Chapter 578: Such a Smooth Recharge
Two hours later, Zhao Shuyi stepped out of the elevator and left the experience store.
However, Zou Zhuo didn’t follow her down immediately. About five minutes passed before he came downstairs.
Probably because Zou Zhuo felt he couldn’t seem too obvious—if he followed right after she left, it would look too intentional and a bit creepy.
Chen Mo glanced at Zou Zhuo and asked, “How did it go?”
Zou Zhuo looked a little embarrassed as he walked over to the sofa opposite Chen Mo and sat down. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Store manager, there’s good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?”
Chen Mo said, “Let’s hear the good news first.”
Zou Zhuo: “The good news is that I successfully got the girl’s contact info, and we played together. Had a great time.”
Chen Mo asked, “And the bad news?”
Zou Zhuo sighed: “The bad news is that I might lose the bet…”
Chen Mo chuckled: “For me, that second one is the good news.”
Zou Zhuo: “…”
Chen Mo squinted at Zou Zhuo: “And you said a month was too long? It’s only been three days, and you’ve already reinstalled *King of Glory*.”
Zou Zhuo coughed dryly: “Store manager, this is a special case! I didn’t reinstall *King of Glory* voluntarily. The game itself has absolutely nothing appealing to me. It’s just because the girl was playing it, so I…”
Chen Mo shot him a disdainful glance: “Did I hold a knife to your throat and force you to reinstall the game?”
Zou Zhuo coughed again: “Well… no.”
Chen Mo continued: “Whether you like playing *King of Glory* or not is none of my business. As long as you spend money, that’s fine. Besides, the female players in the game are part of the gaming experience. *King of Glory* is providing you with such a precious experience, and instead of being grateful, you’re here complaining about this and that?”
Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Somehow, what Chen Mo said made perfect sense!
It really was true—if Zou Zhuo had stuck to his principles and refused to play *King of Glory*, he wouldn’t have been able to keep chatting up that girl…
Strictly speaking, *King of Glory* had indeed given him a rather unique gaming experience: flirting with girls…
Chen Mo chuckled: “Anyway, you lost. Get ready to suffer when the *Dark Souls* prequel comes out.”
Zou Zhuo sighed helplessly: “Ah, fine. You’re always scheming, store manager. I admit defeat. When the *Dark Souls* prequel comes out, I’ll just suffer through it for a week and beat it.”
Chen Mo gave Zou Zhuo a mysterious smile.
Zou Zhuo felt an involuntary shiver run down his spine. Why did it suddenly feel like there was something fishy going on?
Like he’d stumbled into some sinister trap…
But Zou Zhuo didn’t dwell on it too much, because his mind was on other things.
“Oh, by the way, store manager, help me pick out a few heroes in *King of Glory* that are flashy and can kill people. I want to practice them well.” Zou Zhuo pulled out his phone and said to Chen Mo.
“Oh?” Chen Mo looked at him with interest. “Didn’t you say you had zero interest in this game? That even reaching King rank wouldn’t be worth bragging about?”
Zou Zhuo scratched his head awkwardly: “Well… it’s because Shuyi likes playing it. If I want to carry her, I have to be good myself, right? And I should pick flashy heroes to show off my coolness! If I actually reach King rank, maybe Shuyi will see me in a different light…”
Chen Mo, while casually flipping through a book, said nonchalantly: “Alright then. Just mess around with heroes like Li Bai, Han Xin, and Luna. Master one or two of them, and picking up girls in the game won’t be a problem.”
Zou Zhuo’s face lit up: “Got it, store manager! I’ll switch to a new account and secretly play a couple of rounds to practice.”
Chen Mo was puzzled: “Why do you need to switch accounts?”
Zou Zhuo grinned slyly: “My current account has to play ranked with the girl. If I rank up on my own, how am I supposed to carry her?”
Chen Mo was speechless: “Alright. You’re wasting all your cleverness on this kind of thing.”
“Hehehe.” Zou Zhuo chuckled as he switched to another game account.
But not long after entering the game, Zou Zhuo slapped his forehead in frustration: “Store manager, all the heroes you mentioned cost money to buy!”
Chen Mo looked at him like he was an idiot: “No kidding. I run a game company, not a charity. You think you can get stronger without spending money?”
Zou Zhuo: “…”
In the parallel world, most players’ first MOBA game was *League of Legends*, and they were already used to the free hero model. Now, picking up *King of Glory* and finding out heroes cost money was a huge shock.
Zou Zhuo was cursing internally.
He first went into the training mode to try out these heroes and found them incredibly flashy.
Before this, Zou Zhuo hadn’t seriously studied the heroes and skills in *King of Glory*, since he was only on a low-level account and couldn’t access many heroes. He was only proficient with a few like Arthur, Hou Yi, and Angela.
But after trying out Li Bai, Han Xin, and Luna in training mode, Zou Zhuo suddenly had a realization.
Was *King of Glory* a bit too overpowered?
By “overpowered,” he mainly meant the hero mechanics—there were way too many dashes!
Especially these assassins. Almost every one of them had a dash skill. Han Xin, for example, had three dashes, letting him zip from the dragon pit to the Baron pit in the blink of an eye. That was unimaginable in *League of Legends*.
It wasn’t just dashes. Other mechanics also seemed more brutal than *League of Legends*. A clear example was the very short cooldowns.
Take Luna, for instance. She was basically the *League of Legends* champion Diana, but much stronger. With enough attack speed and cooldown reduction, Luna could chain her ultimate infinitely with the right technique—the so-called “Moonlight Infinite Combo.”
She could not only fly all over the map like crazy but also deal massive damage instantly.
Li Bai and Han Xin each had their own unique traits. The assassins in *King of Glory* could be summed up in one word: jump!
Han Xin, for example, was often called “Han the Hoppy” because both his first and second skills were dashes, and his first skill had two charges, letting him bounce all over the map.
After practicing in training mode for a while, Zou Zhuo finally decided to spend money and buy Li Bai.
The reason was simple: besides thinking the hero was strong, he also thought Li Bai looked cool.
And a hero featured in the game’s opening cinematic was bound to be the devs’ favorite child—no way that could be wrong.
Thinking about showing off a super cool hero in front of the girl he liked, Zou Zhuo instantly felt the money was well spent!
But after seeing Chen Mo’s smile, Zou Zhuo suddenly felt a pang of regret.
How had he unconsciously completed the recharge just now?
Why was he so smooth at this?
Recharging had so many steps—at least several clicks and a fingerprint scan on the phone—but why did it feel like he’d finished the whole process in an instant…
Was this what Chen Mo meant by the charm of *King of Glory*’s microtransactions…