I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 385 Is that really what I think? (26)

At the review session a few days ago, Chen Yu shared the design concept of "Journey to the Abyss", the specific gameplay of searching, attacking and retreating, and various ideas.

Therefore, this award ceremony is just a formality. After congratulating everyone, you can collect your rewards from the Dream Star Lord, spend the remaining days there, and go home at the end of the month.

For other cities, this was just a routine selection process.

But for Chen Yu, this was a rare opportunity to communicate with the outside world.

These past few days, he and Xu Feng have been discussing things while playing through the dream world, and finally found something that they can present to the public, and they will turn this thing into a product later.

Telling everyone to calm down, Chen Yu gestured for Meng Lingyi to open her slides, then pointed to the slides on the screen and said, "Everyone, please look at the big screen."

After drawing everyone's attention to the large screen, those present noticed that the screen prominently displayed the words: "[Server Rental Agreement]".

After clearing his throat, Chen Yu said, "As we all know, to create a large-scale dream world, you must set up a large server to handle the computing power and avoid putting too much pressure on the players' spirits. Only one large server can be set up in a city, and many cities don't actually have the conditions to set one up."

"So here's the question: my city's conditions clearly allow it, but I can't set up large-scale services because of geographical limitations. Is that reasonable?"

After a pause, Chen Yu gave everyone a moment to think, when suddenly someone said, "It makes sense, doesn't it? The natural environment is like this, we can't blame anyone else."

"That's because your city has the necessary conditions. Do you think it's a good thing for other cities that don't?"

One of the dream architects frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "It does feel a bit unsettling. But even with the right conditions, there's nothing we can do; the initial investment and subsequent maintenance both require money."

There aren't many large-scale dreamscapes in Changsheng Prefecture, partly because the geographical environment doesn't allow for them.

The server needs to be located at the intersection of dreams and reality, a rare and randomly assigned location.

Apart from the temple keeper of the Dream Star Lord, no one can be sure whether there is an intersection in this city, or where the intersection is located.

Inviting the temple keeper of the Dream Star Lord is already quite troublesome. After inviting him, you still need to find a suitable location. If it is located in the sky or underground, you need to spend a lot of effort to set it up, which is a huge investment in the early stages.

This brings us to the second reason: cost.

With such a large server set up, if the final large-scale dreamscape produced is not good, it could result in losses of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, so very few people are willing to invest in it.

The existing cities capable of creating large-scale dreamscapes are basically living off their past achievements. In recent years, only Tianyuan city has been willing to build new servers.

Chen Yu had already obtained this data through Meng Lingyi, so he confidently turned to the next page and said to everyone, "Therefore, Tianyuan has launched its own project: server leasing."

"Tianyuan's current servers are located underground, with a current bandwidth capacity of 37,000 Dream Connectivity, while our 'Journey to the Abyss' only uses 4,000 Connectivity. Even with continuous expansion, the future expectation is only 10,000 Connectivity."

"Afterwards, Tianyuan plans to continue expanding our server group, with the ultimate goal of filling the underground area, which is a million throughput. Now, Tianyuan will gradually open up server rentals for everyone to use. We will cover the maintenance costs, and you only need to provide some of your special product materials."

After a moment of silence, one of the dream architects who was interested raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Chen, what supplies do you need?"

"All."

"Hmm? Everything?" "Yes, we want all supplies. Spirit herbs, fruits, timber, ores, all kinds of agricultural products, and medical products."

The dream architects in the audience began to whisper among themselves, and some who were interested in creating large-scale dreams began to move.

A moment later, a young dream weaver stood up and asked, "Mr. Chen, I'd like to ask, our main products in the city are seasonings, would these be suitable?"

"OK."

"Mr. Chen, our main products are various exercise equipment. Would these be suitable?"

"OK."

After learning that Chen Yu really accepted anything, some dream weavers became tempted.

But the thought of regional locks and trade locks made them conflicted again.

Renting the other party's server indicates an intention to engage in trade with Tianyuan, which may attract repercussions from Changshengzhou and the Xu Group, making the situation difficult to assess.

After a long period of thought, someone raised their hand and asked, "Mr. Chen, I have a question. What do you need these for? They don't seem to be of much use to Tianyuan right now."

"Um……"

Before Chen Yu could figure out how to bluff his way out of this problem, Shen Lang suddenly sneered.

Slamming his leg on the table, Shen Lang said arrogantly, "Can't you even see that? You guys are a bit stupid."

"Judge Shen, please have some self-respect."

"Chen has already presented the answers, and you're still asking why? You're so stupid, I really don't know how you graduated from university."

"you……"

Shen Lang stood up abruptly, walked over, and patted Chen Yu on the shoulder, saying, "It's quite obvious. Chen wants to give you all a chance. The worst thing in any industry is to be complacent and stagnant, and dream weavers are no exception. Everyone understands the benefits of large-scale dreams, but the current situation is that without servers, large-scale dreams cannot be created; the cost is too high. Chen is willing to rent out the servers because he wants everyone to actively get involved in the field of large-scale dreams, thereby truly developing the dream-making industry."

After giving everyone a moment to think, Shen Lang raised his voice and continued, "I've always believed that dream weavers are a profession that requires communication. I really enjoyed this selection process because it was a genuine exchange, unlike the previous one-sided praise and criticism. You've all witnessed Chen's sharing these past few days. What is he trying to do? He simply wants to promote the career he loves and get more people involved."

Looking around, Shen Lang's gaze swept over everyone present, and he said firmly, "Tianyuan might need your specialties, but it's not that urgent. Please remember, Tianyuan could have enjoyed the benefits of the large dream realm all to itself, but Chen has now selflessly shared them. This is a feat that transcends personal interests. This sharing may fail, but I'm willing to trust him this once."

Turning his head, Shen Lang looked at the astonished Chen Yu and said seriously, "Although we have our own server in the city, I still hope to rent Tianyuan's server. We'll discuss the relevant contract later. Chen Yu, I support you."

Looking at Shen Lang's sincere, even somewhat self-indulgent, expression, Chen Yu was also confused.

What you said makes a lot of sense, but is that really what I think?

I just wanted to launder some money.

(End of this chapter)