The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 476 My copper-headed leather belt is not bad either! (asking for monthly ticket)

"In reality? Then I'll buy a ticket now!"

"Ningzhou! I'm coming!"

"Hey buddy, wake up. The auditions haven't started yet. Why are you in such a hurry?"

……

When it comes to the possibility that this "Duel City" might exist in reality, everyone's first reaction is Ningzhou.

After all, the dream building base is in Ningzhou.

We also did offline activities in Ningzhou before.

Xu Meng had no intention of moving.

However, the "Sprawling City Midday News" did not confirm this, and continued with the following -

"The population of sprawling cities has been growing rapidly in recent days, and the population structure is becoming increasingly healthy."

"There are 60 million new residents aged 4000 and above, and 18 million new residents aged 1800 and below."

"In order to meet the living needs of these new residents and their families, the Urban Management Council of the Sprawling Metropolis has discussed and decided to launch a new round of urban expansion plans."

"In the coming months, the city will build a large amusement park, an eco-friendly zoo, an oceanarium, three theme art galleries, four museums, an opera house, and 50 chess and card rooms..."

……

As the white-bearded old man was talking, the director cut into the screen and played the concept drawings of these buildings.

A place for leisure and entertainment, where we have always dreamed of building.

But the user positioning has always been "young people" and "players".

These entertainment venues are inevitably more "young".

Indoor CQB, gun shops, shooting ranges, fighting, sword halls, shopping malls, bars, clubs, discotheques, KTVs, script-killing, escape rooms, various courts...

These are places that young people are more likely to like, and children and the elderly are less considered.

There are really not many places suitable for family members to engage in "parent-child activities".

Now, thanks to the dream machine, old people and children are also pouring into the sprawling city.

These places naturally have to be filled as soon as possible.

Players are happy with this decision.

Some people made a wish on the spot:
"There's also a concert! A concert by a superstar and a diva!"

"I like watching plays, let's have some dramas on stage!"

"Golf course! What a sport for the elderly."

"Racing! We want to race!"

"Foot bath! I've said it many times! Foot bath is different from massage, you need it!"

"Izumo Bubble Bath Shop! Project Frost and Snow has even teased a bubble bath interactive scene, so why don't you open a few? Oh, and I strongly protest against the practice of characters wearing swimsuits while taking bubble baths! It's not authentic at all!"

"Bubble Bath? Is "Frost and Snow Project" so fierce??? I'm hooked now!"

……

This discussion among the players is not meaningless.

Soon the old lady added:
"The urban construction plan of the sprawling metropolis is ultimately to serve the vast majority of residents."

"If residents have better ideas for the urban construction plan, they can provide feedback through the email at the bottom of the screen."

"The city management council will fully listen to residents' opinions and make the relevant opinions public tomorrow. All citizens will vote publicly to decide the specific construction content and sequence."

As soon as these words came out, the players suddenly became excited.

Everyone immediately started thinking:
What kind of place is the most outrageous and will make the development team most uncomfortable once it is proposed!

——The battle of wits and courage between players and the development team is also part of the game.

This is reflected in the dream-building game where everyone likes to break the framework set by the development team and create some "surprises" for the development team.

The show hasn't even ended yet, but someone has already gone to Mengjin to post a thread, hoping to pool ideas and "increase the intensity" of the development team.

What about [the most unpalatable food restaurant in the world], [cat cafe, but cat girl version], [Venice on the water, the sprawling metropolis], [the naturist sect's exclusive nudist park], [Izumo traditional mixed bathing hot spring hall]...

All kinds of answers that were completely beyond Xu Meng and the development team's expectations popped up like mushrooms after a rain.

The operations department of Mansheng Metropolis, which had been following this matter closely, saw these outrageous answers. Some people had veins throbbing on their foreheads, while others had cold sweats on their backs.

But the Midday News continues -

"Taking into account the physical and mental health of underage users, the city management council will further strengthen the age control of customers in special places, and the areas where minors are prohibited from entering will be slightly expanded. The specific list of new areas will be announced later."

When the underage netizens saw this, they wanted to curse on the spot.

But the following content made them even more upset——

"At the same time, considering that some residents are addicted to games to the point of harming their health..."

When the host spoke to this point, his tone paused slightly.

A name emerged at the same time in the minds of players all over the world.

The next moment, the director unsurprisingly cut to a scene where Pang Yun lost control of his body and fell on the ring, unable to move.

——When other game players have problems, the game company would like to pretend not to see it.

But dream building is just the opposite.

Xu Meng was afraid that players were unaware of the dangers of overworking themselves, so he deliberately showed the camera a close-up of Pang Yun's forehead with veins bulging and his face full of panic.

His intention is to let everyone arrange their gaming time reasonably.

But what the players were thinking at this moment was completely different from what Xu Meng hoped.

This can be clearly seen from the comments on the screen.

It was densely packed and overwhelming——

[Pang Yun, I fuck your mother!]
"For the physical and mental health of minors, Mansheng will launch a [parent management system], and parents who need it can use the mobile app to reasonably arrange and manage their children's gaming time."

All of a sudden, the barrage of [Pang Yun, fuck your mother] became even more intense!
Users who were not yet adults were furious. Pang Yun looked at the comments and shivered on the hospital bed.

But I couldn't help but look at the reactions of netizens:
"I knew it, I knew it!!"

"Hahahaha, anti-addiction or something, no matter who you miss, you won't miss us!"

“Pray my mom isn’t watching this show.”

"Are there any friends in Huacheng who can help me visit Pang Yun in the hospital?"

Pang Yun’s eyes widened.

Only then did he realize that not only was he using his real name to surf the Internet, but even his current address was public!
Even the "opening the box" step can be omitted.

——Xu Meng had already opened it for them! !
"No, I have to be transferred to another hospital!!"

God knows what these underage kids can do once they get carried away.

They are just at the age where they have the ability to break the law but do not have to bear the consequences of breaking the law.

terrible!
Very scary!!

Pang Yun was very nervous and really began to wonder if he could talk to Boss Xu and the medical staff to move to another location for rehabilitation.

I heard that several people in Ningzhou also underwent brain-computer interface surgery.

Maybe he could be transferred to another hospital?
In the live broadcast room, the two hosts are still working hard——

"At the same time, [the parental management system] can be used not only to manage the gaming time of underage children, but also to manage parents over 60 years old."

"But the constraints will be weaker than those on minors."

Question marks popped up in the heads of young and old people alike.

“[Parental management system], but sons and daughters manage their parents??”

"What rebellion against Tiangang!"

"Hahaha, Dad, from now on I'll call you Dad and you'll call me Dad, and we can each talk about our own things!"

"I understand the necessity of this system, but it's still so funny hahahaha."

"Dad: You won't let me play games? It seems like you want to be beaten like a top by a copper-headed leather belt!"

"Son: Haha! My copper-headed leather belt isn't bad either!"

……

A group of people are crazy about making memes in the barrage.

The real elderly users, however, don’t take this too seriously.

——When the old man and the old woman become stubborn, it’s no joke.

Some people even joke about this with their children with a smile.

But soon, they lost their composure.

Because the most important news has finally arrived——

The two hosts, the old man and the old lady, spoke in more serious voices:

"The latest scientific research project of Sprawling Metropolis: [Rejuvenation] has achieved significant phased results."

"This achievement will enable all elderly residents in sprawling cities to regain their youth to a certain extent."

"The specific effect is demonstrated as follows."

Although this turning point was a bit sudden, it had been foreshadowed before and everyone was mentally prepared.

Upon hearing this, everyone listened attentively, ready to watch the director's demonstration video.

But the camera was still facing the studio and did not cut away.

Anxious netizens have already typed question marks in the barrage.

But soon, amazing changes happened to the two gray-haired elderly hosts.

Their hair turned from white to black, deep wrinkles were smoothed out bit by bit, age spots faded and disappeared quickly, and cloudy eyes became bright again.

The two elderly people who looked to be in their 70s and 80s began to "reverse their growth" right before everyone's eyes!
From over 70 years old back to 50 years old, and from 50 years old back to 30 years old.

During this process, their skin details and facial contours are also changing little by little, restoring their appearance when they were young.

And the audience finally recognized these two faces——

"Li Hongmin! Zhang Ruiying!"

"What the hell! What the hell! It's them?! CCTV hosts! I used to watch their shows when I was a kid!"

"You two have been retired for nearly 30 years. You are both in your eighties now, right?"

"Oh my god! How did DreamBuild invite them?"

"I didn't expect to see them co-hosting a show after so many years! It's like going back to the 90s."

"My eyes are filled with tears, my brothers, you are so good at building dreams! I am so moved!"

……

The two hosts, who had regained their youth, looked at each other with a smile and made up for the missed self-introductions:

"Good afternoon everyone!"

"I'm Li Hongmin."

"I'm Zhang Ruiying."

"Welcome to the midday news!"

The subtitles introducing the two people's names finally arrived.

"Dear audience, long time no see."

Two hosts who are full of vigor and vitality and in the best years of their lives have traveled through time.

Just like 30 years ago, we are reporting the news to our audience again:
"Next, let us introduce to you the specific content and usage details of the [Rejuvenation] project..."

(End of this chapter)