Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1076: Chapter 991: Could it be “Animal Party 2”?_1 Chapter 1076: Chapter 991: Could it be “Animal Party 2”?_1 As if to confirm her suspicion, her mobile phone vibrated again the next moment, popping up with a third identical message:

[Congratulations!

You have been granted closed beta access to Cloud Dream’s new game…]

Then the fourth one:

[Congratulations!

You have been granted closed beta access to Cloud Dream’s new game…]

Shuihua was completely dumbfounded and unconsciously took a screenshot.

Lance had just arranged his leave and was preparing to return to the club when he saw Shuiahua gazing blankly at her phone.

Curious, he moved closer for a look.

Then he froze as well.

In the next moment, he quickly took out his own phone to check.

But unfortunately, there was nothing on it.

Just half an hour earlier there was an emergency gathering notice from the club.

He stubbornly checked his history messages.

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But it was entirely empty.

“What a rubbish phone!

What’s its use!” Lance grumbled furiously.

Shuiahua turned her head toward him, “How about I forward you one of mine?”

“?

?

?” Lance felt like he had been belittled.

But he had no evidence.

All he could do was pick up his schoolbag resentfully, stand up and leave the classroom.

However, before leaving the room, he couldn’t help but turn his head and said goodbye to Shuiahua.

“Haha.” Shuiahua laughed happily.

After laughing, she stared at her mobile phone and fell into deep thought –

What on earth was going on?

…

…

The actual situation was: Randall and Fred, being two big hands, had the largest team in the company and their work efficiency was incredibly high.

Originally, he mentioned that the closed beta invitations would be rolled out on Wednesday, but they completed all their work on Monday morning.

So in the afternoon, everyone was idle and decided to draw the closed beta list earlier, informed Samuel about it, and simply drew the slots for “Gravity” at the same time.

As always, [Honorary Players] and ordinary players were drawn from different pools.

The [Honorary Players] were drawn first and Shuiahua won twice in a row.

But it did not stop there.

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As was customary, Lincoln’s friends and acquaintances would also receive extra testing qualification out of the official drawing.

Only that Lincoln thought the test invitations would be issued tomorrow, so his invitations weren’t sent out immediately.

Because of her relationship with Princess, Shuiahua was given special treatment by Mavis, who has increasingly taken a liking to Princess.

That’s why there were those two additional messages afterwards.

As for Lance, he would have to wait till Lincoln came around.

*

While the internet was buzzing with discussions about the elites, celebrities, mobile balls, and Titan Manufacturing…these hot topics, Randall, Fred, and Samuel quietly completed the distribution of closed beta invitations for “Dark Soul” and “Gravity” under the cover of this attention.

But the players knew nothing about it, they were still excitedly playing their games:

“@Lincoln, I really can’t afford to buy your periphery!”

“Do you accept bulk purchases?

I want to find a great anchor with tens of millions of fans and bulk purchase a mech.”

“Can this thing be used on the road?

They regulate knives but not this?”

“Idiot!

20 cm knives are regulated for fear they will hurt people, but why would a 20-meter pure iron Big Knife be regulated?

Who can wave it and chop people?”

“I don’t know about overseas, but I dare to bet it is absolutely impossible to equip weapons domestically!”

“Forget the others, give me a Huizhou Ink Armor first!”

…

Lincoln was also in the dark about all of this, still chatting with the visiting entrepreneurs.

But instead of talking about business, he was standing under [Crimson Storm], discussing mech manufacturing with these interested entrepreneurs.

This obviously made some of the entrepreneurs a bit uncomfortable.

However, another group was extremely interested, listening to Lincoln talk about the mechs with heads tilted upwards, occasionally chiming in with questions or ideas relevant to their respective businesses.

Thus, the crowd split into two groups: one discussing potential collaborations with Jerome, and the other engrossed in Lincoln’s explanation on mechs.

As the conversation picked up momentum, Lincoln even climbed into the cockpit and exhibited the abilities of Crimson Storm.

Once his thirst for mechs was quenched, he bid everyone farewell and left.

Jerome didn’t seem to mind.

Instead, he led the somewhat puzzled businessmen to a reserved hotel for further discussions.

*

Upon returning home, Lincoln did not waste time.

He, along with Princess and Mavis, dived into the lab to work on the hibernation pods.

Contrary to his initial description to Henry, the work was not as strenuous or complicated, mainly due to the high level of automation in his lab.

The two had only been busy for less than an hour before all the manual work was done.

Then, in a merciless fashion, Lincoln left the remaining tasks to Mavis and began idling with Princess.

This amount of computation would hardly consume much of Mavis’s capacity.

However, Mavis was very mindful and did not disturb Lincoln and Princess’s alone time.

While keeping an eye on the hibernation pod’s production, she wholeheartedly dove into the bustling internet to satisfy her curiosity.

It was only after Lincoln bid Princess farewell that Mavis came out again, content and satisfied, informing him that the closed beta invitations for two games had been completed.

At this point, Lincoln sent out additional invitations to his acquaintances and friends.

When they received the invitations, Super Tomato, Yi, Yelang, and Victoria were all together.

They had just repelled an attack from a beast swarm and were busy setting up the sixth player base in Pandora.

Currently, they had managed to close a third of the distance to the formidable Tree of Life.

Amidst their work, they discussed the upcoming World Mobile Ball Championships.

Yi and Yelang debated whether Liverpool or Chelsea was stronger and which team had a better chance of winning.

Super Tomato, however, held a rational viewpoint: the physical requirements and talents needed for virtual competitions greatly differed from reality.

Even top-level athletes with physical talents might not have advantages in the Mobile Ball Championships.

They even doubted whether these athletes could pass the preliminary selection.

– The general consensus was that Lincoln would not grant any favors to allow these sports teams to skip the preliminary selection and move directly to the knockouts.

As for Victoria, she was only mildly interested in sports competitions and did not have specific teams she rooted for.

She was merely enjoying the lively atmosphere from the sidelines.

Since they were in the game, the beta test invitations were sent directly via email.

The invitations sent by Lincoln were a bit more detailed, but he did not mention the names of the games directly.

He humorously referred to them as “Project C” and “Project D”.

Everyone was a bit puzzled.

Given Lincoln’s request for confidentiality, the four of them stayed silent before deciding to act as if nothing had happened.

However, because their reactions were in perfect synchronization, they realized something was out of place.

Finally, Super Tomato was the first to ask, “Did you…

all receive it?”

Yelang blinked, “C and D?”

Yi and Victoria nodded, “Yes.”

The four of them breathed a collective sigh of relief, looked around at the busy crowd, and continued their conversation in hushed tones.

However, now the topic had shifted to the new games:

“Isn’t Cloud Dream’s efficiency too high?” Victoria asked in surprise.

“Actually, it’s normal.

Considering Cloud Dream’s current scale, I estimate the development team alone should be more than a thousand people, right?

After a silent period of over a month, they surely must’ve made more than just the ‘Pacific Rim’ game.” Super Tomato had a close watch on Cloud Dream’s developments.

All Yi cares about was what the new games were about, “What does C and D stand for?

Codenames?”

“C…

Chang’an?” Yelang made an educated guess.

Super Tomato and Victoria simultaneously nodded, considering the timeline, it was about time for the third chapter of “Chang’an” to be ready.

“So what does D represent?” Yi considered, puzzled.

“D…

Hell?

Battlefield?

Detroit?” Yelang was searching for D-related words.

However, Victoria had already figured out the answer.

She feigned disappointment and shook her head, “You are not being honest!

It’s such a simple answer.

It’s ‘Animal Party’!”

“Right!

‘Animal Party 2’?” Yi instantly agreed with Victoria’s guess and quickly found a compelling reason –

“Ever since Lincoln and Princess defined their relationship, Lincoln made ‘Animal Party’.

Now that their relationship is public, it’s logical for him to make ‘Animal Party 2’!”

Once this theory was suggested, Yelang was convinced too and began speculating about possible updates in “Animal Party 2”.

Only Super Tomato felt something was off but couldn’t quite put his finger on what it could be…