Saturday, clear.

Xu Ge rarely got up so early and finished the homework he hadn’t completed the night before.

No choice, that’s high school for you, the amount of homework is enough to kill you. Every time they say they’re going to reduce the burden, yet somehow the homework only increases...

And Xu Ge was never one to slack off. Although he also hated homework, he hoped to get into a good university in the future.

In today’s world, the college entrance exam is the only relatively fair way for ordinary people to change their destiny.

That’s what Xu Ge’s dad taught him.

Although Xu Ge always talked back, he still agreed with this reasoning.

Those who succeed without a good education are merely rare outliers of mere luck; for most ordinary people, their life’s path is decided the moment the college entrance exam results are out.

Unless you put in more effort than during high school, otherwise, it’s hard to change the direction of your future, especially today when social classes are becoming more entrenched...

So, although he was playful, Xu Ge never messed around when it came to studying.

The amount of weekend homework is enough to make someone spit blood.

However, Xu Ge believed that after today, he would have much more time to do homework.

Seemingly thinking of something, he smiled slightly:

"After today, I’ll have at least 42 hours each day!"

That’s right, Xu Ge already decided that every night he would stay in "Elf Kingdom" and even do his homework there!

Once done in the game, he can just copy the answers in real life. If needed, it can also help with reviewing.

Convenient!

And as for why he wanted to finish early this time, it was simply because the young man was full of anticipation, eager to enjoy his first big weekend properly.

As for the homework, it’s best not to bring it in for the first time.

Annoying. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lunch was made by himself, no help for it, his parents were busy with work, even on weekends they leave early and come home late.

Tomato and scrambled eggs with white rice, which is Xu Ge’s favorite, and because he was in a good mood, he had two extra bowls.

After the meal, he ate a sweet pear, courtesy of Zhao Linqian from the opposite door.

They had been old neighbors, knowing each other from kindergarten, and for more than ten years, it was common for the two families to exchange things...

The legendary childhood sweethearts.

"See you in the game later!"

When delivering the pear, the girl said with a sweet smile.

Perhaps Xu Ge’s words proved true; this guy really got selected.

It’s quite rare; Xu Ge remembered that near the registration deadline, "Elf Kingdom" had over forty million applicants... and that was when registration was limited to just one day, if it had lasted longer, surely there would have been more.

A 4.5‰ chance of being selected is impressive.

"Could it be, they really select based on gaming skills?"

Xu Ge muttered.

After a short rest, he couldn’t sleep.

No help for it, he was too excited.

Since its launch, "Elf Kingdom" had swept the whole virtual gaming industry, and although the total number of players was only a little over three hundred thousand, it was now almost universally known online.

Especially some time ago, during the game’s Harvest Festival, which once again skyrocketed "Elf Kingdom’s" popularity to a new peak, the dance of the elves at the festival went viral on major video sites.

In the dance section of the bullet comment videos, imitation videos of the ritual dance were everywhere, but unfortunately, no matter how skilled the dancers were, they couldn’t emulate the graceful and dreamy feeling of the elves in the game...

Xu Ge suspected it might be due to physique; players in the game claimed that elves’ bodies are far more agile and flexible than humans, being capable of jumping one or two meters with ease...

No wonder that despite the absence of keyboards and spacebars, players in the game always seemed to walk in odd ways. Everyone likes to try out this experience different from reality.

Unable to nap, the young man simply lay in his home’s diving cabin and surfed the web for "Elf Kingdom" strategy videos, as preparation for entering the game.

"Elf Kingdom" doesn’t allow deleting accounts or recreating characters, so planning your future development is extremely important.

If you choose the wrong career change or skill, you’d have to wait awkwardly until the next career change to adjust.

Time flies when watching videos.

Unconsciously, the clock on the diving cabin showed it was already two in the afternoon.

This was also the time when a new round of "Elf Kingdom" public beta slots officially opened.

Right on time, Xu Ge couldn’t wait to launch "Elf Kingdom," the highly acclaimed virtual online game:

"Launch game—’Elf Kingdom’!"

[Ding—]

[Successfully connected to the game...]

[New version found...]

[Updating version...]

[Ding—Update successful]

[Loading game...]

[Loading successful.]

Accompanied by the soft sound of the system, Xu Ge’s vision suddenly darkened.

"It’s here!"

His spirit jumped.

Soft and melodious music gradually played, it was the elf-style music Xu Ge randomly played every night before sleeping.

With the beautiful melody, Xu Ge entered the character creation screen.

Just like in the strategy guides, the only selectable race was elves, but you could customize the elves’ hair color and eye color to change their ethnic group...

Although it was said players didn’t really care about this, generally going with personal preferences, according to the guides, choosing different hair and eye colors also subtly affected the type of elements you excelled at...