Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1298: Chapter 1169: The True and False Princess Chapter 1298: Chapter 1169: The True and False Princess Luxury Guesthouse second floor, VIP Resting Room No.

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Lincoln opened his specially made carry-on suitcase and took out a headband to put on himself.

Next to him, Mavis also hugged her head and gave it a twist!

She directly detached her head!

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“I…!!” Lincoln got a massive scare, his voice slipping out of tune, “What are you doing??”

The Victoria head that Mavis held in her arms opened and closed its mouth, uttering a flawless young woman’s voice:

“Disguising myself.

What’s the matter?

Didn’t you say, Master, that you wanted Mavis to pretend to be Princess Sister and give everyone a surprise?”

“You…” Lincoln was at a loss for words, “Next time you detach your head, give me a heads-up first…”

The robot was made too successfully, too life-like, and the sight of its head coming off so suddenly was indeed a bit scary.

“Oh, Mavis understands,” the headless woman holding the head answered.

“Also, put it back on for now, it’s too early.

We’ll switch it right before it starts.”

“Okay.” Mavis reattached her head.

——Lincoln had made the realistic robot’s head hot-swappable, which made changing it very convenient.

But this scene of “oneself detaching one’s own head” was making Lincoln cringe.

He had been the one to install the robots before and had never witnessed such a preposterous scene…

“Mavis, I think you could go work at a ghost house scaring people.”

The realistic robot’s eyeballs rotated, but the voice that came out had turned into Mavis’s cute and lovely kid’s voice: “That seems right!

Mavis could even use three heads to juggle and play catch!

It would definitely be scary!”

Just the thought of that scene gave Lincoln the chills.

“Enough, let’s look at something cheerful.”

“Sure thing!” The robot scooted closer.

Lincoln pushed the robot away, “So heavy.”

“Hmph!” Mavis jumped out from the robot’s body, insisting on squeezing in next to Lincoln to enjoy the excitement.

Her ability to enjoy gossip far exceeded Lincoln’s, and soon she had captured a lot of fun news, spreading it in the air for both of them to appreciate.

Soon, the only sounds remaining in the resting room were the two’s heartless laughter.

Even when the overseas unscrupulous media started fabricating stories, some domestic media began chasing shadows, and some netizens became overly emotional, starting to attack his character, Lincoln just laughed it off.

Moreover, Lincoln actually admired those domestic media; their “chasing shadows” was not simply making things up out of thin air—they actually suggested that the mysterious woman by Lincoln’s side had appeared many times in Yunmeng!

They caught on to clues and leads so quickly, it was indeed akin to having divine powers.

You should know that right now, in the office group chat, those familiar with the Princess were still puzzled over the photos of Victoria in reality.

Everyone in the group was discussing this matter.

Lincoln and Mavis, looking at everyone’s questions, just kept snickering without making a sound.

Although Camille noticed and also knew the truth, she did not wish to dampen Lincoln’s fun, so even though many were privately chatting her, she pretended to be too busy to notice, planning to apologize and explain after the event in the evening.

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After having their fill of the spectacle, it was almost time.

Mavis deftly yanked off her head, swapped it with Camille’s head, and also took out another set of clothes to change into—these clothes were also from Camille’s wardrobe.

Once she confirmed that the hallway outside was empty, she took Lincoln’s arm, ready to leave the resting room.

But Lincoln held her back, “Don’t hold the arm, just hold hands.”

“Why?” Mavis didn’t understand, “Isn’t this what Princess Sister always does?”

“At official events, with so many outsiders around, be a bit more modest.”

——To say it was formal, it actually wasn’t that formal.

The banquet hall had two sections, one received officials from various levels of government and foreign affairs personnel from other countries, while the other was for civil folk.

Lincoln didn’t like to mingle with government people and naturally chose the latter, so although it was formal, it wasn’t that formal, it was just enough for some fun and jokes.

“Alright then,” Mavis obediently lowered her arm and pulled Lincoln’s hand as they walked out of the resting room.

They hadn’t gone far when a uniformed service staff suddenly turned the corner and saw them.

His eyes immediately widened, and his whole body stiffened on the spot.

Lincoln looked at him curiously as he passed by.

After they had walked some distance, Mavis leaned in and said, “He might have seen the Princess before.”

“Has she already arrived?”

“Yes, but she should be on the third floor getting ready right now.

Should we go see her?”

“Of course not, wouldn’t that be causing chaos?

Let’s head to the banquet hall, everyone should be there by now, right?”

“Yes, it’s really lively there!”

“Let’s go join the fun.”

Mavis didn’t even touch the hotel’s surveillance system, but simply through the messages netizens posted online, she got the intelligence Lincoln needed.

As for Camille’s location, the Little Princess had told them yesterday.

*

When Lincoln showed up at the banquet hall with the fake Little Princess, it immediately drew everyone’s attention.

It helped that the coming-of-age ceremony was of unusually high standards and Lincoln was always known for his freedom, which is why this unusual behavior did not raise any suspicions—normally, the Princess wouldn’t appear at this time.

She was supposed to make her first appearance in the ceremony hall, entering the banquet hall only after the crowning ritual had been completed.

The crowd immediately started to gravitate towards them.

However, the first to run over was Shuihua, who had taken leave to attend her good friend’s adulthood ceremony.

Seeing her running over, Lincoln’s heart immediately sank.

Indeed, after Shuihua reached the fake Princess and had spoken only a few words, her expression became subtle.

She instinctively turned over the hand of the fake Princess, checking the palm to confirm there was no mistake before she felt relieved.

But when others who were acquainted with the Princess also came close to greet and wish the fake Princess a happy birthday, observing the fake Princess’s smile and soft responses, Shuihua started to feel uneasy again.

She tried to reassure herself with reasons like “the event is quite formal” and “the boyfriend is by her side,” but something still felt off.

And another person who felt the Princess was off soon appeared—Alex.

Alex hadn’t even gotten the chance to speak, just hearing the fake Princess talk to others was enough to sense something was amiss.

While Mavis might have had access to Camille’s extensive voiceprint data and imitated the Little Princess’s voice flawlessly, so much so that even Shuihua was deceived, Alex, the national Queen of Heaven who had taught the Little Princess to sing, still felt something wrong in the voice.

Shuihua and Alex looked at Mavis trying hard to play the part of the Princess, then at Lincoln who was quietly observing Mavis socializing, feeling that something was amiss but couldn’t quite put their finger on what exactly.

They didn’t have the opportunity to ask more.

Because Lincoln wasn’t at leisure for long.

Previously, he could avoid the crowd, but now, standing with the fake Princess, after everyone greeted and wished the Princess well, they inevitably had to greet him and chat for a moment or two.

So Shuihua, Alex, and several employees from Cloud Dream could only stand on the side, filled with puzzlement as they watched them.

Their little circle attracted the attention of the entire banquet hall, and even though not everyone could come up and strike up a conversation, everyone unconsciously drifted closer to their direction.

It continued until a staff member appeared, notifying everyone to proceed to the ceremony hall for the Princess’s coronation.

And Lincoln noticed: when the staff member saw the fake Princess impersonated by Mavis, he stumbled over his words.

Unperturbed, Lincoln and Mavis, under the watchful gaze of the crowd, headed toward the ceremony hall, ready to perform a [Real or Fake Princess] for everyone.