Chapter 571 Internet Addicted Teenager

A few days later, the Norderney pier was bustling with activity again: the ship "Calythorpe," which had been filming a documentary at sea, had returned! The Norderney residents once again spontaneously welcomed her!

They missed the crew of the Calythorpe! The dozens of people on board were like a tour group permanently stationed on Norderney Island. These people were very generous—the locals were jealous of their spending...

These people will definitely spend money when they return from the sea, so it’s not shameful to welcome them for money!

Of course, they can't just go shopping when they dock at the port. After all, they still have to do basic ship maintenance and arrange shifts. But they can first gain some experience and do some advertising.

After Pascal and Fabian assigned the work on the ship to Chen Cheng, they went straight to find Xiao Peng.

As a result, just as he arrived at the door of the villa that Xiao Peng had "robbed", he saw Ka Xin holding a large box and trying to enter. There was a pile of garbage at the door of the villa.

"Kasin, what are you doing?" Fabian complained. "Where's Xiao? You didn't even pick us up when we returned today? That's really unfair, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Kasin hurriedly said, "Fabian, don't say these things when you go in. The boss is in a very bad mood recently! Don't make things difficult for yourself!"

"What's wrong with him?" Fabian asked.

Pascal asked, "Kasin, what are you holding?"

Kasin sighed, "The other day, the boss was trying to reach 300 consecutive wins on the Street Fighter ladder, but he lost due to a small accident at the last 299 wins. He was so angry that he smashed the game console. Didn't I buy him a new PS5?"

Fabian said, "You're really willing to buy it for him. Damn, you want to play too!"

Ka said with a hard face: "Who wants to play games with him? He's asking for trouble!"

"What kind of games are you playing? Is the wine bad or the girls not fun?" Fabian asked, "Is he angry because there are no games to play?"

Kasin said, "No, he's started playing computer games again. He plays day and night. You should go and talk to him. It seems like he's seriously addicted to games now."

"Let's go in and take a look!" said Fabian.

Before Fabian and Pascal even entered the room, they heard Xiao Peng's scolding: "This bastard did it on purpose! He stole two pentakills from me this round! Tell me, should I scold him? No, Khedira, aren't you a skilled player? Help me find this guy, I'm going to beat him up!"

"..." Pascal pushed open the door and saw Xiao Peng standing there with an angry look on his face, while Walter was sitting on the side drinking champagne as if nothing had happened, and Khedira looked helpless.

"Xiao, what are you doing?" Fabian asked.

Xiao Peng was stunned: "You guys are back? When did you come back?"

Fabian said angrily: "I called you yesterday!"

"Oh, I forgot!" Xiao Peng said.

Khedira whispered, "Boss, you clearly said you wanted to play one more game before leaving. How many games have you played?"

"Shut up!" Xiao Peng said.

Fabian tilted his head and asked Walter: “Walter, you are the most stable one, and you just watch him play games like crazy here?”

Walter spread his hands: "What if I don't watch? This is my boss! In fact, it's good to see my boss obsessed with games like other young people, otherwise I would think that my boss is too perfect! But anyway, I have decided that I will never let my children play games in the future!"

Xiao Peng was also a little embarrassed, feeling that he had gone a bit too far. He coughed twice, left the computer desk and sat on the sofa: "Fabian, how is the documentary going?"

"Don't try to change the subject!" Fabian saw through Xiao Peng's thoughts. "I didn't expect you were also an internet addict. Look at Pascal, he can't live without the internet either, but is he as addicted to online games as you are? Do you have such poor self-control?"

Pascal, who was standing nearby, said, "In fact, Internet addiction has nothing to do with self-control!"

"Hmm?" Several people looked at Pascal together.

Pascal continued, "Blaming 'internet addiction' on personal self-control is a game developer's tactic! Do you think games are simply designed by programmers? You're wrong! Every game is backed by a professional team. Besides programmers, they also include sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, and so on. Their single goal is to get you addicted; otherwise, how can they make money? Everything those game development teams do is to defeat your self-control. It's unfair to say Xiao's current situation is entirely due to his own lack of self-control. Game developers' profits depend on the level of addiction. Why does Germany have such strict regulations on online games? If the government doesn't intervene, the ultimate result will be an increase in addiction. Game developers, driven by profit, are obsessed with destroying players' self-control. They're all professionally industrialized. It's incredibly difficult to win against this industry with personal self-control! Game addiction can't be solely attributed to individuals; game developers also bear responsibility. However, they can manipulate public opinion to shift the blame onto individuals, thus significantly reducing their responsibility."

Xiao Peng slapped his forehead after hearing this: "Pascal is right! My gaming habits can't be blamed solely on me! The game companies should take responsibility! Alas, I'm just one person after all, how can I fight against such a professional game company?"

But Pascal said, "Come on! Do you think I'm letting you off the hook? Others are addicted to the internet because they have nothing else to do, but what about you? As Fabian put it, is it the wine that's bad or the girls that aren't fun? And you stay at home playing games all day? Shouldn't I recommend a good andrologist?"

"Pfft!" Fabian and others laughed.

Xiao Peng was dumbfounded. "Xiao Pa, are you still Xiao Pa? Have you awakened your talent for sharp tongues? Or have aliens gotten into your head? Oh my God, where is that innocent and honest Pascal?"

Pascal curled his lips and said, "Don't you see who I'm hanging out with? Alright, stop talking nonsense here and go wash up and take a shower. We've been at sea for so long and we want to have a good meal. Now that the first phase of filming is complete, we agreed to celebrate with the camera crew. Those guys have suffered a lot at sea!"

Xiao Peng looked embarrassed: "It's not time yet anyway, why don't you wait for me to play two more games?"

"What the hell!" Fabian said, "Kasin, smash that game console you bought! We can't care about Xiao's other things, but we can't ignore this! If he plays like this, we'll all be in trouble from now on!"

"Really?" Kasim was stunned after hearing this.

“What a smash!”