BXBX NOVEL Chapter 460: 443: The Overseas Mahjong Craze!
Chapter 460: 443: The Overseas Mahjong Craze!
Ah Hu and his hunting group buddies were not the type to enjoy fame and excitement, so naturally, they didn’t live stream. Only the three of them could see the current scene.
Ah Hu rarely thought: Should he live stream this and show the fresh view to netizens?
But considering the trouble involved, Ah Hu shook his head and gave up.
He turned his focus back to the Mamenchisaurus on the ground, especially staring at the claws and teeth of the dinosaur.
He thought that Cloud Dream did this aspect well: the prey on Dinosaur Island didn’t disappear immediately after being hunted successfully, but followed the “24-hour no interaction refresh” rule.
This left enough time for players to keep their trophies.
Some interested players even tried the taste of roasted dinosaur meat.
However, the taste baffled everyone.
It wasn’t that it tasted bad – the taste was fine, but the problem was… it was too familiar.
Most of it tasted like roasted chicken, with minor variations, while only a few had a beef or deer flavor.
Anyway, none of them were that fresh…
– Of course not, since Lincoln didn’t know what dinosaur meat tasted like and had never tried it himself!
Besides, Lincoln created dinosaurs for players to see in “Jurassic Park,” not for them to eat – it’s not “Hunter Gourmet”!
So, Lincoln didn’t put much effort into the taste and simply made a decision based on some speculative articles from science popularization.
Even so, there were some creative players who wanted to taste all the dinosaur meats.
They even started a dedicated thread in the Vortex Forum’s Dinosaur Island section, summarizing the tastes of dinosaur meat.
– Of course, after today, this section might have to be renamed.
As Ah Hu looked at his prey, he wondered that according to his knowledge, without a text label, he might not be able to recognize its identity based on its claws or teeth.
He decided to simply take a group photo instead.
He called his teammates, and the three of them stood in front of the massive 22-meter dinosaur, with the huge “Jurassic Park” sign as the backdrop. He widened the lens to capture everything and then—
“Click!”
Group photo completed.
Ah Hu had already thought about it: this photo would not only be hung in his login space, but also on the wall in reality.
This scene was just too awesome!
Afterward, Ah Hu was dragged by his eager teammates into the park.
However, they had only entered the gate when they were stopped by security guards who appeared out of nowhere.
“Sorry, Jurassic Park is not yet open. Please stop.”
“When will it open?” Ah Hu persisted.
“Please wait patiently for the park’s official notice.” The security guard replied emotionlessly.
“Oh, I see.” Ah Hu turned to leave.
Although he appeared fierce in the game, he was actually not good at socializing in reality and was a bit introverted.
However, his teammate was bolder, staring at the security guard and saying, “What if I insist on going in?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the two security guards quickly drew their guns.
However, Ah Hu’s teammate was faster. He shouted, “Take this!!!”
The “Dinosaur Treasure” in his hand immediately sprayed out a bright light.
The next moment, with a splash, five people fell to the ground almost simultaneously…
A close-range shot from “Shock Bomb” combined with an unrestrained shout was more powerful than expected…
Worse still, the commotion immediately attracted three more security guards from inside the park who began shooting without a word!
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
One shot each, and they all went to their hometown.
After respawning at the nearest supply point, Ah Hu looked at his teammate speechlessly.
“Damn! Miscalculated.” His teammate regretted, “We can’t just let it be!”
As he spoke, the teammate opened the forum and started a new post.
You think you have more people?
Wait and see!
Let’s see who can gather more people!
Soon, in the Vortex Forum, a new post emerged-
“The Biggest Secret of Dinosaur Island – Jurassic Park! Super beautiful, come and play!”
There was no mention of the opening time nor security preventing entry, only photos and locations were provided to gather people.
Ah Hu couldn’t help but sigh deeply, feeling that he wouldn’t have a peaceful hunting night again.
While Hu couldn’t help but sigh, Nishino Chizuru burst into laughter.
Just now, the virtual reality game player circle within Izumo had held an internal mahjong competition.
There were many mahjong experts in the competition, but she managed to defeat them all with ease, almost without any challenge.
She even defeated a professional Mahjong Player from the Izumo Professional Mahjong Alliance!
And not just any Mahjong Player – one who made headlines in last year’s most prestigious title match, the “King of Games” battle, by making it into the semi-finals!
Although he didn’t win the “King of Games” title in the end, he was one of the strongest 16 players in Izumo last year!
Of course, Chizuru isn’t a genius Mahjong girl.
—If she were really that good, she would have gone pro a long time ago!
The real reason lies in the fact that the mahjong tournament organized by Cloud Dream was using the Daxia mahjong rules.
As we all know, Daxia is huge!
So many different local mahjong rules exist that even neighboring cities might use different mahjong rules.
So, Cloud Dream opted for the national standard mahjong rules.
These rules differ quite a bit from the local mahjong rules that many players are used to, let alone the Izumo mahjong rules.
With the change in rules, everyone needed to adapt; Daxia players and Izumo players alike.
Chizuru is special, however: she didn’t know how to play mahjong before and had no interest in it.
She had been studying diligently since she was little, wanting to visit Daxia one day. Naturally, she didn’t have time to learn mahjong.
In the end, her efforts paid off: she studied hard for many years and finally got the opportunity to study in Daxia as she wished.
And then—
She learned national standard mahjong in her dormitory…
Back then, she never would have imagined that she would be in Izumo one day, killing it in a national standard mahjong game!
How could she not laugh at such a ridiculous turn of events?!
Chizuru is well aware that, once the professional player adapts to the rules, he will most likely annihilate her.
But!
She has to leave!
She’s not going to play a second round with him!
From now on, Chizuru will be following the professional player’s career even more closely than anyone else.
And she expects him to achieve great results even more than everyone else! Ideally, he should win all the “title matches” and achieve a Grand Slam!
“Hahaha!” Chizuru laughed unreservedly as she ran away.
She left the cool-headed professional player behind, carefully analyzing and summarizing the game.
Why would a professional mahjong player from Izumo participate in a game with different rules online?
Well, let’s just say, in a top-level Izumo mahjong league match.
After defeating countless professional players, the prize money converted into Daxia’s currency would be around 300,000.
How much did Lincoln offer?
Champion – Four million! Runner-up – Two million! Third place – One million!
Who wouldn’t want such extra income?
If you have the vision, you’d naturally think: is this really just a one-time bonus? Or is it just the beginning? Are there even bigger opportunities waiting in the future?
The effort you put in now is nothing compared to the potential rewards!
Comparatively, those faint voices of opposition on the Izumo internet, saying things like “this is an invasion of Izumo mahjong rules,” or “we shouldn’t participate in such events,” can be completely ignored.
They didn’t cause a ripple.
And it’s not just Daxia and Izumo who have the habit of playing mahjong.
In fact, in Southeast Asian countries, there are at least some mahjong-playing communities.
However, due to regional and national differences, the number of players and the rules vary.
This time, Lincoln’s Mahjong Tournament will last for a full two weeks just in the preliminary selection stage.
The goal is to wait until the Mirage Console in Southeast Asian countries is widely available, and all those who can participate will join!
The best-case scenario: unifying the mahjong rules of Southeast Asian countries right away!
No matter what rules you played by before, since you’re all competing in the virtual world now, just follow my rules!
Cloud Dream will host this tournament annually, dishing out tens of millions every time. Just ask yourself if you want a piece of the action!
As long as the most crucial top-level competitions are held and the number of participating players is large enough, Cloud Dream won’t have to spend too much money themselves.
There will be no shortage of companies willing to sponsor and even organize their own events to promote their brands!
This is a cross-border promotional opportunity.
Compared to this, the uniform rules of landlord games are less attractive, and the scale of overseas games is far less than mahjong’s.
As a result, internet games about landlord battles are considered more of a fun activity overseas.
But mahjong games have already ignited a craze!
It’s foreseeable – even though it sounds a bit far-fetched that mahjong competitions might become Cloud Dream’s first ever large-scale international gaming event!
Samuel is already preparing for the future and plans to inquire about the hotel availability they reserved last time, since they’ll need one with international qualifications