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Chapter 1 "The Era"

To the east of the center of Aoba City, there is a street called "Heidong".

There are no similar chain stores, no constant traffic of pedestrians, and no entertainment venues of all kinds.

There are just dense apartment buildings of different heights.

For a long time, these old apartment buildings stood only on this deserted street.

They are like old men in the twilight, always as if they are about to collapse, but they can stand tall for a long time, calmly continuing under the torrent of the times—or lingering.

Dilapidated, as old as they are, in this modern city, it is probably not worth mentioning. However, being able to maintain the original state in this city with an inch of land has its value and significance.

Just like that red maple tree.

There are not many red maple trees on Pingdong Street, and among the many buildings, only one is planted in front of the door.

It is impossible to know when and who planted it, but it is like a portrait of the occupants of the building, rising in obscurity for many years, and then turning red before the winter frost, bringing a rare scenery to the people in the apartment, and the cycle is never lacking.

Year after year has passed, the beauty of the red maple is still the same, and the drifting red leaves always remind people of the ruthlessness of the years, and it is another year in the blink of an eye.

Full of red leaves, Sioux City saw it for the fourth time.

Standing silently in front of the window, Su Cheng would no longer be in a daze looking at this scenery, he just looked at it, and inexplicably thought of the year when he first came here.

Remember, it was the same autumn leaves, the same season.

Looking into the distance through the red leaves, in the blurred landscape, he saw a tall and thin figure, a figure dragging luggage and taking a little sister in the streets and alleys......

"Brother, I'm going out!"

Su Cheng's thoughts were interrupted by a crisp child's voice, and he came back to his senses, raised his bloodshot eyes, and looked behind him.

There, there was only a girl with a small backpack and only as tall as his chest.

Looking at this cute little guy, Su Cheng couldn't help but smile kindly, stepped forward to hug her, and rubbed the girl's shoulder-length straight hair dotingly.

Being rubbed her head, the little girl suddenly puffed out her reddish cheeks, pushed Su Cheng away with her white little hands, retreated to the gate with a dissatisfied face, and protested in an old-fashioned manner: "I'm not a child anymore!" ”

Seeing the little girl's pretended mature movements, Su Cheng couldn't help but laugh softly, and whispered: "Be careful on the road, don't make trouble while waiting for the school bus." ”

The little girl stuck out her tongue and grimaced, and when she saw Su Cheng's face on it, she was scared, but she still responded angrily: "I, of course I know...... But brother, you have to work hard, otherwise you will have to sleep on the floor at night! ”

Job......

The thought of work faded a lot from the smile on Su Cheng's face. In fact, he lost his last job last week, and he, a person who dropped out of high school before he was in high school, what kind of job can he find in this world?

"Okay, you're going to be late if you don't go out." Su Cheng replied casually, but his eyes were a little unnaturally away.

The little girl Nunu mumbled in a nasal voice, looked at the mirror next to the door to tidy up Su Cheng's messy hair, patted the slightly wrinkled school uniform, and then pushed open the old wooden door vigorously.

The wooden door creaked open, and the little girl ran briskly out of Su Cheng's sight, and then poked out her face again, and told uneasily: "Brother, lunch should be eaten well." ”

"Okay, remember to be careful on the road." Su Cheng nodded in response, and after receiving his reply, the girl closed the door and went to school with a satisfied face.

Listening to the sound of brisk footsteps in the corridor, Su Cheng's heart warmed up for no reason, and his tired and frustrated heart was full of motivation again.

After standing by the window for a while, Su Cheng finally took a deep breath, lifted the coat hanging aside, and walked to the mirror by the door.

He put on his old coat that didn't fit well in the mirror, straightened his neckline, brushed the hair on his forehead, and then stood in front of the mirror, silently looking at the thin young man in the mirror.

"Hah-"

"Hah-"

After several attempts, recalling the sincere smile of the person in the mirror, Su Cheng was silent again and silently pushed open the door. The door creaked shut, and as he locked it, he said in a whispered voice:

"Sioux City, you can do it."

Slowly leaving the apartment building, the cool autumn breeze blew across Sioux City's face. He indifferently tightened his ill-fitting coat and walked into the alley between the buildings.

In autumn, the weather is no longer hot and humid, but the alley is still extremely slippery.

Sioux City carefully walked down the foul-smelling alley, and then expertly passed through two remote alleyways that saw no light of day, and came to a crowded street with people coming to the place.

Early in the morning, the streets are bustling with activity, and the aroma of food wafts from the roadside. However, Su Cheng just touched his belly, and then left patiently with the emptiness in his belly.

The belly is empty, but the helpless wallet is much emptier than the belly.

Enduring hunger, Su Cheng walked for more than half an hour with a blank face, and finally arrived at Huachang Street, where there were many shops. Huachang Street is obviously much more prosperous than Pingdong Street, surrounded by high-rise buildings, all kinds of huge advertising boards hanging on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings, all kinds of images flickering, there are strange young women in Sioux City scratching their heads, and there are also big stars he knows about recommending products.

Walking along the crowd, Sioux City's ears are either the sound of footsteps of varying severity, or the charming female voice in the advertisement.

Expressionless, he grinned.

It's not surprising that in a strange society, there are strange advertisements.

Standing in the midst of the surging crowd of people in this endless stream of streets, he looked at the people in front of him, beside him the crowd in suits, and for no reason, he felt so out of place.

Not wanting to linger longer, Sioux City silently quickened his pace, his eyes constantly scanning the sides of the street, trying to find the right job posting.

However, he soon felt a wave of powerlessness, of course, this powerlessness was not strange to him with a low education.

He pursed his lips and walked apathically back to the crowd.

Degree?

If it weren't for the injury on his right arm that was difficult to truly heal, with his skills, why would he need to rely on such a pitifully low education to find a job?

Work will naturally look for him.

Suddenly, a refreshing female voice sounded from above Su Cheng: "Welcome to this hero news, I am the host Liu Jing." ”

The female voice did not pause, and then said: "This show is invited by the famous virtual reality player Luo Cheng, Captain Luo, thank you very much for coming, please introduce yourself first." ”

Su Cheng looked up and found that he had walked into the Cultural Square, with a large screen in each of the first three directions on the left and right, and at this time the camera was giving a close-up of a mature man with five distinct views like a knife.

He didn't know this Liu Jing, and he had never heard of this Captain Luo, let alone the hero news. But that doesn't stop him from paying attention to the show — nothing special, the three big screens won't just turn on.

"Hello everyone, I'm Luo Cheng." The man on the big screen said succinctly, and then introduced himself: "I'm the number one team leader of the Anno game under the "the-one" club, and I'm excited to be here to share my experience with you this time. ”

Annook?

Sioux tried to find something from his memory about the name, but he really didn't have much contact with games, and he had been looking for a job lately, and he didn't have the time to pay attention to the news, so he didn't think of anything in the end.

"Thank you, Captain Luo, for getting to business."

The camera on the screen now pans back to the middle distance, and the two are sitting in high chairs. Liu Jing, who had black hair and red lips, flicked her long hair, crossed her slender legs, and asked Luo Cheng:

"Captain Luo, I wonder what you think of the "the-one" club about the incredible number of online users of Anno that came out? ”

Luo Cheng didn't rush to answer, probably after organizing it in his heart for a few seconds, he responded: "Our club is not surprised by the number of online users of "Annopoque", but the main reason is not the name of virtual reality. ”

"In fact, virtual reality games have long been popular, and all kinds of games have invariably played the banner of virtual reality, making them fall from a high position at the beginning and no longer receive much attention from the communication world."

Sioux City agrees with this.

Stemming from the boss of his last job, the old guy was so keen on the so-called virtual reality game that he even placed several sets of equipment in the break room for them to use at any cost.

Sioux City tried to play at that time, and although it didn't feel bad, to be honest, those virtual scenes were really not flattering. It's not that it's bad, it's just that it's not real at all, let alone real, and it's not interesting to play.

In response to this remark, Liu Jing in the show also nodded her head, her black and shiny eyes widened, staring at Luo Cheng smartly, and in the blink of an eye, she revealed her expectation of Luo Cheng's explanation.

Luo Cheng continued: "Therefore, judging from the popularity of the game's public sale on the first antenna, you can also know how low the attractiveness of the game is for more than 3,000 yuan......"

Let's talk about it......

A game for more than 3,000 dollars? Game consoles are about the same price.

You know, the more than 3,000 yuan is just to buy games, not including the game helmets worth thousands to tens of thousands. Not to mention no, but with this money, Sioux City has more places to spend - he hasn't even found next month's rent.

There are also indispensable expenses such as internet bills, electricity bills, water bills, etc.

Then he can skip meals in the days to come, can my little sister? Even if he could, he was afraid of falling in his hands and holding it in his mouth for fear of melting, and he would rather not eat it himself, and he couldn't let his little sister go hungry.

In this way, Su Cheng is not in the mood to watch the later shows.

He had to sigh at the thought that he still had to worry about rent, and that some people could spend tens of thousands of dollars to play a game.

Unlike him, some people have eaten and slept on the gold and silver mountains since they were born, living in another world, not grounded, spending thousands of yuan and flowers, and not frowning.

The more Su Cheng thought about it, the more depressed he became, and his feet followed the crowd, and when he came back to his senses, he had already walked all the way into the large commercial area of Huachang Street.

At this time, there were not many people around, and they were probably all going to work.

Standing on the sparsely populated street, Sioux City didn't think much about it, turned around and left. He knows what kind of education he has, so he also knows that he is not comfortable coming here to find a job.

You have to know how difficult it is to find a job now, even if it is a college student, let alone a high school dropout like him.

However, as soon as Su Cheng turned his head and looked up, his gaze couldn't help but fall on the poster on the wall of a building.

Rox Company, recruiting full-time "Anno players", unlimited academic qualifications, unlimited experience, and excellent benefits.

Then Sioux City's gaze couldn't take his eyes off the poster.

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