"Boss, how exactly should I play this game?"
Zhou Yang couldn't help but try to remove the virtual reality headset.
Although every player experiences a strong sense of immersion upon entering the game, as if stepping into another world,
as long as they don't actively block it, they can still feel the movements and hear the sounds from outside the game.
At the same time, as long as one consciously wishes to exit the game, it can generally be done at any time, except in specific scenarios.
So Zhou Yang smoothly removed the virtual reality headset but did not close the game.
He just looked up and scanned the Internet Cafe, searching for Su Ran's figure.
He found that Su Ran was currently busy on the other side, guiding many players who were asking him game-related questions, seemingly too occupied to pay attention to him.
At this moment, he noticed several players next to him playing monster hunter, engaged in fierce combat with monsters, and even he, watching from across the screen, felt his blood boil.
This was the feeling he truly desired!
In contrast, Zhou Yang himself, after putting the virtual reality headset back on, returned to the game, back to his farm.
He looked at the farm tools in the box, the overgrown wasteland in front of him, and the dilapidated wooden hut behind him, his expression complex. He felt as if something had gone wrong somewhere.
At this moment, he once again recalled the words of warning from Mayor Lewis.
Did he really have to farm?
But the next second, he couldn't help but shiver, quickly dismissing such a terrifying thought.
Farming was impossible; how could he, a proud Son of Heaven, an academy elite, a Golden Warrior, possibly farm?
He'd be laughed to death if word got out!
"No, no, something must be wrong!"
"I must not have understood the rules and gameplay of this world yet!"
"Yes, I must figure it out!"
Zhou Yang cheered up, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, and he left the farm to explore the vicinity of the small town.
But then, two hours later...
The confusion in his eyes deepened.
He discovered that this small town was simply too peaceful; let alone fierce beasts, there wasn't even a single ferocious bird or beast.
When he finally encountered a four-legged creature scampering on the ground, the town residents told him it was a dog, a pet, a friend of humans.
And when he saw something a bit larger, slightly resembling a fierce beast, the residents told him they were cattle and sheep, raised for livestock.
As for all the residents in the small town, let alone warriors, there wasn't even a single person who practiced martial arts; they were all ordinary people, including his current body.
"How exactly do you play this game, huff, huff, huff..."
Zhou Yang stopped, somewhat dissatisfied with his physical condition, as he was panting heavily just from walking.
"Grrr..."
But then, his stomach rumbled.
Zhou Yang was even more surprised and uncertain.
Actually, he had felt a bit hungry after walking for a while, but it was just more noticeable now.
"This is in the game, so why am I still hungry?"
He knew that in the monster hunter world, he had heard other players say that although there were settings like Felyne Meals, players didn't actually get hungry, and the food had no taste at all, neither bad nor good.
But in this world, he actually felt hungry!
Was this what the boss meant by different worlds having different rules and different gaming experiences?
"I can't take it anymore, I'm starving to death, is there anything to eat?"
Zhou Yang walked a few more steps, feeling increasingly hungry. As he continued along the town's road for a while, he passed by a manor house.
"Sniff, sniff, what's that smell, it's so fragrant!"
He suddenly caught a whiff of food, and couldn't help but approach the house. Looking up at the balcony, he saw Mayor Lewis and his family had already prepared a table of exquisite dishes.
"What are those dishes? Why don't I recognize any of them? But they look so appetizing, they must be delicious!" Zhou Yang gulped several mouthfuls of saliva.
"Oh, it's Zhou Yang! If you hadn't come, I was planning to look for you. Please, come in!" At this moment, the Mayor also saw Zhou Yang from the window, and enthusiastically opened the door, inviting him inside.
Enticed by the delicious food, Zhou Yang naturally did not refuse and walked in.
They all sat down, bowls and chopsticks were filled, and they were about to start eating.
Mayor Lewis smiled and asked, "So, have you finished weeding and planting the land?"
"No."
"Oh, it's fine if you haven't finished. Was there not enough time? How much have you done so far?"
"I haven't done anything at all."
The smile on Lewis's face disappeared: "Huh? You haven't done anything? Why not?"
Zhou Yang said as a matter of course: "Farming doesn't suit my status!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Lewis immediately took away Zhou Yang's bowl and chopsticks, and said coldly, "Then I'm afraid I can't invite you to this meal either!"
Zhou Yang was stunned: "I say, Mayor, it's not that serious, is it!"
Lewis said very seriously: "Because the food in our small town is very precious. It is a gift from the God of Harvest. Those who do not work are not allowed to eat!"
Zhou Yang was almost speechless and about to faint from hunger: "Mayor, I'm really starving right now. How about this, you let me eat first, and after I finish, I'll consider farming, okay?"
Lewis sternly refused: "No, rules are rules!"
"Damn it, if I don't eat, I don't eat, who cares!"
Zhou Yang was a little annoyed too, and stood up unhappily, preparing to leave. But when he reached the door, he smelled the food again and subconsciously looked back.
To his surprise, he saw Mayor Lewis scooping a large bowl full of dishes from the table and bringing it to the mouth of a large black dog at his feet.
"What!"
Zhou Yang trembled all over at this sight, anger rising in his heart.
Precious food?
No eating if you don't work?
So you'd rather feed it to a dog than to me?
And the frustrating and unlucky encounters of the past two days all flooded his mind—grievance, depression. At this moment, all of Zhou Yang's emotions erupted.
"This is unbearable! I'll fight you!"
Zhou Yang roared, then rushed forward and wrestled with Mayor Lewis.
Lewis's family members nearby all screamed.
"What are you doing, are you crazy!"
"Stop!"
"Quick, someone, someone is attacking the Mayor!"
"Quick, quick, quick, call the police!"
Woo-la, woo-la, woo-la...
Half an hour later, when the ambulance and police cars arrived simultaneously, the scene was a mess.
Mayor Lewis was seriously injured and sent to the hospital, while Zhou Yang was subdued and arrested by police officers, then sent to prison on charges of attempted assault.
When Zhou Yang put on the prison uniform and was locked behind bars, he was still utterly bewildered, his mood at that moment probably:???
"What the hell is this game?"
When Zhou Yang swore and exited the game, he immediately sought out Su Ran, first telling him about his in-game experience, and then asked, "I just want to know, how do I get out?"
Su Ran was stunned after hearing it.
Starting by beating the Mayor? And then getting arrested?
Are you playing Harvest Moon or Prison Break, for crying out loud?
The key was that he didn't know what to do either. He had truly never heard of such a beginning, because in the original game, players couldn't attack friendly NPCs at all, so such a situation couldn't exist.
Indeed, after becoming a virtual reality version, the freedom had opened up a lot, with many changes, but it was just being played in the wrong way.
"How many years were you sentenced to?"
"999 years!"
"Uh... I think we still have time to watch a TV series called 'Prison Break'!" Su Ran patted Zhou Yang's shoulder sympathetically.
"What do you mean?" Zhou Yang had a puzzled look.
"It means, you probably... probably can't get out!"
This virtual reality game, once purchased by each player, would be bound to them, meaning one player could only have one account, and naturally, there was no setting to delete accounts or characters.
So, as long as Zhou Yang continued the game, he would appear in prison and have to live out 999 years of labor reform before he could get out, meaning this game was completely ruined for him.
"..."
After listening to Su Ran's explanation, Zhou Yang's face was blank, his heart ashen. He didn't know why, but he really wanted to cry right now.