Xia Kong, a brand new character in the game, her appearance is like a beam of light in the dark night, attracting the attention of countless players. Her growth not only requires you to constantly accumulate materials, but is more like a war without gunpowder, testing your patience, perseverance and determination. For an ordinary player, it is not easy to upgrade her from level 0 to level 90.
I looked at the list of materials piled up with numbers. Twenty-nine low-frequency eclipse sail cores, forty medium-frequency sail cores, fifty-two high-frequency sail cores, and sixty-one full-frequency sail cores. There are also forty-six pieces of burning phosphorus bones, twenty-six copies of iris blooming day, and sixty golden fleeces… These names sound like symbols in mythology, but the reality is cold monster data.
No one in the game cares how much sweat and time you have put in behind. You may still be repeatedly killing in front of the lair of the sighing ancient dragon at two o’clock in the morning, just to get that rare bone. You are brushing crystallized phlogiston in the dungeon, counting the challenges after failures, and the fatigue in your heart gradually piles up. You use virtual shells to exchange the number of materials and the virtual sense of security.
This reminds me of life in reality. In our respective lives, we are busy accumulating various “materials” – education, wealth, and connections. Everyone is brushing their own dungeons. Some people are constantly brushing the grind of the workplace, and some people are exhausted in their families. The pain of collecting materials in the game is just another form of portrayal.
Especially the materials of exclusive weapons, the level of shackles gradually increases, from low to high, and the number gradually increases. Isn’t this just like the process of people climbing up the social ladder? From the initial simplicity to refinement, from a little accumulation to a large amount of reserves, every step requires extraordinary efforts.
The materials of the resonance circuit are even more huge. The number of crystallized phlogiston and sail cores required for all levels, in my eyes, seems to see those people who work day and night for their ideals and dreams. Sometimes they fall into despair, sometimes feel trapped, but they have to move forward. Xiakong’s growth curve is a microcosm of the lives of countless players.
The way to obtain materials also makes me feel the cruelty of reality. The Burning Phosphorus Bone can only be obtained by defeating the Sighing Ancient Dragon, which is a dangerous battle. Although the Golden Fleece can be purchased, there are restrictions. If you can’t buy it, you can only rely on time and patience to accumulate it. How similar is this to the limited resources and fierce competition in reality? What we want to get, we always have to exchange it with sweat and time.
These materials in the game, the numbers are piled up into tables, but they hide the anxiety and persistence of the players. What we see is cold data, but behind it is the heart of the players fighting for their ideals. Materials and shells are their capital and the evidence that they give life to the virtual world.
I think those players who brush the books day and night may be like the thousands of people who are trying to live in reality. They shuttle back and forth between reality and virtuality, pursuing the power of virtual characters and looking for their own sense of control in reality. The game is their harbor to escape the pressure of reality, and it is also another mirror of reality.
When I saw that the small prop “Stuffed Meat Tofu” can increase the drop rate by 50% for 30 minutes, I seemed to see a glimmer of hope and persistence. No matter how difficult it is, they are preparing carefully and trying their best, just to see the miracle that belongs to them.
And the flashing discount code on Treabar.com is not only the temptation of price, but also a trap that tempts people to invest more time and money. Under this economic inducement, players invest more, wait more, and perhaps be more disappointed. Such a game world is cold but real.
Behind Xia Kong’s materials is a game between man and fate. We use patience to exchange for growth and time to exchange for strength, but we also consume our youth and passion invisibly. The game teaches us to persist and also allows us to learn to face impermanence.
In the end, when you use three million shells to exchange materials, complete her breakthrough, and see her shine on the battlefield, you will understand that all your efforts have paid off. Her strength is a trace of comfort in your cold reality and a symbol of your unyielding spirit in life.
However, when the light fades, facing the next challenge, materials are still scarce, the challenge is still ruthless, we still have to continue to kill monsters and continue to fight. Games and life are ultimately an endless journey.
This is Xia Kong’s story, and it is also the story of every player. It is cold, realistic, but full of power. Faced with the accumulation and consumption of countless materials, we may all silently ask ourselves: Is this journey worth it?