3 Chapter 2: Fundamentals Can't Stump Him!_2

Although Ke Yu herself wasn't very interested in the gaming industry, she occasionally overheard the boys in her class discussing various games.

Most of those discussions were about which game had the prettiest wives or the most attractive character designs.

Which game gave the most value for in-app purchases, had better stats, or higher drop rates.

It had always been like this, so she held certain stereotypes about the content produced by the gaming industry.

However, the games her older brother described were nothing like what she had heard or seen before!

The unheard-of plots and settings seemed to open the doors to a new world for her, leaving her stuck in her chair, unable to recover for a long time.

"Did you come up with all these by yourself, big bro?"

"Yeah, I thought about them for a very long time," Ke Jin said thick-skinnedly.

He definitely couldn't just blurt out, "To tell you the truth, your big brother has transmigrated, can he?"

"If these can truly be made into games as you described, big bro…" Ke Yu bit her lip, eyes gleaming with acknowledgement: "They are indeed very captivating and fun!"

"Even I, a girl completely uninterested in games, would want to give them a try!"

"So, are you willing to help me now?" As Ke Jin looked at his sister's increasingly interested face, he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

"Sure, I can give it a try. But we absolutely cannot let Mom and Dad find out, especially Dad!" Ke Yu added seriously, "You know the consequences."

"Don't worry, who do you think I am? Even if my body were cremated and all that was left was a mouth, I'd still shout that it's not hot."

"Pfft…" Ke Yu couldn't hold back and her serious demeanor instantly turned into a face full of cute laughter.

With such a capable assistant joining him, Ke Jin quickly made arrangements even more vigorously.

Although he was a game enthusiast in his past life and had a superficial understanding of some gaming knowledge, combined with four years of professional experience from this life in college,

Ke Jin still did not possess the ability to make a game on his own.

Therefore, he now needed to use the system's grand gift pack to complete the task.

The game drawn from the pack was a rather niche single-player game from his previous world with quite good reviews—Origin of Species.

In a strict sense, it was an idle game.

Gameplay-wise, it wasn't even comparable to turn-based games or match-three puzzles and other types of brain teasers.

But Ke Jin, who was familiar with Origin of Species in his previous life, knew the value of the game well enough to use it as a learning tool.

Its upgrading system was highly alluring and interconnected, always leaving one unable to resist looking forward to what the next level would bring.

This was a game designed to capture the human admiration for the 'strong', constantly making players look forward to bigger and stronger things.

He quickly reviewed the system's requirements for the game.

[Game: Origin of Species]

[Overall Game Rating: D] (The rating here is based on the protagonist's game library and not Blue Star's game rankings.)

[Task Requirements:]

A. Please successfully attract 1,000 players to try the game within three days of its launch

B. Ensure at least one day within those three days where no player engages in any in-game purchases

[Task Reward:]

If A is achieved: Randomly unlock a game category and randomly draw a production plan for a C-ranked game, +100 system experience points

If both A and B are achieved: Unlock the ultimate task reward and earn the Game Plan Collection and the Perfect Adaptive Modulator

[Special Requirement: Please strictly adhere to Blue Star's gaming market regulations. Any violations will result in the forfeiture of this task's rewards.]

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The task requirements weren't high; in fact, they were even lower than what Ke Jin had expected.

He had thought that success meant having no in-game purchases for three consecutive days.

But who would have thought; just one day without purchases within three days counted as completing the task.

"This is too easy; could it be because my transmigrator's bloodline is particularly noble and pure, so the system they gave me is also top-notch?" Ke Jin wondered.

If I just cancel the purchase interface from the start, how can I lose?

Just follow Blue Star's gaming market rules and everything will be fine.

With these thoughts, Ke Jin turned on the computer to check the current gaming industry regulations.

There were no big issues initially.

For instance, games mustn't feature racial insults, regional discrimination, stigmatizing nations, or target specific individuals/groups. And of course, spreading obscene thoughts, malicious violence, or advocating cults were forbidden.

As Ke Jin scrolled down, he was taken aback.

Blue Star had a peculiar rule that didn't exist on Earth.

"Any game must not freely cancel the in-app purchase interface. If the game is sold on a buyout basis, please clearly indicate the price when it is launched. If it is an in-app purchase type game, please arrange the purchase interface reasonably."

"Huh?"

Mandatory charges?

What kind of outrageous regulation is this?

Ke Jin was about to burst out swearing when he glanced at the fine print below the rule.

That's when he understood.

Blue Star's gaming industry had become a globally stable and sizable revenue generator, comparable to some traditional, established industries.

Therefore, to maintain market order and prevent malicious competition, game releases had to be priced transparently, just like commercial transactions, and could not be made free at will.

That made sense.

It wasn't just games; if the market was flooded with free and continuously supplied fruits, vegetables, and meats of unblemished quality,