Super Spender

Chapter 717: Chapter 711: Dependence

According to Finn Lewis, if the helmets were sold at a non-profit rate, the promotion pace would be slow and many players wouldn’t be able to afford it. It would be better to sell at a loss for broader promotion. However, Mr. M also stated that the final agreement from the board came because Finn decided to bear all the losses himself.

Rather than the company footing the bill, so the final price was set. When this news leaked, players worldwide hailed Finn as a truly conscientious boss. “Damn, he’s making games at a loss for the players”. Some media outlets doubted this claim, arguing if any capitalist would run a business with a deficit. But no matter the skepticism, one thing couldn’t be denied.

The price of these glasses can’t possibly be manufactured at a cost of 300 Flame Nation coins. The technology of graphene, mainly used in the construction of the glasses, had matured so much due to the Virtual World Corporation. Though most people knew how expensive this technology is to manufacture, they also understood that some even more advanced materials were involved. Many of these raw materials were scarce on Earth.

The cost of these raw materials was high, and you couldn’t knock off much from the production cost. 300 Flame Nation coins was simply impossible. Many top tech firms around the world had been consulted, and they all confirmed that even at a cost of about 2000 Flame Nation coins, production would be hard to achieve.

Even at that, production would only be feasible in countries with very low labor costs. Flame Nation’s labor cost had already skyrocketed, making it impossible to maintain said cost.

300 Flame Nation coins, that was ridiculously cheap. In fact, that was a big reason why so many glasses were sold.

Finn Lewis did not attend the press conference announcing the start of testing, but Kay Lee did. On the stage, the dazzling Kay instantly became every player’s goddess. With a smile, she addressed the crowd on behalf of Finn, “Beforehand, Finn promised everyone some good news during the public testing. Due to some important business, I’m here to deliver the news instead.”

“The first piece of good news is that our holographic glasses will each come with an embedded Eve Morrison AI system. In a month, the personification level of the Eve system will be ranked. The higher the rank, the higher the degree of intelligence. Your Eve system from your glasses can be linked with your phone’s Eve system, enhancing the system to a new intelligence level. This way, your phone will work seamlessly with your glasses. You wouldn’t miss any vital calls while gaming.”

“The second piece of good news is that our holographic glasses all come with a unique code, which is the glasses’ identity credential. This code will be registered on the official website of the Virtual World Corporation, linked with the Eve system you purchase. This code will also act as your unique ID in the game, allowing you to add other users as friends.”

“If you lose your glasses or your phone, submitting an identity verification on the official website will help you locate your device. Additionally, glasses can be used as a phone, enabling direct calls with another user who also has the glasses.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“The third piece of good news is that the Virtual World Corporation will set up a transition zone outside the Second Life. In this zone, you can browse the company’s 3D holographic website. Another great piece of news is that we’ve signed contracts with Flame Nation’s Wealthy Babe and the Southern Federation’s Eby. They’ve also created 3D holographic websites, allowing you to see genuine 3D projection of goods through the glasses.”

With Kay’s announcement, the venue was filled with hushed whispers and cheers from all journalists and players present.

Most media outlets showed little reaction to the good news. They saw it as services tailored for Virtual World Corporation players, not much more than simple reporting. However, no one realized that those pieces of good news were Finn’s true objectives.

Holographic glasses aren’t exactly convenient. While they are referred to as “glasses”, the upper part is a helmet with just a pair of glasses at the front. It can’t be as small as sunglasses, even with Galactic Federation’s technology.

Of course, it could be made even smaller, but this model has already made tremendous advancements. Many countries had bought and dismantled the glasses to study the internal structure, but due to the vast technological gap, they typically couldn’t even understand the basic structure, let alone conduct research.

Finn was originally going to attend the press conference, but he had to temporarily leave Earth due to an emergency involving Jasmine Davis. Jasmine had requested to meet Finn, and he felt obliged to oblige.

“What did you want to see me about? And hold on, didn’t you mention before that you were leaving? Why are you still here?” Finn remembered that Jasmine should have already left.

“You just can’t wait to see me leave, can you?” Jasmine rolled her eyes.

“Well, no. But it just seemed strange to me.” Finn shrugged after choking a bit on his words. His status had changed, but that had little to do with Jasmine Davis who wasn’t a citizen of the Galactic Federation. Hence, she wouldn’t care whether he was royal or not.

“Business first. I formally request your permission for our people to join you,” said Jasmine, her face serious.

Finn paused for a moment, and, looking at Jasmine thoughtfully, asked: “What do you mean, ‘join me’?”

“We, our people. If you need anything, we have your back. I assure you, there are no unforgivable criminals among us. If there are, we’ll handle them ourselves. You won’t have to get involved. We aren’t the most disciplined, but we’re good people. What I mean by joining you is, can we migrate some of our people to your location? You plan to terraform a planet, right? It’s highly unlikely that you’d fill it up. We’re only a few hundred thousand. We wouldn’t take up much space.” Quickly, Jasmine explained.

Finn hadn’t expected Jasmine to make such a request. He gave it some thought before eventually asking, “You mean, the families of the people on your ship?”