You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

In the pitch-black void, a faint blue light flickered, like the edge of a world that had not yet been fully loaded.

Wang Laoju stood in the center of this empty space, squinting his eyes, his gaze fixed on the front.

An old wooden door stood abruptly in the darkness, as if it was the only exit.

The surface of the door was covered with mottled scratches and rust, and there was even a circle of iron chain wrapped around the door handle, giving off a sense of deliberate blockade.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the worn doormat under the door.

There was a line of glaring red words printed on it:

We don't welcome you.

Wang Laoju: "..."

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly——

【Hahahaha, this door is so unique! 】

[Planning: Please, don’t play this anymore! ]

[Game program: I've blocked the exit, get out of here!]

Wang Laoju raised his eyebrows slightly, with a playful smile on his lips.

"Oh? You don't welcome me, do you?"

He flicked his mouse and flipped the doormat over without hesitation.

Sure enough, there was a silver key hidden under the mat!

"Ding!"

——[Obtain item: Key]

Wang Laoju raised an eyebrow: "Well, even the key is hidden under the doormat, your defense is just like this."

However, just as he put the key in the door lock and was about to turn it——

"Click."

The door didn't move.

"???"

The live broadcast room was instantly filled with question marks.

[Wait, the key is wrong?]

[Is this game causing trouble again?!]

[Taoyuan Township planners, are all your doors fake?!]

At this moment, a familiar voiceover appeared on the screen:

"It's okay. I have the key to this door."

Wang Laoju: "..."

Studio:"……"

[Fuck, this game program is cheating again!]

"You hid the key on your side, and you still have the nerve to say that?!"

[Lao Ju, what are you going to do this time?!]

However, before Wang Laoju could react, the narration continued to appear:

"That's terrible."

"I told you, your key won't open this door!"

Wang Laoju rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, and a dangerous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, since you won't open the door for me, I'll find the way myself."

He controlled the mouse and slowly slid the screen to the left.

In an instant, the game interface shook violently, as if a corner of the entire background was lifted up, and a new picture slowly emerged.

It was a familiar LOGO.

——[Taoyuan Township]

A familiar logo is embedded on the left side of the screen, like the logo of some game developer.

However, there was a tattered wooden sign standing next to it, with a line of small words written crookedly on it:
“This is not a game publisher.”

Wang Laoju: “???”

The live broadcast room fell into a frenzy again——

[Wait, this game doesn't even acknowledge its own developer?!]

[Taoyuan Township: Who am I? Where am I?]

[Lao Ju, have you discovered an incredible secret?!]

"Heh... this is interesting."

Wang Laoju showed a meaningful smile, and his eyes slowly fell on the LOGO——

"Since you dare to put it here, I'll knock it and see."

Without hesitation, he swung the T-shaped hammer and smashed it hard at the Taoyuan Township logo!

"boom!!"

The LOGO actually made a crisp vibration, as if a scroll was hit, and the edge was slightly flipped up!

Wang Laoju's eyes lit up slightly, and the smile on his lips became even more intense.

"Oh? So you can turn the pages?"

He manipulated the mouse and gently flipped the pages of LOGO.

First page, blank.

The second page is still blank.

However, when he turned to the third page——

"Click!"

In the center of the screen, a huge metal gear suddenly appeared!

The live broadcast room exploded instantly——

[What the hell?! Gears?!]

[Why are there gears hidden in this game?!]

[Lao Ju, have you discovered the core of the game? ]

Wang Laoju licked his lips and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Gears... do they mean some kind of mechanical mechanism?"

Then, he suddenly remembered something -

The T-shaped hammer is not just a hammer, it can also be used as a screwdriver!

"Okay, let's give it a try."

He controlled the mouse, slowly aimed the T-shaped hammer at the screw in the center of the gear, and gently twisted it—

"Kakaka..."

The gears turned slowly and the screws loosened little by little.

"Click!"

Finally, the gear fell completely to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Wang Laoju reached out and picked up the gear.

At this moment, the familiar narration appeared again——

"You're an expert at dismantling things, but when it comes to leaving, no one understands."

Wang Laoju: "..."

Studio:"……"

[Hahahaha, the narrator has completely given up struggling! ]

[Planner: Can you please stop dismantling it?!]

[The Taoyuan Township server is about to collapse! ]

However, Wang Laoju ignored the narrator's complaints and continued to control the mouse, sliding the game screen to the left.

This time, a new interface slowly emerged——

——The game’s “Settings” interface.

However, unlike ordinary setting interfaces, the background here was unexpectedly entangled by countless thick chains, like some kind of seal, firmly fixed deep in the interface.

And hidden among these intricate chains was a rusty iron lock!

Wang Laoju's eyes lit up slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems... this lock is my next target."

The live broadcast room instantly boiled over——

[Holy crap, there really is a lock?!]

[Laoju, you're not even going to tear down the settings interface, are you?!]

[How many secrets does this game hold?!]

Wang Laoju gently gripped the mouse, licked his lips, and his eyes flashed with eagerness to try.

[A key in exchange for... a French flag?]

The chain slowly broke, and the heavy iron lock fell to the ground with a "click", raising a trace of imperceptible dust.

Wang Laoju narrowed his eyes and watched the prop prompt slowly appearing in the center of the screen.

——[Obtained item: French flag]

"???"

The live broadcast room exploded instantly——

【? ? ? ? ? 】

[Wait, why is it the French flag?!]

[The logic of this game has completely collapsed, right?! ]

[Planner: Don’t ask, I don’t know either!] Wang Laoju stared at the tricolor flag on the screen, the expression on her face indescribable.

"You tell me, I worked so hard to open the lock, and the result is a French flag?"

He rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, and then raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Forget it, since you gave it to me, it must have a use."

He controlled the mouse and walked back to the locked door.

The Amazing Uses of the French Flag

The shabby wooden door still stood in the darkness, and on the mat below the door, the familiar red words were still printed:
We don't welcome you.

Wang Laoju let out a soft "tsk" and raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth.

"If you're not welcome, then so be it. I'm not planning on going through the main entrance anyway."

He manipulated the mouse and slowly stuffed the French flag under the door, then swung the T-shaped hammer without hesitation and smashed it hard on the door panel!
"boom!"

The door panel vibrated and the dull sound of impact echoed in the darkness.

"Ding-dong-"

There was a crisp metallic crash, as if something had fallen from the table behind the door.

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly——

[Fuck, Laoju, are you playing a physics simulation game?!]

[This is actually a real-life "key drop" operation?! ]

[French flag: I'm just a piece of cloth!]

Wang Laoju narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "There's hope."

He manipulated the mouse again and slowly pulled back the French flag.

Sure enough, a key shining with golden luster lay quietly on the flag.

——[Obtained item: Golden Key]

At this moment, the narration text on the screen suddenly appeared, like some kind of uncontrolled reaction -

"Where are my keys?"

"No, user, do not open the door."

Wang Laoju raised her eyebrows slightly, the smile on her lips growing more intense: "Oh? Are you scared?"

The live broadcast room's barrage of comments once again swiped the screen crazily——

【Hahahaha, the narrator is anxious! 】

[Planner: How could you even think of such a method?!]

[Game program: Please, don't tear it apart! ]

However, Wang Laoju didn't hesitate at all. He inserted the golden key into the keyhole and twisted it gently.

"Click."

The door slowly opened, and a dazzling white light shone through the crack, as if leading to a completely new world.

However, just when Wang Laoju thought he could finally see the real "Start Game" button——

"boom--!"

A heavy stainless steel safety door suddenly appeared in the space behind the door, blocking the front firmly!
It was a door that looked extremely sturdy, with a metallic luster on the surface. It seemed like some kind of bank-grade explosion-proof door, strong enough to withstand any damage from external forces.

At the same time, the narration on the screen appeared again——

"I hope this calms you down a bit."

"This device is completely broken, don't bother with it."

Wang Laoju narrowed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "You said it's completely broken, so it's completely broken?"

【Cracking the mechanical structure】

He slowly manipulated the mouse, carefully observing the surrounding structure of the security door, his eyes precisely fixed on a secret box behind the door.

"This place... seems to be open?"

With a light click of the mouse, the secret box slowly slid out, revealing the internal mechanical structure of the safety door -

Gears, connecting rods, springs...the intricate mechanisms are arranged in an interlaced manner. However, there is an obvious groove in it, as if a key component is missing.

Wang Laoju's eyes lit up slightly, and then he slowly raised his right hand and looked at the metal gears he had collected before.

"Just in time, let's see if you can be of any use."

He manipulated the mouse, slowly placed the gear into the groove, and gave it a slight turn—

"Click!"

The gears engaged, and the mechanical structure vibrated slightly.

However, the narration on the screen appeared again -

"I told you, it's useless."

Wang Laoju narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the operation of the gears, and then he found out——

——This mechanism is still missing a small gear!

The audience in the live broadcast room exploded instantly——

[Fuck, one more missing?!]

[Taoyuan Township planners, how many layers of locks have you hidden behind the door?!]

[This game isn't a puzzle game at all, it's an assembly and disassembly game, right?!]

Wang Laoju rubbed his chin, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Well, next... I'm going to go find the last piece of the puzzle."

【Find the small gear】

He took a deep breath, slowly manipulated the mouse, and began to look back for clues that might have been missed.

Where is that little gear hidden?
He didn't know what secrets were hidden behind the door of the real "Start Game" button?
……

Wang Laoju opened the security door.

Wang Laoju: "Then let's go find a small gear."

He flipped the screen and continued searching in other corners.

Narrator: "Stop switching back and forth between these screens!"

Narrator: "I don't like this, especially when accelerating."

Wang Laoju was delighted when she heard this and quickly asked, "Is that so? Is that so?"

So, Wang Laoju switched back and forth between the two interfaces.

Narrator: "Don't panic so quickly, you're about to burst my console's memory."

"Click——"

The last lock of the security door slowly loosened, and the heavy stainless steel door trembled slightly with the sound of mechanical gears biting, and then slowly slid inward to open a gap.

A light blue light spilled out from behind the door, as if there was some unrevealed secret hidden behind it.

Wang Laoju looked at the door that was finally opened, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smug smile.

"Okay, the safety door is fixed."

He stretched, then narrowed his eyes and glanced around, thinking about his next move.

——There is only one gear missing.

Wang Laoju touched his chin and said to himself, "Then let's go find a small gear."

He controlled the mouse, slowly slid the screen, and began searching every corner of the game for clues that might have been missed.

However, before I could even search a few times, the familiar narration popped up again -

"Stop switching back and forth between these screens!"

Wang Laoju paused slightly, raised his eyebrows, then narrowed his eyes, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Oh? What? Are you anxious?"

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly——

[Hahaha, the narration is starting to break down again! ]

[This AI must have been driven crazy by Lao Ju! ]

[I feel like the planner was really broken when he wrote this narration! ]

However, before the narrator finished speaking, new words quickly emerged:
"I don't like it, especially when accelerating."

Wang Laoju blinked and instantly captured the key information.

"Oh? When accelerating?"

His eyes lit up slightly, as if he had discovered some loophole that could be exploited, and his tone was deliberately tentative: "Is that so? Is that so?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately manipulated the mouse, frantically switching back and forth between the two interfaces.

"Swish-swish-swish-"

The interface kept flipping, and the screen seemed to be dragged maliciously, and instantly entered a chaotic high-speed switching state.

The narration immediately became extremely chaotic, as if the program was experiencing some kind of overload:

"Don't...don't move so fast..."

"You're about to blow up my console's memory!"

Wang Laoju burst out laughing, and the audience in the live broadcast room laughed even more crazily——

[Hahahaha, Laoju, you crashed the game program! ]

[Narrator: Please, stop shaking!]

[The planner is probably yelling in the background: "Can you even play normally?!"]

However, Wang Laoju will not stop just like that.

He narrowed his eyes, the smile on his lips becoming more cunning. "Didn't you say you didn't like it when I said 'accelerate'? Then I'll make you completely collapse!"

The next second, he suddenly increased the speed of sliding the mouse, flipping back and forth frantically between the various interfaces, and the screen almost turned into a series of afterimages.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish—!" (End of this chapter)