Chapter 5

...... Miscalculation.

Knowing how to write and actually putting it down word by word are two different things.

This point.

Lin Yao realized it after wasting an entire afternoon.

Four and a half hours.

She only managed to write an introduction and a solution to the problem of continuously rising item prices in the game.

This was already her limit.

Actually, the solution to the problem of continuously rising item prices in the game is quite simple, but implementing it might be a bit more complicated.

The game has a stall system, which is essentially a personal commercial system for players. However, the item output in a server is limited. Merchants can hoard goods by leveraging the large number of people in their studios. As long as supply cannot meet demand, they can indeed inflate prices, which is the simplest economic principle.

In such a situation, it doesn't make much sense for the official to intervene to regulate prices. As long as the total output remains unchanged, the difficulty for merchants to monopolize remains low. However, if the output is increased, it would create new problems.

So, Lin Yao came up with a solution: to add a cross-server trading center, allowing players to have an additional trading option besides setting up stalls.

The so-called cross-server trading center would categorize and sell commonly used items across all servers.

All players can list the items they obtain on a unified trading center, and the system will provide a reference price, which will be adjusted daily based on demand.

In short, it involves selling all items across all servers without increasing output, but effectively increasing the number of items and adjusting prices based on the reference price, thereby increasing the difficulty for merchants to monopolize.

Of course, players can also choose not to follow the system's reference price and set their own higher prices.

Theoretically, there is still a risk that merchants could inflate item prices.

After all, prices can't be fixed, otherwise, the game would be unplayable...

Of course, this is just a theory.

As long as there isn't a merchant with sufficient scale, the cross-server trading center is the best and only solution.

After all, it involves all server resources. Given the current scale of the game, no merchant should have the ability to monopolize all items across all servers.

Currently.

This should be enough to solve the existing price issues in the game.

Anyway, this was the solution Lin Yao came up with, and it took her an entire afternoon.

For this, she even went to the player server to play a bit.

It has to be said, as a relatively new game genre in this world, this turn-based online game, which Lin Yao considers pretty trash, still has its players, and the atmosphere is quite good.

Probably because there are not many such games on the market right now.

The afternoon passed quickly.

Lin Yao finished typing the last word, glanced at the time, and clicked save.

At the exact moment of 6 PM, she left.

Only a fool would work overtime.

She wouldn't get paid for it, and there's no guarantee that this plan would even be approved.

She can pass the time at work and convince herself that it's a way to improve, but there's no way she would work overtime.

With the joy of finishing work, Lin Yao ran to the door.

Mu Wanqing, holding a cup of water, happened to pass by.

She saw Lin Yao, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, running to the door, exuding a youthful aura like a 16-year-old girl, and was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

......

Lin Yao returned home with the joy of finishing work.

But as soon as she stepped into the house, the joy disappeared.

Mainly because... she realized she didn't have much to do...

The original owner had friends, and they seemed to be quite close, but the friend was not in the same city, and besides, Lin Yao wasn't ready to face her previous social relationships yet.

As a newcomer, she hadn't yet adapted to the local entertainment options and didn't know what to do.

So, the joy of finishing work was quickly replaced by emptiness.

She opened the door.

Lin Yao changed her shoes and then collapsed on the sofa, not knowing what to do...

"Meow~"

Suddenly, a cat's meow was heard.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yao slightly turned her head and lazily glanced at it.

The gray and white Ragdoll cat from the morning meowed softly at her, its sapphire eyes looking at her intently.

The two of them, human and cat, stared at each other.

Lin Yao hadn't reacted yet.

The Ragdoll cat jumped onto her flat stomach, took a few steps forward, and its small legs pressed into her chest, sinking slightly.

"..."

This was just a normal gesture of affection from the Ragdoll cat.

But the girl seemed very uncomfortable, as if electrocuted, and immediately slapped the cat off her lap.

The Ragdoll cat was startled, jumped down, and quickly rolled over, then looked up at her with a pitiful expression.

"Damn."

Lin Yao sat up abruptly, covering her chest, her face slightly red, and glared at the cat on the floor.

Then she leaned down to angrily rub the cat's head.

The cat sensed the hostility and instantly ran away.

Lin Yao didn't chase it. She put her hand down from her chest, leaned back on the sofa, and sighed.

What am I doing?

Forget it... let's go for a run.

Just a short run to the station made her feel tired; her body was really weak.

Said and done.

Lin Yao sat up, tied her messy hair into a high ponytail, and went to the bathroom to change into a set of clothes.

A few minutes later.

She came out of the bathroom in a cool short skirt, revealing a pair of white, round thighs. She turned around slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable, put on her headphones, and went to the entrance to change into running shoes, then left the house.

She opened the door.

Feeling the heat wave hit her face.

Lin Yao brushed her hair back, put on her headphones, and looked ahead with confidence.

She felt she could run all day!

... Twenty minutes later.

"Huff... huff... huff... I... what kind of stamina do I have..."

Lin Yao was almost crawling back into the house, panting heavily.

As soon as she entered.

She collapsed on the floor, drenched in sweat. Her T-shirt clung to her well-proportioned body, revealing her shapely figure.

She had only run less than two kilometers and was already in this state.

There was no way around it.

Her body was really weak.

"Meow."

The gray and white Ragdoll cat heard the noise and came over again.

It walked gracefully to Lin Yao's side, meowed softly, lowered its head, and gently sniffed her side.

"Ha ha!"

Lin Yao lay still, waiting for the cat to come closer, then reached out and grabbed it, lifting it high into the air.

"Meow."

The Ragdoll cat's front paws were caught, and it looked down at Lin Yao with a pout.

Lin Yao looked at it, trying to catch her breath, and smiled cutely: "What are you looking at? Make me a four-course meal and a soup!"

"Meow~" The Ragdoll cat shook its head and meowed again, not sure if it didn't understand or was indifferent.

"Ah, are you dissing me..."

Lin Yao wanted to say more, but the cat's patience was exhausted, and it started to struggle.

She had to let it go.

The Ragdoll cat, once released, immediately ran away.

Lin Yao looked up at the ceiling, putting away her smile.

She slowly turned to her side, closed her eyes, and continued to catch her breath.

In the evening.

After taking a shower, the cat didn't make her a four-course meal and a soup, so she had to do it herself.

She lived with her sister, Lin Xi, but their relationship didn't seem to be very good.

Lin Xi usually came home late, so Lin Yao generally ordered takeout for dinner.

But today, perhaps because she was too bored, Lin Yao didn't want to order takeout. She put on an apron and made a four-course meal and a soup for herself.

The process wasn't difficult; she knew how to make simple home-cooked dishes.

After eating.

Lin Yao put aside the other portion of the meal, wrote a note, and placed it on the table, then patted her hands and smiled, feeling accomplished.

Next.

Washing dishes, lounging on the sofa playing with her phone, trying to drink tea, and chasing the cat.

Lin Yao found simple pleasures in the large house by herself.

Then, around 11 PM, she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth, turned off the lights, and walked upstairs to her room.

She turned on the air conditioner, pulled back the thin blanket.

Lying in a bed that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Lin Yao, with the moonlight shining through the window, opened her beautiful eyes and stared at the ceiling, motionless.

Time slowly passed.

The room was silent.

The other person in the house hadn't returned yet.

It was very quiet.

"..."

Lin Yao pursed her lips, suddenly grabbed the thin blanket, covered her head, and turned to her side.

Although she wanted to find something to do.

Although she wanted to make herself busy.

Although she wanted to accept the situation.

But indeed...

It's so boring.

Forget it.

Tomorrow, she would finish the proposal.

Since there's nothing else to do.

...

At the moment Lin Yao made up her mind.

The progress bar suddenly moved forward a bit.

[Revive the game "Fantasy OL", Progress: 1%]

At the same time, a faint brain icon appeared at the bottom left of the progress bar.

...

Midnight.

Around 12 AM.

Lin Yao's house.

The front door on the first floor was gently opened.

A slightly tired-looking woman walked in.

She closed the door gently, turned around, changed her shoes, and walked into the house.

Click.

The living room light was turned on.

The Ragdoll cat, lying in the corner, looked up at the woman, licked its paw, and lay down again.

The soft light shone on the woman.

She slightly lifted her chin, looked up at the second floor, pursed her lips, and slowly walked to the kitchen, untying her hair as she went.

Her scattered hair fell, covering her delicate features.

Actually, if you only look at their personalities, it's hard to believe that she and Lin Yao are sisters.

Sometimes she doesn't believe it herself.

After all, their personalities are very different, and they act like enemies...

Hmm?

The woman suddenly stopped in front of the dining table, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to pick up the note on the table.

[Thank you for your hard work. The food is in the fridge. Heat it up and it's ready to eat. I made it, sister. — Lin Yao]

"..."

Lin Xi's fingers tightened, gripping the note.