A.D. 2284.

Huaxia Shannan Province, the provincial capital Xingcheng, Huanghua International Airport.

Summer is approaching, and the sun is in the middle of the day.

At the exit of the airport, two figures walked out slowly, the man in front was tall, he did not wear fashionable sunglasses, a knife-cut axe-like face with a sense of line, as strong and profound as a statue, his eyes were dark and spiritual, under the slightly sunken eye sockets, he became more deep and charming, the bridge of his nose was high and sharp, his cheekbones were protruding just right, his lips were thin and moderately thick, and his stubble was sparse, which was very handsome and attractive.

He was followed by a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, and in fact, this girl had just passed her eleventh birthday, blonde hair and blue eyes, obvious European and American blood, perhaps because of diet, she developed a little faster than the little Chinese girl, and looked like she was thirteen or fourteen years old.

The man was still looking around, and at the same time secretly sighed that he had finally returned to his hometown after three years of absence, and the little girl behind him suddenly pulled the corner of his clothes and said, "Mr. Gu, I'm hungry." ”

Her Chinese pronunciation is very standard, but her tone is flat, and even a little cold.

Gu Han squatted in front of the blonde girl, frowned slightly, and looked serious: "Garbo, I've told you many times, I want to call Dad, this is not Sweden, I can't call Mr. Gu anymore." ”

The little girl looked down at the man and said expressionlessly: "I'm sorry Mr. Gu, my name is Liv Garbo, not Garbo, in addition, please Mr. Gu call me Ms. Svensson, we are not that acquainted." ”

Gu Han looked at the eleven-year-old girl in a daze, and after half a ring, he finally made sure that she was not joking, so he sighed helplessly: "Okay, Ms. Svensson, I can agree to your request, but can you also change your words, don't call Dad, Uncle can always do it, right?" Or brother? ”

"No way!" The little girl named Liv Garbo simply refused.

Gu Han stroked his forehead and sighed again, he stood up, pulled his mouth and crossed his waist to look at this little girl who didn't eat oil and salt, and the little girl was not afraid, and looked back at him coldly.

One big and one small looked at each other for more than ten seconds, and the man finally retreated in defeat, raised his hand and surrendered: "Okay, you won Ms. Svensson, then let's go, let's find a place to fill your noble belly first." ”

The man's tone was full of helplessness, and there was a little bit of gnashing of teeth.

The girl was not complacent about the temporary victory, she remained expressionless, dragging her suitcase to keep up with the man's footsteps.

The two came to the city, casually entered a specialty restaurant, and after sitting down, Gu Han threw the menu to the girl, this girl not only speaks Chinese well, but also has no problem reading words, and she loves Chinese cuisine very much, so she tosses it with her.

The menu is a projection tablet, Liv Garbo flipped through it, ordered a dish she liked, and politely asked Gu Han's opinion, seeing that he looked indifferent, she added two more dishes according to her preferences.

Returning the computer to the waiter, and politely thanking her, the girl showed a high level of cultivation in all aspects, she turned her head to look at Gu Han, and found that the man was attracted by the hologram in the center of the lobby, frowning slightly, and looking serious, very different from the usual cynicism, she subconsciously became a little curious, and turned her little head over.

At this moment, the beautiful female anchor on the image is unhurriedly announcing a piece of news:

"As expected by many authoritative figures, the large-scale holographic virtual online game "Ninth World", which has been released for 28 years, was once popular all over the world, but it still can't break the curse of the "30-year generation of online games", this afternoon, this cross-era online game with a maximum of more than 1 billion online users announced its permanent closure, and then, by China, the European Union, the United States, Japan, Brazil, India and other government agencies jointly controlled by the 'Skynet United Group' issued an announcement, the new cross-era online game "Ethereal Journey" will be two days later, That is, it will officially start operation at 10 a.m. on March 1, Yanjing time. ”

"It is reported that "Ethereal Journey" is so far, the first holographic virtual image technology to be applied to the pinnacle of the online game, the game fidelity not only broke through the 90 percent level for the first time, but also reached an unprecedented 99 percent, it can be said that everything in the game will be no different from reality, and the operation and supervision of the game will be handed over to the latest upgrade of the brain 'Skynet No. 3' full control......

Before the news was finished, the otherwise quiet hotel lobby immediately exploded, and many diners began to discuss.

"Ninety-nine percent realism! That's a bit of an exaggeration, right? ”

"yes, not in another world? Previous games weren't more than 90 percent. ”

"Exaggerated? It doesn't exist, Skynet Group's multinational holdings, global attention, how can it be fraudulent in these aspects, and "The Ninth World" has been released for more than 20 years, and it is reasonable that there has been a breakthrough in realism. ”

"That's right, who's that, check the official website of Skynet Group, the basic introduction of the game should have come out, right? Also, can I renew the game warehouse? If so, where can I download the update patch? ”

"Boss, the game materials are all out, but there is only a background introduction, no race introduction, and no career introduction."

"Wouldn't it? In this case, there is no way to make preliminary preparations, so quickly, check again to see if there is any other information......"

Gu Han's attention was not attracted by the lively scene of searching for information in front of him, his eyes still stopped on the virtual image in the center of the lobby, as if he was thinking of something, and his eyes gradually became a little hazy.

Three years ago, he was also a professional gamer, playing this "The Ninth World". While the words pro may sound high-end, they don't.

In 2122 AD, Skynet Group was established, and two years later, the world's first holographic virtual online game "Heaven and Earth" was launched by Skynet Group in the overwhelming publicity, but this game was not successful, and it was closed for many reasons in just three years, and then Skynet Group continued to improve various game bugs, and launched "Heaven and Earth II" a year later, this game was even worse, and it was closed in less than half a year, the root cause of all this stems from the new online game model advocated by Skynet Group - The plot of the game is completely free.

The plot, or plot direction, is the biggest feature of all the games developed by Skynet Group, and there is no one.

Just because, the direction of the plot is not set by the system and the game company, but by the players and NPCs.

In the game, the system will only set a complete world framework, set the basic attributes of NPCs, and no other interventions will be made.

Each NPC that the player encounters is an independent and unique individual, not bound by the system, but only by the established rules of the game world.

To put it simply, that is, NPCs have their own thoughts and emotions, acting styles, as well as worldview and outlook on life, and they will not be refreshed, and if they die, they will die forever, buried in the ground and turned into a handful of loess, and will have nothing to do with the game from now on.

It is precisely because of this that many things done by players and NPCs can have a certain impact on the development of the game, so that the game plot rushes in an unknown direction.

This is what players crave, just like being in a new fantasy world, but in fact, this model has been questioned in the first ten years of the virtual era, because there are too many chaos, such as top players huddling together and monopolizing game resources; For example, the left-way demons have risen strongly, and decency has been repeatedly frustrated; Even later, the law of the game completely collapsed, the positive forces were suppressed to the point of dying, and the world was reduced to darkness.

That's why the lifespan of "Heaven and Earth" and "Heaven and Earth II" is so short, especially "Heaven and Earth II.", the game order was in chaos after only half a year of launch, and it had to be closed due to various public opinion frenzy in reality.

The so-called eat a trench and grow a wisdom,Not to mention suffering a succession of blows,Skynet Group has learned lessons from all aspects,After hibernation for three years, the Western fantasy background of the "Dragoon War" was launched,This game has been quite perfect,The subtleties are appropriate,The playability is also extremely high,Although it has only been running for just eight years,The order collapsed、There is no law,After the final light force was annihilated,The game company had no choice but to close the game again。

But objectively speaking, "Dragoon War" still has a lot of merits, and it has been recognized by the majority of players.

Since then, each new game launched by Skynet Group has become more and more perfect, and the virtual era has gradually entered a prosperous period.

Today, the virtual era has a history of more than 160 years, which can be said to be prosperous, and the gaming industry has long become the world's largest industry, with more than 700 million people employed at this stage, accounting for 15% of the world's total employment.

Because of this, playing games has long been regarded as a serious thing, among the world's top ten wealthy businessmen, eight out of ten are the main game industry, the so-called professional gamers no longer need how superb skills, how outstanding consciousness, as long as the game is the work, whether it is the top god in the circle or the ordinary player who depends on it, you can be called a professional player!

Gu Han mixed well in "The Ninth World", but it was only because the general trend of the game had been decided, and the righteous forces that were struggling to survive were basically unable to return to the sky, plus some reasons in reality, he chose to quit the game.

And now, the implementation of "Ethereal Journey" has given him a new hope!

"Sir, your dishes are ready, do you need anything else?"

The waiter's voice pulled Gu Han's thoughts back, and Liv Garbo next to her had already begun to eat with vegetables, her use of chopsticks was a little clumsy, but it did not affect eating, but in the eyes of others, it also added a bit of cute charm.

Of course, Gu Han doesn't think so, although this little foreign girl is very beautiful, a standard beauty embryo, but her precocious personality and cold attitude really have nothing to do with cuteness, at least he thinks so.

"No need, I'll call you again if I need to."

After thanking the waiter, Gu Han added a bowl of rice and was about to eat, but before the chopsticks entered the plate, a clear and cold voice suddenly sounded on the side: "Mr. Gu, please use chopsticks to pick up the dishes." ”