Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

At this point, Nangong Yu suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"Then just stay up all night the day before, and then sleep all day, right?"

Sitting next to Rain, Bronya leaned against him and spoke, but her eyes were fixed on the messages on the tablet, and her fingers were constantly swiping.

"If there's no other way, this is probably the only option... Bronya, what are you looking at?"

Noticing Bronya's serious expression, Nangong Yu curiously leaned closer.

"We're looking at our competitors at the Destiny Games Show. There are two other big FPS games that will be competing against us, so we plan to do some research."

"Wow, someone's really stubborn enough to mess with us. Who is it?"

Kiana quickly squeezed to Bronya's other side and asked curiously.

"They are two established game companies under Tianming and Shencheng respectively. I guess they think they are still good enough and want to compete with us."

"These two companies, no wonder. What kind of games do they play? They can't be battle royale games like Ah Yu's, can they?"

"How can it be."

Bronya glanced helplessly at Kiana and continued, "The concept of battle royale has only been around for a little over half a month. What game company can replicate a battle royale game so quickly?"

"Oh, that makes sense." Kiana suddenly realized.

"I just took a look, and both companies' products are actually quite good compared to other products on the market right now. They have significant innovations in character abilities and weapons. It's a bit of a shame~"

Bronya sighed and slowly shook her head.

"What's a pity?"

Bronya mentally gave Kiana a thumbs up for her perfect comedic timing, and her expression immediately became a little arrogant: "Of course it's a pity they ran into us. All I can say is, not a single one of them is any good!"

......

In an office of the Tianming Group, the person in charge who had previously convened the game's top executives was sitting inside. Soon, a refined-looking man in his thirties or forties knocked on the door and walked in.

"General Manager, is there something you need me for?"

"Jon, don't rush, please have a seat."

He smiled very gently, and even stood up to let a flattered Jon sit in the chair opposite his desk.

After a brief chat about everyday things, the person in charge suddenly changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "Jon, you should know about the AR glasses incident last time, right?"

Jon nodded quickly.

Although he was in charge of PC game development, he was naturally quite aware of the company's Waterloo with its AR glasses.

The general manager nodded and continued, "Gensokyo's new game is also participating in the Destiny Games Show."

"Yes, I know that too. It's the 'Mission of War' created by the senior that directly confronts the enemy, right? As expected of a senior, you're amazing!"

Upon hearing this, the general manager waved his hand and smiled gently: "Our company also has high expectations for 'Mission of War,' hoping it can help us redeem ourselves, but..."

Towards the end, his voice suddenly turned somewhat sorrowful: "Because he wanted to perfect the game, your senior colleague worked tirelessly, neglecting sleep and meals, putting in extra hours until late at night. A couple of days ago, he couldn't take it anymore and collapsed at his desk..."

"Why?!!"

Jon's expression immediately turned somewhat shocked.

"Therefore, the completion rate of 'Mission of War' is unlikely to reach expectations before the start of the game expo, and the doctor has already forbidden that senior colleague from continuing to work at his desk."

"What, what should we do..." Jon said worriedly.

Hearing this, the person in charge immediately felt reassured. He paused for a moment, then said solemnly, "Jon, remember you were in charge of an FPS game that was almost finished, right?"

"Yep."

Nodding, Jon suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

The general manager immediately broke into a bright smile, patted Jon on the shoulder, and said quickly, "After a meeting of the leaders, it has been decided that the important task of participating in the Destiny Games Expo this time will fall on your shoulders. Don't let us down."

Upon hearing this, Jon was stunned.

He stared blankly at the general manager, whose face was beaming like a chrysanthemum, then stiffly pointed at himself: "Huh? I played Gensokyo, really?"

Chapter 162 I'm truly sorry I couldn't get Lord Nangong to use his full strength.

Leaving aside the game designer who was already in a daze, at Gensokyo Company, the game was basically completed. In order to test for bugs, the employees spontaneously became testers and began an intense and exciting internal Apex competition.

Although Nangong Yu felt that they were just looking for an excuse to go to work and play games, he also found it quite interesting. He offered to give the winning team a free set of Apex Legends merchandise and the right to treat everyone to hot pot that night. Of course, they would pay for it, and Nangong Yu would foot the bill.

It's not that we don't want to give out money directly, but this is just an entertainment competition. Giving too little would seem stingy, while giving too much would make everyone fight tooth and nail, which wouldn't be good.

After the teams were divided and the rules were set, Nangong Yu, eager to get started, pulled Bronya and Kaguya into a team and joined the competition.

As a result, in the first training match used to warm up their skills, the three of them combined for 29 kills, and then the staff protested in a joint letter, kicking them directly to the commentary booth on the grounds that they had no gaming experience.

“Great! The team members of ‘Want to be stepped on by Lady Remi’ launched a sneak attack on the entire horse from behind. Oh! I didn’t expect that ‘Want to become Lady Uuz’ on the other side is also a hidden dragon and a phoenix. They actually fought each other for a minute. Ah, ‘Sister Fran is the best’ is here and took them all down. It seems so.”

Hearing Nangong Yu's rather irritating commentary, the two eliminated teams clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, desperately telling themselves, "This is the boss, I can't hit him, this is the boss, I can't hit him..."

To talk about these team names, we have to go back a few months.

At the time, Apex had only been in development for a short time. While the newcomers were still learning and there weren't too many things to handle, Nangong Yu figured he had some free time, so he incorporated the background settings of Gensokyo into each team's name and even drew special character illustrations.

These programmers, who were already somewhat introverted, initially secretly mocked their boss's childish behavior, but after a few days they turned into fans of certain characters and started acting crazy in the office.

Of course, he made some minor changes to the name and character illustration, only the nicknames sounded the same, to avoid any awkward situations. After all, Kaguya and Sanae were there, but it was uncertain whether the others were there.

Eientei, on the other hand, created a completely different character setting. Even if he gave Kaguya an alias, he would feel awkward, so he might as well just change all the characters.

Finally, the competition ended, and Nangong Yu announced the results with a blank expression: "Congratulations to the 'Want to Press Your Face Against the Pad's Chest' team for winning. Tsk, who came up with that name? Be careful, the Pad might stop using its stockings and strangle you."

Upon hearing this, three bespectacled boys in the group exclaimed with delight, "Such a good thing?!"

Kaguya and Bronya, standing to the side, couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only shake their heads with amusement at the scene.

After awarding the prize to the first-place winner, to vent his resentment at not being able to participate in the competition, when ordering hot pot for dinner, Nangong Yu asked if anyone had any dietary restrictions and then ordered spicy hot pot for everyone. He then took Bronya and Kaguya home, keeping his accomplishments hidden.

After dinner, Nangong Yu, who was stretching, suddenly saw Xi'er sitting on the sofa, secretly laughing while holding her phone. He immediately became curious and went over to her, hugging her neck from behind.

"What are you looking at? Why are you smiling so happily?"

Hearing her brother's voice, Seele kissed the corner of his mouth with her sweet-tasting lips from the fruit she had just eaten, then said with a grin, "Brother, everyone in Gensokyo is complaining about you right now~"

"Criticize me? What are you criticizing me for?"

Raising an eyebrow, Nangong Yu asked in return.

"It's about the hot pot dinner tonight. A lot of people couldn't handle the spiciness and have started calling you an unscrupulous boss."

"Serves them right, who told them to complain and prevent me from participating in the competition?"

Turning her head, she saw the dissatisfied expression on her brother's face, just like a child who hadn't gotten a toy, and Seele immediately laughed.

Her brother always acts very mature and reliable when it comes to important matters, but when it comes to these little things, he becomes like an adorable little child, making her want to hug him and comfort him.

I don't know if it's right to describe a 1.8-meter-tall adult male as cute, but that's how Seele feels.

"It's all Bronya's fault for killing too fast, I couldn't stop her."

Bronya, who was suddenly caught in the crossfire, was stunned for a moment. Holding her juice, she bit the straw and retorted angrily, "I only killed nine, Kaguya killed three, so weren't the remaining seventeen killed by you? Besides, it was clearly Kaguya and me who were stopping you. Are you trying to twist the truth like this?"

"That's because they're too bad."

"......you're right."

Kaguya stood by, smiling silently.

Actually, those people weren't weak; it's just that her husband and Bronya were too strong. She didn't even have to use her full strength before the two of them wiped out all the opponents they could see.

"Oh, they seem to be talking about something interesting, can I join in?"

Suddenly, someone was on Nangong Yu's back. A soft touch piled up on his shoulders, and pink hair fell from his ears, tickling his face.

A wild Ellie appeared.

"It's nothing, we were just talking about the game competition that was held at the company this afternoon."

As soon as Nangong Yu finished speaking, Xi'er added with a sly smile, "Because my brother wouldn't let him participate, he treated everyone to a super spicy hot pot dinner tonight, and now everyone's complaining about him~"

"Seele, don't speak!"

Slightly embarrassed and annoyed, he pinched Xi'er's cheek, and the little girl immediately begged for mercy.

"Ah Yu, you're so mean~"

"I...I didn't...By the way, Seele, how did you get into their employee group chat? I wasn't even in it!"

Quickly changing the subject, Nangong Yu asked Xier.

"Hmph, that's Seele's secret~"

"Alright, then you can stay inside and keep watch. Just let me know if there are any problems."

He was well aware of the deceptive nature of Seele's appearance and knew he couldn't really treat her like a naive and innocent girl.

Assigned the task of being a little spy, Seele immediately raised her little hand high and said in a serious tone, "Seele received the assignment, mission guaranteed!"

Ding Ding Ding ~

Suddenly, Bronya's phone rang. She took it out, a smile immediately spreading across her face. She gestured to Seele and Kaguya, "Cocolia's mom is calling. Want to come along?"

“Mmm!” Seele nodded happily.

"I'd like to join you too," Kaguya said, also somewhat expectantly.

Ever since meeting Cocolia that New Year, Kaguya has stopped being afraid and even wants to talk to her more, because as they talk, Cocolia will steer the conversation toward her husband, allowing Kaguya to hear a lot about her husband's past.

Bronya and her two companions chattered as they walked upstairs to the second floor, and the living room quickly became empty.

Greta locked the door and was drawing something, while Kiana was dragged by Sirin to start a two-player game livestream. Mei wasn't home at all; she went back to say that her father had returned and the two of them were having a long-awaited meal together, for which she had even taken a day off.

Ellie became even more clingy, practically squeezing herself against him, pouting and whining, "It's so nice, it seems like you guys are having so much fun at the company, but Eden has given me so much homework, I don't have time to come to the company to see you guys at all."

Hearing Ai Li's little complaint, Nan Gongyu suddenly realized that since he started working, apart from weekends, he seemed to only be able to spend a short time with Ai Li in the evenings every day. Was he feeling a little lonely?

Nangong Yu turned around, and instead of being held by Aili, he held Aili. Looking at her somewhat disappointed expression, he said gently, "In that case, graduate quickly and come over as the music director."

Upon hearing this, Ellie immediately shook her head: "That won't do. Eden is very important to you, Ayu, and I don't want to be separated from Eden either. Let's forget about the music director position."

"You're more important than any of these things, and besides... who says there can only be one music director?"

Ellie was touched by the first sentence, but the second sentence made her feel touched, and she immediately puffed up her cheeks and pinched him in a fake angry manner.