Bored during summer vacation, Lin Lang randomly opened a little game called Save the World.
The CG was dazzling, the models so detailed you could make out every strand of hair. A swordswoman faced down the ages alone. Lin Lang was instantly hooked.
Then she finished downloading it and saw that it was only 50 MB.
She had a bad feeling, but still clicked Start Game.
Graphics: pixel art
Characters: pixel people
Combat system: brutally difficult
The very first monster killed her more than a dozen times.
Each hit she landed dealt 2 damage. One touch from it sent her right back to the beginning.
Lin Lang angrily left a bad review, cursing the whole time, but her hands never stopped moving:
"I refuse to believe I can't beat one pixelated mudfish!"
After she successfully cleared Chapter One, the game sent her a congratulatory message:
[Your actions will determine the future of a real world.]
[Congratulations, you have successfully saved the people of this world.]
...Lin Lang was stunned.
She thought she was only playing a game.
She had no idea she'd quietly connected to a world that was actually functioning in real time.
In that world...
The character she controlled was the chosen one, setting off alone to save the world.
Each command she gave decided the fate of tens of thousands.
Every victory she achieved brought a miracle to the real world.
Theme: Hard work pays off
