Chapter 50: You Call This 1%?

**Chapter 50: You Call This 1%?

After leaving Mangaverse and returning to his rental apartment, Lin Qingshan casually opened a can for Pochita and then sat down at his desk, lost in thought.

Today's events meant that Lin Qingshan now had an additional daily task: visiting Liang Zhiyuan's Light Speed Game Development Company.

Honestly, it wasn't much trouble.

After all, he was idle most of the time.

He barely spent any time drawing comics each day.

In fact, after finishing a chapter in two or three days of the week, he would enter a state of idleness for the remaining days.

Such days were extremely dull.

So much so that he had started another series, *Chainsaw Man*, without even finishing *Edge Runners*.

Currently, *Edge Runners* was serialized up to Chapter 15.

But Lin Qingshan had already finished drafts up to Chapter 34.

The plot had reached the middle of the ninth episode of the original series.

This meant he was only about five or six chapters away from completing *Edge Runners*.

But perhaps because turning a hobby into a job can lead to a loss of interest, or perhaps because Lin Qingshan's interest simply waned, he had suddenly started working on *Chainsaw Man* before finishing *Edge Runners*.

Life remained quite uninteresting.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have casually agreed to the outing requests from Gu Qianli and Ayumi Ito.

Now, venturing into game development was also a spur-of-the-moment decision for him.

For Lin Qingshan, everything was driven by his interests.

Even showcasing his abilities through game development was driven by his interests.

And requesting a profit-sharing arrangement instead of a salary was also driven by his interests.

In fact, while a profit-sharing arrangement might seem risky if the game's investment is large and results in losses or minimal profit, Lin Qingshan was confident that with the help of the system, developing a game wouldn't require a massive investment like CD Projekt Red's hundreds of millions.

Wasn't it better to keep costs down and have the prestige of being the Republic's first AAA title?

With that, how could the game fail or earn little?

He knew that the previous *Black Myth* was touted as the Republic's first AAA game and garnered significant attention and hype.

Though its sales were unknown, the game's high quality and playability at release meant it wouldn't sell poorly.

*Cyberpunk 2077* was similar; marketing as the Republic's first AAA title meant that even if it were a half-finished product like its previous version, people would likely hype it up and buy it.

Moreover, with his confidence from the system's help, Lin Qingshan was sure that *Cyberpunk 2077* would be nearly perfect!

This confidence came from the system.

But even if the profit-sharing arrangement was high, it didn't matter much to him.

Ultimately, what would Lin Qingshan do with so much money in this world?

Without family and possessions, he might just find a way to return home after completing the system's tasks.

So, why accumulate so much money?

Indeed, why?

Lin Qingshan wasn't sure; perhaps he was simply born with a strong liking for money.

He subconsciously chose the option that maximized his benefits.

After all… who doesn't like money?

Even just keeping money in the bank to earn interest sounds appealing!

Lin Qingshan slouched in his computer chair for a long time…

"System Lao Deng!"

Soon, the system's virtual screen appeared before him.

As usual, the plot of *Edge Runners* remained lukewarm.

He was still just as inconspicuous, so the three different task requirements were still stuck.

Only the impression task had made slight progress.

**[Rising Star: Make one hundred people know your name and leave a deep impression, current progress 21/100 (200 points)]**

Previously, only 14 people had found him impressive; now it was 21.

This was likely because he had made an impression in front of Liang Zhiyuan, Wang Weijie, and others earlier.

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But that didn't matter.

"System Lao Deng, as agreed, how about giving me a master-level programming ability next?"

Lin Qingshan said.

Liang Zhiyuan mentioned that their company lacked artists and models.

For the plot and settings, Lin Qingshan only needed to arrange them based on his well-remembered memories of *Cyberpunk 2077* after being digitized.

Liang Zhiyuan would handle the financial aspects.

The only potential issue was programming.

**[Game Overlord]** was a platinum-level ability and couldn't solve all technical problems.

So, Lin Qingshan definitely needed to max out his programming skills!

"Master-level abilities can only be granted after completing the fifth stage of the task [Born for Greatness]. Please work hard to complete the task."

The system's cold voice sounded.

Lin Qingshan was stunned, "Wait, Lao Deng, you're scheming against me? That wasn't the deal!"

Without master-level abilities, how could he solve technical issues?

**[Game Overlord]** was just a platinum-level comprehensive skill, equivalent to a senior programmer domestically, with a significant gap compared to core programmers at CD Projekt Red.

Just then, the system continued coldly, "The host can purchase or draw three diamond-level game development abilities, then use the system's fusion enhancement module to fuse and enhance them into a master-level ability with 3,000 points."

"Or, you can directly use the system's fusion enhancement module to spend 1,000 points to upgrade [Game Overlord (Platinum)] to diamond-level, and then use 10,000 points to attempt upgrading the corresponding diamond-level ability to master-level."

"Lottery and fusion enhancement?"

Lin Qingshan's eyes lit up, "System Lao Deng, you'll help me, right?"

"The system will only act within the rules. Lottery and fusion enhancement have risks. Please use them with caution."

The system remained unmoved.

Lin Qingshan was unsure about what the system was really up to.

"Let's try the lottery then…"

He scratched his head, "The lottery costs 500 points? A 1% chance for a diamond-level ability? The chance for a master-level ability is only 0.06%?"

"Alright, let's try it."

Lin Qingshan initiated a lottery draw.

However…

"Congratulations, host, you have drawn the diamond-level ability [Mathematical Gem]."

Lin Qingshan's eyes widened, "One shot success, and you call this a 1% chance?!"

*(End of Chapter)*