As the Internet Cafe's operating hours ended, players voluntarily left the game.
However, still unsatisfied, as soon as they got off the machines, they began to frantically discuss the game—how to do certain quests, their progress, how difficult a certain monster was to defeat, and what new armor and equipment they had crafted today.
The previously quiet Internet Cafe immediately became noisy.
Most players were still discussing monster hunter, but some even started discussing Stardew Valley.
Some monster hunter players were surprised to hear this: "That game, you can actually play it? Didn't I hear it was pretty boring?"
The Stardew Valley players replied: "It's not that bad, actually it's not that exaggerated, it's playable, especially after getting tired of monster hunter, switching to another game for a change of pace is quite nice!"
"Yeah, right now there are only two games!"
"In a sense, I think Stardew Valley's realism is even higher than monster hunter, and the worldview is quite novel. It's not about cultivating martial arts, but about developing agriculture and technology. It's a pity Stardew Valley is only in the countryside; there's no way to visit a big city!"
"Also, the difficulty might not be that simple!"
After casually explaining a few things, the Stardew Valley players began to discuss the specific game content among themselves.
"By the way, have you found any wild crops?"
"I haven't, I feel like Stardew Valley is quite big and complex, too hard to find. I've starved to death several times just trying to find crops!"
"I did find a place where I can gather wild horseradish!"
"Mine has leeks, daffodils, and dandelions!"
One player, upon hearing this, clapped their hands in surprise: "Great, great, great! I bought a map of Stardew Valley at the general store before, I'll mark all these gathering spots tomorrow!"
But someone immediately poured cold water on the idea: "But it feels like the quantity of these crops is too small. Not to mention they don't sell for much, it's hard to even fill your stomach, at most you won't starve to death!"
"Also, wild crops collected are no longer fresh the next day, and if you try to sell them, that dead-faced mayor won't even accept them!"
"Ugh, it feels like it's too hard to earn gold in this game!"
Instantly, everyone looked dejected.
At this moment, Liu Shiwan, who happened to be nearby, couldn't help but walk over and smile sweetly: "If you want to store crops or ingredients, you need to collect wood to craft storage chests, or buy them directly in town. Of course, buying a refrigerator would be even better, but it's very expensive, and I can't afford it right now!"
Besides work, Liu Shiwan usually didn't talk much to strangers, but hearing other players discuss the game Stardew Valley, she felt a sense of familiarity, which prompted her to approach them.
In fact, it was similar for other players at the Internet Cafe. At first, they formed small cliques, but over time, everyone became closer.
Although they would also compare and show off to each other, and bicker a bit, as long as they were playing games at the Internet Cafe, they felt like family.
When everyone saw that it was Liu Shiwan approaching, they were momentarily stunned, but quickly showed expressions of pleasant surprise: "I knew it! So, you need storage chests! That's great, thank you, Shi Wan, for letting us know!"
At this moment, Liu Shiwan asked with some confusion: "But why are you collecting wild crops?"
"Huh? Why else? Of course, it's for eating and selling for money!"
"Then wouldn't it be better if you just planted crops directly?"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly felt a little disheartened: "We know that, but we have to survive first, don't we?"
They initially went directly for planting crops, but upon actually trying it, they realized it wasn't that simple. This was real farming.
Coupled with being penniless and having nothing, they all experienced what it felt like to starve to death.
Later, after consulting the boss, they learned about the foraging gameplay, where they could search for wild crops in the wilderness, which barely kept them from starving. However, earning money was still very difficult, and just searching like this every day left them exhausted.
At this moment, a player suddenly reacted and asked curiously: "Shi Wan, didn't you start playing earlier than us? Didn't you go through all this in the early stages? How did you get through the early stages?"
"Yeah, is there some other easier way?"
"Quickly teach us!"
Liu Shiwan paused, then recalled her warm experiences when she first entered the game, and smiled as she said: "Me? Thanks to the friendly help of those friends in Stardew Valley..."
Everyone: "???"
After hearing Liu Shiwan's experience, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Ask the Stardew Valley residents for help?"
"And someone comes to bring you food every day?"
"Liu Shiwan, you're not joking, are you?"
Everyone looked at each other, then at Liu Shiwan's certain expression, and collectively froze in confusion.
"Then why do they all look like someone died when they see me? Forget about helping, they don't even bother to answer a question!"
"Exactly! My Robin, besides pushing house upgrade services, just has a cold face!"
"Although we know each player's game world is independent, the difference between Liu Shiwan's game and ours is too great, isn't it?"
Not to mention other players couldn't understand, even Liu Shiwan herself was a bit confused at this moment.
A player suddenly suggested: "How about we go ask the boss again?"
"Yes, let's go ask!"
"It hasn't closed yet, we'll leave after asking!"
The others also nodded and walked towards the counter.
However, at the counter, Zhao Tie and Liu Hu, along with the other members of the hunting team, seemed to have already arrived before them.
"Boss, the items we bought in the Game Store should have been delivered by now, right?"
Zhao Tie and the others were also shocked and excited when they heard about the Game Store, but unlike other players, they didn't buy items immediately. Instead, they intensified their hunting and started grinding for achievement points.
They only selected and purchased items when the game was about to end.
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
Su Ran brought up the Game Store and checked their purchase records: "You all bought similar items. I'll just give them all to you without sorting by number, is that okay?"
Zhao Tie nodded: "No problem, just give them to us!"
Su Ran then handed them large iron chests from the storage cabinet.
When Zhao Tie gently opened one of the iron chests and took a look, his heart immediately raced, and he stammered: "It really is a Paralysis Trap!"
The people behind him also became excited.
Besides Paralysis Traps, they also purchased some Pitfall Traps, Large Barrel Bombs G, some Tranquilizer Bombs, and some Max Potions.
Compared to weapons and armor, these single-use items were much cheaper, and they directly purchased the finished products.
Actually, if they had only bought raw materials and crafted them according to the in-game methods, it would probably have been even cheaper, but they were going out hunting tomorrow and were worried about not having enough time.
After confirming the purchased items, the group excitedly left, seeming even more eager for tomorrow's hunt.
Su Ran was also quite curious about what results they would achieve, as the effectiveness of in-game equipment and items in this world was still unknown for now.