Grandma aged 64 turns out to be a veteran player, owning 11 online game accounts

With her hands "pitter-pattering" on the keyboard and eyes glued to the computer screen, she was fully engrossed in playing an online game while occasionally uttering some trendy phrases. Can you associate all these with a 64-year-old grandma? When the reporter saw Ms. Zhu Meirong, a 64-year-old woman skillfully operating a computer, they were instantly amazed by how forward-thinking the elderly woman was. She had practiced one game using 11 different gaming accounts.

"This isn't the first time my mom has played online games!" said Mr. Gan, a resident of Changchun city. Two years ago, his mother, then over 60, became addicted to a 3D online game, and since then, there's been no looking back. "The old lady goes to bed late at night; going to sleep at midnight is already considered early." At around 15:00 on June 6th, the reporter arrived at Ms. Zhu Meirong's home located near the intersection of Tongguang Road and Baihui Street in Changchun City.

As soon as they entered, a sound of "pitter-patter" from typing could be heard coming from Ms. Zhu Meirong's bedroom. At that moment, Zhu Meirong was happily playing inside her room. She sat in front of the computer, her hands skillfully tapping on the keyboard, her right hand holding the mouse moving back and forth, both eyes tightly focused on the computer screen, as if every detail in the game couldn't escape her eyes. The reporter saw that Zhu Meirong was playing a 3D online game called "XXXX".

"This account is one I practiced later; the previous one even sold for 600 yuan," according to Zhu Meirong's introduction. In the two years she played "XXXX", she had practiced under 11 different gaming accounts, with the highest level account reaching level 116 and having eight apprentices. The reporter consulted a professional, in this game, character upgrades are particularly difficult, and for older people like Zhu Meirong, it’s even harder.

When talking about the game, Zhu Meirong appeared especially excited. She enthusiastically introduced everything to the reporter, from the background story of the game to the operation methods, from the route of character upgrades to the techniques of slaughtering monsters, Zhu Meirong explained them all clearly. "In the game, my name is 'Golden Peony' because I like peonies," Zhu Meirong smiled.

She emphasized that playing games also requires integrity.

"There are tons of bad people online (internet slang), you have to be careful!" An incident that happened in the game left Zhu Meirong feeling resentful until today. In the virtual world, there are many scams, and Zhu Meirong wasn't spared either. The only time she was deceived was two years ago when Zhu Meirong was playing an online game called "XX".

"In the game, a young man told me, 'Take off your equipment and trade it to me, I'll help you improve its attributes,' then he took my equipment and ran away, never returning it!" Talking about this, Zhu Meirong was still very angry, "The game equipment isn't worth much money, but how can someone deceive others? You must also be honest when playing games!" Later, whenever she saw that "fraudster" in the game, Zhu Meirong would quickly type on the keyboard to warn netizens: "He's a big scammer, everyone needs to be cautious, don't fall for it."