Chapter 1 Chapter 1 "We've traveled through time?" "Yes. ...
Xia Xifeng was harvesting vegetables in the game when he was yelled out of the house by his respected mother.
Qin Lang next door was soloing the BOSS and was also kicked out of the house by his parents.
The two families were going to have dinner, drink and play mahjong together tonight, and the two were forced to go out to buy braised dishes to go with the wine.
When they went out, their parents stuffed a few more red bills into their hands.
"You two good brothers haven't seen each other for half a year, go out and have a good reunion. Just bring back some braised dishes before dinner!"
The parents on both sides thought they were very considerate and locked Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang outside the door in the bright sunshine.
Xia Xifeng felt completely powerless. He and Qin Lang weren't exactly close buddies. Besides, who would want to go out and play in such hot weather?
The elders of the Xia and Qin families were classmates and friends when they were young. After working in the same unit, they pooled their money to buy a house and became neighbors.
The two families have each other's keys, and the babies are placed in the same cradle, and the elderly on both sides take care of them together.
Unlike the deep friendship between their elders, Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang have been at odds since childhood and started fighting each other in the cradle.
But the elders firmly believe that they have a good relationship, and Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang must also have a good relationship, so they always put two people with incompatible personalities together.
Although their hometown was only a small city, the teaching staff was excellent. They had been attending school there until the Gaokao. The elders had greeted them, and Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang sat at the same table from kindergarten until they graduated from high school.
Fighting each other? Boys' friendships are just like that, noisy and quarrelsome.
The two didn't get rid of each other until college. They went their separate ways and only met during the winter and summer vacations when they returned to their hometown.
As they met less, they became more unfamiliar and polite with each other.
Xia Xifeng wore a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and a pair of flip-flops. Qin Lang wore long pants and casual shoes even in the summer, and a baseball cap to block the sun when he went out. The two of them were silent except for the exchange of "Can't you just order delivery? And you're even using cash!" and "Hmm."
In recent years, the government has built a riverbank park along the river that runs through the town. The long green path has become a popular check-in spot for tourists from nearby cities.
There is a green path outside the government compound where Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang’s hometown is.
The summer sun was glaring, the weather was sultry, and the cicadas in the trees were chirping noisily. The two of them walked under the shade of the trees, and they couldn't help feeling hot and irritable both physically and mentally.
"Take a few more steps and walk along the river. The wind is strong." After Xia Xifeng said this, without waiting for Qin Lang to answer, he crossed the path next to the green path and walked into the park.
Qin Lang changed the direction of his walking before Xia Xifeng had even finished speaking.
The two walked to the river bank. The cool river breeze blew, and the weeping willows swayed gently, slapping the large iron signs "No Entering the Water" erected every ten meters.
The lingering heat finally dissipated a little. Just as the talkative Xia Xifeng couldn't hold it in any longer and wanted to take the initiative to talk to Qin Lang, he heard shouting coming from the river.
He looked in the direction of the shouting.
Several young men and women were standing in the middle of the riverbank, posing in various poses with selfie sticks.
Several children were swimming near the shore with swimming rings on.
The waves upstream surged, the water level rose rapidly, and small whirlpools appeared on the calm water surface.
The men and women in the river screamed loudly and walked towards the shore using their hands and feet.
Several children couldn't control their swimming rings and were about to be washed away by the river.
"Where did this idiot come from?! There are 'No Water' signs everywhere along the river. Are you blind and want to die?" Xia Xifeng cursed as he ran to the river.
The uncle with the red armband with the word "Patrol" pinned on his arm had already fallen to the ground and burst into tears: "I just called them ashore more than ten minutes ago, how come they went down again in the blink of an eye!"
"Stop crying, help him!" Xia Xifeng helped the uncle up.
People were already gathering on the shore to cool off. A few calm people tied a lifebuoy to a rope, one end of which was tied to the shore. "Is there anyone who can swim well?"
"Me!" Xia Xifeng kicked off his flip-flops, jumped into the river, and swam towards the child first.
Qin Lang also walked to the river.
He glanced at Xia Xifeng, who was in the river with blood boiling, and did not enter the water: "Where is the rope?"
The owner of a nearby store came out with a large pile of twine: "I have some! Some that weren't used up during renovations, so they're definitely sturdy!"
Qin Lang cut a long piece of hemp rope. After a child was rescued to the shore, he tied the rope to the child's swimming ring and threw it into the river.
With the new swimming rings, some hesitant people on the shore also bravely went into the water.
As the river water rose faster, all the children had been rescued to the shore, and several young men and women who were filming videos also swam closer to the river bank.
Xia Xifeng went ashore to take a breath, then swam towards the person who was washed the farthest away.
The river was already quite turbulent, and some kind-hearted people went ashore to rest. Qin Lang was just about to let Xia Xifeng rest for a while when he saw Xia Xifeng jump into the water again.
He cursed silently, took off his trousers reluctantly, and went to meet Xia Xifeng while holding the tied swimming ring.
Saving an adult is much more difficult than saving a child. As soon as Xia Xifeng approached, he was kicked several times.
He finally grabbed the man's arm and dragged him to the shore, only an arm's length away from Qin Lang.
At this moment, a small piece of driftwood floated in from upstream. The person Xia Xifeng was holding screamed, bit Xia Xifeng's arm, and poked Xia Xifeng's eyes with his fingers.
When Xia Xifeng let go of his hand to avoid it, the man kicked Xia Xifeng, and used the recoil force to instantly approach Qin Lang and reached out to the swimming ring.
Xia Xifeng was hit by a piece of driftwood and sank into the water. When he surfaced again, he had been swept several meters away by the current.
"Swimming ring!" The man's fingers touched the swimming ring, and joy burst into his eyes.
Qin Lang let go of the swimming ring.
The swimming ring was quickly carried off course by the current. The angle between the rope and the shore narrowed as the man's eyes grew increasingly desperate, gradually drawing closer to the shore.
Qin Lang dived into the water and swam towards the direction where Xia Xifeng was washed away.
Xia Xifeng was floating in the water in a daze, when he suddenly felt someone holding up his waist and his mouth and nose were out of the water.
He coughed a few times, took a few deep breaths, and with his eyes still squinting, he shouted, "Qin Lang! If you still have the strength, swim to the shore by yourself. Don't worry about me!"
There was no sound underwater, only the sound of the water flowing more and more rapidly.
A whirlpool suddenly appeared on the water's surface. Xia Xifeng heard no more sound.
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"Damn! Qin Lang, let me go! Swim to the shore by yourself!" Xia Xifeng sat up with a somersault.
Qin Lang, who was sitting next to him, gave him a look that looked like an idiot.
Xia Xifeng was stunned, then ecstatic: "We're on shore? We're all saved?! Eh? Why are you shirtless? Did your clothes get washed away? What's with those khaki shorts? Your taste is terrible! Wait, why am I not wearing a shirt? Why are you and I wearing the same underwear? What a gay!..."
Qin Lang brushed off the dust and grass on his body, stood up, pointed at the sky and said, "Shut up and look at the sky."
Xia Xifeng looked up.
At the highest point of the sky, the golden sun like the rising sun and the orange-red sun like the setting sun face each other across half the sky;
From time to time, a few clouds with iridescent and firefly-like edges drifted across the azure sky. When clouds collided, some merged into one, while others suddenly disappeared, as if erased by an eraser.
A loud cry was heard from afar, and a creature with huge bat wings flew under the clouds, startling countless birds in the forest.
The dark green of the forest faded from far to near, unnaturally transforming into a meadow, at the end of which unexpectedly connected to a patch of dim yellow sand.
The sand and grass are clearly separated and do not interfere with each other. Even the dust raised by the wind will not drift towards the grass.
Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang were standing on the high sandy slope at the junction of the forest grassland and the sand.
Xia Xifeng rubbed his eyes.
"Qin Lang, have we traveled through time?"
"Um."
Xia Xifeng, who was wearing shorts, and Qin Lang, who was wearing the same shorts, stood blankly on the sandy slope.
A gust of wind and sand blew over, and the two men spit out sand and shivered.
"Let's go to the grass first."
"Um."
The two slid down the sandy slope and stepped onto the grass barefoot.
There is a winding stream in the meadow, which turns from the forest and then turns back into the forest.
The two men stood by the stream and observed for a while, throwing dead grass and stones into the water. After making sure that the clear stream was safe, they came to the stream and washed away the dust that was about to get into their eyes.
"Qin Lang..." Xia Xifeng hesitated to speak.
Qin Lang tapped his fingers twice in the air and turned his gaze to Xia Xifeng: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Xia Xifeng swallowed the "I'm sorry" that almost blurted out, "What are you ordering?"
Qin Lang said succinctly: "System."
Xia Xifeng's eyes, as if battered by rain, suddenly lit up: "System?! Do I have one too? System, system!"
At Xia Xifeng's call, the God of Miracles performed miracles in front of him.
The translucent system panel made Xia Xifeng cry with joy.
This world looked unsafe at first glance. He was worried about how to survive, let alone find his way home. Finally, he saw hope.
Xia Xifeng, who had instantly regained his vitality, rubbed his hands excitedly: "Let me see, what's this good thing about my system... Huh? Why does it look familiar? Farming? Gathering? Mining... Ah, this is... Qin Lang, Qin Lang, help me take a look!"
Xia Xifeng saw a "Share with Companions" button next to the system panel, and shared his system panel with Qin Lang without hesitation.
Qin Lang's eyes widened slightly, and he said unhappily, "Don't you want to read the instructions?!"
"What does it mean?" Xia Xifeng searched and found the description of "sharing with companions".
After the system is shared, the two people who own the system become close comrades-in-arms. Not only can they enjoy partner benefits such as backpack sharing, viewing each other's location, ignoring distance dialogue boxes, but the other party can also move their own skill points and equipment.
Xia Xifeng was dumbfounded. Wasn't this like sharing his life with the other person?
He looked at Qin Lang eagerly and stretched out his hand.
Qin Lang remained unmoved.
Xia Xifeng shook his outstretched hand: "You're not the kind of person who takes advantage, right?"
Qin Lang rolled his eyes at Xia Xifeng and shared his system panel with him.
Xia Xifeng withdrew his hand with satisfaction.
Although I did act stupidly, I should still reciprocate and not be the only one to be cheated.
"Huh? Your system is different from mine. Mine is all about life skills, and yours is all about combat skills." Xia Xifeng said dissatisfiedly, "Then I don't have the ability to protect myself."
Qin Lang said: "I can't choose my skills without money."
"If you don't have money, then make some." Xia Xifeng looked through Qin Lang's skills and was dumbfounded. "You need game coins to upgrade your skills? Game coins can only be obtained by accepting daily orders from the system? Your system doesn't have a daily order function."
He asked why Qin Lang was so easy to talk to today and shared half of his life with him so cleanly and neatly.
Without earning money to support Qin Lang, Qin Lang's system would be useless.
Xia Xifeng finally remembered why the system panel looked familiar: "Qin Lang, if we combine our two system panels, is this a modified version of the game system of "Fantasy of Wonderland"? "
Qin Lang said: "Yes."
"Fantasy of Wonderland", a popular online game in the style of Western fantasy epic, has been in operation for ten years. It has just finished a major version of the plot and is said to be about to renovate the client and develop the second part.
The game has a huge amount of text and uses the most advanced AI technology. It is so luxurious that every NPC on the roadside has his own little story.
Players can be a lone wolf and fight bosses alone, deeply participating in the game plot; they can also farm, mine, gather, build manors and workshops, and make a fortune in the game; they can also call friends to build a faction and experience various game contents together...
In short, whether you want to play single-player games or social games, high-difficulty action games or large-scale group dungeon games, role-playing games or mindless mowing games, tense and liver-intensive games or farming and leisure games... all kinds of players can find fun in "Fantasy of Wonderland".
Before Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang were kicked out of the house, they were immersed in "Fantasy of Strange Land".
However, for Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang, who had already traveled through time, how wonderful and interesting this game was was not the main point. The main point was...
"Have we traveled to Fantasy World?" Xia Xifeng's forehead was covered with sweat. "I remember the opening plot of Fantasy World was about the apocalypse."
Qin Lang, who usually seemed expressionless, showed a rare look of worry: "Yes."
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