novelraw Chapter 876 218: Year-End Approaches, Game Set to Launch (Career)
Chapter 876 218: Year-End Approaches, Game Set to Launch (Career)
After all, Young Master Xu can be said to have grasped a new era, no matter what, it's important to maintain good relations.
So they even gave Xu Lin a huge discount.
Originally, the rent for three thousand Shenlong Cloud Servers was 107.1 million per month, but Xu Lin got a discount, and only needed to pay 70 million a month, directly saving him over 37 million each month.
In the afternoon, a trending topic hit the top of Weibo's hot search list.
"Young Master Xu Rented Three Thousand Top-Class Cloud Servers".
This trending topic was spread internally by Alibaba, and because it involved Young Master Xu, it quickly shot to the top of the hot search list.
People thought Xu Lin had added three thousand servers for the game "Man's Guide to Reversing Fortune".
But at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Xu Lin, who had evaporated from Weibo for over a month, finally logged in to Young Master Xu's account and updated his Weibo:
"Today is the last day of 2026, wishing everyone a happy New Year in advance, hoping everyone has a beautiful New Year's Eve memory tonight, and wishing everyone good health, academic success, and a smooth career in the new year!"
To the point, new year, new vibes, at midnight sharp tonight, I'll release a new game, a game of greater significance, far surpassing the crude "Man's Guide to Reversing Fortune"; a groundbreaking creation that will be launched on my Moon God Game Platform. Future games will no longer be available on Steam, so please stay tuned."
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"Whoa? A new game is coming?"
""Man's Guide to Reversing Fortune" was crude? Is Young Master Xu too demanding? Laugh and cry.jpg"
"For Young Master Xu, maybe this game was indeed crude, but for other game manufacturers, even top-tier ones, they can't compete!"
"What type of game is the new one?"
"Looking forward to it, at midnight tonight? That means I can't celebrate New Year's this year!"
The news that Xu Lin would release a new game at midnight tonight quickly spread from Weibo to various social platforms, igniting a frenzied discussion across the gaming community. For example, discussions were held about what kind of game Xu Lin would release.
However, no matter how much people discuss, they can't imagine Xu Lin conjuring special effects out of thin air to create an epic fantasy world.
After all, people's awareness is limited by reality, just as people a hundred years ago couldn't imagine today's sixth-generation jets, aircraft carriers, or space satellites.
The rapid changes in technology make today's people accustomed to all technological changes, but people a hundred years ago couldn't have imagined these. People now can't imagine what Xu Lin will bring out in his second game.
Actually, Xu Lin thinks that his game, especially the upcoming fantasy game, would be more practical with VR glasses.
So Xu Lin plans to find a time next year to invest in a VR lab to explore VR glasses.
The VR field is still largely untapped, and Xu Lin can totally pay attention to it.
There are more than 30,000 domestic companies related to VR, but an ecosystem hasn't been established, and very few people buy AR devices to play, as they aren't very useful.
Simply put, the VR era hasn't arrived yet.
After publishing the Weibo notification.
Xu Lin set up a timed release in the backend, his second game will launch at midnight on the Moon God Game Platform.
Price: 100 Yuan.
No basic or deluxe versions, just one version.
Just one hundred Yuan.
Otherwise, how could my game store open?
But in favor of game balance, Xu Lin won't put cheat items online.
Fantasy and supernatural themes involve extraordinary settings, the cheat items are various elixirs, divine equipment, etc., similar to playing online games, a divine item can sell for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands; rich people can easily max out.
People who often play domestic games know that these damn domestic games have a bunch of pay-to-win bosses. If you encounter them, civilian players don't even need to play the game, they simply can't beat them.
Once items that break game balance appear, the Brother Fu's will quickly become the game's overlords, making the game lose balance.
What's the point of playing this game then?
Although Xu Lin has a businessman mindset and wants to make money, he is still considered a game designer.
A true game designer must look at the issues from the player's perspective, focusing on the gaming experience.
He hopes more that players can enjoy the game thoroughly.
Even though Xu Lin made a single-player game, it has multiplayer and online modes.
So in the game store, Xu Lin will only put items online that won't break game balance, or are relatively useful.
For instance, very pretty clothes, or what is called skins. These clothes have nothing to do with your power increase, purely decorative.
And also certain items, like flying swords or the cloud somersault, or if you're being hunted in the game, you can use a life-saving item to grit it out once, or directly escape using other items. Already two or even several items can be derived here.
So, there are many ways to make money through the game store.
Moreover, fantasy differs from urban; the former has a vast operational scope because the extraordinary system involves monster hunting and leveling up, the operational possibilities are substantial.
But regardless, Xu Lin won't break game balance; pay-to-win can't be invincible here.
That is to say, even if you're a wealthy person in real life.
But in my game, if you play poorly, you will get beaten by civilian players.
Moreover, cheating doesn't exist unless someone who knows Zhou Yi's code, can breach the game's protective barriers without being detected. Technically speaking, they need Xu Lin's level of prowess, but that's impossible.
After settling the game's launch, Xu Lin drove off to school to pick up Ning Yuhuan.
He was riding a motorcycle, a BMW 1000rr.
It's New Year's Eve tonight, only two wheels can move freely, forget about driving four wheels.
Xu Lin was dressed all in black today, a black stylish men's jacket, and work pants below.
He didn't style his hair; just right out of the shower, a fluffy-haired handsome internet guy.
His youthful aura was strong overall.
But he wore a helmet, and only took it off when he got to school.
Fortunately, it didn't affect his hairstyle.
The motorcycle's sound echoed throughout the campus.
Many freshmen immediately recognized Xu Lin.
This is the most dazzling guy in the entire Finance University and all of Jiangdu, there's no other.
He is even recognized by the Western world.
Being an East Asian and gaining recognition from Western public users is very challenging.
Moreover, Xu Lin is considered a strong figure, a male leader.
This is another level of concept; people truly respect you from the bottom of their hearts to think this way.
Asian-style effeminate guys going to the West are like monkeys.
And many guys recognized Xu Lin's bike.
A BMW 1000rr costing more than thirty thousand, undoubtedly a rich guy's toy.
It's also one of the ultimate dreams of biker guys.
This is their teenage and twenty-something youth, but maybe they won't realize it until their thirties and forties.
Xu Lin drove the bike to the library entrance, waiting for Ning Yuhuan.
Soon, Ning Yuhuan came down, school bag on her back.
"Honey!"
Seeing Xu Lin, Ning Yuhuan quickly quickened her pace.
Reunions are better than newly-weds; the two haven't seen each other for over a month.
But Ning Yuhuan's feelings for Xu Lin always follow a gentle and implicit path, so she won't be intense.
"Why are you only wearing two pieces of clothing? And not even zipping up."
"No rush, I'm strong, get on the bike."
"Zip up."
Xu Lin zipped up his jacket, "Hop on."
"Okay."
Then Ning Yuhuan got on the bike, and Xu Lin asked her to put on a helmet.
"Honey, where's your helmet?"
First, Xu Lin didn't reply, but just put on his sunglasses.
"Do I look like the Terminator?"
Xu Lin showed an intense image.
"No! The Terminator has short spiky hair, yours is long, and you're not even wearing leather!"
Ning Yuhuan laughed.
"Just work with it. Plus, cool is all that matters!"
Xu Lin told her to hold on tight, put on the helmet, and started riding, although the sunglasses were to be taken off.
"Where do you want to go tonight? How about we celebrate New Year's together this year?"
"But it'll be packed with people tonight."
"Don't worry, while I'm here. Right now, the priority is to find a place to eat, or else we won't have a place for dinner later."