I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

“Because I just saw him in Xuxu Garden,” Qian Lingming replied quickly.

"Your younger brother, that cute boy Sato Mei, is chatting with two blond foreigners. And there are people guarding outside the room where they're talking, so cool!"

"Ok?"

"I just saw it with my own eyes! Your brother's voice is so expressive."

"Um???!!!"

Elio was stunned.

Section 0 VTB (7)

When Sato Mei came out of the restroom in the Jojoen, Anzai and Tony were waiting in front of the door.

The three chatted about trivial matters for a while before returning to their room.

Inside, the high-end roasted meat was sizzling and dripping with oil.

A rich aroma spread throughout the surroundings.

The three sat down in turn. Kondo Kanetsugu, the driver and bodyguard who had been grilling meat inside, nodded to Sato Mei, finished the last bite of grilled meat and rice in his bowl, quickly left the room, and closed the door.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw a young woman appear from around the corner of the corridor and walk towards the room.

He couldn't help but frown, his well-trained professional eyes scanning the area.

A woman in her early twenties, with weak muscles and no place on her body to conceal weapons.

----Safety!

The girl clearly felt the pressure of his gaze, her whole body trembled slightly, and then she couldn't help but carefully avoid him as she walked down the corridor.

As the girl walked past the corner of the corridor, Kondo Kanetsugu couldn't help but grin wryly.

He still can't forget his habits from his time as a soldier, which makes his two children very afraid of his gaze.

inside the house,

Sato Mei is continuing to discuss his company's business model with Anzai and Tony.

“I think that since we’re going to do real business, we need to have a main direction for development,” Anzai suggested in a low voice while eating his grilled meat.

"Based on the information you provided, Boss, we can choose from many different modes."

"According to my analysis, the most suitable companies for us are those that are technology-driven, similar to technology monopolies and technological barriers."

"If we develop in this direction, then in the future we will only need to recruit all kinds of research talents, contact universities, and then fund the construction of research labs to conduct more in-depth development of artificial intelligence algorithms."

"The advantage of this is that we will not face too much pressure, and in the future world, as the top of the technology chain, we can easily make many decisions."

"Of course, there are many drawbacks to doing this. First, the profits we make may not be much, at most enough to become a privately held unicorn company. In fact, we will not be known to the vast majority of ordinary people and will not gain widespread social influence."

As soon as he said that, Sato Mei shook his head: "No, pass."

Tony looked surprised. "Why?"

Of course, it's for fun and to complete the system's main quest.

Of course, Sato Mei couldn't say these words aloud.

He carefully considered his words, and then slowly and earnestly said, "I need social impact. I've had a dream for a long time to build this company and create this new algorithm for artificial intelligence. There is only one goal."

"What?" Tony stopped eating.

"To connect the virtual world to everyone in the world, a real virtual world, a real second world, a new world."

Sato Mei's voice was soft but captivatingly magnetic: "My goal is to change the entire world's ecological structure, to create a super-giant virtual enterprise like the Oasis in Ready Player One. The virtual world they build is what I'm after."

“Boss, this is not something that can be achieved with artificial intelligence technology alone. There are countless technical obstacles that need to be overcome.”

Tony blinked, seemingly not holding much hope for what Sato Mei had said, or rather, not agreeing with it.

“This is just the ultimate goal.” Sato Mei tapped the table lightly with his slender index finger and said seriously, “You may not agree, but at least our first step is to be clear about our objective, which is to gain widespread social influence and huge sums of money.”

As a devoted fan of Akira Sato, Anzai unconditionally supports his decision.

She quickly followed Sato Mei's instructions and began to analyze: "In that case, we need to do something that involves the daily lives of ordinary people."

"Smart homes, smart robots, artificial intelligence carried by mobile phones. Of course, there are also more advanced smart medical chips, and so on."

“No.” Sato Mei interrupted him with a wave of his hand: “These things take too long, and we also have to consider many issues such as industrial sites and factories, so we will not consider them for the time being.”

"So, what do you mean?" Anxi had a guess.

"Games, of course!" Tony jumped up.

"Virtual reality, real artificial intelligence, biotechnology, a complete virtual game world!" Tony became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Boss, I admire you so much!" He paced excitedly around the room. "This is the dream of every gamer in the world. If real virtual games were to appear, that would be absolutely amazing."

“That’s right.” Sato Mei confirmed his idea: “I really want to make a game like that, a true second world.”

"Alright! Boss, when shall we begin?" Tony was suddenly full of renewed enthusiasm.

“No rush. This dream might take us a lifetime to realize. This is just the first step.” Sato Mei shook his head and turned to Anzai: “Anzai, you should first get the game company settled. Affiliate it to our newly established Near Future Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. It will mainly be responsible for VR game development. Also, set up a publishing company. Remember to cross-shareholdings and mix up the order a bit.”

"You can freely recruit people for the new company, and remember to find some talented individuals."

“Okay, it’s difficult, but with your part of the algorithm, BOSS, I think we can attract some talent.” Tony shrugged.

Sato Mei glanced at him: "If you want to see a real virtual second world in your lifetime, then do your best to make it happen."

"Alright alright!"

“By the way, BOSS,” Anzai suddenly interjected.

"what?"

"What should we name this new company? Can you suggest one? Boss?"

Sato Mei pondered for a few seconds, then, lacking any naming skills, simply made up a name on the spot.

"Let's call it Virtual Future Game."

[Ding! Side quest progress detected.]

[Starting Side Quest 1.1: The Game.]

Users will have one opportunity to participate in a company-wide open recruitment process.

[This is the first time the dice have been thrown; this time it's a six-sided dice.]

[Level 1/Ordinary Employee]

[Second-tier/Elite-level employees]

[Three/High-level employees]

[Four/Master-level staff]

Five/Employees at a garbage level

[Six Major Successes]

......

Slurp slurp!

The virtual die spun several times in the colorless air before finally stopping on the number "4".

[Fourth interview: A master-level employee.]

[World lines are converging...]

The user's virtual game company will receive a master-level team of employees in the next recruitment round.

[Master-level team (purple): A team consisting of a top-tier master in a specific game development field, along with numerous other master-level game developers. (Overall game development efficiency bonus +30)]

I'm having good luck today.

After a moment of quiet reflection, Sato Mei smiled at Tony with satisfaction and said, "I'm looking forward to your efforts in finding more excellent teams."

"I can only say what I can."

Tony shrugged.

I trust you.

After finishing their serious work-related conversation, the three of them ate their fill of barbecue and chatted for a while longer.

Sato Mei glanced at the time and gestured to Anzai and Tony, "Are you finished eating? Let's go if you're done."

The three filed out of the room.

Sato Mei took the lead, turning to Anzai as he walked and instructing, "So, Anzai, what you need to do is here..."

"Mingjun? Hmm?"

A strangely familiar voice suddenly entered his ears.

He turned around and saw his sister's face.

.......

The room where Elio is located in the Xuxu Garden.

"Let's go take a look."

Having confirmed that Qian Lingming was not joking, Elio's interest was immediately piqued.

"I'll go too." Otome-on wasn't going to miss out on something so fun.

The three of them quickly got up and left their seats, and soon arrived at the house that Qian Lingming had just passed by.

A middle-aged man in a black suit stood ramrod straight outside the house, silently observing.

A sense of authority arises spontaneously.

Otome-on muttered to herself, "It sounds like a negotiation between the heads of a yakuza group in a TV drama."

“Oh, I know, there’s a scene like that in Yakuza.” Chilingming quickly picked up on the joke: “Wow, does that mean Eriol, your brother is actually a high-ranking member of some yakuza organization in Tokyo? No way!”

“You must play too many games.” Elio laughed. “That guy stays at home all day long and never goes out. He goes out at most one day a week. If any yakuza organization had such low attendance requirements, I would want to quit being a corporate slave and become a member.”

“That’s true. I’ve heard that the villains in the yakuza organizations have to go out on the streets to collect debts every day, and they also loiter in some red-light districts and nightclubs to collect money. I’ve never heard of them staying at home as NEETs.” Qian Lingming nodded seriously.