Streetlights flickered on one after another, the hot air, the chirping of cicadas, and the hum of the air conditioner.
The room was furnished with extreme simplicity.
A wooden bed and a computer desk.
Only the computer on the desk looked rather exquisite.
A young man was sitting in front of the computer desk.
His brows were furrowed.
The young man's name was Xu Chen, in his early twenties.
He seemed unremarkable.
In reality, Xu Chen was a time traveler.
A month ago, Xu Chen found himself inexplicably in this world.
His body and appearance hadn't changed, but he was in a different world, with a different identity.
The world he had time-traveled to seemed no different from Xu Chen's original world.
It was only after a few days that Xu Chen discovered the differences.
The virtual reality technology in this world was extremely advanced.
Various VR devices were ubiquitous, almost as common as smartphones and tablets in his original world.
With these devices, people could experience extremely realistic visual and auditory sensations in virtual reality.
Even senses like smell, taste, and touch could be experienced.
After recovering from his initial shock, Xu Chen immediately noticed another oddity.
In Xu Chen's view, with such advanced VR technology, it was simply unfair to not use it to create holographic games!
But after trying out the games in this world, Xu Chen found the experience lacking.
The game genres were all the same old tired racing and shooting games.
It was all about monotony and boredom.
Or it was management simulation games.
Working 996 in extremely realistic virtual reality? You've got to be kidding me!
Why not get a job in the real world with that time? You could at least earn some pennies. You have to pay to play games, what's the point?
The boring genres were just one aspect.
The playability of the game content was also very disappointing.
The storyline was essentially non-existent.
NPCs were like decorations, with no interaction.
Stiff movements, rough graphics, character models that looked like they were from a horror movie.
After playing games for a few days, Xu Chen came to a conclusion.
The game development in this world was a bunch of scattered troops.
With such amazing VR technology, they were churning out all sorts of crap.
There were some games developed by foreign companies that had some quality.
But they were all shooting and racing games, with very monotonous genres.
But even so, they were enough to crush Dragon Kingdom's game companies.
Right now, Dragon Kingdom's game companies could only survive by relying on some stagnant, cash-grab games.
There was even a voice saying that Dragon Kingdom couldn't produce decent games at all.
After gathering this information, Xu Chen immediately realized this was an opportunity!
An opportunity to make a splash, to shock the world.
As long as Xu Chen could develop some excellent games,
He was sure to become CEO, marry a rich and beautiful woman, and reach the peak of his life.
Xu Chen had experience as a game planner before time-traveling.
He immediately took action.
He immediately started looking for game companies in this world, preparing to send his resume.
But as he searched for information, Xu Chen's heart sank.
There was a reason why games in this world were so lacking.
The root cause was the game companies.
There were very few game companies in this world.
The domestic gaming industry was almost monopolized by a company called Goose Factory.
All the terrible, unique, and flowery games Xu Chen had tried before were all produced by this company.
This company's game development skills could be described as stagnant.
But their competitive tactics were brutal and ruthless, quite amazing.
As soon as any games with potential and skill appeared on the market, Goose Factory would come knocking.
Goose Factory would offer a price to acquire these small companies.
Those who didn't agree to be acquired and wanted to create excellent games would immediately face Goose Factory's most powerful department—the Legal Department.
These people would find ways to uncover all sorts of copyright loopholes and legal loopholes.
If there were no loopholes, these people would create some.
And then the nightmare for these small companies would begin.
They would face endless lawsuits.
Many small companies didn't even have dedicated legal departments, so they were no match for the lawyers of these big capitalists.
Whether they won or lost the lawsuit, they wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
In the end, they would either go bankrupt or accept Goose Factory's offer and be acquired.
Being sold to Goose Factory wouldn't be a good outcome either.
Because Goose Factory would quickly replace the original developers.
The planning and operations would be replaced with their own team.
Works that threatened Goose Factory's existing games would be shelved directly.
Those that didn't pose a threat would also undergo a drastic change, becoming another steaming pile in Goose Factory's game-dungheap series.
It wasn't like Xu Chen thought Goose Factory was completely useless.
At least Goose Factory's marketing and money-making abilities were top-notch globally.
They didn't have the skills to make good games, but they had the skills to make money from games, and they were very good at it.
All of Goose Factory's games were full of various cash-grabbing mechanisms, like gacha, skins, and so on.
From novice to expert, to bankruptcy, cashing out was all smooth sailing, it was like a cyber casino.
Xu Chen felt a toothache.
If he went to Goose Factory, he would probably just be a cog in the machine.
Even if he developed some good games, they would definitely be changed beyond recognition.
And the control of game design and operation wouldn't be in Xu Chen's hands.
If he didn't go to Goose Factory, there was only one way left.
To establish an independent studio and develop his own games.
The difficulty of doing so was like a single person hand-crafting a rocket to land on the moon.
Xu Chen had been locked in his room working for over ten days.
But the results were very pitiful.
Creating a successful game was a very large-scale systems engineering project.
It wasn't something one or two people could achieve.
Maybe if he struggled for three or five years, he could make some progress.
The problem was that Xu Chen couldn't wait that long.
Because Xu Chen needed to live, he needed to eat...
At that moment, Xu Chen heard a knock on the door.
"Brother, I made noodles, let me bring them to you."
Then the door creaked open.
A girl who looked seventeen or eighteen, wearing a neat and clean dress, walked in carrying a bowl of noodles.
The girl's face was rosy, as tender as a freshly sprouted green onion.
The dress was a little big, covering her graceful figure.
This scene would make countless otaku's hearts race.
But when Xu Chen saw it, he immediately stood up.
"It's hot, put it on the table quickly."
"Next time you make it, just call me out to eat, don't bother bringing it to me."
Xu Chen looked at the girl in front of him with a touch of heartache.
When Xu Chen time-traveled, he had a younger sister in this world.
They lived in an old two-bedroom apartment left by their parents.
Xu Chen himself was a college graduate who had been unemployed ever since.
His younger sister, Xu Tian Tian, was a small-time game streamer.
She had just reached 10,000 followers.
Xu Tian Tian streamed for a few hours every day, and the rest of the time she had to edit videos, and even do housework and take care of her brother.
Xu Tian Tian was about to start streaming, she had even changed clothes, but she still remembered to cook noodles for Xu Chen.
Xu Chen looked at his sister, his heart filled with heartache and guilt.
Xu Tian Tian listened to Xu Chen's words, her eyes turning into crescent moons.
"Brother, you've been working hard on game development every day, today I specially added two poached eggs."
After saying that, Xu Tian Tian raised her small fist, her expression serious as she said, "Brother, come on! My brother will definitely make the best game in the world!"
After Xu Tian Tian left the room, Xu Chen sighed long and hard.
The smile on his face turned bitter.
Right now, the only source of income for Xu Chen and Xu Tian Tian was Xu Tian Tian's income from streaming.
Because they were just starting out, they didn't have many followers, and their income was barely enough to support the two of them.
His sister had always wanted to get some better streaming equipment and buy a few nice outfits.
She kept saying she would save up, she had been saying it for months, but she still hadn't bought anything.
Xu Tian Tian was very understanding, she never complained about anything.
She even always supported Xu Chen in making his own games.
But the more she did, the more uneasy Xu Chen felt.
Xu Chen couldn't do it with a clear conscience.
Even though he had countless ambitions in his heart, he couldn't bear to see his sister Xu Tian Tian suffer.
At this moment, Xu Chen couldn't help but feel discouraged.
He thought that if it really didn't work out, he would just get a job in an electronics factory and tighten screws.
At least he could have an income and wouldn't have to burden his sister.
As for game development... he would treat it as a beautiful dream.
Just as Xu Chen returned to his computer to delete his dreams.
A magnetic voice echoed in his mind.
"Congratulations, host, game development proficiency has reached the standard, the Super God Game Development System has been activated."
"Super God Game Development System Instructions:"
"Host can directly generate games and related promotional CG through memories."
"Game development requires energy points."
"The source of energy points is the emotional fluctuations caused by players playing the host's games."
"The more players there are, the greater the emotional fluctuations, the more energy points you will gain."
"Host can materialize some items in their games into the real world, materialization requires energy points."
System!
Xu Chen's eyes widened.
His eyes were filled with a fanatical look.
The system has finally arrived!