Chapter 121 (Final Chapter) "I'm Back!"...
"The SynMind neuro-emotional interaction device, developed in collaboration between MiX Games and RuiX Hospital, is now officially on sale."
The sound of the advertisement drifted gently from the giant screen in the lobby, soft and clear.
In the image, a girl in pajamas lies quietly on a bed, wearing a transparent helmet on her head, with a transparent data cable shimmering like light. Her eyelashes flutter slightly, and there seems to be a smile on her lips.
The narration begins—
"Reconstructing the boundaries of perception to allow the virtual and the real to resonate."
More than just a game, this is an extension of your consciousness.
Communicate with them, feel their emotions, and change the course of the story—it's all up to you.
Some people in the crowd below the giant screen were amazed, some were discussing in hushed tones, and others were eager to try it out and couldn't wait.
Shen Mi took the registration number and sat outside the neurology clinic, staring at the advertisement on the screen, her thoughts wandering.
The anxious, worried, and fearful conversations of those around her, expressing their fear of not being able to see a doctor, instantly brought her back to reality. She took out her phone and glanced at the chat history, seeing the appointment record that Professor Lü had sent her yesterday, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the day she woke up in her hospital bed a year ago, Shen Mi has been in a daze.
This world—familiar, yet strange.
What she was familiar with was the smell of the streets, the affectionate calls of her parents every day, and the routines of life she had long been accustomed to.
What is unfamiliar is time.
During the two years she was in a coma, the world did not stop for her; too many things changed without her knowledge.
The game she was playing had reached the fourth planet after two years.
To catch up with the schedule, she spent almost all her energy catching up on the plot, except for the time she spent doing rehabilitation training in the rehabilitation department.
However, given her current physical condition, any intensive supplementation can only be done in a controlled manner.
"Number 149, — Shen Mi. Number 149, — Shen Mi. Please go to consultation room number 3."
Holding the registration slip and taking out her citizen card, Shen Mi suppressed the urge to run over and tried to walk inside with steady steps.
She pushed open the door to the consultation room.
Professor Lü looked up at her, paused for a moment, then smiled.
"You're recovering well."
Professor Lü asked her to sit down and performed the routine examination.
"Raise your hands—good, relax, take a deep breath."
The cold metal of the stethoscope pressed against her skin, causing Chen Mi to tremble slightly, but she quickly calmed down. She was used to it.
Professor Lü wrote down the data on the medical record, his tone calm: "The pulse is normal, and the blood pressure is stable. It seems the rehabilitation training was worthwhile."
"Thank you," Shen Mi said softly.
"Why thank me?" He smiled. "You woke up because of your own will. We just... provided a little external help."
The phrase "external force" caused a slight pause in the air.
Shen Mi knew what he was talking about.
That experiment—the "non-invasive multimodal emotional brain-computer interface"—was led by Professor Lü.
Two years ago, a car accident caused her brain to stagnate for an extended period. Conventional treatments proved ineffective, and only after her parents' repeated pleas did Professor Lü include her in the clinical trial group.
At that time, the doctor told her family that the experiment was still in the exploratory stage, and the customized virtual world might stimulate her to have a conscious response, or it might have no effect at all.
But no one expected that she would actually wake up.
However, she was still somewhat dazed. It wasn't that she couldn't distinguish between reality and virtuality, but rather that the experience was too extraordinary, and she often thought about it.
Professor Lü glanced at the various indicators on the monitoring screen and quietly instructed the nurse to make a final record.
"Based on your current recovery progress, your nerve conduction and brain electrical responses are stabilizing." He turned around, his tone carrying the objectivity and caution typical of a doctor. "It can be basically determined that you have fully recovered."
“However,” Professor Lü paused, softening his tone, “prolonged bed rest has caused some degeneration in your muscles and nervous system. You still need to go to the rehabilitation department for continued systematic training. Otherwise, your motor skills may be affected.”
"Congratulations, Chen Mi."
Professor Lü smiled with relief and happiness.
"It's a miracle that you were able to wake up."
Shen Mi smiled back, took a deep breath, and restrained herself to say thank you.
Professor Lü closed the medical record and handed it back to her.
Chen Mi strode out of the hospital, and his phone popped up with greetings from his parents:
"How are you? You should be alright, right?"
"It's okay, the doctor said you don't need to go anymore, just continue your rehabilitation training!"
"Thank God! Thank God for protecting you! I'll cook you a big meal tonight. Oh, and by the way, your dad has a big surprise for you."
"Okay!"
Just as Shen Mi was about to put her phone away, she heard someone calling her from behind.
Turning around, I saw it was Professor Lü's student, Sister Qingqing. She had run over and stopped in front of me, panting.
"Chen Mi, you walk so fast."
"Sister Qingqing? What's wrong?"
When Shen Mi first woke up, the first person he saw was her. Later, during his check-ups and recovery, Sister Qingqing accompanied him throughout, and over time, the two became quite familiar with each other.
"Professor Lü forgot to give this to you." Sister Qingqing took a black box out of her bag and handed it to her. Inside the box was a data chip.
She said somewhat apologetically, "Although the experiment is over, the data generated based on your consciousness during the experiment is still there..."
“If you plan to buy that later,” Sister Qingqing pointed to the SynMind advertisement playing on the big screen, “you can put the data chip in and continue… The plot will be saved for a little after you put the watch in…”
Shen Mi suddenly realized where Qingqing's shyness came from.
She herself felt a little embarrassed after hearing it.
"I'm leaving now. Contact me on WeChat if you need anything. Bye-bye."
"Bye-Bye."
Shen Mi blushed as she returned home. Just as she reached the door, her mother had already prepared a large meal and was waiting for her.
After dinner, Shen Mi returned to his room. As soon as he entered, he almost tripped over something.
She turned on the light and saw the product that had been playing on a loop on the big screen during the day was now right at her feet.
Unexpected surprise and astonishment came first to Shen Mi. But joy was the first emotion she sensed.
So this was the surprise I had prepared.
With a nervous heart, Shen Mi opened the outer packaging.
SynMind lay quietly on the foam mat, looking exactly as advertised.
As instructed in the manual: Power it on and wait for the system to boot up, which takes approximately four minutes. If data is being imported, it can be placed into the chip slot on the right side during this time. A green light will flash on the front when the system boots up or the data import is successful; at that point, it is ready for use.
Right side, right side.
Shen Mi found it easily, and with a gentle pull, a click was heard. She took out the data chip that Sister Qingqing had given her from her pocket, her heart racing uncontrollably.
After determining the insertion direction, Chen Mi carefully placed it in.
The waiting process was a bit long, but Shen Mi was getting impatient.
Four minutes later, the green light successfully turned on.
Pick up SynMind, refer to the instruction manual, and read it word by word. Does this mean the data import was successful?
Shen Mi was a little nervous, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead. She took a deep breath, but her heart was beating faster and faster.
The moment I put on the SynMind headset, my vision suddenly went dark.
All the noise in my ears, the hum of the lights, and the sound of air flowing in the room were instantly sucked away.
Instead, a gentle breeze blew through, and the darkness was stripped away.
The world before my eyes slowly lit up.
The first thing she saw was a path paved with bluestone, the moss between the stones was fine and moist, and it shimmered with water.
Not far away, the surface of the small lake rippled slightly, and the spring was constantly pouring in new water, making a soft, gurgling sound.
Outside the wall, celebratory fireworks were bursting in the night sky, one after another, blooming into a brief sea of light across the horizon.
She paused for a moment—
All of this felt so familiar, so real.
At the end of the path stood the gate from her memory. The vermilion lacquer was slightly worn, the bamboo fence beside the gate was meticulously trimmed, and several peach trees swayed gently in the moonlight.
The door was slightly ajar, and the light from inside shone through the cracks, casting a soft golden glow that resembled the tail of a falling meteor.
Chen Mi held his breath and gently pushed the door open.
"Squeak—crunch."
The faint sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet night, and almost at the same moment, the conversation inside the room stopped.
Immediately following, came the sound of light footsteps—steady, urgent, and gentle, approaching from afar.
The light and shadow flickered inside the door, and three figures appeared one after another at the entrance.
The person in the lead walked against the light, his silver hair gleaming softly in the light, his expression gentle, and the corners of his lips slightly upturned.
Jingyuan's smile looked particularly bright under the light.
"You're back."
At that moment, time seemed to stand still, leaving only the features of the three people in front of me, rippling like water in the night.
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Author's Note: Family, it's a happy ending, a happy ending, a happy ending! Waaaaaah [crying][crying][crying] It's finished! After more than half a year and 390,000 words! I'm done! No extras! When I first started writing this story, I wanted to write about "love breaking through dimensions." This version of the ending is completely different from the original ending. After discussing with friends, we decided to use the current one. If I had to summarize this story in one sentence, it would be: After a car accident, Shen Mi became a vegetable. The doctor used a brain-computer interface to stimulate her nerves and emotions, successfully waking her up. The love for the character ultimately saved the protagonist herself. Isn't that another kind of "love breaking through dimensions"? Hahahaha. SynMind is an emotional interaction VR machine. Plus, I've noticed that miHoYo is also researching AI interaction. That's how the ending suddenly came to mind. If in the future, one day, there really is a device like SynMind, then everyone can meet their favorite characters. In the device, you can experience all sorts of stories with your favorite characters, and their every word and action comes from you.
Okay, okay, I've said a bit too much.
See you in the next article! [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]
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