All Novel Full Chapter 1323
Chapter 1323: Chapter 1187: Cloud Dream, Welcome to North America!
Chapter 1323: Chapter 1187: Cloud Dream, Welcome to North America!
Lincoln found out the news the next day.
Not because of the online reports, but because of a report sent by Erman, the head of the [Freedom Life and Democratic Activities Foundation].
Erman was a pure American, deeply rooted in America, sponsoring North American users’ protests on one hand, and handing out large political donations on the other, tirelessly fighting for the cause, and consequently, deeply hated by many.
But he was very secure – first, with money (income from the network proxy and Lincoln’s backing), second, with political backing (political donations don’t come without strings), and third, with public support (tens of millions of Cloud Dream users in America).
Not only was he secure, but he even enjoyed the sensation of standing in the limelight.
Although the income from the network proxy would stop once the ban was lifted, it was insignificant compared to what Lincoln had promised him.
After all, he had been Lincoln’s agent in North America for so long and had earned Lincoln’s trust—no one could offer greater benefits than Cloud Dream, so Erman was completely trustworthy.
The report he sent was naturally more comprehensive and detailed than the online reports and those from the domestic media in America.
The report covered the cause of the incident, the key individuals, the attitudes of congress members from both parties, the thoughts of the President, the actions of the major corporations…
All the clues, logic, and progress were clearly reflected in Erman’s report.
What surprised Lincoln the most was that the accidental occurrence of [Real or Fake Princess] also had a significant impact on lifting the ban.
Erman didn’t know why.
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Lincoln also felt it was very odd and pondered it while lying in bed.
After thinking for quite a while, he came up with a possibility:
There must be no small number of spies America has placed in Daxia, and recently, the old veterans who had reached the twilight years of their lives were officially visited en masse, with a third of them concentrated in Xiajing City—a move so significant it might have caught attention.
If it indeed attracted attention, the opposing intelligence agencies would certainly make all sorts of speculations.
Usually, that would be inconsequential, as they had no evidence.
But after the [Real or Fake Princess] incident, if they linked the two events together for analysis, they might have come up with some bold ideas?
Such as “veteran soldiers controlling robots sweeping the battlefield,” “spies infiltrating crowds to assassinate and wreak havoc,” or some outrageous stuff like “Immortal Regiments”…
Realizing this, Lincoln called Henry to remind him that foreign spies might attempt to contact those old soldiers who hadn’t undergone digital life transformation.
To this, Henry replied: They had already caught more than thirty.
Unfortunately, the captured spies were all low-level, either not very smart, greedy for small gains, or compromised, and had been seduced by actual spies to probe as underlings.
Now the national security was following the leads to find higher-level spies.
Lincoln nodded, feeling he had probably understood the reason—failed probing was also an answer.
He then continued reading the report.
Erman’s report was very interesting, mixing in plenty of gossips and dark histories of political figures; Lincoln was quite engrossed while reading it.
At the end of the report, Erman concluded that, barring unforeseen circumstances, the ban on Cloud Dream would be completely lifted within a week.
And American companies seeking cooperation would fly to Xiajing City the next day, their emails filling up Cloud Dream’s office mailbox.
Lincoln closed the report page, stretched languidly, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.
Once the American ban was lifted, Canada, which came as an addition, would also quickly follow suit; at that point, there would be no more restricted areas for Cloud Dream in the entire world.
To achieve this in a world divided into three classes, where the virtual world posed a strong technological threat and had monopolistic characteristics, was no easy feat.
Lincoln almost wanted to give the employees a break to celebrate together.
However, considering he himself had to work overtime to build the second realistic robot, he gave up the idea of disrupting his employees’ normal work rhythm.
After breakfast, he went to the laboratory to work on his substitute, and Camille Victoria and Mavis followed him as well.
Having completed the scheduled work, the three of them headed to the virtual world in the afternoon to continue testing the new game from the Cradle Project.
In the following week, society might be brimming with sensational news—the global stock market crash, the drastic changes in workers’ workstyles…
and so on, but in the gaming circle, it would be hard to find anything that could overshadow the popularity of the Cradle Project.
With so many games and so many development teams involved in the project, there was a non-stop interaction with players, releasing new information daily and vigorously campaigning for voting points, creating an uproar unlike any other.
Against this backdrop, on May 27th, Lincoln first took a moment to send the second-place trophy to William, then sent an email to the first-place winner, Honold, explaining that the award ceremony would be slightly delayed due to distance, but he could choose the location for it.
Cloud Dream staff would soon fly to America to present the award in person.
Honold didn’t think twice and quickly sent over his home address.
On May 28th, Lincoln and Camille Victoria returned home together, bringing gifts to officially visit her family.
As a side gesture, he gave Zhu Qinglu’s sister an irresistible gift—a luxurious villa that Zhu Qinglu had always dreamed of; thus, Lincoln gifted her one.
In comparison, the gifts for her parents were much simpler; the Little Princess handled that on her own.
The whole process was quite harmonious, and even before they left, they casually discussed engagement matters.
On May 30th, the major mainstream media in America reported the same major news under various unique headlines—
[Stop the embargo, stop the ban, repeal all prohibitions on Cloud Dream!]
[Effective immediately, the virtual world is officially legalized!
This land no longer refuses Cloud Dream!]
[Cloud Dream, welcome to North America!]
…
Just as Erman had predicted in his report, the American government lifted the bans on Cloud Dream with extraordinary efficiency.
Moreover, all bans were lifted—whether it was Mirage, the Server Center, or the domestic Internet information blockade…
without exception, all were revoked!
— For the American government team, coming up with a result in five days and implementing it was an incredible feat of efficiency.
The news instantly caused a huge sensation.
Especially in America, tens of millions of users who had suffered under the ban immediately put on their headbands, stepped out of their homes, and went wild on the main streets, celebrating the end of the hard times!
Those users who, after catching wind of the government’s intentions, had been holding large-scale rallies urging the government to make the right decision, instantly turned the rallying sites into celebration venues.
Inside the office building of the Free Life and Democracy Foundation, all members raised their arms, whooping and applauding, celebrating this hard-won victory.
They also didn’t forget to send Champagne and fireworks to each rally site by the truckload.
Upon the order of smuggling tycoon Epic, his sharply-dressed underlings swung open the gates of various shops and welcomed customers inside.
Inside the stores, numerous Mirage 2.0 consoles were neatly displayed on shelves.
The big red sales posters with the eye-catching [20% OFF] for the grand opening sale attracted hordes of customers into the shops.
Today, Epic and his underlings had been waiting for far too long!
From this day forward, they were legitimate, legal businessmen—no more paying a share to the marine police!
The discount wasn’t just for sharing joy, either.
In the entire North American underground smuggling market, who didn’t know that Boss Epic had skills that reached the heavens, able to get merchandise directly from Cloud Dream?
He had already successfully preordered the next generation console, and it wouldn’t be long before the latest Mirage 3.0 would be in his hands.
So—
It was time to clear the inventory!