Crazy Smartphone – Part Two

In the technical department office, emotions ran high. Everyone was bewildered, looking at their leader Sun Chen, their eyes burning with anger. Gui Shou Wu Qing had become a specter haunting them, making sleep and food elusive. If they couldn’t resolve this before the server launch, the consequences were clear to all. At such a critical juncture, Sun Chen had taken Wang Kai aside, obviously preparing to shift the blame. Someone had to take the fall, and following the principle of letting the neighbor die first, no one had exposed Sun Chen’s scheme. The facts were stark; if they couldn’t deal with these uninvited players before the official server launch, the upper management’s wrath would be unbearable. The most direct and effective way to deal with these intruders was to alter the game data from the backend. The risk of modifying data in other operational game zones was enormous, due to the complex balance system. Any error could trigger a chain reaction, causing catastrophic system instability. Thus, when Gui Shou Wu Qing appeared, they had been frantically trying to contain the situation within the normal rules, but the opponent’s superior skills left them grasping at straws. In the new, yet-to-be-launched zone of Void Heaven, this was an opportunity from heaven. Moreover, when their colleague Wang Kai appeared in the game space in that unique avatar, they instantly understood what was happening. It was the virtual terminal! Wang Kai had actually used the still-imperfect virtual terminal to enter the game world! They thought Sun Chen had coerced Wang Kai into a suicide mission, and their anger could no longer be contained. Making Wang Kai take the blame for data manipulation was one thing, but risking his life with the virtual terminal was akin to murder! Qian Duoduo had specially invited many friends today for a party at his lavishly decorated gaming base, not for any other reason but to celebrate the launch of the new server of Phantom World, Void Heaven. On the wall, as wide as a movie screen, the latest 3D projection screen suddenly displayed the login interface of the game “Huan Shi” under the Wan Mei banner. The four large characters “Xu Tian Huan Jing” shone with dazzling colors, like a phoenix ready to ignite. At the center of the screen, a countdown was silently ticking away. With less than ten seconds left, this new server, specially set up for them, was about to go online. Qian Duoduo and his group of hardcore fans were eagerly awaiting this moment. This group was almost fanatically obsessed with the game “Huan Shi” due to its incredibly robust leveling system and unique strength ranking system. Those who have never played the game can hardly imagine the madness that grips players once they become engrossed. Naturally, Qian Duoduo and his friends had formed a guild, and their guild was quite famous, despite having fewer than ten members. They dared to claim to be the number one guild in “Huan Shi.” Yes, their name was that flamboyant. Despite their small numbers, they leveraged their unique advantage (a tribute to the great RMB warriors) to possess nearly god-like strength within the game. Each of the nine members held the top spot on the strength rankings in their respective zones, dominating the game for a long time until the emergence of the formidable “Gui Shou Wu Qing.”