Regarding some major events in the previous world of [ Celestial Realm ], James still remembered some of them.
One of these included a female player whose ID was called: RadiantGirl.
What exactly was the story behind this?
The story goes, after reaching over level 40 in the first phase of the game, some organizations came up with some unofficial rankings. Through their rigorous, conscientious, and responsible attitude, the content of these rankings gradually gained recognition from players. There was not a trace of fluff in them and they were very convincing.
As such, in the France region, a ranking called 'Jade-Goddesses of Celestial Realm' appeared, which rated the beauty of various female players.
This ranking was the most controversial because players could adjust their appearances, albeit to a limited extent. They weren't completely natural looks. Anyway, regardless of this, the ranking still came out, and the female players on it were indeed pleasing to the eye.
The system's initial facial scans of players were thorough. Any signs of cosmetic surgery would revert the face back to its original form. So the female players who appeared on this ranking all had a profound natural foundation.
This female player called RadiantGirl appeared on this ranking, and her rank was not low, listed at number three.
If it were just this, then she would merely be a pretty flower vase.
But oddly enough, this female player RadiantGirl's name also appeared on another ranking that was particularly noteworthy.
Because this ranking was called: The Top Ten Priests of France!
When this ranking first came out, the team behind it had done a massive amount of work. It could be said to be the most representative and rigorous one. The individuals' personal skills and awareness listed on the ranking had been reviewed and compared over and over again before being included.
That RadiantGirl actually appeared on this ranking as well, ranked at number two.
Most importantly, the first and third ranked priests were male players. So it could be said that this RadiantGirl was the number one divine-level healer priestess in France at that time.
Male priests could only be called 'healers', not 'priestesses'.
In that era, RadiantGirl was one of the first influential figures to emerge in the France region of ' [ Celestial Realm ]!
As such, RadiantGirl became a coveted recruit for all the major guilds. Her star potential was unearthed, and her value skyrocketed.
But at this very moment, when the major guilds began searching offline for RadiantGirl in person, a shocking and heartbreaking incident occurred in the France region.
RadiantGirl herself suddenly passed away due to a heart attack.
This caused great sadness for many players. It's important to know that at that time, RadiantGirl was already a goddess figure in the hearts of many players. Even in the later stages of the game, not a few players had not forgotten her. They felt that if RadiantGirl could have appeared in the late game, she might not have just been on the priest ranking, but could have even made it to the top spots on the game's official overall ranking.
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In an internet cafe near a certain university in Verdant Cove City, two girls were sitting in a corner. One of the girls was playing a game, while the other sat beside her watching.
The game they were playing was a title that was about to shut down operations: [ Warlord Alliance ].
The girl playing the game had an extremely stunning appearance, but her expression was extremely cold and indifferent. Even as the game entered its climax, her expression remained unchanged.
Her slender fingers danced rapidly across the keyboard, coordinating with the mouse movements. On the game screen, her character scored the first kill.
"Emma, why are you being so intense? This game can't make money anymore," the girl named Ava said.
Emma didn't respond, her eyes still fixed on the screen. At this moment, she controlled her warlord to appear at a critical location with exquisite timing, and then scored a multi-kill.
"I'm telling you, don't get mad, but with your looks, if you just hooked your finger, who knows how many men would be surrounding you."
Triple kill! Emma controlled her warlord in rapidly pursuing the enemy.
"Emma, why don't I introduce you to an uncle? Uncles are usually very caring."
Quadruple kill! Under Emma's control, the enemy players had no chance of escape.
"If you keep going like this, your mom will really..."
Quintuple kill! Dominating as the sovereign ruler.
Emma gave her companion a cold look. With just that one look, the other girl obediently fell silent.
The game ended, and her rank had reached the highest achievement. Opening a webpage, she glanced at the competition section, which was barren, containing only past glorious videos.
"What job is popular in [ Celestial Realm ]?" Emma asked.
"Um... I think it's the priest?"
Emma nodded, having already chosen the priest class. She got up from her seat, turned to look at Ava, and said, "The gaming headset I borrowed money from you to buy, I'll pay you back through in-game currency exchange. Thank you." With that, she headed towards the exit.
There was a hint of pity in Ava's eyes as she let out a light sigh and followed after her, the two girls walking together back to their school dorms.
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"You're saying Emma's family underwent a major change?" In James's impression, Emma's family was well-off. How could they have become so destitute?
At this moment, James and a female classmate were sitting across from each other in a cafe, conversing.
"Yes, did you know her father committed a crime?" The female classmate looked around before speaking in a low voice.
"Ah? But her father was a high-ranking official..." James didn't finish, everything was clear now.
"Not only that, her mother has also gotten cancer now, and with the mess of relatives in the family, sigh." The female classmate glanced at James. "But James, I noticed today that you seem to have changed."
Hearing this, James couldn't help but lean back and let out a laugh. "What do you mean by that? How have I changed?"
"A woman's intuition."
"Really now, so tell me, have I changed for the worse or for even worse?"
The female classmate shook her head. "I can't quite put my finger on it, but you've changed, your demeanor is different. Alright, that's about all I know regarding her situation."
At this point, the female classmate dropped her smile and said seriously, "We're all fellow students here. Since you invited me out for coffee to ask about this, I think you should lend her a hand."
James nodded solemnly. He simply couldn't have imagined that his high school classmate for three years would turn out to be the once influential RadiantGirl from the previous world of [ Celestial Realm ], and was even the campus belle. To be honest, the current James still felt this seemed more like a joke.
Recalling that cold and arrogant girl, James shook his head inwardly. He really didn't expect her to be so outstanding at playing games.
As for whether to help or not? Of course he would help. To have such an awesome healer under his wing in the future, nurturing her properly would be of great assistance later on, practically equivalent to a sacred weapon.
Afterwards, the two exchanged in-game contact information before parting ways.
Not long after, James returned to his villa, sat down to smoke a cigarette, and then entered the game capsule.
James went online, and the environment here was still serene, without a single player having set foot in it yet.
James looked at his red name status that hadn't dissipated yet, so he continued leveling up here. No matter what, he had to reach level 5 tonight.
Thus, James immersed himself once more in the tedious process of killing monsters to grind levels.
At this moment, James's determination was so resolute. In the previous world, he would have logged off or gathered a group of players to go on a killing spree for fun long ago.
But now, after killing one monster, James continued searching for the next monster.
James's unwavering resolve pushed him forward, slaying monsters one after another without pause. Before long, he received a friend request notification.
[ Player FlyingFishHeart requests to add you as a friend. Do you accept? ]
James knew this was from the female classmate, so he immediately accepted.
Glancing at his health bar, James stood up and resumed killing monsters.
At this moment, a message came through on his communication channel. James answered it while continuing to fight.
"Yo, Young Master Snow, you're already level 4, you're leveling up so fast," the female classmate's voice rang out in surprised tones.
James noticed she was still at level 0 and shook his head. "How come you're only level 0?"
"There are so many people here, we can barely get any monsters. I'm currently doing a fetch quest that only gives meager experience."
"Then come to my location. I'm at Dawnspire Village in Wangshan City," James said as his sword arced through the air, slaying a small demon pig that let out a dying squeal before its body vanished. He heard his classmate's astonished voice again.
"Come to you? I just checked the route, it would take 9 hours of travel time to reach your location. My god, I still need to sleep!"
"Sleep? You can sleep while playing the game," James didn't understand.
"Please, do you think everyone has a top-tier game capsule like you? We're just using the cheapest regular gaming headsets that don't have those advanced features."
Ah, of course. Suddenly, a flash of realization went through James's mind.
Could it be that in the previous world, RadiantGirl's heart attack death was triggered by playing the game for days on end without sleep? That seemed highly plausible.
In the previous world, James had heard news of players actually dying inside games. Because they only had regular gaming headsets, unlike James's ability to sleep while playing, some players would battle on for days without rest, eventually dying suddenly of neural fatigue inside the headsets.
Generally, even the most basic gaming headset would issue alerts for player neural exhaustion and force a logout. But some players were simply insatiable when gripped by gaming addiction. After being forced to log out, they would rejoin the game again within an hour, repeating this cycle.
In the end, this caused those unexpected sudden deaths.
"Ai, James, your secret crush Emma is still online. The others have probably logged off to sleep," the female classmate noticed that aside from Emma, their other friends were offline.
"What secret crush? Just because she's pretty I have to have a crush on her?" James felt a tinge of annoyance at this illogical leap.
"So should I have her add you, or will you add her?" The female classmate actually harbored a notion of trying to push James and Emma together, thinking that perhaps only then would James truly help Emma. Hence the suggestive undertones.
"You should probably have her add me."
"So arrogant..." She remarked wryly.
"My impression on her might not be very good. If I add her, she may reject it," James explained while searching for his next target.
"So you are self-aware after all. Alright, then I'll have her add you."
James couldn't help but laugh wryly at the absurdity of this situation.
Soon after, the system prompt sounded, [ Player RadiantGirl requests to add you as a friend. Do you accept? ]
Seeing that name, a complex expression flashed across James's face.
So this was the great upheaval you faced. In the previous world, why did you have to be so stubborn?
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