March is the season when everything recovers and spring flowers bloom.

After a short Spring Festival holiday, the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire also ushered in a surging tide of rework, and once again fell into extreme prosperity and noise.

Cao Lingxuan is one of them.

As a North Drifter who graduated from college for three years, she once again embarked on a journey to chase her dreams after spending a short vacation in her hometown.

There's no way, her major is an art major, as a girl who loves painting, loves comics, and hopes to become a cartoonist one day, the small place in her hometown that hasn't even fully covered the virtual network has no way for her to show her strengths.

Only a metropolis like the imperial capital can allow her to find a job that suits her.

Walking on the endless road, thinking about the future development, Cao Lingxuan sighed slightly.

She really has mixed feelings about the rapid development of virtual networks in recent years.

On the one hand, with the development of virtual networks, many freelancers in the entertainment industry have more space to work freely, and the cartoonist industry has greatly improved their work efficiency due to the further optimization of various drawing software, which is far less than the need to sit all day for painting as in the early 21st century.

On the other hand, the rapid expansion of virtual entertainment is also compressing the living space of traditional entertainment, such as comics. If you are not a true master, it is difficult to earn enough income from manga alone.

And if you want to attract readers from the dazzling variety of entertainment, even for those top manga artists in the industry, you have to rack your brains to create better works.

It frees up your hands, but makes the workload of your brain even greater.

Many times, the time to conceive far exceeds the time to create.

It is no wonder that teachers in the industry are complaining that in this era, although it is becoming more and more convenient, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger.

Material, Conception, Creation......

It seems like plenty of time, but it's actually ...... But it feels more and more insufficient.

Shaking her head, Cao Lingxuan walked into a somewhat old-fashioned apartment.

Going straight to the third floor of the apartment, 307, the girl politely knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside.

Cao Lingxuan frowned, leaned on the door and listened, and heard loud music coming from the room.

Not...... It's noisy, but it's actually just a big outlet, and to be honest, it's pretty good.

It's not electronic music that's popular on the Internet, it's a kind of pure music with a chic style, a little bit of classical, and it seems to have an indescribable exotic atmosphere, which makes it easy for people to sink into it.

Cao Lingxuan has not heard similar music, which has gradually spread in a small area since last year, and has become more and more popular over time, a niche music known as "elf style".

Cao Lingxuan didn't know which genius created the "Elf Style" music, but under the influence of someone, she also saved one or two songs in her mobile phone, and whenever it was quiet at night, she would put on headphones and fall asleep with the music.

Not to mention, the effect of falling asleep is quite good.

Just don't look at the comment section.

Because this music seems to have a different kind of empathy ability, it will always attract a group of "depressed" patients to sell miserably below......

Therefore, girls have always been blocked from the comment area.

After tidying up the image, Cao Lingxuan skillfully took out a key from under the flower bed on the side and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, a rich smell of wine and sourness hit her face, and she couldn't help but frown.

The house was very dark, the curtains were not opened, and there were bags of garbage piled up at the door.

It can be said that ...... It's a mess.

Cao Lingxuan's face was black.

"Hey, it's like this every time......"

She sighed helplessly, entered the house, opened the curtains and turned off the music, then kicked a humanoid object that was sleeping in its arms, and shouted:

"Black Cat Teacher! Don't sleep! Get up! ”

Startled by the girl's shout, the humanoid object on the ground almost jumped up, and the slightly vicissitudes of the male voice sounded at the same time:

"Ready to be delivered? Soon! Soon! It's almost over! Give me one more day, just one day! ”

This is an uncle who looks like he is in his thirties, and although he looks good, he has a skewed beard, unkempt hair, and a pair of deep dark circles......

His gaze was still a little foggy.

Until...... and Cao Lingxuan's eyes were opposite.

Uncle:......

Cao Lingxuan: ......

"Ahem, it's Xiao Cao...... I thought it was an editor. ”

The man coughed lightly twice and said embarrassedly.

Cao Lingxuan: ......

Black cat, male, real name Mao Mo, 33 years old, single.

He is a well-known cartoonist in the comic industry of the Celestial Empire, and he debuted with the creation of comics with a fantasy theme in another world, although the subject matter is old-fashioned, but he always has a whimsical idea, and he is often able to create wonderful stories full of tension, so he also has a group of quite fanatical die-hard fans.

And Cao Lingxuan is his assistant, she is helping the other party as an assistant, and at the same time learning some comic skills from the other party.

However, when it comes to being an assistant, the girl feels more like a nanny.

Looking around the miserable room, she sighed:

"Teacher Black Cat, it's time for you to find a girlfriend."

"Ahem, ahem...... Girlfriend or something, how can there be a virtual game fun, it's good to be alone, how comfortable. ”

Mao Mogan laughed twice.

Cao Lingxuan: ......

"Hurry up and wash up! I just listened to your tone, I'm afraid that the manuscript has not been finished yet? You promised the editor that you would deliver the manuscript by March, and the deadline for the website was almost halfway through the month, right? ”

"Ahem...... Isn't it the last two days that my favorite game has suddenly been open beta again! Hey, it's important to get the ingredients too! Besides, you're not here, and I'm a little too busy to paint alone. ”

"It's all an excuse, how old are you and still so playful."

The girl rolled her eyes and began to help with the other cleanup.

The virtual world is a virtual world after all, and in Cao Lingxuan's view, those who are addicted to the virtual world are just losers who are satisfied with self-control and escape from reality.

However, as a bigwig in the comics industry, there are always "privileges", and Cao Lingxuan doesn't have much to say.

Listening to the girl's words, Mao Mo also scratched his head and dragged his big slippers to the bathroom.

Half an hour later......

Mao Mo, who had been re-washed, sat at the dining table, eating takeout with relish, and the whole room was swept away under the girl's cleaning and regained its tidiness.

However, seeing the extra brand-new stealth cabin in the room, Cao Lingxuan raised her eyebrows:

"Teacher Black Cat, didn't you just buy a stealth pod the year before last? How did you buy another one? ”

Hearing the girl's question, Mao Mo's spirit was shocked, he wiped the oil on his mouth with a tissue, and then said enthusiastically:

"Hey, Cao! I haven't told you yet! This stealth pod is for you, and in the future, our office will be completely moved to the ...... Ahem, no, it's on a virtual network, and you can still play it by the way...... Well...... No, you can still take the material! ”

Cao Lingxuan: ......

"You just wanted to play the game, right!? I must be talking about playing games, right?! If you spend all your time playing games, your work won't always be so difficult to produce! ”

"But the material is also true, you know, it's not good to rest on your laurels in this business."

Mao Mo scratched his head and smiled wryly.

Cao Lingxuan: ......

Listening to the other party's quibbles, she had black lines on her face.

However, in a sense, there is some understanding.

This kind of thing is still very important for creators.

Inspiration often comes from life, but also from the collision of ideas with other works, the other party can be a game, it can be, it can be a movie, etc......

It's just that...... This well-known cartoonist teacher seems to have been playing games for a little longer.

Cao Lingxuan still remembers that when she met each other two years ago, the other party spent almost two-thirds of the day in virtual games.

Since last year, it has converged a lot.,It seems that overnight, Mr. Black Cat has lost interest in most virtual online games.,Most of the time it's changed to watching game videos.。

I've been talking about what kind of masterpiece, other online games are garbage, when will I be able to draw a quota......

Outcome...... Is this itchy hands again?

"So...... What's going on? ”

Cao Lingxuan asked while pouring water for the other party.

Hearing the assistant's inquiry, Mao Mo perked up.

He said excitedly:

"Hey, Xiaocao, tell you! I've got a spot in Elven Realm! ”

"Elven Realm" ......"

Hearing this somewhat familiar name, Cao Lingxuan's eyes were slightly dazed.

Soon, however, the valve of memory opened.

"The game that made headlines last year? Sign up for tens of millions of online games that only recruit tens of thousands of people? ”

She asked.

She is not very interested in virtual online games, and the only thing she knows is the news last year.

Not......

That's right.

The game video that the black cat teacher is addicted to seems to be this.

Even in the plot created a while ago, there is an elf girl who believes in the goddess of life, silver-haired and purple-eyed, and named Evereya......

I don't know if it's affected by it.

Cao Lingxuan vaguely remembers that at first she thought that the other party was watching a movie on the video network, but when she knew that it was a game screen, she was still surprised, she didn't expect the current games to be so realistic.

"Haha, you really remember!"

Mao Mo slapped his thigh.

"This is the game! This time, 200,000 places were opened, and I finally got the qualification! When I'm done eating, we'll go play together...... Well, let's go and get the material! ”

Cao Lingxuan: ......

"Congratulations, if I'm not mistaken, this game seems to have an exaggerated number of applicants...... However, I didn't sign up, and there are ...... The deadline is coming, don't you really hurry up to the draft?! ”

Listening to the girl's words, Mao Mo smiled, and then said mysteriously:

"Manuscript? No hurry...... It'll be available today, and you'll know when you get into the game in a while! In addition, you don't have to worry about the quota, I have already helped buy it! ”

"Buy?"

Cao Lingxuan was stunned.

"Yes, of the 200,000 places opened this time, 10,000 are predetermined and can be purchased directly, and I was lucky enough to buy both of our places."

"You don't know, it's so hot! I squeezed for several nights, refreshed again and again, and finally succeeded in refreshing it, and many people wanted to buy it but didn't refresh it! I don't know why the game is so good, and why the system of the official website is so bad......"

Mao Mo complained.

He looked very proud and proud, not like an uncle in his thirties, but like a child who had received a beloved toy.

Cao Lingxuan: ......

She felt like she knew why the other person looked so depressed.

Dare to love this is an all-night swiping website for several days!?

There is no help.

However, she didn't dare to ask the price of the spot......

Tickets for a concert of a popular singer will be speculated to sky-high prices, even if Cao Lingxuan has never paid attention to this virtual game on weekdays, she has also heard the name of the other party, tens of millions of applicants only take tens of thousands of people, presumably the price of this kind of internal quota is even more exaggerated, right?

Now...... On the contrary, she felt a little uncomfortable refusing.

Forget it, just accompany each other to learn materials, who makes the family a teacher and a boss?

Cao Lingxuan sighed in her heart.

"Okay, Mr. Black Cat, I can play with you, but you have to make sure that you just take the material, and you can't indulge in it! And...... The most important thing is to remember to rush the manuscript! Play for a while and you're going to rush the draft! Otherwise, I'll call the editor! ”

The girl said.

Mao Mo's expression changed slightly:

"Don't ...... Don't call the editor! A moment is a moment, a moment is a moment, and the material is taken, and the specific ...... Let's talk about it after entering the game! ”

After listening to the other party's assurance, Cao Lingxuan nodded with satisfaction.

When Mao Mo finished eating, under the urging of the other party, the girl was not used to lying in the sneaking cabin.

The game has already been played by the other party, and according to Mao Mo's guidance, Cao Lingxuan called softly:

"Launch the game - Elven Realm."

As soon as the words fell, a pleasant female voice sounded next to her ears:

【Ding——】

【Game connection successful......】

【Loading ...... Game】

[Loaded successful.] 】

With the soft sound of the system, familiar music slowly sounded.

Hearing the melodious and beautiful melody, Cao Lingxuan was slightly stunned.

"Emerald Forest?!"

Emerald Forest, the first piece of music on the download chart of a cloud suppressing elf wind, is also a song in the girl's favorite on her mobile phone, and a frequent visitor when she falls asleep.

Its melodious and light melody makes people feel like running in a beautiful forest, and as if wandering in a dreamy fairyland......

Cao Lingxuan never expected that she would hear this familiar tune the moment she logged in to the game!

And the name associated with this game......

For a moment, a bright light flashed through the girl's mind.

"Elven Country, Elves, Elven Wind Music ......"

"This ...... No way? What I've been listening to, is it game music? The source of elven music turned out to be "Elf Country"? How a game has created a new genre of music?! Is this a game company or a music company?"

At this moment, Cao Lingxuan felt very surprised.

No, it's not just an accident, as a multi-faceted musician, she really knows how difficult it can be to create a new, beloved genre!

Until now, she couldn't figure out what instrument the elven music was played on, and could only guess that it was electrosynthetic......

And to put it bluntly, she has always felt that elf music can go down in the history of music!

In the next second, her vision lit up and she entered the character creation interface.

"Huh? Face pinching system? ”