You promised it would be a free game, but now your screen is full of in-app purchase prompts?

The people in this world have absolutely no concept of trading in-game items.

In fact, the original games in this world all adopted the buy-to-play model.

However, some games still have a fixed account asset setting.

For example, if you acquire a certain item in the game, that item becomes your fixed game asset.

You can share these things with other players, and then they become someone else's.

This leads some players to choose to trade in-game items.

Give me the game items, and I'll send you money.

However, such private transactions are prone to fraud.

They either give you the props but not the money, or they give you the money but not the props.

This also makes this behavior extremely risky, with the probability of being deceived reaching as high as 40% to 50%!

What Chen Feng just mentioned was setting up an official trading platform so that players could freely trade in-game items.

The existence of official oversight has instantly opened the door to a whole new world for players.

After realizing what was happening, Teacher Piao became instantly excited.

If such a thing really existed.

Even if he doesn't manage to acquire this limited-edition skin in the future, he can still purchase it from the trading platform.

Of course, this thing won't be cheap.

However, a streamer of his caliber doesn't care about that little bit of money; even if it's worth hundreds of thousands, he can afford it.

As a veteran gamer, even though this has never happened before, I'm still amazed.

He was also able to understand one thing.

That is, as long as people are still playing the game and it remains popular.

Items in the game will retain their value!

He bought the items with his own money, and even if he doesn't want them anymore and sells them later, he probably won't lose much money.

Unbeknownst to them, Chen Feng had once again popularized the concept of the business of virtual game items among the natives of this world.

……

Bao Ge's live stream.

"Hahaha! Level cleared!"

"Guys! Two days! Cleared 4-10!"

"I should be the first player to reach stage five!"

In the game world, seeing the last Gargantuar fall in front of him, Bao Ge suddenly burst into a joyful cheer.

He didn't have time to worry about the 150 silver coins he was given as a reward for this level, mainly because he didn't care about such a small amount of silver coins at the moment.

His account, which had already been recharged with nearly 10,000 yuan, had over 80,000 silver coins, more than he could ever use.

Of course, the real money-burning part is coming from the fifth phase onwards!

And those 80,000 silver coins... in the early stages, buying plant seeds wouldn't cost much, but at this stage, they're not even enough...

Bao Ge ignored all that nonsense and immediately opened the game's leaderboard after clearing the level.

[Level Ranking]

[First Place: Baby Monkey, Level Progress 5-1]

[Second Place: Tinker Bell, Level Progress 4-10]

[Third Place: Sunflower Head, Level Progress 4-10]

[Fourth Place: Dave's Number One Fangirl, Level Progress 4-10]

……

Then Bao Ge opened the second list.

[Wealth Ranking]

[First Place: Dave's Number One Fangirl, 205684 Silver Coins]

[Second Place: Baby Monkey, 83454 Silver Coins]

[Third Place: Your prostitute teacher, 81045 silver coins]

[Fourth Place: Sun Ze, 75321 Silver Coins]

[Power Ranking]

【none……】

[Once the Plant Fusion System is activated, a power ranking system will be available...]

……

Before the game's public beta launch, Bao Ge had boldly declared that he would take the top spot on all three leaderboards.

We're currently ahead of everyone else in level progress, ranking first in the entire game.

However, the wealth list was actually surpassed by a guy called "Dave's Number One Little Fangirl".

And it wasn't just a slight overtaking; it was a direct overtaking by hundreds of thousands!

To put this into perspective, Brother Bao bought all the available gift packs, even the maximum amount of the opening gift packs, and still only saved up a little over 80,000 silver coins.

Then, in order to reach 10,000 yuan to spend money on in-game purchases and claim the garden decorations that cost 10,000 yuan, he spent an extra 1,000 yuan compared to other players who had already purchased all the gift packs to buy silver coins.

In other words, this mysterious tycoon known as "Dave's Number One Little Fan Girl" exchanged money for silver coins and earned more than 10,000 yuan.

For a streamer of Bao Ge's caliber, ten thousand yuan is nothing.

He can afford to spend it anytime.

But even if you have money, you can't just spend it like that.

Anyone who has played the beta version of this game knows that directly recharging silver coins is a very uneconomical method.

When you buy other gift packs, many of them will give you silver coins. This way of getting extra silver coins is the most cost-effective.

So once you understand how it works, unless you're just a tiny bit short, very few people will specifically buy silver coins.

Even if people are short of silver coins, they will buy gift packs and then claim the extra silver coins that are included in the gift packs.

"Holy crap! Who is this guy? How come he has so many more silver coins than me?"

"Does this guy even know how to play?! How many silver coins did he buy with that money?! Does he really not value money at all?"

Once he realized what was happening, Bao Ge couldn't hold back any longer.

He was about to start the fusion plant gameplay directly when he suddenly froze.

Even the viewers in the live stream were completely shocked.

[Dave's number one fangirl? Judging from the name, she must be a female gamer, right?]

[It's unbelievable that a girl can play this zombie game so well!]

[What's wrong with girls? Don't underestimate us girls! We girls are really good at games too!]

[No offense to girls, but when it comes to games, very few girls are really good at them. Most of them just play for fun, and skill doesn't matter. It's only guys who are so competitive and care so much about winning and losing.]

[Regardless of your skill level, this is Dave's number one fangirl who outspended Bao Ge by spending over 10,000 yuan, and she even bought silver coins directly! That shows she's got money to burn!]

Honestly, getting fourth place on the leaderboard shows that this girl is not only rich, but also incredibly skilled!

[Dave's number one fangirl? She seems to be the top female fangirl on Doraemon's side?]

[Yes, yes, yes! I remember! She had Doraemon personally teach her how to play.]

[I watched that live stream. She said that if she could get into the top ten on the leaderboard, she would send 20 super rockets to Xiao Ding Dang!]

Holy crap, they're rich!

[Now they're not just in the top ten, they're in fourth place! Holy crap, they're moving faster than Piao Laoshi and the others, that's amazing!]

……

"Alright, brothers, we're all fine."

"We're only in the early stages now, so this slight lag isn't a big problem!"

"Don't underestimate your brother Bao's strength, I'll definitely take the rankings later!"

Although his ranking on the wealth list has been pushed down at this stage, Brother Bao is not worried at all.

Just like he said, it's only a difference of a little over 10,000 yuan in top-up, which is nothing at all.

"Alright, guys, now let's move on to the part everyone's been most, most, most excited about in the public beta!"

"I'm probably the first player on the entire network to unlock plant fusion!"

"Let's see what plants we can grow later!"

As he explained, Brother Bao continued to advance the game's progress.

Before long, Brother Bao finished summarizing the fourth phase.

His old neighbor Dave reappeared in Bao Ge's yard:

"Hello, my dear neighbor, as you've probably noticed, the zombies have been getting more and more powerful lately."

"The fact that you've survived this long proves you have some ability, but don't be too careless."

"The zombies that follow will become increasingly powerful. Dr. Zombie King has already created a large number of new, powerful zombies."

"But don't worry, the hybrid plant varieties I've cultivated have also appeared."

"I have a magical seed here that I can give you, but until it grows, I don't know what it will grow into. Oh God, it all depends on your luck. I hope you continue to have good luck, my dear neighbor..."

As he spoke, Dave handed a seed to Bao Ge's game character.

Congratulations! You have received a magical hybrid seed.

[Hybrid Seeds: Plant the seeds and you will unlock even more powerful and mysterious fusion plants...]

This is the only clue and introduction that Brother Bao received after obtaining this seed.

This is a brand new feature that unlocks after clearing the first four major levels and entering the fifth level.

Reaching this point proves that the game has just entered its most enjoyable phase, and it's also where the gap between ordinary players and those who spend money on the game becomes truly wide!

The gameplay will get more and more exciting from here on out.

[Holy crap! I'm so nervous! The fusion plant event is about to start!]

[Is Bao Ge probably the first streamer in the entire game to unlock the fusion of plants?]

[Forget the streamer, he's probably the first player in the entire game to unlock plant fusion!]

[I saw that Xiaodingdang researched the current version's data before, and the strongest offensive fusion plants right now should be Ice Melon Cattail, Fireball Tri-line Shooter, Big Mouth Machine Gun Shooter, and the truly divine Water Drop Shooter!]

[Then there's the defensive Ice Fruit and the support Sunflower Queen. I wonder if Brother Bao can get one of them, haha!]

This is all about luck; it's really hard to say.

At this stage, it's best to choose an offensive fusion plant for your first fusion. Getting a support or defensive plant early on isn't as meaningful.

The previous ones were just average; only the Water Drop Shooter is truly a god!

[With dozens of fused items, getting what you want in one go probably won't be easy.]

……

Before Brother Bao even started his hybrid seed production, the viewers in the live stream had already begun a heated discussion.

It's easy to imagine how captivating this historic moment was for everyone.

Many fans felt that they were even more nervous than Bao Ge, who was about to start breeding hybrid seeds.

As the first player to unlock hybrid seeds, Bao Ge didn't hesitate at all in order to ensure the audience had a great time watching.

He immediately planted the hybrid seeds in his garden.

"Give it to Dad!"

"Go out!"

"Water Drop Shooter! Or a Fireball Tri-lane Shooter if you can't find one!!!"

Because he was so nervous, Bao Ge's voice cracked when he shouted.

After a flash of golden light, a plant that was entirely emerald green and had two mantis-like, blade-like arms appeared before the nearly 200,000 viewers in the live stream.

This thing has a small leaf-shaped braid on its head, and in front of its mantis-like arms, there is a dark purple mark that looks like blood.

Overall, it gives people a feeling of being sharp and aggressive.

Without a doubt, this plant's appearance screams "aggressive."

[Congratulations! You have obtained the fusion plant, Spiky Okra!]