Ch. 13 - Xu Huan: Our Ideas Are Right, Keep Copying!
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Xu Huan's veins bulged with fury as he stood in the office, hands planted firmly on his hips, breathing heavily with rage.
Nobody in the office dared breathe loudly—they had no choice. They'd really encountered a formidable opponent.
This Polar Star Games Company—nobody knew where they got their money from, but they seemed absolutely determined to wear Emperor Penguin Group down. Every single day, various trending topics would mysteriously appear.
【Polar Star Games Company's Past and Present, After Being Copied...】
【Polar Star Games Company Boss Claims New Game Will Win Championships, "World War II:....."】
【Revealing Polar Star Games Company's New Game "World War II:...."】
【Polar Star Games Company Boss Zhao Ming Claims This Is a Game That Surpasses "Cyber Blue Star: 2077"...】
Although the topics never mentioned Emperor Penguin Group directly, clicking through each article led straight to Polar Star Games Company, followed immediately by waves of commenters making sarcastic remarks about the plagiarism of "Wasteland Future: 2100."
Although Emperor Penguin Group had also bought numerous trending topics to smear Polar Star Games Company, these guys seemed to be going against them purely out of spite. Even after dominating the headlines for so many days—with netizens complaining in the comments section of various articles about wasting public resources—Polar Star Games became even more energetic, constantly stirring up trouble and buying more trending topics.
Just this week alone, competing with Polar Star Games on trending topics had cost over forty million Federation coins. Xu Huan could barely hold on anymore—this wasn't his personal money, but company funds. If this budget ran dry, he'd be finished.
But these people at Polar Star Games were absolutely shameless. They'd even created trending topics claiming to surpass “Cyber Blue Star: 2077.” Surpass what, exactly? They hadn't even released or launched yet—how could they surpass anything?
The trending topics remained just that—trending topics. Clicking through revealed no useful information whatsoever, meaning over forty million Federation coins spent this week had gone straight down the drain while attracting hordes of anti-fans for Emperor Penguin.
Xu Huan was so furious his teeth ached from grinding them. He underestimated Polar Star Games and their boss Zhao Ming—he had known it wouldn't be easy, but hadn't expected it to be this difficult.
Polar Star Games Company had genuinely gained the upper hand. A small company with merely tens of millions in registered capital had managed to compete head-to-head with Emperor Penguin Group—a Fortune 500 company—staying on trending topics for an entire week.
During the morning meeting, the big boss of Emperor Penguin Group had pointed directly at him and delivered a scathing hour-long lecture. Xu Huan had lost all face.
Xu Huan glanced at his subordinates' evasive gazes, his head throbbing painfully. A bunch of useless people—it had been an entire week, and they still hadn't gathered any useful information. Even now, they remained completely unclear about what exactly Polar Star Games Company was developing.
Xu Huan rubbed his temples, suppressing his anger:
"How's the DLC for 'Wasteland Future: 2100' progressing?"
Upon hearing this, his subordinate quickly jumped to his feet.
"Manager, it's nearly completed. Based on our analysis of the name 'World War II: Rise of Empire,' we've designed the new DLC to take place fifty years after 'Wasteland Future: 2100.' The remaining forces of the Six Major Federations reorganize into new federations, gradually seizing control of the chaotic wasteland zones and reshaping the world order.
At this crucial moment, a mysterious force called the Empire suddenly emerges from deep within the chaotic zones. They possess advanced technologies that even the Federations lack, and their true—"
Before the subordinate could finish, Xu Huan's secretary's surprised voice suddenly rang throughout the office.
"Polar Star Games Company just shot up another trending topic! Their official website's been updated!"
The moment her words fell, everyone in the office turned toward her with confused expressions.
"What?"
Xu Huan reacted first, rushing to his secretary's side and snatching her phone.
"What exactly did they update?"
He frantically scrolled through the rolling trending comments while his secretary hesitantly offered, "It looks like... a game CG?"
Xu Huan immediately exited Federal Headlines and searched directly for Polar Star Games Company's official website.
The instant the link appeared, he clicked it.
Upon entering Polar Star Games Company's official website, he was greeted by a sci-fi starfall sequence, followed by the Polar Star Games Company logo, then automatically playing footage.
A vast, dark gray auditorium capable of holding ten thousand people slowly panned across the screen, revealing enormous swastika flags hanging throughout. Heavy, murderous music filled the air.
The scene then switched to a parliament chamber with debris scattered everywhere—clearly, something catastrophic had occurred here. The music shifted to become deep and quietly ominous.
Then the scene changed once more. The entire world appeared to be consumed by flames, every building engulfed in fire, creating a vision of absolute hell. The stirring, powerful music created an enormous contrast with this apocalyptic scene.
Finally, the screen faded to complete black, and the words "World War II: Rise of Empire - Coming Soon" appeared.
After watching the game CG, the entire office fell silent, everyone exchanging bewildered glances.
Xu Huan frowned intensely as he watched it loop repeatedly, desperately searching for any useful information. But there was nothing—just three scenes, yet somehow they managed to completely capture the curiosity of the viewers.
Xu Huan looked up at everyone in the office.
"I want everyone's thoughts. What can you analyze from this footage?"
The office remained quiet for several moments before the subordinate who'd been reporting on DLC progress finally spoke up again.
"Manager, I believe our previous speculation should be correct. This 'World War II: Rise of Empire' must be about events occurring after 'Cyber Blue Star: 2077.' It's just that since we created 'Wasteland Future: 2100' and seized the initiative, Polar Star Games Company directly took what should have been subsequent DLC content and turned it into their main game release.
They must have some hidden gameplay mechanics that only their boss Zhao Ming knows about—information he never shared with even Hao Wen. Perhaps this is the source of Polar Star Games Company's confidence.
From this game CG and the musical transitions, we can analyze the following: The opening sequence should represent the Empire, the second scene represents the Federation, and the third scene—that city beaten into ruins with fires burning everywhere—must be the battlefield where Empire and Federation forces clash.
We can leverage this intelligence. Let's create a new DLC within three days, incorporating the Empire and Federation battles as background lore. Then we'll design a city similar to the one shown in their CG and open it for player exploration."
Once Polar Star Games Company's game launches, we'll work around the clock to replicate their innovative gameplay mechanics and concepts."
The others nodded in agreement, and even Xu Huan's expression softened slightly.
"Excellent. We'll proceed with this plan—everyone needs to move quickly and have everything completed by tomorrow night. Also, keep our analysis team searching for more intelligence. Since they've begun releasing CG promotions, there will definitely be additional announcements coming. Find everything!"
Meanwhile, as Emperor Penguin Group buzzed with frantic activity, Mo Xiaomo was in her Sky Shark Streaming room, casually playing cards and chatting with viewers when she suddenly noticed the rapidly scrolling bullet comments:
"Wait, what? Polar Star Games Company’s official website updated? Hold on, everyone—I'm checking this out right now!"
After all, Polar Star Games was a major player—she absolutely had to pay attention!
"Oh! Wait a minute—I just got a new game invitation from Polar Star Games Company in my private messages! Hahahaha, now that's what I call perfect timing! Tell me, who else has this kind of luck?!"