Approaching the middle of the night, the top floor of the landmark building on the highest floor of Yinhai City.

Lin Yang leaned against the railing, holding a stack of documents in his hand, looking up at the deep night, his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, full of loss and unwillingness.

As the leader of the Stygian Sea, one of the three top guilds in Silversea City, he leads a large guild of hundreds of thousands of people, and even won the championship achievement god in the competition of 10,000 people, becoming a sword god that everyone knows in the game.

But now he can only stand on the rooftop and sigh.

A whole decade of gaming.

A whole decade of bloody fighting.

He and his brothers went through countless pains and tribulations, traveled all over the dangerous places, and finally led the Stygian Guild to establish their own kingdom in the "Sanctuary", and they could start competing with other top guilds to become the first guild.

Lin Yang never expected that his and his brothers' ten years of hard work would be in vain, in order to get to where he is today, he gave up so much, but in the end it became someone else's wedding dress. Everything was just because he objected to the merger of the guild he had created with great difficulty into the Peerless Guild of the World, and a few days later, he received a severance notice from the Lan Rong Group, along with the group of brothers who had worked together for more than ten years, were expelled from the Stygian Sea Guild, and even the only game account that he relied on was recovered and deleted.

All he could get was a pitiful millions of credits and a mansion, while the others were even worse, with hundreds of thousands at the top and tens of thousands at the least. Compared with the kingdom they established, this reward is a drop in the bucket, it is a cornucopia-like existence, it can be said to be a virtual kingdom that is making money every day.

Lin Yang thought that he had paid so much for the Stygian Sea, making the little-known Lan Rong Consortium a prestigious consortium, and most of the credit for this was his, but the final result was that he was swept away along with his brothers who had struggled for many years.

I'll settle this account with you!

Lin Yang angrily tore the documents in his hand to shreds, letting the noisy evening breeze blow away the shredded papers.

After a brief moment of anger, a look of confidence, calmness, and determination appeared on his face.

Even if there is no original Sword God account, without the support of the consortium behind it, it will not be a problem at all. The skills honed in the game, the accumulated experience, and the knowledge summarized are the most valuable treasures, how can those who only care about immediate interests understand.

As long as these things are still there, they can also lead the brothers to rise in the Sanctuary and build our own virtual kingdom again.

Early in the morning, the sun has just risen.

Drip, drip!

The phone alarm keeps ringing.

Lin Yang was so dissatisfied that he was woken up, endured the stinging sensation of last night's hangover, and fumbled beside the bed for a long time before picking up his mobile phone.

"Hey, who's talking about things!"

"Brother Yang, it's me, Tantou, did you just wake up, what else can I do when I call. Didn't you say okay to meet at the old place today, and then go to the Styx Studio together for an interview? Yesterday, I was clamoring to become a core member of the Stygian Studios. ”

When Lin Yang heard this, his face was full of confusion.

Is this guy not waking up, or am I not waking up?

He had just been fired by the Lan Rong Consortium, so how could he go to the Stygian Studio for an interview?

"Tantou, what are you kidding, believe it or not, I'm hammering your dog's head!"

"I said, Brother Yang, you didn't drink too much last night, you haven't woken up yet, the Holy Domain is only officially open beta today, and the Stygian Sea has only started interviewing and recruiting outsiders today. Brother Yang, don't make trouble, come over as soon as you're ready. ”

Before Lin Yang could respond, the other end of the phone lost sound.

"Hey! This guy hasn't been itching lately. ”

Lin Yang, who was groggy in his head, glanced at the time on his phone, and then was startled.

This fruit six mobile phone with a screen full of cracks is the mobile phone he brought many years ago, and now there is no one with this kind of obsolete goods, even he himself is carrying the latest fruit eighteen.

Lin Yang quickly realized the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly got up and looked around the room he was in.

A small bedroom of less than 15 square meters and a narrow bathroom that can't walk away, all kinds of game strategy materials are scattered on the bed and floor, and a familiar young face is reflected in the palm-sized mirror on the bedside table.

Lin Yang leaned his face over and was suddenly startled.

"This ...... How did I get younger? Lin Yang walked over and picked up the mirror, pinched left and right on his face, and repeatedly confirmed the fact that he had become younger.

I fell asleep in a luxurious room last night, but I woke up this morning and came to the place where I used to live, and I am getting younger.

This cramped rental house is where Lin Yang's gaming career began, from entering the Sanctuary to joining the Stygian Sea to meeting those brothers.

Lin Yang rummaged through everything in the room that could confirm the time, watches, wall clocks, mobile phones, computers, all the signs pointed to the same time.

May 20, 2129.

"Sure enough! Reborn! Haha......"

"Ten years ago! Ten years ago! ”

Looking at the various reports on the Internet about the news of the Sanctuary Open Beta, Lin Yang collapsed in his chair, thinking of the past in his mind, and his heart was very complicated at the moment.

The curiosity when he first entered the Sanctuary, the joy when he joined hands with his brothers to defeat his opponent, and the anger when he was disbanded by the Lan Rong Foundation......

But all of this converged into the unparalleled fighting spirit in Lin Yang's chest at this moment.

"Stygian Sea and Lanrong Consortium, right, I've already written it down in the little black book, you guys wait for me!"

Just when Lin Yang was planning his development plan, Tantou called again to urge.

With the calmness of the return of the king, Lin Yang unhurriedly got dressed, simply packed up, and went to the agreed place.

Since it has been reborn, how can it become a money-making tool for others again, of course, it is to be the master of your own house, embark on a different path, live for yourself, gather the former brothers, set up our own studio, and create a company to create the world's first virtual empire.

Lin Yang came to the place agreed with Tantou, the most prosperous section of the entire Yinhai City, Tongfu Road.

Charcoal, sure enough, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.

From a distance, Lin Yang saw the charcoal head pacing back and forth next to the intersection, with a height of about one meter eight and a dark face, which made him extremely eye-catching in the crowd.

As soon as he approached, the charcoal head trotted over and said anxiously. "Brother Yang, you can be regarded as coming, this ghost weather is about to kill me, let's go, let's sign up quickly, it may be closed later."

Lin Yang shook his head and responded in a very serious tone. "Tantou, I'm not going to go to the Styx, attached to other people's wings, this road is not long, I plan to open my own studio, do you want to come together?"

Charcoal is a little friend who met in a virtual game before, has witnessed the rise and fall of many games together, and not long ago agreed to enter the Sanctuary together, it can be said that it is better to be a brother than a brother, when working together in the Styx, he is responsible for serving as a meat shield, always charging at the front line of the battle, and protecting the brother behind him with an iron wall made of his body.

And Tantou and Lin Yang have always cooperated tacitly, and one attack and one defense are invincible.

Although Lin Yang was willing to part ways with his brother who had known him for many years, he finally decided to respect Tantou's choice, after all, Tantou's family background is not rich, and Lin Yang's family background is the same, the two decided to become professional players purely to make a living, and joining major studios is a relatively stable income.

The current Lin Yang has been reborn long ago after the previous tempering, and he is fully sure that he will embark on a peak road with his charcoal head at this time. But such self-confidence can only be buried in the bottom of the heart and cannot be revealed to others, because such a thing as rebirth exists in fiction and cannot be understood by those who have not experienced it firsthand.

Therefore, Lin Yang could only shout in his heart, hoping that the best brother in front of him could believe him.

Tantou was stunned when he heard this, lowered his head and fell silent, Lin Yang's words were really a bit sudden, and it seemed to be a different person, he had been smoothed out and became mature and steady, his eyes were firm and confident.

"Brother Yang, you're talking nonsense again, how much is a virtual helmet, you also know, it's 8,000 credits, equivalent to three or four months' income of my parents, you said to open a studio, at least six people, you have to rent a place of work, and you have to pay wages, just the start-up capital costs 70,000 or 80,000, and a bunch of miscellaneous expenses, and the follow-up will continue to be funded, and it is a bunch of money, where are we going to get so much money now." It is precisely because Tantou and Lin Yang have known each other for many years and know each other well that Tantou wants to persuade Lin Yang to give up this crazy idea.

"Indeed, you're right, I don't even have the money for a virtual helmet now, it's still a problem to enter the game, the landlord is still urging the rent, and this month's meal is still instant noodles and sauerkraut." Lin Yang had to admit that Tantou was right, and he also understood his current situation very well.

Seventy or eighty thousand dollars can only be regarded as the lowest standard studio, I remember that when I first joined the Styx Studio, I inquired about their situation, and the studio with a scale of 100 people spent more than 5 million, and in the later stage, in order to expand the personnel and equipment, a lot of money was spent.

"Haha...... Brother Yang, you know that your current situation is so miserable, and you are still talking nonsense. Besides, even if we have a plan to start a studio, we can't execute it, so it's better to go to the Styx to stabilize before making a plan, otherwise we won't even be able to get into the game, let alone plan for the next step. The charcoal head showed a mouth full of big white teeth, and pushed Lin Yang towards the bustling road on the left hand side of Tongfu Road.

Lin Yang put aside the hand of the charcoal head, looked at the charcoal head seriously, and said with a positive color, "Although our current situation is difficult, I am completely sure, so I will invite you, do you want to come?" ”

Tantou has known Lin Yang for so long, and it is rare to see such a serious expression on the latter's face, and he feels that Lin Yang is very strange and really crazy. It is impossible to make money in the early stage of virtual games, and even rookies in the game know this common sense, even if they are professional gold teams that make a living by playing gold, there is no way to make money in the early stage of the game.

Could it be that Lin Yang had any way to make money in the early days of the opening of the Holy Domain? If they make money according to the regular plan, it will take at least a few months, and maybe the two of them will starve to death on the way to make money by then.

Tantou thought about it for a long time with a sad face, gritted his teeth, and finally agreed, "Okay, I know, who made you the big brother, I'll open a studio with you, but what about the virtual helmet?" We can't even get into the game without a helmet. ”

Hearing this, Lin Yang's constricted brows stretched, he breathed a sigh of relief, patted Tantou's shoulder happily, and said with a smile, "This is my good brother, you can rest assured about the virtual helmet, I have long thought of this, in the early days of the opening of the Holy Domain, a trial event will be held to attract players, and everyone can receive a virtual helmet for free with their identity code to try it for ten days, let's go and take a look." ”

"What about ten days later?" Tantou's whole person was sluggish, feeling that after Lin Yang's thief ship, the future was dark, why did he believe Lin Yang, was he shocked by the inexplicable aura of Wang Ba on his body?

Is it really reliable to follow Lin Yang to create a studio?

What can you do in the Sanctuary for ten days?

In the absence of any official game content, players are in the stage of walking in the dark, and it must be a team with a large number of members to take advantage, and it is good for those scattered players and small groups to be able to level up safely, not to mention making money.

When the time comes, ten days will pass like this, and I will definitely miss the good time for the major studios to accept people, and in the end, the virtual helmet will be useless, maybe the instant noodles and sauerkraut meal will be gone, and I can only drink the northwest wind.

If you want to earn 16,000 credits to buy two people's helmets within ten days of the opening of the Sanctuary, this is impossible to think about with your ass.

"Don't panic, it's not a big problem, just leave the money to me."

Lin Yang was full of confidence, patted Tantou's shoulder, and smiled calmly.

Earning sixteen,000 credits in ten days is a fantasy for everyone, but it is a simple thing for him, a reborn, or not even this little thing.

The opening of the Sanctuary is of great significance to Lin Yang, everything will start anew, and it is a new starting point for the rise.

Then Lin Yang took the charcoal head to the official business location to get the trial helmet, and took the little money in his pocket to buy instant noodles, piled them in the corner of the rental house, two large boxes, enough to eat for more than ten days, and then briefly discussed the matter of the holy area, and then went back to wait quietly for the opening of the holy area.

At 9:25 p.m., silence shrouded the gloomy hut, and the virtual helmet Lin Yang wore on his head emitted a few glimmers.

Lin Yang was lying on the bed, suddenly remembered something, took out his mobile phone and dialed the familiar phone number.

Before Lin Yang could speak, an extremely excited voice came from the other end of the phone. "Brother Yang! The Sanctuary is about to open in five minutes, and I'm so excited right now, what should I do? ”

"Calm down, Tanhead! Big, what I'm going to say to you next is important. When you enter the game to pick your character, remember to say 'Blood and Glory!' to the guide NPC. This sentence. ”

"Huh? What's going on? Is there anything special here? ”

Lin Yang glanced at the number that had become twenty-nine points on the electronic watch, and said impatiently. "Okay, don't worry so much, just do it, and I won't hurt you."

"Oh oh......" Lin Yang hung up the phone when he heard the response on the other end of the phone, and then adjusted the most comfortable position on the bed.

The time happened to reach thirty minutes, Lin Yang closed his eyes and lightly clicked the start button of the helmet.

"Sanctuary, Lao Tzu is back!"