This game is so weird!

After the spaceship took off, the other players went into hibernation, leaving only Li Ang and a few specially enhanced bio-engineered guards on board.

During these three days, besides waiting, Li Ang also prepared to upgrade the gaming experience for simulator players.

During his time on Seraphim, the emulator players' enthusiasm and contributions far exceeded his expectations, transforming him from a menial assistant into an important part of simple production activities.

Especially with the promise of virtual game slots dangling in front of them, coupled with the real-world feedback and NPCs, they unleashed an unexpected power. Not only did their average online time rival that of virtual game players, but due to the nature of their work, their output far surpassed that of quest-based explorers.

If the Explorer player feels like they're playing a lottery, with every outing, aside from the main quest, feeling like a wandering frog, unsure what surprises they'll bring back, then...

These simulator players are like a fixed production line, generating a steady stream of revenue every time they log in.

Of course, both are players with a strong sense of freedom, which can occasionally lead to unexpected problems.

These problems have been largely alleviated over time.

Regarding attitudes towards NPCs, players with different personalities will react differently. However, after long-term interaction with the nomads of Sera and other NPCs, most players' feelings of interacting with real people have activated their lifelong value of equality, and they generally maintain a normal state.

The very few players who still enjoy messing with NPCs have become human-like after being captured or even banned by the cyborg guards.

At least when facing friendly and neutral NPCs, they will even consider the consequences of doing evil.

Although this might limit the player's enjoyment, the areas where players move around are all their own territory, so it's a tough choice.

We can't prioritize the entertainment of players at the expense of the lives of others.

As for the evil nature hidden within the players, Li Ang plans to wait until he finds a planet with a low degree of anthropomorphism before lifting the ban on the players.

Let's just consider them two different game modes. Right now it's The Sims, and later we'll offer three players and a dog.

Just as Li Ang, along with the remotely connected comical face and Rotom, were discussing the next steps in the game, Ye Yu and the others, who had gone offline and had dinner, returned to the game.

Standing before the star map on the login screen, three bright spots shimmering with golden light stand out from the complex pattern.

Two of the bright spots are in the same star field, each orbiting a star, while another, darker bright spot is passing directly between the two, about to leave the star system where the first planet is located and enter the boundless deep space of the universe.

Night Rain tentatively poked the bright spot in the middle.

"The current media is temporarily unavailable. Please select another media."

A gentle female voice quietly appeared, like warm spring water washing over the whole body, making Ye Yu's tense body, which had been tense after a long game, relax.

After a moment of reverie, Ye Yu finally came to her senses. "Fine... I can't get into the spaceship."

Since there were significantly more players returning this time than on the way there, Li Ang, in order to prevent any trouble caused by the players during the return journey and the spaceship from breaking down en route, ordered all players to return to the spaceship's hibernation pods and prohibited them from logging in during the voyage.

All of this was explained to the cyborg guards when boarding the ship, and Ye Yu was just trying to see if she could sneak in.

but……

"The current carrier is temporarily unavailable..."

"Current carrier..."

"current……"

After poking a few more times, Ye Yu, who was lying comfortably on the lawn next to the login platform, stretched and yawned. "Ah... this feels so good..."

"Beep! Voice communication request—"

"Liaoye! Why aren't you coming in yet? We agreed to go study the plantation together!?"

As soon as the call connected, Er Miao's clear voice burst out like spitting out beans.

Ye Yu sat up straight with a somersault, "Here it comes, here it comes, it feels so good I almost forgot, hahaha."

"Um?"

"I'll explain in detail later, it'll be online now!"

Night Rain walked back to the center of the login platform, looked at the star map, and pointed to the location of Sera.

"I heard that Starmark Studio's new sleep aid is selling quite well, could it be...?"

A dazzling light flashed, and Ye Yu once again arrived at the familiar character creation interface. Since a character had already been created, the existing character image was directly loaded, and she was quickly ejected from the cultivation chamber of the Scar Star by the cultivation pod.

Whether it was Ye Yu's imagination or not, he even heard a "pui" sound.

Looking around strangely, Ye Yu found the cultivation room empty and deserted. She scratched her head and walked out of the biological cultivation room.

Three vending machines were embedded in the wall opposite the door of the incubation room, and as if afraid the player wouldn't see them, three glowing arrows pointed to them.

Ye Yu walked to the middle vending machine, placed her hand in the card slot as instructed, felt a slight pain in her fingertips, and the slot pushed her hand out. The vending machine's screen began to update:

Welcome back, explorer.

[Currently logged in: Night Rain, Star Coins Balance: xxx, Contribution Points Balance: xxxxx]

[Confirm purchase of smart headset (2000 contribution points/20 star coins)? Yes (Star Coin payment) / Yes (Contribution Point payment) / No]

"Yes."

[Confirmed, -20 Star Coins]

"Hey! Wait, why is it defaulting to Star Coins as the payment method? There's a daily limit to how many Star Coins you can exchange—"

Before Ye Yu could finish protesting, the vending machine, as if afraid he would ask for a refund, quickly ejected a flexible mechanical arm from its central opening. On the platform in the middle of the arm was a silver-white earphone that swayed up and down with the movement of the mechanical arm.

As if afraid he wouldn't see it, the mechanical arm stretched out in front of Ye Yu's face and shook it.

"Tsk."

Having no other choice, Ye Yu reached out and took out the headset, then put it into her ears.

Thank you for your patronage!

For some reason, Ye Yu felt the joy of the vending machine from these words.

"Beep! Welcome back, Night Rain."

"The headset has been synced. You can now use all the features."

The voice in her ear distracted Ye Yu. She shook her head and pressed her hand on the earpiece. "Call Er Miao."

Connecting—

"Connected."

"Hey, Er Miao, where are you guys?"

"Lao Ye, you're finally online! We're all in the guild lobby, choosing a suitable location for the plantation."

Er Miao's voice came through the headset. For some reason, Ye Yu felt that the voice was not as clear as when she logged into the platform. "I stored some clothes in the locker in the basement. The retrieval code is 952713. Hurry up and change into them."

"OK!"

After finishing her call, Ye Yu went to the locker next to the incubation room and entered the password.

[Payment of 100 contribution points upon delivery has been confirmed]

[Contribution Value -100]

With a "click," a small cabinet in the corner opened.

Ye Yu numbly took out her clothes from inside. What's going on? She hasn't been to the incubation room for days, and now she's become so stingy with money.

After changing in a nearby dressing room without surveillance cameras, Ye Yu walked out of the basement into the lobby and took a deep breath.

If this keeps up, I can't afford to die...