What the hell is this movie theater?

The first deceased person who appeared in the Black Iron Palace was three hours after the start of the death game - because the man did not believe that Kayaba Akihiko could really threaten their lives, and then came to the first floor of Aincrad, that is, Jumped off the edge of the map at the southernmost point of Starting Town.

The words "Died from falling from a high altitude" written on the large tombstone of the Black Iron Palace are the last traces of this man's existence in this game world.

People who have fallen into despair in this world will try to pin their hopes on the "Game of Death", no matter how much others dissuade them. It is just a malicious joke of Kayaba Akihiko.

Because even he himself can understand that the tension and intense sense of crisis that instantly arose in his heart after realizing that the monster mechanism has changed after the public beta will make more people who despise this game because of the guide pay the price. .

Because of this, after Xinka, a "game celebrity" who established a game guide website because he loves games and has a certain reputation among the player community, pointed out the core of the problem, he fell into silence not knowing what to say.

Xinka said extremely seriously at this time.

“I specially collected the comments from current Aincrad players on the ‘Beggars in the Central Square’.

In the eyes of other players, his ability to play musical instruments is very poor, and his ability to sing is even more difficult to describe. Watching his performance is more like watching how funny he is.

However, in the evaluation of the vast majority of players, he is definitely not "bad", but rather "popular". "

"...I still can't understand why there is such a view."

"I couldn't understand it at first, but after I actually watched his performance, I understood why they had such comments."

Xinka started to laugh as he spoke, "Because he really worked hard and was emotionally invested in his music, so much so that it sounded and looked like people couldn't help but laugh out loud. So it has another strong contagion.”

"...That's it."

"Do you feel that this was originally a meeting where we shared intelligence, but I just told you these discussions and insights that made you feel inexplicable?"

"Ah."

"Then I have a question for you."

Xinka returned to his serious expression at this time, looking directly at the unknown perpetrator in front of him.

"Mr. Sealer... I would like to ask you how long it has been since the "Game of Death" started and you haven't laughed heartily."

The unknown fraudster did not expect that Xinka would suddenly ask such a question, and he fell into an instinctive hesitation because of this question and did not make an immediate reply.

because--

Since the start of the "Game of Death", he and the other sealers have hurriedly embarked on the road to upgrade. It seems that there is a god of death chasing them behind them every day. As long as they stop, the god of death will harvest their lives.

Because "equipment" and "rare materials" are scarce resources after all, as long as others are the first to obtain these rare materials and equipment through unique tasks or treasure chests, the probability of being rescued will become smaller.

Only by standing in the strong position in this game, the possibility of survival will be greater than that of ordinary players, and the strong players in the game are born through cruel competition with others.

He already felt pressured by the changes to maps, treasure chests, monsters, tasks and various game mechanics after the game's public beta. He did not dare to relax in competition with others. The shadow of the death game also hung over his head and never left.

——How could he laugh?

"Well, from the look on your face, I know what your answer is... So, do you want to consider going to see the "Hotel Beggar" perform in the central square when you have time? The unknown cheater gentlemen."

6. Do you dare to disobey me as the square dance emperor? ?

The banner had to admit that what Xinka said did make sense, and it also made him think about his own problems.

Normal people would not like to be in a high-pressure environment all the time, nor would they like a life of being chased by the god of death - at least this sealer is not an "abnormal person".

The brief conversation and the questioning that penetrated his heart made him feel confused, so much so that after completing the exchange of strategy information, he hurriedly left the starting town of Aincrad without finding supplies from merchants as usual. .

There is nothing wrong with better equipment, higher levels, and stronger combat power, and the chance of survival will be greater. However, if the equipment is better, the level is better, and the combat power is higher, it may not be possible in this game. 100% survived.

Because if you want to defeat Aincrad, you must defeat the floor BOSS before you can continue to move up. And each floor BOSS must be conquered by gathering the strength of everyone.

This game mode is also commonly known as PVE gameplay.

And high-difficulty PVE games or group games will inevitably set up huge negative benefits that PVE players must bear when they make mistakes - this is the "instant kill mechanism".

On top of the "instant kill mechanism", there is also a more severe punishment mechanism.

This more stringent mechanism is also commonly referred to as the "explosion mechanism" by players.

The floor BOSS on the first floor of Aincrad may not have the extremely cruel instant kill and group explosion mechanisms for them nowadays, but... what about the No. 90 floor? What about the fifth floor of No. 90? What about the 1st floor?

It is true that people who occupy more game resources do have a higher survival rate than ordinary players, but how high can this survival rate be?

If what Xinka said didn't make sense, then how could he get so caught up in this kind of thinking that he gave up his usual approach and gave himself a "holiday" in the crucial early stage of leveling up.

If that "beggar at the hotel" could really change his mind and make him realize something——

"Ye——"

The harsh sound of sawing wood made the sealer's eyes return to his senses, and he looked at the pool with other people in the central square.

——Is the strange posture of holding the piano something you can do with the help of the music system? Or is this also a symbol of "no musical training and no musical talent"?

Su Hong had long been used to the looks these Japanese players were giving him, and he just kept checking the tracks he was going to perform today - when he was casually playing with the arrangement system today, he accidentally thought of two more popular songs.

"Drunken Butterfly" and "Sister is the Neodymium King".

Su Hong is now 100% sure that his performance is the ultimate rubbish, so rubbish that even a third-rate music anchor who doesn't tune in can casually beat him up, and his rubbish performance is sliced ​​and played by the system. Even if you can become popular for a while out of curiosity, it will never become a "cinema-viewing effect".

Other people's viewing experience is "Global tears, my identity as XXX is exposed", "Top [-] famous scenes in animation/games/movies", "Famous scenes of all-member Q&A", etc. are very gimmick and attractive at first glance. The name of Li's work.

Then the name of his "this work" should be called now - "Global Tuha, I use square dance to make the world crazy", "Editing the Top Ten Sick Tuha Scenes" and "Everyone's Tuha Q&A, Cousin's Pocket" How many kilograms of cement is in it?"

The rhythmic but somewhat off-key melody sounded again under the false starry sky, tempting the already eager DNA to dance under the night sky.

"No matter what, I can't get out of the ashes~ It's time for Huahua to vent~ It turns out that I am a chicken~ I am a drunken butterfly~"

This free and easy and somewhat casual singing at the top of one's voice stunned the unknown perpetrator. Suddenly, he didn't know why he came here to watch the performance after listening to Xinka's nonsense.

But what Xinka said was indeed correct.

——It’s not so much that he is performing the music, but it seems that he is serious about being funny, especially when he is performing very hard, it is even more funny.

Su Hong forgot the words while singing, but instead of babbling and babbling like usual, he continued to sing loudly when the song reached its emotional climax.

"~Chirp, chirp again~Mulan Danghuzhi~It turns out that I am that~drunk butterfly~"

"~You want to be poor, Senmimu~Go to the next level~It turns out that I am that~drunk butterfly~"

If it were in reality, and it was just this level of singing, then the police would definitely come to him and accuse him of disturbing the residents for his poor performance.

However, Xinka was still right.

While his performance is truly terrible, it can never be described as obnoxious grandstanding.

Because only the people here are "alive", not the walking zombies controlled by "the heavy air that crushes the lungs" and "the fear of the death game".

Because what he bursts out is the vitality that is visible to the naked eye, the surging vitality that is different from others, rather than the struggling despair that everyone has half their feet in the ground.

The unknown sealer silently listened to the strange music played by the "Hotel Beggar", then stood up and left the central square.

In fact, he has seen many people similar to "beggars in hotels" in his life.

These people may not have any great gaming skills, nor enviable luck or equipment, and they will always make many ridiculous jokes, but it is undeniable that these people are born with "powerful vitality" 』.

It is the strong vitality exuded by such people and bringing other players together that the game can shine with the vitality it deserves, making the game not just a game, but a life and a youthful experience. A small fragment.

This is true for games in reality, and this is even more true for this death game called Sword Art Online.

——Aincrad, we need such a person at this time.

As a game celebrity who established a game guide website, the reason why Xinka guided him here must be because he saw this person's unique status and ability in Aincrad.

The game atmosphere of Aincrad is "pessimistic", "heavy" and "desperate", and this "Hotel Beggar" can at least destroy this depressing game atmosphere when singing, and can make this depressing atmosphere disappear for a moment. It is full of funny vitality.

7. The soul of Ganfan cannot be annihilated!

From that day on, Yuna Shigemura's life changed slightly again.

Because Yuna Shigemura's original dream was to hold her own concert, and she had undergone very strict music training and singing training, she was able to record the music played by the "hotel beggar".

Every night, whenever the "Hotel Beggar" comes to the central square, Yuna Shigemura will take out a notebook and pen from his backpack and start recording as many music scores as possible.

Although recording music scores is very simple for her, the speed of recording music scores is far behind the speed of his playing, and there is a possibility of misremembering. Therefore, after recording the music scores completely, she will go back The room will be checked later, humming according to the music score, and correcting the wrong music score.

——Even such a simple job is full of wonderful satisfaction.

Yuna Shigemura tried to play these pieces with flute, acoustic guitar and harp. Finally, he found that the tone of harp was most suitable for him, so he chose harp as the instrument to play.

She also plans to perform at the central square.

Not only to get closer to his dream, but also to live a better life and find his childhood sweetheart - Gozawa Eiji.

She did not come here alone, but she just entered the game and had not yet contacted Eiji, so she witnessed Kayaba Akihiko's declaration in the central square.

She goes out to the central square every day and waits in a daze, just so that Yuji can recognize her.

——The number of players is only 1, but the probability of meeting them in the starting town is still greatly reduced.

At least until now, Yuna still hasn't met his childhood sweetheart.

By performing the act of playing music for others, you can also increase the probability of being recognized by Ruiji.

However, she did not plan to perform at night with the "Hotel Beggar", but planned to perform at the central square during the day in Aincrad.

Because she still wanted to watch the performance of the "Hotel Beggar" and record the music he performed.

Or rather—

She wanted to see what he would do next.

Today would be the first day for her to go to the central square to perform music, so after leaving the hotel, she still passed by the shallow alley to see the "beggar in the hotel", but unexpectedly she did not see him. It made her feel a little down.

----

There's a reason why Su Hong didn't sit on the quilt in the alley today and play the piano and lay it out - because he had to solve his own food problem.

The cheapest food in SAO is bread sold at the store, which is almost equivalent to freebies marked 1G, but there is a reason for its cheap price.

This bread has no texture and can only fill your stomach.

The effect is indescribable to the feeling of eating even if you drink water and feel full - at least, water has its own taste.

This is what Su Hong wants to solve.

There is indeed a restaurant in the game that sells "meals of your own taste", but the price is a bit too luxurious for Su Hong now, probably no less than KFC without Crazy Thursday.

It’s not that I don’t have the ability to consume, but I don’t have the financial strength to go to KFC every day and consume every day.

Although Su Hong does not have much cooking skills, the simplified life system in the game can also allow him to become a "cooker" to handle three meals a day.

Upgrading cooking skills is a time-consuming task, but what he lacks most now is the time for trial and error.

In fact, his requirements for cooking are not too high. He is satisfied as long as it is "normal", and he has no interest in performing a wave of Chinese masters here.

Su Hong went to buy basic kitchen utensils, seasonings and ingredients. What he wanted was to quickly level up his cooking skills.

What are the cheapest ingredients? Of course it’s rice and eggs, oil, salt and soy sauce.

——Roll! Egg fried rice!

Su Hong happened to pass by the central square on his way back, but before he reached the square, he heard the clear and clear sound of the piano from the central square in the moonlight of the lotus pond, like water droplets falling on a stone slab.

——As the sound of the piano became clearer and louder, Su Hong also saw the girl playing the harp.

Su Hong had no intention of judging others, but her temperament when playing music was indeed elegant.

She even used a double row of harps to combine two different melodies into a piece of music according to her own understanding, making this already lyrical piece more elegant.

It kind of means [I got [-] points in the test, so I can only get [-] points, but she got [-] points in the test, but she only got [-] points out of [-] points].

Forehand and backhand kicks are nothing more than that.

Su Hong's first reaction was that someone was taking his job, but considering that he was just trying to steal the NPC's money, he didn't have much resistance, but only had a greater sense of crisis.

After all, the music system is not difficult in the first place. Someone will definitely imitate the street performer, so he may have business conflicts with others and seize his NPC turnover.

In this case, it is better to find another way out.

For example, if you set up a small stall, start setting up the stall every evening, finish setting up the stall at eight o'clock, and go to the central square to continue to ruin your personal image.

In this way, you can use the differentiation of "Chinese cuisine" to pave the way for you to make money, and with the cooking system that the game will inevitably simplify, the entire cooking process should not be more difficult than the three steps of putting an elephant in the refrigerator. , can be described as a cracked version of flexible employment.

Su Hong organized his thoughts in the elegant music of the piano, and when the music came to an end, he generously applauded this colleague who was trying to grab a job but not completely.

——Damn, I can play so well. Fortunately, I only perform for the sake of society and not to make money.

Su Hong obviously saw the girl looking at him with surprise and a little bewilderment.

He didn't understand the meaning behind the "girly emotions" he felt intuitively, but his reason told him that it was best to run away now - a woman is like the sea, and it may look calm on the surface, but it may surge and explode on the inside.

To put it bluntly: he doesn’t know if behind a glamorous girl is a Shanghai socialite/Hokkaido war god/female boxer/Neptune/professional green tea/super princess disease.