Chapter 146: Everyone's Growth

The venue is even larger than Lu Yu imagined.

At this point, there are already quite a few people inside the venue; a rough estimate puts the number at four or five hundred!

Each competing player will bring a few companions, but even with that calculation, there are over a hundred participants on site, meaning over a hundred game companies will take part in this competition!

This is truly a grand undertaking!

First of all, the entry threshold for this competition is actually quite high; you should know that all of Huaxia has only a few slots available.

Perhaps this reflects many considerations by the organizers, but it already suffices to show how high the entry threshold is.

"Little Yu... this competition's difficulty might be far higher than we previously imagined!"

"Moreover... Tuomas... might be much more formidable than imagined."

Chen Qiao looked at Lu Yu with a worried expression.

He also never imagined that the scale of this competition would reach such a level.

Moreover, previously Huaxia had only some vague ideas and feelings about the so-called International Game Alliance.

Now, seeing the situation on site, Chen Qiao finally understands that the Game Alliance's global influence...... is enormous!

Tuomas is able to rank in the top ten of such an alliance, even though he is of the younger generation; but...... this is enough to show that Tuomas is not as incompetent as he just appeared.

Perhaps Tuomas has already maxed out his skill points in game development.

Now......

Chen Qiao dare not even hope that Lu Yu could win the championship in such a competition, let alone dare to say whether he could achieve any ranking.

Even...... Chen Qiao now hopes that in the bet with Tuomas, Lu Yu does not lose too badly!

Yes, Chen Qiao has lost all confidence.

Can anyone facing this situation right now muster even a bit of confidence?

You should know that, in the original historical trajectory, at this time in this era, Huaxia actually didn't even have a single presentable game.

Not to mention internationally; even domestically, there isn't any game worthy of recognition!

"Uncle Chen, don't worry too much."

"Even if we lose in the end, it's just a loss."

"It's just a competition; treat it with a calm mind."

Lu Yu is full of confidence in himself, but...... he also knows that at this moment, no matter what he says, it's impossible to dispel Chen Qiao's worries.

Lu Yu also just showed an indifferent attitude.

Chen Qiao thought it over, and in the end still nodded his head.

After that, Chen Qiao fell into silence, probably thinking about what would happen after Lu Yu loses the competition.

Overall, the opening ceremony turned out to be quite interesting.

At the opening ceremony, they invited some representatives of game production, who spoke about the history of game development and also discussed future trends.

In the middle, they even invited some celebrities to serve as performance guests.

What's worth mentioning is that these performance guests actually count as international superstars.

In this regard, the organizers again modestly demonstrated their strength.

Then...... the opening ceremony just ended.

Yes!

Lu Yu encountered no further trouble.

This actually gave Lu Yu a slight surprise.

Isn't there someone secretly wanting to deal with Lu Yu? Yet at this moment, they haven't made a move?

But this might actually be normal.

In such a large setting, if it were aimed at dealing with Lu Yu, that would be the surprise.

After all...... Lu Yu's reputation is now well-known domestically; he can be called the top game figure of Huaxia.

But placed on the whole international stage, really...... it's still nothing!

In other words, Lu Yu indeed has enemies, but these enemies...... have not yet regarded him as a true foe.

The current Lu Yu is still not qualified!

"Xie Lin, Wang Meng, what are your thoughts on the opening ceremony just now?"

At this moment, Lu Yu, Chen Qiao, and the others have already sat in the car heading to the airport, preparing to return to Mo Du.

"Game art design is far more complex and sophisticated than I imagined......"

"To be honest, I used to think that character and background design in games couldn't be considered art; it's merely a commercial product."

"But now...... it turns out that game art design also requires creativity, also requires boundless imagination, and can also express one's ideas."

Xie Lin wore a look of emotion.

During this period, Xie Lin has been helping Lu Yu with game art design, but it's not because he truly likes it; rather, it's because he wants to help Lu Yu and follow alongside him.

For them, these well-off art students, art is their pursuit.

But after the opening ceremony just now, Xie Lin's horizons have been broadened.

He now has ideas different from before.

Lu Yu smiled and lightly nodded; bringing Xie Lin this time was indeed not in vain.

Then Lu Yu looked toward Wang Meng.

"I don't really have much of an opinion."

"It's just programming design; we only need to make it more concise and have higher runtime efficiency."

Wang Meng, however, didn't gain much.

After all... Wang Meng, though still a student, is actually better at programming than most people in the industry.

Even if we compare him to the whole world, Wang Meng has the right to say that.

Lu Yu nodded again, then slowly said, "Don't underestimate anything; always maintain reverence."

"But don't let reverence turn into fear."

"Maybe we still have some shortcomings, but that doesn't stop us from climbing toward the peak."

"We have the right."

"Or rather, everyone has the right!"

"The peak is right there!"

……

After returning to Mo Du, Lu Yu gathered all the students in the Computer Lab.

Lu Yu gave the programming requirements for Angry Birds.

Then he also told Xie Lin his general idea.

This time, Lu Yu didn't personally give Xie Lin a physical demonstration.

In other words, Lu Yu didn't draw the bird's image or the background.

This is a test for Xie Lin, and also an opportunity for him to grow.

Of course, for such a simple game as Angry Birds, Lu Yu could actually complete it alone.

But... Lu Yu hopes that everyone around him can grow together.

Only if they themselves have enough strength can they possibly stand on their own in the future.

Lu Yu is certainly not doing this out of laziness, nor does he just want to put up a hands-off display!

Over the next two days, Lu Yu stayed with the Computer Lab classmates and Xie Lin.

Two days later, Angry Birds is finally complete!

What surprised Lu Yu was not the speed of the Computer Lab classmates, but Xie Lin.

Lu Yu had never shown any related artwork of Angry Birds, but Xie Lin...

... yet he almost produced a picture almost identical to the one in Lu Yu's mind!