CHAPTER 380

Little Ashina wasn’t being asked questions in the game for the first time.

Mainly because her real-life situation was too extraordinary, coupled with her usual generous demeanor and straightforward personality like a young man, she had already become a “legendary figure” both in the game and on the forums.

Many veteran players knew Little Ashina’s real situation, but for various reasons they wouldn’t elaborate, so many curious players and newcomers only roughly knew that Little Ashina was ill, but exactly what illness and how severe it was remained an unsolved mystery.

Some even spread rumors that Little Ashina was actually an underage person with a serious illness, and that the development team had given her a slot to fulfill her wish.

This humanitarian interpretation was accepted by many and even became a touching story, but in Little Ashina’s view, this was just malicious mockery of her “dignified and imposing” height.

Therefore, when encountering the inquiry from this strange uncle with the ID “Fireworks Beef Bowl”, Little Ashina immediately put on a stern face. Floating in the air with her hands on her hips, she said:

“First! I’m not underage! I’m 24 years old! Second, I don’t want to say much about my illness, unless you’re a reincarnated divine doctor who can cure all diseases, don’t ask too much.

Finally, if you want to borrow money from me, please follow the procedure.

First go find our guild accountant Lady Aqua to fill out an application, then I’ll release the funds in 3 hours.”

Goodness!

This little shorty had already started developing “credit business” among players. One could only say that the merchant genes from her father had manifested in Little Ashina in quite an “explosive” way.

But considering that Little Ashina, who had been collecting gold coins on the forum for a long time, was probably the richest player currently, it wasn’t a big deal for her to occasionally give out loans to “help” poor brothers based on “humanitarian” principles.

However, her response made Fireworks Beef Bowl in front of her laugh out loud.

This uncle who used a peculiar food item as his name shook his head and said in a gentle tone while holding the hilt of his sword:

“No, no, no, I’m not asking out of curiosity. Trust me, Little Ashina, I have the same trouble as you, and compared to your suffering, my pain is even greater.”

“Ah?”

These words made Little Ashina’s eyes widen.

She looked up and down at the uncle before her. He should be in his forties, in his prime but with graying hair, and between his proper brows was an undeniable look of sorrow.

This unique temperament made him always appear somewhat gloomy.

And when he walked, his back was straight as a ramrod. Careful observation showed that the distance of each of his steps was identical, and that unique aura about him easily reminded one of “Boxing King Teacher Li” who had made a big splash a few days ago.

Is he also a martial artist?

“Coming over to talk to you like this is somewhat abrupt, so let me introduce myself.”

Seeing Little Ashina examining him with a scrutinizing gaze, Fireworks Beef Bowl took the initiative to say:

“My name is Yang Qishan, I currently live in Li Jiapo, and have a company called”

“Stop, stop, stop!”

Little Ashina hurriedly waved her hands and shouted:

“I can feel your sincerity, but I’m not taking a census, uncle, you don’t need to tell me your personal information.”

“No, this is necessary, you must confirm my identity before we can talk further.”

Fireworks Beef Bowl didn’t mind, he finished stating his basic information and reminded:

“You can check online, I haven’t modified my appearance, there are photos of me online. After confirming my identity, we can discuss the next topic.

I have a private room in the tavern, I’ll wait for you there.”

After saying this, Uncle Yang very gracefully nodded to the two girls beside him, then turned and left decisively, leaving Little Ashina standing there with wide eyes, and also leaving Lumina and MoeHaha beside her looking at each other in bewilderment.

“I’ll go check, you wait a moment.”

MoeHaha said and found a place to log out. A few minutes later, she came back into the game and said:

“Confirmed, it’s him, the chairman of a logistics company in Li Jiapo, his business is quite big and well-known locally, I asked my friends there, they all know him.”

“But why does he want to talk to me?”

Little Ashina asked with furrowed brows, while MoeHaha said in a somewhat regretful and sympathetic tone:

“He wasn’t lying, he really faces the same situation as you, Little Ashina. Mr. Yang’s wife and child encountered a shipwreck while at sea a few years ago.

Although their lives were saved, his only son became a vegetative patient due to the accident. This news made headlines at the time, I still remember it a bit.”

“Ah, this!”

Little Ashina and Lumina let out exclamations. Isn’t this a case of an elderly parent burying their young child? No wonder this uncle said he was suffering more than Little Ashina.

“So, go talk to him.”

MoeHaha said softly:

“I guess he wants to collect some information from you, trying to use the game terminal to wake up his child who can’t regain consciousness in the real world here.

To be honest, I’m skeptical about this attempt, because from a medical perspective… well, go try it, maybe a miracle will happen?

After all, we already have a miracle right in front of us, someone with ALS who can fly and run.”

“Oh, then help me claim my prizes, don’t steal my prize money, and remember to pay the ‘windfall’ tax at the administrative office, I’m a five-star good citizen of Crimson Citadel.”

Little Ashina handed her prize tickets to her companions and gave a few more instructions, then she herself flapped her wings and flew towards the Blood Rat Gang’s tavern in the sewers, quickly entering the private room where Fireworks Beef Bowl was.

Not only was Uncle Yang there, but his relative Brother Mao was also present.

“I’m sorry, Little Ashina, it was I who told my uncle-in-law about your situation.”

Brother Mao stood up and apologized:

“After learning about your situation from Lumina, I immediately realized this might be the only chance for Ah Feng to wake up, please forgive me for disclosing your information without permission.”

“It’s fine, I’m not that petty.”

Little Ashina didn’t mind.

She spoke to Fireworks Beef Bowl with a sympathetic tone of “fellow sufferers”:

“I don’t know if I can help you, but I think my situation is different from your son, at least my mind is clear.

Although the physical problems are equally serious.”

“It’s alright, I just need to know if your feelings in the game are affected by the real world.”

Uncle Yang asked very seriously:

“As for the result, I can only say I’ll do my best as a human can. I’ve tried all sorts of methods, but my son still

This is the only hope I can see right now.

The doctors say Ah Feng’s mind hasn’t weakened to the point of stopping thought, but if it continues to deteriorate, the situation will be hard to predict.”

“Then hurry up and find Brother Alpha on the forum to apply!”

Hearing this, Little Ashina became anxious.

Being a patient herself, she naturally could understand other patients’ painful feelings very well. She said:

“Brother Alpha is such a good person, he won’t refuse you for this kind of charitable deed.”

“I know, I need to confirm that this helmet won’t make Ah Feng’s condition worse before I can apply.”

Beef Bowl shook his head and said:

“My wife and I can no longer accept a worse outcome, so please tell me all your experiences from getting the helmet until now, let me be prepared.”

“That’s no problem, and I don’t have any special feelings either.”

Little Ashina hovered in the air letting her wings flap gently, she frowned and said:

“It’s just like usual, except for the 16 hours of game time per day, the free activities haven’t made me feel any burden from the helmet.

I had a check-up 10 days ago.

The doctors said my brain waves were too active but this isn’t a big problem, of course expecting the helmet to cure the disease is definitely unrealistic.

My condition is still slowly deteriorating, but I’m no longer afraid of the future.”

The little shorty grinned and said:

“Even if I can only live to 40, I can play freely here for the next 15 years, and after my parents are ready I plan to help them apply for helmets to accompany me.

And most importantly, after completing the third phase of the main quest ‘Dawn of Transia’, the game time will be extended by 2 hours, which means the development team is consciously controlling this aspect.

I believe that as the plot progresses, one day we’ll be able to achieve 24-hour online status.

That’s just an optional bonus for normal players, but for people like us, it’s an absolute huge surprise.

Therefore, if your son can really wake up in Transia, then his life won’t have many more regrets.

But I still need to emphasize, this helmet has no healing function! It can’t wake up your son in the real world.”

“It’s okay, it’s good enough if Ah Feng can be conscious here.”

After getting Little Ashina’s confirmation, Uncle Yang was clearly excited.

He repeatedly thanked Little Ashina as he sent her out of the private room, then let out a long breath, spoke a few more words with Brother Mao before logging out of the private room.

This uncle rented this room in the Blood Rat Gang’s tavern for a whole year at once, and the rent wasn’t low, fully proving that this uncle was also one of the “rich brothers and sisters”.

He logged out of the game and sent a private message to administrator Alpha on the forum with an anxious heart, explaining his situation in detail and then waiting for a reply.

But Murphy actually already knew all this. Through the eavesdropping of the computation bead, the administrator had learned the cause and effect while he was talking to Little Ashina.

His reply came quickly.

Alpha: 【We already know about your situation, but to be honest, when the project was established, the development team didn’t consider such situations would arise.

I need to consult with the medical team and hardware team before I can give you an accurate response.

What I need to confirm now is, does your son still have detectable brain wave activity?】

Fireworks Beef Bowl: 【Yes! I can be certain of this point, I’ve invited many famous doctors, and they all told me the same conclusion.

Ah Feng’s brain has some organic damage due to asphyxia and hypoxia, but his brain wave activity can be detected, his inability to wake up may be due to brain lesions.

But I believe if Little Ashina can live freely here, then perhaps Ah Feng can too.】

Alpha: 【I cannot guarantee this to you, after all, there has been no precedent for this before. However, even if the development team finally agrees to try, I must tell you some taboos in advance.】

Fireworks Beef Bowl: 【Please tell me, I’ll definitely do whatever I can, oh right, does your company need investment? I can…】

Alpha: 【Haha, that’s not needed for now, we have plenty of funds, the taboos I want to talk about have nothing to do with benefits.

It’s mainly about adjusting certain usage methods of the game terminal.

Because Ah Feng’s situation is different from normal people, the medical team and hardware team may need to make some adjustments to the terminal to adapt to his special situation.

But this terminal represents Alpha Company’s highest technological crystallization, so I require you to keep the truth about your son’s testing confidential, and not disclose any information to the outside world before getting permission.

Also, regardless of whether his condition is good or bad after getting the terminal, the development team won’t take any responsibility for this.

This is a risk you must bear alone.

You must realize this point!

If you can accept this, then I’ll immediately report to the development team.】

Fireworks Beef Bowl: 【I can accept! I’m already prepared for the worst situation, actually I’ve already been in despair.

And to be frank, it’s not just my son who has been suffering these years, my wife has developed depression with signs of schizophrenia due to severe psychological trauma, she’s been blaming herself endlessly for taking our child out to sea.

I also

I also can’t hold on much longer.

I’m a very traditional person, I believe everything I have now should be inherited by my son, but my life’s hope has been cut off.

I only have this one child, and I don’t plan to have a second one, he is my life!

So please, give Ah Feng a chance, please give me and my family a chance.】

Alpha: 【Hmm, please wait for news, the report approval needs some time but won’t exceed 3 days. Also, I have one small request.

Because Ah Feng’s situation involves real-world observation and professional care, I require you to report this situation to Alpha Company’s ‘Operations Team’ in the real world.

I’ll give you a phone number.

You need to truthfully explain the situation to our person in charge in this aspect.

I’ll also send you a special link, because Ah Feng’s situation is special, so you and his mother as guardians need to jointly fill out his game testing application.】

Fireworks Beef Bowl: 【Okay, I’ll definitely do as told.】

The communication ended here. In his office in the Blood Vulture Halls, Murphy put down the core bead, he was somewhat hesitant, but not because Yang uncle’s plea as a father made his conscience uneasy.

Murphy had a very special mysterious feeling.

Confidence from an unknown source seemed to be declaring to him that as long as he agreed to release this special game helmet, Ah Feng would definitely be able to start a new life in Transia.

He himself didn’t know where this feeling and confidence came from, but he believed that the gold content of this “cross-world communication and spirit energy projection generation” administrator system that he could hand-craft would definitely be able to fulfill Beef Bowl’s plea.

Murphy’s hesitation at this moment was due to considerations in other aspects.

“This might be an opportunity… an opportunity to demonstrate ‘power’.”

The vampire lord stood up and slowly paced in his office, he contemplated:

“The other side can’t figure out my real situation now, they can only keep sending people in to ‘go undercover’, however once they confirm this is indeed a real otherworld, it’s hard to say what reaction they’ll make.

But if…

I mean, if they see with their own eyes that my helmet can let a vegetative person wake up and have a new life in another world, they’ll have a lot more to consider when thinking about ‘inter-world diplomacy’.

Although I don’t understand the principle either, although I can’t understand how it works or even how the helmet is sent to another world.

But at least it can intimidate the other side.

Hmm…

Worth trying!

At least make myself have ‘united front value’, hmm, I should look through the administrator system again to see if I can customize the appearance…

Oh?

There’s actually this function!

Color, appearance can all be customized, and can even include a message?

When was this unlocked?”

Meanwhile, in the real world, Uncle Yang took off his helmet and pulled out his phone, first locked his office door, then dialed the phone number Brother Alpha gave him.

After waiting for more than 10 seconds, the call finally connected.

A deep voice sounded from the other side:

“Hello? Who is this? How did you get this number?”

“The situation is like this…”

Uncle Yang quickly explained his situation to Alpha Company’s “Operations Team” on the other side. After a few seconds of silence, the other party replied:

“Okay, we understand your situation now, Mr. Yang, I need to confirm with the development team and prepare some necessary supplies for you and your child.

Please wait patiently for the follow-up results.

Of course, if we get confirmation, you and your son may need to move back inland immediately.

After all, our professional equipment and personnel are all here, and we temporarily have no plans to expand business to Li Jiapo or other places abroad.”

“That’s as it should be! I’m already prepared to move.”

Uncle Yang replied somewhat excitedly:

“Please contact me as soon as there’s news.”

“Mm, please rest assured.”

After saying this, Operations hung up the phone.

At this moment in Brother Loyalty’s office, he silently looked at the phone in his hand showing the call duration. This professional intelligence personnel frowned deeply.

He completely couldn’t understand the meaning of this sudden situation before him.

But he knew he must immediately write a report to his superiors, as the Alpha monitoring project had encountered new waves.

“Team Leader!”

Just as Brother Loyalty was drafting the report, his office door was suddenly pushed open, and Mustard Madman, with a grave expression, hugged a delivery box and said to the team leader:

“This box was just found at the front desk, the sentinel didn’t see anyone just like before, it appeared as if out of thin air.

There’s also a note on it…”

“Hm?”

Brother Loyalty took the note with surprise, there was only one handwritten sentence on it:

“Please trouble the ‘Operations Team’ brothers to properly arrange this ‘game hardware testing’. -《Reality Realm》 Development Team.”

Brother Loyalty and his subordinate looked at each other in bewilderment, several seconds later, this brother sighed and said:

“The handwriting is really ugly… but well, expecting aliens to learn to write Chinese characters, that’s really asking too much of them.”