Starting as a Manga Editor-Chapter 222: Even the Game Is Ready!

Shen Lun was stunned.
But the audience was not.
Although they had their suspicions when they saw the promotional page... this live stream might also be using virtual avatars like that video from before.
But actually seeing it live, the audience was still pleasantly surprised!
It really was a two-dimensional beautiful girl live stream! And there was no mismatch at all! It wasn’t even worse than the video.
...That lively posture, those sparkling eyes, and that charming voice.
Tsk tsk.
The barrage of comments exploded instantly.
“Ahhh, wifey!!!”
“That voice! That expression! I’m dead!”
“Avalon really knows what people want!”
“This outfit is so seductive!”
“Who’s Avalon’s art director? I want to bow down to him!!!”
Shen Lun snapped back to reality and saw those comments... dense and overwhelming.
“What is this?”
He muttered to himself.
To be honest, he didn’t quite understand.
And just as he finished speaking,
the virtual avatar on screen spoke: “Welcome everyone to Avalon’s anniversary gala! This is a special live stream for the ANF game section... As for what’s special about it, I don’t know!
Anyway, I’m here as a guest and was told to say this. But before that, please allow me to introduce my sister.”
As soon as those words finished,
another two-dimensional beautiful girl illustration appeared.
They looked exactly the same, only the expressions and outfits were different... Tang Yao’s avatar wore a gorgeous, vividly colored idol-stage outfit, while Li Xue’s wore a shirt with black stockings and high heels.
The theme was clearly mature.
“Hello everyone.”
Li Xue’s gentle voice sounded.
And the barrage exploded again.
“???”
“Another surprise?”
“Huh? Streaming like this?”
“Awsl!”
“...”
This time, the barrage comments were so many they actually affected viewing...
On the screen,
Shen Lun stared at the dense comments and could barely stand it, so he directly turned off the barrage button.
The live stream window finally became clean.
But from the corner of his eye, he could still see the side comment box, where the audience was still spamming nonsense.
His expression darkened. Although he had never experienced this kind of live stream,
the popularity was clearly beyond his expectations.
Were there really this many people who liked it?
At the same time,
after introducing Li Xue on the live stream window, Tang Yao forced back her shyness and continued, “Anyway, today my sister and I will bring you this special program~”
Her voice carried a hint of pride, as if she was unwilling to come but still did out of pity for the viewers.
No one would have guessed,
behind the camera... Tang Yao was gripping Li Xue’s arm tightly, her fingertips trembling slightly, nervous to death!
“Yes, I heard this live stream is mainly to celebrate Avalon’s first anniversary, though I don’t think there’s much to celebrate.”
“No, sister, what are you saying... think about the reward, the reward.”
“Oh, sorry, I mean Avalon’s first anniversary is indeed worth celebrating. At least they created FGO and created us.”
“Yeah, created us... so Avalon specially prepared this live stream. Of course, this live stream isn’t just for celebration, there’s another purpose.”
“What purpose?”
“To announce a new game! But before that! I know everyone is curious about this live stream, so— we decided to answer some of the most concerned questions first.”
“...”
No.
Are you guys doing stand-up comedy here!?
Shen Lun stared at the screen, listening to the two-dimensional girls’ Q&A, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.
He couldn’t understand why this kind of virtual avatar could trigger such a frenzy.
In his eyes, this was nothing more than a carefully designed scam, using a flashy disguise to cover up the underlying mediocrity!
But no matter how he thought,
the live stream still moved into the interactive session.
Tang Yao and Li Xue began answering audience questions, their cooperation flawless—one tsundere, one gentle... the show’s effect was at its peak.
The live stream’s heat began to soar! The barrage comments jumped so fast they left afterimages!
“...This should prove it’s not pre-recorded.”
“Time is limited. If you have more questions, you can leave them on the official account later. We will select some to reply to.”
“Next—”
Li Xue took over gently: “Let’s take a look at the Avalon game section news.”
“Mm... that’s right, this live stream has nothing to do with FGO, although I don’t know why we’re live streaming if it doesn’t relate, but it seems there are quite a few interesting games, so everyone can look forward to it.”
“The first game is called—‘Essence.’ Such a strange name.”
“...”
As Tang Yao’s words finished,
their avatars shrank and settled in the lower corner of the window.
In the center, the game screen appeared.
Along with the game came the howling wind.
At the moment the wind sound was heard,
Shen Lun, who had been obsessing over why the live stream’s popularity was so high, was instantly drawn in.
At the same time, the barrage comments halted abruptly.
Looking at the screen, Shen Lun first saw a black darkness, inside which was a building constructed from geometric shapes.
It was an irrational building; the protagonist seemed trapped inside, with a wall on one side and void on the other.
At the same time, the game gave a prompt, asking the player to control the protagonist’s movement on screen.
“This game is said to be very special...”
Tang Yao explained while gently touching the screen. The protagonist, dressed in a white dress, moved. The next prompt appeared, asking the player to press and hold a gear to rotate the road above the protagonist.
Tang Yao did as instructed.
Amid the howling wind, suddenly musical instruments played.
Then the road shifted horizontally, one end connecting to what seemed like a suspended position, forming a complete passage.
The road... appeared.
The barrage, which had fallen into an eerie silence, immediately surged again.
This time, the focus wasn’t Tang Yao’s avatar but... the game.
Because the moment when the road shifted horizontally instantly became a memorable highlight.
“Eh? That was clearly empty just now, right?”
“Huh?? Even steps can connect here?”
“Perspective trick?”
“Wow... not an online game?”
“...”
As the barrage comments jumped,
ethereal, distant music with a hint of Zen played.
The screen slowly moved upward.
The game’s name appeared.
Beautiful.
Not that the graphics were spectacular.
But the game’s art style was very special... extremely special.
Quiet and restrained, simple and elegant, the combination of sound and visuals brought a powerful spiritual shock.
Especially for ANF users, most of whom had played FGO.
Faced with this sudden ‘ninth art,’ some were even stunned.
Shen Lun was also stunned.
Huh??
What the hell is this?
At the same time, the live stream continued.
The second level.
This level revolved around rotating a winch.
Players needed to slide the screen to rotate the winch, changing the angle of building components.
From left to right, from low to high.
Forward and backward rotation, up and down translation, front and back translation...
Though it was just simple mechanism operation, the roads were turned upside down. When platforms that seemed unconnectable crossed the visual height limits, Tang Yao controlled the protagonist to finally reach the destination.
Combined with the originally simple, refreshing, and beautifully moving art design, this extraordinary visual illusion art application even gave the game a floating, surreal feeling.
At that moment,
it was truly shocking!
Shen Lun looked at the screen, slightly opening his mouth.
Wild imagination.
This was his only thought at the moment.
“Awesome!!! What kind of game is this!? When’s the release?!”
“So interesting!! Is it online or single-player?”
“Wow... this game looks so fun! Is this also an Avalon game?!”
Soon,
the barrage became dense again.
But this time, all the questions were about the game!
Obviously... the audience was very interested.
“This is single-player...”
Tang Yao also kept an eye on the barrage and didn’t move on to the next level immediately but replied: “After the live stream ends, the game will be launched in the ANF game section...”
“!”
Hearing this,
Shen Lun snapped back, no longer shocked!
He looked at the game screen and at the twisting two-dimensional girl on the screen, his face instantly dark as the bottom of a pot.
He understood... he finally understood Avalon’s purpose for this live stream, understood what they were up to!
Those bastards! They also wanted to bite off a big piece of the mobile game market cake.
While he was still daydreaming,
they had already taken action!!
Damn it, even the game is ready!!!