Su Ran's expression froze slightly after hearing the system prompt.
He had originally thought that new games would only be unlocked after completing the timed mission.
He didn't expect it to be unlocked early.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy?"
It was one of the older, more classic games he had played relatively early in his previous life.
Recalling it brought back a flood of nostalgia.
He wondered what changes and gaming experience this virtual reality version from the system would bring.
As he thought about it, Su Ran himself grew a little excited.
He definitely wanted to play this game as soon as possible.
"Boss, Boss, why aren't you saying anything?!"
"How long until we can play the new game you mentioned?"
Wu Lei, seeing Su Ran suddenly stunned there and not speaking, couldn't help but urge him.
"Hmm?"
Su Ran then came back to his senses and announced, "The new game will officially launch in three days!"
"Three days!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Lei grew even more curious and quickly asked,
"What type of game is it this time? It won't be like Stardew Valley, another farming game with no combat elements, will it?"
"No, this game should be… quite exciting!"
"Really? Then Boss, tell me first…"
Wu Lei was about to press further, but Su Ran interrupted him, "Alright, as for what the game is like, you'll know once you play it. Please look forward to it!"
Seeing that his boss was unwilling to reveal more, Wu Lei reluctantly gave up.
But soon, Wu Lei regained his spirits, full of excitement, and went back to continue playing monster hunter.
Although he was full of anticipation for the new game, he had no intention of giving up the old one just yet.
After all, he still had new monsters to defeat, not to mention he needed to continue grinding for achievement points to exchange for various items in the Game Store.
…
Meanwhile, Su Ran continued to submit missions.
With the surge in players and popularity at the Internet Cafe these past few days, he had actually completed many missions.
It was just that he had seen these missions before, and most of the rewards were contribution points, so he wasn't too anxious.
However, now he realized that although the current mission rewards were only contribution points,
The new missions that would appear later might not be.
And so it was.
Two consecutive system prompts brought a slight smile to Su Ran's face.
[Receive one hundred different guests. Reward: Twenty computers]
[Accumulate 10,000 gold coins in revenue. Reward: Twenty computers]
With this, the Internet Cafe now had exactly two hundred computers. There shouldn't be a shortage for a while, right?
Moreover, although other missions only gave 100 contribution points each, accumulating many small amounts, submitting more than a dozen missions in a row also increased Su Ran's contribution points by over a thousand.
Su Ran couldn't help but glance at his current contribution points, nodding with satisfaction. He wasn't far from his goal of accumulating ten thousand.
…
Not long after Wu Lei returned,
News about the new game launching spread among the players.
The players were both surprised and delighted.
"What?!"
"The new game unlocks in three days?!"
"But what kind of game is it this time? It won't be like Stardew Valley again, will it?"
"No, I heard the boss say it's a very thrilling and exciting game this time!"
"Holy moly, if that's the case, I'm actually a little excited!"
"Me too!"
"Hey, but we haven't finished monster hunter yet, we can't just give up halfway, can we?"
"There are still three days, if we hurry, we should make it!"
"Right, right, right, clear the game quickly, then play the new game!"
"Let's go, let's go…"
Especially since just now, everyone had personally witnessed Wu Lei clearing the game, and their excited emotions hadn't yet faded.
Now, hearing that a new game was about to launch,
They no longer bothered with chatting or spectating, and quickly returned to their seats, resuming their games, intending to clear them as soon as possible.
In a flash, the previously somewhat crowded aisle and corridor became empty.
Only a few people remained who didn't go to play the game, but chose to continue watching.
Among them was Li Xiaoyao.
"That was so cool!"
"This game is really too interesting!"
At this moment, he had just finished watching Wu Lei's spectacular battle, and he felt his blood boil and his heart pound.
Li Xiaoyao's original dream was to become a powerful martial artist and then venture out into the vast world.
But this goal, for him at this time, was undoubtedly still very distant, especially with the recent change in his family's circumstances.
Yet now, he found that this miraculous computer game could fulfill his wish in advance.
It allowed people to personally enter a realistic world, to experience thrilling and exciting adventures, and to battle various powerful monsters.
Wasn't this what he had always dreamed of?
"I really want to play…"
Li Xiaoyao couldn't wait to play immediately.
Unfortunately, he couldn't yet.
Although the money he had earned these past few days was enough to activate the game,
He had to save all that money for his family first.
Fortunately, their team's game progress was still quite good.
If they worked harder, grinded more achievement points, and earned more money, it might be enough in a few days.
At that time, he might even be able to try the new game others were talking about right away.
The more Li Xiaoyao thought about it, the more impatient he became, but at this moment, he could only continue watching others play the game, satisfying his craving for now.
…
Night gradually fell.
Inside the Imperial City.
At this moment, on the table in the Imperial Study, many small golden plates were arranged.
Inside the small plates were various colorful and exquisite ingredients that had already been cut.
Fang Hui, who was by Emperor Liu Zhengyuan's side, spoke,
"Your Majesty, these are the crops successfully grown by the first batch of the Farming Team players. They are delicious, please have a taste!"
"Hmm!"
Liu Zhengyuan tasted it himself, and his brow had just relaxed when it quickly furrowed with worry again.
"Your Majesty, are these ingredients not good?"
Seeing this, Fang Hui was somewhat alarmed and quickly said, "This subordinate will have them go back and learn to grow them again…"
"No!"
"These ingredients are very delicious, it's just… they truly can't compare to the flavor of food grown with one's own hands!"
Liu Zhengyuan waved his hand to stop him, and said with great emotion, "Speaking of which, I haven't even had the chance to harvest the crops I personally planted yet!"
"And I haven't had the chance to experience the other games at that Internet Cafe either!"
When Fang Hui heard His Majesty say this, how could he not understand what he meant.
This clearly meant he wanted to play games.
In fact, let alone His Majesty, even he himself couldn't stop thinking about that Internet Cafe and those games.
Fang Hui cautiously suggested, "If Your Majesty wishes to play, why don't we leave the palace tomorrow…"
"We will definitely go, but for now, I must first finish the matters at hand!"
Liu Zhengyuan shook his head helplessly, "I'll just have to bear with it for a few more days!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Hui secretly admired His Majesty's remarkable self-control and dared not say anything more.