The slowly setting sun is blending into the horizon of Luoxia Province, and the ideal city at this moment

But the curtain of night has long been overcast.

Translucent observation elevator on it.

Fang Chang glanced at the business card in his hand, and then turned his gaze to the viewing window

of holographic screens.

Behind the jumping floor numbers are colorful neon, and if you go underfoot

Look, it's an abyss with no bottom in sight.

The building at his feet is called Yunjian University.

Although it sounds a bit outrageous to integrate the entire university in one office building, engage

It seems that the students here are all employees who clock in to work, but here in the ideal city

planted a place, but unexpectedly did not violate the harmony at all.

After all, the people who live here are nominally "too big to name."

state of the "enterprise".

Most of the students who graduate here go on to become engineers and work in various parts of the company

doors, as well as subsidiaries with specific functions. If the title of the university is replaced

It is much easier to understand it as the "Induction Training Section of the Human Resources Department".

However, there is a saying that although this university is named after the province, this

The feeling of taking an elevator through the clouds does have a bit of the taste of being in the clouds...

The number freezes at 227.

With a ding, the alloy door behind Fang Chang was like a subway that had arrived at the station, slippery

Open to both sides.

Retracting his gaze from the layers of neon outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Fang Chang turned around and left here

, looking for the address on the business card, continued along the corridor without stopping.

Soon, he came to a silver door.

His hand was almost on the button of the doorbell when the door in front of him slammed open

I saw a smiling face full of enthusiasm appear behind the door.

"Welcome! My dear friend, you are the head of the cloud that is all over the end, right?

Haha, please come in! I don't know what makes you, a big celebrity, interested in me

Interesting, or are you interested in my field of study? ”

Fang Chang was slightly stunned, looking at the man in front of him with a warm smile that was exaggerated,

looked at the business card in his hand again, and his expression couldn't help but float a little strange.

[Ai Chen, male, 55 years old, professor of neural algorithm and bionics at Yunjian University,

Technical consultant of the product R&D department of Kangmao Group, the main research direction is logical operation pairs

Fuzzy algorithm simulation, mind uploading, etc. 】

There is no doubt that it is him, and he is not looking for the wrong person. If he doesn't have a twin brother

Brother's words...

"I'm sorry to bother with this time, and I hope my visit doesn't disturb you

Cease. ”

"How can you be presumptuous! What could be better than the "League of Heroes to my research side."

Interested in "What's more enjoyable?" Aichen had a happy smile on his face

Rong, invited Fang Chang into his office and continued.

"And you're here at the right time, if only an hour earlier, I'd still be experimenting

Room. ”

The office is spacious, with a simple yet stylish décor, but with a long attention

Not in the room in front of you, but in the man in front of you.

Unlike the unkempt scholars and professors in his impression, he was dressed very well

Exquisite, although he is in his 50s, he looks only about 30 years old.

A look like a suit and leather shoes, and the big back with the hair combed back of the head

head, so that he does not look like a professor, but like a lawyer or a bank, gold

Fusion practitioners.

Since coming to Ideal City, Fang Chang has been cooperating with Ambassador Shuyu to attend various events

On various occasions, we will attract investment and sponsorship for the alliance.

In addition, he did not forget the other purpose of coming here - to find

A way to upload your thoughts to the board.

The player has an infinite number of lives, but the NPC only has one life. Although this listens

It's a bit whimsical at first, but he thinks that since the game is set in a future life

There should be a way to perpetuate human consciousness.

It's like a game in a fantasy setting, storing items similar to Horcruxes for souls.

Fortunately, the identity of the war hero helped him a lot, and the endpoint cloud went viral

The video made him a star or "Internet celebrity" in Ideal City.

When he learned that he was interested in his research direction, the professor immediately made an appointment with him

It's time to meet. The two took their seats on the couch.

Fang Chang complied with his request for a group photo, and after greeting him, he said his own

meaning

··· I would like to ask you if you can upload your thoughts to the cloud or to the hard drive

Similar to the approach of the place. ”

Maybe it was because he talked about his own field of expertise, and the middle-aged professor put it away

A pompous smile with a pensive expression on his face.

But it's not like thinking about academics per se, it's more like thinking about how

Placket. After about five minutes, he sighed softly and spoke

Road.

"Would you like a coffee?" Fang Chang was slightly stunned.

His instinct told him that the expression didn't look like he was going to say anything

Look. "No······ Just bring me a glass of water, thank you. ”

"A cup of coffee, a glass of lemonade." Ai Chen looked at the android assistant beside him

Gestured.

The assistant nodded slightly, turned around and went to the next room, and after a while held the tray

Coming back, he respectfully placed the silver teacup in front of the two of them.

Please take your time, sir. ”

With that, it turned to the side and stood quietly by the wall.

In order to avoid the uncanny valley effect, most androids will either make their facial features harmonious

People are exactly the same, and install an almost realistic drivetrain, or it will simply save

Omit the facial features or make them very exaggerated.

And this android belongs to the former, not only is it the same as a real person, but it is also very floating

Bright.

"I'm sorry about your thing, I know what you're thinking, but...... That's not

What science can do. ”

Ai Chen picked up the cup, took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and his gaze stopped not far away

The beautiful android assistant continued abruptly after admiring it for a moment

Road.

"My wife left three years ago." Fang Chang smiled slightly and hesitated.

"Can't even the medical conditions in Ideal City be cured?"

The bionics technology here can even change a full set of parts on the body, he is real

It is impossible to imagine any other disease that cannot be cured

Professor Aichen coughed embarrassedly.

"When I say go, I mean leave······ She ran away with the merchants outside,

Go in search of the adventure and thrill of her dreams. “

“…… I'm sorry. ”

"Don't be sorry, it's nothing, it's all in the past. Everybody has it

The right to choose how to live, where to go is her freedom, but she never forgets

I'm a little cautious, haha. ”

Gently placing the coffee cup on the tray, Aichen smiled and nodded to the android beside him

He bowed his head and motioned for it to take the cup away. His gaze stayed behind the android,

His voice seemed to be stuck in a long memory.

"Actually, I once thought about making it look like her, not just the appearance, but also

Include a copy of her memories and thoughts. ”

Keenly capturing the key words in this sentence, Fang Chang held his breath for a moment

Sucked, hands subconsciously clenched knees. As if grasping hope.

"And then?" Ai Chen smiled faintly.

"Later, of course, I succeeded."

Fang Chang looked at the android in surprise, and then at the sect who was sitting opposite

Confer. "Then it's ...... now"

"Now it's just a special android assistant. Because later······

I deleted its data again. Fang Chang was stunned.

It was a long time before he continued. "Why?"

"I've already told you why, because that's not what science can do

Feeling. Without waiting for Fang Chang to speak, Professor Ai Chen continued.

"The person I love, she is gentle and kind, beautiful and generous, and passionate

······ But in fact it was just my imagination. There are no ten in this world

A person of all perfections, brave is inevitably reckless, prudence is inevitable of hesitation, when a foolish person is born

Always arrogant, and the arrogant cannot see under their feet. She's never perfect, just because

Love put a filter on her. ”

"So when I tried to write her down as an algorithm based on my memory, I

Soon realized that the fictional personality she had created was not her at all

······ Do you understand what I mean? ”

Fang Chang nodded in silence, but quickly shook his head again.

"I know what you're trying to say······ But I don't quite understand that you put those

Isn't it okay to add the shortcomings? Ai Chen said with a faint smile.

"Because here's the problem, are you sure you know a person perfectly? which

I'm afraid it's you. This sentence stopped Fang Chang and he couldn't say it for a while

Come on.

Looking at the young man who fell silent, Professor Ai Chen leaned back on the sofa and put it

slowed down the pace of his speech, leaving him plenty of time to think.

"Uploading your thoughts to the cloud is not impossible, as long as you are not in harmony

Will be insulated, there will always be a few brains that back up memories about him. Will these third

Personal memories are converted to the first person, and these collected memory fragments are converted

Written into an intelligent algorithm, you can get a person who is almost exactly like her

······ Even if it's not the same person objectively, she can roughly match what you do to her

Imagine. ”

"However, the replica is not the person after all, but just a person who can speak well and just happens

Looks like a doll. If that's what you want, I can certainly help

You, as long as you fill out a long form, it's enough. But according to your description, I

I have to ask you again, is that what you want? ”

Looking at the middle-aged man leaning on the sofa, Fang Chang was silent for a long time, in his mind

The ideas in the mess became a mess of yarn. If it were in reality, it would be a bad story

There's nothing wrong with it, but it sounds like there's something serious wrong in the game. A

Data is copied from one hard drive to another, how is it not the same piece of data?

Finish?

And isn't Vault 101 a precedent for success? Not only do they put consciousness

Reduced to the virtual world, and even multiply in the eternal virtual world!

It's something that can be done!

Fang Chang felt that his request was not too much at all, he just wanted to give Dolly the number

It was just a backup, but it was reminded by the operator through the mouth of the NPC, "Where."

I'm afraid that I used the backup data to make a new NPC, and it's not the same as the original NPC

It's the same NPC

And what am I?!

A completely realistic virtual reality game, even such superfluous details have to be simulated in real life

Really...... Fang Chang felt a dull pain in his forehead.

He suddenly regretted a little why he didn't choose the Department of Intelligence in the first place.

"I just want to keep a resurrection machine for someone important

Yes, please, even once..." There was a hint of pleading in the voice.

This is not meant to be addressed to the NPC in front of you.

It's to the Ah Guang who doesn't know where he is, but he is always watching them.

Professor Aichen stared at the young man in front of him for a moment, and his gaze suddenly shifted slowly

moving, floating out of the window, the colorful neon brilliant light and shadow make people can't help it

Indulge in it, and all human thoughts can be obtained in the prosperity that is visible to the naked eye

Satisfy.

It's like there's everything. But there was nothing left.

It's like a hologram of that era, impeccable real, but not after all

Be.

Reaching out and touching the bridge of his nose, he sighed softly, rarely not catching up with fashion

Young people speak.

There are many people who have said this to me, but few people realize that life is the cause

Only once is precious. ”

"If that person really matters to you, it's in the time you have left

Be nice to her. Don't let her get away from you, don't let her get hurt, don't let things go

I began to regret it when it was irreparable······ Don't be like me, trying to learn from memories

to find comfort

"That's the right thing to do."

Expectations were disappointed.

Tonight's ideal city has another sad person.

However, the loss of Fang Chang is just an example, and the vast majority of people in this city are still

It's a lot of fun, especially when the nightlife begins.

An office building on the edge of Ideal City.

In a small, opaque studio, there are simply a few worthless ones

Sofas, tables and chairs, and simple office utensils

Bathed in the glow of cheap incandescent lamps, a certain mole and the newly established

Several employees of [Skull Studio] are dancing excitedly at the moment.

"Mom······ This game is so fun! ”

Taking off the virtual reality glasses, the mole's face was full of excitement and excitement.

Some time ago, everyone at the forum joked that they planned to go to the ideal city for a tour

play, only he took action, and he really got the game out.

The studio directly followed the logo of the Skeleton Corps, and the name of the game was Big

Battle Royale", the gameplay can't be said to be very similar to eating chicken, it can only be said that it is almost identical.

Just switched to a virtual reality platform.

Although it is not as real as immersive as "Wasteland Online", it is over

The degree of success is already very high! If he is not hot, he invites Fang Chang to eat Xiang!

In the end, he is the person who has seen the world, the technical director and CEO you hired

Hua Cong didn't react so much, and after taking off his glasses, he just sighed complicatedly

Sound.

"The only pity is that there is only one life, and if you die, you will be gone." Just now

That game.

Not long after he landed, he was taken away by the man-machine he designed. Mole hehe

Said with a laugh.

"You don't understand this, the essence of this game is here! Although dead outfit

It's a waste of search, but if you think about it from another angle, wouldn't it be the same as the person you killed

Mindset explosion? ”

The employees sitting in the room looked at each other, exchanged glances, and pondered

It seems to make some sense. The mole paused for a moment, then continued slowly

Road.

"Especially when you've made it all the way to the finals and you're in the grass waiting for the end

The thought of half an hour's hard work will melt away from a small mistake

Make a bubble and you'll get your adrenaline pumping and you'll be so nervous that your hands are sweating! And if it becomes

All of these hormones will be converted into happy dopa in an instant

Amine—"

"Wait a minute, there's a problem." The employee in charge of programming raised his hand.

Although he was very upset to be interrupted, the mole graciously gave him a chance to speak

Yes. "Say."

The programmer said seriously.

"Virtual reality systems are used to overly stimulate that can be debilitating

Sensory shielding, adrenaline rushes and sweaty hands are impossible..."

The mole rolled its eyes.

"I'm just making an analogy! Don't be so rigid, there will always be a feeling of nervousness

Right? The programmer scratched the back of his head.

"Well, that's there..."

The mole glanced around at the dozen or so employees present and continued to give him energetically

They started fighting. "Anyway, here's the selling point of this game!"

"You only have one life, you only have one chance! Can our studio take care of it?

I want to take a place in the city, and it's all up to this sale! ”

After a week of development, the demo version of Battle Royale has now ended

into, and just now has logged in to the endpoint cloud on the game platform, open to

Users download the trial game for free, and after the trial time exceeds two hours, they will be charged a 20Cr buyout

Expenses.

In the future, it will also update the functions of selling boxes and drawing out-of-print skins, etc., and the mole is not just a copy

The game itself, and even the means of cutting leeks have been copied in.

Since there are off-the-shelf development tools available, there are also off-the-shelf virtual ones on the endpoint cloud

Pseudo-models can be purchased, and those that can't be bought can be outsourced, and the development is not very difficult

Big.

As for the rent of the company's premises at 1200Cr per month, it is not very expensive. Artificial slightly

It's a little more expensive, and it's impossible for a tech-savvy employee to get a minimum hourly wage of 1Cr a month

8000~10,000 Cr still has to be given.

The bulk of the expenditure is not rent, nor labor, but the purchase of development tools

The right to use, the purchase of technical services and virtual models, and the leasing of endpoint cloud computing power

Pin.

A series of expenses are all calculated, up to 1 million Cr!

This money is enough to buy a "Cerberus" unmanned vehicle plus an airborne missile!

As for where the money comes from?

Of course, it was exchanged for silver coins.

A few days ago, with the efforts of managers and ambassadors Shuyu, the alliance was reached with the enterprise

two key and important agreements. One of them is a currency swap agreement.

According to the agreement, the two parties exchanged a total value of 300 million at a fixed exchange rate of 3:1

The currency of the CR. That is, 1Cr for 3 silver coins.

Since there is no fixed and stable market, it is difficult to convert purchasing power directly

Count, after all, the price of the same commodity in the River Valley Province and the Cloud Province may be one

One in heaven and one on earth.

This exchange rate actually contains the meaning of a part of the subsidy, and the content of the subsidy

It is the "added value of technology" provided by the enterprise to the alliance.

In addition, currency swaps alone are obviously not enough, and the two sides are not enough

Ho used the money to make an agreement. And this brings us to the second trade agreement

Discuss.

In principle, only residents of Ideal City can register a company and trade equity

Residents of this alliance are not able to work in companies or run properties.

But there is no room for flexibility.

This newly signed trade agreement is one way to do this.

As a permanent partner of the company, register in the alliance and obtain the endorsement of the alliance

can also enter the whitelist of enterprises.

After entering the white list, you can set up a branch in the ideal city and invest in electricity

Non-core industries other than power, transportation, energy, etc.

Because it is the credit of the alliance as an endorsement, it wants to enter the whitelist of the alliance

Approval is required. However, the approval process is not complicated.

has made a great contribution to the Alliance, or is itself a public owner of the Vault's collective holdings

can be quickly approved, get the exchange quota and go to the ideal city to invest

Tickets.

The former is like Goblin Technology, Lister Factory, etc., and the latter is like Niuma Brick

Factory, No. 81 Factory, Bucky Aluminum Factory, etc. 1,000,000 Cr at a constant exchange rate

That translates to 3,000,000 silver coins.

So much money mole itself certainly does not have.

What's more, this is only an upfront investment, and the actual amount of money needed is definitely much more than that

Many.

However, after all, he is the boss of the "second batch" of the server, and he has used his little brain

After that, a solution quickly came to mind. According to the rules of the alpha version, he took

He put together 1.5 million silver coins with all his belongings and his good brothers, and registered it as a skeleton

A company of the Calvary Group.

Then he put on a beautiful business plan and offered 80% of the shares

At the price, it successfully raised 12 million silver coins of start-up capital.

4,000,000 Cr.

It's enough for a while.

The remaining 20% of the shares, he and Irena, the elf king Fugui and so on

The capital is divided. Although the shelter accounts for the lion's share, there are also a lot of shares

Finish.

For example, he himself accounts for 8%, as long as the game sells for 100 million, it is 800

Ten thousand! After deducting costs and taxes, there are at least six or seven million Cr in his hands!

If this is exchanged for silver coins... The mole didn't dare to think about it anymore.

It's only been YY for a while, and he can't help but get rid of Harazi, he's worried about himself again

The brain will be excited to orgasm.

In short, that's it, he takes everyone's hard-earned money and shoulders everyone's expectations

Hopefully, this skeleton studio wholly owned by the Skull Group will be opened.

Under his unremitting encouragement, everyone finally jumped this virtual reality version

The umbrella eats chicken masterpiece, which was restored in "Wasteland OL".

I had to blow a wave of Ah Guang.

Wasteland Online can not only play games, but even games

Make games. This idea is simply outrageous!

Although the demo version of "Battle Royale" only has the area of an island, it is relatively reasonable

The popular "super A-class" masterpieces that restore a world at every turn are slightly smaller

It's a bit graded, but he doubts that gameplay and fun are at the heart of a game.

This market, which is still a blue ocean, is destined to have a place for him! however

——

The unforgiving reality soon gave him a light blow.

The newly released "Battle Royale" did not upload as he expected

Exploded all over the Internet, and even obscurity was like a piece of dust falling into a pond, even a little

I can't see the waves.

So far, the only few visits to the server have been the staff in the studio

Workers contributed.

Looking at the number of downloads that did not move, I danced excitedly dozens of minutes ago

Mole, the sweat was about to come out at this moment, and it was the only one who brought him some comfort

Yes, the lack of big sales doesn't seem to have much to do with the game itself, but the exposure is not

Enough.

Maybe wait for the exposure to go up.

Maybe it's all of a sudden...

Standing next to the boss, staring at the data on the screen, several employees of the studio

It's also a regretful expression. "It's a pity······ Such a fun game is not at all

Fire. ”

"yes······ It's a lot of fun. ”

"We'd better not delay it too long······ No matter how delicious the soup is, it will take too long

It's rancid, too. ”

The development tools on the endpoint cloud are mature, and the man-hours required to develop a game are not the same

Not long, however, it is precisely because of this that the highly involuted environment causes most games not to be

But the homogenization is serious, and the lifespan is also shortened.

Except for those open worlds that focus on virtual community development, have a large amount of content, and are not duplicated

world games

The vast majority of games have a lifespan of only one month, compared to the average player for games

The duration is often less than 24 hours.

You Huacong, the studio's CEO and technical director, frowned and thought for a moment

Said. "We should increase our investment in marketing and promotion."

"Recently, there is a very popular game promotion program on Endpoint Cloud, although the cost is a bit

It's tall, but I think we can try. "As soon as I heard that the cost was a bit high, mole

's eyebrows twitched.

"How much?"

"About 1.2 million Cr?"

As soon as he heard this number, he almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of old blood. 120

Ten thousand?!

I can buy six missiles!

"Our development costs are less than 1 million····· This price is not too expensive

Got a point? The mole couldn't help but complain. You Huacong was stunned.

"Isn't it normal for the publicity and distribution costs to be higher than the development costs?" The mole froze.

However, looking at the other employees around him, they also had a look of approval, but it didn't seem like they were there

Bullying him doesn't know how to do it. Taking a deep breath, the mole controlled his emotions and spoke.

"Anyway······ Let me see what that show is like. ”

You Huacong nodded, walked to the other desk, and opened it and placed it there

of holographic TV. Pale blue light and shadow appeared, and the current channel was broadcasting news.

He was about to switch channels, but his boss suddenly stopped him.

"Wait······ I read the news to the end. ”

You Huacong was stunned, withdrew his index finger and stepped aside.

The footage in the hologram continues to play, and the news that is being broadcast seems to be about

Interviews and reports on the situation on the Western Front. “······ In order to reverse the decline of the frontal battlefield,

The legion is deploying megaton yield nuclear weapons to the province of Luoxia. ”

Yue Qian, Minister of General Management, stressed that nuclear weapons of more than 100,000 tons should

is strictly restricted, if those aliens continue to mutate, let the fragile ecology

The system continues to evolve in extreme directions, and the planet will become unviable in the future

Exist! ”

The administrators of the coalition also spoke in public speeches, strongly condemning

The act of deploying nuclear weapons to the battlefield by the legion and stating that the inhabitants of the Union will not give in

to the nuclear threat. ”

"A meeting of the Supreme Council is currently being held to discuss a more concrete response

Table. According to people familiar with the matter, if the situation is true, the Supreme Council of Enterprises will

Approval of the use of mothballed weapons stockpiles..."

Holograms.

The representative of the council, surrounded by the interview drone, said in firm terms. “··

There is no doubt that those weapons are for this moment! ”

Looking at the news in the hologram, the employees in the studio looked at each other and replied

After coming to his senses, he gasped in unison: "Hiss······ Megaton of nuclear

Play! ”

An employee asked curiously. "What's that concept?"

Another employee thought for a moment and replied.

"If it's an ideal city, everyone in this city can get an average of 100 kilometers

catties or 10 kg equivalent. And if it's a coalition with a population of around 100,000, everyone

can be divided into about 10 tons. ”

The sound of "hiss" rang out.

The whole room was sucked in the coolness.

Everyone couldn't help but sneak a sneak glance at their boss.

They knew that the man was stumbling in the language, and his name was Mole

The man came from the southern part of the province of the River Valley.

To their surprise, however, they didn't look at the man's face

See afraid. The expression was as if it was pure surprise.

And this is indeed the case, the mole staring at the hologram has a blank eye.

He had seen on the official website that the Legion was deploying nuclear weapons to Luoxia Province

Even the announcement clearly mentions that the Legion intends to use it in Xiong

The fertile capital of the Lion Kingdom.

However, looking at the wording and tone in the eyes of the managers in this news... How do you feel this?

The nuclear bomb was to be thrown on the head of the Alliance.

Fake, right?

Seeing that everyone was looking at his side, the mole coughed lightly, with seriousness

The voice said. "Your boss's house is on fire······ I'll probably have to go back in two days

Check it out. ”

If the news is true, it is estimated that the mobilization order will come down soon, body

As the commander of the Skeleton Corps, of course, he couldn't stay behind and let his brothers take over

On your own.

You Huacong was stunned.

"You····· To go to the front? "Good fellows.

They are eating chicken in the game.

I didn't expect their boss to eat chicken on the front line.

No wonder I was able to come up with such an interesting brain hole, it turned out to be a real experience!

"That's for sure! Actually, to tell you the truth, driving a tank is your boss's job

Work, starting a company, this kind of life career is just a side hustle. ”

The mole smiled embarrassedly, coughed and continued.

"But don't worry about me, doing your best work is the biggest support for me

Hold! Actually, I never told you that most of the revenue from this game will be successful

Military expenses for the Union against the Legion. For every 10,000 copies of the game you sell, there will be more

A missile was fired at the corps. ”

"When this battle is over, I will come back and fight side by side with you!"

After hearing this speech, almost all employees in the office looked at them with admiration

god

Look at him. You Huacong stepped forward with an excited face and held his right hand tightly

Hand.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll leave it to me here······ We are one

You will not fail to live up to your expectations! Realize your dream of millions of sales! ”

The mole smiled and patted his right hand.

"Good! I'm relieved to have your words! ”

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