Chapter 5

Fang Qi put away the spirit crystal, and the renewal notice on the computer screen immediately disappeared.

Just as Wang Pangzi was having a great time, outside the main door, a young man in a blue robe could be seen, followed by a burly man. He looked up at the sign above the door and then walked in.

He pushed open the glass door, glanced arrogantly at the people inside, and said, "Who is the owner of this shop?"

"Anything to ask?" Fang Qi glanced at him casually.

"Origin?" The young man glanced disdainfully at Fang Qi, pointed to the sign outside, and asked, "Is it now the case that anyone can use such a name? What does your shop do?"

Fang Qi didn't bother to explain much and pointed to the game Wang Pangzi was playing: "Take a look yourself."

The young man walked behind Wang Pangzi's seat and looked at the computer screen. The scene on the screen was incredibly realistic!

He was startled and asked, "What is this?"

"What is this fat guy doing?"

"Operating the character on the screen," Fang Qi explained.

The young man in the blue robe didn't believe it: "The person on the screen is moving on its own. Why would it be this fat guy operating it?"

Fang Qi looked at him with disdain, thinking he had never even seen a computer before and was making a big fuss.

Although he didn't want to waste words, thinking about the task the system had given him to fill the internet cafe, he patted Wang Pangzi's shoulder: "Log out of the game and let him see."

Wang Pangzi was having a great time, but hearing Fang Qi's words, he reluctantly logged out of the game and turned back to ask, "What for?"

The young man in the blue robe indeed saw the character on the screen stop.

He was shocked. Could it really be this fat guy?

He pointed at the monitor with doubt and asked, "Was it really you controlling it just now? How does it feel?"

"It's awesome! Adventuring in this world, you can restart whenever you die! It's a hundred times more fun than hunting demon beasts for those nobles!"

After all, the fat guy knew only a few fun things, so he could only use this as a comparison.

Mentioning this, Wang Pangzi got excited and started waving his hands, but he soon remembered that his time was precious and quickly waved his hand, saying, "If you want to play, try it yourself. I'm going to play."

Seeing this, the young man in the blue robe's curiosity was immediately piqued.

What does this mean? Can I really adventure in this world?

If it's true, this is too amazing. Could there really be such a good thing!?

He immediately asked Fang Qi, "I want to try. How do I do it?"

Fang Qi pointed to the small blackboard: "The charges are all written there."

"7 spirit crystals!?" The young man in the blue robe's face darkened, and he sneered, "Do you think we're fools? A regular magical artifact costs no more than 5 or 6 spirit crystals. You want 7 spirit crystals for just 1 hour of trial?"

"It's 5 more spirit crystals for the first activation. After that, it's 2 spirit crystals per hour," Fang Qi said calmly.

"How do I know you two aren't in cahoots to trick me?" Although this amount of money wasn't too much for the young man in the blue robe, it wasn't something he could throw away easily.

Fang Qi had encountered many such customers in the past two days—interested but thinking it was too expensive.

"My shop is right here. If I cheat you, I can't run away," Fang Qi shrugged. "If you don't believe me, forget it. I'll play myself."

"Damn!" Other shops would bow and scrape to customers of his status, but he never expected the owner of this strange little shop to be so arrogant?

He glared coldly at Fang Qi, trying to see any trace of pretense on his face, but unfortunately, there was none!

Moreover, he saw that the owner really ignored him and went back to playing the game!

"Fine!" He finally spoke, his face even colder, "I want to see what's so amazing that it's worth so many spirit crystals to try!"

"Xiao Man! Pay up!"

"Sir, I'm here!" The gray-robed man immediately bowed in front of the young man in the blue robe and suggested, "Why don't I try it first?"

"No! I'll do it myself." He waved his hand and stared arrogantly at Fang Qi, "If I find out your stuff isn't worth that much, do you think I won't smash your shop?"

Fang Qi smiled, "Go ahead and try. If you don't want to pay after, you can smash the shop."

"Fine! You said it!" The young man in the blue robe said coldly, "Don't expect me to show mercy!"

"Sure."

Clicking on the Resident Evil icon and putting on the virtual device, the young man in the blue robe soon entered the game smoothly.

"Is this really a world inside this thing!?" Looking at the incredibly realistic scene, the young man in the blue robe was extremely shocked!

Could I really control someone in another world!?

Could these two guys really not be tricking me?

"Recently, there have been several shocking murders in Raccoon City." The scene followed Alpha Team's helicopter, introducing the background, "The authorities received strange reports that multiple families were attacked by a group of about ten people, and the victims were eaten."

"So Team B was sent to investigate, but they disappeared!"

The opening plot of Resident Evil 1 was simple, but it quickly created a mysterious and eerie atmosphere!

After all, the system's black technology was far ahead of the virtual reality technology in the world he came from, where people didn't even know what a computer was.

"Is this really a game?" The young man in the blue robe was truly shocked. The incredibly realistic experience, the lifelike humans, and the meticulously constructed world! It was as if another world had opened up before him!

"Or what do you think it is?" Fang Qi asked, "Actually, the keyboard and mouse can also control it."

Saying this, he demonstrated the key and mouse control method to the young man in the blue robe: "This method has much less freedom. Only through the virtual device can you achieve a sense of being there. How you operate is up to you."

The young man in the blue robe was dumbfounded!

He then looked at Wang Pangzi and Fang Qi's computers, which showed the same scenes and characters as his. The same world, the same people, but the three could not meet, as if each screen had a world that looked the same but was completely different!

Is it possible to do this?

"This is simply too amazing!" How could there be such an amazing thing in the world!?

He finally started to believe it was a game.

Such a thing, even 70 spirit crystals might not be enough to see!

He then pointed to the computer: "Does using this thing have any side effects?"

"If being scared by monsters counts..."

Hearing Fang Qi's words, he couldn't wait to start playing.

As he explored, the strange world completely different from the present, the zombies that couldn't be killed and would come back to life, and the mansion full of zombies all left a deep impression on him!

The incredibly realistic scenes and battles made him feel incredibly exhilarated!

A flash of inspiration came to his mind: "Right! Isn't this the kind of plot you only see in biographical novels?"

Thinking of biographical novels, he immediately thought of something else: "That means these people... are like the protagonists in biographical novels?"

Biographical novels can only show text, and many places are not satisfying enough just by description, and the ending is controlled by the author. This shop actually designed something that lets them play the role of the protagonist?

Doesn't that mean the protagonist's future can be controlled by oneself?

In other words, this is like acting out a biographical novel?

No wonder the shop owner called it a game! This is indeed a game! And it's a unique game that they had never even imagined before!

As a person of this era, what else could be fun besides dice gambling, visiting brothels, and hunting?

This game is simply incomparable to what he knew as games!

"Who designed such a thing!" His hands trembled with excitement.

There were many popular biographical novels nowadays, but their quality varied. This was the first time he had seen such a novel plot setting.

If earlier he experienced the thrill of full-force, realistic combat, now he was completely immersed in the plot, clenching his fists tightly: "Since I am the protagonist, I, Song Qingfeng, will definitely uncover the conspiracy inside and escape with my teammates!"

As a man, who wouldn't want to personally experience a thrilling adventure?!

He felt that if he used that special weapon, dealing with these monsters would be no problem! He just needed to try it!

Just then, a notification popped up on the desktop: "Your game time has reached the limit."