VCRMM: Chapter 440

“The funeral home has been contacted.”

Father Li walked into the room and saw his wife sitting on their son’s bed with a dazed expression. He couldn’t help tearing up again.

“Li Juan, don’t be like this…”

Mother Li raised her head, tears streaming down from her red and swollen eyes. “It is my fault for not giving him a healthy body. It is all my fault, sob sob… he is still so young…”

Father Li walked over and hugged her, saying, “Don’t say such silly things.”

He looked around his son’s room with some sadness. In fact, he hadn’t been back to live there for many years since his son fell ill. Finally, his gaze fell on the gaming cabin.

After their son moved away, the gaming cabin that had been kept at the hospital was moved back home.

He felt only gratitude towards Starry Sky Age.

If the game company hadn’t given them the game cabin and their son hadn’t accidentally made money in the game, they might’ve had to give up on treatment years ago because they couldn’t afford it.

And…

He recalled his son’s happy expression in the game. Tears were still flowing, but a smile appeared on his face.

“At least, he was very happy these past few years.”

Father Li added, “He told me that he made a lot of friends in the game and many people like him. He was happy every day, even when he had to do test papers.”

Mother Li gradually stopped crying as she listened to his words. She seemed to be recalling some beautiful memories.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Father Li patted her on the shoulder, got up to open the door and saw a stranger in a suit standing outside.

“Excuse me, who are you?”

“Mr Li, I am Mr Chen from the Starry Sky Age gaming company. This is my business card.”

The man handed him a card.

Father Li took the business card, glanced at it and his expression darkened. “Is your company planning to take back the gaming cabin?”

These were his son’s belongings, which he had used for several years before his death. Father Li hoped to keep them if possible.

Even if they had to be taken back, couldn’t it wait a few days?

After all, his son only died last time. Wasn’t it too inhumane for the game company to send people to retrieve it the very next day?

“Mr Li, you have misunderstood. Regarding your son’s matter, please accept my condolences.”

The man quickly waved his hand, indicating that he had no intention of taking back the game cabin.

Now Father Li was confused. “Then can I ask what your company’s purpose is?”

“This is a long story. Why don’t we go inside and talk?”

Father Li quickly invited the person into the house. Mother Li came out when she heard the noise. She forced herself to cheer up as she boiled water and made tea for the guest.

“There is no need to trouble yourself.”

The man waved his hand and took out a document from his bag. “This is the agreement that your son signed with our company before he passed away. He was an adult, but the two of you are his elders. You should take a look first.”

Father and Mother Li felt a chill run down their spines as they thought of some unpleasant things. They quickly took the document and flipped through it. The signature at the back was indeed their son’s handwriting.

Then they flipped through the front pages again and their expressions gradually became strange.

The man sitting on the opposite sofa spoke up at the opportune moment. “Besides this agreement, there is also this video. It should be your son’s last words.”

He took out his phone and played a video for them.

In the video, the figure of Grumpy Little Rabbit appeared.

His appearance in the game was only slightly modified, and his parents recognized him at a glance.

“Dad, Mom, by the time you see this video, I might no longer be in the real world…”

The boy’s eyes reddened slightly. He took a deep breath and continued, “I just signed an agreement with the game company. In the future, my game character will be retained in Starry Sky Age, becoming an NPC like my favorite Xu Sili.”

“If you miss me in the future, you can come and visit me in the game. Just think of it as me… traveling to the game world and becoming a merman, living a carefree life there…”

“I’m so sorry for making you worry so much about me, causing you so much sadness and heartache…”

The boy in the video bowed deeply to the camera.

“I just sold all the game currency in my account and transferred it to Dad’s card. It is over ten million. You can use the money to do whatever you want…”

“I consulted a doctor and Mom can have another baby, even if it is risky. If you want to have another baby, you must consult the best doctor.”

“I hope Mom and Dad can live a long and peaceful life together. I’m sorry I can’t be with you anymore. If you miss me, come visit me in the game.”

“Also, I love you, Mom and Dad.”

“Okay, I’m finished.”

The video ended there. The Li couple were already sobbing uncontrollably while holding their phones.

The man opposite them felt a lump in his throat, but continued with his work.

“Your son passed away in the gaming cabin. We have real-time monitoring and immediately called an ambulance after receiving the alarm. However, it seems that your son was already at the hospital.”

“Later, some of your son’s actions triggered a hidden setting created by the game development team.”

The couple opposite him listened to him blankly. “You two should’ve heard of the biggest investor of Starry Sky Age and his original intention in investing in this project.”

“Therefore, there is a hidden setting in Starry Sky Age. It will be triggered when players meet certain conditions and if the player is willing to sign the agreement. Then…”

“After the player dies, an NPC will be created in Starry Sky Age based on the data recorded in their game cabin.

At this point, the man paused. “I’m sorry, I can’t reveal to you both the triggering conditions for this hidden setting. At the same time, our company hopes that you can keep this matter confidential.”

He took out two more confidentiality agreements from his briefcase.

“Our company has no plans to use this setting as a gimmick for extensive publicity. We hope that the two of you won’t spread it.”

“If you two are truly unable to accept this, our company reserves the right to remove the character… This is also stated in the first agreement we signed.”

The Li couple were stunned by this series of events. It took them a long time to finally make sense of it all.

They looked at each other and nodded.

“If this is Xiao Yi’s last wish, we have no reason to refuse.”

The two of them choked up when they finished speaking and signed the confidentiality agreement. Then they got the video of their son from the man and played it over and over again.

Towards the end of his treatment, their son was almost never lucid. It was only in the game that he could maintain such a clear mind and say these words.

The couple watched the video repeatedly as if they were possessed.

However, they were still grieving. They didn’t have the courage to enter the game and look at the NPC their son had left behind.

They handled their son’s funeral in a daze and felt that their lives had suddenly lost their direction.

This was until…

A man named Lin Mu, whom their son had befriended in the game, contacted them.

The couple were surprised to hear that their son had asked them to find him in the game. Finally, they decided to go and see for themselves.

Once they finally saw their son’s game character in the game, they realized that this NPC, created based on their son’s data, was completely different from what they had imagined.