Those old Tenda players are truly blessed. Other game companies basically ignore their veteran players. Old games never get updated and are simply left to die.

But Tenda is the opposite. They never abandon even their oldest games. As long as the old players persevere, they'll eventually get new content!

It's pretty outrageous.

While marveling at this, Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel curious, because the update announcements for both games clearly stated that there were some easter eggs.

"Not bad, I don't have much going on lately. I can play a bit this afternoon and see what new content these DLCs have."

Qiao Liang cleaned up the takeout containers and put them by the door, waiting for the delivery guy to collect them. Then he turned on his computer, bought the DLCs for both games, and prepared to play them in the afternoon.

"The *Lonely Desert Road* DLC actually costs five yuan, five times more than the original game? Amazing."

Qiao Liang immediately purchased the DLCs for both games and started downloading the game resources.

First, he looked at the five-yuan DLC for *Lonely Desert Road*.

The main content of this update should be the online mode and various random scenes. The amount of art resources and gameplay content is much more than the original game, so the price of the DLC has also increased.

The online mode allows you to play *Not-So-Lonely Desert Convoy* with your friends, but Qiao Liang isn't optimistic about this gameplay. He really doesn't want to drive for eight hours again, and he doesn't think he can find any friends who are willing to drive with him for eight hours.

But the official team probably considered this, so they added some other changes: random matchmaking with other players to solve the problem of not having anyone to drive with; voice chat to solve the problem of being bored on the road; and the ability to wait for other players to rescue you when your vehicle breaks down, solving the problem of having to start over after failing, which would be too frustrating for players.

"This change is actually not bad." Qiao Liang nodded slightly, approving of the official change.

On the surface, these changes seem to go against the original intention of *Lonely Desert Road*. After all, this game is designed to torment players. A very important reason why it became popular is that you can't make a single mistake while driving for eight hours, otherwise you have to start over. This stimulated players' masochistic and novelty-seeking desires.

If it weren't for this harsh condition, this simple game wouldn't have stood out and become popular because of one of Qiao Liang's videos.

But in fact, maintaining that level of difficulty is no longer necessary.

Because *Lonely Desert Road* has become an old game, the players who were willing to buy it have already bought it. It's impossible to expect new players to want to be tortured and jump into the pit.

Since that's the case, it's better to change the original harsh gameplay and find some other fun for the old players.

For some new players, if they want to be tortured, they shouldn't turn on online mode. Single-player mode is still as difficult as before. If they feel like they can't persevere, they can turn on online mode and play with other players. They can also hitch a ride if they break down, which is much friendlier.

Although Qiao Liang was very reluctant to run through it again, he still pulled a few people from the fan group to play a round of *Lonely Desert Road* in online mode.

Because he wanted to see the so-called "Traveler Bao Xu" easter egg.

To be honest, you can actually find people in the fan group who are willing to drive together. The team was full very quickly. A total of eight people, each selecting a different vehicle skin to form a convoy, lined up in a long queue on the lonely desert road, sometimes forming an "S" shape, sometimes... sorry, no, because there's only one road.

They joked and moved forward according to the established route.

However, the more they drove, the fewer cars there were.

Because if you lost focus, your car would crash into the desert and break down, and you could only hitch a ride with the car behind you, and you wouldn't be able to "revive" until an hour later. At first, there were eight cars, but as they drove, it became seven, then six...

Some people made mistakes while driving because they lost focus, while others were simply too lazy to drive, so they deliberately drove their cars into the desert and waited to hitch a ride.

Of course, different cars can carry different numbers of passengers. In the most extreme case, there may not be enough space in the convoy, in which case you can only wait alone for the vehicles behind you to pass by before you can hitch a ride.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and suddenly felt that this game didn't seem so torturous anymore.

After driving for a while, the "mirage" of the DLC appeared.

Both sides were still desert, but in the desert, you could see different scenery: European cities, desert pyramids, oases, tropical rainforests, and so on...

Qiao Liang now knew what the five yuan was for. It was all for these scenes.

After driving for another period of time, a person with a travel bag and a tanned complexion appeared on the road. He was standing by the roadside, and there were no broken-down vehicles next to him, indicating that he wasn't a player.

Qiao Liang's eyes lit up: "That should be Traveler Bao Xu, pick him up quickly, there should be an easter egg!"

After "Bao Xu" got into the car, he exchanged a few polite words with everyone, thanking them for letting him hitch a ride.

After that, Bao Xu would have a few lines of dialogue every time he saw a new mirage, with a hint of vicissitudes in his tone.

"This is Honduras. I once came here by boat and encountered storms and huge waves. My boat seemed to be thrown into the sky and then into the abyss. No wonder Columbus called this place the 'bottomless abyss'. It was a memorable experience..."

"This is Namibia. On one side is the vast desert, on the other is the vast ocean. In front of us are wind-eroded cave landscapes that are as bumpy as the surface of the moon..."

"This is Dominica..."

Every time they passed a mirage attraction, the "Bao Xu" in the car would express his feelings, recalling his thrilling or memorable journeys in this place.

Qiao Liang couldn't help but sigh: "Not bad, you can even be a tour guide in this game."

"Traveler Bao Xu" was originally a hero in *Game of Gods*. Many players knew about this employee's travel story, but they didn't know the details behind it.

As Pei Zong's close friend, Qiao Liang certainly knew.

In fact, Bao Xu himself has only been to some of these places. After all, there are too many scenic spots in this world, and Wang Xiaobin only decided on these scenes when making the DLC based on the ready-made resources he could find online.

Obviously, the creator treated "Traveler Bao Xu" as a meme. In the setting, he is a magical adventurer who has traveled to every corner of the world.

Of course, everyone thinks Bao Xu has this potential. After all, he is still so young. If he travels for a month every six months on average, it is indeed only a matter of time before he travels to all the famous attractions in the world.

After driving for about 2 hours, Bao Xu said: "Okay, I'll get out of the car here. Thank you for letting me hitch a ride. I've prepared a gift for you, I hope we'll meet again."

Qiao Liang: "Huh? This should be the easter egg he left behind!"

The system prompted that they had obtained a new vehicle skin and unlocked a new scene. Qiao Liang quickly exited the game to check.

Qiao Liang found that he had obtained a new vehicle skin, which was a science fiction-like miniature spacecraft, about the size of a sports car, but with a pair of relatively small spacecraft wings, no wheels, and floating in the air.

Qiao Liang opened the scene page again, where there were various scenes activated by players in the game.

One of the new scenes was on the surface of a dark red planet full of gravel, surrounded by various large and small meteorite craters, a science fiction movie-like alien scene.

In the distance, there seemed to be some huge caves, the entrances of which were pitch black, as if some terrible creatures were lurking.

"Huh, is this the easter egg buried in the game? Does this mean that President Pei's next game will be science fiction-themed?"

"Don't say it, this spaceship and scene match *Lonely Desert Road* quite well."

Qiao Liang carefully observed the spaceship and the new scene, and found that there didn't seem to be any other information in it. It seemed to be just conveying a message that Tenda's next new game should be science fiction-themed.

As for the specific game type, it was not clear.

"Okay, okay, I got the skin and the scene, I can go watch the *Game Producer* DLC."

At Qiao Liang's order, everyone immediately scattered.

"President Pei is so cunning. He knows that *Lonely Desert Road* is cheap and has a lot of old players, so he deliberately reduced the difficulty of the game, and added cool new cars and new scenes. As long as players who are even slightly interested will spend five yuan to buy it to match up with other players and play, take a look at the new scenes, and can also promote the new game by the way..."

Qiao Liang said with emotion while opening *Game Producer*.