Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 657: Chapter 624: The Blatant Differential Treatment

“Wtf?!”

Daniel could feel his kidney explode, collapsing onto the ground weakly.

Before he could struggle, a bullet from another direction hit his other kidney. He fell flat on the ground, a salted fish completely devoid of dreams.

It was already 8 o’clock in the evening in Daxia, but only 12 o’clock noon in the UK. Daniel chose this noon time to join the “Hunting Contest” for some excitement.

As a result, he got backstabbed right away.

“I’ll make you pay, you’ll regret this!,” Daniel fumed silently.

But 15 minutes later, just as he was sitting up from the ground, he heard a “bang” gunshot.

A surge of blood gushed from his neck, and he collapsed again.

“Bang! Bang!”

Two more confirmatory shots, leaving no room for doubt.

…

Once again after 15 minutes, Daniel rolled away at the moment his “paralysis” status wore off.

Sure enough, he saw two bullets hit the spot he was just laying on!

“Shameless guy!”

Daniel tried to counterattack.

But being attacked from both sides, there was no hope of turning the tables. In the end, he ended up lying miserably on the ground, gazing at the blue sky while questioning his life.

Then, he decisively withdrew from the competition.

The same scenario also unfolded among European players in Germany, France, Italy, etc. Due to the time zone difference, they entered the competitive hunting ground a step slower than the Southeast Asian countries.

It was like a sweeping wave, quickly sieving out the most ruthless, the most strategic, the best shots, and the strongest hunters.

The eliminated people had no choice but to rest, while those who survived continued to compete against the other ruthless players, fighting all-out.

Under this situation, the average points of the participating hunters inevitably kept decreasing.

The last match Ivan Ivanov participated in before he went to bed was still ranked first in the whole game, but the score had dropped to 2128 points.

Not even half of the score from his first match.

His energy was fully consumed in the struggle against his opponents.

Before going to bed, he worried about how bad the environment would degrade the next day and whether he could still hunt properly?

The next day, this ominous premonition came true:

Before starting the match, Ivan watched several live broadcasts from the official live stream room and painfully saw that the average championship score had dropped to 1800 points.

After watching a few matches and getting accustomed to the current environment, he started the competition again.

*

In Daxia, Lance was also fighting hard in the competition.

But his mood was a bit complicated.

Because his trophy points were actually far behind, purely relying on his superior fighting skills allowed him to hold on without being eliminated.

But winning the competition on fighting skills alone was impossible.

It’s impossible for the players to be eliminated down to only 100 people in just three days of competition.

But in the end, there can only be 100 winners, so the ranking will be 100% based on trophy points.

But looking at the trophy points, although Lance was not eliminated, he felt like he was.

His current feeling was that he was doing a futile effort.

He even missed the class team-building event.

Having just returned to the classroom not long ago, it was the time to communicate more with his classmates. Missing the opportunity made him feel quite regretful.

…

At this time, Shuihua and her roommates were already queuing at the entrance of the Cloud Dream Experience Store.

The classmates were very surprised: the school actually allowed them a whole half day to come out and play!

In the third year of high school, this was simply unthinkable.

What’s more incredible was that the Cloud Dream Experience Store was willing to clear out so many days to let their school hold private events!

Before, even booking an hour was very difficult.

Everyone was in line, scanning their ID cards one by one to enter.

“Beep—”

One person.

“Beep—”

Another person.

Each time it beeped, the employee of the Experience Store would hand over a card swiftly. The students would find their own small compartments according to the information on the card.

There were also employees standing outside the small compartments, ready to provide assistance if any student hadn’t used the Mirage console before.

“Beep—”

“I’m going in first,” the roommate in front greeted Shuihua and a few other girls.

“Okay, see you inside.”

The girls were chatting while Shuihua handed over her ID card.

The employee took it and scanned it on the machine.

But this time, instead of the usual “beep”, a string of melodious music sounded.

The roommates who were talking halted, and those who were inside or in line outside all stopped, looking curiously at the registration desk.

Shuihua was also a little puzzled.

The employee of the Experience Store was the first to react, a big smile breaking out on his face: “Welcome to the Cloud Dream Experience Store.”

The other employee who was giving cards to the students withdrew the card intended to be given to Shuihua, and instead handed over another golden-trimmed card, saying, “This is our Experience Store’s Honorary Membership card. With this card, you can use our reserved equipment without making any appointment.”

“Furthermore, using this card, you can play for free in the Experience Store for 10 hours every week.”

Shuihua was a bit puzzled, she didn’t take the card but asked in confusion, “Why?”

The store manager who had rushed over took over the conversation and explained to Shuihua:

“Because you are an Honorary Player of Cloud Dream. All offline Cloud Dream Experience Stores are planning to provide more benefits for Honorary Players. However, the relevant rules are still being prepared and planned, and are expected to be fully implemented on New Year’s Day. You can come back then.”

“Oh, thank you,” Shuihua heard it wasn’t a special benefit, but something all Honorary Players get, so she happily accepted the card.

Although her family has a Mirage console, it was a “True Limited Edition” assembled by Lincoln. There was no need to come to the Experience Store to play.

But free things make you happy!

After giving out the Honorary Membership Card, the employee took the initiative to lead Shuihua to the private compartment.

The store’s compartments were all the same, without any distinction between high and low level. If there were, they would have to arrange a luxurious compartment for Shuihua.

The students watched this naked special treatment in a daze, sparking a wave of heated discussion:

“What’s going on?”

“Honorary Player? Is she very good at playing games?”

“I don’t know, I just see her running away quickly every day after school, never attending evening self-study, so she’s actually been going home to play games?”

“Not only is she good at games, but her grades are also getting better and better. I’m so envious.”

…

The head teacher who was standing at the door maintaining order was also stunned.

However, what shocked her was different from the students –

This was the first time she knew that Shuihua was commuting from home, not because there was a powerful home teacher, or that her parents were very good at teaching, but because she went home to play games every day??

This can’t happen?!

Yes, her grades have indeed improved, but if she doesn’t go home to play games and uses all the time for learning, her grades would be even better, wouldn’t they?

No, a home visit is needed!

The head teacher made up her mind secretly.

She must make her parents aware of the seriousness of this matter!