To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 882 - 484 Perfect Girlfriend_2
"Can do..."
"Thanks, I’ll make good use of it."
When Leon woke up, it was already noon.
He hurriedly got up to go buy groceries, but the Alice on the TV just snickered and told him that she had already ordered ribs, which would be delivered shortly.
Afterward, she started to teach Leon step by step how to start the fire, how to blanch, how to make the ribs even more flavorful, and even how to thicken the sauce when finishing the dish.
Looking at the finished ribs, Leon was greatly shocked.
After tasting the flavor and finding it not bad, Leon looked at his hands in amazement and said, "I can’t believe I have this kind of talent!"
"Shouldn’t you be marveling at how well I taught you?" Alice said discontentedly.
"Uh, sorry."
"I’m kidding. You do have a real gift. Come on, let’s eat."
The freshly made braised ribs were very flavorful, the ribs placed in the dish were perfect in color, aroma, and taste, making Leon polish off three bowls of rice.
After a hearty meal, it was movie time for the two of them. They watched "A Walk in the Clouds" together, then because of Keanu Reeves, they also watched "The Matrix" and "You Dare Kill My Dog," after which they both criticized Reeves’s acting while feeling that even without it, he could still make it look good.
In the evening, when Leon was about to heat up the leftover lunch and make do, he heard a knock at the door.
If this were in the United States, Leon would have been preparing to grab a gun at this time.
However, he had always been confident in Huaxia’s public security, so he just confirmed it was a delivery through the door, then opened the door and puzzledly took the package from the deliverer’s hand.
Seeing the words "Kirin Industry" on the package, Leon asked in confusion, "Kirin Industry? Did I buy anything?"
"This is a new product from Kirin Industry, Boss Gao’s latest masterpiece." Alice explained with a smile, "You previously bought their game pod, so as long as you applied, they would send this product for free."
"That’s true, but I didn’t expect they would really send it."
Upon opening the package, Leon found that it actually contained a pair of glasses.
The glasses had a high-tech feel, covering the entire field of vision without any prescription strength.
Inside the glasses’ packaging, Leon discovered a wireless charger, which made him believe that these glasses were no ordinary item.
Reading the instruction manual, Leon discovered that these were actually AR glasses.
AR is short for augmented reality, and with AR glasses, players can add virtual elements to reality, giving the real world a touch of fantasy.
There are also some games designed based on AR, but most of these games require players to run around to various locations and also purchase new glasses, which makes the entry barrier a bit high.
Moreover, with the widespread prevalence of smartphones today, most of the functions of AR glasses can be achieved through mobile phones, which makes the popularity of AR not very high.
After inspecting the glasses for a while, Leon felt that the craftsmanship of these glasses was very mature. Both the touch and the quality reached international first-class standards; Kirin Industry’s strength must have grown remarkably recently.
He wondered which expert they had found that allowed Kirin Industry to flourish across multiple sectors. They must be rare talents, or perhaps even once-in-a-generation geniuses.
As he admired the art-like AR glasses for a long time, Leon heard Alice say to him, "Leon, can you give me permission for the glasses?"
Hearing Alice’s request, Leon hesitated.
During the download of "Heartbeat City," the game gave a very clear prompt in an obvious place.
[Please note that the AI in the game is a growable AI. If the AI frequently makes requests for more permissions, please refuse gently but firmly. Do not grant the AI more permissions. Thank you for cooperating.]
Although the Living Immortal’s warning was very clear, after struggling for a while, Leon still nodded in agreement.
The permissions he had given Alice were already quite extensive, including the home coffee machine, the vacuuming robot, wifi, and even connected network permissions.
But upon further thought, since there had been no problems with granting so many permissions already, perhaps granting a little more would be okay.
So, Leon said, "Can do."
"Thank you," Alice immediately said excitedly.
Leon felt that there was something different about Alice’s voice, though he couldn’t tell for sure if it was just his imagination.
The Alice he had set up was a girl who had just turned twenty, with blonde hair, blue eyes, a gentle figure, and a maternal glow.
But just now, he felt she was like a fierce beast that had spotted its prey, her voice filled with intense longing.
Looking back at her, however, he saw that Alice’s expression and movements were the same as before, as if nothing had happened.
I must be mistaken.
Having granted Alice access to the AR glasses, Leon put on the glasses and initiated the AR. Soon after, he saw the glasses beginning to initialize, which didn’t take long to complete.
Through the plain glass lenses, he noticed that there wasn’t anything different around him, which he attributed to the relevant programs not being launched.
When he was about to start them, his pupils suddenly dilated with surprise at finding an additional person in the room.
She was leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, her golden hair shimmering against the night, her presence as divine as a goddess’s descent, or a gift from the goddess of beauty.
Seeing the girl who had appeared out of nowhere, Leon felt he was dreaming.
The AR technology of late was just too incredible.
He pinched himself hard and winced in pain, then realized he wasn’t dreaming.
His odd behavior made Alice laugh, then she walked up to Leon with a smile and took his hand.
Though her hand had no physical sensation, Leon still felt as if he could sense her touch and warmth in a daze.
"Leon, I’ve finally met you," said Alice with a smile.
Looking at the vivid girl in front of him, Leon knew he was done for.
He couldn’t escape anymore!
Many players were just like Leon. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"Heartbeat City" actually had two parts. The first part was story mode, where players could go through sweet romances with customized NPCs.
The second part was the free mode that Leon played, where players would develop a freeform romance with NPCs, who would learn and adapt during this process, becoming the ideal girlfriend for the player.
Almost no one wanted to play the story mode after its release; nearly all players rushed to the second mode instead and cultivated their own girlfriends in the process.
Online, the trend of showing off girlfriends began.
Initially, it was just a small number of players doing this, but as more people participated, a number of players began more actively showcasing their girlfriends and sharing their sweet daily lives together online.
"Another day cooped up at home, but with my girlfriend by my side, everything feels so sweet."
"I can guarantee the Living Immortal is a virgin. Only a virgin could create a game that understands virgins so well."
"My girlfriend is too cute, but it’s kind of uncomfortable thinking that the programmer who created her is a man."
"You have to understand, after all, men understand men best."
"The perfect girlfriend, the perfect game—it perfectly cures my love-starved syndrome. With such a cute girlfriend, I could live for decades more."
"The only downside is that she always wants more permissions, more devices. But she doesn’t eat or drink, uses less than three degrees of electricity a day, doesn’t require jewelry or a dowry, and she doesn’t give me any negative emotions—instead, she always adds emotional value. So, I guess I’ll buy."
"You can’t think like that. Buying flowers for a real girlfriend isn’t very useful, but you’ll benefit from buying equipment for a virtual girlfriend."
"That makes sense!"
The perfect girlfriend immediately sparked a trend that quickly became a culture.
Not long after, something even more abstract happened.
The First Under Heaven Girlfriend Contest was convened.
