Chapter 144: Chapter 142 1 have a bold idea!
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Returning to the phone call Camille Victoria received.
Seeing the incoming call displayed as “Xiaoi,” she wasn’t surprised and accepted it readily.
She had planned to play together with Xiaoi, anyway. The call was just a bit late, that’s all.
Like herself, Xiaoi was probably also arranging for her virtual-world house.
Back when Camille Victoria had just started using her prosthetic limb, while adapting and rehabilitating, she went through a difficult emotional journey.
During that ti, she joined so relevant chat groups, seeking so support and strength from those who shared her plight.
She made many friends with similar predicants during that period, among whom Xiaoi was the most special girl.
Camille Victoria was disabled in her right leg, while Xiaoi had lost her left lower leg.
Although they shared similar experiences, Xiaoi was far more optimistic than she was!
Despite being several years younger than Camille Victoria, Xiaoi accepted her condition quickly and was always warm and cheerful whenever they communicated over the phone.
When Camille Victoria first saw Lincoln’s Virtual Reality Device, the first person she contacted, amidst her excitent, was Xiaoi.
Through teary eyes, she shared the exciting news with Xiaoi.
Over the phone, Xiaoi, despite being younger than Camille Victoria and just turning 18, comforted Camille Victoria, who was several years older, like a caring big sister.
Last week, Xiaoi finally managed to purchase a Mirage. Camille Victoria, thrilled, t up with Xiaoi in the virtual world and they completed a pilgrimage in the desert together.
At the end, Xiaoi ntioned regretfully, “Everything in this ga is great, it’s just a pity so things aren’t too realistic. Plus, I really wish I could go shopping with you and play together.”
Camille Victoria lived in Xiajing City while Xiaoi was in Luo City. They had only t in reality twice and usually communicated via the internet.
Xiaoi sighed unconsciously, but Camille Victoria’s eyes lit up, “It’s possible!
Have I told you? Last week, I participated in the closed beta testing of Cloud
Dream’s new ga.”
“Oh, really? What about it?” Xiaoi nodded perplexedly.
“You can go shopping in the new ga! Not only that, there are tons of other exciting content! But I can’t tell you right now. Once the ga is released, we can play together!”
Curiosity on her mind, but not the type to obsess over the unknown, Xiaoi readily agreed, “Okay, it’s settled then.”
After hanging up the call, Camille Victoria logged into the world of “Assassins’ Alliance.”
Ignoring her virtual boyfriend taking a shower in the bathroom, Camille Victoria swiftly gathered all the money in the house.
The amount and location of the money were learned from others sharing their experiences in the lobby of the Cloud Dream Experience store, after the first day of the closed beta ended.
Subsequently, she accepted the invitation and went to the world where Xiaoi was.
What surprised her was that, including Xiaoi, there were already eight people there.
There were both n and won, of various ages.
The youngest boy even made Camille Victoria wonder if he t the ga’s “16 ” age rating.
In “Assassins’ Alliance” , Lincoln still didn’t allow the character customization feature. Everyone’s virtual avatar was ford based on their self-perception and mory, hence age usually doesn’t deviate too much.
Of course, this self-perception can cause slight differences.
Even when looking in the mirror, people’s self-perceptions are never completely accurate.
Similar to most people feeling like they’ve reached a small peak in their appearance after taking a shower.
But apart from being a bit cleaner and more fresh, nothing really changes.
This leads to another interesting occurrence: confident people who are satisfied with their outward appearance often create even more attractive avatars in the virtual world. While people who are insecure and only focus on their physical flaws, their defects will be more pronounced in their virtual form.
Soone who doesn’t care about the mole on their face would have a fainter mole in the virtual world. However, soone who is particularly bothered by their mole would have a darker mole.
However, all of this is quite subtle, sothing that could be hardly noticeable unless one pays special attention.
At least so far, there hasn’t been voice raising such an observation online. “Xiaoi, who are these people?” Camille Victoria asked, puzzled.
“They’re all from our group chat! They haven’t really played much before, and even after getting into the ga they’re not sure what to do. So, I thought I’d ask you, our resident professional, to lend a hand and guide us!” Xiaoi explained with a gleeful smile.
As soon as Xiaoi ntioned group friends, Camille Victoria understood that these people were likely all individuals with certain physical impairnts, and who hadn’t played much prior to this.
They have bought the devices now because Mirage offered them a chance to regain the feel of a fully functional body.
She was more than happy to help, but — “This ga doesn’t allow advancing in storyline in multiplayer mode, does it?”
“Huh?” Xiaoi, not having much experience with gaming, didn’t grasp the concept, “What do we do, then?”
Camille Victoria pondered for a mont, “There’s honestly not much to the task, you just follow the prompts. If you really can’t figure it out, you can wait a day and watch livestreams or video walkthroughs from faster players.” “Should I tell everyone to go back, then?” Xiaoi asked uncertainly.
Camille Victoria let out a wide grin: “No need! It’s not often we all get together like this. Consider this a group chat etup! Co on, let’s all head to the amusent park!”
But before leaving, she asked, “Did you guys bring money?”
The little boy seed nervous, “Do we have to pay again? I’ve used up all my pocket money. ”
The woman, who seed to be in her 40s, smiled warmly and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll cover it.”
Camille Victoria quickly interrupted, “No, no, not real cash, I ant in-ga currency.”
She pulled out so banknotes she’d gathered from the house and showed them, “This!”
Everyone reached into their pockets, finding only a small amount of loose change in their wallets.
Camille Victoria didn’t need to see to know, it wasn’t nearly enough to buy amusent park tickets.
Closed beta test players, with their previous experience, all knew to look for money upon entering the ga, but regular players didn’t have this awareness.
Camille Victoria originally planned to tell everyone where to find money, but then suddenly ca up with an incredible idea.
—Just looting the starting rental house would Yield less than >250, enough only to buy amusent park tickets. But once inside, food and drinks would all cost money, and so would shopping with Xiaoi.
With $250, you’re barely making ends et!
If you want to have fun, you need to have a lot of money!
Since there are already 9 people including her, why not do sothing big?
During the two days of closed beta, everyone chatted about the ga after it ended.
Cloud Dream sohow managed to choose players whose minds worked in the most unique ways.
One of the ideas Camille Victoria found especially brilliant was this:
This idea is based on a key observation: Although the amusent park appears to be perfectly integrated into the city, it is actually separate from the ga world and is essentially a special instance.
Another base rule is: In the city, depending on the distance between the cri scene and the police station, NPC police will arrive within 5 to 10 minutes.
This created a loophole: If you can buy a ticket to the amusent park within 5 minutes of a robbery, the NPC police in the ga world cannot enter the amusent park to catch you.
Because while players can jump between instances, NPC police can’t— from the NPC’s perspective, an instance is effectively another world.
Looking at her group friends, this bunch of by definition “weak, old, and disabled,” Camille Victoria proposed a daring idea, “How about we all team up for a robbery!”
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