Li Xiaoyao was able to adapt to the game so quickly.
It was because he truly felt that he was very similar to Li Xiaoyao in the game.
They had similar backgrounds and personalities.
Both shared the dream of becoming strong and venturing out into the world.
And both had family members suffering from severe illnesses.
Naturally, this allowed him to quickly immerse himself in the role.
That's why his game progress was much faster than other players.
Meanwhile, in the game at this moment,
In order to go to the island to seek medicine, he serendipitously married Zhao Ling'er, the fairy from Xianling Island.
Half of him was joyful, while the other half was anxious.
Because under the threat of Ling'er's grandma, he had to stay on Xianling Island for the rest of his life after getting married.
This made Li Xiaoyao hesitate.
Zhao Ling'er naturally saw through his thoughts.
Then, Zhao Ling'er, with teary eyes, lowered her head and sang softly:
"If you don't turn back, why not forget? If there's no destiny, why make vows? All that happened today is like water leaving no trace. What will tomorrow bring? You are a stranger..."
Li Xiaoyao's heart was filled with pity, and he immediately made a decision, about to speak: "Ling'er, I..."
Who knew that in the next second,
Suddenly, the screen went black.
The computer shut down.
"..."
Li Xiaoyao was dumbfounded.
He was just about to make a heartfelt confession, so what the hell was with the sudden shutdown?
"No, let me play a bit more!"
Instantly, he was anxious, angry, and depressed.
But there was nothing he could do, so he reluctantly took off the virtual reality device.
Only then did Li Xiaoyao realize that a large group of players had gathered behind him.
Seeing him log off, the players jokingly said:
"Confess and be lenient, resist and be strict!"
"Honestly, tell us, what trick did you use to get the fairy?"
Li Xiaoyao was speechless at this moment, and he rolled his eyes at everyone: "What trick? Ling'er and I are in love!"
With that, Li Xiaoyao got up and left first.
The others were stunned.
It looked like this kid was quite deeply immersed in the role, huh?
Everyone couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads. A moment later, they all walked through the corridor and returned to the main hall of the Internet Cafe.
By this time, the Stardew Valley players had, of course, already left.
The hall was completely empty.
Only at the counter, the boss had not logged off because it was time, and was still wearing the virtual reality device, playing the game.
The players looked on with envy and jealousy.
But there was nothing they could do; rules were for players. Who made him the boss? He had privileges!
"By the way, where do you think the boss has played to?"
"Is his current progress faster than Li Xiaoyao's?"
"Definitely!"
"Actually, from monster hunter and Stardew Valley, you can tell that the boss is very familiar with these games, at least much more familiar than us!"
"Hmm, so his game progress being fast isn't that surprising, right?"
However, despite that.
Everyone was still curious about where the boss had played to.
So they didn't rush to leave.
They all walked to the counter and looked at the computer screen.
After watching for a while,
"Huh!"
Everyone's faces showed surprise.
Because they were surprised to find that Su Ran had only just arrived at Xianling Island at this moment.
"That shouldn't be right, didn't the boss successfully go out to sea early in the morning?"
"Yeah, it should have been much earlier than Li Xiaoyao!"
But looking at the boss's current progress, not only was he not faster than Li Xiaoyao, but even they were almost catching up.
"But don't forget, if you die in this game, you'll start over!"
"You mean the boss is stuck at this part and couldn't pass it?"
"That's the only explanation, right!"
"Heh heh, well, that's interesting!"
Seeing this, the players became even more interested.
Could it be that the boss, who was always familiar with games, was also stumped by this new game?
They were just about to watch some more.
But at this moment, Su Ran also noticed the commotion from behind him, took a moment, removed his virtual reality device, and reminded everyone.
"It's past the Internet Cafe's closing time now. I'm about to close the door. What are you doing staying here?"
"Heh heh, aren't we just watching you play, boss!"
Wu Lei said with a chuckle, "But boss, you're not deliberately saying you won't give us guidance or write game guides because you don't really know how to play yourself, are you?"
Ouyang Qing also chimed in playfully, "Yeah, boss, your game progress isn't good. Not to mention you can't compare to Li Xiaoyao, even we are almost at your level!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ran didn't intend to explain too much.
But suddenly, he thought of something and had a flash of inspiration.
"Oh?"
Su Ran's lips curled slightly, and he retorted, "It seems you are quite confident in your gaming skills?"
"Needless to say!"
Zhou Yang said confidently, "Our initial progress was slow only because we weren't very familiar with this game. Now that we are familiar, surpassing you, boss, is a matter of minutes!"
"That's right!"
Other players also nodded in agreement.
"Heh heh, alright, since everyone is so confident, I'll give you some benefits!"
"And also to celebrate the launch of our new game, I plan to hold the first gaming event at this Internet Cafe!"
"I will announce the specific event details after I've finalized them!"
"However, there's one rule I can tell you in advance right now: as long as any of you players surpass my game progress, I will give you a prize!"
"And for each time you surpass me, a prize will be given, with no limit on the number of times!"
Su Ran thought for a moment and then said, "As for how the prizes will be distributed and what they will be, that's to be determined. However, items from the Game Store, such as Foresight Slash Iai from monster hunter and Sword Flight from Legend of Sword and Fairy, are all within my consideration..."
"What!"
"Boss, is that true?"
Everyone was both surprised and delighted.
You know, while the items in the Game Store were tempting, achievement points were truly hard to come by.
Take monster hunter for example; so far, even though some players have completed the game, none have actually accumulated enough points to exchange for skills.
Players like Wu Lei and Ouyang Qing were still quite far off.
Not to mention the others.
As for the Game Store in Legend of Sword and Fairy, players had already checked it out.
Inside, there were countless equipment, items, cultivation methods, and martial arts that seemed incredibly powerful just from their names and effects.
But then they looked at the prices, which were almost several times higher than in monster hunter.
Even if they grinded for a long time, it would probably take a very long time.
Although the players had already mentally prepared themselves for this.
However, upon hearing that the boss was going to hold a gaming event, and that the rewards might be precious items from the Game Store, they were naturally all excited.
The most crucial point was that the boss's current game progress was only slightly faster than theirs.
And the boss had only played to this point after playing for a whole day, which, thinking superficially, meant the boss was stuck at the same point as them and couldn't pass.
Thinking deeper, it meant the boss wasn't too familiar with this game either.
In other words, they were starting from the same baseline.
So they felt that catching up to the boss didn't seem that difficult!
It felt like the reward was right within their grasp.