Becoming the richest man by playing games that help cure depression

Li Zhujian approached her because he wanted her to help draw several sets of character illustrations.

Lu Bian's girlfriend happens to be Shen Yunshi's best friend, so the only way to make this happen is to ask Lu Laosan to act as a go-between.

Lee Joo-ji has recently been working on a revised version of "A Dance of Ice and Fire".

This game is basically about tapping a rhythm with a keyboard; it's simple and addictive, but its biggest drawback is that it gets boring after a while.

Aside from the sense of accomplishment from passing the level, there was no other sense of gain.

His idea was simple: have Shen Yunshi draw several sets of exquisite illustrations, and players would unlock an illustration puzzle piece every time they hit a rhythm square correctly.

Once you complete the entire song, you can unlock the full background illustration, which you can then download as your computer desktop wallpaper.

This trick will definitely work. Just think about it, this game's difficulty is almost hellish.

How impressive would it be to show off the illustrations you unlocked after completing the game to your friends?

At that point, those illustrations will be more than just drawings. They will be medals, honors, proof of all-nighters and hard work, and the confidence behind a player's skill level.

Li Zhujian understands players' collecting obsession perfectly. How many people grind for a whole month just for Onmyoji skins?

How many people spend money on Dragon Lore skins? How many console gamers grind the game to the point of oblivion for a Platinum Trophy?

Don't underestimate a player's obsession; even a small texture or a pattern can drive them crazy.

In addition, scarcity increases value, so players might break a bunch of keyboards just to unlock the most exquisite illustrations.

Li Zhujian grew increasingly amused, his lips curling into a wide grin, his eyes gleaming with mischief.

"Damn it, once I'm rich, I'll just open a keyboard factory, produce and sell my own, and I'll be rich!"

Just as he was pondering his grand plan to make a fortune, Lu Bian suddenly stopped. Li Zhujian looked up, and the library doors were already in front of him.

Lu Bian turned around and reached out to tug at Li Zhujian's collar: "You have to be proper when you see a goddess. Look at your collar, it's all tucked into your clothes."

Li Zhujian frowned and pouted, looking disgusted: "If you do this, people will think there's something wrong with us."

Lu Bian immediately exploded: "Brother, I was just trying to be nice and tidy you up, and you're questioning my sexual orientation? I've had over fifty girlfriends!"

He lost his temper and yelled, "I treated you like a brother, but you treat me like a nobody?!"

"Damn it!" Lee Joo-ja froze on the spot, his heart almost stopping.

This is the main entrance to the library. At ten o'clock in the morning, all the students who don't have classes flock here.

Lu Bian's shout immediately drew everyone's attention, and everyone's eyes were filled with strange expressions.

Li Zhujian wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground, cursing Lu Bian eight hundred times in his mind:

If I didn't still need to get my diploma from this school, I would have run away tonight with a train on my back, not staying a second longer!

He gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with murderous intent, and glared at Lu Bian, uttering each word with venom: "Are you out of your mind?!"

When Lu Bian met his murderous gaze, he belatedly realized that his voice was too loud, so he shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

Just then, a questioning voice came from behind: "Bianbian, is this your friend?"

It was Lu Bian's girlfriend, Fang Jin. Standing next to her was a girl in white, charming and lively, who was none other than Shen Yunshi.

Their eyes met, and Li Zhujian clearly saw that Shen Yunshi was looking at him, with a subtle, unsettling look in her eyes.

Li Zhujian inwardly groaned: Lu Laosan, you bastard! You've ruined my image!

After an awkward silence for a long while, he finally raised his hand, scratched his head, and greeted them with a dry laugh:

"Um... please believe me, it was all a misunderstanding, okay?"

Shen Yunshi chuckled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "It's alright."

Li Zhujian was dumbfounded: What do you mean it's okay? Doesn't this confirm the misunderstanding?

Just as he was about to explain, Shen Yunshi extended her hand and said softly, "My name is Shen Yunshi, hello."

Li Zhujian sighed. Well, there was no way to explain it. He reached out and shook her hand, then simply nodded: "Li Zhujian."

Lu Bian, standing to the side, was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "Holy crap!"

She's the dream girl of every boy in school. I took the initiative to shake her hand, and he was so calm? Not excited at all?

Lu Bian had no idea that Li Zhujian's mentality was far beyond that of ordinary students.

He had met many outstanding girls, and although Shen Yunshi was stunning, he wouldn't act like he had never seen anything like her before.

On the way, while Fang Jin and Shen Yunshi were chatting ahead, Lu Bian secretly tugged at Li Zhujian's arm.

Lowering her voice, she asked, "Why aren't you excited at all? That's Shen Yunshi!"

Li Zhujian looked bewildered: "Why am I excited?"

"The school beauty!" Lu Bian secretly pointed at Shen Yunshi in front of him, "She took the initiative to shake your hand, and you're completely unmoved?"

Li Zhujian shrugged, looking serious: "I'm here to discuss business, not to be a sycophant."

"If we adopt such a submissive stance, we'll be at a disadvantage when negotiating prices later."

Lu Bian gasped and looked him up and down: "Old Hashirama, although you're a bit abnormal sometimes, you can actually be quite handsome when you're serious."

Li Zhujian's eyes lit up, and he gladly accepted the compliment: "Not just a little handsome, but super handsome."

"You're so shameless!"

"I haven't settled the score with you yet for what happened at the library!"

Lu Bian immediately admitted defeat: "I was wrong, I was wrong, it's my fault, I'll never do it again!"

With that, the four of them walked into the library. The library at Binhai University is quite large.

It has five floors in total. The top four floors are for books and reading rooms, and the first floor is an open-air lounge area for students to rest.

Lu Bian told Fang Jin and Shen Yunshi to find seats first, while he pulled Li Zhujian to the front desk and ordered four cups of milk tea.

Li Zhujian returned with two cups of milk tea, sat opposite Shen Yunshi, and handed her one: "Milk tea, just ordered."

Shen Yunshi looked up from her laptop screen, smiled at him, and said softly, "Thank you."

Li Zhujian sighed inwardly, "She really is the school beauty. A classic oval face, her skin is so white it practically glows."

Especially when she smiles, her almond-shaped eyes curve into crescents, so sweet it's almost overwhelming; she deserves at least a six-plus rating.

He watched Shen Yunshi working diligently at the computer and casually asked, "Busy?"

"No, no, I'm not busy," Shen Yunshi quickly waved her hand, smiling a little embarrassedly, "I was just playing games, sorry, I didn't notice you guys." She then closed her laptop.

Upon hearing the word "game," Lu Bian immediately perked up—the two of them were currently working on a game update—and immediately leaned over: "What game?"

"It's that super popular game lately, the one where you swing a hammer," Shen Yunshi said, turning her laptop around.

Li Zhujian and Lu Bian exchanged a glance and were both stunned—on the screen was none other than that silly guy sitting in the big vat, swinging a hammer around randomly.

"We've been playing this every day in our dorm lately, it's incredibly difficult!" Fang Jin said casually, sipping her milk tea. "If we hadn't stopped her, Shishi would almost... ouch!"

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yunshi poked her in the waist, making her cry out in pain.

Turning her head and meeting Shen Yunshi's "threatening" gaze, she immediately covered her mouth and waved her hand to indicate that she would not say anything more.