Holographic Game
City A. East District.
Over the past two years, this area had become extremely prosperous. A large number of emerging tech companies had gathered here, and the buildings all looked highly futuristic. Many businesses had also moved in nearby, housing prices had been rising steadily, and it was faintly becoming the city’s new centre.
All of this was mainly thanks to the internet industrial park planned and established here by Gu Group.
Now, the entire park integrated artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data analysis, and other information technologies. With visualised management, efficiency was extremely high, order was excellent, and industry development was being rapidly pushed forward.
And the building at the centre of the park was where 01 was located.
—01, the big shot surrounded like the moon among stars throughout the entire park.
Not only had she single-handedly created the wildly popular domestic CMore platform, completed its IPO, successfully listed it, and turned it into a phenomenal case of platform commercialisation; in the past two years, she had also personally driven the fourth technological revolution in gaming, advancing holographic spatial projection technology and becoming the beginning of a new gaming revolution.
The game ‘Apocalypse Recreated’, developed by 01 and her team, had gone through years of research and development, successfully breaking through somatosensory systems, laser technology, aerial projection, and interactive technologies. This brand-new game format broke away from the traditional two-dimensional method of showing perspective and shadows, achieving virtualised 3D imaging and successfully applying it to production.
Although the cost was high and mass production was difficult, and it had not been favoured by others in the gaming industry, this was still standing at the very tip of the wave of the era. Over the years, every time they produced results, it caused huge waves in the industry both domestically and internationally. And now, after several rounds of internal testing, the game was about to be livestreamed to the public—
Industry insiders who had tested the game said: incredible.
Although objective factors like R&D costs and trial costs made nationwide promotion difficult for now, once a holographic game of such shocking quality was released, it would absolutely create a national wave. Even just the popularity of online livestream viewing would be enough to make CMore and the entire game team earn a fortune.
So over these years, 01 was publicly recognised as—
a big shot from another world.
Absurdly strong! Sister Ning!
But Ning Yi’s own life was actually very ordinary.
—Working on technology, playing games, and scamming her husband into investing money.
Hehe ^3^
After all, game development had a long cycle, and they had to break through technical barriers. Without strong capital support, it couldn’t be done. Fortunately, Gu Group’s development over the past two years was still unstoppable. Your business emperor was forever making big money, prospering and prospering.
Sometimes Ning Yi worked in the office Gu Cheng had given her, and sometimes she came to the building in the industrial park.
When she appeared, she was usually wearing a simple hoodie, carrying a large computer bag on her back, her face fresh and bare, her hair combed back into a high bun. Her whole person looked full of vitality.
Yet within the entire industrial park, she was like a goddess. Everyone who passed by and saw her would subconsciously stop.
“N-Ning Jie!”
“Good afternoon!”
The young programmers were just like Zhao Weining and the others back then. Seeing her made them blush shyly.
“Hello, everyone!” Ning Yi smiled.
The passing years seemed to have left no trace on her face. She was still full of energy, her features bright and her smile radiant.
The young colleagues blushed even harder.
…So jealous of that man!
Ning Yi waved at them. Not far away, “that man” was already standing in front of the building.
In recent years, Gu Cheng had crossed thirty, and the aura around him had grown even more solemn and powerful.
When the emperor appeared, his presence was still unmatched. Behind him stood a row of black-suited bodyguards and four assistants holding tablets and documents, all surrounding the man at the centre.
Gu Cheng’s gaze rested quietly on Ning Yi. When she bounced over, he stepped forward a few paces and caught her.
“Is it heavy?” Gu Cheng weighed her backpack.
“It’s just a laptop!” Ning Yi shook her head. “Have you eaten?”
As Gu Cheng took her bag off and carried it, he laughed softly. “I was waiting for you.”
With her hand freed, Ning Yi naturally slipped it into Gu Cheng’s other hand and said with a grin, “I want stinky rice noodles.”
“You just had it the day before yesterday.”
“I want it again.”
“Not healthy.”
“I—am—eating—it.”
Gu Cheng helplessly squeezed her hand. Fine, then he would pair it with other nutritious side dishes later.
The two walked side by side through the industrial park, far too eye-catching.
Those young programmers from earlier still hadn’t left and were hit by another wave of damage.
Gu Cheng’s gaze swept almost imperceptibly over these tech nerds who treated his wife like a goddess. Over the years, Ning Yi’s status had risen higher and higher, and Wander had always been by her side working on the game too, causing Gu Cheng to often need to raise his presence beside Ning Yi.
So Young Master Gu very superiorly held Ning Yi’s hand, walking slowly, but his sense of ownership was very clear.
Ning Yi ran into the same people who had greeted her earlier and smiled as she waved. “We meet again! It’s mealtime, go eat~”
The goddess was so approachable that their faces turned even redder. They wanted to respond, but were intimidated by Young Master Gu’s aura.
Beside her, Gu Cheng said, “Why don’t you ask me?”
Ning Yi turned her head. “Aren’t you coming with me?”
Gu Cheng said lightly, “But I’m the one who has to endure your stinky rice noodles.”
“Oh,” Ning Yi said sweetly, “thank you, husband. Kiss kiss.”
Gu Cheng’s lips curved in satisfaction. He lifted her hand, lightly kissed the back of it, then held her hand and turned away.
The tech nerds: “…”
—Q口Q Young Master Gu! Don’t go too far!
Being with the goddess is already enviable enough. Did you build this industrial park just to lock us dogs inside and kill us QAQ!!!!
Damn it!! Don’t be so sweet!!
And Assistant Zhou, who had already been promoted and given a raise, swept past them with a benevolent expression.
It’s fine. You’ll get used to it. Anyway, they’ll only get sweeter.
Let everyone ship together ^0^
…
Of course, developing alongside Ning Yi’s career was the true centre of the entire world—
Three years had passed, and Princess Ding Ziyue had made a powerful return with her child!
After years of build-up, her melodramatic love story with Jiang Linyi had finally become a household legend.
When Ding Ziyue was finally moved by Jiang Linyi’s unwavering love — and the fact that there really was no other option — and returned with their child — though in truth, the two of them had never really cut contact during that time — the whole internet finally learned what kind of suffering she had endured all these years!
[Oh my god, Yueyue isn’t just a princess, she’s also a great mother!]
[So touching. The world owes Ding Ziyue its blessings!]
[Even as a mother, she must still be the happiest girl~]
By now, the paid commenters arranged by the Ding family had become so deeply embedded that ordinary passers-by were used to them. But this also proved that Princess Ding had always been protected by the Ding family.
And this time, with her return, the Jiang family and Ding family joined forces to hold a grand banquet for Ding Ziyue!
For a time, Ding Ziyue-related trending topics reached twenty million views online.
Ding Ziyue: Ahahahaha.
As expected. As long as the world kept turning, her pampering-novel life would never stop~
Where was Ning Yi? Still fiddling with her game?
Heh. Unlike her~ She already had a beautiful family of three. What did Ning Yi have?
So Ding Ziyue opened her phone, intending to chat with her dear “younger sister.”
Then a notification popped up.
—01’s creator-led game ‘Apocalypse Recreated’ is about to enter public beta! Over 500 million netizens have reserved to watch online!
Ding Ziyue: ?
She closed her phone again. It was fine. Her eyesight could also be selective.
She had been blind just now.
…
On the gaming pod.
Wander took off the game helmet, recovered for a moment, then sincerely praised, “Damn.”
When this was shown to the audience, no one would be able to avoid saying that same word.
Over the past two years, Wander had worked on this game with Ning Yi. As a popular game streamer and esports player, he had played every zombie game on the market and had even popularised several. In this area, he had provided Ning Yi with a huge amount of experience and advice.
But although he had put his own effort into the game’s creation, he wasn’t on the technical side. The game made by 01 — its visuals, sound, and effects — was absolutely shocking.
When Wander was immersed in the game, he sometimes felt as if he had truly returned to the day the apocalypse descended.
—’Apocalypse Recreated’. Only they could understand the deeper meaning behind that name.
When working on the game’s timeline and storyline, the other designers constantly exclaimed in amazement.
“Why do you have so many ideas?! It’s like you actually experienced it!”
01 and Captain Wan merely exchanged a smile.
Wasn’t that exactly the case?
Of course—there was also Gu Cheng.
This was something they had truly experienced. Now, they could finally show it to the world.
‘Apocalypse Recreated’ began gaining louder and louder anticipation across the entire internet.
Because the game pods were extremely expensive to manufacture, they could not yet be mass-produced, but they could be customised for wealthy players around the world. Their game pod took up only about one square meter. Players had to wear high-level VR helmets, a waist controller protected the player’s body, the circular platform beneath their feet could rotate, and their hands wore haptic point-control gloves. The system included built-in voice recognition, reminders, and other standard functions. Once inside the game, players could see a virtual screen menu.
So for this round of public beta, they invited only one hundred players.
Of course, in the future, they would gradually expand the player base.
But for this beta, the entire internet could watch online in real time, and the viewing experience would be carefully guaranteed.
As for who the hundred players would be, Ning Yi and Gu Cheng had discussed it.
She, Gu Cheng, and Wander could all enter the game. Gu Le had been crying and begging eight hundred years ago to be included, and Zhao Weining, Zhao Mochu, and the others could join too.
And of course—
Princess Ding’s camp.
Gu Cheng lowered his eyes and looked at Ning Yi. Her eyes were sparkling with pure amusement.
Ning Yi: How could anyone not be curious about Princess Ding Ding surviving the apocalypse?!
Seeing her like that, Gu Cheng couldn’t help wanting to laugh too.
She had worked so hard on the game for so long, and now that it was finally about to launch, she could play however she wanted.
But Ning Yi wasn’t sure whether Princess Ding would be willing to participate. After all, she had a child now.
A couple of days later.
With the public beta close at hand, Ning Yi happened to run into Ding Ziyue.
Wherever she appeared, it was as if someone was filming her. At this moment, Ding Ziyue’s gaze was sorrowful, as if she was deliberately creating a fragile, broken beauty effect, standing in the wind and smoothing her hair.
“It’s Sister. Long time no see.” Ding Ziyue looked at Ning Yi with sorrowful holiness, as if there was a halo behind her.
Ning Yi cautiously observed her. After running away with the baby, Princess Ding seemed to have changed again.
Was she… melancholic now?
Ding Ziyue looked at Ning Yi’s rosy complexion and secretly felt jealous, but outwardly continued looking sorrowful. “You must be working very hard lately, Sister. I know… in your life, all you have left is work…”
—Unlike me! Do you understand! Unlike me, with a happy family and two wealthy families pampering me in their palms!
Ning Yi sighed. “It really is hard.”
When Ding Ziyue heard this, she immediately went: “Ahaha—”
She couldn’t help laughing arrogantly for one second, then quickly returned to her fragile expression. “Mm, mm… how pitiful.”
Ning Yi looked at her for a few seconds.
Alright. The melancholy was fake too.
Just like her amnesia years ago, Princess Ding had found herself a new character arc.
^-^ Then there was no problem.
So Ning Yi said kindly, “Come join my game!”
As another attempt to nest something new into this brainless world, she absolutely could not allow it to be without Princess Ding Ding!
But when Ding Ziyue looked at her outstretched hand, she suddenly felt a thrill all the way to the top of her head—haha! Ning Yi had finally lowered her head first! She didn’t care—inviting her meant recognising her!
She laughed with delight. “I do know that netizens really love me…”
Of course, Ding Ziyue would never admit that when she saw the public beta livestream already had five hundred million reservations, she had been extremely tempted and had already thought about how to join.
She had even learned about the game’s mechanics. This game was apocalypse survival: survive until the end, and you win. At the beginning, every player would draw an extremely important character card.
It determined your strongest skill and greatest weakness.
Ding Ziyue believed that, with her importance in this world, she would definitely draw a very important character card!
Come on—she was going to become the most precious little princess of the apocalypse!
Let five hundred million people witness her pampering-novel life plus version!
“I accept your request!” she said proudly.
Ning Yi clapped. “Great!”
Very great!
…
Finally, under the entire internet’s eager anticipation, with livestream reservations approaching eight hundred million—
‘Apocalypse Recreated’ entered public beta, and the full-network livestream began.
The hundred players included 01 and the other main creators, the creators’ families, and wealthy players from various places.
Ning Yi looked at the line-up: it was basically a grand gathering of the entire wealthy pampering-novel world, hahaha.
The game pods had already been delivered to the hundred players. Now, they were about to enter the game together.
Ning Yi was with Gu Cheng.
She held up Gu Cheng’s helmet and smiled at him. “Ready, husband?”
Gu Cheng’s thin lips curved as he lowered his head slightly. “Give me a grand performance, Miss 01.”
“—As you command.”
For Ning Yi, Gu Cheng, and Wander, this was actually a real recreation of a world they had truly experienced.
A true apocalypse.
—And so, the curtain rose.
…
[Holy crap, I see it, I see it!]
[This image quality, holy crap—it’s so realistic. Can our technology really do this?]
[Ahhh Sister Ning, as expected of you!]
The opening scene was a city on the verge of a storm.
The city’s neon lights and giant screens were vivid and alive. The visuals were incredibly detailed—one could even see a rat flashing past in the sewer.
[Ahhh the players appeared!]
[Sister Ning! Young Master Gu! Brother Wan! Ahhh]
[Gu de Mo Ning and Wan Shi Ru Yi meet again! Ahhhh I’m already crying]
[And Princess Ding and Movie Emperor Jiang too—what kind of line-up is this?!]
The entire internet was in a state of excitement. The full brilliance of the technological breakthroughs had not even unfolded yet, and first, the players arrived at the opening stage—
drawing character cards.
In ‘Apocalypse Recreated’, players would face all kinds of crises and survival challenges. The initial character card would give players advantageous skills, while also defining their weaknesses.
So it was extremely important.
Before entering the game, each player’s detailed information was entered, and they completed a clear questionnaire.
Therefore, every person had a profile within the game’s massive database, which affected the randomly generated character card—
For example, when Wander was the first to press [Draw] on the glowing panel in front of him, after rapid calculation, his character card popped out.
[Wander]
[Skills: Leadership max. Combat max.]
Captain Wan expressed satisfaction. “Tsk.”
Gu Cheng glanced at him. “Tsk.”
Two seconds later, Wander’s character card continued loading.
[Weakness: Requires a very large amount of food to maintain energy consumption]
Wander: ?
[Hahahahaha damn]
[I was just shouting Captain Wan, Captain Wan, and the next second I burst out laughing]
[Damn, this game is so interesting hahaha]
With a mocking smile in his eyes, Gu Cheng clicked to draw his own character card.
Ning Yi rubbed her hands together in anticipation.
[It’s here, it’s here! Young Master Gu!]
[So excited!]
[Gu Cheng]
[Skills: Strongest combat power. Riding and archery max. Shooting max.]
Gu Cheng: “Heh.”
Ning Yi: “Wow—”
She actually hadn’t truly seen what Gu Cheng was like in the apocalypse.
This time, it counted as making up for that.
Wander was unhappy. Why did he get one extra skill?
[Ahhh so handsome! As expected of that man!]
[Strongest combat power! Then what weakness could Young Master Gu possibly have?]
Very soon—
[Weakness: Very easily enrages enemies. Easily causes zombies to enter a frenzy.]
Gu Cheng: ?
Wander: Ahahaha, he has one extra weakness too.
The online viewers were dying of laughter.
[Hahahaha is it because Young Master Gu is too arrogant? Hahahaha]
[I have to say, this random draw is really too funny hahaha]
Ning Yi also laughed heartlessly from the side. “Hahaha, looks like you’ll need to be a bit more cautious, husband.”
Expressionless, Gu Cheng closed his glowing panel, lowered his head to look at her, and while everyone else was busy drawing cards, quickly kissed Ning Yi on the lips.
He said softly, “I can still protect you.”
Ning Yi blinked. “—Oh.”
Of course. Many years ago, Gu Cheng had already protected her body well in the apocalypse.
Ning Yi smiled and scratched his palm lightly.
The surrounding players didn’t notice the couple’s little action—but five hundred million netizens, ultra-HD screens, smooth high-quality visuals with no lag… they saw it perfectly! Clearly! Completely!
[Holy crap ahhhh there’s a married couple secretly dating in the apocalypse!!]
[So sweet I’m dying wuwuwu]
[Continue continue ahhhh!]
Ning Yi wasn’t in a hurry to draw her character card. As one of the creators entering the game, she also had to observe server stability. The randomisation of character cards used a strict algorithm, so she needed to observe everyone.
After Wander became the strongest leader and Gu Cheng became the strongest combat force, the male players present couldn’t sit still. Jiang Linyi and the others also began drawing their cards.
Jiang Linyi’s card was a knight with defence max, and his weakness was that he was easily heartbroken.
Ding Ziyue was a little disappointed after seeing it, but it was still acceptable. This setting was clearly one that would pamper her deeply!
This gave Ding Ziyue even more confidence in her own character card.
She had been waiting for the perfect time to appear. Now, seeing that Ning Yi still hadn’t drawn, it was her turn to make a grand entrance!
So the noble Princess Ding of the apocalypse elegantly reached out her hand. “Then, I’ll go~”
Ning Yi: It’s here! Come on!
Netizens also commented one after another:
[I have to admit, I’m really curious about Princess Ding’s weakness hahaha]
[Honestly, Princess Ding has also been quite resilient over the years]
Ding Ziyue pressed [Draw] on her glowing panel. A few seconds later, amid nervous heartbeats, her character card dropped—
[Ding Ziyue]
[Skill: Holy Light Healing. Wherever the light shines, all shall be healed.]
Ding Ziyue: “!!!”
Ning Yi: Oh my god!!!
The netizens exploded again:
[Hahahahaha damn, it really is light! The Goddess of Light!]
[Help, don’t make me laugh hahaha]
Although this skill instantly reminded Ding Ziyue of her dark history as the Goddess of Light, it was fine—after all, she had lost her memory back then—
And this! This was such an important skill!!
This game was a survival game! With healing ability, wouldn’t she become someone everyone fought over?!
Ding Ziyue laughed wildly in her heart—not bad for me! As expected of me!!! Ahahahaha!
She was destined to be fought over!
Now, five hundred million netizens, the whole world, would see how everyone scrambled to pamper her!
For a moment, Ding Ziyue seemed to be enveloped in light. She was so pleased she closed her eyes.
When she opened them again, the next line on her character card appeared.
[Weakness: The most attractive person to zombies in the entire world]
Princess Ding: ? Haha, damn you.
Ning Yi: Hahaha, damn—
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