Chapter 337: It’s Finally Here

Wang Song’s words surprised both people present.

Su Wangchuan was surprised because, from such a brief moment of contact, the other man had been able to judge with precision the realm of his third-rank protective body technique…

What sharp eyes.

That was no simple feat.

“And there’s more!”

“In fact, every time a game studio nurtures a first-rank martial artist or a second-rank martial artist, that game studio receives corresponding support and rewards! And if it nurtures a third-rank martial artist, the reward is even greater… The person who benefits is the boss himself.” Wang Song smiled at Su Wangchuan as he said, “The boss of Warring States Game Studio managed, thanks to Bai Jingtang and you, to exchange for a sixth-rank martial arts manual with almost no effort, and his strength rose dramatically! So being the owner of a studio actually comes with major advantages. You’ll understand that later.”

Su Wangchuan’s eyes widened in astonishment as he turned to look at Su Wan.

There was actually such an arrangement?

How much advantage had that unseen big boss behind the scenes taken from him?

No wonder the other party had never once tried to force him into gold transactions after he joined the Caobang.

A sixth-rank martial arts manual had to be worth at least ten thousand taels of gold, even by the most conservative estimate.

Su Wan felt a little guilty under Su Wangchuan’s gaze and turned her head aside.

Wang Song looked at Su Wangchuan, then at Su Wan, and pushed a black Bluetooth earpiece into Su Wangchuan’s hand.

“This is something our center developed. If there is urgent intelligence in the future, you can contact us directly. The center has people on duty twenty-four hours a day.”

“And also…”

“If anyone in your studio suffers Soul Withering, we can receive the alert immediately and issue a warning to your studio at once.”

“Your studio supervisor already has one of these as well.”

“Oh, right!”

“Your supervisor’s name is Li Na. You can coordinate with her and choose a name for your game studio.”

Su Wan was a second-rank martial artist and had likewise cultivated a third-rank protective body technique. Naturally, she knew what it meant for a third-rank protective body technique to have reached the realm of Integration.

It meant that, even against veteran third-rank martial artists, Su Wangchuan would find it very difficult to fall into a disadvantage.

That also meant that, while Su Wangchuan had been making money in 《spirit realm》 and piling up attributes by cultivating various martial arts, he had not neglected his core techniques or actual combat strength.

“Very well.”

“You’ve passed the evaluation.”

Wang Song took out a black object that looked like another Bluetooth earpiece and held it out before Su Wangchuan.

“You now possess the qualifications to hold a game studio license.”

“According to the rules of the 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center, you have been forcibly conscripted!”

Eh?

Su Wangchuan stood there in a daze, instinctively turning to Su Wan.

What was going on?

Su Wan spread her hands helplessly.

“As long as a player reaches the third rank, the state will assign them a game studio. You become the studio boss.”

“That’s how Captain Bai was conscripted back then too.”

In truth, she had her own grievances that she could not speak aloud.

They had only just produced a Captain Bai…

And she had been forcibly conscripted.

Now it was Su Wangchuan’s turn, this great source of gold.

Warring States Game Studio was about to lose another pillar of support.

“Let me explain.”

Grinning, Wang Song pushed up the polarized glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, “Given the current situation abroad, where Gaming Helmets have already gone on sale, and given that 《spirit realm》 is becoming known to more and more people, the full domestic release of Gaming Helmets is already close to the point where it can no longer be suppressed.”

“Right now, many wealthy people and young people are trying every possible way to learn about and gain access to 《spirit realm》 through foreign channels! If this continues, something serious will happen.”

“The meaning from above is this: it is better to guide than to block!”

“We’ll open a gap first.”

Su Wangchuan frowned slightly.

Wang Song continued, “But taking into account how the public release of 《spirit realm》 abroad led to far too many innocent deaths, we will still release it domestically in the form of game studios.”

“Only…”

“Each studio has limited capacity, and right now we urgently need to arrange more game studios to take in a large number of new players.”

“And you, along with all players who have reached the third rank but are still attached to a game studio, will be given an entirely new status! All of you will receive game licenses, obtain a state-supported game studio, and be assigned a designated supervisor to assist you in operating it, managing it, and arranging for newcomers to enter 《spirit realm》.”

Wang Song explained everything with perfect clarity.

Su Wangchuan also knew that, after Captain Bai had been conscripted and made the owner of a game studio, she had not actually needed to personally handle too many affairs. Specialists like Su Wan had been assigned to take care of training newcomers and assembling Gold-Farming Teams and Land-Clearing Teams.

To be honest, he felt a little anticipation.

He was different from Captain Bai.

Captain Bai had taken the lone-wandering route in 《spirit realm》, that of a wandering heroine.

When she went to the coast, she took office alone.

She knew nobody there, and her start had been difficult.

Su Wangchuan was different.

He was the Deputy Hall Master of the Caobang’s Sanhe Commandery hall, concurrently serving as the Branch Helm Leader of the Sanjiang Branch Helm. In the game, he already had over a thousand subordinates beneath him. His resources, connections, and status were on an entirely different level.

And more than that—

He had already been preparing to bring Lin Jiahe, Chen Gang, Li Xiangyang, and the others into 《spirit realm》 and form his own game studio.

“In view of Mr. Su Wangchuan’s identity within 《spirit realm》, we have decided to place your game studio in this very city, in the fifty-four-story building next to Xiaozhong Temple.”

Wang Song handled things with crisp efficiency.

“From this moment onward, you are no longer a member of Warring States Game Studio, but the owner of a studio of your own…” He raised his eyes and looked directly at Su Wangchuan. “We have already arranged in advance for a supervisor to go and begin renovating the entire building. At the latest… you may move in tomorrow. Mr. Su can begin preparing.”

The moment Su Wangchuan heard that it was near Xiaozhong Temple, his eyes lit up.

Wasn’t that right near the Bajiquan Martial Arts Gym? It was not far from the Warring States Building either.

“Good!”

“I accept.”

“May I ask what obligations and responsibilities I will have once I obtain the license and become the owner of a studio?”

Su Wangchuan adjusted quickly.

Wang Song smiled.

“In the early stage, our country will allocate one thousand Gaming Helmets to each new company. In other words, nearly one million Gaming Helmets will be released onto the market this time!”

“With nearly one million newcomers entering 《spirit realm》 all at once, the greatest issue is how to settle them, help them survive, and help them adapt to the world of 《spirit realm》. Every studio must do its utmost to ensure their personal safety.”

“Game studios with high survival rates will receive our continued support and be granted certain quotas, including Gaming Helmets, martial arts manuals from 《spirit realm》, equipment, pills, and all kinds of resources.”

“As for studios with low survival rates, we will reduce their subsequent supply of Gaming Helmets and also reduce the corresponding support they receive in the game… If the circumstances are severe, and a studio allows large-scale newcomer deaths through negligence, it may even face criminal punishment.”

Su Wangchuan listened very seriously, nodding again and again.

The rules and regulations of the 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center were quite humane.

Support in the game existed side by side with punishment, which could push the various game studios to protect their employees as much as possible, rather than treating them as nothing more than tools to be exploited.