In the twenty-fifth century, the world's energy resources are severely depleted.
To obtain the energy they need, humanity develops a full-dive horror game called Life Energy Exchange.
Tens of millions of players enter the game. The lives of those who fail are turned into energy, while those who succeed become rich overnight.
From then on, a gaming craze sweeps across the world and remains popular for decades.
None of this originally had anything to do with Ming Long.
She was just an honest country girl, living a quiet life farming in the countryside.
Then one night, a fire falls from the sky and burns her fields to the ground.
Having lost the land she depends on for a living, she has no choice but to go to the city and find a job.
Big cities offer plenty of opportunities, and plenty of scammers, too.
She is somehow tricked into taking part in the game, and somehow manages to clear it.
Then she somehow learns that the game's difficulty rating was seriously misjudged: an S-rank level was mistakenly assigned to an E-rank beginner.
She is the only player to emerge alive from that game.
And she has even earned a perfect SSS-rank score.
At once, the world's attention turns to her, and reporters vie to ask what her secret is.
Ming Long scratches her head in confusion. “A secret? Do I need one? It was just some brainteasers and weird-looking beasts, wasn't it? I slapped them down in one hit.”
The reporters are stunned. “Is she even human?!”
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Ming Long's performance is so outstanding that a top-tier team recruits her at lightning speed, and she becomes a proud professional player.
She teams up with a beautiful woman named Xiao Su.
Though beautiful, Xiao Su is terribly cold and has left her behind several times without a second thought.
Ming Long wonders if she and Xiao Su might have some old grudge between them.
Then one day, the game officially adds a leaderboard.
At the top of the rankings, in first place for the number of dungeons cleared, is a player from fifty years ago named Ming Long.
In second place is her teammate from fifty years ago, who teamed up with her countless times: a player named Ming Xiao Su.
According to unofficial historical records, Ming Xiao Su was seven years younger than Ming Long, was raised by her from childhood, and was almost like a stepdaughter, yet harbored improper feelings for her.
Fifty years later, Ming Long stands before the leaderboard and stiffly turns to look at the teammate beside her.
“Xiao Su, your surname is Xiao, right?”
Xiao Su, who is usually so solemn, smiles at her now but doesn't answer the question.
Ming Long has a very bad feeling about this.
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An infinite-flow game adventure. The focus is really on clearing the stages, not romance.
But the two of them will clear them together, teaming up in every dungeon.
The solutions may still rely on clever thinking.
One-on-one, happy ending.
Theme: Work conscientiously and strive to live well
