Chapter 4: Entering the Game for the First Time—A Grand Scene of Hilarious Chaos

Blue Ling had originally lost interest in holographic games—who knew how many times players had been deceived by those lousy holograms! But her best friend kept assuring her, and since she herself was captivated by the gosling in the promotional video, Blue Ling registered with a tentative hope. To her surprise, she actually secured one of the hundred spots.

Su Qingyue intended to pay close attention to this girl: an all-around expert? Well, bring her on! Talents like her were exactly what they needed!

As soon as Blue Ling entered the game, she was greeted by a pitch-black face customization screen. Even as an all-around expert, she was adept at sculpting virtual faces.

While skillfully inputting intricate data to refine her model, she quietly admired the detail.

This modeling was incredibly fine, indistinguishable from a real person.

This time, it wasn’t a pile of trash but a genuine masterpiece.

Perhaps, she could dare to hope.

With this mindset, she entered the game.

Alongside her was the equally skilled beauty, Xiao Mo, both of them stunned into a daze.

What was going on? The so-called scammy CG promotional video, suspiciously shot in real life, wasn’t fake?

Some small-time studio had actually managed to create a game with 100% realism?

Before them stretched a forest indistinguishable from reality—grasses, trees, even the faint scent of fresh grass at their nostrils.

They could feel the breeze gently brushing their cheeks, wildflowers blooming here and there, butterflies and bees fluttering past, and in the distance, magnificent mountains rose grandly.

Blue Ling and her friend shared the same dazed expression, a faint flush warming their faces.

Recalling her previous complaints about sore and swollen cheeks, she wondered if this was the price to pay for such a stunning experience. Was she really about to livestream herself eating a keyboard?

Indeed, Blue Ling had sworn this game was trash and vowed to eat her keyboard on stream. Now, she felt a tinge of embarrassment.

Still, she began to pity those who threatened to eat smelly socks and worse.

Standing at the forest’s edge, Su Qingyue spotted the newcomers and prepared to issue tasks.

She noticed just two people, wearing stiff smiles.

Wait a moment—wasn’t this a hundred-person closed beta? How was it only two players an hour after launch?

Ah yes, she almost forgot—they were still busy with face customization.

Su Qingyue suddenly understood, then leisurely sat back down. Fine, she’d wait; it was impossible to gather everyone within three or four hours.

After all, one minute for the game, an entire day for face sculpting—that was quite reasonable.

Three hours later, Su Qingyue was still lost in thought.

Though she understood the players’ frenzy over face customization in holographic games, wasn’t this a bit excessive?

Grinding her molars, Su Qingyue rubbed her aching legs, eyes dull with doubt about life. Were they even coming? If not, she’d go to sleep—soon it would be dark.

Thankfully, just as Su Qingyue’s patience wore thin and she was about to break down, the players finally entered the game, satisfied.

What followed was another round of astonished glances, mental shutdowns, and loud exclamations—very immature and silly.

In summary: dark, twisted, crawling disbelief.

The players were nearly losing their minds, each suspecting they had time-traveled, running about crazily.

One player, dazed and incredulous, crouched and grabbed a handful of grass, popping it into his mouth: “Oh, the fragrance of wild grass—it’s real! This game is just too realistic!”

“I know you’re excited, but eating grass—really?” Su Qingyue’s eyelid twitched as she told herself to stay calm.

You have to understand—if it were you, you’d be just as ecstatic.

After all, it’s holography!

Squatting to touch leaves, grabbing dirt, picking flowers, rolling on the ground—all perfectly reasonable.

Another player plucked a wild fruit from a tree and popped it into his mouth: “Wow, this fruit tastes super sweet and juicy! So delicious! Just like real life, everyone come try some!”

Su Qingyue pressed her palm to her forehead: that’s because it actually is real.

Wait, did you just eat an unknown wild fruit without checking if it was poisonous?

Everyone was thrilled to play a holographic game for the first time.

One player dashed toward the cliff at the forest’s edge, shouting, “Let me see if there’s an invisible wall here!” and leapt off.

Su Qingyue: “……” Calm down, calm down—no, I can’t stay calm!

Even if they were excited about their first time in a highly realistic holographic game, wasn’t the first thing they should do to find me, the important NPC, to get quests? Was she invisible or what?

The players who ate wild fruit and tested the cliff’s invisible wall simultaneously turned into white light and neatly respawned at the revival point, then nonchalantly emerged from the forest behind.

Seeing this, Su Qingyue began to doubt her choice.

These fools seemed utterly unreliable—could they really help her exact revenge on the heroine? It seemed highly unlikely.

Fortunately, there were still some smart players among them. Besides Blue Ling and Xiao Mo, two male players remained notably composed.

Unlike the other rough and noisy players, they only briefly fell into stunned silence.

Soon, they noticed the young woman standing beneath the blue stone, now with her back to them.

But considering the newbie quests usually required all closed beta players to log in before acceptance, they patiently waited.

The scenery in the forest was pleasant, with verdant mountains and clear air in the distance, so the four enjoyed the moment.

Xiao Mo and Blue Ling frowned, whispering to the two male players: “Aren’t these the two other million-follower streamers in our game server—Flying Dragon Soaring and Silly Daily Happy?”

“Weren’t they the ones who said they’d never play holographic games again?”

These four were the famous million-follower streamers on platform L, though they rarely met due to differing interests.

Moreover, the two male streamers had notoriously volatile tempers and had sworn off holographic games after being deceived many times. Their presence here was quite unexpected.

So, were they secretly enjoying the game while cursing it?

“I don’t know, but you’ve seen the quality of this game. Human nature is to be drawn in no matter what.”

“So far, the game’s quality is unparalleled, enough to dominate the gaming world. The future looks limitless.”

“If every scene maintains this quality, we first batch of beta players will gain a huge advantage.”

“And I must warn you, resources for beta players are limited—don’t let them snatch everything.”

Upon hearing Blue Ling’s words, Xiao Mo’s previously naive expression turned serious.

“Alright, competition it is—I get it. Don’t worry, I know the game’s value. I might even make a living from this!”

First wave players would definitely pull far ahead of the rest; she had to seize the opportunity. Since the game suited her tastes so well, Xiao Mo was determined to give it her all.

Once everyone had gathered, the four approached the young woman standing by the blue stone, bowing respectfully:

“Miss, may we assist you with anything?”

Countless thoughts flashed through their minds.

The first NPC was usually an important guide, and the identity of the woman before them was unmistakable—none other than their wife and gosling—the Fairy Qingyue!