"Wang Ziyang, get your delivery!"

On April 1st, the hard-pressed intern doctor, Wang Ziyang, was at work when a nurse outside called out and complained, "It's at security. Can you guys not send everything to the hospital..."

"Sorry, sorry..."

Wang Ziyang apologized repeatedly and even made up for it with a dinner, finally getting the nurse, who weighed over 200 pounds, to leave with a smile.

He let out a long sigh of relief, made his way to the security room, and saw the security guard grinning and pointing to a package on the ground.

The package was quite small, just the size of a regular box.

"What's this?"

Wang Ziyang borrowed a paper cutter, tore open the package, and pulled out a...

"VR glasses? And some no-name brand from a small factory? Wait... what's up with this data port?"

He paused, then suddenly remembered, "Damn... is this the virtual reality glasses for 'Game World'? They actually sent it to me, old man, did they say it was cash on delivery?"

Seeing the guard shake his head, Wang Ziyang, holding the glasses, suddenly checked his phone and felt like ranting again, "But... it's already April 1st, and the game said the beta test starts today. The glasses only arrive now... are the developers really that carefree?"

Wang Ziyang was confused but didn't throw away the glasses after all.

It was free, anyway; he planned to give it a try after getting off work.

Just felt like it wasn't a sure bet.

After all, despite the hyped marketing blitz, the VR equipment was as full of bugs as artificial idiots—major pitfalls!

The branded ones were still somewhat reliable, but for this shoddily made piece, where the material cost might not even exceed ten bucks, there wasn't much hope.

But who knows, there might be a surprise?

...

After fostering anticipation, the work hours became exceedingly agonizing.

Wang Ziyang would intermittently glance at the wall clock while learning from the doctors.

Finally, when he was off work, it was already dark outside.

He bought a box meal, rode his little electric scooter back to his rental, swiftly dealt with dinner, then booted up his computer and took out the glasses and packaging box.

Hmm, the packaging was simple, just the glasses, a data cable, and a manual... yes, a single sheet!

Wang Ziyang swore it was the thinnest manual he'd ever seen, starkly different from those flashy, cheap knock-offs outside!

Then, the manual briefly listed a few lines of instructions.

"Step one: Connect the data cable from the glasses to the computer."

"Step two: Log onto the official website and download the game."

"Step three: Start the game; it's recommended to assume a sleeping position..."

"And then? That's it?"

Wang Ziyang's mouth twitched, and after a thorough search, he found the post on his computer, logged into the official site, and saw the game installer.

"Only 20MB? Even 2D games are bigger than that, right? Could it be a virus?"

Wang Ziyang hesitated but, looking at the glasses beside him, bit the bullet and downloaded it.

After all, there was no important data on his computer, if it got a virus, he could just have it reformatted.

The game downloaded quickly, and the installation was even quicker. In the blink of an eye, there was a new icon on the desktop called 'Game World'.

As for the icon, it was a mysterious door that was half-open.

"Wow? The icon's design isn't bad, quite mysterious..."

Wang Ziyang remarked, then double-clicked... nothing opened!

A little window popped up: "Please put on the device first!"

"Are they for real?"

He got interested, connected the glasses to what seemed to be a cheap wholesale data cable from Digital City, and plugged the other end into the computer.

This time, the icon opened smoothly, and first, he had to enter a username. Wang Ziyang, as usual, chose 'Wildling Wang,' then saw a prompt emerge: "Enter the game?"

"Yes!"

He clicked the mouse lightly and immediately felt his world spinning...

...

Darkness surrounded him.

Like a dream, Wang Ziyang experienced the terrifying sensation of bungee jumping from a great height, his spine abruptly turning icy cold.

Then, he woke up.

He found himself lying on a soft lawn, the scent of soil and grass stems tickling his nose.

"Damn, you've got to be kidding me... did I hit the jackpot?"

Wang Ziyang rolled over and scrambled to his feet, looking around excitedly to find himself in a wilderness. Although it was a bit hazy, it felt incredibly real!

If a normal 3D or even VR's realism is only 30%, then this had to be at least 70%!

It was almost like time-traveling!

He lay on the ground, plucking the grass one blade at a time, and even spotted an... ant?

"Freakin' unbelievable, when you compare this game to those 3D blockbusters, they're just trash!"

After a moment, he suddenly slapped himself.

Smack!

The slap echoed loudly.

"Ouch! Wait... it's not that painful... is the pain sensitivity turned down?"

Wang Ziyang was so impressed that he knelt down and then started grazing...

Yes, he wanted to test whether the game character had a sense of taste.

Players are such chaotic creatures, thinking nothing of possibly getting poisoned to death—they'll try anything. He bit into a blade of grass, and a unique astringent taste burst with juice, producing a relentless assault on his taste buds.

"This is epic..."

Wang Ziyang didn't know what else to say.

Just then, he finally noticed an exclamation mark icon in his field of vision and opened the player panel.

[Game Name: Adventure of the Wild Spirits]

[Realm: None]

[Experience Points: 0]

[Exit Option]

...

"Player panel? Pretty crude..."

Wang Ziyang unconsciously snarked, then saw two women walking over.

One was charming and adorable, the other a dark-haired beauty—both his type.

"Hello... hello!"

He instinctively raised his hand, "I'm from Adventure of the Wild Spirits, are you all players too?"

"Ranran, look, this guy is actually eating grass."

The girl with the delicate face, Zhang Xuanyi, who had tried countless times and realized she couldn't delete her posts, finally accepted her fate and became curious about that powerful hacker.

However, she couldn't get a private response from him and had no other choice but to fill in her delivery address and bring her best guy friend along for the adventure.

They had entered the game slightly earlier than Wang Ziyang and had already tried all kinds of stupid behaviors; now they were ready to tease the newcomer.

"Please don't mind my sister here, she's not the best at talking... Hello, I am 'Dinner Ends Up Solo,' and this is my friend 'Merciful Mother Defending the Middle Lane'..."

Xu Ran spoke up, his voice magnetic, causing Wang Ziyang to shudder again and again... with only one thought in his mind: "Male, male..."

"There we go, another one stunned by Ranran,"

'Merciful Mother Defending the Middle Lane,' also known as Zhang Xuanyi, patted Xu Ran on the shoulder and sighed.

"I'm helpless too. Who knew you couldn't customize your appearance in this game? It seems it just collected our physical data..."

Xu Ran rubbed his cheeks in resignation.

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