Speaking of the game “Mingchao”, Xiakong’s material requirements are so complicated that it is outrageous. Players run around in various dungeons every day, picking up various low-frequency and high-frequency tide erosion sail cores, snatching the rare burning phosphorus bones, as if they are trapped in an endless cycle. It seems to be just the cultivation of the virtual world, but it is very much like the days we live, the endless struggle, and the future that can never be grasped.
There are many types of materials in the game, which are progressive, just like the level test in life. Low frequency, medium frequency, high frequency, full frequency, these layers of divisions are like people accumulating experience and suffering setbacks day by day, and they are eager to transform into a better self. But this road is not easy. Not only are the materials rare, but they are also limited in purchase and quantity. If you want to improve quickly, you must invest a lot of time and energy.
This reminds me of the suffering and labor day after day. We are all running for survival, as if the players in the game can never be satisfied with the status quo and are always bound by various materials. The so-called “Golden Fleece” sounds like a sacred and inviolable treasure, but you can only buy a little bit every week, and the restrictions are so many that it drives people crazy. This “limited” is a reflection of reality, a limitation of life, and a cruel contest between dreams and reality.
Even more heartbreaking are those special weapon materials, such as the design of shackles. Shackles, this word is a symbol of chains in reality, symbolizing bondage. But the game designer actually used it to represent the key props for upgrading weapons, as if to tell us that if we want to be strong, we must first accept bondage. It’s very similar to people’s lives. They want to be free, but they are firmly locked by invisible responsibilities, pressures, and systems, and have nowhere to go.
And those crystallized phlogists, from the roughest to the purest, upgrade layer by layer, which reminds me of the purification and suffering of life. Players keep brushing in the “Condensate Field·Confession Abyss” copy, as if they are confessing and trying to purify their souls. However, in reality, how many people can really get rid of the filth in their hearts? We use work and busyness to cover up anxiety and confusion, but we can never be completely free.
“Iris Blooms Day”, this name is poetic, but it can only be obtained through the “Wheel of Fate” challenge, which has a profound meaning. No one can escape the cycle of fate. Failure, setbacks, and rebirth, like the weekly challenges in the game, are always repeated and always bring tests. We are all struggling in the cycle of life, like irises, trying to bloom in the wind and rain.
The recharge system and discount code are undoubtedly the embodiment of game business and the epitome of consumption and value in real life. In order to get better equipment, players have to pay real money. Isn’t this a microcosm of modern society? People work hard and invest more time and money for a better life, but their sense of happiness seems to be getting less and less. The payment mechanism in the game is very similar to the class barriers in reality, which restricts people’s freedom and choice.
There is also the “Stuffed Meat Tofu” prop, a tool to improve the efficiency of material drops. It seems insignificant, but it makes people feel anxious and anxious. Players want to grow faster and save time and effort, which is like our pursuit of efficiency in reality. The fast-paced life makes people exhausted, and efficiency becomes the only life-saving straw. However, true freedom is getting farther and farther away.
Xiakong’s material system is the soul of the game and a reflection of the spiritual dilemma of modern people. We struggle to pursue growth in the virtual world, just as countless people in reality are forced to move forward every day by life. The rules of the game and the laws of reality echo each other, revealing a deep thinking about freedom, growth, and destiny.
Players seek a sense of accomplishment and happiness in the game, but they also have to face fatigue and loss. The boundary between life and games is blurred, and struggle and hope are intertwined, making people feel both painful and warm.
This may be the charm of “Mingchao” and Xiakong. It is not only a game, but also a mirror, reflecting our complex hearts and the self who struggles but does not give up. May we all find our own blooming iris in this endless challenge, and face it with a smile even if our fate is unfortunate.