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The main gameplay in "A Tedious Life" involves puzzles and choices, none of which are particularly difficult.

The only puzzle that took her a significant amount of time was the designer backpack hanging on the office coat rack—a very famous luxury brand, of course, with products beyond just bags, including ready-to-wear clothing and shoes, but the bags are the most famous, coveted by many girls.

When Tian Dou tried to equip the backpack, she was prompted that there was nothing to carry, so she couldn't equip it.

So she tried dragging various items into the backpack: magazines, a small electric fan, a paper fan… but none of them worked.

Until she tried one by one, dragging a bag of garbage into the backpack, and only then was she finally able to equip it.

Tian Dou: …

What the heck! Why use a designer bag to hold garbage!

A bubble popped up above the character's head: "Recently, Linhai City has implemented garbage sorting, and I just want to experience the most authentic garbage sorting."

Tian Dou was shocked!

This game is so up-to-date?

Linhai City's implementation of garbage sorting is also a recent thing, and Tian Dou was extremely unaccustomed to it at first.

What is dry waste, wet waste, hazardous waste, recyclable waste… it made her head spin.

What kind of garbage are dried nuts?

Dry waste? Wrong, it's wet waste.

What kind of garbage are wet wipes?

Wet waste? Wrong, it's dry waste.

Before throwing out the garbage, the community auntie would smile and ask: "What kind of garbage are you?"

Later, she was able to sort it out after seeing a joke someone made using pigs to classify garbage.

What pigs can eat is wet waste, what they can't eat is dry waste, what will kill them if they eat it is hazardous waste, and what can be sold to exchange for pigs is recyclable waste.

But this is also a rough summary, and there are some more complex advanced questions.

For example, how to dispose of a leftover cup of milk tea?

The correct answer is to pour the unfinished drink into the sewer, the pearls and coconut jelly into wet waste, the milk tea cup and straw into dry waste, and for a milk tea with a lid, the plastic lid can be put into recyclable waste.

It's simply mind-boggling.

Unexpectedly, the game incorporated the current hot topic, turning the recently implemented garbage sorting into a plot point.

But she still couldn't understand why use a designer bag to hold garbage!

The happiness of the rich is so simple and unadorned!

When the character equipped the backpack and walked out of the company, a cutscene was automatically triggered.

On the escalator, the character was seen carrying a low-key black designer backpack, wearing a low-key Rolex on their wrist, calmly and solemnly using the hand with the Rolex to adjust their collar, slowly descending from the escalator, and in front of them appeared the station platform with "Hongqiao Station" written on it, with crowds of people, bustling and noisy.

Then, the camera switched to a garbage sorting and disposal area at the entrance of an ordinary-looking residential area, with a total of four openings according to category. The character took the designer backpack in front of them, slowly took out the bag of garbage, and showed an extremely profound smile on their face.

It seems that garbage sorting is indeed a very interesting activity.

Afterwards, a mini-game started, and a prompt popped up on the screen:

"Instructions: Switch the garbage disposal opening by moving the mouse, and click the mouse to confirm the disposal.

Dry waste refers to garbage that will not rot, is not harmful, and has little recycling value, including lunch boxes, paper, packaging bags…

Wet waste refers to…"

Tian Dou glanced at it briefly. She was already very familiar with this content recently and started directly.

The garbage hovered over the disposal opening pointed to by the mouse, and with a light click, it was thrown in.

Apple core? Wet waste!

Beer bottle, recyclable waste!

Battery, hazardous waste!

Crawfish, wet waste!

A total of ten pieces of garbage were easily sorted without any mistakes.

Tian Dou was moved to tears. The tormenting garbage sorting in recent times was not in vain!

A magnetic and deep voice-over sounded: "Please remember this day, a man wearing a Rolex traveled thousands of miles, just to throw a bag of garbage like the people of Linhai. This day is destined to be fulfilling and gratifying. Ah, the happiness of the rich is often so simple, unadorned, and tedious."

Tian Dou's impression of the game changed slightly: "This game seems to be more than just black humor and satire, but also a bit of edutainment?"

Achievement unlocked: "Garbage Sorting"!

After completing the garbage sorting plot, the character automatically returned to the company.

Except for the trip to Linhai City being omitted, the remaining trips require you to walk around yourself. You cannot teleport instantly on the map.

And the character can walk on their own two legs, or choose a vehicle in the parking lot.

Tian Dou hadn't failed for a long time, but she stumbled here.

Fortunately, she had mastered the technique of saving every option beforehand.

She really wanted to complain, why isn't the vehicle a cool-looking Lamborghini, or a stable and elegant business Benz, or even the unreliable option of a real white horse, but such an inconspicuous electric scooter!

However, the character riding the electric scooter with a serious expression, paired with the Rolex on their wrist, unexpectedly gave a strong visual impact, subverting the previous impression of a domineering president with a luxury car, and taking root in her mind.

After Tian Dou's excitement, she began to think seriously again.

Not driving a luxury car, it's definitely not because they don't have one.

Could it be because riding an electric scooter is healthy?

No, to be healthy, you should ride a bicycle!

Then why is that?

After thinking for a long time, there's only one reason.

That is, riding an electric scooter on the road allows you to deliberately and unintentionally show off the Rolex on your wrist, and the speed is slow enough to appreciate the envious expressions of passersby!

Then why not ride a bicycle!

The answer is to save effort!

Tian Dou felt that she had completely seen through it!

She controlled the character, riding the electric scooter and wandering around on the road.

There are many shops around, car washes, barber shops, lottery shops, restaurants…

There seem to be many places worth exploring.

Before riding on the road for long, she accidentally triggered another cutscene. A car slowly drove up from the opposite side, and a square-headed, oily-faced person poked their head out of the lowered car window and greeted the character: "Boss Li!"

Tian Dou raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"

This person has a lot of meat on their face, giving off the air of a rich boss, and their face even has the same kind of meaningful smile as the protagonist, so they are definitely not a simple character!

On the screen, a large text introduction was given next to this person:

"Xing Jourou, your drinking buddy."

Xing Jourou greeted them and drove away: "I have something to do right now, I'll talk to you later!!"

And in the lower right corner of the screen, there was another "Call Xing Jourou" button.

Tian Dou tried to click the button, but a prompt appeared: "This is not a suitable place to chat. Perhaps it would be better to contact him in another place."

This is not a suitable place to chat, so a suitable place to chat should be the company, or a restaurant, or some other scene.

Thinking so, Tian Dou rode back to the company again.

In the office, pressing "Call Xing Jourou" again triggered the plot.