It was already March 17th when Li Yan finished handling his mother's funeral affairs, and there were less than 24 hours left before the fourth test server was launched.
After hearing that he had obtained the player qualification, all those relatives, friends, and classmates who had not shown up for a long time showed up. The funeral was therefore very lively. Everyone expressed their regards to this young man who was still immersed in grief and self-blame. Even
The teachers and school leaders who were originally dismissive of him brought him consolation money and told him that there was no need to drop out of school in a hurry. In his situation, there should be special admissions from universities, and he would not even need to take the college entrance examination.
Overnight, he lost his loved ones who loved him, and his life was completely turned upside down.
The sun has never been so dazzling as it is now, as if all the light from the world is focused on him, turning him into a diamond, shining brightly.
After the funeral, leaving a mess all over the house, his mother's urn was placed under the portrait, smiling gently at him.
Li Yan, who had already calmed down, suddenly felt sad, covering his face and crying silently.
If, if...
He thought back to that night countless times. If he had not watched the live broadcast, if he had realized something was wrong in time when his parents came out of the house, if, if...
But how can there be so many ifs in the world?
If you don’t watch the live broadcast, will your player qualifications fly away?
If the parents don't listen to the fortune teller and watch the live broadcast with him, will they be able to find out in time and save their mother's life?
But then again, maybe the fortune teller meant well?
How can a person with severe heart disease watch the live broadcast? No normal person can bear that kind of psychological pressure!
If you can't understand or distinguish, the world is so complicated.
Li Yan's father came over to comfort him and said some harsh words to his ears. Compared to his son's grief, his husband seemed much 'calmer'. This was also a thorn in Li Yan's heart. He still can't forget his mother.
He tightly grabbed his father's hand to prevent him from going out...
Can't you shout?
If she doesn't let you go out, why don't you go out?
Why haven't I seen you so obedient before?
"...Hurry up and go to the bank. The helmet has been delivered. Here are the keys and passwords to the safe... Sigh, I'm worried about you going alone. Why don't you ask your cousin and the others to come with you? If there are many people..."
"I won't call anyone, I'll just go alone!"
"Didn't you read in the news that someone's helmet was robbed, in broad daylight, like a bandit?"
"Anyway, I don't call those snobs..."
"Then who is your name?"
"You don't have to worry about it!"
"you……"
Li Yan slammed the door and went out, and bumped into a neighbor who lived next door. As soon as the aunt saw him, she held his hand affectionately and said, Xiaoyan, congratulations, congratulations, aunt has known for a long time that you have potential, but I didn't expect you to be so promising.
, I will often come to my aunt’s house to play in the future. Xiaowen was talking about you just now...
Xiaowen is the aunt's youngest daughter, she is very green and pretty. In the past, she was as wary of people like Li Yan as she was of thieves, but now she is so eager to get married to her.
Congratulations, congratulations, it’s as if no one in Li Yan’s family died.
In fact, those relatives and friends who came to pay their respects were also kind. They said hypocritical words, their expressions, and their tone of voice couldn't hide their deep envy and jealousy. They wanted to exchange it with him, and they wished that the person who killed their mother today was me.
Things that happen in reality are sometimes more exaggerated and bizarre than the plots in movies.
The death of Li Yan's mother, the reversal of his life after obtaining the identity of a player, the sharp changes in attitudes of relatives and friends, his future life destiny, etc.
As soon as I walked out of the dilapidated community, I was greeted by a noisy procession. Hundreds of people were shouting and shouting about the shady story, invalid lottery, protest, etc. The accompanying police were on standby, and the surrounding shops looked normal. Something was good.
The owner of the shop was still making fun and teasing, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.
He hailed a taxi and when he was almost there, Li Yan hesitated. He saw that there were many unscrupulous people wandering near the safe passage specially opened by the bank. They stared at everyone who came in and out, and even stopped.
Even the police car nearby couldn't give Li Yan any sense of security.
After the lottery results came out, most of the people who didn't win were naturally very unhappy. There were a lot of troubles during this period. There was also an incident where someone was robbed with a knife just after taking out the game helmet. An unlucky fourth-test player resisted with all his strength.
He was stabbed more than a dozen times and died on the spot.
The saddest thing is that his relatives had no time to care about the detection of the case and the fate of the murderer. Instead, they filed a lawsuit because of the game qualification and the ownership of the helmet. The family sued Bo in court and each found some "investors" to support him.
, exposed each other's shortcomings, framed and smeared each other, and caused a lot of ugliness, becoming a hot topic on the Internet.
Li Yan really can't guarantee that he can go home safely after taking the helmet. Even his home is not safe, and his relatives cannot be trusted.
There is no way, money and silk are so attractive to people's hearts, what this world does not lack most is people who take risks.
Maybe people are still waiting to inherit his inheritance?
After much deliberation, he called a few of his buddies and found out that compared to those blood relatives who were related by blood and legal inheritance, the friends he had grown up with since childhood had roughly similar interests to him.
I hid in a corner and waited for more than half an hour like a thief. Several friends arrived. Everyone was carrying steel bars, iron bars, and one person was holding a bright butcher's knife. They all patted their chests to ensure his safety.
An Ping An also said, "We should never forget each other even if we are rich and noble." There was still envy and jealousy that could not be concealed in his words.
But this level of envy and jealousy is normal. How many people in the country can maintain a normal mind? From billionaire bosses to peddlers, who can face a four-test qualification and
Gaming helmet and indifferent?
Small places are not like big cities.
The police came over to inquire and said nothing. They turned a blind eye to the young men holding "sharp weapons" around Li Yan. Under their protection, Li Yan walked into the safe passage opened by the bank without wearing a mask. His
His identity has long been well known in this small town.
"He's coming, he's coming, No. 14790E is coming!"
The girl at the bank reception looked at his ID card and ran inside screaming, swish, swish, her eyes were like knives, wanting to poke holes in Li Yan's body.
The people inside had been waiting in high spirits for three days. Only then did they wait for the third and final four-test player drawn in this small town.
The president of the bank personally received him, and the vault was guarded by special police officers armed with live ammunition. After complicated, tedious and repeated identity verification, this high school senior who was only five months away from turning 18 became a legally recognized Canaan.
A four-test player of the game and an owner of a new generation of gaming helmets.
The gaming helmet was packed in a silver alloy box, which had a very sci-fi feel. The people at the bank treated it like some rare treasure. Several beautiful bank girls stared at it, unable to pull it out.
Ignoring the president's attentiveness and the temptation of large loans and VIP customers, Li Yan hugged the box tightly, took off his coat and leaned on it. When he saw the black sleeve bands, he remembered that he had just finished his mother's funeral, and he felt in his heart
A slight pain.
Yes, the grief has eased a lot.
As soon as I walked out of the bank, I felt malicious eyes everywhere. It was not safe there. I returned home suspiciously. Several brothers and friends refused to leave. They didn't care that they had just finished a funeral at home and said they would wait until tomorrow to open the server.
, I will stay at Li Yan’s house tonight.
Li Yanqiang maintained his composure and secretly stopped his father from calling his relatives and cousins. He took the box with the helmet with him to the toilet.
Sitting in the toilet, he used his mobile phone to search for solutions online.
Many players who qualified for the fourth test launched a solicitation for the 'player apartment' plan online. He had seen it a few days ago, but he didn't pay much attention to it at that time. At this time, he felt that he had to leave this small place.
Li Yan contacted the person in charge of the player's apartment, and on his advice, Li Yan called the police.
The police came to the door. They heard that Li Yan was moving to the player's apartment. Li Yan's father blamed him for not consulting with him. Several so-called buddies who shouted "sharing wealth and wealth" were even more dissatisfied. However, the police were there, so they could only act strangely.
If you can't stop him by saying a few words, he must leave.
Li Yan didn't even pay a courtesy, and he left home in a hurry without even a penny on his body.
Sitting in the police car, he looked at his home farther and farther away, feeling at a loss and full of anxiety and fear of the unknown journey.
After all, he is just a young man under 18 years old.
The police suggested that he take a plane. When they heard that he didn't have any money on him, they generously gave him a month's salary and jokingly said that he didn't need to pay it back and would give him a top-notch item during the public beta in the future.
gaming equipment is enough.
Li Yan kept this incident in mind. There was no airport in the small town, so the police car took him to a prefecture-level city more than 50 kilometers away before taking the latest flight and arriving in the provincial capital in the afternoon.
Players from the fourth test were picked up at the airport in the provincial capital. They were very low-key, but very enthusiastic. I didn’t know what was going on. When I saw them, my heart that had always been hanging around calmed down.
The player's apartment is located in the center of the provincial capital. It is very prosperous and surrounded by office buildings. It is the first time for the young man to be so far away from home. It is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She is still wearing a rustic school uniform and holding a silver box that everyone is looking at.
, timid and foolish.
The player's apartment has extremely strict security measures and access control. The player who picked him up took him through detailed identity authentication and check-in procedures, and received an access card.
“Thank you so much!”
Li Yan said sincerely.
No one knows me, so such thoughtful and careful help is really rare.
I just don’t know how much the rent is…
"From now on we are all brothers, one family, we are tired of logging!"
"Yes, yes, players all over the world are one family and should help each other!"
"By the way, we are planning to build a family in the game. If you are interested, you can join."
Without any benefit, Li Yan nodded and agreed. Who could tell what would happen in the future? The cost of building a family of 50 gold was an astronomical figure. It can only be said that these newbies in the fourth test who were in a similar situation to him had great ambitions.
But after being severely beaten by reality, I don’t know how much I can retain.
Li Yan did not choose to live with others. He asked for a small independent apartment and asked the apartment manager what the rent was.
The manager told him that this was provided free of charge by a certain real estate giant, and the supporting security measures were first-hand, so there was no rent. On the contrary, if Li Yan agreed to cooperate with the real estate giant in some small business interactions in the game,
, and I have to pay him a lot of money.
Li Yan returned to his apartment uneasily, closed the door, and sat alone in his new home with clear windows. It took him a while to realize that he was in a metropolis hundreds of kilometers away from home.
The missed calls on my phone were almost full, and there was no time to read the unread messages on VX and QQ. I called home first to reassure my father, and then I had time to open the box and take a good look at the gaming helmet that changed everything.
It has a very round shape and is very light. The unknown blue texture feels heavy in the hand. The mirror and the helmet are perfectly welded together. There are no traces of welding on the surface. It is a bit like a fighter pilot's visual helmet, but it is more unique than that.
Sci-fi feel.
Different from the first generation helmet, there are two USB interfaces on the back to connect to the computer, which facilitates players to directly log in to the official website through the helmet after offline, and download game screenshots and videos. You can also use this helmet to replace the computer for visual Internet surfing.
etc.
Li Yan tried it on and felt that it was a little heavy on his neck. Lying on the sofa, it was indeed a big burden on the cervical spine. He thought that the online recommendation to purchase a matching game storage system did make sense.
At this time, the price of nearly 100,000 yuan in the game warehouse does not seem so difficult to understand and accept.
I was as excited as a child. I turned on the 'external display' function while wearing the helmet and connected it with the electrical appliances in the apartment. I enjoyed the experience of visualization, the metaverse and the Internet of Things in advance. When the time was almost up, I reluctantly took it off.
helmet, and carefully retracted it into the safe in the apartment.
"Li Yan, Xiao Li!?"
"Coming, coming!"
"Quick, some old players are coming. Everyone is waiting on the first floor to greet them!"
Li Yan didn't dare to neglect, locked the door, and went to the first floor. He saw more than a hundred new players who lived in the apartment building and were discussing excitedly.
Not long after, three veteran players with boss-like faces appeared on the stage. They were in a formation as if they were traveling for some big shot. They had bodyguards, assistants, errand boys, and followers all available.
"You guys!"
Listening to the newbies asking about the most important things to pay attention to in the game, an experienced player looked condescending and said with his nostrils in the sky: "Don't waste time and energy on pinching your face. You have to know that you don't know it on the first day."
Can I queue up to log in?
The most important thing you should do is to have a good rest. The day when the server is launched will be a tough battle. You may have to spend many days with day and night reversed, and you will have to go to the supermarket in advance to stock up on food, or arrange food delivery and logistics.
Guaranteed service is better than anything else.”
"Don't think too much. What's the use of dreaming about making big profits before you even log into the game?"
"Racial professions? There aren't many of them online? Listen to me, there are no rubbish races and professions, only rubbish operations and consciousness. It is better to choose the one you are most interested in than anything else. Don't just look at the heights of this mountain and the other.
Does it suit you?"
"The first thing you do when you log into the game is to follow the mission process. Don't be surprised. After eight hours of game time, every minute and every second will be worth money. In the early stage, you should be honest about spawning monsters, missions, upgrades, and maintaining
Focus and don’t worry too much about equipment, you can’t afford it. When you level up, there will be plenty of ways to make money…”
