Although he suspected that the strange young man in front of him was sent by the Lin family, Lin Fuxia just took a quick look at him and didn't take it to heart.
In the book, before the original body's heart was taken away, everyone in the Lin family was kind, especially the heroine, who was full of sisterly love. Therefore, she was not worried about what they would do to her.
So she quickly put the boy behind her, walked out of the Internet cafe quickly, and hurried to other Internet cafes.
However, other Internet cafes also closed the "New World" experience area. She asked to rent a helmet. The owner of an Internet cafe had agreed to it, but he received a phone call for some reason and immediately changed his mind.
Lin Fuxia: "I can increase the rent."
The boss shook his head. "It's not that we refuse to rent it, but we've received orders from higher-ups to strictly inspect New World login equipment. Until the helmets are absolutely safe, they can't be sold or rented. If you don't believe me, go ask around; even gaming equipment stores are pulling New World equipment from their shelves."
Lin Fuxia frowned: "In other words, even if I want to buy a helmet now, I can't buy it?"
"That's the case for now."
Lin Fuxia went out with a gloomy face, looking at the street lights that were just coming on, with his hands in his pockets, thinking.
She hadn't expected it to become such a big deal, and she didn't know if such a thing happened in the book, but she still firmly believed that all this was only temporary.
The problem is, now she can't log into the game, and only then did she realize how important it is to have her own gaming helmet.
After thinking for a moment, she turned on her computer and searched the Internet. She found that the strict inspection and removal of products were mainly carried out in Yun City, and other places had not reacted so quickly.
This may be because Yun City is the base camp of the Xiaochi family, and the Xiaochi family has contributed to this matter.
You can still buy the "New World" gaming helmet in online stores in other cities, but the cheapest one costs 230,000 yuan. Lin Fuxia felt a toothache and couldn't afford it even if she took out all her savings.
Especially if she gritted her teeth and bought the item, but it was detained halfway through delivery, then she would lose both money and goods, which is too risky.
Where else can I get a gaming helmet?
Thinking that Chuanhe was also from Yun City, she wanted to call Chuanhe to ask, but her hand paused before dialing. The game was a game, and reality was reality. She didn't want to get too involved with the person she met in the game in real life.
So I called my roommate's boss instead.
During the first year of college, Guang and Chi Ying got entangled. He didn't know anyone at school, but his roommates were lively and outgoing people with wide networks of contacts.
Although my roommate only likes to play farming games from a few years ago, he has joined many player groups. The people in the groups are quite reliable, and sometimes they even meet him offline.
The call was quickly connected, and after a few pleasantries, Lin Fuxia asked, "Do you know anyone who has a New World gaming headset? I'm not using it right now. Could you lend it to me? I want one that's not bound to the headset, because bound headsets can only be used by the user."
"As for the rent, I'd expect it to be around 3,000 a day, but we can negotiate in person."
"Then please ask. Thanks, I'll bring you dinner."
After ending the call, Lin Fuxia went to the campus forum again and posted a message asking if anyone had an unbound helmet.
However, there was also a lot of criticism of "New World" on the forum. As soon as Lin Fuxia's post came out, she was attacked, saying that she was a brainless fan who rushed into the game to die.
Lin Fuxia looked at it for a while and felt that there was no hope of relying on the students.
For students, gaming helmets are too expensive, and there are internet cafes everywhere in university towns, so few students buy their own helmets. After buying them, most of them will bind the helmet immediately because they are worried about it being lost or stolen.
Disappointed, she could only hope for good news from her roommate.
Luckily, my roommate was incredibly helpful and called me right away: "Found it! What a coincidence! A friend of mine has a headset, but it's unattached. But his family doesn't let him play games anymore, and he's desperately looking for a place to hide it. He said he'll lend it to you for free, but you have to promise to keep his other gaming headsets. There are about a dozen of them. What do you think?"
Lin Fuxia agreed immediately: "Sure!"
"Okay, his house is not far from the university town, let's go there right now."
After Lin Fuxia hung up the phone, he called a car and rushed back to the dormitory area.
Behind her, a white-haired young man walked out from the corner, looking at Lin Fuxia's back with a reserved but complacent look: Look, his followers are so considerate, first they spoke out to defend him, helped him to curse people online, and then they went around looking for a helmet just to go to his world.
The whole world is questioning her, but she is the only one who believes in herself. The whole world is obstructing her, but she still runs towards herself without hesitation.
This ancestor god is so charming!
As a powerful and omnipotent cat, how could he let his loyal believers be embarrassed for a mere helmet?
He narrowed his eyes, scratched his chin with his claws, and soon came up with an idea.
But first, go write down those troublemakers in your little notebook, meow.
Go ahead, go ahead, I’m in a good mood now and don’t mind adding a few more points to the blacklist.
…
When Lin Fuxia arrived at the dormitory building by car, his roommate's eldest brother happened to run down from upstairs, got into the car directly, and told the driver the address.
She took a breath and asked Lin Fuxia, "I saw people online saying there's something wrong with New World. Why do you still want to play it?"
The eldest roommate is called Jiang Xingyue. He is a little fat, with very white skin. His face is like a soft bun, which makes people want to pinch it.
Lin Fuxia said: "That's all fake, there's no evidence at all, it's all just nonsense from netizens."
Then he said, "Yueyue, thank you."
"Hey, what's the big deal? Just treat me to a meal later."
Lin Fuxia smiled: "Of course, just tell me what you want to eat."
In less than twenty minutes, the car arrived at the destination, which was an upscale residential area. The car stopped at the side door. The two got out, but they didn't see anything.
"Where are the people?"
Then, a tall, thin boy emerged from behind a lush camellia tree and looked at the two of them with a strange expression: "Are you here to get your helmets? Who is Xing Xing Xiang Yue?"
Jiang Xingyue said: "I am."
After the three of them talked for a while, Lin Fuxia found out that this man was called Wu Shuang. After graduation, he couldn't find a satisfactory job, so he chose to make money by playing games. He didn't make much, but he had no problem supporting himself.
Although his family felt that he was not doing his job properly, his family was well off and they did not expect him to achieve much, so they left him alone.
Since the launch of New World, the rumors have been rife. The topic of him scavenging excrement in the Sea of Delight even went viral, and his family has been frequently questioned by relatives about whether he's actually scavenging excrement in the game. They're embarrassed, but also feel the holographic game is too chaotic. They want him to find a proper job, even if it's only 3,000 yuan a month—at least something stable and presentable.
Wu Shuang had no choice but to lie and say that he no longer played games and had sold all his gaming equipment.
Who would have thought that half an hour ago, "New World" would explode.
No, his family was completely furious.
"They scolded me for almost losing my life playing games, and they were on their way to check if I had really gotten rid of all the helmets. I had wanted to give them to other friends, but time was running out."
Wu Shuang looked at Lin Fuxia seriously: "These helmets are not bound. You can play with them if you want, but you have to promise me to treat them well. I will come back to you after a while."
Then he said to Jiang Xingyue, "My friend said he met you in person. I can find you guys."
Meaning, don't even think about getting away with his helmet.
Lin Fuxia came to the back of the camellia tree, where there were more than a dozen boxes piled up. She opened the one with "New World" written on it and confirmed that it was indeed a "New World" gaming helmet, and it was a mid-to-high-end one, starting at 500,000.
She felt relieved. "Don't worry, I'll only use this one. I'll keep the other helmets safe for you."
As he was speaking, two cars drove up in the distance. Wu Shuang's face changed drastically when he saw the cars. He quickly hid back and whispered, "These are my parents and sister's cars. Just pretend you didn't see me! Quick! Load all these helmets into the car!"
Lin Fuxia and Jiang Xingyue looked at each other, and then they carried the boxes of helmets into the car as if nothing had happened.
The two cars drove past at full speed but did not stop because they could not enter through the side door.
After the car drove past, Wu Shuang emerged from behind the camellia tree and said, "I've given you my helmet!"
As he said this, he ran into the community, obviously wanting to get back before his family.
This seems like some underground transaction.
Lin Fuxia and the other man loaded their helmets into the car and left.
So many helmets take up a lot of space and are worth a lot of money. Lin Fuxia is not comfortable taking them all back to the dormitory, so he looks for a house for rent on his computer.
Finally, she found a two-bedroom, one-living room house near the school. The rent was not cheap, but the community was quiet, the security was good, and she could move in right away. She contacted the agent immediately.
When she arrived at the place, she went with the real estate agent to look at the house and rented it on the spot.
Jiang Xingyue helped her move the helmet in. She was a little confused and looked at Lin Fuxia with a strange look.
Lin Fuxia: "What's wrong?"
"No, I just feel that you have suddenly become more decisive."
It's like he's a different person.
Lin Fuxia said calmly, "I used to be too low-key and silent, which led to me being bullied by people like Chi Ying and Feng Xuxu. Now I know that as a person, you should just follow your heart and not worry too much."
Jiang Xingyue seemed to have figured something out: "It was your family member who taught you, right?"
Lin Fuxia: “?”
The one in my family? Which one in my family?
Then she finally remembered that in order to distance herself from Chi Ying, she deliberately said that her boyfriend was Chi Ying's cousin.
The corner of her mouth twitched, and she responded to get it over with.
She invited Jiang Xingyue to dinner and made an appointment to treat the entire dormitory to dinner the next day to celebrate her renting a house. Then Lin Fuxia took some clothes and daily necessities from the dormitory and returned to the rental house. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
I checked online and found that "New World" is still being discussed a lot, and I don't know who started the online voting.
Do you think New World will damage players' brains?
Do you think Shincheonji is harmful?
Do you agree with the removal of "New Heaven and Earth"?
There are many similar follow-up votes.
Then millions of people chose yes, yes, and yes...
Lin Fuxia had only one thought: there were so many people seeking death, and these people might have been blacklisted in the game.
Really, will I die if I don’t join in the fun?
She lay on the bed and put on the helmet. Because she was lying on an ordinary bed instead of a professional gaming chair that could massage the body, she was worried that she would forget the time in the game and hurt her body, so she set the helmet to automatically log out after three hours.
Enter the game account and password, then scan your pupils and log in to the game.
It’s still the place where I logged off before.
It is nine o'clock in the evening in reality, but in the game, it should be around nine o'clock in the morning.
On weekdays, players come and go on the streets. Even though fewer and fewer people play games, as time goes by and they reach level 10, more and more players come to the city-state.
But at this time, the streets were very quiet, and the occasional people passing by were obviously NPCs.
The players left, and it seemed as if they had taken away the vitality of the city.
Lin Fuxia couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but he soon realized something.
That feels more real.
The feel of the wind on my face, the slight coolness of the morning, the feeling of my lungs expanding with each breath, the way my eyes see things in ever-greater detail...
Is this the difference between mid-to-high-end helmets and the low-end helmets sold in internet cafes?
Wouldn’t high-end helmets and gaming cabins be even more awesome?
It is said that the more advanced the gaming equipment, the less mental drain it will take and the better the gaming experience.
Lin Fuxia was eager. She had to earn enough money to buy a helmet soon. She'd buy the cheapest one first, ensuring she could always access the game without being held back by others. Then she'd buy the more expensive, higher-end one.
This thing really is worth every penny!
She first took a look at the trading platform and saw that the game currency had dropped to 0.82. Perhaps because the incident happened suddenly, most players just logged off in a hurry and did not have time to sell the game currency, so the drop was not serious.
Lin Fuxia sighed. Just three hours ago, she was still worried that the influx of players would cause the game currency to appreciate quickly. But the situation now is completely the opposite. The situation is changing too fast.
She didn't rush to buy the game coins. She looked at the notice again. Since there was no letter from Baishan Village yet, she went to the pharmacy first.
…
Here, Ron and the other six were still diligently renovating the shop. Seeing her arrival, they hurried over to greet her: "Sir, are you opening today?"
Lin Fuxia had planned to open the shop today, but all the players had run away. Who could he sell the blood-recovering pills to?
She shook her head and said, "We're not opening today. Wait a few days and you can continue working."
She planned to go out of town to kill monsters and level up, and brought all the health-recovering pills with her.
Now is a good time to kill monsters, but with too few players, it is easy to have too many wild monsters and no one to deal with them.
If the situation goes wrong, she can only recover 50 health points in an hour, so she must be prepared to escape at any time.
She looked at her full health status and checked her shoes with horse soles again to confirm that she should be able to escape. She walked out of the drugstore, but found that there were many people peeking around not far away.
She asked Ron, "What's going on?"
Ron looked worried. "While you were away, some people came to the pharmacy looking for work, and some came to visit. Although we tried our best not to let people in, some people just couldn't be stopped. Then they found that staying in the pharmacy for a while would make them feel relaxed and comfortable..."
So they especially like to stay in the pharmacy.
You can't drive them away.
Just now, when Lin Fuxia came back, they were afraid of the drugstore owner, so they dispersed in a hurry. Now they were waiting to see what kind of person Lin Fuxia was.
If she looked ferocious enough, they probably wouldn't dare come again, but if Lin Fuxia looked more amicable...
Ron looked at Lin Fuxia and thought worriedly that this young boss seemed very easy to talk to and very kind, otherwise he would not have agreed to hire six of them, the old and weak, to work just because they begged him.
Just as he was thinking this, a skinny child rushed out and knelt down in front of Lin Fuxia: "Sir, my mother is sick. Can you let her come here for treatment? I will sell myself to you. Please let my mother come here for treatment!"
Lin Fuxia: “…”
Ron quickly explained, "I've explained that we don't treat illnesses here, but they don't believe me. They say they feel great after coming in, so this must be the most amazing clinic."
As the first person knelt down, more people rushed over and knelt in front of Lin Fuxia, begging her to treat themselves or their loved ones.
Others are looking for a job opportunity.
All of them were dressed in tattered clothes, had pale and thin faces, and looked at Lin Fuxia with longing and pleading eyes.
“…” Lin Fuxia pressed his forehead. What was going on?
[System prompt] More than 20 people regard you as a lifeline, and you have obtained >20 prayer power, triggering the task "Compassionate Heart". Please provide these people with job and medical treatment opportunities. Completing the task will reward you with the "Displacement Skill Book".
Lin Fuxia blinked. Can this trigger the task?
Displacement? Good stuff!
…
At this time, Baishan Village.
There are fewer people from other worlds in the village, but there are still a few newcomers, looking at the novice village with confused curiosity.
"This is 'New World'!"
"Is this the game that eats people? I don't believe it."
These are obviously rebellious new players who don't believe in evil.
On the other side of the village, two donkey carts drove out.
The car was full of scavengers.
Village Chief Bai sat on the shaft of the cart, holding something tightly in his arms, looking a little excited.
After reading the letter sent back by Money Matters, they improved the last few steps of the pharmaceutical production and unexpectedly obtained pills with better effects.
Because of this, she realized that it was not appropriate to carry out the final step of the medicine in the village.
So, she had to talk to the money-making guy in person.
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