It didn't take long before all sorts of emoticons appeared on Weibo and the forums. They were all screenshots of Chen Mo's face from the stream, along with all sorts of text.
"I doubt this game has an SSR."
"Endless tears from Africa."
"Don't cry, the great chief of Africa is with you."
"Leaving Europe and entering Africa."
"I don't know what to do if I can't get an SSR."
"I'll draw a card before bed, all ten are R!"
It didn't take long for this to become the hottest topic on Onmyoji's forums. Chen Mo's stream also became a trending topic on Weibo.
The players were waiting for Chen Mo's stream to give him a good beating, but they didn't expect him to get an SSR even when he drew his own card!
His face was even darker than the average player's!
Many of the players instantly felt better. It seemed like there wasn't anything fishy about the game, nor was there any metaphysics. It was all about luck, even the designers couldn't get rid of their African heritage!
Amidst the laughter, most of the doubts about Onmyoji being a scammer disappeared.
Many of the players understood that if the chances were the same, then it was their own fault for not getting an SSR!
Just like that, the conflict between the players and the video game industry was turned into a conflict between the lucky and the unlucky. From then on, the lucky and the unlucky were busy fighting amongst themselves, and didn't have the time to criticize Chen Mo.
As for the Chinese mobile game industry, they were once again baptized.
It wasn't easy for them to figure out I Am MT's formula, and now there was this Onmyoji. What's more, Onmyoji and I Am MT's formula were completely different.
I Am MT earned money while being scolded, so its ratings weren't high. But Onmyoji earned money while being scolded, so its ratings were high!
The video game designers were all trying to figure out how to copy Onmyoji, but quickly realized that they couldn't!
Even now, many of the video game designers still didn't understand how Onmyoji became so popular.
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The video game designers didn't understand, much less the video game media.
The reporter for Tianji.com's gaming channel, Han Lu, was organizing information on Onmyoji, and was getting more and more confused.
After Chen Mo made I Am MT, Han Lu went to interview him, but she didn't get anything out of him. Instead, Chen Mo ran around in circles.
Phrases like "Create happiness with your heart", "Passion, sincerity, persistence", "Everything for the players", etc., had almost become jokes and were repeatedly ridiculed by the players.
Han Lu's article, "Interview with Chen Mo: Creating Happiness with Your Heart", was also getting slammed by the corpses all year round. Players often left comments under it, giving Han Lu a headache.
Onmyoji gained a lot of attention after it was released, and the editor took this opportunity to get Han Lu to interview Chen Mo.
Han Lu was extremely unwilling, but the chief editor's attitude was very firm.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter even if you can't get anything out of them. You can just publish another article like the last one. It will also bring a lot of hits to our website. Do you understand?"
Han Lu had no choice but to arrange another interview with Chen Mo.
But this time she decided to expand her line of thought. She couldn't just limit herself to Onmyoji, she could ask him about games like Warcraft and Wulin Legend as well. Maybe he'll tell her the truth after going through all three games!
After preparing a bunch of data and materials, Han Lu took a taxi to Chen Mo's experience store with the determination to fight to the end.
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Han Lu walked into the experience store and noticed that there were a lot more players than before. The experience store was almost full, just like a fast food restaurant in a train station. There were even people chatting while waiting in line.
Moreover, many of them weren't there to play games. They were all holding their phones in front of a statue of Kagura.
This statue of Kagura was around five meters tall, about the height of a normal loli. It was very detailed, and had a high degree of restoration. It had its right hand extended in front of it, exactly like one of the posters in Onmyoji.
Behind the statue of Kagura were rows of small figurines. Han Lu took a closer look and realized that they were all SSR Shikigami. There were Daitengu, Shutendoji, Ibaraki Douji, Aotren Walkin, and many more lined up on the shelf behind Kagura.
The experience store was quite spacious, but with the statue and figurines on display, and with so many people queuing up, it suddenly became a bit crowded.
But the players didn't mind. Their attention was all on their phones, trying to get materials.
Han Lu was curious, what were they doing?
The players lined up in an orderly manner. When it was their turn, they put their palms together and bowed to Kagura. Then, they touched Kagura's right hand and made a wish in a low voice. "Please give me a Shutendoji!"
Han Lu was shocked, "You can do that?"
She pulled a random player over and asked, "Is it useful to worship this?"
The player replied, "Who knows, but since we're here, we should do it. I heard it works."
Han Lu facepalmed, "Oh my god, I'm addicted to games!"
Ever since Onmyoji became popular, there were new players coming to the experience store every day. Chen Mo thought about it and realized that the players couldn't just come all the way here for nothing. Therefore, he ordered a statue and some SSR figurines to be placed in the experience store for the players to make their wishes.
It turned out to be quite effective. Many players actually managed to get an SSR after making a wish. They even encouraged other players to do the same on the forums.
In the end, many players from the Imperial Capital came to the experience store, lining up for a long time just to make a wish.
Not only that, but Chen Mo also sold a bunch of the figurines, making quite a bit of money.
Chen Mo couldn't do anything about it. It was his fault for underestimating the determination of the unlucky players.
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Su Jinyu brought Han Lu to the second floor.
Just like the interview, Chen Mo waited for Han Lu in the office and poured her a glass of water.
Han Lu, on the other hand, looked like she was facing a formidable enemy. She even went over the materials she prepared before entering.
Chen Mo looked at her, "You seem a bit nervous. It's fine, it's just an interview."
Han Lu was speechless.
What the hell, I'm the host again! Am I interviewing you, or are you interviewing me!
Han Lu calmed herself down and smiled, "We meet again, Mr Chen Mo. The players responded very well to our last interview. I hope we can show them more things this time. "
Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, no problem."
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