"Later, something happened, and this space became the initial space for that game company's game. They modeled the characters, and in the process, the consciousness within the space was naturally greatly affected."
"After the game development and modeling were successful, these consciousnesses seemed to have randomly entered the bodies of NPCs. However, because their consciousness activity was too low, it was difficult to distinguish them."
"I entered this game by chance, and then accidentally discovered Xia Nian. After investigating, I found out about these things," Yin She explained.
Xing Yuan pondered, meaning she wasn't data after all, but a person.
Then she had truly died a miserable death, believing she was just a mass of data, an NPC, until her death.
This was for the best. Xing Yuan's gaze flickered. Although the system couldn't do anything to her, being forcibly logged out was quite annoying.
"How can we get out?" Xing Yuan asked earnestly.
Yin She stiffened, chuckling awkwardly. "Well! I'm not an expert in this field, so I don't know much about these things."
Besides, getting out was worse than staying in the game. At least here, their consciousnesses were clear. Who knew what would happen after they left.
"Didn't you ask an expert?" Xing Yuan couldn't believe it. Seeing how close the two of them were, they might even be lovers in reality. Why weren't they taking this matter seriously?
Yin She nodded sheepishly. "There aren't many people in China specializing in this area, and I worry that if others find out, it could trigger a series of consequences, making things even worse."
If he had known this day would come, he would have followed in his father's footsteps and wouldn't be in this predicament.
Alas!
The few of them gathered, sighing together, and a sense of shared sympathy arose.
"By the way!" Xing Yuan suddenly said, "I also met a few other NPCs who awakened self-awareness. They should be the healers from the same batch as us that you mentioned. I don't know if we are lucky or unlucky."
"We're lucky," Xia Nian said gently, "otherwise, we might never have become conscious."
That made sense. Xing Yuan was troubled again. "Why don't I remember who I am?"
"This, I have heard my father mention," Yin She immediately perked up.
"My father said that when a patient has no will to survive, or has been in a coma for too long, they will gradually get lost in the darkness. When they regain consciousness later, they might experience amnesia or a loss of self."
"Alright!" Xing Yuan lightly stroked her chin, her expression casual. "Since we have nothing to do, why don't we share our identities?"
Xia Nian nodded and replied seriously, "I'm considered lucky. In this world, I'm the only daughter of the City Lord. He treats me very well. I only have one plot point of a martial arts competition to win, and Ah She has already helped me pass it. What about you?"
"As for me, my character relationships are much simpler. I'm the villain Boss in the game world, with the chuunibyou title of 'Goddess of the Divine Realm.' I just came out of the tower not long ago," Xing Yuan said helplessly.
She didn't want such a conspicuous identity, but what could she do? She had vaguely chosen it for herself.
"Wow! That's so cool. Many NPCs in the game admire you," Xia Nian said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xing Yuan.
In her later memories, she had actually grown up in this world, so she had heard stories of powerful individuals in this world since she was young.
Even though she had recalled everything now, some emotions still lingered in her heart.
According to the plot, the Goddess was the villain, but her past "evil deeds" had not been exposed. Therefore, in the eyes of most NPCs, she was the Goddess of the Divine Realm who brought hope to this world.
As the Goddess of the Divine Realm, being revered by thousands should not be excessive, right?
Xing Yuan raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and looked at Yin She. "I can't help with matters outside, so it will be up to you. However, in return, I will take good care of her."
"Alright," Yin She said calmly.
This NPC was powerful and could protect Nian Nian well. He hadn't looked for a way for them to leave before because he was worried about Xia Nian's safety. Now, he had no such worries.
"The game has a daily time limit for online play. My time is almost up today, so I'll log off first. Nian Nian, I'll trouble you," Yin She said very politely, as he was asking for a favor.
"No problem," Xing Yuan said with a smile. "But you'd better find a way for us to leave soon. Otherwise, if one day I don't want to stay here anymore, she'll become my hostage."
Yin She's eyes sharpened, and he suppressed his anger. "I know."
Yin She logged off. Xing Yuan looked at Xia Nian, who was sitting obediently, and said gently, "Where do you want to go? Shall I send you home or find a place for you to stay?"
Xia Nian hesitated, a flicker of conflict in her eyes, and then said, "Please help me find a place to settle down. I told my father before that I wanted to go out and train with him. I'm afraid he'll worry if I go back now."
"What? Do you still think you're just a character in a game?" Xing Yuan asked curiously.
"No," Xia Nian shook her head. "It's just that after spending so much time together, sometimes I really feel like we're family, so I can't bear to hurt him."
"Don't you want to leave very much?" Xia Nian asked back.
"Of course! What's so good about being here? Although I can command the wind and rain, I don't really like it." After all, she used to. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Xing Yuan bought a house in the city and sent her hawk-like guards to protect Xia Nian. Her own matters were thus settled.
The next day, when Qing Yue logged in as promised, she found Xing Yuan in a very good mood, practically walking on air.
"Did something good happen?" Qing Yue pinched Xing Yuan's smooth cheek.
Xing Yuan wrinkled her nose, unhappy at being treated like that, and unceremoniously removed Qing Yue's hand.
She crossed her arms in front of her chest, forming an 'X', and said sternly, "No more of that!"
"Okay~" Qing Yue pouted regretfully.
Xing Yuan's inquisitive gaze fell on Qing Yue's face. She blinked and asked curiously, "By the way, I don't think I've ever asked you, Sister, how did you know I awakened my consciousness?"
Qing Yue froze, her mind racing to find a reason, and casually said, "Why are you suddenly asking this question?"
"I just remembered," Xing Yuan said righteously, not thinking there was anything wrong with her question.
Qing Yue's mouth twitched. Her original train of thought was disrupted, but she felt it didn't matter if Xing Yuan knew, so she told the truth.
"Actually, I am a game designer for this company. Because I have the highest level in this game, I was asked to investigate what went wrong with this game."