Whenever the pressure of real life gradually approaches, the loneliness and anxiety in the heart will surge like a tide. For some people, games have become a safe haven to escape this loneliness. Everything in the virtual world seems to bring us temporary comfort, as if it is a temporary peace. The first recharge reset in “Honkai Impact 3: Sky Railway” is such a temptation. It silently leads us into a seemingly beautiful cycle, making us pay for those virtual rewards again and again.

We often project the problems in life into these virtual game worlds, trying to fill the unfillable gap deep in our hearts by chasing “rewards”. The “first recharge reset” provided by “Honkai Impact 3: Sky Railway” is a microcosm of this projection. It is like a tempting candy, attracting us to “invest” again and again, eager to get comfort and satisfaction through recharge and virtual items. However, such satisfaction may always be short-lived and cannot give us permanent peace.

The psychological effect behind the recharge
The recharge reward in the virtual world is a tempting system that gives players the illusion of “immediate return”. Through recharges, we can get more powerful characters or more resources, and the logic behind this is similar to the “instant satisfaction” in life. In reality, we are chasing quick and direct returns every day, often ignoring the value of gradual and long-term development of things.

This mechanism of instant rewards makes us feel satisfied in a short time, but also makes us lose our way. Every recharge seems to make us feel superior at a certain moment, as if all troubles and emptiness can be filled in this way. However, when we look back, we will find that the real fulfillment does not come from the rewards of the virtual world, but from the understanding of life and the exploration of our inner selves. The recharge is like a temptation of the virtual world. It teaches us how to get satisfaction in the short term, but makes us ignore the long-term growth and inner fulfillment.

The double impact of pursuing rewards and emptiness
Every time the recharge is reset, players will experience a short-term sense of pleasure, which is the pleasure brought by the moment of receiving the reward. Whether it is unlocking new characters or increasing resources, this kind of immediate reward is often intoxicating. However, when these short-term satisfactions fade, we will find that these virtual items have not really changed our real life, but have deepened our inner emptiness. As Yu Guangzhong said: “We live in our own virtual world, thinking that we have everything, but that is just an illusion.” The stored value rewards in the virtual world may be tempting, but it cannot really solve the difficulties and pain we face in reality.

Deep in the human heart, there is always a desire for reality, and a desire to obtain real value through one’s own efforts. However, when the rewards of the virtual world become part of our lives, we gradually forget the more important things in life. What we pursue is the rewards in the virtual world, but this reward is not lasting, and it cannot bring us real happiness and satisfaction.

The deviation between the virtual world and real life
The rewards in the virtual world are like a shortcut to short-term happiness. Every time a player deposits value, he can get some form of satisfaction in the virtual world, but this satisfaction cannot change our desire for real life. In fact, each of us is constantly chasing some meaning in life, eager to find something that can fill the void in our hearts. However, the rewards in the virtual world are just a surface, and they cannot really bring us long-term happiness and meaning.

Back to reality, the items and rewards brought by the deposit seem to be unable to solve the difficulties in our lives. We often get lost in the glory of the virtual world and ignore the real and difficult challenges in reality. The human heart always longs for something that can soothe our anxiety, but these things do not necessarily come from the rewards in the virtual world. We should reflect on whether the attraction of the virtual world can really bring us real comfort? It may just be a tool for us to escape from reality, not a panacea to cure our inner emptiness.

From virtual to reality: How to cope with the challenges of life
The first deposit reset in “Honkai Impact 3: Star Dome Railway” brings us a proposition worth pondering. It makes us realize that the rewards in the virtual world are only temporary, and the real challenges in life will never disappear. We cannot change the predicament in reality by recharging again and again. Only through persistence and hard work in reality can we really get out of the predicament. Just like we keep working hard and struggling in life, the rewards in the virtual world cannot replace our efforts and efforts in reality.

More importantly, in the face of the temptation of the virtual world, we must learn to stay awake. The rewards of stored value may bring temporary satisfaction, but it cannot fill the real desire deep in our hearts. In the face of difficulties in reality, we need to find real solutions instead of losing ourselves in the virtual world. The short-term pleasure brought to us by the virtual world may provide us with a moment of comfort at a certain moment, but it is not all of life.

Find the true meaning of life
When we focus too much on the rewards in the virtual world, we may ignore the meaning of life itself. Life is not just about pursuing rewards, but more about the process of self-growth, understanding others, and experiencing life. And this kind of growth and understanding cannot be given by the virtual world. The rewards in the virtual world are an external satisfaction, while the meaning of life is an internal understanding.

Looking back at the time when I was constantly recharging in “Honkai Impact 3: Star Railway”, I began to understand that the real satisfaction does not come from the numbers in the virtual world, but from how we face every challenge in life and how to find our own direction in the long journey of life.

When we put aside the rewards in the virtual world and focus on the little progress in life, we will find that true happiness comes from inner peace and self-growth. And every time the value is reset, it may be a reminder to remind us not to be confused by short-term virtual satisfaction, but to always maintain our love and pursuit of life itself.