Chapter 209
In the spacious and open hall, the layout style formed by the fusion of civilizations is displayed everywhere.
It is not simply a high-tech style that is a fusion of metal and cool colors. When the lights shine in harmony, it looks like it is appearing in a luxurious banquet.
After Lu Ze appeared, he began to observe. He found that there were many people who suddenly appeared like him, but they did not attract the attention of others.
So, he blended into the crowd calmly.
After coming here, I realized that no matter how special your appearance is, it will not attract attention. After all, there are too many people dressed in special ways here - not all visitors choose anthropomorphic appearance.
Just now, a puddle of mud covered with a gorgeous jewel-studded cloak slid past his legs half a meter away.
However, even if there were races that did not use anthropomorphism, they were not among the fourth-level civilizations he knew of.
Looking around, all of them are members of level five civilization or above.
Just as Lu Ze followed the crowd, walked into the crowd, listened to other people's conversations, and collected information.
A palm-sized mimic elf with butterfly wings appeared in front of him. Every time it flapped its wings, tiny streams of light fell, making its existence more like a fantasy creature from some magnificent story.
The little elf landed on his shoulder, not too far nor too close, a distance that would not be offensive.
[Hello, this is your first time here. Do you need me to guide you around?]
The anthropomorphic elf spoke to him in a sweet and lively voice.
When AI meets AI, Lu Ze's first reaction is to observe the intelligence level of this elf.
In fact, you don’t even need to look to know that it can’t compare to your own. Such a smart reaction is just the result of data constantly simulating the same scene.
This sound did not attract the attention of other people around him, and there were more similar elves around him.
But it is obvious that from the behavior of some people, it can be inferred that this is not their first time here, so it can be concluded that this kind of guiding elf is probably not exclusive to new guests.
Lu Ze nodded slightly.
There was nothing to hide that it was his first time here. The forces behind this expo had the ability to detect the identities of those who came.
Although there are other ways to find out the truth about this expo, you should not refuse the information that comes to your doorstep.
The virtual world is built in the real world, but in the virtual world, the space he is in now is like a series of different small bubbles. Each bubble has its own owner and is like an independent server.
Lu Ze has a way to steal the information without alerting the other party, but he came here to gather information, so there is no need to hack into the other party's database as soon as he arrives.
——With the involvement of a level six civilization, hacking into the database to steal information is not completely risk-free.
Once discovered, the chain reaction that would be triggered would definitely be something that neither he nor His Majesty wanted to see.
The elf shook its wings and flew around him.
[You are now in the reception hall. The official exhibition will be held in thirty minutes.]
【During this period, you can go to the rest area to wait. 】
As the elf explained, a light screen popped up in front of him, and on the screen appeared a miniature map of the overall floor plan.
If my guess is correct, this should be the floor plan of this virtual space.
After calculating the proportions in his mind, Lu Ze quickly built a simple model based on the information revealed on this floor plan.
The size of this space should be equivalent to a Titan-class mothership of a level six civilization.
When the Tianjia civilization was still prosperous, there were still several civilizations at the same level as it, and the central brain also retained relevant information about those civilizations.
It didn't take long for Lu Ze to find the civilization information that best matched the mothership in front of him from the database.
Mora civilization.
【With your permission, you can enter all non-locked areas to visit and experience. 】
The floor plans on the screen began to jump, one after another, and after a total of six, a new cycle began.
The floor plan is divided into many areas, and many of them are hung with a transparent lock.
There are text labels on the areas he can go to.
...viewing area, rest area, auction area, fighting area, etc. It is not difficult to tell from the names what these areas are used for.
Thinking about the information he got from Wanxing, Lu Ze finally chose the combat zone.
[Are you sure you want to enter the battle zone? Please select your identity.]
【Tourists or experiencers. 】
"Tourists."
[Visitor's identity is locked and entering the combat zone.]
The next moment, the space transition was exactly the same as the one I had experienced before, smooth and flowing without a trace of stagnation. The experience was much more advanced than the general teleportation in the virtual world, and there was almost no discomfort.
Lu Ze's expression did not change. He had already confirmed that it was a method used by a level six civilization. It was not difficult for them to achieve this level.
combat zone.
The overall layout is a circular viewing area. The blurry figures around should be like him, entering here as tourists.
Below the circular area is the battlefield. Its rough style is enough to make people instantly return from the highly technologically advanced interstellar society to the most primitive era when civilization had not yet left its home planet.
Like an ancient Colosseum.
These tourists are the audience, so the objects being watched are naturally in the area below.
[No players participated in this match, and both teams were Tienjia Zerg who had completed one evolution.]
[You are very lucky, our defending match is now underway.]
[The guy on the left is the perennial champion of our battle zone. Before this match, he had won fifteen consecutive championship matches.]
The sweet voice of the elf explained in my ear.
Lu Ze's gaze fell below.
Wan Xing said that at expos like this, in order to showcase the quality of the goods, the fighting area is open to all guests at every expo, allowing them to watch the fights up close.
This kind of fight is not uncommon for audiences of level five or six civilizations. It’s just that it has changed from being broadcast live on the Internet to being watched in person in the virtual world - if you want, you can even participate in it yourself.
However, most of the people who come here are respectable people, and few guests who come to the Expo are willing to perform for others.
This was the first time since Lu Ze was born that he saw what a real Tianjia Zerg battle looked like.
Although it may sound a bit cold to say this, the Zerg on Tianyun Star whose wings had been removed and who could not even undergo their first evolution, are indeed unworthy of the name "Tianjia".
Their strength is not bad, but they are completely insufficient when facing high-end battles.
The two Zergs in the field were both female. Their sharp wings could easily cut metal and stone, and when vibrated at an extremely high frequency, they were enough to shatter fine stones into powder.
The information in the database that Lu Ze possessed allowed him to analyze in just a few minutes that their level of development of their own genes was not low, and the worst was above S level.
Although there were a lot of S-level female insects during the heyday of the Tianjia civilization, that is now a thing of the past.
Now, based on the data model established with Tianyun Star as an example, it can be concluded that the number of female insects with S-level or above potential is probably not large.
[Using the latest virtual cabin for neural connection and deep mental connection, it can achieve a one-to-one restoration of reality.]
[There is almost no difference between viewing it here and in real life.]
Neural connections and deep mental links can indeed achieve the same effects in the virtual world as in reality, but the side effects are also astonishingly large.
Not only will all injuries be reflected back to the main body, but in more serious cases, it will also be reflected in the mental power. The latter is damaged and difficult to repair, and to a certain extent, the person will either die or go crazy.
Before Lu Ze came, he had predicted what might happen, so when he saw the current scene, he didn't react much.
The live broadcast of battles in the virtual world is just one of the things Wanxing mentioned.
Compared to this "small" scale competition, the battles between the female insects that were passed on through the expo and held only by the organizers of the expo were more cruel and brutal.
[You can place your bets here and choose your favorite player. The current odds are...]
The betting interface popped up, and the bar chart on it was constantly climbing upwards, indicating that people were constantly placing bets.
Watching this kind of game and betting on the outcome is also a form of participation.
Lu Ze wasn't interested.
He chose another area to enter.
In half an hour, he rushed through all the areas he could enter, and the elf AI diligently explained each area as he entered it.
He didn't step into the exhibition area until one minute before the expo started.
Lu Ze raised his hand and waved: "You can disappear now."
[Okay, guest, have fun.]
The elf left a word and disappeared. It didn't notice that before it disappeared, there was a transparent data stuck on its skirt.
We can't hack into the Starlight Expo's main system and install a crawler-stealing program, so we can only send back as much information as possible.
Once there is any sign of being discovered, the program will self-destruct, thus completely eliminating the risk of being traced back to you.
An AI program like the elf, after finishing its explanation here, will either return to the system space to wait or go to serve the next customer.
No matter which one it is, it’s not a loss for Lu Ze.
The exhibition area is very large, and it is divided into many small areas according to the different focuses of the "products".
As soon as he stepped in here, Lu Ze noticed the difference between this place and other areas.
Here, a combination of real equipment and virtual technology is used to project a certain space into the virtual world, instead of randomly modifying the virtual world by painting on it.
There must be a place exactly like this one, somewhere in reality.
Individual 'commodities' were placed in transparent glass covers. All of the 'commodities' had suppressors of different purposes fastened to their wrists and ankles. Half-meter-long chains were tied around their waists and connected to the circular pillar in the middle, ensuring that they could move without leaving too much space.
With their wings folded and drooping, each pair looks beautiful like a work of art that should be displayed in an exhibition hall.
Unlike those small, dead objects in the black market, each pair here is full of vitality, and when the light shines on them, it brings out glittering patterns and colors.
There are many glass booths like this.
There is also a small control device outside the booth. If the product inside does not move, you can press it. A slight electric current will stimulate the product to change its movement, allowing it to show itself to visitors in a more comprehensive way.
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The author has something to say: I didn’t expect that the hospital appointment would be delayed for more than half a month (I had a severe headache after not getting the injection on time and couldn’t write any updates QAQ). Now that I’m back from the injection, I will resume updating this article.
(Injections are given once a month. Try to save your draft before going to the hospital so that you can update it frequently.)
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