11: Chapter 11 User Surge, Millions of Servers

That evening, Su Fan returned home.

"Red Queen, give me the latest data on super god photo editing. No need to report the number of downloads, just the number of registered users and the paid revenue."

"Alright, Master."

"As of now, the number of registered users for super god photo editing is 115,820. After deducting the platform's cut, the cumulative revenue is 165,822 yuan, with 60,000 yuan already spent," Red Queen said in her still intoxicatingly seductive mature voice.

"In the future, you don't need to be so precise when reporting data unless I ask for exact numbers. Understood?" Su Fan said after a moment's thought. (Handsome Author: I'm too lazy to make them up; everything will be round numbers from now on!)

"Understood, Master," Red Queen said in a soft, sweet voice.

Su Fan shuddered. This vixen was truly a temptation to sin!

Lying in bed, Su Fan looked at the 110,000 influence points in the super god black technology system, his heart surging with excitement.

110,000 influence points were more than enough to purchase the foundational technology of a Level 1 civilization: Controlled Nuclear Fusion (Deuterium-Tritium).

Unfortunately, even if he could afford it, he wouldn't be able to build it in a short amount of time.

Because it required not only scientific and technological prowess but also corresponding engineering capabilities, and even more so, money.

Moreover, the state would never allow a private company to build a Controlled Nuclear Fusion reactor.

Take it slow. He knew perfectly well that he would eventually need to cooperate with the state.

After switching to the black technology system, a sense of emptiness filled his body once again, leaving him with nothing to do but waste time playing video games.

A life with a cheat code!

Not a single worry!

On the fourth day after super god photo editing went online, the number of registered users surpassed 200,000.

That night, Red Queen issued a warning, reminding Su Fan that the computing power was about to reach its limit and was insufficient during peak hours, leading to a queuing phenomenon.

Su Fan wasn't worried. With the landlord's permission, the wiring in the villa's basement was already being modified and would be finished tomorrow, as would the dedicated network line.

The specifications and price for a computing server worth 1 million yuan had been finalized. He would sign the contract with the Xiawei Company tomorrow, and the server deployment would be completed by the following morning.

Haste makes waste, and it certainly wouldn't change reality.

On the fifth day of super god photo editing being online, registered users broke 500,000.

Red Queen issued a direct alert: computing power had reached its peak. Except for certain off-peak hours, users had to queue at almost all other times. A computing capacity of 10 images per second was simply too small.

At 6:00 PM that evening, Su Fan and Zhou Xiaoxiao met again at the Malatang restaurant.

This time, they requested a private room for two.

As soon as they entered the room, Zhou Xiaoxiao said anxiously:

"Su Fan, have you seen the comments online? The super god photo editing user base is getting very impatient."

"I saw them. They're not flaming us, so what's the rush?" Su Fan calmly bit into a "pissing" beef ball. With a splat, a stream of golden broth squirted onto his nose.

"How can I not be worried? Users have to queue to edit photos now, which greatly affects the user experience," Zhou Xiaoxiao said seriously.

Hearing this, Su Fan sighed and said, "Young lady, you're still too green!"

"The more it's like this, the more it proves how popular our super god photo editing is."

"As long as it doesn't stay like this for long, user stickiness will actually increase."

"Because we're a small company, not a giant internet corporation."

"Users can understand that we don't have the money to buy more computing power or servers."

"As long as we're not like Penguin Factory."

"A dignified internet giant with dedicated data centers, yet their servers crash as soon as a new game launches—do they really think users are fools?"

"Using a server crash to highlight how popular a game launch is and how many users there are?"

"Speechless!"

Su Fan took a sip of water and continued, "Regarding the server issue, has the contract been signed?"

Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded. "I just signed it this afternoon. A down payment of 500,000 yuan, with the remaining 500,000 to be paid within a month. Here's the contract."

Saying that, Zhou Xiaoxiao took out a contract and handed it to Su Fan.

"Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM, they'll send installation technicians to set up the computing server on the second basement level of the villa."

Su Fan took the contract and glanced at it briefly; he had already reviewed the contents earlier.

"Let's eat. I specifically booked a private room today and ordered abalone Malatang. It was super expensive!"

"Hmph!"

"At least you have some conscience!"

"My legs have been cramping from running around these past two days; you have to give me a massage."

Inside the private room, Su Fan looked at Zhou Xiaoxiao's long, slender, straight legs...

Hmm, the abalone was very fresh.

While Su Fan and Zhou Xiaoxiao were eating, the online discussion regarding super god photo editing intensified.

"Holy crap, queuing again! Can't the super god photo editing servers be a bit more reliable?"

"super god photo editing was developed by a small company. They've only been registered for a short while with a capital of just ten thousand yuan. It's perfectly normal that they can't afford servers. Just wait a bit longer."

"At least you guys can queue. I'm on an iPhone and don't even have the right to use it. I'm done with Apple. I just placed an order on Jingxi, and I'll be using a Xiawei phone by tomorrow."

"Support domestic products, but not Xiawei. I just bought a Rice Phone. Competitors are idiots!"

"Agreed with the above, take down Xiawei!"

"How can you talk about Apple like that? The smoothness of an iPhone is incomparable to a trash system like Android. Domestic phones always lag. I'll support Apple forever!"

"The person above is a Banana. Verification complete!"

"It's already 2025, why is there still a bunch of spineless cowards? Is Eagle Sauce your daddy? You kneel the moment you see him. Stop staying in Xia Country and go back to your Land of the Free and Beautiful!"

"You bunch of poor losers and peasants will never amount to anything in this life. My dad is a Bureau Chief, and my grandpa is a Department Head. My family has endless money! But ever since I came back to Xia Country from the Land of the Sun, I've found even the air to be filthy!"

"F*ck! The person above is a traitor! @National Security @DisciplineInspection"

"They must be arrested and strictly interrogated. How can the family of a Bureau Chief and Department Head have endless money! @DisciplineInspection"

"@National Security @DisciplineInspection"

"@National Security @DisciplineInspection"

"@..."

The online reviews of super god photo editing accidentally flushed out some Bananas who were screwing over their own fathers.

That night, these Bananas were flagged by the internet police, and the one who praised the Land of the Sun had his father and grandfather taken away directly by the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Some people always think their corruption is silent and invisible; others always feel they have a protective umbrella above them and aren't afraid. But when the flood comes, the umbrella will likely float away, and the house and the people inside it will inevitably become the sacrifices that block the flood.

...

The sixth day since super god photo editing was listed.

January 6th, 8:00 AM.

Su Fan and Zhou Xiaoxiao arrived at the villa in the High-Tech Zone.

In the second basement level, Xiawei technicians were installing and debugging the server.

"I'm planning to live here from now on. This fully furnished villa is much better than my home," Su Fan said, standing next to the technicians and looking at the million-yuan server.

"I wonder how long this server will last."

"I have no idea. I don't know the first thing about this stuff," Zhou Xiaoxiao said, resting her chin on her chubby cheeks.

"Are you going to move in? This is the High-Tech Zone, quite far from the city center. Commuting every day would be a waste of time and inconvenient," Su Fan said calmly.

He didn't have any ulterior motives; he was simply considering things from an employee's perspective.

Zhou Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "And it would be convenient for me to live here? A lone man and a lone woman, oh—"

Su Fan: "..."

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