[Preview Blurb:]
The combination of holographic technology and games is nothing new. Xu Lou is one of the creators of a holographic romance game under Ark, and is about to enter a pod for its first closed beta test.
But when he opens his eyes, he finds himself in the void. Looking closer, he sees a huge hole torn in it, with countless stars streaming out through the breach.
Xu Lou: Holographic games may vary a little depending on what players want, but while identities and experiences can differ, the basic game structure stays the same. He remembers this romance game doesn't have this scene... Could it be a bug?
When he tries to force quit, he discovers he can't!
He's been forcibly trapped in this space!
[Heh heh, I've forcibly bound you to me, human!]
[See that shattered void and the sea of stars pouring out? You have to find their souls before you can leave. Otherwise, you'll be trapped in this void forever, and vanish along with it!]
"..." Are we competing to see who's more embarrassingly overdramatic?
Wherever he happens to be, Xu Lou lies flat. "Then let's perish together, world."
[Don't! Please, save us sentient beings of the void!]
From this unknown creature, which quickly fell to its knees, Xu Lou finally learned why his consciousness had connected to this place.
Well, he was just unlucky. There were a hundred thousand people in the closed beta, and he was the one who got picked.
After accepting reality, he began thinking about how to save these void entities. There was no way one person could save them all, so he had to find a way to connect more people. As for the means... Whatever brought him here should bring the others here too!
And so, with his efforts, the shattered void became a massive holographic dating game. The character cards directly used the void entities, and players would save whichever one they drew! The problem was, where could he find that many players?
[Human, you came to the right entity! Don't worry, I'll handle it!]
Xu Lou looked at the vast world of wormholes. Great, it wasn't his home.
It all began when the military female Vied logged onto the Star Network during leave. A little ad suddenly popped up on his sleek terminal interface, with several flashing red words: "Save a male insect before it's too late! Click the link to download and sign up!"
Vied: "..."
It was an incredibly clumsy scam, but the upright military female kept staring at the words "Save a male insect," afraid a male insect might really be in danger. He reached out and clicked the link.
Then, after seven days of leave, he took another seven days of marriage leave. His spouse was a male insect character from a virtual romance game.
His comrades all said they couldn't understand, until the females, who had been single since hatching from their eggs and expected to remain single forever, tried the game.
So good~ No, wait, saving male insects starts with us! (With an earnest expression.)
The officers eventually noticed that something was off with the unit.
By then, it was too late. The holographic romance game had taken the entire insect race by storm, like a stubborn virus, and no one could trace its source. Only that constantly flashing link kept spreading farther and farther.
The cold and ruthless Adler clicked it and drew an utterly ordinary card. After logging out of the game, he turned around and found the male insect from the card sleeping in his bed.
The young commander, renowned for his ruthless decisiveness, fell silent. He hesitated. He didn't dare move.
[Reader's Guide:]
1. The world is built from scratch, with internally consistent logic and a mountain of author-created details.
2. Xu Lou/Noah is the gong, Adler is the shou. One-on-one pairing, no switching or breaking them up.
3. The game is a real game: players can play online or log out. At a certain point, the protagonist will be able to travel between worlds. Only the protagonist is special; the rest follows the setting.
4. Not suitable for readers who are very particular about strict adherence to their preferences.
Theme: Please don't get addicted to virtual games
