Chapter 341: 341 support

“Careful, right?”

Chen Xu nodded slowly. With such matters, you could never be too cautious.

After a while, he regained his composure and said, “Come on, let’s fish together.”

Luo Xiyun took the fishing rod he handed over and looked at the surrounding environment. On both sides of the riverbank, there were lush trees with dense branches and leaves, stretching all the way to the mountains in the distance, as far as the eye could see.

Besides the sound of the river, there were also some crisp bird calls.

Such an environment opened up her heart.

These days, VR glasses were about to go into production, and she had been busy at work. Her previous one-day-a-week holiday had also been canceled, and all her time was spent on work. It was rare for her to relax without it affecting her work in reality.

She moved a folding chair over to sit down and cast the baited hook into the river.

“Here, spray some mosquito repellent; the mosquitoes here are vicious.” Chen Xu passed a bottle of spray. The developers of this game were truly cruel, even including mosquitoes; getting bitten would leave a big welt, itching for several days before it subsided.

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Luo Xiyun accompanied Chen Xu for a month, then left the game. After all, fishing for a whole month was truly boring.

Players like them could not appear in the plaza. They could only bring their companions into the game after logging in.

After she left, Chen Xu also took his leave. Fishing was only good for leisure; being immersed for too long was just unbearable.

Returning to the plaza, Chen Xu noticed a new message. He clicked on it to find it was from his friend Mu Shang on the list.

“Haha, I’ve made it to the official area. I’ll wait for you there.”

He couldn’t help but laugh; Mu Shang’s pride was evident between the lines.

Before, when he wanted to quit the game, Mu Shang had advised him not to do so. Some impressive professional players usually focus on a few games. Distracting themselves with too many games would make it hard to achieve great results.

It took Mu Shang a long time to save enough money to afford a Dream Device, which suggested his family was not well-off. His goal was to become a professional player.

There were thousands upon thousands of professional players in the Dream games. He couldn’t even begin to count them.

Chen Xu had never really considered playing games to be more than just for fun. But then he got trapped by the alien civilization’s unscrupulous network operators; the monthly internet fee of thirty thousand credit points made him worry about earning money.

He closed the message window and selected another game. Rushing into the official area was not his immediate concern; he needed to ask Bai Jinxuan’s opinion first.

The scene shifted, and he found himself in a vast broadcasting hall with a piano in the center of the stage.

He sat down in front of the piano and selected Bai Jinxuan from the list of companions.

Then, he focused on the piano in front of him. It was a music game, and after starting, notes would fall from above. Each note corresponded to a key, and hitting the correct one would score points.

It was a casual game. It didn’t even need artificial intelligence to maintain, and the cost of running such a game was very low.

He felt a bit obsessed. Entering a new game, the first thing he thought about was the operating cost.

He picked up these kinds of games very quickly, and by the time Bai Jinxuan appeared, he had already leveled up to his twenties.

“What is this place?”

Bai Jinxuan looked around curiously. It looked like a stage, but the notes falling above the piano didn’t seem normal.

“It’s a game, and this is just one way to play; there are others,” Chen Xu explained. He hadn’t seen her for a while and was especially pleased to see her appear.

“I’ve never heard any of these songs before; take a listen.” He started playing the music.

Bai Jinxuan, who was most interested in music, listened intently, her eyes gradually lighting up. “I haven’t heard these either”–they might be completely new songs.

If the songs here were all unknown on Earth, then for her, it was a vast treasure trove.

“I guess so,” Chen Xu chuckled, “and here’s some good news: from now on, you can come into this game anytime you want.”

“Really? That’s great!”

Bai Jinxuan was overjoyed, hugging his neck tightly.

Chen Xu patted her back and said, “From now on, just tell me in advance when you want to come in, and I’ll bring you.”

“By the way, there’s one more thing…” He began to talk business and eventually asked for her opinion.

Bai Jinxuan listened carefully, occasionally nodding as she looked into his eyes. When he finished, she shook her head, “I can’t give you advice on such matters.”

“I just want to hear what you think,” said Chen Xu.

Bai Jinxuan thought for a moment and asked, “What are you trying to achieve by doing this?”

“Earn credit points. Becoming a game developer, as long as players spend money in the game, I can make money. With money, I can pay the internet fee. And with extra credit points, I can earn even more things.”

The marketplace of the Dream Device had more than just tangible goods; it also had various virtual items. Indeed, some games needed to be purchased with money.

Of course, those might not be called games, more like a learning app.

Bai Jinxuan further inquired, “Can’t you earn that many credit points without developing games?”

“That’s not necessarily true.” Chen Xu was quite confident in himself. From his last experience in the game, he knew that with his two talents, earning credit points in similar games wasn’t particularly difficult.

After a back-and-forth discussion, he had a rough answer. Since developing games wasn’t the only option, it was better to put it on hold.

In fact, it would take decades for Earth to fully assimilate and progressively upgrade with the current black technology he possessed. Seeking higher black technology wasn’t urgent.

Besides, with the exorbitant transport fees, he probably wouldn’t be able to afford items of black technology in this lifetime. What was the use of earning so many credits then?

Bringing Earth’s humanity into the games could have extremely serious consequences, possibly causing social turmoil.

Given the current tense situation between the East and the West, if things spiraled out of control and war broke out, he would be a sinner against humanity.

Having resolved this in his mind, Chen Xu relaxed and smiled, “Let’s have a contest.”

Saying this, he gestured, and another piano appeared. He went over and sat down.

“Okay.” Bai Jinxuan also smiled. She knew Chen Xu had made his decision. She didn’t ask, and he didn’t tell. After all, whatever decision he made, she would support him.