The night is like water, and the sound of the tide is heard from afar.
You sit alone at the table, and the glass of the screen reflects your faint shadow.
That is your affectionate waiting for a girl in a virtual world-Xiakong.
This waiting is not a fierce feat, but a kind of tenderness like the tide, slowly spreading.
1. Watch: The call of the unknown
The first time you heard the name “Xiakong” was in the introduction of a version update.
That name, only a few words, is like a glimmer in the summer sky, shining into people’s hearts.
You began to think: What kind of person would she be?
What kind of story would she carry?
So you decided to prepare a meeting gift for her-that is, the collection of materials.
You clicked on the “Overview of Growth Materials from Level 0 to 90” and saw:
29 low-frequency tidal sail cores
40 medium-frequency tidal sail cores
52 high-frequency tidal sail cores
61 full-frequency tidal sail cores
46 pieces of burning phosphorus bones
26 copies of iris blooming day
60 bundles of golden fleece
25 impure crystallized phlogists
28 crude crystallized phlogists
55 distilled crystallized phlogists
67 high-purity crystallized phlogists
122 doses of special resonance accelerators
3,053,300 shell coins
These cold words have become soft in your eyes.
They form a box waiting to be opened, filled with your expectations and patience for her.
2. Tenth level: Every monster spawn is a silent accumulation
You started a simple but determined journey.
Go online every day and repeat those dungeons: defeat the Sighing Ancient Dragon to obtain “Burning Phosphorus Bone”; complete the weekly task to obtain “Iris Blooming Day”; search the map to pick up the sail core; buy in the store to accumulate “Golden Fleece”.
You use scripts to count efficiency, use notes to record progress, and also feel the slight throbbing every time you drop.
“Super Resonance Accelerator × 122”
You know, this is not just a number, but the growth energy you put together for her.
This is not an obsession, but a long-term companionship –
You accompany this world of tide music, and also accompany yourself to some completeness.
3. Casting armor: Build a solid armor for her with your heart
Not only does growth require materials, but her weapons must also be given meaning.
A weapon with memory attached seems to give every dream chaser a trust.
6 simple shackles
6 basic shackles
10 modified shackles
12 special shackles
40 crystallized phlogists
330,000 shells
You know clearly: these shackles are not restraints, but armor.
It makes her no longer tremble when facing the wind and waves, and also reflects your slightly trembling heartbeat in front of the keyboard.
4. Go deep: build her circuit and take care of your inner self
There are deeper secrets in her resonance circuit:
Each layer of resonance is a process of dialogue with the world and yourself.
You prepare for this:
More than 150 four types of sail cores
A total of 175 phlogists
26 copies of the day when the iris blooms
2,030,000 shells
You lower your head to mine in the abyss of “Condensate Field·Confession Abyss”, and also look up to explore in the challenge of “Wheel of Fate Fragmentation”
You know, this is not only to increase her strength, but also an exercise for you to get along with yourself, your fear and vulnerability.
5. The middle world: virtual and real
Some people say: games are just games.
But you see that it is another possibility.
When you invest these time, resources and patience for her, you are also saying to yourself:
I still have the ability to pay for my ideals, and I have the courage to persevere.
You don’t expect her to respond, nor do you pursue vanity and show off.
When you see the number of materials you have accumulated in the game jumping, what you see is: the seriousness you still have.
6. About the ending: Whether she is online or not, it is a gift
Maybe when she finally appears in the character pool, you can draw her.
At that moment, what is refreshed on the screen is not only the character portrait, but also the response of your waiting in your heart.
You will feel: everything is worth it.
But it is also possible that she is like fireworks, just a fleeting light in your heart. After confirming that you can’t draw, you will still smile.
Because what you do for her is valuable without rewards.
They make you sober and let you see the patience and tenderness you have shown.
7. Looking back: leaving gentle footprints at the end of the tide
When you close the game and return to reality, in the dead of night,
you will still lick that process in your heart:
“How many monsters did I kill for her?”
“How much phlogiston did I accumulate?”
“How many shells do I have left?”
These become the negatives of your conversation with yourself.
They record a complete emotional trajectory that no one knows about.
You built a bridge between the tides of virtuality and reality.
On the bridge, you placed trust;
Under the bridge, the tide silently hits the shore.
This is the city of growth you built for Xiakong, a city of tenderness and a period of watch.
It is not shining, but it is real enough.
It is not vigorous, but it can warm your heart that you don’t want to give up.