During the two days on the ship, Shi Xing was able to relax completely and no longer worry about company matters, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
When I called my parents, they kept complaining that I had abandoned them and that my three little brats were living it up on their own.
Shi Qi also said that her friend was extremely regretful, having missed such a great opportunity.
Shi Xing laughed out loud: "Alright, alright, it's no big deal. I'll take you out to play again when you're all free next time, or during summer vacation. The whole ship is mine, you can play whenever you want!"
The group then fell silent, satisfied.
The vacation flew by, and when the boat returned to the dock, everyone on board was still reluctant to leave.
Having enjoyed a wonderful holiday, Shi Xing returned to his career development, working tirelessly every day.
The cicadas' song has not yet ceased, the summer heat has not yet faded, and time has already swiftly marched towards the clear autumn.
In his office on the 31st floor of the Jinchao Center Building, Shi Xing, dressed in a white shirt and slightly flared jeans, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling city below, his gaze somewhat vacant.
During the day, it's fine; the glass of the skyscrapers reflects the dazzling sunlight. But at night, the true prosperity of Shanghai is revealed. The understated yet luxurious lights illuminate the entire city, and the hidden extravagance and splendor can only be experienced by a select few.
She used to belong to the crowd who couldn't appreciate or enjoy this scene; now she belongs to the class that controls this prosperity.
There was a knock on the office door, and Shi Xing snapped out of his daze: "Come in."
Wei Zheng walked into the office, holding several documents in her hand: "President Shi, these are the latest research results from the research institute."
When the topic of Aoduo came up, Xing became interested and quickly walked to his desk and sat down in the ergonomic chair that had been custom-made for him.
Wei Zheng is one of her special assistants. She is a graduate of a prestigious university, has outstanding abilities, and is a very talented person.
The Future Biological Research Institute, which belongs to Aoduo Biotechnology, is a newly rebuilt research institute that is currently researching the Cleansing Pill that she had redeemed from the system shop long ago.
Previously, because the most important raw material did not exist in this world, she specially purchased the Bai Baicao Garden Chinese medicinal herb planting base in Nanxi Province to cultivate medicinal materials.
A few months ago, she redeemed a potion from the system shop that could accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs. All the herbs she planted matured and were harvested, and a new batch was planted.
After such a long period of preparation, everything is now ready except for developing the Qingti Pill.
The advent of Qingti Pills will save countless lives.
After quickly reading through the documents in his hand, Shi Xing smiled.
The development of the Cleansing Pill is 75% complete, and it's almost finished. She has focused her energy on it for the past few months, and the important parts are basically done. The rest can be handed over to them.
Half of the institute's staff were acquired through the system's online store, and the other half were recruited, so she was quite confident about it.
Everyone says that if you can't lead a team well, you'll just be working yourself to death.
Although her businesses are growing, so are her staff. So she only needs to handle certain essential situations and spends most of her time learning about different companies or signing documents.
As for negotiating contracts, she no longer needs to do those things.
Nowadays, it's not her seeking collaborations, but others begging her to collaborate.
Everyone knows that she's cooperating with the country in Beijing; having the motherland as her backer makes things easier.
Thinking of the new otome game that Jingyou had already completed, and the fact that Jingyou had sent her the final version yesterday, Shi Xing got up and walked to the rest area after Wei Zheng finished reporting.
There's a custom-made gaming pod in the rest area where she plays Kyushu Immortal Realm in her spare time, checking out updates and such.
Upon its release, Nine Provinces Immortal Realm became the most popular game in the world, and its popularity was unimaginable, with the number of daily online players far exceeding that of any other game.
Aside from the game content, its most important feature is undoubtedly its holographic gameplay; the value of being the first holographic game is self-evident.
Because the NPCs in the game use cutting-edge AI technology, their dialogues and behaviors are no longer restricted, with only a few lines repeated over and over. Many people have even started playing the game and having a human-computer romance.
She thought, "After the otome game 'Beyond Time and Space, Within the World' is released, the first customers to grab it won't be from the 'Nine Provinces Immortal Realm' side, right?"
He chuckled softly without realizing it and sat down in the game pod.
As my thoughts drifted into the game, the first thing that caught my eye was the character customization interface.
In a simple white bedroom, a virtual body stands in front of a full-length mirror, above which is a panel.
Just like in the Immortal Realm of the Nine Provinces, everyone here will create their own unique face.
The art style, like that of Kyushu Immortal Realm, is 3D with a focus on realism.
Of course, you can also import your own facial data, use your own face directly, or modify the data you want. She feels that she could play around with the face-customization interface all day long.
Shi Xing imported her facial data and changed her makeup since there wasn't anything she wanted to modify.
There is also a wardrobe in the bedroom where you can change clothes.
Shi Xing naturally received an internal account, so in addition to the three basic outfits that were given to him, his wardrobe also contained all the outfits that had already been released.
She chose a light pink tulip skirt to wear, paired with white leather shoes, and then went to the dressing table to choose a black curly hairstyle and a few small accessories to complete the look.
This outfit is quite cute, and it gives off a very youthful vibe.
She explored the entire bedroom: the wardrobe was for changing clothes, the full-length mirror was for sculpting her face and body, and the dressing table was for applying makeup and choosing accessories.
She only officially entered the game after she had a pretty good understanding of it.
She participated in some of the game's production in the early and mid-stages, but later she got busy with satellites and Qingti pills, so she didn't continue to spend time on the game's production. This was her first time officially experiencing the game after it was completed.
Her vision went black for a moment, and when the light returned, she was lying on a small bed.
"A host that can be bound has been detected. System 001 is intervening. Would you like to bind?"
A mechanical voice, indistinguishable between male and female, rang in his mind, and Shi Xing was momentarily dazed.
She unconsciously thought of that bright and sunny afternoon when she met Jiu Jiu.
"Who are you?"
Thinking that she was playing a game, she put herself in the game and asked the question in order to test it out.
"I am System 001, from interstellar year 3001. My mission is to collect love and various emotions. Would you like to bind?"
Why should I bind it?
The system seemed to hesitate for a moment: "...Can we start dating after binding?"
Shi Xing laughed and didn't ask again: "Binding."
Here, different questions will elicit different answers; there is no fixed answer. The system hesitates for a moment because of its inherent personality, as it itself is unaware of any benefits it might receive.
You can also choose not to bind it here, but if you don't bind it, the system will disappear and the game will exit.
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