Chapter 221 - Slacking Off (1/2)

Chen Mo was enjoying some time in the sun on the balcony on the second floor of the experience store.

He was laying down comfortably on a recliner, with sunglasses on his face and a drink in his hand, just like on would in Hawaii.

Although it wasn’t all that warm outside, it was still quite nice to hang out directly under the sun. One could imagine they were on a beach under the sun if they closed their eyes.

But the cozy atmosphere was soon broken.

“Manager, stop slacking off during office times! I thought you were going to finish the design document for the new game within this week!” Su Jinyu said angrily with her hands on her hips.

With the release of Reaper of Souls, Diablo’s development was over. And due to the nature of Don’t Starve, there wasn’t a need to push frequent updates, which was by naturally starting slacking off, spending his time enjoying the sun, so lazy that he wasn’t even bothered to turn around.

The day to day operations of the company, and the maintenance and balancing of games were covered by the new hires. All Chen Mo had to do now was to distribute the work and had plenty of free time on hand.

“Geez, sure is nice being the boss,” expressed Chen Mo,

“…Manager, get up and start working on the design draft!”

“Geez, Goldfish, how could you still not understand after working with me for so long? Let me ask you, what’s the most important part of making a game?”

Su Jinyu was shocked, “Uhh, execution and inspiration?”

Chen Mo nodded, “Not bad, you’re learning. Then where does inspiration come from?”

Su Jinyu was confused, “Where does inspiration come from…? It just pops into your head out of nowhere.”

Chen Mo shook his head, “No no no, inspiration comes from relaxation. How could inspiration come to you if you were working like a dog every day? I need rest, let my mind clear up, and only then will inspiration arrive.”

“Uhh, do you mean that we’ll only start working once inspiration comes to you?”

Chen Mo nodded, “Of course. Remember, the most important part of making a game is making sure you have your bearings right. If you’re not in the right direction, you’ll just be wasting energy. So you trying to rush me just has the opposite effect.”

“Oh, I’ll leave you to it then. Take your time to gather inspiration then, manager.”

After getting Su Jinyu to leave, Chen Mo continued to enjoy his time in the sun.

He wasn’t waiting for inspiration or anything of the sorts, he was just being lazy.

After confirming the balance of the company, Chen Mo realised that he was much more wealthy than he previously thought.

“Should I consider buying a bigger experience store? Maybe a big house too while I’m at it.

“Yep, when I have a house, I’ll need a wife, then I’ll have kids. Will it be a male ball or a female ball[1]… I meant boy or girl?

“The baby formulas aren’t going to be a problem, but would they need their own apartment close to the uni? I’d be able to afford it, but the problem is having a local household registration[2].

“Whatever, if I don’t have a registration, I’ll just send them overseas. I wonder if they’ll be used to living overseas without the watchful eyes of any relatives.”

Luckily nobody else heard of this as all this was just in Chen Mo’s head. Otherwise Chen Mo would be reminded that all of his previous thoughts required a girlfriend.