I'm bad, but players love me

Chapter 64: New Changes Brought by the Dog

[It's finally back on air. I thought you couldn't stand it anymore and ran away.]

[Gouzi, I've been a fan since your show started. Honestly, let's switch sides. There's no future in ELO. It's all just work every day, no passion at all.]

[Don't say that. The streamer finally managed to get Willis's favorability to friendly, but there's still one three-star character I haven't seen yet.]

[Other people have harems of three thousand, but I'm just this one, and I have to complete quests in the camp every day. It's so boring! There's no one in the live broadcast room.]

Gouzi, however, was acting out of character, sweeping away the boredom and decadence he had shown the last time he went off the air. He spitted out angrily, "Fighting and killing all day long, what's the point!"

"Only experienced players like me who have been playing for a long time will understand that 'Faith Crisis' is not a card-drawing game, it is clearly a development and management game."

"Look at this house, this factory, and the vegetable and fruit sheds overflowing with food. These are all masterpieces that I worked through several days and nights to complete!"

[Well said, so when other players are ready to hug left and right, what is the streamer doing? ]

Working.

[Don't say that. At least he's been working hard and hasn't slacked off for even a second! Such a good Palu is really rare.]

"Don't say that!" Gouzi said, trying to save face. "You don't know how good my Yun Shuo is. As long as his favorability is high enough, he's very generous in giving me power. No matter what suggestions I make, he basically accepts them, except for certain things he can't do."

"Now, let me introduce the results of my hard work over the past few days!"

A red flag fluttered in the sky, its pure crimson, carried by the wind, spreading its own color across the air. Interestingly, only one side of the flagpole actually stood upright, yet from above it looked like a vast expanse of red.

ELO had just established its own flag, but every household in the ELO area acted so quickly, spontaneously hanging red flags of various sizes by their windows, and every gust of wind brought a large number of subtle noises.

As if it wasn't enough, Gouzi kept mumbling, "The bare red is too subtle and monotonous. We should add some other colors. I think yellow is good, but my Yun Shuo disagrees."

[Di Chou: Give up your dangerous idea. I just want to make money. What have I done wrong? What do you mean by giving me a stable job?]

[In this regard, I think we can learn from America. They can have any shape of star, so it's not against the rules, right?]

Gou Zi continued to show off his achievements. He turned his attention to the white wall erected at the edge of the ELO jurisdiction area, on which were clearly written the "Eight Points of Discipline and Three Attentions".

"We are now in the form of 'build high walls, store up food, and slowly claim the throne'. We can do anything on the wall."

"I originally wanted to put a 'I am Yun Shuo's dog' sign on it, but the system defaulted to having people do literacy exercises every day for anything written on the wall. It was so damn embarrassing, so I changed it to something more suitable for my little comrades to learn."

Gouzi looked with satisfaction at a large group of underage NPC children standing by the wall, occasionally looking down at books, occasionally looking up at the wall, and some even running over to talk to each other.

[Huh? Is the shape of ELO a little weird?]

[Dog, do you remember who first said that the ELO organization was a cult-like villain organization?]

As soon as this comment passed by, Gouzi immediately stopped the other party with stern words, "What do you mean by villain? What do you mean by cult?! It's just a metaphor. It means that we are determined and will never waver. Don't slander me!"

"I solemnly declare that I've only been temporarily blinded by this glamorous world, so please call me Comrade Gouzi from now on. Honestly, I feel incredibly strong right now."

[The next door has already progressed to declaring war, and the streamer is still here building infrastructure. In this case, the obvious thing to do is to upgrade the tech tree first. Just make sure the NPCs don't starve to death.]

[Well said. So what technology do you plan to use to fight those true gods in your worldview 1v1? Controlled nuclear fusion?]

[No, I choose to drive the mecha directly.]

[According to the current situation, the anchor should just play with infrastructure here for a while to entertain himself.]

[What's wrong? Don't we players deserve to win?]

[Should ELO win? Or maybe set up a new gameplay: as long as you pay, a bunch of gods wearing helmets will be wholesaled to kill people?]

"Okay, stop arguing. We're divided into camps now, we can definitely win, but we don't know how." Gou Zi's voice became smaller and smaller, because he was not confident that ELO could win this battle.

After all, the opponent is cheating, how can you play?

"Instead of thinking about this, I might as well continue completing my daily quests at the tavern. Everyone in the tavern is talented and speaks well. I really enjoy having a few drinks there."

Gouzi, controlling his character, said as he hurried along, "I really think adding AI to games is a genius idea. You can even use the tavern owner as a certain Baidu. Do you believe it? This thing may be useless, but it's really interesting. It feels like the answers I find out have the fresh fragrance of wheat."

The beer halls that originally opened on the border generally moved to the ELO jurisdiction, but there is still one old store that remains in its original place.

He spoke to the shop owner, who replied, "The people in the commoners' quarters have it hard enough. They don't want to join ELO, nor can they join the nobles. They're stuck in the middle, facing difficulties everywhere. How can they live a normal life? I have a lot of people like them here. I need to give them a place to go."

The boss invited Gouzi to drink for the first time in "A Crisis of Faith". "Drink, drink. There's nothing a glass of beer can't wash away. If there is, then have a good sleep after drinking. The next day will be brighter anyway."

Once there is one, there will naturally be two, especially the boss's way of chatting directly with Baidu in the background, as if there is really an old wise man chatting with you on the other side of the screen.

Gouzi opened the door with familiarity and walked straight to the boss's bar. He knocked on the table twice and said, "A glass of beer and a plate of beans."

"I'm sorry, what we need tonight is a calm brain that will lead us to the right path." The boss's voice was a little vague. She was biting a cigarette in her mouth, and a long string of ash was growing, shaking steadily with the movement of her lips. Not a trace of ash fell on the table she had just wiped clean.

Chapter 65: The Beer Hall Putsch

Gouzi was confused by this. What's going on? Are you planning to do something big behind my back?

But the boss didn't give him any time to think. She took out the cigarette from her mouth, crushed it, and immediately said, "Okay, time's up, close the door."

[Time? What time? What are you planning to do?]

"A riot? Call it what you will, but we're going to teach those nobles a lesson," said a gruff voice from the crowd.

【Have you never considered the consequences? 】

The voices in the crowd rose and fell.

"The consequences? Didn't those nobles ever consider the consequences of forcibly taking people into slavery?"

"It's time to let them taste our wrath and know our methods."

"My child, she is so young. She has done nothing wrong. Why should she be dragged to her death?"

"We have to fight back. ELO is no longer useful. They are only concerned about themselves now!"

"Look at that high wall. While they protect themselves, they also reject us!"

Gouzi looked at the crowd, chattering and occasionally crying. His question made them even more agitated, so he quickly continued, "What do you want to do? If you need me to join, I'm more than willing, but at least let me know the ins and outs."

"The city lord began recruiting servants to fight against the ELO organization, and after those nobles sent their own extra servants, they began forcing our children to serve as servants."

Gou Zi followed other people's strategies step by step, and naturally met Dim. Knowing that the other party once said something like "It is an honor for common people to be a servant of a noble", he couldn't help but feel curious.

【How can being a servant be like committing suicide?】

"They are not only forcing our children to serve as servants in the nobles' houses, but also making them their servants and then handing them over to the city lords to become part of the death squads."

The boss walked out of the bar and stood beside the dog who was standing there in a daze. She sighed and looked helplessly at the angry or sad faces below.

"If this continues, civilians will no longer have the right to remain neutral. They will be forced to choose between the two options, then be crushed by the wheel of fate and become nameless cannon fodder on the battlefield."

"At the very least, we want a piece of pure land that belongs to us. ELO has always fought for the ordinary people we represent, but for us, the only thing we can do is to protect ourselves and then side with one side based on the outcome of the battle. All we want is to survive for the longest possible period."

[You can stay in that white wall. That is the jurisdiction of ELO. Just living there does not mean you have joined the ELO organization.]

"Ella won't let us go. As long as ELO falls, everyone inside the white walls will either die or become the lowest kind of slaves for the rest of their lives. How can we believe that she can't do what her father did?"

The boss stepped over the dog and stood in the most conspicuous position in the entire tavern. "Let me confirm again. Anyone who wants to quit, please leave now."

She turned and looked at the dog, "Same to you."

When Gouzi chose [Stay] without hesitation, he was already prepared for the mission to fail.

The tavern is so small, and there are only so many people. Even if you have enough people, where are the guns? This is the city of Cori. Those nobles all have a room full of guns and ammunition for fun. You can't just go in there with a fire poker and shout "ah ah".

Isn't this just throwing your life away? As for such a small bar owner, how many guns can you expect her to produce? As far as he knows, the only gun shop in the civilian area has been closed for a long time, right?

Then, the boss clapped his hands, and a young man came over with a large pile of things wrapped in colorful cloth.

She lifted up the piece of haphazardly put together cloth, and found the guns underneath standing straight up. As soon as she opened it, the smell of gun oil filled her face.

"His name is Yialos, and I'm sure you're all familiar with him. He used to do this kind of business in that shop. His stuff is no worse than the stuff in the underground casino. On the contrary, in the hands of someone proficient in firearms, this stuff can even surpass things blessed by divine power."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's morale was high.

Gou Zi's eyes were fixed on Yialos, thinking to himself: No, buddy, you're usually elusive, saying you're from the ELO organization, but even Commander Yun Shuo isn't as good at showing off as you.

And you tell me, why the hell are you showing up in a place like this? Whose side are you on?

Yialos happily felt the crowd's cheers, then smiled and said to his boss who was thanking him, "It's okay. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to enter the underground entertainment city, and I wouldn't be able to see Yun Shuo. Then my store would really have to close down."

The boss didn't know who Yun Shuo was yet. She just thought it was the name of some wealthy noble. She said to Yialos with a smile, "It's better not to mention his name now."

"However," the boss changed the subject, "after all, it's all thanks to the underground entertainment city opening its doors here. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to come up with such a large sum of money."

Gouzi walked forward and tried to improve Ialos's favorability.

It's just a three-star character, who came out together when we were gathering the guaranteed bonus. But because he couldn't develop a storyline with the opponent, his abilities were so weak that he couldn't even play on the field.

Especially since there are no enemies in ELO's daily tasks, Gouzi hasn't fought for a long time.

After all, no one would suddenly punch the machine in front of them while working, right? There's no need, really no need.

"Oh, I know you." Before the dog man even got close, Yialos jumped over and said happily, "You were the one who made the gun with inferior steel, right?"

The tone didn't seem very friendly, so Gouzi silently replied, "Hmm."

But Yialos came up and put his arm around her without any hesitation, pulling the dog aside and whispering, "Let me tell you, this idea is amazing! Why would they waste such a good thing? I'm telling you, we should recycle waste. If Yun Shuo doesn't support you, I will. Next time there's an order like this, I'll be the factory manager!"

The corner of the dog's mouth twitched.

No, brother, do you want to listen to me? What kind of situation and what kind of mood did you have to say such a hellish thing? Is this going to happen again?

The boss also stepped in at the right time to end the dog's ordeal, "Okay, everyone go back, and we'll see you tomorrow morning."

Chapter 66: Noble Camp PV

Gou Zi was just planning to skip the night's waiting and start the next day directly, carrying a gun to do the only slightly exciting side quest in all these days, when the barrage of comments urged him to hurry up and watch the official newly released PV.

[Hurry up and check it out, the comments section is already abuzz.]

Black and red are still red, and this money is what it deserves. I really didn't expect it to dare to play like this. Isn't it afraid of getting into trouble?

[It's okay, there will be die-hard fans who will hold the last bastion.]

[It's not that it's really not afraid of being scolded.]

[Big Eyes has already set it up, so most people who want to criticize it won't have the chance to express their opinions directly in the official forum.]

[No matter how much I curse, the free hot search is here again. 】

[Getting scolded is nothing more important than making money.]

As one of the few people in the ELO camp, especially Gouzi, although he is not very popular, he is indeed the "first person to try something new."

When talking about the ELO camp, the first person that comes to mind is this tough and ruthless guy who first called people a cult and then treated them like dogs.

Gou Zi reluctantly opened the first PV that the barrage of comments urged him to watch first.

The official desire to survive is actually very strong, which can be seen from the name of the PV.

["Crisis of Faith" [Single Noble Faction] Glory will continue—Ella, Lord of Kori City.]

As soon as I entered the PV, the first thing I saw was a black screen with a line of small words clearly written on it: This is an epic belonging to the nobility, and our dignity is glory.

The videotape-like design focuses people's attention on the smiling Ella in the center. Gold-carved ornaments hang from top to bottom on her body wrapped in white gauze. Her milky white hair is half tied up and half let down, as if the fate of the city of Cori is divided into two at this moment.

Ella was in the void, embracing the entire land of Kori City in her arms.

"We have been guarding this city since my ancestors and continue to do so until today. The glory of the gods covers this land, and the authority of glory guards the peace here."

The camera moves closer and closer to the city of Kori in Ella's arms. The originally peaceful and harmonious people are smiling as they plant rice plants in the fields. Suddenly, the rice in their arms turns into flames, burning everything.

The photo that recorded this scene floated back to Ella's hands. "If you could truly see the illusory light, you would know that you are nothing more than a moth deceived by the ashes."

As the voiceover continued, the lighter in Su Bai's hand ignited with a "crack", and the flames licked the corner of the photo. "Even the remaining flame is enough to burn away the innocence of ignorance."

"I once gave him my trust, but all he gave me in return was blatant betrayal."

Ella turned around, and the sparkling jewels formed elegant arcs in the air with her movements. She raised her hand and pointed, and Yun Shuo walked towards her lazily and arrogantly.

He stopped before Ella, bowed deeply, and stared at her with his unruly eyes. "Now, does your god still protect you? Does your glory still linger around you?"

Saitaishi also walked out from behind Yun Shuo. He said nothing, but just stood silently behind Yun Shuo.

The three of them were like chess pieces. Compared to the two of them, Ella, isolated and helpless, seemed so weak. There was nothing beside her, while the other party could look after her and support her.

At this moment, the picture suddenly fell into darkness.

Only Ella's voice slowly rang out, "You have chosen the wrong path, which is to become my enemy."

"What relief does the usurper seek?"