, showing everyone how the game's money conversion rate is.

He was the originator of this style.

Now his style has many imitators, but most of them are actually on commission, and the manufacturers will pay for their expenses.

However, Guan Chen is different; he is genuinely wealthy, so the manufacturers cannot recharge his account.

However, his evaluation is not as objective as Hao Zheng's; his evaluation is very subjective, and ordinary players watch him just for fun.

Guan Chen was well aware that in the eyes of most players he was just a clown.

But he didn't care; on the contrary, he enjoyed it.

No matter what, he's a content creator with over a million followers. Even though he's not making ends meet, he can still "crush" those spendthrifts.

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"After seven days of a truly free trial mode where even the paid channel wasn't open, we've already learned about the strength tiers of the generals in 'Three Kingdoms Kill'."

To be honest, I think the overall control was pretty good, although a few individual generals were indeed a bit too overpowered.

How much would these over-standard military officers cost? We can guess.

I haven't logged in yet, but I heard that there are four generals available for purchase this time: Liu Yan, Da Bao, Divine Zhou Yu, and Divine Zhuge Liang.

Among them, Divine Zhou Yu and Divine Zhuge Liang were the first two generals released in the Divine series, and their prices should set a benchmark for the series. Therefore, I guess their prices are at least between 1000 and 2000. I'll give you a figure: 1888 each, so two would be over 3500.

This isn't an attempt to whitewash the situation; it's simply an overstated price.

The payment mechanism in this world is like this now. A good character will cost at least two thousand yuan, but when you sell the account, the value of that character may not even be 100 yuan.

Since Three Kingdoms Kill is a PVP game, it's normal for its price to be a bit higher than other games.

Then there are Da Bao and Liu Yan.

The hero Da Bao won't be too expensive. Just look at the clips from the last two days. He's simple, mindless, and fun. Many people started playing "Three Kingdoms Kill" just for Da Bao, so I guess his price will be under 200, making him accessible to all players.

The last military general was Liu Yan.

Liu Yan is practically the other side of Da Bao. The eighteen-foot-tall Liu Yan easily wields the Seven Kills Technique; those who know, know.

Therefore, Liu Yan should be a relatively expensive general, costing around 1 coins.

Why is Liu Yan so expensive? Because Liu Yan's positioning in Tangren Games should be the same as his positioning in the game.

Without the Zhangba sword, a general is just an ordinary soldier; with the Zhangba sword, he can annihilate everything in his path.

This absolute dominance over the game means they won't let you enjoy it too easily, just like you won't easily get the Serpent Spear in a game.

Alright, that concludes my prediction. Now let's open "Three Kingdoms Kill" and see if my prediction comes true. Based on my extensive gaming experience, I estimate my price will be very close to the mark. Even if there are slight differences in the prices of individual generals, the final price for all four generals combined will still be at least 1 yuan.

After Guan Chen finished speaking, he opened the "Three Kingdoms Kill" game, and the moment he opened it, a pop-up window appeared on the main game interface:

"The first season, 'The Battle of Red Cliffs,' has officially begun. Purchase the season's Tiger Talisman now for a 20% discount, only 40 yuan."

Guan Chen bought it without thinking and then started looking for a way to recharge.

But he searched high and low but couldn't find it. There were no paid items in the shop, and all the generals were purchased with materials obtained from daily tasks.

This startled Guan Chen, and he immediately searched the shop, but the four generals he had mentioned were not there, which relieved him.

"Alright, alright, these generals aren't in the shop, so we'll have to buy them anyway. Remember the Tiger Talisman we bought at the beginning? I bet that was the real paid shop. This Tiger Talisman also costs money. Tangren Games really knows how to rip people off."

After saying that, he clicked on the so-called "Tiger Talisman" and found the recharge channel—this recharge channel was only used to purchase the level of the Tiger Talisman.

Without saying a word, he clicked to buy, and three options appeared in front of him: one was level 25 for 62 yuan, another was level 50 for 100 yuan, and the third was a special price of level 50 for 50 yuan, but the special price could only be purchased once.

"Uh, let's forget about the special offer. It looks like it'll be around two yuan per level. Based on my previous calculations, we should be able to get all four heroes around level 5000, but that's not important. Let's spend 10,000 yuan to reach level 10,000 first."

He then selected the "100 yuan for level 50" option, entered the quantity 200, and clicked "pay." However, he didn't notice that the instant he finished entering the number, 200 changed to 19. He also noticed the anomaly when paying:

"1900? What the hell? Didn't I buy 200? Is there a bug in the system?"

Without much thought, he directly selected to pay, deciding to check it out before continuing to buy. However, the two buttons for purchasing levels turned gray, leaving only the 50-yuan, 50-level special offer as the only available payment option in the game. He realized something and said in shock:

"So, including the Tiger Talisman I just bought, this game is already completely overspended with 1990 yuan? These four generals only cost 1990 yuan? They're incredibly generous! And please note, I said 'completely overspended' here, meaning no matter how much money you have and want to spend on this game, you can't spend any more."

"Alright, alright, you're going to play like this? Then I'll really put you in the tier of the most generous paid games out there. But hold on a second, I, Guan Chen, have seen it all before. Let's see if the level 1000 battle pass really unlocks those four generals."

Then, Guan Chen started loading the progress bar. He reached level 33 and received a static skin.

"Hmm, the skin quality is pretty good. Is this Dabao's skin? It's acceptable."

I received the big reward at level 50:

"Look, everyone, I told you that Da Bao wouldn't be too expensive. Including the cost of the notebook and that special offer, it's less than 100 yuan. You can get Da Bao for 90 yuan."

Continuing on, level 88 rewards another skin:

"This skin is for God Zhou Yu, I hope I won't get God Zhou Yu at level 100?"

As expected, Guan Chen obtained the Divine Zhou Yu at level 100.

"Then there's a problem with their reward system. You get God Zhou Yu at level 100 and Liu Yan at level 1000? Although Liu Yan is indeed worth that much, this will create a psychological imbalance for players. If I were them, I would definitely raise the level requirement for obtaining God Zhou Yu."

Then at level 133, Guan Chen obtained the Divine Zhuge skin. As if realizing something, he quickly scrolled down—sure enough, he got Divine Zhuge at level 150, Liu Yan's skin at level 188, and Liu Yan's skin at level 200. This completely stunned Guan Chen. He did some calculations and said:

"Get Liu Yan at level 200? The basic version costs 40 yuan, plus a 50 yuan discount, and you're still 150 levels away. At 2 yuan per level, that's 300 yuan. 300 yuan plus 90 yuan, meaning you can get Liu Yan for 390 yuan? Is that reasonable? Has Tangren Games gone mad? Their previous games were terrible, and now they're trying to save face with this game that's practically free?"

Wait, I think I also saw daily and weekly tasks, which means I can get levels for free?

Let me see roughly how much you gain—1000 experience points per level, two daily quests, each worth 1000 experience points, meaning you can level up twice a day. Two weekly quests, each worth 5000 experience points, allowing you to level up 10 times a week. And the duration of this Tiger Talisman…”

"Two months? I thought it was 7 days? A month has 30 days, so you can reach level 120 with daily tasks in two months; two months is at least 8 weeks, so 10 levels per week is 80 levels. Does that mean if I play every day, I can get Liu Yan for 40 yuan? What does that mean? It's like spending one yuan a day for two months, and then I can get Liu Yan, and even have some level left over."

不过200级能拿到刘焉，那后边是什幺？后面每100级一个动态皮肤，到600级；然后700、800、900、1000级，这四个等级能获得对应英雄的斩杀特效。而1000级还可以获得一个能在战局中陪伴你玩耍的小动物。什幺意思啊？欺负富哥？

The actual reward of 40 yuan was given, but what about the money I spent?

In 1950, they gave me a bunch of vases. I'm speechless, folks. This game has turned into a Robin Hood-like scheme.