This breaking news caught Li Yao's attention.
It was not that there was anything strange about the shooting itself. In the hegemonic country on the other side of the ocean, guns were rampant among the people, extremists were emerging in an endless stream, and there was an ambiguous interest relationship between the higher-ups and arms dealers. The "Gun Control Act" was frequently aborted, and similar shooting incidents occurred from time to time. This year alone, Li Yao had heard of at least three to five shooting incidents with heavy casualties. There was even a shooting at a concert with more than 500 casualties. It was an out-and-out massacre.
In the beginning, there were still people who used the shooting incident as a topic of conversation. However, with the frequency of similar incidents, less and less people cared. Now, no matter how big the massacre was, it was not considered major news.
Li Yao was only concerned about the location of the shooting incident.
Although he was not very interested in games, he knew that the "T3 Game Exhibition" was one of the three traditional game exhibitions in the world. From console games to online games, and even various cutting-edge game platforms and technologies, it attracted hundreds of thousands to millions of visitors and game fans to attend every year. Of course, there were also many first-rate game producers and publishers in the industry. Countless blockbuster works would debut here, and it would even attract a large number of animation and fantasy entertainment fans to flock there to play game characters and enjoy themselves. The lively scene was ten times grander than the Pegasus Lake International Animation Festival that Li Yao and Yu Xin went to together a few days ago.
It was conceivable that in such a crowded exhibition, the security measures must be very tight. However, as long as the gunmen had a way to bring the highly lethal fully automatic firearms into the venue, the losses would definitely be extremely serious if they were to start a massacre.
Li Yao looked at the TV, and there were shaky scenes on the news.
The crowd was covered in blood and was still in shock. The special police were armed to the teeth. There was also the sound of sirens. There were even a few sounds like gunshots mixed in. It was a scene of the end of the world.
"The latest news. John Garrett, the ace producer of the 'Gray Island Game Production Company' and known as the 'Father of Starlink', was also injured. Garnett was also attacked in the shooting incident, and we don't know the extent of his injuries yet … "
The news introduced.
Li Yao was slightly startled.
He had not heard of the name "John Garrett". The name "Garriott", but he had played the game "Celestial World" before, so he had heard of the title "Father of Celestial World".
"Starlink World" could be said to be one of the most successful and influential games in the industry in the past ten years.
It was no longer a simple game. It lived up to its name. Under the joint efforts of John Garrett and countless gamers, it was built into a world that was close to reality and became the memories of the youth of a generation.
In the beginning, Starlink — The Rise of War was just a simple shooting game, but because of its realistic rendering of the alien world and its lifelike depiction of alien races, it was widely praised. Later, relying on the world of Starlink, it released a series of games such as Starlink — Darkest Moment, Starlink — The Throne, Starlink — Son of Liberty, Starlink — Brotherhood, and so on. It was a multi-platform, multi-genre game. Almost every sequel or expansion pack was very successful, and many novels, comics, and doujinshi were derived from it. Last year, it even released its first movie adaptation of the game. Although it was a mediocre work of average quality, it made a lot of money at the box office with the accumulation of more than ten years of popularity.
Last year, Li Yao, Zhao Kai, and Yu Xin had gone to watch the movie adaptation titled "Celestial Ring – Origins". He had also played a few games about "Celestial Ring World", so he knew this information.
It was said that at this year's T3 Game Show, the 'Father of Starlink', John Cypher, had made a name for himself. Garrett was going to disclose more details about Celestial Ring World's latest blockbuster, "Celestial Ring – The Final War," and the completion rate of the entire game had exceeded 70%.
This work was not only the essence of his and Gray Island Game Production Company's hard work over the past ten years, but they had also invested hundreds of millions in the production cost, which exceeded the cost of a blockbuster with Hollywood special effects. It was not a stingy gamble, and it was also the undisputed trump card of this year's T3 Game Expo. Although the production was not 100% complete, it had already attracted countless "Celestial Ring fans" to "fulfill their dreams."
No wonder the gunman chose to shoot near the booth of "Celestial Ring World" — this would indeed cause the most damage.
There were many forums dedicated to "Celestial Ring World" in China. Li Yao thought about it and searched for one on his phone. When he clicked on it, sure enough, all the posts on the homepage were discussing the bloody shooting that had just happened at the T3 Game Expo.
The information in the forums was naturally more abundant than in the news.
Many "Celestial Ring World" fans were at the scene on the other side of the ocean, participating in a series of experiential activities at the booth of "Celestial Ring World" and interacting with game gods such as "Father of Celestial Ring."
They originally had the mentality of showing off and sharing, so they posted live interactive posts, but they did not expect to encounter such a tragedy.
Through the introduction of some posts, Li Yao gained a deeper understanding of "Father of Celestial Ring" John Garrett. He had a deeper understanding of "Father of Celestial Ring World," as well as the entire "Celestial Ring World."
Since the birth of video games as a form of entertainment, they were inseparable from concepts such as science fiction, outer space, alien creatures, and so on. From the earliest "Space Invaders" to later "Contra," "World of Warcraft," and so on, they could not escape the shadow of science fiction, fantasy, and magic.
Before "Celestial Ring World," game works depicting space wars, alien races, all kinds of strange aliens, and even the ultimate mysteries of the universe were endless, and there was no lack of well-made masterpieces.
However, the series of "Celestial Ring World" was described with detailed descriptions of alien races, extremely solid extraterrestrial historical deductions, and thrilling yet reasonable plots … It carved a bloody path out of countless similar works.
And all of this was thanks to the gold medal game producer, "Father of Celestial Ring" John Garrett. Garriott was the one who, with his extraordinary imagination and solid knowledge in physics, biology, and astronomy, had described an extremely brilliant, flesh-and-blood new world for the public. He was the well-deserved soul of the 'Celestial World'.
Many game reviewers even said that they suspected that John Garrett was an alien. If there really was such a "Celestial Ring" in the depths of the universe where tens of thousands of races coexisted, and he was one of them, how could he depict such a world?
Even John Garrett had a dream. Garriott himself said that he had had countless bizarre dreams. In his dreams, there was a ring-shaped space city that was bigger than the entire solar system. Countless alien races lived in it. He was inspired by the dream and created such a game. No, it was a world!
"I'm like a mirror."
John Garrett? Garriott once said, "Or rather, it's an 'observer' who doesn't know it, reflecting all the information that the universe sends to my brain."
Li Yao sighed.
After all, he had played the game made by John Garrett and watched the remake of the movie. It was really sad that such a talented game producer had met with misfortune.
After refreshing the webpage, a new post popped up. If Li Yao was not mistaken, there were hundreds of replies in just two or three minutes.
It was a video post, and the title of the post was "Direct Shot, the moment 'Father of Celestial Ring' was shot!"
Li Yao's curiosity was piqued. When he clicked on it, it was a short video taken by a "Celestial Ring Fan" at the scene. The camera was facing the beautiful, futuristic, and sci-fi booth of "Celestial Ring World." In the center of the booth was a middle-aged man wearing a promotional T-shirt and jeans. He looked very casual, but his eyes were extremely deep. Naturally, it was "Father of Celestial Ring" John Garrett. It was John Garrett.
Li Yao's English was not very good. Besides, there were too many people at the scene, and there was too much noise. Under the bombardment of ear-piercing noise, who could hear what the Father of Celestial Ring World was saying?
Fortunately, someone had considerately translated the video into Chinese. Even if there were some mistakes, the general meaning could still be roughly understood.
"I have a dream that I've had for twenty years. It went deep into my brain and bones and became a part of my life."
John Garrett? Garriott pointed at his temples and said, "Some people say that I am an alien who has crawled into the skin of an Earthling. I have such a feeling myself. In the deepest part of my brain, there is always a voice that is screaming, roaring, and urging me to tell everyone everything I know and share my dream with everyone. I don't want to be the only one to dream, but to let thousands of people dream together.
"So, there was Celestial Ring World.
"The dream that I've had for twenty years gave birth to countless works about the 'star ring', but instead of dimming or dispersing, it became more and more vivid, clearer, and larger. I even have a feeling that the 'star ring', which is even larger than the solar system, will jump out of my head one day!
"Celestial Ring — Final Battle is such a great work made of real dreams. It will lead all of us to search for Celestial Ring and even the ultimate mystery of the universe. I assure you —"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the video reached this point, gunshots suddenly rang out behind the cameraman.
The crowd was in chaos, and the camera shook wildly. At a certain moment, John Garrett, who was on the stage, could be seen. Blood spurted out of Garriott's chest, and he fell backward with a shocked expression.
The video ended there.
Li Yao was drenched in cold sweat.
For some reason, he felt that the bullets did not only hit John Garrett's chest. Garriott's chest slammed into his chest, tearing his heart apart.
With slightly trembling hands, he refreshed the webpage again. A new post with a bold title appeared before his eyes.
The latest news.
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