When the full-immersion game Star Dome offered a prize pool of tens of millions, it sparked a nationwide rush to form teams. Four college students from Dorm 309, Lin Ruoruo, Su Can, Liao Yuekun, and Tang Xuan, each with their own “quirky” traits, plunged headfirst into the virtual frenzy. They're the oddballs on the leaderboard:
Lin Ruoruo is a beautiful woman with long, straight black hair and a temper like a firecracker. With a dagger in hand, her combat stats soar, but she has a fear of heights and is always on the verge of tears in dungeons when faced with ventilation ducts.
Su Can is a logic prodigy who spouts “pseudo-doctoral” theories. Cracking rules comes as naturally to her as breathing, but her off-key rendition of “Jasmine Flower” nearly shattered the full-immersion speakers, making Lin Ruoruo want to shove a dagger in her mouth.
Beneath Liao Yuekun's red ponytail lies the cool composure of a descendant of Miaojiang Gu practitioners. She can perform “surgery” to save a teammate without batting an eye, and she can also do all sorts of tricks with herbs and silver bracelets.
Mechanical hacker Tang Xuan can't resist Hello Kitty. When she spotted a cat-shaped patrol robot in Gear City, she abandoned the mission and rushed over for a photo. Her teammates had to drag her away by the collar, her keyboard still in hand as she typed out a string of gibberish.
This isn't just a game. With their passion, intelligence, and banter, four young women tear open a rebellious ray of light at the boundary between virtuality and reality, one that speaks of “truth” and “freedom”...
