Who could endure something like that?!
At that moment, the Red Queen's voice came through. "Master, the Ancient One has already arrived downstairs."
Teleportation by sorcerers relies on imagination—imagining a place they have been to before. So even if Gu Yi traversed space, she could only arrive downstairs.
Stepping forward, Xu Dan carried Banner into the suite behind the laboratory, then went downstairs to welcome Gu Yi.
Along with Gu Yi came two other sorcerers. One was Mordo, and the other was the bearded man from that day.
These two were among the stronger mages, which clearly showed how important the Eye of Agamotto was.
"Master Gu Yi, please come this way."
As she entered upstairs, Gu Yi couldn't help praising the cube that emitted multicolored light.
This wasn't just Earth's top-tier science—it was also Asgard's high-end technology.
"It's beautiful," she said.
"I never expected something like this to exist on Earth," Mordo added.
Immediately afterward, Gu Yi gently raised her hand. Mordo and the bearded mage instinctively turned their backs, guarding against any disturbances.
As Gu Yi lifted her hand, a green gemstone slowly appeared in her palm, glowing with an almost magical brilliance.
But this was not magic.
Magic was deception—this was sorcery.
The Eye of Agamotto must have remained where she stood, and she had simply taken the Time Stone out from within it.
Guided by her power, the green glow of the Time Stone slowly drifted toward the only groove atop the cube. In the end, it fit perfectly into place.
Green patterns flowed around the cube, and the server was imbued with mystical power.
"Excellent quality," Gu Yi said.
"It has to be sturdy," Xu Dan replied. "After all, it needs to operate across worlds. Without a solid material foundation, how could it endure?"
"What material did you use?" Gu Yi asked.
"That's a trade secret."
Gu Yi smiled faintly and did not press further. Instead, she said, "I've already applied a spell to control the Time Stone. If you wish to adjust the flow of time, you can do so from within your virtual world. But remember—time is always dangerous. You must be cautious."
Xu Dan nodded. "Don't worry. I'm more cautious than anyone."
After giving her instructions, Gu Yi began arranging the mage rotation. "Mordo, Master Hamill—from today onward, this place will be guarded as the Fourth Sanctum."
The two mages nodded silently.
"Remain on duty outside. Do not interfere with the work here," Gu Yi added, glancing kindly at Xu Dan.
Though she was old, her mind was sharp. She naturally understood what was being done here.
The two mages nodded once more, exchanged glances, and quietly left the laboratory.
An Antarctic branch laboratory—with powerful sorcerers standing guard.
This level of security was truly impressive.
"Don't worry," Xu Dan said. "My own defenses here are ten times stronger."
"Mm."
Gu Yi gave a soft hum. She lingered for a few more glances at the Time Stone, then vanished.
So now…
The server was ready!
The game helmets, however, were not yet finished.
That meant they could begin publicity immediately.
No—virtual games didn't even need promotion!
As long as that name was used, it would instantly become the world's number-one hit.
No matter how many tens of thousands of helmets were released in the first batch, the global market would swallow them all.
And they would still be in short supply.
The virtual game helmets were being manufactured in Wakanda. Now that the server had the Time Stone's enhancement, Xu Dan finally felt reassured.
He immediately called Shuri and changed the original quantity to one hundred million.
For the first batch, he planned to release a full one hundred million units!
That was an astronomical sum.
But he didn't need to pay upfront.
For massive orders like this, no one ever paid in cash outright. Vibranium-diluted synthetic conductors weren't cheap, but the cost still had to be compressed.
After all, most gamers weren't that wealthy.
The price point needed to be set within an acceptable range.
Thus, the first-generation helmets were priced at two thousand dollars each.
Thankfully, they used diluted vibranium synthetics. Otherwise, if pure vibranium had been used, who could afford ten thousand dollars per gram?
Even these two thousand dollars were already forced down to the extreme.
It could be said that neither Wakanda nor Antarctica was making any profit.
However, the real profit lay ahead.
As technological superpowers, their leaders had long-term vision.
This virtual game was bound to lead a global trend. When people truly began to regard the virtual world as a second life, business opportunities would be everywhere.
But what Xu Dan was thinking about now wasn't profit.
As the developer and operator, he only needed to take a cut from major consortiums to make money—and that wasn't interesting.
What he was considering was this:
Should the virtual game for Earth continue using League of Legends—or should it be changed?
After some thought, he decided to develop an entirely new virtual game for Earth players.
After all, League of Legends had already been running in Asgard for quite some time. The players there were all warriors.
If Earth players joined later, wouldn't the imbalance be inevitable?
"So… what should the new game be?"
Xu Dan sat in front of the computer, browsing the internet aimlessly.
Finally, he found a game mode that had been exceptionally popular recently—the "PUBG mode" in CrossFire.
Even many players who had never touched shooters before had jumped in, filling forums with cries of "chicken dinner!"
It felt like returning to a past life—when League of Legends had reigned supreme, until PUBG suddenly emerged as a challenger.
Back then, many LOL streamers gradually switched to "eating chicken." On one hand, LOL had been slowly ruined by toxic solo players. On the other, PUBG was genuinely fun.
For a time, PUBG exploded in popularity, even surpassing LOL.
Of course, in the end, LOL reclaimed the throne—mainly because PUBG had three major flaws:
First, hackers were everywhere.Second, the hardware requirements were too high.Third, like most shooter games, it eventually became monotonous.
Once the novelty wore off, players quickly grew bored, and retention was extremely low.
LOL, on the other hand, endured because of its unique charm.
So the question was—
Could more charm be added to this dark horse, allowing it to run forever?
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