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

"Holy crap! Give it to Daddy!"

"Again!"

"Fine! I'm begging you!"

"What the hell is this probability?!"

"Mr. Chen, please have some decency! Have you even played the games you developed? Have you experienced the success rate of these breeding attempts yourself?"

"Holy crap! We finally got on!"

After clicking 15 times in a row, Spiky Okra (Tier 2) finally reached level 10 after being upgraded from +9 to +10.

During this phase, the price per click is 1800 silver coins.

If you buy silver coins with real money, without any gift packs, it means that buying just one coin will cost 180 yuan.

Just for this one segment, Bao Ge spent nearly three thousand yuan.

The sheer speed at which money was being burned left the viewers in the live stream completely stunned.

Holy crap! Is this what they call creating hybrid plants? This is pure money-burning!

[Good news! This game is free to play, but to enjoy it to the fullest, it costs a thousand times more than other games!]

[It was terrifying! But so exciting to watch!]

[I recharged 10,000 yuan and saved up silver coins, are they about to disappear?]

Actually, you can play this game without spending money. The first three runs of Endless Mode each day offer rewards, and there are also rewards for breaking through new level caps. In other words, as long as you keep playing, you can get free materials and silver coins from various modes and events to upgrade your character.

[After playing for a year or two, one day you'll be able to successfully cultivate a fusion plant.]

Holy crap! In a year or two, it's questionable whether anyone will still be playing this game.

Given the game's current popularity and the rate at which whales are spending money, it should last for at least two years.

[Hahahaha! By the time you cultivate a fusion plant in two years, who knows what level that rich guy will have reached.]

What can we do? Rich people can play it like a hacked version; we can only watch.

[I heard Bao Ge analyze before that if this game really does get an official trading system later, you could actually make money playing it.]

You mean the materials and silver coins you find, which you can sell for money?

Based on Mr. Chen's previous instructions, this should be possible.

Holy crap, that was so awesome!

If I were to get a Water Drop Shooter and sell it, I could probably get a few thousand dollars for it, right?

Not necessarily. In the later stages, the fused plants themselves aren't valuable; what's valuable is the crafting. Even if you have a completely basic plant, it won't sell for a very high price.

……

"Holy crap, guys! The process was a bit bumpy, but at least we hit the mark."

Bao Ge reached into the glass cover of the AR helmet and wiped the sweat from his face.

He was so nervous just now that he was sweating profusely.

Even so, Brother Bao showed no sign of stopping.

After upgrading the Spiky Okra (Tier 2) to +10, he immediately used upgrade materials to upgrade it to Tier 3.

Congratulations on obtaining: Spiky Okra (Tier 3).

【Spiky Okra (Tier 3): After each three-hit combo, there is a 100% chance to add a piercing attack with double attack power.】

[New Skill: Okra Thrust!]

[Okra Thrust: After each three-hit combo, there is a 5% chance to launch an okra thrust forward, covering a line and attacking the entire area, dealing ranged piercing damage equal to 500% of the base attack power!]

After the Spiky Okra is upgraded to Tier 3, not only does the probability of piercing attack added by the triple combo become 100%, it also gains a new skill.

This also allowed the spiky okra, originally a melee plant, to develop the ability to attack from a distance.

Not only that, the base attack power has also increased from 90 points in the second stage to 135 points.

This terrifying attack power, after one round of attacks, the damage is almost comparable to that of a one-time explosive plant like the Little Chili.

That's pretty outrageous.

It's no wonder it cost a fortune to make.

Even after advancing to the third tier, Brother Bao showed no signs of stopping.

Looking at the mere seven thousand silver coins left in his account, he didn't hesitate at all and started playing again.

This time, however, the Spiky Okra reached the Tier 3+3 level of cultivation only after all the silver coins were used up.

[Already very strong! Basically invincible now!]

[Go try it out in Endless Mode! You should be able to easily withstand twenty waves of zombie attacks!]

Holy crap! It's already at Tier 3?!

[Such a powerful effect! It's turned melee plants into ranged ones! Is this the power of money?]

[This is utterly inhumane...]

……

Many viewers in the live stream urged Bao Ge to stop and not get carried away.

After all, we've run out of silver coins and bought all the available gift packs.

If you want to continue, you'll have to spend money to buy silver coins, but this method of recharging is very uneconomical.

Actually, at this point, Brother Bao was already planning to stop, as the current training intensity was already very high.

But the thought of a female player named Dave, who was a big fan of his, suddenly made him feel uneasy.

If I give up now, my strength will definitely not be enough.

That woman will definitely take his number one spot!

As he spoke, Brother Bao immediately clicked to enter the combat power ranking list to take a look.

[Power Ranking]

[First Place: Baby Monkey, with the fusion plant, Spiky Okra (Tier 3) +3, total combat power 865...]

[Second Place: Dave's Little Fangirl, deployed with fusion plants, Sunflower Queen (Tier 1) +0, total combat power 15...]

"Hahahaha! Holy crap..."

When Bao Ge saw the fusion plant of Dave's little fangirl on the leaderboard, he couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot.

To be fair, he guessed correctly; the woman had indeed obtained the fused plant.

And how should I put it...

Actually, I drove it very well and perfectly, and got the Sunflower Queen right away.

If he remembers correctly, the basic Sunflower Queen produces 50 sun points, and once cultivated, it becomes the strongest and only resource-type fusion plant in the entire game.

It's the kind of item that has no substitute; in the later stages of the game, everyone absolutely needs it, you can't do without it.

But today is the first day, and this is the only chance I've had to get a fusion plant, so I made this.

This basically means that this woman has no chance of making the first week's rankings.

Seeing this, Brother Bao had already decided to give up on further strengthening, since his current strength was already enough to secure a victory.

He was stunned when he glanced at the third-place finisher.

[Third Place: Deyunshe Xiaoxiao, Berserker Gatling Pea (Tier 1) +0, Total Combat Power 15...]

Seeing this, Bao Ge really couldn't hold back anymore.

The Raging Pea, while not one of the three top-tier plants initially analyzed, is an advanced plant in the Peashooter family, and basically no one eats it.

When it comes to consistent damage output, the Peashooter family members are all incredibly powerful.

They may not have that kind of explosive power, but they are definitely the most stable in terms of output among all plants.

It features a high-frequency, continuous attack that leaves you unable to lift your head.

Bao Ge knows Xiao Xiao well; the two of them occasionally connect online and are quite familiar with each other.

So naturally, I know this guy's strength. He's also rich, so spending some money on in-game purchases wouldn't be a problem at all.

If this guy manages to train the Berserker Machine Gunner to a higher level, my current Tier 3 Spiked Okra might not be able to beat him...

Thinking about this, Brother Bao was completely engrossed:

"Damn it! That bastard Xiaoxiao's gotten a Berserker machine gunner! Brothers, we're really going to fight this time!"

"We absolutely have to get the spiky okra to level four! Otherwise, your brother Bao's number one spot on the three rankings won't be secure!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the man spoke.

Amidst the shocked gazes of hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream, they began frantically spending money on the game.

Purchase silver coins for 648, totaling 6480...

Purchase silver coins for 648, totaling 6480...

……

Bao Ge was seen frantically recharging his game account with money, throwing it away like paper. He didn't care at all about the cost-effectiveness of this kind of recharge, which was incredibly outrageous.

Fans and viewers were amazed and thrilled by what they saw.

After all, the vast majority of ordinary players, more than 90%, are still struggling to afford even one more ordinary plant for a few dozen silver coins.

You have to play all day and painstakingly complete several main story levels to save up a few dozen silver coins.

But this guy directly deposited 100,000 silver coins in one go, and spent 10,000 yuan in a short while.

Next, Bao Ge fully realized the wickedness of society.

Moving from Tier 3 to Tier 4 significantly increases the difficulty because fusing plants at this stage provides a substantial boost.

Originally, you only needed to upgrade to +10, but to upgrade from tier 3 to tier 4, you need to upgrade to +15.

As for going from fourth to fifth tier, it requires an additional 20 points, making it incredibly difficult.

Then Bao Ge spent the 100,000 silver coins he bought for 10,000 yuan, and finally upgraded the Spiky Okra to Tier 3 +8. Bao Ge was cursing while strengthening it.

"I'll trap you, you monkey! I'll trap your big mouth shut!"

"Ten thousand yuan went in, and it only reached Tier 3 +8! How many attempts did it fail in between?"

[Alright, big monkey, calm down, that's enough! Tier 3 +8 is already very strong, far ahead of the competition!]

【Yeah! Let's continue tomorrow. We can refresh the gift packs tomorrow, and buying the gift packs is more cost-effective. Don't do it this way, it's a waste!】

Holy crap, I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to use this spiky okra to progress through the main story! But even that, the streamer isn't satisfied...

[Hahaha! Can you compare to Brother Bao? He spends tens of thousands of yuan like it's nothing.]

……

In the live stream, more and more people were advising Brother Bao to stop, that's enough.

But Bao Ge was completely caught up in his own thoughts and wouldn't listen to any advice.

"Da Binzi, another ten thousand!"

As he spoke, Brother Bao spent another 10,000 silver coins into the game.