Chapter One: Encounter with Legend

  "Xiao Fei, let's discuss this matter, don't be like this, okay? Ah, ah, be gentle!"

  In the office building's restroom, extremely discordant moaning sounds and muscle collision sounds were heard.

  Don't get me wrong, nothing exciting happened here, I'm just chatting with someone.

  Fist the size of a sandbag fell on a round "ball-like object" like raindrops, and the full hand feeling and tactile sensation made my three-month-old heart fire burst out all at once.

  Five minutes later, I finished washing up. Looking at the pig-like boss lying on the ground, I let out a light breath, slapped the resignation letter heavily on his body and walked out of the bathroom.

  At the door, several colleagues from the department had already gathered around, the boy pressed my shoulder, his eyes filled with helplessness, it was too late to persuade me to stay. The girl was sobbing.

  I gently stroked the head of the little girl who cried the loudest and comforted her, "There is no banquet in life that does not disperse, we can't be colleagues, but can't we still be friends?"

  Little girl Li Hua said with tears in her eyes, "Nai ge, is a game really that important to you? You can totally play part-time with us, I also have the 2nd generation light-sensitive glasses."

  "Don't you understand me yet? I like to focus on one thing at a time when I'm doing something."

  A young man with a flat head patted me on the shoulder and said, "Boss, I hope you can be as successful in the game as you are here."

  I forced a smile, "What kind of success is this? Success is choosing the path you think is right. Being a salesperson isn't the road I ultimately want to take."

  I walked out of the company and took a look at the building where I had worked for three whole years, gritted my teeth, and left without hesitation or looking back.

  There's a song that sings well, but I don't want to leave. In fact, I want to stay. I left this advertising company not because the treatment was not high enough, on the contrary, with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan and three younger brothers and one younger sister under me, it seemed very comfortable. But in reality, since the company changed its general manager three months ago, my feelings for this company have been gone.

  The new supervisor is a real moron, if he weren't the boss's relative, with his pathetic brain capacity, he wouldn't be qualified for this position at all. So after taking office, under his brilliant leadership, the company's performance has been plummeting, and what was originally a hot summer vacation was turned into a cold winter for us salespeople.

  I've communicated with my boss several times about this matter, but he just brushed it off, which completely disappointed me. To be honest, I hate this kind of life. It's not that I mind being managed, the key is that the person should have the ability to manage me properly. If I'm being ordered around by a pig all day, even with high salary, it's useless and wouldn't even cover the cost of medicine for my anger-induced illness.

  In mid-August, I received a call from my elder brother Fan Xing, also known as BT Fan Xing who was once famous in "Faith" for his prestige. My elder brother, as always, got straight to the point and warmly invited me to apply for a job at his online game studio.

  Fan Xing, he is the chairman of the well-known domestic catering industry giant "Qinggui Tianxia", his real name is Jiang Fan. Those who have played the virtual online game "Xinyang" know that his ID is also famous, called BT Fanxing, and is one of the leaders of "Jiatianxia". And I, hehe, was his younger brother at that time.

  Here is the translation:

  Now that we've gotten this far, I should introduce myself. My name is Luo Zifei, male, 23 years old, height 185cm. As Teacher Zhao would say, I'm a pretty handsome young man. At 18, I became a professional gamer and joined the "Jiatianxia" guild in the game "Xinyang", where I was one of the core members. I even had a cameo role in La Jiao's web novel "The Fallen Angel of Online Gaming". After "Xinyang" shut down, I chose to retire and worked as a salesperson at an advertising company for three years.

  The game mentioned by colleagues is the one that was brought together by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with top domestic online game manufacturer Mercury International Group and several multinational companies joining hands. It gathered 35,000 high-end technical wisdom crystallizations to create a cross-era virtual online game - "Holy War". And the new studio founded by Vanstar is exactly the one that was born for "Holy War".

  I have been waiting for this online game for many years, and I have also been dreaming of "Home Under Heaven" for many years. In my dreams, I long to return to that passionate battlefield and reunite with my former brothers to recreate the legend of Home Under Heaven. So, when he invited me, I accepted without hesitation, despite feeling frustrated at the time.

  So, before leaving, it naturally happened that there was a scene in the bathroom that delighted some and pained others.

  ……

  This year is 2015 September 28, only three days left until the opening of "Holy War", at 12 o'clock on October 1st, this highly anticipated high-fidelity virtual online game will officially start.

  I took a taxi, and in less than twenty minutes, I arrived at the next stop of my life - Henghua Building in Hexi District, Tianjin. The ninth floor here may be the place where my fate is changed.

  I took a look at the watch, now it's 9:25 in the morning. At half past nine, the 9th floor of Henghua Building is my brother's studio, and I'm here for an interview today.

  Since 2012, virtual gaming studios have been sprouting up all over China. Many of the well-known large-scale online gaming guilds in China have established their own studios one after another, mainly to strengthen communication and unity among members, so as to better expand their guilds and gain more benefits in the virtual gaming industry.

  Outside the transparent glass door of the studio, on both sides, two dragon and phoenix dancing regular script characters are neatly pasted - "Non-ordinary", this name is exactly the name of the studio.

  With my resume in hand, I knocked on the door of this online game workshop that looked quite large. Following the front desk lady's crisp "please come in", I and several other applicants who came with me entered one after another.

  I handed my resume directly to the sweet-looking receptionist, and she actually kept her gaze on my face for three seconds. Hehe, sis, don't do that, even if we're familiar, you can't seduce me with your eyes.

  While she was taking her resume to the general manager's office, I took a glance at the whole room.

  Haha, this is not a studio, it's simply a large internet cafe! The spacious hall forms a standard grid, with each grid containing a computer and a swivel chair. However, the seats are empty, without even a single person.

  I chatted with a few fellow job seekers, their ages were similar to mine, two of them were even one year older than me. We started talking about our past experiences, one said he had played online games for six years, another said he used to play Audition, and a young classmate who just got his ID card said he could play Dou Di Zhu. Hmm, Dou Di Zhu is not a bad game, it's quite brain-developing, I usually play it too.

  As the receptionist called out their names one by one outside the general manager's office, they entered the office one after another to start the interview.

  It's strange that my resume was the first one submitted, but it was the last one to be accepted for an interview.

  I tidied up my tie and then walked in.

  The decor in the general manager's office was very simple, a small desk, a swivel chair, and on the swivel chair sat a man who was slightly shorter than me, dressed neatly, with a clear face, he was Jiang Fan, Van!

  "Brother, I'm here."

  Xing smiled faintly and said, "Sit down, by the way, who are you?"

  "I said irritably, 'Old thing, you're asking a rhetorical question, aren't you?'"

  Fan Xingluo revealed his signature sly smile, "Luo Zifei, 23 years old this year, played virtual online games for a year, and then worked in channel sales at a certain sales company in Tianjin for three years. Is that your resume?"

  I was thoroughly defeated by his invincibility, "Brother, stop teasing me."

  "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. You're still the same as four years ago, can't take a joke. I was just pretending to be cool and following the routine, right?"

  I couldn't help but smile with relief, "Brother, I really didn't expect that I could return to the household of Home Heaven! It's truly too exciting!"

  "Hey, brother, don't get too excited. I've got two things to correct. Firstly, I'm just helping this studio with recruitment, I won't be playing 'Holy War' again. I have a wife, kids, house, car and other responsibilities at home, I really can't spare the time. Secondly, 'Jiatianxia' is just a legend now, there won't be any more guilds like that in the future, but whether this legend can continue, it's up to you guys."

  What Fan Xing said made me a little disappointed, but this emotion was immediately detected by his piercing eyes, "Hey, kid, cheer up. Listen to the backdoor I'm opening for you!"

  "Uh, bro, what backdoor?"

  "This I can do on behalf of the master, and you, at 8 pm on the 30th, you can come over to work, considered a company's intern member." Fan Xing took out a piece of gum from his pocket and tossed it to me, "The good things have been said. Now let's talk about more serious topics. Our workshop is different from other online game workshops, we're doing small teams, don't look at the entire hall with 120 machines, but in the end only five people can stay, do you understand what I mean?"

  "Brother, is it elimination system?"

  "Right, you are the 120th probationary member and also the last one in this recruitment. The boss of the studio will select 5 people with suitable levels and professions from among them as the final members who can stay, sharing weal and woe together. As for the remaining 115 people, sorry, they can only go back home and find their own way."

  As for Fan Xing, he is still so humorous that a serious topic suddenly becomes much more relaxing.

  "Brother, I like small teams."

  "You must like it, you were also leading a small team in the past three years, right?"

  "Hmm, I just so happen to have four partners under me."

  "So you have an advantage. Let me explain the game rules. The elimination game will take place from October 1st at midnight to October 7th at noon. Each person needs to send their ID and profession as an email attachment to the studio's designated mailbox on October 1st for archiving purposes. Our company will also verify the authenticity of the information. Next, it's just a dull leveling process. However, standing out among the top 120 people doesn't necessarily mean you'll win in the end and become one of those five people. It also depends on whether your profession is suitable for the development of our team at Non凡 Workshop. If not, we won't consider it."

  I'm still a bit down. "Brother, you're not playing anymore, Tian Ge isn't playing anymore, Shen Hua Ge and Little Red Sister aren't playing either... it's really lonely."

  "Little buddy, don't say that, when you successfully get in, you won't be lonely anymore."

  "Could it be that some great deity from the heavenly realm has made a comeback?"

  "Shh, it's a secret." He patted my shoulder and teased again, "Don't you feel like you've been deceived, giving up being a manager who can earn several thousand yuan in a month, but instead being cheated by me to come here as an intern professional player?"

  I shook my head, "Brother, I came here just to find back my initial dream."

  His clear eyes shone with a glimmer of hope, "Young man, work hard, I have faith in you."

  ……

  I chatted with Vanxing in the office for half an hour, during which we talked a lot about those legendary gods. YD boss Tian Ge took Luo Shen Jie and Hua Xiang Jie to Argentina Bus, where they bought a large farm and became farmers. Hong Yan Jie is pregnant, and Shenhua Ge is taking her to Tian Ge's estate for food and prenatal care. As for Vanxing, Liuxing Sao has already given birth to his second child, and they plan to go to Tian Ge's place next month to join forces.

  Three years after the Angel's Seal took over the Heavenly Family, he handed over the guild to Zhuo Yunfei, who had already joined Chinese nationality, because his wife Long Kui was about to give birth. After all, he is Tian Ge's younger brother and has rich experience in leading teams. Many people are at ease with handing over the team to him. As for others, they basically faded out.

  However, as Fan Xing said, legends can be created by people. We will create new legends in the future.

  ……

  On the evening of the 30th, at 8 o'clock, I came to the Nai Fan workshop with my own "Holy War" dedicated landing device - second-generation light-sensing glasses. To be honest, this place is quite close to the house I rent, and it's only a ten-minute walk.

  At this time, the studio was already full of people. After scanning my ID card on the card reader at the front desk, I sat in seat 17.

  Fortunately, on both sides of me were beauties...