Chapter 681 A Surprise Hidden in an Unexpected Place
Chapter 681 A Surprise Hidden in an Unexpected Place
"Now! Iris!"
"Understood! This is our ultimate attack, a fusion of friendship and bond: [Super Magic Cannon Barrage]!"
To the rousing background music, the combined mechs fired a magic cannon, accurately hitting Monster 20, who was being held back by Hyacinth alone, causing the latter to turn into a shower of flying petals in a violent explosion.
Cheers erupted from the mall rooftop, and the live stream was filled with applause as everyone cheered for this battle in the world of imagination.
Today is my eighth day in this mountain city.
Qiu Gui's team faced an unprecedentedly powerful monster—Monster 20, which resembled a giant beetle. It could absorb and counterattack the ordinary magic beams released by the combined mecha, almost destroying Qiu Gui's combined mecha on the spot.
Fortunately, Hyacinth joined the battle in time. With her incredibly durable shield and exceptionally powerful greatsword, she fought off the monster and single-handedly held back Monster 20's advance, buying enough time for Iris to combine her powers.
"Finally, the Aki-Kiri Squad has once again defeated a formidable enemy. Even Monster 20, which is immune to beam attacks, fell before the Ultra Galaxy Shiki Machine God. It was truly a spectacular battle!"
Xin Yuehu also gave high praise to the battle, and started showing a beautifully packaged assembly toy in the live stream, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"After watching such a long battle, are you all even more interested in the Super Galaxy Seasonal Machine God? Click the live stream link now to grab a discount coupon for the original mecha model kit!"
"The discount will be beyond your imagination, and you'll even get a random autographed gift from all the members of the Qiu Gui team!"
The live chat was silent for a few seconds, then erupted with enthusiastic sharing of the results:
[I snagged a 50% discount!], [I also got a huge 40% discount coupon!], [Wow, 75% off!]
Actually, Su Tianqing was initially a little resistant to selling toys in the live stream.
After all, I only do things for fun. Apart from the voluntary donations and support from everyone, I rarely do commercial activities. I even use the [GG Block] item I bought from the Secret Shop to delete all the private messages from the GG merchants in the background. Selling toys seems a bit boring.
...It all started when I saw a large number of fake products while browsing shopping websites.
The counterfeit product page prominently featured titles and tags like "[Same Style as Xin Yuehu's Livestream: Four Seasons Mecha God Combination Mecha Transformation]", instantly infuriating Fox Girl. She immediately made a phone call to an S-class hero from the Rongcheng Hero Association.
"Hello, is this Miss Qiyun? This is Xinyuehu."
Qi Yun on the other end of the phone almost dropped her phone.
"Heart Moon Fox?? Why are you calling me?"
"I'd like to ask you for a favor: please remove all the counterfeit products from the shopping website, blah blah blah..."
Despite her curiosity, Qi Yun, the "Electromagnetic" expert, decided to comply with the request. After all, it wasn't a difficult task; with her S-class hero privileges, she could easily shut down the shopping website.
After completing these steps, Su Tianqing contacted Qiu Gui and the others to discuss specific sales platforms for the model kit toys. Everyone agreed that live-streaming sales were the most advantageous approach, and the copyright issue was also easily resolved.
With Qiu Gui's copyright support, the toy's sales were no longer a concern.
As for the profit sharing, they will naturally get their share. The toy price is set at a very affordable 300 yuan. If you can snag a large discount coupon during the live stream, you can even get it for less than 100 yuan with the help of stress relief. It is definitely a fair and honest cost price.
While Xinyuehu was livening up the atmosphere by showing off toys in the live stream, the scene in the Mind Image World was quite different:
"Well done, Hyacinth! That was a fantastic fight!"
After disassembling their mechs, Qiu Gui and the others ran to Hyacinth, raised their arms in cheers, and shouted their praises.
Hyacinth was a little embarrassed by such a straightforward compliment. Her movements were awkward, but her face also showed undisguised joy. However, she still accepted the praise from her senior.
Bai Ling, who was carrying the camera, and Yue Tianxin, who was assisting from the side, also flew to the group and discussed the danger they had just encountered and how to overcome it. They all felt that Hyacinth's heroic solo restraint was the key to their narrow victory today.
Amid the celebration, Qiu Gui's smile gradually softened as she looked in the direction where Monster 20 had vanished, her lips pursed, revealing a hint of solemnity and seriousness.
"Senior Qiugui?"
Noticing Qiu Gui's expression, Feng Xinzi quickly stepped forward and whispered to her idol, "..."
"You don't seem very happy... Were you injured in the battle just now?"
"No, you won't get hurt inside the mech. I just... have a feeling I don't know how to describe..."
"We performed so poorly against Monster 20 today. I thought that with Iris joining the fray, we could easily sweep through, but I didn't expect such a big mistake to occur here..."
Qiu Gui sighed softly, as if the joy of victory had vanished from her in an instant, replaced by a sense of tension.
Her nervousness was not unfounded.
According to the original design of these monsters, the higher the number, the stronger the monster. However, the rules of the mental world also mean that the mecha's strength will not be greatly enhanced as Qiu Gui gradually recovers the rules of the mental world...
If they struggled so much against Monster 20, tomorrow they'll be facing the strongest monster, Monster 21. How much of a chance do they have with just the firepower from Iris Flower's additional fusion?
"Tomorrow night, we'll be fighting Monster 21," Qiu Gui said softly.
Hyacinth paused for two seconds, then smiled confidently and patted her chest.
"Hehe, don't worry, Senior Qiugui, it's just a big monster. Watch us push it back with the Super Galaxy Seasonal Machine God!"
"It's not as simple as you think, hyacinth..."
Qiu Gui's tone was full of worry. Even if Feng Xinzi was slow to notice, she could roughly sense her senior's feelings at this moment, and hurriedly asked:
"Senior, do you mean that tomorrow's monster will be even stronger than today's? How much stronger, roughly?"
"I don't know either. All the monsters have been enhanced by the domain monsters lurking in this mental world." Qiu Gui shook her head.
"Including Monster 20 today, I didn't know it could absorb the beam cannon and charge up to counterattack, otherwise it wouldn't have been put on the defensive at that time."
"I see..." Hyacinth nodded gently.
Then, the azure magical girl, still with a determined expression on her face, walked up to Qiu Gui and said with considerable confidence:
"No matter how powerful that monster is, we will definitely defeat it!"
"Senior, you have complete control over this mental world. As long as we perform steadily, no monster is a problem!"
Inspired by Hyacinth's passionate speech, Qiu Gui mustered her courage, nodded seriously, and made up her mind.
But when the golden-haired fox girl watched the two of them shake hands and make a firm vow, a wicked fox smile appeared on her lips as always.
Hehehe... That's right, that's exactly it. The more confident you are, the better; the more you feel you can win, the better...
When you witness Monster 21 with your own eyes tomorrow, will you still be able to make such a passionate statement, Ms. Qiugui?
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