(Author: Long Linxiao)
In 20XX, the global economy was weak, unemployment was rising, and the situation was unstable.
The two superpowers, China and America, decided to work together to lead the world out of its predicament. The US also began a series of measures to reduce military expenditure to generate revenue. Among them, the US Marine Corps holographic simulation supercomputer exercise system, codenamed "Aliens Showdown," was converted from military use to civilian use. The EU, Japan, Korea, India, Russia, China, and other major gaming companies worked together to develop a holographic simulation supercomputer game "Heroes of Genesis" that players from all over the world could participate in! It was a super game that combined fantasy, adventure, war, trade, territory construction, sailing, competition, and leisure.
During the research and development process, the various development companies had already begun to hype and advertise the game on a global scale. In the spring of 20XX, "Heroes of Genesis" was launched globally! Young people from all over the world were crazy about it!
In the China region, the Chinese representative of "Heroes of Genesis" was all over the place with their advertisements! "Do you want to compete with world-class players? Do you want to fly freely in a fantasy world? Do you want to become a hero admired by millions? Do you want to own your own castle and lead your own army? Do you want to become a professional gamer with a high income? Come on! "Heroes of Genesis" will fulfill your dream of transmigration!
Shen Fang, a 20-year-old third-year university student, a veteran gamer who had immersed herself in online games for a long time, saw the limitless entertainment of "Heroes of Genesis" and resolutely joined the queue to buy the PC.
Today was already the third day of the game's official release. If it wasn't for the fact that she was waiting for the scholarship to buy the PC, Shen Fang would definitely have been lining up on the day of the release.
But it didn't matter. As a veteran gamer, she could just let those ordinary people get involved in the first round of trouble and clear the obstacles for us, the main force. Shen Fang comforted herself as she ate her high-calorie chocolate bar while using her phone to browse various forum posts and guides to lay a good foundation for her early stage planning.
However, it had only been three days since the game's launch. Basically, most of the posts were either soft advertisements by the forum editors about how good the game was, how many points it had scored, or exclamation posts like "This game is awesome", "Everything else is trash after playing this game", or "XX area's XXX basketball guru" asking for help. Other slightly more nutritious posts like "Newcomer's Guide", "Character Creation", "Background Setting", which Shen Fang urgently needed, were nowhere to be found.
However, this also showed that the game was very attractive. The hardcore players were all immersed in it and were reluctant to come out to write. Thinking of this, Shen Fang was still annoyed. She had finally taken the exam seriously and wanted to get some scholarships. She didn't expect that the school would drag and refuse, and in the end, they even wanted to deduct a part of it as a commission. In the end, the other party took advantage of the situation. It was too late. Otherwise, she would have been one of the first players to gallop on the Hero's Continent.
At this moment, the advertisement on the big screen suddenly switched.
— — "Hello everyone, it's time for the Hero Express live broadcast again. Today, we've invited the Chinese spokesperson of Genesis, a famous professional esports player, Miss Deng Jiayi of Team The Stars, to be a guest in our live broadcast room. Let's welcome her!"
— — "Hello everyone! I'm Deng Jiayi! "A fresh and pretty face appeared in front of the big screen.
"Wow!!! Otaku goddess!!! " The crowd of players in the queue was in an uproar, especially the sloppy guy not far away. His eyeballs were about to pop out!
Tsk, she's just a little prettier, fairer skin, bigger breasts, and a better figure. When it comes to playing games, I'm twenty times better than her! Shen Fang secretly curled her lips, but she still looked over. Other than those unreliable websites, the Hero Express live broadcast was the only way to get first-hand information.
Host: "Just now, we received a piece of news. A Japanese player has used the random lottery system to draw a Hell Clan hero with a special talent of Maneuver Master. This is the second rare talent hero in the Japanese region after Hell's Gate Master. It was bought by Team Mitsubishi for 8 million USD. Miss Deng Jiayi, can you express your opinion on this matter from a professional perspective?"
8 million USD!!! The whole street was shocked! Shen Fang's heart was also shaken. If she had drawn this 8 million USD talent, then what was the point of studying? She could just go home and learn from her mother and live a befuddled life every day.
Thinking about this, Shen Fang was furious. Her family did not lack money, but she had a rather troublesome mother. This landlady who did nothing but play cards, games, travel, and take pictures every day lived a comfortable life. However, she was very strict with her only daughter. She was like a slave, giving her a living allowance that "wouldn't starve to death, but also wouldn't rebel."
Some time ago, Shen Fang had called her to ask for some money to buy some gaming equipment. She had directly rejected her with the excuse of "students' studies are more important." Then, she gave Shen Fang a bunch of reasons. Shen Fang, who did not manage to apply for funds, cursed her bad luck. Not only did she not get the chicken dinner, but she also got herself into trouble.
A few days later, Shen Fang's mother's profile had a few pictures of Shen Fang hugging the gaming helmet and pouting her mouth. Her status had also changed to "Haha, I was the first to snatch the 'Heroes of the Founding Era' helmet. Everyone, come and play."
Shen Fang was so angry that she rolled around on the bed. She thought to herself, "You're almost 40 years old, yet you're still acting cute and young. How shameless." Naturally, her heart was filled with resentment of "I don't have what others have, I cry when others are happy." After being depressed, Shen Fang did not give up. She clicked on the like button and left a message: "Dear, cute, beautiful, and intelligent mother, can your good daughter borrow your light to play?" After waiting for a long time in her mother's profile, she finally saw a new status: "This game is really fun. It's almost like I'm in the game. I'm already level 3, begging for expert to carry me!" Then, she received a reply from her mother: "What kind of game are you playing? If you dare to play, I'll kill you until you drop to level -1!" Shen Fang wanted to cry but had no tears. At the end of the day, it was still one's financial strength that determined one's strength. If she had won the 8 million dollar hero, no, 100,000 would be enough, then she would not have to be controlled by others every day. Fortunately, there was always a way. She had prepared for both eventualities. Previously, she had worked hard for a few nights and obtained second place in her class. With the scholarship and the extra money she earned from playing games, she had finally gathered enough money for the helmet on the third day.
The screen switched to the introduction of the hero's talents and specialties:
— — Master of Maneuvers: Every time a hero increases by three levels, the attack speed and movement speed of the hero's troops increase by 1%!
The entire street exploded once again! Hero skills could be continuously obtained through hard work by players, but the specialties and talents of a hero were innate talents. It was the only way to distinguish a hero from a weak one!
Deng Jiayi laughed bitterly: "This is really an unbelievable strategic talent! In the later stages of the game, it would be equivalent to the hero's troops being equipped with Berserk Spells and Haste Spells at the start of the game. Furthermore, the Infernal Clan's main forces are generally very fast. This is like adding wings to a tiger! You can imagine that with two rare heroes, the Japanese region will definitely develop the Infernal Clan with all their might. Once the national war breaks out, our China region will face huge pressure! "
The host: "Can such a hero be called a God-tier hero?"
Deng Jiayi laughed helplessly: "God-tier heroes are what normal players call them during the beta. The game only has normal heroes, epic heroes, and legendary heroes. However, this Master of Maneuvers is indeed an existence that surpasses the known legendary heroes. It's not an exaggeration to call him a God-tier hero. For the time being, I still can't think of how to counter such a hero in the later stages of the game! "
The host laughed: "There are so many players in our China region. If everyone were to draw a lottery, they would definitely get a very powerful hero, right?"
Deng Jiayi laughed: "If we get a so-called God-tier hero, our club's boss will definitely pay a few million to buy the account! However, if we draw a hero with normal talents or even strange talents, this is not beneficial to the development of normal players. I don't approve of players drawing a lottery. It's better to customize the hero according to one's preferences. After all, in the later stages of the game, players can still rely on their own efforts to upgrade their own specialties. "
The host laughed: "Currently, Heroes of Genesis has been running for three days. Currently, the list of rare heroes that have been published by various countries is as follows. Everyone, please look at the big screen —"
Rare Specialty Hero Ranking:
1. Death Lord – Any undead monster in the wild will unconditionally join the hero's party. Owner: Swedish player Vurtne, hero valued at 10 million USD.
2. Master of Hell's Gate – The effect of the Demon Lord's profession skill "Hell's Gate" will increase as the hero's level increases. Owner: Japan's Mitsubishi team, hero valued at 6 million USD.
3. Unicorn Maiden – Every 2 levels of the hero increases the Unicorn's attack and defense by 1 point. Owner: America's Super Nova team. Hero valued at 3 million USD.
4. Siege Technician – Every 2 levels of the hero increases the Ballista's attack and defense by 1 point. Owner: Russia's Angel team, hero valued at 3 million USD.
5. Knight Role Model – The effect of the Knight's profession skill "Blessing Ritual" will increase as the hero's level increases. Owner: Britain's Royal Ark team, hero valued at 3 million USD.
6. Vampire Princess – Every 2 levels of the hero increases the Vampire's attack and defense by 1 point. Owner: France's Natasa, hero valued at 1 million USD.
7. Griffin Breeder – Every 2 levels of the hero increases the Griffin's attack and defense by 1 point. Owner: China's Star team, hero valued at 1 million USD.
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Looking at the long list of bids, the entire street was in an uproar! Shen Fang's heart was also beating wildly! Although she knew that the hype for this game was very strong, she did not expect it to be this crazy! This feeling was like opening the lottery, as if everyone in the world had won the prize, except for her! Should I go and buy some as well? Although it was obvious that they were encouraging people to give money, it was just a thousand USD top-up. Shen Fang thought about it. It would be a little difficult to squeeze out a thousand USD at this time. If there was no other way, she would just sell her original game account cheaply. It would be a good start fund for her to play the game.
Shen Fang carried the big suitcase back to the dormitory. Logically speaking, she should spend money to find a porter for this kind of menial work, but she was really short on funds. Finding a male classmate to do it for her was also a good idea. However, she could not name more than three people in her class, and she did not have much interaction with them, so she did not want to disturb them.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw her roommate, Ding Jiali, sitting on the bed, sulking.
"Aiyo, why is my dearest wife angry? Didn't you get first place in the exam? Could it be that those goddamn leaders in the school also deducted your scholarship?"
"Who's your wife?" Ding Jiali rolled her eyes, then sighed. "It's all because of that stupid thing between my brother and Da Wei."
Shen Fang put down the suitcase and pretended to be surprised. "What?! Your brother stepped in and snatched your Da Wei away? Poor child who got NTR, don't be afraid, you still have me ~ "
"You're still in the mood to joke at a time like this." Ding Jiali stood up, as if she did not want to continue this annoying topic. She pointed at the suitcase and said, "This is what you desperately wanted to buy some time ago?"
Shen Fang put her hands on her hips and laughed. "What do you mean desperately? This queen will use my actions to prove that university studies are trash. Three days of studying, three months of being someone else's!"
Ding Jiali immediately exposed her. "Yeah, who's the thick-skinned one that followed me around and asked all sorts of questions?"
"It's all thanks to my wise and mighty wife!" Shen Fang opened her arms and pounced on her. She pouted and said, "Come, have a kiss ~"
"Go away, you're so dirty!" Ding Jiali dodged left and right, but in the end, she was not as thick-skinned as Shen Fang. She was hugged and kissed a few times.
"Hehehe." Shen Fang knew when to stop taking advantage of her. Seeing that Xiao Li was about to get angry, she quickly changed the topic. "I say, wife, you're going back, right?"
Ding Jiali paused and said, "Yeah, the ticket is the day after tomorrow at noon. What about you? When are you going back?"
"I'm still waiting. I'll experience the offline game first." Shen Fang patted the suitcase with a smug expression. "Go ahead and play. Let's see if you don't die. You're already in your third year." Ding Jiali glared at her. Shen Fang completely enjoyed it and treated it as a flirtatious look.
Under Ding Jiali's watchful eyes, Shen Fang opened the suitcase like she was presenting a treasure. After configuring the machine, she connected the power source and remembered that she needed to top up 1,000 yuan for the lucky draw (she seemed to have forgotten about the ashtray here). She sighed and walked to the computer.
"Daughter, it's not that your mother is heartless to sell you so cheaply, but I really can't open the pot." Shen Fang muttered as she opened a certain game account trading website. Once she logged in, she shouted, "F * ck!"
"What's wrong?" Ding Jiali was packing her luggage and asked when she heard the noise.
"My account, my account's value has depreciated again!" Shen Fang looked at the trading history on the website. To an outsider, it might be a bunch of transaction data, but to a veteran like Shen Fang, she could see the trend of the game account's price at a glance. It seemed that the impact of "Heroes of the Founding Era" was really huge. Shen Fang looked at her cheaply priced account that was priced at 5,000 yuan. During its glory days, it was worth tens of thousands of yuan. She didn't expect that she would end up like this because she was reluctant to sell it. Thinking that she was in urgent need of money to top up and open a treasure, Shen Fang opened up her friends list and looked through them one by one. Finally, she found a gaming friend that she usually played with and quickly sold the account for 2,000 yuan.
Ding Jiali watched Shen Fang operate the account the whole time and laughed. "Isn't this the high-class account that you bragged about last year that was worth tens of thousands of yuan?"
"It's not just tens of thousands!" Shen Fang retorted. Her imposing manner softened. "Forget it, I won't say anymore. It's all the tears of the times."
"Don't cry anymore. Let's go eat. It's almost 12."
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