StarTie Simulation: Aren’t you NPCs?

[Work Diary Day 179]

"Today is another day of being exploited, but it doesn't matter. Compared to the academic cliques and messy interpersonal relationships I experienced in my previous life, the welfare benefits of the "Black Tower Space Station" can be regarded as the best of the best."

“I still have to complain about my unreliable system: Why do other people have cheat codes when they travel through time, but I still have to complete a quest to unlock it?”

"There's nothing else to say, because the system will be unlocked today. I even took a day off with pay for this. Wait."

Having written this, Wu Xuan put down his pen and looked at the vast galaxy outside the window. At this moment, he had never been so excited.

——Not even when I just crossed over.

Wu Xuan waved his hand, and a light curtain that only he could see appeared in front of him.

[Unlocking task in "The Virtual Life Game": Choose one of the following forces to join and work for for 180 days: "Interstellar Peace Company", "Destroyer Gang", "Black Tower Space Station" or "Xianzhou Alliance".]

[Current progress: 99.97%]

Looking at the light curtain in front of him, Wu Xuan's face had a complicated emotion. Every time he saw this unlocking task, he had an urge to beat up this light curtain.

"This isn't some kind of cheat code to unlock a mission... This is clearly a mental shackle used by top capitalists to enslave workers!"

"Look at these four forces. The first one is the largest capitalist in the entire universe. I am afraid of the skills of the company's employees. The benefits are not very good. Even senior employees can only afford to rent a one-bedroom studio on the company's corporate ship. What a top capitalist."

"Look at the 'annihilation gang' again. Do I, a pure and innocent young man, look like a gangster? Fighting and killing everywhere every day, it's hard to say whether I can survive for more than 180 days!"

"And the "Xianzhou Alliance"... In the game, they keep calling me "barbarians". This is not discrimination based on race, this is discrimination based on life span! Why do you think a short-lived person like me can join that?"

"And there's the Black Tower Space Station! Huh? I'm right here now? That's fine."

Wu Xuan controlled his thoughts that were running wild like a reinless horse and ordered them to stop wandering, because if they continued wandering, he would curse his old boss.

Looking at the azure planet outside the dormitory window, Wu Xuan suddenly felt a little emotional.

When he traveled through time... he became a student studying philosophy at a university on the "Azure Star". Perhaps it was just luck. On this planet where technology was highly developed compared to his previous life, if he had traveled through time and become a science and engineering student, he would have been really screwed.

Fortunately, no matter in any highly developed civilization, the research direction of philosophy is always the exploration of self-cognition, and these things are something he can learn.

In five years, including four years in college and one year of preparation for the exam, he could be said to have overcome many difficulties and finally obtained the status of a "Level II Clerk", stepped into the "Black Tower Space Station", and began to unlock this so-called "Virtual Life Game".

After working for half a year, he was still a "Level II Clerk" in the end, but now it is different, he is a "Level II Clerk" who is about to have a golden finger.

Could this be considered a promotion in some sense?

Wu Xuan watched the progress bar in front of him slowly rolling. He even took out a ruler to measure the remaining length of the progress bar, one millimeter.

Just a millimeter, he has to sit here for an hour... Oh no, it's fifteen minutes now. Wu Xuan was a little surprised and thought: "Wasn't there still an hour left? Did I not pay attention to the time when I was complaining about the other three forces?"

I don’t know how long it took, but the progress bar in front of Wu Xuan, which had already reached 99.99%, finally reached 100%.

He jumped up uncontrollably and shouted, "Yes! I finally made it!"

Just when Wu Xuan was excited, the light screen in front of him changed again. The monotonous progress bar that looked like something being downloaded from a certain cloud disk finally disappeared, and was replaced by a simple and clear light screen.

The six big characters "The Virtual Life Game" are evenly arranged in the upper center of the light curtain, and below are the four very classic characters "Start Game".

Wu Xuan, who had been unable to calm down for a long time, stretched out his trembling hands and clicked "Start Game". He saw the light screen fade and reorganize quickly, and followed by a prompt message that made him feel a little confused.

[Player: Wu Xuan enters the game]

[This virtual life game is estimated to take: three days, you can interrupt it during the period, but it is strongly recommended to play it uninterrupted for the first time]

The excitement in Wu Xuan's heart was suddenly extinguished as if a bucket of cold water was poured on him. His heart was colder than that of the old man who had been killing fish in RT-Mart for ten years.

"I thought I had received the script of the return of the Dragon King and was on the peak of my life... but I was stuck in time before it even started. Did my annual leave come with the wind..." Wu Xuan muttered in dissatisfaction as he took out his mobile phone and checked the remaining balance of his annual leave.

"Please... I only have half a month of annual leave, and I want to take three days right away. Is this reasonable?"

After much deliberation, Wu Xuan finally decided not to ask for leave. After all, he had just been employed for half a year. Even if he was sick, there was no need to take three days of annual leave at once. He had to make a living anyway.

"The Dragon King is coming back... Anyway, I've already taken tomorrow off, so I'll just play for a day and take a rest, then we'll come back depending on the situation."

After some strange muttering, Wu Xuan threw his phone on the bedside and lay down on the bed, and the light screen moved with him.

Wu Xuan was lying on the bed, looking at the light screen in front of him. The imagined game screen did not appear. There were only four big words on it: [Extract Talent]. There was also a very familiar letter i in the upper right corner. Wu Xuan, based on the game idea of ​​"not reading the level settings and boss mechanisms before playing the game, it will be a waste of time", lightly clicked on the letter i, and a lot of text followed.

【About talent】

[1. Each time before entering the game, a "random talent" will be drawn, and 5-9 entries will appear. Only three of them can be selected in each round of the game. ]

[2. Talents are divided into "fixed talents" and "random talents". When "fixed talents" appear, they will occupy the optional entries of "random talents". ]

[3. "Random Talent" has six qualities: white, green, blue, purple, gold, and red. There are "Random Talents" with "Upgradable" affixes, which will be upgraded as the game progresses and the player's choices.]

[Note: After the game is over, players can choose rewards based on the talents and props they obtained in the simulation.]

After reading these explanations about [Talent], Wu Xuan raised his eyebrows and complained with some dissatisfaction: "No public announcement of the probability of "Random Talent"? What is this for? Identifying bloodline? Also, is your game legal?"

However, despite all his complaints, Wu Xuan still clicked the [Extract Talent] button without hesitation. As the light curtain disappeared and reorganized again, blue, blue, purple, and green lights flashed one after another. These lights almost gave Wu Xuan a heart attack.

"Please, do you have to be so strict..."

Before Wu Xuan could finish his words, a golden light flashed, directly suppressing the rest of his complaints. But that was not the end yet, a red light flashed, completely blinding his eyes.

Then he shouted without hesitation: "I declare that "The Sims Game" is the most fun game in the world, no doubt about it!"

Fortunately, the dormitory in the space station was well soundproofed, otherwise he would have been reported for disturbing others by the staff next door.

As the red light gradually faded, he looked at the entry in front of him with anticipation.

【Hacker Talent (Purple)】

[You are born to be a hacker, that's all]

[Succubus Constitution III (Blue)]

[You will easily gain favor from the opposite sex/same sex, and the chances of being kept by someone will increase]

[Having a younger sister and a house, both parents are dead (gold, can grow)]

[You are born an orphan, but you will have a "sister"]

【Dexterity (Green)】

[You are born with a pair of deft hands and are good at all kinds of hand-related work, such as needlework]

【Game Mastery (Red)】

[You will master all games on the market, including this one]

[Note: When you choose this talent, your abilities will not change, but your game content will change accordingly, and you will receive "unexpected rewards" after the game ends]

Wu Xuan looked at these abstract talents and began to wonder how to make a decision.

"That red entry... there are extra rewards after the game ends. The cost-effectiveness should be very high. It's another red entry, so I must choose this one."

"This [Succubus Physique]... If I remove the "same sex" part, I will choose this entry without hesitation, but I don't have that fetish, so I definitely won't choose this one."

"Then I have to choose two from the remaining three entries... From a quality point of view, I definitely won't choose the fourth one [Dexterity], and it also has a note about needlework, which is really unnecessary."

"Hacking talent... this is indeed very useful to me. If I can obtain this talent earlier... does it mean that I have truly mastered the hacking skill? Isn't this the fastest way to advance my position? This is the one I have to choose!"

"As for that purple entry that seems like a joke...why not think about why it is a purple entry? Could it be that my sister will grow up to be a character like the empress?"

"Forget it! There's no such thing as a child crying every day, and there's no such thing as a gambler losing all the time! Let's gamble! I'll choose this one!"

Wu Xuan very straightforwardly selected the three entries: [Game Mastery], [Having a sister and a house, both parents deceased], and [Hacking Talent], and then the light screen became blank.

"The talents have been selected...is it time to start the game?" Just as Wu Xuan was thinking this, the light screen in front of him suddenly changed, and countless black spots of light appeared on the screen.

Wu Xuan looked at the text in front of him and was speechless. How could this game... be an RPG game? !

[Main Mission: Guide]

[Description: Help Silver Wolf join the "Star Core Hunters". This is Silver Wolf's predetermined fate, and this is also the ending you will face.]

Wu Xuan raised his eyebrows, looked at the somewhat strange main task in front of him, and was speechless for a moment.

"Silver Wolf? 'Star Core Hunter'? You're making such a fuss right out of the gate? What's going on?"

But this was just a small scene for Wu Xuan. He swiped downwards without hesitation, and several expected side quests appeared in front of him.

[Side Quest 1: New Legend]

[Description: Break the rules and step into the universe. This is the first step to becoming a legend. ]

"What's going on? Being a riddle teller? Are you a believer of the mysterious star god? So abstract?" Looking at this nonsensical task, Wu Xuan fell into deep thought. To be honest, he really felt that this game was a bit weird, but in the end he suppressed the urge to explore it all. After all, his current self... is too weak.

Swiping down casually, Wu Xuan saw the first task that could explain the words clearly:

[Side Quest 2: Bonding]

[Description: The favorability with any character reaches 120 (never separate)]

Accustomed to riddle-like descriptions, Wu Xuan felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this simple and straightforward task text. It was as if... an old green lynx suddenly gave up on the "this land"-style speech, or as if a white-haired man next door did not ask "Why can birds fly", but chose to say it simply and clearly.

"But no matter how strange it is...it's still quite friendly to me." Mo Wei muttered to himself as he scrolled down and saw the last task.

[Special Mission: Martyr]

[Description: She is your Tao, your everything, and you have made a great contribution to her growth. ]

[Note: This mission requires meeting the special condition of "death" and completing other main and side missions. After completing this mission, you will receive "heart-warming rewards"]

"Okay, okay, let's play it this way, eh? Although I'm not the type who collects everything, today I'm going to show you what a connoisseur is!" Wu Xuan was eager to try. To him, the current situation was like a free reward. It was just a matter of dying, not a big deal for him.

Seeing this, the task page also ended. There was nothing strange as Wu Xuan had imagined, but a simple and clear [Start Game].

Wu Xuan clicked it without hesitation, and the light screen in front of him entered the loading screen again.

At the same time, in the vast universe, a small spaceship was traveling rapidly, but suddenly stopped.

The girl sitting in the driver's seat, chewing bubble gum out of boredom, seemed a little surprised as she looked at the light screen that suddenly appeared in front of her.

【The Virtual Life Game】

The girl naturally wouldn't believe that this thing appeared out of thin air. Perhaps it was a game she had booked before, but she had forgotten whether she had booked it or not.

With a try-it attitude, the girl tried to click on the light curtain in front of her, and a line of large characters appeared on the light curtain. The girl also turned on the automatic driving mode of the spacecraft with great interest, and put on the goggles that she would only wear when playing games seriously.

[Player: Silver Wolf, joins the game]

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Warm reminder, the pace of this article is slow, but no chapter is just for plot purposes, and everyone who appears will have his role to play.

This is a love letter I wrote to each character, a microcosm of their past.

The points you find strange are actually the traps I set. Also, this platform is completely free. If you don’t like it, you can just quit. There is no need to attack the characters or other readers or even bring it up against me.