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Once the "Full Dive Device" was launched, it quickly caused a huge sensation around the world.
Holographic technology has always been the subject of research in countries around the world, but no one expected that it would be developed and researched first by China, a country that has always been looked down upon by other countries and even its own people in the high-tech industry, and it was quickly put on the market without being known by other countries.
The concept of "Metaverse", which made a lot of money by relying on concepts but disappeared after a period of time, became a reality after the launch of "Full Dive Device".
——WONDERLAND, just like its name "Fantasy Township", it is a perfect world created in the virtual world, like a dream.
All props, clothing, and furniture from games that have been added to the "Full Dive Device" can be brought back to "WONDERLAND" by players and used. Players can also integrate the special abilities they have acquired in different games into this game, and after learning them thoroughly, continue to use them in "WONDERLAND".
Not only games, but any TV series or other IP that cooperates with "Full Submersion Device" can put the magical items in the drama and novel into "WONDERLAND" for players to obtain by themselves.
Players can drive a Gundam or ride a flying sword to travel around the mountains and rivers. Relying on the "Eye of God" to shuttle through the ocean, holding a heavy machine gun and making trouble in the Heavenly Palace with Monkey King. During the day, you can stroll in the Grand Canyon, and at night, you can go to the moon to play football...
With the emergence of "WONDERLAND", various worldviews are wonderfully integrated into one, just like the magnificent and colorful world depicted in "Ready Player One".
Not to mention the various games that can be logged in in "WONDERLAND" and modified into holographic mode.
If "WONDERLAND" had not set online time for everyone, I am afraid that many people would want to indulge in this beautiful world and never leave.
The setting of online time has undoubtedly been condemned by all players. However, the publisher refused to give in at all on this point and firmly limited the online time to twelve hours a day. When wearing a helmet, the body will fall into a sleeping state. Even if the mind is awake, it will not affect the body's rest at all. Instead, it will make the body feel like falling into a deep sleep, and get an excellent rest state, which is a blessing for insomniacs.
Therefore, almost all users will choose to go online at bedtime, which not only saves time for work and study during the day, but also ensures adequate rest.
——Although some unscrupulous companies took advantage of this and chose to let their employees continue to work in "WONDERLAND". However, after being reported several times, the authorities took quick action. Once forced behavior is discovered, the company will immediately lose the right to use the "Full Dive Device".
As for whether it is "compulsory", the authorities do not need to listen to the arguments of the companies or employees. They can directly read the emotions of each user through the device and make judgments based on this.
In this case, excluding sleeping time, the actual time to use "WONDERLAND" during the day is only about four hours.
For working people, this amount of time is more than enough. But for students who are on holiday at home, it is undoubtedly a torture for them who have to seek entertainment all the time except for meal time.
Therefore, students tend to prefer to play during the day and sleep at night to "save time".
Anyway, with the emergence of the "Full Dive Device", the entire Chinese entertainment system has undergone a radical reform. The "virtual world" is no longer just attached to mobile phones and computers, and the "second dimension" has truly become a world that everyone can enter.
The publisher even announced that everyone will be able to create their own "world" and upload it to "WONDERLAND".
The emergence of the "full stealth device" did not cause a strong blow to the real economy - the real operators were Zhao Yaya and Bai Luo, and behind them was the Chinese government.
As an official, when promoting any technology, it is impossible not to consider the impact on the existing market and how to minimize the impact. Fortunately, Class 9 has a wealth of magic skills. When combined with technology, the difficulty of solving many problems will be greatly reduced.
——Merchants only need to place a small scanning device in their stores to directly model offline stores and import them into "WONDERLAND".
For stores with offline physical stores, the official directly exempted them from the fees for entering "WONDERLAND". If you open a virtual store directly in "WONDERLAND", the rental fee you pay is almost the same as offline. "WONDERLAND" is only free for ordinary users, and for merchants who enter, the fees will be adjusted according to their scale.
The Chinese nation has always had a strong creative ability. The universal "WONDERLAND" platform is enough for them to give full play to their imagination and play with "holographic simulation".
For example, clothing stores have directly joined the game to play a "matching competition". Every customer does not need to spend time putting clothes on and off. Just a click can make the clothes fit perfectly. The device will directly read the body data of each user. After the user completes the fitting in the dressing room with their own data and pays for the purchase, the user can wear the selected clothes directly on the virtual image and the size of the clothes will be automatically adjusted.
Almost every virtual image is a standard clothes rack, and even if the clothes are randomly matched, there is a unique beauty.
Naturally, virtual clothing is also sold in "WONDERLAND", but under official regulation, clothing with complex special effects that can only be made in "WOtNDERLAND" is priced extremely low, and can only be purchased with "WONDERLAND's" own currency - the currency in "WONDERLAND" can only circulate within "WONDERLAND", cannot be exchanged for cash, and cannot be circulated in reality.
Those clothes that are judged to be able to be reproduced in reality but only sell virtual versions will be judged as "commodities" and can only be paid for with Chinese currency, and the prices are often extremely high.
In comparison, clothing that has both physical and virtual stores and can be delivered offline and online after purchase is extremely cost-effective.
Who doesn’t like the high cost-effectiveness of wearing two clothes with one dollar? In addition, the main body of “WONDERLAND” is very large, and users are assigned to different communities. Each community will be equipped with different merchants. The market is huge, and there is no need to worry about the monopoly of big brands.
The catering brands took advantage of the fact that in the game, one can taste food freely without feeling full, can replicate the taste of a physical store with one click, and have unlimited space in the store without the need to queue, and went straight for the "self-service" approach.
All the dishes can be tasted directly by customers using the currency of "WONDERLAND", which is almost the same as free when rounded off.
The official website of "WONDERLAND" has specially put up a sign: the taste sensitivity in "WONDERLAND" will be slightly lower than in reality. This means that for the food that tastes delicious in "WONDERLAND", the experience in reality will be even better.
This made those "treasure shops" that really have real stuff, rather than taking advantage of the internet celebrity economy to make quick money, quickly become popular after they were launched on "WONDERLAND", and they were extremely popular both online and offline.
...There are countless examples like this.
Not to mention that the government has specially launched some holographic devices that can only be experienced online, such as the "Holographic Script Killing" run by Bai Luo, etc., and combined magic such as illusion with science to produce "real-time 3D modeling."
Although there are free or paid experiences in "WONDERLAND", the game time is fixed. An exciting script-killing game or escape room requires a lot of time, so you can use your "free time" during the day to experience it.
In addition to stimulating the real economy, the emergence of "WONDERLAND" has also quickly brought out a batch of new Internet celebrities, the most popular of which is undoubtedly "Poems of the Four Seasons".
Originally a transvestite blogger, he has always attracted the attention of fans with his beautiful appearance, lifelike voice, and unique game live broadcasts.
With the emergence of "Full Submersion Device", especially the explosion of the Western fantasy MMORPG game "Parnaqui" that comes with the device, "Poetry of Four Seasons" uses the identity of a "bard" in the form of "travel notes" to introduce the knowledge and history of Parnaqui to the audience, interspersed with various humorous and interesting stories and customs, making the video program effect excellent, very worthwhile to watch, and of excellent popular science. Once launched, its popularity has remained high.
Si Ji Shi Pian has also changed from being a "transvestite" to being the best "textual research party up master" in the hearts of players. Although he sometimes wears women's clothes and sometimes men's clothes, which often makes it difficult for people who click on his videos for the first time to distinguish his real gender, and this has caused a lot of controversy, it does not affect the pursuit of Si Ji Shi by people who really like the game "Parnaki".
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"Many people have asked me to tell you about the story of the Orc statue before, so this video is about Damian Remos, the hero of the Orcs."
"Now I am in Maya City, the only city dominated by mixed-race people. In the language of the beastmen, 'Maya' means 'mother'. As the name suggests, Maya City means 'Mother City'. In the last video, I introduced to you that because of discrimination against mixed-race people, the beastmen have been living as slaves in Parnaqui for thousands of years. Most of them do not have their own territory and homes. The few who have settlements mostly live in the form of simple tribes on the outskirts of the Sol Plain where the beastmen live, near the desert or rainforest..."
Si Jishi strolled along the main street of Maya City, recording the surrounding scenery with a camera while talking nonstop to the camera - now, a device capable of live broadcasting in "WONDERLAND" has been developed, but for the time being it can only be viewed within "WONDERLAND", and external audiences can only watch recordings or edited clips.
The live broadcast in "WONDERLAND" is very different from the live broadcast outside. The audience can not only see the flat scene through the camera, but can sit in the home of "WONDERLAND" and let the scenery of "Panaki" surround themselves, as if they are outdoors, sitting on the sofa but can keep moving forward.
He told the story of the Orcs' living customs and the Mayan City. When the story reached its climax, he stopped at the largest square in Mayan City and pointed at the huge statue standing in the center of the square. He said, "...The Free Alliance founded by seven Orcs known as the 'Seven Heroes' was once again defeated by the Kingdom of Thor and had to temporarily retreat to the rear to develop again. No one would have thought that Damian Remos, who was regarded as a 'hero' by the rebellious Orcs, would be born in the royal court of the Kingdom of Thor at this moment."
"The former king of the Kingdom of Thor, the leader of the orcs known as the 'tyrant', is Damian Remos' biological father. He and an elf who was captured to the Kingdom of Thor had a child named Damian. I have told you before about the naming method of nobles. Because he is a mixed-blood, Damian was discriminated against at birth, so he did not have the right to name his mother. But because his mother is a dark elf, she is relatively nobler than dwarves and humans in the eyes of orcs. The orcs worship power, and men have a higher status as hunters. Damian's mother secretly used magic to disguise Damian as a man, so that she was not executed at birth, but was given her father's surname. After that, Damian was thrown into a poor noble family in a small border town to fend for himself."
"Because she was a 'lowly' half-blood, even with the surname Wang, Damian was not treated favorably by the nobles. Instead, she was bullied everywhere. Until she awakened her power, the blood from the elves and beastmen gave her extremely powerful strength and talent. From then on, she could only beat others and never be bullied... You ask me why I sound so familiar?" Si Jishi laughed and said in a joking tone: "Do you believe me when I say that she and I are old acquaintances?"
Damian Remos, this masculine name of Parnaji, has another name on Earth: Chi Miaomiao. Student No. 21, the discipline committee member of Class 9, also a member of Zhouxun Mercenary Group, and the strongest summoner of Parnaji.
No one would have thought that a despised hybrid with the blood of beastmen and elves would possess the terrifying power to sign a contract with all things and become the master of all living things.
"Oh, why are you accusing me of talking nonsense again? I'm a very honest person and never talk nonsense." Si Jishi smiled and said, "...Ask me why I discriminate against mixed-bloods? You obviously haven't watched my previous live broadcasts and videos. Then let me explain it again. The basic substance that constitutes the Parnaki power system is "magic power". Because of the characteristics of magic power itself, it is easy to make the user crazy. The creators of the Parnaki races, the "Twenty-Four Gods", integrated the power that can suppress this madness into their blood. Therefore, among the pure bloods, especially those with noble blood, they are not only powerful, but also have the least possibility of falling into madness, so they can maintain stable rule for a long time. However, because mixed-bloods combine the power of two bloodlines at the same time, their own talents and strength are stronger. Because the two bloodlines are likely to conflict, they can induce them to fall into madness and cause irreversible disasters. Therefore, the "Twenty-Four Gods" banned the appearance of mixed-bloods. After the gods fell, there was no one to restrain them, and mixed-bloods gradually appeared. People envied their power and feared their madness, so they kept suppressing and restraining them as slaves."
"Okay, let's get back to the story of Damian Remos." Si Jishi pointed the camera at the statue of Chi Miaomiao in the square: "Damien Remos relied on her own strength to take over the entire border town as her base under the nose of the tyrant. After that, she disguised herself as a human and joined the mercenary group as a man, and went on a long adventure. While her strength was rapidly improving, she also made a lot of connections (classmates) and made them a powerful helper in her future resistance to the Kingdom of Thor. At the same time, she has been silently working for the resistance and independence of the mixed-bloods, mainly the orcs, and providing support for the resistance organization."
"When Damian Remos had accumulated enough strength, she, who had already gained a high reputation in the resistance organization, went straight back to the Kingdom of Thor. The king of the Kingdom of Thor is now Damian's half-brother. He has always been a believer in strength supremacy, and he does not discriminate against mixed-bloods. He has always been very good to Damian. After knowing Damian's actions, he cooperated with Damian for the purpose of competing for the throne, and continued to provide all-round support for Damian's organization. Afterwards, Damian helped him kill his father and successfully ascended the throne. In return, he allowed Damian to enter the royal family openly as an orc, and took the initiative to divide a piece of territory for Damian, allowing mixed-bloods to build cities, and abolished the slavery system for mixed-bloods, etc. Damian was originally the lord of Maya City, but she took the initiative to refuse, and walked on the earth as a mercenary, continuing to work for those mixed-bloods who were still discriminated against and had not gained freedom."
After saying the last sentence, Si Jishi felt something. He looked up and saw Chi Miaomiao sitting on the top of the tallest bell tower in the city, quietly overlooking the city-state she founded. Beside her, Song Mingzhe was tilting his head and whispering something to her, with a look of gentleness rarely seen by the people in Class 9.
Si Jishi: “Oh wow~”
He seemed to have eaten something huge.
"What is the anchor watching? Ahem, nothing." Si Jishi tried to suppress the uncontrollable arc at the corner of her mouth and waved at the camera: "Then today's live broadcast ends here. As for when the next live broadcast will be, I will notify you one day in advance. Goodbye~"
After saying that, regardless of the barrage of comments trying to persuade him to stay, Si Jishi quickly closed the live broadcast, used magic to conceal his figure and breath, pointed the camera in the direction of Chi Miaomiao and Song Mingzhe, and pressed the shutter button.
“Hehe~”
He snorted with satisfaction, uploaded the photos to his cloud drive and mobile phone, then left the game contentedly, logged out of "WONDERLAND", and left the space to the two of them.
The suddenly dim vision made Si Jishi feel dazed for a moment. The small room was empty except for a few pieces of furniture. The faint smell of dust floating in the air made Si Jishi think of a storage room.
He rubbed his forehead and sat up in bed.
I almost forgot that this is not “my home” now.
There was no knocking on the door, and someone just pushed it open and barged in. The middle-aged man with a beard looked Si Jishi up and down, and snorted with disdain: "Finally you look a little manly. You're embarrassing me by being so sissy all day. Your aunt and brother's family are coming over soon, come out quickly."
After that, without giving Si Jishi any chance to reply, he walked out with a sullen face.
Not long after, the man's smiling voice sounded outside the door: "My dear son, do you miss your daddy? Are you happy playing with your mommy?"
Si Jishi rolled her eyes, straightened her hair, and got out of bed.
There was no trace of a "full immersion device" on the narrow single bed. For the people in Class 9, the "WONDERLAND" launched by Bai Luo and Zhao Yaya was nothing more than a dream created by mental power and collective subconsciousness. For those whose mental power and magic power were strong enough, they could enter dreams freely without any restrictions.
Si Jishi pushed open the door, ignored the family who were having fun in the living room, and walked straight into the bathroom.
The man's voice sounded behind him: "You didn't even bother to call out when your aunt and brother came home. Did you forget all the knowledge you learned in school?"
"Oh, Mr. Si, Xiaoshi has finally come home, don't be so mean to the child all the time!" Si Jishi's stepmother quickly tried to dissuade him gently.
"What's wrong with being fierce? I'm his father! Look at him, what kind of person he is all day long? Does he look like my son, Si Dekang?"
Si Jishi rolled her eyes and shut out all the noise.
He looked at himself in the mirror carefully - shoulder-length hair, and overly delicate facial features that looked a bit androgynous. If he tied his hair up to enhance the contours of his facial features, he would be a handsome man. If he let his hair down to slightly cover the contours of his cheeks and his Adam's apple, he would be a beautiful girl.
Such a face came from his mother, but unfortunately the man hated it very much. In his mind, the man must have a buzz cut, exaggerated muscles, speak in a rough voice, and preferably swear occasionally.
In men's terms, this is called "masculinity."
But Si Jishi is completely different from the "son" that men imagine. He has been soft-tempered since he was a child, likes to play with girls, does not like sports, likes cleanliness and tidiness, likes pink, and likes everything beautiful.
Later the woman died, and not long after that the man married a younger wife who gave birth to a son who suited his taste.
The man always thought that Si Jishi dressed up like an androgynous person to disgust him in order to take revenge on him.
But Si Jishi knew very well that he just liked these beautiful skirts.
Not only skirts, he likes everything beautiful that can make people feel happy. He likes to decorate himself with these beautiful things and likes to see himself become what he likes.
——I just like it, there is no additional reason or value, it simply comes from love and the pursuit of "beauty".
Everyone has the right to pursue "beauty", regardless of age, gender.
And "beauty" has never been defined by anyone.
...
The man was still cursing outside the door, and Si Jishi couldn't help but sigh.
After entering high school, he moved out of his home with the money he earned from live streaming, and claimed to live on campus. Because the man never paid attention to him, and his stepmother only said nice things to him, but never paid any real attention to him. As long as the man was not around, she never bothered to pretend to be gentle in front of Si Jishi. Therefore, the fact that Si Jishi did not live on campus was unknown until now. They all thought that Si Jishi took the little pocket money they gave her and stayed in the school dormitory all year round to study.
Si Jishi tied his hair behind his head to make his masculine features look more obvious. His eyes rolled and an idea came to his mind.
He has never been a person who would settle down. The only reason he maintains superficial peace with the man now is because Rui Hang is disciplining them and does not allow them to attack ordinary people at will.
Although he was quite dissatisfied with Si Jishi's long hair, seeing that Si Jishi at least looked like a man and was going to have dinner with his wife's brother's family today, the man habitually said a few words of disdain, and then drove to a restaurant in the city with Si Jishi, his wife and young son.
"I'll go to the bathroom first." As soon as she entered the box, Si Jishi said first while the other family was not there yet.
The man waved his hand impatiently: "Lazy people poop a lot, hurry up!"
With bad intentions in mind, Si Jishi suddenly became very well-behaved in front of the man.
After entering the bathroom, Si Jishi quickly cast a layer of invisibility magic on herself. At the same time, she took out a little skirt and cosmetics from her personal space and started to put on makeup happily.
On the other side, the man’s brother-in-law and his family also arrived late.
"This is my eldest brother, and this is my eldest brother's son. Xiaoqing, call me uncle." said stepmother Shao Yuanyuan.
Shao Siqing glanced at the man and said calmly, "Uncle."
But Si Dekang did not feel offended by Shao Siqing's indifference. This nephew had just graduated and was working in a foreign-funded enterprise. Not only did he have a promising future, but he also looked like what Si Dekang thought of a "man" - a crew cut, strong muscles from fitness, and not fussy about details.
"Why is Xiaoshi not here?" Shao Yuanyuan's elder brother Shao Jianjun looked around but did not see the adopted nephew who his sister described as "neither male nor female".
"Xiao Shi went to the bathroom." Shao Yuanyuan said.
"Dad, I'm going to the bathroom too." Shao Siqing put his coat on the chair and said to everyone.
After leaving the box, he did not go to the toilet, but turned a corner and found a sparsely populated place, lit a cigarette and smoked it comfortably.
Shao Siqing never looked down on this cheap relative. He also didn't like such hypocritical social situations, which made him very uncomfortable.
Not only here, but also this small city, for him who is used to living in big cities, is full of the "sense of poverty" that makes him disgusted - even though this small city is actually very wealthy.
Shao Siqing soon finished his cigarette and was thinking about whether to light another one when a faint floral scent suddenly passed over his nose.
Shao Siqing turned his head in a daze, and an exquisite jawline unexpectedly caught his eyes, followed by an exquisite face that suffocated him.
The cigarette butt in Shao Siqing's hand fell to the ground. He covered his chest with his hands, and for a moment his heart almost stopped beating.
Is this the feeling of being moved?
He thought in a trance.
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