Chapter 25

After skimming the comments beneath the two PVs, Qin Xiaoyu’s last trace of unease vanished completely.

The events that had occurred in his previous life on Earth had not happened here.

The PV had not become “Ancient Battlefield,” and the darkest moment before the game’s release had not arrived.

Actually,

that day in the hospital, he had already checked—this world had no game called Zelda.

Xia’s largest game company was Shengda, the second was Mengyi, and there was no Tencent at all.

Thinking this way, it made sense that no million-strong Zelda fanbase had emerged to stir up chaos.

This was better—everyone coexisted peacefully, each developing in their own way, enjoying quiet progress. After all, Qin Xiaoyu fundamentally disliked the deceit and backstabbing among industry peers.

After exiting the Bilibili app, Qin Xiaoyu glanced out the window; it was already late, and he had no urgent tasks, so he suggested:

“Old Cai, Wei, let’s knock off! While we still can, enjoy some peace before the launch—get two solid nights of sleep.”

“Fish Ge , you go ahead! We’re not in a hurry. Even if we went home, we couldn’t sleep—better to stay here watching the backend numbers keep climbing. It’s pure joy!”

Old Cai didn’t respond, his eyes fixed on the backend data on the screen.

Watching his two ecstatic partners, like two fools lost in bliss, Qin Xiaoyu shook his head—he’d seen far bigger scenes, and his composure was nothing like theirs.

“Then do as you like—I’m going home to eat and sleep.”

With that, Qin Xiaoyu left the studio.

…

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Qin Xiaoyu woke up slightly later than usual, but with his Kulinan as transport, he arrived at the studio entrance even earlier than before.

What left him speechless was:

Before he could even step inside, Old Cai and Wei blocked him at the door, buzzing with excitement.

Both sported heavy dark circles under their eyes, yet their faces glowed with exhilaration.

“Fish Ge , we’ve hit the jackpot this time!”

Old Cai grabbed Qin Xiaoyu’s arm—had Qin not held him back, he’d have tried to kiss him outright.

“Calm down, Old Cai—and watch your language. I’m certain my equipment is still intact, and hasn’t exploded!”

Pushing Old Cai away with distaste, Qin Xiaoyu turned to Wei and asked: “Did you two pull an all-nighter here?”

“Fish Ge , our game has broken Xia’s record for new game pre-registrations this year!”

Chen Wei paid no attention to Qin Xiaoyu’s question and continued: “So far this year, all game companies in Xia—including overseas ones—have released 1,403 games.

The highest pre-registration count was 2.48 million.

But—

that record has just been shattered by us!”

Old Cai and Chen Wei had stayed up all night precisely to wait for this result.

In their own words, they were waiting for a miracle to descend.

With the boost from those two PVs, the official Zelda game’s pre-registration count saw another surge before midnight last night.

Although the growth rate slowed considerably after midnight,

it was now dangerously close to this year’s record for pre-registrations before a game’s launch.

That’s why Old Cai and Chen Wei had no sleep at all—they stayed awake until the moment the record was broken.

“If we’d opened pre-registrations earlier—or delayed the launch—we might have even challenged the all-time record in Xia’s gaming history!”