The next day, a game quietly climbed to the top of Thunderbolt's trending list, and in a rally of unrivaled speed, it blasted to the number one spot!
1. #I wanna#
Popularity: 370,000
Beyond claiming the top position, several of the hot searches close behind were also related to Iwanna.
2. #Old Mouse's Breakdown Highlights#
Popularity: 160,000
3. #Who Taught You To Make Games Like This#
Popularity: 130,000
4. #A Game That's Just Updated Its Version#
Popularity: 90,000
...
Since Old Mouse principally streamed in the evenings and had last night continued until late, intermittently spending almost twenty thousand and honing his skill through countless deaths, he barely made it past the second level.
Therefore, the trending list in the early morning wasn't that popular.
But this was already enough for many early risers to discover the topic for the first time.
After a search sparked by curiosity, both Old Mouse's breakdown and the game's wicked pits were enough to elicit a smile from anyone.
One by one, the reposts got lined up.
"Bro, check out this game, it's kind of insane."
"Damn! What kind of game is this? Seems pretty interesting huh?"
"Dude, take one look at this game, and it'll have you in stitches!"
"Hahaha! Isn't this designer a bit twisted, man? Is this even humanly possible to make?"
"The peak of it all is this recharge screen, killer! I was there live in Old Mouse's stream yesterday, and when he opened the third tier of the recharge screen, that dumbstruck look almost made me laugh my head off, haha!"
"But seriously, speaking of the recharge screen, besides streamers, does anyone actually pay for the second or third tier..."
"Doesn't matter. After all, we ordinary players just need to do the one-yuan first recharge, and besides, we can play without paying anyway. Just rack up experience with deaths, and we're good."
"True that. I'm gonna download it and check it out. If I get good at it, maybe show off in class, will the class beauty give me a second glance? Heh."
...
Ke Jin, too, who was up early, saw the trending list on Thunderbolt.
He clicked in to watch Old Mouse's highlight moment and then understood.
So it was you, kiddo, who drew the enemy over here!
But the heat was indeed beyond Ke Jin's expectations.
For a new designer to gain such attention with only his second game wasn't easy.
Ke Jin, an ordinary person in his past life, felt a secret thrill now that he had gained a little fame.
What does it mean to be a celebrity, kid!
He punched his own name into the browser and did a high-intensity self-search.
The search results, however, made him break into a cold sweat.
"Is Ke Jin a pervert?"
"How would you evaluate the game designer Ke Jin of Iwanna, does he have a dark heart?"
"Ke God? Cut out! I played this damn game all night and couldn't even get past the first level!"
"Is Ke Jin on testosterone? He's so talented, I really like him, I'm one ninety-three, with eight-pack abs, do I have a chance with him?"
Crap!
I'm wholeheartedly developing games for you, and all you can think about is busting my chrysanthemum?
Fuck you!
Closing the browser, Ke Jin then opened up the system interface.
Game: I wanna
Downloads: 13,749
Real-time Popularity: 9,521
First Day Revenue: 23,786 (yuan)
...
"So soon?"
According to Task A's requirement, reaching 10,000 in popularity within 7 days would mean completion.
It hit 9,500 on the first day alone; it'll probably be taken care of around noon.
"So looking at it this way, the system's real-time popularity algorithm should be a percentage of the download counts, plus the average playtime of the players, right?"
After all, judging by the online discussion, the total popularity of Iwanna on the internet might have well exceeded a million by now.
There had never before been a game on Blue Star that mainly tortured its players.
The release of iwanna was a pure innovation, and naturally, everyone found it refreshing.
He opened his phone to check his bank account.
By now, he had accumulated around 18,000 yuan—a considerable sum.
In just a short four or five days, he had earned eighteen thousand.
That's equivalent to more than three months of salary in his past life, how satisfying.
Having a small fortune in his pocket made him feel secure inside.
He hurried downstairs to indulge in some high-end spending!
"Boss, give me a bowl of sauerkraut pork slivers noodles, add five yuan worth of pork slivers, add two fried eggs, and throw in 20 yuan of beef! And add more chili!"
"That'll be 38."
"I've scanned it." Ke Jin shook his phone and waited by the counter for a while, soon he was holding a freshly cooked bowl of noodles and found a place to sit.
Gazing at the thick layers of tender and juicy meat in his bowl, and the crispy fried eggs soaked with broth, a sense of happiness welled up in him.
In his previous life, even on his birthday, he would never indulge himself like this.
Living without worrying about money was indeed comfortable.
He took a big slurp of the chewy and springy noodles, then picked up a thick slice of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, the perfect marinade immediately filled his entire mouth, followed by a sip of the rich, spicy broth that the boss had been simmering since midnight.
Whew!
A beautiful day starts in the morning!
"Hey, let me tell you, I stumbled upon a birth designer yesterday, named Ke Jin or something. His recharge interface is really outrageous, let me show you." Suddenly, the voice of other diners reached his ears.
Well, it looks like a bad day starts in the morning too.
Turning his head, he saw two kids in middle school uniforms.
The two huddled together with a phone, murmuring and bursting into loud 'honk honk honk' laughter from time to time.
"Right, isn't that designer outrageous?"
The other one added, "But the game he created is really interesting, you know. I've never seen this type before; it's fun and trendy."
"Yeah, weird as it may be, trendy as it may be, he's got some skills."
Faced with these remarks that he couldn't tell whether they were insults or compliments, Ke Jin shook his head.
Forget it, no need to lower himself to a child's level.
Without saying much, just sitting down to a bowl of noodles downstairs at home, he could hear strangers who didn't know him mentioning his name.
This feeling wasn't too bad.
He continued to focus on his meal!
When he was almost done eating, suddenly, a notification sound echoed in his mind.
[Congratulations, you have completed Task A!]
[Dispensing reward…]
[You have received +500 system experience points reward!]
[You have obtained a Brilliant Silver Game Loot Box*1!]
Huh?
Already hit ten thousand?
"Thought it wouldn't be until noon," Ke Jin muttered to himself, then gathered up the last bit of noodles with a slice of beef, the last egg, a few strands of pork slivers, and some pickled vegetables, and shoved it all into his mouth in one go.
The rich layers of ingredients instantly exploded with flavor on his taste buds.
A sense of satisfaction also emerged.
This had been Ke Jin's habit for many years. Every time he ate a meal, he would save bits of each ingredient for the last bite—eating them all at once!
Rich or poor, the last bite of the meal was always a pleasure.
After wiping his mouth, he quickly slipped back home.
Ke Jin began to fiddle with the system.
The 500 experience he'd earned was enough to level up his system once again.
No time like the present, upgrade!
Swipe!
Along with a flash of bright light,
The system interface underwent another innovation.
[System Level: LV3]
[Krypton Value: 0/50000]
（New）[Real-Life Assistant Recruitment Guide: 1/1 (refreshes weekly)]
[Revenue: 0]
[Experience needed for next level: 1000EXP]
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