Guo Rong opened the game companion app and logged into the backend, waiting for today's fat sheep... oh no, customers to come and start playing.
She had great gaming skills and could carry people to victory, so quite a few people chose her. She charged 80 yuan per hour, and if the customer was satisfied, there would be extra tips. Guo Rong once had a generous customer who played for three hours and directly tipped her 888 yuan. He probably had a gold mine at home.
Guo Rong had been doing this game companion job for a year and had several regular customers - five guys and two girls. So in this day and age, it's not just guys who need the comfort of a gentle girl, girls need it too.
I mean, who doesn't want a girl who will accompany you tirelessly in the game no matter how bad you are, never scolds teammates, has the patience to help you level up, can carry you so you can show off, and can chat with you to relieve boredom, all while having a super nice voice. This was the role Guo Rong played.
Just then, one of her regular girl customers came online. Seeing Guo Rong log on, she immediately requested her services.
"Let's go kill a few of them!" That girl seemed very angry today, ready to offer up a few players as a sacrifice to her rage.
200 yuan was prepaid, which meant she wanted to play for two and a half hours based on the usual rate. Guo Rong followed without hesitation and asked on voice chat, "Alright, boss, why are you unhappy today? What happened?"
The girl cursed, "My boyfriend cheated on me, playing games with his mistress and flaunting their affection in my face before dumping me. I'm so pissed!"
Guo Rong immediately became solemn and helped curse him, "What? Is he even human? What an animal! Where is this dog couple? I'll take you to kill them until you vent all your anger!"
The girl was still unsatisfied. "They aren't playing this game, but Sword of Magic. The problem is, I don't play that game, and that mistress he found is someone he met in it!"
The customer is god. Guo Rong was experienced and said to her directly, "No problem, I play that game too. As long as you know that dog couple's IDs, it's not an issue. I'll give you a smurf account and immediately log on with a top player account to kill them with you!"
The girl, who was deep in the pain of breakup and betrayal, immediately perked up and excitedly agreed.
After settling things on her end, Guo Rong poked her son beside her. "Dad, business is here. You play Sword of Magic really well and even have a top player account. Help me kill two people for my customer."
Guo Qian was doing quests in the game. Eyes glued to the screen, he rejected her mercilessly without even looking, "Don't want to carry."
Guo Rong: "Satisfy this customer for me and make her happy. I'll order you a KFC combo for lunch, with a large Coke."
They usually ate stir-fry from nearby places for lunch and rarely let the kid eat greasy fast food like KFC or McDonald's. Of course, on the surface it was because eating too much fried food was bad for kids, but in reality, it was the cunning mom wanting to use this as bait to occasionally get her son to help out. This kid was too smart and she couldn't take advantage of him.
Guo Qian was used to her tricks. Hearing what he wanted to hear, he immediately turned his head and made an OK gesture, "On it right away."
The mother and son completed the handover. They successfully took the customer into Sword of Magic and found that cheating scumbag couple. What followed was a teeth-grinding confrontation. Guo Rong trash-talked with her son while cheering on her customer and instructing her son to do the work.
Guo Qian's skills were crushing. He brought the couple down to a sliver of health countless times and then let the customer get the last hit to experience the thrill of revenge. After over two hours, the customer was finally satisfied and logged off. She sent Guo Rong another 200 yuan tip, expressing her satisfaction with the service this time.
Being knowledgeable, tactful, and providing attentive service—this was one of Guo Rong's strengths that made her stand out among the many game companion girls.
It was almost noon. Guo Rong ordered the KFC combo for her son as agreed. Guo Qian added two chicken legs to his mom's stir-fry takeout. They often added to each other's meals like this, which could be considered a unique expression of the deep bond between mother and son.
As they were eating, a system message popped up on Guo Qian's game interface. Guo Rong glanced at it casually and saw the words "invitation letter". Guo Qian was about to dismiss it without even looking. Guo Rong stopped him with her chopsticks, "Hey hey hey, I haven't finished reading."
She pushed her son's swivel chair away with her foot and turned to open and read it herself. It was indeed an invitation letter.
The Sword of Magic game was preparing to launch a mobile version and planned to hold a special event at this year's Butterfly Anime Convention. They invited ten players who ranked high on the servers and had a certain level of fame and popularity to participate in the event together.
Among the four or five games Guo Qian currently played, Sword of Magic was the one he had played the longest. All his dark history was there. Because of his "cold and ruthless" style, many people in the game liked him, and even more people thought he was pretentious and hated him.
That's how games are. After all, killing people in games is not a crime. It's not uncommon to attack someone on sight if you don't like them. One can imagine how many times Guo Qian had been killed.
He was somewhat of a sore loser. If someone killed him, he had to kill them back. Going back and forth like this, he became a top player and few could kill him anymore. Previously, he wanted to buy a large-screen cell phone but Guo Rong didn't agree. So he participated in a Sword of Magic competition and won a 3,000 yuan prize to buy it himself.
Guo Qian skimmed through it, sipped his Coke noisily and expressed indifferently, "Inviting me to play? Not going, too troublesome."
Guo Rong's gaze, however, stopped on a line at the bottom. The generous game company stated there would be an appearance fee.
Hmm, appearance fee?
An intriguing light crept into Guo Rong's eyes. She definitely couldn't let Guo Qian, a little boy, go, but she felt she could impersonate her son. When the time came, she would take her son with her to the event's city. It was good to go out once in a while and take a break.
She added that contact QQ. The other party was very enthusiastic, calling her "Unrivaled God" every sentence. Guo Qian's game ID was "Unrivaled in History". Maybe because he often got beaten up when he first started, it had something to do with this name.
"Unrivaled God, come come, many little friends will play together. You can see other top players during the live interaction, and there will be small gifts we prepared, all kinds of game packs. At the end there's even a lucky draw. The grand prize is a whole apartment!"
Guo Rong: "???" A whole apartment? She knew this gaming company was generous, but she didn't expect them to be this generous. It was truly tempting. However, she still needed to clarify the necessary questions, such as whether she would need to participate in an on-the-spot competition during the event. If so, she would be exposed right then and there.
The other party replied, "No need for that. We just want to invite everyone to relax together, chat about the game, and help us advertise our mobile game. You may need to change into the outfit we prepare for you at the event, Master!"
In the end, after Guo Rong had clarified the appearance fee, her other concerns no longer seemed to be an issue. She made the decision on the spot to go!
Guo Qian was still slurping his cola beside her. Seeing his mother looking at him, he smiled innocently and adorably, "I want the right to purchase KFC and McDonald's for a month."
Guo Rong: "Half a month, and you can't eat it continuously."
Guo Qian: "Twenty days."
Guo Rong: "Half a month. Take it or leave it. Tell me your answer within three seconds like a man."
Guo Qian pouted, looking helpless. "Sigh, alright, half a month it is."
The two made their decision and continued playing the game. They still had to wait for the gaming company to mail over the badges and tickets. No wonder this gaming company boss was known for being a big spender - even the plane tickets and hotel were booked by them.
Guo Rong and her son currently lived in C City, while the gaming meet-up was being held in S City. In an office building in S City's central business district, a man with braided hair stood behind a man with glasses, watching the playback of a game combat video on his computer.
"Boss, look at his gameplay. Oh my god, it's so saucy. I've never seen any swordsman with a more shameless playstyle than him. He truly lives up to the name 'Unrivaled'." The man with glasses sighed and asked the man behind him, "Boss, are you really planning to recruit this fellow into the company? I feel like he might be quite young, hopefully not some middle school kid."
The man behind him had a handsome appearance and a slender figure, with especially good-looking hands. He was twirling a pen, exuding an air of refinement. His voice was low and magnetic. "Being young is even better, worth cultivating. It seems he's also going to the Butterfly Anime Convention to promote Sword of Magic this time. I'll go take a look. If possible, I'll sign him."
The man with glasses: "Boss, although you're a top player in Sword of Magic, remember your identity. You originally went to spy on the enemy and learn from the game's strengths. Are you really going to promote for our business rival?"
Stopping the twirling of his pen, Chun Yuxi smiled charmingly at his subordinate. "The thrill is in poaching their top player right on the opponent's turf."
The man with glasses suddenly clapped his hands. "Boss, I just thought of an issue. Weren't you also planning to go in female attire that day? Boss, you look stunning in women's clothing. If you stand there like that, the youngster will immediately fall for your charms. Poaching him will be a piece of cake!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain on his scalp. He looked back in horror and saw his boss holding two strands of hair. Chun Yuxi blew away the two strands of hair. "I enjoy cross-dressing as a hobby, but for you to ask me to use my charms to seduce him, that's where you're wrong, you unqualified subordinate."
The man with glasses covered his head and wailed, "Boss, why did you pluck my hair! I've nearly worked myself to death for the company, and now I'm going bald. How can you be so cruel!"
Chun Yuxi ignored him and left gracefully, leaving behind an ethereal and beautiful silhouette like a fairy.
As the ruthless boss left, a schadenfreude colleague arrived, holding a coffee and mocking him, "That's what you get for having a loose tongue. Hey Old Two, your scalp really seems to be going bald. I can see the skin, like a patch of grass trampled by passersby."
Old Two slammed the table and cursed at the injustice of the heavens. Why is it that as fellow gaming industry professionals, the boss can have a head of luscious hair while he can only have a balding patch of grass for hair!
...
Guo Rong received the work badge, invitation, and other items. It wasn't until the night before the trip that she dug out a long-unused travel bag, dusted it off, and prepared to pack a change of clothes for herself and her son. However, when she was about to pack, she realized she had been too lazy recently and all the clothes were piled up in the washing machine, unwashed.
Guo Qian: "Too lazy. I've never seen a lazier mom than you."
Guo Rong lovingly patted her son's head. "Don't worry, you're only seven. In the future, you'll have plenty of opportunities to see all sorts of moms lazier than me."
Guo Qian: "So what do we do now? We go wearing dirty clothes?"
Guo Rong waved her hand. "Hey, what's there to fear? When we get there, we'll just buy new clothes to wear. We haven't bought clothes this year anyway, so we'll make up for it now."
Guo Qian: "Mom, you're so cool. Can I buy leather pants?"
Guo Rong didn't comment on her son's rebellious young aesthetic. She generously said, "Behave well and I'll buy them for you."
So the two of them took just one bag and left, traveling very light.
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