Will You? No, You Won't

"I'm deeply grateful for everyone's approval and praise, and I also understand some friends' doubts."

"When I obtained this ring, I was indeed thrilled and excited. When I wanted to share this discovery with everyone, I also wanted to show it off a little and satisfy my vanity."

"After all, I'm just an ordinary player."

"So while I was happy, I also felt confused and uneasy. I didn't know what made me different from everyone else. At most, I entered the game a little earlier, and there are plenty of players stronger than me..."

"And Spirit Candle definitely wasn't designed for any one player alone..."

Li Miao glanced at the ring on his hand, then at Kainara beside him, and took a deep breath.

"So I think... perhaps Spirit Candle was designed this way because it wants to tell us something."

At this point, Li Miao's tone became firm.

"Spirit Candle is a special game. There's no question about that."

"The monsters here are powerful, while players are weak. To kill a single monster, we might have to die hundreds or thousands of times."

"The NPCs here don't exist solely because of players either. They have their own paths in life, their own ideals and pursuits. To them, we are merely somewhat unusual explorers..."

"Its story isn't like a book with a beginning and an end, where you can open the cover and read straight through to the final page..."

"It's more like a... real second world."

Li Miao's expression was earnest.

"I know some friends are used to treating this game as spectators, applying the same profit-maximizing mindset they use in games normally."

"But just like the subtle truth Spirit Candle's various settings have always been telling us—where there is gain, there must be loss. That applies here as