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Chapter 4: Men's Romance
🕑 Added 2025-08-05 15:54:53 +0000 UTCThe racetrack on the outskirts of the city was a car enthusiast's paradise. More than a dozen supercars sat parked in neat rows, their vibrant paint jobs reflecting the sunlight in dazzling displays of color.
In front of the sports cars, a athletic young man in racing gear spoke enthusiastically to a camera: "Hello everyone, welcome to watch my vlog! Let me introduce myself first.
My last name is Harrison. When my father proposed to my mother, he sang her a song, and she was so moved by it...
So my mom named me...
Jake Harrison!"
"Pfft—"
The blonde boy helping with the filming burst out laughing: "Bro, your self-introduction is hilarious! When did you change your name to Jake Speedway?"
"This is to make a lasting impression, understand? Jake Speedway is my online username!" Jake said. "Look at you, you're totally ruining my rhythm!"
"Sorry, sorry, I'll edit it out for you later. Please continue!" the blonde boy said with a grin.
"Ahem, today I'm going to introduce to you a top-of-the-line internal combustion engine sports car of which there are fewer than ten left in the world.
First up is this collector's edition supercar – the Husky Mark II, or Mark II for short. This Mark II was definitely the pinnacle of Husky's era, with only five remaining in the world. Equipped with a W12 quad-turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive system, its performance was unmatched at the time – practically ready to sprout wings and fly..."
As he was talking, his Bluetooth headset suddenly rang. Jake looked annoyed and raised his hand to signal the cameraman to pause. But when he saw the caller ID, he quickly answered with a smile: "Hello, Aunt Sarah... ah? Alex, it's you! Damn, you finally came back to life! You— oh? I'm at the racetrack. Alright, come over, I'll wait for you here!"
Just after hanging up the phone with Alex, Jake received another call from Danny, who told him about Alex's situation.
"He almost died suddenly – it's that serious. This kid is really something. This can't continue like this.
We absolutely cannot let him get addicted to games again. We have to find a way to pull him out of the gaming world!" Danny said with concern after hearing that Alex had nearly died from sudden cardiac arrest two days ago.
"Yeah, so we have to find a way to distract him. I just came up with a good idea – I plan to arrange a beautiful woman for him to have a romantic encounter. Women can cure all diseases!"
"That's your solution for everything. Alex isn't a player like you. I think he should try racing with me. Racing is the true romance of men!" Jake said.
"Why don't we take a two-pronged approach? No matter who succeeds, it'll be good for him!" Danny suggested.
"Okay, it's settled then!"
Alex had no idea that his two good friends were worrying about his situation as he made his way over, his mind still focused on the dungeon development project.
He had just used the car's computer to check the specific rules for the "New World" themed creation competition in "Infinite Realms." There were only about two months left before the submission deadline.
In other words, he had to create the game within two months, upload it to the Infinite Realms gaming platform, and participate in the competition.
Time could be said to be extremely tight.
"I must hurry up!" Alex felt anxious. If he missed this New World Competition, even if "Avatar" could become popular, it would definitely lack the initial momentum. What's more, "Avatar" was perfectly suited for this New World theme competition.
The prize money was also very attractive!
If he could get the prize money, he would have enough funds to develop other dungeons and run his company.
"I absolutely must borrow money from Jake today no matter what!" Alex said to himself.
He had three particularly good friends. One was Danny, nicknamed "Dan."
The other was Jake Harrison, nicknamed "Speed," and the third was a girl named Emma.
The four good friends had a very famous group name – "The Elite Four."
The girl named Emma was currently studying abroad and probably wouldn't be back until the end of the year. This girl had two older brothers named Michael and David, her father was Robert, and her uncle was William.
Their family names were all chosen by their grandfather, a distinguished veteran. The family could be said to be very patriotic and well-established.
When Alex arrived at the racetrack, Jake was driving his beloved Husky sports car, drifting in the open area. The roaring sound of the engine echoed through the air like a wild beast roaring, making people's blood boil with excitement.
However, this was a sound that most people in this world could no longer hear.
Sports cars were a man's romance. The roar of internal combustion engines always made people's blood pump and adrenaline surge. Without that sound, sports cars seemed to lose half their appeal.
"This is what a car should sound like!" Alex thought. But the sound of internal combustion engines could no longer be heard on regular roads. This might be one of the reasons why racing dungeons in "Infinite Realms" had once been so popular.
After all, only there could you drive an internal combustion engine car without so many restrictions and regulations.
Seeing Alex arrive, Jake executed a stylish tail swing and stopped the car precisely in front of Alex, then pushed open the door and motioned for him to get in.
Alex sat in the passenger seat, and Jake took him on a wild lap around the track.
"How about it? Want to drive a few laps yourself?!" Jake asked with a grin.
"My driving skills aren't as good as yours – aren't you afraid I'll crash your car!" Alex said with a smile.
"Hey, of course I'm not letting you drive this one. There's a special training car over there!"
"I knew you weren't that generous. Okay, let's get down to business. Do you have money?" Alex went straight to the point and started asking to borrow money. He also explained that he wanted to start a business making games.
"No problem, I'll support you, but you have to promise me one thing!" Jake said without hesitation.
"What's that?"
"Come here with me once a week to practice driving and learn drifting!" Jake knew he had no choice but to lend money to Alex.
Moreover, he felt that even if he didn't lend the money, Alex would definitely be able to find someone else to borrow from.
Rather than disappointing Alex, it was better to take this opportunity to pull him into his own racing circle, slowly make him fall in love with racing, and perhaps reduce his dependence on online games.
"No problem. Even if you don't teach me, I might still come to you to learn racing after a while!" Alex said with a smile.
Right there on the racetrack, Alex decided to bring the "Fast and Furious" series to this world.
He believed that combining the plot of "Fast and Furious" with racing games could definitely save the racing dungeon genre of "Infinite Realms," which had fallen into a slump.
However, to make an excellent racing game, he first had to understand racing himself, so he really wanted to learn racing, drifting, modification, and other skills from Jake, and gain a deeper understanding of the culture of this circle.
Jake was very straightforward and handed one of his bank cards to Alex. "There's over $300,000 on it. I'll transfer the rest to you later."
"You're such a straight shooter!" Alex happily took the bank card and immediately changed the subject: "By the way, I remember there are several empty rooms upstairs in your car modification shop. Lend them to me as a temporary office!"
"Damn, you're really planning to fleece me completely!"
"Don't worry, I'll pay you back double when I make money. That's a pretty good return on investment!"
"That confident?" Jake suddenly felt that Alex was serious this time. He seemed to really plan to start a business making games. And looking at his determined eyes and confident expression, he seemed to be certain of success.
"Absolutely!" Alex said firmly.
"Okay, here's the key. You can choose whichever room you want!"
"Wait a minute, I'm going to ask you to help me all the way. Here's the list of office supplies I need. Please help me purchase them as well. It would be best if everything's ready before dark tonight!" Alex showed an innocent expression.
Jake raised his middle finger without hesitation!
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Comments
Ritesh Jadhav
yep futuristic modern world
Book Warm
Tftc
Book Warm
Interesting story, but so does this fic fully set on a futuristic modern world with normal people without any supernatural , superpowers or magic in main world Alex live in ? Not talking about the VR infinite realms game? Or is it similar to your other fic “ MOVIE TECH EXTRACTION IN MARVEl” that MC could gained knowledge and superpowers from movie or games he made ?
