To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 613 - 351 A Friend from Thousands of Miles Away
Chapter 613 -351: A Friend from Thousands of Miles Away (Part 2)_1
Chapter 613 -351: A Friend from Thousands of Miles Away (Part 2)_1
“Failed again, huh.”
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Watching her character’s final outcome, the maid began to ponder what she had done wrong.
She had done her best at every step, but once she entered this hidden mode, the malice in the game would come at her full force, rendering her completely unable to cope.
Turning her head, she was about to ask for Qian Xiaohao’s opinion when she found him smugly watching her.
“You can’t get past it either, can you? So, if I can’t continue playing, it’s not because I’m too bad, right?”
“…That’s all you’re concerned with.”
“…I suspect you’re insulting me.”
“No need to suspect, that’s exactly what I mean.”
Having sent an irritated Qian Xiaohao to cool off, the maid started a new game and tried to replicate his moves, only to discover she couldn’t replicate them at all.
However, once Qian Xiaohao tried again, everything worked.
After carefully studying his moves, the maid realized that every choice he made seemed to be the worst one possible, but if one thought from the perspective of the game’s NPCs, it also seemed to be the most rational choice.
She asked Qian Xiaohao to pause for a moment and pointed to an option on the screen, “Here, the lady across the street invites you to her house for tea, why didn’t you go?”
“We’re not even close, why should I go to her house for tea? Is her tea any good?”
“What about the college girl downstairs who invites you to her place, claiming she could help you improve your copywriting skills, why didn’t you go?”
“We’re not close either, why should I go? Besides, there’s definitely something off about this woman. Inviting someone over to her place the first time she meets them, she’s definitely up to something.”
“Hmm, I understand now.”
The maid nodded, roughly grasping why Qian Xiaohao could produce such an odd process.
His gaming skills were terrible.
Or maybe, he hadn’t played many games, so when playing, his thinking remained in the real world, constantly approaching problems from a real-world perspective.
Normal players would realize that when other NPCs invite you, it signifies more storylines can be triggered.
But Qian Xiaohao would only think about it from a real-world perspective and conclude: there’s something wrong with this person; I shouldn’t go.
So, was this what “Wonderful Life” was hinting at with its hidden content?
That players needed to step out of the conventional game framework to truly connect with the game’s reality?
Having realized this, the maid restarted the game.
This time, she completely immersed herself in her game character, treating the world as if it were real.
The lady across the street’s kindness must have ulterior motives, the favor from the college girl downstairs must have strings attached, the lucrative business deals likely contained hidden dangers, even the landlord offering such low rent might be angling for her kidneys.
Avoiding contact with others again and again, the difficulty of the game soared, with the wrong turns of the game emerging, making her realize the abnormality of this game.
The entire process was painful and tedious, as the difficulties of the game escalated along with the constant emergence of mysteries, piling up and making the storyline increasingly intricate and elusive.
As the game progressed, some strange items also appeared. Using these items would reveal some hidden stats on the character’s panel, showing the character’s current state.
The emergence of a “pain value” made the maid realize that as the game played on, her character was constantly in a state of suffering. The various enigmas had affected his sanity, and as the world crumbled, he fell into pain.
When a mysterious merchant appeared and handed him a pill that could erase all past memories, her character slipped out of her control and swallowed the pill without hesitation.
Afterward, the connection between the player and the character was completely severed; the character in the game forgot everything about his past, only to ponder in his midnight dreams about the memories that vanished in dreams, while looking at the neon lights outside.
Having played the game incessantly for three days with Qian Xiaohao, the maid reluctantly gave up.
“I can’t play anymore; this game is too oppressive,” the maid mused. “Playing normally is fine, but once you start seeking the truth, the character falls into irredeemable suffering bit by bit, and then chooses a way to end himself.”
In those three days, they had played out more than a dozen endings, but without exception, they were all unhappy endings.
“Wonderful Life” seemed to subtly express an attitude: “Sometimes, being ignorant can bring happiness to human existence.”
“Give it up, I don’t think this mode is meant for humans to play,” the maid said helplessly. “Just copy guides from the internet, and be a happy idiot who knows nothing.”
“No,” Qian Xiaohao immediately refused. “We’ve come this far, you want me to give up?”
“Then what do you want to do? Wait, before you come up with something, please settle my overtime pay for these three days.”
After transferring the money to the maid, Qian Xiaohao stared blankly at the screen where the game’s main character had met a tragic end.
The true ending was clearly within reach, yet they couldn’t make it through, a fact that irked him greatly, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but look forward to the game’s real ending with anticipation.
