Chapter 167: Public Opinion Has Turned One-Sided!

"Congratulations, congratulations, Kai En, you succeeded again this time."

"Isn't Kai En's success taken for granted? Whenever Kai En releases a new game, doesn't it cause a sensation and become a hot topic?"

"Indeed, Kai En is forever a god in our gaming world."

Kai En's friends kept congratulating him, raising their glasses one after another.

In response, Kai En politely smiled and replied, genuinely pleased inside, though not overly smug.

After all, Kai En has truly experienced quite a few such incidents.

Success has long been commonplace for him; the only difference lies in the degree of success.

"But, that said, Kai En, have you seen your opponent?"

"I don't think I saw the name Lu Yu among the top ten on the leaderboard."

"Honestly, I can't quite understand why you, Kai En, said you would challenge Lu Yu before."

The companions began raising new questions.

Kai En still kept his smile, but inside…

Kai En never considered Lu Yu a rival; a child is unfit to be his opponent.

But since someone wants him to act, he will act.

This matter does seem a bit petty; Kai En plans not to do such things again.

Inside, Kai En actually harbors contempt—not only toward Lu Yu, but also toward the people behind the scenes.

Isn't that so?

He actually let him deal with Lu Yu?

…

Xiao Fan is a veteran game enthusiast; he has even become a complete homebody because of games.

When he has nothing to do, he doesn't even step out of his front door.

Even when he has business… he actually still doesn't go out.

However, Xiao Fan is not the type to live off his parents.

He has a stable job and even earns a decent income from it.

Xiao Fan is a game blogger.

He creates videos for games, or writes reviews and guides.

Because Xiao Fan is a hardcore player, many of his remarks hit the nail on the head.

Gradually, Xiao Fan gathered a loyal fanbase, and his influence kept expanding.

Today is the second day after Devil May Cry's release, and many people have come to Xiao Fan's social media to ask him questions.

"Xiao Fan, what do you think of Apocalypse Arrival?"

"I want to hear Xiao Fan's review of Apocalypse Arrival."

"Xiao Fan, what are you doing? Why haven't you posted any updates yet?"

Whenever a hot game appeared before, Xiao Fan could always provide a review immediately.

But now Apocalypse Arrival has been out for a day, and Xiao Fan hasn't taken any action!

More importantly, Xiao Fan hasn't even acknowledged his fans!

That's really abnormal!

At this moment, what is Xiao Fan doing?

Playing games!

Xiao Fan is playing Devil May Cry.

He hasn't slept all night.

Yesterday, when Apocalypse Arrival was released, he immediately started a trial play.

Xiao Fan truly is a hardcore player; he spent a few hours and completely mastered Apocalypse Arrival.

Then he spent another few hours writing a guide for Apocalypse Arrival and his own thoughts on it.

Honestly, Xiao Fan genuinely thinks the game is good.

At the very least, Xiao Fan doesn't think any domestic game is better than Apocalypse Arrival, now or in the coming years.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to publish his article overnight…

Xiao Fan suddenly remembered Devil May Cry.

Honestly, Xiao Fan looks forward to Lu Yu.

Xiao Fan doesn't like Plants vs. Zombies, doesn't like Hero Kill, and even doesn't like Angry Birds.

Xiao Fan likes hot‑blooded combat games.

If it weren't for Legend, Xiao Fan would think of Lu Yu as just an ordinary game developer.

But because of Legend, even if Lu Yu fails ten more times, Xiao Fan will still hold expectations for him.

At this point, a thought appeared in Xiao Fan's mind.

How about playing Lu Yu's game and promoting it at the same time?

Yes, Xiao Fan, with the intention of helping Lu Yu, began playing Devil May Cry.

And then…

It arrived at the present day, the next day.

Xiao Fan finally put down the mouse, and as he watched the ending scene on the screen, a happy smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

For a game enthusiast, what could be more exciting than encountering a great game?

And what could make them feel happier than finishing a great game?

Just like that, he stared at the computer for a while, and Xiao Fan finally came to his senses.

He suddenly became very excited.

「I want to write an article about Devil May Cry! 」

「Such a good game shouldn't be missed, shouldn't be buried! 」

「Lu Yu…… he really is someone worth looking forward to…… a game developer! 」

「Truly, Devil May Cry is amazing! 」

Saying that, Xiao Fan opened a document and started frantically pounding the keyboard.

During this process, Xiao Fan would occasionally open the game to check some details.

Then……

Xiao Fan, who opened the game, again "sank" back in.

So……

Xiao Fan's scarf just wouldn't update!

……

Lu Yu came to Ke Da again.

Yes, just as he had become the focus of online discussion, Lu Yu came to Ke Da.

He wasn't panicked at all, even facing a promotional onslaught like Apocalypse Arrival.

Lu Yu had already prepared some backup plans.

At this moment, Lu Yu came to a Jiaoshi, where A Jie and the others were already waiting.

After Lu Yu sat down, A Jie immediately began reporting the recent work situation.

Overall, the Freshman Competition went smoothly.

The registration period has passed, and now freshmen even started going to the lab to attend classes.

But recently some problems have appeared.

Some freshmen have raised some doubts.

They feel that such an important competition shouldn't be led by Lu Yu.

The reason is simple: Lu Yu is just a child!

「What on earth are these freshmen thinking! 」

「They're using the lab you built, Lu Yu, enjoying the benefits you gave, yet they say such things without a shred of gratitude! 」

「Lu Yu, why don't we just have those who hold a negative attitude toward you withdraw from the competition? 」

「This all happened because of you, so you should have such authority! 」

A Jie and the other two classmates all looked indignant.

To be honest, up to now, A Jie and the others still haven't received any actual benefits!

Their work, however, is bitter and exhausting.

But have they said anything?

Look at those freshmen…… how can they not be infuriating?