The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 517 New Features and Fanatic Fans! (Seeking monthly tickets)

Unlike Caribbean Lookout, Midday News does not air weekly.

It will not be broadcast regularly at noon every day as its name suggests.

There isn't even a permanent host.

For example, this time, the two extremely popular cat-people in "Monster Hunter" - Feng Ling and Yue Ying - will act as hosts.

As soon as the audience saw these two little chefs, they knew that this show would definitely have something to do with dragon fighting.

——Of course, this is nonsense.

The auditions for the Dragon Fighting Contest have ended today, and even a fool knows that the results will be announced on the show.

However, after the show started, the cat man did not directly announce the result of the dragon fighting competition, but first reported another piece of news:
"In order to enrich the spiritual entertainment needs of citizens, Mr. Xu Meng, Chairman of the Urban Management Council of Sprawling Metropolis, will establish a large-scale game company in Sprawling Metropolis."

"Its name is: Dream Building Game Company!"

After Feng Ling, the cat man, read out the news, the director quickly cut the camera to outside the studio to show everyone this "newly established" game company.

But the picture was instantly flooded with question marks:
"What do you mean? Dream Building has opened a base in the virtual world?"

"Wow! It's exactly like the real building! Is this a one-to-one replica?"

"Dream Building created Sprawling City, and Sprawling City created Dream Building again? Will the Dream Building company in the game also release "Frost and Snow Project" next?"

"I can see they are on Friendship Avenue in the North District! Wait, I'll be there now!"

……

Amidst everyone's nonsense and jokes, the camera also showed the exterior of the building -

Overall, it is similar to the real Dream Building Headquarters, except for some added signboards, neon lights, and holographic images to blend into the overall style of the sprawling city.

The camera then moves indoors to show areas that are also open to [Honorary Players] in real life.

During this process, the voice of the cat-man Yueying sounded:
"The top 100 of the Dragon Fighting Contest that has swept the entire Sprawling City has been decided."

"The awards for these 100 contestants are provided by Dream Building Games, so the award ceremony will also be held at Dream Building Games."

As he spoke, the camera had already moved around the room several times.

Some sharp-eyed players also recognized many "famous producers".

——The developers of Dream Building Game Company, of course, have their own high-precision character models. Now that the virtual company is being built, they copied some of them as Easter eggs.

Employees who accept the copy will also receive an additional bonus.

The finance department said that this is considered a project bonus.

But in the boss's mouth, this is "work injury compensation"...

After the camera briefly moves around the room, it passes through the window and returns to the outdoors.

And outside, that is, at the gate of Dream Building Game Company, there was already a large group of people standing.

Xu Meng himself also appeared in front of the crowd.

After that, the camera remained fixed on Xu Meng's face.

Xu Meng also took over the conversation at the right time:

"The Dragon Fighting Competition auditions are officially over!"

“All the contestants who performed well had wonderful performances!”

“The contestants who failed to make the finals also contributed to the joy of everyone.”

“Thank you for your enthusiastic participation!”

"Next, it's time for the awards ceremony."

The 100 players in front of Xu Meng were not dreaming at this time.

In fact, they hadn't even logged into the game yet, and were now standing at the door of the real Dream Building Headquarters.

Xu Meng also stood in front of them.

The "live scenes" in shows and games are actually projected holographic images.

This method of mixing virtual and reality was first used by Remington Arms Company when it was selling products through live broadcasts.

It quickly became popular and is now very mature.

Speaking of awarding prizes, the 100 players in front of Xu Meng all looked at him expectantly.

Then I heard Xu Meng say: "I am not interested in money, so the bonuses will be distributed to everyone one by one by the staff later."

"Now, let's go straight to the part that everyone is most looking forward to - the new upgraded version of the holographic belt 2.0!"

He took a black belt that looked a bit like a military belt from the staff.

In addition to the main ring-shaped belt, this belt also has a shoulder strap for auxiliary fixation.

But judging from the appearance, it is not lighter than the 10 pieces in the first edition, and it even seems to be a size larger.

But this did not hinder the players in front of them from staring at the belt, drooling over it.

This is a great thing that allows you to take your virtual wife out, summon dragon souls on the street, and play with armor transformation!

Xu Meng did not present the reward directly, but instead tied it around her waist.

"First, we upgraded the operating system of the holographic belt to make it easier and more convenient to control."

He tapped his belt, and an 8-inch translucent operation window appeared on his chest. "It supports voice control and touch operation."

"Of course, the touch operation mainly relies on the camera on the shoulder strap, so there is a possibility of accidental touches."

"In order to improve the operating accuracy, we have added a small drone to the new generation of holographic belts."

For a moment, everyone thought they had heard it wrong.

In front of Xu Meng, a girl with red cheeks and extremely excited for some reason asked in Chinese with an accent in surprise: "Drone?"

Xu Meng nodded.

Click the operation panel.

A box at the back of the holographic belt opened, and a miniature drone only half the size of a palm flew slowly over the head with a slight propeller noise.

"With this smart drone, not only can most problems be solved, but it can also add more interesting functions to the belt, such as--"

“Customize your look.”

Xu Meng nodded to the side of the belt and said, "Change my hairstyle."

Before he finished speaking, his hair began to grow rapidly, automatically standing up in a bun and a hairpin appeared.

"Change into a kimono again."

The casual clothes changed into a black Taoist robe.

In just two sentences, he turned into a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe and a Hunyuan bun.

Everyone's eyes widened.

The previous holographic belts could not allow players to “dress up” by themselves!
It wasn't over yet. Under everyone's surprised gaze, Xu Meng spoke again:
"Another whitening."

The moment he opened his mouth, his complexion immediately became smooth and bright, without any flaws to be seen!
If a woman had skin like this, it would look as white as cream and as smooth as ice.

But when it comes to men, it feels a bit like a pretty boy with insufficient yang energy.

So after Xu Meng gave a brief demonstration, he quickly switched to the special effects.

While switching, he said: "Simply put, thanks to better viewing angles and stronger performance, the new holographic belt allows players to transform themselves."

"Because of time constraints, there are currently only 110 costumes, 50 types of makeup, and 18 special effects filters."

“After mass production, we will continue to update the database and enrich this function.”

As he spoke, his appearance kept changing -

Sometimes he is a young and wealthy overbearing president wearing a well-tailored suit and a gold-decorated collar.

Sometimes he is a fashionable male model with a tall figure and covered in silver accessories.

Sometimes he is a handsome young knight dressed in ancient costume with a sword at his waist.

Sometimes he is a wandering singer with a sloppy appearance but a free and unrestrained demeanor, carrying a guitar case on his back.

……

Xu Meng added this function because he was lazy.

I think users will need this feature.

This way you can save a lot of time on choosing clothes, doing your hair, putting on makeup and skin care.

I didn't take it too seriously.

But this feature - especially this continuous transformation - caused a huge response both online and offline!
Let’s not even mention the barrage of comments that are flooding the screen online.

The female players in front of him who were waiting for the awards had their eyes shining as they crowded forward, wanting to get closer.

The young girl, who was already extremely excited, became so excited that her face flushed and she looked like she was about to faint.

The next moment, right under Xu Meng's nose - and in front of hundreds of people at the scene and countless viewers around the world, she did something shocking -

She excitedly shouted "Xu Meng!" "Xu Meng!" "I love you!" "I love you so much!!"

While shouting, he pulled the hem of his T-shirt, lifted it up with force, and took the whole T-shirt off.

And underneath the T-shirt, he was wearing nothing!

Two big white rabbits with hearts painted on them and Xu Meng's name written on them jumped out and jumped up and down in front of Xu Meng's eyes as she moved vigorously.

Xu Meng was caught off guard.

My mind went blank and I stood there in a daze.

The other players who were waiting for the awards were also dumbfounded - where had they ever seen such a fanatical star-chasing scene?

The male player subconsciously moved away.

The female player ran over and grabbed her, trying to block her.

But Maomei refused to cooperate at all and still pushed forward frantically, trying to hug Xu Meng.

They even started shouting outrageous words like "signature", "marriage", "have children", etc.

The scene was in chaos.

Until the security guard jumped out, grabbed her arm, and carried her out of the crowd...

(End of this chapter)