Chapter 1607 This Router Comes with Brain-Teasing Mini-Games

July 11th, Thursday.

Zhang Yan returned home from work, still carrying a large box.

She peered into the house from the living room, noticing that her father was practicing calligraphy in the study, and her mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Hearing the commotion in the living room, Zhang’s mother poked her head out from the kitchen and said, "Xiaoyan, you're home? Go get your dad, it's time for dinner."

Zhang Yan put the big box on the floor and called her father into the living room for dinner.

After washing his hands, Zhang’s father noticed the large box in the living room and asked, "What's this?"

Zhang Yan replied, "Oh, haven't we been using our router for a while now? The internet speed is a bit slow, and the signal coverage isn't great. My room is too far away, and the signal is often poor. So, I bought another router that can be networked with the old one, which will improve the internet speed quite a bit."

"This way, you won't have to worry about buffering when you're watching TV!"

Zhang’s father looked over suspiciously. "Such a big box?"

Zhang Yan nodded. "Of course, the more high-end the router, the bigger it is. After all, it has to process too much data, and a small machine can't handle it."

She took out a box cutter, opened the box, and took out a huge octopus-like device.

Zhang’s father was very surprised. "Wow, the new routers are really big, almost like a small computer."

"Are you sure this is a router? I don't think I've ever seen one this big."

Zhang Yan nodded. "Of course, this is the latest router from Tengda Group, very high-end."

"Don't you believe me? Look at the introduction on the packaging!"

"And watch this promotional video!"

Zhang’s father looked at the introduction on the packaging with some doubt. It did indeed describe the router's parameters.

He then took the phone from Zhang Yan and watched the promotional video for the gaming router on the official website.

The content was similar.

The reason it was called a gaming router was probably because it had a dedicated frequency band for games, and it had a built-in game acceleration function, which could greatly reduce lag during the game. It could also select different frequency bands depending on the situation, minimizing interference for both sides.

Zhang’s father had no objection to this. After all, he and Zhang Yan’s mother had accepted Zhang Yan's side job as a streamer. Since she was a streamer who played games, buying a better router to improve the internet speed was understandable.

Moreover, Zhang Yan's family was well-off, and the house was quite large. The signal coverage of a typical router would indeed be a bit poor, so using two routers to form a network was reasonable.

Zhang Yan deftly installed the gaming router on the coffee table next to the TV, then plugged in the network cable, power cord, and TV connection cable to start debugging.

Zhang’s father helped Zhang Yan’s mother serve the dishes while observing the screen on the TV.

The installation guide even had Aeeis voice prompts!

"Next, please log in to your official Tengda account."

"Please set the router and wireless network name and password."

"System upgrade in progress. You can select the automatic upgrade option. While keeping the power on, the router will automatically update the firmware when you are resting."

There was nothing special about the installation steps.

But Zhang’s father felt a little strange. "Why does a router have so many installation steps? And what are you holding in your hand? Isn't that a game controller?"

Zhang Yan explained, "Oh, this is the latest router. Routers have many functions now. This router can also integrate the functions of a TV box and cable TV, so you can use it to watch TV and movies in the future."

"Complex routers like this one can't just be plugged in and used like other small routers, they need to be set up."

"This is a game controller I bought before. The great thing about this router is that it can be controlled with game controllers from other brands, which saves you the money of buying a remote control."

Zhang Yan was a game streamer, and her parents, although they didn't play games, had seen controllers.

So, Zhang Yan considered that since her family already had three or four controllers, buying a version with a controller would easily arouse suspicion. Therefore, she bought a version without a controller and used the controllers of other consoles to control this gaming router.

This way, it would be even less likely to arouse suspicion.

Zhang’s father nodded. "Okay, come over and eat when you're done setting it up."

The three of them ate and chatted, while Zhang’s father tapped on his phone, seemingly searching for something.

He had remembered the name of the router and searched for Tengda Gaming Router online, successfully finding the official website.

He clicked into the product details page and looked at it. There was nothing wrong with it, it was all about the parameters of the router.

Although he didn't understand what these parameters specifically meant, the "latest computer-grade flagship chip" and "ultra-large storage capacity" made him feel impressed.

Looking at the price, it was indeed a bit expensive, almost 10 times more expensive than a normal router!

But Zhang Yan came from a relatively wealthy family, and her parents were relatively open-minded about spending money. Zhang Yan had already bought a steering wheel set for over 10,000, so spending 4,000 on a gaming router didn't seem like a big deal.

Zhang’s father still felt a little strange, so he clicked on the product review details to check.

There were many users showing off their purchases and giving reviews, all of them were five-star praise.

"The latest router is really great! Goodbye to lag, enjoy the technological life!"

"This router is really convenient! Watching movies and TV series are all integrated, and it also has the function of a TV box. A very worthwhile purchase."

"Bought it for my girlfriend, and she is very satisfied. Now she can grab things on shopping websites one step ahead of others, and she doesn't have to worry about not being able to beat those scalpers."

"Exquisite packaging, quality control is in place, I rarely see such a carefully crafted router. Tengda Group is indeed the best in the industry no matter what products they make."

Zhang’s father scrolled through a few comments, and finally put his mind at ease.

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed to be an ordinary gaming router.

Zhang Yan knew exactly what her father was doing. She gnawed on a rib while suppressing a smile, so as not to give herself away.

During this period, Zhang Yan's streaming business had been thriving. She had always wanted to resign and focus on streaming, but her parents had always disagreed.

The Safe and Civilized Driving Offline Competition held by Tuwei Live Platform had come to a successful conclusion. These players and streamers who stood out had experienced the thrill of being professional racers. Zhang Yan even won second place in the amateur group, making a name for herself!

This competition was not only broadcast live on Tuwei Live, but the recording of the live broadcast was also edited into a variety show and played on repeat on Tuwei Live.

Although Zhang Yan had some talent and stood out among many amateur players, she was a bit too old to realize her dream of becoming a professional racer.

However, she was content with being able to participate in similar track races frequently.

After participating in this competition, Zhang Yan's live broadcast room naturally attracted more viewers. As a female streamer in the Safe and Civilized Driving area, Zhang Yan conquered many viewers with her excellent strength and indomitable will, and her popularity soared!

Tuwei Live was constantly improving the benefits for streamers, so the money Zhang Yan earned from her streaming business far exceeded her original job.

Zhang Yan felt that she could almost consider resigning, because her original job took up a lot of her energy and prevented her from focusing on creating content for her streams.

Moreover, she didn't like this stable job. She always felt like she was wasting time and shouldn't be occupying the position.

But her parents completely disagreed, believing that playing games was ultimately not a proper job. Although her income as a streamer was acceptable now, the future was too uncertain.

So, her parents' biggest concession was to allow her to be a streamer during her part-time work, but resigning from her job to become a full-time streamer was absolutely not allowed!

Zhang Yan didn't have any good solutions. She wanted to gradually change her parents' views, but she couldn't find any breakthrough.

Zhang Yan also tried to get her father to play Safe and Civilized Driving with the steering wheel, but it didn't spark his interest in the game. Zhang’s father still felt that driving in real life was tiring enough, so why would anyone choose to continue driving in a game? It was simply incomprehensible!

Zhang Yan tried a few times, but failed, so she had to give up.

It can only be said that entertainment also has a threshold, and the taste and preferences of entertainment also need to be cultivated step by step.

Many people have not played good games, so their understanding and taste of games are naturally not up to par. And once they have this preconceived notion, it becomes increasingly difficult to truly understand the form of games in depth.

Many parents regard games as a scourge, because they have not experienced or understood truly excellent games. They only see those games with relatively low quality and their adverse effects on teenagers.

It is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven to make these people who don't play games, understand the fun of games.

Zhang Yan saw the press conference for the gaming router. At first, she thought it was just a gimmick, but after obtaining information about the exclusive games for this console from the internet, she suddenly had a bold idea.

After dinner, the table was cleaned up, the dishes were put in the dishwasher, and the family sat on the sofa eating fruit.

Zhang Yan's mother subconsciously wanted to use the remote control to watch TV.

Zhang Yan quickly said, "Mom and Dad, you can watch TV directly on the gaming router in the future. See? All the mainstream video apps are here, and you can also connect to cable TV signals."

As Zhang Yan spoke, she handed each of her parents a controller.

Following Zhang Yan's instructions, Zhang’s father and mother pressed the D-pad and joystick, and found that they could indeed control the router with the controller and open the video apps.

Seeing that her parents were interested, Zhang Yan seized the opportunity and said, "By the way, this router also comes with some family brain-teasing mini-games. How about we play a simple game?"