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

Right now, many viewers in the live stream are complaining about that guy named Dave.

Bao Ge, however, was so engrossed in the game that he didn't pay much attention to these things.

He has many questions he wants to ask Dave.

Just as he was about to ask, Dave, as if knowing what he wanted to ask, quickly spoke again:

"You must have already experienced the power of my Super Seed, right?"

"Not bad! I have many more of these seeds here, but I can't just give them to you. If you can collect enough silver coins from the zombies, I can sell you even more powerful seeds!"

"And that lawnmower from earlier, if you give me some money, I can fix it for you!"

"I have some good stuff here. If you want it, I'll only charge you six yuan, as we're neighbors..."

As Dave finished speaking, a boxed interface suddenly appeared in front of Bao Ge's line of sight.

There were some words and some pictures written on it.

[Lawnmower: Can be used once per day. By purchasing this first-time recharge pack, you will be able to use the lawnmower for defense once per game.]

[Small Puff-shroom: 30-second cooldown, can be planted without consuming sunlight, you can get a decent combat ally for free, but it seems to only unleash its true power at night...]

[By making your first recharge of 6 yuan, you will receive the above benefits...]

"What do you mean? Holy crap?"

Bao Ge was completely dumbfounded when he saw the window that suddenly popped up.

Not only him, but also the viewers in the live stream were all stunned at this moment.

Wasn't this supposed to be a free-to-play game? Why are they starting to charge money?

[Wait a minute! This isn't about charging money! This is about buying and using items in the game!]

The game is still free; you don't need to buy these items to play.

[For just six dollars, you can use the lawnmower once per use, plus that little spore mushroom that doesn't need sunlight—it's such a great deal!]

Six yuan! You can't even buy a cup of milk tea, but you can buy a life-saving plant—it's worth every penny!

[Did you see that?! They're selling it at 0.5% off! These things originally cost over a hundred yuan!]

[Holy crap! 50% off! That's an amazing deal! Hey, you little devil, buy one now!]

……

Before long, most of the viewers in the live stream realized what was going on.

To put it simply, this game is indeed free-to-play; you can play it without spending any money.

But by spending these six dollars, you can get a better experience and some more powerful game items.

This novel approach did not provoke any resistance from the audience; on the contrary, the price of six yuan made most viewers feel it was quite a bargain.

After all, what can you do with six dollars these days?

In just a short while, Brother Bao also realized what was happening.

Looking at the introduction on the interface in front of him, Bao Ge's expression instantly changed from bewilderment to ecstatic joy:

"Holy crap! You can get this good stuff for six dollars!"

"Guys! We use the lawnmower once per game, and that little spore-shroom that doesn't need sunlight to buy, has a 30-second cooldown, and costs six dollars!"

"Not buying it would be a huge loss!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Bao Ge immediately switched out of the game screen and completed the first recharge payment as quickly as possible.

Six yuan is just a drop in the ocean for a streamer like Brother Bao.

Chen Feng paid him tens of thousands of yuan to promote this game, so consider it a discount of six yuan...

Congratulations! You have unlocked the premium lawnmower benefits.

Congratulations! You have obtained a Puff-shroom seed...

[Small Puff-shroom: 30-second cooldown, can be planted without consuming sunlight, you can get a decent combat ally for free, but it seems to only unleash its true power at night...]

"Congratulations, my neighbor! You've gotten a lot of great things. I'm sure you won't feel like you got a bad deal."

"I have lots of good stuff here. You can come find Dave anytime if you need it, but I need some money..."

While Bao Ge was still basking in the joy of having bought so many great things for just six yuan, Dave spoke up again.

Hearing these words, Bao Ge couldn't stop smiling:

"Hehe...Not bad at all..."

"That's an absolute steal!"

Bao wanted to know more, but Dave simply turned and left.

He wanted to follow, but no matter what he did, he couldn't get to Dave's side.

Brother Bao had no choice but to give up.

At this point, he began to re-examine his game interface.

Perhaps it's because they've already passed the beginner level.

Now there are many more things on Bao Ge's game interface.

In addition to the rooms and gardens that can be explored, there are many more clickable interfaces.

Bao Ge tried clicking on a red circle in the upper right corner of the screen, and the next second, a pop-up window appeared in front of him.

[Monthly Card: Grants an extra 30 silver coins daily, and increases the starting sun per game from 25 to 50.]

[Earn an extra 900 silver coins over 30 days, worth 500 yuan, and get monthly card benefits for only 30 yuan...]

"Holy crap! Thirty bucks a day gets you an extra 30 silver coins and 25 extra sun per game!"

"I have to buy this! This game is such a great deal, a monthly card for only thirty is practically a rip-off!"

[Hahaha! Classic game company suffers huge losses.]

[But to be fair, this game is incredibly generous. Brother Bao bought so many great items for only thirty-six yuan; it's practically charity.]

[Do you know what the most crucial point is? This game itself is free! If you don't want to buy these things, you simply don't; you can play without spending money. But spending a little money to buy these items can significantly enhance the gaming experience, and that's the most awesome part!]

[Hahaha! My beta test qualification application has been approved!]

[Holy crap! I just checked, and over 40,000 people have applied. You actually got accepted! Your luck is truly incredible!]

……

In a certain room.

A young man who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old was watching the live stream on his computer while simultaneously laughing hysterically at a webpage on his phone.

At the same time, a large number of pop-up messages suddenly appeared in the background of the live streaming software he logged into on his computer.

As an ordinary person in every way, he had never received so many messages at once.

This surprised and puzzled him. What was going on?

Why are so many people suddenly sending him messages?

With a sense of doubt, the young man opened his backend message page.

The first thing that catches your eye is a text message: Bro, are you selling your beta test account? I'll pay 500!

Holy crap!!!

The young man's eyes widened the moment he saw the message.

He just casually applied for a so-called beta test qualification account for a game online. Who would have thought that someone would actually be willing to spend money to buy this thing?

As expected, the thoughts of the wealthy are incomprehensible.

As a student, young people are still in a stage where they rely on their parents for money to live.

Five hundred yuan is a lot for him; it's at least a week's living expenses.

Not selling it would be utterly stupid!

However, he wasn't completely blinded by this windfall.

Before replying to the message, he clicked on a second private message: Friend! Is your beta test access code real? If it is, can you sell it to me? I'll pay 1,000!

After reading this message, he really couldn't hold back anymore.

It was from this moment that he suddenly realized a problem.

That so-called beta test qualification account he has is definitely worth more than a thousand yuan!

This thing is probably more valuable than he imagined!

Sure enough, he carefully read through all the private messages.

The highest bidder among those trying to buy qualification numbers from him was as high as 5000 yuan!

Even so, he did not immediately agree to the sale...

The young man clicked on the seller's offer of 5000 and sent a message: "Hello, the highest bid has now reached 7000. If you are willing to increase it a little more, I will sell it to you."

After sending the message, the young man copied it to several other people who had offered higher prices.

He finally understood that this thing was easy to sell.

Countless people are eyeing the qualification number in his hand. Those rich people who want to be the first to play this game don't care about this little bit of money at all.

……

Inside Bao Ge's live stream.

At this moment, Bao Ge not only got a monthly card, but also bought a quarterly card worth 90 yuan.

Including the initial top-up, he has now spent over a hundred yuan.

But according to him, it was an absolute steal.

It seems that no one has realized a problem.

That means you normally spend three to five hundred yuan to buy a game, which doesn't have any recharge service, and the concept of game recharge didn't even exist in the beginning.

However, people feel that spending hundreds of dollars on a game is expensive, and if it's not fun, they might even lose hundreds of dollars, making the money seem pointless.

But spending over a hundred yuan on items that enhance the gaming experience in this kind of game didn't feel like a penny wasted.

Most importantly, almost everyone felt that it was such a great deal to own so many good things for just over a hundred yuan.

"Hahahaha! Brothers, with over a hundred dollars, I have so many more resources than the average player right from the start, the later levels will definitely be a breeze."

"I just received 50 silver coins from the monthly and quarterly cards, plus 20 silver coins from clearing the beginner levels, for a total of 70 silver coins. Let's go see what we can buy with 70 silver coins at our neighbor Dave's place."

After sorting through the items he received from the various gift packs, Bao Ge turned his attention to the icon in the lower left corner that read "Shop".

After clicking, Bao Ge, who was originally in his own garden, instantly appeared in another scene.

There were all sorts of seeds on display, and then his neighbor Dave appeared before him again.

When Bao Ge's game character appeared, Dave still acted like a nervous freak:

"Wabi Babu!"

"Hey my neighbor! I bet you need something."

"Take a good look around, I have lots of good things here, I'm sure you'll find something you need!"