The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 267: Illusion invades reality!

[Dear Ningzhou citizens:
Hello.

The Dream Building Game Company is conducting a technological show in the Jinghu area. A virtual monster is emerging from the Jinghu Lake. The monster is extremely large, but it is just a fictional image and will not cause any damage to reality. Please do not panic.

I wish you a happy life. ]
All citizens within a few kilometers around Jinghu Lake received mass text messages from the telecommunications company.

This explains their confusion.

But not many people are actually panicking.

The grand music and the angry roar of the King of Snakes were indeed shocking at first glance.

But the actual impact range is only the live broadcast room and the edge of Jinghu Lake.

——Even Jing Lake was not completely covered, only the lakeshore where Xu Meng was located was affected.

The reason is simple: all these sounds were played by the high-power speakers that Xu Meng arranged during the day.

Jinghu is not a residential area after all, so not many people visit the park on winter nights.

Today is New Year's Eve again, and there are only a few slavish people left working overtime in the office late at night.

The impact on citizens has been kept to the minimum possible.

——Given the level of attention Xu Meng enjoys now, if he wants to organize such a harmless large-scale event, all the preparations and approvals would not need to take up a whole day.

But he wanted to keep it a secret and give the players a surprise, so he didn't want to notify them on a large scale via text message in advance.

This is why the live broadcast was postponed to the evening.

Now that the Tyrannosaurus has appeared and this "surprise" has been revealed, large-scale text message notifications have been sent out in a timely manner.

Speaking of which, when Xu Meng first came up with this idea, he even wanted to create an epic hot weapon "fireworks show" of "fighter jets fighting against King Sauron, and missiles falling from the sky like rain."

They had to give up because they were worried that the impact would be too great and cause panic among the citizens.

——When it comes to spreading fear, thermal weapons are much more effective than imaginary monsters.

A monster suddenly appeared, and everyone thought it was fake at first.

But if suddenly fighter jets were flying all over the sky and missiles were exploding everywhere, everyone would panic and wonder if a war had started.

Even if you send a text message to explain, many people will not be willing to believe it.

If things go wrong, there will be a big mess.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Meng had to give up.

But now that the King of Snakes has appeared, we certainly can’t end it like this.

Xu Meng changed it into another grand scene——

There is a complete planning scheme and design ideas, as well as the ready-made gameplay of [Wild Age] for reference, which helps to eliminate the dross and retain the essence, and strengthen the long version.

The Monster Hunter development team is making rapid progress.

World view, ecological environment, and architectural style.

There are no bottlenecks in characters, plots, NPCs, or quest lines.

Only the core gameplay content such as weapon types, spirit attributes, combat actions, monster species and combat interaction logic requires tedious technical exploration and verification, and progress is a little slower.

What Xu Meng used this time was mainly the ecological environment.

"This is the shadow I saw in the office!"

Xu Meng spoke again, "The monster has appeared. Where is the warrior who will defeat it?"

As soon as this question was asked, a series of question marks popped up in the live broadcast room:
"Crusade?? Me?"

"Do you want me to fight this monster that's hundreds of meters tall?"

"Dude, don't be too outrageous!"

"Thanks for the invitation, I'm watching the New Year's Eve party right now and don't have time to go, you can go by yourself."

"I'll do it! I'll go and cut off the power now!"

……

Compared to the rejections in the live broadcast room, players in real life are much braver!
The players who ran out of the experience hall had a clear goal from the beginning and went straight to where Xu Meng was - they were all local tyrants and were not too clear about the surrounding environment.

Just by taking a few glances at Xu Meng's live broadcast, you can tell where he is.

Without saying a word, he ran over.

However, halfway through the run, they were stopped by someone.

They could only watch the tiny Xu Meng and the huge King Long from a distance of dozens of meters.

Xu Meng seemed to look back at them.

Then Xu Meng's voice came from the phone: "It seems that the warriors have arrived."

The crowd was a bit agitated.

But soon, they realized that the "warriors" Xu Meng was talking about were not them.

Small blades of grass sprouted from the concrete ground under Xu Meng's feet.

The dots of green spread rapidly.

The small saplings grew at a speed visible to the naked eye until they became towering trees.

The giant tree spreads out its luxuriant canopy, hanging down its lush aerial roots and vines.

……

The familiar urban landscape was quickly replaced by a pristine rainforest that rose from the ground.

Some tall hunters carrying large swords appeared at the edge and rushed straight towards the King of Snakes through the rainforest!
The players who were stopped then discovered that the place where they were was the dividing line between the rainforest and reality.

Just take one step forward and you will step into the dark green world.

The hunter appeared almost in front of them, rushing deep into the rain forest.

When they looked towards the lake again, they could no longer see Xu Meng - the lush rainforest blocked their view.

Everyone had no choice but to pick up their phones and watch the live broadcast.

In the live broadcast room, amid the exclamations of the viewers, the hunter had already crossed the lake shore and rushed onto the body of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, starting an unequal battle between an ant and a giant beast!
The live camera was no longer facing Xu Meng, but was raised to a high position for convenient viewing of the battle.

Although there was a huge size difference between the two sides in the battle, these hunters relied on their superhuman physical fitness and flexibility, and used their hooks to maneuver and fight and chop on the huge body of the King of Snakes.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex was restricted in its activity area - it could not leave Jing Lake, and for a moment it was unable to move freely, so it could only swing its body on the water and strangle the hunter.

From time to time, it would rush into the water and then suddenly jump out, causing huge waves.

It seems that Jinghu Lake is not an artificial lake with a depth of four or five meters, but a bottomless sea!
This fierce battle lasted for 2 minutes and ended in a draw.

The snake dragon knocked the hunter off its body, then dived into the water and disappeared. The hunters got up from the ground, lit a bonfire, and began to bandage their wounds and maintain their weapons.

Xu Meng then reappeared in front of the camera, waking everyone up from the "blockbuster" just now:

"Congratulations to the warriors for successfully driving away the monster!"

"The Tyrannosaurus Rex you just saw is one of the super giant prey in Monster Hunter."

“If you think just watching is not enough, you are also welcome to join the game after the release of Monster Hunter to experience the thrill of fighting giant prey for yourself.”

"I guarantee that you will never forget that experience."

Xu Meng made an advertisement with malicious intentions.

——Unforgettable is unforgettable.

But it’s hard to say whether it’s enjoyable or not…

The difficulty of fighting this super-giant ancient dragon species is extremely incredible. Players who want to hunt this big guy will have to experience tragic deaths again and again before they can hope to succeed.

But when it comes to advertising, of course we only talk about the good things.

This advertisement successfully drew everyone's attention back from the shocking scene just now:

"Awesome! So when is the game coming out?"

"Aren't you here to disclose hardware information? Why are you advertising?"

"Can holographic display equipment create such a large-scale effect?"

“So where’s your hardware?”

……

Xu Meng no longer tried to hide anything. She grabbed the black cloth covering the "big box" beside her and pulled it hard.

A large square box appeared in front of the audience.

He banged on the box a few times and opened the outer shell to show the audience the structure inside.

Then he introduced to the audience:
"Holographic display devices are a general term for a large category of hardware."

"Depending on the usage environment, there are also different specifications."

"My original idea was to show you the [Holographic Gold Belt] as a reward for the [Grand Prix]."

"You don't need to prepare that, just take it out and show it."

"But today happens to be the last day of 2025."

"It would be a bit boring if I just showed everyone a belt like this."

"So, I changed my mind and wanted to show everyone a big one."

"By the way, let's also test the extreme display range of the holographic display device."

“Now, everyone has seen it.”

“That’s the limit of this equipment!”

"Of course, you don't have to worry about this thing taking up too much space."

"For daily household use, you don't need such a big thing."

He lifted his coat and removed a belt from which a fanny pack was hanging.

He opened his waist bag again and showed the audience the Rubik's Cube-sized portable holographic device inside.

"This little guy has limited power and can only project relatively simple content, but it is portable."

“Then there’s the home version, which is about twice as big as this.”

“Finally, there’s this large piece of equipment.”

"Then, no matter what specification of equipment, one thing is needed."

As he spoke, he reached into the box and unscrewed a sealed metal can from the complex mechanical structure.

"This is necessary for holographic display devices to work."

“A special medium.”

"What is so special about it and how it works is too complicated. I don't think you are interested, so I won't explain it in the live broadcast."

A bunch of question marks suddenly popped up in the live broadcast room.

But Xu Meng didn't read the comments and just continued speaking:

"I specifically mentioned this because I want to make it clear to everyone in advance: this thing is a consumable."

"It will slowly be consumed with day-to-day use until it is completely used up and needs to be replenished for continued use."

"But the good news is: we plan to build a super factory, maximize production capacity, and keep costs as low as possible."

"And now, this super factory is about to start large-scale recruitment."

"All Xia nationality engineering graduates, especially those near Ningzhou, can make some preparations in advance. You will see relevant news soon."

"In addition, we also welcome top scholars in the fields of materials science, neurology, brain science, mathematics, and informatics to join our team to continue to optimize holographic display equipment and bring this technology to the forefront!"

After finishing this long string of words, Xu Meng let out a long sigh.

"OK, the commercial ends here."

"Now it's time to reveal the truth—"

“Holographic display equipment will be available before the release of Monster Hunter.”

"The earliest is February, the latest is March."

"In the future, many experience centers where you can experience the Fantasy Game Kit will pop up all over the world. These experience centers are not all Dream Building, but they can all experience the Fantasy Game Kit and future holographic display devices."

“I hope these experience halls can bring happiness to everyone!”

"Finally, as usual, I will announce the next additional challenge-"

"Sky Arena, 150th floor!"

"The first 10 players to arrive will all be given a set of holographic display equipment!"

"And also comes with a bonus pass for the Monster Hunter beta!"

"Finally, let's end this live broadcast with a New Year's Eve fireworks show."

"See you next time!"

(End of this chapter)