Chapter 437 - Doting Grandpa (II) (1/2)
Xiong Zhi decided to tour Old Xiong to the seven main attractions in ArtWorld.
Even though the old man was old and traditional, he still found the carefully designed streets and exquisite parks in ArtWorld novel and amazing.
The machineries, architecture, and facilities were truly forward-looking, top-grade, and of the highest quality.
This kind of amus.e.m.e.nt park would definitely be on top of the world in the hundred years to come. Too bad, with his old body, he could not run around like those young ones.
During the tour, he saw some familiar faces.
”Hold on, is that Yin An who's screaming his lungs out at the top?” Old Xiong asked his butler, looking up at one of the rides.
Butler Zhou adjusted his glasses, looked closely, and confirmed.
”Master's eyesight did not turn bad after long years. That is indeed Yin An. By his side is Er Bin and Sang Chin.”
Old Xiong: ”...”
These men who are obviously not so young anymore really got some thick face to try that spinning wheel! Aren't they afraid that their heads would snap out of their body?!
”Do you also want to try, grandfather? I can tell my employees to lower the speed,” Xiong Zhi asked by his side.
”Humph! Who wants to try that childish ride! When I was young, I tried all of it!”
Though that was a lie, he was not a bit jealous at all of those shameless men, no! Humph!
”Alright. Let's go on then.”
After Xiong Zhi showed the old man the main attractions, she put her plan into action.
They arrived at the Virtual Reality Chronicle, which they called VRC for short. It was a futuristic-themed building.
Since it was the opening and they rode the private rail car, they were the first group of people to arrive at the Virtual Reality Chronicle.
Old Xiong became the first visitor of this attraction.
”What's in here?”
”It's a place where you can enjoy yourself just by sitting in one place. Of course, you can also walk, run, and do some movements whenever you like.”
”Oh?”
”It's through Virtual Reality. VR games are on the rise, but ours are the most advanced ones out. We had a contract to upgrade the facilities and equipment in return of funding projects.”
”Virtual Reality, huh. I remember our company investing in such a project before. It's good to see you are delving into it, it is bound to be a future seed player in the international market… We also put our hands in AI technology, remember that project I mentioned to you some time ago…”
While her grandfather took the chance to educate and guide her of some matters in the Xiong Empire, Xiong Zhi led Old Xiong to a very spacious room inside the building.
The wall of every room was in tinted glass on the outside, but inside, the wall was mirrored. The floor was lighting up on their every step.
Inside the room, there were several sets of sensory helmets with goggles, sensory gloves, and nerve detector seats that were connected to the circuits on the floor.
”This is the first version of VRC. We are still working on version II with a promising IT company specializing on this technology. Try this, grandfather. You'll see how amazing this VRC can be.”
Old Xiong touched the helmet. It was heavy. Inside, he could see sensors.
These sensors, as Xiong Zhi explained, could catch the nerve signals in the brain and neck.
”For starters, try to sit here.” Old Xiong followed his granddaughter's suggestion and sat down.
It was surprisingly soft, as if there was liquid inside.
The seat immediately moved and adjusted its position to comfortably nestle Old Xiong's body figure.
He was almost embedded inside ”Guh, this thing, is this trying to swallow me?!”
Old Xiong was inwardly shocked and yelled angrily in surprise.
Butler Zhou moved to help the old man.
Xiong Zhi stopped him.
”Don't worry. It's not dangerous. This is how it works. It's analyzing your body weight and the structure of your bones. With this, VRC will adjust its game settings based on your body mass. Later, it will imitate the settings inside the game to simulate the sensory experience.”
Xiong Zhi then put the helmet on his head and the gloves on his hands.
A pair of thin but tall fiber boots rose from under the seat and enclosed his feet inside.
”With this, you can see and feel the things and texture of everything in VRC. Of course, except taste. VRC is still working on that, it might take a long while. I hope you enjoy the game, grandfather. Don't worry, Butler Zhou will follow you soon in-game.”
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Old Xiong's eyes were covered by the helmet, so he could not see anything.
”The system will tell you. There's a tutorial option in there too.”
”Wait, hold on—”
[Initializing game… Player 000001 is entering ArtWorld: Virtual Reality Chronicle! Please create your name.]
A sweet voice sounded in Old Xiong's ears.
In front of him, a huge white screen appeared and written below a blank line were the words 'Create Your Name'.
”What is this, Zhi'er?! How do I do this?” Old Xiong panicked.
He was in a room with his granddaughter and butler earlier, but why was he alone inside this empty sky-blue room now!
”Zhi'er!”
”Calm down, grandfather. Try to move your fingers.”
Old Xiong clam down. His granddaughter was still with him. So he moved his fingers and a key board appeared.
”Oh, I see a keyboard.”