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Chapter 194 Driving Games and Road Rage

Chapter 194: Chapter 194 Driving Games and Road Rage

Azazel felt dizzy, as he obviously could not accept this fact.

Because the effect of "Henggang Middle School Simulation" in collecting negative emotions was also very good, even better than "Hell Inferior Demon"!

Although from the perspective of an individual player, "Henggang Middle School Simulation" didn’t collect much negative emotion, the game’s high popularity and sales meant that the accumulated number was quite terrifying.

But to hand over three quarters of these negative emotions?

To Azazel, this was more painful than cutting off his own flesh.

He looked at Gu Fan angrily, "You set me up!"

Though he was furious, Azazel dared not vent his anger toward Lilith, as their statuses in Hell were vastly different. Therefore, he could only grumble at Gu Fan.

By now, Azazel had already realized that there were people from Nitiandang behind the success of these two games.

Whether it was the previous "Hell Inferior Demon" speedrun competition or the small program targeting streamers and streaming platforms for "Henggang Middle School Simulation," most likely, it was Gu Fan’s doing.

Thus, he glared at Gu Fan angrily, his eyes burning with the fierce flames of hellfire.

Although Hell Demons in the Human World weren’t much different from normal people, they were still creatures of evil, and their powerful aura was like that of a vicious serial killer, capable of causing tremendous pressure on ordinary people.

Even if over a long period, some mentally fragile individuals might suffer a mental breakdown or develop certain mental illnesses.

Lilith immediately became alert and quickly stood in front of Gu Fan, "Azazel! What are you trying to do? I warn you not to play any tricks, or when we get back to Hell I will definitely blow you up into finger-licking good chicken!"

After all, Gu Fan was now her number one meritorious servant, so of course, she had to protect him.

However, Gu Fan didn’t care at all.

Threaten me?

Sorry, but I’ve been boldly hopping around right under Lilith’s nose, so how could I possibly be threatened by you?

He said indifferently, "President Sa, what do you want to say?

"Isn’t everything clearly written in the investment contract?

"There was no major deviation from the original design in the game that directly led to abnormal profits, so of course, we need to go by the contract. You demons should at least abide by the contents of the agreement, right?"

Azazel said angrily, "Don’t think you can fool me! It was you who gifted to that streamer, and you didn’t even bother to disguise it with a net ID!"

Gu Fan spread his hands, "Ah? Is there any clause in the contract that says I can’t gift to streamers?"

Azazel said again, "That little program must have been developed by you!"

Gu Fan responded frankly, "So what if it was? The only function of this program is to automatically read the IDs of those giving gifts and then import them into the game. What’s the problem with that?

"Even if it played some role, it was all for promoting the game, attracting more people, which means generating more negative emotions, and it didn’t directly impact game sales anyway!

"The bottom line is that the game made money because ultimately, there was something wrong with your design, right?"

Lilith nodded vigorously, "Exactly, don’t even think about denying it!"

Azazel had nothing to say, and he sat collapsed in his chair as if all his energy had been drained.

[Negative Emotion Points from Azazel +1,890,000!]

This was just the first installment, thereafter, for every 4 negative emotion points Azazel earned with "Henggang Middle School Simulation," he would have to give up three.

Of course, the same applied to the previous "Hell Inferior Demon."

The moment the negative emotion points were credited, Lilith felt utterly relaxed, experiencing a level of joy like never before!

Moreover, the negative emotion points she received this time were over 300,000 more than from "Hell Inferior Demon," which thrilled her beyond expectation.

Most of the displeasure accumulated from "Ascension" had dissipated.

"Alright then, we’ll be going now.

"Work harder on the next game!"

Lilith, with Gu Fan in tow, prepared to leave.

However, just at that moment, Azazel suddenly stopped her again, "Wait a minute! Respected Lady Lilith, I have a very important matter to report to you."

Lilith appeared somewhat surprised, "Hmm? What is it?"

Azazel narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze filled with threat and malice, "Lady Lilith, I have serious suspicions that your chief strategist here is the biggest traitor!"

Gu Fan was shocked, feeling like he was walking down the street and suddenly got bitten out of nowhere.

What the hell!

Why bring your grievances with Lilith onto me?

Gu Fan quickly said, "President Sa, even if you are angry, you shouldn’t spout baseless accusations! President Li, this is slander, he’s slandering me!"

Lilith frowned slightly but still raised her hand, signaling Gu Fan to be silent for the moment.

"Azazel, do you have any evidence for what you’re saying?"

Azazel shook his head, "No!"

"But Lady Lilith, please think carefully. Your plans are always so perfect, yet why do they always fall short of success? Once or twice could be called a coincidence, but there have been so many occurrences. Can it still be a coincidence?"

"Moreover, my plan was also flawless, yet you and your advisor have consistently managed to make Hell Frontline’s games profitable."

"Lady Lilith, do you believe this is also a coincidence?"

"If your advisor is so capable that he can ensure profits for all of Hell Frontline’s games, then how can you be certain that the success of Nitiandang’s games is not his doing?"

Gu Fan was shocked—this Azazel was a bit malicious!

Clearly, Azazel did not have any evidence, but he was using the fact that demons are very suspicious by nature to deliberately sow discord between Lilith and Gu Fan!

Of course, his insinuation was on point—Gu Fan indeed was a traitor.

But what of it? That didn’t prevent Gu Fan from feeling wronged!

Lilith furrowed her brows, her right hand cradling her chin as she sank into contemplation.

Gu Fan hurriedly said, "President Li, you must not let the villain’s provocation sway you, my loyalty to Hell is as clear as the sky!"

Lilith waved her hand, "Hush, I’m thinking!"

However, soon her expression became resolute as she looked at Azazel, "Hmph, Azazel, are you thinking that by stirring up trouble between me and my advisor, and if our alliance self-destructs, you can no longer keep your games profitable in the future?"

"That when the time comes, you can fight freely against me?"

"Rest assured, that’ll never happen! Whatever happens in the future, Gu Fan will always be watching you. You can try your best to see if you can escape from his palm!"

"Isn’t that right, Gu Fan?"

Lilith looked over, and Gu Fan quickly nodded, "Of course, President Li!"

"Let’s go!"

This time, Lilith, having made a tidy profit, left with a triumphant Gu Fan.

...

A little past 8 p.m., Lilith and Gu Fan returned to the villa.

"Gu Fan!"

Lilith sat down on the couch. She didn’t seem to be too affected by Azazel’s attempt to drive a wedge between her and Gu Fan and was still full of anticipation as she asked, "Do you have any good ideas for the next game?"

Gu Fan was taken aback, "Ah? So soon?"

Lilith frowned slightly, "What’s so soon about this! In Hell, this is already considered slow!"

"You don’t need to come up with a detailed plan this time, just think of a general direction. Think now!"

Gu Fan felt somewhat helpless, with such an investor, not thinking to death was difficult.

Don’t keep holding me to Hell’s work intensity!

But he didn’t have a choice, so he just grabbed a can of cola from the fridge and, after replenishing himself with some caffeine, began to rack his brains for ideas for a new game.

Of course, "Ascension" hadn’t been on sale for very long, and there were likely to be many twists and turns to come, but Lilith was clearly excited after having extracted nearly 1.9 million units of negative energy from Azazel and was eager to start developing a new game.

The heavy burden was once again placed on Gu Fan’s shoulders as the leaders spoke and their subordinates ran their legs off.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Fan said, "President Li, I’ve been thinking, we’ve tried many game genres so far, why not look for the new game among those we haven’t tried yet?"

Lilith nodded, "Mhm, that could work!"

Gu Fan thought for a moment, "What do you think about... a driving game?"

"A driving game? You mean like driving a car?" Lilith’s brows furrowed slightly, apparently not too fond of the idea.

In her opinion, driving games were basically of two types: racing games and driving simulation games, and both had fairly fixed player bases.

"Wouldn’t a driving game be unlikely to generate much negative emotion?" Lilith wondered aloud.

Gu Fan shook his head, "That depends on what kind of driving game we’re talking about!

"President Li, are you aware of a term in the Human World called ’road rage’?"

Lilith knitted her brows, "Uh... what is ’lu lu’ syndrome?"

Gu Fan was slightly exasperated, "It’s rage road... oh no, it’s road rage! To put it simply, it’s when Humans, while driving, easily become angry over certain incidents. Even those who are usually very calm can’t avoid it and might react even more intensely."

Lilith’s eyes lit up, "Oh? That sounds interesting, go on."

Hearing ’anger’, her interest was piqued, as it was a very direct form of negative emotion.

Gu Fan explained, "There are many reasons for road rage. Humans get angry mainly because they feel a loss of control over a situation, and while driving, since vehicles are enclosed spaces where drivers cannot communicate with each other, and drivers also can’t directly control all on-road conditions. So, when encountering things like being cut off, tailgated, or witnessing other drivers’ uncivilized driving behaviors, it is particularly easy for them to become angry."

Lilith’s eyes brightened, "You mean to incorporate the concept of road rage into the game as much as possible? That’s a good idea!"

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