Greedy Blue Moon

It was one in the morning.

Lin Lang had really put in some overtime today. Just off work, he mentally cursed the increasingly BT clients.

He planned to crash at Haozi's place for the night and still had to go to work normally tomorrow.

Dragging his exhausted body, he took out his keys, opened the door, and Lin Lang was startled.

In the darkness, a computer screen was lit, and two glowing dots like will-o'-the-wisps floated in mid-air.

Turning on the light, Chen Hao's pupils contracted uncontrollably. Lin Lang noticed that although Chen Hao was looking in his direction, his eyes were unfocused, his expression blank, and he was muttering to himself.

The desk was littered with various papers and books.

In the corner of the room, empty instant noodle cups and soda bottles were piled up.

Lin Lang wondered how many days it had been since this kid had left the house.

Lin Lang tiptoed, turned off the light again. Darkness could bring inspiration. He understood the state Chen Hao was in; he had come through it himself.

He went into the other bedroom, looked at the brand-new bedding and toiletries that had been prepared, and Lin Lang turned back to look at his younger brother, who had always followed him around, sitting at the computer, deep in thought.

Lin Lang looked at the scruffy Chen Hao. On his younger brother's usually handsome face, he saw a hint of world-weariness.

He shook his head, figuring he must have worked too much overtime and was hallucinating.

Lin Lang quietly closed the bedroom door, and the living room plunged back into darkness.

The next morning, Lin Lang woke up and saw Chen Hao asleep at the computer, the screen still lit.

Lin Lang took a blanket from Chen Hao's bedroom and draped it over him, moving gently, afraid of disturbing him.

He casually picked up a few papers from the desk. A glance made his scalp tingle. There were all sorts of numerical calculations, weighting formulas, framework flowcharts, and written reports, densely packed and chaotically arranged. It seemed only Chen Hao could understand them.

Putting the papers back in place, Lin Lang gently opened the door and left. A few minutes later, he returned carrying breakfast and a very large plastic bag. He placed the breakfast on the table and left a note.

He tidied up the trash and left again. The grueling workday for a wage slave had begun!

The sun was high in the sky, and bright sunlight streamed through the window, casting dappled shadows on Chen Hao.

A moment later.

Chen Hao stretched, feeling his bones protest, but he was fully charged.

As expected of a young man in his early twenties, his body was amazing!

The blanket slipped off. Looking at the breakfast and the note on the table, Did my brother come by? Chen Hao vaguely recalled something.

"The way of the scholar and the warrior requires relaxation and exertion! Health is the foundation of everything!"

Looking at the words on the note, Chen Hao shook his head. That's something to consider after thirty. For now... Chen Hao picked up a pen and wrote another line below.

"Once encouraged, twice weakened, thrice defeated! Why sleep long when you're alive? You'll sleep long enough in death!"

The overall progress of the private server optimization was complete, and all bugs had been cleared.

To be safe, Chen Hao encrypted the optimized source code, which took another hour.

Finally, Chen Hao rubbed his hands together and spent a full day testing it thoroughly. He only found two minor bugs, which he fixed on the spot.

At this point, he thought of Old Ban. I wonder where that guy is now?

He grabbed his phone and dialed. After a moment, a gentle female voice answered, "Hello, Pentium Internet Cafe!"

"Uh, I'm looking for Pang Ban."

"I'm sorry, Pang Ban is out of town and doesn't have a contact number with him at the moment."

"Then never mind, goodbye!"

Hanging up, Chen Hao was annoyed. Mistake. I should have bought Old Ban a phone.

He'll probably be here soon.

He didn't have time to worry about Old Ban now. The only thing left was the crucial website setup, and then he'd be completely done.

This was the final hurdle, and there was no room for error, especially when money was involved.

Chen Hao didn't write code; instead, he opened GoDaddy to register a domain name.

Not only was it needed for the Legend of Mir private server, but his future company website would need one too. It was better to register early to avoid someone else snatching it up.

He had already decided on the company name: Century Horizon.

Then, Chen Hao registered several domain names in one go.

The domain name for the Legend of Mir private server was registered as:

The company domain names were:

(cn, net), (cn, net), (cn, net), (cn, net)

A moment later, the domain registration fee of several hundred yuan flew away through the internet. Chen Hao gazed longingly, thinking, I'll bring you all back in a few days!

Chen Hao opened the email where he had previously inquired about the prices for mi, jd, and weibo domain names. He found only two replies with quotes. JD offered a six-figure sum, and weibo was quite cheap at five figures. However, even five figures was a price that the current Chen Hao couldn't afford.

Chen Hao replied to the emails, expressing his sincerity in wanting to purchase the domain names and asking if the price could be lowered, then sent the emails out again.

Just stall for now, wait a bit longer, it's coming soon!

After the domain name was sorted out and configured, the webpage was refreshed.

In the middle of the blank page, two words that were incredibly familiar to the programmers appeared before their eyes.

hello world

After getting it working, the next step was to build the website and showcase talent!

Chen Hao opened the webpage to find image assets.

Zha Zha Hui wasn't popular yet. Chen Hao remembered that it wasn't until after 2008, with "The Witness," that he experienced a breakthrough and his career took off.

Like actors who are tempered by time and refined by life, once they gain prominence, the world knows them. Later, there was another guy who sold fish who experienced a similar rise.

Louis Koo was quite popular at the time. Yang Guo in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and Xiang Shaolong in "A Step into the Past" were classics. However, he was still the "white" Louis Koo back then. Was it a bit jarring to see a pretty boy wielding a greatsword? No, no, that won't do.

Need to keep looking.

Browsing through the index page of Hong Kong and Taiwanese male celebrities.

Chen Hao's eyes lit up. Found them! It's you two!

After photoshopping the "Legend of Mir" assets with the male celebrity images he had just found, Several hours later, the images were ready. Chen Hao looked at them from every angle, and the word "satisfied" radiated from top to bottom!

I'm such a little genius!

The website's background image was replaced with the newly designed picture.

In the center of the website, the download address and introduction for the private server appeared.

After completing local debugging, Chen Hao did a final test. With no issues, he pressed the Enter key.

Snap!

Uploaded to the server.

Refreshing the page again, huh? It was still "hello world."

Chen Hao smacked his forehead. Damn it, forgot to clear the cache. After a quick fix, he refreshed the browser again.

The website was no longer blank. Instead, a magnificent and timeless scroll painting appeared.

The background was an ancient battlefield bathed in the afterglow of sunset.

To the left, Mengzhong City could be vaguely seen. To the right of the center, three imposing warriors stood in a triangular formation, occupying most of the space.

One in front and two behind, with a clear hierarchy. The leading figure was Zheng Yi, clad in golden, glowing armor, carrying the incredibly imposing Sky-Opening Greatsword on his shoulder. Behind him were Chicken Brother and Zha Zha Hui, dressed in different class outfits, with different looks but equally cool.

The dialogue in the chat box on the left was exceptionally domineering:

"Hello everyone, I'm Chan Ho Nam. If you're my brother, come hack me! I'm waiting for you at [Greedy Blue Moon Legend]!"

And in the hazy sky, the words "Beyond Legend Private Server Alliance" were very prominent.

Yes, you read that right. Private Server Alliance. If you're going to play, play big. Use private servers to attract traffic, then build a private server alliance, becoming the largest private server platform in the mid-term!

Late game? Heh, I'll be sewing machine parts!

The strategy was all about the early and mid-game, so Chen Hao hadn't planned for the late game!

Below the title was a table with the private server's title, description, and download address.

Three lines of information were neatly listed.

Greedy Blue Moon Legend: Micro-change, mid-change, big change, super change.

Chen Hao's nearly half a month of seclusion wasn't spent making just one version of the private server, but three versions!