Before the Battle

While Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao were spending time together, Heng Fang and his wife were shopping.

"This is the busiest commercial complex in the city. Is it that deserted these days?" Heng Fang and his wife shopped and looked up at the human traffic on each floor of the mall. "Those that sell gold and jewelry feel like they have more salespeople than customers."

His wife looked around as well. "Ever since the virtual world's launch, fewer and fewer people come out at night. Most people enter the virtual world after work."

Heng Fang nodded gently. "Right, the goods sold these days are all through livestreams in the virtual world. In the virtual world, you can try on any clothes you want. You can find any kind of clothes! Shopping is convenient and not tiring. Shopping in reality… takes time, and there's very little to see."