Chapter 208
Western Ring Belt.
Sector 12, a virtual network center in the inner city.
After awakening [Xuan Huang], as long as he is still in the Western Ring Star Belt, [Xuan Huang] will be able to contact him directly.
[Xuan Huang] ends its hibernation, and its authority is higher than that of its mirror image.
——On the surface, the West Ring Star Belt trading area is still managed by the controlled [Xi Zi], but in reality it has unknowingly fallen into the hands of [Xuan Huang].
In the virtual network center, Lu Ze used his ID to register his identity on the card reader, then selected a virtual cabin and lay down in it.
Such unmanned virtual network centers are everywhere in the West Ring Star Belt. You only need to swipe your ID code and pay to use them directly. They are the best tool for immersively connecting to the virtual world.
In addition to fully immersive virtual cabins, there are also portable ones, less advanced ones like helmets, and even simpler ones like special virtual glasses.
Lu Ze's original body is AI, and this body is just a simulation of a human. There is no need for him to use these devices to log into the virtual world.
This time he deliberately used a virtual landing capsule to enter because the place he was going to was not ordinary, and if he did not have the mental power of the brain worm following him, he might be exposed.
Lu Ze attached the device that connected to the mental power to the cat's head.
Compared to the brain worm, this inorganic life form does not have such things as brain waves, let alone mental power that can be "connected" to it.
He chose a data port in the virtual world, and just like when he awakened [Xuan Huang], he directly inserted part of his body into the port and entered it in the form of a data body.
After years of development, virtual world technology has become very mature.
It is only because of the limitation of wide-area space that it cannot break through, so every virtual world has boundaries, and the boundaries are generally linked to the network synchronization area in the real world.
Lu Ze entered from the Western Ring Star Belt. When he appeared in the virtual world, the area he naturally appeared in was the virtual world belonging to the Western Ring Star Belt.
Unlike the real world, where people live in a fantasy world with a ring-world residential area, this place is more like a planet in a virtual network world.
When entering a virtual network, you can see other ports in the virtual world. The ports are represented as stars.
If the spiritual body is not used to enter synchronously, and only a virtual data body is used, then even other people will be able to enter the network to which other virtual worlds depend in a shorter time than in reality.
This switching between different virtual network worlds is also called virtual 'travel'.
An ordinary man of 1.78 meters tall appeared silently in a deserted place in a park in the virtual online world.
He mimicked the spirit of the brain worm into a ring, which was now worn on his little finger.
The mental power of the brain worm covered this data body, making it appear no different from any ordinary mental body that entered here.
There is indeed no difference.
The brain worm adjusted its mental fluctuations and soon simulated an unfamiliar mental wavelength.
So far, there have never been two identical mental wavelengths, especially in the virtual world, where the existence of mental wavelengths is unique and cannot be disguised.
Therefore, people who come here generally hide their spiritual wavelengths and will not show them unless necessary.
Therefore, the obvious mental fluctuations on Lu Ze disappeared in just a moment without a trace.
Walking out of the park, Lu Ze disappeared in the crowd.
There are no fewer people in the virtual world than in the real world. In places where technology is advanced and widely utilized, people in many civilizations even prefer to live in the virtual world.
In a flower shop.
Lu Ze refused the waiter's enthusiastic company and said, "I'll take a look myself."
There were still quite a few customers in the flower shop. He looked around as if he had taken a fancy to a flower, and from time to time he would casually pick a branch from the pots of flowers that were blooming beautifully.
Soon, he had thirty or forty more flowers in his hands, with the main body of blue and purple and a few pure white ones.
“Wrap it up for me.” Lu Ze walked to the checkout counter with the flowers.
While the bouquet was being wrapped, he stood waiting, his eyes wandering through the various flowers.
These flowers were not chosen randomly.
In the virtual world, everything is virtual data. These flowers that look no different from real ones are also virtualized by data.
However, these forty-two flowers are a little more special than ordinary data.
They are the keys he received from Wanxing.
Each flower corresponds to a character in the key, and the order of picking them up cannot be wrong, otherwise it will fail to be used when you reach the last step.
Soon, the bouquets were packed.
He left with a large bouquet of flowers.
Taking the key in such a troublesome way, it is obvious that the level corresponding to the key is not high - it corresponds to the "tourist" identity mentioned by Wanxing.
There are various ways of moving in the virtual world, from walking on two legs to ordinary means of transportation in reality, to mechas and aircraft.
There are even fantastic things like teleportation, space travel, etc., but the more advanced they are, the more expensive they are.
There is only one currency used in the virtual world, and the exchange rate of star coins is 1:10. As a result, consumption in the virtual world is only more expensive than in reality.
A bouquet of flowers cost Lu Ze 130,000 virtual coins, which is only 10,000 Samsung coins.
For those who want to enter the [Starlight Expo] through legitimate means, these star coins are not worth mentioning. After all, the most expensive thing is the invitation code for the Expo.
That is the key.
According to Wan Xing, there are not many such keys because they are never put on the market and are only given away among acquaintances. Therefore, if someone knows their value, they can be sold at a sky-high price.
Two hours before the [Starlight Expo] was about to start, the invitation codes had already been distributed, so there were no more.
The reason why Lu Ze was able to obtain it from Wanxing was because this key itself was a small benefit for the distinguished guests of the [Starlight Expo].
Members who have participated in the [Starlight Expo] are eligible to bring their friends to participate according to their permissions, and the key is the certificate used to bring people.
When Wanxing returned to the White Tower Trading Area, he happened to encounter the Starlight Expo. Out of curiosity, he got the qualification to participate.
However, since I didn't invest anything, I'm only a member of the lowest level, and I only have one invitation key.
He didn't sell it, mainly because no one around him needed it.
Furthermore, he would never give the invitation key, which would reveal his identity, to a stranger unless he was threatened with death.
So, when Lu Ze came, this thing was still in his hand.
During Lu Ze's questioning, Wan Xing himself didn't know how he got so confused that he was tricked into telling questions, and he just blurted out everything he was told.
Finally, he didn't stop talking about the Starlight Expo. He also mentioned that he was a member and had an invitation key to enter.
——This was also a pleasant surprise for Lu Ze.
Lu Ze originally planned to use some illegal means to see the expo, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that if he could enter in a legitimate way, it would be more secretive and safer.
After all, there is a level six civilization behind it, and the participants are all members of high-level civilizations. With the information Lu Ze currently has, it is impossible to conceal his identity perfectly.
If you are caught while participating, many people will be implicated.
Lu Ze's figure disappeared from the door of the flower shop in a flash, and the next second he appeared at the door of a museum in another city in the virtual world.
The museum is located in a deserted corner of the city.
The way he held the flowers looked a little strange. Flowers are given as gifts. Who would come to a museum with flowers in their arms?
Lu Ze walked over and went to the ticket office at the entrance of the museum to buy tickets for the exhibition that was closest to the current opening.
"Sir, tickets for this exhibition are by reservation and all are already booked." The receptionist with pointed ears, blond hair and bright eyes smiled at him.
At a glance, you can tell it's a humanoid.
It imitates the humanoid appearance of the Lyra civilization among the sixth-level civilizations.
If he was really a member of one of the sixth-level civilizations, he would never work as a receptionist in a museum even if he was bored.
The racial characteristics of this civilization are exquisite appearance. In the early days, their bodies were simple plants - not those harmless species that can only photosynthesize, but carnivorous species.
Later in the evolution process, it evolved into a half-plant and half-flesh form, and finally followed the trend to mimic the appearance of humans, showing the harmless side of plants to the fullest.
Some low-level civilizations in the interstellar space, without knowing much about them, are fascinated by their harmless and beautiful appearance and affectionately call them the elves of nature.
Unfortunately, Lu Ze is the one who knows the history of the rise of the Lyra civilization.
Rather than saying that they are elves, it is better to say that the "elven civilization" that once existed is a part of them. After all, after being eaten and integrated, that race no longer exists.
However, not all civilizations can create a beautiful mimicry appearance on their own. Integrating the appearance of an already mature humanoid civilization race is much faster than taking a detour on your own.
As for what kind of integration it will be, that depends on the fate of the targeted race.
Lu Ze said calmly: "I have an appointment."
The bouquet in his hand dissipated the next second and finally turned into a crystal card, which was just the right size to be inserted into the ticket gate of the machine.
From the moment you get this bouquet of flowers, it carries a reminder only to the owner, which is to change the external form of its existence.
Insert the card and the purchase button will light up.
A wristband came out of the machine, an ordinary and inconspicuous style with a black background and white edges.
"This is your ID, please carry it with you."
"Please let me put it on you."
Lu Ze stretched out his hand and let the other party put the wristband on him.
When the wristband touched him, the parsing program started running.
Because it was just an ordinary item, it was quickly analyzed and found to be an identity certificate... It only had an unblockable and unchangeable characteristic mark attached.
He lowered his head, pretending to glance at his wristband, and said, "Can we go now?"
The receptionist's smile remained unchanged as she nodded at him, raised her hand, and leaned over to him, saying, "Of course. Please follow me. I'll take you to the entrance of the exhibition hall."
The museum is deserted, with cold weapons from all ages and civilizations displayed everywhere.
He followed the receptionist and walked past the exhibits. When he passed by a certain exhibit, his gaze paused slightly.
This one... is from the Tianjia civilization.
Fortunately, I was able to find it.
Ten thousand years ago, the Tianjia civilization had already reached level six and no longer relied on simple cold weapons.
If we trace back to the cold weapon era of Tianjia civilization, the latest should be 13,000 years ago... Lu Ze searched his database.
But his database is also incomplete, with only a little information.
"This is the entrance to the exhibition hall. Only invited guests can enter and visit. I can only take you here."
"You put your hand on the door and you can go in."
A door stood before them.
"It's troublesome." Lu Ze said.
He could tell that the 'person' in front of him was a simulation, but anyone else wouldn't be able to tell that.
He raised his hand, and the wristband lit up with light.
The next moment, he entered the area behind the door from the front of the door.
In the pitch-black environment with only partial light, visibility is very low, only within a few meters around you.
A voice suddenly sounded.
【A guest who meets the criteria for entering the Starlight Expo has been detected.】
If you don't want to be recognized, you can reset your appearance to partially obscure it.
[The White Tower Chamber of Commerce reminds you that proper obstruction is beneficial to your privacy.]
The surrounding environment suddenly changed, and he was standing in a luxurious fitting room.
There are cabinets in front, behind, left and right, filled with clothes and accessories.
A three-dimensional projection of himself appeared in front of him. On one side of the projection was a database of clothing, and he could click directly to see what it would look like after changing it.
Lu Ze: ...With such ability, why bother changing the environment?
The exhibition was about to start, and he didn't plan to waste time on this, so he made his selection quickly.
He let his black hair grow long, put on a simple black robe, tied a gold-painted and jade-inlaid belt around his waist, and let the wide sleeves of the robe hang down, covering the wristband and the pinky ring on his hand tightly.
He casually put on half a mask on the left side of his face, covering about one-third of his face. This kind of covering was the same as not covering anything.
Lu Ze didn't care about showing his face. This face was originally sculpted by him and it didn't look like his real face at all.
"Is this okay?"
Lu Ze said: "I don't want to miss the opening of the exhibition because of being late."
Dear guests, welcome to the Starlight Exhibition. The Baita Chamber of Commerce wishes you a pleasant trip.
As the voice faded away, a soft white light flashed before his eyes, and he found himself in another space.
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The author has something to say: I have to visit relatives for the New Year in the next few days, and then go for a review next week, so the updates in the next week will be unstable QAQ
(I didn’t apply for the list next week because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to write it. I haven’t been in a good state these past two days.)
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