On April 17, 2020,
in a rental house in Shanghai,
"YES! Done!"
Su Yu typed the last word on the keyboard. After checking that it was correct, he uploaded it to his private account on the social platform.
He is 1.78 meters tall, weighs less than 130 pounds, has a fair and clean complexion, but often forgets to shave for several days. This is Su Yu, a game strategy maker for "Elf".
The development history of the "Elf" game is very long, and it is the only enduring popular game IP in the world.
After decades of development, "elf" games have become a national game. The currently popular PMVR (virtual elves) has even reached a peak of 3.5 billion online users, accounting for half of the world's population.
From the initial 3DS, switch, and NDS, to the later PC, and then the development of VR real scenes, I thought that the peak of the gaming scene had reached this point.
Who would have thought that just a month ago, PM, the world's number one game company and holder of the "Elf" IP, suddenly held a press conference.
The core content of the press conference shocked the world. The AI brain "GOD" developed by hundreds of the world's top programmers developed autonomous consciousness.
And after compiling all the previous "Elf" game data, he created a masterpiece - "Elf Age"!
It is said that no one has tried this game yet, and even the map inside the game is unknown.
"God" controls the server of "Elf Age". Without its authorization, even internal staff of PM Company cannot enter "Elf Age".
As an intelligent AI, "God" has computing power and data processing capabilities far beyond those of humans. With his help, a new technology has come into being.
Holographic virtuality, a technology that can bring humans into the second world, is currently being used in "Elf Age".
If you want to play "Elf Age" well, you need to buy a "game bracelet". Don't underestimate this bracelet, it may be small, but it has everything.
In order to allow "Elf Age" to continue to pursue the universal route, PM Company has lowered the price of the "game bracelet" to the lowest, retaining only the cost price.
As a guide maker for a popular game, Su Yu has a considerable income. He also pre-ordered the "Elf Age" game bracelet immediately after the press conference.
The price of 3999 RMB can indeed be said to be very affordable, and is similar to the price of previous VRPM devices.
Boom boom boom!
Su Yu opened the door with great anticipation, and the courier handed a beautifully packaged box to Su Yu with a smile on his face.
"Thank you."
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After closing the door, Su Yu looked at the box in his hand.
The pure white box is printed with the PM company's logo and a red and white Poké Ball. The minimalist design concept gives people a very comfortable feeling.
The contents of the box are also very simple, with an instruction manual and a bracelet wrapped in bubble paper, and not even a warranty card.
As for the reason why there is no warranty card, PM company has already predicted it on its official social media. Because the manufacturing process of the gaming bracelet is extremely special, there is no such thing as repair.
If the game bracelet is damaged, you can only replace it with a new one. Each ID card can only be bound to one account. No matter how many devices you change, there is only one account.
Following the instructions on the manual, Su Yu took out his ID card and swiped it across the card reader slot on the outside of the bracelet.
The display screen of the bracelet suddenly lit up, and a very conspicuous percentage appeared on it.
1%...2%...3%...
This process was a bit slow. The instruction manual said it would take about two hours. Su Yu didn't keep an eye on it. After putting it on the computer desk, he went to play with his phone.
Looking at the number on the phone screen that increased every time it was refreshed, Su Yu couldn't help but smile.
This month's rent is settled!
Watching game guides is not free. After all, it is not easy to make. Su Yu, like other guide makers, also needs to make a living.
As a leader in the circle, Su Yu earns a lot of money every month, but he still has nothing left at the end of the month.
The more money you make, the more you spend.
Su Yu is a person who lives paycheck to paycheck, and he is particularly obsessed with buying shoes. One of the guest bedrooms has become his "shoe room" and is filled with all kinds of shoes.
Various brands, various shoe styles, various color combinations. As a "player" with a strong otaku element, Su Yu is not good at playing basketball, and he buys shoes only because he likes them and thinks they look good.
Su Yu's biggest expense every month is on shoes, followed by rent.
He couldn't quite remember the exact size of the three-bedroom, one-living-room house, and it was located in a high-end residential area in Shanghai, with the monthly rent alone being a five-digit figure.
At dinner time, Su Yu ordered takeout very skillfully. For a new-age youth who gets a headache as soon as he enters the kitchen, this is a common occurrence.
……
Su Yu threw the remaining garbage from the takeaway into the trash can and took a look at the game bracelet that had already been recorded.
With the idea of going to bed early, getting up early and playing games early, Su Yu went to bed very early today.
After turning over several times in bed, Su Yu suddenly felt as if he had fallen off a cliff. He was startled awake and found himself in a dark space, unable to see the surroundings clearly.
Su Yu instinctively called for help, his voice traveled far away, but no one responded.
It is easy for a person to mentally collapse if he stays in a place full of unknowns for a long time, and Su Yu is no exception.
Just as he was pounding the ground in frustration, a bright light suddenly appeared in the sky and slowly fell down.
Su Yu raised his head and his hands rose uncontrollably, trying to catch the ball of light, but the ball of light seemed to have other ideas.
Before Su Yu could react, the ball of light suddenly accelerated its descent speed and went straight into his brain from between his eyebrows.
Scattered fragments began to emerge in his memory. Su Yu had an unbearable headache and could only roll on the ground and scream.
After a long time, Su Yu lay on the ground, gasping for breath weakly, exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Is this a benefit for time travelers? You come really late..."
That's right, Su Yu is not from this world!
Su Yu was originally an ordinary PM fan fiction writer on Earth. In order to better understand the elves, he memorized almost the entire illustrated book.
One day when I was typing, I suddenly felt a little sleepy and fell asleep on the table. When I woke up, I came to another world, a world dominated by "elves"!
The theoretical experience from his previous life came in handy, allowing him to be far ahead of his peers in making "Elf" game strategies.
As a time traveler and a novel writer in his previous life, Su Yu had been looking forward to the emergence of something like a system at first, but as time went by, this idea gradually disappeared.
Unexpectedly, this golden finger finally fell on his head after being so late.