Chapter 272 - If He had a Good Reason, the System would Pay for It! (1/2)

After leaving Zhongdian Chinese Network, Pei Qian returned to Tengda’s office. The game was about to be released; everyone was obviously excited and expectant. Everyone—including Li Yada—was focused on trying out the game. The game had already been tested. Although there were still bugs in it, the chances of players experiencing these bugs were very low. However, no one could relax. Up until this point, they continued to check the game as if they were checking their examination papers at the last minute. Most of them were just trying to comfort themselves.

As for Bao Xu…

He continued playing other games as if he had no plans to test out Repent and Be Saved like the others.

Pei Qian could not help but nod slightly.

Excellent! This is what I wanted to see.

It looked like Bao Xu had figured things out. After taking two paid leaves, he seemed to have realized something. Now, he seemed committed to slacking.

Each time Pei Qian walked past, Bao Xu seemed to be playing a game or surfing the net. Not once had Pei Qian seen him working.

This made Pei Qian trust Bao Xu even more.

Pei Qian had originally hired Bao Xu with the intention of seeing him play games and slack in the office.

Although he experienced setbacks along the way, Bao Xu’s current behavior completely matched Pei Qian’s expectations.

If Bao Xu kept this up, perhaps Pei Qian would assign him more tasks. However, Pei Qian still had to consider this seriously.

At that thought, he walked up to Bao Xu.

The latter quickly turned around and asked, “Boss Pei, do you need something?”

“Nothing much. I just wanted to ask how Repent and be Saved’s hand sensitivity is. Have the adjustments been made?” Pei Qian had a warm smile on his face as he asked this.

“I think…”

Bao Xu was just about to say, “I think they’re all done.” However, he quickly realized something was amiss.

If he said that, there would have been dire consequences!

He had been secretly playing Repent and be Saved recently, and reporting any small problem he spotted to Li Yada. Apart from the two of them, nobody knew about this.

If Bao Xu confidently replied that they were all done, what would it show? It would show that he understood the game’s situation very well!

If he exposed that, wouldn’t Bao Xu be wasting his efforts acting as a slacker during this period? He was doing all these just to avoid being voted the most outstanding employee again.

Bao Xu was so frightened that cold sweat began to drip down his back. That was close!

He quickly corrected himself. “I think… you should ask Li Yada. I’m not too sure about that.”

“Oh, that’s right.” Pei Qian nodded, then turned, and walked towards Li Yada.

That was true. Ever since Bao Xu returned from Europe, he had not been responsible for this!

Before, he would have played the game many times to find problems with hand sensitivity or other details even if it weren’t within his job scope.

However, it seemed like Bao Xu had kicked that bad habit now.

It was worth celebrating!

Pei Qian was relieved. On the other hand, Bao Xu heaved a huge sigh of relief.

That was too close!

He caught glimpses of the dire consequences he would suffer if he had said the wrong thing at that moment.

Perhaps half a year later, he would be receiving a warm welcome at the Sahara Desert, the Nile River, or the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Thankfully, he had just successfully averted that crisis.

“I cannot relax, even for a moment.”

Bao Xu let out a long sigh and went back to his game. He wondered if he should install a privacy filter or privacy protection film on his own computer.

Just thinking about having to keep this act up until the next Outstanding Employee Selection made Bao Xu feel melancholic.

When he returned to his own office, Pei Qian switched his computer on. He was still conflicted about whether to advertise Repent and be Saved.

If he did…

Every player would add to the risk of generating profit.

Yet, if he did not…

Given Tengda Games’ current fame—even if he did not advertise the game, it would be well-known.

What’s more, if he engaged in large-scale advertising, he might be able to spend more money.

After a long period of consideration, Pei Qian finally made his decision.

After his experience with Zha Zhuti and Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version, he decided that it would be safer not to advertise the game. It did not seem wise to take such huge risks for the sake of spending a bit more money.

“I should maintain a low profile to minimize attention to the game. Tengda has many loyal fans now, but I should avoid advertising the game so that fewer people know about it.

“If I intentionally avoid advertising it, it would take at least two or three days for the game to become a hot topic of discussion among the first batch of gamers, right?

“I’ll take as much delay as I can get.”

Pei Qian silently thought about all of these things as he accessed the official platform, intending to check on Bloody Battle Song’s situation. To his surprise, Bloody Battle Song no longer took up the biggest recommendation spot on the official platform’s homepage.

Pei Qian paused, not knowing how to react.

The official platform had just recommended Bloody Battle Song some time ago, and it had not taken it down since. A week had not even passed yet—why was the recommendation