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"I'll buy tickets tomorrow, I'm planning to buy tickets for the 25th, do you want me to buy them for you? That way we can go together. By the way, will your uncle take you there?" Su Yi said happily.

“Okay.” Anjing suppressed her excitement and said, “I’ll go with you tomorrow. Dad said he’d take me. I’m all grown up now, and he still doesn’t trust me. Honestly. I’ll tell Mom and Dad I’ll go with you. That way they’ll feel at ease. Hehe.”

"Okay, that's settled then. I'll pick you up from your house tomorrow," Su Yi said.

The two agreed on the terms. After hanging up the phone, Su Yi remained immersed in the pleasant atmosphere for a long time before finally sitting down at his laptop again to continue making final improvements to the Lechang gaming platform.

After completing the official version of the LeChang gaming platform, Su Yi had it tested by Kesai Hao and found no issues. He then released the official client version, LeChang Gaming Platform Beta 1.0, to various websites. After 24 hours, only players using Beta 1.0 could successfully log in to the server.

Players learned about the release of the new version of the LeChang gaming platform through various channels, some seeing it on the login page of the LeChang client, others on websites and forums. They downloaded it to try it out and discovered many pleasant surprises.

The new version not only fixes many bugs from the old version, but also adds many new features.

The most obvious difference is that Beta 1.0 comes bundled with an instant messaging software similar to OICQ called Lechang Liaoliao. Curious users who tried it discovered that this chat software was incredibly powerful. Not only did it have the text and voice chat functions found in many current chat programs, it also supported video chat. It's worth noting that given the current network conditions in China, even if video chat were possible, the quality would be extremely poor, with choppy playback and high system requirements.

However, thanks to Su Yi's application of unique compression technology to LeChang Chat, video chat using LeChang Chat was already quite smooth and acceptable. In areas with good network conditions, video chat was even smoother.

After registering a chat number, users can bind it to their Lechang account. This allows them to set their online status on the Lechang gaming platform so their friends can see it. This online status has multiple settings, including specifying which room a user is in. Lechang Chat also allows players to easily invite their friends to their rooms for online battles, making online gaming more convenient.

The second difference is the addition of a points system in Beta 1.0. This new feature calculates points based on a player's performance in each match and their opponent's score using a complex and logical formula. Points are accumulated over time. This means that the points earned vary depending on the opponent; higher-level opponents yield higher points. Of course, higher-level players lose points to lower-level players. After the update, a new points ranking for each game area is prominently displayed, allowing players to easily check their ranking. This new points system can also be displayed in your chat interface. You can choose to display points for a specific game. If a player ranks in the top ten for that game, their name will display a different color effect in your friends' chat interface, depending on the game, which is quite cool.

The third difference is the addition of an anti-cheat system. Recently, many players using the LeChang gaming platform have reported the emergence of numerous cheaters, particularly in the game *Counter-Strike*, which has significantly impacted the gameplay for many. Despite widespread condemnation of these cheaters, their use continues to increase. In response, Su Yi added an anti-cheat system to the Beta 1.0 version of the LeChang gaming platform. After the update, cheaters suddenly discovered that whenever they activated a cheat, the LeChang platform would display a dialog box stating, "To maintain a healthy gaming environment, please do not use cheating software!" After confirming, their LeChang platform would automatically close and disconnect. Three consecutive warnings resulted in point deductions. This was the outcome for using every cheat tool available online. The worst offenders were those whose accounts were banned due to excessive cheating.

As a result, players discovered that the cheaters on the Lechang gaming platform had completely disappeared, allowing them to continue enjoying the game without being spoiled by those incompetent players.

Another difference is that all three games have added a setting to enable real-time APM display, which shows your real-time hand speed during gameplay. Furthermore, after completing a game, you can view your various hand speed metrics, including average hand speed and speed fluctuations. This is especially convenient for StarCraft players, greatly helping them train their hand speed. It has also been welcomed by many players.

The new version also features the official website for the LeChang gaming platform for the first time. It includes client downloads, the latest announcements, and a forum. Starting with Beta 1.0, the LeChang gaming platform has added an online upgrade function, allowing future platform updates to be completed automatically via online updates.

With the release of the Lechang gaming platform Beta 1.0, its registered users have been steadily increasing from 1 million to 50,000-60,000 per day. Lechang Chat has also gained wider acceptance. Compared to the Lechang gaming platform, Lechang Chat has a broader user base, with many attracted by its smooth video and voice chat, which quickly led to its registered users surpassing those of the Lechang gaming platform.

These past few days, Ji Feng has been training diligently as instructed by Su Yi. He spends most of his other time playing against other skilled players on the LeChang gaming platform to gain experience. His skill level is improving rapidly; after points were introduced, he entered the CS leaderboard, although he's currently ranked last, his momentum is very strong.

The LeChang gaming platform has now added a "High-Level Zone" to each game section. Only players with a score of 10000 or higher are eligible to enter this zone. Each player with enough points can invite one player who doesn't yet have enough points to play, or invite another player who doesn't have enough points to observe and learn, but that player won't be eligible to participate in the games. However, so far, no one has qualified for this High-Level Zone, so many players are working hard to become the first in their respective game section to do so. This person will have their name enshrined in the LeChang Hall of Fame, where they will receive the admiring gaze of countless players.

Because the ranking system on the LeChang gaming platform is extremely complex, even if a player with a high ranking wins against a player with a low ranking, they gain very few points, and beyond a certain point, they may not gain any points at all. Furthermore, a player with a high ranking who is defeated by a player with a low ranking may even lose points. Therefore, once a certain ranking is reached, the only way to gain points is to play against players of similar skill levels. This results in even fiercer competition among top players for the title of number one.

Time passes by seemingly slowly but mercilessly.

It was the 25th, the day Su Yi and his group were to depart for Yanjing. The night before, he had already packed his luggage—not much, just a few changes of clothes. Most of the space in that suitcase was occupied by the Kosei, which had shrunk to the size of a pineapple.

Today is destined to be the most frustrating day for all users of the Lechang gaming platform. This morning, an announcement appeared on the platform: "Due to special circumstances, the Lechang gaming platform will be undergoing 24-hour server maintenance. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our users."

The LeChang gaming platform has seen a sudden surge in users, reaching 500 million, with peak concurrent users exceeding 50. If it weren't for the fact that the Kosei could connect to numerous phone lines simultaneously with minimal energy consumption, Su Yi's own phone line would have crashed long ago. However, with the surge in users, many companies have left messages on the forum requesting to place their advertisements on the LeChang platform. Surprisingly, Tiandi Software, which is about to release "Historic Evolution," is among them, which Su Yi finds amusing. However, since the LeChang platform's main user base is concentrated in Asia, with approximately 90% being Chinese users, there has been no request from Yubi International to place advertisements.

Su Yi first took a taxi to An Jing's house and picked her up. He helped her with her luggage, and An Jing, carrying a small bag herself, waved goodbye to her parents. Originally, her father wanted to personally take her to Yanjing, but An Jing said that she and Su Yi were going the same way and it would be helpful. An Jing's father also admired Su Yi, and since he had some work to attend to recently, he finally agreed to let An Jing go with Su Yi, and he wouldn't see her off. He also wanted to give his daughter some experience. Finally, she could go to Yanjing with Su Yi. Girls inevitably have some romantic fantasies, and An Jing was naturally overjoyed.

Some say that if you want to see what a small train station looked like in the 1970s and 80s, you can go to Dongdu Railway Station. This fully illustrates the dilapidated state of Dongdu Railway Station, and the fact that there were very few train lines there.

This time, Ji Feng and Su Yi traveled together. They planned to take a bus to Quancheng and then a train from Quancheng to Yanjing. So, the three of them met at the Dongdu Bus Station and took a bus to Quancheng Station.