Chapter 1 Return to 2009, and enter Arad again After confirming once again that the slightly immature face in the mirror was his own, Lin Zhengqiu smiled bitterly. He never imagined that he was playing in a game in 2024 one second, and returned to 2009 the next second. The reversal of fifteen years turned him from a frustrated man about to enter middle age into a young man about to graduate from college. Looking at everything in the single dormitory in front of me, memories like a tide flooded into my mind. The familiar dormitory environment, the familiar bed, and the familiar green plant on the windowsill all tell him that this is 2009. It took Lin Zhengqiu a long time to digest the memories before he sat back in the chair in the dormitory. On the desk is a desktop computer that looks a bit old. He remembered clearly that he bought this computer when he was a freshman. He is now a junior. Although the computer is a bit slow, it is good to have a computer in this era. There are also some electrical engineering books next to the computer. Lin Zhengqiu turned his gaze to the computer screen.
At this time, the computer screen displays the DNF character creation interface. Only then did he remember that he had indeed started playing DNF in 2009 in his previous life. Now he has just been reborn to the interface where he is about to create a character. Does God want him to continue playing this game? As a die-hard fan of DNF for fifteen years, after being reborn, Lin Zhengqiu originally didn't want to play this game again. But he suddenly remembered that DNF is still in its infancy and players know nothing about the future development of the game. As a reborn person, he has basically experienced every chapter update from version 60 to version 110 of DNF! There is a lot of potential here! The unique trading system of DNF PC game can definitely make him earn money! Not to mention the materials and equipment of each version, in the early stage of DNF, titles are extremely precious, especially festival titles. Lin Zhengqiu just hoards various festival titles and makes a lot of money! Thinking of this, his heart beat faster. Turn your attention back to the computer interface. Lin Zhengqiu did not rush to create a character, but instead opened the DNF official website first. The response speed of this big-headed computer is very touching, and it is incomparable to the computers in 2024. It took Lin Zhengqiu one minute to enter the DNF official website from the computer main page. Fortunately, DNF does not have high requirements for computer configuration. Lin Zhengqiu was also very tolerant of computers. After all, in this era, computers were quite backward in both hardware and software. The first announcement on the official website homepage is the update of Chapter 2 [Challenge of Death]. Before this, DNF has actually been updated many times. For example, the chapter updated in July 2008 was called [March, Fight in Dark City]. That chapter added 3 new copies of Dark City. In August 2008, [Dare to Die] was updated, the Abyss mode was opened for the first time, and the source of all evil [Blazing Star Box] was put on the shelves.
DNF’s first set of holiday gift packs was also launched in September 2008. Lin Zhengqiu missed out on last year’s National Day gift package, but it didn’t matter because the gift package was not very cost-effective and only included one set of fashion. This time when he was reborn, he not only caught up with the update of DNF Chapter 2, but was also able to buy the Spring Festival gift package that was recently launched. The 2009 Spring Festival gift package is DNF’s second holiday gift package and also the first Spring Festival gift package. Lin Zhengqiu took a quick look at the updated content of the second chapter. First up is the Berserker and Battlemage awakenings. Next is the opening of Tower of Delirium and Shadow Labyrinth. The Castle in the Sky has also been revamped, and the guild system has been launched. From Lin Zhengqiu's perspective, every piece of content in this update can be said to have a far-reaching impact in the future. He couldn't wait to return to the character creation interface in the game. This version has a limited number of characters that can be created, only five. In Lin Zhengqiu's previous life, he had played all the characters, if not all the professions. Therefore, he didn't have to worry about choosing a character and chose the Ghost Swordsman first. Because there are so many Ghost Swordsman players, Dungeon & Fighter has another name that is passed on by word of mouth among players: Dungeon & Ghost Swordsman. After choosing the characters, it becomes a headache to come up with names. In this era, the names players give are either non-mainstream or wildly cool and awesome. It is not easy to come up with a name that is unique and eye-catching. Since DNF limits the game ID to six characters, Lin Zhengqiu, who has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, always wants to write all six characters. He tried for a long time before he finally chose the ID [Regrets Always Come in Autumn]. Although this ID is plain and simple, the more Lin Zhengqiu looked at it, the more he thought it was okay. After creating the character, he was sent to Loran to save Celia. Lin Zhengqiu had no equipment, and his weapon was just the default weapon, which was a broken wooden stick. He followed the game's instructions and began to press the X button repeatedly to hit the monster. Every time the stick hit the goblin, the goblin would scream. After following the instructions and arriving at the room where Celia was trapped, Lin Zhengqiu eliminated the goblins in the room and smashed the iron cage that held Celia. He then completed his first mission. He then automatically returned to the city and appeared in Celia's room. After talking with Celia, the first main task he accepted was to find Linus. Lin Zhengqiu walked downstairs out of Celia's room. On the Alvin Line, there were dense crowds of players coming and going, making it very lively. The levels of these players are generally between 1 and 5, covering the five current characters in DNF.
Of course, most of the characters are Ghost Swordsmen, followed by Sharpshooters, and then Fighters. The most popular characters in the current version are basically ranked like this. Lin Zhengqiu hadn't seen DNF so lively for a long time, and he was filled with emotion for a moment. But now is definitely not the busiest time for DNF. After finding Linus and completing the visiting mission, he continued to go to Linus to take on the main mission. The following main quests <Begin the Adventure> and <The Flowing Jungle> are relatively simple. After defeating Loran, you have to go back to Linus and click to complete the task, and then the <Noise Pollution> task. Lin Zhengqiu had completed these tasks so many times in his previous life that he still had a deep impression of the names of the tasks. This time we are playing the dungeon [Deep in Loran]. The task is to kill 10 goblins and then report to Linus. As the two easiest copies to clear in DNF, Lin Zhengqiu completed the task quickly. After submitting the task, his level was raised to level 3, and now he could get out of the Alvin Line. Going left from the Elwyn Line, he came to Hutton Mar. Hutton Mar is the largest region in DNF. There are obviously more players here, and there are people setting up stalls and calling for equipment and materials everywhere. (End of this chapter)