Xia Kong is the five-star colorful character that will appear in “Mingchao”. Her growth requires a lot of materials – from low-frequency tidal eclipse sail core to high frequency, and then to full frequency, each of which is like a subtle fluctuating note, piling up into an invisible symphony. There are also burning phosphorus bones, crystallized phlogiston, and the day when irises bloom… These strings of names seem nothing special, but they are the key to Xia Kong’s power.
I often wonder why I am deeply attracted to such strings of numbers. Those piled up materials are not just props in the game, they are in a sense like countless repetitive and trivial moments in life. You have to keep brushing dungeons, keep collecting, and repeat the mechanical actions, just as people in reality seek meaning in the trivialities of life.
The brushing of monsters and the collection of materials in the game are sometimes like a kind of meditation. Fingers keep clicking, eyes staring at the changes in numbers on the screen, as if finding some order and comfort in this repetition. Maybe this is why many players enjoy it – the rhythm brought by this mechanical repetition makes people feel calm.
I imagine Xiakong, she is not a cold collection of numbers, but a flesh-and-blood existence. Her growth trajectory is like a slowly flowing river, and each piece of material is a glittering stone in the river. Players spend countless hours collecting these stones, as if paving a road to dreams.
Especially the Burning Phosphorus Bone that needs to be obtained by defeating the Sighing Ancient Dragon. The roar of the ancient dragon in the virtual world seems to echo in my heart, carrying an ancient and mysterious power. Every time it is defeated, it is a ritual of victory and a lonely journey. Isn’t that loneliness a reflection of the hearts of modern people?
“Golden Fleece”, this name sounds a bit fantasy, but its acquisition is limited, and a maximum of 15 can be purchased per week. Maybe life is like this, there will always be insurmountable restrictions, which make people feel helpless but have to accept. Players are looking for space to break through the restrictions, as if groping for a way out in the maze of life.
The accumulation of materials, from “simple shackles” to “special shackles”, and the crystallized phlogiston from impurities to high purity, these names seem boring, but they have a subtle sense of rhythm. They are like the ever-changing melody in Murakami’s writing, sometimes gentle, sometimes passionate, but never stop.
I will open the game late at night, swipe those crystallized phlogists, thinking about the people behind the numbers, everyone is weaving their own stories with their own rhythm. We are all travelers of time, using our own way to find the intersection of meaning between reality and virtuality.
The discount codes and recharge offers on Treabar.com are like a transaction, but this transaction is not just an exchange of money, but also an investment of time and spirit. Every recharge means our expectation and dependence on that virtual world.
The numbers, materials, money, skills in the game, these patchwork growth systems are like the real and illusory world in Haruki Murakami’s novels. We are lost here, and we also find a little comfort here. Xiakong’s growth is not only the upgrade of the character, but also the growth of the player’s heart, a lonely journey, and a self-discovery drifting in the digital ocean.
Perhaps, when we collect those low-frequency tidal sail cores again, we will have a little enlightenment in our hearts: the growth in the game is just a microcosm of the journey of life. There are fogs, desolations, and brilliant stars on that road.
Xiakong’s story may not only have cheers of victory, but also lonely whispers and slow steps. Her growth is the gentle and firm river in everyone’s heart. We are all her companions, stepping on the beat and moving forward.