In 2033, online gaming becomes a pastime for everyone.
Blue Star launches Tianheng, the world’s first fully immersive holographic MMORPG. Players can dive into the game completely through brain-computer interfaces, and the most thrilling part is that in-game currency can be exchanged for real money at a one-to-one rate!
Overnight, countless unemployed people see hope, ordinary workers see a way out, and even those who already have jobs are eager to give it a try. Who wouldn’t want to achieve financial freedom in a game?
Jiang Xiaobai is an ordinary university student and a former passionate gamer.
Three years ago, he built a max-level account in Glory, the previous generation’s online game, and was just one step away from joining the professional league. But his ex-girlfriend, Su Yan, conspired with Zhang Yu, the son of Longcheng’s richest man, and stole his account for money. Zhang Yu used it to show off across the server, while Jiang Xiaobai was mocked by everyone: “That account was stolen.” “You’re the fake one.” “You never had that kind of skill.”
His former teammates abandoned him for profit, and his old guild kicked him out for its own gain. Jiang Xiaobai fell from the heights and became the “noob” and “fake” everyone laughed at.
This isn’t a game you can win just by spending money.
This is an era where skill crushes wealth.
From a mocked “noob” to a lone player feared across the server; from a solo gamer to the leader of the most unconventional guild, “A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire”; from the first kill in the beginner village to a professional league championship, and finally to saving Earth in the ultimate plane war...
Jiang Xiaobai proves it with his skill:
If you don’t have the skill, spending money won’t help.
