Getting Rich in the 1960s by Pretending to Be a Game NPC

After transmigrating into a story set in the 1960s that she had once read, Jin Qiyu, who came from the 21st century, managed to accept her situation.

But she had become an ugly, fat, round-faced passerby in the book. As someone who loved beauty, Jin Qiyu was close to tears.

In an era of scarce supplies, how was she supposed to lose weight and become beautiful?

Just as Jin Qiyu was worrying over this, the strange displays above everyone's heads made her eyes widen in shock.

Weren't those levels and health bars?!

Could only she see them?

The "young intellectuals" sent to work in the production brigade left Jin Qiyu even more baffled.

They ran around wildly, teased cats and dogs, and picked up scraps of leaves as if they were gold. One bite of a tough, unswallowable cornmeal-and-vegetable dumpling had them bursting into tears of excitement.

They kept saying, "This game is so much fun."

These people... they were obviously players, weren't they?

And what kind of bumpkin players were they, if they didn't even recognize rice, wheat, or watermelon?

Wasn't she in a period drama? How had the Fourth Calamity gotten involved?

The two panels that had appeared out of nowhere also baffled Jin Qiyu. Besides this ugly, fat passerby, she could create a new player account too.

So what was she now: a passerby in a period drama, an NPC in a game, or a player?

But it didn't take long for Jin Qiyu to discover the perks of being an NPC.

She could give players quests!

[Daily Quest: Help the youngest granddaughter of the Jin family plant rice seedlings, pull weeds, or get rid of pests. Reward: 10 EXP]

[Hidden Quest: Help the second branch of the Jin family repair their house. Reward: 100 EXP]

[Hidden Quest: Help the second branch of the Jin family successfully split off from the household. Reward: 1,000 EXP]

When other members of the brigade received help from players, they handed out material rewards.

Jin Qiyu couldn't even afford to pay them, yet these players chased after her all day, begging her to trigger hidden quests.

[The large-scale life simulation MMORPG Glorious Years is opening for beta testing!

Experience a truly perfect simulation of all five senses. Travel back a thousand years and experience the real lives of the ancients!]

"They said it simulated all five senses, but it was all fake. Next."

"I watched the livestream and came crawling back! I was wrong! Let me in for the beta! (screaming) (shaking the iron bars) I want to eat wild greens dumplings too, I don't want to drink nutrient solution anymore! (crying) (shouting) (going crazy)"

Bonus scene:

Jin Qiyu: Could I ask you something? What was it like for the central AI to personally enter the game?

Central AI: ... (I just won't say who I came for.)

[The cover was crowdfunded and is not exclusive. Authorized artist: Huaye-Duoduo]

Theme: Get rich by pretending to be an NPC