To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 482 - 284 It’s Good to Be Alive (Part 2)_1

Chapter 482: Chapter 284 It’s Good to Be Alive (Part 2)_1

While Qiu Yu was immersed in her new editor, the culinary game was still being produced in full swing.

Following the oddball British cuisine, White Elephant Country and Maozi Country also rapidly released their own culinary games.

The quality of both left much to be desired.

The food from White Elephant Country could only be distinguished by color, heaps of curry that looked utterly unappetizing—I couldn’t understand how they managed to differentiate so many types.

As for Maozi Country’s game, it incorporated a lot of bizarre content, and each dish appeared overly sweet.

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Of course, there were also normal games—Sakura Country and Korea produced games that were complete in color, fragrance, and taste. They also placed the game capsules forcefully sold by North America in their experience halls and profited from renting them out.

Overnight, culinary games became the trend, a development that left Fang Cheng somewhat baffled.

Aren’t culinary games quite niche?

Why did they suddenly become popular overnight?

If it were just a few major factories going off on a tangent, that would be one thing, but strangely enough, players also seemed to have high expectations for culinary games.

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Related discussions hit the hot topics daily. Our studio’s promotional video was analyzed frame by frame, as people tried to deduce the upcoming gameplay of “God of Cookery” from every culinary delight.

“What’s going on here? Why have culinary games suddenly become so popular?” Fang Cheng looked at the recent trends, feeling utterly out of the loop.

“I think we have to take half the blame,” Huang Ping said with a chuckle.

Though there were many competitors and many game giants even repurposed food from their previous games into culinary games, delighting aficionados…

Huang Ping was not the least bit intimidated by these challenges, and if anything, he was slightly excited.

He was confident enough to define culinary games with “God of Cookery,” showing them what a real culinary game looked like.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of the world, “God of Cookery” was released.

Even though we didn’t do much promotion, on the day of the release, the game’s sales exceeded ten million, and its income for that day alone topped one billion, startling numbers that made “God of Cookery” descend like a Demon King, casting a shadow over all other games that had been released earlier.

When the sun rises, all stars lose their shine, retreating into the backdrop.

Kirin Industry’s second-generation game capsules also sold three thousand units—a number that might seem trivial but, combined with its price, was still quite chilling.

The quick recoup of funds allowed Kirin Industry to immediately begin developing the third-generation game capsule. Unfortunately, with Mysterious Mirror gone, Gao Tianyun waited daily for its return, only to leave disappointed every time.

Some game manufacturers, skeptical at first, purchased the game and the second-generation game capsule, logging into the game with the capsule only to be utterly stunned.

This was virtual reality!

This was a culinary game!

With the added 15% realism, every food item in the game was replete with color, scent, and taste—the vendors’ buns had thin skins and thick, meaty fillings with eighteen pleats, oozing with oil upon biting into them.

The filling within the bun was evenly mixed with fatty meat, into which a spoonful of boiling pork lard was added, unleashing deliciousness in the scalding fat, tempting enough to swallow one’s tongue.

For just a few copper coins, you could buy a top-quality pressed duck, with its crispy skin carrying a hint of sweetness, and bones soft enough to crumble, with just a bite washing one’s mouth with marrow, unleashing deliciousness at the tip of the tongue.

When tired of the rich tastes, one could have a refreshing dish of finely chopped tofu mixed with green onions, sprinkled with a dash of fine salt, creating a sublime culinary delight. The tofu, prepared with a special technique, was soft, delicate, and fresh, making one yearn for more.

What was more terrifying was that here, you could freely mix and match ingredients.

In an ancient Huaxia setting, some players managed to prepare medium-rare steaks, the meat rich in fat and juiciness that simply the sight of it could make one’s mouth water.

Not to mention the higher-end Immortal ingredients—those came from fearsome monsters, and even tastier delights were listed in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the mere sight of the cooking methods was enough to make one salivate uncontrollably.

The food was delicious and you wouldn’t gain weight—players in the game had iron stomachs, able to eat anything and everything without dying, indulging to death if they wished.

To keep players from becoming engrossed in fighting, the game’s characters had no combat abilities. They could only level up their culinary skills by continuously cooking and selling food, eventually becoming the Food God.

Moreover, the game offered both single-player and online multiplayer modes—players could either challenge themselves in their own little world or battle it out on the servers with others, fully meeting the needs of different groups.

Western gamers entered with prejudice and came out holding their bellies.

Even though eating in the game did not equate to real eating, the continual tasting of fine food still filled them with a sense of satisfaction.

Upon recalling their experiences in the game, they could only exclaim in awe: Impressive.

In cooking, these guys are professionals.

To accommodate players who couldn’t afford a game capsule, Fang Cheng Studio also considerately gave out experience vouchers.

Currently, larger cities have been outfitted with experience halls. Once players meet certain conditions in the game, they can visit these halls to experience the game, though they can only do so nearby—the studio doesn’t cover travel expenses.

This strategy further heightened players’ enthusiasm for the game and significantly accelerated Fang Cheng’s consolidation of Dustfire.

Pleased with the players’ fervor, Fang Cheng quietly guarded against his spiritual rivals, hoping they wouldn’t pull any tricks.

After reviewing the situation, he felt relieved.

Most of his spiritual rivals seemed quite harmless, with their abilities being restricted, they weren’t able to cause much trouble.

Satisfied, Fang Cheng nodded and decided to observe for a little while longer before attempting to comprehend the Dao.

As players began to fall head over heels for culinary delights, some were starting to worry.

In the livestream room, Gong Gong frowned at the numbers that had nearly halved.

The little loli with white hair and red eyes sat in a rocking chair, puzzled, and said, “That’s weird, where did everyone go? Should I maybe wear a swimsuit? You, Tai Yin, is your skirt too long?”

Dressed in a maid outfit, Tai Yin looked down at it and then said, “No, it’s not long. If it were any shorter, the charging port would be exposed.”

“So, it’s because your outfit isn’t sexy enough, Military Governor? Are black stockings out of fashion now?”

Clad in armor, Military Governor sighed, “I feel like black stockings worn underneath have no effect. And are you sure, the audience likes these semi-transparent things?”

“You don’t know anything! Black stockings are a belief, and wearing them increases charm by 50%, especially suitable for an unsatisfied old lady like you.”

Military Governor felt as if one of her power cables was about to explode.

However, she and Tai Yin were captives of Gong Gong, who they currently had to serve.

But she was still annoyed.

What she wanted was to pilot her own battleship through the Starry Sea, holding a blade in hand to chop off all the heretics’ heads and kick them around like balls.

Rather than now, where she was stuck with a heavy, yet utterly useless chest, wearing close-fitting but pointless armor, playing so-called cosplay in Gong Gong’s livestream room.

And why did everyone like making her say lines like “Grr, kill me”?

Are all humans such strange creatures?

Tai Yin, though, wasn’t too bothered, but she too would fall into confusion when charging at night, not knowing what she was actually doing.

All she wanted was to play the cycle charging game with Fei – how did she end up here?

Seeing the mood of her two slaves start to drop, Gong Gong propped her chin and felt it was time to give them a break.

She couldn’t just overwork these two useful tools until they broke – that would be troublesome.

The recent poor numbers meant it was time for her to recharge and let them better understand what humans wanted.

After deciding on the break, Gong Gong immediately contacted her friend.

Pulling out a mirror, Gong Gong tapped it and cheerfully called out, “Mysterious Mirror, what are you up to?”

This mirror was a gift from Mysterious Mirror; after all, they were both Artifact Spirits and colleagues. It was good to communicate and socialize regularly.

With the mirror, no matter how far away, communication was possible, though the further away, the worse the effect.

The screen blurred, and after a long time, a voice tinged with electronic currents responded, “I’m the passive one here.”

Gong Gong immediately widened her eyes with anticipation and asked, “Tell me more about this passive process.”

“The noise kept coming, large amounts of content poured in, my head hurts from it all.”

“Can you explain that in a sexy way? If you can’t, I will.”

“That’s what I like about you. But no, let’s stop there, my head is splitting, and I don’t want to talk.”

“Then can you recommend some fun places?”

“…Try out ‘God of Cookery.’ It’s the boss’s new game, and it has some connection to us Artifact Spirits. If you play, you might find your own opportunity.”

After some thought, Gong Gong felt this was a good opportunity.

Huang Ping and the others were under daily stress, much like Gong Gong herself.

She knew that aside from being a bit cute, a bit handsome, and a bit sexy, she didn’t have many advantages.

If the boss were to find a cuter character, then she wouldn’t be able to pay back her karmic debt.

So, she had to work hard to improve herself, to become cuter and sexier, to ensure her spot as a poster girl and to make the Iron Guard a part of the boss’s empire.

Having realized this, she took her two slaves to the game pod provided by Fang Cheng Studio as a prize.

Connecting the data cables to the game pod, the three Iron Guards didn’t need to sleep and directly entered the world of “God of Cookery.”

The moment they entered, Gong Gong was stunned.

Her appearance was perfectly recreated upon entry, thanks to her immense computing power, and it allowed her to experience even more sensations.

She felt as if she had come to life.

Her new body was imbued with the Great Heavenly Lord’s spells, which were meant to convey the puppet’s perceptions to the player, but they also gave Gong Gong the sensations of a carbon-based life form.

Signal transmission slowed down, bodily sensations grew richer and layered, and everything around her was more than cold data – it was a rich tapestry of sensory stimulation.

A breeze blew by, the body responded beautifully to the caress of the cool air, and made her realize that being alive was actually a very wonderful thing.

Tai Yin and Military Governor too were astonished as they looked at their own hands, the new bodies plunging them into confusion and bewilderment and stirring different emotions within them.

Taking a deep breath, Military Governor was the first to voice the trio’s feelings.

“Living is really great.”