In fact, on the day of the imperial proclamation, news about the Internet Cafe spread like wildfire throughout the city, and it attracted far more attention than just those who wanted to earn money by farming.
Especially upon hearing that even the Emperor and many court officials had personally visited the Internet Cafe, it naturally made people even more curious.
Therefore, the new players who first appeared at the Internet Cafe yesterday were actually just attracted by its reputation.
And those currently queuing to enter the Internet Cafe are the true Farming Team, after a day of training.
Although these people are also considered new players, once they enter, they don't seem unfamiliar at all.
They don't need Su Ran's guidance; at most, they just ask him for the multiplayer code.
Then they sit down, turn on the computer, activate it, put on the VR headset, and enter the game—all in one smooth motion.
It's as if they've played here countless times, incredibly skilled.
In reality, all of this is because they have already memorized every step of playing the game perfectly.
"Is this... the game world?"
Only after entering the game did their emotions gradually fluctuate, with some even exclaiming in surprise.
"Oh my goodness, it feels so real!"
"It's truly like entering another world; it's too magical!"
Although they had a clear understanding of everything about the game world, they heard that the feeling of experiencing it firsthand was different.
So, their first entry into the game world still shocked many people.
"I never thought we could actually enter the game world to play and adventure. In that case, the game called monster hunter must also be real, and it should be even more fun, right?"
"This is too interesting!"
Li Xiaoyao was also immersed in the excitement and thrill of entering the game for the first time.
"Xiao Yao, what are you still doing? We're about to divide tasks!"
"Are you planning to gather food first, or start cultivating land?"
However, at this moment, his three companions quickly adjusted and began discussing serious matters.
All of these Farming Team enter the game in four-person multiplayer groups.
Then they work according to their assigned tasks.
Li Xiaoyao belongs to the Seed Group of the game team, and his task is to specifically exchange for various crop seeds within the game.
However, at the beginning, they have no money, no food, and haven't even cultivated the land, so they obviously can't start planting and earning achievement points right away.
Fortunately, the general process was taught during the training, so as long as they follow the instructions, it shouldn't be too difficult.
So, they then began their game journey in an orderly manner.
Of course, this was true not only for them but for all the Farming Team.
...
Meanwhile, outside.
Other players were having a tough time.
Without a seat, they either went to the rest area or could only wander the corridor watching others play.
But at this time, everyone was playing Stardew Valley.
If you talk about farming, you can only gradually experience the fun of it if you farm yourself.
Watching others play, besides being dull and boring, there's probably nothing else.
As for going to the rest area to read comics, heaven knows how many times they've read the first volume of Dragon Ball. Besides not having learned Kamehameha, they feel like they can recite all the lines.
The most crucial point is that there are still many members of the Farming Team ahead of them in line.
This means that even if they wait until the Internet Cafe closes, they might not get a turn.
This feeling is truly unbearable!
"Boss, let me play! I'm just a little bit away from finishing monster hunter!"
At this moment, Wu Lei, who could no longer bear it, came to the counter.
Wu Lei had defeated the Vaal Hazak yesterday, which means he only had the final boss, Minglei Dragon, left to clear the game.
But right now, the feeling of wanting to play but not being able to is tormenting.
Liu Shiwan also followed closely, sighing, "At this rate, I'm afraid we'll find it very difficult to play games in the future, won't we?"
Zhou Yang also nodded, looking displeased, "Exactly! With them doing this, what are we supposed to play?"
Dugu Mu suggested, "Boss, although I don't object to them farming, shouldn't there be some restrictions? At least leave half the computers for us old players, right?"
Liu Chengfeng also walked over at this time. Although he didn't speak due to his position, he actually quite agreed with Dugu Mu's suggestion in his heart.
Seeing more and more old players coming to complain to him, Su Ran could only say,
"They are all queuing to play the game and haven't violated any rules. I certainly won't drive them away!"
Ouyang Qing pouted and grumbled, "Is this what they call queuing? They probably arrived before dawn, right? If we want to out-queue them, I'm afraid we won't have to go back home; we might as well sleep at the Internet Cafe entrance!"
"Exactly! Boss, with you doing this, I strongly suspect you're favoring the new over the old!"
"Uh..."
Su Ran actually quite liked these new "professional players." After all, as soon as they arrived, the progress of his limited-time mission immediately increased significantly, making completion hopeful.
It's just that his relationship with these old players in front of him was also good.
He thought for a moment.
"Alright, I mainly feel that restrictions are unnecessary."
Su Ran waved his hand and said, "This problem, in the end, is still due to too many people and too few machines, so I will add some new machines as soon as possible!"
"Really?"
Everyone's faces showed pleasant surprise.
Wu Lei was even more impatient, urging, "Boss, then hurry up! Can it be done today?"
"How could it be that fast!"
Su Ran rolled his eyes at him, pointing to the Internet Cafe, "And even if I had machines, do you think the current Internet Cafe can fit them?"
Everyone was stunned. They looked around and realized that the Internet Cafe really didn't have any extra space, and they became anxious.
"Then what do we do?"
"What else can we do? Of course, we expand! So don't worry, I'm going out to take a look right now!"
Saying this, Su Ran walked out of the Internet Cafe.
Actually, he hadn't considered this problem too early before, thinking that the computers should be temporarily sufficient. He just didn't expect that in just a few days, the number of players would increase so much.
So, expansion really had to be considered.
As soon as Su Ran walked out, he looked at the adjacent shops. Both sides of the Internet Cafe were connected to a shop. They used to be restaurants, but they had already closed down before he arrived.
And he had been here for so long, he had never seen anyone there.
Su Ran couldn't help but knock on the doors, and sure enough, there was no response.
Afterward, he walked around the entire alley, but found that almost all the shops, except for his Internet Cafe, had closed down, and there was no one around.
In the end, he could only return empty-handed.
"Boss, how was it? Did you finalize it?"
As soon as he returned, the players eagerly gathered around to ask.
Su Ran shrugged helplessly, "I can't get in touch with anyone from the shops near this alley. It looks like the expansion will have to wait a bit longer!"
Upon hearing this, the players' expressions changed.
Then they exchanged glances and, the next moment, all of them left the Internet Cafe.
Su Ran originally thought they had gone back because they realized they wouldn't get a machine.
Who knew that about two hours later, a group of people came rushing back.
Wu Lei was at the forefront, suddenly pulling out a land deed and placing it on the counter: "Boss, this is for the shop to your left next door!"
And Ouyang Qing, on the other side, also took out a land deed: "Boss, this is for the one to your right next door."
Oriental Bright also took out one: "Boss, this is for the one across from you!"
Liu Chengfeng then took out three more: "These are for the three shops right at the entrance of the alley!"
Then came Dugu Mu, Liu Shiwan, Zhou Yang...
A group of players, one after another, in the blink of an eye, all the land deeds for all the shops in the entire alley were laid out on the counter.