Chapter 1169 As if It Used to Exist

Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.

Virtual reality technology research center.

Duan Siqi, who had just finished today's experiment, took off the helmet on his head and let out a sigh of relief.

One second, he was walking through the hail of bullets in the Matrix, and the next second he had returned to a slow-paced peaceful world. Although this illusion of traveling through time and space is hard to describe, the boundary between it and reality is still very clear. , and because his work requires frequent participation in experiments, he also pays great attention to distinguishing this boundary in normal times.

Only in the real world can one feel the flow of air, obtain satisfaction other than satiation from food, and feel that the world is complete and that people are living beings rather than tools.

However, with the continuous upgrading of the phantom system recently, the functions of this part seem to be more and more perfect. Now they can feel the four basic tastes of sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, and spiciness from the food in the virtual reality world. Although this feeling is only obvious in the first two bites, the boundary between illusion and reality seems to be getting closer and closer. Getting blurry?

His score is written on the next screen.

21111 points!

Undoubtedly the first.

"21111 points! All branch lines have been achieved... Awesome! Brother dei."

Sitting on the bed next to him, a white-collar worker who looked a little older and seemed to be working in an IT company looked at the numbers on the screen with a surprised expression.

This score is already twice as high as his score.

It's no wonder that this guy was able to stand out in the last experiment and won a bonus of 100,000 yuan.

Thinking of this, the man showed an envious expression on his face.

"It's okay." Duan Siqi smiled, and threw the helmet aside, "Let's go, let's eat in the cafeteria."

Scores are really useless.

So far, Xingkong Technology has only rewarded them for customs clearance once, that is, the last time the bonus of 100,000 yuan. In most cases, as long as they complete the experimental subject step by step, they can smoothly enter the next level regardless of the task evaluation.

But it’s also a coincidence that because of the dungeon of "Jialan Empire", Duan Siqi tried to show a serious attitude under the temptation of a bonus of 100,000 yuan. I studied every detail carefully, and finally won a prize of 100,000 yuan.

And it was also at that time that he, who had always been beaten by his roommates in mathematics, finally enjoyed the envy and admiration of others, and became a master in the eyes of countless beta testers.

Although at the beginning he only took the experiment of the entire "Lord God Project" as a part-time job, but now he is suddenly looking forward to the day of the public beta of the entire phantom system.

The white-collar worker who participated in the "Lord God Project" came to the cafeteria, and Duan Siqi, who filled his plate with delicious food, walked to the dining table and sat down.

Not long after he sat down, the buddy who was sitting opposite him and who had a good relationship with him, smiled and spoke to him.

"I heard that people from Penguin Company came yesterday."

"Penguin Company?" The hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, Duan Siqi frowned and asked, "What are they here for?"

"It is said that they are here for study and investigation, but I think they are here to discuss platform authorization."

"Platform authorization... It seems that the day when the system goes online is getting closer."

"You said that when the public beta starts, do we still need to come here?" When he said this, the white-collar worker couldn't help but feel a little worried.

To be honest, he still likes this part-time job.

I only need to report for two days a week. The job content is to test the game, and I can get a subsidy of two to three thousand yuan. They don't even need to write the assessment themselves, the system's AI can be automatically generated...at least that's what the researchers at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study told them.

If the phantom system is open to the public beta, will they still need these beta testers?

Although this day is a matter of time, but thinking that this part-time job may be gone in the future, this man still couldn't help but have a regretful expression on his face.

"I don't know, maybe I need it, maybe I don't need it..." After thinking for a while, Duan Siqi finally shook his head, "Whatever, the contract signed by Xingkong Technology and us is a two-year contract, so it should be useful .”

What's more...

Even if the employment relationship ends.

He felt that with his familiarity with the phantom system and the knowledge he had accumulated outside of class during this period of time, he could also make a career in this industry...

After eating, Duan Siqi returned to the laboratory.

Just as he was about to pack up his things and return to the dormitory of Jinling University, the door of the laboratory suddenly opened, and a researcher in a white coat walked in from outside.

"Announce good news to everyone." With a warm smile on his face, the researcher continued, "Maybe you have heard of it. The modem virtual reality helmet will be launched soon! We can’t disclose the specific launch time and price yet, but we will give everyone a copy at that time, and thank you for your support for our experiment all the time!”

clap clap.

There was excited applause in the laboratory.

Although this means that the missions of people like themselves are coming to an end soon, many people are quite happy to see that their work has finally shown its meaning and value.

Moreover, such a helmet presumably will not be cheap.

If Xingkong Technology intends to give them one for free, is there any more exciting benefit than this?

The researcher smiled and continued.

"In addition, there is another news that the first game to enter the phantom system will be based on the Jialan Empire that you have experienced. After adjusting the world view, the game will be released as an open world with more With a high degree of freedom, it presents the plot fifty years after the "Oracle" crisis. I don't know if you still have any impression of this dungeon, but you can look forward to it anyway."

At this time, someone among the players laughed and shouted.

"I'm so impressed! I died at least twenty times in the first level."

Pleasant laughter erupted in the laboratory.

That copy was impressive enough.

They were stuck for half a month without saying anything, and the total number of times they died in it almost exceeded the sum of the other dungeons.

"I have to look forward to it! I've always wanted to know the follow-up."

"I don't know if the difficulty will be as BT after it is transformed into an open world."

Researcher: "It's hard to say. The focus of the plot will move from the ring world to the distant planet on the border of the empire. I don't know the details. The project about the Jialan Empire can be said to be the top secret in our project department."

A player said with a smile: "I know, even if it is clear, I can't tell us if it is right."

The researcher nodded with a smile.

"Smart! But I really don't know that."

The Phantom System will be open for public beta soon!

Because of this sudden news, the laboratory suddenly became lively.

Until the end of the show, almost everyone was discussing this matter excitedly.

An open world fully generated by AI...

I don't know what the world will look like over there.

Listening to the comments of other players, Duan Siqi couldn't help showing a hint of fascination on his face.

Maybe it's his illusion, or maybe it's because the world there is so lifelike that sometimes he can't help but wonder if this world once existed somewhere in the universe...