Duan Mingyuan leaned over his roommate's shoulder, eyes bugging out at the glowing interface.
"No way. You guys are playing Horny Princess Online? That fossil's still alive?"
The room went silent except for the clatter of keyboards. His three roommates turned as one, like jury members judging a guilty man.
"You know this game?" one asked.
"Know it?" Mingyuan scoffed. "I used to be a whale. Dropped ten thousand dollars on it three years ago. Then it turned into Pay-to-Win: The Musical. New updates every month, new gear every week, and suddenly my ten thousand bucks made me slightly stronger than an NPC pigeon."
He waved his hands like a preacher delivering bad news. "And if you didn't keep paying, your legendary sword got outclassed by a beginner's frying pan. Total scam."
The roommates didn't flinch. They just leaned in closer.
"So… you still have the account?"
"I mean, I didn't delete it. But why—"
