I'm just an internet cafe owner

That's just how games are; some people like sandbox games, some like Souls-like games, and some like action games. Just choose what suits you best.

Anyway, Homura Akemi has already obtained the crucial ashes, so if she's really not interested in this game anymore, she can just switch to another one.

"Okay~ I'll give it a try."

Homura Akemi is ready to try the new game recommended by Liu Yuan; she has a feeling that this new game might be perfect for her.

And indeed, after entering Terraria and receiving basic instruction from the system, she was incredibly excited. She became familiar with crafting tables, chopping trees, and mining.

You can even play with circuits, grind monsters, and farm in this game. It's a perfect fit, especially for someone looking to improve their combat experience.

This game isn't really that difficult, especially for players like Homura Akemi who have decent reaction speed but just don't have the time or interest to play Souls-like games and suffer through the grind. Equipping gear here is a great option.

Homura Akemi's reason for wanting to quickly improve her strength is quite simple: she has learned some truths about magical girls. Well, saying she knew isn't quite accurate, because she had guessed it from her previous conversation with Liu Yuan. However, it was only when she saw another version of herself and that version told her the truth that she realized how serious things were.

More importantly, he wanted to bring the other person into the internet cafe to get stronger together, but after explaining these things to him, the other person never saw him again.

Homura Akemi also imagined that if she had the ability to travel through time and go back to the past to see herself, she would tell her past self some things that should and shouldn't be done, and then not interfere with her other self's choices, right?

But the problem is, if she could bring another version of herself into this internet cafe, spend half a day creating a clone of Teardrop, and then spend a week or two speedrunning Minecraft, and she could also finish the new game Liu Yuan introduced in two weeks, then with two versions of herself plus two clones of Teardrop, four versions of herself would be able to easily defeat a witch class.

While she was thinking and browsing the internet, a new guest arrived at the four-dimensional space today.

"Excuse me, where is this place...?"

Today was the day Tatsumi had arranged to go to the capital with his friends from the countryside. He was just about to set off when he found himself in a strange place.

A tall man and a beautiful girl stood in front of them, and the room was filled with men and women, and even monsters?

At this moment, Yuna Takashima walked over and said, "Hello, sir. This is the Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe. Here you can gain power, life-saving items, and even incredibly powerful weapons and equipment. Would you like to give it a try?"

"But I have no money..."

"It's alright, you can overdraft your future. You can repay it in the future after gaining power here. Whether it's a powerful monster or rare weapons and equipment, you can use them as money to repay it when you go online in the future."

"No..."

Tatsumi wanted to leave, but Takashima Yuna, who had deeply inherited Liu Yuan's true teachings, was no longer the irresistible girl she once was.

Analysis revealed that the young man in front of them had a sword hanging from his waist, and the calluses on his hands further confirmed that he was a swordsman. This judgment might not be accurate, but as long as he used a sword, he would be easy to lure.

She silently took out a picture book: "This sword is called Heavenly Peak. Guest, are you really not going to take a look?"

Tatsumi wanted to leave, but after hearing Takashima Yuna's words, he glanced at her subconsciously, and then his feet seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move at all.

Just as Takashima Yuna guessed, his goal was to join the army in the capital and reach the pinnacle of his life. To this end, he practiced swordsmanship diligently, and naturally, like all swordsmen, he hoped to have a cool weapon.

The Heavenly Sword, a weapon that reaches the pinnacle of the heavens, sounds incredibly cool. Upon seeing the Heavenly Sword's appearance, his body, which was about to leave, transformed into a movement of walking towards the front of the stage.

"Excuse me, am I really allowed to obtain this weapon?"

Yuna Takashima said softly, "Of course you can. You can try it for one day first. I'm sure you can afford the price for one day."

And that was indeed the case. Tatsumi was rich, though not a lot, but enough for him to buy games and spend a few days online.

This money was money that even God would use to smooth things over, but the moment he saw the sword at the top of his head, his body involuntarily took out the money.

There was no hypnosis or inducement; it was a yearning from Tatsumi's DNA—a yearning to grasp this weapon. No! To be precise, this weapon had seized the DNA of every man who harbored fantasies about the future, because Liu Yuan's most hidden reason for choosing this game was that he couldn't control his impulses when he saw the Zenith Sword and bought it.

Chapter 142 Tatsumi Writing the Strategy Guide

It was the first time Tatsumi had ever seen such a luxurious room, and the soft touch of the chair completely immersed him in it.

At this moment, Liu Yuan walked to his side and said, "Please don't be nervous, sir. I will show you how to use the machine."

"Oh... okay, thank you!"

Tatsumi smiled shyly, his smile pure and innocent, as he had never owned any equipment before. He wasn't tall but was very sturdy, and his appearance was sure to win over strangers.

Under Liu Yuan's tutelage, he learned how to open and enter the game, and how to solve some problems using the internet cafe's built-in system.

"That's all for the operation. If you have any questions, you can call the network administrator at any time, and we will do our best to solve your problems."

"Uncle, thank you."

This question startled Liu Yuan. He returned to the front desk and asked Takashima Yuna, "Am I an old man?"

Yuna Takashima nodded slightly. Men who looked younger than her were called "older brother" or "senior," while mature men were perfectly acceptable to be called "uncle."

"... "

Kisara chimed in, "The saying 'Men are boys until they die' is absolutely true. I never thought our invincible boss would be so hung up on this kind of thing."

Upon entering the game, Tatsumi listened attentively to the system's introduction.

"You can get the weapon by clearing the level? Great! Highest difficulty."

Tatsumi interrupted the system's tutorial as soon as he heard that he could get a weapon by completing the highest difficulty level. After hearing the player make a choice, the system started the game directly.

Tatsumi also entered the game world.

He noticed a new system icon on his character, which displayed a bronze pickaxe, axe, and short sword.

"This weapon looks pretty powerful..."

Tatsumi had learned about swordsmanship and even used swords before. The bronze sword felt strange, but what was amazing was that he discovered that no matter how he slashed at it, it wouldn't cause any damage to the weapon.

Just then, he noticed the slimes approaching him. In his world, there were creatures called Dangerous Species. Tatsumi had killed some weaker Dangerous Species. He didn't recognize the slimes, but when they approached, he instinctively sensed danger and swung his sword to stab them.

Thus began the slime's journey in Terraria, starting with slashing slimes.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan at the front desk teased Musang, "See? Even a newbie knows that slimes need to be chopped down. But you two, you're hugging them the first time you see them."

Kisara explained, "That's a slime, the weakest of creatures. Who would have thought that the game, which looks so heartwarming, would have such powerful monsters?"

"Is it possible that you underestimated your opponent?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

At this moment, Tatsumi was also immersed in the game. The game state was very magical. He could feel the changes in time within the game, and at the same time, he could feel the touch of his own body outside the game.

He could clearly tell that this was a game, but during the battle, he instinctively focused all his attention on it.

The veteran who taught him once said that fighting is not child's play, and one must always take it seriously.

There were many slimes, and they were very strong, but fortunately, Tatsumi was trained, and he could easily take down a dozen or so slimes. However, he was a little puzzled after seeing what the slimes dropped.

"Slime glue? What's that for?"

He didn't know what the thing was for, but he put it away anyway. He endured the hack-and-slashing until nightfall. He had initially thought it was just a fighting game, but when he saw hordes of zombies and eyes flying in the sky at night, he couldn't help but shudder.

"What are these?!"

Many sandbox games are relatively safe during the day, but become lively at night. People who haven't played these kinds of games will end up in this situation if they haven't built a suitable house during the day or dug an underground shelter at night.

"Damn it, there are so many! I'm going to die, I'm going to die!!"

As the night progressed, more and more monsters appeared. The zombies first killed the guide, and then, in an endless battle, they dragged Tatsumi to his death.

Upon seeing the message that he had died, Tatsumi took off his glasses, looking bewildered.

He looked around.

Not far away, the elves were exchanging game tips with Yosuke Shimazaki, while Homura Akemi had even built a house in the Terraria world and started mining in the darkness beneath it.

"That's right!"

Tatsumi's eyes lit up. He was completely unfamiliar with this game, but he could observe how the people around him played it.

Since the game was only released on its first day, everyone was still in the beginner stage and could easily watch how others played and try to copy their strategies. He just felt that this kind of spying was inappropriate, but directly interrupting their game also seemed inappropriate.

Liu Yuan, who was standing nearby, noticed his embarrassment and reminded him, "The internet cafe comes with the free software TT. You can contact everyone on TT. The branch also has its own TT group. You're already in the group, so you can just say whatever you need to say there."

"Ok!"

Tatsumi immediately turned on the TT.

"May I watch the experienced adventurers explore Terraria? I'd like to summarize their exploration experiences."

Yosuke Shimazaki replied directly, "Sure."

Spider-Man replied hesitantly and somewhat shyly, "As long as you don't keep staring at me, it's fine~"

The others didn't object either, because they also secretly observed others when they were beginners.

However, Yosuke Shimazaki made a request: "But you need to record what you've observed and practiced, compile it into a guide, and send it to me. I'll pay you for that."

"No need for money~ Thank you everyone."

Looking at Tatsumi's reply, Yosuke Shimazaki felt a pang of emotion. "Guide" was the first word that came to his mind. He knew there was another shop besides this one, but with so many people, very few had created guides; most relied on their own experiences and insights.

This is why Liu Yuan's Terraria skipping-class guide garnered so much attention; those tips and tricks only apply to players with the same skills. A guide, however, is useful to all players. If this young man could create a Terraria guide, it would be a good thing for him and all players.

He just didn't know why Liu Yuan had never advocated for such a thing.

If Liu Yuan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say, "I forgot."

Because when playing games, he's not the type to create guides. He's the kind of person who's a pro who creates guides, and the comments are just average, with some even showing off with pictures of people kowtowing in gratitude.

Even the Minecraft guides he used before were actually provided by the system. According to the system, the Minecraft game he was using was provided by the server owner, who also provided a corresponding game guide in addition to the game itself.

However, the number of strategy guides was limited, and Liu Yuan could only provide them sporadically. But seeing everyone's discussions on TT, Liu Yuan realized that it was indeed necessary to have someone specifically create strategy guides. He'd see if Tatsumi was reliable; if so, having him would be a good choice.

Such a simple and honest young man can definitely do a good job.

Chapter 143 Homura Akemi and Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe

"Lead ore and iron ore have the same mining efficiency."

"The cave layers contain more minerals."

"When more than 100 NPCs move into a room, the Eye of Cthulhu will appear at night."

Following Yosuke Shimazaki's advice, Tatsumi summarized the intelligence he gathered through continuous observation and posted it on TT. This approach proved highly effective, with many people praising Tatsumi's posts.

Many people also added to the discussion in the comments section, pointing out things he hadn't noticed, creating a generally positive atmosphere. Tatsumi was also immersed in this process; to better observe him, he would usually write a guide, try it out on the computer himself, and only release it on TT after confirming there were no problems.

With Tatsumi's guide, many people have avoided a lot of detours.

Meanwhile, Tatsumi was writing a guide at an internet cafe while traveling. Although his overall progress was slow, he successfully pulled ahead of everyone else playing Terraria by a large margin.

"Great, then there won't be any problems with Witch's Night."

At home, Homura Akemi was calculating the time until Witch Night, while also estimating how long it would take her to obtain the weapon and equipment based on the progress at the internet cafe.

At the current pace, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she should be able to obtain weapons and equipment a week before Witch's Night arrives. With Terraria's weapons and equipment, combined with the characteristics of the Minecraft world, she felt that she had no chance of failing.

"Great! I've made a huge progress today! Time to reward myself!"