Chapter 395 - The New Virtual Reality Game?
Somewhere in Snowstar.
In a dimly lit basement, a slightly moldy and rotting wood stench wafted through the cramped space, making staying in this basement very ufortable.
However, there were several young men gathered around a small table with clothing pins clogging their noses as it was the only way to stop smelling the stench.
One of the young men was Oliver, whose irritation was as clear as the sky. The basement belonged to one of his friends, who looked somewhat embarrassed.
''''Alright… You know why we are here?'''' Oliver saw everyone nodding. Few of his friends looked pale and fidgety.
''''What is wrong with you two?'''' He asked the two young men, who couldn''t sit still.
They looked at each other before answering.
''''It''s about Isaac… What if he already told his parents? We would be fucked!''''
Thick ck veins emerged from Oliver''s forehead, ''''Calm the fuck down. Isaac is fucking pussy, and is probably cowering in his bedroom.''''
Luke and a few of his friends nodded. They knew what kind of person Isaac was, but… He had changed drastically.
''''Didn''t you see what he could do?! He was like a force of nature!''''
''''SHUT UP!'''' Oliver mmed the table and stood up. The young man who spoke timidly lowered his gaze.
''''Stop this fucking cowardly behavior. Nothing will happen to us!'''' Since the meeting in the dark alleyway, it was like Oliver was bncing on a tight rope. With one badment, he could lose control and beat everyone up.
''''What should we do?'''' Luke asked. He still had his forehead bandaged and could barely remember anything about the dark alleyway. Only shes of images.
His friends never spoke about what happened there, like they were too embarrassed to say anything. But, one thing Luke was certain of, Isaac was there.
Oliver crossed his arms and mumbled something to himself. His friends calmly waited.
''''Nothing.'''' He answered, and before his friendsshed out, he continued, ''''We don''t have to do anything. I know Isaac, and he will definitely try to get some evidence against us.''''
His friends nodded with understanding.
''''Just… Don''t do anything.'''' Oliver said with a smile, ''''Don''t speak about this to anyone, not even each other, and don''t do anything to Isaac. There wille a time when Isaac is ruined. We just need to be calm and patient.''''
His friends nodded, and soon, they left the smelly basement. They went to do their own things while Oliver turned around in the streets to amble toward his house.
While walking, Oliver saw a TV disyed in the nearby store window. It showed the images of White Online.
''''Hmm… White Online.'''' So far, Oliver''s concentration was only on Amanda, and since she didn''t y it, he didn''t bother ying it either.
Every moment him being awake, he tried to court Amanda, but in the end, he never managed to do so. Their good rtionship turned sour after that one day.
''''Well… Since it didn''t work out with that bitch, maybe White Online has something to distract me.''''
…
Somewhere in Wintend, in another basement.
This time, the basement was quitefy and warm-looking. There was carpet neatly ced on the floor, covering it thoroughly, and walls made from wood gave a pleasant scent.
There were different arcade machines ced next to walls, and at the center of the basement was a square-shaped table with four nerdy-looking teenagers sitting.
They all had sses with aptop ced on the table.
''''Alright… You all know why we are here.'''' Jimmy, a young man with short brown hair, thick sses, and a somewhat skinny body, said.
His friends, named Kent, Alistair, and Sheldon, nodded.
''''We are here to discuss the next phase of our game.''''
Sheldon sighed and talked about his worries, ''''I am not too sure about this… Our n is to follow after Arthur''s footprints, but he is a genius rarely seen in the world. How can we evene close?''''
Alistair snorted and asked, ''''Didn''t you know? Arthur also built hispany from scratch in a basement such as this!''''
''''We four are the highest-graded students in the Northern part of Wintend. We can do this!''''
Sheldon''s lips got tightly shut.
''''Alright, enough.'''' Jimmy waved away the bad air and continued, ''''Our n was to build a Virtual Reality game, such as White Online, and to do that, we need money, a lot!''''
''''How?'''' Kent asked.
Sheldon and Alistair turned to look at Jimmy.
''''How did Arthur gather the money?'''' Jimmy asked with a knowing smile on their face.
Sheldon pondered before replying, ''''He showed the game idea and alpha version to toppanies worldwide and got them to invest.''''
Jimmy nodded, ''''That''s right. I have an alpha version ready, and since White Online is such an enormous hit, the chances of us getting investors are huge!''''
''''Not exactly…'''' Alistair sighed, ''''White Online has real-life currency thingy going on.''''
''''That''s right.'''' Sheldon and Kent nodded.
''''No need to worry.'''' Jimmy said with a confident look, ''''That can be added into our game too, and since White Online has a lot of great things, it has also its ws. If we remove those ws, our game can be even more popr!''''
Sheldon, Alistair, and Kent felt their blood pumping with excitement.
Jimmy sighed, ''''However, there is a slight problem…''''
''''I am not sure how Arthur did it… But his game feels so realistic. Their game has sensory feedback that allows them to feel even breezes of wind.''''
''''I haven''t seeded doing that… Yet, but one day I will, and that will be a day when we go search for investors!''''
''''Alright!'''' Alistair, Sheldon, and Kent approved the n.
''''One final thing…'''' Jimmy raised one finger and asked, ''''What will be the name called?''''
Alistair, Sheldon, and Kent began pondering. It was one of the most crucial parts of the game, the name.
Then, Kent smiled and stood up.
Jimmy, Alistair, and Sheldon turned to look at him.
''''Since we n to rival White Online… Only one name should be suitable for this, hehe.''''
''''What is it?'''' Jimmy, Alistair, and Sheldon looked impatient.
Kent pushed his chest onward and said, ''''ck Offline!''''