The kind of grass that sways with the wind.
The kind of shimmering water surface.
The physical fluttering effect of a character’s skirt when running.
With every line of code finished, the smile on Sage’s lips deepened.
This wasn’t just making a game.
This was printing money!
While Sage was buried in hard work…
The outside world…
…that is, the internet where everyone usually chats and brags, had already exploded.
Although City A had been cordoned off, there were quite a few onlookers at the scene.
Those blurry videos and photos taken while shivering behind ruins had already spread to every corner via the internet.
“Holy crap!
Brothers!
Did you see that?
Who exactly is that person glowing with golden light?” “So damn cool!
I was right there!
Seriously!
That giant purple Monster was about to smash the building, and that dude just went ‘whoosh’, turned into a beam of light, and charged up!” “Stop bragging, upstairs.
I’ve seen the video; that kick was practically nuclear-level, okay?
It sent that Dragon-level Monster flying several kilometers!” “This is too ridiculous.
Could it be a secret weapon newly released by the Hero Association?” “Doesn’t seem right.
That look doesn’t resemble any numbered hero.
He wasn’t even wearing a bodysuit; he was in a suit, looking like he was going to work.” “Incredible!
This is definitely a hidden powerhouse!
I declare that from today on, I am a die-hard fan of the Golden Light Boss!” The servers of major forums were almost bursting from these excited posts.
“Mysterious Golden Light Powerhouse” “One Kick Kills Dragon Level” “The Suit-Wearing Man Who Saved the City” These keywords instantly occupied the top three spots on the hot search list.
It even pushed down the news of S-Class Hero Puri-Puri Prisoner’s prison break.
While waiting for the CG to render, Sage took a moment to glance at the tablet next to him.
Looking at those posts that had already been spread as if they were legends, he couldn’t help but curl his lips.
“Surprised already?” “If you knew that this’savior’ is currently huddled at home typing code to make a game, I wonder what kind of expressions you’d have.” He shook his head and ignored the online commotion.
He continued to put all his attention into the screen.
With the assistance of the System and the super-concentration buff brought by the Glint-Glint Fruit…
In just over half a day…
A trial version demo of Genshin Impact—which, though not long in gameplay, had extremely high completion and graphics so beautiful they were hair-raising—was already sitting quietly on his hard drive.
“Done.” Sage stretched his somewhat sore neck, making a “crack-crack” sound.
He clicked on that game publishing platform which, in his memory, had long since declined and had an interface as ugly as something from the last century.
He logged into his original self’s account, which had very few followers.
Upload.
Publish.
No publicity, no promotion, he didn’t even bother to write a long introduction.
He just threw it up there, simple and crude.
“A cross-generational product like this doesn’t need any of those fancy trappings.” “As long as someone plays it…” “It will spread like a virus.” Sage closed the webpage and looked at the sky outside, which had turned completely dark.
An uncooperative “growl” came from his stomach.
“After being busy all day, it’s time to get something to eat.” “I wonder if that busy Young Miss Tornado will come back for dinner tonight.” He stood up and stretched lazily.
Just then, the computer case, which was piping hot from being overloaded, emitted a “whirring” sound from the cooling fans, as if recounting the devastation it had endured this afternoon.
Sage smiled.
He turned and walked out of the room.
As for how big a storm this game would cause on the internet…
“Let the bullets fly for a while.”