GTA stood for Grand Theft Auto. Most of the player characters were gangsters or petty thugs. Players could follow the main storyline or play side missions, and if they wanted to do neither, they could take on extra jobs to earn money.
The hallmark of the series was its high degree of freedom. Even without doing the main story or side missions, you could play for six months or a year. That was because of how much freedom it offered: you could do whatever you wanted. If you could imagine it, you could do it.
"Yeah, this could work. Rockstar had all sorts of restrictions in my previous life, so a lot of its distinctive features weren't fully developed. But I don't have those restrictions. I have both the technology and the money. I can definitely surpass GTA 5 from my previous life!"
Han Yu grew excited. GTA 5 had consistently been among the top-selling games. Even years after its release, it was always near the top of the annual sales charts. Because of the freedom the game offered, crime had become an everyday occurrence in it.
As a result, netizens jokingly called the game's main city "Los Santos, where the people are honest and their ways are simple," giving the phrase "honest people and simple ways" a whole new use.
Han Yu hurriedly logged out of the game and looked through the game settings on his phone. Sure enough, the game was there. In his previous life, it had never been released on mobile.
He tried to open it, and the moment he tapped the icon, a window popped up.
"This game belongs to the PC platform. To play it, you must spend ten Upgrade Points to redeem it."
Han Yu's eyes went wide. Holy crap, this one game costs ten Upgrade Points? I only have 28 right now, and this game alone would take a third of them. Why not just rob me!
"Forget it. Sooner or later, you have to die. I'm redeeming it!"
Han Yu gritted his teeth and chose to redeem it. No matter how much he complained, the number of Upgrade Points required wouldn't go down, so he might as well do it.
"Ding! New game obtained. The GTA 5 development files have been sent to the host's inbox. Please check them."
A little red dot lit up beside the mail icon on his phone. Han Yu opened it, only to close it again the next second. The dizzying data and code inside gave him a headache, so he sent the files straight to Ultron.
He also explained a few things he wanted to enhance and hoped Ultron could make them happen. Han Yu had originally planned to ask Stark to find someone to do it, but relying on yourself was better than relying on others. He had a superintelligent robot of his own, so did he still need Stark?
Han Yu lay in comfort, imagining what his vision of a GTA game would look like once it was made. His pleasant daydream had only just begun when the door was knocked open with a boom. Ultron rushed in like a whirlwind and grabbed Han Yu by the shoulders.
"Boss, where did you get those game files you sent me? You want me to make it, right? This game is freaking amazing! Compared to it, every game in the country is shit!"
Han Yu brushed aside Ultron's excited hands. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought Ultron was about to force a kiss on him. Han Yu sat up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "That's right, I want you to make this game, but it can't interfere with developing the program to search for Mutants' memories."
"That thing? I finished it ages ago."
As he spoke, Ultron used a few components from his own body and, in no time at all, made a USB drive and handed it to Han Yu.
"Conventional computers can't achieve these computational results. I'd guess only Stark's private satellite or S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance system could do it. Take your time studying it, boss. I'm going to make the game! Don't worry, I'll make sure to do a thorough job on it. I'm looking forward to the day it launches more and more!"
After rattling all that off, Ultron ran off in a flash. Han Yu even heard him run into Quicksilver outside. He didn't know what the two said, but then they ran off together. They really were two internet-addicted youngsters. The game hadn't even started yet, and they already seemed to be getting hooked.
The next day, Han Yu was still groggy with sleep when Ultron and Quicksilver pulled him out of bed in his pajamas. Without giving him a chance to object, they hauled him toward the workshop.
"What are you doing? I was sleeping."
Han Yu rubbed his eyes and grumbled in displeasure.
"Boss, look!"
Ultron pointed at the computer in front of him and spoke to Han Yu.
On the screen, a little figure was running around. As he ran, he started beating up passersby, then ran some more before stealing a passerby's car and driving it.
Han Yu's eyes suddenly lit up at the sight. "You've already made it?"
What he was seeing was GTA gameplay. Had Ultron really made it overnight? How was that possible? Even with his skills, making such a massive game without the slightest flaw should take at least a week.
Ultron scratched his head. "No, boss, this is just a little concept game. I made it first to show you and see if it's what you imagined. If it is, I'll make it like this."
After trying it himself, Han Yu found that all he could do was run, walk, throw a few punches, and drive. The map was also tiny, not even one percent of the original's size.
"Yeah, not bad. Make it along these lines. Pay attention to the extra points I marked out; those need to be implemented. Don't rush it, just make it polished. Spend whatever you need on it, understand?"
Han Yu had originally planned to make several games, such as battle royale and classic bomb-defusal games. But on second thought, why go to the trouble of making several games? Wouldn't that just split his own player base?
Fortunately, the GTA series could include all of that content. Naturally, Han Yu didn't need to worry about funding. The best GTA 5 was said to have cost 200 million dollars, but even if Han Yu spent two billion dollars making this game, it wouldn't be a problem.
He already had tens of billions in savings. Spending two billion to make a game was just one hair on nine oxen to him. Selling a single energy device could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, so why would he care about that?
Ultron laughed. "Hehe, boss, if you're putting it that way, I won't hold back. I'm picking the very best equipment to build the servers."
Han Yu laughed heartily too. With a grand wave of his hand, he said, "Spend whatever you want!"
Even the three of them were this excited. They could already imagine what a sensation the game would cause around the world on the day it was released.
As they imagined it, one of them burst out laughing, though nobody knew who. The other two didn't laugh at him; instead, they joined in. The three stood there in the workshop like a bunch of fools, hands on their hips, heads thrown back as they roared with laughter.
Wanda stood in the doorway, somewhat speechless as she watched. The three were standing in a triangle and laughing. They looked far too foolish.
"Are those three idiots?"