Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Confronting the Entire Era [Please Bookmark, Please Recommend]

The next day!

Wu Cheng was invited to the LOL headquarters, where a news conference took place!

In front of all LOL players, he was awarded the first-ever Shadow phone of this event.

This Shadow phone is not only practical but also has much higher commemorative value!

Because its back was frosted and engraved with his main hero—Wandering Mage—Rui Zi!

And there was also a line of text—Dedicated to the first player to conquer the nightmare—Wu Cheng!

When Wu Cheng received this Shadow phone, tears instantly filled his eyes!

This was not just a phone, but a symbol of glory!

This moment made countless LOL players excited!

”Such an amazing Shadow, I want it, I absolutely have to have it!”

”No way, I want it too!”

”Damn, I was so close! Otherwise, it would’ve been me up there today!”

”Isn’t the frosted back of that phone ridiculously cool!?”

”This is a belief for my whole life!”

”Even though I already have a Shadow, I still want that one!”

”...”

At this time, Liang Lan announced at the conference: ”Custom-designed Shadow phones will only be given to the top ten winners.”

A short sentence, yet it brought the emotions of all LOL players to a climax!

They instantly felt urgency!

Only ten, just ten!

They had to act fast!

Although there would be other Shadow phones for those who came after, could they be the same as this one?

...

This press conference was not only watched by players, but also by various business tycoons.

Each one of these tycoons, who could make industries in the Heavenly Dynasty tremble with a stomp, praised the initiative.

Real Estate Tycoon: ”A very beautiful marketing plan, promoting the development of two industries simultaneously, and enhancing the class of the Shadow phone!”

Internet Tycoon: ”This Lu Xiaobu really dares to challenge the world! No matter which industry, he’s forging ahead, opening a new era—from cola to Shadow phones, to live streaming, and now games. Each venture is unprecedented!”

Restaurants Tycoon: ”Ah, I have to say, even as a prodigal, it’s not easy. Who can truly understand the courage and the mindset required?”

Media Tycoon: ”A prodigal at the helm of the era, we might have to look up to him in the future!”

Publishing Tycoon: ”However, to tell the truth, your game might face greater difficulties this time! This is no longer progressing against the stream; this is moving like sailing against the current!”

”Lu Xiaobu, let’s see the strength of the prodigal in you! If you succeed, all is well. But if you don’t, I’m afraid you’ll truly become the ultimate prodigal!”

”After all, what you are up against this time is not just some enterprise, some company, but an entire era!”

...

”Xiaobu, you’re too incredible, making our game popular all over the country so easily?”

Hot Pepper, looking at the exponentially growing downloads and concurrent online numbers of LOL, excitedly said.

”Are you kidding? Who am I?”

Lu Xiaobu chuckled.

Su Luo Xue was also thrilled!

What does the popularity of LOL represent?

It means that e-sports is about to become popular too!

This Lu Xiaobu actually did it, with his sole effort brought e-sports from the Dark Age into the Golden Age!

Lu Xiaobu is just too amazing!

”Secretary, a cola!” Lu Xiaobu said.

”Right away, boss!”

Su Luo Xue immediately ran to get the cola!

Yeah, she has already accepted her role as a secretary!

The others at the eSports Club looked at the former ice queen turned secretary, with each of their heads aching!

They were both envious and helpless!

Who else but Young Master Bu could smash an iceberg into a snowball like that!

Liang Lan sighed as she watched the scene unfold—Su Luoxue has been thoroughly conquered by the Young Master!

Another competitor... cough cough, I didn’t say anything, you all didn’t hear anything.

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However.

Just when things were looking up.

A certain kind of rhetoric that inevitably appears in an era that demonizes games quietly exploded!

”Can someone tell me what the heck League of Heroes is all about? Openly promoting games?”

”This trivial pastime of games that erodes one’s ambition, it’s actually causing such a stir?!”

”These games should never have existed, it’s all because of this game—so what if I smashed his computer!? He actually divorced me over it!”

”...”

Among these comments, a person named Chen Kangle shot to prominence!

His Weibo is verified, seemingly as a professor at some no-name university.

While the university isn’t famous, having the title of a professor is still very impressive!

Chen Kangle: ”I am firmly against enticing and poisoning the youth with bad games, questioning the production or business of these games that are detrimental to the healthy growth of young people. Especially recently, a certain wastrel from a rich family who is promoting his enterprises, he’s just like a meaningless drug dealer! A scum of society, I strongly suggest a thorough investigation into this person!”

No sooner said than done!

In a matter of moments, it topped the Weibo hot search list!

Although Chen Kangle didn’t name names, anyone with half a brain could tell he was talking about Lu Xiaobu!

Instantly, those harboring animosity towards Lu Xiaobu, towards LOL, towards the Lu Family, all used this Weibo post as a gun to start bombarding Lu Xiaobu!

Gong Shu, a fresh meat celebrity who had been dealt with by Lu Xiaobu.

Was the first to retweet with a comment to amplify its impact:

”Professor Chen is right, those who harm the mental health of young people are no different from drug dealers!”

Fang Yunlong, insulted to his face by Lu Xiaobu, who fought with Han Meng at the award ceremony, and former Golden Fire Award juror, former Emperor Electric University professor.

Shamelessly echoed:

”That’s right, as an educator, it’s evident from Lu Xiaobu’s daily life that he’s using the dirty money of young people to live a life of luxury! He is trash! Including that A Chinese Odyssey movie, it’s also trash!”

Wang Chen, a former member of the eSports Club who was beaten and hospitalized.

Twisting facts and quoting out of context:

”Yes, I can prove it—look at the photos I’ve posted, you’ll know! I was beaten up like this because of this game! It’s so harmful; it’s downright distorting one’s values! Lu Xiaobu is an idiot!”

Han Meng, who was previously reprimanded by real filmmakers because of Lu Xiaobu.

Didn’t comment much, but silently liked Chen Kangle’s Weibo post.

Which her fans ’accidentally’ discovered and dug out!

A mother claiming to be ’paralyzed’ wept bitterly: ”My child was ruined by this game, he beat me to this state! Oh my ungrateful son! It’s all because of this poisonous game! Everyone, please stand up for me!”

...

Countless similar remarks sprang up one after another.

With Chen Kangle’s comments leading the charge, they completely pushed Lu Xiaobu into the eye of the storm!

In no time at all, Lu Xiaobu suddenly became the biggest trash of the Heavenly Dynasty, bar none!

Zhang Meng, Li Jin, Liang Lan, Hot Pepper, Wu Qianmin, Su Luoxue, Lu Hongbin, Lu Wenhuo, Lu’s father, and so on and so forth.

They were all furious, with each of their faces incredibly grim!

Normally, someone badmouthing Lu Xiaobu would have to pay the price of a rib!

Now, with such slander!

What price do you think you’ll have to pay?!