Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1349: Chapter 1211: The Missing Microchip Chapter 1349: Chapter 1211: The Missing Microchip “Are you fucking kidding me?!”

Yi complained loudly without stopping,

“I haven’t even figured out what happened yet!

How did it end already?”

“Factions are locked?

Does that mean I became a monk too?”

“Shit, is this how those gangster gangsters became monks?”

“And just now, I really felt like I was being brainwashed!

It felt so real, like my memories were shattered and then glued back together, with the personality based on those memories changing as well…”

At this point, Yi was still a bit scared, but he quickly breathed a sigh of relief, “Thankfully, that feeling disappeared after it ended.”

“But I have to say, Cloud Dream is really impressive.

How did they create that feeling?”

After asking, Yi’s expression suddenly stiffened.

He looked guiltily at the live broadcast room comments and realized many people were thinking the same thing:

“Could Cloud Dream actually brainwash people?

During ‘Pacific Rim,’ synchronizing thoughts was already outrageous, and now going one step further wouldn’t be surprising.”

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Lincoln is not that kind of person.”

“I think it’s hard to say…

At least technologically, Lincoln should be capable of it, right?”

“Let’s not jump to conclusions.

I think creating a religion might be simpler for Cloud Dream.

Player thought data and real-world Buddhist data aren’t difficult for Cloud Dream; there’s no shortage of virtual Buddhist followers, even virtual incense is available.”

“It may not necessarily be Buddhism.

People have said that Cloud Dream contains real intelligent life; maybe that’s how it came to be.”

“That can’t be right?

If that was the case, why would Cloud Dream reveal it in the game?”

…

Everyone was discussing fervently when the Room Administrator chimed in:

[Stop talking nonsense and focus on the practical stuff.

Yi, don’t you have Lincoln’s contact info?

Ask him for me, does he have any intelligent Charming Demons for sale?]

Yi blinked and actually took out his mobile phone to message Lincoln.

The viewers were shocked and inundated the stream with comments making wishes, asking Yi to help inquire about other matters.

However, unfortunately for the Room Administrator, Yi wasn’t asking about electronic Charming Demons; he was reminding Lincoln to pay attention to public opinion.

Although if the game was officially released, Cloud Dream must have considered these issues, he still felt the need to give a reminder.

After all, it was his deviation from the normal path, jumping out of the standard storyline, that led to this bizarre development of “players being brainwashed by NPCs, and the first task leading directly to the ending.”

After sending the text message, Yi refocused on the game.

He didn’t choose to exit but decided to roll with the punches and selected [Continue Game].

—Even though an ending was reached inexplicably, the questions in his mind had not lessened; in fact, they had multiplied.

Look at the name of the ending: [Fallen God].

Clearly, the plans of these monks didn’t end well, and the boundless and benevolent world-transcending Buddha may have been problematic long ago.

A proper Buddha wouldn’t just go around brainwashing people, right?

This was clearly the move of a dark god!

Yi wanted to figure out what was really going on.

*

On the other side, Lincoln also saw the message from Yi.

This was already the second anchor messaging him today.

The first message was from Super Tomato, who told Lincoln he found a bug: “Cyber Chang’an: 2077” players could smuggle “The Way Back Home” players who didn’t own the game into Chang’an City.

Although he thought Cloud Dream wouldn’t have such a glaring oversight, he still felt it was necessary to let Lincoln know, to prevent any significant losses.

After seeing the message, Lincoln immediately posted a reaction on Spiritual Rhinoceros—

[?]

Then he replied to Super Tomato, “No big deal, carry on.”

Super Tomato sent back a series of ellipses.

Randall and Fred were old hands at Jianghu; even though they were dedicating a lot of their energy to the latest sequel of the “Blaze” series, they wouldn’t make such an obvious mistake.

One week ago, they had already asked Lincoln if he wanted to patch this loophole.

Lincoln had refused.

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He planned to treat this channel as a kind of trial run.

And the advantages he took himself were always more enticing than any benefits offered by others.

If Cloud Dream were to come out and say, “You can go play, oh!”

Players might not have the patience to spend several days traveling there, and even fewer would be willing to drive two hours to pick up other players.

But if it were a slip-up by the development team, leading to players being able to take advantage of Cloud Dream…

That would be a different story!

The players’ activeness should not be underestimated!

Especially after he posted that question mark, the “Volunteer Driver” discussion group was quickly formed, and within less than an hour, tens of thousands registered, eagerly volunteering to go to Huangliang Town and fetch cats and dogs to tour Chang’an.

“This is all free labor!” Lincoln exclaimed.

…

As for Yi’s message, Lincoln replied with, “Rest assured, just enjoy the game, Game Genius!”

Then he continued to watch Shuihua’s live stream with Little Princess.

—In passing, watching Lance go on a killing spree in the live broadcast room.

Lincoln found it hard to say which one was more captivating…

*

Shuihua was one of the more honest players.

Starting as a “Company Employee,” she diligently followed the quest line and soon stumbled upon a suspicious point—Parker’s wife seemed too calm, her grief felt superficial, not at all like one who had just lost her husband.

According to the information Shuihua got from the neighbors, the couple had a good relationship, which ruled out the possibility that they cared so little for each other that one’s death wouldn’t matter.

Hence, Shuihua began to suspect that Parker had not died and started looking for clues prior to his “accident.”

In doing so, Shuihua discovered another suspicious point—

Although Parker was just a captain in the security department at Segg Technology, he and a senior researcher, Jonathan Moon, were childhood friends with an unbreakable bond.

And just three days before Parker’s “death,” his friend Jonathan Moon was also unexpectedly caught up in a gang conflict and died on the spot.

This was strange.

Because Jonathan Moon was a senior researcher at Segg Technology, a real tech giant and the de facto ruler of this huge city.

Normally, all senior researchers would have the highest level of insurance, and in case of any accidents, Shield Security would dispatch an emergency team for rescue.

Even if they still died in an accident, Segg Technology had a “clone backup” system that could effectively “resurrect” them, with the insurance company covering the costs.

But Jonathan Moon just disappeared like that—with his insurance case in Shield Security’s database already closed and archived.

Even the two gangs involved in the conflict faced no repercussions.

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This was just too strange, reeking of conspiracy.

Shuihua logically began to investigate that gang conflict, and to safely make contact with the gang, she found a go-between—Segg.

The same person that the “Wanderer” players needed to find and take revenge on.

Shuihua failed to get an answer from the gangs—her presence as a senior business associate from Shield Security wasn’t significant enough.

But she successfully eavesdropped on a conversation between the boss of the Keelback Gang and an employee of Segg Technology, which affirmed her suspicion that something was amiss.

Following this lead, Shuihua started to encounter battle scenes.

Afterward came the choice of strengthening her route and displaying her Money Ability by hiring bodyguards.

After several battle scenes, Shuihua successfully grabbed the key evidence—

A microchip.

Jonathan Moon, a senior researcher at Segg Technology, had stolen a special microchip from the laboratory.

The gunfight between the gangs was all about the microchip in his possession.

In the end, Jonathan Moon met his tragic demise on the street.

But the microchip had vanished.

Now, countless people in this massive city were searching for this microchip.

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