There were four male protagonists in <Emperor of Power>.
Once the game went live, Jiang Yi, Jian Yu Yan, Shao Jing Yu, and Nangong Xuan started appearing on Weibo platforms among her friend circle. Overnight, countless Madame Jiang, Madame Jian, Madame Shao, and Madame Nangong started appearing throughout the country. Yan Yi Ming initially thought that the entertainment industry was once again welcoming the emergence of another TFboys idol group. Who knew, it was just a mobile game.
Just like how Yan Yi Ming looked down on the game’s lack of moral principles, she also found the spoken lines to be cringe-worthy to the point that they made people’s hairs stand on ends. Yet, she still fell into the game’s lure.
For no reason other than her favourite idol dubbing as one of the character’s voices in the game.
<Emperor of Power> was a historical romance game that made countless girls fish out their money willingly to raise the four wild men, each with their own distinctive characteristics.
Reigning all under heaven, the domineering emperor, Nangong Xuan.
The passionate and elegant, son of an aristocratic family, Jian Yu Yan.
The alarmingly brilliant genius, grand secretary, Jiang Yi.
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As the saying goes, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder; all the other males were bastards.
In addition, as a game with in-app purchases, it was not kind to whales1A game ‘whale’ is used to describe someone who spends a lot on in-app purchases.. Yan Yi Ming spent tens of thousands of in-game currencies, yet the number of SSR cards she drew was few, and none of them was even Shao Jing Yu.
This domestic otome game joined the trend too late, and the most important thing was that it did not capture the essence of otome games, making Yan Yi Ming inevitably depressed.
The last straw that broke the camel’s back was the female protagonist’s character build. Since the beginning, Yan Yi Ming had despised the female lead for being too stupid, too naive, and too cloyingly sweet. Gradually, she started to realize that the female protagonist was not as simple as she seemed. With a deeper look into her personality, Yan Yi Ming finally understood…
Half-heartedly floating among the four men, where all her relationships with them held hints of amorous feelings and ambiguity. It turned out that the female protagonist in the game was just an excellent green tea bitch.
Thus, when Yan Yi Ming once again spent money but still failed to get Shao Jing Yu’s card, coupled with the ridicule of the seals2A seal usually stays in the water and comes ashore to bask in the sun. So, in Chinese gaming terms, it is used to describe a new gamer that usually plays silently, but would come forward to show off their superior loot and gains.. It also coincidentally reached the point in the storyline where one moment, the female protagonist hugged Shao Jing Yu and exchanged words of affection, swearing that she ‘will wait for his return’, giving Shao Jing Yu countless hope. But at the next moment, the female protagonist shared the same duvet with the flirtatious gentleman.
From the player’s point of view, the scene was set with a light gauze curtain and flickering candles in the background to add a warm tone to the whole room. After the female protagonist fell asleep, the noble gentleman even gave her a gentle kiss.
Does it warm people’s hearts? Do people find that romantic?
Not a single bit.
Yan Yi Ming almost suffered from coronary heart disease because of this bitch of a female protagonist. In her heart, she had cussed a thousand times, before what was left was a silent peaceful plain.
Yan Yi Ming had endured when she spent money but could not get the card she wanted. She had endured when there was a need to capture all four male protagonists simultaneously. However, now Yan Yi Ming could not bear it anymore, this led to her posting a thousand-word article titled: –
{Green Tea Bitch/White Lotus Flower: Most distinctive trait is being a bitch without knowing she is one.}
She did not forget to tag <Emperor of Power> official Weibo site and tag the producer of <Emperor of Power>, Little A.
[Let’s talk about this game. It was recommended to me by my little friend. The plot was not too shabby even though the timeline choice was a little far-fetched. Set in ancient times, a young lady shares ambiguous interactions with four men, hugging in public and kissing in private. I guess it can be overlooked as no big deal. If a girl were to do so in real life, fooling around with four men, she would’ve already been scorned by all. Yet, in the game, she was everyone’s little sweetheart.
Since reality is so cruel, being more promiscuous in a game isn’t completely incomprehensible. After all, people all have desires. Being surrounded by so many beautiful men, each with their own distinctive personality, it’s not surprising to like all of them. The producers of the game are most likely targeting women with fickle hearts and the capacity to splurge money.
A green tea bitch cum white lotus flower’s most distinctive characteristic was being one without knowing one was a bitch.
I’m pure and innocent. I’m foolish, naive, and ignorant. I’m just suffering from decidophobia… Even if I fool around with men, take advantage of them, it wasn’t on purpose…]
With ease, she typed a thousand words. As a member of the Chinese language and literature committee, Yan Yi Ming unleashed her full potential and professional expertise. She used elegant and polite words while dousing the producer of <Emperor of Power> in sharp satirization. Afterwards, in a much better mood, she slept till the next dawn.
Maybe because of the recent overwhelming hype on <Emperor of Power>, when Yan Yi Ming entered her Weibo page the next day, wanting to see if the group of friends she met through the game agreed with her masterpiece, she was instead greeted with Weibo’s notification that her messages had exceeded 999+.
[I want to give 10,000 likes for the description of the female protagonist. If I can, I would’ve spammed the like button until it exploded. Unfortunately, I can only press once.]
[I’m so torn! I want to continue playing, but I feel so powerless. I hate her to the point that I can’t bear to play her character for a minute longer. Like how can there be such a bitch that acts naively and innocently during critical times?]
[My god, original poster, why are you so cute!? I’m giving you a heck of applause!]
[Talking about the moral principles of a game, you must’ve been too idle.]
[Don’t play if you don’t like the game. It must’ve been really hard for you to be so wronged every day.]
The comments exploded, and the likes also exploded. Yan Yi Ming had readily accepted the ridicule of the game’s female players.
Yet, she was enraged.
Ignoring the remarks in favour of the female protagonist, Yan Yi Ming was only interested in finding the source of what triggered her anger.
Sure enough, the straight male producer of <Emperor of Power>, Little A, forwarded her post to his page, coupled with two noble and composed words.
[Ha ha.]
Little A most probably wanted to redirect Yan Yi Ming’s Weibo post so that the fans of <Emperor of Power> would chew and spit on her. Unfortunately, due to the recent plotline being too melodramatic, he ended up being the one who was scolded like a dog by countless players.
There was no need to go too deeply into Yan Yi Ming’s verbal sparring with Little A. Yan Yi Ming did not dive too deeply into why this melodramatic game needed to be based on a real-life background. In a fit of rage, Little A proposed a bet, saying if she dared, she would accept it. This caused Yan Yi Ming to raise her eyebrows.
Of course, she dares.
[Enter the game and compete fairly with the female protagonist.]
This was the heart of the game’s existence.
Yan Yi Ming would have to enter the game and try to snatch the men from the female protagonist. In the event that the male protagonists had a change of heart and no longer loved the female protagonist, then she would be given the authority to change the ending of the <Emperor of Power>. She could choose to have all four male protagonists leave the female protagonist and have the female protagonist remain single at the end of the game.
As there were many worrisome issues in her life currently and paired together with the feeling of boredom, this dare was extremely attractive to her. Yan Yi Ming agreed without much contemplation.
It was only after she entered the game that she learned that if she did not manage to capture all targets, she would not be able to exit the game. In her heart, Yan Yi Ming sent her greetings to all eighteenth generations of Little A’s ancestors. She swore that when she returned, she would seek this deranged and sick Little A and settle this score with him.
The system, which had been quivering in the dark due to Yan Yi Ming’s fury, finally stepped forward and in a trembling voice, reminded Yan Yi Ming, “… About that… Host, you should think about choosing a capture target. Oh yes, and let me introduce myself, I’m iPhone100, the system that will be collaborating with you.”
“You’re all Little Apples, is there a need to make such a clear distinction?” Yan Yi Ming clicked her tongue.
Choose a capture target?
“Then I’ll naturally want my baby general.”
The system that was recently renamed Little Apple, “…”
“About that… Host, it isn’t completely up to you to choose who your capture target is. There are protocols that must be followed.”
Yan Yi Ming glanced at the void she was currently in and raised her brows. She motioned for Little Apple to continue.
Seeing that Yan Yi Ming’s temper had diminished, Little Apple gained a bit more courage to continue, “Just like in the game, you need to draw your cards first. Based on the cards you draw, you can then select your capture target. The better the card rating, the easier it will be to attack.”
<Emperor of Power> was not just an otome game, it had a card-drawing gacha component. In order to start the route to capture the male protagonists, one must first obtain the male protagonists’ cards. Furthermore, there were a total of three grades of cards; R3R = Rare, SR4SR = Super Rare, and SSR5SSR = Super Super Rare. It was a no-brainer that one SSR card, the highest grade card, could complete the story plot that would normally require three R cards to complete.
Yan Yi Ming nodded in understanding, “Then retrieve my Yan Ge Zhang Xing card.”
‘Yan Ge Zhang Xing’ was one of Shao Jing Yu’s SR cards. Although it was not a SSR card, the stats of this card had an explosive value, making it one of the best among the SR cards.
“…”
“What is it now?”
“Host… because you transmigrated into the game, all… all the contents of your account have been deleted and everything has to start anew…” Nearing the end of his sentence, Little Apple’s voice nearly became a whisper.
Yan Yi Ming remained silent for a long time. Finally, in a menacing tone, she slowly enunciated, “So you’re saying that all the cards I’ve fought so hard to accumulate, are gone? All the money I’ve spent is gone? Why don’t you guys go to the Green Green Grassland to catch sheep instead?”6Yan Yi Ming is asking them to keep on dreaming since nothing comes that easily in this world. Green Green Grassland is a place in a Chinese cartoon known as <Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf>. In this cartoon, apparently, the sheeps are extremely easy to catch despite the wolf never being able to eat them.
Little Apple shrunk itself into a ball trying desperately to minimize its sense of existence. He dare not continue probing at the host’s rage. Who asked the host to one of the whales previously. After he mustered enough courage, he comforted in a soft voice, “As compensation… I can provide you with a special power…”
Yan Yi Ming gave Little Apple a look that said ‘If your answer doesn’t satisfy me, you’re dead!’. Little Apple quivered as he offered in a trembling voice, “You’ll have the ability to shape your appearance.”
Yan Yi Ming gave a light chuckle. This was really an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. The appearance of the female protagonist in the game was fixed. She never thought she would be able to decide on her looks once she transmigrated into the game.
With the ability to shape one’s appearance, this special power would definitely produce many unexpected results.
Since that was the case, Yan Yi Ming accepted this gift without any qualms.
Thus, Little Apple spent more than half an hour feebly watching as the host reshaped her face. When she was finally done, the face of a calamitous beauty that held some resemblance to the host’s original looks was revealed. The beautiful face was like spring plums emerging from the snow, her aura was pure like an orchid covered in silver frost during autumn. There was a cinnabar mole located at the corner of one of her limpid dewy eyes, painting a charming and picturesque image; a boundless provocation.
Little Apple suddenly felt that its face was a little hot.
The host was originally very beautiful, but now, she posed a beauty that prevented others from taking their eyes off her.
Yan Yi Ming scrutinized this face in satisfaction. Considering that she now looked so beautiful, the issue about her deleted account was swiftly blown over.
Having finally placated its host, Little Apple signalled to Yan Yi Ming that she could now draw her cards, “As you’re currently considered a newbie, these ten-card draws are given as a starter pack. It means that you can draw ten free cards now. In the future, after you finish each route, the system will reward you with points and cards.”
“Umm,” using her finger, Yan Yi Ming gently pressed. Ten cards appeared before her and levitated into a row before her. As the golden glow dimmed, the cards were revealed to her.
Previously, despite all the money Yan Yi Ming spent on the game, she was unable to draw Shao Jing Yu’s SSR card. Hence, now that the system had completely wiped out all her in-app purchases, this once again allowed her to demonstrate her African ancestry7Yan Yi Ming is not African. In Chinese gaming terms, to say that one is ‘African’ means that one has rotten luck in a game. Originally, one would be called ‘black face’ if one is unlucky in a game but it gradually changed to ‘African’ because of the colour association. In traditional Chinese colour symbolism, black is associated with negative and inauspicious notions. THIS IS BY NO MEANS TRYING TO BE RACIST. perfectly.
After ten card draws, not to mention a SSR card, the only SR card she drew was the one guaranteed by the system, while the rest were all R cards!
This SR card was labelled <Dragon Swimming in Marsh>8<龙游曲沼> By Chinese definition, a dragon (emperor) should be swimming in the ocean. To still be in the marshes = have yet to reach the ocean = not emperor yet.. As soon as she spotted the ‘dragon’ character, she immediately knew it was not the card of Shao Jing Yu that she had been sincerely pinning for. This was the card of the domineering prince, Nangong Xuan. A dragon swimming in marshes indicated that he had yet to ascend the throne and was currently still a crown prince.
The character statistics were as followed: –
Intelligence quotient was 99.
Action ability was 87.
Decision-making capability was 178.
Emotional intelligence was only 22.
Voilà! A novel with another type of gaming terminology for me to search up on… I’m assuming this is a reference to Genshin Impact Gacha?
So… as of now, which of the male protagonists are you vying for?
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