The Great Thief Chapter 308

The Mid-Autumn events were primarily celebratory, so there wasnt much fighting involved.On this day, during the Shadow Cup break, the city was filled with bright colors which really gave off aair of festivity.In real life, such celebrations had long since been outdated. The old people would sit in their homes,young people would go to work and the children would attend school. Family reunions were now justtalk and even the wide varieties of moon cake werent enough to entice people anymore.However, some players who had thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival had lost its charm had theirminds changed by Dawns activities.In the game world, there were shrines in every city and an old, grey-haired man worshiping theancestors. There were also ancient scholars writing with traditional Chinese ink. Players didnt need totravel far all they needed to do was get a 3000-dollar helmet. Then, they would be able to enjoy thefull moon with their friends and family.The game had also arranged for players to be able to watch the high tide. They had even recreated thegrand view of the Jiang Zhe Region under the glistening moonlight.Here, players couldnt even properly distinguish between what was real and what was virtual.Everything felt so real. There was a noisy crowd, a surging tide and the bright moon above it all.Even if you wanted to experience the Hu Guang region lanterns, the game company had also fullyaccounted for that. They had created and hung them all for the players, and it didnt even cost a singlecopper coin to experience.The game was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on a large scale to reproduce the grandness oftraditional culture. Other culture groups naturally didnt want to be left behind. As such, led by theMinister of Culture, various civil groups had launched various activities in response to this.They held a trivia session which included knowledge of both the traditional and contemporary aspects ofthe culture. A variety of puzzles were also written on lanterns and hung up.As the game company attached a great amount of importance to this, players who correctly solved thepuzzles would receive a small amount of coins.However, this small amount was not be underestimated. Statisticians calculated the total amount to bealmost a million gold coins by the end of the day.It was said that a 14 year old girl had gone around guessing the answers without really caring aboutwhether she got them right. After the game company had rewarded her, she had received over 1600gold, which equated to $100,000.Additionally, there was also the burning tower, pounding moon cakes, duck hunting, sesame cake,honey cake, sacrificing to the God of the land, re-enacting dramas, traditional dancing and so on.As long as someone applied to the game company with evidence that it was a real event, Dawnsenormous design team would quickly make it happen in game.However, the most important thing was that everything was free!Even if you wanted to see the four ancient legendary beauties dance, it could be done for you.In order to promote the game as a whole, the game company had put a great amount of effort into thisevent.The Mid-Autumn Festival was the first holiday Dawn had observed and it was a significant milestone.Previous games had celebrated festivals too, but their rewards werent as good and their events were allbased around the players. Their intention was to foster the loyalty of those players.On the other hand, Dawns version of the Mid-Autumn Festival did not only target players, but alsomanaged to attract a large number of non-players.Why would a painter who had been painstakingly painting all day play some virtual game? Why would a professor standing in an auditorium lie in bed with this game helmet?Of course they wouldnt!But Dawn managed to do it. People as old as 80 and as young as 3 all joined the game and found theirown ways of having fun.The painter went around collecting cultural material from historic sites and was dazzled by all thedifferent styles.If they were to travel to these sites in real life, they would need to consider accommodation andtransport, which would cost tens of thousands of dollars. Moreover, they might not even get theinspiration they wanted, especially given the pollution.However, in the game, only a one-gold- coin transfer fee was required to travel wherever they wanted.Dawn had a formidable design team that had been acquired from various industries. They had incrediblyimaginative people who were familiar with every country, religion, school of thought and folk song.Together, they created a world which was even more realistic than the real world.The painter noticed that the beauty here was unlike that in real life; this was something that only virtualtechnology could do.Even those who were so old that they couldnt move had found a place in Dawn.Others had even tried to negotiate with the game, requesting that the game construct some traditionalbuildings to become a college of culture, where players could attend if they were interested.A young mother who was raising a child had to find online work to sustain their livelihoods.She had given her child a helmet and allowed him to play happily in the games playgrounds. It was safehere and the system was far better than some aunties or nurseries.The residential areas were spacious and many goods from real life were on display in the shops.There were also beautiful houses here with fragrant flowers. These didnt cost $60,000 or even $30,000.With a few thousand dollars, you could have your own house. With a little bit more, you could evenhave your own estate.Now that virtual technology had been around for almost 200 years, the safety of the helmets was nolonger in doubt and the game was constantly being optimized.Although you couldnt really live in the game, there wasnt any reason why you couldnt work, travel andenjoy everything in it.In short, Dawn took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to show everyone the possibilities of thisinfinite world.The era of a universal game was truly upon them.Lu Li didnt spend all his time at the arena either. After completing the training with March Rain, theydisbanded the party.He then brought Lu Xin to enjoy the festive atmosphere.At that moment, Lu Li wasnt a gaming expert. He was a brother taking his happy and curious sister outto enjoy the variety of holiday festivities, just like the other ordinary people."Big bro, do I look good in this?" Lu Xin was wearing the ethnic clothing of the Dai people and her facewas flushed with excitement."You look really good." Lu Li knew his sister was beautiful, so his words of praise reflected exactly howhe felt."Can we get it? Can we?" Lu Xin was shaking her brothers arm and her eyes were pleading. The aunt atthe stall had said that the clothes could be delivered free of charge."This" Lu Li deliberately looked like he was contemplating it deeply."Big bro" The spoiled Lu Xin was already infatuated with the item."Young man, you cant be so mean to the little girl. My clothes are of a good quality and are made of thefinest fabrics. Its not even that expensive; its only 100 dollars. You should get it for her.""Alright, well get it." Lu Li rubbed his sisters hair with a helpless look on his face.