Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1380



Chapter 1380: Chapter 1242: 40%!

“Monster Hunter: Mountains and Seas Chapter 1380: Chapter 1242: 40%!

“Monster Hunter: Mountains and Seas This scene was so bizarre that even before the trailer had ended, players had already started discussing it.

“Can you really even play it like that?!!”

“It’s so exaggerated that I’m questioning if it’s really possible!”

“No, seriously, can someone explain to me: why would a fighter jet pilot be carrying an RPG with him?

Huh!?”

“Weapon storage box, duh!

Do you even have to think about it?”

“Weapon storage box?

Is this supposed to be Battlefield??”

“Haven’t you caught on yet?”

Perceptive players had already deduced the significance of these various screen transitions in the trailer.

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And indeed, that was the case.

The trailer showcased several different combat maps, one of which featured an alien planet with obviously abnormal gravity and a large spaceport battlefield.

Afterward, the name of the game appeared at the center of the screen—

Battlefield 2042

[Intergalactic battlefield, recruitment is imminent!]

——

The tail end of the trailer didn’t reveal a specific release date.

But it wasn’t hard to guess that the “recruitment” would necessarily take place after [Return to the Stars].

Otherwise, players on the ground, unable to reach space, wouldn’t even be able to enlist if they wanted to!

—Not all players bought Gravity, and even fewer are patient enough to work in [Space City] to earn money.

Taking it a step further, the percentage of players who not only have settlement points in [Space City] but also own their own spaceship and regularly undertake interstellar flight will decrease yet again.

The current buzz in the universe is purely because Cloud Dream has such a massive player base that even an extremely low percentage can prop up a considerable absolute number, allowing what was originally a niche group of hardcore players to find many like-minded companions.

By now, [Space City] even has player-run organizations like the [Solar System Mining Association], space pirate group [Interstellar Bandits], and emergency spaceship rescue organization [99 Rescue Team]…

Today’s space society, with its still imperfect rules, has given rise to various player organizations, spontaneously creating a self-enjoying microcosm in space.

They are truly willing to help without seeking any reward, navigating their spaceships all day long across the vast starry sky, to deliver energy to a stranger or help repair their spaceship just because someone made a rescue request online.

Of course, the appearance of space pirate organizations also proves that this place isn’t only home to pure good but also pure evil.

—By the way, these organizations have nothing to do with Todd; on the contrary, Todd had been robbed by them once, which made him so angry that he almost smashed his console after logging off.

In summary, if we take into account all Cloud Dream users, space is still content for a small minority of players.

What hundreds of millions of users globally are striving to do now is to change this status quo.

The trailer had ended, and the holographic screen once again flashed up the task display board for [Return to the Stars].

But the players were too distracted to focus on the tasks at this moment; they were either busy rewatching the trailer they had recorded or busy uploading it to the internet.

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Others were shocked by the setting of the year 2042:

“Battlefield 2042?

The year 2042?

We were just fighting a hundred years ago, and now we’re suddenly going to the future?”

“So, the point is that we’re not fighting in the present era, right?”

“Is this world view for real?

We’re in the interstellar age, and we’re still fighting each other?”

“What’s wrong with fighting and killing?!

I don’t care about the setting!

I don’t care about morals!

I just want blood to flow like a river!

Give me guns, give me cannons, give me bombers!”

“@Lincoln, I don’t care, you said it!

I’m going to space in 11 years!”

Battlefield players and a legion of war enthusiasts quickly became of one mind, preparing for a major showdown!

They’d had enough of fighting on battlefields of a hundred years past; they needed a more intense thrill!

After the release of Wall of Life and Paradise: Dream Journey, they had been waiting for a brand new high-adversity game.

And now, Cloud Dream has finally met their expectations!

Following PVE players, PVP players also had high expectations for [Return to the Stars], with veterans and PVP enthusiasts from Battlefield fully mobilized, adding yet another boost to [Return to the Stars]!

The only problem was ——

They too had to go to work and school.

With just the little bit of rest time in the evening, the help they could provide was really limited…

Nowhere near the impact they made chatting about the new game on forums and social networking during work, analyzing the various new weapons in the trailer.

The progress towards the 10 billion mark, was still an arduous journey.

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By the time the next critical milestone — 40% progress — was reached, it was Saturday morning.

Cloud Dream wasted no time releasing the fourth trailer.

Hunting fans had shouted the name of “Monster Hunter” three times before the trailers played, only to be slapped in the face each time, having to endure the strange looks from other players around them.

This time, they finally wised up and stopped using their own common sense to predict Cloud Dream’s moves.

But just then, Cloud Dream went ahead and released a “Monster Hunter” trailer…

The first half of the trailer fully met Global Gamers’ imaginations of the “beast planet.”

Daxia players were especially thrilled at the appearance of those mythological beasts!

“Pokémon” players were particularly excited because, with Little Chun’s meticulous setup and Lincoln’s technical support, the Spirit Beasts that had accompanied them the longest suddenly emerged to watch the trailer with them!

What followed was these Masters not only seeing their nurtured little Spirit Beasts in the trailer but watching them grow little by little, eventually becoming imposing and majestic, overwhelming everyone’s emotions at once.

But the turning point came quickly ——

As a meteorite fell, the atmosphere of the entire trailer took a dramatic turn!

Plants mutated, the Earth decayed, and animals went mad.

A crimson aberration rapidly swept across the land, destroying the environment that all beings relied on for survival.

The infected and frenzied beasts, like a chaotic plague, mercilessly attacked all life within sight.

On this planet, which was once lush green, a red dot suddenly appeared, quickly growing and step by step, staining the entire planet red.

This was — [Alien Invasion].

A terror so clear that even from a cosmic perspective, it could be unmistakably seen.

In the last few seconds, the trailer revealed the game’s name, two more words than what the official leaker Cheryl had previously let slip:

“Monster Hunter: Mountains and Seas”

[Return to the Stars, turn the tide!]

——

The trailer ended, and the holographic screen returned to its previous state.

Before the screen, both the straightforward muscle hunters and the kind, gentle casual players who loved raising little animals — two groups that had little overlap — were now both stirred up at the same time!

But before they could express their full excitement, a surprise followed one after another ——

A loud rumble came from the distant edge of the city.

Everyone turned around abruptly, only to see the towering Space Elevator suddenly ignited by a fierce fire!

Planes broke through the cloud layer, invading the airspace of the Space Elevator, and then ——

Ruthlessly unleashed their full firepower!

[Return to the Stars: 40%→39%]

“Fuck!!”

The players, who hadn’t reacted in time due to the sudden incident, instantly jumped up!

While charging toward the site of the explosion, they couldn’t help but curse out loud:

“Fuck your grandpa!

Dare to touch my elevator?!”

“Doesn’t matter who you are, you’re all fucking done for!!”


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