All Novel Full Chapter 989
Chapter 989: Chapter 919: The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of ã€Crimson Storm】_1 Chapter 989: Chapter 919: The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of ã€Crimson Storm】_1 Before March 15th arrived, players were anxiously counting the days.
Especially the overseas players who were still learning Chinese, while eagerly awaiting the new game, they also had to endure the hardship of diligent study.
However, it’s true that potential is often forced out of people in such circumstances.
Before this, foreign students who came to Daxia to study would take at least three months to go from beginning their studies to being able to use Chinese proficiently, even in the shortest course period.
There were many who couldn’t pass the exam even after studying for a whole year.
But with the temptation of “operating mechs” and the comprehensive support from Lincoln including [courses], [teachers], [environment] and so on, quite a considerable number of overseas users passed the virtual world [Chinese Proficiency Test] in less than a month!
And as the release date neared, the number of those passing the test would only increase!
The data curve was showing a clear upward trend.
By 0:00 on March 14th, not counting East Asia and Southeast Asia, there had been more than 13 million successful overseas test takers.
While they might not be able to pass the Chinese proficiency test in reality, they had indeed passed the test in the virtual world.
As long as they weren’t nervous, they could completely use Chinese to communicate with each other; there wouldn’t be any issues if they came to visit Daxia alone.
Some people even unlocked a “hidden menu” in a Chinese restaurant near their homes because of their perfect Mandarin.
This wasn’t surprising, many Daxia overseas students knew that many overseas Chinese restaurants had two menus, one for foreigners and one for locals
But for the foreigners who succeeded in unlocking the other menu, it was a huge surprise – this showed that their diligent study had indeed been recognized!
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It even briefly set off a wave of imitation, with foreigners flocking to nearby Chinese restaurants to try and unlock another menu.
But not every restaurant would do this, so naturally, the results were many failures, few successes.
This led to every successful person receiving a multitude of envious messages, as a result, there were more imitators…
As for those players who gave up early on, they always held the mentality of “at the last moment, Cloud Dream definitely wouldn’t abandon them”.
But until the final trailer release, Cloud Dream didn’t mention this matter.
Until March 15th arrived, they still didn’t mention it.
So, those players’ morale collapsed…
And indeed, they really will miss the first wave of the release.
In the final few days, Lincoln spent most of his time at the Third Section Machinery Manufacturing Factory in Xiajing, having no time to think about other things.
He had to prepare a final surprise for the players before the launch of “Pacific Rim”.
On the 15th, he neither went to the company nor to the mechanical manufacturing plant.
Because the mech had already been transported to a training field in the suburb – the same place where he had live-streamed the testing of the century-old tank.
“Why did you come too?” Lincoln asks Henry who is standing next to him.
“What are you trying to say?” Henry responds with a speechless expression, “How could I miss this day!”
He had been watching the mech being built from scratch, and even took the opportunity to outsmart an old rival.
Now that the project has been completed, he certainly has to witness it with his own eyes.
By the way, he can also find out how far Lincoln can go.
In front of them, the fully assembled mech was still covered with a double layer of rainproof cloth, making it hard to make out any details.
The assembly of the mech was completed yesterday.
Before the limbs were disassembled and transported out of the factory, they were only briefly tested.
The formal comprehensive test was scheduled for today.
After all, the mechanical plant has limited space – even though this sounds a little disrespectful to the vast area covered by the manufacturing plant, the factory is full of workshops and factory buildings, which really aren’t suitable for a 24-meter-high giant mech to move around in.
Particularly, Lincoln hopes to keep it as secret as possible and preserve the surprise until the very last moment.
This makes it even more inconvenient to test it inside the factory.
Of course, showing up here was not Lincoln’s first choice.
His original intent was to haul this behemoth to the city center and then “walk a few steps” in front of the astonished crowd!
However, this idea was resolutely rejected by Henry and Lorin.
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The simple reason was that the roads would not be able to bear it.
Even though Lincoln had considered the weight issue at the beginning of the design and has done as much weight reduction as possible.
He made this fellow not a solid iron lump like the one in the game, but eliminated a lot of things and made it a “hollow shell” wherever it could be done.
However, bearing in mind the weight of this colossal creation, the “shell” itself could not possibly be too thin, not to mention the crucial “skeleton” and transmission components acting as “muscles”.
When it was finally finished, the weight of this beast was still over 90 tons.
This might not sound like much– just three large steel rolls on a truck, no big deal.
But the problem is: If you’re actually driving a truck loaded with 90 tons of steel, the highways won’t even let you on!
Not to mention its large stature at 24 meters tall, it wouldn’t fit under many things such as overpasses, street lamps, road signs, trees and traffic lights, all would be obstacles.
Therefore, the idea of parading this huge mech around the city center by hauling it on a truck is rather absurd.
— If it were 10 meters, it might just be a possibility, but 24 meters is simply out of the question.
As for Lincoln’s idea of hoisting the mech into the city center with a series of steel cables and several helicopters…
The heaviest military transport helicopters only have a weight capacity of around 20 tons, it wouldn’t be difficult for Lincoln to get his hands on a few, but whether the steel cables could sustain such a weight would be another issue.
If they were to snap halfway through the journey…
The catastrophic outcome is something they wouldn’t even dare to think about.
In the end, Lincoln had to abandon these romantic ideas and chose this place instead— a location large enough to accommodate their construction needs.
After its grand debut, they will find a way to dismantle it and see if they can transport it to the eco-cultural park, and reassemble it in front of their company.
— That would probably be difficult as well.
This colossal figure might follow the same path as the previous giant airship: It reaches its peak the moment it makes its debut, then it rapidly fades into the back of Lincoln’s mind…
The outrageous things he has constructed in just the past six months are enough to open a [theme park].
This absurd idea crossed his mind briefly, but before he could dwell on it, Mavis interrupted him, “Master, it’s almost time.”
[08:28]
It was indeed almost time.
The Cloud Dream Live Room had been live for 8 minutes.
Players were watching the loop of the trailer for “Pacific Rim”, while chatting about what Cloud Dream was going to stream.
Lincoln greeted Henry and quickly stepped into the frame with the mech, hidden under a tarp, behind him.
“Ten seconds countdown!”
The live streaming team received the assignment yesterday, rushed over early in the morning, and started preparing without asking too many questions.
The countdown ended, and the livestream officially started!
But the moment the audience had a clear look at the screen, they couldn’t hold back their excitement—
Lincoln, rarely seen in formal attire, stood in a line with a group of others, also in formal gear and work clothes, donning safety helmets, each holding a long section of red ribbon adorned with a large red flower.
There was also a banner suspended above their heads, emblazoned with large characters—
“Warmly welcome Cloud Dream founder, Lincoln, to participate in the [Crimson Storm] Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony”
“???”
“God damn, a ribbon-cutting ceremony!”
“Could you have made it look a little more realistic?
At least hold it somewhere a bit more luxurious?”
“When it comes to pulling stunts, it’s always you!”
…
Clearly, the audience didn’t buy it.
The dismal test site environment and the fact that the lens was pointed towards the individuals rather than the colossal object behind them further increased their skepticism.
Lincoln didn’t quite care about the doubting and jesting comments.
He solemnly picked up the scissors and together with the factory manager, they cut the red ribbon.
— The factory manager originally wanted Henry to do it, but Henry declined.
Whenever Lincoln decides to pull a stunt, Henry always tries to stay as far away as he can, but sadly, he never quite manages to do so…
Despite the fact that the ceremony looked rustic and was quite simplistic at Lincoln’s request, it was indeed the ribbon-cutting ceremony for [Crimson Storm], without an ounce of pretense.
The tens of millions of global viewers in the live room would soon realize this!