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Chapter 139 - 138. Game Startup (First Update)_1

Chapter 139: 138. Game Startup (First Update)_1

Without a doubt, the reporters couldn’t possibly be foolish enough to believe the Luo City Good Driver was really this Little Fatty in front of them. Just using their brains, they would know—the person capable of pulling off such difficult maneuvers couldn’t possibly be this fatty who seemed a bit like someone with an intellectual disability!

Moreover, the video of the Knight was actually very clear, including Ren He’s build, all clearly shown. So, when they saw this scene, they completely gave up.

Then they understood: Luo City Evening News had published false news!

The facts were there. The reporters had repeatedly confirmed with the school that there were actually two Xu Nuos in grade nine class two, but the other one was the one reported in the news. However, the answer they got was negative; there was only one Xu Nuo in grade nine class two, and it was the Little Fatty!

Less than two hours after the reporters left in disappointment, the news of Luo City Evening News publishing false news began to spread like wildfire.

Everyone was waiting to see the report on the Knight, and now you’re telling me it’s fake news?!

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Everyone turned their spears towards the signing reporter, Yuan Peng!

At first, when Yuan Peng heard that Xu Nuo was not the Good Driver, he was in denial. But out of disbelief, he personally went to the classroom for a look. Indeed, the Little Fatty was not the youth he had seen before, and there was not a single familiar face in the entire classroom.

Yuan Peng’s heart was like a bolt from the blue, petrified on the spot... All thoughts of a bigger platform, a brighter future, had already drifted far away from him...

He was very clear about the consequences of having played everyone across the nation, even the whole world.

Luo City Evening News wouldn’t fire him, but the problem was that it seemed he would never have a chance to make a comeback!

Why did this happen?

At that moment, Yuan Peng realized... the other party had been lying since the marathon...

Who would have thought that someone would lie when they’re supposed to receive the honor?! Who the hell could have expected that? You finally win a marathon and can even get bonus points, but then you just casually use someone else’s name?

That’s just too damn deceitful!

However, Yuan Peng suddenly thought of a question. He was the one who knew the detailed situation best, so subconsciously, he started thinking about why the other party could accurately state Xu Nuo’s name and class? It was obvious they knew this Xu Nuo.

That is to say, just by following Xu Nuo, they could actually find the Knight!

Yuan Peng felt he had found a way to make amends and hurriedly called the editor-in-chief, but as soon as the call connected, he was met with a barrage of curses from the editor, "Yuan Peng, what a great job you’ve done! No need to come in recently, take a three-month suspension and reflect on the mistakes you’ve made!"

"Hello? Editor-in-chief, listen to my explanation..." Yuan Peng could only hear the busy tone after the phone was hung up...

Why is it that nothing goes smoothly when it’s related to that guy?!

...

Ren He had no plans to attend class these couple of days. According to Yang Xi, reporters kept coming in waves. Even with the clarification that it was fake news, some people still came hoping against hope.

These past two days, he had been busy with Dota matters. The hand-drawn hero designs were already completed by 60%, and seeing these heroes reappear in the world through his own hands, Ren He was also a bit thrilled. He had an emotional attachment to Dota; he had relied on it to get through college.

With sufficient funds, Ren He had given up on the idea of first creating Dota 1 and was going straight for the full version!

It could be said that in the past life, the game mechanics and the level of detail in the graphics of Dota 2 were far superior to League of Legends. Moreover, if he were to do it, a lot of costs could be saved: no need to brainstorm hero designs, the art could be finalized in one step, there was no need to consider scripts, and no need to think about game modes.

When all these things were already present in Ren He’s mind, what remained was developing the game engine and models.

In other words, if Ren He wanted to make Dota 2, the only cost would be labor!

For the things he loved, Ren He always became more and more excited and devoted as he worked on them; it felt like he was recreating a Game Empire! A colossal entity in the gaming world!

Even if simplified imitation games appeared afterwards, in the previous life, Dota remained the uncrowned king of high-end games. Its popularity was no less than other games, and it topped both player loyalty and spending ratio, as evident from its world-leading prize money.

It’s just that in China, without any suspense, it was utterly defeated by Tencent, which gave local gamers the illusion that Dota was in decline.

In fact, it wasn’t.

Moreover, what Ren He sought was merely a backup plan, a source of funding—as long as he had enough money to spend.

These past few days, Ren He simply found an agency that registered companies and trademarks, and he directly paid to get all of Dota-related trademarks registered. The agency was very efficient, probably backed by powerful support, and finished all the paperwork within a week.

The company’s name was China Qinghe Co., Ltd.

Then Ren He began recruiting artists under this company’s name, ready to prepare the game modeling part first!

As for the production of the game engine, Ren He had already discussed with Xu Nuo. They agreed to recruit some technical experts online in Xu Nuo’s name and offer a high salary.

After all, due to his cousin, Xu Nuo was gradually becoming less able to completely influence him and was slowly gaining a bit of fame in the circle. Many experts were willing to associate with him, not realizing he was just a middle school student.

In fact, not all hackers are so aggressive. Instead, many have a constructive streak, and those who always hack with malice are very annoying.

Everything was ready; he just needed the east wind. Hurry up and finish the middle school exams, then vacation!

The job posting had just been released and probably wouldn’t get immediate responses, so Ren He took the opportunity to rent a ready-made office space for the next few days.

Otherwise, people might think he was a scammer!

Already looking young, if he didn’t seem reliable, he really couldn’t carry on.

He planned to first finish writing the last song in Yang Xi’s "You Who Plucks Stars" album, complete the task, and then focus wholeheartedly on Dota.

Since he didn’t plan to get involved in the latter stages, he must work harder in the beginning. If he intended to be a hands-off manager, he definitely wouldn’t make a good game.

Experience proves that those who truly achieve great things work tirelessly for their endeavors.

When Ren He finished writing Sun Yanzi’s "My Love", the Divine Punishment Mission arrived: "Mission: Overtake 100 cars within 10 minutes, deadline one week, punishment for failure is to stay in a public restroom for 3 days."

Overtaking 100 cars in 10 minutes, that’s ten cars a minute; the task seems simple. However, getting the perfect rating is difficult, especially when there’s not much time to play around.

But no matter, since he didn’t have any particular mission direction he wanted to set, he would just see how it goes.

Moreover, sometimes the rewards from the Divine Punishment System are beyond his imagination. The random rewards also allowed him to see what else the system could offer.

But what the hell is this punishment of staying in a public restroom for three days, for three days and nights?! Wouldn’t he stink by then? Not to mention that it meant he had to eat in the public restroom too...

Plus, there are cleaning ladies in public restrooms. What should he say when they ask why he always stays there?

Does he have to tell the auntie, "Auntie, I like the smell here"?

...

Driving to Wuhan now, estimated time is 7 hours. The rest will have to wait for an update this afternoon or evening.

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