Chapter 939: The Ordinary Player Li Jingsi
“What? Chen Mo is going live? He wants to clarify the damage issues with the weapons in Monster Hunter??”
The players were instantly furious. How dare he show his face on a livestream?!
This guy never learns his lesson—he’s just scheming to set traps and torment the players!
The players all declared, “Isn’t it just a livestream? Of course we’re going to watch! Let’s see how Chen Mo twists the truth and confuses right and wrong!”
The Moyu livestream platform was also very accommodating, putting up all sorts of promotional resources in advance and even setting up a special pre-heating spot in the most prominent recommended position on the homepage. Before the stream even started, the homepage’s promotional materials were already up.
This treatment was unmatched; other big streamers could only envy it, after all…
Serent might as well be the origin of everything.
Regardless, as soon as the news spread, many players who didn’t even play Monster Hunter started paying attention, all waiting for Chen Mo’s livestream.
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Sunday, 8 PM.
It was prime time. Many players had finished dinner and opened the Moyu livestream platform, waiting to see Chen Mo’s performance.
“I just want to see how Serent tries to spin this!”
“Exactly, seek justice for the longsword faction!”
“Strongly demand the establishment of a Hunter Protection Association! The Diablos and Rathalos must be nerfed! Must!”
The stream screen was still black, but the players were already heatedly discussing it.
Actually, many players felt that Monster Hunter’s difficulty wasn’t that bad. After all, they had survived Dark Souls, so Monster Hunter’s difficulty… was actually manageable.
But Monster Hunter had attracted many new players who hadn’t been tortured as long as the old Dark Souls veterans, so they couldn’t take this kind of grievance.
When the time came, the stream screen lit up on schedule.
This time, they had set up a special spot at Thunderbolt Interactive’s headquarters. In the center of the screen was a long table, and next to it was a VR gaming pod.
As soon as the players saw the person sitting on the left side of the table, wasn’t that Lin Xue?
“Hey, why is Ah Xue here too?”
“Haha, Ah Xue seems to be the host. After all, among Moyu’s big streamers, she’s the one who’s good at Monster Hunter and has the most fans.”
“Ah Xue is good at Monster Hunter? Are you serious?”
“It’s fine, Ah Xue understands our suffering! I hope Ah Xue can get us justice!”
Seeing Lin Xue, the barrage reactions became even more intense. It was livelier than Moyu’s annual awards ceremony!
Lin Xue sat on the left side of the long table, while on the right sat Chen Mo, Qian Kun, and Li Jingsi.
Qian Kun looked a bit nervous, mainly because the stream’s viewership was heading toward ten million. Although Qian Kun had seen many big scenes, being in the spotlight like this still made him uneasy.
“I hope the boss can carry me…” Qian Kun muttered.
Lin Xue cleared her throat: “Alright, welcome everyone to the Moyu livestream platform. Today, we are very honored to have invited the designer of Monster Hunter, Mr. Chen Mo, whom everyone is very familiar with. Let’s welcome him!”
The people on site applauded. There weren’t many people present, but the stream had a huge audience. Next to the camera, a TV was specially set up to display the barrage, which was so dense it covered the entire screen. This was after traffic had been split, showing just how explosive it was.
Although it was Lin Xue’s first time as a host, she had been a streamer for a long time and was familiar with Chen Mo, so she didn’t feel out of place: “First, congratulations to the boss. Your new game Monster Hunter is selling very well, and the players really like it.”
Chen Mo smiled and nodded: “Ah, this is all the players’ affection for me.”
“Ahem.” Lin Xue coughed twice. “So, the players have raised many questions. I’ve organized them in advance, and I hope the boss can give everyone a satisfactory answer.”
Chen Mo nodded: “No problem. Solving problems for the players is our duty.”
“Alright, so the first question is…” Lin Xue suddenly turned serious. “Why are the early monsters in Monster Hunter normal in difficulty, but then suddenly it gets so hard with the Diablos and Rathalos?”
Chen Mo coughed twice: “Hard… is it?”
Lin Xue nodded vigorously: “Of course it’s hard! Harder than Dark Souls!”
Chen Mo let out an “oh”: “Well… actually, Monster Hunter is much easier than Dark Souls. On one hand, players can continuously upgrade their equipment, leading to higher damage output later on. On the other hand, they can use various items strategically against the monsters, so…”
Lin Xue squinted: “I don’t feel that at all!”
Chen Mo explained: “Well, your equipment is definitely too weak. Unlike Dark Souls, Monster Hunter requires some grinding. You just need to craft the strongest weapon and armor set available before the Diablos.”
Lin Xue thought for a moment: “It’s not just about equipment! The Diablos has such high defense, and it keeps charging the whole time. There’s no window to deal damage!”
Chen Mo coughed twice: “Well… that’s just because you haven’t found the trick to fighting the Diablos. How about I demonstrate…”
Lin Xue immediately made a “stop” gesture: “No! Everyone knows you Serent are inhuman. You can beat an AI, so you beating a monster doesn’t prove anything!”
“Alright, then let’s switch.” Chen Mo looked at Li Jingsi. “We just brought in an ordinary Monster Hunter player from the experience zone. She’s a girl, and she’ll demonstrate how to fight the Diablos.”
Lin Xue: “…”
What the hell is an “ordinary player”?!
An ordinary player who reached number one on the Warcraft Chinese server ladder, cleared Dark Souls without pressure, and spent most of her time in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ cheater-infested servers?!
Others might not know Li Jingsi, but Lin Xue certainly did… However, looking at the excited barrage viewers, Lin Xue choked on her words, unsure how to even express this complaint.
“Wow, a pretty girl!!”
“Who is she! Give us her Weibo!”
“I wanted to ask earlier—there’s actually a cute girl this time! Is she going to play Monster Hunter herself? I want to see!”
“This… this is no ordinary player, is she… that person??”
Although Li Jingsi was a familiar face to regulars at the experience store, many online players really didn’t recognize her.
Because Li Jingsi never streamed herself and rarely appeared on camera. Although she often duo-queued with Chen Mo, Chen Mo didn’t stream either, so players only saw her ID and had no idea she was a girl.
A few players recognized Li Jingsi and immediately understood what Chen Mo was up to, but they couldn’t explain it clearly—the barrage was too overwhelming.
The barrage was still begging for the girl’s Weibo when Li Jingsi had already entered the VR gaming pod, ready to show the players the battle footage.