T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

Everyone was filled with an overwhelming sense of determination to find this bastard, even if it meant digging three feet into the ground.

Judging from the trending posts on the community forum, Jiang Heyi had no doubt that if the prison guard came forward to claim the job, he would be met with a horde of menacing zombies.

Everyone has curiosity, let alone when it happens to the Tea Master.

The top 4 Chinese players who started enjoying life after the Tower of Trials ended couldn't help but emerge.

Ready to eat right out of the can: "You're being too polite. The Tea God has taken a wife, but you didn't even share the news with everyone. Give us a heads-up!"

Jiang Heyi kept quiet without the permission of the person in question.

"I don't know, I don't understand, don't ask."

"I understand. That means I know everything, but I can't tell you even if you ask."

Reading comprehension skills are perfect for "ready to eat straight from the can".

Jiang Heyi complained, "Go and have your own love affair with the music box, stop messing around."

Orange Sky's sashimi guy jumped out with a grin.

"From now on, Khorne and Orange Sky will be allies. In any future matches, we'll see how we sandwich the boundary between reality and illusion."

French Fries laughed: "You guys should still worry about what will happen if there's forced competition between you and Khorne. Domestic violence, you know?"

"How did this get involved with us? Let's continue with the Tea God." Music Box quickly jumped in to change the subject. "Can't you really reveal who the Tea God likes?"

Yi Yi's mistake can ruin a lifetime: "Exactly! I'm really afraid that a girl like the Tea Goddess will be deceived by strange people. Just thinking about it makes my fists hard."

Nagou Nongtang: "To be liked by the Tea God, this person is too damn lucky. I'm already ready to punch him."

"Friendly reminder: As I mentioned before, I like the type of tea master."

"Wow, I was just joking before. Don't talk nonsense about this kind of topic. The Tea God is also in this group."

"Urgent! The filthy soup has been outmaneuvered by Treachery!"

Jiang Heyi looked at the chat history in the group and saw that everyone felt the prison guard was under a lot of pressure.

The Tea God has too many halos. Given his previous "touching" image, many people might feel like a saintess being kidnapped by goblins the moment his true colors are revealed.

"What do you mean by 'the saintess was kidnapped by goblins'? What kind of ridiculous analogy is this?"

In the group chat where the boundary between reality and virtuality lies, the jailer is complaining.

Jiang Heyi said innocently, "Aren't you the one who likes nuns the most? This is a metaphor that was specially thought out based on your preferences, and it is very much in line with the current situation."

"You abducted the saintess, so it's perfectly reasonable for the believers to be outraged."

Holora, who was watching the show and enjoying the gossip, burst out laughing.

Jiang Heyi glanced sideways, and she waved her hand.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just thinking about some funny things from the past. My teacher was also chased and scolded like this before."

"what?"

The French fry vendor asked with great interest, "Why?"

"Because he really abducted the most prestigious chosen one in people's minds at the time."

"Moreover, the teacher's reputation was worse than that of a goblin back then, and your Gluttony Incarnation is a derogatory term for him."

"The sheer volume of literary works about what happens when a holy chosen one falls into his hands is overwhelming and impossible to stop."

"From then on, this legend spread throughout the Silver Maple Kingdom, the entire continent, and even other continents."

"So much so that being able to win the heart of the Silver Maple God's Chosen One and the Holy Maiden is an important criterion for being able to follow in the footsteps of our teacher."

The jailer suddenly felt relieved.

"So, I'm retracing the path of the Overlord?"

Holola clapped her hands on the other end of the screen and teleported to the jailer's side, startling him into thinking he had gone too far with his blasphemous words and was about to be punished by the gods.

"Yes, that's how shameless they were. Back then, the teacher also calmly accepted the discriminatory looks and forcibly transformed the term 'bulimia' from a derogatory term into a prestigious one, which in turn led to a belief in it."

Feelings can be fleeting, and one might feel compelled to show off their skills.

The jailer breathed a sigh of relief: "I never would have guessed you were such an introvert."

Holora munched on her fries, muttering, "That was true back then, but of course it's changed after a thousand years. If you like that personality, I can switch it back when we meet after death."

Role-playing?

"Backing up and saving your personality experiences allows us to always remember our original selves and prevents us from getting lost."

I don't know how serious it is.

Holola left as soon as she finished showing off her skills, in a very whirlwind.

Cuttlefish joked in the group: "Having taken a liking to orange tea, it's as if the prison guard has suddenly become more thin-skinned, and he's been posting fewer erotic pictures lately."

Jiang Heyi joked, "You've started to care about your image, huh? Usually, the prison guard doesn't care much about his clothes and is very casual, but now he's obediently looking for his bed to give him advice."

The bed directly exposed the prison guard's true colors: "Someone who used to have no more than four outfits in his wardrobe now has more than a dozen new options. I can only say that orange tea is too charming, making this rough guy take a good look at himself."

The jailer was quite embarrassed by what he was being said.

Although Orange Tea didn't force him to make any changes, he still didn't want outsiders to say that the Tea God had fallen for a strange guy.

"But you're a weirdo. If you weren't weird, we wouldn't know you."

In private, Orange Tea said that the jailer was putting unnecessary pressure on himself.

Knowing that someone would eventually find out about this, she had thoughtfully given advance notice to let the jailer get used to the situation.

Whether the jailer wants to proudly announce it or quietly maintain the relationship until the dust settles, he is free to choose.

Let things take their natural course. The public's attention on them will eventually be diverted to other hot topics.

As time goes by, the names of those who live on the boundary between the virtual and the real will temporarily fade from public view, and their peaceful post-Tower World life will officially begin upon graduation from university.

Liking someone is always mutual.

The jailer was thinking of her, so of course she should think of the jailer too.

but……

Watching him awkwardly face everyone's interrogation in the group chat, nervously offering sharp comments under screenshots of popular community posts...

Orange Tea couldn't help but twirl her pen and burst out laughing in class, drawing the attention of many.

It's kind of funny to be mischievous sometimes.

As get out of class ended, she listened to the conversations around her and belatedly turned on her phone.

The next round of the Proof of Stars global competition is scheduled for 8 years from now.

Holora completed her negotiations with the various factions.

It's more accurate to call it a notification than a consultation, since neither side dared to express any opposition.

Unsurprisingly, the community's attention was drawn to the situation.

"Eight years? Isn't that too long? The Olympics were only four years apart."

"Read the announcement carefully. It says that some smaller competitions will be held interspersed throughout the event, and the world-class competition held every eight years is comparable to this Tower World competition."

"I also dream of holding it every year, and next year I can ride the wave and enjoy the dividends with the Virtual-Real Boundary group."

"Eight years is enough time for a child to grow up to the point where they are eligible to play games."

"Judging from this, it seems like the Proof of the Stars intends to operate for 100 years."

"To date, no one has been able to technically open-source Proof of the Stars, and it is estimated that operating it for 100 years will not be a problem."

"Looking on the bright side, for the past 8 years, the world championship has always belonged to the Chinese server."

"That's true, now I'm no longer afraid of being trampled on by the 'champion' argument in debates~~~"

What champion are you?

This has always been a painful topic that cannot be avoided when discussing competitive events in the gaming community.

Like a mountain, the moment it came out, it buried the topic and its initiator at the very bottom.

That's always been the case in esports; those who reach the top are the ones who get remembered.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as... you always lose to the people at the top, and you are always the background character who comes in second place.

Foreign servers stubbornly changed their tune, saying that the Tower World Championship doesn't represent the World Championship. However, this doesn't stop Chinese players from fully utilizing their eloquent language when encountering trolls from foreign servers on the World Server, making the opponents retreat in disgrace.

"Free spraying rights".

In other game communities, the phrase "just for fun" has become a reality in the Stars of Proof community.

After the Tower of Trials ended, the top 4 players on the Chinese server rarely faced criticism from the community, and even less so, profanity.

In overseas online communities, the discussion on the boundary between the virtual and the real world is remarkably harmonious.

After all, winning once is luck, but if you win every time, even the most shameless player can't bring themselves to say that you're just a "lucky player".

Orange Tea stared at the announcement on the official website, then couldn't help but look up into the distance.

The chill and dampness of early spring have subsided, and sunlight shines through the dim clouds with a touch of warmth.

She couldn't help but stretch.

"Eight years from now? That's too far away..."

"I wonder what it will be like when I graduate."

Thinking this, Orange Tea swiped open her phone screen, carefully avoiding the gaze of those around her, and found the name of the prison guard.

"If you can't cook, don't bother. Just find something delicious to take home and eat together."

"But I'm trying."

“You don’t need to work so hard. If you want to eat something, I’ll cook it for you. After graduation, we’ll go back and eat dishes made with potatoes and cuttlefish,” Orange Tea said. “We’ll just have to be patient for the next five years.”

"Then I came all this way for nothing... and you even took care of me."

"Taking care of you gives me a sense of accomplishment, so give me some achievements."

"What achievements?"

"Raising pigs?"

The jailer on the other end of the phone was full of questions.

Who taught this?!

……

……

Time flies like an arrow, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Proof of the Stars is still operating smoothly, and in its fifth year of stable operation, it has added new main world gameplay and launched a brand new DLC.

This is also due to Holola's arrival, which enabled the activation of advanced operational privileges.

Game data that was unavailable during the Candlelight Weaving Wind era has been added to the game as DLC.

The gameplay, where character data is not inherited from the old world when entering the DLC's world and everything starts anew, has attracted countless players who want to recreate the wonders of the boundary between reality and illusion in the new world.

On the day the DLC world was launched, the community was flooded with "Guides to the Boundary Between Reality and Reality." This was the greatest tribute from the players of Proof of the Stars to this guild that dominated the scene 5 years ago and is now a winner in life, enjoying a dual life in reality and virtuality.

Just like when the game launched 5 and a half years ago, there are no substitutes for the Star Tokens on the market.

The ability to play games while dreaming, and the flexible control over one's schedule, has made it a necessity for billions of people around the world.

The only thing that people have reservations about is the fact that Proof of Stars has always had a business attitude of not making money.

For the past five years, game qualification draws have only been held at the beginning and end of each year.

Limited spots available, get yours by appearance only.

The only way to expand the selection pool and increase the number of players eligible to play is to wait for players with gaming qualifications to quit the real-world online game.

Game eligibility after quitting the game will be automatically counted in the number of draws for that year.

Many players in the community believe that this is a result of the server's capacity limit.

This has led to a joke: many unlucky players, who were selected through a lottery on the day the server opened, have still been unable to enter the game and witness the splendor of the Anar world even 5 years later.

One meme depicts someone sitting in front of a computer, waiting to be selected for a lottery, until they become a skeleton from sitting there.