The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 550: Expensive Body, [Great Pioneering] Development Progress (asking for monthly tickets)
Xu Meng was a little stunned when he heard Xiao Meng's request.

Before the [Humanoid Robot Competition] started, he asked Xiao Meng: Would you like a realistic robot body?

But Xiao Meng refused.

To her, the robotic body is like a pair of crutches.

But she is a healthy little superhero in the digital world, and running to the real world to operate a crutch is not only unnecessary but also uncomfortable.

So he just shook his little head.

Why did you suddenly change your mind now?

Is it because of new technology?

He looked at the distributed tactile generator network that Xiao Meng was pointing at, "Is this technology useful to you?"

"Yes!" Xiao Meng said with shining eyes, "And these!"

Holographic screens emerged from the air, almost filling up the living room!

On each screen, a technology is displayed.

Xu Meng glanced around.

It soon became clear that there were an astonishing amount of technology involved!
There are already [prosthetic control technology] including the bioelectric-digital signal bidirectional translation protocol, bionic nerves, and distributed tactile generators...

There are also [high-precision 3D scanning technology], [MRI medical imaging technology], [deep bone and muscle tissue], [inertial sensor array], [flexible body dynamics]... etc. which are not included in the technical materials, but are information that Xiao Meng has come into contact with during the learning process.

There were even [carbon fiber composite bionic skeleton], [flexible joints], [multimodal sensing network], [thermodynamic management]... etc. Xu Meng didn't assign any homework to her, and no one knew where she found these technologies.

Putting all of them together, it is the simulation robot technology solution framework that Xiao Meng built in just a few seconds.

"This way Xiao Meng can hug her master!"

“By the way, you can also go out on the street and touch cats and dogs, lions and tigers, capybaras, raccoons and children!”

"It can also collect dangerous data for the master!"

“You can do so many things!”

Xiao Meng talked non-stop with a beaming smile.

Xu Meng was a little touched and pulled the little guy to touch his head.

Just as I was about to say something, I saw the contact information of a small blogger written on a holographic screen next to me.

So Xiao Meng asked curiously: "What does this person do?"

Xiao Meng took a look and explained to him: "If Xiao Meng wants to make a body, he needs to make ears!"

"Among all the craftsmen who make animal heads, his skills are the most exquisite."

Xu Meng touched Xiao Meng's soft cat ears and felt that it was indeed necessary to contact this person.

"Since Xiao Meng wants it, let's do it!"

"Do it to the highest standards!"

"Great!" Xiao Meng jumped up happily and jumped onto Xu Meng.

Xu Meng didn’t feel the weight, but she immediately realized: “When making the body for Xiao Meng, we must do everything possible to make it lightweight!”

Otherwise, let alone the actual weight, even if a few dozen kilograms suddenly hit you, it would not be an easy task...

Xu Meng didn't delay at all and immediately started discussing various details with Xiao Meng.

Humans cannot decide what kind of body and appearance they will get when they are born.

But artificial intelligence can.

It can even be adjusted and changed as you wish.

It took another two days for them to completely master the [prosthetic control technology].

After Xu Meng fully authorized her, Xiao Meng took action.

The first thing is to contact the boss of [Ji Le Ji].

However, we did not use their technology directly. Instead, we continued to contact six of the world's top research institutes to form a [Skin Solutions Team].

In Xiao Meng's own design, her skin will contain [cell-woven skin] and [nanosilver wire sensing complex]. At the same time, she will have to construct a bionic axon channel through conductive hydrogel to enable bidirectional transmission of electrical signals and neural signals.

The cost would be extremely exaggerated in the commercial field, with the cost per square meter exceeding 10 million Xia yuan.

And this is just skin deep.

After that, Xiao Meng did not stop for a moment and contacted the boss of [Zhihui Technology] and four other scientific research institutions to form the [Skeleton Program Group].

Then it was Wu Shuang's turn to help set up a development team and form the [Neural Solutions Group].

……

According to the current technical plan, the cost of this body will be hundreds of millions even without taking into account research and development!
This is because Xiao Meng did not pursue perfection in order to get a body as quickly as possible - there is almost no limit to technology.

There is absolutely no way this body could be mass-produced.

But even if it is lowered by a dozen levels, it is still usable. After all, many functions cannot be used by ordinary robots - or even lower-level artificial intelligence.

It is only now that the engineers from [Zhihui Technology] and [Jileji] understand how powerful Dream Building is!
I cherish this rare opportunity very much.

With Wu Shuang's coordination, Xiao Meng's full support and Xu Meng's huge bonus, the project is progressing rapidly!

But even though Xiao Meng had to coordinate the experimental and R&D progress of five groups and more than 20 institutions or departments at the same time, her energy was still not exhausted.

There are new ideas——

She wants to make games too!
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That day Xu Meng was coordinating the development progress of [Great Pioneering].

After the excitement of the holographic park ended, [Great Pioneering] entered the stage of full development.

Xu Meng certainly would not be a hands-off boss. While busy shaping Xiao Meng's body, he was also patrolling between departments.

Most of the development work of [The Great Expansion] has been transferred to the virtual world.

This is also the reason why Xu Meng allows Cade Hawke - and other top game producers - to recruit employees freely.

They no longer even worry about intelligence agencies of various countries, led by the CIA, and multinational corporations inserting spies into their teams.

——The truly valuable development tools and development technologies are all hidden in the virtual world.

Want to steal the dream-building technology in the virtual world?
Do not make jokes.

The moment you make a move, Xiao Meng will catch you immediately!

Then, just wait for the sanctions from the [Digital Emperor]!

——The lessons of [Digital Storm] are not too far away! No one will forget the robot technology that was open sourced by Ether Technology and the top-secret information that was exposed by the CIA.

After getting rid of the shackles of "leakage", DreamBuild can finally make the most of global talents.

This is undoubtedly a major liberation for the production of new content.

As a result, Xu Meng can easily travel back and forth across the "globe" and visit the specific progress of each project "on the ground".

Of the current development teams, Richard Moreno is making the most progress.

At the beginning, when Xu Meng discussed the project with him, the earliest prototype of [The Misty Mines] was the Mines of Moria, the ancient underground kingdom of Khazad-dûm established by the dwarves in Middle-earth.

But Richard Moreno likes explosions and destruction, and it would be best if wherever the protagonist goes, the place collapses.

So Xu Meng very kindly changed the details of the gameplay, turning "exploration", "mining" and "construction" into gunfights, blasting and mining.

——Anyway, mining is indispensable, after all, it involves the entire [Great Pioneering].

The monster type also changed from orcs to ferocious and brutal bugs that would explode when hit by guns.

Of course, Xu Meng’s hobby of burying Easter eggs will not change.

When the game is finished, I still have to put a Balrog in it.

He has even designed the Balrog, and is just waiting for Richard Moreno to complete it so that he can give players a surprise.

According to Richard's estimate, the project can be completed within two months.

Xu Meng is very much looking forward to this.

The second fastest progresser is Corey King.

His mission objectives are also relatively clear:

Based on the real urban structure of Nördlingen, a human city protected by high walls is built in the virtual world.

Their main enemy is the giant that once attacked the Silver City.

After the game is completed, Xu Meng will change the behavioral logic of some giants so that players can find the city by tracking the traces left by the giants.

However, Xu Meng did not tell Corey King about the plot in detail. Instead, he gave him a brief description of some characters and elements and let him develop on his own.

So he didn't know what kind of story Corey King would present in the end.

Add in the interference of players and it becomes even more unpredictable.

But Xu Meng is very much looking forward to it!

Hideo Kamiya is currently researching infrastructure.

Of course, not all the ores that players collect from the mines are precious.

To be more precise, the largest quantities are always those with the lowest value - the most valuable ore, of course, should be placed in the deepest part of the mine, in order to motivate players to keep going down and keep challenging.

But low-value ores also need a place to be used.

Kamiya Hideo's idea is -

Build roads!

How to make players feel involved in [The Great Frontier]?

How to make [The Great Frontier] epic enough?

Of course, it is to build a road with your own hands in the wilderness full of dangers, connecting all the game areas!
(End of this chapter)