After nearly a year, Li Si once again came to the small restaurant opened by Old Man Zhang at the door of his home.
Looking at the large table full of dishes on the table, I suddenly felt like I was in another world.
"Young son, after ordering so many dishes, can you finish them?"
Old Man Zhang put the last dish on the table and talked to the guests habitually in plastic Mandarin with an unknown dialect.
Everyone has his or her own way of making money. This small shop Old Man Zhang has a personality that makes it easy to get along with the customers, and the craftsmanship is good, so there are many repeat customers.
It might have been intentional at first, but over the years he has gotten used to it. When he meets someone who comes to eat, he has to chat with them regardless of whether he knows them or not.
"Uncle, don't you recognize me? I, Xiao Li, live next door."
Li Si couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard the name Old Man Zhang.
"Xiao Li?"
Old Man Zhang stared at Li Si's face suspiciously for a moment, looked up and down again before laughing, shaking his head and saying, "It's true, why have you changed so much, I don't even dare to recognize you?"
"Nothing has changed. I just go out less and become a bit whiter."
Li Si also smiled and chatted with Old Man Zhang for a few more words.
Since it was dinner time, several young people came in during this period. Seeing this, Old Man Zhang hurried over to greet and place orders. This restaurant was just a small restaurant, and Old Man Zhang did not hire any waiters. He took orders and cooked all by himself.
Li Si didn't pay much attention. He just glanced at it subconsciously and started to eat.
Old Man Zhang's restaurant is relatively small, but it has a lot of repeat customers. The neighbors usually come here to have a meal when they are not cooking at home. He doesn't recognize the group of young people who come in, so there is nothing to pay attention to.
"Hey, hey, I'll take the order. Brother Duan, go on..."
"Okay, let's continue. If you want to play this game, there is an NPC you must not offend..."
"Who is it? Very powerful?"
"Merchant Lee Stein! Xiao Yue I'm telling you, even if you offend the Iron Man I just said to death, you can't mess with Lee Stein..."
"Also, he specializes in selling equipment. After you enter the game, you can use your startup capital to buy some equipment at Li Stein Industrial Mall, but remember, don't draw a lottery! Don't open the box!"
"What, it's a trap?"
"It's not just a trap. You don't know how he got his name Merchant, or how he started his business..."
"Wow, he is such a business wizard! I have decided that Lee Stein will be my idol from now on, and I will join the game to learn from him."
"What the hell? Idol? Believe it or not, I will do justice for God first?"
Whether he likes it or not, his loud speech without any regard for public places still reaches Li Si's ears lightly.
Listening to a fat little man telling his glorious history, Li Si glanced out of the corner of his eye and silently recorded the man's appearance in the little notebook in his mind.
The initial body of the game character is constructed by scanning the real body. Although the appearance is different, the body shape and facial features are similar to a certain extent. It is almost the same as having a full face. It is just to prevent online fraud and the phenomenon of big men dressing up in women's clothing. The original ugly ones are still ugly in the game, the handsome ones are still handsome, the big ones are still big, and the short ones are still short.
This is a well-established rule in virtual online games nowadays. If you are very familiar with someone's appearance and body shape, as long as they have not undergone random body modifications in the game, there is still a certain chance of recognizing them in person.
Humph! How dare you destroy our credibility and block our potential customers? We are very vindictive. If we recognize you, you will be dead!
One night flies by in a blink of an eye.
Early the next morning, Li Si did morning exercise for half an hour, and then hurriedly lay down in the game room.
Earth OL only had one day to update, and operations would resume at eight o'clock today. Anyway, things in reality were almost arranged, so he was unwilling to continue to waste time in reality, so he logged into the game at the exact recovery time.
[This version has been updated!]
[The update is as follows:
1. Open the dungeon module, and all players can participate in various types of dungeons through the dungeon entry voucher.
2. Time ratio adjustment, this game is based on the latest consciousness acceleration technology, real time and somatosensory time will be accelerated to 1:5.
3. Welfare adjustment for new players, initial start-up capital will be reduced, initial housing will no longer be allocated, and background venues will be provided for seven days.
4. The background plot has been improved and optimized, and more small-scale plot branches, medium-sized plot branches, hidden branches, and adventure mission branches have been added to the main world.
5. In view of the excessive server pressure that new technologies will bring, the game has launched a current limiting system. The current maximum number of registered players is limited to 10 million. Our company will upgrade the server as soon as possible to provide players with a better gaming experience and higher server carrying capacity.]
As soon as I connected to the game warehouse, an update announcement popped up on the login interface.
"It's finally on."
After a cursory glance, Li Si smiled.
The copy module is turned on, which means that his long-stagnant Scientist Template has room for improvement.
Other details aside, the second update is the real priority, enough to cause a sensation in the three major alliances.
Time ratio adjustment!
In many fantasy works about virtual online games, this may be a very inconspicuous setting, but in reality, this is a change that is enough to make everyone crazy.
Not to mention five times, even if it is only twice the time, this means that the life span of the person who stays in the game has been doubled.
Those who have been bedridden for a long time can start a new healthy life in a virtual game that is not much different from reality. Those who are not living as they want in reality can start from scratch in the game and live another life, or even several lives. The dying old man can spend the rest of his life longer...
How could all of this be as unworthy of mention as in those fantasy works!
As far as Li Si knows, since this update, with the gradual weakening of the current limit system, the entire federation has been almost deserted, and a large number of people have poured into the game. Even if things go wrong, they will log in to the game at night instead of sleeping. If it were not for the concerns about their health, family, relatives and friends in reality, I am afraid that most people would abandon reality and stay in the game forever.
Despite this, there are still a large number of players who choose to stay in the game forever due to various reasons such as unsatisfactory life, no worries, impending death, etc., and regard the game as the real reality.
Especially after the full reality virtual mode was opened, Earth OL became no different from reality. This situation almost became a trend. After a long time, people on the real earth almost split. Some were nostalgic for reality and became real humans, while some were proud to stay in virtual games and called themselves cyberhumans. It was not until Achievement Shop was opened that this situation was slightly relieved.
However, the truth that alleviates the situation is that they treat reality as a game!
They burned, killed, looted, and acted wantonly, and everyone went crazy!