Chapter 258 My World
He took off his gaming helmet and stood up from the bed. The "Breakthrough Hand" pulled open the bed curtains and opened the window to let in some air.

He picked up the water glass on the bedside table and took a long sip. He then let out a low sigh of satisfaction and sighed towards the rising sun outside the window, "Today is another peaceful day."

Saturday morning after a good sleep on Friday night is always so happy and comfortable.

Suddenly, the sound of a cell phone rang next to my ear.

The breakthrough player's eyes suddenly lit up.

It’s the At of a 2D chat group!

He opened his phone and saw that it was indeed a screen recording of "Late Ming Dynasty Storm", the kind created by five people!

The Late Ming Dynasty has become very popular in the Ming Dynasty history circle and niche circle. Whenever someone releases a new video, the group administrator will tag it for viewing.

The breakthrough player quickly closed the pornographic videos he browsed every day and clicked on Pili Pili.

The title of this video is still simple: [Late Ming Dynasty] The most expensive episode: The Battle of Dujiatun.

The video starts off with the breakout player stunned.

On the gray battlefield, more than 100,000 enemy and our own troops arrived one after another. Slightly tragic music echoed in our ears, as if a fateful showdown was about to begin.

The ancient-style narration text gives a brief outline of the pre-war plot.

The Qing Emperor surrounded the Ming Emperor, and the loyal minister General Li risked his life to lead his troops to rescue him.

Anyone who has been following the game videos knows that the "loyal minister" Li Mu is the "time traveler protagonist" set in the game plot, and he will sooner or later take the throne.

Within the first few seconds of the video, all kinds of comments were flying around.

"This is the Battle of the Three Emperors!"

"The advantage is mine (Fenghua accent)"

"This game is so realistic, there's not a single duplicate face! The swords, armor, and formations are just like a real battlefield."

"Is this a game? I thought it was some big-budget movie."

"Aside from those classic war films, who has the money to hire hundreds of thousands of people as extras?"

"The eternal god of the late Ming Dynasty!"

The first round of decisive battle between the Ming and Qing dynasties began. The first thing was the bird's-eye view from the observation balloon, where a group of densely packed "little ants" collided fiercely with each other.

Then the enemy and us faced each other in a fierce fight, with blood splashing harmoniously. The BGM of this video is very exciting and heroic, and the close-up switching of swords and guns piercing the flesh makes people feel as if they are in the scene, as if they have forgotten to breathe.

The scene that suddenly appeared next made people feel nervous.

The one who appeared was actually a breakthrough player!

"Just treat it as a brother's and give the Tartars a heavy blow!"

"They're not even afraid of the Fourth Calamity. They're no ordinary Tartars. We must strike hard!"

"You're a breakthrough expert! Don't stop charging, kill!"

"..."

The brothers who died in the battle came to him like colorful substitutes, pressing their palms on his fists, as if giving him great courage and strength.

With tears in his eyes, he roared and brought down the hilt of his sword with dozens of his brothers' heroic substitutes, killing the enemy.

"Don't underestimate the bond between me and my brothers!"

Even the corresponding lines appear in large letters around the characters, like a fatal blow or a finishing move.

In an instant, the video was filled with colorful comments such as "Brothers", "Bonds", "Guardians", and "The villagers are coming".

A public execution for the entire internet audience!

At that time, the breakthrough player felt very passionate and childish, but now he was being watched by countless netizens, and he felt extremely ashamed and wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

I felt ashamed of having my novel read aloud to countless passersby.

Damn it, compensate me for mental damage!

If you don’t have high requirements, just buy a COS customized suit and get two suit repairs.

The second half of the video is even more exciting.

The grand production of the hollow square against the cavalry once reminded people of a big foreign movie.

The cavalry was dizzy in front of the hollow square and could only be forced to endure the fire of muskets. In the end, they were like being crushed in a meat grinder and were completely wiped out after passing through the hollow square.

The most exciting thing is the volley gun duel in East Asia.

There is no background music in this section, and the roars and screams have also been eliminated. There is only the whistling of the cold wind in the environment and the popping sound of musket fire.

Ferocious Tartars, players standing firmly in formation, close combat with real swords and guns, warriors who blocked bullets for their teammates...

Then the player advanced under the enemy's volleys, and countless warriors fell one after another. The barrage of words passed through a series of "Warriors", "Tears", "Forward, forward, forward", "Charge", "Cavalry Company Charge"...

When the player gets very close, the screen switches to slow motion, and the breakthrough player can see the details of the changes in the Tartar's expression of astonishment, panic, and fear.

Until the anticipation reached the throat, all the sounds in the screen suddenly disappeared, and only the commander's roar penetrated the video and reached reality.

Open fire!
Thick smoke billowed out, and all enemies fell one after another. The player immediately changed into spears and steel knives and rushed forward to chase and kill the Tartar soldiers.

"So passionate! Give me a knife and I'll fight too!"

"Just watching the video makes me feel good. If I could play the game, I can't believe how much more fun I would have."

"Give me the activation code and I'll unify the entire Blue Star!"

"I want to conquer the world, and I want to be Huang Silang!"

Finally, the camera slowly moves upwards, and a large number of enemy and friendly corpses fall to the ground. The Ming army, as small as ants, gradually surrounds the north.

The video ends abruptly here.

If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the next chapter.

"Ahhh, no need for that kind of disconnected stuff!"

"Push for more! Push for more! Push for more!"

"Seeing this makes me want to play again, Late Ming Fengyun, start!"

"Please hurry up and make the next video!"

"GKD!"

Even netizens in the group said that the game officials were too cowardly. They released so many game videos to whet people's appetite, but just refused to launch a public beta test.

"I can play at night without affecting my sleep. I can make use of one-third of my life. It's so cool!"

"It's so itchy! It's so itchy, so itchy! This game is more fun than sucking!"

"Please, someone sell me an activation code. I'm going to die without Wan Ming Feng Yun."

"Activation codes are being sold for tens of thousands of yuan each, and there's no way to buy one!"

"Whoever sells me the activation code is my godfather! Where are you, godfather?"

Looking at the heated discussions among netizens in the group, the breakthrough player suddenly felt a sense of pride and superiority.

As someone who obtained the activation code randomly, he is not only a super lucky man, but also has the right to redeem an activation code.

In the past, when the game was not popular, the activation code price was not high.

The game is very popular now, and the activation code price has also risen. The official price has also risen to 70 merit points per piece.

But it’s nothing for breakthrough players, just take 70 merit points.

Today, I'll be a godfather and find a good helper for my fellow gamers. It's time for them to recruit some new members for the "Yulin Tea Party."

"Who wants an activation code? I have one. Fill out your information, and those with special skills will get it first! The price is guaranteed to be fair!"

When the breakthrough player said this, everyone expressed shock and doubt.

There are only five recognized beta testers among the hundreds of people in the group, and the breakthrough player has been lurking for a long time and only pops up occasionally. How could he be a beta tester?
But there are also some smart guys who have already started sending private messages to breakthrough players to sign up, regardless of whether it is true or not, and some even sent emoticons on the spot to call him godfather.

Just as the breakthrough player was happily collecting information, he suddenly saw another player in the group, "World Destroyer King", making a sarcastic remark -

"How could a perpetual scuba diver like him possibly have an activation code? He's trying to trick you into revealing your personal information. Don't be fooled! I have two activation codes I haven't sold yet. Listen to me, I'll give you 70% off the market price!"

Breakthrough: "The current version has always been limited to one activation code. Where did you get two codes? You don't even own the game, right?"

The World-Destroying King: "You're a cloud player, but you're still being stubborn. Wan Ming Feng Yun has always been able to buy dual codes. Haha, for a cloud player like you to have activation codes to sell, I'll be livestreaming fucking a fan on three gears while eating my own shit!"

The breakthrough player laughed on the spot, "Okay, okay, what if you lose and refuse to admit it?"

The King of Destruction: "Who doesn't know my credibility? I mean what I say!"

So the two sides issued a gambling agreement in various chat groups, game forums, and Pili Pili, and at the same time attracted a large number of strangers who wanted to curry favor with the "King of Destruction" and the breakthrough hand.

They all begged the two to sell the activation codes, willing to pay any price.

The breakthrough maker carefully selected a "professional boss" who is proficient in various languages, understands literature and history, and has good calligraphy. His online name is "Mashed Potatoes" and his avatar is also cute and girly, a bit like a girl.

However, breakthrough players are well aware of the principle of gender reversal on the Internet. The cuter the avatar emoticon package, the more macho or fat otaku it is.

Seeing that the other party had strong professional skills, spoke politely, and was also an online friend who had chatted with him in the 2D group for several months, the breakthrough hand sold the activation code to him on the spot at 20% off the market price.

Mashed Potatoes was also very straightforward. He didn't even ask for a discount and just gave tens of thousands of yuan without hesitation, acting like he was from a wealthy family. "Thank you!"

Mashed Potato did not log in to the game immediately after activating it. Instead, he sent a screenshot of the successful activation and a screenshot of the transfer with the key information hidden to the gambling group just a few minutes ago.

"It was sold to me by the Silver Breakthrough Hand!"

As soon as these words were spoken, netizens in the group were shocked.

Everyone lamented that they were blind and didn't know there was such a great god in the group. If they knew how to maintain relationships and "lick" the silver breakthrough player more often, this activation code would be theirs!
"Boss, are there any brothers around you who don't sell activation codes? Please recommend one to me!"

"I want it too!"

"Please, godfather! Sell me an activation code!"

"Where's the King of Destruction? The activation codes sold by others have all been sent out. Where's the one you sold?"

"If it doesn't sell, I'll have to eat X, the Nippon fan!"

The breakthrough player directly tagged the World Destroyer himself: "Hahahaha, World Destroyer, please come out and start the live broadcast, everyone is waiting to see your special skills!"

"Don't play dead, King of Destruction! The brothers are still waiting for screenshots of your two activation codes!"

The King of Destruction did not respond and quietly left the group without saying a word.

When everyone went to leave messages on other accounts and forums of the King of Destruction, the other party actually deleted the account and ran away!

Even with this, he still keeps his promise and makes a bet. He is a scabby dog ​​that will break into pieces if touched.

Cool!
The breakthrough player suddenly felt a kind of pleasure of being slapped in the face sweeping over his body, and he shivered with pleasure.

To deal with these cloud players who spread rumors and are stubborn, they should be severely slapped in the face.

……

"Forget about this idiot, Mashed Potato, let's get into the game!"

"it is good."

Mashed Potato had already set up the character data before the game started.

One person puts on a helmet, one enters a high-end gaming cabin, and both of them enter the game.

A flash of game loading prompts passed by, and Mashed Potatoes seemed to be riding on a rapidly accelerating spaceship and rushing forward, with colorful fragments turning into arrows and quickly thrown behind his head.
As the feeling of diving deepened, Mashed Potatoes felt like he was on a high-speed roller coaster. His heart beat faster and he even felt a slight vibration in his blood vessels.

Countless ink paintings of the late Ming Dynasty's territory, wars, ceremonial celebrations, and local customs gradually filled the colorless picture. Suddenly, a viewpoint in the center of the field of vision seemed to be pulled open by an invisible hand, and the large tent of the military camp came into view.

Mashed Potatoes stood there, a small round shield in his left hand and a war hammer in his right hand.

Occasionally, scattered players would crawl out from underground in the semi-enclosed military tent.

Mashed Potatoes followed the other players out of the tent, and the outside world suddenly became clear.

The towering Liaoyang city stood a few hundred steps away, like a square stone wall.

The low houses and tents outside the city are connected together, like a large rural market, with pedestrians with different signs hanging on their heads coming and going.

Some people were carrying something that seemed to be game players. Many of them walked in a disorderly manner, some were jumping and skipping, some were parkouring and screaming on the houses.

Some players had titles shining brightly above their heads, such as Skull Crusher, King of Endurance, and the Ninth Warrior of the Ming Dynasty...

Some people have the professions of frameless farmers, woodcutters, and hunters, and should be ordinary NPC characters.

Most people's names are green, symbolizing invulnerability.

Only a few bald Han Chinese or laborers who speak Korean have green and yellow hair on their heads, which will be dyed yellow or even red if the enemy intends to attack.

Suddenly a passerby bumped into Mashed Potato's arm. Mashed Potato felt a little pain and looked up to see that the other person was just an ordinary villager.

As the other party apologized repeatedly, Mashed Potatoes waved his hand to forgive the other party, and the word "Farmer" that had just been gradually eroded by yellow quickly turned green.

"Isn't this game too realistic?"

Mashed Potatoes suddenly had an idea. He walked to a corner of the tent where no one passed by, unzipped his belt and looked inside.

what happened?

Mashed Potato thought to herself, "I'm a girl. I clearly chose 'female', so why is there something under my crotch, and it's covered with mosaics? I can't feel it. It's like you know it's there, but you can't touch it or see it clearly."

She clearly chose a female character, so why was she given a male character by default?
“Mashed potatoes!”

Suddenly a shout scared Mashed Potatoes so much that he trembled all over. The face of the person who came looked very familiar.

Isn't that the "Chuunibunji" guy whose viral video I saw earlier? His ID reads "Breakthrough Player" and he even has the honorary title of "Golden Breakthrough Player."

"you are?"

"Finally found you. I'm the silver breakthrough player in the group."

"Wow, it's you!"

Mashed Potatoes felt like he had discovered a shocking secret—

The great god who always likes to lurk, sells her activation code, and shows up in the hot video is actually the same person!

"What were you looking at just now, kid?" The breakthrough hand hugged Mashed Potatoes, but the other party pushed him away on the grounds that he was uncomfortable.

"No, I didn't see anything."

"Send them all, buddy. I know what you're thinking," the breakthrough player said. "But this game requires buying coupons to have some fun... But don't blame me for not warning you, if you have a girlfriend or wife in real life, you can't use coupons."

"Oh, I know."

Mashed Potato really wanted to ask herself why a girl was a male character, but she didn't want to expose her disguise, so she casually asked, "Why haven't I seen many female players along the way?"

"Oh, this is a special official setting - only female characters can be played in the safe and restricted areas, and only male characters can be played in the expansion and danger areas.

For example, the northern theater where we are currently located is a dangerous frontline area, and even if there are female players, they are actually playing male characters.

"So that's how it is." Mashed Potato thought to himself, should I change regions and use a female character?

"Let me check how many random lives you have."

The breakthrough player turned his arm and pointed at his wrist with his other finger. Mashed Potato did as he was asked, and five resurrection codes came into view.

"Oh my god, you're so lucky! You got five lives right out of the gate!" the Breakthrough player exclaimed in surprise. "Our Yulin Tea Party is in need of talents like you! Come with me!"

Mashed Potato's head was still dizzy. Although he had watched a lot of game videos, he had no idea how to play.

Suddenly, a dozen players holding strange little flags appeared, and like enthusiastic salesmen, they gathered around the two of them and promoted their own "fan clubs", or non-mandatory guilds.

New players are a scarce resource.

It can not only supplement manpower for each team, but also improve knowledge reserves. If you can recruit a professional boss, you will make a fortune.

So when the teams and clubs saw the obvious attire of the newcomers, they pounced on them like a pack of hungry wolves.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop it!" Breakthrough waved his hand, then put his arm around Mashed Potato's shoulders, with a majestic look as if he was declaring his sovereignty. "This brother is my apprentice, don't bother him! Apprentice, right?"

"Yeah, I've already joined the guild."

Mashed Potato agreed. After all, the master was the "benefactor" who sold her the activation code. It was better to hang out with acquaintances than to sit on the bench with strangers.

"Damn! Someone got there first again!"

The brothers who recruited new players left in disappointment, but when they saw new players appear, they would rush over like a group of busy reporters eager to grab the headlines.

Seeing the competitor leave, the breakthrough expert continued to lead his apprentice forward.

After walking out of the relatively crowded "downtown area", the breakthrough person handed Mashed Potato a telescope for him to appreciate the real historical picture.

The people in the distance cooperated with the players to build new houses, and villages sprang up along the official road.

Temporary barracks surrounded by wooden fences were spaced over ten miles apart, and each barracks had hundreds to thousands of new recruits.

Through the gaps in the fence, Mashed Potato could see dozens of players leading NPCs in military training, and could even hear vague shouts.

Poke! Insert! Stab! Pierce!
The training styles varied from camp to camp. Some were characterized by crisp shouts of killing, while others were filled with resounding cries of “Wind! Wind! Wind!”, as if the once-powerful Qin warriors had returned.

The master explained that these were training instructors from different guilds.

Although everyone is commanded by several unified battle groups during wartime, in non-wartime they carry out missions in small teams such as "fraternity clubs" and "guilds".

Although the cultural styles are different, they are all practiced according to the infantry drill manual compiled by the instructors in accordance with the times.

Thousands of cavalrymen were running on the land farther away. Sometimes they formed a wall formation to charge, and sometimes they dispersed into small teams to chop down the scarecrows and wooden targets along the way.

"It's cool just watching the video, but it's so shocking to feel thousands of cavalry charging in person!" Mashed Potato's face was full of admiration and awe.

"Who says it's not? That's the leader's newly formed cavalry unit. They have the best treatment and the best horses."

"Is this vast land a stage for us to perform freely?" Mashed Potatoes' eyes sparkled.

"That's right. As long as you accumulate enough honors, you'll have the opportunity to conquer a fiefdom of your own when you fight overseas. You can do whatever you want there."

Do whatever you want?
Mashed Potato couldn't help but enjoy the future, imagining a quiet and peaceful manor, where the hired workers worked for her in exchange for wages, and she would also personally participate in the labor. Under the afternoon parasol, she would drink afternoon tea and admire the territory of her own manor, the cattle and sheep slowly moving on the grass, and the music played by the musicians echoed in her ears...

Suddenly, a green signal smoke rose into the sky, followed by several signal arrows that rose into the sky and exploded.

"Wow, you're so lucky." Breakthrough pointed to the large stage not far away, "I just entered the game and caught up with the celebration party."

(End of this chapter)