Chapter 249 Hunting! Decision! Life or Death
This bug is pretty weird.
There was a player from a studio who put an item up for sale at an auction normally. Then, for some reason, the number of items he put up suddenly increased to 999.
He didn't know what was going on, but he immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make a lot of money.
So, he started to conduct multiple tests, looking for opportunities to trigger the bug. Eventually, the professionals invited by the studio owner found the principle of the bug and wrote a script in the shortest time.
At the beginning, the studio simply copied the props and sold them directly on the auction house to earn gold coins.
But later I found that this method was too slow to make money, so I just put the item on the auction house at the lowest price in the middle of the night when there were least people around, and bought it in large quantities. Then I bought it myself and resold it directly to the item store.
This is equivalent to unlimited money swiping.
Then, they sell a large amount of gold coins in the game community and Taobao.
Relying on them, the price of gold coins in the entire game fell steadily, and the studio made a fortune.
Of course, it was because online shopping was not well developed at that time and Taobao was not very large, so their behavior did not immediately arouse vigilance.
In fact, on the third day, someone from the Perfect World production team discovered that the entire game's gold coin price system seemed to be rapidly collapsing.
Then, he and several colleagues immediately checked and discovered the malicious BUG of copying gold coins, which scared them so much that they broke out in a cold sweat.
Then, he immediately reported it to the person in charge, Li Qing.
The companion then said quietly, "Report it? Do you know what the result will be?"
Suddenly, he was stunned.
Because there is a certain confrontation and resistance between the "Perfect World" team and Liao Feng, and Liao Feng is recruiting a large number of external teams to replace the original team.
Therefore, after several previous accidents, Liao Feng took the opportunity to fire many people.
If this matter is reported again, another group of people will be fired.
And for this bug, doesn't my team have any responsibility? Maybe I'll be fired too.
"Don't report it. Wait until the next service shutdown for maintenance. We'll work overtime overnight to fix this bug."
Immediately, the four people in the group nodded in agreement.
In this way, this malicious BUG has been discovered, but no one has reported it or fixed it.
If it were just that, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Next, the people in this group suddenly had an idea.
Damn! It’s better for us to earn this money ourselves than for those people in the studio to earn it.
Anyway, the service will be shut down for maintenance next week to fix this BUG, so there won’t be many opportunities to make money.
So... there were a total of four people in this group, and three of them secretly contacted their friends and their younger brothers, and took advantage of this BUG to earn a large amount of gold coins on each group of servers.
Then, sell gold coins through various channels.
Originally, there was only that one studio doing this, so the gold coin price system did not collapse very quickly, and the boss of that studio knew how to make a fortune in silence.
As a result, now...
Several malicious competitors emerged.
As a result, the entire gold coin price system collapsed rapidly, and malicious competition and trampling began.
Moreover, more and more people know about this vicious BUG.
A large number of players took advantage of this BUG to copy massive amounts of gold coins, causing the entire game's price system to collapse.
At this time, the operations team had already discovered it.
But the strange thing is that no one reported it.
As for Liao Feng, he always pays attention to the data of future generations. As long as the maximum number of online users of the game does not drop and keeps growing, he does not care about the ecology within the game.
It was not until the sixth day of this vicious bug that someone posted a message in the game community, revealing this method of infinitely earning gold coins.
When the senior executives of Renren Games saw this, they broke out in cold sweats.
Then, he went to report to Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi tremblingly.
At this time, more and more people know about this BUG.
There are already a large number of players who use this BUG to earn gold coins.
"Stop serving, stop serving..."
"Fix the BUG..." Liao Feng roared.
Li Qing: "Boss Liao, maybe... just stopping the service is not enough."
Liao Feng: "What do you mean?"
Li Qing: "This vicious bug has lasted for several days, so it has caused huge damage to the ecosystem within the game."
Liao Feng: "Just tell me directly, what should we do? Block the account?"
Li Qing: "Too many players are involved now. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 20,000 to 30,000 players who use this malicious bug to earn gold coins. Especially within the first hour after the bug was made public, a large number of players joined in. It is almost impossible to ban so many accounts. The only way is to roll back your data to 6 days ago."
When these words came out, Liao Feng's scalp went numb.
Doing this would be horrible.
After all, the large-scale closed beta test has only been going on for about half a month, so how can it be rolled back directly for six days?
That means the players upgraded in vain during these six days? All the equipment was wasted.
Liao Feng: "Just roll back the gold coin data, but not the upgrade data or the equipment data, isn't that enough?"
Li Qing: "No, after these people got the gold coins, they bought a lot of items for upgrading and building equipment, so they are bundled together."
Liao Feng was furious: "Why was this bug discovered so late? Why wasn't it discovered earlier?"
Li Qing didn't say anything.
Who the hell can be blamed for this?
I have said long ago that this game is not perfect and it needs to be gradually closed for testing, gradually improved, and finally launched into large-scale internal testing.
As a result, you force a large-scale internal test in advance, so it is inevitable that bugs will appear. As a result, as soon as a bug appears, you take the opportunity to fire some people. Even if someone finds the bug, they dare not report it.
After a long while, Liao Feng said, "It's impossible to go back six days, so go back two days!"
“If we only roll back the files for two days and then ban the relevant accounts, how many accounts will be implicated?”
Li Qing: “We don’t know yet, but there should be several thousand.”
Liao Feng: "Check it out immediately and tell me the exact data."
"But if there are less than 5,000, I will block them without mercy!"
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As a result, the "Perfect World" game was shut down abnormally for the second time.
What's even more ridiculous is that the server was shut down for maintenance yesterday, and the team that first discovered the bug should have reported it and fixed it at that time.
But they made a lot of money.
So, just pretend none of this happened.
Everyone could barely forgive the previous abnormal service suspension.
This time, the service suspension announcement said that three days of data would be rolled back.
Suddenly, countless players were shocked.
Shit! They're using bugs to gain gold, and we don't do that.
I worked so hard to level up and get equipment, and you just roll back my game? Why?
Whether it is on the Renren gaming community or the Facebook gaming community, there are a large number of posts cursing "Perfect World".
What are you doing? It's Chinese New Year, and you're just messing with us like this? In order to calm the public anger, Renren Games could only issue another announcement.
In order to compensate the players for their losses, all online players will be able to receive a half-month point card within 24 hours after the server shutdown for maintenance.
In this way, a large number of players reluctantly forgive.
However, this BUG has already caused the first wave of huge damage to the game.
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That’s right, another Spring Festival is coming.
During this period, the Happy Farm and the vegetable stealing game on Facebook are still fermenting.
It has already become popular and is ready to go viral.
The sponsorship for this year's Spring Festival Gala was finalized not long ago.
At that time, the entire senior management of Renren Group also held a board meeting.
Most shareholders are strongly opposed to sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala again. They think it is unnecessary. Now Renren's IP visits and PV visits are already far ahead.
But Wu Lingxi insisted on still sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala, because she knew clearly in her heart that Renren's traffic was about to reach a bottleneck period, and even began to decline, so it needed to rely on the Spring Festival Gala for another strong stimulus.
Just hold on for a few days.
At least, this prosperity will last until the arrival of Masayoshi Son and Zhiyuan Yang.
With Wu Lingxi's insistence, the entire board of directors once again passed the decision to sponsor the Spring Festival Gala.
Another tens of millions of RMB.
Back then, the biggest cost last year was on raffles, and we spent astronomical amounts of real money on raffles for users.
But there certainly won’t be that many this year.
In addition, a series of conditions have been set this year, such as sending New Year greetings, which can give you a chance to win a lottery.
For example, you can earn points by forwarding, liking, and other interactions, and then get a second or third chance to win the lottery.
In short, it is to use the least money to earn the maximum traffic.
Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi once again boarded a plane to Beijing to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala.
He heard the briefing before boarding the plane!
"Boss Liao, the total number of people online is still over 150,000!"
“Our campaign of distributing point cards is effective.”
“Although the number of people online is less than 100,000 compared to the peak period, that’s because of the Chinese New Year.”
"Although this malicious bug caused damage, it did not cause any serious damage to our game."
Suddenly, Liao Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
When they arrived at the airport, they found Lin Xiao, Wu Jing, Ning Hao, Li Duanduan and their group.
This time, Lin Xiao was still invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.
He still did not sponsor the Spring Festival Gala, but this year "The Last Days" was so successful that it set a record at the global box office and was seen as a huge victory for cultural exports, so the program team once again invited him and the main creative staff of the film to participate.
Not only that, this year's Lightning Series singers will still appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Even the first place winner of "China's Got Talent" will perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage, which is unprecedented in history.
Some time ago, Britain's Got Talent also reached its finals. Au Feifei and the armless pianist also performed in the finals in front of the British royal family.
Ou Feifei still performed opera, but it was even more difficult.
It caused a huge reaction.
After the performance, the Crown Prince shook hands with Ou Feifei and hugged the armless pianist.
So, Qu Feifei really became famous.
This time, the ranking in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has also been greatly improved.
The two groups met at the airport and then met again on the plane.
Even Lin Xiao and Wu Lingxi's seats were next to each other.
From beginning to end, Wu Lingxi had a blank expression and was cold as ice.
Because this plane is not a large one, it does not have a first-class cabin in the true sense, only a business-class cabin, and the seats are just a little more spacious.
When Lin Xiao was going in and out of the bathroom, he really stepped on Wu Lingxi accidentally.
I really didn't mean it.
As a result, Lin Xiao suddenly felt a pain in the sole of his foot.
Because Wu Lingxi's pointed high heels were stepping on his feet, and she was secretly applying force.
Then, without covering it with the newspaper, she glared at me with a very fierce look.
That look.
It's really amazing.
This woman, who is at the top of the beauty chart, always has a poker face and has never had such a vivid expression, not even one that was fierce.
After glaring at Lin Xiao, she ignored him again. She still had a cold face and continued reading her newspaper.
It seems that the whole body exudes a cold aura, and no one is allowed to enter.
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During the Spring Festival Gala that evening, Lin Xiao's table happened to be next to Liao Feng's table.
From beginning to end, Wu Lingxi didn't even glance over.
This year, she once again became the most stunning face.
It’s just that last year, no one knew who she was, but this year everyone knows.
She shined in the Renren Super Girl program.
Although Renren's red envelope draw this year is not as strong as last year, its advertising efforts are still strong and are almost exactly the same.
From beginning to end, at every hour, the host will read the Renren advertisement.
The Renren website address will also appear on the screen.
"Renren, the world's number one social networking site, reminds you to draw prizes on the hour!"
"This year's Spring Festival Gala is specially sponsored and broadcasted by Renren, the world's number one social networking site."
And similar slogans.
Lin Xiao was once again filled with admiration. The entire Renren.com felt that it had definitely won in terms of traffic, after all, they had always felt that they were far ahead.
Moreover, Facebook did not disclose IP and PV data, and even split Facebook and YouTube. But Wu Lingxi still felt a sense of crisis, and still spent money on CCTV Spring Festival Gala, using the final big move to stimulate.
The goal is to create this prosperity to the end.
We must perform thoroughly for Yang Zhiyuan and Masayoshi Son to see.
This woman is really resilient! Suddenly, Lin Xiao couldn't help but glance at Wu Lingxi's exquisite face.
Wu Lingxi's eyes didn't move, but she could still feel Lin Xiao looking at her.
What are you looking at?! This thought came to her mind, and she felt a rare emotion.
She has always been very indifferent, never quarreled with others, and most of the time she puts her own interests first and has no emotions.
I will never curse at anyone.
And she has cursed so many times this year that she has no idea how many times she has cursed.
Basically, I send text messages and curse more than seven or eight times every day, and sometimes dozens of times a day.
Go away, die, you bastard...
These words unexpectedly became her catchphrase for the first time.
Liao Feng looked over in surprise, because he found that Wu Lingxi's neck and upwards were gradually turning red.
She...actually blushes?
Really never seen it.
In an instant, the image of Wu Lingxi in Liao Feng's mind seemed to come alive.
Straight from frosty to lively.
It made his heart flutter and he almost couldn't help but reach out to hold her hand.
It seems that she is not incapable of emotion. She still can be moved at special moments.
For example, now, in front of so many people, even when I, Liao Feng, stare at her like this, she still blushes.
Of course, it may also be related to the recent huge victory of Renren Group.
After all, the entire board of directors opposed Renren sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala again, and Liao Feng still supported Wu Lingxi.
Moreover, in a few days, Masayoshi Son and Zhiyuan Yang will visit Renren Group, and victory is about to come.
Under such multiple stimulations, this ice beauty finally became emotional.
At this moment, Lin Xiao felt his thigh go soft.
Depend on……
Li Duanduan's hand actually reached under the table and touched his thigh.
Don't be crazy!
This is the Spring Festival Gala, with hundreds of millions of people watching. If anything gets exposed, we'll be ruined.
Damn, there really is no wrong nickname.
You, Li Duanduan, are really slutty, a real vixen.
Moreover, her soft hand, like a snake, moved up little by little towards Lin Xiao's core.
But her eyes were fixed on the stage, never moving away.
The people around didn't notice it, but Director Ning Hao saw it.
He had already seen through it, and turned slightly to help block other people's sight.
Just when Li Duanduan's hand pressed on Lin Xiao's core, the show on the stage finally ended.
Everyone applauded!
Li Duanduan also withdrew his hand and clapped as if no one was around.
Finally, after several hours of Spring Festival Gala, it ended.
Everyone left.
Liao Feng very gentlemanly put a large down jacket on Wu Lingxi.
Wu Lingxi still didn't even look at Lin Xiao and just walked out of the studio.
It was not until she was on the bus, hiding in the darkness, that she turned around casually and looked quickly among the crowd.
After returning to her room, Wu Lingxi immediately turned on the computer.
A lot of emails immediately flooded into my work mailbox.
"Boss Wu, it's a great success!"
"Our traffic has exploded once again."
"Both IP traffic and PV traffic have reached new peaks."
"Tonight, the number of visitors to our Renren.com has surpassed all other websites, making it the number one in China."
Wu Lingxi immediately opened the Renren community, which contained a large number of abusive posts.
Are you saying Renren is playing tricks on you? Last year the red envelopes were so big and so sincere.
What about this year? They are so shameless in order to gain traffic that they just let people work hard to earn points and win the chance to win the lottery.
As a result, the probability of winning the lottery is much lower than last year, and there are many non-cash prizes, such as tickets for Renren Night, "Perfect World" point cards, etc.
It seems that today's netizens are still too naive and have not been taught by Bing Xixi.
But even so, the traffic is still booming.
Of course Wu Lingxi knew that she would be scolded, but she didn't care. After all, this was the last battle.
Achieve the goal in one fell swoop! You can say whatever you want, as long as the traffic is far ahead.
After finishing her business, she took a shower and changed into her pajamas.
I put on the eye mask and was about to go to sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep, as if something was left unfinished.
"Ding ding ding..." the phone vibrates.
She immediately took it and found it was her regular phone. When she opened it, she saw it was a text message from Liao Feng.
She didn't click on it and just threw it aside.
Then, I continued to not fall asleep.
A while later.
Beep, beep, the cell phone rings.
This time it was the dedicated phone with only one number.
Xia Xi: "Baby, you look so beautiful tonight. I've been fantasizing about what you look like under your sexy skirt. I've been having wild thoughts all night."
Wu Lingxi: “Get lost!”
Xia Xi: "Baby, go to the window, I'll be opposite you, I'll watch you in the dark."
"Can you turn on the light so I can see your outline?"
Wu Lingxi: “Get lost!”
Xia Xi: "You almost beat me to death, are you still so ruthless? You won't even let me take a look..."
Wu Lingxi: “Get lost!”
The text messages stopped.
After more than ten minutes, the text message came again.
"I really can't sleep. You're the only thing on my mind. Just let me take a look and let your real figure match the one in my mind. Is that not possible?"
"Wu Lingxi, there must be a limit to how much you can torture people!"
"Is it interesting to torture people to such an extent that they cannot live or die?"
Wu Lingxi stood up.
She came to the window, opened it, and turned on the light! Suddenly, her beautiful silhouette appeared in the window.
Charming.
About a minute later! She turned off the light and returned to bed.
Soon, a text message came.
"Good night, baby!"
Wu Lingxi gritted her teeth, hating her own behavior, and threw the phone onto the carpet to vent her anger.
Xia Xi, who was working in the office building of Shanghai Lightning Group, received a photo. It was a photo of Wu Lingxi standing at the window, with her beautiful silhouette reflected by the light.
Looking at the photo, she sighed deeply.
His eyes also softened.
Then, he called Lin Xiao directly.
At this time, Lin Xiao had already fallen into a half-sleep.
"Still sleeping?" Xia Xi said unhappily, "Hurry up and get up."
"Review today's lessons and take in the new photos."
"If you encounter this tomorrow, you have to react correctly, understand?"
"Did you know? Because of the Spring Festival Gala, Renren's traffic has surpassed ours again, and tonight it has even surpassed us in traffic."
"FUCK, Wu Lingxi is such a difficult woman. You are completely useless to her."
"Where did your ability to chase bubbles go? If you were so powerful, why would you have to fight till now?"
"Useless stuff!"
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At six o'clock the next morning, Wu Lingxi opened her eyes on time like a robot.
Even the alarm went off a few minutes after she woke up.
The first thing she did when she got up was to pick up the phone on the carpet almost instinctively, but just as she bent down to pick it up, she immediately came to her senses.
People who have just woken up are the weakest.
It’s time to decide life or death.
Then, instead of picking up the phone, she stepped on it hard and walked into the bathroom.
And at this moment, the cell phone rang again.
Don't go watch.
Don't answer it.
That's a vicious wolf, and he's hunting you! At this moment of life and death, it all comes down to who is more ruthless.
If you are soft-hearted, you will die! Then, Wu Lingxi ignored the text message on her phone and went into the bathroom to wash and change her clothes.
Ding ding ding! Then, the text message sound came again.
Finally, she picked up her phone again and looked through the text messages.
"Good morning, baby."
"I know you've been awake for a few minutes at this time. I set the alarm to send you a good morning message. I hope that the first thing you see when you open your eyes is me."
"Remember to eat bacon, blueberries, and bananas today. No iced coffee and no lemons. You're probably going to have your period tomorrow."
Wu Lingxi texted back: "Get lost, pervert!"
After getting dressed, she went to the hotel buffet for breakfast.
After a while, Liao Feng sat down in front of her.
"Xixi, why are you eating bananas? Don't you hate bananas the most?"
Wu Lingxi looked at the banana on the plate, then at the hot coffee in her hand. While she was taking the meal, she was also answering the phone and thinking about work. All her movements were unconscious.
I unexpectedly took blueberries, bacon, and bananas.
And took a cup of hot coffee.
She drinks iced coffee every day, even in the coldest weather, because it is more refreshing and can also tighten the skin.
At this time, her work phone rang.
"Ms. Wu, I'm Yang Zhiyuan."
"Mr. Masayoshi Son and I are planning to visit Shanghai on the 17th!"
Wu Lingxi said: "Okay, Mr. Yang."
Then, she put away the phone and said to Liao Feng, "Mr. Yang Zhiyuan and Mr. Son Masayoshi will visit on the 17th."
Suddenly, Liao Feng was excited.
The fruits of victory are already within reach.
The final victory is finally coming.
"I don't want to eat anymore. I'm going back to my room first." Wu Lingxi stood up and went straight back to the room.
After Liao Feng was excited, he suddenly thought of something: why did Yang Zhiyuan call Wu Lingxi instead of him, Liao Feng?
He is obviously the chairman of Renren Group.
After returning to the room, Wu Lingxi went to the mirror and stared at her beautiful face.
What are you doing? Wu Lingxi! Are you looking for death? At this most critical moment, are you looking for death? Don't you know how sinister and vicious that person is? Then, he picked up the special mobile phone, gritted his teeth and emptied the text message library completely.
Turn off your phone.
Just pull out the SIM card, throw it into the toilet, and flush it away.
Then he picked up his work phone, dialed the number and asked, "Haven't you copied the Farmville game on Facebook yet? Hurry!"
After hanging up the phone, she dialed another number, which was Mr. Ma from Tencent.
"Mr. Ma, I suggest you pay attention to Farmville on Facebook. The interactive density of this game is very high. I think QQ Space can completely replicate it."
"Yes, it's just a small game, but I have been observing it for more than half a month. Its social and interactive attributes are very strong."
Not only did she want to plagiarize "Happy Farm" herself, but she also wanted QQ to copy it as well.
Even though Happy Farm hasn't exploded yet, she wants to attack it from all sides.
Then she called Li Qing, the person in charge of Perfect World.
"Boss Li, let your people monitor the in-game ecosystem and all game communities 24 hours a day."
"If there is any sign of trouble, report it to me immediately."
"Whether it's a malicious bug or a cheat, report it to me immediately."
"Not only will they not be fired, but they will also be rewarded."
"If you find a malicious bug, you will be rewarded 30,000 RMB. If you find a cheat, you will be rewarded 50,000 RMB."
"Deliver immediately, without delay."
Li Qing, the person in charge of Perfect World, said: "Boss Wu, this should have been done a long time ago. However... the person in charge of the game is Boss Liao, will he be unhappy?"
The division of labor was very clear before. Liao Feng was responsible for games and Renren Video, and Wu Lingxi focused on Renren.
After all, the entire game was decided by Liao Feng from beginning to end, and he was very sensitive to power. Wu Lingxi needed Liao Feng's cooperation in the next key decision, so she never crossed the line and didn't interfere in the game affairs.
But now... Yang Zhiyuan and Masayoshi Son are about to come, and we really can't afford any major turmoil anymore.
So Wu Lingxi had no choice but to intervene in the game affairs again.
After giving the instructions, she rushed to handle the work.
However, half an hour after working, she couldn't help but pick up the special mobile phone, forgetting that the card in it had been removed and flushed.
Soon, the work phone rang.
"Ms. Wu, it's almost time to leave for the airport." Her assistant called to remind her.
Wu Lingxi: "Are Lin Xiao and the others on this plane?"
Assistant: “I don’t know, but he should be there.”
Wu Lingxi: "Change the ticket to the next flight."
The assistant was stunned, then said, "Yes!"
Soon, Liao Feng sent a text message asking why the flight was changed, but Wu Lingxi did not reply.
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Next, the entire Renren Group entered the final sprint to welcome the arrival of Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi.
A few days before the Spring Festival, the number of online users of "Perfect World" has been relatively low, one reason is that the previous data has been rolled back, and the other is that everyone has to visit relatives and friends.
But a few days before the Spring Festival, the number of online users began to gradually pick up.
Following this curve, I believe that when Yang Zhiyuan and Son Masayoshi arrive, the number of online game users will reach a peak.
And it was on February 14th, Valentine's Day! Around 10 o'clock in the evening.
Li Qing, the person in charge of "Perfect World", called.
Wu Lingxi answered the call immediately.
"Boss Wu, we found a serious bug! We found a serious bug!"
"You can copy high-level equipment in the game!"
Wu Lingxi was not very professional in gaming, but she could tell the seriousness of the problem and asked, "Compared to the last bug, how serious is this?"
Li Qing: "This BUG is even more devastating!"
Wu Lingxi: "How long has it been there?"
Li Qing: "It took no more than two hours. Thanks to Mr. Wu's decision, everyone's enthusiasm for discovering bugs and plug-ins has increased unprecedentedly."
Wu Lingxi: "Immediately reward the person who reported this with 30,000 yuan, right now!"
"The game will be temporarily shut down for maintenance immediately to fix the bug!"
Li Qing: “Yes!”
A moment later, Liao Feng rushed directly into Wu Lingxi's office.
"Wu Lingxi, give me an explanation!"
"We agreed that the game is my territory and you don't interfere."
"Besides, we just had maintenance yesterday, and now we have to temporarily suspend the service again?"
"Lin Xiao's "Zhu Xian" will be closed beta tomorrow, and we have to suspend the service again?"
"Is this child's play?"
"Which side do you lean towards?"
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Note: This climax will be completed in the next few chapters. I will do my best to write it. If you have monthly tickets, please give them to me. Thank you!
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