The next day, a press conference of Coke Fever.
Showing off has always been something Bubble likes to do, especially after winning the championship, Bubble has to show off in every possible way.
His way of showing off is to hold a press conference and invite reporters from TV stations all over the world to brag.
This action was strongly opposed by President Yin, and his secretary Xue Bi also said that such a large-scale press conference was inappropriate and could easily go wrong.
But what can I say... Once people become inflated, they will not listen to advice on many things. Bubbles has created the Coke craze for so long, and now they finally won the championship and got a chance to feel proud, so of course they want to show it to the world.
"The coke fanatic..."
"Just call me Bubble. I like this ID better than my real name now," said Bubble.
"You successfully won the Holy Spirit League championship. The prize money is 20% of the shares of Dissension's parent company. The value of this share is inestimable. Although you handed over the shares to the Holy Spirit officials for safekeeping after winning the championship, the Holy Spirit officials later said that the reward would be paid to you truthfully. So what reward did you give to the players who won the first Holy Spirit championship afterwards?"
"You want to hear about the amount of the bonus, right? I'm not a black-hearted boss. The players and staff in the club who worked hard for the Holy Spirit League championship have received a bonus that they can't spend in their lifetime. I can't reveal the specific amount."
Bubble didn't show off anything at the press conference, but was very restrained. Although...his holding of this press conference was like a seal coming ashore to show off to his heart's content.
"Then, after becoming a shareholder of Dispute's parent company, do you have any intention of interfering with its decision-making? Dispute's stock has been falling since Gaby Weisz's death, which is not a good sign." Another reporter asked.
“As for interfering with decision-making, I can only say that this is Mr. Gabby’s legacy. He has always been a game producer I respect very much. I will inherit his legacy and make the VR game experience even better.”
Bubble's answer was also perfect. The decline in the stock price of the parent company of Dispute was inevitable. After all, 30% of the shares were swallowed up by the rival company, which would definitely affect the fluctuation of the stock price of Dispute.
But no matter how much the fluctuations are, even if the player base of the game Dispute declines sharply, the foundation of this company is still something that managers of clubs like Bubble need to look up to.
"You're next," Bubble said, pointing at a foreign reporter who raised his hand.
"Mr. Bubble, I'd like to ask you about some specific details about the Holy Spirit League. After your player Caramel won the championship, he challenged an NPC named Thorn. The combat power displayed by this NPC was obviously beyond the level of Holy Spirit players, but during the battle, Caramel defeated him with a professional skill that swordsman players have never had. Do you think Caramel's character values are also beyond the level of existing Holy Spirit players?" the reporter asked.
"This is when...ah..."
When Bubble was about to respond, he suddenly felt a pain in his foot. Sprite, who was sitting next to him, kicked Bubble's calf with great force.
Bubble endured the pain and turned his head to look at Sprite, and found that Sprite was staring at him with a very fierce look.
This look means 'Stop talking nonsense! Shut up!'
"I don't understand what you mean. Next one." Bubble directly chose the next reporter.
There were only two players, him and Sprite at the press conference. Caramel not only did not relax after defeating Thorne, but instead showed a tendency to develop towards Zhao Mingwei.
That means he has become an ascetic in e-sports. Before, Caramel only focused on levels and equipment attributes, but now he has started to work on his swordsmanship and hone his combat skills. God knows what has stimulated him.
"Mr. Bubbles! Mr. Bubbles! I mean... did the Caramel player cheat?"
The reporter had obviously intended to commit suicide. His words plunged the originally noisy press conference into an eerie silence. Everyone, including Bubble, looked at the reporter with serious eyes.
"Do you know that you are questioning a game led by Tiangong-13?" Bubble asked.
"Although Holy Spirit officially announced that Tiangong 13 is in full control of the game, the activities and official announcements of this game have the shadow of humans operating behind the scenes. We just don't know who is the company operating Holy Spirit! In the match against Thorn, Caramel player clearly showed damage that exceeded the limit of the server, and also had the second awakening skill that existing players could never master. The official website of the second awakening system was announced the day before yesterday, and it hasn't even been launched yet, but Caramel player had already mastered it before the announcement. Is this a form of cheating?"
It was obvious that this reporter came prepared, and he seemed to have done a very in-depth investigation into the game of Holy Spirit.
“Then you should also know that the official website has announced that as long as players have a high enough level of proficiency in the skills, they may be able to obtain the second awakening skills in advance, right?” Bubble also knew how to respond.
The divine swordsmanship that Caramel displayed in the Thorn battle, Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin, has been a topic of discussion among forum friends recently. The discussion is generally about why I am also a swordsman but don’t have this skill? How can I master this skill, etc…
"Skill proficiency is a very vague concept. Shouldn't the equipment and career advancement conditions designed for the game be public? From what we can see so far, there doesn't seem to be any clear mission to obtain the second awakening in Holy Spirit... or do you think it's really possible to cultivate sword energy in Holy Spirit?" the reporter said as if jokingly.
Indeed...from a player's perspective, Caramel's mastering of the second awakening in advance is completely a cheating behavior. Caramel's strength lies in PVP skills, and all players may be convinced of this, but how can Caramel master a bunch of new big moves and special skills
To put it bluntly, sword energy, waves, and mental energy are just a game background setting in the eyes of most people, not something concrete.
Even if it really exists, the Holy Spirit's system should also mark it out, such as the mental energy cultivation value, sword energy cultivation value, and the second awakening that can be achieved after practicing to a certain level.
But the Holy Spirit’s system did not mark it out. Even if these things were updated later, it seems to be of no use in facing the current doubts
“…” Bubble didn’t know how to answer for a moment, and Sprite, who had been silent beside him, spoke up.
"Sure." Sprite gave an answer that shocked all the reporters present. "I believe that the game Holy Spirit is a groundbreaking game. Many things in it are close to the real world. The professions, skills, and powers in the game are not just background settings, but real existences in the game values."
"What about the specific training method? VR game equipment cannot be controlled by the brain, right? The perception in the game is just a simulation of the feedback from the clothes. Could it be that the so-called sword energy you master is just a simulation of the effect of electricity leakage from the clothes?"
This reporter's words obviously went beyond...what a reporter should say. Sprite now had every reason to ask the security guards to kick this guy out, but Sprite still controlled her temper.
"Some frogs always feel complacent because they see a small inch of blue sky. I have always heard that the reporters of England's BBG Broadcasting Company have a low level of knowledge, but I didn't expect that they would invite primary school students to be reporters. The security guard...can kick this noisy guy out." Sprite issued an eviction order without mercy.
The two-meter-tall security guards grabbed the reporter from the left and right and threw him out. They really threw him out.
"This... is a bit too much, right? It's being broadcast live to the whole world... how are we going to explain it?" Bubble was really scared at this time.
"No need to explain." Xue Bi stood up from where she was sitting. "Today's press conference ends here. Everyone, please go back."
The journalists were escorted out of the Coke Fanatic's club by the security guards, and Bubbles returned to the Coke Fanatic's training room with some trepidation.
There were just some workers in the training room installing a strange machine.
"Shit? I don't remember buying a nutrition capsule? Isn't this a scam?" Bubble shouted as he looked at the metal coffin. However, the logo under the 'coffin' was not that of some scammy small company, but... the logo of Dissension's parent company.
"This is a prototype of the game cabin produced by Dissension Company. It can achieve complete immersion in consciousness. Mr. Lu Yinling used some means to get a batch of it from the parent company. I think you can try it first." Sprite said.
"Game... cabin?"
Bubble tilted his head slightly, a puzzled expression on his face.
Because a second ago, gaming cabins were just something that existed only in science fiction movies.
"Just try it if I tell you to. Stop talking nonsense." Sprite seemed to be angry now.
(End of this chapter)