Chapter 494
“Now I finally understand. You’re just a bastard born from a mistress. You’re rotten to your absolute core-a bad seed right from birth, completely devoid of a conscience p>
“Well, your biological daughter might not be a bad seed, but she’ll never acknowledge you. She won’t claim you for the rest of her life! Hahaha, it’s actually hilarious when I think about it. You believed every single lie I ever fed you. Is your head entirely full of garbage?” Mara shrieked, laughing uncontrollably like an absolute lunatic.
“Hahaha, you alienated your own flesh and blood, and you even managed to offend your own family! Lacey, you are so incredibly stupid. How can someone as idiotic as you even exist? You drove away everyone who loved you, treated your enemies like your best friends, and now that things have fallen apart, you don’t have a single person in your corner p>
Lacey stood frozen. Every word out of Mara’s mouth was a direct hit to the truth.
Seeing Lacey falter, Mara pressed her advantage. “If that idiot Ethan hadn’t stepped in to help you last time, you’d be no different from a beggar on the street right now. Actually, scratch that. A fallen socialite is worse than a street beggar. Even with all the money you have now, what does it matter? You’re still a miserable loner who’s going to die completely alone p>
“H-hospital Fiona’s agonizing groans finally interrupted Mara’s vicious tirade. Mara suddenly remembered she needed to get her mother medical attention immediately.
She instructed the security guards to load Fiona into the car. Before slamming the door shut, Mara sneered at Lacey. “Let’s see what kind of miserable ending you get p>
The car sped off into the night, leaving Lacey standing numbly on the pavement. “Lacey, we should go,” her bodyguard murmured, snapping her out of her daze.
She had vented her fury today, but Mara’s cruel words had also served as a violent wake-up call. She had to find a way to win back her children and her true family. If she didn’t p>
She was the one who had wronged them, and it was entirely up to her to make amends.
Meanwhile, Harvest Haven had taken the nation by storm. Players of all ages— adults, kids, the elderly, and teenagers found themselves instinctively opening the dreamy virtual paradise the second they had a free moment.
The screen displayed bright blue skies, fluffy white clouds, and an upbeat, relaxing soundtrack. In the meticulously arranged, vibrant fields, various crops and vegetables grew beautifully. Birds occasionally flew across the screen, leaving behind a trail of cheerful chirps. In the afternoon, players could stroll past virtual stalls, purchase the items they needed, and head back to their farmhouse to cook. They could raise chickens and ducks in the front yard, while a guard dog barked happily at passersby. Soon, wisps of smoke would rise from the chimney.
After fixing a meal, the farmer would return to the fields, only to discover a few cabbages had been stolen. It had to be the neighbor Glancing around to make sure the coast was clear, the player would sneak over to the neighbor’s plot and swipe a pumpkin, balancing the scales.
A player might notice their neighbor had just bought a brand-new rotary tiller. Determined to catch up, they would plan to harvest their current crop, quickly plant two more rounds, and trade the in-game currency to buy their own tiller.
If players wanted their crops to grow faster and boost their profits, they had to spend real money on premium items, generating revenue for the platform. If they didn’t want to spend cash, they could opt to watch advertisements. This drove up the ad click-through rates,
earning the platform substantial advertising fees.
This monetization model was incredibly ahead of its time. No other game on the market offered ad-watching as an upgrade mechanism, and it successfully attracted a massive, highly engaged player base. As the player count skyrocketed, the money poured in.
Harvest Haven was more than enough to establish Solflare Entertainment as a powerhouse in the gaming industry.
Having tasted the massive success, Vertex Social immediately pitched a new proposal: take Harvest Haven global and launch it into the international market.