My son is a reincarnated soul; I overheard his inner thoughts and became the richest man.

At the end of October, a hurricane called "Legend" swept across the internet.

Almost all OICQ users have noticed that whenever they log in or leave their computer running, a cute little window pops up in the lower right corner of their computer.

In the center of the image, a warrior clad in heavy armor holds a dragon-slaying sword, his eyes resolute.

On the right, a graceful mage holds a flame in her hand, her robes fluttering in the wind.

On the left, a Taoist priest in a Taoist robe holds a feather fan, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.

Below is a highly provocative line of GG text:

A different life, a different legend! The highly anticipated open beta of *Legend of Mir* launches on November 1st at 11 PM!

"Holy crap, this game's ending in failure is being played on QQ?"

"The visuals look really cool, much better than those chibi-style games like 'Stone Age'."

"November 1st? Isn't that this Saturday? I'll try it out at an internet cafe then!"

The power of pop-up ads is beyond imagination.

This forced exposure made the name "Legend of Mir" deeply ingrained in people's minds within just a few days.

Meanwhile, Su Qing's ground promotion team achieved remarkable success in internet cafes.

Throughout North China, South China, and East China, thousands of internet cafes had their walls covered with posters, and every computer desktop had been changed to a Legend of Mir wallpaper.

Chen Feng's publicity campaign, which cost three million yuan, finally came to an end on this late autumn night.

......

July 1, 11:30 PM.

A branch of "Storm Internet Cafe" in Pudong, Shanghai.

Wang Xu is a sophomore at Shanghai University of Science and Technology and a seasoned gamer.

He used to be a die-hard fan of "Red Alert" and "Age of Empires", but these past few days he's been bombarded with GGs from "Legends" and can't wait to play.

"Old Tian, ​​Old Sun, how about we skip Red Alert tonight and try out this 'Legend' game instead?"

Wang Xu pointed to the poster on the wall and said to his two roommates.

"Great, I was just about to say that too." Old Tian was a chubby guy with glasses. "This thing is amazing, it even pops up when I'm chatting on QQ. I heard it's going into open beta tonight at 8 pm, so we'll be there for the first release."

"Why not give it a try? I'm tired of playing single-player games anyway. King of Kings is too laggy lately, but this one looks pretty good." Old Sun chimed in.

It's exactly eight o'clock.

"It's open! Register now!"

The three of them skillfully registered accounts and created characters.

As the heavy stone door slowly opened with a dull thud, a whole new world unfolded before them.

"Wow! That looks pretty good!"

Wang Xu chose a warrior character and looked at the little figure on the screen wearing cloth clothes and holding a wooden sword with excitement.

"Yeah, these sound effects are so exciting!"

Old Tian chose the mage class, and although he can only cast a small fireball now, he is still very excited.

Similar sounds echoed throughout the internet cafe.

"Brothers! Let's team up and go hunt deer!"

"The scarecrow is dropping gold coins! Haha!"

"Damn it! Who the hell stole my monster? You think I won't kill you?"

An unprecedented sense of exhilaration in hacking and slashing quickly captivated these young people who were accustomed to single-player or turn-based online games.

The thrill of real-time combat and the surprise of loot drops are unmatched by other games.

......

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Legend Network Technology in Shanghai.

Chen Feng stood in front of the large screen, a cigarette between his fingers, his brows furrowed.

Although he was confident in "Legend", he couldn't help feeling a little nervous when the moment actually arrived.

This is a huge gamble with millions of dollars of real money thrown in.

"Su Qing, how's the data?" Chen Feng exhaled a smoke ring, his voice low.

Su Qing stared at the monitoring system, her face flushed and her voice trembling: "President Chen... he's exploded! He's completely exploded!"

"Within ten minutes of server launch, the number of online players exceeded 10,000! Within half an hour, it exceeded 30,000! Now... it's almost 40,000!"

"Server load warning! Zone 1 is about to collapse!"

Chen Feng's eyes lit up, and he abruptly stubbed out his cigarette: "Thirty thousand in just one hour? Great! That's fantastic!"

"Don't hold back! Get all backup servers online! Open Zone 2 and Zone 3 immediately!"

"Yes, Mr. Chen!"

Su Qing, wearing high heels, ran quickly to the server room to relay instructions.

When Chen Feng asked Lin Wan to prepare the server, he prepared it based on a capacity of 50,000 people online at the same time.

In his view, it would be a success if 20,000 to 30,000 people participated on the first day of the public beta.

Unexpectedly, the combined power of Tencent's pop-up ads and ground promotion was so terrifying that it completely overwhelmed the traffic pool!

Just over an hour later, at 9:40.

Su Qing rushed into the office again, this time with her hair disheveled and her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

"Mr. Chen! It's no use! Zones two and three are full too!"

"The total number of online users is now approaching 50,000! There are still tens of thousands of people waiting in line and unable to get in! Customer service hotlines have been overwhelmed with calls!"

"We've used all the backup servers. Manager Lin contacted the hardware supplier, and they said the new parts won't arrive for another two days..."

50,000 online!

Tens of thousands of people are queuing up!

Chen Feng took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He not only won this high-stakes gamble, but he also won so badly that he was completely overwhelmed.

However, the server crisis must be resolved immediately, otherwise, this enormous fortune might be too much for them to handle.

Just as the two were worrying about the alarm server, the office door was pushed open.

Lin Wan walked in.

She had just returned from inspecting one of her "Storm" internet cafes, carrying the chill of the night air, but it couldn't hide her mature and fiery figure.

"Mr. Chen, how's the situation?"

Lin Wan took off her gold-rimmed glasses, rubbed her nose, and looked surprised. "I just went to our store and it's full of people playing 'Legend of Mir,' even the aisles are packed with people."

Chen Feng gave a wry smile and pointed to the red curve on the big screen that had reached the ceiling.

"It's not just our store; players all over the country have gone crazy. Within two hours of going live, the servers were all at full capacity. The 50,000-player limit was already full, and there were tens of thousands more queuing up outside cursing."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan's red lips parted slightly, and her chest heaved violently with surprise.

As the person in charge of hardware procurement, she naturally knew that the servers prepared this time were already top-of-the-line. She originally thought they would be enough to last through the public beta period, but she didn't expect them to not even last the first night.

"Mr. Chen, it's definitely too late to buy a new one now."

Lin Wan walked to Chen Feng's side, bent down slightly, and tapped her slender fingers on the table. "Have you forgotten? I mentioned before that we could rent a server for emergencies."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Chen Feng suddenly slapped his thigh, "That's right! Rent! How could I have forgotten about that!"

At the time, funds were limited, and Lin Wan did mention this alternative plan.

She has many classmates who are executives at hardware manufacturers. Although it is slow to source goods, it is quick to rent existing resources.

"Manager Lin, I'll have to trouble you with this again." Chen Feng looked at his capable assistant. "Quickly contact your classmates and rent as many as you have."

Lin Wan raised her wrist to look at her watch, her face showing difficulty: "President Chen, it's almost ten o'clock now. Everyone's already closed for the day. Even if I have personal connections, the server room won't be able to start operating until tomorrow morning."

Chen Feng took a deep breath and nodded.

Indeed, it's not realistic to cause trouble for people at this time.

"Okay, then let's wait until tomorrow morning."

Chen Feng calmed down. "It's already 10 o'clock. According to the pattern, the number of online users should gradually decrease. Although the server is overloaded, as long as it doesn't crash, it should be able to get through tonight without any major problems."

"OK."

Lin Wan agreed readily, "I'll call at six o'clock tomorrow morning to reserve a server rack with a capacity of 50,000 people."

"Fifty thousand isn't enough." Chen Feng's eyes were blazing. "Let's rent enough for one hundred thousand people first! I have a feeling this is just the beginning."

"clear!"