Chapter 128 - A Long Weibo
As Chen Mo didn’t bring his own keyboard and mouse, he borrowed one off one of the players. After testing it and making sure it felt alright, Chen Mo signaled Zhang Yang that he was ready to go.
Goph was quite nervous as he wasn’t sure what Chen Mo was planning.
The difference in skill level between a pro player and an elite player was huge. Someone like Goph could easily defeat a player around three thousand points.
But he didn’t want to destroy Chen Mo as it was just a showmatch, and Chen Mo was the designer!
If Chen Mo was vengeful and nerfed the Orcs because of that, perhaps reducing the Blademaster’s damage? That’ll be his own fault.
If that happened, Goph would cop the blame of many Orc players.
A familiar ID entered the lobby as he was worrying.
Everyone was incredibly entertained, from the forums to the chat, everybody was going wild.
“Hahaha, Chen Mo is too funny! He even pat Goph on his shoulder saying he played well! Even though he got destroyed!”
“Chen Mo probably meant, You’re pretty good among these noobs, but you’re not on my level yet.”
“Goph was blue at the end of that! He was so happy to win the tournament, but the showmatch! Turns out he was playing against Silent! Do you think he regrets winning?”
“This means that everybody is still beneath Silent…”
“My goodness, who knew that Chen Mo was the Ultimate Tentacle Monster! That guy is so good at pretending!”
The tournament ended with a roar of laughter.
This competition performed much better than the organisers expected. The last part in particular brought the whole thing together.
The viewers thought that Chen Mo had made this arrangement beforehand with the officials. But even the organisers were shocked, but at least they gained from it!
Goph being crowned as Champion, Silent showing himself, Chen Mo’s analysis… All these hot topics combined had dramatically increased the popularity of the tournament. It also brought the popularity of Warcraft to a whole new level!
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On the train towards Imperial Capital.
Chen Mo went on Weibo out of boredom, to discover that many players tagged him.
Of course many players were shocked to discover that he was Silent and commented to express how impressed they were. There were also many other players who were asking Chen Mo to make some educational videos or do livestreams.
There were so many messages Chen Mo couldn’t go through all of them at all.
In order to give back to the fans, Chen Mo posted a Weibo in an emotional tone.
“I’m grateful for all your love, but I won’t be making any educational videos or doing live streams. I’m a videogame afterall, not a competitive player or a streamer. I’m pretty average at games.
“I’m fighting my own battles. I’ve never received a penny since I started Thunderbolt Entertainment. I’ve only been paying others. I never touch money, I have no interest in money.[1]
“Although Warcraft has some amount of success, there will be more to it, and this is but a small step. Maybe not a small step, a medium step perhaps.
“Just like me who is still fighting my own fights. I don’t have my own house, nor do I have a car as I take the train whenever I go out.
“Therefore, I really appreciate your support. I’ll surely make more games that are better in the future to repay your kindness. I’ve seen some comments, it seems that I Am MT players are quite bored of the game. Should I make a similar game on PC? What do you guys think?”
TL note[1]: It’s a famous quote from Jack Ma