Chapter 189: A Flurry of Activity

Everything a person does, even if it seems like a spur-of-the-moment decision, is actually a judgment made by the brain based on experience.

The more urgent the situation, the less time there is to think, and the more important experience becomes.

Debu is the vice chairman of the Game Alliance and also a shareholder of a large game company.

Over the past forty-plus years, he has experienced countless things; he has hit rock bottom and climbed to peaks, and he thought he would no longer suffer great emotional swings because of anything external.

But now…

Debu felt his experience was no longer enough.

So far, according to his request, thirty-six of the final-round contestants have already released games.

The number of games released has even exceeded one hundred!

In this situation, Lu Yu, who caused all these changes, actually took no action at all!

He had not released a game, had not posted any related news on Grand's official website, and had not even written a single word on his personal social media!

So, has Lu Yu not produced a game? Has he given up on this final round?

But, given Lu Yu's previous performance, he shouldn't be this mediocre!

Otherwise, what would Debu's serious attention toward Lu Yu amount to?

At this point, there is still one week until the deadline, and time is running short.

Debu pondered for a long time, but still decided to do something.

……

Sometime online, a voice appeared.

"Why hasn't Lu Yu released any game so far? Not even one?"

"He couldn't have failed to make even a single game, could he?"

"Could Lu Yu have truly run out of talent?"

This topic quickly drew the netizens' attention again.

"Exactly, the final deadline is only a week away—why hasn't Lu Yu released a game? Could it be that he hasn't even made one?"

"I said before, Lu Yu's preparation isn't sufficient. You know making a good game isn't simple; many game companies can't even produce a good game in a year!"

"In that light, it seems… normal?"

"So, Lu Yu ultimately can't go any further."

Netizens expressed their opinions in droves.

In this process, someone deliberately provoked a 'battle'.

"No way, no way! Just this? I remember Lu Yu previously said on his microblog that he would definitely win this competition's championship!"

"What's going on now? Just giving up like that? If he didn't have that much ability, why did he boast so big in the first place?"

"It's truly laughable to the extreme. People like Lu Yu just love to stir up crowds for attention, not realizing they themselves are the clown."

Some netizens' remarks grew increasingly unpleasant.

What they said actually made some sense; at this point it could be considered voicing part of their strength.

But… this group of netizens failed to resonate with all netizens.

Some netizens chose silence, while others responded.

"Don't forget, Lu Yu is just a seven-year-old kid! What achievements has he made so far?"

""Plants vs. Zombies" started, then "Legend", and then he won two rounds of the International Maker Competition!"

"Such results—aren't they astonishing enough?"

"I ask, which domestic game developer can be compared to Lu Yu?"

"Besides, haven't you noticed? It's actually been less than a year since Lu Yu created his first game!"

"In this one year, Lu Yu has accomplished what others, even other companies, have failed to achieve in several years!"

"What more can be blamed on such a Lu Yu!"

Such remarks were affirmed by netizens.

Then those remarks deliberately stirring up trouble were drowned out, unable to raise any sound at all.

However…

Huaxia's netizens grew quiet, no one discussing the International Game Maker Competition anymore.

In other words, all netizens no longer have any expectations of Lu Yu; at the very least, they don't think he can still stir up any waves in the International Game Maker Competition.

In other words, all netizens no longer have any expectations of Lu Yu; at the very least, they don't think Lu Yu can still stir up any waves in the International Game Maker Competition.

This isn't actually a bad thing.

At least it shows that netizens approve of Lu Yu.

Under these circumstances, a few foreign contestants also made some remarks.

"To be honest, when I first learned that the International Game Maker Competition had a Huaxia contestant, I was still quite excited."

"Huaxia, after all, is a great nation with countless talents; if a clash could happen in the competition, it would be quite interesting."

"But looking at it now, I still overestimated the strength of Huaxia's game developers."

"The first two rounds, Lu Yu's performance was indeed stunning, but in this final round…"

"How to put it? I feel disappointed inside."

"But this is probably just the fact, right?"

"Strength is something that cannot be changed in a short time."

"Talent is something that does not vary with the size of the population base."

These foreign contestants did not directly denigrate, but after seeing their remarks, Huaxia's netizens were all filled with anger.

These foreign contestants did not directly slander, but after seeing their remarks, Huaxia netizens were all full of anger.

The other side is clearly saying, Huaxia is no good! It's still far behind!

Huaxia has such a huge population, yet it can't even produce a single talented person!

This is already a very serious accusation.

But what can the netizens say?

They are full of anger, yet they cannot vent it.

After all, this is all fact!

So the netizens simply stopped paying attention to this kind of information.

As long as I pretend I can't see it, then I really won't see anything!

But...

After all, there's still something that makes one feel resigned!

Time passed in this oppressive atmosphere; a few days went by, and it arrived at the night before the deadline for the third round of the competition.

During these days, Lu Yu still did not release any information.

And that evening, an article appeared in the forum.

"Does Huaxia really have no genius left?"

"Without a doubt, the answer to this question is negative."

"Without mentioning others, just Lu Yu alone can be called a genius, even a monster."

"At such a young age, he has already achieved such great accomplishments."

"In the future... perhaps in a year, perhaps in ten years, I believe that as long as Lu Yu can maintain his current state, no country in the world will be able to underestimate Huaxia's game development capabilities."