Scholar's Advanced Technological System

So many things happened during the day. First was the jungle exploration, then was the zombie disaster.

Even though it was only five o’clock in the afternoon when Duan Siqi exited the phantom system, he was already exhausted. He went into his dorm room and climbed into bed.

He felt a vibration on his bed, and his roommate Wu Di suddenly laughed.

“What? Did you get ghosted by a girl?”

Duan Siqi: “Shut up, none of your business.”

Wu Di sighed and said, “Sigh, I knew it, poor guy.”

Duan Siqi: “…”

Duan Siqi ignored his roommate and took out his phone. He looked at the 99+ Weibo messages and smiled as he began writing a new blog post.

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Compared to last time, this closed beta test was much different.

After we put on the helmet, we were inside a forest.

A staff member briefly explained the experiment. He said we were in a sociological experiment and that anyone could quit. However, no one wanted to quit at all. (laugh)

The premise was that the players were surviving passengers from a plane crash, in an unknown forest. We spawned right next to the plane wreckage, and there were a small amount of resources left from the plane. After some exploring, I found a beach.

Oh, also, time went by differently. There was only eight hours a day; six hours of daylight, and two hours of night time. This was very important.

The gameplay was similar to the game “The Forest”, but the difference is that we only had to survive for 72 hours, in which the rescue team would arrive on the 9th day. What the player had to do during the nine days was to find food and fight against the wilderness.

Not only did the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study upgrade the virtual reality smell sensations, but they also introduced a combat system, adding the concept of “dying”.

Fortunately, because I am a noob, I was the first one to die.

First of all, there is no extreme pain in the virtual reality system. According to the researchers, when the pain exceeds a certain amount, the brain wakes up… similar to nightmares.

Hence, abnormal brain waves caused by excessive stimulation will cause players to disconnect from the game.

I have to say, this experiment… or this horror game, is extremely realistic. The atmosphere and surroundings were constructed perfectly. The sound of stepping on branches, the sunlight, the shadows… It even created the eerie sensation of a deadly island.

Honestly, even tough guys like me were horrified.

Of course, there were some skilled players. Apparently, someone used a knife to kill four zombies, pretty impressive.

Let’s talk about the shortcomings.

The smell sensation was considered to be a highlight of this experiment. Compared to only being able to smell one thing in the previous closed beta test, a lot has changed in this department.

For example, when you need to go to the toilet, you could clearly distinguish the smell between number one and number two.

Unfortunately, there were no bigger improvements beyond this. For example, you couldn’t smell the scent of pine cones or the salty sea breeze.

The other was the taste.

The taste sensation hasn’t improved. Any liquid tasted like water and any food tasted like cardboard, there was no pleasure in eating at all.

As a foodie, I want to tell Star Sky Technology that a world without good food is a world without joy.

Of course, I know the researchers at the Institute for Advanced Study are working hard to find a solution.

If they can create a world where you can eat endless amounts of food and never get fat, that would be a huge help for those that are trying to lose weight. I’m even willing to pay for it.

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He had written quite a long blog post.

After Duan Siqi typed the words, he double-checked his post and nodded with satisfaction. He then pressed the post button.

After he refreshed the page, he began seeing the comments flow through.

[This is crazy!]

[Good post! Looking forward to your next update!]

[Wow, I’m so jealous! When is the Phantom system going to be officially launched, I beg you guys to finish testing quickly.]

[Blogger, did you meet God Lu? Can you tell God Lu that I say hi!]

Duan Siqi looked at the comments and shook his head with a smile.

Meet God Lu?

No way us closed beta testers can meet him.

Forget about the testers, even the CEO of Penguin didn’t get the chance to meet God Lu.

Even my roommate, who is a student of Professor Lu, has only met him a few times.

He was too excited about his blog, making it hard to sleep.

He tossed around in his bed for a while before he picked up his phone and scrolled aimlessly through the Weibo trending page.

He suddenly noticed something on the trending page.

It seemed like this round of closed beta testing had much more criticism.

[Female Player Frightened From Star Sky Technology Closed Beta Testing, Demanding Compensation For Emotional Distress!]

[Canadian Celebrity Psychologist Complained That Star Sky Technology’s Virtual Reality Testing Can Cause Psychological Trauma.]

When he read the article headlines, he had a dignified look on his face.

When he left the laboratory, he still remembered the crying and frightened faces of the female players.

Even though the medical staff found no psychological damage, this fake news still ended up on the trending page.

“I hope this doesn’t affect next week’s testing…”

Duan Siqi turned off his phone and sighed.

Actually, he wasn’t too worried.

He knew that the Star Sky Technology public relations team had already begun damage control.

There was no point for a no-name like him to worry.

Duan Siqi closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

However, he didn’t know that the controversial article wasn’t an accident but was premeditated by someone behind the scenes…

And it wasn’t only on Weibo.

Within an hour, the entire world began to discuss this matter…