"boom-"
In the silent room, the game cabin waiting for one person made a slight noise, and the cabin door slowly moved sideways, revealing a man with closed eyes inside.
He didn't open his eyes immediately. Under the bright light in the room, he could see the crystal water droplets hanging from the corners of his eyes, which he raised his hand to cover.
After a long time, Xu Yuheng put down his hand and opened his eyes.
The dark phoenix eyes attacked with a bit of sinister prey, and the red and bloodshot whites of his eyes made him look very sharp.
He wiped the water from the corners of his eyes and sat up from the game cabin.
The painful and intense emotions are still stagnant in my heart, I don't know how to calm down, or maybe never will be calmed down, unless...
Xu Yuheng squinted his eyes slightly, got up from the game cabin, and wanted to make a call. Only then did he remember the last time he dropped his mobile phone. He has been in the game for more than a week and has not changed it yet.
He took a deep breath and used the communication system that comes with the game cabin to call the assistant and ask him to bring his mobile phone over.
On the phone, the assistant said hello.
When Xu Yuheng was about to hang up, the assistant hurriedly stopped him.
"Mr. Xu, you've been on vacation for almost two weeks... Shouldn't it be time to go back to the company to take a look?" the assistant said tremblingly.
Xu Yuheng raised his eyebrows, "What?"
"Something went wrong with a few projects recently..."
"Where's Xu Fengqing? Find him if you have any questions."
"Cough cough, Mr. Xu..." The assistant hesitated, "Mr. Xu is also lacking in skills now..."
Xu Yuheng frowned, "What happened?"
"Hey, it's just... it's the Starry Sky Era holographic game project. It's burning money too fast, and it hasn't made any profit for so many years. The directors... just want to force President Xu to terminate the project."
"Are these people mentally ill?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuheng couldn't help but scolded in a low voice.
Burning money is actually a very polite way of saying that Starry Sky Era is simply a gold-devouring beast, or a gluttonous one.
Over the past ten years, the Xu family has spared no effort in investing in this project.
Even in the years when the economy was turbulent and the career was frustrated, the whole family would rather sell the original manor house and move to the current residential building rather than interrupt the investment.
All conversions are definitely more than 100 billion, or even far more, it can be said to be a real bankruptcy.
Now that the game is finally on the right track, when it's about to be released, these old guys actually demand that the project be terminated
"Don't they know that the deposit for the game cabin of the second test has been credited with 50 million?" Xu Yuheng said.
Fifty million is not much compared to the investment cost, but don't forget that this is only five thousand places, and it is just a deposit, and the number of people who pay the deposit can be far more than five thousand.
This proves the prospect of the game. When the public beta is launched, if a cheaper game helmet can be developed, it will be a matter of time to recover the cost.
"They know."
The assistant lowered his voice, "It seems that Director Lin said, unless Mr. Xu can sell half of the equity..."
Xu Yuheng couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He understands that these old guys are not mentally ill, but very shrewd, and now they want to pick peaches.
"I see. Go ahead and do things. I'll go back to the company tomorrow."
After giving a few words, Xu Yuheng ended the call.
Looking at the game cabin in front of him, he clenched his fists and his eyes were full of sullenness. After a while, he gritted his teeth and called Xu Fengqing.
After a few rings, the phone was connected, and the man's slightly tired and hoarse voice rang from the opposite side.
"Hello?"
Because of the communication system of the game cabin, Xu Fengqing's mobile phone is estimated to be displaying a strange call.
Xu Yuheng pursed his lips, still minding the last quarrel in his heart, but...
"It's me." He whispered.
"Oh, Ah Heng." The man's voice became lighter, "Is the number changed?"
Xu Yuheng didn't answer, and said bluntly: "I know about the company, what are you going to do?"
Xu Fengqing over there paused and did not speak for a while.
"Do you need me to help you? Who else is there besides the old fox Lin Hua?" Xu Yuheng asked.
"You don't have to worry about this."
Xu Fengqing said softly, "I won't let them dirty this project and ruin Xiaoli's dream."
"Take care of your own affairs first."
Xu Yuheng frowned, feeling a little irritable, he whispered: "Can you do it?"
Xu Fengqing on the other end of the phone smiled.
"I'm your big brother, what do you think?"
"I've wanted to dig up these cancers for a long time. Now I can jump out myself, so that I don't have to work hard to come one by one."
"Don't play with fire!" Xu Yuheng said angrily.
"understood."
Xu Fengqing said lightly, as if he really didn't take the conspiracy of those directors to heart, "You can spend more time with your parents, games... play less."
Xu Yuheng was too lazy to pay attention to him and hung up the phone directly. As for the fact that he had already met with Sinuo Roland, he did not tell him.
Anyway, in his big brother's eyes, no one can be Xiaoli's stand-in, not even data.
But... is that really just data
"Second brother, I'm not data!"
The sad and sad look of the silver-haired youth appeared before his eyes.
His aggrieved eyes, as well as the choked sob in his voice, kept replaying in Xu Yuheng's mind.
Xu Yuheng's hands trembled a little again, he bit his lip, until he tasted the smell of rust, he loosened his teeth and took a deep breath to calm down.
What if... What if that was really Xiao Li
he thought involuntarily.
so similar…
It's so similar...
He has to admit that Star Age's game AI is very strong, and the intelligence of NPCs has almost reached the point of being fake, but...
Is it really possible to completely replicate a person? Xiao Li is a real person, how can he completely replicate his behavior and way of speaking
He even thought of a way to run from the imperial city to meet him...
Is this really something an NPC would do? He even knew about changing jobs...
NPCs do not have the concept of changing careers. When they are five years old, their talents will be detected and they will go to the Elementalist Academy for further education.
Job change is a player's term.
Of course, it may also be the design of the game team, but Xu Yuheng still has doubts.
Ten years ago, holographic games were still in their infancy.
And when he was investigating the whereabouts of Xiaoli's funds, he also found out that Xiaoli had been in contact with the game for a very short time, only a few months.
In such a short period of time, did the game team collect enough data to completely simulate Xiao Li's voice and smile? So much so that he couldn't even find a sense of disobedience.
After all, ten years have passed.
His impression of Xiao Li had actually been beautified a lot in his memory, but when he saw the silver-haired young man, his first impression was Xiao Li.
Xu Yuheng frowned.
He kept analyzing, and kept trying to convince himself to believe in something that was absurd at first sight—after Xiao Li's plane crash, his soul transmigrated into the game.
However, he still lacks evidence.
Xu Yuheng looked at the communication system of the game cabin, he stretched out his hand, but hesitantly.
He is afraid.
Yes, he held back a little.
If it is verified, then... is it really a surprise designed by the game team
Xu Yuheng clenched his fists and pressed the communication button with his eyes closed.
In fact, he couldn't deceive himself, otherwise, the elder brother's words would not echo in his ears from time to time.
Can a piece of data really replace Xiaoli
Of course not, how can it be
Xiao Li, his beloved younger brother, is unique.
Maybe after the proof, he can give up.
Just think... Xiao Li was really reborn in the game, and he... As the son of the Xu family, he has his own responsibilities and other things that need to be guarded.
It is absolutely impossible to throw all the time in the game like now, regardless of the reality.
Finally, the phone was connected.
Wang Lao's voice sounded opposite, with a bit of helplessness.
"Mr. Xu, I really have no way to intervene in the game process, and I can't open the background for you. You have to use the gameplay to go to the imperial city yourself."
Hearing his words, Xu Yuheng couldn't help but feel a little subtle emotion in his heart.
He also didn't tell him that he had seen Snow Roland, but asked: "Old Wang, tell me honestly, is there any hidden setting in Snow Roland's character storyline? Certainly?"
"Mr. Xu, all of Sinuo's settings have been passed on to you before."
Wang Lao said.
After all, he is the original Bole of the project, and the game team still attaches great importance to his legacy.
"You have already played the game, and you should be able to understand that the development of the story of this game is completely uncontrollable. It has its own set of logic, and it is easy to produce unforeseen changes due to the butterfly effect."
Wang Lao patiently explained to him.
"Although Snow Roland had a not-so-pleasant childhood, in this way, he can be guaranteed to stay in the imperial city all the time."
"The background of the Roland Empire is very dangerous. If you let him stand out from the beginning, he will easily die, just like his royal brother and sister."
"But don't worry, after he ascends the throne, the road to counterattack will begin."
Wang Lao changed his words and continued.
"Si Sheng is the NPC with the highest level in the game. When his data was transferred into the starry sky, the order to protect Roland was written."
"He is almost invincible at this stage, and he has super-high intelligence. As long as he is there, the Roland Empire cannot be destroyed, and he is absolutely loyal to the Roland royal family. With his protection, it is impossible for Sinuo to have an accident. of."
"Moreover, there are many NPCs with special talents in the Roland Empire. Their skills are born out of the gods' games. With their drive, the Roland Empire will develop very quickly."
"At the beginning of the game, Sinuo's level may be lower, but as long as he stays in the imperial city with peace of mind, there is generally no danger."
"You also know that he himself has an upgrade system that is different from that of players. Give him a little more time, and he will grow up soon."
"that is… "
Wang Lao's voice became hesitant, and finally he said truthfully, "His current personality may be a little different from Xiao Li..."
"But there is no way to do it. The growth environment is different, and the formed personality must not be the same. It is too difficult to reproduce it perfectly."
He also watched the live broadcast of the game.
In the live broadcast, Sino Roland actually deviates from the image of the game team's design. He seems to...
Growing up too fast
Compared with the image of the boy they tested before, it can be said that the current image has changed a lot. After research, they found that this is because the level of Snow Roland has improved a lot.
And this is also due to the upgrade system that relies on infrastructure to obtain experience points. It seems that this golden finger is a bit too big.
But after discussion, they also felt that this growth rate was within an acceptable range.
After all, Snow Roland is now on the throne.
He needs to grow up quickly - this is what they have invested countless efforts to create, and with such a special emotional bond, they naturally don't want him to have any misfortune.
And the current image is closer to the appearance of the one when he died, which may also be a good thing for the Xu family.
"Mr. Xu, I hope you and Ling Zun can understand. We have done our best."
Wang Lao finally said.
"Also, you may need to do the work of the commander. If you... show too abnormal behavior in the game, you may find something unpleasant."
Xu Yuheng understood what Wang Lao meant.
According to his idea, the Snow Roland in the game should be just an NPC with Xu Sili's appearance, and he has his own logic and life.
If you suddenly run up to him and recognize your relatives, you might be treated as an assassin...
Xu Yuheng was speechless.
The problem now is that Snow Roland himself came to him to recognize his relatives...
His heart was beating fast, a little excited, but still a little unbelievable.
"Is there really no other hidden settings?" Xu Yuheng confirmed it again.
Old Wang was almost speechless.
Dare he said so much, can this one still not listen
Sino Roland is actually a commemorative NPC. It could have been set simpler, or even directly create a "Xu Sili" with the same experience in the game.
After all, this is a game with an interstellar background, and it is not impossible to create an environment of the type Blue Star.
But the prototype's will is rather special. He wants to be an emperor, he wants to be a hegemon, and he is not interested in a perfect "clone" of himself.
And he died too early, the game team only collected the appearance data, and the others did not have time to do a comprehensive investigation.
Therefore, after consulting Xu Sili before his death, the game team unanimously decided to design him as the emperor of the novice planet.
Then added a little bit of setting to make him strong enough without breaking the balance of the game.
In short, they put a lot of thought into this role, but the direction of the design was different from what the Xu family expected from the beginning.
Wang Lao was very helpless, but he could understand Xu Yuheng's mood, so he still explained to him patiently.
After it was finally confirmed, Xu Yuheng hung up the phone.
He sat blankly on the sofa, slowly, with a smile, but there were tears in his eyes.
As if... it's true.
Of course, for all this, we have to wait until we meet again, and we will know if Wang Lao has lied to him after confirming.
Although he didn't think Wang Lao had such acting skills, he was used to being cautious and didn't like someone to lie to him, even in the name of being good for him.
There is one more thing that no one knows except him and Xiaoli...
Xu Yuheng let out a breath slowly, wiped away his tears silently, and then lay back in the game cabin.
Early in the morning, when the sun shines through the stained glass, Xu Sili wakes up from a dark dream.
He opened his eyes slightly in confusion.
Looking at the sunlight coming in, he grabbed the quilt and covered his head with a little irritability, then turned sideways and buried his head in the warm source beside him.
Just when he was about to fall asleep again in a daze, he stopped thinking all night, and suddenly there was a flash of activity.
Warm source
This thought flashed through his mind, and finally drove away his sleepy bug, making his consciousness that he was ready to strike a little more awake.
He stretched out his hand and touched it in front of him.
Hard and flat, with some undulations, the surface is a little soft, warm with a bit of a scorching temperature, and…
He felt a little bump.
what is this
Xu Sili frowned, felt it with his fingers, and pinched it with his fingertips.
Then…
He heard the man's muffled groan.
Xu Sili's somewhat hazy consciousness suddenly became completely awake. He opened his eyes, and through the dim light that penetrated the quilt, he saw the man's chest in front of him.
He froze all over.
Everything that happened yesterday is constantly replayed in my mind.
After taking a shower in the afternoon and falling asleep, I remember that he was woken up by hunger once at night, he lay down again after dinner, and then slept till now.
And the body of the man in front of him naturally belongs to Si Sheng.
I don't know if it was because he slept dishonestly, or because of something else, Si Sheng's belt came loose, and he just accidentally...
Xu Sili pursed his lips.
He gently pulled Si Sheng's robe, folded it, and tied it carefully to him.
As soon as he tied a bow, the quilt covering his head was ripped open. Xu Sili looked up, and Si Sheng's handsome face appeared in front of him.
He looked down at him, his gray-blue eyes like the night sky.
Neither of them spoke.
Xu Sili looked at him for a while, although it was really an accident just now, but at the moment, there is an inexplicable sense of seeing him doing something bad and being caught.
He pursed his lips again, and finally decided...
Play dead.
The young man closed his eyes again, raised his hand and grabbed the quilt that had been lifted. After covering it again, he turned over in the quilt.
With his back to Si Sheng, he adjusted his sleeping position, preparing to fall asleep again.
Although he slept for a long time yesterday, he is now conscious, but he just doesn't want to get up lazily.
Since coming to this strange world, he hasn't had much time to really relax.
Even, have never slept in bed or slept in.
Every day is like a whip whipping behind him, thinking about how to keep the empire, develop the economy, upgrade and build the teleportation array, meet the second brother earlier, and other messy things.
God knows how lazy he was originally, and he was just a little bit liver when he played games and music.
Fortunately, he doesn't have much time to create.
Although when building an empire, occasionally there is a feeling of playing a large-scale infrastructure game, but the pressure is not the same.
Each of his decisions concerns countless people, living, tens of millions of people.
The burden on him is very heavy. Seeing his family earlier, they knew that he was not dead, and it became the chain that he wound up.
And now, he's a little tired.
He wanted to be lazy, calculate nothing, think about nothing, and be a waste emperor happily for a few days.
Anyway, there are so many outstanding talents, even if this country lacks him, it will not make much difference, right
There are Wen Jishan, Qiu Zheng, Chi Yu, and many people who are working hard to make this country a better place.
Would it be nice to have them there
It's the same without him...
Yes, that's what it is.
Xu Sili persuaded himself like this and was going to be a salted fish with no desires, but the man lying behind him obviously didn't think so.
Just when he closed his eyes and started to develop sleepiness, he felt an arm on his waist, the strong iron arm wrapped around him and dragged him back.
He approached the man's embrace, felt the man's chin rest on his head, and rubbed lightly.
For this kind of closeness, he is still willing to accept it.
Just when he was about to turn around and hug him, he felt the man's hand on his waist move slightly.
Then…
His belt was loosened, and half of the silk nightgown dangled gently because it lost its restraint.
He felt the man's palm.
It was warm and wide, and the skin on his palm was a little rough, reminding him of the scars on a man's palm and the calluses worn by weapons.
Xu Sili frowned and held out his hand.
"What are you doing?"
The young man's voice was hoarse, with the dryness and laziness that he had just woken up from, and it sounded inexplicably sexy and seductive.
The rustling sounded.
Xu Sili felt the chin on his head slowly move to his shoulder, the man opened his mouth slightly, and the breath lightly sprayed on his earlobe, making him feel a little hot.
"Do... what His Majesty did to the minister."
Very serious and official tone, but the content is a little bit like that...
Xu Sili's face became hot.
He glanced at him, and said dryly: "Then... that was an accident... You didn't sleep properly without clothes... "
Before he could finish speaking, there was a muffled laugh in his ears.
It's very light and light, like the air sound oscillating from the chest cavity, like the vibration of the cello with the best sound. For Xu Sili, who is also a sound element master, it is so good to hear that his heart stops.
He was stunned, forgetting to pursue it.
And Si Sheng—he was actually testing it just now.
He wanted to know if Lord God would annoy him, after all, there are some things that cannot be done as a minister.
However, the Lord God indulged him more than he imagined.
Then you can't blame him... for being an inch.
"It's the minister's fault."
He admitted his mistake very obediently, and then said, "I am willing to make amends."
make up? Xu Sili was still fascinated by his moving voice. Hearing his words, his slow thinking made him a little unresponsive.
After all, it's a little too long-winded.
But soon, he knew what kind of compensation.
The man's arm was slightly forced, and he changed from lying on his side to lying on his back, and his head was exposed from the quilt.
Because of this action, the robe slipped even more.
But in the bed, he didn't feel cold, just...
He lowered his eyes and looked at the quilt that was bulging in front of his chest.
Soon, his pupils shrunk slightly, a muffled groan overflowed from the bottom of his throat, and his white cheeks were quickly dyed with two crimson colors.
This guy Si Sheng actually...? !