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Since Ryu was given skins, it was only natural that a skin feature would be launched.
So, in addition to his champion skin, Ryu also got an outfit that looked like Shredder's style from Fierce Tortoise Warriors.
Ken wore clothes in the style of a noble young master from the Lion Kingdom.
Nash and Guile wore black Shadow Reach Empire military uniforms.
Fei Long got Bruce Lee's classic yellow jumpsuit from "Game of Death," with a golden nunchaku hanging from his waist.
Honda wore the traditional attire of the Baka Kingdom.
Blanka got a black skin covered in lightning runes.
Zangief, who originally only wore a pair of briefs, put on a fur coat.
T. Hawk put on a feathered costume.
Dee Jay put on the robes of the Blacksand Sultanate, but the hem was rolled up for ease of combat.
Dhalsim didn't wear the clothes of the Blacksand Sultanate. Instead, he wore a red vest and blue shorts, with a straw hat on his head. (Guess who he looks like.)
Bison got a very cool hooded jacket.
Vega took off his mask and also put on a Lion-style noble outfit. He was a very charming man.
Sagat had an evil image that looked very intimidating.
Balrog put on the uniform of an urban enforcement officer from a certain nation on Earth.
As for the three girls, there were many clothes: swimsuits were a must, plus their respective national characteristic costumes and military uniforms—which would surely attract a large group of perverts to buy.
As for the price, it wasn't that important. Except for the free champion skin, all male character skins were 20 gold crowns each, while female skins were a bit more expensive at 30 gold crowns each.
Selling a skin for two or three yuan shouldn't be too much, right?
It's very conscientious, okay!
After uploading the skins, Caelan posted a sticky thread on the Forum to inform players. Then he peeked into his parents' room and found his mother teaching his father how to play Mahjong.
Caelan checked and found that his mother's gold crowns were down by over two thousand.
Uh...
Returning to his room, Caelan pulled out a size-6 runestone tablet. This tablet had been brought by a classmate and contained a game made by another Illusionist from East Harbor City. The game was priced at three silver marks.
Activating the game with magic, the title was "Kiki's Adventures." The plot was likely adapted from a novel of the same name—also a story about a prince saving a princess.
The game supported two players, and the control interface was exactly the same as what Caelan made: up, down, left, right, attack, jump, start, pause. The style also resembled Elemental Contra, but it lacked the five elemental orbs, and the graphics were much worse—even worse than Caelan's initial version.
The protagonist's attacks seemed very strong because the firing speed and bullet density were very fast. In contrast, the monsters' AI was very weak, but their health was high. Even excessively high. The enemies in the first stage, plus the boss, were basically free kills.
However, starting from the second stage, chubby monsters began to appear. These monsters were completely annoying and time-wasting, and their appearance frequency was particularly high—showing up constantly, sometimes even two or three at a time. These monsters were slow and not very threatening, but they were just tanky. Extremely tanky. His mind palace accurately calculated that it would take fifty bullets to kill one, and you couldn't move forward without killing them.
The boss of the second stage was an enhanced version of the chubby monster, with only three attack methods: one was to get close and hit your head with its small fists; the second was a fleshy ball charge; the third was to scatter some unknown substance into the sky that floated very slowly, posing little threat. Caelan didn't even need to possess an Advanced tester—he could easily dodge with his own skill. Then he fired frantically at this boss, and it took him seven minutes to grind it down.
And the third stage was the final stage...
Caelan felt that the author probably wanted each stage to be harder than the previous one, so this third stage was simply too difficult. The author's idea was still good. The location of the third stage was relatively low; according to the novel's comparison, the scene should be inside an ant nest, and jumps could only reach half of the usual height. However, the ants inside were also very large and elongated, which led to an extremely low tolerance for error when jumping over them. The ants had thick health and were not slow; being touched by one meant death. Even if their patterns were simple, the execution was very difficult to keep up with.
Five lives quickly ran out. Caelan activated his expert-level tester consciousness and restarted the game, finally seeing the final boss—the Ant Queen.
He didn't beat it.
But Caelan didn't plan to switch to the Great Master level to continue. This game was still not perfect, but considering this might be the first game by a native of this world, it was already very good to have made it this far.
If he hadn't had his previous life as a foundation, he might not have done as well as they did.
He originally wanted to post on the Forum to boost the popularity of this colleague, but then he thought that doing so might backfire. What if others felt he was humiliating them?
Better not.
He also checked the Forum, and the new skins had already attracted some attention.
He briefly scanned the comments on the posts. Most were praises for the new clothes. Of course, there were also a few discordant voices:
People from the Lion Kingdom complained that Nash and Guile's Shadow Reach Empire military uniforms were ugly and unsightly.
People from the Shadow Reach Empire cursed Ken's clothes for being too flashy.
People from the Blacksand region complained why Dhalsim was given a straw hat look instead of Blacksand long robes.
Stickfall Kingdom expressed that more Stickfall-element clothes should be released.
Some complained that Balrog's new uniform was ugly, while others thought Balrog looked very suitable and aggressive in the enforcement officer uniform.
Of course, the few negative reviews were like this. Ryu's two skins, whether the Shredder look or the champion skin, received consistent praise. Even people from the Shadow Reach Empire, who didn't particularly like Holy Light, felt that a champion should receive such treatment. But they would still be jealous when appropriate—just not intentionally belittle it.
Blanka's lightning-rune-covered design also received unanimous praise. Everyone thought this design was very cool and had a great aura.
Finally, all the female characters' new clothes, without exception, received very high praise—especially Cammy's outfit. When the new character was released before, Caelan had hesitated and ultimately did not put up the original skin, opting instead for a look more like Lara Croft from Tomb Raider. The reason was simple—Cammy's original skin was simply too suggestive. So suggestive that even someone like Caelan, who wasn't easily embarrassed, felt a bit awkward.
But now, seizing the opportunity, it must be put up.
What caused a sensation was Cammy's new outfit (original skin). This almost completely exposed rear and thighs, and the tight-fitting clothes outlining her sexy figure—which virile young man wouldn't stand at attention in respect upon seeing it?
Victor was very respectful when he saw it, and immediately sent a message praising Caelan:
"You little rascal, I thought you were a virgin. You must have lied to me. What virgin could design such an amazing outfit?"
Caelan replied with a nose-picking emoji, not saying a word.
White Flame Lion: "Hey, hey, hey, I also have an idea for an outfit. I'll draw it for you, and you make it for Chun-Li to wear, okay? I'll pay—20 gold coins."
Illusionist: "20 gold? Okay, let me see it first."
White Flame Lion: "Okay, you wait!"
Illusionist: "? What's going on? Aren't you in the City of Light, you rascal?"
White Flame Lion: "I'm already on my way back. I'm queuing at the teleportation array now. Where are you?"
Illusionist: "Of course I'm at home in Crimson Port."
White Flame Lion: "Alright!"