Xiakong, a name in the game, is as cool as the wind on a summer night, but with a hint of sadness. Her list of cultivation materials, seemingly cold numbers and props, is like a delicate map, depicting a lonely and deep world. Perhaps, this is the epitome of our modern life: finding meaning in day-to-day repetition, trying to talk to yourself in constant collection and improvement.
In the game, Xiakong’s breakthrough materials are so complicated that it is a headache-low frequency, medium frequency, high frequency, full frequency tide erosion sail core, as well as burning phosphorus bones and golden wool. They are not just a string of names, but like a story chapter waiting to be unlocked. When players chase these materials, they unconsciously embark on a lonely journey. The repeatedly refreshed copies on the map seem to be countless times through the midnight streets, with footsteps and heartbeats intertwined into a low rhythm.
You need to brush crystallized phlogiston in the “Condensate Field·Confession Abyss”, from rough to pure, as if filtering the impurities in your heart. Confession Abyss, the name itself carries a certain religious solemnity, as if you are confessing to yourself, or trying to understand the invisible self. Every time you defeat an enemy, it is not only a challenge to the game, but also more like a reconciliation with yourself.
Golden Fleece, this mythical name reminds people of a distant treasure hunt. Its scarcity and purchase restrictions make people anxious. Players searched repeatedly in the Lina Xi Tower and exchanged it carefully in the pharmacy store in Laguna City. Every acquisition of Golden Fleece is like a ray of sunshine in winter, warm and precious. It symbolizes hope and also symbolizes the limitations of reality.
The “Day of Iris Blooming” in the game is a wonderful existence. Iris flowers slowly bloom at sunrise, and the beauty of that moment is short and eternal. Players must obtain it in the challenge of “Wheel of Fate Fragment”, a process full of uncertainty and expectations. It symbolizes the cycle of fate, and also the fragility and tenacity of life.
When you turn your eyes away from the materials themselves and focus on the small props that exist to improve efficiency, such as “stuffed meat tofu”, you will find a deeper metaphor. It increases the material drop rate by 50% for 30 minutes. Harvesting as much as possible in a limited time is a portrayal of the rhythm of modern life: fast, compact, and full of pressure. Players reach a tacit understanding with the game in this way, and also feel a sense of illusory victory in the process of racing against time.
The recharge system and discount codes are the other side of this world. They remind us that the virtual world is also bound by the rules of reality. Players use real currency to exchange for in-game resources, as if they have exchanged their own life time for another sense of existence. That sense of gain is real and illusory, which makes people both satisfied and empty.
Xia Kong’s growth trajectory is not just a digital game, it is a road that constantly peels off the surface and reaches the core. In this process, players not only develop their characters, but also develop themselves invisibly: understanding of persistence, patience for waiting, and grasp of hope.
Haruki Murakami once wrote: “There is a cat living in everyone’s heart.” Perhaps, Xiasora’s material system is like that cat, quietly hiding in the heart of every player, waiting to be discovered and understood. In this virtual space, we are looking for some kind of resonance, as if looking for the response of the cat in our hearts.
Perhaps it is because of this that Mingchao and Xiasora have a special meaning. It is not just a game, not just growth, but also a companionship on a lonely journey, a metaphor of life.
And we, on this journey, have also learned how to dance with loneliness and how to find simple warmth in a complex world.