The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 249: The hidden map of the Sprawling City! (asking for monthly tickets)
Xu Meng covered his face and remained silent for a long time.

In the end, he just said, "Don't worry about it for now. I'll check with Guoan and Wu Shuang and ask about the situation later."

"As for the remaining few, you can ask Zhang Baiquan to go over and talk to them."

"Don't sign too long a contract at the beginning, try it out and see how the players react."

"Big screens and giant billboards that are too eye-catching won't work, but small storefronts and signs are fine."

“But we also need to make some cyber-futuristic modifications to fit in with the aesthetic style of the entire city.”

"Anyway, let's talk about it first."

"Let me make it clear in advance - you have to satisfy me before you can update the game. If I'm not satisfied, there will be no update."

“If the players strongly protest, the withdrawal will also be required.”

"——But if you withdraw, we can refund the money and won't let the partner suffer any loss."

Xu Meng's rules are undoubtedly a bit overbearing.

But he agreed to these collaborations not just to earn the advertising fees.

His goal is to integrate virtual and reality to create a more interesting lifestyle.

——As he said in the Fire Knife interview.

So for him, the attitudes of players and users are much more important than that advertising fee.

The young assistant took a pen and wrote quickly on the notebook, quickly writing down Xu Meng's requirements.

"Okay, nothing else?"

Xu Meng stood up as he spoke.

But the junior high school girl quickly pushed him back: "Sit down first! There is still something else to do!"

"Huanlong Games sent me an email saying they want to change the release date of the VR version of Nations."

"Ah?" Xu Meng was a little surprised. "They want to advance again? No! Absolutely not! If they continue like this, someone in their company will die suddenly!"

"No, no." Chen Mengling shook her head repeatedly, "This time it's postponed. They plan to postpone it for two months and release it in March next year."

"Postpone?" Xu Meng was even more surprised.

"Isn't something really wrong?"

I had been trying to meet the deadline, but now I suddenly gave up and postponed it for two months...

This is really an accident. You don’t dare to let your employees work overtime, right?

"No, no." The assistant shook his head again.

"I asked Huanlong's friend privately, and she said their boss suddenly came to his senses last night and no longer allowed overtime."

Is it okay to suddenly come to your senses?

Xu Meng once again complained about his overflowing desires.

"Never mind, it's always a good thing."

"Speaking of which, how is the progress of Project Frost and Snow?"

"It's going very smoothly! If nothing goes wrong, everything can be converted to VR in January." The assistant gave the answer immediately without having to think.

Obviously, she was paying attention to the situations of all project teams and kept them all in mind.

"However, Lu Cong and his team plan to conduct a small-scale internal test after the VR version is completed to see the overall feedback from players, and finally plan to launch it in February."

Xu Meng calculated the time and nodded, "Okay, the Silver City station can open later."

"Is everything alright now?"

"That's all." The young assistant finally closed the notebook.

Xu Meng also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and stretched, planning to go and take a look at the "Monster Hunter" project team.

But as soon as he stood up, he stopped again: "I almost forgot something."

"What's the matter?" The junior high school girl who was about to leave the office stopped and opened her notebook again.

"Check the game backend and social networks to see if the players who won the [Global Survival Competition] yesterday have any bad records."

"If not, give each of them an [Honorary Player] identity card - oh, Zhu Mo, don't check, she doesn't get one."

Given the scale of the [Global Survival Competition], its global influence, and the difficulty of winning the award, you are fully qualified to obtain the status of [Honorary Player].

——Except Zhu Mo again.

"Huh? Oh! Okay!"

Chen Mengling was surprised at first, but after she realized what was happening, she immediately nodded vigorously!
As she walked out of the office, her heels hit the floor, making a light tapping sound.

Clearly in a great mood.

……

……

At the same time, the western center of the sprawling city's ring-city aerial track.

A player who explored the sprawling city all night long discovered a strange platform.

【Platform 9】

The Skytrain system in Sprawling City is quite developed, with tracks crisscrossing between buildings, providing a fast means of transportation to various areas of the city.

Many players who are not very enthusiastic about combat but love to explore ride on aerial tracks to travel across the city and observe the entire city through the windows.

The outer ring track that circles the entire city is therefore extremely popular.

The Western Rail Center, as one of the four major transfer stations on the outer ring, also has a very high flow of passengers.

But the players' eyes were fixed on the city and buildings, and they didn't pay much attention to the platform itself.

Until a Jiangcheng player named Hua Zhou appeared. She had taken the Skytrain to and from get off work every day for several years.

Nowadays, I see more advanced and complex skytrain systems in Mansheng, and I can't help but want to see how they are different from the ones I usually ride.

As she looked, she found an incongruous platform sign.

The sign itself is not unusual, being a common electronic display sign in sprawling cities.

It's just not in the right place -

It is not hung facing the track, but facing the aisle.

The platform number is not quite right either—

【9】

Huazhou blinked in confusion and looked at the adjacent platform again.

On one side is [9] and on the other side is [10].

There is no problem.

Only here is [9].

"Is it a texture error? Or a game bug?"

Confused, she walked forward and tried to tap the electronic sign.

——When there was a problem with the electrical appliances at home when I was a child, I could just tap them and they would return to normal.

Hua Zhou instinctively wanted to help take some photos.

But she wasn't tall enough to reach it.

So she pulled back her left hand, controlled the character to take a few steps back and then sprinted at full speed, intending to do a wall jump.

But something unexpected happened -

The moment the character jumped up, he didn't kick the wall, but instead dived into it!

The scene was spinning, and the body-sensing synchronized suit was sending strong stimulation to her shoulders, back, and thighs, telling her that she had fallen quite hard.

Hua Zhou took a deep breath and rubbed his back and thighs before taking in his surroundings.

This sight made her stunned——

The surrounding environment seemed no different from outside, but all electronic devices were dark, as if they had lost power.

There aren't any players or NPCs.

There isn't even a sanitation robot for cleaning.

There was a train on the Skytrain, but its doors were closed and there were no lights on.

It was so empty that you could hear a pin drop.

Like it's haunted.

"Am I...traveled into the other world?"

Huazhou is a little timid.

The terrible memories of playing "Devil!" two weeks ago resurfaced...

But after all, she had discovered a bug in the game, and she was unwilling to just turn around and leave.

Finally, she mustered up her courage, and while comforting herself that “I’m already here,” she followed the tracks to explore deeper into the platform.

Fortunately, she soon found a ticket counter.

Right above the ticket counter, there is a metal sign.

【Silver City Express】

At the ticket window, there is another small sign:

[Platform is under maintenance, temporarily closed]

Hua Zhou was stunned for several seconds before he finally reacted -

"Silver City?"

"This leads to the Silver City?!"

Hua Zhou stuck to the ticket window in surprise and looked inside hard.

But there was nothing inside except tables and chairs.

She did not feel disappointed, but turned back and ran, staring at the closed train door and the track that stretched into the darkness, lost in thought:
If I keep walking along this railway track, can I reach the Silver City?

Now that I've thought of it, of course I have to try it!

She bravely jumped off the platform and walked along the tracks into the darkness.

Then he walked less than 80 meters and ran back screaming.

——There is no light at all in the distance, it’s so scary!

But she really wanted to know if she could reach the Silver City.

So, she activated the [Great Shaking Technique]——

Run to Mengjin and post:
[The Sprawling City Hidden Map! The mysterious platform leads directly to the Silver City!]
The popularity of the Sprawling City is very high right now, and with the addition of the two keywords [Hidden Map] and [Silver City], the popularity has undoubtedly skyrocketed instantly!
Players who woke up early rushed to this special platform.

Even many players who had stayed up all night and were about to go to bed couldn't help but restart their computers and rush to the hidden map.

In order to get the first holographic display device, Huanyue registered as a boxer early and entered the Sky Arena, but was beaten up all night. He also saw the news.

This made him feel relieved.

Finally I can leave this tower!

This is such a ridiculous difficulty level, it's not meant for people to play!
(End of this chapter)