Chapter 966: Blue Speed," the player who ultimately ranked first is
The player who ultimately ranked first in Chapter 966, "Deep Blue Speed," is—
In the morning, Kanli got up feeling refreshed.
Looking at the video's popularity still soaring on his phone, he felt energized.
Without any hesitation, after confirming the final winner of the game, Kanli immediately got to work and recorded the final video of the challenge.
"Hi everyone, welcome back to my video!"
Kanli sat upright at the camera's focal point, making exaggerated facial expressions.
"Since I posted this challenge, players from all over the world have been actively participating in this event. As the organizer, I would like to thank everyone for their support!"
"And now, right here in this video! I will reveal the final winner's game ID to everyone!"
"This absolute powerhouse who has successfully stood out from numerous players will be the one to win all the challenge prizes in this competition!"
"Before that, I would also like to express my special thanks to all the sponsors of my event—the official team of Deep Blue Speed, the China GT3 Racing Association, and the official team of China Linghui Entertainment's Time-Space Standoff..."
Kanli thanked all the generous benefactors in one breath before bringing the topic back to the main point.
"Viewers who have been paying close attention to the leaderboard of the 'Deep Blue Speed' racing game should have noticed that the top spot on the leaderboard was actually changing before this video was officially released."
"First, there's he. After his first place was taken away, he disappeared until all the players used their skills to push him out of the top three. Then he logged back into the game and took the top spot again. We now know who he is. To prevent the official team from colluding with him to cheat, or any other possibility that could affect fairness, he posted video evidence of the new record on his account. Viewers can go to the link I provided to view it."
At this point, some viewers will inevitably skip ahead to check and confirm.
However, none of them noticed at the time that the video link did not redirect to Xiao He's personal account, but to the official overseas account of "Time and Space Standoff". In the video, Xiao He not only appeared and set a new record, but also greeted everyone at the end of the video and promoted the upcoming movie "Time and Space Standoff".
When Kanli returned to the video, he would mention the movie in some details, so many people were left with a superficial impression.
But none of that matters.
Most importantly, the final result—
"However, many people have also noticed that after he, other accounts have been repeatedly challenging this record and have surpassed he's latest record multiple times."
"So, will He successfully retain his number one spot, or will some newcomer player rise to the top?"
Kanli flipped the camera and logged into "Deep Blue Speed," unexpectedly covering the racing leaderboard on the Yizhuang map.
So, who is the ultimate victor?
...
"So you really were breaking records last night?"
Liu Rulan crossed her arms and looked speechlessly at the person lazily yawning at the table.
"Didn't I already tell you not to try and break that record? As a public figure, there's no need to compete with them for that prize money. Besides, it's part of our publicity anyway. You just need to control your ranking and not completely fall out of the spotlight. Give them their share of the prize money. We can't just keep everyone entertained like this!"
If you try to promote it properly, it might backfire.
Besides, look how busy you've been lately, with Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, movie promotions, and even time to play games.
Liu Rulan was already impressed by Xiao He, yet he still wanted to break the record.
"Oh, just to clarify, I only logged in last night to take a look, but I didn't intend to break the record."
Xiao He casually picked up a slice of bread, then spread his hands bluntly: "Besides, I've already confirmed that the latest record. Even I can't surpass it."
The publicity for this part had already been confirmed, and the prize money for this part was already set as a publicity expense. He couldn't possibly win it back specifically; that would be too tasteless.
Xiao He isn't short of money.
However, he was still a little surprised when he logged into the game yesterday.
Before this, the speedrun leaderboard had been relatively stable. Even when records were updated, it was mostly familiar top players competing against each other. However, with the game's promotion going viral and the various bounty videos posted by a blogger named Kanli, a large number of new players suddenly flooded into the leaderboard.
Many players who didn't previously pay attention to the game, or those who didn't focus on the game's leaderboards, have joined the prize money battle. It's also said that many professional players and even real-world race car drivers have joined the event, some even using the game's external steering wheel devices.
Therefore, the original speedrun leaderboard was completely disrupted by these gathered top players, including Xiao He, who was ranked number one.
It's true what they say, the real masters are often found among ordinary people.
In order to stay on the list throughout the promotional period, Xiao He had to climb up from time to time to break the record.
In the end, he felt like he was just a goalkeeper.
Oh, no, perhaps in the eyes of those guys down there, he's no different from the final villain.
Almost everyone was trying to take down this biggest boss, but Xiao He was too resilient. After the first phase, there was a second phase, and after the second phase, there was a third phase... In short, he always managed to come back to life.
Countless brave souls who wanted to challenge him fell below his ranking.
However, it cannot be denied that the BOSS also has health points, and even with the system buff, Xiao He is still no match for certain talent monsters.
Towards the end, he was already struggling a lot.
"Can't you refresh it either?"
Liu Rulan was somewhat surprised.
She didn't understand the game; she simply thought that Xiao He, who could easily top the leaderboard and break world records, must be among the most outstanding players in the group.
Moreover, she now has a blind confidence in Xiao He, which is why she was able to confidently arrange such a publicity plan.
There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.
Xiao He shook his head helplessly.
Ultimately, and naturally, the top spot on the leaderboard belonged to the truly skilled player, including the substantial prize money.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Liu Rulan realized that she had indeed blindly trusted Xiao He without considering the matter, and immediately apologized to Xiao He, "I didn't expect you to be under so much pressure."
Xiao He waved his hand: "It's not that big, but I'm still quite surprised that someone could surpass my record."
Even with cheat codes, he couldn't outrun his opponent; he truly accepts his defeat wholeheartedly.
Xiao He truly admired the other party.