“So much hidden!”
That was Qihua Hua's final “revelation.”
Around the same time, the closed beta players also started popping up on social networks one after another.
Most of them had so much to say—
Powerful ancient dragons, wild beasts, magnificent natural landscapes, rich ecological diversity, the mysterious Frost, highly interactive combat, energetic young women, and wild, sturdy men…
So much content, so many surprises.
It really made them want to share!
But unfortunately…
They couldn't say any of it!
The strong urge to confide, yet unable to, eventually turned into all sorts of rainbow praises.
Without involving specific game content, they went on a praising spree of Zhumeng and the development team, unable to stop.
As for game bugs.
Perhaps they were too engrossed in playing, as no one had submitted any yet.
The one Qihua Hua discovered earlier—the tactile residue issue during the loading screen—had also been discovered by several players.
But no one submitted the issue.
Some people even started using this mechanism:
Grab the hand of the adventurer小姐 or the receptionist小姐, and then… teleport!
The game then enters the loading phase, and all the surrounding scenes disappear, but the NPC held in the player's hand is still there.
Thus, a group of players who let themselves go couldn't control their wicked little hands!
—If this mechanism isn't used, the NPC will refuse the player's touch.
If the player repeatedly tries to touch them despite the NPC's objections, they will be counterattacked by the NPC.
In less than a day, more than 200 players were kicked away by Miss Ju.
But the “sensory lag” during map transitions is different.
At this time, there are actually no NPCs anymore, only the haptic feedback data left by the development team to cater to the player's experience.
The purpose is only to prevent players from feeling disconnected from the “world” during loading.
This kind of residue, of course, cannot retain the NPC's behavioral logic judgment.
The player is essentially not touching the NPC, but touching the NPC's shadow, similar to touching a figure—at most, the proportions and feel are better.
This problem is also easy to fix, just adjust the logic and delete [NPC] from [item].
This thing doesn't even require the use of an apology video.
Any developer can fix it in 15 minutes.
—Provided someone brings it up.
Thus, this problem remained unresolved until the game's official release…
——
While the closed beta players were immersed in the game and other players were counting down the days, another thing was happening.
Zhumeng's cargo plane carrying [Bottled Medium] landed in the US.
Selling holographic equipment overseas is quite a troublesome thing, and it's impossible to really wait until Xu Meng said a week later to send the medium over.
Some lead time must be left for the staff.
But unfortunately: this batch of equipment is destined not to be available on time.
The moment the plane landed in the US, it entered the sight of interested parties.
The three van transport vehicles full of bottled medium had just driven into Zhumeng's Los Angeles branch when five cars of FBI agents, fully armed, walked into the company with the search warrant they had just signed in the car.
The interval between them was even less than a minute.
“I am an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and this is a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).”
“We have received reliable information that a batch of highly dangerous chemicals has been sent to your company.”
“If not handled properly and accidentally leaked, it may cause serious safety hazards to citizens, and even cause major public safety accidents.”
“Now, take us to the warehouse.”
“This is a search warrant, please cooperate with our work.”
The branch employees are not fools.
They knew very well what had just been sent in—it was the focus of their work for the next few months, it was performance, it was bonuses, it was the hope of financial freedom!
But they couldn't afford to offend the FBI.
Especially when the other party was fully prepared, with all kinds of procedures and documents complete.
Even if they wanted to fight back, they could only wait until later to find a lawyer to argue.
Going against the FBI now is just asking for trouble.
Thus, only 15 minutes later, this batch of “dangerous chemicals” was “legally seized” by the suddenly appearing law enforcement personnel before they even had time to unload them, and transported out of Zhumeng's Los Angeles branch.
As for whether they were really transported to the CSB for safety appraisal, and whether they would be returned to Zhumeng as they said afterwards…
Only God knows.
…
The branch staff reported to headquarters as soon as possible.
Chen Junyi frowned.
He wasn't surprised by this situation, he had reminded Xu Meng of this possibility before.
But Xu Meng still did it.
Chen Junyi didn't think that Xu Meng couldn't listen to advice and insisted on his own way.
—He knew very well that Xu Meng couldn't be viewed in the same way as ordinary people.
The level of people Xu Meng came into contact with was much higher than him, and the things he saw and predicted must be more and more accurate.
If he knew the risks of the matter, but still chose to do so, it could only mean that he had his own plans.
Just execute it.
Report it when you really encounter problems.
And now is the moment of “really encountering problems.”
“Boss, the bottled medium was taken away by the federal government as soon as it was sent to the Los Angeles branch. The FBI and the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board came to the door together, using the reason that [the bottled medium is a dangerous chemical].”
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“Okay, I know.” Xu Meng replied calmly.
Xu Meng's calm reaction made Chen Junyi subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief—it seems the problem is not big.
“The technology won't be cracked, right?”
“Of course not.” Xu Meng replied easily, “Let's talk later, I'll go and notify them that the second plane doesn't need to take off.”
“The second plane?” Chen Junyi was stunned.
“Yes, the second plane.” Xu Meng affirmed.
“Isn't the production capacity of bottled medium very limited?” Chen Junyi asked puzzledly, “Even after deducting domestic demand, it can still fill two cargo planes?”
“No.” Xu Meng shook his head, “Only enough for one, and now this one doesn't need to go abroad either.”
Chen Junyi was stunned.
Then he slowly came to his senses—
“So, there is only one batch of bottled medium, and the plane transporting this batch of medium didn't take off either?”
“Then what is being transported to the US now?”
“Hmm…” Xu Meng thought about his wording, “Chemicals?”
Chen Junyi was speechless for a moment.
Xu Meng added: “But it's not dangerous, it's the failed product made by the materials science laboratory when researching the medium before.”
“Although the chemical properties have not been analyzed in detail, it is not toxic or radioactive, just regular waste.”
Chen Junyi was speechless.
“Oh right, it's not completely harmless.” Xu Meng remembered something, “I added some concentrated capsaicin and a little ethyl mercaptan to it.”
“It might smell a bit spicy.”
“And a bit of a garlic stench.”
“Uh…” Chen Junyi was even more speechless.
But Xu Meng hadn't finished speaking, he added uncertainly: “Um… it might be particularly spicy, after all, I haven't smelled it either.”
“Okay, okay, should we notify the employees of the Los Angeles branch?” Chen Junyi tried to bring the topic back to the right track.
“No need.” Xu Meng shook his head, “Let them issue an announcement.”
“What announcement?” Chen Junyi asked.
Originally, this was just a test.
If everything was normal, then the second plane would transport the real bottled medium over.
The waste would be destroyed on the spot, and the real goods would be sold normally.
Nothing would happen.
Even if the other party bought some and tried to crack it, Xu Meng wouldn't say anything.
But the other party didn't play by the rules at all, and directly seized the entire batch.
That's another situation!
Xu Meng is not the kind of person who only gets beaten and doesn't fight back!
“Tell the players and netizens in the US that due to the inexplicable investigation by the FBI and CSB, the bottled medium that should have been put on sale has been seized, and the release date of the holographic display equipment—indefinitely delayed.”
“Until the FBI and CSB finish their investigation and restore Zhumeng's innocence.”
“Understood.” Chen Junyi nodded decisively.
However, before finishing the task and hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but remind Xu Meng:
“That, boss, it's best not to go to the US if you have nothing to do in the future…”
“It's best not to go to Europe either.”
“After this incident is over, they will probably hate you to death.”
“Whatever.” Xu Meng didn't care, “I don't need their goodwill, I only need their players and market.”
