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

While Dave was speaking, Bao Ge also began to observe the items in Dave's store one by one.

Perhaps it's because the game's progress is still relatively low.

Only a few items in the shop are available for purchase; the rest are grayed out and unclickable, clearly indicating they are not purchasable.

[Nut: Possesses high defensive capabilities. Planted at the front lines, it can effectively hinder zombie attacks. Price: 50 silver coins.]

[Rapid Fire Peashooter: A second-generation Peashooter modified by Dave. It has the same attack power as the standard Peashooter, but a faster attack speed and higher attack frequency. Price: 70 silver coins.]

[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, priced at 50 silver coins, already acquired.]

[Squash: A one-time attack plant capable of dealing high damage to a single zombie. It's a powerful tool for dealing with high-level zombies and for surviving special situations. Price: 70 silver coins.]

[Butter Thrower: Can launch butter at zombies. Attack power and speed are weak, but it can slow down zombie movement. Price: 60 silver coins.]

After looking around, these are the only ones I can buy right now.

But no matter which one he buys, with the amount of silver coins Brother Bao currently has, he can only buy one; he can't afford a second one.

Although he will eventually buy all the seeds, it is crucial to determine which one is most useful at this stage.

"Guys, this is giving me a headache! Every single seed seems incredibly powerful!"

Which one should I buy?

Although Brother Bao is a veteran gamer, he has played a lot of games.

But faced with this situation, he still didn't know what to do.

The main reason is that he wants them all and can't bear to part with any of them.

Meanwhile, the fans in the live stream started discussing it amongst themselves.

The Squash is probably meant for dealing with high-level zombies later in the game; it's not very useful for beginners right now.

[The Butter Pitcher is a noble control-type pitcher, he should be very strong, I recommend the Butter Pitcher!]

I don't think it's suitable. Like the Squash, the Butter Pitcher is a control-oriented pitcher that excels in the late game, so its cost-effectiveness isn't very high right now.

As for the rapid-fire Peashooter, it sounds very powerful, but then again, Brother Bao already has two offensive plants, the Peashooter and the Puff-shroom. Right now, I think a front-line defensive plant like the Wall-nut is the most suitable.

【Yeah! I also think that buying nuts is the best option right now!】

[Buy a Jill's Peashooter! Ever heard of the saying "the best defense is a good offense"? It'll take down the Rapid Fire Peashooter! That thing sounds awesome!]

[Why not just get the Butter Pitcher? After all, it's a high-class control pitcher!]

……

In the live stream, people were talking about buying all sorts of things.

Originally, Brother Bao wanted to consult everyone's opinions.

After asking around, he was even more unsure what to buy.

After much deliberation, Bao Ge finally believed in the saying "the best defense is a good offense" and bought the most aggressive plant he could afford!

Rapid-fire Peashooter!

Congratulations! You have obtained the Rapid Fire Pea Shooter seed.

"Wabi Babu!"

"My dear neighbor, I knew I'd find something you'd like here. Have a wonderful day, and come again if you need anything."

"Of course, if you can hold on until then..."

As Bao Ge finished buying the rapid-fire Peashooter seeds and was about to leave, Dave started rambling on and on again.

This guy is very talkative, but in this kind of game world, such an NPC is quite interesting.

This adds a lot of fun to the tense and exciting game environment.

"OK guys, let's see how fun my account, which cost me over a hundred yuan, is!"

"I feel like I can easily breeze through these levels!"

As Bao Ge spoke, amidst the anticipation of all the viewers in the live stream, he clicked the button to start the next main story level.

After a few seconds of loading, Bao Ge reappeared in that familiar garden.

[Levels 1-2.]

[Zombies are attacking! Please set up defenses as soon as possible...]

As a notification appeared in the center of the screen, a tense and eerie background music began to play.

Upon hearing this music, Bao Ge suddenly recalled the feeling of being dominated by fear at the beginning.

I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine, and my legs went weak involuntarily.

Having gained experience from the beginner levels, he seemed much more composed this time.

"Hehe! Starting with 50 sun points, a huge lead!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Bao Ge immediately used 25 suns to exchange for a sunflower seed.

Then, with practiced ease, he wielded the shovel in his hand, began digging in the soil, and planted the seeds.

In the blink of an eye, a giant sunflower grew.

Bao Ge didn't stay there to collect sunlight.

Instead, he quickly ran to the back of another row, waited for the sunflower seed's cooldown time to finish, and then bought a second sunflower seed and planted it.

Having learned from his previous experience, Bao Ge was smarter this time.

First, he understood that sunflowers, as auxiliary plants, should be planted in the last row to ensure safety and increase the margin for error.

Then, in the early stages, plant several sunflowers so that there will be more sunlight later on, allowing you to plant more plants.

In the early stages, there are few zombies, and they arrive very slowly, giving him plenty of time to operate.

What shocked Bao Ge was that, in just the second level, all five positions on the garden map were already open.

You should know that in the first level, you only needed to defend one route.

Now there are five routes, which means the difficulty has increased fivefold.

This game design team really doesn't give players a moment's respite.

If he hadn't spent money, Bao Ge really wouldn't have been confident he could win the second level.

Before long, Bao Ge was traversing the map repeatedly, skillfully collecting sunlight while planting sunflowers.

Before long, Bao Ge had planted sunflowers on all five lanes in the last row.

Five sunflowers mean that Bao Ge can harvest 125 suns every 15 seconds.

Most importantly, while Bao Ge planted five sunflowers, he also planted three free mini mushrooms.

Plant this stuff on routes where zombies have already appeared.

However, after seeing the little mushroom attack the zombie, the viewers in the live stream couldn't hold back anymore.

[Hahahaha! You get what you pay for! This thing's attack power is like scraping your skin.]

[It's practically free, what more do you want? This thing doesn't consume sunlight, so it must be somewhat useful.]

[Hey, stop messing around with your stupid sunflower! Hurry up and plant some Peashooters! We're about to collapse! These little Puff-shrooms can't kill anyone!]

[Suddenly I feel cheated? I even spent six yuan on this.]

It's only six yuan, and besides, this thing was basically given away for free. The main thing is getting the advanced usage qualification for the harvester!

……

Seeing that the little mushroom's damage was so low, and the zombies were getting closer and closer, many viewers in the live stream started to panic.

Even though the Puff-shroom is a free early-game plant, it shouldn't be so weak that it can't even kill a regular zombie.

The main reason is that the current scene is daytime, and Chen Feng has distinguished the characteristics of plants in the game's settings.

The small mushroom's attack power is halved during the day.

He didn't make the Puff-shroom unusable during the day because he considered that the difficulty would be too high, causing many players to give up...

As for Brother Bao, although he was a little flustered inside, he still maintained a calm demeanor on the surface:

"Don't panic! I know what I'm doing!"

"That's enough!"

Just then, Bao Ge's eyes lit up.

He immediately used the 200 suns he had saved to exchange for the first seed for a rapid-fire Peashooter, and skillfully dug a hole and planted it.

Soon, a pea pod that looked somewhat different from the previous ordinary pea shooters appeared on the game screen.

Amidst the expectant gazes of tens of thousands of viewers, the rapid-fire Peashooter, appearing before players in this world for the first time, detected the presence of zombies on the opposing side.

It mutates in an instant.

When it was first planted, this thing also had a smiling face and a very gentle expression.

But upon detecting the presence of zombies in his path, he instantly switched to a combat-ready expression.

Then, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people, "Put-put-put...put-put-put...", before anyone could react, six peas shot out.

The ordinary zombie in front, which had already been sprayed by the little mushroom several times, let out an "Ugh!" and collapsed on the spot.

The audience was completely stunned by what they saw.

Holy crap! Is it really that exaggerated?

No wonder this thing costs 200 sun per plant! It's definitely more powerful than four Peashooters combined! That's outrageous!

This was definitely worth the purchase, it's amazing!

The Peashooter can retire now.

[Actually, it can't be retired. Although the rapid-fire Peashooter is stronger than the regular Peashooter, the regular Peashooter has an advantage that this upgraded version can't match: it's cheaper and has a shorter cooldown!]

This thing is quite useful as a last resort.

Is this the power of money? Spending over a hundred yuan really makes a difference!

[Isn't this something you can buy with silver coins? You can get it after playing a few rounds, and use it without spending any money.]

[But if you don't spend money, can you even use this in the second level? It costs 70 silver coins!]

[If you don't spend money, everyone else will be using higher-level plants while you're only just starting out. The hundred-plus yuan you spent will definitely be worthwhile.]

……

At this moment, Bao Ge's thoughts were also quite clear.

I gave up on the Peashooter and waited for sunlight, planting one Rapid Fire Peashooter in each row first.

In the early stages, use the Puff-shroom as a scapegoat to slow down the zombies on other routes.

This little mushroom has weak attack power and an absurdly slow attack frequency.

But since this stuff is free, it's still very delicious.

As a veteran gamer who has played games for many years, Bao Ge naturally knows how awesome this little mushroom is.

Those who say the mushroom is useless are simply unable to see the bigger picture.

If he didn't have the Puff-shroom in this game, the Wheel of Fortune would probably have been destroyed on two lanes...