Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1162: Chapter 1060 “Are We Playing The Same Game!?”_1 Chapter 1162: Chapter 1060 “Are We Playing The Same Game!?”_1 “What the hell is that?”

“What is all of this about?”

Xu Shenghan was greatly shocked, but at the same time didn’t understand what was happening.

He didn’t know what the vertical elongated building was, nor why so many flying ships suddenly burst into the atmosphere.

It wasn’t until those tiny-looking flying ships due to distance continued to rush towards the building like a swarm of ants, that he began to vaguely guess: Were the two sides enemies?

Was what happening in front of his eyes…

a war?

The spaceship collided with the building.

The air seemed to blur for a moment.

Xu Shenghan couldn’t tell whether it was the spaceship that launched an attack, or the slender structure that was counterattacking, or…

it could have just been the high heat distortion from the exterior of the return capsule warping the air.

The next moment, the area of the collision exploded with intense sparks, and many ships that hadn’t yet reached the impact zone were also affected by the explosion and began to fall uncontrollably like raindrops.

Compared to the loss of the spaceships, the miraculous building was severely damaged indeed!

Despite having no idea about the materials it was made of that had not been blown apart in the intense explosion, the ring construction attached to the main structure was set on fire and fell vertically along the slender body of the building!

The scale of the collapse was on par with that of the space station Xu Shenghan was in.

“Ah!” Startled, Xu Shenghan jerked back.

—He accidentally touched his face to the window, even though the re-entry capsule had a very strict multi-layer heat insulation treatment.

The red-hot outer shell had already conducted the high temperature inside.

Without the protection of the system, that alone could have blistered half his face.

Stubbornly, Xu Shenghan ignored the burning sensation on his face and tried to lean forward to see what was going on outside again.

However, as soon as he got close to the window, he felt an incredulous amount of heat coming from the surface of the return capsule—too much for anyone to endure.

The red warning lights were blinking rapidly, and the monitors one by one blacked out.

In a few seconds’ time, white smoke even began to emerge from between the monitor and the keys.

—Even the engineering plastic could not withstand the incredible high temperature and began to slowly melt.

The temperature inside the return capsule continued to rise, Xu Shenghan’s face was hot, copious sweat broke out on his forehead and quickly evaporated in the high temperature conditions.

The air had also begun to heat up.

Despite being tightly constrained by the seatbelt, due to the severe vibration of the return capsule, Xu Shenghan was tossed about, pained and dizzy.

The live-streaming viewers who were engrossed in watching were unhappy with him.

“Why did you stop?

What are you doing?”

“Go back and look!

It’s a space elevator!!

Shit, Cloud Dream actually built a real space elevator!!”

“Spaceships attacking the space elevator?

What kind of Star Wars is this?

Show it clearly!!”

“Anchor, please, go back and see!”

“Anchor, don’t be unappreciative.

If you don’t go back, we will report you!”

…

Xu Shenghan took notice of the barrage of comments, but he simply didn’t have the time to pay them any heed.

At the moment, there was a more pressing matter for him to worry about:

“Watch my ass!

I’m getting roasted!”

“It’s too hot!!”

Hot!

Hot!

Hot!

The unbearable high temperature was pushing both Xu Shenghan’s body and mind to their limits!

Just as he felt he was about to pass out, the return capsule finally lowered to a sufficient altitude and automatically initiated the deceleration program.

“Bang!”

The guide parachute popped out first, followed by the deceleration parachute, rapidly slowing the return capsule to a speed of 180 meters per second.

Then, 20 seconds later, the deceleration parachute detached automatically, revealing the main parachute which further slowed the return capsule down to 40 meters per second within a short period of time, then gradually slowed it further to 8 meters per second.

The multi-stage parachute deployment had minimized the physical burden on the astronaut.

But Xu Shenghan’s condition had already been pushed to its limit, so this deceleration process didn’t make things any worse.

By the time the retrorockets of the return capsule were ignited to ensure a stable landing on the water surface, he didn’t even have the strength to push open the hatch.

After resting for more than half of a minute, he managed to fumble to unbuckle the seatbelt and turn the hatch of the return capsule.

—He had to leave.

The dense smoke inside the return capsule was choking him and he was afraid he would suffocate to death inside if he didn’t get out.

The moment he started to open the hatch, surging water rushed in through the round opening.

Xu Shenghan, who was about to evacuate, was immediately pushed back into the capsule by the water!

“Damn it!”

Xu Shenghan really hadn’t expected this, let alone the fact that his body was already on the verge of its limit—even if he’d been in good condition, it would have been quite a challenge to resist this torrent of water.

All he could do was try as hard as he could to raise his head.

A sailor’s experience told him: at this point, he couldn’t rush against the torrent of water; he had to wait patiently for it to fill the return capsule before it was safe to leave.

But the re-entry capsule is an iron lump!

As water continues to fill it, it slowly sinks.

By the time it’s full, it’s completely submerged underwater.

Xu Shenghan couldn’t hold his breath any longer, so he quickly crawled out of the hatch.

Despite his efforts to swim to the surface, his body just kept sinking.

That’s when he realized: he was still wearing the heavy spacesuit.

In space, he didn’t feel the weight of the spacesuit, but on Earth, it’s not light at all!

Xu Shenghan held his breath and took off the spacesuit piece by piece.

Barely before his lungs burst, he lifted his head out of the water and sucked in fresh air.

The rest was straightforward.

Even though Xu Shenghan was completely exhausted, he managed to swim ashore.

When his hands touched the muddy shore and he stood firmly on solid ground again, an indescribable sense of security and stability surged from the depths of his heart.

It was somewhat similar to how he felt when he set foot on the port after a long voyage, but it was even more intense and profound!

He had seen the Earth slowly rotating beneath his feet, but now he wasn’t just standing on a beach—it felt like he was standing on top of a planet.

Xu Shenghan felt that this moment was very important, that he should say something.

So, after some deliberation, he solemnly said to all the viewers in the live streaming room:

“I can feel…the Earth spinning.”

The live-streamer community immediately sent a flurry of question marks:

“???”

“You’re kidding, right?

If you walk a kilometer south, you’ll reach Nudist Beach.

Walk a kilometer north, and you’ll be at Seaside Paradise.

You’ve been to both before, why didn’t you feel the Earth spinning then?”

“What nonsense.

I bet this virtual world is flat!”

“Enough talking, where’s my space elevator?

Where’s the alien invasion?”

…

Reminded by the barrage of comments, Xu Shenghan skipped “making a statement” and turned to look for that elongated creation—he now knew that it was called a “space elevator”.

The name was quite fitting, just hearing it gave you an idea of its purpose.

However, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find any signs of it.

—Neither the space elevator nor the spaceships that descended from the sky were anywhere to be seen.

The only thing left in the sky were the remains of some space stations, burning and falling.

It’s as if everything that had just happened was only an illusion.

Xu Shenghan turned around, planted his butt on the beach, and stared at the sky and the ocean, reminiscing about his journey.

Meanwhile, the names of the production crew scrolled slowly across the azure seascape.

The names of Lincoln, Mavis, and Camille Victoria appeared first, followed by their external supporters.

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But Xu Shenghan didn’t have the mind to pay attention to this list.

He was just a little dazed: “Is that…

it?

I know this game isn’t a major production, but isn’t this too short?”

Hearing his remarks, the Room Admin popped a question, “Do you know what time it is now?”

“What time?” Xu Shenghan blinked, “Is it 12 o’clock?

Should I have lunch now?”

“Wrong!

It’s time for your midnight snack!”

The comment from the Room Admin startled Xu Shenghan.

He quickly opened the panel and was taken aback when he saw the [21:50].

For a moment, he was stunned—and then—

A strong urge to pee surged from his bladder!

“Damn, I gotta go, brothers!”

How could two or three hours of his perception equal twelve whole hours passing?!

Xu Shenghan ended the stream in a flash, dashed into the restroom, and relieved himself.

He didn’t have the appetite to wait for food delivery after that, so he just went downstairs to buy a midnight snack.

After he finished eating, he had to return to the virtual world to continue his battle—his mind was flooded with unanswered questions.

During his snack break, out of habit, he pulled out his mobile phone, entered the player community of “Gravity”, and started checking posts.

Then he widened his eyes:

“What?

The spaceship could’ve been saved?”

“Tiangong Space Station could’ve been saved too??”

“International Space Station…

could have been saved?!”

“Are you kidding me?!!”

“Are we playing the same game?!!!”