Chapter 474: Xu Mo: Thanks for Nature's Gift

Taking advantage of some idle free time, Xu Mo downloaded a newly released game from Mi Duo Company.

He opened the game on his phone's home screen with eager anticipation after downloading it.

The game's art style turned out unexpectedly good, so that just the opening CG completely captivated Xu Mo.

Li Chen, who came to report to Xu Mo, also had his attention drawn to the content on Xu Mo's phone and for a moment even forgot why he was there.

"Team Leader Xu, you also love chasing anime? What anime are you watching?"

"It's not anime; it's the opening animation of a game," Xu Mo replied honestly.

"Game?" Li Chen was startled: "Are game CGs that good nowadays? It looks better than the anime I'm following. What game is it? Is it fun?"

"I don't know if it's fun; I just downloaded it and haven't played yet."

The game's CG quality is indeed surprisingly high, enough to instantly outclass most anime on the market.

Even though he only watched the opening animation and hasn't started playing, Xu Mo has already concluded the game will become a huge hit, and when it will happen is just a matter of time.

If the game blows up, the company's stock value will surely skyrocket.

Thirty percent of the shares... that's a Money Tree!

Xu Mo couldn't help but exclaim inwardly: "The system is awesome!"

"What do you need me for?" Xu Mo set his phone down, stopped looking at the game, and asked Li Chen.

"There's a neighborhood dispute we can't resolve; we thought we'd ask Team Leader Xu to try mediating," Li Chen scratched his head.

Xu Mo nodded, then stood up: "Take me there and let's have a look."

…

After work, Xu Mo drove home as usual.

The car smelled odd, so he rolled down the side window for ventilation; as soon as the window opened, a strong gust rushed in and brought a perfectly square piece of paper.

Who is so uncivilized? Throwing trash on the road? Xu Mo was about to lose his temper, but when he looked closely, he saw the gust had blown in a Lottery Ticket.

Nice guy, another Lottery Ticket...

Based on his previous Lottery Ticket pick‑up experience, he could almost be sure this mysteriously blown‑in ticket would win.

Xu Mo, who was about to flare up, instantly calmed down and casually pocketed the ticket.

The wind didn't bring trash; it brought money.

Thanks to nature's gift!

Back home, after dinner, Xu Mo thought of the game again.

During the day at work he only glanced at it and didn't have time to try, so he reopened the game in the post‑dinner idle time and gave it a test run.

The four women's gazes were all drawn to the game Xu Mo was playing.

"Xu Mo, what game are you playing? It looks interesting, recommend it to me."

"I want to play too; I haven't had a game lately. What's this game called?"

"Count me in. Does the game support multiplayer? Let's play together!"

…

Similar scenes unfolded in many places.

A game released only half a day ago has already become a small‑scale hit.

Even online, it has sparked a considerable wave.

In the information age, the spread speed of anything is extremely exaggerated.

After half a day of fermentation, the game has gained notable heat; in some game streamers' Live Broadcast Room, Danmaku constantly recommend the game to the hosts, starting with a few scattered messages and later whole videos urging the streamer to try it.

Originally the recommended streamers didn't want to try the game because they'd never heard of it and feared no viewership, but as more Water Friends urged them to try, some would stream, and not playing would lose them viewers.

There's no choice; the streamers began trying it one after another.

After playing, they found it truly addictive!

…

The next day.

Xu Mo arrived early at the Police Station and was surprised to find his colleagues unusually quiet, almost everyone sitting at their desks, intensely focused on something unknown.

That's abnormal; it's not even work time yet, shouldn't everyone be gathering to chat? Xu Mo was puzzled and leaned forward to take a look.

The officers were all playing a game, and Xu Mo recognized it instantly—it was the game he downloaded yesterday.

Seeing Xu Mo appear behind them, the officer immediately put away his phone and pretended to work.

"No problem, keep playing; it's not work time yet," Xu Mo pointed at the clock on the wall. "Is the game fun?"

Playing games now doesn't count as slacking before work.

Team Leader Xu is still better, unlike Han Team, who wears a stern face all day... the officer muttered silently.

The officer then answered Xu Mo's question: "It's fun! I played all night yesterday; Li Chen recommended it to me, and it's great. Team Leader Xu, would you like to try it?"

The other officers also joined the chat at that moment.

"Yes, yes, it's so fun; I've already spent a 648!"

"Only spent one 648? That's not enough; I've already spent two!"

"You bunch of single folks really have money, spending it on weapon handles. I have no money to spend, I'll just grind slowly. If I splurge, I'll have to kneel on a washboard at home."

"Old Zhang, you haven't spent a cent? They're giving away exclusive characters for spending now; can you really hold out?"

"Really? Let me see what character... damn! This character is awesome! I'm going to spend now; if I have to kneel on a washboard, so be it!"

"Team Leader Xu, I strongly recommend you try it; it's really fun!"

As soon as the words fell, Li Chen beside him spoke up.

"Team Leader Xu, we don't need your promotion; I only played because I saw you playing and thought it looked interesting, right Team Leader Xu?"

Xu Mo nodded.

At the same time, he felt genuine happiness rising within him.

After Li Chen's promotion, almost half the people in the Police Station were playing this game, which shows how broad its audience is; everyone loves to play, especially… everyone loves to spend money!

Right now the game is still in the early stage of its release and has hardly been promoted at all; when it is fully advertised later, we don't know how many fans it will gain.

The more players there are, the more revenue the game generates.

Even after just one day of play, players can spend hundreds upon hundreds of money into it, showing the game's strong money‑attracting ability.

As one of the major shareholders of the game company, Xu Mo undoubtedly hopes the game will become a huge hit.

By then, the appreciation speed of the game company's stock will probably be faster than him earning money by picking up a Lottery Ticket each day!

Xu Mo is very much looking forward to that day…