booktalesy Chapter 10: Blue Star Online Game Officially Launched
Chapter 10: Blue Star Online Game Officially Launched
When Wang Lin actually chose the original crocodile, the Dragon Kingdom live broadcast room exploded.
Holy crap! They actually chose this ugly freak?!
Is this guy really that confident? He didn't even use the observation card and just chose it directly?
[Can this thing win a championship? It looks kind of smug, just like my husky...]
[Is this kid here to take revenge on society? Why did he choose such a weak species?]
Knowing how powerful dinosaurs are, why didn't you at least choose a dinosaur? Why choose a lizard?
The comments scrolled by incredibly fast, one after another, making it almost impossible to read the content.
Some were angry, some were confused, and some had already started cursing.
But some people are trying to understand Wang Lin's choice—
Is it possible that this thing is actually very powerful, but we just don't understand it?
"Strong my foot! Didn't you see how it just rolled over and sunbathed like that? What strong animal behaves like that?"
[Exactly, look at that Southern Cross Dragon, it exudes a kingly aura just standing there!]
"Realistic style? It's just a giant lizard, I don't see much difference..."
What do you know! That's the ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus Rex!
[Isn't the ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus Rex still just a giant lizard?]
The comments section was a complete mess.
Not only are viewers expressing doubts, but the research team of Dragon Kingdom Blue Star Online is also puzzled.
A researcher, flipping through newly compiled species data, frowned and said:
"Protosuchus, about one meter long and weighing less than twenty kilograms, with long limbs, fed on insects and small reptiles... These figures are nothing compared to those of the Triassic period."
The person next to him chimed in:
"Look at the Southern Cross Dragon. Although it's not very big, it can transform into a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Over ten meters long! Weighing seven or eight tons! What does that mean?"
"And then there are the water dragons. They are herbivores, that's true, but they are huge. When a group of water dragons gather together, most predators don't dare to approach them."
"And the Skywing Dragon goes without saying, it can fly! Do you understand air superiority? Ground-based creatures can't hit it, but it can attack from the sky!"
"Even canines are social animals, living in litters of a dozen or more, and when they work together, even large predators have to give them a wide berth. (According to research, they aren't social animals, so this is a slight modification.)"
"Should we choose this crocodile? It's a lone predator, can't fly, doesn't live in groups, and is small... What makes it stand out from the competition?"
"..."
The scientists discussed the matter, and the more they talked, the more they felt that Wang Lin's choice was outrageous.
Some people even began to suspect that Wang Lin was deliberately sabotaging his business.
"Could this child be under too much pressure and have given up entirely?"
"Possibly. After all, he's only just come of age. Anyone would be nervous being watched by 1.4 billion people."
"But this is incredibly irresponsible! This is a matter of national importance!"
"How about... we use the reward to contact him and persuade him to change?"
"Why change it! Time's almost up! Besides, if he really wanted to change it, he would have done it already. Do we need to persuade him?"
Another sigh rippled through the conference room.
They also had many questions, and Old Li frowned as well.
His eyes were fixed on the original crocodile on the screen, and he looked completely bewildered.
"What's so great about this long-legged lizard? Why did he choose it after just one glance?"
Old Li went through every detail in his mind from when Wang Lin entered the research institute to when he left.
This kid seems unreliable—he falls asleep in meetings, talks in his sleep, and almost choked to death on an egg…
But thinking about it carefully, he never seemed to have shown any signs of panic.
He remained calm in front of his superiors, in front of a group of academicians, and even in the face of an impending death game.
Either they really have a trump card, or they really want to die.
Compared to other voices of doubt, Mr. Li was very reasonable.
Putting everything else aside, you should know that the lives of civilization observers are tied to winning the game.
If we fail, others may not necessarily die, but the civilization observers will certainly die.
They had previously explained this situation to Wang Lin in a very serious manner.
Surely this kid wouldn't risk his life like that?
If he really doesn't want to live anymore, then Old Li will have no choice but to deduct 666.
If you run into someone who seems to want to die, it's impossible to play...
Time passed by, second by second.
With only thirty seconds left, the planners began the countdown.
[Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight...]
Most of the observers of civilizations in other countries have already chosen their targets.
Some were smug and self-satisfied, while others were resentful, but at least they all made a choice.
Only a few are still hesitating.
The observers from the Kingdom of Beauty narrowly defeated the Kingdom of White Bear in the end, gaining the right to observe the Southern Cross Dragon.
Although the big white man was beaten black and blue, he had a victor's smile on his face, and knowing that the audience could see him, he even gave a thumbs up.
The live chat erupted in cheers.
[Jack is awesome! He actually chose the Southern Cross Dragon!]
[This is a super-powerful monster that can evolve into a Tyrannosaurus Rex! If I don't win this round, I'll eat it!]
We are the champions! We are the champions! Champions!!!
The observers of civilization in the White Bear Kingdom didn't have it so easy.
He was a burly, bald man who had taken several heavy blows while fighting the American contestant for the Southern Cross Dragon, and blood was still trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing that there was no time left, he couldn't help but panic.
Previously, some civilization observers had no species available to observe because they hadn't selected one by the time their time was up.
The plan was to throw him directly into a prehistoric environment and let him observe himself.
As a result, they didn't even last an hour before being devoured by a group of monsters.
The image still sends chills down the spine of the White Bear Nation athletes when they think about it.
He quickly looked around to see if there were any other species to choose from.
As a result, he saw the Primordial Dragon that Wang Lin had been longing for.
The little guy was squatting on a rock, tilting his head to look at him with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Although I wasn't very satisfied with the size of the Eoraptor—it was far inferior to the Southern Crossosaurus—there were only a few seconds left.
But after observing that there were no other species around, he didn't even bother to use the observation card and quickly bound it to the Eoraptor.
[Bind successful. You have selected the observation species – Eoraptor.]
The bald, burly man breathed a sigh of relief, slumped to the ground, and gasped for air.
We almost went down the drain.
At this time, the reputation of his live stream was not much different from that of Wang Lin's live stream.
After all, it seems like both of them chose a useless species.
The contestant from Sakura Country was a woman wearing a kimono. She didn't participate in any of the competition from beginning to end; she just kept staring at the Water Dragon Beast.
That round, chubby body, those dull eyes, those ridiculously short legs...
So while everyone else was busy grabbing dinosaurs, she quietly bound herself to the Water Dragon Beast.
South Korea, on the other hand, is associated with a dog-like canine-jawed beast.
It was a canine-toothed beast about one meter long, with long limbs and a thin tail, looking somewhat like a hairless dog.
John's Kingdom has bound itself to the Skywing Dragon.
Their competitor was a tall, thin man with glasses who looked refined, but he was ruthless when it came to fighting for species.
Although the Pteranodon is small, it can fly and can evolve into a behemoth like the Quetzalcoatlus.
The audience in John's country expressed satisfaction with this.
India, on the other hand, attracts crocodiles.
It was an early crocodilian creature, about three meters long, two sizes larger than the original crocodile that Wang Lin had selected.
When the Indian player chose it, he glanced in Wang Lin's direction with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
Which one should we choose?
Ha ha.
At this point, all civilization observers have completed species binding.
The voice of the planner rang out again.
[All civilization observers have selected their observation species. The Blue Star Online game is officially launched.]
[Game duration for this round: two centuries.]
Best of luck to everyone.