READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 6: Chapter 6 You are also a skeleton
Vanilla Pudding, a UP host on Bilibili, whose real name was Qin Guan, was a small anchor who was somewhat famous in the gaming area, but the number of views on a single video of his had never exceeded 50,000, and his fans had not yet reached 100,000.
He couldn't make a living if he had less than 100,000 fans, and the incentive bonus from click-through conversion was not enough to survive. In order to make a living, Qin Guan, in addition to making videos and live broadcasts, also had to work part-time as a gold-farmer in various games.
A week ago, in a black market online game forum for gold farmers, Qin Guan saw an article posted by a small account registered by an unknown person. Qin Guan, who was depressed because his gold farming account was blocked, mocked this small account who insisted on pretending to be a third-party recommendation, and then clicked on the official website link posted by the small account.
Whether it was the simple official website or the promotional slogan of "independent VR game," there were many flaws. However, Qin Guan was still hooked by the three promotional videos.
Especially the last "Undead NPC Battle Demonstration" video, in which a zombie wearing tattered armor, more realistic than a blockbuster movie special effects, wielded a huge rusty axe to chop down a tree. Whether it was the picture, the physics engine, or the interactive collision, Qin Guan's scalp tingled and his blood boiled.
Then, seeing the material cost of the VR helmet at 188, Qin Guan calmed down again.
Not too expensive, but not too cheap.
Qin Guan was a professional in the gaming industry, so he still had some common sense. VR devices on the market cost tens of thousands of yuan, and you're selling a VR helmet for 188 yuan, saying that you could play a high-tech game that beats all VR games on the market?
Are you fucking kidding me!
So Qin Guan cursed and closed the webpage.
The next day, for some unknown reason, Qin Guan once again opened this website that thought people were stupid, and once again enjoyed the promotional video with relish.
After repeating this process several times, Qin Guan quietly filled out the closed beta test application and scanned the code to pay 188 yuan.
Just take it as a gamble - no, just take it as a fight for your faith!
Anyway, he paid through the platform, so if he didn't click to confirm receipt, he could still apply for a refund from the bank.
Qin Guan, who paid at the end of September, got up early on November 11th and was ready to continue playing games to earn money, but suddenly found an additional server launch reminder in his mailbox.
"Is it coming? Whether it's a liar or not will be revealed soon!" Qin Guan was excited, and quickly picked up the box next to the computer desk and took out the helmet.
This VR helmet looked like a motorcycle helmet, but it was indeed different from ordinary motorcycle helmets. It could be connected to a computer by plugging in a USB. After connecting to the PC official website interface on the computer, a pre-built game character interface would pop up.
Well, it was just a simple creation interface that was no different from the oldest IE pop-up window. You could pre-set your ID, select your race, and select your gender. There was only a single option in the race column: "Undead".
Qin Guan had already created a character when he got the helmet. His ID was the same as his anchor account, called Vanilla Pudding, and his gender was female.
That's right, Qin Guan was a cosplayer of the highest order. Online he pretended that he had boobs.
Anyway, as long as he played games, no matter whether it was a gold account or a main account, Qin Guan only played female accounts.
After turning on the computer, putting on the helmet, connecting the USB, and activating the pre-built interface on the PC official website, Qin Guan found that the window that popped up this time was different. There was an additional login button below the ID, race, and gender columns.
Qin Guan manipulated the mouse without hesitation and clicked the login button on the monitor.
Then, another pop-up window popped up. "Please lie down safely and stably before logging in."
"Why is it so troublesome?" Qin Guan muttered, dragged the computer desk to the bed, leaned on the bed, and clicked to confirm in an awkward posture.
The next second, the guy who had just woken up tilted his head and fell asleep snoring in a side-lying position.
Of course, Qin Guan didn't fall asleep during his personal experience.
The spiritual brand rune engraved in the helmet was activated after he clicked the button to confirm the login, and his soul was transferred to the magic plane through the matrix. Qin Guan felt that this process was that his eyes suddenly went dark and his whole body felt a slight pulling sensation.
Then, Qin Guan opened his eyes, and a login interface with a pure black background appeared in front of him.
"Holy crap, I'm in already? There's no buffering required? It's even faster than logging into a web game?!"
Qin Guan was extremely excited and immediately looked at the login interface carefully. His ID, race, and selected gender appeared in the upper right corner of the view, and below was a button for selecting the game character.
"Is this still VR? Black technology?!"
Qin Guan was very excited. He could not feel the existence of his body at all, but he could clearly feel his own existence.
When he focused his attention on the "Select Game Character" button, a very old-fashioned skeleton appeared in his sight.
Qin Guan. "???"
Although he had no body, Qin Guan still felt his whole body tremble.
"Yeah, did you make the character models look old for realism?... You don't have to go to this extent!!"
Qin Guan complained loudly and rejected the skeleton.
And then, another, older, dustier skeleton emerged.
Qin Guan. "…"
Qin Guan continued to scroll down with an expressionless face.
The third, the fourth... No matter how Qin Guan switched the game characters, all the corpses that appeared were unique, extremely old, and looked as if they had just been dug out of the grave.
Each skeleton had varying degrees of "age patina". Not only were the bone joints all black, but even the eye sockets and teeth were covered with mud. Some bones had cracks caused by damage, and it was common to see small pieces of bone missing from some less important places.
"The planners are trying their best to prove that their promotional video is definitely not a sham, and that the game itself is absolutely genuine and even more real than the promotional video, right?" Qin Guan complained even harder.
Qin Guan, who had lived for 24 years and had 14 years of gaming experience, had never seen such bizarre details of the character model.
Yes, hardcore gamers like him attached great importance to the realism of the game, but it was really unnecessary to make it realistic to this extent!
He really liked the heavy feeling of the zombie NPC in the promotional video, but he definitely wouldn't want to be friends with such a scary-looking monster!
"Forget it, forget it, I'm here now..." Qin Guan found that he couldn't choose a model with a less strong taste, so he had to go back sadly and choose the first one.
At least the first one looked newer and not so dirty.
After selecting this skeleton, Qin Guan felt the slight pulling sensation again, and approached the character.
Then, he felt as if he had merged with the skeleton.
Before Qin Guan could figure out what kind of black technology the producers used to make players have this magical "sense of immersion," he found that his "body" was slowly rising.
Just like taking an elevator from a well to the surface, the seemingly boundless darkness in front of Qin Guan gradually faded away, and the birthplace of the undead in the promotional video appeared in front of him.
Well, actually, the players who were teleported to the bottom of the spiritual imprint core and selected their "roles" in the "corpse bank" floated up from underground.
There was the sound of wind blowing in his ears. There was an indescribable, strange smell in the fresh, earthy air. In front of him was a small town consisting of sparsely scattered old and dilapidated wooden houses, which seemed to have been abandoned for decades.
Qin Guan was standing in the center of this desolate town, with the circular earthen platform of his birth point behind him and the deserted street covered with all kinds of debris in front of him.
"…F*ck!!"
Qin Guan took a breath.
He couldn't convince himself that he was just playing a game. It was as if he was really standing in such a desolate ancient town that could be used to shoot a horror movie!
After he made a subconscious complaint, Qin Guan also heard the clicking sound of his upper and lower teeth knocking against each other.
Qin Guan. "…"
Qin Guan, who has always considered himself to be a hardcore gamer, silently lowered his head to look at his "new body."
The bare white skeleton had a very old feel, and on the white bony palms that could clench and open with ease, tiny cracks on the finger bones were clearly visible.
"...I'm sorry, I apologize, I'm definitely not a hardcore gamer." Qin Guan was distraught and knelt down.
"ah--!"
A female scream suddenly sounded, scaring Qin Guan.
Qin Guan, who was still trying to correct his worldview, quickly turned his head.
Less than three meters away from him, there appeared a bare white skeleton that was also very old.
When Qin Guan turned his head to look over, the skeleton, no, the player, seemed to be frightened as well, and stepped back in fear. "Oh my god, there's a ghost! The skeleton is moving!"
Qin Guan was shocked. "Aren't you a skeleton yourself?!"
"Huh?" The player immediately looked down at himself.
Then, this player, who entered the game only ten seconds later than Qin Guan, held his head in his hands. "Damn, it's really a skeleton character! The style isn't cartoony at all! Isn't it said that there's a difference between the character interface and the game interface?!"
"ah!!"
Another rough scream rang out miserably.
Qin Guan and Skeleton No. 2 turned their heads at the same time.
Another extremely old, bare white skeleton appeared in front of the earthen platform at the birth point, facing the two of them, with its mouth wide open, and even subconsciously making a gesture as if it wanted to escape.
Without waiting for Skeleton No. 3 to speak, Qin Guan quickly raised his bony arm and pointed at him. "Don't shout, you are also a skeleton!"