Update Time: 2014-02-09
“Hello! I saw your company’s recruitment information in the newspaper, may I ask your company… Oh! You’re already full! Well then! Sorry to bother you, goodbye!”
“Whew—” Lin Zheng sighed helplessly and hung up the phone. Then he spread out the newspaper and crossed out a recruitment advertisement. It was visible that there were already quite a few red crosses on it. Another morning was wasted like this. Lin Zheng was a bit dejected. Is finding a job really that difficult? All the calls this morning were for positions already filled. This is so unfair! Could it be that those companies were just giving him the runaround? Hmm, does one have to apply in person to show sincerity? If that’s the case, then why do these companies post so much recruitment information?!
As soon as he thought of this, Lin Zheng was filled with resentment. Just as Lin Zheng was grumbling, “Click!” the door opened.
“Xiao Linzi! Come help quickly!” Suddenly, a shout came from the doorway. Lin Zheng casually put down the newspaper and walked over. He saw someone standing at the door, their face blocked by a box, and there were indeed quite a lot of things piled up at the entrance: a large pile of instant food and various daily necessities.
“Are you preparing for hibernation or secluded cultivation, Liu Mang? It’s a bit early for hibernation, it’s June now!?” Lin Zheng stared at the things on the floor, speechless.
As Lin Zheng helped take two boxes, a fair face appeared before him. It was a beautiful face that looked full of youthful vitality, now panting with excitement. This appearance absolutely destroyed her own image completely! Just as Lin Zheng called her, at this moment she really looked more like a female Liu Mang than a lady! She was Yang Qi, a good sister who lived with Lin Zheng! Because her various actions, in Lin Zheng’s opinion, were truly far from ladylike, and she would occasionally spout Liu Mang-like remarks, she earned the nickname “female Liu Mang” from Lin Zheng, or simply Liu Mang! Such a nickname would absolutely enrage other girls, but to Lin Zheng’s dismay, this female Liu Mang didn’t care at all!
Yang Qi rolled her eyes, “Less nonsense, hurry up and help move things, you’ll know soon enough!” Although speechless, Lin Zheng still helped move the things into the house. After moving everything, Yang Qi immediately burrowed into the sofa, panting heavily. She casually opened a can of juice and guzzled it down, then let out a long burp, completely disregarding her image.
“I was really exhausted this morning!” Yang Qi said, panting, “You don’t know! The specialty store was packed with people, I was almost squeezed into a meat patty! But, hehe—hehe—”
“Alright, you’d better catch your breath first before talking!” Seeing Yang Qi on the verge of collapsing, Lin Zheng was genuinely worried she might faint from lack of breath.
“Is it that serious? What did you buy to be so tired? Speaking of which…” Lin Zheng scanned Yang Qi’s perfectly proportioned figure, “With all those people, aren’t you afraid of being taken advantage of?!”
“Hmph—the guy who dares to take advantage of this granny hasn’t been born yet!” Yang Qi said triumphantly. Instantly, Lin Zheng’s mind conjured images of certain pathetic perverts being hit by groin kicks. It was predictable that Yang Qi’s outing must have involved some unfortunate individuals! Amitabha! Hopefully, she didn’t render anyone impotent!
Lin Zheng mourned for half a second for those perverts who wanted to take advantage of the female Liu Mang, “Female Hero is mighty! But what exactly did you buy?!”
“Of course, it’s good stuff!” Yang Qi took another sip of juice. Her breath had returned, and she proudly told Lin Zheng, “You know the game I play?”
“The game you play? Phantom Spirit? I know! Didn’t it go out of business?!” Lin Zheng asked with a puzzled expression.
Yang Qi slapped her thigh and exclaimed excitedly, “phantom spirit ii is out!”
“phantom spirit ii? You certainly look like phantom spirit ii!” Lin Zheng couldn’t help but retort.
“You jerk!” Yang Qi nearly spat blood, then rolled her eyes and said, “I mean phantom spirit ii is out!”
“Oh?” Lin Zheng was a little surprised, “How long has it been out of business? The second generation is already out? How does it compare to Xiao Guizi’s Illusion?”
“No comparison!”
“Then what’s the point? Why release it if it can’t compare?!”
“Hehe!” Yang Qi smiled triumphantly, “This time it’s the other way around! I really want to see how those Xiao Guizi operators react! Wahahaha! Just thinking about it is satisfying! This time, they’re going to lose a fortune!”
“Oh! That awesome!” Lin Zheng also got interested, “Tell me, what’s the situation with phantom spirit ii?!”
“Two words: ‘realistic’!” Yang Qi said, “The first generation still had an anime art style, and with our country’s anime level, we could only be crushed. But the new system that’s out this time is super realistic, well, basically it’s like traveling to another world! Anime can’t compare to that! So, I ran out early this morning and bought the login equipment!” With that, Yang Qi proudly pointed to the two boxes that had just been moved into the house. After listening to Yang Qi, Lin Zheng also understood what was going on.
Phantom Spirit was a groundbreaking online game reform developed by Huaxia, and although it didn’t achieve the true virtual reality described in novels, it allowed players to personally enter the game. This epoch-making invention quickly dominated a large share of the global game market, earning Huaxia astonishing foreign exchange! The profits made all businessmen and politicians around the world envious!
Unfortunately, good times don't last. A traitor appeared within Phantom Spirit, stealing its technology. Then, Xiao Guizi's Heavenly God emerged! And it must be said that in the game competition, which still used anime scenes as its background, Xiao Guizi completely defeated Phantom Spirit, bringing Phantom Spirit to its end. Now, Xiao Guizi's game Illusion has just begun operations, investing astronomical figures without having recovered a single bit, and phantom spirit ii has unexpectedly appeared. A little thought makes it clear that the first generation of Phantom Spirit was entirely designed to trick people. This time, it has truly devastated Xiao Guizi, and some countries behind it will also suffer considerable losses. It's unknown which leader came up with this malicious scheme. Although it has the suspicion of harming others without benefiting oneself, considering the historical animosity between the two countries, the people of the nation are happy to see such a thing happen!
“I say, Xiao Linzi, you haven’t found a job yet, have you? Don’t look anymore, come play with me! There are infinite business opportunities in this game! Look! I’ve already bought the login equipment for you!” It turned out that one of the two boxes was prepared for Lin Zheng. This preemptive action made Lin Zheng pause, and then he said, “I’m not a professional gamer like you, I don’t know anything. How can I make money?!”
“It’s not difficult, not difficult at all!” Yang Qi said with a smile, “Once you’re inside, if you really don’t know anything, just go kill monsters, keep killing! You’ll earn money by getting gold coins and materials. When your level is high enough, you can earn at least one or two hundred a day, three or four thousand a month, which isn’t bad! You should know there are many rich people playing this game, and they’re too lazy to farm gold coins and materials, and their expenses are high, so you don’t have to worry about there being no market!”
“That sounds pretty good!” Lin Zheng said, stroking his chin.
“Of course, what kind of person am I, would I trick you?! Come on, come on, let’s quickly set up our login equipment!” With that, Yang Qi very amicably pulled Lin Zheng to start organizing the equipment.
After half an hour of studying the instructions, the two finally assembled the login device. Hmm! It looked a bit like the biological pods from movies, where a whole person could lie inside, and it could adjust its length and width, as people’s body types vary.
“Hmm! The server opens at one o’clock, there’s still time, let’s get something to eat first!” Yang Qi said, checking the time. Lin Zheng thought of the pile of instant food in the living room and couldn’t help but laugh, “So you prepared all that food for this!”
“That’s right! But there are even more exaggerated guys than me! Just saw a guy moving three times as much as I did…”
It was only 12:30 after eating, with half an hour left. Lin Zheng didn’t want to waste time, so he searched for the official website of phantom spirit ii to understand it, otherwise, going in blind would waste a lot of time learning the game. Although in Yang Qi’s eyes he was just an extra, even an extra needs a bottle!
He found the website, and as Lin Zheng opened it, a sharp sword suddenly slashed down from the top, startling him. The visual effects were so well done, it was terrifying! The sword split the screen, and then the spokesperson for phantom spirit ii appeared magnificently on the webpage, dressed in white, standing with a sword, truly like a fairy descended from heaven! Hmm—looking at this face, it truly was a world destroyer, Lin Zheng could only find this word to describe it. How was it made?! It was too beautiful! Those popular female stars couldn’t compare at all! Lin Zheng was also a normal young man, and seeing this beauty, he couldn’t help but swallow. Whoever married this wife would truly be blessed. No, it was envy, jealousy, and hatred! Men are all like this; even though they know they have no fate with a beautiful woman, when they think that beautiful woman will become someone else’s wife, there’s always an inexplicable surge of anger!
“Damn it! Why did you make me see such a beautiful woman? How am I supposed to find a wife after this?!” Lin Zheng sighed to the heavens! Yang Qi heard him and came over to look. However, it is said that beauties look down on each other, even Yang Qi, this female Liu Mang! Seeing the fairy-like figure on the screen, Yang Qi couldn’t help but curl her lips and say, “It’s just good makeup! If I put on makeup, I guarantee I won’t be worse than her!”
Lin Zheng heard this, turned to look at Yang Qi, and indeed, although this female Liu Mang was a bit of a Liu Mang, she was undoubtedly a stunning beauty. However, thinking of her various Liu Mang-like actions, Lin Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head. This couldn’t be compared!
“Why are you shaking your head?! Am I not pretty?!” Saying that, Yang Qi puffed out her chest, her impressive 34D almost hitting Lin Zheng’s face!
“You’re pretty enough! But can a female Liu Mang be compared to a fairy?!” Lin Zheng shrugged.
“You…!” Yang Qi was speechless, but a female Liu Mang is a female Liu Mang, and she immediately dismissed it. She wrapped her arms around Lin Zheng’s head and laughed, “That’s right! I’m a free-spirited, youthful beauty, acting prim and proper like a fairy isn’t my style! Speaking of which, this is a big shot, Xiao Linzi! If you manage to win her over, you won’t have to struggle for the rest of your life! Hehe!” Her laugh was so lewd, truly worthy of a female Liu Mang!
“What big shot?!” Lin Zheng asked curiously, glancing again at the beauty’s signature, Lan Liuli. That name sounded a bit familiar! And that face also felt somewhat familiar! Well! All perverts feel this way when they see a beautiful woman! Then he heard Yang Qi say, “What’s our Prime Minister’s name?”
“Lan Tianzheng!” Lin Zheng answered casually, then paused, both sharing the surname Lan, could it be, “This is his granddaughter?!” Lin Zheng exclaimed in surprise!
“Hehe, surprised, aren’t you!” Yang Qi said, “This is a true princess! If you really manage to win her over, you truly won’t have to struggle for the rest of your life!”
“Tsk tsk! A true princess! A true princess!” Lin Zheng nodded in admiration, “Look at our country’s princess, she truly has the demeanor of a princess, fitting the image! Look at those princesses in the West, they’re old women and still called princesses, isn’t that ruining children’s fairy tale dreams! Alright! There are always more beauties to see, let’s look at the basic game information first!”
The game’s world background is a magical world that has both immortal techniques and Taoist magic, as well as magic and battle aura, and also guns and machinery. Hmm—it’s a bit like Earth encountering an invasion from the World of Warcraft, while also incorporating many mythological elements.
There aren't many initial professions to choose from: Archer, Warrior, and Mage. However, there are quite a few first-tier professions. Taking the Huaxia District as an example, there are four first-tier professions for Archer—Divine Archer, Musketeer, Hunter, and Swordfighter.
Warrior First Tier — Swordsman, Greatsword Knight, Guard, Sword Hero
Mage First Tier — Priest, Magician, Summoner, Taoist
Among them, Sword Hero and Taoist are not universal professions; these two professions can only be taken in the Huaxia District!
There are already so many professions just for the first tier, and even more for the second tier. Each first-tier profession also has two different advancement directions, plus some regional unique professions, so the variety is quite extensive!
Lin Zheng just briefly looked through it, silently choosing a profession he was interested in, and then browsed other information. After all, he was about to enter the game, and time was short. He had only looked for a bit when it was already one o’clock. He then closed the computer and lay down in the game pod. However, he had only been lying there for a short while when Lin Zheng immediately jumped up, clutching his head!
“Holy moly! Is there such brain stimulation the first time you go in? It hurts so much!” Lin Zheng groaned, shaking his head. He rubbed his temples, and after a moment, suddenly cursed, “Damn it, what kind of thing is this…” With that, he actually lay down again as if nothing had happened. This time, Lin Zheng didn’t have a headache, and his consciousness safely entered the game. Lin Zheng only felt his vision go dark, and when his sight returned, he found himself in a bustling ancient village.
“Welcome to the fantasy world of phantom spirit ii. Please name your game character. Once named, it cannot be changed unless under special circumstances!” Hearing the pleasant synthesized female voice in his ear, Lin Zheng finally came to his senses. So, you set up the character after entering the game! Hmm! Anyway, let’s set it up first!
“Hmm, I need to pick a name with some depth!” Lin Zheng thought conceitedly, then said, “Ao Jian Zhonghua!”
“Sorry, already registered!”
“No way! Then Chinese Sword Hero!”
“Sorry, already registered!”
“Oh my god! What about Ximen Chuixue?”
“Sorry, already registered!”
“Oh my goodness…”
Ten minutes later, Lin Zheng said helplessly and weakly, “Yi Ping Taoist!”
“This name is available, would you like to name it?”
“Damn it, a random name works!” Lin Zheng thought speechlessly, “Speaking of which, I don’t want to play a Taoist, a fake Taoist… I’ll become a Shengun, dammit!” But he didn’t want to spend any more time on the name, so he chose to confirm. He then selected the Archer profession, and too lazy to adjust his appearance, he ran out of the village, ready for battle.