《Hit The Road, Jack!》Hit the Road, Jack! : Hit the ‘Government Is Trying to Overtake Things’ !
Advertisement
*Attention all players, a new game mode will be implemented soon. All NPC employees will be moved to this new game mode. Servers are up for taking. Good luck. *
Squeam had plenty of connection routes to its mental space, and it was an almost infinite space in the first place (requiring only programming), so it wouldn’t ever re-write the game with patches.
Rather, it would simply move the game to a new place inside this space, while letting the old world behind.
This way, the old world would be left behind, all game avatars and etc as well. The old world, by its time, could then be purchased from Squeam, piece by piece or whole.
These old worlds were already a main sensation amongst youthful, prodigal sons, since they would become rightful owners and could do whatever they wanted there - like re-building the world from zero or something like that.
Also, since the game would have been sold, Squeam wouldn’t be in control of it at all, or responsible for what happened there. It would charge a heavy monthly fee for the usage of its mind-travelling devices and dedicated connection, so, most of the cases, people wouldn’t buy the world whole, but rather pieces of it - creating bizarre places were in one side you had a futuristic city and in the other a bustling jungle.
There were more than a few of these worlds already, as Squeam had launched 30 new versions of the game so far, but few remained in their original owners’ hands.
Once someone was seen doing criminal things on these worlds, and that happened a lot, especially with low-scale drug and vr-drug dealers, as long as the law dictated so, Squeam would cut the connection from the responsible owner and, usually, re-claim the world for itself based on Contract Policies.
Advertisement
Sometimes, however, the Law dictated that the perpetrators’ possessions should be given to the government, specially if they didn’t had enough money on hand, so the world would be given to the government.
Many governments had small worlds for themselves already, without even the need to pay for them upfront. They just needed to wait until a small criminal syndicate brought one and then seize it for themselves.
Of course, that didn’t mean that these governments knew how to use these little worlds. The problem with governments is how slowly they move and adapt to the times. Up until now, some kept trying to sue Squeam or charge taxes upon its products, like “pay 10 million for every minute of people being logged in this thing of yours!”, but they just failed miserably all the while.
Not only was it difficult going against Squeams’ lawyer team, cutting of Squeam from a country was naught impossible.
Not only that, since it was quite addictive, once the governments around the world took notice of Another World Project, hundreds of thousands or even millions of its citizens where already hooked on it.
Trying to cut it out by force would bring not only a sharp decline in popularity, but even civil unrest - just like the prohibition in the 1920s’.
Squeam had the world in a leash. So, as the governments seized small worlds to themselves, the price of one in the market kept increasing every time.
Of course, not all worlds where used to illegal things, and some even had become separate games owned by Startup projects and the like (the fact that the ‘Squeam Startup Sponsoring’ subsidiary was a main investor would always be a clause under the confidentiality contract, though).
Also, even inside the official Another World Itself, there would be some illegal things going on, like a guy hiring his Neuroset to teens, people meeting to make deals or things like this.
Advertisement
Some game devs had been allocated to search for this people amongst the A.I. filter list, and even special adventuring squads, the “detective squads” had even been formed in order to catch real world criminals inside Squeams’ main game. Some had Interpol people on them, while others where just common people who liked to play detective and, once a while, make a profit out of it.
Regardless, what this meant was that Another World Project was, basically, a reinvention of the internet as it was in the 1990s´.
A no-mans’ land, but now under strict control and vigilance of a private corporation, rather than the U.S. army.
Advertisement
Pursuit of the Truth
Three thousand years of bowing down to the Demon Lord, I would rather be a mortal than a celestial being when looking back, but for her I will… become one who controls life and death! Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piece of debris, and it allowed him to walk the path of becoming a Berserker. But would it be enough for Su Ming to become just another Berserker to protect those he cares about? Would he be satisfied with leaving everything in fate’s hands?Thank you for reading novel Pursuit of the Truth @ReadWebNovels.net
8 1694Nuclear Fusion Cultivator
Lex, a bum on the street, fakes his death when a spoiled brat decides to kill him for fun. He's loaded on the town corpse cart and flung into the mysterious world of necromancy.
8 72Marked (The Crystal Saga series book 2)
Will she be dominated and forced into submission or will she choose her own path?Durango, Old Colorado 3648Zoree is one of the lucky ones who live in the safety of the West Needle Mountain. Due to the extreme global devastation, the surviving humans had no choice but to move to higher grounds. When an alien ship unexpectedly descends over the town, Zoree's simple life would drastically change from being a hunter to a protector of souls. By duty and requisition, Rogan is required to capture and collect humans and deliver them to his home planet. Upon delivery, the humans are sold to the cyborgs. As Captain, his highly respected position gives him the best life he can ask for. Still, there's something missing from his perfect life, something he wants the most. By meeting Zoree, an old bittersweet memory resurfaces within Rogan. The green-eyed beauty with her unpredictable attitude will capture his heart, which comes with an ultimate price when his long time nemesis set his sights on Zoree.
8 191Game Master - Unlocked [Terror Infinity]
Sieghart wakes up in the company building of one of the most dangerous supervillains in the world greeted by an inhuman entity who pushed them into an Death March that will span dimensions. (The Warnings Are just in case, thus far no plans have been made, but if there end up being any you are warned) [Terror Infinity Fanfiction, there was months of planning and thought into this. Left it for a year worked on it for a bit then left it again and back and forth. The Concept was interesting enough in both the Original and Side B, but the World Building for both was such a mess it gave me such a headache I had to restart and scrap entire ideas multiple times before I just gave up and started from almost scratch and got something mildly satisfying. In my opinion even then, it still needs work. Hopefully you guys will enjoy this.] (Cover Image Isn't Mine)
8 91Everhearth
The world has been carried on the backs of great legends, few remembered - most forgotten. But in the wake of time, their actions would forever impact the world as they gave rise to aspiring Adventurers. Gideon daydreams of barebone tales, as the quiet village had little to nothing but a good home. Filled with wonder - he wanted to see the world, and the hopes of some of his dreams become reality. But as his wishes come true sotoo will their price, of what must be had to start it all? For this child, nothing could be so easily gained, a peerless journey beyond the horizon in the name of forgotten struggles and blissful tellings of Adventure. See to the end, whatever it may be, the encounters he desires are not for the faint of heart.
8 179Children of The Sky: Heartcore
In the realm of Yggdrasil, there exist nine worlds. Each and every world has unique stories to tell, but there was one that stood out--The Floating World of Speir. In the land of Speir, the impossible does not exist; this world has given birth to thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of tales, fables, and legends. The fight for the fate of the world is a common occurrence and the neverending stories of the people which reside in it were all, by itself, always unique and interesting. Now, after many aeons have passed, the world has changed. Not only the power of magic could shape reality, technology also has the ability to change the world with just a thought. And from the world where futuristic technology meets magic, I have chosen to tell you a story, a story picked from countless others. This is the story of a boy who recently entered the prestigious, and the most powerful academy in all of the nine worlds--Yggdrasil Academy, to fufill his dream. What is his dream, you might ask. Well, allow me to show you the life of Reynard Foxtale, one of The Children of The Sky. *Warning. For those who don't like lengthy explanations or long talks, this might not suit your taste. However, the setting of my story does not adhere to most of the main stream fantasy/sci-fi settings. So, you might find my ideas unique or a little too weird and complicated or both. Whatever opinions you might have, I truly thank all of you who are willing to spend your time to read my story. *The cover (which is a picture I do not own) is not in any way an accurate depiction of the world in the story. P/S I will post this story on FictionPress as well. P/P/S I'm relatively new to this website, so if I made any obvious (to regulars) mistakes, please tell me. P/P/P/S Will update every two weeks. *Important: In Hiatus for now. **13/7/2017 Update. Check chapter nine (and maybe ten) post-chapter note.
8 155