Chapter 94

After posting the article online, Ding Shuang only needed to wait for the fish to bite. Wei Bingfei wouldn’t be able to return to his original identity for at least a month, leaving Ding Shuang with nothing to do in the meantime. Wan Qiuyue would help her cover up the murder, and with her there, she wasn’t afraid of Wen Ge and the others discovering anything.

Having experienced the world of “The King’s Avatar,” Ding Shuang no longer wanted to transmigrate. She wanted to enjoy her life in the modern world. She was currently on vacation; her boss had given her leave until September, and she planned to take Ding Fei on a trip when Ding Fei was on vacation.

Ding Shuang thought for a moment that he still had an Overwatch mission to complete, so he lay down on the sofa, connected to Overwatch through the system, and entered the game. He’d see if he could finish the mission in the next few days. He wasn’t far from reaching 5000 points, so he figured if he finished it soon, he wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore.

After logging into the game, Ding Shuang saw a team invitation from “Don’t Call Me Xiufen’er.” Xiufen’er was an online streamer whose real name was Qu Fenyan, and she suffered from leukemia. She didn’t know how much longer she had to live, and having come to terms with it, she decided to live one more day at a time.

After teaming up with Qu Fenyan, Ding Shuang asked, “Fen’er, are you streaming today?”

Qu Fenyan replied, “Brother Ding, we’re not broadcasting today, so I’m practicing my marksmanship.”

Last time Ding Shuang and Qu Fenyan played together, Ding Shuang realized that this girl wasn’t suited to playing a healer; she was better suited to playing a carry. So, Ding Shuang suggested, “Fen’er, I don’t think you’re suited to playing a healer. Your aim is very accurate, and you heal very well as Ana, but your judgment of the overall situation and your grasp of the moment are lacking. Also, you have a strong offensive nature, and it’s a good habit to frequently deal damage between healing, but there are always situations where you throw bottles at the wrong time. I think you’d be more suitable to switch to a carry. Just practice your aim a bit more; it’s just a matter of changing large targets to smaller targets. Aim for headshots more often; being able to get kills makes you a good carry.”

Qu Fenyan followed Ding Shuang’s advice and started practicing shooting. She found that headshots were indeed not difficult, but she still needed to practice her positioning and other awareness skills more.

“Stop practicing in custom mode, your aim is already pretty good. Come on, let’s duo practice in competitive mode, it’ll be faster that way. I’ll heal you and keep you alive. Hahaha.” Ding Shuang thought the best place to practice aim was the arena, it’s so much fun fighting against other people.

Qu Fenyan burst into laughter at Ding Shuang’s comment, “I’ll protect your dog’s life,” and said, “Brother Ding, didn’t you want to get 5000 points? Won’t it be a burden if I get a C?”

Ding Shuang laughed, “No, no, that’s the limit for you playing a support character. I can also reach the top of the national server. But your potential is even higher if you play a damage dealer, so it’ll be easier for me to reach the top of the national server. Let’s queue up quickly. Oh, and let’s start streaming.” Ding Shuang didn’t know that Qu Fenyan had a terminal illness, but he could sense that she desperately needed money, and Ding Shuang hoped that his popularity could bring her some income.

Since Ding Shuang was accused of using cheats on a forum, and the official response clarified the situation, he has accumulated a lot of popularity. Many professional teams have offered him contracts, but he has rejected them all. He only occasionally duo queues with Qu Fenyan.

Many people criticized Qu Fenyan for trying to ride on Ding Shuang’s popularity, and even live streaming platforms asked Qu Fenyan to contact Ding Shuang and invite him to stream. During a duo game with Qu Fenyan, Ding Shuang told viewers that he had no intention of streaming and suggested they watch him on Qu Fenyan’s stream if they liked it.

Qu Fenyan would occasionally post recordings of exciting matches, using Ding Shuang’s first-person perspective. This was with Ding Shuang’s permission. Gradually, Qu Fenyan’s live streams gained popularity.

A live stream started on a certain live streaming platform. The live stream titled “Playing C today, Master God plays Healer to save my life!” Fans who follow Qu Fenyan’s live streams saw this title and spat out their water on the screen. What? He saves my life?!

A good title is bound to attract attention. Qu Fenyan’s live stream quickly became lively, with everyone watching Qu Fenyan, who switched from support to carry, and Ding Shuang, who switched from carry to support. By the time the popularity soared, Ding Shuang and Qu Fenyan had already finished their first game. The chat was filled with discussions about Ding Shuang’s godlike performance: Ana’s every shot hit, various tricky angles for throwing bottles, and multiple times, just after respawning, she would immediately launch high-arcing attacks to protect her teammates, with incredibly precise landings.

Qu Fenyan actually performed quite well, but her performance was overshadowed by Ding Shuang’s superb skills. Qu Fenyan played Widowmaker, suppressing the opposing Widowmaker so much that she didn’t dare to show her face. Ding Shuang was also giving Qu Fenyan positioning guidance via voice chat, while simultaneously directing the entire team to engage, retreat, or counter-attack. Her calculations of the opponent’s ultimate abilities were also very accurate.

After ten games, Ding Shuang and his partner only lost two, and those losses were due to the opponent using cheats no longer intentionally throwing the game and going all out. Ding Shuang appealed both of those losses, and the official response was quick, recovering the deducted points for him. Ding Shuang is now very close to reaching 5000 points, and he estimates that if he can win three more games in a row, he will achieve it.

More and more spectators gathered around Qu Fenyan, all eager to witness if the first 5000 points of the season would be achieved today. They played until midnight, still just one game away from Ding Shuang reaching the top. Qu Fenyan, unusually, stayed up all night again, wanting to be with Ding Shuang and witness his moment of triumph.

At this point, the official team also paid close attention to the live stream, monitoring for cheating throughout. If cheating was detected, the cheater was immediately banned and the game ended, ensuring Ding Shuang’s safety. Qu Fenyan also changed the name of her live stream to “Witnessing Master God Reach 5000 Points and Top the National Server Up Close!”

In the final round, Qu Fenyan delivered a stellar performance, achieving an astonishing 40% critical hit rate. Ding Shuang’s equally consistent performance ensured a decisive victory! The first 5000-point milestone of the season was reached, prompting the official Weibo account to celebrate. Ding Shuang also completed the task, bid farewell to Qu Fenyan, and then began checking his rewards.

The lottery was almost pointless, as it only gave Ding Shuang a bunch of junk. The real prize was the virtual reality headset technology, which greatly excited Ding Shuang. He was captivated by the virtual reality online games he’d read about in novels, and wondered if he could create them himself.

The reward had been sent to Ding Shuang’s backpack. He searched through it and found the blueprints for a virtual reality helmet. He couldn’t understand a word of the blueprints, but luckily he had his super factory. Ding Shuang hopped on his motorcycle and headed to the super factory. Once there, Ding Shuang put the blueprints into the blueprint analysis instrument, and the factory’s control panel immediately added a new item that could be manufactured: the virtual reality helmet.

When Ding Shuang saw the raw materials needed to manufacture the virtual reality headset, she was completely clueless; she had no idea where to buy them. In desperation, Ding Shuang called Wan Xialiu and asked her to come to the warehouse.

Wan Xiaoliu was overjoyed to receive Ding Shuang’s call and quickly went to the warehouse to meet her. Upon seeing Ding Shuang, Wan Xiaoliu couldn’t wait to pounce on her and kiss her deeply on the lips. Thinking that Ding Shuang wanted her since she had called him over in the middle of the night, Wan Xiaoliu dressed herself very sexily.

Ding Shuang was unaware that Wan Xialiu had misunderstood, but after being kissed by her, Ding Shuang’s desire was aroused. Ding Shuang thought about how long it had been since he had enjoyed Wan Xialiu’s footjob; her footjob skills were the best in the world! Ding Shuang picked up Wan Xialiu and placed her on a machine, rolled up her bodysuit, pulled aside her sexy panties, and inserted his large penis inside.

Wan Xiaoliu knew that Ding Shuang enjoyed her foot fetish; no one disliked her foot fetish, and she was very confident. Today, she wore a pair of black suspender stockings specifically to give Ding Shuang a foot fetish.

Ding Shuang launched a savage assault, repeatedly pounding into Wan Xialiu’s clitoris. Wan Xialiu felt that Ding Shuang alone was equivalent to seven or eight of her slaves, each thrust bringing her pleasure to her very soul. Wan Xialiu groaned loudly, not caring if anyone heard, since there was no one else there except for Xiao Ma standing guard at the door.

The vaginal fluid from Ding Shuang’s vagina flowed onto the device, but fortunately, the device was highly waterproof and shockproof, and it wasn’t damaged by Ding Shuang and Wan Xialiu making love on it. Half an hour later, Ding Shuang ejaculated deeply into Wan Xialiu’s vagina. Wan Xialiu leaned against the device, panting heavily as she recovered her strength.

After resting, Wan Xiaoliu took out a box of birth control pills from her handbag, intending to take them. Ding Shuang, seeing the pills, immediately said, “Sister, you don’t need to take birth control pills.”

Wan Xiaoliu hadn’t taken birth control pills before, since all her sperm slaves had undergone tubal ligation. But Ding Shuang hadn’t, and today was still her fertile window. Did Ding Shuang want her to get pregnant? Wan Xiaoliu shyly put the birth control pills back in her bag, nodded, and said, “Okay, little brother, if you don’t want me to take them, I won’t. I’m willing to have your baby.”

Ding Shuang laughed and said, “What I mean is that you don’t need to take birth control pills anymore, you won’t need to take them anymore. After you become my woman, I won’t allow you to get pregnant, you won’t be able to get pregnant. Even if you are fucked by other men, you can’t get pregnant.”

Wan Xiaoliu’s mouth dropped open in surprise, but then she thought of Ding Shuang’s abilities and understood. This must be one of Ding Shuang’s skills, though she still felt a little hopeful about having Ding Shuang’s child.

After having sex with Wan Xiaoliu, Ding Shuang didn’t rush her to give him a footjob; the night was still long. He wanted Wan Xiaoliu to see the materials used to make the virtual reality headset first, to see if she could procure them. Ding Shuang pulled Wan Xiaoliu to a monitor, pointed to the densely packed materials on it, and asked, “Can you buy these materials? I want to make something.”

Wan Xialiu glanced at the monitor and said, “I don’t know. I need to ask the purchasing department in the group to see if they can get these things. Could you take a picture and send it to the purchasing department?”

Ding Shuang nodded and said, “Go ahead and film it. Don’t worry about leaks. You can’t make what I need with just raw materials and no blueprints.”

Wan Xiaoliu took a picture of the monitor and sent it to the head of the purchasing department. Then she made a phone call to arrange for the purchasing department to work overtime to confirm whether these items could be purchased.

Wan Xialiu’s order was like a royal decree within the Wanshi Group. Upon receiving the call, the head of the purchasing department immediately convened to review the list. It was already 2 a.m., and half an hour later, the head of the purchasing department called. Wan Xialiu put the call on speakerphone so that Ding Shuang could listen in.

A male voice came from the phone, “Mr. Wan, you can buy all of these things. However, some of the materials are not cheap.”

Ding Shuang whispered to Wan Xiaoliu, “Ask how much it would cost for a hundred copies?” Wan Xiaoliu relayed Ding Shuang’s request to the person on the other end of the phone.

The voice on the phone said, “We need five million. Some of our suppliers are our partners. If we add that to our daily procurement, we can keep the price around four hundred and fifty.”

Before Ding Shuang could answer, Wan Xiaoliu said, “Okay, buy it. Deliver it to XX warehouse before noon tomorrow.” After saying that, Wan Xiaoliu hung up the phone.

Ding Shuang smiled at Wan Xiaoliu. This woman was really willing to go to great lengths to please him. He wondered if it was due to soul control. Ding Shuang didn’t want to think about it further and led Wan Xiaoliu to a corner of the factory. There was a bed there, which Ding Shuang had placed there when Wan Xiaoliu was assigning her work; he had taken it from his Love Hut. Ding Shuang didn’t want to take Wan Xiaoliu into the Love Hut yet.

Ding Shuang lay down on the bed and said to Wan Xialiu, “Sister, I miss your legs. Come and help your brother.”

Wan Xialiu smiled as she got onto the bed, sitting opposite Ding Shuang. Her two delicate feet gently clamped around Ding Shuang’s large penis. Ding Shuang didn’t know how Wan Xialiu trained, but those feet seemed even more agile than her hands. With the added effect of the stockings, Ding Shuang quickly ejaculated. This time, he didn’t force himself to hold back; if he was going to enjoy it, he should enjoy it properly.

Wan Xiaoliu scooped up Ding Shuang’s semen from his feet, swallowed it, and then crawled to Ding Shuang’s crotch, sucking on his semi-erect penis to clean off the remaining semen. Soon, Ding Shuang’s penis hardened again, and they began to fight again on the bed. This battle lasted until the next morning. Wan Xiaoliu was so exhausted from being fucked that her legs went weak and she couldn’t get out of bed.

Wan Xiaoliu instructed Xiao Ma to buy breakfast. After Ding Shuang and Wan Xiaoliu ate breakfast, they fell asleep in each other’s arms until noon when they heard the roar of trucks outside the warehouse.

Ding Shuang and Wan Xiaoliu got dressed and got up. Wan Xiaoliu directed the workers to move the materials into the warehouse. The warehouse was divided into two sections, with Ding Shuang’s super factory in one half. After all the materials were moved, the workers left, leaving Ding Shuang, Wan Xiaoliu, and Xiao Ma to look at the mountain of materials.

Ding Shuang operated the machine on the factory control panel for a while, and a large robotic arm extended, taking away the materials box by box and pouring them into a large funnel—simple and direct. As the factory’s various instruments lit up, a short while later, one beautifully packaged box after another was delivered from the shipping outlet.

Ding Shuang took down a box, opened the packaging, and took out the virtual reality helmet inside. The virtual reality helmet looked a lot like the three-quarter helmet Ding Shuang wore when riding his motorcycle, especially the transparent display in front, which resembled the goggles on a motorcycle helmet. Wan Xialiu looked at what Ding Shuang was holding and asked, “Little brother, is this helmet very sturdy? Actually, you don’t have to ride a motorcycle. I can give you a sports car.”

Ding Shuang laughed heartily at Wan Xiaoliu’s words but didn’t reply. When Wan Xiaoliu arrived, she noticed the scooter Ding Shuang had ridden, which looked quite worn. Wan Xiaoliu continued, “If you like motorcycles, little brother, I can get you a better one.”

Ding Shuang waved his hand, stopping his laughter, and said, “This isn’t a motorcycle helmet, just a free one for you to play with. This is a virtual reality headset. Ever read online novels? It’s equipment that lets you play virtual reality online games.”

Wan Xiaoliu looked completely bewildered. She had never read any online novels and didn’t understand anything Ding Shuang was saying. Xiao Ma, however, widened his eyes and stammered, “Mr. Wei, are you… are you telling the truth? Is it… is it the same kind of helmet… like in those novels?”

Ding Shuang smiled and nodded, “Yes, you can take one later. There aren’t any games that support it yet, but I believe there will be soon.”

Xiao Ma thanked her excitedly, which amazed Wan Xiaoliu even more. She rarely saw anything that could excite Xiao Ma so much; what was so special about this helmet?

Ding Shuang said, “Sis, let Xiao Ma explain it to you when we get back. I also need to ask you for a favor: send a helmet to Blizzard headquarters as quickly as possible, regardless of cost. You might not know what Blizzard is, but some of your employees definitely do. I hope Blizzard receives the helmet in the US before 4 PM.”

Wan Xiaoliu nodded and left with the three helmets. Ding Shuang also packed the remaining helmets into her Infinite Backpack and left the factory.

The next morning at seven o’clock, a phone call came in from the United States. Ding Shuang had traded a thousand time travel points for an hour of translation services, allowing him to communicate seamlessly with Americans. However, the voice on the other end of the line spoke Chinese, leaving Ding Shuang both amused and exasperated; he had completely forgotten that Blizzard also had Chinese employees.

The person on the other end of the phone asked, “Mr. Wang Zhong, is this the helmet you sent?”

Ding Shuang replied, “I sent it. Are you a Blizzard employee?”

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded slightly excited. “Yes, yes, I am an employee of Blizzard. The company knows you are Chinese, which is why they let me speak with you as a translator between you and the company’s senior management.”

Ding Shuang said, “My request is very simple: I hope that Blizzard’s games can be released on my platform. I will not charge any fees, I will only sell the equipment. However, the cost of this equipment is too high. Currently, we have produced 100 units, and after deducting the units needed for initial promotion, we can only sell 90 units to the public. After the funds are returned, we will continue production and try to see if we can reduce costs.”

The Chinese person on the other end of the phone translated Ding Shuang’s words to Blizzard’s senior management. Blizzard’s senior management then replied that Ding Shuang could now understand English and that they had put forward some ideas, roughly meaning whether they could invest in Ding Shuang’s company to jointly produce helmets, and that the cooperation could be used as leverage in negotiations if necessary.

Without waiting for a translator, Ding Shuang replied in English, “I’m sorry, I refuse any form of equity investment. This is the result of our team’s more than ten years of work, and we don’t want to share it with others. The reason we sought cooperation with Blizzard is because we are all fans of Blizzard games, have a passion for Blizzard, and believe we can achieve a win-win situation. If Blizzard feels that cooperation is impossible without equity investment, then we will have no choice but to abandon our cooperation with Blizzard and seek other game companies.”

Upon hearing Ding Shuang’s answer, the Blizzard executives immediately became anxious. They had just felt there was an opportunity to acquire a stake, but they didn’t have a strong desire to invest. One of them immediately said, “Mr. Wang, you misunderstand. We just want to help your company increase production so that we can sell globally.”

Ding Shuang replied, “Given our company’s current scale, global sales immediately are indeed impossible; we can only sell in mainland China first. Furthermore, the virtual reality headset is extremely expensive; we price it at 200,000 RMB per headset, which isn’t affordable for everyone in China. However, those who can afford it are China’s wealthy, and their purchasing power is undeniable. Also, the virtual reality headset simply allows users to realistically experience the game; it can connect to the PC, eliminating the need for a separate server. I imagine Blizzard has experimented with these headsets after receiving them.”

Blizzard remained silent. The helmet Ding Shuang sent came pre-installed with Overwatch software. Blizzard’s management team had tested this amazing device one by one, and they knew it would change the landscape of the gaming world.

Ding Shuang continued, “How about this, if Blizzard is willing to cooperate, we can agree to a one-year exclusivity agreement with Blizzard, accepting only Blizzard games and games developed by our own company, and not games from other companies. We also plan to launch pre-orders on our official website, and once 100 helmets are pre-ordered in mainland China, we will open pre-orders globally. Furthermore, we will give Blizzard priority purchase rights for 100 helmets, how about that?”

“Deal!” Blizzard executives immediately agreed to Ding Shuang’s cooperation request, and someone would come to sign the contract with her. After discussing some details with Blizzard, Ding Shuang hung up the phone.

Now that Ding Shuang could start promoting, the first person he thought of was Qu Fenyan. He called Qu Fenyan, and a lazy female voice asked on the other end of the line, “Hello? Who is this?”

“It seems this girl hasn’t gotten up yet,” Ding Shuang replied with a smile. “This is Ding Shuang, and this is the first time I’ve called you.”

Qu Fenyan immediately sat up in bed, “It’s Brother Ding! I was still half asleep.”

Ding Shuang said, “Haha, you worked hard last night. Play with me until almost one o’clock.”

Qu Fenyan quickly replied, “It’s no trouble at all. I witnessed the birth of a legend.”

“Alright, enough of that. I have a friend whose company makes a device, like those virtual reality headsets you see in online novels that let you play virtual games. I’d like to send you one. How about you help promote it? You can pay me the promotion fee later, once the headset sells well. What do you say?”

“What? Brother Ding, is it that legendary device? No promotion fee, just let me keep the helmet.” Qu Fenyan was very surprised. Although she had some doubts, she still chose to believe Ding Shuang.

“Haha, I was originally planning to leave you this as a promotional fee anyway, that helmet costs 200,000 RMB.”

Qu Fenyan gasped upon hearing the helmet’s price; this was the most valuable advertisement she had ever received! “Brother Ding,” she said, “isn’t it too expensive? I can’t accept it.”

“It’s not expensive at all. Just help me promote it. Send me the sales address later and I’ll ship it to you today via express delivery. It should arrive tomorrow if all goes well.”

Qu Fenyan chatted with Ding Shuang for a while longer and invited him to come over again. After receiving Ding Shuang’s reply, she hung up the phone and sent Ding Shuang her address via WeChat.

After receiving the address, Ding Shuang sent the helmet to Qu Fenyan, paying a hefty price to expedite its delivery. The deliveryman assured her it would arrive the next day, picked up the helmet, and left.

Ding Shuang has already decided on the brand for the virtual reality helmet: “Menglong Helmet” (a tribute to the first online game novel I read, “Menglong Crossing the River”). He called Wan Xialiu to help him register a company, making sure the business scope was as broad as possible, including electronic products and game-related items. Ding Shuang also spent some time-travel points to buy an identity—Wang Zhong—as the founder of Menglong Company.

After doing all this, Ding Shuang remembered that the system shop had been upgraded yesterday because of the Mysterious Shop he had drawn, and the upgrade should be complete by now. Ding Shuang immediately opened the panel to check, starting with the Mysterious Shop. The Mysterious Shop’s main function was to sell products, helping Ding Shuang earn travel points by selling items, with one point equal to one thousand coins. Of course, Ding Shuang could also choose to pay money.

The mystery shop can also help Ding Shuang build a shopping website where others can make purchases, with goods shipped via virtual logistics. Ding Shuang doesn’t know how this virtual logistics works, but it ensures goods are delivered safely and quickly to customers.

After the system shop was upgraded, it added a new feature: item recycling. It allows Ding Shuang to recycle unwanted items at half price. The system shop only gives Ding Shuang travel points, which can’t be exchanged for money. This feature is extremely useful for Ding Shuang. His current infinite inventory is full of junk items, which he sold to the system shop, keeping only the items that are currently useful to him.

After selling everything, Ding Shuang’s transmigration points reached over 900,000.