Chapter 11 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Coldtaco

Edited by Aelryinth

Shi Huazhe remained silent. Although Qiu Hengyang was his junior, they were both B-grade video game designers. Moreover, Qiu Hengyang remained active in the cutting edge of research. It wouldn’t look good if they were at each other’s throats.

Furthermore, Shi Huazhe felt that he had no chance of winning an argument against Qiu Hengyang. Therefore, he chose to swallow his pride and keep his mouth shut.

1The emcee could also feel that the atmosphere surrounding the judges wasn’t quite right, and quickly diverted attention away from them. “Alright, thanks for the insightful reviews by the three judges. Personally, I don’t think there is a game that pleases everybody. It’s quite normal to have people who dislike your game. There isn’t an objective of good or bad. In the end, the decision still lies in the hands of the audience. Up next is the second recommendation round!”

Shi Huazhe had calmed down a bit after the mediation by the emcee.

The audience was once again given the chance to recommend a game in the next round. However, it was obvious that the focus was on FlappyBird and Hunter Island.

It was impossible for the other games to overtake FlappyBird. The key factor became how many recommendations Hunter Island was able to achieve in this last round!

The audience was also hesitant.

“Which one are you voting for?”

“I think Mr. Shi made sense, isn’t FlappyBird too simple? Does it deserve to be crowned champion?”

“So you’re voting for Hunter Island?”

“Umm, I can’t say for sure. Although it felt like more effort was poured into Hunter Island, it wasn’t as fun as FlappyBird.”

“Then why are you still hesitating? Qiu Hengyang also made sense. I’m voting for FlappyBird no matter what.”

“Then I’ll also vote for FlappyBird.”

“Let’s get it over and done with, I can’t be the only one to have endured the torture.”

5Soon thereafter, the updated statistics were shown.

FlappyBird had one thousand and thirty-seven recommends!

Hunter island had five hundred and thirty-seven recommends!

Hunter Island needed to get a hundred and twenty eight votes more to take first place; it was obviously hopeless at this point.

3Moreover, FlappyBird received nearly five hundred votes in the second round; you could say it was a crushing defeat!

The emcee said, “Alright, the final results are out! According to the rules, FlappyBird has proven itself to be the favorite by playtime and number of recommendations. However, we still need the approval of the three judges. If they reach a unanimous decision that the game isn’t worthy, unfortunately it will have to be disqualified.

“The three judges, what are your thoughts?”

The emcee looked in the direction of the three judges.

Shi Huazhe and Lin Hai were silent.

It required a unanimous decision for the game to not be recognized. Qiu Hengyang’s stance was obvious. Even if Shi Huazhe and Lin Hai asserted that they were against it, it would end up fruitless. Therefore both of them kept quiet.

Qiu Hengyang took control of the mic. “I approve of this game. I think it fully deserved to take first place in this competition.”

The emcee nodded in agreement. “Alright! That means the champion of the video game design competition has been decided: FlappyBird of designer number Seven!

“May designer number Seven make their way up the stage to receive their prizes. They have received three hundred thousand RMB in research funds, qualifications to be a D-grade video game designer, and their very own video game experience store! Congratulations!”