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Chapter 316: Chapter 246 “Sheep” Officially Released Chapter 316: Chapter 246 “Sheep” Officially Released Time flew by, and before long, it was the official release day for “Sheep.”

This also marked the official start of the “Sheep” campus competition at Technology University.

You wouldn’t believe it, but room 212 in the East Building was actually buzzing with activity.

At the moment, since Brother Zhu was busy with other matters, everyone felt freer to chat.

“Let’s put in some effort these next two days and see if we can get through one internally? Help Brother Zhu with clearing some prize money internally!” Dong Dong joked.

“Laughable, you know how difficult the game is, right? We made it, and we can’t even get past it ourselves normally!” someone retorted with a laugh.

“No one clearing it isn’t good either. Didn’t we develop a cheat too? How about I be the one to cheat and bear the sin!” Liu Feng joked along, “Leader Wei Bo! Liu Feng requests permission to cheat!”

“Are you bearing the sin? You just want to hog all the prize money!” Dong Dong smacked him on the shoulder.

“Say, do you think the boss added that rule last minute because he thought perhaps no one in the school could clear it, so he decided to donate the unclaimed prize money to the school?” one of the studio members pondered, stroking his chin analytically.

Wei Bo waved his hand and said, “According to our algorithm and the number of students here, if enough people play, there’s still a chance someone can clear it within two days.”

“And the difficulty of the levels these two days isn’t that outrageous.”

“It’s just that the prize pool of fifty thousand, I guess it won’t be fully given away, and the remainder being donated to the school makes sense. Otherwise, some people might say ugly things like the prize pool wasn’t even fully dispersed, the game so difficult, they don’t want to give away money. Donating to the school can at least shut some nasty mouths.” He analyzed.

“Ouch, makes sense. Some people do speak very horribly, saying things like the prize pool isn’t even fully dispersed because the game is made too hard on purpose, not wanting to give away money. Donating to the school can shut up some of those mouths,” Dong Dong nodded repeatedly.

“So, Brother Zhu had this planned out early!” Mr. Dong felt enlightened.

“Possibly,” Wei Bo responded with a smile.

After speaking, he glanced towards the door and then whispered, “Besides that, I personally think there’s another reason. But it’s just my speculation, so take it with a grain of salt!”

“Let’s hear it!” Everyone immediately leaned in.

“Since we’re doing a game competition, you know, some school leaders are definitely a bit resistant to it. Although college isn’t like high school, it’s normal to have many leaders with different personalities and ideas.”

“Dean Zhang and Director Li both value our studio highly and can really support us, but adding a donating element, even if it’s not a lot of money, looks better publicly, doesn’t it?”

“Anyway, it’s just wild guesswork.”

So, they chatted back and forth like this for over ten minutes.

Finally, they each couldn’t help but wonder, “Who knows who is playing our game right now?”

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Meanwhile, Boss Cheng, who was out on the release day of the game, happened to catch someone playing “Sheep.”

— The manager of Youu Come to Play, Wang Wei.

She had been busy in her shop the past few days, handing over her duties to a new manager selected by Xu Shao and Pei Yan.

This morning was the final handover.

Meaning, from now on, she was no longer a member of the toy crane shop.

Earlier, Brother Zhu had discussed with her, and she was willing to work with him at the bubble tea shop.

And now, Brother Zhu was here to pick her up.

But unexpectedly, she was sitting at the cashier, in the very spot Brother Zhu often sat, playing “Sheep.”

“Let’s go,” Brother Zhu tapped lightly on the desk, nearly startling Wang Wei who was engrossed in the game.

In the shop, Xu Shao wasn’t there, but Pei Yan was.

This elegant freak immediately greeted Brother Zhu and even came over.

“The shop’s doing well, I see,” Brother Zhu remarked casually.

“Yeah, it hasn’t rained these past two days, so business has picked up again,” Pei Yan obviously in a good mood.

“That’s good,” Brother Zhu smiled, not really wanting to chat more, and walked out of the toy crane shop with Wang Wei.

Watching them leave, Pei Yan’s smile gradually faded.

He always disliked how haughty Brother Zhu acted.

After leaving the toy crane shop, Wang Wei spoke to Brother Zhu, “Boss, although the gameplay is quite simple, I don’t know why, but I find it quite fun.”

Brother Zhu, looking at her absorbed yet calm demeanor, immediately asked, “You haven’t been playing long, have you?”

“Right, just about fifteen minutes,” Wang Wei checked the time.

“No wonder.”

“Ah? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, let’s go, get in the car, I’ll take you to the bubble tea studio,” Brother Zhu didn’t explain further.

He was considering training her to be the manager of the bubble tea shop.

This person is very meticulous. The toy crane shop is so busy, yet rarely makes mistakes, and that’s quite commendable.

Some people might manage to be detailed on a regular day, but once the scene becomes chaotic and crowded, they too can become frazzled.

The Land Rover thus left the grand avenue outside the school.

Sitting in the shop, Pei Yan also remembered, “Today is the day Brother Zhu’s game is released.”

He looked down at his own phone, feeling conflicted.

“Forget it, just download it and see.”

“I want to see what kind of impressive game he made!”

“I’m not going to contribute data to him, I’ll just play one round!”

“Yeah, just one round, just to get a feel!”

An hour later…

Xu Shao got out of his Porsche and entered the toy crane shop.

He quickly saw Pei Yan sitting in a corner.

Pei Yan was frowning, his index finger hovering over the screen, sometimes wanting to tap, sometimes shaking his head and pulling back.

It looked like he was struggling with a significant decision.

Xu Shao walked over, puzzled, and bent down to see that the guy was actually playing a game!

“Pei!” Xu Shao called out, visibly displeased.

We just took over the shop, and we agreed to work hard, didn’t we!

Damn, it’s only been a few days, and you’re already playing games on your phone in the shop!

“Brother Shao,” Pei Yan looked up, surprised, “You’re here.”

“What game is so interesting?” he asked, somewhat scolding.

“Well… the game Brother Zhu just released today, I was just curious and thought of downloading it to take a look,” Pei Yan explained.

“Hm? Brother Zhu’s game?” Xu Shao paused, then asked, “Is it fun?”

“Not really,” Pei Yan didn’t know how to describe, “It’s just a matching game, quite monotonous actually.”

After chatting a bit more, Pei Yan left first as he had something to do at school.

Xu Shao sat down on the bespoke chair behind the cash register that Cheng Zhu used to occupy, feeling a bit itchy himself.

He couldn’t resist pulling out his phone, downloading “Sheep,” and thought similarly to Pei Yan:

“I’m not going to contribute data to him, I’ll just play one round!”

“Yeah, just one round, just to get a feel!”

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In the Technology University innovation park, Director Li’s office.

This head of the student entrepreneurship center suddenly remembered that today was the official release day for “Sheep.”

He recalled his tryout session in room 212 of the East Building.

Hmm…

As he walked downstairs, a thought occurred to him: “That last move, I shouldn’t have thought about eliminating the fork; I should’ve gone for the scissors first, maybe then I could have cleared everything piled up beneath!”

A middle-aged man nearing his fifties had no idea just how bad the young man he esteemed could be!

At the moment, Director Li felt a bit of an itch in his hands.

He picked up his phone and started downloading “Sheep.”

Once downloaded, Director Li quietly pulled out his reading glasses from the thick pocket of his black jacket.

After putting on the glasses, he immediately turned off the sound on his phone.

“The background noise in this game is too noisy.” He didn’t like it much.

Most importantly, he felt the sounds in the game were noisy and silly.

Quite enchanting and brainwashing, but not befitting the image of a dignified university director.

If others heard these sounds, they’d certainly think I was playing something very foolish.

Well, this game seems pretty simple to operate, doesn’t seem all that clever, does it?

At that moment, Director Li discovered a detail: “Can you join a ‘sheep flock’?”

After clearing “Sheep,” the game randomly awards you with a specially imaged sheep, and you can join a sheep flock.

In the game, the number of sheep each province adds to the flock is publicly displayed.

In simpler terms, the provinces are ranked against each other.

Director Li didn’t pay much attention to this and eagerly opened the game, deciding to rise from where he had fallen!

However, when he got to the second level, he couldn’t help but pause.

“Why is this deployment different from last time?” He looked at the level, feeling completely unfamiliar.

Extra patterns had appeared on both sides.

Director Li didn’t yet know that the arrangement for the second level changes daily.

He thus began playing the game while on paid time in his office.

“Just one round,” he thought.

He assumed that last time, when he tried the game, he at least cleared half of it, only to discover today that he probably didn’t even clear a quarter.

The game quickly ended, and Director Li felt he had cleared much more this time than last!

His finger involuntarily tapped to restart.

I am the head of the student entrepreneurship center, and this is a game project under my supervision.

What’s wrong with checking it a few times?

No problem.

Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the office door: “Knock, knock, knock!”

“Who is it?” Director Li asked, looking up while still wearing his reading glasses.

The door opened, and Dean Zhang of the School of Information walked in.

“Old Zhang, what brings you here?” Director Li put down his phone, removed his reading glasses, and smiled, “I was just studying that game developed by your student.”

“A game? You mean Cheng Zhu?” Dean Zhang caught on.

This short old man squinted his eyes as he chuckled: “A game developed by young people, do you understand how to play it?”

Director Li, displeased, picked up his phone, “It’s quite simple. Just match three items together to eliminate them!”

“Look, these three carrots, I put them together, and hey! They’re gone!” He even demonstrated the gameplay to Dean Zhang.

“Try it for yourself,” Dean Zhang, curious about Cheng Zhu’s game, suggested.

Since both were already familiar with each other, Director Li flatly refused, “Just download it on your phone, I’m playing this round better than my last, don’t mess it up for me.”

Dean Zhang: “…”

As the dean of the School of Information, although he was no longer young, he definitely wasn’t like those elderly who couldn’t use smartphones.

He sat down on the office sofa, then… quietly pulled out his own reading glasses.

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