Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

"Let me see!"

"No! Didn't you say you were shy?!"

"That happened months ago, Mr. Houmu, I'll get angry if you say something like that again!"

"It just won't work!"

After a while of commotion, Yuexia finally gave up on getting Nangong Yu to take off the Houmu mascot costume, but she squeezed next to him and sat there refusing to move.

As punishment, she even brought over a cake and made Nangong Yu feed her.

Looking at the adorable little face raised under the moonlight, mouth open, revealing the clean, white teeth and pink tongue, looking at her with no wariness as if asking for something, Nangong Yu suddenly felt a stirring in her heart, wanting to put something other than cake inside.

punish?

reward!

After finishing the cake, he took a tissue and wiped Yuexia's mouth. He watched as she leaned comfortably against him, her little hands secretly reaching out to hug his arm.

"There are still more than three hours left. Is there anything you'd like to do?"

Looking at the time, Nangong Yu tilted her head and asked.

"Forget it today."

"Hmm? Why? I remember you said last time you wanted to go to the new district."

"this......"

After a pause, Yuexia's voice became somewhat low: "After a while, I may not be able to come and play with Mr. Houmu for a long time."

Nangong Yu's raised hand froze for a moment, then she asked calmly, "Really? Did something happen?"

"Yes, Grandpa said that my gene adjustment is about to reach the final stage. Because of my physical condition, I can't do it directly like others. I can only sleep in the nutrient tank. I guess I'll be sleeping for a long time."

Nangong Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Yuexia's tone just now, he thought something had happened.

He raised his other arm and patted her head gently, saying softly, "Shouldn't you be happy that your body is recovering? Why are you sad?"

Under the moonlight, she hugged the arm in her arms even tighter.

"But then we won't be able to see Mr. Houmu, will we?"

"There's plenty of time ahead of us, a little extra time won't make a difference. Wouldn't it be even more fun to play together in real life after the gene adjustment is finished?"

"That's what I say... but what if it takes too long and Mr. Houmu forgets about me?"

Noticing the worry on Yuexia's face, Nangong Yu placed his doll arm in front of her: "Then let's pinky swear, I promise I won't forget you, and we'll go play together when you're better."

Looking at those thick arms and the drooping head of the Houmu, Yuexia suddenly burst out laughing: "How am I supposed to pinky swear like this?"

Rubbing her eyes, Yuexia sat up and happily pounced on Houmu.

He sank his whole body into the loose-fitting Houmu outfit, rubbing against her with a smile: "Then it's a promise, Mr. Houmu, you can't go back on your word!"

"Do not worry."

He supported her, and the atmosphere returned to normal. Under the moonlight, she began to chatter away, sharing the topics she had accumulated over the past two weeks that she had specifically wanted to tell him.

"By the way, Mr. Houmu, you're also part of Anti-Entropy, right? Have you ever heard of Pokémon?"

Nangong Yu paused for a moment, then smiled: "Of course I've heard of it."

"Really? Then, is Pokémon fun? I watched the trailer before, and it looks really interesting."

"It's so much fun! It's absolutely the most fun in the world!"

Nangong Yu's answer to this was resolute.

"Really?! Then let's play together, okay? Mr. Homu will be in charge of catching them, and I'll be in charge of raising them. We'll build a big yard together, filled with all our Pokémon~"

Is this an attempt to open a breeding center?

Smiling, Nangong Yu patted Yuexia's head and replied, "Okay, I'll teach you when you're better."

At this moment, Yuexia looked around and suddenly became a little furtive, whispering in his ear, "Since Mr. Houmu is Anti-Entropy, can we secretly play ahead of time? My sister taught me that this is called... going through the back door?"

"No way~"

"Huh? Is it because Mr. Houmu's level is too low?"

He looked somewhat dazed, and as soon as he finished speaking, he quickly covered his mouth, his eyes becoming cautious, as if afraid of hurting his pride.

"What are you thinking about!"

The hand that was stroking the little head was raised, then gently tapped downwards: "I am the game designer of Pokémon!"

Upon hearing this, Yuexia's eyes widened immediately.

Chapter 106: Pokémon Released!

With the release of the trailer, in order to help everyone better understand Pokémon, in addition to the official releases of Pokémon and world-building information from time to time, the Pokémon anime, which began production at the beginning of the year, was also broadcast.

Players initially thought they'd just click on the animation to whet their appetites, but after watching it, they were even more eager to watch it. Those adorable Pokémon were so tempting that they didn't want to wait even a second longer.

In the three months since the release of the AR glasses, Pokémon-related information has appeared on the trending topics list three or four times almost every day. On the day the Duel Arena was built, the popularity completely dominated the list.

Driven by Entropy, their AR glasses and Pokémon products have almost completely overshadowed the other two companies. What's even more frustrating for Destiny and Shencheng Technology is that Entropy's glasses are priced the same as theirs, at the price of a regular mobile phone, making them affordable for most people. In just a few days, the number of pre-orders on Entropy's official website has already exceeded twice the combined number of the other two companies.

This scene naturally caused headaches for the people involved in Destiny and Divine City. Why couldn't we just share the market together peacefully? Why did you suddenly do something like this?

On the day the trailer was released, the developers at Destiny and Shinjo began working through the night on the Pokémon design, and finally concluded: "It's too late, there's no hope, just wait to die."

Such an absurd level of completion is simply impossible to replicate in a short period of time. Even if a similar replica were made now, it would not only become a laughing stock online, but its quality would also be completely outclassed.

What to do if you can’t win?

Naturally, they sought cooperation. Destiny and Divine City offered generous terms in exchange for the simultaneous porting of Pokémon to their AR glasses. However, anyone with a brain would never agree to such a request.

We're all competitors, so why would we give up our advantage when we have a significant lead?

When the Anti-Entropy headquarters couldn't reach an agreement, they tried to contact the game's designer. Those few days, Nangong Yu was so annoyed that he simply kept his phone off, which made Fairy Miss, who wanted to chat with him but couldn't reach him at all, furious.

Later, after Nangong Yu promised to send her two AR glasses along with all the special offers, the fairy girl calmed down and thoughtfully sent him some rather revealing selfies.

Finally, it was late at night on December 31st.

Countless users had already opened the Anti-Entropy website early on. Even though the initial launch in North America was as high as 20 million units, no one dared to let their guard down. They gripped the mouse tightly and stared intently at the time in the lower right corner.

Offline stores were even more frenzied, with many people queuing up at Anti-Entropy stores a day in advance. Every Anti-Entropy electronics store had a queue that stretched as far as the eye could see, which scared most of the police officers into coming out, partly to maintain order and partly to prevent people from buying things for free.

Of course, some police officers also wanted to join the queue and buy one for themselves.

Entropy is the wealthiest family in this country; their salaries all depend on these capitalist lords.

The AR glasses went on sale precisely when the hour, minute, and second hands all pointed to zero.

hum! ! !

In just a few seconds, the Anti-Entropy Group's servers began to wail like a female knight falling into a goblin's lair.

The purchase requests exceeding 100 million almost crashed the server. Even from several floors away in the office, Nangong Yu could almost hear the furious roars of the relevant supervisors. It was easy to imagine the programmers' frantic state. If things went wrong at this moment, not only would they miss out on their generous bonuses, but their year-end bonuses that hadn't been paid out yet would probably be wiped out!

Finally, the server's constant groans subsided, and the supervisor and programmers breathed a sigh of relief. The supervisor's position was secure, and the programmers' year-end bonuses were also saved. Moreover, they could already foresee a substantial bonus beckoning to them.

Nangong Yu and his group naturally didn't go home today either. The four of them gathered in the office, squeezed onto a sofa, and waited anxiously and expectantly for news.

"Brother, how long will it take to sell out 20 million units?"

To ease the tension, Seele held her brother's hand tightly and asked softly.

"I don't know, it shouldn't be more than an hour..."

Before he could finish speaking, they suddenly heard enthusiastic cheers coming from somewhere. Just as the group was a little stunned, Cocolia called.

Nangong Yu quickly answered the call and turned on speakerphone. All four heads crowded around, and Cocolia's voice trembled with excitement: "Sold out in ten seconds! Ten seconds!!!"

"Sigh~"

The four gasps of shock have made an outstanding contribution to global warming.

Five million copies of the special edition and fifteen million copies of the regular edition, gone in ten seconds?

"So fast?!"

"It's that fast. According to the backend data, the number of IPs purchased from North America alone is close to 100 million."

"What should I do?"

"We can only ask those contract manufacturers to work more overtime. As long as the money is right, it's not a difficult problem."

After exchanging a few words, Cocolia hurriedly hung up the phone.

She had already given Pokémon a very high rating in her mind, but she never expected it to bring her such an unimaginable surprise. It seems that some things that she couldn't do before can now be started.

Looking down at the dazzling neon lights of the city below through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Cocolia smiled.

beep.

After hanging up the phone, the four of them looked at each other.

The next moment, the three girls hugged Nangong Yu at the same time, cheering excitedly. After celebrating for a while, they hurriedly pulled Nangong Yu home.

When Seele, Yaya, and Kaguya pulled him back to the same bedroom, locked the door, and pinned him to the bed, Nangong Yu, who was a little too excited, finally came to his senses.

Looking at the three pairs of burning gazes in front of him, Nangong Yu's throat moved, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

It’s over.

He thought to himself that this.

Not only them, but everyone in the outer offices also quickly received the news and cheered excitedly, especially Ling, who shouted the loudest. No one knew what she was laughing about, even though she wasn't an employee of Anti-Entropy.

That night, the entire company was filled with joy. Even the old gatekeeper received a generous red envelope and, caught up in the atmosphere, excitedly did a Thomas Flair on the spot.

On the other side, in the far east, it's currently 2 PM.

This time of year should have been Sirin's live gaming session, but today the live stream interface has changed.

"Outdoor Live Stream: Pokémon Gameplay Review!!"

The short title left the screen filled with question marks.

[No way, it's supposed to go on sale at 2 PM Far Eastern Time, and you, Fugu, started playing it at 2:01 PM? Do you own Anti-Entropy?]