The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 156: If you can't even run three kilometers, are you worthy of being called a high-level player? (Seeking monthly tickets)

The interview came to an abrupt end amid Huodao's confused expression.

The Heroic Sniper, Orange Juice, Qihuahua, and the more than 80 viewers in their live broadcast rooms, as well as everyone watching this interview video at this moment...

Seeing the screen suddenly go dark, everyone was caught off guard.

"No, is that all?" Orange Juice was confused.

"How can you keep people in suspense like this?!" Qihuahua was indignant.

Only the Heroic Sniper didn't complain.

He immediately took out his mobile phone and started operating quickly.

"?" Qihuahua looked at his actions in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"Change your signature."

"???" Qihuahua had more question marks on her head, "What signature?"

"It's the signature of the pilipili account." The brave sniper answered as a matter of course.

"Why did you suddenly change your signature?" Qihuahua didn't understand, and Orange Juice also looked over.

The previous account signature of Heroic Sniper was:
[The "Frost and Snow Plan" strategy uploader, Dream Building Game [Honorary Player]! [The Explosion Series Strategy] maker, a senior second-level game player.]
But now, he quickly changed it to:
[Experienced shooting game player! Dream Building Game [Honorary Player]! ]
concise.

And he strongly emphasizes his identity as a "shooting game player".

Orange Juice responded: "Good fellow, you are already preparing for the selection? But you are not a shooting game player, right?"

"Why am I not!" The heroic sniper loudly retorted, "I absolutely am!"

"I broadcast Dragon Palace Treasure Hunt for several hours every day! I also play other shooting games for a long time after logging off! I am the shooting game broadcaster! Absolutely!"

"Okay, okay...we believe it." Orange Juice said perfunctorily.

"Oh, I don't want to explain to you. Anyway, I got it in advance."

The heroic sniper is very confident.

But this confidence is not due to the trick of changing the signature, but his identity as an "honorary player".

With this identity, he is eligible to participate in the test of the new Dream Building game.

The reason I’m working hard now is just to go one step further and participate in the “competition” that Xu Meng mentioned.

Qihuahua ignored the quarrel between the two people.

She tilted her head and waved at the camera, and said to her fans in a cute business voice:

"Well, this surprise live broadcast ends here, bye everyone~"

Afterwards, the three of them closed the live broadcast room and talked about the information revealed by Xu Meng in the interview while quickly eating the slightly cold food.

……

At the same time, Zhang Siming, Fang Shuo, and a large number of veteran shooting game anchors were all moved by Xu Meng's words.

These professional shooting game players are much more curious about "Lord of War" than second-game players such as Brave Sniper and Orange Juice.

In particular, if you play the role of a sharpshooter in the game for a long time, it is inevitable that you will develop some arrogance as a "sharpshooter".

I don't dare to go to the battlefield, and I don't have much chance.

But if you can use the [War Simulator] to fight with real retired soldiers in the fully immersive "Lord of War"...

It’s great too!

And this is also the best opportunity to prove your strength!
Zhang Siming couldn't help but think: Active-duty soldiers are indeed physically invincible, but it's different after retirement.

Many retired soldiers no longer have high-intensity daily training, but they cannot change the eating habits they developed in the army, and they are unable to burn off the calories, so they have developed beer bellies.

Their physical fitness may not be much better than those of people like me who sit and play games all day.

As for the gun skills...

Who isn't a sharpshooter?
Zhang Siming couldn't wait to join the game and compete with people who had actually served in the army!
After thinking about it and asking the club manager for permission, he posted a message on his social media account:
“Unbelievable!

Just finished watching Xu Meng's interview, it's amazing!!

If Boss Xu is looking for a shooting game anchor, please consider me!

I can do anything!

Really, I started my morning run today!
At least 3 kilometers a day, I’ll post this to prove it! "

Zhang Siming was not just talking.

After he posted the update, he picked up his phone and went straight to the club's gym, set up his phone, and live-streamed his running!
Get Started Today!
As soon as the live broadcast room was opened, a large number of viewers flocked in at a rapid speed, far exceeding the normal broadcast speed.

The frequency of posting barrages is also surprisingly high:
"Are you really running? Are you starting right now?"

"Instead of running, I think it's better to just donate money to Dream Building and support a wave of virtual cities."

"No, you actually use an ordinary treadmill instead of the universal treadmill of Dream Building? You are not sincere!"

"Why do I feel like since Xu Meng emerged, there have been more and more abstract people and things in the gaming circle..."

"As expected of a professional player, he's so fast!"

……

Zhang Siming ran, panting and picking out some comments to reply:
"This is not just to gain popularity, this is to express determination and sincerity! This is also to become stronger!"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be abused madly when I go to the competition field in the future."

"When I'm beaten to death, I'll be laughed at: You can't even run three kilometers, and you're worthy of being called a high-level player?"

"As for the universal treadmill, I would like to buy one, but the problem is that it is not available now!"

"Don't mention the krypton gold thing. Is Boss Xu a person who is short of money?"

……

Zhang Siming ran and panted, and interacted with others while panting, and the popularity of the live broadcast room continued to rise.

His approach also inspired other anchors.

Many shooting game anchors had similar ideas as him and wanted to participate in the competition that Xu Meng mentioned.

Now that they have noticed the incredible popularity of Zhang Siming's live broadcast room, they have all realized that this is a good opportunity to ride on the popularity.

So...

Follow suit! One after another, anchors or up hosts jumped out to express their strong expectations for the new games and new technologies of Dream Building.

Then I recommended myself, hoping to participate in this competition.

Many people even stated that they would not pay any money and would take care of their own food and accommodation in order to seize this opportunity.

After expressing his opinion on the social network, he quickly started broadcasting and began running in sportswear.

Some run on a treadmill, while others simply run outdoors.

……

At the beginning, only shooting game anchors followed the trend.

Soon, the second-level ups and anchors also reacted and felt that their homes had been robbed.

Although "Lord of War" is not a second-hand game, it is a game developed by DreamWorks, and DreamWorks is a second-hand game company!

The development of Dream Building is inseparable from the money spent by us, the second-level game players.

Now that Dream Building is organizing a big event, how can you not let us participate?
This won't work!
We want to participate too!

So a similar situation happened again in the second-level travel circle——

Post updates, express your opinions, start live broadcasts, and start running!
All of a sudden, a bunch of "outdoor anchors" appeared in the game areas of various live streaming platforms, broadcasting their running live breathlessly.

Players and netizens love this kind of weird things the most and they are all very supportive.

Many anchors who neither play second-hand games nor shooting games came over to join in the fun when they saw this situation.

So the scene was lively and funny.

Later, many players who had decided to buy motion-sensing synchronization suits and omnidirectional treadmills were also inspired by this trend and suddenly realized the importance of "physical fitness".

In order to prepare for the new game, they took off the clothes hanging on the treadmill, or put on sneakers, walked out of the house, and started running.

……

There has suddenly been a trend of loving sports in the gaming community.

This trend came quickly and violently!

Song Zhicheng looked at the huge popularity that came to him inexplicably and couldn't help but admire it again:

“The boss is awesome!”
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The instigator of all this, Xu Meng, is still unaware of this trend.

At this moment, he was sitting in the office of [Neuromancer], deciding the final selling price of each kit of [War Simulator], [Body Sensor Synchronization Suit], and [Body Sensor Gloves].

——[Body Sensing Gloves] are not simply cutting off the hands of the [Body Sensing Synchronized Suit], but a product with targeted optimization in terms of circuits, electrodes, power supply, EMS algorithm, etc.

This is one of the results of the lightweight algorithm optimization project for the somatosensory synchronization service.

At first, he used this as an excuse to play the victim and asked the military research team to help pass the message and solve the problem of the second review of "Frost and Snow Plan".

In the end, thanks to the large order from the military and the 50 sets order placed by Xu Meng, the cost of the full set of somatosensory synchronization clothing was successfully reduced to a staggering yuan!

——You know, the two sets of somatosensory synchronization suits that Zhang Yang put in the box and brought over personally cost as much as 50,000 yuan, not counting the labor of the engineers!

Moreover, Zhang Yang guaranteed that if this sales volume could be maintained, the cost would be reduced by 20% every year in the next few years!

Xu Meng planned to sell it for 11000 yuan, making a profit of only 1000 yuan per set.

After that, the cost is reduced, and the reduced cost is turned into profit growth.

This price is still not cheap.

But considering the epoch-making experience that the somatosensory synchronization service can provide, this price is already very low.

Even if you can't afford it, it's okay, there are still lower options -

A pair of motion sensing gloves only costs 2800 yuan.

Its hardware cost is 2500 yuan - the complexity of human hands is too high, and the number of flexible electrodes cannot be reduced too much, otherwise the experience will plummet.

Being able to lower the price to this level is the result of Xu Meng and the "outsourcing team" trying their best.

——The technology in this area is too advanced, and the engineering team of [Neuromancer] currently has no ability to intervene.

Next is VR glasses.

High-quality display screen, multi-angle high-definition camera, auxiliary computing chip... these things determine that this device cannot save much money.

The full-blood version is priced at 8800 yuan.

If you feel pressured to buy it, you can also choose another specification - the youth version.

After slightly sacrificing some performance, the price is only 3500 yuan.

Once these three key things are taken care of, the rest will be easy.

After all, things like omnidirectional treadmills, tank simulators, and motorcycle simulators may be difficult for ordinary players to afford.

Even if efforts are made to reduce costs, the effect on promoting sales will be limited - at least it will not be as obvious as that of somatosensory clothing.

So we put three versions on the shelves: low-end, mid-end and high-end.

It can be placed at home and you don’t have to worry about disturbing your neighbors, so just buy it if you think it’s worth it.

……

……

Early the next morning, all users who had [collected] these "peripherals" received text message reminders.

All related products and prices are disclosed and pre-orders are accepted at the same time!
Starting from September 9st, delivery will be arranged according to the order in which the orders are placed.

As soon as the information was announced, users who couldn't wait placed orders one after another.

However, the person who completed the reservation the fastest and posted it on social networks was not a game anchor, but a digital blogger [Geek Star].

He posted a message in Pilipili:
“OK, it’s already been booked guys!

If it is shipped on September 9st, it should arrive on the 1rd.

We will live broadcast the disassembly then!
VR glasses and somatosensory synchronization service, the first disassembly on the entire network!

Stay tuned! 」

　6.2k for monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)