Avoid detours, start by running a nursing home.

Chapter 8 Turning the Tables

"Come on, let's go to the shipwreck. I'll catch you a baby sea worm first!"

"How's my bull's head? Not bad, right?"

"Hey, it's so satisfying to fight low-level monsters, one hit and they're gone..."

After Zhang Yang created a new account and selected the human race character Xiaoyaosheng to enter the game, Elder Jiang immediately got into the game.

After enthusiastically forming a team with him, we started circling around the shipwreck area and stepping on landmines.

He even confidently patted his chest and said he would definitely catch him a top-quality baby sea worm.

He said that he used a very rare Sea Caterpillar to reach level 30 before switching to this new pet.

Zhang Yang also showed his support.

Old people are like donkeys; the more you pull them, the more stubborn they become. You have to go along with them.

So even though he was extremely familiar with the game flow when he was farming gold before, he didn't say anything about taking over the team's leadership.

Instead, they handed the captaincy to the old man, happily letting him control the team as they kept circling around the shipwreck area.

If he's fighting monsters, I'll just tap a couple of times; if I'm not, I'll just watch the old man fight monsters and offer a few compliments.

The old man was overjoyed, his eyes softening as he occasionally turned to look at Zhang Yang.

When Zhang Yang glanced at the other person while he had nothing else to do, he was secretly overjoyed.

40...45...50...55...

Seeing the favorability rating above the old man's head skyrocketing like a rocket, how could he not be happy?

I'm about to get 5000 yuan!

Seeing that Mr. Jiang was in high spirits, Liu Jing and the others didn't stop him from playing the game.

After giving Zhang Yang a gentle reminder to pay close attention to Old Jiang's emotional state, the group quietly left the room.

They even persuaded the onlookers outside the door to leave, leaving the space to the elderly man and the child.

"By the way, Mr. Jiang, why does our nursing home have a computer room? That's quite advanced."

While casually clicking the mouse, Zhang Yang started chatting with the old man as if by accident: "Do the elderly people in our compound need this?"

He was indeed quite curious about this, since computers and the internet had only been widespread in 2005, right?

It's quite normal for a school to have a computer lab, but it seems a bit ahead of its time for a nursing home to have one.

It's impossible for all the elderly people in the nursing home to play online games, right?

"Hey, Zhang, don't underestimate our nursing home."

While clicking the mouse to grab the baby, Old Jiang said in a carefree manner, "Let me tell you, there are plenty of talented people in our courtyard."

"Didn't Director Liu introduce it to you before?"

"Old Ren, the engineer who built our Songhai brand cars, was the one who suggested adding this computer room."

"It seems like it was for building cars on this computer..."

"Building cars on a computer?" Zhang Yang was a little confused. How could one build a car on a computer?

"Yes, I don't know the specifics, but I saw him clicking around on the computer every day, and he actually made it. Except for the lack of paint color, everything else is exactly the same as the real thing."

While staring at the screen, Old Jiang casually remarked, "I must say, it's quite a novelty to see on a computer."

"With this mouse, you can zoom in and out at will, and you can see each part very clearly."

"It looks even more authentic than the real cars outside."

"This is... industrial modeling?" Zhang Yang was almost stunned.

"Oh yeah, I think he did mention something about modeling. Zhang, you know quite a bit about this."

Old Jiang turned around and gave Zhang Yang an approving look, then raised his chin and pointed to a computer in a corner not far away:

"See that computer? That's for Nintendo's personal use. Everyone else can use the other computers."

"But that machine, he'll get angry if anyone touches it."

"Yes, that's probably right. The data stored inside is probably quite important."

Zhang Yang glanced at the computer, silently memorizing the information, then turned his gaze back to the screen: "And what about you, Mr. Jiang?"

He casually asked, feigning nonchalance, "And why did you become so addicted to online games?"

"Among all the elderly people in our facility, you seem to be the only one who enjoys playing this game, right?"

despair……

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's hand, which had been frantically clicking the mouse, stopped and froze in place.

In the battle scene on the screen, since no one is controlling the game, the battle round has entered the countdown phase...

After a moment of silence...

"Hehe, I'm just getting old and bored, so I wanted to find something to do."

The old man shook his head, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and picked up the mouse again.

However, although the mouse was picked up, it was as if it wasn't.

It was clicking on and off intermittently, and the character in the game started spinning in circles.

"You're really amazing! This game looks a bit childish, but it's actually not easy to play well."

Seeing that the old man was a little down, Zhang Yang quickly said something to cheer him up.

If he were to play games and something bad were to happen, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

"Hey, you bet!"

The old man perked up immediately when the topic came up: "Let me tell you, I put a lot of effort into playing this game back then."

"Learning from others how to use the internet, how to find those strategy guides, and even reading their analyses of which class is good and which pet is useful..."

"Haha, you've learned something new even in your old age, haven't you?"

"I think none of the other elderly people in the nursing home are as eager to learn as you!"

"Hey, definitely."

Praised by Zhang Yang, the old man became somewhat proud: "Don't let my past as an athlete fool you, when it comes to brains, there are really few in the compound who can outsmart me."

"Haha, I believe that! You're definitely one of them."

As he spoke, Zhang Yang gave him a thumbs up: "What is the Internet? It represents the future direction of the times!"

"You use QQ and play online games, you're definitely ahead of your time."

"Don't even mention the elderly in our compound, many young people outside can't compare to you."

"Heh, you little rascal, you were just waiting for me here, weren't you?"

If the old man didn't have time to react when Zhang Yang first tried to probe, then if he still couldn't understand this time, then he had lived such a long life in vain.

Do you really think that athletes only need muscles, and that all they need to do is train, compete, and win championships?

It's not that simple.

Not to mention that after retiring, the old man entered the system and lived a peaceful life until retirement.

Having spent decades in a place teeming with shrewd and calculating people, how could they possibly be easy to get along with?

He was excited because he finally had someone to play games with, but now that he's calmed down, how could he not understand the underlying meaning in Zhang Yang's words!

"What, you want to know why I'm so obsessed with the internet, why I love playing games and chatting online?"

The old man winked at Zhang Yang and smiled slyly.

"Okay, but you have to agree to one condition first!"