Xia Huanao reached out and grabbed a Mew from mid-air, who was spectating the scene. After pulling Mew down, Xia Huanao rubbed her little face. "Did you do something? Otherwise, this kid, while a bit eccentric, wouldn't be this abnormal."
Mew fiddled with her hands. "I was just joking! To train his mental fortitude. Otherwise, how could he use—"
Yu Longdu, after chugging a pot of fruit tea, said, "Actually, I think you could just simulate it directly with the battle simulator. Your Awakener team's simulators should be due for an upgrade by now. Just input our data directly, and it can be quantified."
Xia Huanao scratched his head. "Ah, you're too late. We already finished that. It's been submitted for approval, and it might be released in a few days. Moreover, this base likely has the large-scale machine we previously tested."
Hearing Xia Huanao mention the latest version of the equipment was about to go live, Su Xiaojiu complained, "I hope this time it has a better appearance."
Xia Huanao was puzzled. "What's wrong? Are our Awakener's aesthetics that bad? I think the design is quite good."
Xia Huanao had absolute faith in his girlfriend's design skills. Although she hadn't received professional training, some people could rely purely on talent.
Chu Xiaodie put down her cookies. "Boss Xia, you haven't checked the official website recently, have you? The battle simulator's design is truly hideous, and the color scheme is very awkward. Everyone is calling for the Awakener team to redesign it themselves. The Alliance's aesthetics are really poor."
Xia Huanao breathed a sigh of relief. So, it was an Alliance design. That meant it had nothing to do with him. The blame couldn't be placed on his own people, so where it landed was irrelevant.
"It can't be helped, our designer has been quite busy lately, and I can't reach her. But it doesn't matter, everyone modifies the outer casing themselves anyway. All designs are the same."
Su Xiaojiu leaned closer to Xia Huanao and said, "Not at all! While we're willing to modify the outer casing, the Awakener's original casing is also very beautiful. Those who aren't particularly skilled at modifying don't bother changing it. Even skilled modders often switch back to the original casing."
As she spoke, Su Xiaojiu took a sip of tea and continued her complaint. "But the Alliance's design has made even people with no modification ability want to do it themselves or find someone to do it for them. Do you understand?"
Chu Xiaodie also nodded. "Exactly. We suspect the Alliance designed it to be so ugly just to sell their custom paints!"
Yu Longdu scratched his head. "Although what you're saying is very likely true, and I think so too, this is still an Alliance training base, so everyone please be a bit more restrained."
Saying this, Yu Longdu picked up two pastries and handed them to the girls. Xia Huanao chuckled. "You think so too? Then how ugly must the design be?"
"Old Xia, you wouldn't know, but people online generally call the modified equipment the authentic version now, while the equipment released by the Alliance is called 'A-grade'... Trainers or schools that use 'A-grade' are looked down upon by the entire internet."
Official 'A-grade' equipment. This was the first time Xia Huanao had heard of such a thing. However, people modifying the official 'A-grade' into authentic versions caught his eye. He excitedly hugged Su Xiaojiu and Chu Xiaodie. "Thank you, both of you. I've suddenly thought of something very important. I'll have our designers specially design and make equipment for the two of you."
With that, Xia Huanao stood up and ran out, muttering as he went, "That's right, if I don't have the real thing, can't I just make a fake one? As long as the fake is better, then the fake is the real thing!"