my dream adventure

Chapter 1 The Strange Disease
Lin Yuan discovered that he had a "strange disease" a month ago.

That day, when he was about to go home after work, he passed by a pancake stand near the community and bought a pancake fruit. He held two eggs without adding spicy food and ate them leisurely in the palm of his hand.

The elders, mothers, and elders in the park went to the market together to buy vegetables, talking about the mundane affairs of their families, and the school was over, and the children's laughter filled the room.

He was very happy and stood by the lake watching the sunset for a while.

On the skyline, a group of flying pigeons soared past, and the fiery red sun gradually disappeared from the field of vision.

Suddenly, at the moment when it completely fell, a green light flashed in his eyes, and then his entire vision turned black, and he lost consciousness all over his body.

[I finally found you, Son of Miracle. 】

A gentle voice sounded in his mind, as if something had awakened from the deepest part of his soul.

Then, overwhelming dizziness hit him, his feet went limp, and he rolled directly down the three-meter ladder, falling to the ground.

The passers-by around sent him to the hospital. After an examination, except for slight abrasions, the rest of the indicators were normal.

But he always felt that the matter was not over. Sure enough, on the second day after returning home, he woke up from the bed, with noisy whispers in his ears, and dense light spots appeared in front of his eyes.

During the hallucinations, he suffered from severe head pain and was paralyzed, unable to make any movements.

There was no problem with the physical examination at the hospital, and there was no trauma to the head. He even suspected that the apartment was haunted, so he deliberately went to a room outside to sleep for a night. The situation did not ease, but worsened.

Because of this sudden strange disease, he resigned from his original job in a psychological institution and became a social idler.

Lin Yuan was very disturbed when he thought that he still had 20 years' mortgage on his back.

It just so happened that on this day, he just came back from the hospital, and on his way to the market to buy vegetables, he passed by a fruit shop with a discount.

There is a lottery box inside, the first prize is [-] catties of durian, the second prize is [-] catties of cherries, the third prize is [-] catties of passion fruit...

He was shocked the moment he saw it.

Are lottery draws so generous these days?

Not to mention the durians, but the market price of 50 catties of cherries is 2000 yuan per catty, so it will cost more than [-] yuan, okay?

Is it possible that the fruit shop will go bankrupt if they engage in this event?
Moreover, who would bring such a large amount of fruit home at one time, even if it was stuffed into the refrigerator, it would not be able to fit it.

There were a lot of onlookers, and the label on the top said, five yuan for one draw, and those who have not won a prize after ten draws can get a "consolation prize" from the fruit shop for free, a Big Fuji.

There is an old man with an amazing gambling addiction who has smoked no less than a hundred times and won ten big Fujis!
Lin Yuan didn't know how this old man would explain to his wife how he bought ten apples for 500 yuan after returning home...

If you think about it, you know that family education is indispensable...

He touched his pocket, and there happened to be a piece of five yuan left.

For five yuan, you can buy a piece of pancake fruit, a pack of chicken feet with pickled peppers, a bowl of soy milk, three fried dough sticks, and a lottery ticket. If you round it up, it will be 500 million...

Why is he spending money on this place!
However, maybe it is because he has no job now, and when he is struggling financially, he is instead interested in some petty and cheap things, delusional about getting rich overnight and becoming a master.

If you can't get rich, you will be very happy if you can't eat all the fruits in the draw, right?

Thinking of this, he resolutely took out the red ticket and entered the fruit shop.

"Boss, I'll smoke once!"

"okay."

He reached into the red box and took a look. A slippery ping pong ball slipped between his fingers, and one ball fell into his palm. He took it out to have a look.

Uh, why does it feel a little wrong?
The first prize is the number "1", the second prize is "2", and the third prize is "3". If there is no prize, then there will be no numbers.

But why is there a "0" written on his ping pong ball?
"Boss, what does '0' mean? Is it a hit or a miss?"

The boss laughed for a long time, and said: "This is a hidden award we set up, and there is only one. It is even more precious than the first prize!"

Lin Yuan lifted his spirits immediately upon hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "Oh, that's amazing. What's the prize?"

"That's it." The boss pointed to a large packed box on the ground.

Lin Yuan went over to lift it, at least it was twenty catties, and even twenty catties of cherries were worth 1000 yuan.

What's more, this is a hidden award, so it must be some great treasure!

The boss didn't stop him, so he asked him to move the box, and when he carried it up to the seventh floor of his apartment panting, he excitedly took a photo and posted it on Moments, and took a look at it with scissors.

"What kind of shit is this, this is..."

Inside the box lay a pile of dark "bricks" shining brightly, together with the mysterious "aroma" permeating from the packaging.

He quickly made a judgment, this thing is the legendary first "biochemical weapon" in the universe!
Just as he was paralyzed on the ground, worrying about how to deal with this pile of things, a few messages came from WeChat "Didi".

"Brother Yuan, what did you get? So happy?"

It was Fat Boy who spoke to the other side.

Fat Boy is his childhood friend, and the two of them were close buddies when they were students, but Lin Yuan majored in psychology, and Fat Boy majored in computer science.

After graduating, he refused to follow the crowd. I heard that he joined a game studio and is now a professional gamer.

Not long ago, due to some interest disputes, Fatty left the studio and started to engage in game live streaming alone. Lin Yuan was a little surprised that he would be free to contact him.

I guess I also saw his circle of friends, watching and eating melons out of curiosity, right?

"It's nothing, I smoked [-] catties of stinky tofu for five yuan..."

"That's great, Brother Yuan, if you're lucky, come over and help me draw the game equipment, one for the safekeeping is one for the other!"

"This is not lucky, this is clearly evil..." He hadn't recovered from the blow just now.

"It's okay, I'm going to grab the first batch of closed beta games at twelve o'clock in the noon, and there's just a shortage of manpower. Brother Yuan, why don't you accompany me to grab it, and I'll give you the official website address."

Fat Boy raised the head very familiarly. He also knew that Lin Yuan had recently resigned and spent a lot of time at home.

Lin Yuan couldn't refuse, but he still complained in his heart. This game fan always thinks about playing games every day.What's so interesting about games is that they can't be eaten as food.

When Fatty sent the address, he was not in a hurry to look it up. It was almost 11:30 when he called to urge him. Lin Yuan responded vaguely and turned on his laptop.

After connecting with WiFi for half a day, it took 5 minutes to click on the official website. The system prompted him to register an identity account, and it took a few more minutes.

When he returns to the homepage and is ready to grab, the countdown has already started for 30 seconds...

He hurriedly clicked the mouse frantically!
It turned out, hey, why didn't the mouse respond when I clicked it?

His precious mouse actually broke at this critical moment!

When he came back and pressed the touch screen of the keyboard, the countdown was over, and the [-] participants in the internal test were all sold out in less than three seconds!
There's no other way, he's not interested in this game anyway, he's never heard of the "Dream Paradise" game, so this time he can only use it as a running companion.

I left my seat and poured a cup of hot water, and came back to take a look.

Why did a window pop up on the page, saying congratulations to the user "I want to win the grand prize" for getting the 24th internal test qualification of the event, please pay within [-] hours, what the hell?

"I want to win the big prize" is the account he registered just now, but he can't even click the mouse, so how can he win the prize?
Sure enough, it's evil recently.

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to it. If he could grab it, he would grab it. It's not a big deal.

结果点击“付款”一看账单，这一款编号AI1022游戏舱的价格是……他数了一下后面……1234……5……一共5个0啊！
This fat boy is cheating!
I haven't found a job yet and am in debt!

Is this really an iron buddy!

He quickly called Fat Boy.

"Hey, fat boy, I got the game cabin you wanted to grab."

"I really got it, Brother Yuan. You really got it. I rented an Internet cafe here and hired dozens of college students to help me, so I got one!"

"...Then, do you want me?" Lin Yuan asked weakly.

"It can only be registered for one set of ID cards. I have already paid for it here. Brother Yuan, I will leave that set for your own use. It is a rare opportunity. The hottest game in the game circle recently is the one." Game on!"

God damn, he doesn't play games, so what does he want this for!

10 yuan for a set of game equipment?
When he saw this number, he doubted his life!

"It's too expensive, fat boy, I can't afford to hurt you brother Yuan." Lin Yuan said tearfully.

"Hahaha, there's nothing to worry about." The fat boy laughed instead.

Lin Yuan was also puzzled, what's so funny about this?
He's not a popular streamer, and the audience's grandpas will love him if he plays any game casually. His money is hard-won, okay?

"Brother Yuan, don't worry, isn't it just 10 yuan? I'll just pay you first, and then pay me back after you make a lot of money."

"How much money can I make as a poor man?"

"Don't worry. It's clearly stated on the official website that the game points earned in this game can be converted into RMB in the future. You can take a closer look at it later, and I will transfer the money to you first."

Fatty hung up the phone quickly, without even giving him time to think.

He checked the information on the official website, and found that there was indeed such a clause. At the same time, he searched what an "immersive" game is.

To be honest, he felt that he had lived for [-] years in vain, and he didn't even understand this kind of high technology.

After paying and filling in the address, he heaved a sigh of relief and got up to make a bowl of noodles. The doorbell rang suddenly, and a courier wearing a yellow duck and the uniform of a delivery boy delivered the courier.

"No way, so fast?"

In less than a bowl of instant noodles, the game company delivered the equipment home?

This work efficiency is simply amazing, okay?
He looked at the small box in the courier's hand, and was about to sign for it. The other party turned around and said apologetically, "You are Mr. Lin Yuan? Sorry, this is your package, please sign for it."

The courier pushed a big box as tall as a man and a half in front of him. Lin Yuan heaved a sigh of embarrassment, signed his name quickly, and carried the box weighing at least [-] catties into the house.

"Is a game device that heavy?" According to his thin body, it is already very good to be able to carry things into the house.

He took the things apart, and a set of miraculous high-tech products appeared in front of him. While reading the manual, his face gradually flushed, and a lot of hot sweat broke out on his back.

According to the instructions, this game has the ability to stimulate the human subconscious mind and has the effect of treating various mental diseases.

Are games so metaphysical these days?

He was already unable to complain, and as a good young man who had received nine years of compulsory education, he would not be fooled by these words.

What's more, Lin Yuan is a psychologist himself, and he has dealt with the psychological problems of many visitors. It is unheard of to use online games to treat diseases.

It's just that his strange disease has surpassed his cognition, and even professional doctors can't find out what's wrong, so it's not necessarily a bad thing to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Thinking about it this way, it might not be that the fat boy is his savior. He has always been good at persuading himself, and he quickly achieved psychological balance.

He moved the equipment into the studio, which is an independent room, where he usually writes and draws, and sometimes sends his works to the Internet to share with others.

From junior high school till now, everyone around Lin Yuan thinks he is a weirdo, who always pays attention to some issues that others don't pay attention to, and always reads strange books like "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".

His weird college friend even specially nicknamed him "Philosopher", which is somewhat ironic.

Lin Yuan thought it was an absurd compliment, it was too flattering to him, he was just a young man who likes to think about things.

However, the young man who once embraced the dream of saving mankind has turned into a young man with a mortgage and unable to support himself in a blink of an eye.

He didn't know whether his strange disease would continue to worsen, nor did he know how long the embarrassing days would be.

But for that little hope, he would risk everything possible to save himself.

(End of this chapter)