1560: Old Qin-If I say I started it, then I started it! If I haven't shut it down, doesn't that mean it's started?

"Ding ding ding ding!"

The shrill alert kept ringing from the game helmets. Sister Pomegranate, who had already gone to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the two of them, peeked out in surprise. She saw Cat Brother, still in his pajamas, rushing to the kitchen doorway with a helmet in each hand. He said:

"These things are saying we can log into the game now."

"What?"

Sister Pomegranate looked completely baffled.

Yet even in her confusion, the knife in her hand never stopped chopping. It danced across the cutting board as if it had a life of its own, showing off her incredible talent in this area.

She asked in surprise:

"Didn't we just die in the Warp? How can we suddenly log in again? Is it like that life greenhouse enhancement from before, where some special mechanic cancels the recovery time before respawning?"

"I saw people on the forums saying that Lord Murphy's ultimate counterattack has taken effect. A special status called 'Gate of All Worlds' has been applied to all players. According to Old Taishan, dying and respawning in-game only takes ten seconds now, and dying repeatedly in a short period barely costs us anything besides a longer respawn timer."

Cat Brother shrugged and glanced at the ginseng chicken soup Sister Pomegranate had put on to simmer. He knew the fragrant dish was meant to help him recover, which made him, a fine young man in every respect, feel a twinge in his kidneys. He was a martial artist himself, sure, but how could he put it...

He was the one getting the short end of the stick, after all.

So he discreetly looked away from the pot and said to his beautiful, charming fiancée:

"That soup's going to take ages. How about we go save the