On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

After receiving Senmeng's invitation via private message from C station, Liao Ji originally said that he and Xiao Pangzi could just go directly to the corresponding office, but Xiao Pangzi didn't want to. He deliberately chose to go with Liao Ji to the design exhibition hall that they hadn't finished visiting last time and had been kicked out halfway, and take another look around.

They call it getting up from where you fall.

Liao Ji understood the little fat boy's true feelings. Before, they had been sneaking around like thieves, but now they could come openly as honored guests. The little fat boy wanted to show off, feeling a sense of change.

Liao Ji didn't care about this; he just considered it a way to satisfy the little fat boy's vanity.

What he didn't expect was...

Just as the chubby boy had hoped, they actually ran into the same auntie who had stopped them last time and threatened to call the police and have the security guards arrest them.

That's why things have turned out this way: Sister Hui, along with a group of security personnel and her assistants, have formed a circle around Liao Ji and the chubby boy, blocking them from view.

The leader, Sister Hui, now stood with her arms crossed, adopting a superior posture. She looked at Liao Ji and the chubby boy with a cold smile, as if she were looking at some rats. Besides feigned anger, the woman's expression also hid a hint of smugness.

Yes.

Actually, Liao Ji and the chubby boy misunderstood Sister Hui. Their "coincidental" encounter with Sister Hui was not a coincidence at all, but rather something Sister Hui had planned in advance.

Lena actually fell for this young man. When Sister Hui, who had created the "scandal," found out, she was furious and cursed Lena countless times for being shameless.

Her psychological warfare failed, and instead, she ended up giving Lena a chance at love.

Of course, Sister Hui wouldn't be so kind. She quickly realized that this was actually an opportunity for her. Since the young man and Lena had gotten together, it would be normal for him to come to Lena's company and then to Senmeng's place to find a girlfriend, right?

That's exactly what Sister Hui wants to catch.

Generally speaking, companies tend to turn a blind eye when employees' partners come in for a casual visit, as nobody wants to strain the relationship.

But if you really want to nitpick, this can also be a good point of attack.

For example, now.

Sister Hui deliberately didn't let the security guards take action directly; she was waiting for someone. Sure enough, less than half a minute later, hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor, and around the corner, the figure of a pink-haired woman appeared.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lena arrive; this was exactly what Sister Hui had been waiting for.

"You two look familiar. I remember it was you two yesterday who trespassed into our company, right? Oh wait, you two were 'special players' invited by the great designer Lei!"

"What, you came again today? Were you invited by Lena too? I'm quite curious, what special gaming skills do you two have as convenience store clerks that make you so frequently invited over? Why don't you show us?"

"If it can't be shown, then let's talk about it."

Sister Hui fixed her sharp gaze on Liao Ji and said with a sarcastic smile:

"Or is it that some people think that because they are high-level executives, not only they themselves but also their partners are superior and have special privileges? That they can disregard company regulations at will? That they can easily deceive people with a simple phrase like 'specially invited player'?"

After hearing what Sister Hui said, Lena's assistant behind her clenched her fists nervously.

Regardless of Hui-jie's work ability, she is truly adept at suppressing others in the workplace.

With just a few words, Director Lei's path was blocked, preventing her from finding any other excuse like the specially invited players.

Many of Senmeng's employees were drawn to the commotion and gathered around, pointing and discussing among themselves.

The vast majority of them support Sister Hui, because, well...

Firstly, Sister Hui was indeed upholding the company's rules and regulations. Secondly, as a member of the family, Lena had been snatched away by an outsider convenience store employee. Any employee of Senmeng would probably feel uncomfortable about this, feeling like their own cabbage had been eaten by a pig. Therefore, they would subconsciously have a bad attitude towards Liao Ji and would naturally not stand on Liao Ji's side.

Hey

Lena's assistant sighed again. So why did Director Lena insist on finding such a burden?

Before the assistant could finish complaining, the next sound from the scene made her, along with many other Senmeng employees who had come to join the fun, including Sister Hui and her group, look surprised and astonished.

The person speaking was not Lena.

It was that young man.

Liao Ji originally intended to have the chubby boy show the invitation message from C-site, but now, seeing Sister Hui making things difficult for Lena...

He changed his mind.

Liao Ji looked around and finally settled on a large screen in the center of the exhibition hall. Connecting to this screen would project the phone screen onto it.

"As for demonstrating the operation."

"Is this place okay?"

Chapter 340 Major Projects Worth Hundreds of Millions

"Director Leilei"

The assistant looked at Liao Ji, who was connected to the screen, with great concern, wondering whether she should try to stop him.

She remembered very clearly that Liao Ji had told them that he had hardly ever played Falling 2, and the only time he had played it was by borrowing the phone of the chubby boy next to him.

It's only been a day since then, so what kind of operation could there be? Most likely, he's just a newbie who's gained confidence by playing some basic and simple maps.

This kind of technique hardly qualifies as any kind of operation.

While most people think of first-person shooters or 5v5 MOBAs when it comes to gameplay, the skill requirements of strategy games are equally obvious.

The difference between a novice and a veteran lies in their understanding of the characters they are training, team composition, timing of skill releases, familiarity with monsters, spawn order, monster skills, and when and where to deploy characters. Since everyone present was an employee of Senmeng, the difference was immediately apparent.

Therefore, the assistant wanted to smooth things over and prevent the situation from escalating further, but was stopped by the pink-haired woman next to her.

As for the Senmeng employees on site, seeing that the situation had changed again, they all became interested and looked forward to it. Could there really be an unexpected reversal?

Meanwhile, Sister Hui adopted a "let's see what tricks you can pull" attitude, convinced that Liao Ji was just bluffing. Even if he did have some ability, she could just argue back, say a few sarcastic remarks like "that's all" and leave, and she would still achieve her goal.

"Brother Liao, let me log in!"

After Liao Ji finished adjusting the screen, the chubby guy volunteered. He was quite excited, even though he wasn't the one showing off. He couldn't wait to see the expressions on the faces of the Senmeng group behind him, who were dumbfounded by Liao Ji's amazing skills.

To Xiao Pang's surprise, Liao Ji shook his head at him and then logged into his account in the game.

An account with the ID "Ashes" that is level 10 or higher.

"This"

Not only was the chubby guy a bit dumbfounded, but many other players in the game were also stunned. Level 10-12 was a complete newbie, especially since veteran players were often at level 60 or 70. He had just started playing and hadn't been playing for very long.

Indeed, the registration period can be seen on the main page; this account was just registered yesterday.

The employees of Senmeng, who had been somewhat hopeful just moments before, were now at a loss for words.

Even if you spend money and get all the characters on a level 10 or so account, the resources for developing them are limited. Most of the characters you have probably won't be above level 40, and you'll only be able to "break through" twice, around the "dangerous" level.

The mainstream players now are basically "disaster-level" teams of level 70 and above, which shows how big the gap is.

With such low skill levels, you can only handle very low-level dungeons at best.

Low-level dungeons are inherently easy to fight, so what's the point of discussing skill?

"Brother Liao, why don't you use my account instead!" The chubby guy quickly tugged at Liao Ji's sleeve and whispered his suggestion, seeing Liao Ji's dismal character progression.

But Liao Ji shook his head. After carefully checking the pairings, he directly clicked into the "Turbid Calamity Contract".

Yes, it symbolizes the most difficult dungeon in the game "Fallen 2", the Turbulent Contract.

Many of Senmeng's employees were puzzled by this scene, with some even thinking that Liao Ji might have been so nervous that he accidentally clicked the wrong button to enter the game.

After all, given the difficulty of the "Turbid Calamity Contract," even a full team of level 70 "Disaster-level" players would struggle to win. Let alone now, Liao Ji's team consists entirely of level 40 "Dangerous-level" players, which is a whole level less in attributes. How can they possibly win?

However, as Liao Ji entered the battle, what followed made many Senmeng employees on site begin to doubt themselves, wondering if they were actually playing the same game as Liao Ji.

"Absolutely not! Look, this guard character is almost out of health after just two hits from a monster. How can we play like this!"

"If the guard falls and there's no tank, the defensive line will be in immediate danger... wait, he managed to draw the monster's aggro away by redeploying the character? The monster didn't even get a hit, the tank survived, and then a healer was added... wow, they actually held on! That's incredibly close!"

"Just stalling them won't help, the damage output can't keep up, right? A level 40 marksman character is just a complete painkiller, isn't he?"

"Holy crap! What the hell! This level 40 archer is only in the Critical tier, how come their damage output seems to be higher than my level 70 character!? Is she cheating??"

"No, no, no! Look at the monster's status. The priest-type character he just used inflicted two debuffs: 'Vulnerable' and 'Defense Reduced.' At the same time, the archer was given an 'Increased Attack Power' buff. Several buffs stacked together, that's why we have this effect!"

"Really? Are these buff-type characters really that powerful? I usually just leave them in storage to gather dust."

"It's not that buff characters are strong, it's that you need to have their skills and calculations. You need to coordinate with them so that the buffs take effect at the same time at the key output points to create a qualitative change. For a clumsy person like you, it's definitely better to use those simple characters who just mindlessly land and unleash their ultimate skill, and just tap wherever the light is on."

"You fucking look down on people with clumsy hands, huh?"

"Shut up! You're interrupting my learning!"

From the initial uproar and constant questioning, after only half a minute, only Liao Ji remained focused on his work, and the entire Senmeng exhibition hall became as quiet as a library.

Many of the Senmeng members who were watching seemed to have joined in Liao Ji's tightrope walk, even breathing carefully and not daring to make too much noise for fear of affecting Liao Ji.

After all, it's really too much of a stretch for a group of level 40 players to attempt the "Turbid Contract," which is recommended for level 60 or even 70, with absolutely no room for error.

Even the slightest operational error can lead to complete system failure.

but

Five minutes later, as the last monster, with extremely low health, was slain and knelt before "Ash," controlled by Liao Ji, the battle ended with the message "Congratulations, Commander!" popping up on the screen. Many people at the scene were still immersed in disbelief.

Level 40.

Everyone is level 40. One account, which only started playing on the second day, has already cleared the Turbid Contract?

Although it's only level 16, which is considered a "low-tier" contract, it's still shocking enough.

If you were to go to C-site, many "tech streamers'" strategy videos would require everyone to be level 60 or higher as the minimum requirement. But the young man demonstrating this to them has broken the entire internet's minimum requirements for clearing the game.

The chubby guy next to Liao Ji had long forgotten his original intention. Forget about showing off and slapping people in the face. All he could think about now was that if he posted Liao Ji's screen recording on C-site again, it would be even more shocking than his previous video. It would definitely go straight to the top of the trending list and become a blessing and idol for many low-level players.

Once they came to their senses, the employees of Senmeng were not to be trifled with. Their attention also shifted, and they began to discuss and analyze Liao Ji's battle.

Players like Little Fatty only see Liao Ji's operations and strategies, but Senmeng's employees can see something much deeper.

Just like

design.

"As expected of Director Lei's design, this map can put pressure on top-tier, fully-equipped level 70 teams, while also providing a way for newbie level 40 teams to clear the stage. It's amazing!"

"Indeed, if we continue with the old approach and simply increase the difficulty by piling up monster stats, level 40 teams will have absolutely no chance; they'll die as soon as they see them."

"The character designs are really interesting. We never knew buff-type characters were so useful. We all underestimated them. Were these all designed by Director Lei?"

"Yes, compared to this, those mindlessly exaggerated characters that Sister Hui designed before are a bit..."

"I was worried before that the numerical inflation might make the later design more and more difficult, but now I'm relieved. As expected of Director Lei, she's amazing!"