Chapter 785: The New Item Drawn Out
After arranging all these miscellaneous matters before the Spring Festival, Chen Mo stretched lazily, walked over to the office window, and looked out at the scenery.
If nothing unexpected happened, by the end of next year, he should be able to officially move into the new headquarters.
As the year drew to a close, there were all sorts of trivial things to deal with, so Chen Mo didn't arrange any large-scale game development plans. Even if he were to develop a major game, it would have to wait until after the Spring Festival.
What could relieve his worries? Only the lottery.
In truth, Chen Mo's enthusiasm for the lottery wasn't very high these days. After all, things were different from before. Back then, his abilities in every area were pitifully weak. Making games required not only considering the financial investment but also his own skill ceiling, which imposed many restrictions.
But now, Chen Mo's various design abilities had basically reached the pinnacle of this world. As long as he had enough money and manpower, he could make any game he wanted. There was no need to rely on the lottery to get some special ability.
However, the lottery was still a good way to pass the time.
Chen Mo opened the lottery interface and saw that he had accumulated quite a few lottery chances. After all, he had been saving up for a long time without using them. He had been busy with work before, so he hadn't had time to draw. Now that he had some free time, he might as well draw a few times.
Chen Mo didn't hesitate and started drawing directly.
The lottery interface spun rapidly, and items popped up one after another. Most of them were some useless junk, which Chen Mo had long since gotten used to. After all, the lottery was a pit. If you could draw something good every time, that would be strange.
After drawing more than ten times in a row, Chen Mo finally saw a new item.
[World Update Device (Fragment)]: A mysterious fragment that can be used to update the world's technological level. After use, there is a certain probability of achieving a minor technological advancement in the world.
Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then immediately became interested.
"World update device? This is a good thing!"
Chen Mo had been thinking about how to improve the world's technological level for a long time. After all, many of the games he wanted to make required a higher level of technology to support them. For example, VR games required mature brain-computer interface technology, and fully immersive games required even more advanced technology.
Although the technology in this world was already quite advanced, it was still far from the level Chen Mo wanted. If he could use this world update device to advance the world's technology, it would be a huge help for his future game development.
However, Chen Mo also noticed a few key words on the item description: "Fragment," "certain probability," and "minor technological advancement." In other words, if he only used one, the effect on technological progress would likely be negligible.
How could he get more of these things? Relying solely on the lottery definitely wouldn't work. As a designer, Chen Mo knew too well that the lottery was a scam.
As Chen Mo pondered, he suddenly slapped his forehead: "Right! Since it's a new item, it must be in the item shop, right? I'll just draw another shop key."
Chen Mo drew more than thirty times and finally got a shop key. Without hesitation, he used it immediately.
The key inserted into the vortex in the center of the virtual screen. The vortex spun rapidly, emitting tiny sparks of light, and the dazzling shop once again appeared before Chen Mo.
"There it is! The World Update Device!"
In the first few rows of the shop list, Chen Mo found the [World Update Device (Fragment)]. It was limited to 100 purchases, each costing 10 happiness points and 10 resentment points, meaning it took 10 lottery chances to exchange for one.
Chen Mo couldn't help but feel a bit pained: "What the heck? I thought I'd finally become a big spender after saving up for so long, but it turns out I still can't buy whatever I want!"
Chen Mo checked and saw that he still had 386 lottery chances left. That meant he could only buy 38 fragments. Adding the one he had drawn earlier, that made a total of 39.
It was a number that would drive someone with OCD crazy. He had to round it up to 40 or something, right?
But there was no choice. Chen Mo's system was no longer a pay-to-win system, so he could only silently buy all 38 fragments and then use all 39 items together.
After using them, Chen Mo felt a bit nervous.
Who knew whether using 39 items together was a lot or a little? If the items were used up and the technology only improved by a tiny bit, wouldn't that be a huge loss? After all, the technology in this world was advancing every moment...
Chen Mo waited for ten minutes, but no phone call came. He searched online for tech news but found nothing.
"It probably won't take effect that quickly... Forget it, I'll wait a bit longer."
Just as Chen Mo was about to do something else, his phone rang. He looked and saw it was Zhou Jiangping calling.
"Hmm? Not from the Game Committee?" Chen Mo was a bit surprised.
Chen Mo's cooperation with Zhou Jiangping had basically been limited to the design and production of the Switch. Later on, Chen Mo hadn't made any more hardware and had just focused on selling his Switch. Zhou Jiangping was still working on his Lehui phones.
However, their previous collaboration on producing the Switch had made both Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping appreciate each other, so their personal relationship was pretty good.
"Hey, Old Zhou? What made you think to call me today?" Chen Mo teased.
Zhou Jiangping chuckled: "President Chen, I just heard some very big news, and I immediately thought of you. I think you'll definitely be interested."
Chen Mo said, "Oh? Tell me about it?"
Zhou Jiangping said, "The research institute just released some news. There's been a huge breakthrough in consciousness reading technology. If nothing unexpected happens, a small-scale consciousness reading device can be produced within two weeks."
Chen Mo was startled: "You mean the consciousness reading device used in VR game pods?"
Zhou Jiangping said, "Exactly, that one. What do you think? Isn't that big enough? Normally, designers shouldn't care about this, but I remembered how you handled the Switch before, and I thought you'd be very interested in this."
Chen Mo nodded: "Of course I'm interested. We all know what this means! So, Old Zhou, are you interested in developing a new product together?"
Zhou Jiangping laughed heartily: "Of course I am! This is a huge business opportunity!"