Skillfully washed the baby bok choy, cut it into many pieces, and tossed it into the pot. This way, when eating, I could have many pieces, at least making myself feel like I’d eaten a lot, and naturally, I’d feel full. As long as I could fool my stomach into not growling, that would do. Most of the time, aren’t we just fooling ourselves? That’s the law of life!

The millet porridge started cooking. I went back to my room, turned on the computer, and found that almost every website was hyping up the news that ""Ling Tong"" would open at six o’clock tomorrow evening. For the virtual gaming market, which had been sluggish for years, the launch of ""Ling Tong"" was undoubtedly a bombshell, enough to revive the entire industry.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford a gaming helmet. Even though I had a dedicated gaming internet line, it seemed unlikely I’d be able to log in right at the start of the game.

……

Then, something both joyous and frustrating happened. I became a hero downstairs by saving that pretty girl in the BMW, but now I was locked out in the hallway!

That pretty girl’s stuff was still in the hall—a ""Ling Tong"" gaming helmet!

I was stunned. Could this really be a ""Ling Tong"" gaming helmet? Wasn’t it said that the helmets wouldn’t be available for sale nationwide until tomorrow morning? How come there’s already one here?

Puzzled, I wondered—who exactly was this beautiful girl sleeping in my room?

Just then, a pleasant ringtone sounded. Only then did I notice that the girl’s phone and car keys were also in the bag!

Looking at the phone, it actually displayed “Sister”!

Huh? Her sister was calling?

Great! Let her come and take this pretty girl who’s occupying my room away. Damn, even though I prayed for the heavens to send me such a pretty girl, there’s no reason for me to have to spend the night outside, right?

Thinking this, I immediately answered the call.

A sweet voice came through: “Hello? Ashley Carter, where are you now? Why aren’t you home yet?”

This voice was exactly the same as the beauty in my room—it must be her sister!

I said, “Are you her sister?”

The other side immediately became alert: “Who are you? Where is Ashley Carter? What have you done to my sister?”

I hurriedly said, “Your sister is fine, she’s in my room!”

She got anxious: “You… you bastard! What did you do to my sister!”

I was instantly furious. What a rotten day—after saving this girl named Ashley Carter, I was now getting chewed out by her sister.

So I snapped, “You fierce woman, can you let me explain myself?!”

The other side was stunned, then said, “Tell me, where is she? I’ll drive over right now!”

I was just about to speak when the phone displayed: “Low battery…”

Great, it shut off…

Volume 1 The Comeback Chapter 3 Ling Tong

The living room was empty and stuffy, with no air conditioning.

I was drenched in sweat, but there was no one to complain to. The pretty girl named Ashley Carter in my room clearly wouldn’t wake up anytime soon, and there wasn’t even a sofa in the living room. I really didn’t know what to do.

In the end, my gaze landed on that gaming helmet, and suddenly, I had an idea—perfect!

I’d previously installed a gaming interface in the living room, and now it was finally useful. Whether this helmet was really a ""Ling Tong"" helmet or not, I’d know once I tried it!

So, I immediately took the data cable out of the tote bag, followed the instructions to set it up, then sat in the corner and put on the gaming helmet.

In an instant, my mind felt clear, and then I heard a synthesized system voice—

“Scanning iris, player identity confirmed, locked in! Confirm entering the game?”

I quickly sent the command with my mind: Confirm!

“Hello, your number is 000000002, iris lock complete!”

I was shocked. Damn, how did putting on the helmet lock it to me? Wasn’t I basically taking over someone else’s helmet?

Then I thought, she’s occupying my room anyway! Whatever, it’s already locked—I'll find a way to make it up to her later!

But then the system chime sounded again: “Sorry! The game is not yet open. Please wait patiently for 23 hours and 42 minutes before entering. Please create your character first!”

I selected to create a character. Instantly, the screen flickered, and I found myself in a vast wilderness. In front of me appeared several character options: one was human, one was elf, and the other was orc.

I’d heard there were hidden characters to choose from, but the chance of them appearing was about one in ten million. Looks like I wasn’t that lucky!

So, I chose human.

“Scanning face, please wait!”

Soon, a person who looked exactly like me appeared in front of me, dressed in simple leather armor—definitely a total newbie!

After that, nothing else happened. The system prompted—

“The game has not started yet, please wait patiently!”

Then, the scenery around me suddenly changed, and my perspective shifted to a battlefield drenched in blood!