Infinite Trial from the Giant

The cooperation was temporarily settled. After waiting for several hours, Loki and Kirito woke up one after another. Although they were surprised, Kirito still took Liz to accept the mission.

Fearing that this kind of sudden loss of consciousness would happen again, Loki suggested not accepting the mission first, but staying in this wooden house where monsters would not refresh for one night to see how things went, and then accepting the mission the next day. Xia Tian did not have much objection to this. After all, if Loki kept worrying about whether he would faint again, he would not be able to complete the mission well even if he accepted it. Besides, by the time Kirito and the others completed the mission, it would probably be almost night. So the two of them stayed in this wooden house hidden deep in the forest with peace of mind.

As night gradually fell, the forest shrouded in darkness gave off an unsettling atmosphere.

At this time, Kirito and Liz had already completed their mission and left, while Xia Tian and Loki were leaning against the outer wall of the wooden house. It was not because they did not want to stay in the house, but because the setting of this game world was too realistic. If it were an online game played on a computer, as long as it was an open and accessible area, no one would care about you no matter how long you stayed there, but it was different here.

In the hut behind the two of them lived a mother and daughter. The daughter was bedridden and the mother was responsible for taking care of her. The content of the [Secret Medicine of the Forest] quest required the player to defeat some plant-type monsters and obtain the required materials and give them to the daughter's mother. The player could knock on the door and go into the wooden house to talk to the daughter's mother and accept the quest. However, if the player did not accept the quest after entering, the mother would forcefully drive the player out with the excuse of "Please do not disturb Akasha's rest". If the player did not complete the quest and stayed in the house for a long time, the other party would also use "Please save my daughter quickly" to ask the player to leave.

Therefore, whether accepting the mission or not, the player cannot stay in the wooden house for a long time. And it is not only this mission. In towns and villages, if there is no money to stay in a hotel, the player has no way to force himself to live in the NPC's home, unless the player has a good impression of the NPC. However, generally no one will waste time to improve the NPC's favor for this reason.

"Cough cough cough."

The coughing sound of the sick girl named Akasha could be heard from the cabin from time to time, but it did not cause any impact on the two people who were already used to it.

"Xia Tian, ​​have you ever regretted it?"

At this moment, Loki suddenly spoke.

"Regret?" Xia Tian, ​​who was sleeping with his eyes closed, did not open his eyes but just replied casually, "No, why, do you regret it?"

"No? Ha, it's quite in line with your style." Loki originally wanted to find some common ground with Xia Tian and seek comfort, but after hearing Xia Tian's answer, he felt that Xia Tian's answer was within his expectations, so he pulled the corners of his mouth, smiled bitterly, then sighed, raised his head and said seriously: "I regret it. If I had known this would be the case, I would never have come in here no matter what."

"That's true. I think most people think so." This time, Xia Tian followed Loki's words.

"What's going on at home in the summer?" It sounded like a question, but Rocky continued to talk on his own after he finished speaking, "There are only my father and I in my family. My mother died of cancer two years ago. That period was really the worst time for my family. I still can't figure out why this happened to my family. What did my mother do wrong? And since my mother passed away, my father's health has been getting worse day by day. He used to be able to play baseball with me, but now he feels tired just walking up the stairs."

"In fact, I used to like games very much. I would try all kinds of games. In the eyes of others, I was a complete otaku. But since my mother passed away, these games that I used to find interesting suddenly became boring. If only I could spend more time with my mother when she was still alive." Loki paused, and after more than ten seconds, he continued, "My mother's matter made me start to worry about my father's health. I told him not to interfere in most of the household affairs. I told him to leave everything to me. In fact, when you really start doing it, you will find that those housework is not difficult. And the good news is that my father's health has improved a lot in the past six months."

"Sword Art Online is the first virtual reality game after all. You can see related reports on TV and in newspapers. It's hard not to pay attention to it. Even though I don't play games much anymore, I was very interested when I saw related reports. At that time, I just signed up for the closed beta test with the mentality of giving it a try. I didn't expect to be selected. Although I qualified for the closed beta test, I didn't enter the game right away. After all, my family and my father's matters are more important."

"But I guess my father saw that I was paying attention to this game. I don't know how he knew that I had obtained the qualification for the closed beta test. That day, he actually bought me a NERvGear. He said that I should find something I like occasionally to relax, and it doesn't matter to him. There's really nothing we can do about him." As he said this, Loki couldn't help but smile, but Xia Tian, ​​who had already opened her eyes and was looking at him, noticed that there was a drop of crystal in the corner of Loki's eye.

"I was persuaded by my father and finally chose to enter the game. I have to say that I was completely shocked by this world at that time. To be honest, this is really incredible, what a beautiful world. I immediately shared this with my father after I quit the game. He was also very happy to hear it, but I knew that he was not happy about the dreamy virtual world, but because I was happy."

"That's how it went. Although I only logged into the game for a short time every day, whenever I logged in and logged off, I would share my experiences and adventures in the game with my father. Until the closed beta ended and the official release day came, my father and I went to buy the game together. I made an appointment with him that I would share more interesting adventures with him this time, so I absolutely could not die here."

As he spoke, Loki suddenly turned his head, stared straight at Xia Tian, ​​and said seriously: "Xia Tian, ​​although you are a novice player, I can feel that you are different from the rest of us. You have indescribable possibilities. I believe that as long as you and others work together, we will be able to pass this game. So I beg you, don't give up at any time. In return, I will always follow you and provide you with all the help I can."

It has to be said that under normal circumstances, Loki's confession and declaration, if not moving, would definitely touch people, especially in this situation where one doesn't know when one will die.

Unfortunately, he was facing summer.

Not to mention that the word "father" itself does not have much touching effect on Xia Tian. As the Son of God, Xia Tian has heard this kind of expectation and dependence caused by helplessness and confusion countless times, so he will no longer be touched. Past experiences have cultivated a layer of shell on Xia Tian, ​​a false shell that is gentle, considerate, and trustworthy, and will respond accordingly according to the other person's words, behaviors, and emotional changes.

"We are all the same, let's work hard together." With a smile that made Loki feel at ease, Xia Tian responded as usual.