396 An Emperor and a Lord (2/2)

I Am Slipperlord: ”For the sake of my Slipper Army and the Black Stars, thy wish shall be granted!”

Huh.

The other players couldn't believe how easily the game developers accepted such a trivial request. Was it because they were members of the Black Stars/Slippers Army?

What was the point of allowing characters to wave their footwear in the air? Would it help them level up? Could it be a fighting move?

Slipper slap! Slipper kick! Boomerang slippers! Slipper cannon! Or something?

”Uhm…I think I'm gonna join the Black Stars…Maybe my requests will be granted easily too.”

”Me too…”

And with that, the Black Stars had grown in number once again. Likewise, the game Supreme Ascension welcomed a new wave of players in a short period of time, boosting its popularity even further in the industry rankings.

The Black Stars all created game accounts in droves and began playing just for the sake of supporting their fellow comrades.

Unbeknown to them, they were also supporting their Boss Iris this way. It was a win-win situation, connecting them to each other and even to their Boss Iris without their knowledge.

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In a dressing room, Iris sat on a make-up chair getting her hair and make-up done. She was getting ready for a magazine photoshoot and interview.

At the moment, she was talking with an excited Wu Chen on the phone. He was reporting to her about what happened with the Black Stars, how they reacted after learning that he and Hou Liang were the top executives of Planet Monkey.

”The Black Stars are the best,” she commented, extremely pleased at what happened.

Afterwards, the two finally discussed the main purpose of the call.

As the CFO, Wu Chen called to update her of Planet Monkey's current finances. They had invested a great deal of their funds to acquire the latest technologies to boost their game development.

Iris connected with her fellow Cross Academy student, the taciturn Michael Exlorsson who was also a genius mechatronics engineer.

Although she wasn't close to him compared to her friendship with the ladies and even with Amanpio Kileksky, she didn't hesitate to contact Michael for some advice regarding her gaming company.

In the end, Michael Exlorsson agreed to customize and licence some of his latest technologies to her company for a fee. After an intense negotiation via video chat, he agreed to give her a 40% discount from his original asking price for their connection as fellow Cross Academy students. But even then, the fee that she had to pay was still extremely expensive.

Despite this, she still willingly paid because she was confident in the quality of his work, not to mention that her company, Planet Monkey, would be the first in the world to commercially apply these latest technologies.

This head start would allow Planet Monkey to develop more quickly compared to its competitors.

At the moment, Hou Liang and his colleagues were gradually starting to use these technologies in their game development and apply it on Supreme Ascension.

In the process, Hou Liang's team was also able to develop their own technology which they planned on patenting under Planet Monkey's name. It wasn't as advanced as Michael's, but it suited their own needs.

The results of using all of these advanced technologies were so impressive that an inquiry was launched by industry experts and the other gaming companies. They wanted to know Planet Monkey's secret as to how Supreme Ascension could improve so much in such a short period of time. For now, Planet Monkey had no intentions of revealing their secrets.

After the phone call with Wu Chen, Iris sat back in her make-up chair. Wu Chen shared great news. Although their technology investments hurt their funds, they were now starting to really profit. Their profits increased significantly after they broke through the top ten most popular computer games in the country.

Iris was very pleased at Planet Monkey's progress so far. As a matter of fact, it exceed all of her initial expectations.

”If our international release of Supreme Ascension is successful later this year, I think I can finally apply for Planet Monkey to become a member of the academy's exclusive business network,” she murmured.