With the rapid development of science and technology in the world, a mysterious consortium in the United States has established a company called Origin Online Game Development Co., Ltd., which has cost hundreds of billions of dollars and developed for nearly ten years.

On October 1, 2023, Origin World was officially released, and the world's first virtual reality technology game was launched, which swept the world and attracted the world's attention in just a few months.

Origin World is a newly developed super-large online game based on the online game World of Warcraft, and all players in World of Warcraft can directly transfer to Origin World after reaching the full level.

Put on a virtual reality headset, click the red entry button on the right side of the helmet, and after about 10 minutes, you will slowly fall asleep, and then you will appear in the virtual online game world, the scene in the game is just like in reality, the scene is very real and stable.

In a private senior high school in Wuhan, a group of students are on the basketball court, taking physical education classes, but there is no physical education teacher to guide them in class.

At this time, a young man was leaning against a large tree nearby, with his back to these students, he was smoking a cigarette leisurely, and a strong atmosphere of vicissitudes could be felt on his young face, and his eyes were looking at the sky in the distance blankly.

"Mr. Qiu, you are here, I have been looking for you for a long time......

An energetic boy came to the young man, and his words and deeds looked very respectful.

The man was stunned for a moment, then immediately took out the cigarette in his hand, threw it into a trash can next to him, and then said in a very kind voice: "Xiao Li, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

"Teacher Qiu, class is almost over, I'm here to ask you, do you need to gather for roll call in a while?"

"It's almost time to get out of class, Xiao Li, you can put away the basketball in a while, and then you can get out of class, you don't need to take a roll call today."

"Okay, Mr. Qiu!"

With that, the student turned and left.

Teacher Qiu saw that the students were slowly leaving, his eyes became even darker, he touched the cigarette in his pocket with his hand, found that there was only the last one left, took it in his hand and looked at it, put it back in his pocket, and stood there quietly by himself.

On the way back to the teaching building, a relatively fat boy caught up with Xiao Li, who had just spoken to Teacher Qiu, and shouted, "Li Bing! Wait a minute! ”

Li Bing heard someone shouting at him, so he stopped, then turned around and saw the fat boy walking towards him, and asked a little surprised: "Zhang Qiang?" Are you looking for something with me? ”

"Have you heard about Teacher Qiu?"

"Teacher Qiu? What's the matter? ”

Zhang Qiang leaned into Li Bing's ear and whispered: "I heard that Teacher Qiu is about to be fired because he is lazy in class, I listened to what my uncle said." ”

"What? No way? ”

"Oops...... It's not that you don't know, my uncle is the director of the school, and he said it all, I think it's right! ”

Hearing this, Li Bing was obviously frustrated and sighed, "Hey...... Mr. Qiu is a good teacher, when I first entered high school, if it wasn't for his teaching and encouragement, I wouldn't be as confident as I am now, I can gallop on the basketball court, he is really a mentor in my life! ”

"Yes, the whole school knows that my uncle is the director of the school, no one dares to provoke me and accuse me, but he is different, he treats everyone equally, what should be is what it should be, I have benefited a lot, and I have learned a lot of things, there are not many teachers like him!"

Both of them silently looked in the direction of the basketball court, and their reverent eyes could be clearly seen.

Teacher Qiu was still quietly leaning against the tree alone, staring blankly at the sky.

Suddenly, a shrill voice came.

"Qiu Feng! The principal is looking for you, and you will go to the principal's office in a moment! ”

A middle-aged man appeared in front of Qiu Feng, his name was Liu Zhiguo, the head of their school's physical education group, he was staring at Qiu Feng with stern eyes, as if he was summoning a prisoner, his eyes were full of disdain.

Qiu Feng didn't pay attention to him, but took out the cigarette in his pocket, lit it very calmly, and then inhaled hard, and slowly spit out the smoke ring in the direction of Liu Zhiguo, as if he was air.

When Liu Zhiguo saw Qiu Feng, he dared to ignore himself, and immediately became angry, directly pointed at Qiu Feng's nose, and scolded: "Qiu Feng! You dare to smoke openly in the school, I think you don't want to do it, you don't pay attention to the rules and regulations of the school at all, this month's bonus will not be discussed, if you let me see you smoking again, you can get out of the way with Lao Tzu! ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhiguo turned around and left directly, he didn't want to see Qiu Feng again at all, even if it was just for a second.

Qiu Feng was not angry because of Liu Zhiguo's abuse, but walked slowly towards the principal's office.

Soon he was in the principal's office, and he knocked lightly on the door.

A very serious voice came from inside.

"Please come in!"

Qiu Feng opened the door and walked in directly, he saw that the principal was sitting in the office chair but did not speak, so he asked indifferently: "Principal Wu, I heard that you are looking for me!" ”

"Hmm...... You sit first! ”

After Qiu Feng sat down, Principal Wu poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, and then about a minute later.

"Xiao Qiu, that's right, the school board has decided not to sign with you anymore."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Qiu Feng did not speak, nor did he have any excesses, Principal Wu continued:

"You have been coming to the school for many years, and you have won a lot of honors for the school, and the school's basketball team is brought up by you, your contribution to the school, the achievements you have obtained, we will never forget, you have done ............"

"Okay, I see, when will you leave?"

"You can leave tomorrow morning, but your monthly salary and bonuses will be settled with you by the school, which is also the best I can do for you!"

Qiu Feng just glanced at Principal Wu, but didn't say anything, and left the office directly.

After he walked out of the school gate, he took out his mobile phone and made a call, and soon, the phone was connected.

Qiu Feng said very happily: "Mr. Zhang, what are you doing?" ”

Soon replied on the phone: "Mr. Zhang...... Don't make fun of me, what's wrong with the kids at home? Looking for me? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I want to get together together, are you free today? I'm treating you to a big meal! ”

"Wow...... Isn't it? It seems that the salary is paid, so you want to invite me to eat stuffy prawns! ”

"Yes, you'll be fed!"

"Really? Can I bring my family with me? ”

"I'm not in a good mood today, and I want to talk to you alone."

"Oh, okay, I'll see you in a minute."

This person's name is Zhang Yang, Qiu Feng's best friend, a classmate in high school, he was born with poor physique and congenital diabetes, and his grandfather also died at the age of 40 because of congenital diabetes, so Zhang Yang often said that 40 years old is a hurdle for him, and he is likely not to live to that time. His family background is average, the year before last, in order to get married, he borrowed a lot of money from relatives, and last year he was happy to have a son, and the pressure of life also soared instantly, becoming an authentic negative second generation.

In a Qianjiang shrimp king's shop, Qiu Feng and Zhang Yang were chatting while eating stuffy prawns.

Qiu Feng specially ordered a case of beer this time, and when Zhang Yang first came, he directly dried a bottle.

Zhang Yang drank very poorly, and his health was not very good, but he also accompanied Qiu Feng to make a bottle, and he knew very well in his heart that except for the time when Qiu Feng fell out of love in college, Qiu Feng never drank.

Qiu Feng just kept drinking, rarely said anything to Zhang Yang, until he was completely drunk, and then began to confide in his heart.

"Lao Zhang...... The school fired me ......"

"You say...... When we were in college before, how carefree we were, we were really high-spirited and young at that time. But...... Right now...... I'm 35 years old, I've still achieved nothing, I don't have a house, no car, I don't have a partner, and now I'm a jobless vagrant, my life is really ...... It's a failure......"

Seeing that Qiu Feng became extremely depressed, Zhang Yang began to comfort him, "Old Qiu, don't be so desperate, you must at least be much stronger than me, I...... I still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to my relatives...... I don't know if I'll be able to pay it off in my life, but people always have to look forward......"

"Hahaha...... Look forward? What to see? This society, with kind-hearted people like us, is really not suitable for ...... Not suitable for ......"

"Unwilling to bow to society...... Unwilling to be wronged...... Unwilling to settle for ...... Reluctant to flatter...... However, anyone who does not understand or is unwilling to change will eventually be eliminated by society! ”

Hearing what Qiu Feng said became more and more pessimistic, Zhang Yang didn't say anything, just comforted: "You drink too much, don't think so much, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge." ”

The next morning, the sun shone on Qiu Feng's face, he slowly opened his eyes, his head was very painful, dizzy, he didn't remember what happened last night, he only knew that he had asked Zhang Yang out for supper.

He washed his face, only to find a metal helmet at the head of the bed, a red button on the right side of the helmet, a radio cable on the left, and a note next to the helmet that read.

"Qiu Feng, this is a new virtual reality online game recently released in the United States, called Origin World, it is very popular now, it is based on the World of Warcraft, a super-large online game developed by the research and development, you can log in directly with the previous account, the president of our final belive, let's fight again together, relieve the pressure, and find ...... Where dreams begin! - Zhang Yang. ”

Qiu Feng looked at the game helmet that Zhang Yang gave him and looked at it quietly, as if something was waiting for him.