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Shen Yunshi shook her head, already feeling uneasy. Zhang Zhiyuan, suppressing a laugh, added:

"Let me tell you, if they find out that Li Zhujian was behind the hammer-wielding and this Dance of Ice and Fire, they'll tear that guy to shreds!"

Shen Yunshi's face turned pale instantly—she really hadn't expected that Li Zhujian's new game would be another torturous thing.

The four streamers over there were still chatting and laughing, completely unaware that they were about to fall into a trap. Shen Yunshi looked at them and felt a pang of worry for Li Zhujian.

Over here, Zhang Zhiyuan took a deep breath, moved closer to the anchors, and paused deliberately when introducing himself:

"Hello, four experience officers. I am Zhang Zhiyuan, one of the designers of this game."

When the word "designer" came up, he seemed a little hesitant and quickly added "one of".

After all, the mastermind is still hiding behind the scenes.

He swallowed hard and pointed to the large box that Shen Yunshi had brought:

"Our game, 'A Dance of Ice and Fire,' is a rhythm game, as I'm sure you've all heard of it."

There's also a reward today: a mousepad with original artwork drawn by the artist specifically for the game. The deadline is noon.

Players can obtain a mousepad corresponding to the level they complete.

The mousepad itself isn't anything special, but the artwork on it is truly eye-catching—exquisite illustrations and adorable ice and fire dolls.

Coupled with the brightly colored oil paint background, the onlookers immediately exclaimed in admiration, and the live chat exploded with comments:

Wow! This painting is so beautiful! It was painted by Shen Yunshi! The school beauty truly lives up to her name!

"I remember she was drawing in the library last time; it turns out it was for this game." "After the streamers finish playing, I'll have to try it too, and try to get one."

"A rhythm game? Doesn't this clash with Xiang Tianming's 'Music Master'? This is going to be interesting."

"Yeah, yeah, Li Zhujian and Xiang Tianming even got into a fight in the library last time."

"By the way, where's Li Zhujian? I haven't seen him." "He was just here, where did he go?"

I want to see what the expert looks like.

The chat was buzzing with discussion, and the four main streamers were ready, simultaneously launching the game.

On the screen, the white marble track is divided into small squares, with two small balls, one blue and one red, spinning around at the starting point, while the background is blank.

A-Yin was taken aback—this setting was novel, unlike traditional rhythm games where notes were played in a falling-note format.

The beat was changed to two small balls with trailing tails, adding a bit of dynamism. But where's the promised original background?

What about the artist Liu Liu mentioned?

He had just lost focus when a dynamic electronic music started playing, an eight-beat rhythm that made the ball move, with a clicking sound following the rhythm.

Ah Yin immediately focused his mind, nodding and swaying his head to the rhythm, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

Compared to Xiang Tianming's "Music Master" which I played before, the opening of this game is indeed more eye-catching.

What's even more interesting is that the small squares he knocked on actually turned into puzzle pieces, slowly piecing together the background.

"Wow! This is fun!" Ah Yin's eyes lit up. He thought it was just simple typing, but he didn't expect this surprise. The fun factor was off the charts.

The live chat exploded with comments: "Holy crap? This setting is amazing!" "So you need to complete a song to piece together the original artwork?"

"This is way more fun than the game my boss used to play." "That game had terrible controls, I quit a long time ago."

Ayano was laughing happily when the thought, "This game isn't difficult," flashed through his mind.

The previously straight grid suddenly rose, and two consecutive slaps came crashing down. He scrambled to keep up—the ball vanished in an instant.

The newly pieced-together background was also completely shattered.

He turned his head and saw that the other three anchors were also dumbfounded. They were clearly caught off guard by this sudden change and had all failed.

The four of them looked at each other, paused for two seconds, and then burst out laughing in unison.

"Let's try again! I was careless just now!" Ah Yin waved his hand and immediately clicked to start over.

Standing at the back, Shen Yunshi covered her mouth and chuckled secretly, feeling a little sorry for the four livestreamers.

They truly had no idea that this was only the beginning of a nightmare. In a corner backstage, Li Zhujian peeked through the curtain, muttering to himself:

"You're so clumsy, so clumsy! You can't even keep up with this pace! Please don't recognize that this is a game I made!"

"I'll bring you the latest news, and you'll be the first to know about gaming news. Welcome to today's 'Game Weekly Report,' I'm your host, Xiaoyou!"

Outside the exhibition hall of Binhai College, the petite Xiaoyou held a microphone and aimed it at the camera. Sunlight shone on her face, making her look full of vitality.

"Game Weekly" is a veteran game-related self-media platform with five years of history, boasting a prestigious reputation.

The four top game expos—Cologne in Germany, Tokyo in Japan, E3, and ChinaJoy in Guangzhou—are always the first in China to get firsthand information.

They can always be seen at domestic secondary game expos.

Today's "Smart Game Cup," the first national university student game design expo, naturally wouldn't be complete without them.

"As you can all see, today's program is different from usual."

Xiao You shook the microphone, gesturing to the open exhibition hall doors behind her.

"That's right, we're at Binhai College right now, and behind us is the first 'Smart Travel Cup' University Student Travel Expo. Without further ado, let's take a look!"

The camera follows Xiaoyou as she squeezes through the crowd, introducing herself as she walks:

"We understand that there are 100 games exhibiting this time, and more than 170 college student designers have come."

After a brief introduction to the exhibition and a few games, the next step, as per the schedule, was to conduct random interviews with visitors and designers.

Just as they were about to take action, the filming director suddenly tugged at Xiaoyou's arm.

Everyone in the exhibition hall was rushing in one direction! It's normal for crowds to gather at the game expo.

But they usually crowd at the entrance—the starting point, where they can easily attract a large crowd.

But today, everyone rushed to the backcourt all at once, which is very strange.

Xiao You quickly grabbed a tourist who was walking hurriedly:

"Hello, hello, I have a question. What happened next? Why is everyone running that way?"

The tourist paused for a moment, then waved his hand with a smile: "You guys just arrived, right? Shark's four top streamers are here too, they're at a game booth in the back, they're totally engrossed in playing!"

Xiaoyou turned to look at the director filming her, completely dumbfounded.

She hadn't received any news about the four anchors' surprise visit. She had been hoping to bump into them by chance, but unexpectedly, these four big shots ended up together.

"What are you wondering about! Isn't this perfect?" The cameraman's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh as he shouted.

"Let's catch them all in one fell swoop, saving us the trouble of searching them one by one! Let's go! Turn on the camera quickly, and get on board!"

Despite her petite stature, Xiao You possesses years of hosting experience, coupled with the impressive array of cameras and microphones behind her.

It didn't take long for him to squeeze to the front of the crowd, and he didn't forget to say something to the camera:

"Look, everyone, so many tourists are gathering at this booth. Let's quickly see what treasures are hidden here..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao You's mouth snapped open into an "O" shape—she had never seen anything like the scene at the exhibition booth before.