Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

This was originally intended to set high standards for urban construction, to prevent unscrupulous dojo owners from creating dilapidated roads.

But now it has become an iron cage imprisoning NPCs.

If you want to leave Night City, the only option left is to escape by car, but most of the NPCs' cars have already been sold off cheaply.

There was no other way; the determined citizens had to go and buy it back.

Seeing the scarcity of used car dealers, they started asking exorbitant prices, driving the market price up to almost the same as new cars.

As a result, the stocks of local car companies began to rebound, rising all the way up and achieving a stunning reversal.

Qi Shu felt the time was right and sold off his stocks in batches, visibly reducing the deficit he owed to various banks.

Once she sold everything, she not only paid off her debts but also made a small profit.

"Now that the art is complete, I strongly suggest adding a citizen vote. If the satisfaction level falls below a critical point, the player can be hung from a street lamp."

"Anchor, anchor, your money-making speed is indeed unmatched, but the citizens have already bought cars and they've all driven them away, what are you going to do?"

The NPCs, holding their noses, spent a large sum of money to buy back the vehicle and drove away under the watchful eyes of countless tollbooths.

A long line of cars wound their way towards the highway leading out of the city.

The vehicle drove away from the city center, along winding roads, and arrived at its destination—the entrance to Night City—after half an hour.

The sign on the billboard next to the entrance that reads "Welcome to Night City" seems like a silent mockery.

Extremely frustrated.

In the live stream, all the roads leading out of Night City were depicted as a series of winding, interconnected loops.

The vehicles, reduced to tiny black dots, resembled a swarm of ants circling a flowerpot, eventually returning to their starting point.

Angry emojis kept popping up from the chat box on the roof of the car.

Correspondingly, the "Funds" column is constantly rising.

After reviewing the various data and observing the city's current situation, Qi Shu solemnly concluded: "Our Night City is thriving."

With the highways connecting end to end and the docks and train stations shut down, the citizens, as NPCs, have lost all means of escape.

"With economic growth soaring and population remaining stable, perhaps I really am suited to be mayor."

The strange tree muttered to itself with an air of importance.

"I can only say that you are invincible, streamer."

"I can't escape, and staying in the city means being tortured by the livestreamers. Just thinking about it makes me feel hopeless."

"The debt has been paid off, but what about resident satisfaction?"

Qi Shu glanced at the bar-shaped "Resident Satisfaction" indicator in the lower right corner; it was deep red and blazing with anger.

If the initial satisfaction with a toll station was like a pot of lukewarm water gradually bubbling up...

After enduring the backlash of electricity bills, endless overtime, and the maze of city streets, the pot of lukewarm water has finally boiled over, with the screaming steam making the lid clang loudly.

Citizens can leave reviews on the city panel via the internet, which determines the city's attractiveness to outside NPCs.

If left unchecked, Night City will undoubtedly be vilified as a heartless city that devours people without spitting out their bones.

As a conscientious dojo master, Kiju would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Night City seems a bit too urbanized."

As she spoke, she clicked the mouse and dismantled the signal tower that covered the entire city.

Citizens sitting in their cars typing furiously and venting their emotions online press the send button, only to be met with the message "Out of service area".

At that moment, they slumped into their seats, as if all their strength had been drained.

"It's so dark in Night City!"

"I hereby testify that I have never participated in the abuse of AI in the live broadcast room. Please let me off the hook after artificial intelligence conquers the world, and only punish the ringleaders!"

Of course, there were also enthusiastic viewers who enjoyed watching the spectacle; Qishu's actions were just what they wanted.

"Keep going, keep going, this is just the beginning!"

Just when the viewers thought Qishu would continue this abstract performance art, she snapped her fingers—

The sky over Night City has darkened.

Next, Qishu began dismantling the toll booths scattered along the highway.

As the sun finally set, the dejected residents unanimously chose to go home and sleep. Since they couldn't escape it anyway, they figured they could deal with it tomorrow.

"Has the streamer had a change of heart and reformed?"

"I think the residents' wallets have been completely drained."

Astute viewers discern the truth, and the mayor is able to assess the residents' economic situation.

Qi Shu discovered that a large number of residents' status panels had dropped from "affluent" to "comfortable," and she realized that they could no longer exploit resources to the point of exhaustion and that sustainable development was essential.

While restoring normal order, she used every drop of profit squeezed from the residents' pockets to expand Night City.

The number of players that can be accommodated has increased.

Those who were originally shouting in the comments, "NPCs also have basic rights," "What kind of skill is it to bully AI," and "This is too much," all shut up.

Submitting the application to join is really great.

With such a high degree of freedom, Qi Shu didn't even realize that it was past 1 a.m., far exceeding his usual broadcast end time, after completing his entire plan.

Seven hours after the game's official release, the cities built by other players were also on track, attracting a large number of homeless players.

Qi Shu glanced at the rankings of emerging cities.

The most popular cities, besides Night City, are those built by other top streamers.

"I feel like there's still a lot to explore, but due to time constraints, we'll end the live stream here today."

She prepared her closing remarks.

"I think there are still many ways to torment NPCs that we haven't come up with yet."

"Go to sleep, streamer. We'll do our own thing. Night City doesn't need you anymore."

"The live stream is still empty. I suggest the streamer go back to his bedroom and sleep. We can still get a God's-eye view."

"Brothers, we've made a major discovery: some NPCs who have been tortured are in a low mood and are easier to talk to."

"I told you the 'soft rice' style isn't the right one!"

The noisy live stream room was not shut down.

Qishu left the room. The gym leaders in this game are too overpowered; compared to ordinary players, they are indeed no different from Arceus.

Quanshu really wasn't lying to her.

Chapter 141 Man and Dragon

[Night City in turmoil, the strictest father to the troublemakers of Skylines!]

Do you want to know which city you're born in as a hellish start? Do you want to understand the meaning of life?

A live stream clip went viral on Pikachu. The protagonist of the video is Qishu, who is gloating after performing an incredible feat.

The video edited together the causes and consequences of her various actions.

"My business acumen is unparalleled. In the sweltering summer, I lower the city's electricity prices to the lowest level, and the residents will frantically turn their air conditioners to the lowest setting. Then, after they fall asleep at night, I suddenly raise the prices to an exorbitant level, and when they wake up in the morning, they find that they have to sell their houses."

Citizens who woke up feeling like the sky had fallen stuck their heads out of their windows and looked around anxiously.

"It's common knowledge that employees can't work after get off work hours, which is too lazy. Let's just turn off the night shift, and then everyone will never have to leave work."

“When citizens want to leave the city, their cars have already been sold to the used car market because of the 10,000 toll booths we built. If we then shut down all the modes of transportation to leave the city, the citizens will have to hold their noses and buy their cars back.”

"Selling our car company shares at this low price will clear all our debts and make us a fortune – it's so easy!"

The citizens living in dire straits, wanting to escape but finding no way to go, stand in stark contrast to the strange tree smiling broadly in front of the camera.

"Born!"

"Congratulations on unlocking the most stress-relieving way to play Skylines."

"I was there and want to solemnly clarify that the viewers in the live stream did not offer any suggestions for the streamer's incredible actions. All the actions were performed by Qishu alone."

The comment section was a mess. Watching the strange tree torment the citizens, fans couldn't help but sigh that people don't feel tired when they're doing bad things.

Regular gameplay reviews might go viral, but they're always confined to the circle of people who are already interested in games.

Qishu's highly effective program segment directly reached a wider audience.

Even people who have never played or understood games can't help but laugh after listening to the commentary and watching a few tense video clips.

With top streamers also following suit and building cities, gamers are becoming increasingly engrossed in earning Skycoin.

After rapid development unlocked special highways leading to other players' cities, waves of smugglers and illegal immigrants emerged.

The high degree of freedom gives players the possibility to unleash their creativity, but it is also a dangerous time killer. There are many players who stay up all night and complain on the forums before they know it.

......

The northern islands.

She ignored the live streamer on the navigator's platform who was clamoring that the editing was malicious and lowering her public image.

Quanshu stared at the rows of Viking-style wooden houses, adorned with animal furs, prop bones, and extinguished torches.

The film set is already taking shape.

And the actor... A-Du walked out of the dressing room set up in the backstage tent.

His once-fiery red hair fell limp and drooped down between his eyebrows and eyes, softening his originally sharp demeanor.

Adu was uncomfortable with his new look and leather clothes. He grabbed at the stray hairs on his forehead, thinking it was too unkempt.

"Is that right?"

He struck a few poses in front of the spring tree, reciting the lines he had just memorized.

Quanshu circled around him, frowning, and said, "The taste is off. Your temperament is too prominent, and your aura is too confident."

A-Du was taken aback when he heard this: "Isn't it a good thing that the protagonist is confident and has a strong presence?"

"It depends on the persona they were portraying at the time."

Quanshu finally realized where the problem lay. Even though he changed Adu's hairstyle, gave him a slightly gloomy makeup, and dressed him in extra-like clothes, his innate champion demeanor could not be hidden.

If he were to play Hiccup, the grown-up leader in the second and third How to Train Your Dragon movies, he would undoubtedly be qualified and suitable.

In the first movie, Hiccup was basically a loser. It was precisely because he was so unlucky that he couldn't fit into his tribe's dragon-hunting tradition that he ended up crossing paths with Toothless.

Quanshu stroked his chin and concluded, "Simply put, the reason is that you're not unlucky enough."

Adu suddenly began to doubt life. Could being unlucky enough be an excuse?

However, when he looked back at the movies that Izumi had made before, the main characters were either young losers or middle-aged corporate slaves, and he didn't know where this strange hobby came from.

"You need to understand that although you are the Kanto champion, you are still a complete novice in acting. Take your insecurity and timidity out and cheer up!"

"it is good!"

A-Du subconsciously clenched his fist in response, but something about what he said sounded a bit strange.

While he was thinking, Dragonite also came out of the dressing room.

"Roar~"

It turned its head to look at its pair of huge black wings, and after taking only a few steps, it drooped to the ground.

"When we start filming later, the Dragonite will be coated with a layer of black paint, which is harmless and washable."

Izumi patted Dragonite's big belly, the only thing that couldn't be hidden by makeup.

No wonder it's called "fat".

Lance circled the Dragonite once, its pair of thunderous wings and extended fake tail making it a huge upgrade in terms of appearance alone.

He had long wondered how Dragonite could fly with its wings, which were about the size of his hand.

Its chubby belly also doesn't fit the image of a dragon as handsome, elegant, and powerful.

On the contrary, Salamence is more in line with Lance's entire imagination of Dragon-type Pokémon.