Waking up from the game cabin, Duan Qing rubbed his cheeks and regained consciousness.
It's only been one night, but it feels like a whole day has passed in my heart. It's so easy for people to have this kind of time dislocation in virtual reality games. However, the specific proportion is different for each game. Duan Qing didn't know the ratio of time in the free world to real time, but after this night, he still had some impression of the approximate ratio.
But now that I think about the experience of this night, it was indeed wonderful.
I got to know the players and people in that world, made a good friend, got a feel for it, and... met an interesting girl.
That was what happened after the two of them finished their meal and walked out of the hotel. The entrance to the Hilfen Hotel is still an alley, but because the hotel occupies a relatively large area, the already irregular alleyway takes an obvious turn at the entrance of the hotel. The entrance of the hotel and the passages to the left and right formed a three-way intersection, and beside the house not far from the alleyway to the right, the purple-robed girl who had gone out angrily before was sitting on a small step in front of a wooden door. She was facing this side, hugging her knees with her hands, her head buried in them, looking pitiful and frustrated. She was not wearing a hood at this time, and her golden hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head. She was lying softly on the girl's back, just like her master's mood.
According to the concept of real life, it is probably eight or nine o'clock at night in the free world. Although the night breeze was slightly cool, there were still pedestrians passing by from time to time, including players and NPCs. When Duan Qing and Duan Qing stopped to watch, some people from the hotel also tried to persuade her. One of them looked like a teammate who had just had a quarrel. He probably wanted to comfort her or persuade her to change her mind, but the girl remained the same. With that look, he was sitting there motionless, probably not paying attention to him. Duan Qing and Iron ambition looked at each other, Iron ambition pointed there with his thumb, and then made a "you can do it" expression. The expression was as ambiguous as it was, and it was completely inconsistent with his iron tower-like appearance. image.
The female player seemed to be the girl dragging the wild boar he met in the alleyway before. Although Duan Qing did not see her appearance at the time, as the only deep impression he had after coming to the free world, he still It can be determined that the player kicked out by Wings of Freedom should be the same person before.
Do you want to get acquainted... Looking at the golden braid trembling slightly in the breeze, Duan Qing hesitated for a while, looked around and saw that there were not many people there, so he took two steps forward.
However, the goddess of fate still did not give the two of them a chance to get to know each other. Before Duan Qing stepped forward, the girl named Mengzhu seemed to have suddenly figured out something. There were some tears, but the look in her eyes seemed to indicate to others that she was no longer depressed.
She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes gradually brightened, and as she held her hands, spirit and vitality seemed to be injected into her body again. She clasped her hands in front of her chest and shook them up and down, as if to cheer herself up. Then she stared at the door of the hotel with an expression of anger and disdain. She looked in that direction and muttered something, probably thinking that the regiment leader dared to treat her like this. Then she seemed to notice that there were two people at the door of the hotel, and one of them was a tall guy standing a little behind. He was looking at the sky as if it had nothing to do with him, and another thinner guy was looking at him.
The girl must be in a bad mood at the moment, but looking at her energetic eyes, she has probably recovered from the previous blow. She opened her eyes wide and glared at Duan Qing, who had been looking at her. The warning was self-evident, so Duan Qing could only smile innocently.
So the girl became even more angry.
But of course she didn't know Duan Qing and the other two, so she probably thought it was two passers-by who were watching her. After thinking about the decadent look they had seen before, the girl's face blushed imperceptibly, feeling that such The look of a helpless woman was completely inconsistent with her own image - although in such dim light, things like blushing were generally invisible to others.
In anger, the girl glared at the two of them and pursed her lips, trying to warn them again. Without waiting for the other party's reaction, she felt that she was a bit deceiving herself, so she said "hum", put on her hood, and turned towards the alleyway. Gone far away.
The arm swings in a wide range, and seems to be a little smooth... Looking at the girl's back, Duan Qing couldn't help but laugh.
What happened after that was just a continuation of some minor details. Thinking that the strike-up had failed, Iron Ambition from behind laughed and patted Duan Qing on the shoulder, telling him not to take it to heart while saying "This is youth" and lamenting the richness and variety of young people's lives. Duan Qing could only shake his head helplessly, and casually ignored this kind of teasing joke. It was just something that had not yet been revealed, but if it was taken seriously, he would be really stupid...
The two chatted casually for a few words, explained their plans, and said some words of blessing for good luck in the future. After that, they parted casually and went offline. Of course, friends are naturally exchanged.
In the era when virtual online games are popular, real-name is also an inevitable trend. However, in order to allow players to retain the right to choose and hide their privacy, most games will allow players to choose the form of friends: ordinary or real-name. In the ordinary mode, all players can see each other is their in-game ID, but in the real-name mode, they can see a lot more, such as their real names, recently played games and achievements, etc. .
Just like in the early days of the last century, everyone had several computers or consoles at home, and game cabins are one of the necessary entertainment devices for modern people. The game cabin is equivalent to a home computer and is a terminal that connects various platforms. Almost all virtual reality games developed by major game companies and manufacturers can be connected using this game cabin. At this time when technology is approaching perfection, the unification of game terminals will naturally lead to the unification of friends, communication and other platforms. Maybe you have made a real-name friend in this game. When you go offline, you will find out that you are also in the game at the same time. Play another virtual game or even more... Then the social interaction in the game world will be wider and the friendship between the two will become better.
Of course, this situation is also very likely to develop into: a friend added in one game turns out to be an enemy in another game, and then...the consequences can be imagined.
It is the player's own choice to have a real name or not, and this issue also indirectly promotes the emergence of various forces - for the sake of mutual trust and brotherhood, and to avoid things like car crashes, people who are familiar with each other will gradually They became more familiar with each other, and gradually became a "group of relatives and friends", and then formed major guilds. Although this form of forced exclusion has many shortcomings, it must be said that the power of this unity is very powerful, and after virtual games and even alliances have matured for so many years, the laws of competition and survival of the fittest will eliminate those that are not strong enough. The strong ones who will be eliminated and left to this day, that is, those who can leave their names on the league list, naturally have the strength to maintain their own interests and still dominate when new games appear.
The alliance has developed over the years. In addition to appointing celebrities and authoritative figures with sufficient prestige to preside over the overall situation, the alliance has also tried to formulate some loose agreements to maintain order within the industry. In addition, when selecting guilds with sufficient strength and formulating rankings, the alliance also tries to use comprehensive strength assessment to convince the public, and holds some competitions in relatively popular games every once in a while, using results to define each The true power of the great guilds.
Judging from the current market situation, there will definitely be a competition in "Free World", although it has been started for quite some time... Duan Qing thought, and then flipped through the system on his game cabin.
Major well-known games, player recommendation lists, hot new game lists... There is also a communication center, just like the built-in chat tool, text chat, voice chat, video chat, and even conversation groups and live broadcast platforms... ...Of course, the most important thing is the communication platform for major games. Comprehensive news, alliance trends, and the latest news on various games on various pages can be found here.
It can be said that this page contains almost all the information that players need, and the amount of information is enough to overwhelm any new player - excluding Duan Qing, of course. He is also considered a veteran. Although he has stopped getting involved in the past three years, he has basically not heard any professional or leisure news or anecdotes. During this period, he has heard about the gameplay of virtual games, the development of the virtual industry and other related aspects. They were all outdated, but he didn't care. As long as he was willing, he would pick them up sooner or later. And he just wants to play games and relax, so he just pays attention to the content about "Free World". After all, he is playing this game now, and he thinks this game is... good.
Of course, the online status of friends is naturally turned off.
Randomly flipping through some new event news and content, some strategies that I don’t know if they are real or fake, and some experiences of players who claim to be in the first echelon - he doesn’t know whether they are real or fake, almost none of them anyway. Understanding - He looked through it, reviewing some of his personal experiences, making some summaries, and recalling...the scenes when he installed the game cabin in the afternoon.
Duan Qing has not played virtual games in the past three years. No matter from any aspect, if he wants to play virtual games now, he will naturally need to order a new device. So, he offered his remaining savings as a "sacrifice" and not only received a set of the latest gaming equipment, but also received door-to-door service. When the game company delivered it in the afternoon, of course I was very concerned about it. However, when the equipment was moved up, things finally changed.
In an era of rapid technological development, with the continuous improvement of virtual technology, the equipment of the game cabin is naturally updated. The new equipment brought up is of course the latest game cabin, with improved sensing technology and projection technology, and the use of more advanced connections. At the same time of usage, in order to ensure the player's gaming experience and comfortable body feel, the structure of the game cabin has also been designed to be more ergonomic and become...lighter.
Duan Qing was naturally unaware of these changes. When the equipment was moved into the house, he saw the game cabin that was much smaller than his "old impression" and thought it was a mistake on the part of the company.
In fact, in order to improve the user experience, the new game cabin has naturally put a lot of effort into this aspect. When it comes to equipment, it has become various types of game cabins, suitable for many player groups with different needs. What about the comfort version? Optimized version, deluxe version, fever version, etc., everything is available. But with Duan Qing's current financial resources, ahem... I'm thankful to be able to buy one. The various parameters of the device are the "standard version" that it should be.
Maybe it was because he spent less money and felt a little guilty; maybe it was the training in various social life that made him more cautious when facing problems; the more likely reason was that Duan Qing was in a "painful period" after falling out of love. In short, facing this game cabin that was obviously "different" from what he knew, Duan Qing legitimately and shamelessly questioned it. As for the employees of the game company, they have probably seen some people like Duan Qing looking for trouble. Although they were disdainful, they still explained it in a pleasant manner based on good professional ethics. However, this kind of explanation is naturally not enough in the eyes of Duan Qing, who considers himself a veteran.
Disputes and stalemates finally emerged. Duan Qing saw that the time had come and was about to contact the customer service there to "theory" something. The other party suddenly proposed a new negotiation method, saying that their company's project manager happened to be accompanying him to supervise the work. At this time, he was downstairs and asked He disagreed that their leaders should come forward to resolve the matter.
Duan Qing "reasoned first" and naturally agreed without fear. Just when he was thinking about using his own experience to squeeze out some benefits, the sound of high heels going upstairs came from downstairs. There was a knock on the door. It was probably because the so-called manager was waiting impatiently below, or maybe he guessed what happened and came up to check on the situation.
Duan Qing straightened up his long face and put on a "you owe me money" expression, intending to give the others a slap in the face, but as soon as he opened the door, his dark face turned into...surprise.
Standing at the door was a beautiful and elegant woman. She was wearing a white overalls with the Tianxiang company's unique logo, but the unique black cuffs and the special line design on the high chest showed the different identity of the person in front of her. Her long, black, satin-like hair cascades down behind her, and is made even more obvious by the white on her back. Under the neat bangs in front of her forehead is a pair of rimless square glasses. Perhaps because of the glasses, the lines of her eyes are soft and long. At this time, she dropped one hand and held her waist with the other. Her eyebrows were slightly arched, and in conjunction with her straight nose bridge, bright red lips, and slightly raised corners of her mouth, she put on a standard smile.
Then, a soft voice belonging to a woman sounded in Duan Qing's ears, like a clear mountain spring, cold and exciting.
"Hello, I am Chu Lingbing."
