Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 801: Chapter 760: Murmur! Chenghuang! Blue Phoenix! Chi Long!

“Is Journey Prosthetics up to something new again?”

That’s the first reaction of netizens.

Perhaps because of Lincoln and Cloud Dream, Journey Prosthetics has a completely different vibe compared to other prosthetic companies.

Other prosthetic companies typically maintain a traditional corporate image focused on scientific research and serious business operations.

However, Journey Prosthetics is quite different, often coming up with some flashy operations.

For example, they’ve produced prosthetic limbs with over a dozen different designs, including Basic Model, Upgraded Model, Ultimate Simulated Model, Dog Year Limited Edition, Cyberpunk Metal Style, Macaron Girl Color, and Post-apocalyptic Wasteland Paintjob, each more impressive than the last.

Some are mass-produced while others are made-to-order limited editions, and they even collaborate with popular fashion brands, riding the wave of success.

These outrageous designs not only dumbfounded their competitors but also left the media, netizens, and customers perplexed.

Soon, though, these outrageous models started getting rave reviews from customers, selling like hotcakes.

Even considering the premium prices, they are still far cheaper than the Ultimate Simulated Model – after all, that model is strictly custom-made and a true luxury.

Since Journey Prosthetics started doing these strange “skin-selling” operations, people who can’t afford the Ultimate Simulated Model no longer worry about being looked at with curiosity on the streets.

After-all, many of the designs have plenty of personality!

So much so that many able-bodied netizens wish Journey Prosthetics would produce “mechanical arm peripherals” for ordinary people, especially the Cyberpunk Metal Style one, which has an overwhelming popularity.

Apart from “selling skins,” Journey Prosthetics’ favorite thing to do is upgrading their “pathfinding software.”

The [Eight Sides] Helm has a built-in plug-in that allows players to see things “beyond reality” once activated.

There are over ten kinds of small animals, such as guiding dinosaurs, clumsy penguins, and talkative parrots, for you to choose from.

Not only can these animals guide you, but each has an elaborate behavioral logic and interactive module that can be enjoyed as a pet.

Changing the peripheral real-world scenery is also under development, and the number of users joining the [Four Seasons Plan] has reached hundreds of thousands.

So now, whenever someone sees something that doesn’t exist in reality, everyone’s first thought is: this must be Journey Prosthetics’ doing!

While pinning it on Journey Prosthetics is a start, many questions remain:

“I’m wearing [Eight Sides], why haven’t I seen it?”

“Ugh, I’ve said it so many times! Just hook me up with a virtual girlfriend directly, and the [Real Love Game] will beat everything! It will be much more reliable than these little games.”

“So, what kind of creature is it anyway? Everyone’s talking about how cute it is, but can someone post a picture?”

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The latter two questions are old ones that have been frequently discussed.

[Real Love Game] has a long-standing high demand.

However, Journey Prosthetics is not a game production company, and when it comes to gameplay, they struggle a bit.

Another issue is that the [Eight Sides] Helm doesn’t have the functionality to support it.

Why are the pathfinding softwares always small animals? Doesn’t Journey Prosthetics know that beautiful girls would be more eye-catching?

It’s not that; the key is that the [Eight Sides] Helm relies on a [Portable Neural Modulator-Demodulator] that has limited performance, and it can’t support realtime interaction between a highly intelligent virtual character and players or objects in the real world.

Although it’s possible to use Cloud Dream’s servers in a “cloud hosting” manner, the cost would be too high and wasteful of computing power.

Plus, even if it’s created, there would only be visual effects and no sensory experience.

It’s really not worth it.

When this issue is resolved, making not only a love simulation game but also a [Cyber City] project would be no problem.

Just pollute the city’s skies with intense light, render the sky gloomy and cover it with huge sexy holographic ladies’ signboards – voila!

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Similarly limited by hardware performance, “Pokémon” is essentially a “visual” game at its core.

Players can only see these magical creatures outdoors but cannot touch them.

However, if players return home or visit a place like a Cloud Dream Experience Store, they can touch these “pocket monsters” using the performance of the Mirage Console.

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Another issue is that “no one can share an image.”

It also involves an old problem mentioned earlier: despite the powerful camera on the [Eight Sides] Helm, it does not support video recording or even photo-taking!

This issue has been repeatedly complained about by users.

Previously, due to privacy concerns, Lincoln didn’t grant permission to record videos to the players.

Once “Pokémon” is released, however, there will be some changes – players will be able to take photos and record videos of the creatures in the real world.

But when taking pictures, there will be a noticeable prompt sound to ensure that the people around can hear it and prevent sneaky recording.

Of course, this won’t be possible until “Pokémon” is released, so it’s not possible just yet.

This results in people only being able to listen to descriptions of these bizarre creatures instead of seeing them up close, which is obviously not satisfying their curiosity.

So, many netizens, chanting the motto “do it yourself and make life better,” put on their headbands and went out in hopes of encountering these magical creatures.

Based on current data, the magical creatures all appear in residential areas, parks, squares, pedestrian streets, and other leisurely and entertaining areas far from highways.

Countless netizens left their homes to search in these places.

However, hardly any players actually found the magical creatures, and those who did were extremely rare.

Until Leo found out about the news while sketching in the park, took out his headband, and saw the magical creature that looked like a combination of a phoenix and a dragon on a nearby bench at first glance.

Of course, it’s a very young-looking phoenix and dragon mix.

Having a dragon head and phoenix body, vermilion eyes, nine tails, and a layer of faint flames flickering on its pale black wings, even the slightly cartoonish image doesn’t seem like something you’d want to mess with.

Leo quickly changed his drawing paper and sketched the magical creature, sharing it online.

This became the first magical creature seen by everyone.

Leo asked the netizens, “What kind of creature is this? Does anyone know?”

Surprisingly, the netizens do know-

“Holy crap! It’s a Dragon Sparrow!”

“It’s a sign of great disaster!”

“Why is it different from everyone else’s? Others see unicorns, foxes, peacocks, lizards, but you get a divine beast?!”

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If the “Pokémon” development team were to see this, they would probably be infuriated!

What unicorns, foxes, peacocks, lizards…

Those are Huan, Chenghuang, Blue Phoenix, and Chi Long!