Chapter 1203: Daily Life

Wang Yan

Attributes: Strength 35

Agility 35

Constitution 35

Spirit 145

Unallocated points: 5

The five attribute points obtained from the last mission were added to Spirit as usual. This time, four points were given, still left for future use.

As for skills, there hadn't been any major changes for hundreds of years, and some messy skills had steady growth. These were all passive. Many skills wouldn't grow just by reading books. Of course, wanting to reach a high level wasn't easy, but general knowledge was no problem, and what he wanted was general knowledge.

Although he was a soldier this time, his military-related abilities were already very high, and even if there was some improvement, there was no growth in level; basically, it was just like this...

Wang Yan held a shovel and a bag, collected poop for the dog, and continued walking while leading the dog.

The dog had been exercising less recently and had become a bit fatter, not as thin as before. When it walked, its butt twisted and twisted. This wasn't all; it also had to wag its tail.

It could be seen that the dog was in a very happy mood now.

It was naturally happy. Since coming to this home, it had never been as leisurely as in the past few months; it was tired to death every day. Since there were two little humans in the family, it just ran two laps in the morning, finished pooping and peeing, and went out for a walk in the evening, and the day passed just like that.

Unlike before, when it had to run so far for its life in the morning...

After walking two laps, Wang Yan found a quiet open space and practiced boxing as usual. After finishing this, it was only a little over half an hour, and he walked back home.

The two little ones had already woken up, blinking their eyes and looking straight at the cat that had climbed onto the cabinet, their eyes following the cat's tail as it turned left and right. They didn't cry or make trouble, very quiet.

Before Wang Yan left, he gave the two little guys milk and changed their diapers. He also watched the two little things fall asleep before leaving, not expecting that they hadn't fallen asleep at all.

When he reached them, Wang Yan reached out and pinched the two children's cheeks, and they giggled, causing the dog to run over, stand up, and curiously examine the two tiny humans.

Wang Yan patted its dog head, and then didn't care anymore, went to the bathroom to wash up, and prepared to start making breakfast in a while.

The cat and the dog were good cats and good dogs, very sensible, with some spirituality and some intelligence. They wouldn't harm the two little ones; instead, they were very patient, and even if they were grabbed when they got close, they wouldn't beat the two little ones hard.

Maybe they also knew that once they beat them, they would be very miserable...

By the time Wang Yan finished washing up and made breakfast, it wasn't even eight o'clock. At this time, Wei Lan also came downstairs while combing her hair.

Her postpartum recovery was very good. After four months, she had recovered to her pre-birth figure, and there were no sequelae of giving birth, such as urinary incontinence.

This was due to Wang Yan's various massages, physical therapy, food supplements, and various targeted guidance and help in the later stages.

Now Wei Lan's spirit and body were very good; she went to sleep at twelve o'clock at night and could wake up naturally before eight o'clock, without any fatigue.

This was very rare.

Young people nowadays want to have a healthy sleep, wake up feeling refreshed and full of energy, which is not easy. They are all deficient in Qi and blood; they want to sleep when they aren't sleeping, can't sleep when they are sleeping, can't wake up when they are sleeping, and have no energy when they wake up. They feel hungry when they don't eat, and can't eat when they eat. It's very difficult.

When Wei Lan was teasing the children and showing maternal love, Wang Yan gave the two little guys milk again, and went to add food and water for the cat and the dog, and then the whole family, including people and animals, had breakfast together.

On that side, the two little ones were drinking milk, on that side, the cat and the dog were meowing and barking, and on this side, Wang Yan and Wei Lan were sitting opposite each other at the dining table, also eating happily, with a very good appetite.

"I have to go to the company today. I haven't shown my face for so long, and it's not very good to always be at home on video. In addition, leaders are coming to our company for inspection, and I have to receive them. Are you okay at home?"

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled. "You don't even need to ask. Before you gave birth, I was serving you; after you gave birth, I was serving the three of you, and there are also the cat and the dog. When have I ever needed you to worry?"

"Just being polite. You are the pillar of our family, and you are capable and hardworking. I think about how much you do, and I feel tired, but when I watch you do it, I feel you are quite relaxed, and nothing has been delayed..."

Wei Lan couldn't help but sigh.

"This is called being orderly and methodical." Wang Yan said. "You find a driver to come over, and you have to bring bodyguards."

"I know, I just contacted them, and I estimate they will be downstairs waiting in a while. Sometimes when I think about it, to this point, it doesn't feel good; it's not as free as I imagined. I actually envy Mom and Dad. You say when the children are a bit older, when the time comes, we buy that kind of big RV, walking and stopping along the way, wouldn't that be very good?"

"It would be quite good." Wang Yan nodded with a smile. "It's just that if we hadn't reached this point, we might not be able to afford the big RV you mentioned, and we wouldn't have the time to go out and play. Let alone Mom and Dad; they don't have the time you envy, and they might still be working on the construction site to save money for the children right now."

"So annoying, you have to break my beautiful fantasy."

"Freedom is relative; there are always some restrictions. But we can also leave now, so it's mobile office, which isn't impossible. It's just that the formation is a bit big, and there have to be dozens of security personnel, and it's a big motorcade wherever we go."

Safety is also relative.

They are now permanently stationed in Hangzhou, and the route is fixed, so there are fewer security personnel, and the pressure is small. If they wander around everywhere, the pressure will be great. Domestic is safe, but that is overall safety, not absolute safety.

The current Wang Yan cannot have any accidents; his involvement is too great.

The huge amount of money invested by the headquarters, the formula for the strengthening pill, the employment of hundreds of thousands of people currently involved, the millions of people actually affected, and various projects invested in—all these things are tied to him.

The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces is truly pressing on him...

Wei Lan shook her head repeatedly. "Then forget it, wait, wait until we retire."

"You really pushed this pole very far."

"Self-comfort."

After chatting and laughing like this and finishing breakfast, Wei Lan tidied up, kissed the two children goodbye, wore the uniform and casual sports shoes issued by the company, carried a canvas bag produced by Sun Yi's clothing factory, which contained things like a computer and lipstick, and went out confidently.

Wei Lan's changes over the past two years were indeed very great; she now had the aura of a strong woman and was very confident...

Wang Yan cleaned up the kitchen waste, played with the children for a while, and then started a day's work downstairs.

The two children were on the soft mat laid out in the living room, letting them roll over by themselves, practicing sitting up, and there were various toys and dolls without sharp edges on the side, letting them grab and play with them by themselves.

The cat and the dog were watching curiously from the side, sticking close for a while, leaving for a while, and the cat would beat the dog for a while. Whenever this happened, the two children would laugh. The cat would tentatively give the dog two more "meow meow punches," testing this switch.

During the gaps in his work, Wang Yan would glance over from time to time. Seeing the two little ones, the two little things, playing quite well, he would smile and continue to deal with work problems.

He was having a video conference, because using a wide-angle camera to face himself, the image displayed on the computer would be one big head after another, which made people very uncomfortable.

So Wang Yan had a batch of "Smart Echoes" specially made, strengthened the camera on it, added zoom adjustment functions, and the lens quality was also much better. Everyone who was qualified to have a video conference with him and Wei Lan was equipped with one, just to make everyone comfortable.

Of course, if it wasn't convenient, there was no way. As for the rest who weren't qualified to have a video conference with him, he also didn't see them and didn't worry.

"Wang Zong, the Dragon Engine has been tested and packaged. In the process of testing, we produced 3D, realistic, and other videos, which

Wang Yan raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised, then laughed: "Well done. Your initiative is very strong. I'll take a look now."

As he spoke, he operated the controls, received the file, and began watching it on his other 8K monitor.

Everything they did was communicated through internal office software, and their email was their own; they didn't rely on other email service providers. All the relevant data was stored in the company's cloud. Now, as Wang Yan viewed the video they had produced, he was also browsing it from the cloud.

However, they had adopted some techniques and simultaneously increased the bandwidth, so even without downloading it locally, it looked silky smooth.

The person in charge on the other end didn't disturb Wang Yan, but stayed on the line, handling their own work, waiting for Wang Yan's instructions after he finished watching...

This was a fifteen-minute long video, involving 2D, 3D, lighting and shadow, motion, physics, collisions, rendering, special effects, and so on—this was what was presented. But in the production process, the music, art, and various templates, etc., were extremely complex.

Of course, the engine sounds very impressive, but it's just a collection of repeated functional implementations, the purpose of which is still to facilitate more efficient work for relevant practitioners and reduce a lot of repetitive tasks.

But in this process, many features were added, making it no longer just a simple collection of repeated functions, but various enhancements and improvements built on top of that.

Wang Yan watched it carefully from beginning to end for fifteen minutes, then went to coax the children before coming back to sit down again.

He said: "You do five things. First, contact domestic film and television production companies, promote our product, and take on some special effects production work.

Second, get in touch with our company's screenwriters and directors. Whether they write it themselves or buy the copyright, find a few excellent stories and use our engine to produce some animated films. They must be high-quality, and they must fully demonstrate our technical level.

Third, hold a press conference to promote our engine, attract some anime and game practitioners, and launch some customized features as appropriate. We must fully absorb suggestions and constantly improve our product.

Fourth, reduce the difficulty of operation, launch a simplified version, and provide it for free to beginners in related industries and enthusiasts who want to get started. And for advanced features, implement charges; you can study the specific details yourselves.

Fifth, cooperate with our community game project to carry out game production."

"Yes, Mr. Wang, I will arrange it today."

"Good, that's all then."

Wang Yan nodded and then ended the call.

The investment in the game engine was not low; with thousands of staff members and hundreds of project groups, it took more than a year to successfully complete, and the cost was extremely high. Personnel salaries and benefits, various equipment investments, etc. —these were all costs.

So since it had been made, even if it was for their own use, they couldn't just use it entirely for themselves; they still had to find a way to expand. The group had money, but if every project only had money going out and none coming in, even the Vitality Pills couldn't hold up. After all, the income from Vitality Pills also had a ceiling, it was just that there was a lot of money, the returns were fast, and the cash flow was very sufficient.

The game engine was one of his keys to opening up virtual reality, used to quickly develop games and facilitate interaction. And his promotion of a crippled version was also to stimulate user creativity, which would eventually enrich the virtual world.

Likewise, thanks to the successful interaction of optic nerve signals, it could also be used to let people build their own AR worlds, decorating right in their own homes.

Of course, various technologies were not yet perfect and still needed time to be researched and developed, but it was absolutely achievable...

Wang Yan also paid attention to the game production side, understood the progress, and had them switch to using their own engine for development, while also giving the engine team requirements and the like, so they could carry out more detailed customization and targeted development of various functions.

The engine had been developed, but it wasn't completely finished; it always needed constant improvement, iteration, and the expansion of more functions.

Just like this, Wang Yan handled various company affairs, constantly pushing forward the research of various projects and the improvement of existing achievements.

However, he had added an extra job.

After the New Year, when his parents left Hangzhou and set foot on their journey once again, his father saw other old men taking pictures with cameras, and his competitive spirit flared up. He took a set from Wang Yan's numerous cameras to take with him.

His father's enthusiasm was very high, and he just snapped away. Then he used the computer Wang Yan gave him to send them all back.

How should I put it...

It was simply too horrible to look at!

Wang Yan, of course, couldn't dampen his father's enthusiasm; it was hard enough to cultivate a hobby, so it had to be maintained. So after receiving a huge pile of photos, he always had to offer some of his own opinions. Of course, he always praised first, then criticized, and then encouraged.

Then, he always had to pick out a few decent ones from the huge pile of waste photos, perform cropping and some photo editing, such as removing people from the frame, removing power lines, removing half a head... In short, it was about purifying the image, and then performing fine color grading.

After all this busy work, the photos were finally watchable.

His father didn't like posting to Moments, but now he posted almost every day, because there was a wretched son whose keyboard was being clicked until it smoked, just sitting there editing photos.

This was the true "heavy post-processing," meaning it relied entirely on post-processing...

But it was also not bad; although it increased his workload, the time he spent communicating with his parents every day also increased quite a bit, allowing them to feel accompanied to a certain extent.

Relatively speaking, that bit of workload was a small matter.

Just like this, a month passed, and the news of the "Living Ancestor" arrived once again.

" 'The Frontier' Guo Li Min: Getting Ahead."