"Roar! A huge wave of zombies is approaching. "
"My plants will tear you to shreds!"
The gray zombies wobbled their way over. The Abomination that acted as a meat shield was at the front, while the dense zombie army followed behind.
Meanwhile, in the clouds on the opposite side, pea cannoneers suddenly rushed out of the soil and angrily spat out green pea bullets. Meanwhile, the furious watermelon grenadiers threw out explosive watermelons one after another. The explosive watermelon grenades exploded with a lethal shockwave, causing mushroom clouds to form.
Without the support of conventional magic, the zombie army that mainly focused on close-range combat could only move slowly in the rain of bullets. Although they suffered huge losses in their advance, their huge numbers still made them a huge threat.
When the two armies met, an intense melee battle had just begun.
The most ordinary zombies collided with the nut defenders that were wielding heavy shields. The greyish-brown poisonous zombies took the initiative to detonate themselves. Green and gray poisonous clouds rose continuously. The plants that came into contact with the poisonous liquid and fog rapidly withered and died. No man's land appeared on the battlefield.
On the side of the plants, although they were unable to move due to their roots, the plants that drew energy from the earth had an endless supply of ammunition. Perhaps they were unable to be as fearless as the brainless zombies, but at the very least, when the warriors in front of them fearlessly blocked their opponents, they could drown their opponents with countless cannon fire.
Soon, the fierce cannon fire of the plant army caused a gap in the zombie army's battle line. When the plants' counterattack was about to begin, someone couldn't sit still anymore.
"Death Will! Undead Race Collective Speed Up! "
Thus, when the mastermind realized that the zombie army wasn't in a good situation, he took action. He used up the last army command.
When the black mist spread, all the zombies began to increase their speed in a frenzy. Not only did the frenzied zombies increase their speed, but the will of death also increased their fighting spirit. They were so frenzied that they began to dig out their intestines and throw them at their enemies.
"Protection of the Forest and Sunlight! Within 30 minutes, the attack speed and vitality of all plants will be doubled. "
Following the orders of the plant army's commander, the peashooters' bullets formed a line, while the Durian Heavy Cannons and Watermelon Grenadiers' firepower was even fiercer. The entire frontline was filled with explosions, and countless zombies were blown into the sky.
In the end, the zombie army could only helplessly choose to fight a battle of attrition with the plant cannons that were even more berserk than before. When the newly born Cherry of Rage jumped out and started self-destructing in a frenzy, blowing up the zombie army's main force, the berserk zombie army no longer had the combat power to break through the enemy's firing line.
In the end, I had no choice but to kill the rest of the zombies under the fierce artillery fire.
"Winner, Great Wizard Amelia!"
As the brilliance dissipated, the battlefield in front of them turned back into a gigantic chessboard. The zombies' chess pieces were dim, while the plants' chess pieces were covered in a white brilliance, as if they were ready to make a move.
This is currently the most popular magic chess game — — Zombies VS Plants series. Of course, the 'inventor' and producer is me. What we are playing isn't a regular game, but a simulation of a real battle that has certain requirements for the user. As for the normal version sold to the public, it only uses small chess pieces made of Magic Oak, which isn't nearly as nimble as this realistic fantasy.
By the way, due to the fact that in less than a month, there were already four different versions of this game, and it has already started to be sold to other countries, this series is also known as the Vampire Swindler Who Sells Zombies.
"Sigh, this new version is still too unbalanced. Even if the zombies have the advantage in numbers, their chances of victory are still too low. The plants' explosions are too strong, and charging into the frontline of fire would consume too much of their military strength. Looks like there's still a need to tweak the balance. Un, in the next version, let's reduce the firepower of the German (Druil) faction! "
"Hah, losers really do know how to find excuses."
"Why don't we add two new chess pieces for the zombies, a Bone Dragon and a Lich. However, those wouldn't be zombies, and they wouldn't be considered as Zombies VS Plants 3 Sword and Magic Edition. Forget it, names are just as important as integrity, so it doesn't matter. Let's just add them in the next version. "
"Up to you. Based on the rules of balance, in order to satisfy the consumers, both sides have to add troops of the same tier. If you add a Lich, I add a Demon World Spirit Grass. If you add a Bone Dragon, I add a Blood Thorn Wall. In the end, I will still be the winner."
Amelia smiles brightly. To be able to win against me twice a day, she loves this game to death.
"However, can this really allow me to understand the secrets of life and enter a new stage? Although it is enjoyable, why do I feel like I don't understand anything at all? "
After 'inventing' this game together with me, she became addicted to it. Along the way, we 'invented' Zombies VS Plants Tower Defense Edition, Zombies VS Plants King of Fighters Edition, Zombies VS Plants World of Warcraft Edition and a series of other money-scamming games. After playing happily for the past few days, she finally remembered the root of everything — — Raising her ability to create things.
Thus, facing this doubt that she finally remembered, I smiled.
"Of course … I can't! This is just a pure game. Alright, put away your man-eating flower, let me explain. "
"You … You liar! Playing with me again! Toying with my feelings again! I will never listen to you again! "
After realizing that she was fooled again, the shrieking Amelia becomes hysterical. Her phoenix eyes shine with frenzied blood tattoos and her long hair starts to turn into plants. Blood sprouts start to grow along the ends of her hair. The domain of plants is expanding. Soon, it will probably be a real-life version of Zombies VS Plants.
As a zombie who is about to be beaten up, I feel a lot of pressure.
However, I have a trump card.
"I'll give you a tenth of the money from selling the game."
"That, how much?"
"The original version of this game is already selling well. As long as our manufacturing skills keep up, adding up the various money-scamming versions, we will definitely be able to give you a few hundred thousand gold coins."
Alright, just a second ago, it was a storm. In the next second, everything calms down. That frenzied witch from before disappears without a trace. What is left is a gentle senior who is quietly sipping on red tea and smiling at me.
This isn't because Amelia is greedy for money, but because the job of Mage is a money-burning commodity. The higher the level of a Mage, the more bottomless their pockets are.
Of course, Archmages can also sell their products to earn a huge profit. Not to mention that Amelia is an experimental maniac, she doesn't have the ability to manage budgets. She also doesn't have much time to think about the returns of her products. Even if she occasionally earns some money, she would immediately invest it into new experiments. Thus, she is exceptionally friendly towards sponsors. Now that she hears that there is money to be made, she immediately turns into a business model for spendthrift people.
Wrong? She's a sponsor, not a spendthrift? That's right. Amelia is someone who casually invests without considering the expected returns. To dare to invest in this frenzied Mage who loses as much as she invests, isn't that a spendthrift?
According to Marguerite, Amelia doesn't even have her own research department (it has already gone bankrupt). Later on, it was revealed that she embezzled public funds and was kicked out of her position as the Truth Overseer. Now, even her teacher's salary is being used to pay off her debts.
It's quite strange for a SemiGod Mage to be in such a state. The Mage Country is filled with merchants who invest in new products. However, her reputation in the investment industry is so bad that she can't even scam many spendthrift people. She can only use her own students to do hard labor and run projects, using the students' small projects to support her research projects.
"Not to mention, this isn't just a game. These functional plant chess pieces should have given you plenty of hints. I don't believe that after these few days of training, your plant army planning and coordination have not improved at all. At the very least, you should have some inspiration and ideas for designing new plant army types. "
Amelia nods. This is the truth. Although it is still far from what I expected, it's not like she didn't gain anything.
"At our level, it's easier said than done to take another step forward. Be patient. Have I not done what I promised?"
Hearing me say that I will keep my promises, the teacup that Senior is holding in her left hand is crushed by her grip. Even though her right hand catches the falling teacup in time, and even though Senior is still smiling, judging from her trembling arms and twitching eyes, she is clearly on the verge of going berserk again.
"Junior, you really dare to say it. Back then, who was the one who said that we should throw away those boring ethical restraints and explore the mysteries of life together? I thought that I had found a rare confidant and was overjoyed. In the end, after you obtained all of my research materials, you disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. Then, a report letter was sent to the Truth Overseer's Parliament, almost causing me to be unable to stay in the Cloud Tower anymore. "
"Ah, did I do all of that back then? I'm sorry, reincarnation causes too much damage to my memory, so I can't remember. Un, we should look forward and forget about those boring past events. Right, how did you settle it in the end? "
Forget? Of course, I lied. Back then, this fellow had no limits. Even I, who doesn't have many limits, couldn't stand it anymore. If I don't make things difficult for her, who else should I make things difficult for? However, I am rather curious. Back then, I directly threw a report letter about her using students and living humans for experiments in the Truth Symposium's conference room. There were at least five Truth Overseers present, so how did she settle it?
"It's nothing much. Back then, my teacher helped me temporarily suppress it. Then, I killed a Truth Overseer who refused to let go of me and replaced him. Then, I paid a price to make the other Truth Overseers turn a blind eye to it. Damn it, if it wasn't for the fact that I can only use death row prisoners for my experiments, how could I have improved so quickly? You were only able to break through your limits because you were able to obtain experimental materials on the battlefield. As expected, you should collect as many experimental materials as you want! Heehee, there are no annoying supervisors here. "
Her hysterical laughter makes my hairs stand on end. I know that she really will do as she says, so I hurriedly stop her. Of course, it's impossible to directly stop her, as she is someone who doesn't listen to advice.
"Do you have any suitable research topics right now? After collecting a large amount of experimental materials, we will most likely have to flee. It would be a waste to waste them on normal research topics. After two years, there will be countless experimental materials for you to choose from. Also, compared to humans who die easily, the tenacious Beastmen are more suitable to be experimental subjects. For the next two years, you should just work on your theories and accumulate some temporary abilities. "
Hearing my words, she looks at me in a daze, and only after a long while does she speak.
"As expected, you are the one who understands me the best. When the others heard me say that, they would either start to scold me, or they would be scared to death. They wouldn't be able to understand how glorious a sacrifice it is to contribute to my research."
"You are still too soft-hearted, to actually tell the truth to the experimental subjects. I usually just seal their mouths and throw them on the experiment table. As they scream, they go silent."
"Yeah, I am a girl after all, so I am too soft-hearted. Previously, that death row prisoner scolded me so harshly, but in order to prevent him from dying from the pain, I first anesthetized him before dissecting him. That anesthetic can at least be exchanged for a bag of new seeds."
Hearing that, even if I go along with her words to make her happy, I wouldn't be able to take it anymore. Dissecting him alive and saying that she is soft-hearted, isn't she afraid of divine punishment?
Looks like she is still an extremely dangerous person who doesn't view other lives as humans. Her seemingly gentle appearance is just a cover for the madness in her heart. I still overestimated her bottom line and moral integrity.
"Cough cough, let's put aside the experimental topics for now and think about how to earn research funds. If we were to introduce this' Zombies VS Plants — Sword and Magic Edition 'to the market, what kind of improvements do we have to make? "
"Actually, we can change our marketing strategy. It would be too stupid to sell all the chess pieces and chessboards at once. We can sell them separately."
"Un? Let's hear the details. If the chess pieces aren't complete, wouldn't it be impossible to play? Would the users still be willing to buy it? "
"Stupid, you can only put the basic chess pieces and the original chessboard in the set. If you want advanced and special chess pieces, you will have to spend money. Of course, advanced chess pieces can't break the balance too much. As long as they have a slightly unique appearance and characteristics, they can be sold repeatedly for money. Right, the original is called the Basic Pack, so we can call it the Expansion Pack! As long as we release a limited number of new Expansion Packs every year, we will be able to sell well every year. "
"We can also add a lottery factor. Each Expansion Pack will have a special chess piece that will only appear when the other party swears to never play again. To target the younger players, we can also classify the rarity of the chess pieces. The more precious it is, the more it is worth showing off. I don't believe that we can't empty the pockets of children! "
"Ohhhhh, I have a whole new level of respect for you. You are practically a business genius. The rumors of you not being good at management are just rumors."
"Hmph, it's Marguerite criticizing me again. It's not that I'm not good at management, I'm just too lazy to do so. Furthermore, these are all things I use to fool the sponsors. Only by selling the results of a research several times and selling it to a few people can I make a killing. "
Looking at this gleeful bad Mage, I finally understand why despite her astonishing strength and her ability to make discoveries that could shock the world, her reputation in the investment world is still so bad. You can still be saved if you scam someone once, but if you scam someone for 100-200 years and scam thousands of people, it would be foolish for anyone to look for you to invest.
"It's despicable, but I like it! Let's earn a lot together! "
If this kind of action is targeted at a small number of people, it would naturally cause the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the gods. However, since it seems to be targeted at an uncertain market, there's no reason for me to give up on such a good idea.
"As expected, you are the one who understands me."
Alright, let's not talk about how many children were frightened by this sinister laughter of mine. Let's not talk about how this' Zombies VS Plants — Sword and Magic Edition 'was cursed by many while selling like hotcakes. The reason why I spent so much time creating this unconventional game wasn't just to earn money.
"Another round! Another round! This time, the zombies will definitely win! Is there anyone who wants to start a bet? "
"Then, mom, I want it too. Can you buy a set for me! Oak is fine. "
"So the undead aren't that scary after all. They can't even defeat plants!"
At this moment, we were playing chess on an empty field in a plaza. We were surrounded by spectators. At this moment, the simplified version of Zombies VS Plants Chess that we brought was already selling like hotcakes. The spectators bought the chess pieces, and they weren't satisfied even after watching one round. They were even more enthusiastic and wanted us to play another round.
The consumers were God, especially the consumers who were willing to pay. And so, after chatting for a while on the stage, we started again.
"It's said that the Donglan Principality has the God of Law as its national religion. As long as one doesn't commit a crime, even demons and undead are accepted. It's said that even Druil has established his own academy in Diffindor. For an undead mage's item to be displayed on the streets and even be sold as a product, perhaps it's true … Can they accept mixed-bloods? It's said that Diffindor has recently opened many new high schools that provide students with all sorts of powerful professions. Perhaps I can send my mistress there to study. "
Earning money was just a side effect. Displaying Undead Magic in broad daylight in a way that was acceptable to the world would allow the residents of Sharal Autonomous Region to understand and accept the changes that had occurred in East Mist. That was my main goal for this job.
"Diffindor's newly established academies are recruiting students. They are providing specialized training for Druil, Engineer, Alchemist, Undead Mage, Law Knight, and other combat jobs. The number of slots is limited, so if you want to change your fate and life, don't miss this opportunity. Hurry up! We have the recruitment materials here. You can get them for free. "
The recruitment staff that I brought with me was making use of the time to shout and attract the attention of the spectators. There were already people who were willing to go to Donglan to take a look. Finally, the people who had been watching from the shadows couldn't restrain themselves any longer and walked out.
"Your Highness Roland, Lord Gagalol invites you over for a chat. These are his exact words: 'We have seen your sincerity. Perhaps, it's time for us to talk about an alliance.'"
After being mysteriously ignored for a week, on the third day that I started spreading the news to the citizens, I finally received an invitation from the Sharal Lord. It seemed that there was something that needed to be discussed.
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