Chapter 63 Pokémon Games
Chapter 63 Pokémon Games
"Your package has arrived, please sign for it."
In front of the convenience store, Chu Wuji took a box from the cabin of an automated drone, placed it on the checkout counter, and quickly unpacked it.
"What's this?" Gu Zixin, who was carrying a bag of ordinary blood plasma for lunch, leaned over. The feathers behind her ears fluttered, and the pleasant scent of shampoo entered Chu Wuji's nostrils.
"Virtual reality helmet".
After removing the foam sealant, Chu Wuji took out a full-coverage helmet, larger than a motorcycle helmet and sprayed with silver paint, and tried putting it on his head.
Gu Zixin took out her terminal and scanned the code, immediately shocked by the price displayed: "Wow! The boss is really generous, even though he said we don't have any organization behind us!"
"Couldn't it be some of my savings?" After confirming that there were no problems starting the machine, Chu Wuji took off the helmet and signed for it.
To buy the helmet, he took several rides on the Didi Chuxing app, finally managing to pay in full without affecting the budget for the next version.
"Boss, is this your new tool for slacking off at work? Can I play a couple of rounds later?" Gu Zixin asked with envy. She had only heard of virtual reality games before.
Chu Wuji glanced at Gu Zixin first, then smiled slightly: "This is for you."
"Huh!?" Gu Zixin was stunned. She looked down at the string of zeros displayed on the terminal, then looked up at Chu Wuji. Her expression immediately became a little awkward.
"Boss, although I've never been in a relationship, but... if the child is also a crow-like demi-human..."
Ignoring the black dragon's tantrum, Chu Wuji immediately placed the helmet on Gu Zixin's head, then took out a universal cable and connected the helmet to the Pokémon collaboration terminal.
The moment the power was applied, Gu Zixin shuddered, and then fell straight backward.
Fearing the machine would break, Chu Wuji grabbed her and threw her onto the reclining chair that had been unfolded on the small stool.
"You keep playing this game and catch as many Pokémon as possible."
Yes, Chu Wuji planned to make Gu Zixin his slave so she could capture some Pokémon for him.
Although Pokémon was incredibly popular in Chu Wuji's previous life, Chu Wuji was never really into it.
As the saying goes, Chu Wuji doesn't really like fighting where he has to personally participate in battles without any real power at his disposal.
Therefore, he knew very little about Pokémon and didn't want to get involved in this mess.
Connecting to the brain-computer interface, Chu Wuji began monitoring Gu Zixin's gaming activities.
When Gu Zixin first entered the game, she didn't know what to do until Chu Wuji reminded her to find Professor Oak's lab. Only then did Gu Zixin realize that this was a game about catching and battling Pokémon.
"Boss, where did you get this game? I've never seen it played like this before." Gu Zixin was a homebody who loved watching video streamers about virtual reality, whether she was slacking off at work or at home. She had seen a lot of videos of other people playing virtual reality.
This was the first time Gu Zixin had ever seen a Pokémon game like this.
"Can't I just go up and hit it myself? Why do I have to use three little noses to hit it... Huh? I can only choose one?"
"You've never seen a pet battle game before?" Chu Wuji grasped the key point.
"Yeah, it's such a tough choice! This blue turtle looks so creepy, while the one with the garlic on its back is kind of cute, but it's not as cool as the fire-playing lizard. Which one is better?"
Oh, rabbit-headed girl, you're on the roof!
"Whatever, it's up to you to train them later." After giving Gu Zixin a perfunctory reply, Chu Wuji logged onto the brain and searched, but as expected, he couldn't find any games similar to Pokémon.
It seems that because of martial arts, superpowers, and the perilous wilderness outside the city, people in this world prefer adventure games like Tomb Raider or live-action fighting games like Street Fighter.
The only things Chu Wuji could find related to pets were dissecting mythical beasts and pet costumes.
A vast blue sea.
After closing the search screen, Chu Wuji opened the administrator panel again and found that Gu Zixin had ultimately chosen Charmander as her first Pokémon.
The moment I received the little dragon, two printable items popped up on the terminal: a classic red and white ball and a little dragon.
Chu Wuji tapped the red and white balls, and a prompt appeared asking him to "Input Materials/Coins".
"It wasn't printed out of thin air, was it?" Chu Wuji frowned.
Printing a red and white ball without any materials costs 200 gold coins, while printing a little dragon directly costs 1000 gold coins, almost as much as a ten-pull in the collaboration gacha.
"So expensive?"
If a level 5 starter Pokémon costs this much, imagine how much more legendary Pokémon will cost!
Good heavens, so this was what they were waiting for him. Chu Wuji wondered why they would give him a golden item for no reason. It turned out to be a clever way to make money.
It seems the plan to forcibly capture legendary Pokémon by obtaining Master Balls and then print them out to rule the real world has failed halfway.
Based on Chu Wuji's limited understanding of the Pokémon series, this was the only useful application he could think of.
From that perspective, this item is somewhat of a double-edged sword for Chu Wuji in terms of improving his strength; it's neither useful nor worth discarding.
However, there seems to be great potential in other areas.
After seeing Gu Zixin finish a battle and successfully capture a Metapod, Chu Wuji patted his helmet, signaling her to disembark.
"What do you think of this game?"
"It's really interesting! The design is very innovative, and the key is that the realism is very high. Whether it's the physical feedback or these unique creatures... oh, I mean Pokémon, they're all very well done." When talking about things that interested her, Gu Zixin started to talk at length.
"Anyway, I think it should be considered a masterpiece, and it'll be a hit!"
Chu Wuji thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you can stream yourself playing this when you're on the night shift. I need to see the audience's feedback, and you'll get paid as usual."
"Really?! Oh my god, boss, I love you so much, give me a kiss!" Gu Zixin immediately pretended to hug Chu Wuji.
Paying to play games? Anyone would be happy about that.
"I'm so fed up with night shifts! There are just too many weirdos in this area!"
"Boss, you know what? I've seen this guy come to my shop every day wearing a hoodie and a mask to buy canned potato chips, rubber gloves, and dishwashing sponges. Does he really think nobody knows what he's up to?!"
"Then I came to buy pliers and asked if they could cut snake fangs."
"Some people even came to ask how much the condoms cost, but thought they were too expensive, so they also took a plastic wrap."
"..." There are indeed many extraordinary people there.
"Anyway, you should try going live tonight first, and I want to see the audience's feedback."
After leaving those words, Chu Wuji turned around, grabbed another recliner, lay down, and activated the brain-computer interface.
[Grandma Zhang, a friend of mine has a game. What procedures are needed to release it on a device?]
[Grandma Zhang: Virtual reality games? Then I still suggest you find a company to work for you, so you won't be bullied.]
Grandma Zhang: Well then, my son will be back from Zhucheng soon, you can ask him.
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