I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 690 - 690 689. Instant-Boiled Mutton_1

Chapter 690: 689. Instant-Boiled Mutton_1 Chapter 690: 689. Instant-Boiled Mutton_1 In the mutton hotpot restaurant, steam was billowing.

Jiangcheng University had already started winter break, and as the Chinese New Year approached, hotpot restaurants still did booming business.

Lu Ban didn’t know if this place was authentic or not, but he thought it was quite tasty.

Sometimes, authenticity doesn’t necessarily equate to deliciousness, as people from different regions have varied tastes, and what suits the locals may not be palatable to outsiders.

Just like the specialty douzhi from Yannan, which the old Yannan residents might savor, but could cause others to vomit on the spot.

The clear water was put into the pot, with some goji berries and green onions added, and the copper pot brought to a boil, misty with vapor.

Plump chunks of fatty tail fat were dropped in and immediately began to sizzle; the rich scent of lamb wafted through the air, complemented by the freshly ground sesame sauce mixed with peanut butter and a variety of sauces, such as chive flower sauce. One taste, and the appetite was thoroughly ignited.

Sliced tripe, carrying a slight gamey smell, floated in the oily broth for a few moments before being scooped into the mouth. The chew was perfectly tender, offering a texture starkly different from the tail fat, creating a multifaceted sensory experience.

The star of the show was the lamb’s upper brain, meat from the back of the neck that was best eaten thoroughly cooked, yielding a tender and fresh bite that was heavenly with each slice.

Hand-sliced lamb stood upright on the plate and didn’t fall over. When placed in the pot, there was no bloody water left on the plate. This kind of meat was best eaten while still a bit red—medium rare, and just the perfect taste.

The three of them sat in the restaurant, with the television blaring, broadcasting today’s news.

The owner seemed to be a young man, at least what was displayed on the TV was not some old costume drama, but a news channel often reporting domestic and international affairs.

While enjoying the hotpot, Lu Ban saw that the news on the TV was actually broadcasting about “Morning Star.”

“…according to our station’s report, following the appearance of the first person to clear ‘Night of Summoning Spirits,’ major websites and game streamers have started to enter the game based on the walkthroughs. We believe it won’t be long before Lu Ban brings us the first surprise of the New Year,” said the broadcaster.

Wow, even clearing this game was enough to become a societal news item.

Lu Ban casually checked the status of his mission and saw that the impact goal of ten million suggested that at least ten million units would have to be sold—they were currently at eighty percent completion.

It wasn’t that Lu Ban wanted to slack off, but even with the production line running full tilt and in three shifts, the output couldn’t meet such high demand.

Other consoles sold two million units in their first month because that’s all they could sell, whereas “Morning Star” shifted eight million because that was all Lu Ban could produce.

Of course, compared to truly best-selling consoles, such as the NS or PS4, which broke the hundred-million sales mark, “Morning Star” still had a long way to go. Even maintaining the current momentum, it would take at least a year to reach the level of these classic consoles.

After a satisfying meal, Qin Tiantian seemed to have made a new friend.

Thinking carefully about Qin Tiantian’s recent new friends, Lu Ban felt that she was quite up to speed with the modernization of Foreign Domain.

Baobao left quickly, claiming that she was actually looking for her own incarnation, and that disturbing Lu Ban was just a detour.

Life for Lu Ban returned to its peaceful rhythm, except for the sales of “Morning Star” soaring again, truly pushing the production line to its limits.

Normally, game console manufacturers need to consider very carefully before expanding production.

Setting up a production line costs a lot, and to recoup that investment, more consoles must be sold. However, the general sales curve of consoles tends to flatten out with time. If a company misjudges the situation and hastily increases production, they might not recoup their investment and could even incur losses due to the sudden spike in sales.

But Lu Ban had no such worries.

All he needed was a little time to write a few words, and everything would be taken care of.

On the eve of Lunar New Year’s Eve, the daily sales of “Morning Star” reached an astonishing 500,000 units, and this was purely in the domestic market. It was probably because the broadcast of ‘Soul Summoning Night’s’ walkthrough had completely broken the game console out of its niche, making it a must-have for everyone.

Regarding the international market, Lu Ban also stated that he would be launching “Morning Star” overseas within a month at the earliest.

If Silent Media had already gone public, these few moves alone would have probably quadrupled its stock price.

Unfortunately, Lu Ban was a selfish person; he did not give the vast majority of stockholders the chance to be cut by his leek-trimming.

At the same time, Lu Ban was also researching what else the device could be used for after this.

According to Baobao’s words, the Ancient Overlords traveled through the Foreign Domain relying on their own marks, which are coordinates, as well as avatars.

And Lu Ban had long left his own mark in the Foreign Domain, whether actively or passively, he had the similar objective conditions.

The basic working principle of “Morning Star” was not about neural takeover, bioelectric currents, and the like, but about projecting human consciousness into a small-scale Foreign Domain to achieve perception.

Just like the existence of something eerie like [Mysterious Amusement Park] fused with Foreign Domain creatures, the space it formed is itself a very small Foreign Domain.

Therefore, in theory, Lu Ban could use the mechanism of “Morning Star” to resonate with the mark he left in the distant Foreign Domain, achieving a certain effect of avatar projection.

Moreover, since [Night of Summoning Spirits] had already been cleared by players, even if the applications of music playback and world touring were interesting, they would still eventually become stale.

Lu Ban did want to open a third-party interface to other game developers, but he strongly suspected that the programmers would lose their Sanity when they saw how “Morning Star” operated and the game itself, their brains boiling.

He had to do it himself.

On New Year’s Eve, after having the reunion dinner with Feng Yu and Qin Tiantian, he didn’t ask about Baobao’s whereabouts or whether the avatar had been successfully found.

At least now that the Foreign Domain was still functioning normally, it meant that the avatar’s supposed task had either not been successful or hadn’t had a significant impact. In the power games between Ancient Overlords, Lu Ban had no room to intervene.

On the first day of the new year, Jiangcheng was covered by snow, solemn and respectful. Who knows how many people had insomnia last night because of [Soul Summoning Night].

As for Lu Ban, he slept soundly.

And speaking of New Year’s good news, what comforted Lu Ban was that his task was finally completed.

[Create a new form of expression: 1/1]

[Influence humanity: 10,000,000/10,000,000]

[Congratulations on completing your professional development task]

[Settlement will now commence]

[Task exploration degree: 200%]

[Task completion status: Indescribable]

[You have created a novel form of expression. From this moment on, human history will be divided into two eras, and the world will remember your contribution. Furthermore, countless Foreign Domains will boil over, and you will craft an entirely new mythology]

[You have received 100,000 Silence Points]

[Settlement completed]

[Please complete the task to receive your reward]

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It’s the end of the month, asking for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets! And also for the guaranteed monthly tickets for next month!

By the way, the editor mentioned that during the mid-May anniversary celebration on Qidian, we can upload a full-ordered spin-off benefit. The current idea is probably to write a bit of an IF line that those in the know will understand. I’ll write it during this time, so everyone can look forward to it.

Also, I hope that readers reading this book elsewhere can come to Qidian to support the original~