Mugen is less of a game and more of a fighting game engine. The characters inside aren't fixed; it depends on what the programmer wants to input. The situation is similar in the Internet cafe, but the guest image cannot be used without permission.
Therefore, this game only includes characters that have been uploaded to the Internet cafe. If you want to challenge other NPCs, you'll need to wait for communication and gradual additions.
However, Liu Yuan feels that adding others won't be difficult because he plans to pay copyright fees. He considers buying out for 10,000 in one go or profit-sharing. Liu Yuan also plans to set a 50 fee per AI challenge.
But not all players get this treatment. To apply, players must challenge and win against the official NPC, then get inspected by a few top players. If deemed qualified, the system will generate an AI using the player's data, making them a challenge target for others.
This game cost Liu Yuan a lot of money, so he's ready to recoup it. Challenging the AI provided by the Internet cafe will cost 10 per time. It may seem small, but an obsessed player could spend thousands a day.
Besides that, there's a ranking system. Due to the system's balance, the original grading system based on performance in the game is retained, but now it uses a point system.
Winning a certain number of games increases your level, with the highest being "crazy." The quasi-god and god levels are limited quotas: ten percent of players can reach quasi-god, and one percent can become god. Additional levels will not be added unless someone reaches Liu Yuan's level or higher.
Punch to the flesh? No problem. If you like this feeling, you can increase realism; if not, you can reduce it. This is a game, not reality. The ranking is based on the player's reaction speed and understanding of their own or the Internet cafe-given abilities.
One day, when the number of players reaches a certain level, the god level might become commonplace. But if it's everywhere, no one will question the ranking. If doubted, one can challenge it. It's just a game, and you won't die or be embarrassed if you lose. Liu Yuan believes someone will challenge for this ranking.
Liu Yuan also considered giving rewards to the top few but rejected the idea. You can fight and output without regard for the consequences. In the original world, you must consider death, but here you can challenge anyone. The weak may defeat the strong, and the strong may become stronger.
Even if this game becomes abandoned one day, it will be because a more fun fighting game appears, not because no one plays it. After confirming this, Liu Yuan perfected the game and showed its advantages and disadvantages to his employees.
Unfortunately, after buying this game and setting it up, it was already closing time.
"Players can't play it, but we can try it out," Liu Yuan said, arousing Kisara's interest.
"What? Boss, you want to compete with me? Don't blame me if you cry after being beaten."
"It's not expensive, don't blame me..."
Kisara didn't even notice Leticia looking at her like she was already a dead person.
In the main store, new games are on the shelves, and as an employee, it's natural to watch the boss show off. The name of the game is Mugen? Interesting...
After entering the game, Kisara saw the character selection interface.
"Boss, what does this interface mean? Choose these characters to get their abilities, right?"
"Yes," Liu Yuan pointed at the Blade of Miquella. "Use Malenia to defeat Malenia, and you get all her abilities."
Kisara complained while switching characters, "But this is a direct realism mode. There are indeed skills in the mind, but how can a normal bot beat the super AI?"
"So, if you win with the same skills and attributes, you don't need the system to master these by itself. If your physical strength isn't enough in reality, you can train it slowly."
"I always feel the rewards of this game are fake..."
"No, this is a good place to practice characters and make money."
"Make money?"
Kisara randomly chose a character and saw that challenging the AI cost ten per time. She couldn't help but complain: "Ten? I feel the boss has a conspiracy with this price."
"What conspiracy? I'm just an ordinary Internet cafe owner."
"But you're a very bad boss, malicious even."
While complaining, Kisara decided to fight based on her data. Liu Yuan did the same, and the battle began.
In Kisara's fantasy, this would be a battle of equal strength.
Instead, Liu Yuan took out a pistol, laughed, and rushed over. He lifted her with his knees and began an unlimited combo in the air.
Kisara realized the game Devil May Cry in the Internet cafe featured floating combos. She could play the game well but couldn't combine combo and floating.
"Boss... let me win."
"Let you win? Who are you looking down on again?"
In the game, Kisara begged for mercy frantically.
A newcomer was watching outside; she didn't want to lose so shamefully.
"Boss! If you win, you can do anything to me."
"I can do anything to you without letting you win."
"You won't have a girlfriend if you do this!!"
"That's for the future. Now I just want to make you float indefinitely!!"
Kisara opened her mouth and finally gave up, accepting her fate. She was out of control, like a piece of meat letting Liu Yuan play with her.
After 1 minute and 39 seconds of torture, Kisara's health bar was empty. She took off her glasses, looking at Liu Yuan resentfully. Liu Yuan asked the others, "Who'snext?"
"I'll do it!" Takashima Yuuna eagerly volunteered.
Then, a scene unfolded that made Kisara want to vomit blood.
He actually let Takashima Yuuna win? The two fought back and forth, and Liu Yuan almost died? Chelsea could kill half of him? The newcomer was even more powerful, actually killing him by sucking blood?
"How's this game?"
Takashima Yuuna commented, "It's very real. Whether it's the feel or the physical feedback, it's exactly the same as my current body. The injury feedback is also very real."
"The boss is too strong~" Although Liu Yuan lost a lot of blood, she felt that Liu Yuan was going easy. She wasn't sure of defeating Kisara, but beating Liu Yuan, who could defeat Kisara, was unscientific.
Leticia didn't say anything, just recalling the battles in the game. She was excited to experience her most powerful state again.
At this time, Liu Yuan looked at Jibril. "Midget, are you coming?"
"Me? I'm afraid I'll beat the boss to pieces."
"It's okay, just play. If you win, you'll get a 0 off your debt. If you lose, there's no penalty."
"Haha, you asked for it."
Jibril felt she was much stronger than before. She wasn't sure she could defeat the mean boss in reality, but she felt she could do it in the game without being as embarrassed as Kisara.
Then Liu Yuan switched back to the pistol. Jibril experienced an even more extreme ordeal than Kisara. While Kisara had a simple combo in the air, Jibril was bombed by a grenade Liu Yuan took out from nowhere and finally died.
Seeing this, Kisara smiled and leaned on Jibril's stool. "Don't do stupid things, and you won't die. Why don't you understand this principle?"
Others didn't even know how to react. Kisara, the first to do something stupid, actually said Jibril wouldn't die if she didn't do stupid things. The feeling was so subtle.