Delete#
I forgot what I was searching for and installed a great app.
I found that it has "Eternal Return" and "Hearthstone."
Clicking on Hearthstone started the download. It showed 800MB. I felt it wouldn't take up much space, so I downloaded it.
I found it was just a lite installation package, and there were further updates, indicating that my phone didn't have enough space.
My phone has 128GB, which I replaced last year. It's a Redmi Note 12 T Pro with a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 CPU.
Then I started uninstalling unused apps. WeChat had grown to 12GB, but luckily I had some records exported to my computer for backup.
After deleting, I found there were still over 140 apps left. This also included some of the Xiaomi system's own apps (which cannot be deleted).
I deleted some RSS readers, Kindle, and Hope (I recently installed it and found that its positive energy didn't help me much).
After that, I installed Hearthstone. It was about 4GB.
Login#
The phone screen felt too small. When I entered, the number of coins was the same as before the server shutdown. I actually didn't remember the deck or anything. I previously had a Hearthstone assistant, where copying a deck code was enough; if I was missing cards, I could just choose others as replacements.
Right from the start, I was given a deck to borrow for seven days. After that, I could only receive one deck.
I hadn't played for a long time and was using a new deck. While on the toilet, I carefully looked at the number of orange cards for several heroes. I found that the Axe Warrior had the most orange cards, and I realized that operating on the phone was indeed not familiar.
Whenever I had free time, I installed the Chinese version of Battle.net on my computer. I didn't delete the international version, but logging in would prompt an error.
Later, I found that there were more options for region selection, including China. After selecting it, I still couldn't log in. Then I saw there was an option for NetEase game authorization login. So I downloaded the NetEase game authorization to link my Battle.net account on my phone.
Logging in still prompted that it couldn't connect. I wasn't sure if it was a linking issue.
Emulator#
I remembered that I used a controller to play Honor of Kings with the MEmu emulator, so I went to install Hearthstone, but it prompted that the Android version was too low. Then I created a new high-version 64-bit Android, which installed successfully. The download speed showed 60-100MB, which I estimated was incorrect since I have a 300MB bandwidth.
The emulator login was the same as on the phone; when logging in, Chrome popped up, and I could log in by entering my Blizzard account password. I glanced at the emulator's graphics settings, which were set to the highest, but since the monitor is larger than the phone screen, the graphics did remind me a bit of the old World of Warcraft feel. I deleted Hearthstone and the newly created emulator.
PC Battle.net Login#
Continuing with the PC Blizzard Battle.net login, there were too many errors, prompting me to play offline. Offline was fine, so I went in and downloaded Hearthstone, but I found that I still needed to log in. I noticed there was an account repair feature on my phone, so I applied for a repair, which required changing the bound phone number, sending a verification text to a bot. After changing the phone number, I could log in normally.
However, that zero-monthly-fee card was basically unused and was kept in an old 360 F1 phone from many years ago. No, it was a Summer New N821, which my wife used around 2012 (I checked).
Xiaomi Mobile#
The zero-monthly-fee card was used for an electric two-wheeler, GPS, and electronic fencing. The GPS from TQ was quite good, but the card only supported 2G, and all the 2G base stations here had been dismantled. I found that the GPS couldn't connect to the phone anymore, so I listed it on Xianyu to sell the GPS. In other places, some 2G base stations hadn't been dismantled yet, so it could still be used. The zero-monthly-fee card had been used for 3.4 years, costing only a few yuan in total. The GPS positioning was indeed good with this card. However, using data normally wasn't cost-effective. 100MB for 7.5 yuan, 500MB for 36 yuan. Making calls was 5 yuan for 60 minutes, 8 yuan for 100 minutes. So I registered for services and accepted texts occasionally.
Success#
After changing the phone number, I successfully logged in.
Then I went to Battle.net to change my phone to the one I used frequently before. The login was still normal.
I played Hearthstone on the state Battle.net. The new deck was also strong; in the first game, I was beaten down to just one health. Then I persisted for over 10 minutes, but in the end, I still lost. I wasn't familiar with the deck's strategies, and I was constantly reading and understanding the card information. Each game felt like a fuse igniting, and I was still reading the cards to understand. After finishing a game, I realized nearly half an hour had passed. What a time-killer!