Chapter 2 – Buying a Helme (1/2)

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“Hmm? Why are there so many people queuing up over there?” Fatty asked as he strolled around with his sister. When they turned around the corner of the street and towards the plaza, huge queues came into their sights. Wow, there're quite a few queues with a few hundred people in them!

“Bro, you’re really behind on the news. Today is the launch of the “Eternal” gaming helmet. All of these people are queuing up to buy the helmet,” Qian Xiaoqian looked towards the people queuing up enviously.

“Eternal? What’s that?” Fatty was still a bit confused. It’s probably just a game, I don't get why they're so excited.

Many passersby threw a look of disdain towards Fatty at his question.

Qian Xiaoqian blushed in embarrassment, “Look at you, all you do is sleep and eat. You never pay attention to the news! Eternal is a game developed by Star Fantasia, the number one gaming company in the country. It's been in development for the last dozen-odd years. Simply said, it's a full immersion virtual reality game, meaning that the players are able to play the game exactly the same way as we act normally. No keyboards, mice or any other controllers will be needed!”

“Ahh okay,” Fatty nodded perfunctorily. Virtual reality game? That has nothing to do with Lord Fatty!

“Apparently Eternal's also linked to the players' bank accounts and in-game gold can be converted to real money. Those pro-gamers are so lucky. They'll be able to easily earn money doing what they love!” Seeing Fatty’s disinterest, Qian Xiaoqian immediately used her own proven method of gaining her brother’s interest.

“What? The game currency can be exchanged into real life money?” Fatty was very shocked. He quickly moved his hands up his arm as if he was rolling up his sleeves. “Then what are we waiting for? F*ck, they’re actually queuing up to snatch my money. Watch how Lord Fatty deals with you guys.”

“Bro, you are really going to buy it?” Qian Xiaoqian asked in surprise.

“Of course, I, your older brother, have waited for this day for too long. I even quit my job for this,” Fatty answered shamelessly. “C’mon, let’s go and buy the helmets. We’ll get one each.”

“But, Bro, the helmets are really expensive,” Qian Xiaoqian was excited for a slight moment before she hesitated once again.

“Expensive? How expensive?” Fatty immediately stopped in his tracks.

“The normal helmet already cost three thousand,” Qian Xiaoqian lowered her head.

“What? So expensive!?” Fatty choked.

“That’s just the normal one. The intermediate one requires ten thousand, and the high-class one requires a hundred thousand,” Qian Xiaoqian said enviously. This truly is a game for rich people.

“The difference is so huge? What are the differences in the versions?” Fatty was stunned. It was rather normal for him to be stunned though, because he’s never even played any other video games, so there was no way that he actually understood the reasons behind it.

“The fidelity level is different. Fidelity refers to how real it is, it can also be interpreted as sensitivity. The higher the level of fidelity, the more sensitive your character is in-game. It is just like how some people have a naturally high stamina, allowing them to gain benefits over others no matter what they do. The fidelity of a normal helmet is only eighty-five percent. The high-class one is up to ninety percent. Apparently, the super deluxe ones have a fidelity of ninety-nine percent, but those are priceless and nobody is willing to sell them. Not only that, there are barely a few in the entire world,” Qian Xiaoqian had explained in a lot of detail because she knew Fatty was a complete noob in terms of gaming.

“Do you really want to play?” Fatty asked her.

“Yes,” Qian Xiaoqian said quietly after hesitating for a long time. She understood the problems of her older brother, who raised and grew up with her, had. So, right after saying that she did want to, she immediately added. “But I’m rather busy studying and don’t have much time to play, so I’m not going to get it.”

“Oh, if you do want to play, then it’s fine. We’ll take the high-class ones,” Fatty said casually, then dragged Qian Xiaoqian forward.

“Bro, the high-class helmets costs a hundred thousand,” Qian Xiaoqian thought that Fatty didn’t hear her properly earlier, so she quickly tried to pull Fatty back.