Chapter 132: Invitation from the theMasked Fool's Tavern

After Bianka returned to Schicksal with Fu Hua, Otto expressed a minor protest to Bronie.

After all, Bronie had spoken ill of Otto in front of Durandal, so Otto had the right to protest.

But he never denied the wrongdoings he had committed so Bronie just brushed off his protests.

In any case, neither side could do much to the other. Bronie had simply unveiled Otto's true nature beforehand, so even if he did ultimately become Medea, what else could be said? It could only be said that he died well, with a few words of praise at the funeral, followed by a drink or two at Anti Entropy's party, and finally a few words with Tesla.

To be honest, Bronie was more interested in the current game plan than in Otto's nonsense.

This time, the game Bronie made was called "Outer Wilds," a puzzle story set in space.

If you were familiar with the game, you could complete it in no more than ten minutes, but if you truly explored it, it could take about fifty hours.

Bronie made the game entirely by herself, and Bronya occasionally came to check on the progress, but Bronie said that to avoid affecting the gaming experience, it was better not to come and see, otherwise, the game would lose a lot of its fun.

Bronya was full of doubts, but she could only wait patiently.

Later, Rosalia and Lilia also released the game "Just Dance" under the name of the orphanage.

The copyright for the songs was handled by Cioara, while the choreography was done by Eden, Cioara, and others.

Bronie could understand that Eden could dance, but it was a bit hard to imagine Cioara dancing.

Although Miss Raven claimed that this was a necessary skill to learn when doing mercenary missions, Bronie couldn't help feel a bit skeptical.

Miss Raven cut off contact with Bronya right after and said that learning choreography was really just for infiltration.

There was an obvious feeling of her trying to cover up something which made Bronie quite amused.

After some twists and turns, it was already the second half of 2012.

The existence of the Genesis System provided everyone in the orphanage with an opportunity to freely express themselves.

But even with this opportunity, it was quite difficult to create a real game for them.

If it weren't for Bronie's experience in making games, "Just Dance" wouldn't know how long it would be delayed.

And most of the children lost their enthusiasm, and the main production of the game fell on Bronya.

But there was no other way, they couldn't put such a flop game under the name of Haxxor Bunny, could they?

In this way, Haxxor Bunny's reputation would really be tarnished, and whenever some games were mentioned in the future, people would complain about "Just Dance."

So, in order to prevent her Sister Bronie from being criticized on the internet and to avoid leaving a stain on her perfect resume, Bronya decided to bear it all.

Then Bronya's first game hit the streets...

They spent a lot for copyright issues and even spent a lot of money.

There was money from Bronie, from Cioara, and of course, Bronya also invested some money.

But it still did poorly.

Fortunately, the people from Schicksal and AE still gave some help and recommended the game to some rehabilitation centers and sanatoriums, allowing the patients inside to stretch their bodies a bit.

So this game reluctantly couldn't be considered a total loss.

The main loss was still the copyright issue.

With the Genesis System developed by Bronie, the cost of making games was reduced to a terrifying level.

This resulted in very few employees in the Haxxor Bunny Studio who were actually engaged in game development work, with the vast majority working in promotion and bug fixing.

Specifically maintaining games like Apex, Elden Ring, and the Titanfall.

There were also a few people responsible for developing DLCs for games, but Bronya didn't choose to provide the Genesis System to them.

After all, Bronie felt that for today's human society, the Genesis System was a bit too advanced, and their ability to keep it secret was worrying. When it was released, a bunch of capitalists smelling the scent would cause trouble all day long. To be honest, it was quite annoying to deal with.

Although there were rumors on the internet that Haxxor Bunny had mastered an efficient way of making games, as long as Bronie didn't admit it, and no news was released, all speculations couldn't become reality.

Just as Bronie was hesitating whether "Just Dance" was a flop or a money maker, Bronie started to release new trailers online.

...

The familiar Haxxor Bunny Studio logo appeared.

After that, the deep giant star hung high in the sky, and you could still see the explosion happening around the huge alien space station above the deep giant star.

Looking down, a chubby alien, resembling a diver began to play the banjo.

And our protagonist holding a stick with marshmallows on the end slowly caramelized them over the fire in front of them.

After putting the marshmallows into his mouth, the protagonist turned and left, walking past the entrance, where his spaceship was being sucked into the sea full of waterspouts.

Without hesitation, the protagonist plunged into the waterspout, following the footsteps of his spaceship.

Next came the deep and desolate space, with various planets and ships flying into the sun.

Exploration always comes with danger, but the various bizarre scenery also makes people unable to help but stop and stare. However, with the explosion of the protagonist's ship, everything returned to the scene of roasting marshmallows by the campfire and gazing at the stars.

The banjo began to play again, sounding so lonely.

Exploration, puzzles, and the unique melody of the banjo made it seem like Bronya was presenting a whole new piece of art to netizens.

["The will to trailblaze can start with a game."]

In the final ending, Bronya left this sentence as a conclusion.

Those who know what an Aeon is also understand that Haxxor Bunny is trying to goad people into the Paths.

However, those who know Aeons also know that the Aeon Akivilli is already dead, and no one knows what will happen when they step into their Path.

["Bronie! Bronie! My favorite Bronie! Look at what game you've made! A game centered on the will to explore!? Why not make a fun game! Aha, how embarrassing!"]

After releasing the game online, Bronie prepared to take a break first and then play the game with Bronya later.

But Aha's voice suddenly sounded in her ear, startling Bronie.

"When the will to explore becomes a game, isn't that the most adventurous fun?"

["Haha! Aha loves your explanation! And Aha loves the little sprite that secretly blew up the spaceship in Dark Bramble! It reminds Aha of the time when Aha blew up the Astral Express!"]

Well, that answer was acceptable too. If Aha wasn't happy, who knows if they would blow up the Elysian Realm.

"As long as you're happy."

What else could Bronie say?

["Aha is definitely happy, and of course, Aha brought a gift. Aha is going to play games now, so I won't stay here!"]

After speaking, a gift box fell from Bronie's desk.

Looking at the tightly wrapped gift box, Bronie dared not breathe heavily for fear.

What to do now?

First, take the gift box to a place where no one was around, and then open it by hand.

Bronie slowly untied the ribbon on the gift box and then gently lifted the lid.

Inside, there was another gift box.

Very much in the style of the Elation.

Bronya patiently continued to untie the ribbon and opened the lid again.

Another gift box!

After unpacking thirty gift boxes in a row, Bronie's heart was almost numb, and finally, the gift box shrank from the size of a host computer to the size of a palm.

Just as Bronie's patience was about to disappear, she finally managed to open the gift box.

Like a compressed file, as soon as the gift box was opened, a cute bunny mask popped out, and under the mask, there was a note.

["The Tavern always welcomes your arrival, sisters watched by the Lord of Elation. Put on the mask and come to Epsilon. Here you will find everything you want to see. All brothers and sisters of the tavern are happy to share the fun they see! PS: The game is well done, make more!"]

Okay, I didn't expect someone to urge for updates across the universe.

This made Bronie somewhat amused, but Bronie suspected that there must be Aha among the members of the tavern. Otherwise, how could the invitation from the tavern be delivered to her?

The Aeon has its divine side, but also its mortal side. According to Bronie's understanding, the mortal side of the Elation is probably more prominent.

And an Aeon who values the process, how could they not choose to participate in this great drama of saving the world?

So Bronya suspected that Aha must have incarnated as a mortal, but she didn't know where they were wandering in this world. Maybe when the final battle begins, they will participate in a very reasonable identity.

Reasonable enough that she might only realize it at the end.

But after thinking for a long time and not coming up with a result, Bronie was too lazy to bother about it.

Bronie also checked the mask again. In essence, this thing was just a mobile phone. Apart from covering one's identity when worn on the face, it also had an identity verification function.

The so-called The Tavern probably had a very close connection with Elation, and everyone inside probably walked on the Path of Elation.

But was she walking on the Path of Elation herself?

Forget it, she is too lazy to think about so many things, and the most important thing is that the people in the Elation Tavern probably didn't realize that there is no signal under the Cocoon of Finality!

Even the influence of the so-called Interastral Peace Corporation did not reach here, which also proved that the Akivilli had never been here.

So now the mask was just a mask, without any additional functions.

But it is said that the Genius Society can reproduce things like the Synthesia Beacon based on the original data, which can break through any language barriers and make communication between different civilizations in the universe easy.

Bronie thought that maybe that thing could be installed on this mask.

Later, after putting on the mask, Bronie realized that she needed to be connected to the internet and even buy VIP!

How unexpected.

But it's quite reasonable, but Bronie doesn't have the currency issued by the Interastral Peace Corporation, so recharging and the like are even more ridiculous.

So what now?

Just keep the mask as a souvenir, pretending it's a mask of the Shadowkahn Legion, and tell the children in the orphanage a story about the 12 Talismans.

Bronie looks forward to the day when a curious child sneaks to get the mask and then gets scared by the program she set!

Bronie calmly returned to the orphanage, estimating that Bronya was now playing the new game in her room.

"Sister Bronie! You can come in directly."

Bronie knocked on Bronya's room door, and Bronya responded directly, but Bronie still felt that she should give Bronya a little more privacy.

"Have all the games been downloaded? Have you got the launch keys?"

"Yes, Bronya has completed the newbie tutorial, but Bronya never expected that the sun in this game only has twenty minutes of life left, so is the sun above our heads also finite?"

For Bronya, the idea that the sun has a small lifespan is quite novel. At least until now, Bronya has never heard of such thing.

"All things come to an end, nothing lasts forever. But don't worry, by the time the sun's life is over, our Earth's environment will no longer be suitable for survival, and by then, the humans on Earth have already left the solar system and will be searching for their new homes in the universe."

Bronie didn't expect Bronya to have already played through one round so quickly.

Now Bronya is controlling her character to enter the spaceship and look at the ship's log.

There are many instructions on it, giving many puzzles, as long as one completes them one by one, the whole story's outline will gradually become clear, eventually forming a complete story.

Because the game itself is not very large, Bronya also made DLCs as a bonus and sold them together with the main game.

But one must complete the first playthrough to have the opportunity to unlock the DLC.

After all, the DLC is very closely related to the main storyline.

"So... is our goal to save the sun?"

Bronya has many doubts in her mind. Although this universe feels a bit lacking in authenticity, Bronya can feel the loneliness in that universe.

When Bronie left her room, Bronya could muster more courage to explore this universe.

Sitting alone on the spaceship, looking at the entire solar system in confusion, while the sun is about to explode in twenty minutes, and she can't find a solution.

And more importantly, why did she reincarnate twenty minutes ago, she has no idea at all.

"To save it? Let's explore slowly. I'll accompany you. After all, the beginning of exploration is always a bit lonely, but with each encounter, there will always be some bonds left behind. So don't fear the future, there are many interesting places in the universe!"