September 5th, Wednesday.

Yu Fei sat at his workstation, having just finished planning the modifications needed to cooperate with Meng Chang's promotional plan and handed them over to the designers.

Strictly speaking, Meng Chang's requirements weren't particularly difficult, just a bit troublesome, time-consuming, and somewhat inexplicable.

Yu Fei didn't ask much, simply dividing the entire DLC into four parts and assigning them to his designers.

After arranging the work, Yu Fei received a message from Hu Xianbin.

"Arriving in Jingzhou around 3 PM today. I'll head straight to the company to hand over the work. Thanks for your trouble during this time!"

Seeing this message, Yu Fei couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Great! Hu Xianbin was finally back from his vacation!

Too bad he hadn't returned two or three days earlier; Meng Chang's tasks could have been handed directly to Hu Xianbin, saving Yu Fei the trouble.

The timing was a bit off.

However, he would do his job until the last day, and completing this task would be a perfect conclusion to his "cross-border experience"!

Yu Fei leaned back in his chair and stretched. He had no work on hand and felt relaxed, just waiting for the handover.

Calculating the time, Hu Xianbin and the others had been gone for a little less than a month, only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight days.

There wasn't a strict requirement for a specific number of vacation days; it wasn't necessary to be gone for a full thirty days. Around four weeks was sufficient.

Clearly, Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibao felt that the attention had died down and that it was time to return to work, eager to get back.

Yu Fei was also looking forward to Hu Xianbin's early return so that he could hand over the work and go back to being a web novelist.

He had been conceiving his new book for a long time. He had gone over the worldview, basic settings, and outline many times, and he was now very eager to start writing and introduce his new work to readers.

After the designers gave their feedback that there were no problems, Yu Fei gave the go-ahead and released the update announcement.

The first part of *Yong Duo Lun Hui* (Eternal Reincarnation) would be updated this Saturday.

At the same time, the announcement would clearly explain the entire update process, notifying players in advance.

After doing all this, Yu Fei cleaned up his usage traces on the computer, leaving everything as it was when he arrived.

"My month-long temporary assignment is finally over!" Yu Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

Min Jingchao came over and said, "Dinner has been arranged for tonight at Mingfu Family Banquet. It's Hu Xianbin's way of thanking you; he's treating."

Yu Fei was taken aback. "Isn't it reimbursable?"

Min Jingchao chuckled. "Reimbursement is too insincere! We have to bleed him dry!"

...

3 PM.

Huang Sibao and Hu Xianbin emerged from the airport and found Xiao Sun, who was responsible for picking them up.

"Please get in, both of you." Xiao Sun was very attentive, busying himself with helping to carry their luggage.

Huang Sibao and Hu Xianbin got into the car and sat down, scrolling through their phones and sighing with emotion.

"Xiao Sun's picking us up today? Are the other drivers all busy? It feels like our treatment has improved."

Everyone knew that Xiao Sun was President Pei's exclusive driver and usually prioritized picking up and dropping off President Pei. Other people's airport pickups were usually handled by other drivers.

The fact that Xiao Sun was picking them up this time made Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibao somewhat surprised.

But they didn't think too much about it; perhaps President Pei didn't need the car today.

The two of them comfortably leaned back in their seats, each taking out their phones and browsing the web.

Even though they had been traveling for a month, they weren't feeling particularly tired.

They had been traveling within the country, eating well and staying in good accommodations. The attractions they visited weren't too physically demanding, and they had spent the last two days before returning resting in the hotel, so they had recovered their energy very well.

After a month-long vacation, they were now eager to return to work.

Huang Sibao was still thinking about the filming of *Successor*. He knew that the crew had already gone to the US, and he planned to rest for a couple of days after arriving in Jingzhou, make preparations, and then book a flight to join them.

As for Hu Xianbin, he was still concerned about the development progress of *Yong Duo Lun Hui*.

While browsing the web, Hu Xianbin suddenly exclaimed, "Huh?"

"*Yong Duo Lun Hui* released an update announcement? Isn't that a bit too early?"

He clearly remembered that the development cycle for *Yong Duo Lun Hui* was scheduled to be completed by the end of the month, and that was under relatively smooth circumstances.

How could they have released an update announcement so early in the month?

Even rushing the progress couldn't be this fast, right?

Hu Xianbin quickly clicked on the announcement to see the details.

The announcement clearly stated a few points.

First, the *Yong Duo Lun Hui* DLC update would adopt a phased update approach, with four updates separately updating 1/3 of the game's scene and monster resources, as well as modifications to the game's combat system and story.

The four update times were 2 PM on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th, all Fridays.

Second, the DLC would be available for pre-order, and only players who paid the full amount in advance could download the corresponding update content during the corresponding time period.

The price of the DLC wasn't expensive, at 28 yuan.

Players could also choose not to pre-order and instead purchase the complete DLC content after the update was completed on the 28th.

Finally, it was important to note that after the *Yong Duo Lun Hui* DLC was updated on the 28th, players could freely purchase *Yong Duo Lun Hui*, but could no longer freely purchase *Hui Tou Shi An* (Turning Back is the Shore).

If they wanted to purchase *Hui Tou Shi An*, they had to purchase *Yong Duo Lun Hui* first.

Hu Xianbin frowned slightly.

As the designer of *Yong Duo Lun Hui*, he was of course very clear about the game's situation and knew that some of the content in the announcement was specifically requested by President Pei.

For example, after *Yong Duo Lun Hui* was updated, *Hui Tou Shi An* could no longer be purchased casually; this was specifically instructed by President Pei.

But there was still some content that made him feel confused and bewildered, such as this pre-order and phased update, which he didn't understand.

Even Hu Xianbin felt confused, let alone the players online.

He casually browsed the comments online and found that the players were equally confused and puzzled.

Of course, there was also a little bit of surprise, mainly due to the release date being far ahead of expectations.

"WTF! Am I seeing this right? *Yong Duo Lun Hui* will be playable this Friday??"

"That's way too fast. According to the official news, didn't they just start formal development last month? I thought it would take at least four or five months to develop. What's with the reverse delay of three months?"

"Happiness comes so suddenly! Other games are often delayed by two or three months, but Tengda is doing the opposite! We can play it early!"

"Read carefully, it's pre-sale, with updates in batches. What's being updated this Friday is only a quarter of the game content."

"A quarter is fine. You don't know, I'm almost bored to death without *Yong Duo Lun Hui* to play!"

"Updating a portion of the content every week is great. This way, I can play a little bit every week, and I'll finish the game in exactly one month, perfect timing! I don't have to rush the game progress like before."

"Update it quickly, I can't wait to suffer!"

These players were obviously very pleasantly surprised.

Because they had been waiting for *Yong Duo Lun Hui* for a long time. News of this DLC had been released as early as June, and everyone knew that Yu Fei, the original author, would personally participate in the game's development. Loyal players of *Hui Tou Shi An* were all very excited.

The fact that they could play a game that they thought would take at least half a year to play in just two or three days was such a pleasant surprise!

But in addition to the surprise, many players also expressed concern.

"Although it's great to be able to play the DLC early, the timing is a bit too rushed! At most, the development time for this DLC is only two months. Can the quality of the game meet the standard?"

"Don't you trust Tengda?"

"It's not a question of trusting or not trusting, the key is that Tengda can't violate the laws of nature. The larger the game, the longer the development time required. This time cannot be compressed casually!"

"I also think this is not necessarily good news. Does this mean that our expectations for *Yong Duo Lun Hui* are too high? This may just be a very small DLC update, not the super-large update that we expected before, comparable to the original's plot and length."

"You can also tell from the price. The original *Hui Tou Shi An* sells for 128 yuan, while the DLC sells for only a fraction of that, 28 yuan. This shows that the DLC is likely to be only a quarter of the size of the original, or even less!"

"Then at most they've just made a new large scene..."

"That's not right, what about the Martial God that was promised in the original? What about entering the Avici Hell to become the first Jailer? If all these plots are to be shown, the size won't be smaller than *Hui Tou Shi An*."

"I can understand the pre-order, but why can't you buy *Hui Tou Shi An* separately after *Yong Duo Lun Hui* is updated, but you can buy *Yong Duo Lun Hui* separately? Which one is the main game and which one is the DLC?"

"What if you don't want to play *Yong Duo Lun Hui* and just want to play *Hui Tou Shi An*?"

"Can't be, there are still people who haven't bought *Hui Tou Shi An* yet?"

"If you don't want to play *Yong Duo Lun Hui*, then hurry up and buy *Hui Tou Shi An* before the end of the month."

"Actually, just think of it the other way around, you can treat *Yong Duo Lun Hui* as the main game, which only sells for 28 yuan. You can only buy the DLC if you buy the main game, *Hui Tou Shi An*, for 128 yuan. Isn't it a steal to get the main game for 28 yuan?"

"Damn, you're a logical genius, I'm convinced!"

Obviously, the players were all confused and didn't understand the meaning of this arrangement.

Isn't this just the difference between "three in the morning and four in the evening" and "four in the morning and three in the evening"? (referencing a Chinese idiom about deceptive deals)

Whether it's splitting the DLC into four updates or reversing the positions of the main game and the DLC, it all seems a bit redundant and meaningless.

And what's even more worrying is that the development time is too short. Although the price is cheap, the game content will definitely be reduced accordingly.

Originally looking forward to a large DLC of the same size as the main game, but in the end it's just a small patch, which is too disappointing.