Chapter 97 Chapter 97 May the stars last forever and the flame never go out...
"Why are they everywhere?"
"After all, he is one of the founding three."
Tao Ying: "The red tide is related to the crash of this mecha. Perhaps it was carrying something into the sea while exploring resources on the front lines."
"Anyway, I was planning to start my investigation at Iowa Tech. But..."
"but?"
Tao Ying shook her head. "There's nothing further back than that. All their important documents are stored on paper and tapes. I went through their system and found nothing."
"In the end, I had to find a way to sneak into the Iowa family and conduct an on-site inspection."
"Is this why you're getting engaged?"
Tao Ying spread her hands innocently, "I had no plans to get engaged. I was thinking of breaking up once I got the information, but I didn't expect him to be so quick to propose in front of the media and get me involved."
"You two had only known each other for a month at that time."
Ye Xinghui added: "Twenty-seven days."
Tao Ying waved her hand, not really caring, and said, "Maybe it's this number. I didn't notice it. But how do you know it so clearly, Xiaoye?"
Ye Xinghui paused slightly: "I looked it up online."
Tao Ying asked in confusion, "Why didn't I check? Aren't we on the same star network?"
"Many of them have been deleted by the electronic ghost. You've heard of the urban legend Dust, right? Posts related to Tao Ying would suddenly pop up." Irina helped explain.
"So that's how it is..."
"It seems Dust is very concerned about my engagement."
Tao Ying smiled meaningfully and glanced at Ye Xinghui.
Ye Xinghui turned his head away and pretended nothing had happened.
"Speaking of which, Tao Ying, that Golden Haired guy is just as cunning as you are. How did you manage to trick him?"
"I can't remember clearly, so I just lied."
Irina choked.
"I can tell you're lying right away. Never mind. He's not a good person anyway, so let's just lie."
Tao Ying folded his arms and took a step back: "What do you mean he's not a good person either?"
"Although I'm not a good person, is that how you would describe your friend?"
Irina didn't answer, but turned around and patted Ye Xinghui on the side, giving him a serious instruction.
"Be careful of bad women, they will eat you to the bone."
The little robot blushed and was just thinking about how to answer when he felt a heavy pressure on his body.
Tao Ying leaned her entire body on top of it and approached with a smile:
"Her or mine?"
Ye Xinghui: “…”
"No thanks."
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"The insect plague in the second galaxy is most likely caused by the crashed Iowa Technology mecha. This is a major issue involving human safety. Once exposed, it will not be as simple as a commercial competition. It is logical for the Iowa family to want to silence you."
Irina agreed with this explanation.
"So what are you going to do next?"
"Let's talk about it later."
Tao Ying stood up.
"First, I'll build up my strength and figure out how to compete in the professional league. The development funds at Laiji Institute aren't enough yet, so I need to compete in tournaments to get some business."
"You're the mysterious person who invested in Huozhan before, right? You're rich, aren't you? How could Laiji Institute be short of funds?"
"What are you talking about? I'm just a poor college student. How can I have money?"
"I'm a student, give me 200 million."
Tao Ying confidently stretched out her hand to ask for money. Irina laughed angrily and took out two coins from her pocket and put them in her palm.
Irina said kindly, "Haitai Technology will sponsor two dollars."
"You're still so stingy," Tao Ying put the coins on the table, "You're sending me away with just two hundred star coins?"
"I'm still mad about lying to you."
Irina snorted coldly.
But no matter how angry she was, Irina finally transferred the sponsorship to the account and also booked two mechas from the Laiji Institute.
"Just two?"
Irina looked at the bill with a painful look on her face. "You're almost there."
Such a large sum of money was transferred out for no apparent reason.
"I thought Haitai Technology was still the same as it was back then. Our company has shrunk a lot."
Tao Ying showed sympathy and said with a smile: "How pitiful, my dear friend, how about I help you?"
Irina rolled her eyes. "Don't give me that! Aren't you busy building the second generation of sentient mechas? How can you have the time for this?"
Tao Ying: "It's just a matter of subdividing the different functions. I can do it when I have time. Besides, it doesn't conflict with helping you."
"What do you mean, how are you going to help me?"
Tao Ying turned on the computer screen.
"I played a few finals with Sun Xian before, and I always felt that I was not up to the mark. If I hadn't entered the special mode, it would have been difficult for me to win."
But it is difficult to enter a state of high mental concentration in ordinary competitions. She can't always find a sniper to snipe her to force her to focus, right?
"The quality of players in the professional league will only get higher. Furthermore, with the data now open source, major manufacturers have urgently launched new sensory mechas. Most players will definitely use sensory mechas. I can't just rely on my mecha's physical strength to charge forward."
Tao Ying smiled.
"I need a lot of training."
Irina interrupted, "You need training, what does that have to do with Haitai Technology?"
"Of course it matters. I'm in such poor physical condition. I trained in Fire Seed before."
Tao Ying held her cheek, moved closer to the island counter, and said with a smile on her face.
"Fire hasn't been updated in years. How about we do a 2nd one? I'll give you 80% of the profit and you'll give me 20%."
Irina took a deep breath, as if she was defeated by Tao Ying's shamelessness, which was thicker than a city wall.
"You really don't want to suffer any loss at all. Is this what you call helping me?"
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Irina finally agreed.
She handed the key to the studio to Tao Ying.
There are many familiar faces in the studio, all of whom are members of the original founding team of "Spark". They all have distinct personalities and their own styles.
But after seeing Tao Ying take the position of chief programmer, everyone moved in unison.
They all showed distrustful expressions.
"She's the main programmer?"
"The chief programmer back then was Tao Ying, the chief designer of the first generation of perceptual mechas. How can this student compare to him?"
"I don't think we can make a second part, so let's just muddle through."
Tao Ying faced everyone's distrust with a calm expression, not affected at all.
She blinked twice.
"Don't worry, my coding skills are about the same as Tao Ying's."
"Maybe even better than her."
Everyone: “…”
Where does this person get his confidence from!
But as the game production progressed, they soon discovered that Tao Ying was not lying.
The technology is very impressive.
"It's really eye-opening. There is a second genius like this in the world."
"And like Sister Ying, she has evolved out of sleep."
"Has she already worked twenty hours today?"
"It's really durable."
Everyone exclaimed in unison while cracking melon seeds.
They were slacking off in the tea room when Irina kicked the door open and came in.
But it's not directed at them.
She ran straight towards Tao Ying's workstation.
"Why aren't you asleep yet, you bastard? Where are my sleeping pills and sedatives? Take away this workaholic's coffee, or he'll die in my studio! Xiaoye! Who turned off Xiaoye's power? Don't you think he's the only one who can control this workaholic?"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
There was also this dead noise in the studio back then.
"Forget it, stop slacking off and get to work."
"It feels like Tao Ying's spirit is watching us from heaven."
"Hiss, that's scary."
While designing the game, Tao Ying was also improving the perceptual mecha system at the Laiji Institute, so the progress of both sides could be said to be synchronized.
Games are made quickly.
A month later, the prototype was completed.
Two months later, the game content is basically operational, but still requires some fine-tuning of the details.
In just three months, Tinder 2 was ready to be launched on the market.
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"Why did Fire suddenly update several terabytes of data? It's been a while since it was updated."
"I have a bad feeling, maybe the server is going to be shut down."
"Grandma, the game you played has returned to its peak."
"Please, at least make the user data downloadable. I want to keep a souvenir of the game."
Old players are panicking.
Two hours later, everyone's hearts finally died down.
[Tinder - Official]: We regret to inform you that after many years of operation, Tinder has reached the end of its life cycle and will shut down the game in a week. User data will be retained for 30 days and can be downloaded during this period.
[Spark-Official]: There will be a commemorative live broadcast at Flam Star Plaza at 7:30 pm on the 13th, and players can participate online.
Old players wailed:
"My youth is over."
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"Teacher S, the Spark server is shutting down for live broadcast. We are planning to use up all our Spark coins. Would you like to join in the fun?" Zhu Xiaorui privately contacted Tao Ying.
"I'm currently playing another game and don't have time."
Zhu Xiaorui was curious: "You said the same thing last time. What game is so fun?"
"It's still in internal testing, not yet public. I'll send you the internal testing code later."
Tao Ying seemed to remember something and added:
"By the way, it's best not to use up all the Fire Coins. They'll be useful later."
Zhu Xiaorui said "oh" but didn't think much about it.
Tinder is about to shut down, where can I spend my money if I don’t use it up?
This person must be teasing her again.
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The day to commemorate the live broadcast soon arrived, and Tinder players gathered at Fram Square, waiting for the server to shut down.
A bunch of people took commemorative photos next to the sign "I miss you on Flam Star".
The Black Hand of Faith, a well-known attraction in the game, is also filled with mechas.
The sky screen is playing a summary of games from previous years.
Game design competition, ladder ranking competition, points competition, countless memories flooded in like a tide.
Everyone watched it with nostalgia.
"I first encountered this game when I was twelve years old and was blown away. I played it for many years without realizing it. Even when the game stopped updating, I couldn't bear to quit. I would check it out from time to time and it made me feel at ease."
"Me too. Tinder was released that day, and I secretly used my pocket money to buy the game. My mom even beat me up."
"To be honest, it was because of this game that I wanted to be a mecha pilot. Now I'm a first-class pilot!"
As he spoke, the man showed off his pilot medal.
"Oh, that's great."
Games also carry the ideals of many people when they were young.
Everyone who can come to commemorate the live broadcast is full of emotions for this game.
Fire has become a kind of companionship for them. They check in online every day and feel like they are back home.
"Goodbye, spark." "Goodbye, my youth."
Everyone waved goodbye.
Finally, everyone said a line in unison.
"May the stars last forever."
"May the galaxy last forever!"
"May the stars last forever and the flame never go out!"
"May the stars last forever and the flame never go out!"
This was the opening narration of the Fire, and everyone present remembered it. Tears welled up in their eyes as they chanted it over and over again, one after another.
Until the voice becomes hoarse.
The memorial live broadcast came to an end and the entire square fell into darkness.
A one-minute countdown appeared on the sky screen.
All good things must come to an end. Maybe it's time to leave.
Everyone felt lost and seemed to have lost their soul, and was reluctant to leave.
Everyone looked at the red button to exit the game, but couldn't press the confirm button.
They want to stay here until the last moment.
With friends in the game.
And the memories of the past, the self of the past.
At this time, the sky brightened again.
A low electronic sound came from afar, filling the entire space and lingering in everyone's heart.
The sound was small but clear.
Like the faint crackling sound of a fire being passed.
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