The boy scratched his head, clearly not understanding the aning of the word "operations."
You changed the question: "Is anyone still playing this ga?"
The boy shrugged, "’Arrogance’ shut down half a year ago. Nobody can get in anymore. But if you have money, you can buy it on the forums. It’s single-player though."
"I don’t have money. Where can I make so?" This was your only concern at the mont. This future world was ticulously clean—so much so that even the trash cans were empty.
"Hey, doesn’t it hurt to talk like that? One wrong move and you could fall to pieces. Hurry up and co inside. I’ll tell you after you’re in."
You nodded and quickly climbed into the window, entering the boy’s ho. The first thing you noticed was a fully holographic 4D television. The mont you saw it, it was playing scenes from last year’s Earth Peacekeeping Fleet military parade. Watching one battleship after another speed by like the wind, your eyes were glued to the screen. It felt as if everything was unfolding directly before you.
Noticing your astonished expression, the boy said proudly, "Never seen one before, huh? This 4D TV was modified by my dad himself. He’s amazing—he can make anything."
But you weren’t in the mood to listen to any of this. You hurriedly asked the boy, "Tell , how can I make money?"
"Before I tell you, you need to answer a question of mine first, deal?" Seeing you nod, the boy continued, "You haven’t eaten in days, have you? Look, your face is already looking yellow."
You nodded, "Three days."
Three days ago, you caught a rat and cut its at into slices, eating it raw...
"Look at you. You don’t even have food to eat, yet why are you thinking about playing a ga?" The boy, though small in stature, spoke with surprising conviction and logic.
"Well, how should I put it... I have a very close friend inside the ga. If I don’t get into the ga, I’ll never find her again."
Of course, you were talking about Zhao’er.
If this were in the old "Arrogance," things would have been easier. Although finding Zhao’er would have been challenging, it wouldn’t have been impossible. But now, things were different.
The glimpse of the 4D television made it clear that in this technologically advanced world, humans on Earth seed to have connected with alien civilizations and were sharing cutting-edge technology. In such a massive world, finding Zhao’er and five other wives was an almost impossible task.
And then there was the black-threaded post where the other party explicitly stated they would et in the ga. But now that "Arrogance" had ended, where were you supposed to find them?
"I see." The boy thought for a mont and said, "However, the new version of ’Arrogance’ started beta testing across the entire Milky Way Galaxy on the second day after the old ’Arrogance’ shut down. This ga was co-developed by Earthlings and Honolulu Star People. If you really want to play, you’ll need to work hard to make money. The beta test account alone costs at least ten thousand Galaxy coins. That’s a huge sum of money, which is why most people are waiting for the open beta."
You thought for a mont and asked, "Have you played ’Arrogance’ before?"
"Of course."
"Then do you know New Mongolian Gingko Village?"
As soon as you asked this question, the boy imdiately nodded, saying, "Of course. Gingko Village is a hidden quest location in the ga ’Arrogance.’ It’s even rumored that the ga’s final mission is there."
"I see."
You patted the boy on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "Thanks."
Then, jumping out of the window, you climbed upward like an agile monkey.
While this body wasn’t strong in combat, it was extrely nimble—a small but vital advantage for survival in this world.
"Hey, don’t wander around aimlessly! This slum is going to be demolished soon!"
You pretended not to hear, taking half a day to climb to the top floor. Exhausted and starving, you finally collapsed onto the rooftop platform.
As you raised your head to look at the sky, you froze in horror!
What lood above wasn’t a sky—it was a massive floating landmass!
The landmass completely blocked out the sky, plunging this place into perpetual darkness, with only dim lights shining faintly from afar. In that mont, an unprecedented sense of helplessness overwheld your heart and refused to fade.
"Damn it... What am I supposed to do now?"
You sat down heavily on the cold ground.
"Hey, child, what are you doing over there?"
A hoarse, elderly voice sounded from above. You looked up and saw an old, decrepit wooden boat floating in the air among the steel monsters. An elderly man with white hair was leaning over to look at you. He wore a traditional felt hat with two small, faintly printed characters—Lady Ling’s Family.
You didn’t answer, but stared at the old man in confusion.
"Child, where are your parents? Are you an orphan too?" You nodded, still unsure what to say.
Outside of the ga, you were free from the system’s controls. For the first ti, you could fully control your own body, but now you didn’t know what to do next.
"Co ho with , then. I can’t offer much, but I can at least give you a proper al."
The old man’s heavily wrinkled face was illuminated with a gentle smile...
And so, ti passed quickly—two months blinked by. During this ti, you learned a lot from the old man and ca to understand much more. Sotis, you would accompany him to sell buns and other traditional pastries, gathering stories and wisdom you had never heard before. Gradually, you began to call the old man "Grandpa," a term you had never used growing up, as the role of "Grandpa" was always absent from your family.
However, amidst the joy of familial warmth brought by the elderly man, you discovered sothing that terrified you—his health was worsening day by day. On several occasions, he experienced temporary bouts of choking.
While you knew you couldn’t change the inevitable, you did your best to provide him with happiness and joy.
One evening filled with festive cheer, you formally beca the old man’s adoptive grandson. Overjoyed, the old man used his life savings to buy you a pair of "Arrogance" ga glasses.
When the old man learned of your life in the ga, he had long felt the urge to help you. However, understanding his financial situation, you had stubbornly refused his offers at the ti, leading up to this two-month stay.
Now, things were different—you had family in this world. A gift from "Grandpa," his grandson could no longer refuse. And so, on that tearful night, under his loving gaze, your brainwaves were fed into the "Arrogance" gaming network system through the ga glasses.
The next second, you arrived in an unfamiliar yet familiar place. anwhile, on the other side of the world, the old man discovered that his beloved grandson had suddenly disappeared. After wearing the glasses, your entire body transford into a beam of white light and vanished.
Standing on this green land, emotions surged within you. Ignoring the strange glances of passing pedestrians, you dropped to your knees on the ground and shouted to the heavens, "I’m back!"
"Another crazy fool."
"Judging by his appearance, he doesn’t seem to be level ten yet. Why so excited?"
"Probably got killed by so boss. Looks like he’ll have to start his cultivation all over again."
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