Nowadays, the game “Mingchao” is very popular, and the new character “Xia Kong” in it is even more eye-catching. Recently, a list of various materials required for her breakthrough materials, skill upgrades and exclusive weapons has been circulated on the Internet. Looking at the dense numbers and material names, I remembered the current life of many young people-complicated and trivial, heavy pressure, but still trying to move forward.
Let’s talk about these materials first. Low-frequency, medium-frequency, high-frequency, full-frequency tide erosion sail cores, and different levels of crystallized phlogiston are all listed clearly. Just to train the character “Xia Kong” from level zero to the full level, the materials required are tens of thousands, and the cost of shell coins is also quite amazing. Just like young people in reality, if they want to work hard in the workplace and want to improve themselves, the time and energy they need to spend on the road are also superimposed numbers.
The “burning phosphorus bones” here have to be obtained by beating the boss, and the “golden fleece” can be collected and purchased with shell coins, but the purchase quantity is limited. Isn’t it often like this in life? Sometimes opportunities seem abundant, but there are always various restrictions and thresholds, which make people feel torn. Some people have worked hard, while others can only look at opportunities and endure frustration.
A closer look at the recharge discounts and discount codes is very similar to the struggles of many young people between reality and virtuality. The game offers discounts to encourage players to use money to shorten the time of growth. In reality, many people have to spend money to buy training, qualifications, and even social resources. Money and time are both scarce, and using these two resources to exchange for growth has become the norm in the lives of young people.
However, in addition to these cold numbers and material names, the game also designed a prop called “Stuffed Meat Tofu”, which can increase the material drop rate by 50% for 30 minutes. Speaking of which, this is also very similar to the small blessings in life that make people cheer up. A word of encouragement from a friend, a heartwarming meal, and a short holiday break are all “small stuffed meat tofu” that light up life. They cannot solve all difficulties, but they can give people strength and make people keep going.
On the surface, this list of materials is a guide for game development, but behind it is a true reflection of the living conditions of modern young people: there are pursuits, pressures, challenges, helplessness and suffering. Many people are like constantly “brushing dungeons” and “beating bosses” in reality every day, trying to exchange for the growth and breakthroughs they want. It’s just that this road is too long and too difficult, and sometimes it’s hard to even find time to breathe.
In fact, if Mr. Lao She were alive, he might use his simple brushstrokes to write an article “Summer Sky and the Floating Life of Young People”, using small stories and details in life to describe these young people who are under pressure but still try to live. He would write about the young man who quietly opened the game after working overtime at night, hoping to get a sense of accomplishment through “Summer Sky”; he would write about the young man who spent most of his monthly salary and finally collected all the materials, but found that growth was still out of reach.
This list of materials reminds us how heavy the price of growth is, and also reminds us not to forget the “small stuffed meat tofu” who accompanied us through difficulties. Whether in the virtual world of the game or in real life, we need a little warmth and kindness to let us really find the strength to move forward.
Finally, I hope that all the players who work hard on the growth path of “Summer Sky” can also find their own summer sky in life, which is clear and broad, full of hope and possibility.