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Chapter 426: Cross-border Outsmarting! Highly anticipated! (Seeking monthly votes)

[Protest marches] are an emerging cultural tradition that is extremely popular in Europe and the United States.

Super-large protest marches involving hundreds of thousands or millions of people are often reported in the newspapers.

In recent years, countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, etc. have frequently launched large-scale protest marches for various reasons.

The locals are very good at organizing themselves.

This is not just a simple player protest——

As the latest "technological fashion item", the target user group of the Dream Machine is no longer limited to simple players.

The government's serious deception of voters and differential treatment have aroused public indignation and ignited the anger of a large number of voters.

Under the influence of these two factors, the scale of the protest expanded rapidly!
It is not just one country, but all the countries that were exposed by the "big data map" for using customs to intercept their citizens' dream machines while allowing their government employees to use them secretly. All of them have launched a wave of protests.

The only difference is the size.

Governments around the world were caught off guard by DreamCity's unreasonable operations.

——It was expected that Dream Maker could see the Dream Machine being activated.

After all, Dream Maker has not yet unlocked the "custom dream-making" function. If you want to use the dream-making machine, you must log in to the Dream Maker server.

But how could he be caught by the Dream Maker when he was disassembling the Dream Maker without any power?!
This is somewhat unexpected.

From a business and technical perspective, this act of "dismantling the dream machine" is much worse and more aggressive than customs intercepting goods!
Fortunately, Xu Meng seemed extremely confident in his skills and did not get angry.

I just mentioned it briefly in the announcement and didn’t say much.

The main focus is still on players not being able to get the equipment.

This has given some relief to governments around the world.

Then I started to worry about another problem -

How can DreamBuilder be sure that the activated devices are all owned by government employees?
It is true that real-name authentication is required to register an account on the Dream Building Game Platform, but real-name authentication does not include professional background!
Public information only reveals the names of MPs and senior officials.

Kezhumeng confidently assures that “nearly 100%” of activated users are government employees!
Where does this information come from?

Could it be that... Xu Meng has been browsing the government's internal database for several rounds without saying a word? ? ?
If you look at it this way, then this "big data map" and "special thanks" are not marketing, but a subtle warning.

Remind them to stop escalating the conflict.

As a result, all proposals to "increase restrictive measures" were shelved.

The reverse work of the dream machine also slowed down slightly.

The first priority was to calm down the angry voters on the march.

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The next day, government departments from various countries spoke out.

He didn't deny it and said that Dream Building was a fabrication.

——If that happens, Xu Meng might use reasons like “account information is inaccurate” to block the accounts of hundreds of thousands of people.

This is not just wishful thinking.

After [Bitstorm], governments around the world organized expert teams to analyze Xu Meng and build a personality model.

It is unlikely to completely predict Xu Meng's behavior, but some specific choices and reactions can provide extremely valuable references.

So what governments are doing is:
Explain the reasons and comfort the people.

The reasons for their choices are also highly similar:

The dream machine involves [neural data collection] and [user consciousness intervention] behaviors.

It only took a few months from the launch to mass production, so there may be safety risks that have not yet been discovered.

For the safety of the people, government employees decided to act as volunteers and take risks!

Eliminate risks for voters through large-scale and intensive use.

All of this is to maximize the protection of the health and well-being of the people!
Once it is confirmed that the dream machine is safe and harmless, the customs clearance procedure will be started immediately.
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It is not clear whether they themselves believe this reason or not.

The attitudes of players and other protesters were very clear:
Do not believe!

What about lying to a fool? !
In the end, this "appeasement" not only failed to have any effect, but instead made the protest marches more and more intense.

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Players overseas who have already obtained the Dream Machine are having a very happy time during this period!
It is already very exciting to get the Dream Machine and start playing with it quickly.

I got it myself, but many people in Europe are still stuck at customs.

——Double the happiness!
Now seeing these unfortunate people starting a large-scale parade to protest against their own government and fight for their rights, it is even more crazy to watch the show.

Especially the American players who often protest for various reasons, but got their wish without any effort this time. It was really fun to watch!
Then, in this warm atmosphere, Dream Building once again added fuel to the fire——

After the pre-sale was sold out in 4 hours, Zhang Yang called Xu Meng to celebrate, and the second batch of dream machines that had been agreed to be expedited production was suddenly put on the shelves!
Because of customs jams, some Dream Machines that were returned have been put back on the shelves.

The two together total 1800 million units!

Although this launch did not cause as much frenzy as the first one, thanks to the overwhelming reputation of the Dream Machine among users in the past few days, it is still not a problem to sell it!
Inventory levels are declining at a rate almost visible to the naked eye.

European players who had been reluctant to return the Dream Machine even though it was stuck in customs finally got their refunds.

Then--

Place a new order!

This time when I place an order, the delivery address will no longer be my home.

It is not uncommon for relatives, friends and classmates in EU countries to live in different countries.

They changed the delivery addresses to Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and other countries that do not restrict the entry of dream machines.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have these connections. Chen Junyi has already opened branches or offices of Dream Building in various European countries, as well as some experience centers directly under Dream Building.

At Xu Meng's request, these places began to provide free reception and storage services for the Dream Machines.

Ever since——

The grand "Great Smuggling Campaign" has begun!

No, it's not even smuggling!

Under the Schengen area's inspection-free principle, there are no routine border checks between EU member states.

Only customs will conduct random inspections.

Players from France and Germany crossed the border to Italy or Switzerland to get their own Dream Machine.

Just put it in the car and go straight home!

There are few obvious obstacles.

As for customs inspections...

So far, the customs does not have any rules that explicitly prohibit the entry of dream machines.

——To be more precise, there is no regulation that mentions the dream machine.

Don't say it can't be checked.

Even if they were caught and the dream machine was found, what would that matter?
Which law or regulation are you going to use to punish me?

The players are not afraid at all!

Traffic quickly converged towards the borders of various countries, even making the roads unbearable.

Correspondingly, the dream machines stuck at customs were returned in batches and customs declarations were cancelled.

——Then they gathered together, circled in the sky, and landed in a neighboring country, where they were picked up by their original owners.

In countries that prohibit the customs clearance of dream machines, dream machines are being activated in batches.

Soon they surpassed government employees and became the absolute main force using the dream machine.

The customs policy of Kazakhstan is gradually becoming ineffective.

These governments have had to respond:

Some have hurried to speak out, saying that relevant policies are being discussed intensively and will be implemented soon.

Some have urgently introduced temporary policies to greatly increase the frequency of border inspections and confiscate all Dream Machines found.

This will undoubtedly arouse more intense confrontational sentiments!

The protest marches are intensifying!

Within the EU, players are gradually turning the situation around and gaining the upper hand!

Only in the United Kingdom, which has already withdrawn from the European Union and pursued glorious isolation, players are still living in dire straits...

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On May 5, Dream Building released a new congratulatory picture:

[Dream Machine sold 6500 million units! ]
[Dream Machines have been activated over 5000 million times!]
Positive reviews continue to explode in major markets around the world (except the UK).

Countless people are cheering the arrival of a new lifestyle!
Expectations for the new game "Sail in the Blue Sea" have also reached a new level.

At least in the player circle, it has gradually surpassed the heat of the protests by European users.

After all, the more users who activate the Dream Machine, the fewer users will have their devices stuck in customs and be resentful of the government.

As one thing grows, the other shrinks, and naturally fewer and fewer players pay attention to the protests.

More and more users are looking forward to "Sailing in the Blue Sea".

In this long-awaited

May 5th finally arrived.

The last trailer before the release of "Sail in the Big Blue" will be released soon.

But before that, a system pop-up window suddenly appeared in front of all the players who were still in the Sprawling City.
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The Sprawling City is about to usher in an important update. Please select your default login world:

A: Sprawling City (Peaceful Mode)

B: Sprawling City (Free Mode)

Note 1:

The Sprawling City in Peaceful Mode focuses on leisure, will enforce strict rules limiting violence (except for the Sky Arena), and will not be involved in sudden major events.

The free mode's sprawling city will continue the current settings, with only moderate restrictions on violence and participation in all major server events by default.

Note 2:

This choice is not permanent.

Players can switch the default login world at any time.
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In the sprawling city, all players stopped what they were doing at the same time and looked at this option in surprise.

Ordinary players are still thinking: Which of the two modes is better?

A few smart players are keenly aware of:

A new big event is coming soon!

And the scale is likely to be so staggering that even Dream Building is afraid that it will scare casual players!

(End of this chapter)