“Conclusion: another ‘innocent’ domestic scam!”
“An open-world game?
What a joke!”
“If it were a foreign developer, I might check it out—but a domestic one?
Not even a dog would believe it.”
The viewers in Dai Xiaomei’s stream didn’t believe for a second that this game called Genshin was a real open-world title.
After all, this kind of thing had already happened more than a dozen times in the Dragon Kingdom.
Just like the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
At first, players believed it—even going so far as to crowdfund those developers.
But in the end, they were always disappointed.
After repeated letdowns, players’ passion and goodwill had been worn away.
Now, aside from fools, no one would fall for such tricks anymore.
At that moment, a wealthy viewer suddenly sent a rocket donation and left a message asking Dai Xiaomei to check it out.
“Ah… well…”
“Thanks for the rocket, boss!
Guess I have no choice but to take a look now!”
After receiving the gift, she had to give him some face.
Of course, she planned to watch for just ten seconds before switching back.
She didn’t even close her Crossing Fire game screen—just clicked the link and opened the video page.
While it was loading, she glanced at the title and shook her head.
“The Outlander Who Caught the Wind”… what a weird name…
That strange title made her even less interested.
She stood up, picked up her cup, and planned to take a sip of water and stretch a bit.
But just as she raised the cup to her lips, the PV finished loading.
Before the visuals even appeared, the chat was already filled with comments like “the place where dreams begin.”
Clearly, some viewers had already seen it.
“Heh,” Dai Xiaomei scoffed.
“What, fifty cents per comment?”
Domestic studios were quite experienced when it came to hiring fake commenters.
Then the PV finally began.
“Hey!
Wake up!”
A soft, youthful voice rang out, and an eye-shaped perspective appeared on the screen.
The scene shifted.
A handsome blond boy woke up on a beach.
The ocean shimmered in the distance, and beyond that stood steep cliffs.
He wore a unique outfit, with every detail carefully crafted.
The boy, combined with the beautiful scenery, instantly caught the audience’s attention.
But even more eye-catching was the small, adorable floating creature beside him.
“Guys, not gonna lie—this PV actually looks pretty solid,” Dai Xiaomei said, momentarily stunned.
She even forgot to swallow the water in her mouth.
“Yeah, just the visuals alone beat 90% of domestic games.”
“The scenery and art style are top-tier—and totally different from most games.
It’s actually kind of cute.”
“The character design is impressive too—even the clothing textures are detailed.”
The viewers were equally surprised.
However, they had seen games before that invested heavily in flashy openings, only for the quality to drop later.
So after her brief surprise, Dai Xiaomei returned to a skeptical mindset.
But she would soon realize—her astonishment had only just begun.
In the PV, after waking up, the blond boy and the little floating companion climbed to the top of a cliff.
From there, they looked out into the distance.
Rolling mountains stretched endlessly.
In the valleys between them, lush forests and vegetation thrived.
The land was painted in shades of green, contrasting beautifully with the white clouds in the sky.
In the middle of the valley, a circular lake added a touch of blue to the landscape—like the perfect finishing touch.
In the distance, a formation of birds flew between the mountains.
The scene shifted to a grassy field.
A small, adorable fox appeared on screen.
Far away stood a massive ancient tree—so large it would take dozens of people to encircle it.
Its dense canopy shaded hundreds of meters around it.
The thick, gnarled trunk seemed to bear the marks of centuries, even millennia.
Dai Xiaomei froze again.
The water she had just swallowed almost choked her.
The scene was peaceful, serene, and breathtaking—like a fairy tale brought to life.
“So beautiful!”
After recovering, she blurted it out instinctively.
“Holy crap, how is this a game PV?
“Why are you taking screenshots?
Just stare at it!”
“Damn, I’m setting this as my new wallpaper!”
The cinematic visuals instantly excited the viewers.
They started taking screenshots one after another.
The popularity of Dai Xiaomei’s stream shot up rapidly.
Then came the next scene—which stunned them even more, freezing their screenshotting hands.
Behind towering stone walls lay rows of medieval Western-style houses.
White walls, red roofs, and pointed structures gave them a refined aesthetic.
Further in, there were even larger villas.
At a glance, it was clearly a medieval town.
As the camera moved closer, more landmarks came into view.
Dozens-of-meter-tall towers stood throughout the town.
At their peaks, massive wooden windmills turned with the wind—a spectacular sight.
Deeper inside, there was a grand cathedral—majestic and solemn.
In front of it stood a massive statue of a goddess.
Finally, the camera moved inside the cathedral.
Nuns were praying devoutly.
The blond boy appeared in a room inside the church.
Two people stood beside him.
One was a beautiful girl with a red bow on her head; the other was a young man wearing a black eyepatch over his right eye.
“So handsome!
So pretty!”
Dai Xiaomei licked her lips.
From a character design standpoint, every character shown so far hit her preferences perfectly.
Each one struck exactly the right chord, making her genuinely like them.
“Welcome to the City of Freedom, travelers carried by the wind.”
A mature, composed voice echoed through the room.
A blonde woman spoke to the boy.
Her refined clothing and intricate accessories suggested a high status.
Behind her stood another elegant woman wearing a purple mage hat.
The mage looked at the traveler with a gentle gaze.