The Night Sun

Unlike No One, who went to sleep immediately after completing his daily quests, Snow Vixen had gathered valuable information.

She promptly opened an online meeting with Tofu, Director Minh, and a few people from the company.

"Can we not have meetings at this hour? I'm really sleep-deprived." Tofu complained, yawning.

"Sorry for calling at this time, but we have some big issues."

Snow Vixen quickly sent out several recordings of the battle with Unholda Kaiser's Clone.

Needless to say, everyone's expressions in the virtual room changed.

"Content that was supposed to appear a month from now has already surfaced. At this rate, in a few days, another event will occur simultaneously with the Festival of Flowers."

"Is it because Immortal Blade renamed City of Azure Flames too early? Extreme West has acted too soon," Tofu wondered aloud.

Director Minh contemplated the situation, aware of the implications.

They had considered the possibility of this event appearing early. But everyone predicted it would be at least two more weeks.

"Too much content appearing at once could overwhelm players. It's best if we find a way to delay this event."

There are many limitations on what DMG can do within this world.

Players and monsters are largely under their control, but NPCs are much more restricted.

"I'll arrange for the department to address this issue. Thank you, Snow Vixen, for this information."

"Everyone can rest tonight. We'll meet again at the company tomorrow."

Shortly after, the meeting concluded.

Snow Vixen soaked herself in the bath.

She didn't mention the things No One showed her during the dungeon, nor the use of the Hymn of Farewell to annihilate the Clone.

One was a method players had been using for a long time, something Director Minh and Tofu likely already knew but chose to ignore.

They often turned a blind eye to players using alternative methods to complete dungeons.Regarding the use of the Hymn of Farewell, it doesn't significantly affect future content. It's only effective against regular monsters and cannot pressure the elite monsters that will appear in the Return of the Demon King event or the Demon King boss later on.

If she mentioned it, and they decided to fix the bug, it would only cause her more trouble!

The warm steam made Snow Vixen's body relax.

In retrospect, today's game experience wasn't bad. Previously, whenever she tested a game, she would use a test account, go into the room, and fight the boss head-on continuously until she got bored.

Being a player feels quite different.

The feeling inside the dungeon was still stifling, which only reminded Snow Moon of those times she tested new dungeons.

But in the city...

There was a very strange feeling.

Qiu Yu City was bustling with people, noise everywhere.

The twinkling stars in the sky reminded Snow Vixen of the night market scenery she hadn't seen in a long time.

Lucas Territory felt like being transported back to the medieval era, with the northern chill.

As for Aeterfloris...

You could call it the land of Elves.

Flowers everywhere, wooden houses draped in vines and foliage.

Solmist flowers abounded, and when they dispersed, they carried a morning rainbow hue as if bidding farewell to their homeland.

They scattered, drifting across the human world.In the moment when the Solmist petals floated away, they continuously changed colors from purple to pink.

Looking up at the sky then, it was like gazing into a river filled with cherry blossom petals.

The sky carried away the clouds and those petals.

The scent remained stuck in Snow Vixen's nose. She felt as if she could still sense it.

Even the fragrance from the bath couldn't overpower it.

The feeling of truly playing the game was entirely different from dungeon testing.

As Snow Vixen climbed to the highest point of Aeterfloris and looked down,

The scene of countless petals rising into the sky at sunset was deeply imprinted in her eyes.

Along with the medieval music of Aeterfloris, gentle as if carrying those petals away.

There are such extraordinary sceneries that it seems impossible to see in the real world.

The feeling of discovering something new, experiencing places she had never been before.

Snow Vixen suddenly felt like she did years ago when traveling with her parents.

Isn't that also the reason she worked so hard?

So that one day she could travel everywhere, witnessing such scenes.

The feeling of breaking rules, like when No One pulled her along as they ran through the dungeon, was indeed not bad.

If she were to say it, she enjoyed that sense of freedom.

Whether it was soaking for too long or just imagining things, her face reddened a bit.

"Playing the game isn't bad at all."

That night, Snow Vixen lay sleepless in bed.

Every time she closed her eyes, the celestial scenes from the game appeared in her mind..

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3 a.m.

Ugh...

Freezing cold.

Has the weather here changed suddenly?

No One groggily sat up and put on a warmer jacket.

He turned on his phone to check if there was anything new in the news.

The group chat was mainly about planning an offline meeting.

Most people chose the City of No One.

Part of the reason was that many people lived there, notably him, Sword of Love, Hana, Hau Hau Noodle, and Floral Underpants.

Lady Lam didn't vote because she could go anywhere, having her own private jet.

The life of a rich lady is truly too comfortable...

With this trend, it's likely they'll settle on this city anyway.

No One opened the fridge, intending to drink some water.

"Ah... Out of drinks." He scratched his head.

At 3 a.m., the convenience stores might still be open, but it's also really cold outside.

He wanted to be lazy, but his body was so thirsty, and it was hard to sleep without drinking something.Reluctantly, he put on a coat and went outside.

The streets in his city were quite safe, at least.

One didn’t have to worry about going out at almost any hour.

The night lights weren't too bright, but they never turned off.

Everyone in the city had a quick alert button on their phones.

If anything happened, they could quickly press it to notify the authorities. The neighborhood security forces would arrive swiftly.

In the neighboring city, the crime rate was much higher.

Beep beep

A new message notification appeared on No One's phone.

It was work-related.

The only thing one needed to worry about in this city was the money for daily living.

Housing prices here weren't cheap.

He could play the game leisurely and still make money, mostly because of his freelance work.

No One's job was also related to virtual reality.

Mainly, it involved creating "skeleton rigs" for users to control.

For instance, when players entered virtual reality, they temporarily didn't control their real body but another one.

Most characters maintained their own facial features, though they could adjust certain aspects like skin, acne removal, hair, and body slimness.

From long ago, 3D models had skeleton rigs for movement, and now it's the same in virtual reality.There needs to be someone to "attach the skeleton" for the user to control.

No One's work is more personalized.

He creates custom skeleton rigs specifically designed for users.

Some people may have parts that are bigger, smaller, longer, or shorter than usual.

Or they want to play a game with a non-human character.

With features like a fish tail, a snake tail, or bird wings.

So, how do you control parts that humans have never had before?

The simplest way is to assign another body part to control it.

Generally, bird wings will be assigned to fingers or toes.

Tails are challenging because choosing a suitable body part to control them can be difficult.

Sometimes, the tail is even assigned its own AI, not entirely controlled by the user.

That's mainly what his job involves.

Because of this, No One has a more detailed understanding of how bodies work in virtual reality.

It helps him easily time counters or know when to perform effective animation cancels.

This is why the image of the stationary sword aura shown to him by the Heavenly Demon In Black deeply affected his mind.

Can humans really do something like that?