To go or not to go?

Under normal circumstances, Qianyue would have fallen asleep and done as she pleased. But facing her own mother, this was a life-or-death situation.

Qianyue’s first reaction was to repeat the previous action, immediately book a ticket and fly to some desolate little planet to hide there for two years before coming back.

But Qian Chi's next words directly crushed her fantasy -

"Just a reminder, my mom contacted someone from your society a while ago. She knows you've been on leave for the past six months to work on your thesis."

"Besides, didn't you say you'd be home at the end of this month? Last night at dinner, Mom was confirming the exact time with me—three o'clock the day after tomorrow, right?"

Seeing that Qianyue remained silent, Qianchi also became nervous.

"Sister, whether you go or not, let's make one thing clear first—I'm risking my life to give you a heads-up!"

"I might call you soon to ask about your return home. So, you better keep your mouth shut and don't expose me!"

Qianyue: “…”

She almost forgot that she booked a ticket home this month!

It’s the day after tomorrow!

Is it too late to cancel now?

It's the interstellar age now, why do blind dates still exist?

Thousands of months have passed without love.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know the details about that person?"

Qian Chi: "I only heard a name, how could I possibly know anything else——"

He suddenly changed the subject and raised his voice: "Wait, sister, what are you doing? Why do I hear the sound of finger snapping?"

Qianyue unclenched her fist expressionlessly: "Finger ring? You must have heard it wrong."

Qian Chi knew exactly what kind of person his sister was, so he quickly shouted, "Sister, impulsiveness is the devil! You'll regret it! A minimum sentence of three years is life imprisonment!"

Qianyue: “…”

The noise is giving me a headache.

She just couldn't help but feel itchy.

Qianyue: "You're overthinking it. Children shouldn't interfere in adult matters. Send me the website address of the gaming forum first."

After saying that, Qianyue hung up the phone.

At that moment just now, Qianyue was indeed thinking about what the chances were of getting the other party to give up the blind date on their own initiative if they could get specific information about him and contact him in advance.

If necessary...

It’s not impossible to use some “small” tricks.

Qian Chi quickly sent the URL over.

Qianyue logged into the forum and found that the game "Ten Day Plan" was indeed very popular.

The entire forum is divided into three sections: spam, redemption, and the official message board.

The red zone mainly contains some technical posts, but because this game is still in the internal testing stage, only internal testing players can see it.

Before clicking in, Qianyue thought that no one would be willing to share their experience in clearing the game, but she overlooked the fact that there are always so-called strategy guides in every game.

There are all kinds of technical posts such as the vulgar flow, the stubborn flow, the economical and practical flow...

But most of them have one characteristic in common:

"The late emperor died before he had even completed his career."

It starts with an eye-catching title, and the rest of the content is either exaggerated or purely based on imagination.

The name "dirty flow" has a lot of story to tell. Qianyue clicked on it and found out that the player was a beggar.

And his method was similar to something Qianyue had done before—

"Steal" things from NPCs.

The original poster said: "Bird's nests and squirrel nests are the simplest ones. You can just feel around on the tree trunk and you'll find them. Of course, it's also possible that something that fell into your backpack was just a leaf."

Original poster: "Although I feel a little sorry for our lovely little animals, I have to say that roasted bird eggs are really delicious."

The original poster: "[Highlight] In real life, eating wild game is not recommended! [Highlight]"

The original poster: "Oh yeah, remember to add seasoning, otherwise it will only restore 1 point, which is really a rip-off."

…

The post was filled with "Hahahaha". Qianyue was also reading it with great interest, but just as she turned to the second page -

The original poster: "After my professional evaluation, this method is definitely feasible, but due to XX reasons, I unfortunately died and did not pass the level."

"Everyone is welcome to inherit my will and continue exploring, striving to spread our vulgar style to the world!"

Qianyue laughed.

She clicked on another post:

The poster started out boasting a lot, but his true colors were exposed after just a few words.

"Damn, this method of mine is absolutely amazing, seriously. If you don't believe me, try it in the next dungeon."

"I'm not lying..."

“This is not a fishing post!”

A bunch of people below were scolding him.

Qianyue flipped through several more posts. Although there were some truly technical posts, most of them were in the same style.

Someone said, "Come on, stop asking for guides. How can you tell if someone is just trying to steal someone else's wisdom and gain free access to it, even through the internet?"

"Besides—"

"The method is written there for you. Your eyes understand it, but does your brain understand it?"

The following people all said “no”.

He is so honest, yet makes people want to laugh for no reason.

Qianyue thought about it, and then used the ID [九九島月] and uploaded her own "Salted Fish Strategy".

Because she was too lazy to type, she didn't write too much details. She simply listed the number of props needed for the first copy, and then mentioned the matter of building a house.

Based on Qianyue’s many years of experience, shelter is one of the most important and at the same time the most difficult aspects of survival in the wild.

This part is more difficult to explain clearly than listing the data above, so Qianyue randomly picked two videos shot by a friend in the circle who loves science popularization and posted them here.

The text is concise and the explanation is pitifully small. The most critical parts are directly replaced by other people's popular science videos...

Qianyue didn't know that in the eyes of those pure players, her strategy guide looked like it was cobbled together from somewhere.

As a result, this guide later caused a lot of controversy online, and people started to curse at it.

But Qianyue, who rarely accesses the internet, didn't know this. She had only come to the forum today on a whim.

After doing all this, she exited the red zone and went to the official message board.

Compared to the first round of dungeons, the second round of dungeons does have a lot more new ways to play.

Whether it is the "special mall" before the start of the copy, or the special event prompt functions such as "Duobao Merchant Online" and "Eternal Night Mode Starts", in general, it feels much better than the first round of copies, greatly improving the gaming experience.

At least players no longer have to starve or freeze to death on the first day, or wander around the map like headless flies looking for the Duobao merchant.

In addition, at the end of the dungeon, the system mentioned the speech about soliciting opinions from players -

Therefore, Qianyue subconsciously thought that the official message board must be full of positive, serious discussions about topics related to the development of the game.

As a result, when she clicked on it, the post at the top of the homepage was——

#When will Duobao Merchant release a life-size pillow# [Hot]

Qianyue:? !!

Suspecting that her own internet connection was down, she even logged out and logged in again.

That post still ranks first.

Even in just a few seconds, a new post was pushed up.

#Duobao Merchant Peripherals#

#Is Fengbao open today?#

#《Ten Day Plan》Peripheral#

Qianyue accidentally clicked on the topic "Is Fengbao open today?"

OP: "Is Fengbao open today? No :)"

Follow the thread:

"(Draw your sword) Hand him over @十日计划 I am the official customer service"

"It's fine if you don't leave the surrounding area, but can't you even post a beautiful picture?"

"Who the hell is this person? He's completely botched the forum, right? Isn't this the comments section?"

"Go back upstairs. You've never played the game, have you? 'Ten Days' is the most beautiful video game, and that's not an exaggeration."

Qianyue: ...

Something is wrong, something is wrong with this forum! No, something is very wrong!

Fortunately, after Qianyue quit the post, the forum has returned to normal.

In addition to the "life-size pillow" that is still popular on the homepage, there are also some posts that offer sincere suggestions.

The official customer service of the game responded politely to these posts, but if it came to peripheral issues, the customer service would start to play dead.

But I don’t know if it was because of too much pressure from public opinion, but in the end the official made a unified response:

I am the official customer service representative of the Ten Day Plan: "Thank you all for your love and support for our game. After discussion, we have decided to release a set of photos at 8:00 tonight."

"Thank you again for your love and support for this game, but I would also like to remind all players to play rationally and healthily..."

The following words were directly drowned out by a sea of ​​comments such as “awsl”, “in my lifetime”, “set the alarm”, “Fengbao, fly with confidence”, etc.

Within a few seconds, before the staff had time to pin the post to the top in the background, the post was pushed to the front page by a group of netizens.

Staff: “…”

Qianyue who was watching: "..."

Qianyue couldn't help but shake her head, not understanding why that guy was so charming.

As for the issue that the character's name was exactly the same as the blind date's, Qianyue didn't care at all.

Because no matter which Qi Feng, she doesn't like him!

The last place Qianyue visited was the irrigation area.

This is the same as the official message board, where everyone can speak, so you can occasionally see active non-player users.

It is probably because the second copy has just ended, so most of the topics in the spam area are related to the second copy.

Many people talked about their experience of passing the customs there——

“The experience of passing the test is: no experience.”

"It was all luck that got me through. There's no experience to speak of. Everything I learned in the wilderness survival training camp was like nothing."

"I agree. After all, ordinary wilderness survival doesn't involve encountering dinosaurs and acid rain."

…

"This dungeon is truly outrageous. Right from the start, there are volcanoes, earthquakes, ferocious beasts, acid rain, and ice... count them yourself! @十日计划I am the official customer service representative."

"Right, right, right. You're still asking for opinions. Didn't you guys figure out how difficult this dungeon was?! This is only the second dungeon. Do you really have to be so intense?"

Ten-day plan, I am the official customer service reply: QAQ

In addition to "passing experience", there is also "fancy ways of committing suicide".

"I landed in a pile of dinosaurs, opened my eyes and went straight back to the nutrition cabin. How awesome is that :)"

"I found a stream and was planning to make some broth with a fire, but as soon as I leaned over, a huge mouth suddenly appeared in the water. I almost lost my head!"

"When the eternal night first descended, we didn't know how valuable firewood was, so we worked hard to light fires for light. But when the ice age came, we realized the value of firewood."

"Yes, yes, the firewood we picked up outside was all wet firewood, there was no fever at all."

"Firewood is really important. Many props require firewood to be made."

"Best of the day - firewood."

As the conversation went on, we got off topic and somehow ended up talking about the prop "gas mask".

The first floor's speech is very insightful -

"Why call it a gas mask? Just call it a pain mask."

"It's ugly and hard to make. It's the last day, and I finally got all the materials together, but this is what I ended up making. An old man on the subway looking at his phone."

"Is this something used centuries ago? I think I've seen something similar in history books."

"I guess because it's a new material, the 'Crafts' fragment is hard to collect. Judging from the comments, the drop rate will be adjusted in the next dungeon."

"So, in a team, the hunter is still very important. At least it is very convenient when hunting for materials, and the drop rate is high."

"Doctors are also very important. The treatment effect is improved without distinction, so we can save more props."

"The scholars are saying, haha, without us, no matter how many materials you get, it's useless. Duobao Merchant doesn't sell blueprints."

"The beggar player said..."

"Shut up, beggar!"

…

The subsequent speeches gradually evolved into a debate between professions. Each profession had its own advantages, and the players had different opinions. For a moment, Qianyue was a little confused.

Are they playing... the same game?

Oh well, others play online games, but she plays single-player games.

I had heard before that forums were toxic, and that many authors were so addicted to them that they forgot to update. Qianyue didn't believe it, but when she looked at the time, she found that she had spent almost half a day on this small forum.

After ordering some takeout, Qianyue planned to close the forum and do something else.

As a result, at this moment, another post was pushed up.

#Novels don’t dare to write like this, my magical experience of clearing the second dungeon#

Magic?

Qianyue's curiosity was immediately aroused again, and she couldn't help but click in.

The main post started off normal, describing some scenes when they first entered the dungeon. Qianyue took a quick look and found that they all matched.

Soon the earthquake occurred.

Of course, the author of the post ran along with everyone else. She has good writing skills and described the whole scene in a thrilling way. She even mentioned that someone rode a dinosaur and ran past her.

Qianyue, who was caught off guard by seeing herself being cueed, said: "..."

Many people immediately responded in the comments, saying they had seen it as well, and even had a small discussion about "the woman riding a dinosaur."

But soon, the content updated by the host drew everyone's attention back -

Because the poster fell into a pterosaur's nest after falling off a cliff.

“When I first opened my eyes, I was startled by it and was terrified.

"It looked incredibly large, at least two meters tall, with a long beak and sharp claws, and its body was pitch black, with no feathers. It looked incredibly terrifying."

"It suddenly leaned over and came towards me. I thought it was going to eat me, so I screamed in fear. But the next second, something rolled into my hand."

"I opened my eyes and saw it was a fruit."

“From then on, my magical experience began.”

…

Qianyue was so engrossed in reading that she quickly flipped through the pages, only to see layer upon layer of reminders for updates.

"It's started, so what? Where did the OP go? Practicing hooks on the game forum?"

"Fuck, it's over after seeing the exciting part?"

"With a wave of the hand, there are a bunch of mines."

"Hurry up and come back to fill the hole!"

After about dozens of replies, the host finally arrived. "Sorry, I just went to get a glass of water. I'll continue."

…

"That night, there were constant earthquakes. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep. It didn't sleep either, so we sat there together until dawn."

"Later, I couldn't hold on any longer, and I didn't want to use neuroleptics (because I didn't have enough and had to save them), so I took a nap."

"When it woke up, it lay in front of me and kept crying. It was startled to see me wake up suddenly."

"My stamina had already dropped to the red line, so I planned to eat some black bread first. But when I sat up, I found a lot of fruits piled in the nest."

"It brought them all back while I was asleep."

"I don't know why, but at that moment, I was suddenly convinced: it must have thought I was dead, and that's why it was so sad."

“I don’t seem to be so afraid of it anymore.”

…

Time passed by unknowingly, and Qianyue became more and more fascinated as she watched.

During the game, Qianyue ate her own takeaway, while the author switched back and forth between "pouring water", "drinking water", "doing housework", and "being suddenly called to help". Finally, it was the fifth day of the game when eternal night came.

Qianyue wrote a paper for a while, then couldn't help but click refresh again. As a result, when she opened it, she saw——

The poster: "Sorry everyone, I just wanted to do this for fun, I didn't expect so many people to pay attention to it."

"Many people above have questioned the authenticity of the content. I have to admit that a lot of the previous content is fabricated. I never fell into the pterosaur nest, nor did I survive until the end. I died on the third day."

"I heard that most of the creatures that followed became extinct. I really can't make it up anymore. Sorry."

- "What? Made it up?"

- "Wait, are we abandoning the pit?"

-"No, I'm so into it! So what if it's green? Keep writing your story!"

-"Modo Modo!"

Qianyue: ...

No wonder some parts in the beginning seemed a little off, but she didn't care at the time because the plot was so attractive.

Since it's fake, there's no need to pursue it anymore - no, why would she be interested in a love story?

While thinking this in her head, Qianyue's hands had already imitated the tone of those on the previous floors and automatically typed a line of words:

Kujukushima Tsuki: "Don't be lazy, come and update. Spread the flowers =v=/～"

Time flies, and soon it is time for Qianyue to go home.

At this time, standing in the waiting hall of the starship, Qianyue was talking to someone.

As Qian Chi expected, their mother called Qian Yue before leaving.

Probably because she guessed that Qianyue would definitely refuse, Qian's mother did not mention anything related to the blind date on the phone. She was very concerned about Qianyue throughout the whole process, which made Qianyue feel even more guilty.

Qian's mother: "Is it time to board the plane?"

Qianyue: “Yeah.”

Qian's mother said, "Be careful when you're on your own. You bought a cabin this time, right? The return trip will be long, so get some rest. We don't need that little money."

"That nutrition chamber your brother mentioned has also been installed for you and is in your study. Don't worry."

Qianyue paused slightly when she heard this, and she looked down at the two tickets in her hand, one of which was the ticket back to the main planet that she had booked earlier.

The other one was a ticket to an asteroid that she had booked while tossing and turning yesterday.

She was so upset at the time that she didn't even bother to look at the name and just bought one at random.

Only now did I realize that it was actually a ticket to Kujukushima.

Qianyue stared at the words "Ninety-nine Islands" in silence for two seconds before replying, "...Okay, thank you, Mom."

Mother Qian didn't notice anything unusual and happily confirmed with her, "The starship will arrive at 8:30 tomorrow night, right?"

The woman on the other end of the phone sighed and said, "Calculating the time, Yueyue hasn't been home for a long time. Your father and I have agreed that the whole family will go to pick you up when the time comes."

It was a very ordinary sentence, but it completely softened Qianyue's heart.

I have something to do, so I won't be back. I had rehearsed this lie many times beforehand, it had rolled around in my throat several times, but now I couldn't say it.

Qianyue was silent for several seconds, and finally crumpled up the ticket with "Kyujukushima" written on it and put it in her pocket.

Her tone was as calm as ever: "Don't worry, Mom, I'll be back soon."

The boarding prompt came from the terminal. Qianyue hung up the phone after a few words and followed the procedure to board the starship heading to the main star.

It would take at least a day to get from the Blue Water Planet to the current main planet, which meant she would have to spend the entire day in the starship.

Although Qian's mother repeatedly told her on the phone to buy a cabin, Qianyue still bought a passenger seat ticket.

It’s not because she’s short of that little bit of money, but because she’s been traveling between galaxies for a long time and has become accustomed to this lifestyle.

Sometimes, the desolate planets they visited had no civil aviation routes at all, so it was difficult to even get a passenger seat or a cargo hold.

Just like she was used to growing up alone, there were some things that could be changed but she stubbornly didn't want to make any changes.

More than ten minutes later, the starship took off on time.

After a burst of tinnitus, the colorful scenery on the road gradually disappeared, replaced by an endless sea of ​​stars in the universe.

Qianyue turned her head to look out the window, and at that moment another small starship broke through the atmosphere and headed in another direction.

The number painted on the hull was exactly the same as the one marked on the discarded ticket in her pocket.

"GS920, Kujukushima."

When Qianyue read out the place name, she let out a breath subconsciously. Many fragments of memories emerged involuntarily in her mind, and her emotions surged again.

When Qianyue and her brother escaped from the criminals, they boarded a cargo starship in a panic.

Originally, they wanted to sneak back to the main planet on a cargo starship, but they boarded the wrong ship and went further and further away. Later, fearing that they would be discovered, they sneaked away at the transfer station.

That transit station is today's Kujukushima.

The Ninety-Nine Islands are extremely backward, and there is not even a galactic office on the entire planet. They have no way of contacting people on the main planet by calling the police or other means.

At the same time, as illegal immigrants, they were unable to buy tickets to leave Kujukushima. In the end, they stayed with other people with stories to tell.

Until they were found by the Qian family, she and Qian Chi had been living on that barren yet beautiful remote planet.

Even compared to the prosperous but calculating main star, in Qianyue's heart, it is more like her hometown.

But the warmth her family gives her is also real and cannot be ignored.

It could be said that she was willful to slip away on the pretext of something during her first blind date, but it was impossible for her to stay away from home for the rest of her life because of this incident.

Whenever her mother mentioned her boyfriend, Qianyue always tried to brush it off and never told her parents that she wasn't interested in him.

Qianyue felt that after dealing with this blind date, she might still need to have a good talk with her family to avoid such incidents from time to time in the future.

Looking at the starry sky outside the window, Qianyue made up her mind: "When I go back this time, I must solve this matter thoroughly."

However, what Qianyue didn't know at this time was that the matter was indeed resolved in the end, but in a way that she had never imagined.