Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

The vast blue sky, with its verdant mountains and green waters.

Below the sky sprinkled with white clouds, the morning sunlight, carried on a gentle breeze, brushed every pedestrian amidst the towering buildings.

"Crack, crack, crack~" A faint breaking sound arose from somewhere in the space, as a tiny black crack flashed overhead the pedestrians, then vanished as swiftly as it had appeared, as if it had never been there at all.

The folding of space mirrored distant vistas, reflecting the scenery in the eyes of the nearby pedestrians as if through a mirror.

Regrettably, the bustling crowd hurried by, not a single person catching sight of this fleeting, strange landscape.

Kuang Xin stood at the edge of the spacious square, holding his phone, and chattered away to the person on the other end, "Guang, after knowing each other for so long I've just realized we're in the same city, how about we meet up?."

"I'm not going." a buzzing voice came from the other end of the phone, "Not familiar."

"Don't be like that... We've been through a bunch of stuff doing missions for our boss; tonight's probably the final battle, aren't you going to come out and cheer on your brother?"

"The final battle?"

"Yeah... I'm telling you, we had a blast. Tonight, we plan to storm right into their armory to put up a big fight! Win and we go home for the New Year; lose and the whole crew gets arrested, ahaha~"

"..." Xu Ruoguang stayed silent for a moment before he could only spit out two words, "Awesome."

"Pretty standard... so are you coming or not? You've got nothing else to do at home anyway, and you can't play the game during the day."

"Galaxy Online" was strange for the fact that it could only be entered while sleeping at night. Unlike other games in this world, it didn't take up the normal daytime hours; moreover, everyone in the world experienced an irresistible urge to sleep from midnight to 8 AM. No matter where they were or what they were doing, they would be suddenly overwhelmed by a wave of sleepiness, plunging them into deep slumber.

And what a wondrous experience it was to be cradled in this irresistible sleep, lying in a gaming capsule with a helmet on, living another life in the game world, and waking up without any trace of tiredness from the dreamscape of the game?

Thus, from the moment this game was released, it took the whole world by storm.

However, because of this characteristic, you couldn't play the game during the day...

"Okay..." After some rustling, Xu Ruoguang's voice came through again, sounding cool and detached, "Where?"

"Central Plaza. Just take the subway line 1 to get there." Knowing Xu Ruoguang was a homebody, Kuang Xin compassionately provided him with directions, then muttered under his breath, "I can't believe you've lived in this city for over a decade and don't even know this."

"I'm not coming."

"Ah, no, no, no, I was wrong, bro."

"I'm waiting."

"Alright~ I'm wearing all yellow today, just standing under that statue in Central Plaza. Easy to spot."

"Got it..."

As Kuang Xin waited, he occasionally checked his reflection on the smooth metal surfaces along the street.

Hmm... 11 out of 10, not shy to admit it, because facts need no boasting.

"Woooo~"

The subway roared underground, the winding cry brought by the passing trains, accompanied by the tremble of the earth, traveled up to Kuang Xin's feet.

Before long, a young man dressed in black and white came jogging in his direction. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Watching him head straight towards him, Kuang Xin, a bit nervously, clenched his fingers until the other approached, cautiously asking, "Guang?"

"Yes." Xu Ruoguang nodded, his expression neutral.

Kuang Xin eyed him up and down with a hint of surprise in his gaze, "You look this good?"

Being handsome wasn't the key point; what was surprising was that this guy actually used his own face for his character in the game!

So the handsome ones really could do whatever they wanted, huh?

"..." Xu Ruoguang pursed his lips, "What did you call me out for?"

"Nothing much... just to hang out. Isn't it boring to stay at home all day?"

"I thought you wanted to talk about things in the game."

"The game?" Kuang Xin was taken aback, "What's there to talk about with the game? Just get on with it."

"And if you lose?"

"If we lose, we'll just do it again, and in three days I'll be as good as new!"

"..."

Quite carefree.

But it seemed that this was the attitude towards the game held by everyone... or at least the majority of people in this world.

Because of the unique irreproducibility of this game—everyone's starting point and identity were completely different—everyone's paths diverged so much that almost none were the same. Cross-regional information was almost pointless, and only players born in the same game region needed to share information, which could be done within the game.

Online... you couldn't find anyone on the internet.

At least Xu Ruoguang had almost never found any discussion about the game that was remotely popular.

It seemed that no one really cared...

With a helpless sigh, Xu Ruoguang's gaze wandered around him.

He always felt a strange sense of detachment from this relatively unfamiliar world.

"Hmm... hmm?" Staring at a figure walking leisurely not far away, Xu Ruoguang's gaze sharpened, feeling as if he had seen them somewhere before.

"Hey hey hey? What are you looking at?" Kuang Xin waved his hand in front of his eyes, wondering what had captured the attention of the guy he had managed to coax out.