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"Strange Rivers and Lakes OL" is a large-scale 3D online game that focuses on the national style, and it has started publicity and distribution activities in the past few months.

Over the past few months, the cool character skills and actions, the division of sects based on ancient classics, various BOSS wild monsters with full of personality, and magnificent and strange game scenes have left a very deep impression on players who follow this game .

On the first day of the closed beta test, casual players and guild players who had already received activation codes flocked into the game, and the number of people online on the test server exceeded 500,000 in just one hour.

As soon as it comes up, the game CG shows the world view-the awe-inspiring spirit of the Nine Heavens dissipates for some reason, the world is in chaos, wars and disasters are everywhere, in the chaotic world, the people are struggling to live, and monsters are everywhere.

The novice map of the game is Chang'an City. When players start the game, they have to explore outside the city of Chang'an, which has been invaded by magic energy.

But unlike the capital of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the first thing players face after creating a character and entering the game is a picture of a chaotic world full of dark clouds in the sky. The setting of Chang'an City is already surrounded by demons and famine in the city.

Like all online games, players will enter the novice guidance task to familiarize themselves with the operation as soon as they start.

Most of the players who play this game are veterans. When playing other games, this kind of novice guidance basically ignores the task content and just follows the guidance.

But in the city of Chang'an in "Strange Rivers and Lakes", every novice guidance task makes people feel an inexplicable depression.

Helping a woman whose husband has left the city and has not returned yet to post notices, delivering porridge to a child who is about to starve to death, helping the owner of the wine shop take out the last jug of wine from the wine cellar...

Soon, some players finally reached level ten.

Follow the guidance of the novice guide NPC in the game, go to the gate of the city to find a bad guy to choose and accept the sect task.

This means that players can finally choose factions and sects from rangers, learn new skills and obtain sect-specific equipment.

When the game reached this point, a large number of players finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to complain;

"Fucking hell, I finally solved all the trivialities in Chang'an City! The task chain in this game is a bit depressing!"

"Fuck, I'm here to roam the rivers and lakes, not to be the aunt of the neighborhood committee! And the atmosphere in this novice city makes people feel so desperate!"

"The game planner did it on purpose! These NPCs are so sad! Can't they be more relaxed and fun!"

With a lot of complaints in the game chat box, the players finally came to the sect NPC "Bad Handsome".

"The world outside the city is weird and unpredictable, and the road to the rivers and lakes is also full of dangers. Young hero, before you choose to go out of the city to apprentice, find a weapon that you can get."

"Fuck!"

Seeing the bad guy's request, everyone suddenly realized that he had been running around Chang'an City for almost an hour, and he was still holding the basic weapon [broken wooden stick] in his hand!

"There is an old lunatic on the top of the city who is arrogant and claims to bring light to the whole city. He has a good sword in his hand. Maybe he won't need it."

Following the guidance of Bad Shuai, a large number of players went straight to the city head to curse.

Following the guidance, the players saw an NPC carrying a long sword at the head of Chang'an City.

The NPC is an image of an old man. He looks like an old man. Although he is carrying a long sword, he can't see a trace of heroism. Instead, he looks like a craftsman.

Beside this NPC is a giant lantern twice the size of the turret.

And when the player talked to the old man and asked for a sword, the NPC gave such a dialogue.

"You want my sword? Yes, but you have to help me find Fangzheng and ask for 10 fire oil."

"You...are a lantern maker?"

"Maybe, although my dream is to be a hero."

After having such a conversation with the NPC, the players could only go to Fangzheng's place cursing.

And in the conversation with Fangzheng, this is what he said;

"That madman is still making that big lantern?"

"I really don't understand that lunatic. When he was young, he said that he dreamed of becoming a hero one day, but in order to save money for a sword, he made a lantern all his life."

"A few years ago, when the demon cloud enveloped Chang'an, this sixty-year-old lunatic suddenly said that he wanted to pursue his youthful ambition and become a hero who brought people's hopes. But he carried a long sword on his back and refused to kill What kind of hero is this? It's ridiculous!"

"That's all. The young hero is young and promising, and he needs that madman's sword to go out into the rivers and lakes, and that old man will fulfill his madness...Young hero, don't want to imitate that madman's nonsense and bragging. Take his sword Finally, we must wipe out all the ghosts around the city!"

Just like that, the player got the key item needed for the mission, fire oil, and returned to the city.

After handing over the fire oil to Li Shixin, the player really got the task reward - the hero's long sword.

However, unlike other tasks that are terminated after harvesting rewards, after getting the sword, there is still a dialogue;

Player: "I heard that your dream when you were young was to be a hero? Why do you still want to make this lantern? You gave up your so-called dream?"

Li Shixin: "Hahaha, yes and no! My dream is still to be a hero."

At this point in the conversation, the NPC made an action to ignite the oil.

Amidst the exciting background music of the game, the gigantic lantern on the top of the city shone with dazzling light.

And with the lighting of the superstar lanterns, the entire gloomy and depressing Chang'an City was shrouded in light!

Seeing all the gloom in the scene being dispelled by this light, the players in the game were shocked!

Hanging on the top of the city, under the dazzling lantern like the warm sun, the player received the task reward.

At the same time, the NPC's dialogue pops up.

"When I was young, I really dreamed that one day I could kill those who did evil and justify injustice. I thought that the sword in my hand is the sword in my hand. But when I was old, I realized that the real chivalry, It’s not that I have a sword in my hand, but the thought in my heart! I’m still on the road of chasing my dream, just in a different way. Young man, take this sword, I don’t need it anymore.”

Ten units of fire oil only supported the light for a short while. Chang'an City fell into the previous gloom again.

After getting the high-quality weapon called "Hero's Long Sword", the player has completed all the main tasks in Chang'an City, officially walked out of Chang'an City, and rushed to the rivers and lakes.

When the player returns to Chang'an City later, more than half of the NPCs in the city will say the same sentence.

Unlike the previous funerals, everyone seemed to have hope.

"Have you seen the lantern at the top of the city? It's brighter than the sun when it's lit!"

"Although I still don't have enough to eat and don't wear warm clothes, and there are still spirits and monsters outside the city, but that lantern is so beautiful when it is lit!"

And when the player talks to the bad guy under the city gate, the dialogue becomes "with a pure heart, never forget the original intention, do what you can, and bring light and hope to the world is to be a hero! This is what he told me Yes, he is worthy of being a hero!"

After joining the sect and unlocking the weapon upgrade skills, some careful players discovered that the [Hero's Long Sword] can be upgraded!

After upgrading to the purple hero quality, there will be an extra paragraph in the information bar of the weapon-there are always some people who have dreams that will never be wiped out, and use their own methods to illuminate people in darkness. They don't have swords in their hands, but they are real knights.

And those players who were infected by the momentary light at the head of Chang'an City logged into the game forum and sent their game screenshots to the forum one after another, only to find out when they blew up the mission NPC...

Lou Ye, the game planner, posted a post on the forum.

There, it is about the story behind the NPC Li Shixin, and the ins and outs behind this mission.

When it was learned that this unforgettable character in the game originated from an old man who was 66 years old and struggling on the stage of "Trainee" in reality, the players were overjoyed!

That is at this time.

Lou Ye, who had just returned to the company after being saved by Li Shixin, gritted his teeth tightly when he saw the latest post on Li Shixin's Weibo. Take a screenshot of Weibo and post a post asking for help on the game forum;

"Brothers, Li Shixin, the prototype character of Li Shixin, needs to vote for him now. If you have time, can you extend your hands and go to the homepage of "Let's Debut Trainee" to make a list for Lord Xin?"

"Damn it! I just saw the deeds of Lord Xin in Brother Ye's post, and I saw this! Damn, this stupid show, such an interesting contestant is not praised, but suppressed? Go go go go go! No Is it just to hit the rankings? Brothers of the Shanhe Union, let's go!"

"Hehehehe, it's time to show off your real skills! I've spent ten years staying up all night brushing dungeon skills, is it still a matter of making a list? Brothers of the Star Union, follow me!

in the hospital.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening when Li Shixin hung up the WeChat video with a group of old fans.

Thanks to his wit, he made a special phone call to tell him.

Otherwise, a group of old fans who heard the news of his hospitalization on Weibo have already gathered in the small theater, and they are about to come to Rongzhou!

How dangerous!

Patting himself on the chest, Li Shixin confessed his guilt, and turned on his old phone, which was hot because of the long video time.

When he opened his personal trainee homepage and saw his ranking, he was shocked

More than an hour ago, it was still ranked 26th in the popularity ranking. I don't know when it has jumped to the 18th!

Looking at the comment section on the homepage, Li Shixin frowned at those netizens who seemed to be members of major online game guilds.

What's the matter?

Old man, when did you have such a big appeal in the online game industry?

Could it be that the old man's talent can no longer be concealed?

Just when Li Shixin was wondering, a private message popped up on Weibo.

"Ms. Li, I'm the idiot you rescued on the rooftop that day. My name is Lou Ye, and I'm a game planner. I was filled with indignation when I heard about the plight of the teacher. Please rest assured, the teacher, and don't worry about ranking. I have launched a call in the player group, voted for the teacher, and pushed "Your Answer" on the music platform. Although my modest efforts are not worth the teacher's life-saving grace, please rest assured the teacher. Come on!"

Oh?

Seeing this private message, Li Shixin frowned.

Is that the young man who committed suicide on the rooftop?

As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.

Is this the old man's blessing?

PS: Seeing that many friends complained about unstable updates and bounced tickets, I don’t like to publish my emotions and private life, which affects the normal reading environment. But let me explain, I am here in Beilin District, SH City, HLJ Province, where the first confirmed case was found in HLJ Province. A first-level response was initiated after the year. I used to work on code words in an outside studio. During the day, I had a good environment and time to conceive and work. So we can guarantee normal updates, but the epidemic is serious now. I went to the studio for a day yesterday, but was driven back by the landlord of the studio, because it is currently under community isolation and is not allowed. So I can only go home and code. The family is relatively small, and the children used to stay at home every day and made a lot of noise, so the environment for coding is a bit poor. Most of the time, I coax the child during the day, wait for her to sleep and code a chapter, and then code after she falls asleep at night. It is different from the previous rhythm of life, so the update time is a bit messy. I can't do anything about it right now, I'm trying my best to overcome it. The grades of the book are very good, updating one more chapter is a waste of money, I will not make trouble with money, will I? It's not that I don't want to code, nor is it deliberately delayed. I hope everyone can understand.