To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 449 - 267 Provocation and Counterattack (Part 1)_1

Chapter 449: Chapter 267 Provocation and Counterattack (Part 1)_1

The representatives from Druid Entertainment, who couldn’t believe it, queued up and, after the experience, left the gaming pod in a daze.

Unlike the bewilderment and exhilaration of others, his heart was filled with more fear.

This was a brand-new track, one which they had never touched before.

Everyone knew that virtual reality technology was bound to arrive, but no one dared to believe that the day had come now.

Sitting by the roadside, the representative no longer wanted to bother with his own exhibit, because there was a more terrifying presence here.

It was as if he saw a dragon, opening up the heavens and the earth, appearing before him; the gaming industry’s existing foundations were collapsing, and a mass closure of gaming companies was on the horizon. To survive, one would either have to join this colossal dragon or have to be even more competitive in their gameplay strategies than their opponents.

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The latter was almost hopeless, as large company strategies over the years had been to fight it out in the AAA space, using resource and code reuse to cut costs and rely on high volume sales to cover previous heavy investments.

If they were to give up, the company’s cash flow would collapse directly, and then it would be all over.

But the former meant voluntarily surrendering control and integrating into the other’s system, which was also extremely difficult.

They would need to discard their existing rating systems, grading systems, narrative styles, and such; they must strictly scrutinize every element of their games and integrate them into the Huaxia system.

The mere thought of old, established gaming companies having to bow down to a new game company filled the representative with anger and despair.

Sitting not far away, he watched the queue of people grow longer and the tourists begin to gather outside, waiting and eagerly discussing, while the broadcasters who had come in response to the noise exaggeratedly described the wonders of this gaming pod and the games within it.

To the representative, their discussions and laughter sounded like the death knell of the gaming industry, each toll striking at his heart.

This can’t go on!

He stood up and sent an email to the top management at Druid Entertainment, describing the situation here.

Knowing those stubborn old timers would never believe the state of things here, he approached a Kirin Industry staff member in charge of reception and asked in a polite tone, “Excuse me, how much is one of your gaming pods?”

“Four hundred thousand US dollars, shipping not included,” the receptionist replied with a smile.

The price caused the representative a considerable pain, but he gritted his teeth and said, “I’d like to order one, please ship it to the United States…”

“We have a minimum order of ten units for the United States, and there’s an additional 50% charge for shipping and customs duties. Also, we don’t accept cash on delivery, full payment is required upfront.”

The representative nearly fainted.

Eventually, he left the exhibit exhausted.

Six million six hundred sixty thousand US dollars were wired, securing a contract for ten gaming pods.

The extra fifteen percent was a rush fee, paid in exchange for Kirin Industry’s priority completion of their order.

And since this money couldn’t go through the company accounts, the representative had to cover it himself and hope that the higher-ups would settle his account quickly.

“Consider it tuition,” he consoled himself.

Five days later, when the ten devices were delivered to Druid Entertainment, the company’s executives had no clue how these machines had arrived.

They were still preoccupied with handling the company’s acquisition and the stock price issues until an email full of “fxxks” from the representative reached them, and they finally recalled the prior mentions of these matters.

Retrieving the emails previously sent by the representative, their initial reaction was that it was impossible.

It just couldn’t be!

Virtual reality couldn’t possibly emerge first among those country bumpkins in Huaxia.

That place is a gaming wasteland, a hell for art. Huaxia gamers only deserve to play gacha mobile games with pay-to-win elements.

As for Fang Cheng Studio…

That was an anomaly, like a huge bubble that would disappear on its own after a while.

With such arrogant sentiments, they didn’t take the gaming pods seriously, instead using them as beds in the staff lounge—after all, the padding inside was quite comfortable.

If it hadn’t been for a curious employee powering up a gaming pod, this situation would have lasted for quite some time.

Once powered on, the ten gaming pods were instantly full!

The employees almost treated the lounge as their own homes; those who usually left on time were now willing to work overtime every day just for a chance to enjoy the bliss of virtual reality a bit more when others were absent.

Besides, another significant change was that the consumption of the company’s free coffee dropped to one-fifth of its usual amount.

The usage of the gaming pods was strictly scheduled, with each person’s allotted time starting from the moment they entered the pod. If they drank coffee in advance, they would waste time falling asleep, thereby reducing their gaming time.

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Countless other changes occurred, and even those executives who cared only about capital realized that there was something wrong with this device.

After using their senior privileges to experience it, they finally understood the terrifying nature of the thing that had been developed in the East.

This wasn’t just a gaming console; it was a nuclear weapon!

An ultimate device capable of blowing up all gaming platforms.

The company CEO Landick might not have understood gaming, but he understood the human psyche.

From the reactions of the employees, as well as the impassioned emails by the Prussian representative, it was evident that this device was truly extraordinary.

He initially wanted to ban the device, but the other executives immediately stopped him upon learning of it.

Don’t.

Please don’t!

The staff might tolerate your other actions because you pay them well.

But if you mess with this device, you’ll have to consider the possibility some lunatic might perform an “American Iaido” on you.