I finally believe that every road that comes up has a reason why it has to trek that way. Every road to go down has a direction that it has to choose that way.

- Xi Murong

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, a Harvard University dormitory.

The mess in the dormitory shows how lazy its owner, a young Chinese man who was lying in bed staring at the ceiling, was lazy. It was already midnight, but he didn't turn on the lights. The only thing that glowed in the room was the computer screen on the desk.

It's been three days since the "Doomsday Encounter".

The system forces players to go offline and perform a three-day game upgrade. For three days, the young man had nothing to do. He often looks at the computer screen to see if the game has been upgraded; Sometimes he sat still for two or three hours, and his eyes were gloomy; He sometimes lies in bed with a pillow and blindfolds, not knowing what he is awake or when he has fallen asleep. Sometimes he picks up his phone, turns on his e-reader, and reads the novel he has been chasing, but he doesn't know what it says after reading more than ten chapters.

The computer suddenly made a prompt tone: "Qiankun" has finally been upgraded. He immediately jumped to his feet, threw himself at his desk, and buckled his helmet to his head. After going online, he saw snow-capped ground and huge icebergs rising to the surface, which was clearly a new map that had been opened after the system was upgraded. But he didn't have any urge to explore the new map, and instead directly opened the player's search list and looked for "June Sunshine".

June Sunshine, Skeleton, Level 0, 2864879.

He was confused. The last time he went offline, he saw that the June Sunshine had only dropped by one level. This search result shows that it's not JuneSunshine himself at all. Did you accidentally type an extra letter? Or is there a separator?

The second search, the results are the same as above.

The search was the third time, and the results were the same as above.

He tried many times in a row, and when he looked at the numbers that he could memorize, he always felt that something was wrong. And the worst thing is that this mistake still seems very real and reasonable.

"The new version has a bug, and I have to complain to Qiankun."

He laughed, took off his helmet, and opened the official website. He saw a lot of people complaining about bugs, and then ...... The game company claims that "the game process is irreversible and can only compensate the player for the loss to a certain extent". For players who have dropped to level 0, Qiankun will prioritize the latest templates and progressions for players who have cleared their level to zero.

"Huh? What's the matter, isn't this a bug? Is there really anyone who has fallen to level 0? He smiled and simply went to ask the client. He clicked on the chat window with the note "Captain" - it was the first time he had chatted with that person in three days. He subconsciously typed a line:

"How's it going? Escaped, right? ”

The other person replied, "Dead." ”

Surrounded by otherworldly creatures, of course, you are dead, but what about "dead"? Is it down one level or to level 0? He felt a little depressed, and continued to probe the tone: "Alas, it is inevitable, after all, it is a 'doomsday confrontation'." It's just one level, right? A lot of unlucky people have dropped to level 0 and are desperately complaining. ”

The other person asked, "Why did you abandon me at that time?" ”

I'm going to go, it's a very acute question. In addition, to end the sentence with a question mark, it seems that the captain is really angry. He pondered the words and replied, "Angry?" Hey, I'm sorry, it's impossible to turn back as soon as the ship opens, and besides, going back is just going to die. If you think about it, it's better to die alone than everyone else, right? ”

Then, the other person repeated the question: "Why did you throw me down at that time?" "It's not like ordinary anger.

His chest was pressed to the top. He recalled the scene of that night, and after all, he could not answer the captain's question. He thought that if only time had stopped at this moment, then he would not have to reply. It's a pity that time doesn't stop.

"It's just a game, what do you really do?"

"You're right." The other party quickly picked up the next paragraph: "You're right, it's just a friendship in the game, what should I really do?" ”

There's no going back. With a blank face, he finished the final show with a keyboard: "Hey, you can't be so stingy, right? Do you know how to be a man? ”

"Goodbye."

The cartoon avatar with his mouth open and laughing dimmed. The captain is offline.

And he looked up and laughed.

He knew they would never go back.

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Because the level is cleared, the captain vents his resentment and anger on others. Qian Wuyi thought so, and then shook his head - if he said no, he would not be able to say no, and he would probably find a target to vent his anger. He also once thought that if the captain hadn't fallen to level 0, would "Si Le Bing" still be the same as before?

"Hmph, where are there so many 'ifs'."

He directly rejected his own idea. At this time, he found that the captain and Wuxian moaned and turned around, as if to leave, and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"It's none of your business, goodbye." Qingyi didn't reply, and his voice became cold again.

"Panicked, must the enemy be coming?" Chigami muttered.

Boss Armani tugged at his companion's sleeve: "It's good to pick up a life, what else to talk about!" ”

"Moan, you stay!"

With a loud male voice, a flaming spear shot from a distance, rolling out a rumbling thunder in the air, like a meteorite falling from the sky, shooting towards the diseaseless moan! Just being locked by this spear, the cloak that moans without disease will fly without the wind!

The thaumaturgist smiled and waved his cane, pulling Qingyi [Teleport]. The next second he left, the spear shot into the place where he was standing, and half of the spear body sank into the ground without resistance, and then five or six circles of fire erupted outward, burning the ten-meter radius centered on the bullet point into a sea of fire, with a terrifying sound!

When Qingyi reacted again, he was already on the side of the carriage. Of course, he recognized the flame spear, because there was only one dark gold equipment in the world that could withstand the full power of the Dragon Flame Overlord, the two-headed sword "Firestarter's Horn" with the dragon's soul. In other words, the Flame Ambition of the "War Maniac" has arrived! This is really not good news for the system!

"You go first." The voice of the gossip sect leader suddenly sounded in his ears, Qingyi was startled, and then realized that the great god was not speaking to him. "The terrain here is pretty good for me, I'll delay a little bit."

Wuxian moaned and smiled: "Don't say 'drag ~~~ delay time', the other party is not a plate armor battle, and the assassin's winning chance is very ~~~." ”

"I'd rather fight against a dozen plates. Damn, stop talking nonsense, run away with June. The Sect Master nudged and groaned, then lifted the "Colorless Blade" upside down, and walked towards the fierce man holding the flaming spear without touching the ground. He tilted his head, plucked his ears with his free hand, and said with a wicked smile: "Agni ambition, why do you always ignore the occasion?" ”

"Duel has to be a fart occasion, sect leader!" The other's eyes burned, and his smile was as hot as red-hot metal.

The carriage sped away.

Su'er thought that her father would scold her, but her father did not. Qingyi just put the scepter on his knees, thinking about certain questions. He asked himself in his heart: Where is my die-hard loyalty?

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He likes to read online novels, and he brings this habit to online games, and he keeps reading information books related to the background of the game every day. At that time, Blameless was even more withdrawn than him.

One day, Qingyi casually asked, "Why are you reading all day long?" Isn't it stuffy? ”

"Of course it's not boring, books are much more interesting than people."

Qingyi nodded. Perhaps, instead of chatting with mediocre people about some empty and boring topics, it is better to talk about novels that have infinite wonder. He tried to steer the topic in a good direction: "In fact, novels are often just about the life of a certain character, so is life also like a book? ”

Wuyi put down the book, thought for a while, and said, "Indeed." Everyone's real life is like a continuous serialized novel, he is the main character, and his friends are like readers who are attracted by the plot of the book. Some readers liked the beginning of the book, but abandoned it halfway through; Some readers don't want to read the synopsis when they see it, but they are drawn to it once they read it. No one has to chase the update all the time, they have the right to choose freely. ”

It's still very negative! Qingyi smiled: "For example, a certain novel was originally a suspense detective, but the plot suddenly became martial arts, then readers must have to lose a lot, right?" ”

"yes, that's why it's even more precious."

"Die-hard?"

Blameless and impatiently explained: "It means that no matter whether the author stops changing or the eunuch, no matter how the plot evolves, he will always reward the novel and vote for the month." ”

"Is there really such a person?"

"Maybe? The world is so big, there will always be one or two strange ones. ”

"Huh. I also want hardcore diehards. ”

Blameless sideways: "I'm gone, you also write novels?" ”

"Write your system! You know what I mean! ”

"Haha, don't talk about any rewards and monthly passes, I dare to guarantee that your book review area will not grow a single grass."

"......" Qingyi was angry, and put a sword on Wuyi's neck: "Although I don't understand what you say, I always feel very hot!" Stand still for me, don't [teleport]! ”

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Yastant, a small town, a bell tower in disrepair.

The clock tower has a long history and can be regarded as an ancient building in the city, but it was mostly destroyed during the "doomsday confrontation", and according to the architect, it is impossible to repair. The old man who lived in the west of the city, Lutega, once saw a woman in white flashing through the window of the bell tower, and the news spread very much, so the residents invited a mercenary group to check it out, but the leader of the mercenary group broke his leg before he went up to the second floor, making the rumors even more evil. The town hall simply built a new bell tower, and the old residents said that the bells of the new bell tower were much louder than the old ones, but there was always something missing. In any case, the old bell tower and the old town are gradually forgotten.

And at the top of the tower, the Minister of Intelligence was looking at the note in his hand. He was dressed in black, and if he was witnessed, he might add some strange things to the bell tower.

"The June sun did enter Astant. However, the 'dust' is restrained by the 'war madness', and my manpower will be able to play a role. Next, let Jonny contain the 'flash', and Junesun will be left to himself. ”

A carrier pigeon flutters up in search of the Knights of the Iron Hoof.