The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 623 A Double Fever! A Global Gathering of War Maniacs! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Xu Meng's advice was very sincere.

However, the comments section felt that this advice was unnecessary:
"Boss, you're really overthinking it... That's 40! Not 4!"

"Ordinary people want to make impulsive purchases, but they can't afford to..."

"Anyone who can afford to spend 40 yuan to buy this is no ordinary person!"

"I'm even a little worried about whether these 6000 units will sell out... The rich people who can afford this probably don't lack women in real life, right?"

……

Although some netizens in the field of robot research and manufacturing have already offered explanations for Xu Meng on social media—

"Just considering the robot's flexible and fluid movements, coupled with its advanced artificial intelligence and ability to interact with people and external objects, 60 is already ridiculously cheap!"

Netizens did not doubt the truth of this statement.

Xu Meng is not short of money.

Even if someone is truly short of money, there's no need to earn a pittance like those robots.

The sales of the two new games alone today will bring Zhumeng at least 1000 billion in revenue. In comparison, even if all 6000 robots were sold at the highest price, they would only amount to 36 billion. It's really not worth Xu Meng's trouble.

But this price is simply outrageous in the gaming industry!

Ironically, this is a game-related product made by the game company Zhumeng based on the "Frost and Snow Project"...

This feels incredibly awkward!
Xu Meng noticed the situation with the comments.

But he didn't care.

Unlike the Dream Machine, which can be purchased interest-free or in installments, these three lifelike robots cannot be purchased in installments or with loans; they must be paid for in full upfront.

It's not about cash flow; it's about selling to people who have plenty of money.

Once the costs come down, we'll consider making this more widespread.

"Speaking of Dream Mall, let me mention something else: 50 holographic belts will also be available."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this number will double next month. Those who need it can purchase accordingly."

"That concludes this press conference. Thank you for watching."

"See you later!"

Xu Meng announced that the live broadcast signal was cut off immediately after the press conference ended.

In the press conference hall, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he took Xiaomeng and Keke off the stage and chatted with the media and players present.

This time, everyone's attention was unusually diverted from Xu Meng, and they all stared intently at Xiao Meng and Ke Ke.

However, they did not forget what Xu Meng said: After the press conference, the bionic prosthetic body and the lifelike robot will be available on the Zhumeng Mall.

So a large group of people didn't forget to take out their phones, open the Dream Mall homepage and refresh it frantically, waiting for the products to be listed.

At the same time, they didn't want to miss Xiaomeng and Keke, who were right in front of them, so they could only look up at Xiaomeng and Keke, then quickly look down at their phones, then look up again, then look down again...

It looks rather comical.

But looking at the whole world, there are too many people doing the same thing at this moment.

In the Leningrad stronghold amidst the fierce battle of "Lord of War," both sides ceased fighting and squatted in the stronghold, refreshing the Dream Shop.

On the streets of the overgrown metropolis, on construction sites in the wilderness, in the hibernation hall of the lost ship, on the edge of the abyss town...

And then there are the countless netizens in real life who just want to join in the fun...

Countless users were refreshing the homepage of Zhumeng Mall, complaining about Xu Meng's outrageous move—saying that it would be available after the press conference, but it wasn't immediately available, as if she was deliberately playing a trick on everyone.

It was exactly 11 o'clock, just three minutes after the press conference ended.

Players who refreshed the page also noticed a significant change in the layout of the Dream Building Mall homepage.

Two large images, one on the left and one on the right, occupy the top of the entire page: [Bionic Prosthetic Body] and [Realistic Robot].

The [Holographic Belt] also received a featured spot, but its size is less than a quarter of that of a bionic prosthetic body and a lifelike robot, making it somewhat pitiful in comparison.

—Although its quantity is dozens of times that of the former two combined, its treatment is vastly different.

Unfortunately, no one is complaining about these 50 holographic belts right now; everyone is excitedly clicking into the online store for bionic prosthetics and lifelike robots.

Especially the lifelike robots!

Whether I can afford it or not is another matter, but I can at least take a look, right?

Despite the astonishing number of visitors pouring in from all over the world at this time, the Dream Building website showed no signs of lagging or crashing.

The product page loaded smoothly and without issue.

"Place order!" The electronic Edison didn't even bother to read the product description before placing the order in a second.

Viewers in the live stream didn't hold back in their criticism:

"Wow, a tycoon is right next to me?"

"Is being a live streamer... really that lucrative?"

"You didn't even check if it's usable before placing the order?"

"You bastard, you actually managed to buy it for me?"

"That's right, there aren't that many people buying something worth hundreds of thousands. There's no need to rush to buy it."

……

The netizens were discussing it heatedly.

After confirming the order was locked in, Electro-Edison finally breathed a sigh of relief and explained:
"I'm not a tycoon, and I didn't earn much as a streamer... Well, after the Sky Island Extermination Campaign, I still made quite a bit."

"But I'm still far from being a tycoon. This is money I've saved for my dowry, okay?"

"Since there's no hope of finding a wife anyway, I might as well buy a robot wife. It's a great deal!"

As he spoke, he opened the detailed options list.

The initial lifelike robots cost 40 yuan, and then there are all sorts of optional extras—more delicate skin, more advanced skeletons, body adjustments, more complex wrist and facial bone upgrades...

Each upgrade costs tens of thousands of yuan, and when fully upgraded, it costs 60 yuan.

As for the clothing, maintenance, and upgrades of the lifelike robot, these are all complimentary services.

Edison played all the electronic music tracks, then quickly paid to lock in the order.

—If payment is not received within one hour, the order will be cancelled, and the robot will be released and put back on the shelves.

After completing the payment, Electro-Edison showed his viewers the text message he had just received:

「您的账户5728于9月1日11时12分向筑梦游戏支出60万夏元，可用余额：2821」

"I emptied my wallet to get access to the most cutting-edge robotics technology."

"Just for this dedication to scientific research, shouldn't everyone go aboard the ship to support him?"

The viewers weren't going to tolerate him at all: "You were just talking about getting married, and now it's all about scientific research?"

"What are you researching? Forty-eight hands of robots?"

"Good grief, he bought a wife and now he needs us to entertain him? Does he think he can just use online acquaintances as bait?"

……

Electro-Dictron winked: "Then how about you consider it a gift?" The live stream chat immediately flooded with a dense barrage of identical comments—

[Get out of here!]
The brave sniper would have it much easier.

Honored players will have a separate quota, and they should be able to buy it without any surprises.

But whether or not they actually want to buy it is another matter.

The problem with the brave sniper is that he has never given up on big data dating and is currently in an ambiguous period where he is about to fall in love but has not yet made it official.

Since everyone here is a gamer, and he started his account by creating content for "Frost and Snow Project," he is now consistently producing guides on how to destroy the clothes of each new character. So there's no conflict when it comes to "virtual wives."

But what if I bought a real robot wife...?

That's hard to say!

Huan Yue didn't have this concern; he even wanted to buy three units directly!
Unfortunately, just as he locked in his favorite wife, Huo Huo, he looked back and found that his Dream Building inventory had already been cleared out—honored players only have one unit available.

The netizens who were watching the spectacle were truly dumbfounded.

A whopping 6000 robots, each worth hundreds of thousands, were all snapped up in just one minute!
An hour later, fewer than 200 units were unlocked and released again, and unsurprisingly, they were snapped up again!

Are there really that many rich people?

"Damn, who says development is stagnant and making money is hard? I think it's far too easy!"

"Dude, are you still stuck in the last version? The Dream Building project has almost burst the industry chain! They've made a fortune in foreign exchange this year, and you're still talking about stagnation?"

"Damn, this year's engineering graduates are having a blast! They're getting straight into factories after graduation! Even the most basic positions in a holographic factory start at 20,000 yuan a month!"

"Who do you think you are, paying 2? There's a major upgrade to photonic chips in China right now, and those salaries... sorry, that has to be kept secret!"

……

The 6000 lifelike robots sold out in one go, which greatly shocked netizens.

Many people's impression of the overall environment is still that economic development is stagnant, youth unemployment is high, and everyone is having a hard time making ends meet.

Now, seeing this astonishing spending power, and with numerous netizens sharing their experiences of making money, they suddenly realized—

Building Dreams is a behemoth that's not just about making money for yourself!
What was the biggest problem that the Xia Kingdom encountered before?
Insufficient demand!
Dream Building Games almost single-handedly created massive global demand!
The demand for hardware equipment for building dreams has not only activated many key industrial chains, but also brought about a major upgrade to the entire industrial chain!

Now, many factories can operate at full capacity, producing as much as they can sell, and there's no longer any worry about not being able to sell their products.

What's even more impressive is that this doesn't produce labor-intensive, low-end products.

Holographic devices, bottled media, motion-sensing synchronized suits, dream machines, photonic chips...

Now, bionic prosthetics and lifelike robots have been added to the mix.

These are all top-of-the-line products!
Is economic development stagnating?

Stop what?!
It's clearly a high-speed, rapid advance!

As if to prove this point—

Those bionic tails, wings, ears, chests... that sounded ridiculous to begin with, sold out in just a few breaths!

These items vary in price, but the cheapest pair of cat ears costs tens of thousands of yuan, while the most expensive is the bionic chest with the densest tactile generators and the highest neural network sensitivity—costing a full 9 yuan, almost equivalent to a breast augmentation surgery.

While it can't compare to realistic robots, as a "toy," it definitely falls into the "expensive" category.

But this did not dampen everyone's desire to buy!

Those who managed to snag one excitedly went online to show it off—except for those who bought the bionic breasts.

Only two Nan Niang influencers were happily posting updates on Pilipili showing off their orders and announcing a new cosplay release in a week.

The other users who bought the product remained silent.

The brand "Gokurakuhime" also jumped in to join the fun, launching a batch of new products.

However, their products are quite sensitive, and they are unwilling to abandon their original intentions, so this batch of products did not use the character images from "Frost and Snow Project".

But after applying the newly learned technology, they revolutionized their original product—

At first glance, it looks almost identical to the lifelike robots that Zhumeng sells!

A closer look at the parameters and functions reveals that this is just a basic version of a lifelike robot with significantly reduced functionality.

Or rather... it's a doll with greatly upgraded functions.

Moreover, the base model has its advantages, at least in terms of price, which is very attractive – even the most luxurious one costs less than 10 yuan.

While reducing the performance of the Elysium Princess, the production cost and difficulty were also reduced. Even with some concerns about sales, 10,000 units were produced in one go.

then……

Sold out again!

—Although it took a full three hours to sell out, short selling is short selling!

Based on this core technology and product sales alone, Gyokuro is qualified to go public!

They used themselves as an example to powerfully prove one thing—

Getting involved in building dreams can truly make you take off from the ground up!

……

On social media, everyone is enthusiastically discussing these topics.

Whether it's the bionic prosthetics and lifelike robots that sell out instantly, or the games that have sold out in just two hours, they have all generated an extremely enthusiastic response on the internet.

There's also the "secret major update" revealed by Xu Meng, and the new expansion pack for "Sailing the Blue Sea" [Ashes of Benin]...

After the press conference, these keywords practically dominated global trending topics, enjoying unparalleled popularity!
At the same time, players in the virtual world were also caught up in the festive atmosphere—

The number of players for Deep Space Echo and Under the Rock has skyrocketed, and various tech blueprints and basic minerals have seen a surge in production!
The road construction plan, which had previously progressed slowly and suffered repeated setbacks, has also ushered in a crucial turning point.

With an overwhelming numerical advantage, road construction began to accelerate rapidly!
Before nightfall, they broke through the barriers of the rainforest and monsters and successfully arrived at the Lost Ship.

With this, the rainforest road is officially open to traffic!

As night fell, Asian players began logging in en masse, and the road was even being built all the way from the Lost Ship towards Cliff Town!
Xia Kingdom players even shouted the slogan "Enter the Abyss in a week".

The infrastructure development of the virtual world has officially entered a period of rapid expansion!
Meanwhile, the explorers have already set off to find the "unknown city" that Xu Meng spoke of.

Even more interesting is:
This adventure and discovery journey has attracted not only existing players, but also many people who were not originally interested in the virtual world.

Many people who are passionate about wilderness survival and outdoor adventures are attracted by the "new world full of unknowns" that Xu Meng described, and begin to pay attention to things in the virtual world, and then gradually become virtual world users.

……

Players of "Sailing on the Blue Sea" have begun their voyages to the Bay of Benin.

At the same time, the alliances and rivalries between Mengjin and Jinyindao APP are becoming increasingly fierce!
An unprecedented debate, bringing together warmongers, right-wingers, and "grand chess" enthusiasts from around the world, has begun!
This time, it's not just empty talk on the internet.

This time, they really have a chance to decide the course of a world!

As a result, they fell into an unprecedented frenzy!
Just by clicking into Mengjin's "Sailing on the Blue Sea" section, you can see these recruitment posts:
Brothers! It's time to build an African empire! An ancient empire that spans an entire vast continent! (Not that useless Australian trash!)
[Brothers of the Caribbean Republics! Are you ready? Let us march south and north, sweep across North and South America, and build an American Empire!]
[All Scots, assemble! Unite the British Isles and establish the Scottish Empire!!]
[Brothers! Let's take over the British Isles, then use them as a springboard to conquer Europe and establish the Mongol Empire!]
……

Clicking on any of these posts will reveal a ton of question marks and heated arguments.

Thanks to the comprehensive translation plugin from Zhumeng, netizens from all over the world can gather together and engage in passionate online arguments!
The most popular post right now was published by a player with a German IP address:
[A divided Europe cannot withstand the challenge from players from Xia and the United States! We must unite everyone's strength! So—let's try again!]
The comment section of this post has IP addresses from almost every European country.

Players using these IPs were frantically posting question marks in the replies!
(End of this chapter)