I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 566 Extra : It's your dearest little Tongzi
Luo Qianhuai looked at the room which seemed strange yet a little familiar.

The whole house is made of gray-copper metal material. It is not large in size. Apart from a small bathroom, it can only accommodate a bed, a pitifully small dining table, and a functional chair with a backrest.

Luo Qianhuai was stunned for a moment, and memories like a tide suddenly flooded into his mind, while the previous decades in Dayu were compressed and faded, and were not as vivid as before.

"Ding ding dang dang! Master, you're awake!" An egg-shaped creature suddenly appeared in her field of vision, blinking its round eyes flatteringly, and its already not-small mouth stretched all the way to its cheeks.

"Ding Dang?" Luo Qianhuai asked hesitantly, "Is it you?"

"It's me, it's me, it's the master's dearest little Tongzi!" The egg-shaped creature Dingdang shouted happily.

More memories came over and sank into the analysis area of ​​Luo Qianhuai's mind.

Dayu's decades of life were nothing more than an extremely real virtual competition in the Star Network, and it only took one night.

She pursed her lips and stopped smiling: "So, that weird system competition that you begged me to accompany you to participate in before is over?"

"Yes, master!" Ding Dang's smile froze slightly, and then became brighter.

Luo Qianhuai took off the holographic star network connector hanging around his neck, stood up, and sneered:

"That unreliable shortcut system is the genius idea that you said was 'exquisite and will surely astonish all the judges' after 'going through untold hardships and exhausting hundreds of millions of quantum information elements'?"

The virtual egg-shaped creature in the field of vision lowered its head guiltily, and two slender arm-like tubes grew out of its body, with the tips facing each other, just like an innocent child being criticized.

"Why, you have the guts to trick me, but you didn't expect that there will be a day of reckoning?" Luo Qianhuai was furious when he thought about the bloody history of being tricked by the system and how he cried out to heaven and earth but got no response.
"Also, what was your attitude towards me then?" Luo Qianhuai was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke: "Cold and arrogant, ignoring me? Are you sure that I have a good temper and can't do anything to you? Let me tell you, the three maintenance upgrades in the second half of the year, and the snow elf skin I promised to buy you before, are all gone!"

"But Master, there is nothing I can do!" Ding Dang's big eyes were immediately filled with tears, and her eye circles were faintly flushed. She looked as pitiful as she could be:
"You must believe me. The pain in my heart is ten times deeper than the pain that the master has suffered. But if I hadn't done that, how could I have achieved such a high viewership and stood out among more than 200 million contestants?"

Luo Qianhuai looked at it suspiciously: "Not bad? Could it be that it really ranked in the top ten thousand?"

She vaguely remembered that Ding Dang had told her before that anyone who could rank among the top ten thousand in this competition would receive a considerable bonus and different levels of personal smart system upgrade and maintenance packages.

The higher your ranking, the richer the bonus and package will be.

"It's more than just the top 10,000!" Ding Dang changed her pitiful look and jumped up happily, her eyes curved with smiles:

"Master, you will never guess how high our total ratings are - No. 100, the No. 100 among the 232,650,000 wonderful sons of the entire Miao Empire!"

After saying this, it twisted its chubby body with some regret: "In fact, according to the earliest ratings, we were the only one that stood out and received rave reviews. We thought we could keep it up and maybe even make it into the top three, but we didn't expect it to suddenly drop later. It can be said that we started high and ended low."

This ranking was beyond Luo Qianhuai's expectations. But she didn't realize what she had overlooked until now:
"What do you mean by ratings? Isn't it just a comprehensive evaluation of the advanced intelligent brain and the human judges?"

"Well, maybe I didn't explain it in detail enough before."

Luo Qianhuai said nothing, just stared at it quietly.

Ding Dangdan's head drooped even lower, and his two thin arms twisted together pitifully. "Master, Ding Dang really didn't mean to deceive you. It's because I know you too well. If I had known that this competition would be broadcast live on the entire Star Network and the ratings would be the most important criterion for evaluation, you would definitely not agree."

"Hehe, so everything I experienced in Dayu was actually being watched by countless people in real time?" Luo Qianhuai was so angry that he laughed.

"Not all the time. The competition still pays great attention to the privacy protection of the contestants." Dingdangdan's voice was so low that it almost sank into the floor:
"Think about it from another angle. It's actually nothing. Your appearance and name in the game have been adjusted to a certain extent. As long as you don't admit it, no one can connect the two together."

This is true. Luo Qianhuai nodded. Her real name is Luo Yin. Although she is pretty, she is not as beautiful as the virtual character. The only similarity between them is a pair of clear and lively almond eyes.

After she figured this out, Rushan's depression seemed to be relieved. Many more realistic things entered her thinking range.

"How much prize money will the 100th place get?"

"Master, if you don't leave soon, you'll be late." Ding Dang changed the subject without changing his expression:
"I just received a reminder from the institute that Mr. Amal has arrived early. He just mentioned you and expressed his extreme dissatisfaction with your not arriving by this time."

Luo Qianhuai, um, now Luo Yin, jumped up upon hearing this, grabbed the clothes that fell from the ceiling that slid silently, and quickly put them on facing the wall that suddenly turned into a smooth mirror. Then he grabbed the handbag that also fell on the small dining table, quickly put on the shoes that appeared on the mat, and stood steadily in front of the window. "I have reserved a floating car for you, and it will arrive in five seconds."

The room she lived in was on the 468th floor, a thousand meters above the ground. Looking down, she could see that the clouds were heavy and bottomless beneath her feet.

The Blackstone Star Region is one of the most remote star regions in the Great Mion Empire. The only administrative star, Qianhuan Star, has a very livable climate. In addition, it has rich natural scenery and animal and plant resources, so there are a large number of residents and outsiders, so every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

The house that Luo Yin lives in now was allocated by the government after she left the orphanage. It is only 15 square meters in size and except for the lack of a kitchen, all other daily living needs can be met.

Anyway, with her current income, she is still a long way from being able to buy natural ingredients and cook for herself.

This is probably why she is so keen on all kinds of food in that virtual Dayu.

Some of the plot about Dayu is not entirely fictional. At least she really has no luck with her parents, so she has understood since childhood that if she wants to get something, she can only rely on her own hard work.

Of course, she was also thankful that she was born in the Great Mio Empire. The Great Mio Empire was an old imperial country that had implemented a constitutional monarchy three thousand years ago. The royal family retreated behind the scenes, and the cabinet presided over all state affairs.

The empire has a long history and is too large, so its development speed is much slower than that of several emerging empires around it. But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the happiness index of its citizens is always at the forefront, especially when compared with the Delin Federation outside the Blackstone Star Region, where its sense of superiority is even stronger than before.

Luo Yin shuddered at the thought that the country seemed democratic but actually divided citizens into nine levels and implemented strict and rigid control.

The iron-gray unmanned hovercraft came closer and closer, and with a beautiful turn of its head, it hovered accurately outside Luo Qianhuai's window.

The window automatically opened to create a gap that was just enough for one person to pass through, which fit perfectly with the tubular passage protruding from the floating vehicle.

Luo Yin stepped into the car and buckled his seat belt consciously. The car started and accelerated silently, speeding towards the southeast.

She opened her handbag, took out an orange energy bar, unwrapped it and put it in her mouth. After just a little chewing, her brows unconsciously frowned.

"Master, this is a new flavor that has just been launched on the market. It imitates the taste of steamed conger fish liver with lolo fruit. Ding Dang specially selected it for you. Don't you like it?" The egg-shaped creature in the field of vision shrank to the size of a fingernail and asked cautiously.

Energy bars contain proteins, vitamins and various amino acids necessary for human survival. They come in a variety of flavors and are inexpensive. Before last night, they had been the main staple food for low-income people like Luo Yin.

It's just that it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. Luo Yin endured the discomfort and continued chewing while asking the question he had been wanting to ask since he woke up:

"Ding Dang, do you know Yu Chu's true identity?"

Ding Dang looked embarrassed: "Master, this competition is held by Xinghuan Entertainment. After the contestants submit their ideas, the plot and main characters will be automatically generated for Xinghuan Entertainment's registered members to choose and experience. Their information is kept confidential, and I am just a low-level commander who has just been promoted to F-level."

"I know." Luo Yin interrupted calmly. She looked at the blue-orange sky passing by quickly outside the panoramic window, feeling inexplicably depressed.

Xinghuan Entertainment is the largest game company in the empire. The immersive story-based role-playing games it launched allow members to experience a whole new life in a very short period of time. There are various modes including single-player and multiplayer, and they can even customize exclusive stories according to requirements. There is nothing you can't think of that they can't do - except for the high price, there is no other disadvantage.

Of course, not everyone is eligible to register as a member. They must pass a complex and difficult qualification review. In comparison, the huge annual fee is secondary.

Xinghuan Entertainment never lowers its profile and only provides services to a very small number of people, but countless people flock to it, and the number of membership applications is always in the hundreds of millions, which makes other entertainment companies in the star network extremely envious.

Luo Yin is a pragmatic person and never dreams that are impossible to achieve.

With her current income level, let alone becoming a member of Star Fantasy Entertainment, even if she saved for ten years without spending a penny, she still couldn't afford the cost of an immersive role-playing game.

If Ding Dang hadn't begged her to accompany her to participate in this competition, she might not have had the money and time to try it in her entire life.

As a member of Star Fantasy Entertainment, Yu Chu must often participate in similar experience games.

Life is a dream. What may be an indelible memory to oneself may be just a fleeting silhouette in the eyes of others, not worth mentioning at all.

"Ding, ding." The prompt sounded in Luo Yin's ears, accompanied by Ding Dang's words: "Master, there is an unknown communication incoming. The identity of the other party is unknown, and the location is blocked for us - do you want to answer it?"