Chapter 1 If you have to pay the price, are you willing to do it?

The window of the room was opened a little, and a ray of sunlight slipped onto a table that was a little messy because of many notes.

A young man in a black cardigan was sitting at the table, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and his slender fingers were making dazzling movements.

If you look closely, you will find that the interface of his mobile phone is that of an action game with complicated operations.

"Crack."

The door was pushed open.

A gentle-looking young man wearing silver-rimmed glasses walked in.

He first glanced at the air-conditioning display on the wall, then looked at the boy's hair blown by the cold wind outside, and frowned slightly.

"Zhu Ci, why are you playing games as soon as you wake up?"

The boy shook his head slightly, glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and said nothing.

The young man seemed to be accustomed to his indifference and walked over to take his cell phone.

"Don't move, it's almost there."

There was a fierce light in the boy's eyes, as if the battle had reached its most intense moment.

Shen Wu's hand paused in the air, and then he closed the window for him. Then he said, "I bought you new clothes. Remember to try them on."

"Also, come out to eat after the call, or I'll confiscate your phone."

"I'm going to issue a strategy, come right away." After hearing the word "confiscate", Zhu Ci's cold and delicate eyebrows changed slightly. He took the time to explain, and then his slender and well-proportioned fingers made the last few movements. Then he immediately stood up and chased Shen Wu out.

The tables in the restaurant were already filled with food.

Zhu Ci sat down at the dining table unconsciously, and Shen Wu placed milk and eggs in front of him.

"Xiaoci, next time, can you eat first and then play games?"

Zhu Ci's eyes fell on Shen Wu's hand.

Shen Wu is a best-selling suspense novelist and also his boyfriend. When they met, Zhu Ci was in college and Shen Wu was invited to give a lecture.

Shen Wu's hands are very beautiful and very suitable for doing interesting things, so they easily attracted Zhu Ci's attention. As an almighty gaming master who has reviewed countless games, Zhu Ci very much hopes that Shen Wu's hands can glow and heat on the keyboard.

However, it is true that when he was typing out the manuscript, Zhu Ci would watch quietly by the side, but Shen Wu said that what he liked most was to cook for Zhu Ci with his hands and then stroke his head, like now.

Zhu Ci lowered his head and took a sip of milk, then turned his head slightly to avoid his actions, but such scenes happened almost every day, so Shen Wu had mastered the angle of his head tilt very well.

After smoothly touching his head, Shen Wu narrowed his eyes, with a smile on his lips showing some satisfaction.

"Xiaoci, if you don't have too many classes today, I'll pick you up at noon."

Zhu Ci finished the last bite of the height-growing meal that Shen Wu had been talking about, then stood up expressionlessly: "Not good."

"Xiao Ci." His expression changed a little, and his pretending to be sad made people feel a little sorry for him. This was a tactic often used by Shen Wu, specifically used to move Zhu Ci's cold heart.

Zhu Ci looked at him as if he were a fool: "A new game was released today, I'm taking a leave to work on the guide, so I don't have to go to school."

"Is that so?" Shen Wu smiled slightly, "That's great, go try on your new clothes, and I'll make you something for lunch."

Zhu Ci shook his head: "No time."

He is an amateur game reviewer and a top player in many game rankings. He is well-known in the gaming community, and many game testers will pay him to play and review the games, which means that he must complete the evaluation of the game before the game is promoted.

"Okay, then I'll go consult a nutritionist to see what's best for you to eat at noon."

Zhu Ci couldn't stand it any longer: "Aren't you working?"

“No hurry.”

Shen Wu often said "no hurry". He was always careless about his own affairs, but he was very careful about his speeches.

Zhu Ci once read Shen Wu's articles. Shen Wu's articles were completely different from his refreshing temperament. His stories were weird, sarcastic, and even a little scary, which was very unfriendly to some timid people.

His writing is as sharp as a knife. Sometimes he stands at a high position from the perspective of God and makes cold criticisms. Sometimes he stands at the perspective of a weak victim, expressing sympathy and sadness.

Zhu Ci thought he was a smart and capable person, and even that he was the same kind of person as him, but after getting to know him for a long time, he found that Shen Wu was not like that in front of him. He was spoiled by Shen Wu, and the person who could eat a steamed bun a day before was now not used to eating coarse meals.

Zhu Ci, wearing his rabbit slippers, turned on his computer in the living room.

The new game is the latest escape room game. I completed the game's tutorial and experience levels in the morning.

The combination of escape room and combat skills is the innovative point of this game. The plot has a high degree of freedom and there are many places for players to explore, which is commendable. However, the gameplay is still a bit monotonous. As a new game, the single mode is normal. Maybe the game developers will develop more exciting gameplay in the future.

Zhu Ci took advantage of the ample time to play all the levels of the game. At the same time, he recorded all his thoughts and strategies for passing the levels.

But judging from the textual language, his evaluation is just average, and even a little bit unrecommended.

There is no other reason, Zhu Ci tests all games except horror games.

He hated ghosts, monsters, and all absurd and terrible things that deviated from reality.

"Shen Wu, did you write this game?" Zhu Ci asked half-jokingly.

After a morning, Shen Wu has consulted a nutritionist and is now preparing lunch in the kitchen.

His voice floated out from the kitchen: "Hmm? The meal is almost ready."

Zhu Ci stood up and planned to share this game with him, but he unexpectedly found a line of words on the clearance interface: "If you enter an upgrade game, the price of becoming a god is to be abandoned by your family and friends, and hunted down by your lover, are you willing?"

Zhu Ci raised his head and looked towards the kitchen. The story was very interesting. This sudden question seemed like the trigger condition for the next level.

Although he should have just tapped it with his hand to skip it, Zhuci was in the mood to answer.

"I don't believe he will hunt me down." Zhu Ci was naturally referring to Shen Wu.

With both his parents deceased, he doesn't have many ties in this world; Shen Wu is his only connection with reality.

A good boyfriend who used to get nervous and worried when he hit his head when she opened the car door for him, chasing him?

As long as we haven't broken up, Zhu Ci believes that day will never come.

…

However, at this moment, a different sound suddenly appeared in his brain. This sound was not particularly unfamiliar to him. He had played countless games and had heard such mechanical sounds at the beginning of many games.

But this time it was like drilling into his brain, without any reality or noise processed by the mobile phone system, but like a pure reminder that he was no longer in this world.

【Welcome to "God's Back Garden", the 100000520th player.】

The voice did not have much malice, it was even very gentle, like the sound of a siren before dragging people into a fantasy.

So far, human technology has not been able to create a holographic game. Just when Zhu Ci found it interesting, the voice paused and added another sentence.

【Congratulatory speech.】

Zhu Ci's name was specifically read out, which can only mean one thing: either Zhu Ci was dreaming, or his personal information was stolen.

【Opening various permissions for you. 】

[Open the game lobby for you. After completing each game, you can choose to stay in the game lobby or return to reality. ]

[Each player has one chance to pull out the sword in the game hall. Please try your best.]

The voice in my ear sounds like guidance for a novice.

When Zhu Ci opened his eyes again, he was already in a strange world.

Everything here goes beyond modern technology, with all kinds of electronic screens filling the sky.

A sword stood before him.

It is hard to tell that this is a sword. The material of its blade does not seem to be made of metal, but more like someone's bone.

Although he didn't know what the sword would be used for, as soon as he saw it, Zhu Ci felt a sense of closeness, as if he had some connection with the sword.

[Please try to pull out this sword.] The voice in his ear urged him.

Zhu Ci was silent for a moment. He hadn't figured out the current situation yet. A rash action was not the best answer.

However, as he was in the novice guidance state, he seemed unable to do anything except obey the system.

The system automatically blocked out the surrounding noise for him, so he did not notice that there were many people around him. These people were not just passers-by with programmed functions, but real people with lives and thoughts.

"Hey, there's a new person coming in?"

"Looking at this, it won't be another vase, will it?"

"No vase is sent here to pull out this sword before it passes a level."

"How do you know he didn't pass the test? Even if he doesn't have the sign of activating his talent now, what if he is the type that can't activate his talent?"

"Well, it doesn't matter whether you draw the sword or not. No one can draw it anyway."

"Yes, look at her age, she is no more than 18 or 19 years old. She came in at such a young age, so she probably just came here for a visit."

As they were discussing this, the young man at the center of the conversation took action.

Zhu Ci reached out and touched the hilt of the sword.

The hilt of the sword was his favorite decoration. It didn't feel like plastic, but a kind of blood jade that felt warm to the touch. It looked as if someone had drawn out his own bones along with his blood to form this sword.

"One hand?"

"This is the first time I've seen someone pull out this sword with one hand. No, if I could pull it out, I would wash my hair while standing upside down."

…

Zhu Ci pulled it lightly, and the sword seemed to have no weight or temper, so he pulled it out a little bit.

he:"……"

It is indeed a novice village, and it is indeed a novice sword. It is a waste that it is so beautiful. It is just a useless sword.

Zhu Ci, who had lost interest, loosened his grip. He had never bothered to draw a novice sword in any game, whether it was an online game or a mobile game. Of course, as he had a place in the game's internal test, he didn't need to care about a one-star novice sword.

However, the moment he let go, the sword seemed to stick to him and flew out with him.

[Congratulations to the 100000520th player who pulled out the only divine sword "God Hidden" in "God's Back Garden" and became the player with the greatest chance of becoming a god. We will open a separate live broadcast room for this player for free, and will continue to open it. Please congratulate this player together. ]

This voice not only appears in Zhuge's mind, it is equivalent to a server-wide broadcast in the game, and every player can hear it.

Zhu Ci looked at the sword stuck in his hand and touched it.

This sword is a natural hand warmer, but the prompt that pops up is so strange.

[Sword name: Hidden God

Attribute: One star

Setting: Made from someone's bones and blood. Don't worry, broken bones can regenerate.

Function: It's optional. Who cares about a hand warmer? As for being able to cut through iron like mud? Dream on. It's more useful than an ordinary dagger.

Side effects (must see): You will be chased by a mysterious person, just like your own shadow, "he" is everywhere. If you see him, please don't be fooled by his appearance, run away quickly. If you can't run away... hehe, that's really a happy thing. 】