Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Yu Man stretched lazily. It always felt good to finish a copy.

What's more, this copy is very easy, and there is not even any combat to describe.

Of course, it's normal for the deer to be confused...

In fact, Yu Man had more or less guessed what Xiaolu wanted to ask.

It's nothing more than a story about a writer who becomes confused about his own world and then discovers that it is just someone else's playground.

But it was unexpected.

"What's the current market price of game coins?" Xiaolu asked seriously.

"……what?"

Yu Man was silent for a full ten seconds before these words popped out of his mind and mouth.

The two of them stayed deep in the illegal area, standing on the snowy hills of Shimla Bakken, with the snow all over the sky.

Xiaolu noticed Yu Man’s confusion and quickly typed a supplement.

"I want to play this game for a long time, at least I can play for eight hours every day while sleeping. Obviously, I am also lucky to have a good teammate."

"Hmm...then what?"

"From now on, whether it's dungeons or fights, it won't be this smooth every day. So, since I'm going to devote myself to this world, I should start charging money and quickly level up!"

The deer continued to chat——

"I still haven't figured out how to get into the mall. No matter how impressive the game is, it still has to sell some fashions, right? Then I'll start by spending a little money to buy some gold coins from players, and the materials we need to upgrade our shop will all be handled by me."

She meant it, and rightfully so.

"Are you the type of player who spends money on other games? Mobile games? PC games?"

"Mobile games? I don't like playing them, but there are one or two I really like, and I've spent a little money on them... but the ceiling for these games is easy to reach, so they're not very interesting."

"What about Duanyou?"

"Well, I've played a lot of MMORPGs, both old and new. Some of them are quite fun, and spending money can be very enjoyable. For example, you can form a large and lively guild with many brothers and sisters, forgetting reality for a while, just to achieve a certain goal in the game."

Talking about this, Yu Man became hesitant again.

Yu Man had already guessed it accurately and knew that Xiaolu must be a girl.

But, most girls wouldn't spend that kind of money...

This kind of boss who enjoys flattery, vanity, and dominates the virtual data is usually played by those middle-aged big brothers who have achieved success in their careers... and that type of person always calls others "brother".

——Wait, isn’t it a deer?

Yu Man was silent for a moment, because she knew there was a way to detect this problem.

"That little deer brother."

"What's wrong, Eel brother."

"When the boss plays games, there must be a lot of women secretly licking you."

"It's more common to lick openly." The deer laughed happily, but it was a simple and funny smile without any evil thoughts.

"Brother, you have a lot of experience in this area."

Xiaolu immediately frowned and said, "Alas, brother, you don't know, they are too bad at playing games, and it's easy for them to destroy the guild. It's really not good."

At this point, Yu Man also started talking about this kind of people.

Those guys and girls who always have to suddenly turn on the microphone to show their presence, who chatter in the voice channel with clips, who are terrible at playing games and have a lot of trouble...

This immediately resonated with Xiaolu's anger, and he complained bitterly that the guild couldn't accept such people.

At this point, it doesn't matter what happens to Xiaolu in reality.

We just happened to form a team in the game, and we happened to be able to chat and play together - that's enough.

No matter how much you know... it's meaningless.

When the day comes when a relationship breaks down and disbands, everything will become a trace of dull pain, remaining in the time that has passed.

"what--"

As they chatted non-stop and were about to reach the main city, Xiaolu suddenly asked.

"What were we supposed to talk about?"

"Playing gold in the Old World."

"Yes, yes, yes! I want to buy gold coins, krypton costumes, purchase all kinds of rare materials and skills, and form a guild first!"

Yu Man laughed it off. "It's written on the official website that this game prohibits real money transactions."

"what?"

“It really is written.”

Xiaolu snorted and muttered nasally as he began typing, "Those online games that claim they prohibit real money transactions actually allow them to be traded freely."

"I know. I've played it myself. Players who follow the rules are always trampled upon by those who don't. But Old World is really not okay. Not in any way."

"Uh...how can we prevent it? There are so many loopholes that players can exploit."

"Any gold coins you buy or sell will be immediately deducted from you, and you will then owe the world an additional price of the same amount."

"……owe?"

"Well, when you obtain gold coins through legitimate means, they will all be used to repay your debt to the system... If you don't change your ways, your account will be banned and you will lose the qualification to enter the Old World."

The deer blinked, a glint of confusion in its eyes. "I know the punishment method, but how will it judge this behavior?"

"Intent detection."

"...Huh? Wait." Xiaolu suddenly understood. "Could it be through the device we're wearing?"

"No, that's still too much. It's equivalent to testing our brains... Although the world was pretty much like that before this kind of equipment appeared."

Talking about this——

They seemed to have become legends, leaving the illegal area in fear and shunned by everyone.

The main city can already be seen, and there are a lot of busy players.

Yu Man reached her hand into the bag and felt a small bite from the chest, but also a gentle lick... After patting the naughty treasure chest monster, Yu Man took out a gold coin.

"The answer is wealth itself—there's a massive magic in this world that binds all wealth. Its circulation and trading can only take place within this world. Any involvement in other worlds will be detected."

"...That's too much." Xiaolu's eyebrows were twisted into a ball.

Yu Man once thought so, and it is true... although the official website does not say so.

Thinking about it now, this self-evident explanation seems to have hinted at the complexity of the world.

"We're teammates, so what if we give gifts to each other? And I just happened to give you a KFC meal in return in real life."

"It will deem this to be our common property."

"Wait... then..."

It can be seen that the deer has indeed done a lot of things to take advantage of loopholes. He has a very smart mind and immediately thought of some possibilities.

"What about kill trading? He deliberately wore expensive gear and gave away kills to the buyer in an illegal zone. He claimed it was due to a lag, a mistake, or someone coming over from his family... so his gear was dropped. And coincidentally, he got lucky in real life and made a small, legitimate profit. Of course, all communication took place in real life and had nothing to do with the game."

"Well, no matter how convoluted or clean the process is, it will still be inspected... The official website clearly states it."

"Wow... what a terrible game!" Xiaolu cried, clutching her head. "What the hell is it if I can't pay to play? The studios are gone, too... Leveling also gets stuck with the iris recognition system... And I can't create 100,000 smurfs and use scripts to do the hard work."

"Yeah—but there are still a few ways to influence the game using real money."

"what?!"

"Pay money to hire players to do things for you. For example, you can be the boss and other players will do the work for you, and all the profits belong to you."

"Oh—the boss is still here, and the expert players are still here... If that's the case, then hiring people to form a guild... isn't right."

The little deer suddenly understood the reason.

"If wealth can't be converted into RMB, these things can't be converted into cash, which means you're always spending money without any income. And the one-person-one-account system limits output... The cost is really high, and a normal boss wouldn't spend money like this."

Moreover, each of the current players has spent thousands of dollars to buy equipment in real life.

Even if we hired a few players on a small scale to earn money and hand it over, the returns wouldn't be significant, and the costs would be too huge...

Along the way, the little deer was thinking about how to spend money.

Yu Man was also a little bitter, because the game was too strict. Even if he was the richest man in the old world, he still couldn't sell gold coins, materials, and equipment to exchange for RMB to solve the problem of food.

So she never thought about this from the beginning.

Therefore, cat elders who also know the rules will pick up things in the wild to feed the cats.

But she also knew that everything would be fine as long as she could get through the initial period.

Once players understand how the game works, they will also know what their needs are.

Then the market will be born, and the industry and rules will be formed immediately.

After that, you can play as a companion and lead those who want to experience it to play dungeons.

Or be a bodyguard to keep people safe in illegal areas.

With your own strength, you can easily earn enough money to improve your life.

Therefore, Yu Man was not troubled by the slight difficulties in reality.

At the same time, she also knew some of the general developments in reality in the next three years. If Senior Cat wanted to live in a comfortable place and end his life as a stray cat, Yu Man should be able to do it... but he was just forced to do so because he did not have any start-up capital on hand.

But—she actually just wanted to move forward in the Old World.

The sooner the better. She wanted to explore the mysteries of the three dungeons known as the "Three Secrets," and then reach the final destination in a true way...

Rather, even if she didn't want to, Cat Senior would force her to complete the game.

Unlike the time when I just turned into a girl, I wandered around as a cat for three years and couldn’t even play games. It was with great difficulty that I finally saw Yu Man’s pitiful cat senior.

"Ah, we're in the main city."

Yu Man had just realized this. After all, his mind was full of the image of Senior Cat begging girls for sausages in a coquettish way during the three years of the previous episode...

She also discovered that the edge of her robe was pinched by the deer.

"Brother, I see that you are very focused on your work, so I am afraid that you will be separated by the crowd." Xiaolu explained with a smile.

"Oh, good brother."

The first thing to do when returning to the main city is, of course, to go straight to the warehouse.

The proceeds from the copy, that is, the materials that are not used temporarily are temporarily stored here.

Any equipment that can be used will be replaced on the spot.

After finishing these——

The deer's eyes were like the Mid-Autumn moon, bright and round. "Going to play another dungeon? Or digging for a treasure map? Or going to kill someone?"

"Look at the time."

"Time? It's almost time to get up... Oh yes, it's the Spring Festival, and I'll be offline as soon as I get up." Xiaolu was a beat late before realizing it.

Yu Man nodded. The remaining time was not enough to support a new copy.

They looked at each other in bewilderment, because they were still a little short of their eight hours of quality sleep.

How should we spend these few moments of free time before a new day arrives?

"Can we have a sparring match? I want to learn some fighting skills." asked the deer.

"Yes, I can, but I plan to make some enchanted backpacks and hang them in the trading house first."

"Ooooh, business opportunity."

"Yeah, and my teammates are frustrated because they can't spend money to buy gold coins. They're about to quit the game... I want to earn more money to cover their expenses."

Yu Man stated the reason frankly.

"...I...I'm not quitting the game. It's...my fault, mine...I just want to avoid being a drag...to play to my strengths...I'm afraid of being left behind...I..."

The little deer was at a loss and started babbling nonsense.

The chaos in her heart was written all over her pretty face with mixed emotions.