Chapter 810: Chapter 769: Bustling Camp
Connar is a native of the virtual world and clearly doesn’t belong to the “Pokémon” rooted in reality.
But she can easily interact with all the monsters in “Pokémon”.
When Camille Victoria took Connar to the park, she saw the little girl slap a Fei away with one hand—she was super strong!
So although Connar is short and adorable, she is still essentially a dragon!
Considering the size of her mother, aunt, and other female relatives in their real form, if she were to transform back into a dragon, her size wouldn’t be small.
That’s why Camille Victoria asked her if she could defeat the underwater Kun.
Connar put down the little white tiger, took off the white snake around her neck, and put it back on the ground—the white snake wasn’t a tamed pet of Camille Victoria’s but one Connar picked up on her way.
Players who come here can control more spirit beasts after leveling up, but in order to catch the Kun, they must release one to free up a spot.
This results in a variety of magical creatures being released all over the shoreline.
Many players have just tamed their second or third pets, so they don’t have any attachment to them and easily release them.
As a result, the shore has become a magical animal park with various magical creatures running around everywhere.
Some interact with each other with calls and squawks, while others with conflicting attributes have already started fighting. The scene is very lively.
Connar picked a white snake from among these released pets as a scarf.
Now, wanting to transform, she naturally had to take it off.
Camille Victoria nervously watched as Connar clenched her hands into little fists, looking forward to seeing her real form.
But Connar tried and tried and tried, almost scrunching her small face into a ball, yet couldn’t transform into a thunder dragon.
Instead, she attracted a large number of players who gathered around to watch her.
Connar’s popularity was already high, and everyone was curious to see her in reality for the first time.
Camille Victoria saw that Connar’s face was red from trying and being unable to transform successfully, so she quickly interrupted:
“Breathe! Breathe! Don’t hold your breath! If you can’t transform, you can’t transform!”
“Ha!” Connar finally took a deep breath and said in confusion, “It doesn’t work, I can’t transform.”
“Can you… ask your mom and the others to help?” Camille Victoria couldn’t help but suggest mischievously.
After the New Year’s activities, Connar’s elders indeed stopped causing destruction, but they didn’t completely disappear.
Players occasionally see them appearing in the virtual world, although they mostly appear in pairs, shopping and strolling together.
“Shall I go home and ask?”
“No, no need.” Camille Victoria hurriedly waved her hand to refuse.
Connar’s home isn’t her virtual house, but her hometown Dragon Island. It takes several days to travel back and forth, and Camille Victoria thinks it’s unnecessary.
“Oh.” Connar looked regretfully at the “big fish” underwater, then bent down to pick up the little white tiger again.
As for the white snake (Qiutu), which wasn’t tamed, it had already run off somewhere by this time.
The players who had gathered were disappointed when they found they wouldn’t be able to see a “young dragon vs young Kun” battle.
Apart from a few with overwhelming love that tried to chat with Connar, the rest dispersed, trying to find ways to attack the young Kun.
From near and far, various players were instructing their own pets to launch attacks on the young Kun in the water.
However, all close combat magical creatures were powerless, and it was difficult for ranged magical creatures to attack the underwater Kun.
But if they wanted to go into the water to attack or approach the Kun on the ice, the risk was terrifying.
If the Kun jumps out of the water while their spirit beasts can’t dodge, they’ll be seriously injured or on the verge of death from the impact of the rushing water and ice fragments—the force is too great.
As for the short attack window when the Kun jumps out of the water during the “Water Leap” phase, it’s too short and difficult to grasp.
Scattered water jets, sound waves, and small fireballs that did hit the young Kun barely tickled it and it barely paid attention.
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In the midst of the players’ trials, Samuel directed employees and third-party service companies to get busy as well.
The third-party service companies mainly provided tables, chairs, stools, barbecue stands, hot coffee, snacks, windbreak walls, warm air machines, hot babies, portable bonfires, and other camping-related items.
Cloud Dream’s staff opened the doors of the box trucks parked here in advance, took out the [Eight Sides] helms one by one, and let passersby and players use them freely.
As long as they don’t leave the vicinity of the camp, these headbands can be used freely, and there’s no need to pay rent.
Additionally, a box truck contains a development team that moves designed magical creature amusement facilities one by one into reality, finding suitable places to put them.
On the virtual food shelves, there are all kinds of spirit beast foods available, and they are on sale for 70% off.
On the medical shelves, [Spirit Beast Bandages] are also all 50% off, so you can buy one roll for just 5 copper coins – but each person is limited to purchasing 6 rolls per day.
There is also a [Spirit Beast Physical Examination Device] that has been moved here.
As long as a magical creature steps on this device, their attribute panel can be detected.
You can not only see their name and level but also their attributes, skills, growth, potential, and other numerical values.
— Testing players’ acceptance of this “physical examination” process is also one of the important tasks of this event.
After all, this gadget is actually a double-edged sword.
If players can’t see the attributes of spirit beasts after catching them and have to go to specific locations to get them checked, this not only increases the fun of blind-boxing but also promotes social interaction among players.
After all, everyone goes to the same place for check-ups, lives nearby, and has common topics to talk about; it’s easy to make new friends after a few interactions.
Not to mention the satisfaction of pulling off a show with excellent attributes on the spot.
– The joy of showing off on-site is much better than showing off cards online.
However, this measure also has some drawbacks:
Some players may not want others to know where they live, even if it’s just a rough range within a mile or two.
Additionally, once players have reached a high level, they can catch a dozen or more pets a day but already have good attributes for their magical creatures, making this check-up process somewhat redundant or even cumbersome, with people feeling it’s a waste of time.
So, the “Pokémon” development team has made two preparations in advance and conducted small-scale testing to gauge players’ acceptance.
Naturally, Cloud Dream’s bustling activity did not escape the attention of the players.
Soon enough, people came to join the excitement, warming themselves by the fire while asking about “Pokémon” news.
Is it possible to catch Kun, and when?
When will the game be released, with a one-time purchase or a monthly card system?
How many magical creatures are there in total, will those in the “Classics of Mountains and Seas” all appear?
Which divine beast is the strongest in the late game?
Are there any other ways to play the game?
How is “Chang’an” doing? When will it be released?
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With so many chattering questions, Cloud Dream staff’s heads were spinning.
In the end, they had to resort to the three un-secret methods:
“Not sure, don’t know, can’t say.”
After pestering them for a while and finding it impossible to pry open the staff’s mouths, everyone went back to shopping, battling, and giving the spirit beasts physical examinations.
– If it were before, there wouldn’t be so many wild spirit beasts for everyone to battle and gain experience.
But hasn’t a large number just been released?
Plus, with the existence of the [Spirit Beast Physical Examination Device], there’s an even greater need to catch more to test their attributes!
Thus, under the lens of the live streaming, the atmosphere on-site quickly became heated—
Some people scrounged for food and drinks, some engaged their pets in fights, some chatted and made friends, some squatted by the shore and watched the young Kun perform “water jumps” over and over again, while others played with their spirit beasts on virtual entertainment facilities.
The camp was filled with laughter and joy.
Seeing this scene, many viewers who didn’t plan to play “Pokémon” couldn’t help but get excited and run to the site to join in the fun.
Office workers and students alike, upon learning that the spirit beast camp would last a week, began planning in their minds to join in the excitement the next day.
After taking care of camp tasks, Samuel returned to the truck to monitor player reactions and online public opinion.
The results reassured him: “Fortunately, everything is going according to plan.”
If all goes well, this young Kun can perform its most spectacular show, “Metamorphosis into Peng,” when both the players and netizens are paying the most attention—
[Turn into Peng]!