Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Lincoln had added the IP addresses of many companies to the database a long time ago.

However, his main goal was not to refuse orders—that was just a side matter.

After all, if this happened too frequently, they would eventually realize the problem.

Once they became aware of the issue, they would rush to order from their own homes, or even bypass the company’s WiFi and use mobile data to place orders to circumvent the restriction.

Mavis was not truly omnipotent.

At least under Lincoln’s constraint of “only using legal means,” Mavis, with her limited computing power, was not all-powerful.

Of course, Lincoln was not a saint either. If someone really pushed him too far, he would be completely capable of flipping the table.

In any case, no one knew of Mavis’s existence. Once the Mirage consoles sold 10 million units, and there were enough devices running concurrently, gathering distributed computing power to paralyze other servers, or even wipe them clean would be a piece of cake.

It’s just that such methods were too intense, and Lincoln did not think he would use them.

But the saying goes, one must not harbor ill intentions, yet must always be on guard against the ill intentions of others.

Lincoln himself had no such thoughts, but he couldn’t guarantee that other “friendly businesses” wouldn’t have them.

After all, virtual reality technology represented a huge goldmine, and who wouldn’t want such a goldmine?

So, Lincoln had asked Mavis to add the IP addresses of all large enterprises potentially related to virtual reality to the database, just in case they harbored any ill intentions.

If Cloud Dream’s servers really came under attack, and Mavis caught that the attack came from those IPs, Lincoln would not be so polite anymore.

He would let them say goodbye to their own servers directly!

One week ago, when the second batch of 600,000 Mirage consoles went on sale, Mavis suddenly informed him that some IP addresses on the blacklist were attempting to order consoles, asking Lincoln if he wanted to block those requests.

Lincoln didn’t do that, thinking people shouldn’t be too cruel and should leave some room for goodwill.

So, he had Mavis use network latency and unresponsive orders to trick them, and he did the same this time.

The only difference was that last time there were only a few people placing orders, while this time there were hundreds to thousands of people placing and competing for orders.

Lincoln mischievously thought: I wonder when they will finally realize that all their efforts are futile?

After washing and eating breakfast, Lincoln once again arrived at the spaceship in the virtual world.

However, instead of going to the bridge, he summoned a set of tables and chairs on the spacious deck and sat down properly.

This time, he was not here to play with Mavis, but to study. He took out the first subject’s study materials and started memorizing and reciting while facing the azure sky and expansive clouds.

When studying in the virtual world, Mavis could release specific neural signals through the enhanced headband on Lincoln’s head, giving his brain a mild boost and improving his overall focus, memory, analytical, and thinking abilities.

This was also why Lincoln could turn from an ordinary student with no hands-on skills to a qualified carpenter in a short time, even single-handedly restoring the destiny-weaving loom in “Assassins’ Alliance.”

It should be noted that the huge loom was not just for show; it was actually functional in weaving fabric.

It’s just that the fabric it produced didn’t possess the same magical qualities as those in “Assassins’ Alliance” and wouldn’t display people’s names.

—Fortunately, if it really did show people’s names, Lincoln would probably start questioning his life.

Mavis didn’t come out to disturb Lincoln’s study session either.

She just moved a small stool, sat by the window, resting her hands on the windowsill, and watched Lincoln quietly recite.

At 2 pm in the afternoon, in Shen City, the top anchor of Bilibili, “Super Tomato,” clicked “confirm upload” and watched as his latest video went into the review process.

“Ahh—” he stood up, stretching his back and letting out a pained groan.

Half a month had passed since he acquired Cloud Dream’s Mirage console.

During this time, he had devoted almost all his energy to the game “Traveler of the Wind.’

He had already completed multiple run-throughs, obtained the full collection of white robes, and even became one of the first players to get the customized scarf appearance.

Later, he became obsessed with starting new journeys to meet strangers.

This provided him with a wealth of video material, and if he simply wanted to make a game recommendation, he could have done it within the first week of receiving the console.

He was confident that if he had released the video at that time, it would have been a smash hit.

Those days, many video uploaders were creating content related to “Traveler of the Wind” and racking up extremely high view counts.

However, he didn’t do that, as he felt that it would be a significant waste for such a game.

He even thought that making a hasty recommendation would not only be disrespectful to the great game but also to the education he had received.

Besides being a top anchor on Little Video Station, Super Tomato was also an outstanding graduate of the prestigious Guanghua University, and his title as a top scholar was not just for show—he was genuinely an excellent student!

Therefore, he deeply understood how epoch-making virtual reality technology was, how much technical content it contained, and how bright its future was.

It was because of this recognition that he couldn’t sleep that day, impulsively drove to the delivery station to pick up his package, and then live-streamed “Traveler of the Wind” overnight.

It was because he was so amazed and excited by the technology.

And when he began to play “Traveler of the Wind” with reverence for the technology, he was struck by another completely different and unexpected impact.

As a video uploader, he had played many games and made many videos, but he had never seen such a game before. “Traveler of the Wind” thoroughly refreshed his concept of gaming, making him realize for the first time—games can be like this?

During his first playthrough, he experienced continuous shocks. At the end, when he transformed into a shooting star and traversed the sky, he fell into a long silence as he returned to the starting point on the sand dunes.

He savored the stirring emotions in his heart, feeling like he had so much to say, but the emotions were so rich and complex that he didn’t know where to begin.

At that time, he made a decision while standing on the sand dune: he must create a video that was outstanding enough to be worthy of this game!

From that moment on, he devoted all his energy to this game, even declining all other events and delaying all plans, truly immersing himself in the experience.

He continuously repeated, explored, thought, and summarized.

Finally, the moment had arrived. With the third batch of Cloud Dream consoles selling out, he had completed the video.

After the upload, he stretched and decided to go out for a meal.

As for this video, he didn’t really care about the opinions or evaluations of the Internet users.

Because he believed he had given it his all, and everything he wanted to say had been said.

For this video, he felt an unprecedented satisfaction!