Chapter 25 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Coldtaco

Edited by Aelryinth

The next day, 10 AM…

Chen Mo was awake and had already had breakfast. He was waiting inside the experience store.

Yesterday, for the entire afternoon through 8 PM when the doors closed, there wasn’t a single gamer. All the visitors were here for the internet cafe. After realizing it was an experience store that cost five bucks an hour, not a one of them stayed.

Of course, one of the reasons nobody wanted to join was because the store was empty.

Chen Mo wondered if his life was supposed to be so difficult.

-My game is about to shock the entire gaming industry. Even though I allow you guys to spend five bucks to play it before it’s released, you’re still not satisfied?-

Chen Mo wasn’t going to give in, so he opened the store on time on the second day.

He even prepared a cup, waiting for his first customer to serve them a cup of coffee. However, the thought of not having enough players come in for an entire week had slowly crept into his mind.

If he didn’t gather enough thoughts from players and couldn’t gather enough feedback, all he could do was to test it on the market and change as he went.

Relatively speaking, Chen Mo preferred talking to the players face to face.

As Chen Mo was deep in thought, a tall woman walked into the store.

Long black hair, about a hundred and seventy-two centimeters, and still wearing heels. Luckily Chen Mo was still in his seat, otherwise he’d feel some pressure from her towering over him.

1The woman did look alright, but she had a strong aura surrounding her, keeping everything within five meters at bay. Even a fly that wandered into the exclusion zone would be killed.

1Basically, if you gave her a katana, she would be entirely capable of cosplaying Saeko from High School of the Dead.

1The woman checked out the store before setting her eyes on Chen Mo.

Chen Mo felt shivers go down his spine and greeted her with, “Hello!”

The woman asked, “Is this an experience store? Just opened?”

Chen Mo nodded, “Yep, since yesterday.”

The woman looked at the empty seats and said, “Completely empty, has nobody been in here?”

Chen Mo didn’t have anything to say.

-Doesn’t she understand to not kick people when they’re down? You can tell just by looking that the store is empty. You think by asking the store will be magically filled with people?-

1-And I so want to say ‘No, there’s bunches, you just can’t see them‘.-

3Noticing that Chen Mo didn’t answer, the brunette asked another question, “Is it because the price is too high? Too few games?”

Chen Mo answered, “Five bucks an hour.”

The woman nodded, “Of course, you charge more than the internet cafe, no wonder it’s empty.”

Chen Mo said nothing.

Changing the topic, the woman said, “However, the environment is quite nice here, unlike the internet cafes with terrible atmospheres. Alright, I wanted to chill out for a bit anyways, I’ll play for an hour.”

After finishing her sentence, the woman swiped her ID on the bar table, then paid using her phone, and sat down at a computer.

Internet cafes in this world were basically self-service. All you had to do was swipe your ID, and payments were completed by scanning a QR code using your phone.

Chen Mo finally came back to his senses after the woman sat down at a machine.

-What? That’s how I get my first customer? Wasn’t that a bit sudden?-

Trying to contain his happiness, he prepared a cup of coffee using the cup from before and placed it on the desk she was using.