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

"Damn it! Sunshine, come out already!"

A sunflower produces sunlight only once every 15 seconds.

Those fifteen seconds of waiting felt like an hour to Bao Ge.

Although the zombie opposite was moving very slowly, every step it took brought an extremely strong sense of oppression.

Finally, a golden light flashed before our eyes.

Another ray of sunlight jumped out from the sunflower.

Without the slightest hesitation, Bao Ge quickly picked it up.

Then, subconsciously looking up, I noticed that the number of sunlight points in the upper left corner of my status bar had changed from 25 to 50, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Following the system's instructions, he immediately purchased a Pea Shooter seed.

Urged on by the viewers in the live stream, he quickly dug a hole in the soil with a shovel and planted the pea shooter seed.

Fortunately, there is only one row of grass currently unlocked on the map, and crops can only be planted in this row.

Otherwise, many ordinary players would probably plant the wrong one on their first try, and most likely wouldn't guess that the Peashooter can only attack the row of zombies directly in front of it.

However, on his first try, Bao Ge still made a big mistake.

That means the sunflowers were planted in a relatively forward position.

Instead, they planted the Peashooter, an offensive type, in the back row.

Of course, this is just a beginner level, so it's not a big problem.

Just like before, the Peashooter sprouted in just one second after the seed was planted.

Amidst the astonished gazes of tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream, a vibrant green pea pod with a large head and mouth appeared out of thin air.

The next second, a pea the size of an adult's fist was spat out of the pea pod's large opening.

It flew straight toward the zombie on the other side.

Snapped! ! !

The peas slammed heavily onto the zombie, causing it to splatter blood and flesh, clearly inflicting considerable damage.

Soon, the Peashooter fired another pea, repeatedly attacking the zombie.

This process was still very painful for Bao Ge.

The Peashooter had attacked the zombie many times, but the zombie still showed no signs of falling.

"Holy crap! Does this thing even work?"

"I shouldn't have trusted this guy named Dave. Was he trying to fool me?"

Bao Ge couldn't hold back anymore.

Seeing that the zombies were still alive, he no longer cared about collecting sunlight and ran back into the inner room.

But when I went back inside, everything was the same as before.

Apart from a small living room, there was nowhere else to hide, and no back door for him to escape.

The doors to those rooms are now locked.

It's possible that the game's developer didn't create this content at all, or it might simply not be unlocked yet.

In short, as the zombies on the other side got closer and closer, Bao Ge became more and more panicked:

"Dave! Big Brother Dave!"

"Mr. Dave! Are you there?! Help! Zombies are coming!!!"

Under normal circumstances, in such a terrifying environment, Bao Ge's first reaction would definitely be to quit the game.

This time, however, it was perhaps the game's atmosphere combined with the tense and eerie background music that made him completely immersed in it.

For a moment, I even forgot that I was playing a game. I subconsciously thought that I had really fallen into a zombie apocalypse, and I was terrified.

"Ugh..."

Just when Bao Ge was in despair.

A painful wail suddenly reached my ears.

Bao Ge subconsciously turned his head and realized that the zombie that had been so ferocious and terrifying just moments before was now lying powerless on the ground.

Two or three seconds later, the zombie completely vanished into nothingness, merging into the ground and disappearing from sight.

"Hey! This Peashooter can actually kill zombies?"

Bao Ge was stunned.

[Congratulations to user 000006 for successfully planting a Peashooter and killing a zombie.]

But don't let your guard down! A huge wave of zombies is coming...

Please collect plenty of sunlight to plant more plants and defeat the approaching zombies...

"Hahaha! It really worked!"

"Hahaha, guys, this Peashooter is really useful!"

"Its attack power is a bit low, it took so long to kill just one zombie..."

Bao Ge ran back out of the house into the yard.

Thinking about the scene of the zombie being killed, Bao Ge subconsciously reached out and touched the Peashooter growing on the lawn.

The Peashooter clearly sensed its owner touching it and cleverly rubbed its big head against Bao Ge's leg.

This is another immersive setting that Chen Feng created when making this game, relying on the AR virtual technology of this world.

The plants here are interactive, and not only that, the powerful zombies also have their own unique interactive functions.

This will enhance the player's immersive experience.

[What are you pretending for?! Hurry up and collect sunlight! Two rounds of sunlight just disappeared! You could have planted another Peashooter!]

[Hurry and collect sunlight, a huge wave of zombies is coming! Holy crap!]

[A huge wave of zombies? How exciting! This game even uses this tactic; the developers really understand us players, hahaha...]

[Don't get the wrong idea! When they said "a huge wave of zombies," they meant a lot of zombies, not the kind you're thinking of, you old pervert!]

[Holy crap! It's just a huge wave of zombies! I thought it was a huge wave of zombies...]

[Hey you big monkey, hurry up and collect sunlight to plant your pea shooter!]

I think we should plant sunflowers first. Two sunflowers increase sunlight production, and then we can plant more pea shooters. That's the right way to play the game!

[Great technique, but it's too late now! Let's plant Peashooters first! A huge wave of zombies is coming...]

……

Bao Ge was still completely absorbed in the interactive gameplay of the plants in front of him.

He found this thing incredibly addictive and extremely fun.

Not only can you interact with the Peashooter, but you can also interact with the Sunflower, and the two plants even have different personalities.

When you touch a Peashooter, this little guy will rub against you like a loyal puppy.

When you touch a sunflower, it will happily shake its head and sway its body, the plant's face in the middle of the petals full of smiles, a very bright smile.

This is fantastic.

Until the pea shooter in front of him suddenly stopped rubbing against his legs and started shooting peas from its mouth.

Bao Ge subconsciously turned his head, only then realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"Holy crap! The zombies are coming again!"

"You guys were just watching the live stream, why didn't you remind me?!"

He was terrified by just one zombie.

Seeing five or six zombies appear at once almost scared Bao Ge to death.

Without further hesitation, he rushed over to the sunflowers and began collecting sunlight.

[Holy crap? It's our fault? The bullet comments are practically falling apart! We told you to hurry up and collect sunlight, stop using your crappy interaction system, but you just won't read the bullet comments!]

[Where are the big wave of zombies? Where are my big wave of zombies? Why are they still the same male zombies as before?]

[I can't hold it in anymore...]

[Fun fact: There shouldn't be large waves of zombies in this game...]

[Holy crap, why didn't you say so sooner!]

[I've enjoyed this, I'm going to open my browser now.]

[Not a buddy? How can you even fight like this?]

[Keep the software unchanged for everyone!]

Sorry, I have no such obligation.

Hahaha, you guys are killing me!

I take back what I said at the beginning, this game seems pretty good! It's quite interesting!

[Hey Bao, how much does Plants vs. Zombies cost? Can I get it for 500 yuan? Are there any discounts during the new game launch period?]

Haha, it really looks fun! I'd like to buy one and try it out. If it's under 500 yuan, I definitely should consider it.

……

After the initial shock of encountering the first zombie, Bao Ge seemed to have adapted considerably by now.

So even when he saw five or six zombies appear at the same time, he wasn't as scared as he had been at first.

After all, zombies move very slowly, so he still has plenty of time to collect sunlight and plant more pea shooters.

At the same time, I would occasionally take a look at the comments section.

After seeing some interesting content, Bao Ge answered while fiddling with the shovel in his hand:

"Five hundred? What if I told you this game is free, no money required?"

Free? Are you kidding me?

I've never heard of a game that's free. Are game companies really doing charity?

What's the point of making a game for free? Don't try to keep it all to yourself! Tell us which platform we can buy it on and how much it costs!

The viewers in the live stream simply didn't believe Bao Ge's claim that the game was free.

Everyone thought that Brother Bao was just teasing them.

After all, this guy has done this kind of thing before.

This time, however, the joke went too far.

Free games that don't cost any money?

How is that possible?

Seeing these comments, Bao Ge got anxious this time:

"Holy crap, I'm not kidding! This game really is free!"

"I downloaded it from T site, and it only takes up to 200+ GB of memory. It's an operating method I've never seen before."

"You ordinary people probably can't play this game now. The game company has set up some kind of closed beta mode, and only 500 closed beta accounts will be issued in the first batch."

"Don't worry about how I got this account, but if you want to play now, hurry up and register for the closed beta test."

"After all, we have to wait for the public beta to be available to everyone, and I don't know when that will be."

While digging and planting, Bao Ge shared his understanding of the game.

Actually, he didn't quite understand either. In this world, games are all made and released for sale, and players can buy them and play them immediately.

He had never heard of any closed beta or public beta, let alone something that was free to play, without charging a single penny.

That's outrageous...

[Holy crap? We need to apply for qualifications? This is getting more and more confusing.]

[A game using scarcity marketing? What was the game company thinking? I've never seen a game made like this before.]

[Hahaha! I just checked, and this game really is free.]