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[Concerned_Carl]: Oh, Maverick, stop playing! If you keep going like this, I'm genuinely scared!
[Cursed_Chris]: No, Maverick, are you under some kind of curse?
[Worried_Wendy]: Maverick, if you really offended Max, go apologize to him properly, okay? Don't be like this anymore
[Confused_Connie]: Just asking—is the Streamer playing "Holy Grail War Remake" or something?
[Frustrated_Frank]: Exactly! Why doesn't the Streamer bring a single Holy Relic?
[Practical_Pete]: If it's really not working, just accept your fate, Maverick. Using Artoria isn't shameful
Just like the video platforms, with the explosion of the Holy Grail War's popularity, Maverick's streaming career had also experienced a second spring.
It was no exaggeration to say that Maverick's livestream traffic alone was equivalent to the combined traffic of the other nine people in the top ten.
But even so, the livestreams of the past few days had made the audience in the chat increasingly nervous.
Some dedicated fans had even begun advising Maverick to burn incense and pray to whatever gods might be listening.
The reason was simple.
Just look at Maverick's shop inventory and you'd understand.
Not to mention those who had started a day or two later—most streamers who had started around the same time as Maverick already had five or six Holy Relics in their shops.
But Maverick?
He only had one scabbard.
You heard right. Only one scabbard.
And what was even more bizarre was that if Maverick didn't specifically add a Berserker class modifier to his summoning incantation, there was an 80% chance he'd summon a Saber-class Servant.
This was the Holy Grail War experience accumulated over a week.
Maverick had pretty much summoned every Saber-class Servant available.
To put it bluntly, he'd been cursed by the Saber class.
And that wasn't all.
If he summoned a weak Saber-class Servant, then the Servant was a liability.
But if he summoned a strong Saber-class Servant, then Maverick was the liability.
In short, for whatever reason, as long as it wasn't Artoria, Maverick was doomed that round.
Can you believe Maverick had even summoned Ibuki-douji?
But while Maverick was just buying Ibuki-douji an orange—literally just trying to be nice—he'd been blown up by a grenade hidden in the orange shop.
How was Maverick supposed to reason with that?!
Damn it, why would someone set a booby trap at the entrance of an orange shop?
If no one goes in, aren't you wasting equipment?
This round was the same story.
He'd finally managed to summon the great hero Siegfried. But while Siegfried was fighting a certain white-haired, dark-skinned Archer on the opposite side...
A stray bullet directly headshotted Maverick.
Damn it.
So, looking at the chat comments—one after another claiming he was cursed—Maverick, besides having a dark expression, also fell into deep self-doubt.
Could it be that he was really being sabotaged by the algorithm?
It must be!
It definitely ISN'T because he's bad at the game!
With this thought, Maverick took off his VR headset.
Yes, since the algorithm wanted to ruin him, he'd just improve his skills.
"No more, no more. I'm not in good form today. Let's go check out some other streams. Perfect time to see what Chen Ge is up to."
[Knowing_Kyle]: If you want to secretly learn, just go learn. Saying it openly isn't embarrassing
[Brutal_Betty]: Compared to Chen Ge, Maverick, you're truly a "skill" streamer
[Meme_Mike]: I am a farmer. This is sugar beet.
[Shocked_Shelly]: Oh my god, so many holy grail drops! Why isn't the Streamer using any?
[Thirsty_Tina]: Speaking of which, it's really frustrating that Max hasn't released Medea's alternate costume yet
[Astolfo_Andy]: I want Astolfo's more than Medea's
[Suspicious_Susan]: This is terrifying. Is this a male-only stream?
As expected, trying to hear some comforting words from the chat was just wishful thinking.
After glancing at the comments, Maverick, with a look of utter despair, opened Chen Ge's livestream.
But the next second, the opening scene made Maverick so envious he felt like his soul was leaving his body.
And it all began after that night's Holy Grail War had ended.
After finishing the tournament and enduring some... personal matters...
The next day, with the sun high in the sky, Max—after eating a hearty lunch—began implementing a small update to the game.
First: A logout button was added.
Although Max really wanted to remove this feature entirely... making money wasn't shameful. And with this button, in situations where annoying players like Lester existed, if you couldn't beat them, you could at least run away. Don't let the other party enjoy griefing you too much.
Second: A reporting mechanism was added, allowing players to report illegal activities in the game.
As for who would judge these reports? AI Earl was a very capable assistant.
As for how AI Earl came about...
Sigh. One could only say that with Max around, the system was truly blessed.
The trick of threatening to set Goose Corporation on fire really worked. As soon as it was mentioned, the system started actually being useful.
Plus, with emotion points reaching 400 million, some rewards were deserved.
Third: A small warehouse feature was added.
Players could now record important things that happened between them and their Servant in the game. Whether items or photos.
For example, that group photo from before could now be stored in the warehouse and printed at any time. Or downloaded locally.
Of course, with updates came compensation.
Three holy grail drops. Don't be ungrateful.
Fourth: Max introduced a character customization system to the game.
Yes, after reaching 100 ranking points, players could unlock the self-customization system.
You could design your appearance yourself, or you could scan your real-world self using body tracking.
This customized appearance could be freely modified once a month. If you couldn't wait, you could also modify it immediately using one holy grail drop.
After customizing your face, players could play the game with that appearance.
But a mark would appear.
Because while players could play with a customized appearance, essentially they were still using a character template.
You had to let your enemies know what character you were playing.
That is, when selecting a character, you had to first choose which self-controlled character you wanted to use. Then choose whether to use that character's original appearance or your customized appearance.
So when a player equipped a customized skin, a large red suffix would appear above their head.
For example, if Chen Ge was playing as Kenneth, the three blood-red characters "Kenneth" would appear above his head.
The red characters wouldn't glow. But if you looked closely, they were easy to distinguish from the crowd.
This could be considered Max's little bit of mischievous fun.
Fortunately, these blood-red characters could only be seen by other players—not NPCs.
But back to the main topic.
Originally, Chen Ge—working as a streamer on Shark Platform—was no longer afraid of showing his face.
But importing his own appearance into the game was another matter entirely.
However, thinking of the Servant he'd been paired with this time—Drake—
Chen Ge, enduring the chat's teasing, directly used his real appearance.
But just as Chen Ge was preparing himself, thinking that Drake might not recognize him after he'd changed his in-game face—
Drake's words upon her appearance made Chen Ge's excited heart pound uncontrollably.
"Is it you again, kid?"
Her grin was wide and knowing.
"You really are persistent. But I don't dislike it~"
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