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

[Holy crap, Da Binzi, stop spacing out! Quickly check if he's really dead!]

What's the emergency number again? Call it now!

[Wow! He died from playing games?! Mr. Chen is in big trouble this time!]

[Damn it, this game has only been in open beta for two days and it's already killed a top streamer!]

[Does she have such a low mental fortitude? Holy crap...]

……

This happened so suddenly.

Not only were the viewers in the live stream caught off guard, but even Da Binzi, who had been standing by Bao Ge's side the whole time, was caught off guard.

He was stunned for a long time until he saw the anxious comments in the live stream, and then he finally came to his senses.

He quickly reached out to check Bao Ge's breathing to see if there was any hope.

"Eh!!!"

"Hahahaha! It's done!!!!"

But just as Da Binzi cautiously reached out, wanting to put his hand close to Bao Ge's nose to check his breath...

Bao Ge, who had been lying motionless in the chair with his eyes rolled back, suddenly jumped up, his excited expression becoming even more intense.

This sudden "zombie resurrection" almost scared Da Binzi to death on the spot...

"Holy crap!!!"

"Brother Bao, what are you doing! You scared me to death!"

"Holy crap! What are you doing...?"

Da Binzi couldn't hold back any longer and immediately stood up and punched Bao Ge in the arm.

That sudden movement of his almost scared me to death, it was absolutely terrifying...

"Holy crap, Da Binzi, you've gone against the grain! You actually dared to hit me! You're awesome!"

Bao Ge was inexplicably attacked by an employee, and he was immediately displeased.

He immediately punched back.

However, this punch looked very light, clearly a joke.

He knew that his actions had indeed frightened Da Binzi, but he didn't explain anything.

This episode was absolutely amazing!

At this point, the viewers in the live stream gradually came to their senses and realized what had just happened, and one by one they couldn't hold back anymore.

[I'll trap you, you monkey! How dare you scare us!]

【Do you know how scary this is?! You almost scared me to death!】

[Feeding him to the crematorium? You don't need to come anymore, he's back to life!]

[Crematorium: What's going on? Did he come back to life?]

[Hahahaha! The monkey has come back to life...]

[I can't take it anymore, I can't hold it in any longer, this bastard's antics are just too explosive!]

[Let's not do this again. If any of our fans have heart conditions, it might really scare you half to death.]

[Damn it, I unfollowed you! You scared the hell out of me!]

……

It's outrageous.

This guy truly deserves his reputation as a top streamer who has amassed millions of fans solely through gaming; he's got a real knack for creating entertaining content.

The series of explosive effects that just happened caused the number of viewers in his live stream to jump from 160,000 to 190,000, an increase of 30,000 in less than a minute.

Of course, the vast majority of these 30,000 people were already there.

Many people just like to watch the live stream from the doorway and don't go inside.

Then, because of the explosive effect of the previous episode.

This caused many people who were watching the live stream at the entrance to rush inside...

"Alright, alright, sorry guys, just kidding."

This big monkey knew that jokes should be kept within limits, so he didn't go overboard with the memes. Seeing that the atmosphere in the live stream had reached its peak, Bao Ge quickly became serious:

"Alright, brothers! Next, please enjoy the birth of the game's first Tier 4 fusion plant!"

"I reckon this is the only one left today."

"Da Binzi, this time we're giving away 100 launch gift packs to our fans all at once!"

After gesturing for Da Binzi to distribute the gift packs, Bao Ge put the AR helmet back on the table.

After entering the game's virtual interface, Bao Ge looked at his spiky okra, which was already at level 3 and +15, and the excitement he had managed to suppress resurfaced.

Cultivating hybrid plants mainly involves strengthening the cost, but the breakthrough stage doesn't actually cost much.

With the remaining two thousand silver coins in his account, Bao Ge easily gathered all the materials needed for the upgrade.

The main problem is that we're only cultivating the first plant at this stage. We've already stored up a lot of materials, but once we start cultivating the second and third plants, we'll run out of materials.

Furthermore, some materials cannot be obtained by purchasing them from the store. You either have to farm them yourself or wait until the official trading market is released and then spend money to buy them from other players.

Of course, these things are no big deal for wealthy players.

After preparing the materials, Brother Bao clicked the upgrade button without hesitation.

However, this time, the spiky okra did not directly enter the fourth stage as it had done the previous two times.

Instead, a selection screen appeared, giving him two choices.

【Spiky Okra (Tier 4 Frost Form): Attacks inflict frost damage, slowing enemies by 30%. Attacks have a 3% chance to freeze enemies, rendering them unable to move for 2 seconds.】

【Spiky Okra (Tier 4 Flame Form): Inflicts burn damage upon attack, continuously dealing 400 points of true damage per second to enemies. There is a 3% chance to trigger a fire explosion upon attack, dealing area damage to enemies within nine squares centered on the explosion point. The damage value is 5 times the attack power.】

Once you reach level four, you can start choosing a route.

Brother Bao had naturally learned about this from the official website a long time ago.

Many viewers in the live stream also knew this.

After all, people will take the time to learn about things that interest them.

At this moment, Brother Bao fell into deep thought.

When it comes to understanding this game, he definitely surpasses 99% of all players.

However, on the other hand, when he was doing his research, he was studying the development paths of top-tier characters like the Water Drop Shooter and the Fireball Tri-line Shooter.

He never expected to draw the "sewer" character, the spiky okra, so he didn't pay any attention to it at all.

Now that he realizes the spiky okra isn't the sewer everyone initially thought it was, he's really caught in a dilemma about which route to take.

After all, you only have one chance to choose this option. Once you've chosen it, you can only upgrade to the fifth tier by following this path. There's no way to go back on your word.

So if you make the wrong choice, you'll have nowhere to turn when you're in trouble.

You have to understand that this thing cost 100,000 yuan to make; even if he's incredibly wealthy, he wouldn't mess it up.

Seeing Bao Ge deep in thought, the viewers in the live stream started offering advice and acting as their own strategists.

[What are you waiting for! Everyone's been talking about the noble control classes, right? In the late game, control classes will absolutely reign supreme! Especially when fighting bosses, their control is incredibly strong! Just pick Frost without hesitation!]

[Close your eyes and choose Frost, open your eyes and choose Flame! This thing is designed for maximum damage output; it's all about the thrill of instant kills. Who cares about control? Just maximize your damage!]

[Initially, Spiky Okra was criticized for being weak, partly because it was a melee fighter and partly because it could only attack in one line. However, after evolving into Flame, all these problems were solved.]

[After reaching Tier 3, it can attack from a distance, and at Tier 4, its evolved Flame form can deal AoE damage across three lines. This thing definitely has explosive damage output!]

[A 3% chance to trigger a big explosion! The frequency is unstable, so it's not very useful. The slowing effect of frost is much better!]

Is 3% low? With Spiked Okra's attack speed of 8.0, I feel it's very easy to trigger this effect!

[Don't hesitate any longer! Just take the frost! We'll definitely need to control it later!]

I still think it's better to use Frost.

……

At this moment, tens of thousands of people in the live chat are offering advice and suggestions to Brother Bao.

The vast majority of fans suggested that Bao Ge should go for the Frost build to gain control effects.

After all, many top streamers analyzed the initial public beta announcement and the official website's release of information.

The vast majority of streamers concluded that the late game is definitely dominated by control-based characters!

So now there's an interesting saying in the game: the noble control class...

This has led to more than half of the players believing that the Frost route is stronger.

Since the Spiky Okra already has explosive damage output, why would you need to add more attack power?

It would be better to use a deceleration control effect, so that the effect can be maximized.

However, to the surprise of most viewers.

Despite the overwhelming majority of comments on the screen, Bao Ge chose the "Flame Form".

[Holy crap! Did you accidentally click the wrong button?]

[You idiot! You chose Blaze for this?!]

[Damn, I've wasted 100,000 yuan... I guess I'll just have to wait until I get another one and raise it again.]

What a waste...

……

Despite the overwhelming criticism on the screen, Bao Ge showed no sign of regret or annoyance.

Clearly, he didn't make a mistake; he had already decided to take the Flame Form.

Seeing that his viewers in his live stream didn't understand, Bao Ge quickly explained:

"Brothers! Some of you are right! Spiky okra is already an ultimate damage dealer, so let's maximize its damage output!"

"From now on, this will be the only main damage dealer on the field. I don't need any other damage dealers."

"As for control, I'll cultivate a dedicated control-type plant later. No matter how strong the control ability of the Frost Form Spiked Okra is, it can't possibly be stronger than a dedicated control-type plant, right?"

"So! Spiky okra just needs to do its job of dealing damage; I don't need to worry about controlling it at all."

That's very straightforward.

That means if you're only considering developing one main unit, choosing the Frost Form might be a good option.

Because most people definitely can't cultivate a second one.

But he's different...

He's rich...

In the future, I will definitely want to get a second plant, a third plant, and maybe even fill all eight slots in the field.

He wouldn't need to consider using the spiky okra, with its extreme damage output, for crowd control.

Just focus on being a damage dealer.

This is the top-tier game understanding of a veteran game streamer!

"Alright! Guys, all done!"

"Now let's re-enter Endless Mode and experience the ultimate damage output of the Tier 4 Flaming Spike Okra!"