Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch - Chapter 213:
Chapter 213: Chapter 211: Police Strike?
Translator: 549690339
As the director’s voice fell, the screen immediately switched.
First, there was an aerial view of the Metropolis, with its densely packed buildings and the huge Central Park shaded by green trees. The park was surrounded by a small lake with a shimmering reflection on its surface, making it incredibly beautiful.
The voiceover came on again:
“In the past week, Metropolis has experienced a real estate boom, with millions of new residents buying properties in the city. According to statistics, 80% of these properties are within one kilometer of Central Park, with extremely high prices!”
“Another 15% chose to settle in luxury apartments along Riverside, and the remaining 5% are scattered throughout Metropolis.”
“According to reliable information, there are still more than twice as many new residents planning to buy properties, but they are struggling to raise funds. If all goes well, this real estate boom will continue into next week.”
The screen timely showed a group of players robbing a gun shop, madly stuffing rifles and bullets into their backpacks.
Comments lamented, “Wow, is this their way of raising funds?” “If you’re short on money, go to the bank, what’s the problem?”
“No problem at all!”
“I’ve got my eye on a top-floor luxury duplex, but the money in my Sloane safe is only half enough, and working at the Continental Hotel is too slow. It’s not that I want to rob a bank, but these unscrupulous real estate developers are pushing me too far!”
“One more heist tonight, and I can move into my new home! Who would’ve thought that moving virtual real estate to Metropolis would require buying your own property?
“There are benefits, though! Isn’t it much simpler than having to do it yourself in DIY? In reality, hiring a decorator to help with virtual house will cost a lot! Robbing a bank is much easier! Rob! Just rob it!”
“Thrive and prosper!”
“Thrive and prosper!”
Soon, the comments’ rhythm turned into a unified “Thrive and prosper!”
Then the screen switched to the entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department, where a police director stood in front of a podium, looking serious.
“The police of Metropolis have always been dissatisfied with their law enforcement weapons, especially in times of high crime rates, their strong desire for heavy firepower has intensified their dissatisfaction.”
A police director faced the camera and said solemnly, “The dissatisfaction among the police force can no longer be suppressed. In the next week, grassroots police officers will stage a collective protest march. If our demands are still not met, we will launch a strike lasting at least one week.”
“Can you imagine what would happen without police for a week? The next week is the last chance for the upper class to take action!”
“I reiterate for the last time – we need tanks!”
The chaotic comments suddenly became remarkably unified, as countless players blurted out a single word – “Fuck! ” “Are helicopters not enough for you?!”
“Are armored vehicles not enough for you?”
Unfortunately, the players’ anger could not be conveyed to the screen, and the voiceover continued whispering,
“Without police, what will happen? Where will Metropolis go?”
“Will it be chaos and disorder? Or…
“Thrive and prosper?”
The film ended with the voiceover’s whisper, and the screen finally returned to the studio.
It looked like it had been through a battle: a chunk was missing from the edge of the table, and the huge screen behind it was full of cracks, probably from a chair being thrown at it.
Both hosts were no longer presentable.
Aside from their messy and wrinkled clothes, the female host Jenny had a noticeable black eye, and the male host Johnny had three bloody scratch marks on his neck, occasionally gritting his teeth in pain. It seemed that his club had been no match for the chair, and he had suffered a significant loss.
The players couldn’t help but comment on the scene:
“Seriously? You lost again?”
“Last time, the female host lost due to a sneak attack, which was fair enough. But how could she lose even with open confrontation? I don’t get it!”
“I don’t get it either! She had a chair, and you had a chair! Why didn’t you just charge and fight?”
“If you knew you couldn’t win, why did you provoke in the first place?”
“Pfft! I’m reminded of a story about a hunter and a bear.”
“Hunter and bear? What story?”
“Are you here to hunt or to sell your ass?”
“Hahaha, what a nutcase! I was originally planning to send him a gun, now what should I do? Send a gun or send medicine?!”
The two hosts hurriedly gave their closing remarks, declaring the end of the show.
However, as always, the aftermath of News Weekly would continue to spread.
Not to mention the various jokes and data in it, many would inevitably be reprocessed and turned into other news, short videos, predictions, and so on.
Especially the ending story of the Metropolis police demonstration and their plans to go on a “large strike” if not responded to, this made many people wonder if Cloud Dream was brewing some big conspiracy!
After all, the title of Cloud Dream’s video directly stated that there would be
“heavy news disclosure.”
Looking at the entire news, it’s clear that it’s this piece of information.
But as for what exactly it is, they once again become mysterious – not giving any definite answers, making players guess for themselves.
The comment section went wild with guesses”Should be DLC, right?”
“No way! DLC must have a main storyline, what story can a police strike tell?
There’s not even a single clue!”
“I bet it’s not the content of the DLC. According to the main storyline of overthrowing the Alliance, it’s easy to guess: the DLC should be about destroying the Continental Hotel!”
“Genius! It’s logical and flawless!”
“Then what is it? A game event? Temporarily canceling the Metropolis police pursuit mechanism for a limited time so that police will not respond to criminal activities?”
“For what? To lower the difficulty of us robbing banks?”
“It seems to make sense!”
“It makes perfect sense! Look, earlier in the news, they mentioned many people raising funds to buy houses, and then the Metropolis police march and prepare to strike. Isn’t it obviously to make it easier for everyone to buy houses?!”
“Wow, even in the game, they have to stimulate real estate sales? That’s just ridiculous!”
Players’ guesses gradually took a strange direction, and many even began rubbing their hands, planning to take advantage of this opportunity for a big heist!
Little did they know that after completing the main storyline of the game, the unlocked privileges not only allowed players to embed their virtual house into Metropolis but also granted them the privilege to buy houses.
This purchase privilege had no limits!
In other words, as long as you could get enough money, theoretically, you could even buy the entire Metropolis!
Of course, that would require an astronomical amount of virtual currency. Even if you could successfully rob a bank every day, you could only buy four or five houses a month at most, making buying an entire building out of reach.
However, that didn’t deter players’ motivation to buy houses. Some players had already started buying their third or even fourth houses!
It wasn’t for living, they just simply liked buying.
When they had nothing to do, they would open their personal panel and look at the properties under their names, feeling pure happiness!
