When Lin Yan was wandering around a Chinese forum, he saw an article that touched him very much.

This article is called "A NPC's Normal Death Report". Writing is not so much about the task of a game character as it is about the life of a group of practitioners.

Unlike Japanese video games, which have entered the mainstream culture despite the opposition of many people. The entry of Chinese video games into the mainstream market can be said to have gone through a long and difficult time.

Even, the culture of stand-alone games was almost cut off in China. In this context, it is natural to shout such articles full of pathos.

They pursued their dreams for the sake of their dreams, but they were not rewarded, and in the end, their fate, in addition to withdrawing gloomily and disappearing into the torrent of history, was no longer to make some "garbage games" that they themselves did not like as the older generation.

They can't do anything about it, after all, dreams will eventually compromise with reality. Perhaps, one day, dreams can be revived from reality?

"My name is Rogue A, which is a very common name for an NPC in a martial arts role-playing game. But I feel very innocent, I have lived in Ping'an Town for so many years, and so far I have never stolen a chicken, never fought once, and never molested a woman, how can I become a hooligan? This is clearly a random buttoning of hats. Fortunately, there are countless cases of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep in this world, and even if I am really a dog head, I may not be ashamed of others. So this kind of problem doesn't need to be delved into, as long as you figure it out, it's fine.

In the game "The Legend of the Sunset Ranger", Ping'an Town is an insignificant scene. In Ping'an Town, I'm an insignificant NPC. According to the plot design, for the protagonist of the game, Lin Yang, this is an insignificant episode in his long adventure; But for me, that's all I've had in life.

I often sit on the roof of a dilapidated house on the east side of the town, looking at the road leading into the distance, waiting for the hero to arrive between sunrises and sunsets. This life is as plain as tap water, today is the same as yesterday, tomorrow is the same as today; Nothing happens, and time passes slowly. There are many people in Ping'an Town who live a similar life to me. For example, Carpenter Wang has been sawing a strange-shaped wooden board for many years, and villager B has been waiting to say "Zhenzhang's house is in the southeast direction" all his life, while the mayor of the town has been standing in the courtyard for many years and fiddling with a bow that cannot be pulled away at all.

Lin Yang's life is much richer. He was born under the famous teacher, and when he was 18 years old, he stepped into the rivers and lakes. We know that the protagonist of martial arts RPGs always likes to meddle in things, so much so that he repeatedly puts himself in danger. And this kid can always turn evil into good fortune at a critical juncture, until he destroys the final boss and returns to the mountains and forests with a beautiful flower.

To be honest, I think this kind of plot is both vulgar and boring, but even if an NPC's opinion is spoken, who cares? Some people are born to be heroes, and some people are NPCs all their lives, and the world of the game is like this, so what's the difference in the real world? I never complain about this. Destiny is something you don't like but can't change. I remember that the mayor always taught us to go with the flow of fate and not to fight against it.

Under the "creativity" of that "great" artist, our town has three-legged horses, wire-like trees, and villagers with no black eyeballs, presumably because NPCs only deserve to live like this. What annoys me the most is that the house I live in doesn't even have a door. Several times I came back in the middle of the night, and I couldn't see the black light, and I fell out of the window with an unsteady foot, and my nose and face were swollen. I'm not a thief, I have to go through the window every day when I go back to my home, what do you think is going on?

The "great" artist is named Mi Malei and lives in a basement in the western suburbs of Beijing. The air was foul and the environment was filthy. The walls of the hallway were covered in grease and urine calluses, and wet shorts and bras were forever hanging from the wire in mid-air, and he was always drenched in suspicious water as he passed underneath. As a "migrant worker from other places", he also has to deal with the surprise inspection of the joint defense team members at any time, and he will be very unlucky if he does not bring all the documents one day. A normal person lives in this kind of place for half a year, even if he has great ambitions, he will be wiped out, and only deep despair remains in his consciousness. When Mi Malei was working, he didn't pay attention to these things, so he was full of grief and indignation. At this time, some terrible creatures and buildings that are very unsuitable for human habitation will appear on his computer screen.

We NPCs live in buildings like this, and we can't find anything to complain about.

Zhao Maoyu's one eye was staring at the screen, the other eye was vigilantly staring at the door of the room, his ears were closely watching the movement next door, ready to watch out for someone to break in. At this time, he was like a KGB agent in the former Soviet Union, and also like a fruit seller operating without a license. His wife was on the phone in the living room, exchanging the latest discount information with her female partner. Zhao Maoyu quietly turned on the computer and prepared to play "The Legend of the Sunset Ranger" for a while. He's been playing this game for more than half a year, but he's always wandering around the first level. One of the reasons is that there are too many twists and turns and dangerous mazes in it, and he can't get through it as a road idiot, and he often doesn't know where he is when he goes around a few circles. The second reason is that his wife often rushes into the room in the middle of his game, at this time he can only quickly turn off the computer and pretend to be memorizing English words, and the girl is so agile that Zhao Maoyu has no time to save his progress.

Zhao Maoyu also used to play games secretly when he was in computer class at school, because he was worried about the teacher's inspection at any time, which he found very exciting. At no time would he have dreamed that when he had his own house and played games in his own home, he would still be like a thief.

Zhao Maoyu knew that there was a rogue in "The Legend of the Sunset Ranger", and he always liked to look into the distance in a daze, and his life passed day by day. And the hooligan A didn't know that there was a guy named Zhao Maoyu, who ran around in the north-capital every day, and his mood was on par with him. When Zhao Maoyu walked in the crooked old alleys of Haidian District, he often felt that he was in a huge labyrinth, and he was always worried that a monster would suddenly jump out from behind a certain wall and block his way.

I sat on the roof every day, looking into the distance, waiting for Lin Yang. Waiting with me was Ah Xiu, a girl from the town. The wait meant a lot more to her than I did. On the day of the arrival of that suave male protagonist, someone will tease Ah Xiu in the tavern, and then our male protagonist will come forward to save the beauty heroically. What could be more fascinating than this for a little girl who is not deeply involved in the world?

In those days waiting for Lin Yang, we were two equally lonely people. At the beginning, no matter what I said, Ah Xiu always replied, "The plot did not arrange for me to talk to you". After a long time, she found that although I had a fierce face, I was not a bad person, and occasionally chatted with me to pass the time. When she mentioned Lin Yang, she was always full of longing, completely ignoring my feelings.

"Why hasn't he come yet?"

"I don't know."

"Do you think he's going to be eaten by monsters on the way?"

"Probably not."

"When he kills you. Would you resist a little longer? Don't let him get his hands on it too easily. ”

"I'll give it a try."

I don't know if I filled in Ah Xiu's lonely time, it didn't mean anything special to me. We are waiting for the same person, who means death to me and happiness to her.

"Do you eat jelly beans?"

"Don't eat it."

"Let's have one, it's sweet."

"I've said it all, don't."

"Don't eat and pull down!"

"Well, let's have one."

"I won't give it to you!"

Mi Malei and Zhao Maoyu also have a lot of girls around them. Those girls don't like jelly beans, they just like to let men take them to buy fancy cosmetics or houses.

Burnt/P> on the seventh day of the fifth month, Ding Mao day, Chong Rabbit, Shadong. It is advisable to sacrifice, bathe, get a haircut, and fix the hands and feet. Do not open the market, enter the house, travel, and build.

This day was insignificant for Lin Yang, it was a normal day in his romantic adventure trip.

And this day is very important for me, Rogue A.

I started my eyelids to jump in the early morning, and both eyes jumped together. So when Lin Yang appeared in front of me, what I saw was a ghost. Standing in front of me was a tall, healthy young man with a tan, who looked up and asked me who was crouching on the roof.

"Hey, is this Ping'an Town? I'm late. ”

Lin Yang's big backpack contained endless good things, such as rhubarb apricots from Zhangjia Village, air-dried salted fish from Lijiabao, and red strawberries from Ice Canyon, all of which he bought at a low price in a neighboring village, and was ready to take them to the south to sell for a good price. I reckon this kid is the most financially savvy protagonist in the history of RPGs.

This day was also extraordinary for Mi Malei, an artist at COSCO Computer Games, and Zhao Maoyu, an officer at the Hutong Protection Office in Haidian District. Mimari was detained and examined because he didn't carry a temporary residence permit with him when he went out. When the leader of the company's personnel department "fished" him out with 3,000 yuan, he saw two members of the joint defense team escorting Zhao Maoyu, who was helping a friend sell pirated CDs, into the gate of the police station. Mimarai's eyes were so shaken by the sunlight that he couldn't open them, and his neck was pressed very painfully, and at that moment he felt that the person in front of him was extremely ugly, more ugly than any monster NPC he had written.

There were many times when Zhao Maoyu wished that he was a character in the RPG world. He was very involved when he was playing "The Legend of the Sunset Ranger", rampage through it, and do whatever he wanted. At this time, he always thought that he was Lin Yang, the hero of this world. Now he is standing in the courtyard of the police station, surrounded by tall and mighty people's police. Like Mimarai, his eyes were shaken by the sun, and his neck was pressed painfully. At this time, he finally knew that he was just an NPC, a most insignificant NPC!

Lin Yang, this kid is worthy of being a high-ranking disciple from a famous and upright family, and his martial arts are very good, and he shows a profound foundation in every move. But I haven't been idle in all the years I've been waiting for him. My kung fu is all wild, and there is no pattern to find in my moves, which is enough for him to resist for a while. In the beginning, we were evenly matched, both sides played conservatively, and no one dared to attack rashly. Later, I slowly figured out his routine, and it was easier to fight, while he strictly guarded the door with few flaws.

Ah Xiu stood aside and watched our battle with great interest. She thought it was like the kids' war games in town, where no one would get hurt. She didn't know that this was a real life-and-death fight, and at the end of this battle, Lin Yang and I could only have one person alive.

By the evening, the battle between me and Lin Yang had lasted for more than 3 hours. After playing for so long, we were a little lacking in strength. I barely survived with a breath of true qi, and he was supported by the medicine in his pocket. I don't know how much he can fit in his ass pocket, but he'll pull out a pill and take it as soon as he runs out of blood. Each pill helped him regain a lot of energy, and I couldn't even drink saliva while he was taking the pills.

When Lin Yang swallowed the last pill of Jinchuang Medicine, Rogue A was already exhausted. His gaze was glazed, his shoulders were sore, and his footwork was starting to become messy. He looked up at the sky, and it was the quiet of the moon and stars. For many nights that had passed, he had gazed at the night sky like this, guessing his fate. He had never felt the sky so far away as tonight. At that moment, he felt that he was a little ant, and Lin Yang was a huge foot.

Lin Yang's spirits were greatly boosted after the tonic, and the sword in his hand was swung again. Rogue A was no longer able to parry, he stood in place and shook a few times, and suddenly fell to the bottom. At this time, there is no music, no beautiful cutscenes when the boss is knocked down, and there are no affectionate memories of the protagonist when an important character is sacrificed, just a simple picture and a few lines of caption -

"Defeat Rogue Armor and get 500 gold, 1000 experience, and a jelly bean."

"Lin Yang has been upgraded."

"Lin Yang has learned to 'walk the world with dragons'."

Lin Yang wiped the blood from the sword, and then carefully put it back into the sheath. Ah Xiu stood next to him, looking a little dazed. Tomorrow dawn, she will embark on a new adventure with Lin Yang as one of the heroines of this game, and between the two of them, there will be a very romantic story. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time, but at this moment, she had indescribable sadness.

"I'm sorry." Lin Yang looked at the corpse of Rogue A and shook his head, "But you should know that RPG games don't have other endings. (To be continued.) )