Chapter 4, Recalling the Past

Gu Qianqian clearly remembers that when she first opened this Q-version 3D game, she was instantly captivated. She chose a cute girl character and named her Doll Love, and without hesitation, she entered the game. Using the AD keys to navigate the interface, she managed to corner her character against a wall and spent an entire night fumbling around, yet she could not complete any tasks or level up, merely wandering around the novice village. However, this did not diminish her curiosity and playful spirit towards the game, as the visuals of the novice village were very Q and adorable, and she treated it as a sightseeing tour.

[Team] The crazy girl's little boy: There may be something, unable to attend

[Gang] I am just a bystander: Brother-in-law, how did you get involved with our boss

Hunt rabbits

What are you doing?" Ye Feifei, piloting her Sorceress ship, with the name "Sister" above her head, dressed in a bright red auspicious robe, gracefully approached Gu Qianqian's "Doll Love". Seeing her wielding a large carrot and fiercely chopping at the rabbit, she couldn't help but ask.

Level 8. At that time, Gu Qianqian was playing with her doll, fighting the light green Hugging Rabbit near the novice village. She had only played QQ games before and was encountering online games for the first time, so she naturally did not understand the strategies of 3D games to research on the official website.

After being guided by Ye Feifei, Gu Qianqian began to seek out NPCs to take on quests, and indeed, she leveled up in just one night. During those days, Ye Feifei was busy with exams and did not log into the game, so Gu Qianqian explored on her own and reached level 15. The NPC asked her to deliver a letter to Wubagang. After studying the map for half a day, she ran to the upper corner of Qixia Town, clicked her mouse, and dashed over. The interface transported her to Wubagang, where she clicked on the NPC to find the person she needed to meet and ran off. However, the monsters she encountered along the way were all bright red, and in just a second, they took her down, causing her to lose 5% of her experience. She resurrected back at the safe village of Wubagang, completed the quest, and foolishly attempted to run back to Qixia Town. Once again, the NPC asked her to deliver a letter to Wubagang. After studying the map for half a day, she ran to the upper corner of Qixia Town, clicked her mouse, and dashed over. The interface transported her to Wubagang, where she clicked on the NPC to find the person she needed to meet and ran off. However, the monsters she encountered along the way were all bright red, and in just a second, they took her down again, causing her to lose another 5% of her experience. She returned to the safe village of Wubagang.

[Gang] Huahua: Aooooooh.

Gu Qianqian's male fortune-telling account, though small in scale, is nonetheless highly professional in providing health boosts and status enhancements, operating at full capacity.

As for this "another day," Gu Qianqian herself does not know when she might suddenly feel like playing the game again. Perhaps it is also possible that she may never play it again in the future! After all, it has been more than three years since she left this game, and she really does not have the inclination to play it again. What happened today was truly unexpected

Gu Qianqian's mouth twitched slightly, "It's my first time playing!" She felt quite proud of herself; in the past, she would die while hunting rabbits, but today, she was able to kill one in a single blow!

On that night, after Ye Feifei's tutoring, Gu Qianqian finally understood that in order to level up in online games, one must follow the instructions of the system's NPCs and complete tasks as directed. Sometimes it involves running errands to deliver messages, other times it includes answering quirky questions, and occasionally it entails defeating monsters to maintain peace and order, rather than simply mindlessly attacking monsters.

Gu Qianqian looked at the mad girl's little boy, who had the emblem of the Battle Song on his head. She then glanced at the chattering members of the guild and casually opened the guild information. There was no doubt that she was at the bottom with the lowest level. The guild had only 30 members, with about 10 of them online, yet each of them was at level 130. This was consistent with the Jianghu rankings that Gu Qianqian was looking at, where 7 out of the top 10 were in the Battle Song. Apart from the top player, the first Celestial Master, the first explosive healer, No. Red Bean, Sword System, Flower, Little Sister, ≮Surprise≯☆Cloud★, the Dance of the Waning Moon, and One Cut.

"You are already at level 8, what rabbits are you hunting? The rabbits have all turned green!" Ye Feifei was speechless, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "You wouldn't happen to not know how to complete the tasks, would you?"

[Gang] One-size-fits-all: Huahua's wife, remain calm

[Team] The Crazy Girl's Little Boy

Gu Qianqian's mouth twitched, "Great God, is there such a blatant threat? Damn it, if you want to delete the account, just go ahead and do it, I won't chat with you! But why on earth are you playing with the account of Crazy Girl Xiaonian? That was Gu Qianqian's beloved account!"

"You might as well kill me!" Ye Feifei said with a headache as she looked at Gu Qianqian, "Gu Qianqian, answer the phone, I will supplement your knowledge about playing online games."

Sister-in-law

[Gang] The Crazy Girl's Little Boy: I am new here

[Gang] Little Sister: Aah aah aah, the brother-in-law is speaking

[Team] Crazy Girl: I have something to attend to, so I will log off first. You can play with them.

After the master finished speaking, he immediately went offline. Gu Qianqian glanced at the dark list of friends and hurriedly moved the mouse to click on the exit game screen, then logged off. Staring at the computer screen, she blankly dazed for a while, ultimately shutting down the computer, lying back on the bed, turning off the light, and closing her eyes, wanting to sleep. However, her mind was completely awake, more so because it was buzzing with excitement.

[Gang] Little Sister: Big Sister, your younger sister, the husband of the elder sister, is the brother-in-law.

Peach Blossom Fate, the first time I encountered this game was in early 2007. At that time, Gu Qianqian was only a junior in college, and she was introduced to this game by her friend Ye Feifei. It was also her first experience with a 3D online game. (It must be said that at that time, her relationship with Ye Feifei was the best. Although after graduating from high school, they attended different universities—she went to S City while Ye Feifei went to N City—the convenient internet allowed these former close sisters to maintain close contact. Whenever she returned to S City on weekends, they would definitely meet up.)

Gu Qianqian looked at the world of the fryer and the gang, and this deity shrugged off everything, preparing to not care about anything anymore. She certainly did not want to face so many mouths alone, busily flattering: It's getting late, I have to leave now, let's talk another day

[Team] Crazy Girl: If you don't come to chat with me after finishing scavenging tomorrow, I will delete my account

"What does it mean to do a task?" Gu Qianqian asked earnestly and without hesitation

Gu Qianqian felt an overwhelming impulse, and despite herself, she couldn't help but reply to the esteemed figure: I will log on early to help your girlfriend

[Team] Crazy Girl Xiaonian: Joining the gang

Indeed, there are principles to defeating monsters. White ones are of the same level, green ones are of a lower level, and red ones are of a higher level than oneself. To level up, one must be cautious; fighting high-level monsters may lead to defeat, while low-level monsters yield little experience. Engaging with monsters of the same level is the true path.

"What? You've only reached level 8 in a week?" Ye Feifei became agitated, "How are you even worse than me!"

[Team] Crazy Girl Xiaonian: Arrive before 8 o'clock tomorrow

[Gang] Huahua: Brother-in-law, come say something.

After Ye Feifei completed her 30th level job transfer, she finally had time to pay attention to Gu Qianqian. She asked, "Qianqian, what level are you now?" At that time, she was training as a magic type, a sorceress.

Gu Qianqian accepted the gang invitation from the crazy girl Xiao Nian, and as soon as she joined the gang, it immediately erupted in excitement once again

[Gang] No Red Bean: Hello, brother-in-law, welcome to the family.

[Team] Crazy Girl Xiao Nian: I am out