After selecting the mechs and pressing start, the game quickly began.
Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yushu were paired up, appearing together as usual. The two little fox mechs stood side-by-side, looking incredibly cute.
Games in the interstellar era were different from those in ancient Earth times. These were holographic simulation games, where the beautiful settings within the game could be touched and even felt.
It was one thing to have a fluffy creature like herself, but if it was Xiao Yushu…
Ahhhh, she couldn't help herself. Lu Wanqing, encased in her mech shell, still couldn't resist. She reached out her mischievous claws and hugged the Shushu fox mech beside her, burying her head to sniff.
However, it was only in the instant of hugging her cub that a dead branch and a clump of grass nearby suddenly moved. In a flash, they transformed into two cute little fox mechs, then charged forward and rammed into Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yushu's fox mechs, one attack each…
She and Shushu were gone!
Just like that, without even seeing the scenery in the game, they were finished!
But it wasn't over yet. The next moment, those two foxes charged again, and a tool kit opened.
Lu Wanqing, being a mech master, recognized it immediately. This was a set of tools specifically for mech masters to build mechs!
Good heavens!
This was a case of grass ambush coin toss victory, a trickster meeting a trickster, and she and Shushu were victims too!
Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yushu had just entered the game, with the lowest starting configurations, and their mechs were at the same low level. A low level meant one problem: their mechs were very simple, so simple that… any ordinary mech master could probably take them apart!
Lu Wanqing watched helplessly as her and Xiao Yushu's mechs were dismantled, then found herself face-to-face with the two trickster mechs outside, glaring at each other.
Of course, Lu Wanqing was the one doing most of the glaring.
"It's a girl?" At that moment, one of the two foxes outside spoke, sounding surprised.
"And she's a little sister, so small and cute!" the other fox chimed in. Despite the cute little fox appearance, the voice was rough and male. One could imagine that the player piloting the little fox mech was a man, and likely an adult man, perhaps even a gruff one.
Lu Wanqing expressionlessly dismounted from her mech, then gently picked up Xiao Yushu from the adjacent mech. It was quite disheartening.
"Heh heh, sis, don't blame us. Seeing you two in fox mechs, you must have come in after watching that video this morning, right?"
"We're all kindred spirits, haha, kindred spirits!!!"
The other fox quickly reacted, chuckling and saying.
Lu Wanqing: "??? What video this morning?"
"Uh… sis, we're still in the game, so let's not waste any more time!"
"We'll be taking your mechs for now, alright? Be careful next time you enter. Lots of people are using this tactic now!"
"It's really fun, hahahaha!"
The fox who spoke first also laughed heartily.
Lu Wanqing was utterly confused. Listening to the two of them chatter back and forth, they then proceeded to dismantle their mechs, packing up the mech shells and leaving. Only she and Xiao Yushu were left standing there, feeling the simulated chilly wind of the game.
It was Xiao Yushu's first time in the game, and she was robbed. The tiny cub was a bit dazed. She didn't understand what was happening. Suddenly, her and her mommy's mechs stopped moving, then two other foxes rushed out, took out tools, dismantled her and her mommy's mechs, made them get out, and said… those strange things.
Lu Wanqing took a deep breath and looked down at Shushu's confused eyes. She crouched down and comforted her child, "It's okay, we can start again."
The mechs in the game were virtual. If they were lost, they could buy two more and start over. It wasn't a big problem!
It was just that they had been hacked right at the start. Argh, she was so angry! Next time, she would be extremely careful and absolutely wouldn't let anyone hack her!
Lu Wanqing took Xiao Yushu out of the match and returned to the game's main hall. She intended to buy two new little mechs, but before she could, she suddenly remembered what those two people had said.
The video this morning?
What video was it this morning?
As Lu Wanqing pondered, she couldn't help but open her comm-device and search the interstellar network. The moment she searched, her eyelids twitched violently.
Trending!
Her and Xiao Yi's outrageous moves from this morning had, in just a few hours, climbed to the top few spots on the trending lists of major platforms. Various forums were also filled with videos of her and Xiao Yi ambushing and robbing others this morning.
Lu Wanqing clicked on a few videos to watch. She had to admit, she felt a bit happy, but also a bit helpless at the same time.
So, those two people she and Yushu had encountered just now, they had watched the video of her and Xiao Yi acting as tricksters this morning and were following suit, right?
This tactic had become popular?
"Mommy?" Xiao Yushu had been waiting for a long time. Seeing her mommy unresponsive, she asked with a hint of confusion.
Lu Wanqing snapped back to attention. She looked down at her cub and sighed.
Shushu's luck seemed to be quite bad. It was like this at home, and it was the same in games…
Should she buy her cub a koi fish to raise? Maybe it could change her luck!
If Shushu didn't like raising small animals, a koi pendant would also work. Hanging it on her neck every day, over time, it would surely bring good luck.
"It's okay, we'll start another game!" Lu Wanqing said earnestly.
"Mhm," Xiao Yushu happily agreed.
That game had been a disaster. She and her mommy hadn't even started playing properly before being ambushed. This was what Xiao Yushu slowly realized after exiting the battlefield. However, for Xiao Yushu, it didn't matter much. Playing with her mommy made her happy. Losing once or twice was fine; they could just start again.
Lu Wanqing still chose a little fox, and Shushu, the little one, also chose a little fox. She loved the fox mech that her mommy had designed for her!
This game started, and Lu Wanqing didn't get distracted again. As soon as she and her cub entered the game, she immediately found the nearby bushes and hid!
Xiao Yushu didn't quite understand how to operate the mech yet, so Lu Wanqing taught her in the bushes. Fortunately, Shushu was obedient, not foolish. She quickly understood and, following her mommy's instructions, adjusted the transformation mode, turning her fox mech into a clump of grass, just like her mommy!
Lu Wanqing squatted with Xiao Yushu for a while. No one passed by in front of them. She thought for a moment, then cautiously moved out, ensuring the vicinity was safe and there were no tricksters. Only then did she turn to signal Shushu, and they left together.
As they walked, they played it safe. When there were bushes, they hid in them. When there weren't, they would occasionally transform into a large rock by the roadside to lie low.
While playing it safe, they suddenly spotted a mutated ant ahead.
It was mutated because the ant was as tall as a child, quite large, not its normal size.