Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 287: 285: Even More Productive Than a Donkey!

After logging into the virtual world and playing briefly with Mavis, he came to the small desk on the deck and began to study seriously.

Learning about bioelectric muscle stimulation technology-related materials was quite difficult, even when fully stimulating his thinking ability. But fortunately, by today, the equipment to be manufactured was more or less ready.

In other words, the “Game Cabin” had finally entered the implementation phase, and it was time to try making a prototype.

Lincoln put down the materials at hand, sat up straight, and stretched a long stretch.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that Mavis, separated by a layer of glass, seemed to have seen something funny, and was laughing hysterically.

He approached her and tapped the glass with his fingers.

Mavis looked up and, seeing that Lincoln had finished studying and was standing before her, her eyes brightened immediately.

She stood up, stretched her arm, and pulled open the “window” to jump into Lincoln’s embrace.

—It was, of course, impossible for an ordinary spaceship to open the glass partition so casually.

But this was the virtual world, and wherever Mavis wanted to open a door, she opened it!

Lincoln held Mavis and walked over to the familiar little sofa, collapsing onto it together with her.

“What did you just see? You were laughing so happily?”

Mavis’ laughter wouldn’t stop when he mentioned it, and Lincoln instinctively patted her back, worried that she would laugh too hard.

“It’s the studio group chat! They’re all talking about how the office received a lot of packages this afternoon.”

“The office? Oh, the previous office, right? What packages?” Lincoln asked curiously with a smile.

Mavis raised her head, stared at Lincoln’s expression, and answered, “Blades! A total of three large boxes of art cutter blades!”

Lincoln’s smile froze on his face, “Is it because of the trailer? How did it arrive so fast?”

“Exactly!” Mavis dismissed his wishful thinking, “It was delivered by a same-city errand service! They even said…haha, they said that the employer was very anxious and asked them to deliver it before five o’clock no matter what!”

Saying this, Mavis couldn’t help but giggle again.

Lincoln’s face darkened, and with both hands, he covered Mavis’ soft cheeks and rubbed them hard.

Mavis could hardly speak due to the rubbing, and could only make “um hum hum” animal-like whining sounds.

But she didn’t struggle, she just raised her hands and looked at Lincoln pitifully, asking for mercy.

How could Lincoln continue doing this?

So, he let go of her cheeks and gently rubbed her pink head instead, “Let’s go home. The game will be released tomorrow, and no one will send blades anymore.”

“Yay! Going home after work!” Mavis happily echoed.

Of course, it wasn’t completely groundless for Mavis to echo like this.

In the virtual world, she had made an exact replica of the house where Lincoln currently lived.

When Lincoln slept in his bedroom in the real world, Mavis in the picture would also lie down in the virtual world under the covers.

When Lincoln got up, washed, and ate in the real world, Mavis in the picture would also do the same things.

One morning while washing up, Lincoln was a bit drowsy, and glanced to the side while brushing his teeth. He saw Mavis also standing beside him, brushing her teeth in the screen of the frameless display.

Mavis noticed him looking at her and turned her head, smiling brightly at him with the toothbrush in hand.

The feeling was truly amazing.

So, Mavis cheering for “going home after work” made perfect sense!

A very small number of real insiders, a large number of fun-loving people, and countless players who were just joining in on the fun, discussed and made noise all night long.

The next day, Friday, was the release date of “Paradise”.

Countless players who had spent the previous night on forums and Spiritual Rhinoceros, chatting until one or two in the morning, still got up early.

The number of people asking for sick leave from schools and companies reached a new high.

Though asking for leave on both Wednesday and Friday was indeed challenging, as it required finding two suitable leave reasons within such a short time.

But it didn’t stop the enthusiastic players:

“I took leave on Wednesday for constipation, but I took too much laxative, and now I feel like I’m going to have diarrhea till I pass out. I need to take leave again on Friday.”

“I took leave on Wednesday to get married, and then found out my wife cheated on me on Thursday. I need to take leave tomorrow to get a divorce.”

“My first love is getting married on Wednesday, requesting a day off to see her for the last time. Unexpectedly, old feelings resurface, so I’ve decided to pursue love. Tomorrow, my first love is divorcing, so I need to go comfort her. Please approve a day off on Friday, dear leader.”

“Buddha appeared in my dream, warning me not to go out on Friday; otherwise, I will encounter a bloody disaster.”

Leave request forms have become a place for players to unleash their creativity and imagination.

Even a topic made a brief appearance on Spiritual Rhinoceros’ trending list— #Fancy Leave Request Competition#

Anyway, players will overcome all difficulties, stay at home, open the newly launched “Paradise” page of Cloud Dream, and rush into the game as soon as it is officially released.

Moreover, to play to their heart’s content, they all get up and have breakfast early.

Office workers who never eat breakfast since they always oversleep have also enjoyed a rare and sumptuous breakfast.

Some people even prepared lunch in advance, so they could heat and eat it at noon without interrupting their gaming.

As everyone eagerly awaits, the clock ticks past the final second.

[09:00]

The game is launched!

The first new discovery for players is—another free game?!

Without any payment processes, the game goes straight into downloading.

And the download speed is, as always, ludicrously fast. It feels like the game is ready to play after a slight pause.

—This time it’s not only due to technical advantages but also because the amusement park itself is not new content. Considering the sales of “Assassins’ Alliance,” most players’ consoles have existing maps.

Expanding new content based on this foundation is naturally faster and more unbelievable.

As soon as players log into the game, they are greeted by an amusement park with a strong holiday atmosphere, where tourists and familiar character images are everywhere.

—Lincoln initially intended to charge for the game, given the huge expenses on IP purchases.

But considering that the sole purpose of creating an amusement park was to allow children to play, and according to Daxia’s related regulations, minors under 16 years old can apply for a refund on their gaming expenses.

Lincoln thought that it would be easy for problems to arise.

They eventually made it a free game.

However, revenue generation was still necessary. In the end, just like “Light Encounter,” they added a monthly card.

Players who purchase monthly cards can gain more experience on the [Candy Track] and receive additional tokens as rewards for winning.

And even for monthly cards, players under 16 years old cannot purchase them themselves.

What if they really want one?

Ask an adult player to buy it for them!

What if they can’t find one?

Ask their parents!

It doesn’t affect the balance of the game anyway, so no harm even if they don’t buy it.

Most players barely glance at the amusement park when they log in to the game and rush straight for the Candy Portal!

After stepping through the portal, many players curse—not at the game, but at the absurd “insider news” from last night. Out of ten insiders, nine were fake!

It’s just absurd!

But at this critical moment, they can’t spare their new game to vent their anger online at these fake insiders, so they can only keep it in mind for now.

Right now, the most important thing is to get on the track!

After entering the Candy Track for a couple of rounds, players start researching different outfits.

All kinds of animals, plants, fruits, cartoon characters, and even jars, spray paint, and prints, leave them dazzled.

Then they look at the levels, achievements, and tokens required to purchase these appearances…

Many players immediately open the monthly card purchase page and set the purchase limit for the half-year card to the max!

Buy, buy, buy!

A slightly famous anchor named Hao, makes a payment while speaking to the audience, “Even the donkey from my hometown that pulls the mill isn’t as high-yielding as Cloud Dream! How can I not spend some money with a clear

conscience?”