Chapter 288 (2/2)
“......”
Lee Seokjun was still speechless. His brow was deeply furrowed. He was reacting like this just by hearing about Dr Kang Jaeseong’s words. It was unknown what storm would occur later if he heard the story of Lee Geonmyeong.
‘It is better to postpone that talk as much as possible.’
Yoo Minseok once again determined when he saw Lee Seokjun. In this situation, his father was planning a disaster and was a bad guy who did illegal experiments. It was one of the worst things. It was because Lee Seokjun might object the moment Yoo Minseok said it. Perhaps at that moment, Yoo Minseok would be expelled from Union and then he wouldn’t be able to help anymore. It would be best for everyone to be careful right now.
“Then what is the identity of Grandfather Choi Chuntaek? He is something Dr Kang Jaeseong left behind to prevent the fatal bug? What, like a vaccine?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
The words Lee Seokjun just spoke were lies that Lee Seokjun had made up casually. It was because originally, a lie was a mixture of truth and falsehood. For Lee Seokjun, the fatal bug was at the level of a disaster.
“Then the deadly bug has something to do with the Star Fruits that appeared now?”
“That’s right.”
“Sigh, the users will be very upset.” Lee Seokjun tried to relieve his headache by pressing a hand to his temple. He didn’t know what to believe in the story. First of all, they closed the server in a hurry. How should they suppress the backlash of the users?
‘My head hurts.’
It was too late to announce that a fatal bug had been found and that it needed to be fixed. They didn’t know the identity of the bug or how to fix it.
“Sigh, how to manage this...?”
He had lost contact with his father. If he made a mistake, the position of the next president would pass onto someone else. Lee Seokjun was facing the biggest crisis of his life since he was born. How could he tell his father, Lee Geonmyeong?
“Department Head-nim.”
“......?”
Lee Seokjun removed his hand from his temple and raised his head.
“Why don't we do an emergency patch? You can't find bugs, you can't fix them right away. However, we can’t stop Choi Chuntaek from playing the game when he is the only hope to fix the bug.”
“What do you mean by an emergency patch?”
“I want to add the social media I mentioned the other day to Arkstar.”
“SNS?”
Lee Seokjun’s eyes slightly widened. This was one of Yoo Minseok’s most ambitious projects. The name was ‘Arkstagram.’ It was a project that would strengthen the interaction between players and increase communication, bringing more people to the virtual reality game. The astronomical advertising revenue was a bonus.
“What will you do with that?”
“The moment the deadly bug occurs, cooperation between users will be necessary. Firstly, we need social media for that.”
“The second reason?”
“Through social media, users will be able to get news more quickly. Therefore, the discovery of bugs will be easier. The advertising effect will also add further income. This is the second reason.”
“Hmm...”
Lee Seokjun heard Yoo Minseok’s words and was deeply troubled. Perhaps it was a good thing to search around the server that was suddenly closed. The media would say that it was a temporary measure to make the Arkstar awards ceremony more visible to all users. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring out a new social media patch and focus the attention of the users there. In particular, if the fatal bug that Yoo Minseok mentioned really occurred, then there should be a way for users to seek solutions with each other.
His troubles didn’t last long.
“Good. I will approve the SNS patch right now.”
“Thank you, Department Head-nim.”
Yoo Minseok hurriedly opened the door and went outside. Lee Seokjun sighed as he looked at Yoo Minseok’s back. “Sigh. I don’t know if I did well.”
* * *
Park Muyeol and I immediately logged out.
“Grandfather!”
The moment I came out, Mido ran over and hugged me. The Korean national team also approached and greeted me. They had turned on the TV where breaking news from Union was appearing on the screen.
[Breaking News. Arkstar’s emergency inspection is being carried out.]
The content of the breaking news was simple—Union announced it was conducting an emergency inspection, in order for all users to see the awards ceremony of the World Competition.
“Hmm. I guess it was because of that.”
“That’s right.”
Park Muyeol and I nodded simultaneously as we watched the TV. Just then, the door of the waiting room opened. Everyone’s eyes shifted to the door and saw it was a staff member of Union who entered. I can’t help but wonder—why did this friend become nervous the moment he entered our waiting room? Did he like someone here?