The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 433 Consciousness Upload (asking for monthly ticket)

Players around the world looked at Pang Yun lying on the hospital bed in confusion.

His face was gloomy and lifeless.

It is completely different from the previous appearance in the game where he was full of energy and cried for his mother when being chased by pirates.

"What the hell? Why is this guy on camera again?"

"I haven't seen him for three days. Why is he suddenly hospitalized? Is it serious?"

“…Is it so miserable?”

……

Players don't know why.

But soon, the conversation between the doctor and Pang Yun's mother made everyone realize that the situation was more troublesome than just the illness.

Pang Yun is actually paralyzed!

The only part of his body that could move was his neck.

The atmosphere of the barrage became a little solemn.

But after all, no one was familiar with Pang Yun. They had only met him once during a live broadcast, so it was not a very deep friendship.

It's not to say that I can empathize with you or be overly cautious.

There are still many active viewers:
"I see, this is to promote the Dream Machine!"

“Give paralyzed patients another world, and let them experience the feeling of running freely again?”

"You know what, the dream machine really works!"

"It's just that the hypnotic effect of sleepwalking drugs is not strong enough. If you use it continuously, you won't be able to fall asleep."

"Yes, I heard that Dream Building has a more powerful potion that can make people sleep for 24 hours without waking up, and there are no side effects!"

"Yes, there is, but don't even think about using it!"

……

It has been nearly half a month since the Dream Machine was launched, and after players have experienced it for themselves, they all have high praise for it.

The only thing I am not satisfied with is that the dosage of the sleeping patch is not strong enough.

If players keep using it, keep using it...

Sleeping too much.

The effect will be greatly reduced.

Or I can't sleep at all and can't log into the game.

Or the sleep duration is too short, and the connection will be disconnected and the user will wake up after playing for a while.

This is not the body developing resistance.

It's simply too much sleep, both the body and the brain have not had enough sleep.

——The efficacy of the sleeping patch has been weakened and cannot be compared with the [Sleepwalking Agent].

You cannot ignore the physical condition and force hypnotize the player.

But that's not a big deal.

As long as you stay awake for a while and use up excess physical strength and energy, the effect of the sleeping patch will be restored.

Exercise and sweating of sufficient intensity can greatly speed up the "cooling time" of the sleeping patch.

Because of this unexpected effect, the problem that sociologists were worried about before -

"The young people are all obsessed with dreams, and their bodies are broken down."

did not appear.

Not only did it not happen, but it prompted more people to develop exercise habits.

The veteran otakus who were not impressed even by the Fantasy Game Kit are now arranging time for exercise in order to ensure that their game time is long enough and the effects of the sleeping patches are not diminished.

In the past week, many small parks near residential areas have begun to be crowded with young people.

As for the [Sleepwalking Agent], it was not sealed either.

It is now used to treat depressive insomnia.

Therefore, it was known by some netizens.

But [Sleepwalking Agent] is a prescription drug, doctors won’t prescribe it casually, and Xu Meng has no intention of selling this thing.

——Even if it is really sold, I don’t think many people would be willing to get an injection to play the game…

Therefore, players' desire for [Sleepwalking Agent] is basically just empty talk.

……

While the barrage of comments was flying around, the film was still playing in the live broadcast room.

Xu Meng finally appeared in the ward and the first thing he said was:
"I need a volunteer."

"I wonder if you would like to try brain-computer interface surgery?"

In an instant, all the random comments on the screen turned into dense question marks and exclamation marks:
"Brain-computer interface? Isn't it a dream machine?"

"You're not a big shot. You just started researching in April, and you dare to use it now?"

"Boss Xu said it was fast, and it really was fast! Two months, can you believe it?!"

"I just don't know if it's reliable..."

……

Under the shocked gaze of the audience, Pang Yun agreed immediately:
"it is good!"

Then the camera cuts continuously.

Preoperative preparation, expert consultation, Xu Meng's technical lecture...

Finally, under the watchful eyes of his family, Pang Yun was pushed into the operating room.

The three-color light outside the operating room turned green.

The operation officially begins.

There is very little footage of the surgery, save for a single shot of a large group of people in a conference room watching through the camera.

After a brief black screen, the three-color light went out.

Pang Yun was lying on the transfer bed and was pushed out of the operating room.

The waiting family members gathered together quickly. The next moment, the scene changed to a close-up of Pang Yun with his teeth clenched and his face tense.

The camera zooms out and he is already trying to stand on his own with the help of a rehabilitation doctor.

In the next shot, he was standing on the parallel bars.

After that, I walked with a walker.

……

Pang Yun's mental outlook changed drastically in just a few shots.

Scenes of sweaty exercise and rehabilitation continue to appear.

Until finally, he got rid of the help of doctors and equipment and stood up from the wheelchair independently.

Take a stumbling step.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Amid the doctor's gratified gaze and his family's excited tears, Pang Yun walked out a full 6 meters independently without any external help!

This short documentary ends with a freeze frame on Pang Yun’s joyful face.

Xu Meng appeared again, smiling and said to all the audience:

"Today, I want to announce a good news to everyone."

"I said at the press conference on April 4 that DreamBuild will conduct research and development of brain-computer interface related technologies."

“Now, this technology has made significant progress!”

"As you can see, this technology has helped the first patient regain his life."

"Pang Yun can now regain control of his hands and feet, and can walk, eat, and take care of himself."

"If everything goes well, after a few months or longer of recovery training, he will be able to do most things that ordinary people can do."

"In the next few months, the brain-computer interface team will look for more volunteers and do more technical practice to push this technology towards maturity and benefit more patients as soon as possible."

At this point, Xu Meng paused for a moment and changed the subject:
"But everyone knows that I'm not a doctor."

"So, let's talk about something that everyone is interested in."

"Brain-computer interface technology is far more than just allowing people to stand up."

"It has a wider range of applications and huge potential."

“Logging into the virtual world is one of them.”

While he was speaking, the live broadcast room inserted another short clip -

Pang Yun was lying on the hospital bed, and Xu Meng inserted a cable into the reserved interface below his right ear.

"Are you ready?"

"Okay!" Pang Yun nodded.

Xu Meng also nodded to Xiao Meng.

So Xiao Meng snapped her fingers with a rainbow effect.

Pang Yun closed his eyes instantly, as if he had completely lost consciousness.

But another window popped up, showing Pang Yun's current location -

A sprawling city flooded by floods.

……

This scene came quite suddenly!
The audience was unprepared:
"What the hell? Aren't you going to promote the Dream Machine?!"

"A few days ago... Pang Yun logged into the game through the brain-computer interface?"

"Fuck! No wonder he's so into it!"

"Nonsense, brain-computer interface is 100% more immersive than dreaming!!"

“So… it wasn’t some creative live broadcast from an NPC perspective, but a simple demonstration of brain-computer technology?”

"Hahahaha, I am dying of laughter. Where are those people who praised the director for his ideas?"

"It doesn't matter! I just want to say one thing now - Boss Xu is awesome!!"

……

This sudden bombshell immediately caused an uproar around the world!
It’s not that there was no brain-computer interface surgery in the world before.

But they all remain in the medical field.

So when Xu Meng said that he had also developed brain-computer interface technology and cured a paralyzed patient.

Everyone was amazed at his genius brain and amazing scientific research efficiency.

But he didn’t think much about it.

But now, I watched helplessly as Pang Yun had a wire inserted behind his ear and turned around to go to Mansheng City...

I was dumbfounded on the spot!

This thing is obviously different from the existing brain-computer technology!

This is not like playing games by controlling the mouse and keyboard with your brain after a brain-computer interface surgery.

But it’s the fucking consciousness that actually enters the game world!
It's a real entry!

You don’t even need to resort to the dreaming process!
However, Xu Meng seemed unaware of the shock this scene brought to everyone and his expression remained calm.

After demonstrating the brain-computer interface login to the sprawling city, he told users around the world:

"I am taking this opportunity to study whether it is possible to download and store dreams."

"If this works, maybe we can exchange dreams in the future."

“Even exchanging memories, feelings, and emotions.”

“But this is more troublesome and requires more volunteers. It is not a short-term project.”

"Just stay tuned and... enjoy the new game!"

After saying this, Xu Meng ended the live broadcast neatly.
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Although the live broadcast has ended, the impact of this incident has quickly spread to all areas around the world!

Countless people were shocked.

Social networks are buzzing with discussion.

One of the most popular topics is:

[Brain-computer interface + sprawling city, do you know what I thought of?]
[Consciousness Upload!]
(End of this chapter)