"Mom, I want to play that!"

“This line is so long…”

"I want it, I want it! I want to play!"

"Okay, okay... line up nicely and don't wander around."

In Tianyi Commercial Plaza in Lianjiang City, Ren Suo looked at the wide first-floor platform where a large group of people surrounded a huge transparent room in the middle, waiting in line to experience the latest technology.

Many children dragged their parents to line up together. Although the parents were not happy to see the long queue, they did not resist much and took their children to line up and play with their mobile phones while waiting. The line was mostly filled with young people - to be more precise, there were mostly young men and fewer girls.

Each transparent room is about 25 square meters in size. There is an experiencer in it who wears glasses and noise-canceling headphones, a tight body suit like a rubber leather jacket (even with gloves), and suspenders around the waist and shoulders to fix the position. There is a one-meter-high green ground under the feet. Less than 2 meters away from the experiencer's body, there is also a pile of that strange green substance on the ground, half a person's height, and it keeps flowing and gathering into different things according to the content of the display screen.

There are several screens installed vertically in the transparent room, showing the first-person perspective of these experiencers.

As they walked, the green ground began to flow, allowing them to move without having to pull the straps forward, instead of just standing still.

When someone wants to climb stairs in the virtual world, when he lifts his foot, a step suddenly rises from the green ground, allowing him to step firmly on the ground. When he continues to walk "up", the green material turns into steps and slowly descends; similarly, when he walks down, the steps will not continue to rise, so that the experiencer's position remains relatively unchanged.

Someone was about to lurk in the virtual world and tried to cover himself with a wall, so he squatted down and leaned forward. At this moment, the green substance in front of his body suddenly deformed like jelly and turned into a hard wall for him to stick to.

Someone is playing a gun battle in the virtual world. He stretches his hand forward, and then the green matter condenses into a table and many parts. The experiencer picks up the green matter that looks like a gun, puts on the green matter that looks like a grenade, shouts to charge, and even throws the grenade out - but the grenade will fall quickly after flying out and return to the green matter, while the display screen shows that his grenade is very effective.

Another person held out his hand, and the green matter condensed into a hand to shake hands with him. On the screen, this experiencer was shaking hands with an elf girl with very big breasts, and the center of the picture was always a huge white part - this experiencer seemed to understand it very well.

"Do you want to experience it too?" Dong Chengling came over with two cups of pudding milk tea and said, "But the movie is about to start."

"I'm just a little surprised." Ren Suo took the milk tea and took a sip. "When did this kind of black technology appear in the country?"

There were big banners hanging in the mall, and Ren Suo saw various promotional advertisements as soon as he came in. The virtual reality device 'Pandora's Box' produced by Liaoyuan Entertainment Company provided trial experience opportunities at Tianyi Commercial Plaza. It was absolutely real, and whether walking, touching, or being touched, one would have an immersive feeling.

Of course, the slogan is not like this, but something like "Shock the world..." and "Even my 90-year-old father was shocked..."

"Hmm? It seems... not long ago." Dong Chengling thought for a moment and said, "I don't usually pay attention to these things, but I do know about Liaoyuan Entertainment Company."

"Hmm?" Ren Suo was a little surprised. "Is he famous?"

"It's not well-known. I just learned about this company today." Dong Chengling said, "But it is a subsidiary. The parent company is very famous, Liaoyuan Technology."

Seeing that Ren Suo was still confused, Dong Chengling smiled helplessly and said, "Forgot, you are not a student. This is something that the academy will definitely mention to students - because Liaoyuan Technology itself is a scientific research company with state capital invested in it, and its main research direction is to utilize the abilities of 'Awakeners'. Our current spiritual energy aggregation device and other training equipment are all produced by Liaoyuan Technology's subsidiaries."

Ren Suo: "Aren't those researched by the National Institute?"

"Research and production are of course different." Dong Chengling said, "Liaoyuan Technology specializes in the operation of spiritual energy equipment and various extraordinary products developed by the country. For example, the substances that can change freely just now are intelligent polymer materials produced with the help of the power of the awakened."

"However, these extraordinary materials cannot even be sold internally, but now they are used as peripheral products for VR technology... Is this a technological breakthrough?"

It was normal for Dong Chengling to have doubts. Just now in the VR experience room, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the props that really made the VR equipment work perfectly were those green slime-like substances that could be solid or liquid, and could gather and separate at any time, and could be soft or hard. The most important thing was that this substance could be controlled by software and electrical signals.

This material can be used in so many places, including making VR equipment... I always feel that the technology tree is wrong.

However, Ren Suo immediately thought of the lottery when he was promoted to a level 4 player - "Random Wish Fulfillment", and realized his wish for 'virtual reality gaming equipment'.

However, that was nearly ten days ago, and now the trial version has been launched in various cities. This speed is too fast...

Perhaps it was because the materials and equipment were readily available, and there were even relevant scientific research directions, but under the influence of desire, the scientific research progress was suddenly accelerated, and even the market launch and publicity and promotion links were accelerated.

"I wonder when I can buy it..." Ren Suo sighed.

“Even if they can buy it, it will definitely be due to production issues, so priority will be given to important domestic units. As for ordinary citizens…” Dong Chengling shook his head and said nothing more.

Ren Suo had forgotten about this.

This virtual reality technology has appeared, but if the production volume is low, he may not be able to buy it. As for whether he can afford it, he is not worried - because he has multiple positions and has assisted the Countermeasures Bureau many times, the bonuses and salary are generous enough. Even if this year's salary cannot buy a property in Lianjiang, it should be more than enough to buy some gaming equipment, right?

Ren Suo and Dong Chengling entered the cinema at the right time - the timing was just right, after all, they were not willing to waste time waiting.

Although the production cycle of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is short, the script, special effects and scene rhythm are all excellent. It's just that the stuntmen who are extraordinary people are obviously a bit of a drag - but no one will complain about this, because everyone knows that those stuntmen are extraordinary monks!

The monsters that appear in the movie are almost completely real. It seems that many monsters have been captured by the countermeasure system and used as specimens for research.

Moreover, after a battle, intestines, blood and internal organs are scattered all over the ground. The bloody cruelty of the battle is overwhelming, and the appearance of the extraordinary people fighting bloody battles is also deeply imprinted in the eyes of the viewers.

After watching a movie, when Ren Suo and Dong Chengling were leaving, they heard the man next to them say to another man, "The Awakeners are so strong. Many reversals were made by the Awakeners' awakening spells. If only I could awaken too..."

"You're overthinking. You're lucky to be a monk. And the protagonist is a monk without any awakening spells, but he can become the captain and command other awakened people. He is the strongest in the team."

"Hey, but becoming an awakened one has a very high starting point... Never mind, why say so much, you'll be an ordinary person your whole life anyway."

"Not necessarily. Cultivating immortals depends on aptitude. Look at the protagonist, wasn't he just barely qualified at the beginning, ranked last, and relied on practice to improve his aptitude. In the future, maybe the country will invent some aptitude training method, and then people can cultivate immortals."

"How is that possible!"

"One hundred years ago, when the illiteracy rate in our country was 95%, no one thought that there would be nine years of compulsory education one day."

Ren Suo nodded thoughtfully, and Dong Chengling asked, "What did you think of?"

"Nothing, I just found this movie quite good."

Ren Suo had to admit that this movie was powerful. It not only made ordinary people have a certain understanding of demons, but also improved the social status and respect of countermeasure monks, gave extraordinary monks the halo of "serving the people", and finally weaved a dream for other people who could not practice - you see, the protagonist, this noob, can be awesome, sooner or later ordinary people will also be able to be awesome.

"Let's go to the restaurant to eat later." Dong Chengling suddenly said, "Because an acquaintance recommended it, and it just happened to be out this time, so..."

"Not going back?" Ren Suo was surprised quite a few times today.

"Xiaoyan told me yesterday that she would not come to dinner tonight, so..."

"That's fine, but I'll treat you to a meal, after all, I'm paying for your meal."

The restaurant was not far from Tianyi Shopping Center, so they chose to walk directly there. Halfway through the walk, Ren Suo noticed something strange - people passing by would look at him from time to time.

Could it be that because of my practice, I became more handsome?

No, those who were looking at me were all men! Could it be——

Am I becoming gay?

However, Ren Suo soon discovered that the passers-by were not looking at him, but at Dong Chengling next to him.

It was then that Ren Suo discovered that Dong Chengling was not wearing her usual outfit of jeans and white shirt today. Instead, she was wearing a red plaid skirt that just reached her knees and black stockings. Her white top also had lace, not one of those solid-color tops from Uniqlo that can be worn by both men and women. Her long hair was tied up with hair accessories, and her facial features were delicate and pretty.

That is why Ren Suo didn't notice it because they saw each other every day - as the cultivator's cultivation level increased, his appearance and temperament gradually improved.

A second-level cultivator is more sensitive to sight. Dong Chengling turned his head and asked Ren Suo calmly, "What's wrong?"

"nothing……"

Dong Chengling nodded and took out her cell phone from her small bag.

Ren Suo turned his head and walked forward, and at this time he began to extract the keywords: male, female, watching movies, eating...

—Wait, isn’t this what you call a date?

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