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Chapter 059 Why is the script different?

The player community is an absolutely peaceful world for players to engage in social activities, created and managed by the game system. Players are allowed to use abilities, but no destructive actions can occur—this includes harming others or damaging the terrain. Violating this rule results in a warning from the game system and being kicked out of the community; repeated violations can lead to serious penalties such as being banned from the game or having game points deducted.

Therefore, generally, no one would cause trouble here, nor is there any need to.

The player community is divided into many areas, which serve similar functions; the only differences lie in the scenery. Any landscape seen in reality can be found in the player community, and even landscapes that cannot be seen in reality can be experienced here—such as space and Mars, for example.

Thus, after the game expanded significantly, the player community became the most popular feature in the game, even surpassing the dungeons themselves. Many people set up a game pod not to grind dungeons for profit but to stroll through the player community; this type of player makes up a significant proportion of the community.

After all, there’s no need to fight to the death in dungeons, and visiting scenic spots doesn’t cost a thing.

However, the game hasn’t fully rolled out yet, and most players who have obtained game pods are primarily focused on the main game; as for the player community, it’s safe to say that many don’t even know this function exists.

Xia Xinyan casually selected a mountainous area, which is generally one of the most popular types of communities. However, now looking at the system display, it showed that there were only the two of them in this community server.

A truly private world for two.

It’s worth mentioning that aside from the social aspect, the community world and private space look quite similar on the surface. After all, players can customize the scenery in their private space, and can achieve any desired view. But at least in Xia Xinyan’s perspective, the difference between the two is still significant.

In a private space, no matter how the player decorates it, every scene is one they are intimately familiar with, losing that fresh sense of novelty from the beginning. Moreover, private spaces have a maximum size limit and cannot create large scenes. What’s more… many people like to travel precisely to see scenery they haven’t experienced before, right?

Anyway, in her previous life, Xia Xinyan rather enjoyed visiting the player community.

Who knows, there might even be some romantic encounters.

—Of course, this fantasy never came true even until her death.

Not to mention Xia Xinyan, who had been hanging out in the player community for a while, for Ling Mo, who entered the community world for the first time, this scene was quite overwhelming.

He hadn’t traveled often, but he had rarely seen such pure natural beauty; more impressively, what stuck in his mind were either crowds of people or cars, so he actually wasn’t very fond of traveling… to be precise, he disliked traveling during holidays.

But if he could set aside those travel drawbacks, he was still quite willing to see the outside world.

Not to mention… it was with Xia Xinyan.

So when he heard her mention “a world for two,” he couldn’t help but feel a bit dazed.

Suddenly he thought, how great would it be if this game was real? If he could genuinely spend a lifetime with Xia Xinyan in a place like this… well, even a period of time would be fine—a world for two for a while would definitely be blissful—of all kinds.

“Let’s go,” Xia Xinyan said again, taking his hand, smiling, “Let’s walk in front for a bit.”

In the valley ahead, there’s a lake; where they were standing had a scenic pathway leading straight there, which would be a nice route for a post-meal stroll.

And they could chat along the way.

“How much did you earn from yesterday’s dungeon?” As they strolled slowly, admiring the sights along the way, Xia Xinyan softly inquired.

Ling Mo paused: “I haven’t checked yet.”

After he exited the dungeon yesterday, he went to find Xia Xinyan; right now, he wasn’t too concerned about dungeon rewards.

“Then take a look,” Xia Xinyan extended her left hand, revealing a watch on her wrist, “After completing this dungeon, a new function was unlocked!”

The watch looked like a simple electronic watch, entirely black and inconspicuous; the surface displayed only the time and nothing else, making it seem utterly normal.

Ling Mo glanced at it curiously and opened his dungeon earnings chart.

Basic game points from dungeon completion: 2000; task reward game points: 2000; performance reward game points: 9000; dungeon evaluation even reached SS, which surprised him: “How do I have so many game points?”

Especially this performance reward game point, which was 9000—equivalent to nine hundred in cash!

It even gave him a sense that making money through the game was incredibly easy.

“Maybe it’s because you triggered those bombs at the end,” Xia Xinyan chuckled, “If all monster self-destructs count as kills, then your performance in the dungeon must be the strongest among everyone.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Mo suddenly recalled the controller that Xia Xinyan had handed to him at the end.

Was that the thing that detonated those three bombs…?

“Why did you give the opportunity to me?” he hesitated to ask.

“Because,” Xia Xinyan maintained her smile, “You’ll be stronger than me in the future—and isn’t it only right that a boyfriend protects his girlfriend? I can’t wait until I surpass you and then protect you, right?”

Ling Mo paused: “Ah… I see.”

That made sense.

In fact, he had sworn internally before to protect Xia Xinyan in the dungeon and carry her through it; it would be embarrassing if she surpassed him.

Tsk, after all, he was someone who had played little games into adulthood; he definitely couldn’t be outdone by a girl.

Looks like he needed to find a chance to snag some solo points; not to mention improving skills, at least he would gain some experience.

“So… Xinyan, how many points did you get?” After making up his mind, Ling Mo asked aloud.

Xia Xinyan seemed indifferent: “7000 game points—not bad.”

That was indeed a considerable amount, but compared to Ling Mo, it felt a bit low, with almost double the difference, leaving Ling Mo feeling strangely out of place.

Though it was just a game, and Xia Xinyan provided a reason, this kind of thing still made Ling Mo feel like he was living off her.

He certainly wanted to get stronger, but not in this way.

Xia Xinyan didn’t seem to notice his oddity and continued discussing the important matter: “And this watch is the new function we unlocked; once you confirm the earnings chart, you’ll receive it.”

Ling Mo nodded; upon confirming his earnings, the system gave a new prompt—

【Unlocking ‘Space Watch’】

At the same time, a watch identical to Xia Xinyan’s suddenly appeared on his left wrist, its functions and uses displayed in front of him.

In simple terms, it was a portable space to store most items, which greatly helps players.

“This is much more convenient…” After reading through the functions, Ling Mo fiddled with the watch, murmuring softly.

Xia Xinyan gazed at the lake in the distance, chuckling: “If only we could have such a watch in reality, we could bring everything along, and the two of us could embark on a spontaneous journey, enjoying a true world for two; it would definitely be romantic, right?”

Hearing this, Ling Mo paused for a moment, then smiled, his tone casual yet subtly serious: “Aren’t we already in a world for two? Even though it’s a game, it’s pretty good. Just the two of us in our own world, even doing things couples do… no one else will know.”

“…Eh?” Xia Xinyan froze.

—Wasn’t he supposed to be flustered and stammering from his earlier line teasing her?

Why is the script different?

 

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