Li Bai had only asked this question on a whim, not expecting any response. However, when she heard the answer, her heart skipped a beat.
There is actually a game called "Reality" on sale on the moon!
Although the lunar base has been established for many years, the exchange of materials has become very easy, and as a transit station between alien planets and the earth, its location is also very important. A base has been established and a large number of troops are stationed here, but it is a military-controlled area after all, and the confidentiality measures are very strict. As the guard said, even the external network cannot be accessed on weekdays.
Furthermore, there's a vast distance between the Earth and the Moon, making it incredibly difficult to bring a game there. It's not that current technology can't do it, but it's simply not worth the effort. After all, achieving this would undoubtedly require a significant expenditure of material resources and manpower, and doing so much just for a single game is practically impossible.
But it happens to be here.
"Why is there nothing else here, but there is the game "Reality"?" Li Bai asked.
The guard scratched his head. "I'm not sure about that. I heard the government is promoting this game so much that they allocated funds for laying the lines. But we're in a remote area, and there's not much entertainment on a regular basis. Having this game has definitely made things much better."
Li Bai nodded and didn't ask any more questions. The guards knew first, so even if he asked, he wouldn't get anything out of them.
Maybe we should look into this.
And that "Yang Jia"...
I'd heard that when the game "Reality" was first being tested, the game pod hadn't yet been developed, and that players would instead use a helmet to enter the game. Li Bai had no idea what that helmet looked like, but since the game "Reality" existed in this base, then the thing Yang Jia was wearing in the dormant chamber deep in the frozen base might indeed be related to it.
And if that really is a gaming helmet...
Li Bai had already formed a vague guess in her mind, but she wasn't sure. The truth seemed shrouded in mist and distant, making her hesitant to touch it easily.
But no matter what, for her now, knowing this is very critical and important.
Li Bai turned and walked into the base, casually taking out a card from his pocket.
If Yang Jia were here, she would be surprised to find that this was an identity card in the "real" game world, and it was the same silver-white color as hers!
All three regions were inserting players into the game, employing numerous tactics. The color of the ID card was one such gimmick. However, the vast majority of players obtained their ID cards within the game, generating them randomly. Only a small number of players were destined to possess this special identity upon entering the game.
In fact, the so-called randomly drawn surprise cards are just to cover up the existence of the white cards in their hands.
That was why, when Li Bai first saw Yang Jia holding the white card, she asked her to follow her to test her identity. However, she had never expected her luck to be so good. Among millions of people, she picked the most special one at first sight.
Li Bai is neither a spy sent by District 3 to hide among the players, nor a real NPC, nor is he lucky enough to get this kind of card. Instead, he is a unique awakened NPC in the world who accidentally got a card representing the player's identity.
This card has many uses, but the biggest one is that it allows them to use it in any gaming cabin and log into their account.
Each game pod has a special memory card built into it that stores all of the owner's information, thus binding the pod to that person and preventing others from using it at will. However, with this special ID card, simply inserting it into the pod temporarily replaces the stored information with your own.
So what Li Bai needs to do now is to find an empty game cabin and go meet Yang Jia!
Although the separation wasn't long, it was still very difficult for both of them to adapt. After all, they had rarely been apart for such a long time since they met. And it was a separation that was so long they couldn't even communicate.
After meeting Yang Jia, Li Bai would continue to investigate the details she had just discovered. She believed that as long as she dug deeper, the truth would unfold before her.
The soldiers stationed here during the day all have their own things to do, and almost no one has time to log in to the game, so it is easy to find an empty game cabin.
However, when Li Bai logged into the game, he found out that Yang Jia was not in Phoenix City.
The last time Yang Jia went to Hanhao Bird City, while collecting supplies outside the city to enrich the atlas, he unexpectedly received a new task to collect the atlases of eighty-eight cities.
For this kind of illustrated task, she must collect the plants herself in order to mark them; using things that have already been picked is not an option.
So Yang Jia did not return to Phoenix City immediately, but planned to complete this task first.
Since Li Bai wasn't around anymore, she didn't really want to go back and miss him. The virus situation was currently under control. They had ample supplies and extensive research on the virus, and second-generation vaccines were being intensively researched. Yang Jia's stay in Phoenix City was merely to coordinate the overall situation, a role more suited to Qin Yan.
Yang Jia believed that this mission, which didn't clearly state the reward, wouldn't be that easy. Perhaps completing it would give him a pleasant surprise, so he planned to complete it as soon as possible.
It was only after visiting Cuckoo City that she suddenly realized that not every city in this game world looked exactly the same. Even if there were similarities, they all had their own unique characteristics. It was just that she had always stayed in Phoenix City, never expecting or seeing them. Now that she had the opportunity, she could explore and see more, treating it as a journey to broaden her life experience.
So Yang Jia sent back everyone who followed him and started traveling alone.
Who would have thought that Li Bai logged into the game before the Spark Guild had even finished visiting all six cities.
Fortunately, Zhang Zitao had already set up a communication space based on the interactive system, so it was very convenient to contact them. Upon learning that Li Bai's battle had ended so quickly and that he was now at the lunar base awaiting further orders, Yang Jia couldn't help but feel surprised and delighted. He asked, "So, you'll be back soon?"
Communication could only be done using text, so she didn't see Li Bai's body stiffen slightly before he answered her, "I'm afraid it's not that easy."
Since she was transferred away because she was deemed unnecessary to stay in the game, there was no way she would be transferred back. And if she were in another position, Li Bai would definitely spend most of her time in space, where there is no signal or network, let alone games.
Yang Jia was slightly disappointed, but she remained optimistic. She had already prepared for a long period of separation, and the fact that Li Bai had managed to sneak in online was already a pleasant surprise. Since they were reunited, they should be happy about what was happening. If they were sad about the upcoming separation, the reunion would lose its meaning.
So she quickly cheered herself up and asked Li Bai, "How long can you stay this time?"
"Probably two or three days." Li Bai said.
Actually, the matter at N15 hadn't been resolved, but the remaining matters were just tedious, practical matters that didn't require Li Bai's involvement, so she took the opportunity to slip away. Although her rank wasn't high, her organization was very special, and once her duties were completed, no one else could interfere with her.
But most of the time was spent on the road, and there was not much time left in the rush to get back to the moon.
Yang Jia immediately showed a sad expression.
If she had known Li Bai would be back, she would have rushed back to Phoenix City. But now it was too late. After all, the underground passage was getting slower and slower. The last time she got from Phoenix City to Ostrich City, it had taken three days and three nights. This meant that during Li Bai's short vacation, the two of them hadn't even had the chance to see each other.
Li Bai soon learned this and felt disappointed but relieved at the same time.
She hadn't decided whether to tell Yang Jia about what she'd discovered outside and her speculations. She should, but she was afraid it would all be just her assumptions, and ultimately prove to be false, leaving Yang Jia feeling disappointed. If they met, Yang Jia would notice something unusual in her expression and would undoubtedly question her. If they couldn't meet, she could keep it a secret for a while longer.
"What the hell is going on?" Yang Jia was both angry and regretful. "Why did the underground passage have to change at this very moment? Can't we just go anywhere overnight like before?"
"Forget it," Li Bai comforted her, "Maybe the time has not come for us to meet yet. Don't be angry. Just saying it like this is better than not saying anything at all."
"That's right." Yang Jia was comforted after thinking about it, but he still reminded Li Bai, "Go back to Zhang Zitao and ask him to develop a video projection function." Even if you can't see or touch it, it's better than not seeing it.
After saying that, he sighed and said, "I miss you so much..."
"I miss you too." Li Bai whispered.
The two of them were silent for a moment across the screen, and then Yang Jia talked about his experiences during this period, especially the completely different things he had seen in the Cuckoo City before, and the aurora that night.
"Let's go together from now on." Li Bai heard the hidden meaning in her tone and said immediately.
She didn't say "there is a chance", this sentence is more like a promise, even if there is no opportunity, she will create such an opportunity.
Yang Jia agreed with a smile and listed several cities that she had later researched and found interesting. Some had unique scenery, some had unique culture, and some had unique products... One day, they would walk through these cities, one by one.
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