Chapter 246: Chapter 240: The Impressive Prelude

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Emma Lewis was a bit disoriented, looking at the items laid out before her. She had no idea what to do next. It was as if a mysterious guest had appeared in a hurry and then disappeared just as quickly. Why had he left these things behind? She was bewildered, vexed even. Why? She asked again. Was he just toying with her for fun?

All the clothes were her favorite brands, down to the perfect fit of everything. The porridge was from her favorite restaurant, and the car was her favorite model – a Mustang from Ford. It wasn’t too pricy of a car, but she adored this brand in particular.

She’d never met anyone who understood her needs so intricately. Emma found herself deep in thought, until she snorted, “If you fancy me, just say it! Absolutely no need for this lavish expenditure. And not even leaving a contact number, what’s with all this mystery?”

After consoling herself, she began to wash up, eat and dress. It had to be said, the clothes Finn brought were a fantastic fit. All of it felt as if custom-made, even the underwear. As she put on the lingerie, her face flushed at the thought of Finn. All of a sudden, it felt as if the underwear had turned into Finn’s hands.

After putting on the undergarments, she had to sit on the bed for a while due to the blush spreading on her face. She started dressing in the rest of the clothes. Reminiscing about the embarrassing moment that she just thought of, Emma couldn’t help but spit in distaste. She cursed at Finn for his teasing, before she called for the servers to come carry away the remaining clothes, then she went downstairs.

Arriving at the parking lot, she found the Mustang that Finn had prepared for her. It was the newest model, even with top-tier customizations, it was only about a million, not exorbitantly expensive. She stuffed all her clothing into the trunk before finally getting into the car.

As soon as she got in, she noticed a small gift box on the passenger seat. It was not a large box, easily making one think wild thoughts. Emma’s face turned slightly red as she reached over to get the box, uttering something under her breath before tearing open the gift.

Inside was not anything romantic, just a set of keys and a note. She picked up the note and read through the computer-printed words, “I know you ran away and probably have no place to stay for the meantime, consider this flat my gift to you. Just live here.” Following the note was an address.

No signature, no contact details, this agitated Emma and she tossed the keys onto the passenger seat, “Can’t even leave a phone number, or sign your name. Is writing a note personally too much to ask for?! You treating me like I’m on your payroll?! ” While berating Finn, she banged on the steering wheel a few times, raging as if she was punishing Finn himself.

If Finn had known, he would probably have complained, because the tasks were handled by Olivia Thatcher, not him. Naturally, they could only have computer-typed letters.

However, Finn was still sound asleep at the moment. After last night’s shenanigans until dawn, he only had time to sleep when the sky started to brighten. But, he had not slept for long when he was woken up by a call. He picked it up to find it was from Leah Tyson. He hesitated for a moment but answered the call anyvvay.

“Mr. Lewis, good day,” Leah spoke from the other end of the line, her voice heavy with exhaustion from likely having had no sleep all night.

“Officer Tyson, good day,” Finn responded.

“Mr. Lewis, about those three burglars from last night, besides the deceased one, all of them got away. Thus, for your safety, our police department was thinking about increasing protections. What do you think?” asked Leah.

This was a grave matter that the city couldn’t ignore.

“Protection? What do you mean by that?” Finn hesitated a bit before asking.

“We mean for your personal protection, and also that of WY Headquarters. We are also planning to negotiate with the Galaxyshire police force to enforce their building,” Leah explained.

“You can handle the Headquarters. I’ll get them to cooperate with the police force. But there’s no need for you to worry about my personal safety. I have private security guards, and they’re no worse than the police. In case of any issue, we’ll call you,” Finn couldn’t possibly have private bodyguards from the police.

“Mr. Lewis, we hope you’ll give this some more thought…” Although Finn Lewis was not widely known, he was still the CEO of WY Company, a billionaire. If such a person were to die, the consequences would undeniably be severe. Therefore, the Celeston City police did not dare to treat this lightly.

“Officer Tyson, my thinking on this is already clear. Furthermore, there’s no evidence suggesting they were targeting me, right? Perhaps their attempt to attack the WY Headquarters building yesterday had to do with the game’s public beta testing that held. That game caused quite a stir, and there were many journalists present yesterday. They might have chosen the location for sensationalism. I think you should investigate the possibility of a terror attack.” Finn Lewis interjected, cutting off Leah Tyson.

Leah Tyson was slightly taken aback. After a moment’s thought, she nodded and said, “Alright, thank you for your advice, Mr. Lewis. We’ll look into that. But you should also take care of your personal safety.”

“Don’t worry, I will.” Finn Lewis straightforwardly nodded in agreement, appreciating their good intentions.

After hanging up the call with Leah Tyson and since he had already been woken up, Finn Lewis decided to get up. He first called Yuri Johnson to get an update. Yuri had apparently stayed up all night; his voice was frothy with excitement but rather hoarse.

“Director Lewis! It’s incredible! Truly, Director Lewis, I am downright in awe of your game development team! I joined the game myself after yesterday’s event. Its rhythm is absolutely addictive, particularly the integration of the game’s visual environment with the gameplay,” Yuri gushed, animatedly gesturing with his hands and feet.

As the owner of a gaming company, Yuri was naturally a gaming enthusiast. Over the past few years, he stopped gaming, but it didn’t mean he had lost his keen eye for good games. After playing yesterday, he could only manage to level up to 20, but he played all night. If it weren’t for the strain of middle age and staying up all night, he probably wouldn’t have felt the need to sleep at all.

It must be said that the game’s development team had an astute understanding of player inclinations. The game struck a chord, resonating with humanity. For instance, some plot-driven tasks, for most games, are monotonously repetitive.

But that’s not the case now. Some task strategies have adopted a first-person, adventure-style solo game mode. Paired with the game’s powerful real-environment special effects, this approach is irresistible and readily immerses players. Plot-driven tasks are no longer merely a way to level up; no more completing tasks with no idea what’s transpired.

Involving themselves this way, every player knew what had happened. Moreover, dialogues during plot-driven tasks are no longer mindlessly skipped over; players would quietly watch till the end. They’d feel like they were watching a movie, or rather, creating a movie. The most critical factor was that every player’s choices would yield different outcomes for the plot-driven tasks.

Yuri didn’t know how many parallel storylines Finn Lewis had inserted. In any case, there were already more than ten different results and processes of plot-driven tasks, as reported by some team members who were testing the game. Many players also posted this surprise on the official forum.

As plot-driven tasks required creature-slaying, some players started inviting others. But they soon realized their plot-driven tasks were divergent! And their choices would exacerbate this divergence! This discovery excited many players since it was a novelty that had never appeared in other games.

Although some games offer different choice-based tasks, in actuality, the results remain unchanged regardless of your choice. The final tasks converge eventually; the process varies at most for one or two steps. However, players’ choices led to completely different tasks in the current game, even changing the locations for following tasks. This was mind -blowing.

Many players wouldn’t miss a single line of dialogue or plot development in tasks to unravel the mystery. This involvement truly immersed the players in the game.

After Yuri finished talking, a somewhat helpless Finn Lewis relayed Leah Tyson’s advice to him. Hearing that something had happened, Yuri was taken aback. Finn didn’t reveal the details, instead choosing to let Leah Tyson inform Yuri herself. All that was required from Yuri was his cooperation with the police investigation.

“Yeah, I’ll keep that in mind. However, Director Lewis, regarding the server issue, we currently have queues for twenty groups of servers. The number in queue isn’t large, but the extreme stability of our servers means that even a few tens of people in queue could take hours to get in. Hence, we may have to add more servers.” Yuri reluctantly announced.

“Let’s wait and see for now. It’s the early stage of the game, and some players are staying online to level up. But not everyone can stay online constantly. Eventually, the players should be able to rotate,” Finn thoughtfully replied.

Since leveling up wasn’t a task meant to be accomplished within a day or two, the current servers should be able to accommodate all players. A peak number of more than five million online players was unlikely to continue indefinitely..