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Chapter 222 [The Great Hermit Hiding in the City]

Although "Stellaris: Chosen" looks quite fancy and is actually quite fancy, its core is still quite traditional.

As an online game developer who has been working in the industry for eight years, it is no problem for Bai Jie to be described as "mature and steady".

If we put aside the labels of "science fiction", "open" and "freedom", Gu Qingshi feels that the design of "Chosen" and "World of Warcraft" have a lot in common. The first versions of both of them have an ambitious goal: "Create a world".

The only difference between the two is that one created the Milky Way and the other created Azeroth.

The girl shook her head, throwing away all these distracting thoughts.

As soon as she walked out of the office, Gu Qingshi saw that the door of the tea room was not closed and Li Xiaomeng was sitting cross-legged on a sponge cushion and sleeping.

Sitting cross-legged, sleeping...

It's quite interesting, like a young monk falling asleep while meditating.

"Wake up."

Gu Qingshi clenched her hands into a tube and whispered in Li Xiaomeng's ear.

Li Xiaomeng was startled and looked at Gu Qingshi's cheek in confusion. The handle in his hand looked like a novice monk's wooden fish hammer.

"Come for a walk with me." Gu Qingshi felt bored and wanted to go out for a walk.

She is a real stay-at-home type. During the two years she hosted Fanxing, her activities basically revolved around school and the studio.

Gu Qingshi also gave the previous house to Xia Yin, and she only went back once every ten days or half a month. There was really no other way. Last year, Gu Qingshi worked non-stop for the entire year, and she didn't have much time to rest.

"Where are you going, boss?"

Li Xiaomeng had just woken up and was half asleep. He wanted to grab his hat and put it on, but he ended up picking up the pixel candle night light on the table.

An orange-yellow electronic candle was placed on Li Xiaomeng's head. Its image was incongruous, and combined with his clear and stupid eyes that had just woken up, it gave him a bit of the charm of a kobold in a mine.

"City Center, just take a walk around, yeah, and then there will be a plot like the return of the Dragon King. Xiao Meng, remember to cooperate with me."

"It's so vulgar, it gives me goosebumps..."

Li Xiaomeng finally found her beloved pointed helmet - this thing is a genuine World War I stock that she bought from overseas, well, it's 80% authentic.

Although Li Xiaomeng grumbled, her body was still honest. She took the car keys and went downstairs with Gu Qingshi.

"Where are you going? Tell me quickly, or I'll sell you out."

Li Xiaomeng adjusted the driver's seat. The seat was a bit high for her and her foot couldn't fully engage the clutch.

The car was originally driven by Gu Qingci, but later it was simply given to Gu Qingshi to practice driving. But unfortunately, Gu Qingshi is a road killer who can't even drive an Ou truck, let alone drive offline...

Gu Qingshi pulled up the map and said, "Broken Bone Bar."

"what?"

Li Xiaomeng was shocked.

What kind of name is this? Why does it sound like a shabby dwarf tavern in a western fantasy world? Li Xiaomeng's mind was in a mess for a while, and she felt that it was not a good idea for Gu Qingshi to go to such a place...

She has always been a good girl who keeps herself clean!

Gu Qingshi said calmly, "It's the bar where Sister An and Bai Shuyi had their small gathering. I'm revisiting the place and posting two photos on WeChat Moments."

"Boss, you are so vicious..."

Li Xiaomeng could already imagine Bai Chengming's complicated feelings when he saw Gu Qingshi "revisiting the old place".

However, Gu Qingshi did not go there on a whim.

She was going there to discuss the promotion of Baldur's Gate.

She was also a little envious of Long Yuan's new AR technology.

.......

The original name of the Broken Bones Bar should be "Little Broken Bones Bar". The owner is a white-haired old man, and his surname is not Hunpo.

As mentioned before, this bar is a "quiet bar", quiet and peaceful.

Maybe the old man opened the bar as an entertainment activity for the elderly and didn't want to be too tired. This shop, which is called a bar but is actually a cafe or a teahouse, is extremely simple in decoration.

There is no light because the elderly like to bask in the sun.

There is no music either, because the old man likes quietness.

Don't open the door at night, the elderly need to sleep...

And so on.

The record player on the counter was playing "Down By the River", a song from Baldur's Gate. The volume was so low that one could only hear it clearly if one stood next to the counter.

Because it was morning, there was no one in the store except for an old man in a white shirt sitting aside looking at his phone.

Two fair-skinned girls pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sister An and the others really know how to pick a place."

Gu Qingshi took a look and was a little surprised.

The half-height red brick wall is inlaid with glass, and rays of sunlight shine in to create a Dali Garden bread effect, with spots of light floating in the air.

At the same time, the bright light shines on the clusters of freesias by the wall. They are white in color and smell very fragrant, and appear to be well taken care of by the owner.

On the counter where the menu was placed, there lay a fat old cat, its mustache twitching as it slept soundly.

Suddenly, Gu Qingshi felt like she had traveled into a TV series...

Well, after a while, the speaker on the wall broke the atmosphere.

"Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Joy, joy, joy, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, light, light, light, light..."

Li Xiaomeng was startled and said fearfully: "Boss, how come it suddenly turned into a horror movie?"

The old man also adjusted his reading glasses and smiled embarrassedly.

"The speaker is broken and hasn't been fixed yet. Girl, just press that switch and it won't sound."

When the "welcome" voice suddenly stopped, the old man put down his phone to greet the guests. "I don't know you. Is this your first time here?"

"An Yan recommended it."

Gu Qingshi found a seat in front of the bar and sat down, stroking the big orange dumpling who was sleeping soundly.

Li Xiaomeng, who was standing next to him, was staring at the big orange dumpling who was awakened.

"This name doesn't sound familiar..."

"What about Bai Chengming?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile: "Bai Xiaozi recommended him here? He is my eldest nephew. Then I have to entertain him well. What would you like to drink?"

Gu Qingshi said casually: "Add vodka to ice in a bullet glass, add a little cocoa, live great, die gloriously."

"I don't have anything fancy here. I see you're not that old, would you like some watermelon juice?"

"It's only early spring. Boss, are your melons ripe?"

"What are you talking about? The melons from the greenhouse are out of season." The old man was speechless. He took out a watermelon from under the wine cabinet at the back, cut it in half, and squeezed a glass of fresh watermelon for Gu Qingshi.

"Old man, you are over sixty this year, right?"

Gu Qingshi saw that the old man was quite old.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid. You're almost 60. You're a programmer." The old man touched his thick white hair, feeling very relieved.

Gu Qingshi shook her legs slightly and took a sip of watermelon juice.

"You retired early. Long Yuan's job must be very tiring."

The old man smiled and joked, "I'm much more tired than you, kid. Anyway, during my work hours, I don't have time to go to the bar like you, Mr. Gu."

"So, Mr. Gu, you are not staying in the office, but are here to entertain an old man like me?"

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Author's words: I'm saving up some manuscripts recently. I want to do something big.

Chapter 223 [I am ]

Gu Qingshi certainly didn't come here to chat.

The Bonebreakers was more interesting than she had thought.

The owner of this bar, or beverage store, has another identity:

Former Technical Director and permanent member of the board of directors of Longyuan Finance.

The old man's surname is Ren, so Gu Qingshi will call him Mr. Ren. Mr. Ren's resume is quite rich and legendary. Now he has opened a small shop, which makes him feel like a great hermit in the city.

At that time, Fanxing was on the verge of bankruptcy, the Broken Bone Bar was their own territory, and Mr. Ren was Bai Chengming's uncle. Bai Chengming specially chose this place to have a small gathering with An Yan and Bao Long in order to poach some of their employees before leaving. This might have been an attempt to take advantage of the right time, place and people.

Gu Qingshi ordered a cup of hot milk for Li Xiaomeng and added some honey and sugar.

The fat orange next to him was tickled by Li Xiaomeng and meowed in comfort.

The scene was harmonious.

But unfortunately, except Li Xiaomeng, few people present cared about whether the milk was sweet or not.

Gu Qingshi asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Isn't there a gap between the market feedback of Longyuan's AR equipment and your company's expectations?"

"I'm retired, please don't bother me. If you want to discuss business, Mr. Gu, just go out and turn left to Bohai Building."

The old man said he didn't want to care about that.

However, Gu Qingshi's unintentional question really hit him in the heart.

As previously reported in the news, Longyuan has invested a lot in augmented reality technology - about tens of billions.

Just like many companies are optimistic about virtual reality technology and want to create the so-called "metaverse", Longyuan has set its sights on augmented reality technology.

Although there are no major AR games and it is difficult to compare with VR, let alone PC and console, from an application perspective, the application scope of AR is much larger than that of VR.