Zhou Zhenyi is unemployed and moping around at home.
A friend recommends a full-dive farming game, hoping to lift his spirits.
The game is fun, sure, but why does it have so many complicated elements?
A maniac who chops people up in a cabin in the woods, an arrogant count's household that litters everywhere, and a glass workshop with a bizarre aesthetic.
What should be a cozy, cheerful farming life has turned into an incredibly thrilling and perilous adventure.
Zhou Zhenyi's response to this kind of life: Bring it on! More! Let me play to my heart's content!
The love interest, secretly watching the screen: You're having fun, but when are you going to think of me...
From the perspective of players in the infinite-game genre
Players struggling to survive after being dragged into an infinite horror game discover that a remarkable NPC has appeared in the game world.
He doesn't like chopping off players' arms and legs, and he doesn't like setting up rule-based horror scenarios. All he wants to do is farm and mine, raise fish and sheep.
As long as you do as he says, dig the fields, pull weeds, water the crops, and farm, you can enjoy a healthy, safe 996 life in the game instance.
Players: In real life, I fight back against 996 with all I've got. In an infinite game, I cling to my golden ticket to 996.
From today on, we're players, and we're proud wage slaves!
From the perspective of evil NPCs in the infinite game
The NPCs, accustomed to throwing their weight around in game instances and tormenting players, suddenly discover that one player is beyond their control.
Tell him to do something and he does the opposite. All day, he runs around, breaks into places, and digs up treasure, turning their lives into a complete mess.
They try to beat him to death, only to discover that this guy is somehow beyond the instance's control and has a terrifying amount of combat power.
Then they even get dragged off to work as serfs on a 007 schedule, laboring day and night for the landlord...
Damn it, System! You promised we'd live the high life and eat and drink well. Now someone else is enjoying all the spicy, savory food!
Theme: Love and freedom are lifelong aspirations