My game even includes ancient times

He Yu turned off the character function and looked at the pitiful and disheveled little beggar on the screen with complicated eyes—no, it was He Shi.

He had finished eating the pancake, hugged himself tightly, curled up, and upon closer inspection, seemed to be trembling slightly.

He Yu recalled the description of "moderate cold" in his status update.

Regardless of whether He Shi will grow into a powerful figure in the future, at least for now he is just a poorly clothed beggar, shivering from the cold.

He Yu's heart was filled with pity, and she decided to give him the last cornbread in the kitchen, as if she were raising a son.

I've never been in a relationship in real life, but I can become a mother in the game without any pain. Thinking about it this way, it's not bad at all.

A faint smile appeared in He Yu's eyes.

Just then, a loud task notification suddenly sounded again, and He Yu's hand trembled violently, causing her phone to fall to the ground with a thud.

"..."

She picked up her phone expressionlessly, tapped the constantly flashing "Tasks" option, and saw a new task had been updated.

[Task 1: Help He Shi get through the cold, snowy night safely]

[Mission Description: Shuozhou is a dreadful place with four seasons and half the year is winter. And tonight it's going to snow again—heavy snow, very cold. Without sufficient winter supplies, people might freeze to death.]

[Mission Requirements: Please protect He Shi and prevent him from freezing.]

[Quest Completion Rewards: Experience Points*10, Copper Coins*30, Cold Remedy Recipe*1, Mid-calf Leather Boots*1]

After reading the mission details, He Yu frowned and adjusted her perspective to look at the sky.

By this time, it was completely dark in the game, but you could still vaguely see thick clouds, which definitely looked like it was going to snow.

How can we help a child living in the wild, with no shelter or protection, get through a cold, snowy night?

He Yu gently tapped He Shi's head, which was sticking out of his cotton-padded coat.

There was no reaction at all; it seems I still can't interact with the main character.

All the shops on the street were closed, and even if you could buy winter supplies, there was nowhere to buy them.

He Yu stared at the screen for a while, then opened the map.

Although the game map is simple, each location is labeled with a name, making it quite easy to understand.

He Yu glanced at it for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

Mass grave

The graphic circled by the name occupied a large area on the map, and she clicked on it casually.

As its name suggests, the mass grave is desolate and eerie.

In the dim light, some dark shadows could be seen rising and falling on the ground not far away. It wasn't hard to imagine what they were, especially since it was nighttime, which made them even more frightening.

But He Yu remained calm. It was just a game. No matter how terrifying it was, it only showed how skilled the artist and planner were. It couldn't scare her.

He Yu tapped the movement key, searching aimlessly in the mass grave.

After going around in circles, I didn't find anything.

Come to think of it, being buried in a mass grave means that this person was a poor man with no money or power. Even if he had any valuable clothes or belongings, they would probably have been stripped off long ago.

Just as she was about to leave and try her luck elsewhere, a faint red light suddenly flashed in the direction near the roadside.

There is a situation!

He Yu quickly moved over there.

Near the corner of the mass grave along the path, two identical NPCs were digging a hole in the ground. Behind them was a cart with a corpse lying on it.

The body was lying face up with its eyes wide open, clearly indicating that it died with its eyes open in disbelief.

He Yu looked at the thick, windproof dark gray cloak he was wearing and a thought struck her.

After hesitating for a moment, she ultimately decided not to take off the dress.

After all, the corpse looked like it had just died, and it looked like it had died with a lot of resentment. Even though this was in a game, she felt a little uncomfortable taking clothes off its body and putting them on He Shi, a living child.

At this moment, the two NPCs spoke.

[Guard A: Really, young master, even if he's an unwanted illegitimate son, you can't just kill him like that, can you?]

[Guard B: Don't talk nonsense. The young master is the future head of our Li family. Even the county magistrate has to give him some face. What's killing someone?]

[Guard A: Sigh, he may have had his fun killing, but now we have to come out and bury the bodies in this freezing weather...]

[Guard B: Alright, enough talk, let's save our energy and dig the hole faster!]

The two stopped talking and buried themselves in digging the hole.

Wow, has this triggered a side quest involving family feuds? Interesting.

He Yu remembered that there was indeed a place called "Li Mansion" on the map, which must refer to the Li family.

He Yu glanced at the attire of the two guard NPCs. Both of them were wearing thick fur coats, which, although not as nice as cloaks, were certainly warm.

A mischievous smile crept across her lips. She first raised her hand, aimed at the back of the guard's head, and then, with a little force, poked him with her finger—

Guard A fell to the ground with a thud, startling Guard B who was standing next to him. Before he could react, He Yu poked him again, and Guard B also fainted.

He Yu stripped the two men of their fur coats, opened the storeroom in the manor, and sure enough, found fur coats on the shelves.

She tapped the fur coat, and two options popped up: [Gift] [Destroy]

He Yu accepted the gift, selected a placement location, exited the homestead, and went to He Shi's place.

He was covered with a fur coat, with another fur coat underneath him, and was fast asleep with his head buried in his hands.

Snowflakes began to fall from the dark sky.

He Yu opened the [Character] menu to check He Shi's status and saw that the original [Moderate Cold] had changed to [Mild Cold], so he nodded in satisfaction.

She exited the "Characters" section and zoomed in to see He Shi sleeping.

A snowflake twirled and landed on He Shi's face. He seemed to feel the chill, shifted slightly, and buried his face under his fur coat.

You're done!

It seems that He Shi won't freeze to death.

Just to be on the safe side, He Yu searched other streets and alleys and found some discarded broken dustpans, bamboo baskets and wooden planks, which he used to build two makeshift windbreaks in the corners of the walls.

Afterwards, she adjusted her perspective, watching with satisfaction as He Shi slept peacefully in this little world. She then gave him the steamed bun from the kitchen before exiting the game with a smile.

Looking at the time, it's almost eleven o'clock.

He Yu charged her phone and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After exiting the game, the dopamine level in her brain slowly decreased. He Yu, who was taking a shower, suddenly felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She recalled her haphazard, impulsive actions in the game, without any prompts, plot guidance, or forced dialogue with NPCs. It was entirely up to her to improvise, and most importantly, the game provided very accurate feedback and allowed the story to proceed smoothly.

In the steamy bathroom, He Yu frowned in confusion.

Moreover, she glanced at the game's size casually when downloading it, and although she didn't remember the exact number, it was definitely not large.

Is a game that can achieve this level of quality just an ordinary single-player mobile game?

He Yu couldn't figure it out, so she decided to look up information about the game later to see which company made it, since it was so amazing.