Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch - Chapter 316:
Chapter 316: Chapter 314: I’ve Prepared a Surprise for Everyone
Translator: 549690339
Little Chun arrived at the Light Encounter Group.
After the leisure game production team was split, they were responsible for the follow-up development and operation of “Light Encounter”, and they later decided to name themselves [Light Encounter Group].
The girls in the group have been idle and restless for quite a while now.
At this point, you can really see how different people’s nature can be.
Some girls easily slipped into the laid-back rhythm, too lazy to stay in the virtual world, leisurely wandering in the company’s ecological park, enjoying a relaxed life.
A few even joined the administrative ladies’ team, going shopping for paintings together and decorating the new company walls.
Some other employees wanted to relax but didn’t quite adapt to it.
They intermittently fell into a cycle of daydreaming, finding things to do, daydreaming again, and then finding more things to do.
While others still remained true to themselves even in a place like Cloud Dream, staying busy no matter what.
Either wandering around various virtual worlds, looking for places to help, learning new things.
Or in the “Light Encounter” development world, adding more landscapes to the deep sea seasonal map or contemplating the theme of the new season, drawing some concept drafts in advance.
However, Cloud Dream is better than other companies when it comes to Lincoln setting an example, the theme of the company is only to slack off and complete tasks, as long as they can slack off.
Moreover, during the hiring phase, the employees’ characters were subject to strict screening.
So people who liked to work hard and those who preferred a laid-back lifestyle lived their lives separately and didn’t interfere with each other.
There wouldn’t be anyone laid-back disliking the ones who did more work. The ones who kept themselves busy wouldn’t complain about others not doing any work either.
As a result, everyone had a harmonious relationship with their colleagues.
By the way, anyone causing trouble and discord would be sanctioned according to the company’s rules. But so far, no one had dared to challenge the rules set by Lincoln.
Of course, today is the day of the trailer’s release. When Little Chun arrived at the group, all the employees had already assembled.
“You are all eager, right?” Little Chun greeted everyone briefly, “So let’s start the release!”
The trailer had already been prepared well in advance.
“Finally!”
“Great!”
“I’m getting moldy if the trailer isn’t released soon!”
Cheers rang out in the virtual office.
Although today’s work was just releasing the trailer. After sending it, besides watching the players’ posts, there wasn’t much else to do…
But at least it could help improve their mood and comfort themselves, thinking “I’ve worked today!”
“Light Encounter” Spiritual Rhinoceros account, video website’s official account, and in-game announcements were sent simultaneously!
In a moment, players in various virtual spaces, such as caves, mountaintops, cloud seas, rainforests, and tree houses, paused their tea and conversations to check the announcement.
Many players of “Light Encounter” didn’t really like the style of “Assassins’ Alliance” virtual properties.
So although a lot of them purchased and played the game, unlocked the property theme for their login spaces, and even put some effort into decorating them,
they, in the end, gave up on the properties and instead chose the login space unlocked after completing the “Offerings Journey” in “Light Encounter”.
Although there are many similarities between “Light Encounter” and “Traveler of the Wind”, the “themed login space” was much better executed in the former.
The pre-login interface unlocked in “Traveler of the Wind” is just the sand dune at the beginning of the game, with hardly any adjustable options.
Besides new players, hardly anyone is using it now.
But “Light Encounter” is different: the iconic landscapes in each level can be used as pre-login spaces.
Players can also choose furniture or items in the style of “Light Encounter” – mostly made of stone, wood, or cloth – to decorate their spaces.
Even because of the eight-player collaboration feature, which allows for summoning the dog “Milkshake”, the development team’s girls added pets as an option as well.
Many players who had already reached the advanced level with Ten Wings spent their time inviting friends to their virtual spaces, enjoying familiar scenery while drinking tea and chatting.
Of course, not all players choose peaceful and welcoming environments like caves, mountaintops, cloud seas, rainforests, and tree houses as their login spaces.
Some unsettled players opted to set up camp in the dark and terrifying environment of “Grave Soil”.
When they entertained guests, the pitch-black Abyssal Dragon would be roaring and hovering above their heads.
However, they soon found that their friends would only come once and never accept an invitation again.
Reluctantly, they had no choice but to give up.
Because of the strong social aspect of “Light Encounter”, if your login space is unpopular and no one wants to visit, then the pressure you feel is much greater than that experienced by players in “Assassins’ Alliance”.
For this reason, after the anticipated release of the deep-sea diving season trailer, many players gathered together to watch and discuss it.
With a rainbow as their backdrop and seated around a small table, six players watched the video projected by the host and chattered excitedly about it:
“Season trailer? What does ‘season’ mean?”
“Should be something like DLC, right?”
“A free game with DLC, and so soon? How kind!”
“You guys knew Cloud Dream was kind, right?”
In a sunny and lush rainforest, a treehouse built in mid-air plays the trailer on a panel for everyone to watch, causing a wave of exclamations:
“An island? I can run through that in ten minutes!”
“What’s up with that distant fish? Will it teach us some new skills?”
“Wait, holy shit! They went underwater!”
“We can swim now??!”
On a sunlit slope, in a round cave with cute murals on the walls, four players sit around a bonfire discussing the trailer:
“I can swim now ?!”
“What did I just see? The ocean floor!”
“A treasure ship! Another great place to check in! Let’s go take a group photo when it’s online!”
“I just don’t know if these maps will still be there after the season ends?”
“Ah? It would be a pity if they disappear, right?”
In a corner of the Grave Soil, a player sits outside his tent, watching the trailer alone.
He also shares his thoughts on the new content: “Not thrilling enough… Aren’t there any exciting content?”
Even players who couldn’t log into the game due to other commitments quickly opened group chats with their friends to discuss the trailer excitedly after watching it.
A vast number of players’ discussions were digested within the game and small group chats.
Nevertheless, the Diving Season trailer quickly became the center of discussion in the player circle, competing with the topic of “Assassins’ Alliance” matches.
The enthusiasm is evident in the comment section of the trailer:
“Diving! I love diving! Diving makes me happy!”
“The ocean floor looks so beautiful! Update quickly, I can’t wait even for a day!”
“I saw a ship, can we row it?”
…
Even, a group of special people quickly appeared in the comment section:
“Can you fish?”
“Can you catch fish?”
“Can you grill fish?”
“Can you go sea harvesting?”
“Will cooking magic be updated?”
These people led to a warped discussion, with a bunch of people discussing fishing techniques and the taste of seafood…
“Why are there anglers everywhere?!” Lincoln looked at the comment section, full of question marks on his face.
He came to take responsibility, habitually opened the comment section to see the excitement, and saw these outrageous players.
But it seems not bad, right?
He casually took a screenshot and sent it to Little Chun.
Little Chun replied: “I saw it, the Light Encounter Group is considering it, maybe we can do a small fishing event.”
Lincoln then stopped paying attention to the comments and began to do his work.
Comment and repost: ‘In the latest seasonal map, I’ve prepared a surprise for everyone, I hope you all like it!’
After reposting, he also watched the players’ reactions with interest for a while.
Many players eagerly asked him what surprise he had prepared and whether he could reveal some news in advance.
There were also some outrageous players asking if he could make the game go online today.
But Lincoln just watched and didn’t answer any of them.
There is no way to spoil it!
Since it’s a surprise, players need to discover it for themselves to get the best effect!
