The technicians began to check and debug the immersion cabin for the last time. Heidi stood a little nervously next to the cockpit assigned to her and whispered, "I really didn't expect … that one day, I would enter the world created by the Eternal Sleeper …"
"It's a virtual world," Gwen said. He could see his granddaughter's nervousness. "What's wrong? Feeling uneasy? "
"A little, but more than that … I'm conflicted." Heti had nothing to hide in front of the grand elder. "While I know that there is no distinction between good and bad technology, the mental network of the Eternal Sleeper is not as simple as' technology '. You said that it is the projection and aggregation of the mental worlds of countless Eternal Sleepers. Now that we are going to that place … it feels weird."
Gwen smiled and nodded slightly. "I understand how you feel. But don't worry, this is only temporary. Now our neural link technology has just started, and we do not have the ability to create our own mental network. So we can only 'borrow' the network of the Eternal Sleeper for now. But when the technology matures, we will naturally create our own virtual environment. Such an important technology certainly cannot be counted on others forever."
Heti showed a slightly relieved look. Gwen turned to Kamel who was floating beside another immersion pod. "How is it? Can you connect? "
Kamel's body was surging with the radiance of arcane energy. Under his precise control, bolts of energy constantly swept across the nerve connection points in the immersion pod. A steady humming sound came from the base of the immersion pod. "Should be fine …" Kamel said with a little joy. "Although I have no nervous system, I have a magical body. By directly reading and writing the magical waves in the nerve connection points, I can enter the network like you all."
"Incredible …" Gwen looked at Kamel's inhuman body up and down. "Magic … its mystery is getting more and more interesting."
Kamel bowed slightly. "One day, we will uncover its secrets."
The technicians' voice came from not far away. "Network frequency calibration complete!" "Nerve cord calibration complete!" "All immersion pods are ready to be used, my lord."
Pitman took a deep breath and walked to his own seat. "Let's begin."
The people who were about to connect to the network arrived in front of the cockpits assigned to them and lay down in them one by one. Kamel, on the other hand, floated beside the device and connected the various contacts in the cockpit with arcane electricity. Being the only one present who could connect to the mental network without any external device, Gwen did not prepare a cockpit for himself — mainly because he was a little traumatized by the long containers that a person could lie in and had a lid. He simply sat on an ordinary chair beside the platform and said to everyone who was ready to connect, "I'll enter the network first. You will connect in a minute. This time, we'll cross the consciousness stratosphere and enter the virtual space directly. If you find yourself in the wrong place or see fragmented images, don't hesitate and disconnect at once, understand?"
"Understood!"
"Okay," Gwen nodded, then said to the air beside him, "Be a good guard. Wake me up if anything happens."
Amber's voice came from the air. "Okay, okay, okay. But you have to take me to that mental network next time!"
As everyone knew, if the air around Gwen was left alone for too long, Amber would form.
Gwen narrowed his eyes slightly. With a familiar feeling of dizziness that he had completely adapted to, the light and shadow before his eyes quickly shifted, changed, and reformed.
After a brief moment, he had arrived at the virtual space that he had 'stolen' from the mental network of the Eternal Sleeper.
Endless calm water stretched out in his field of vision. Countless neatly arranged huge alloy platforms floated on the water. In the vast blue sky, complex and ever-changing symbols, formulas, runes, mechanical structures, and blueprints floated and refreshed as usual. And in the center of the vast space was the 'reference point' that Gwen had set for this experimental space.
On a small platform, a round table, chairs, and refreshments were all ready. The old mage Daniel was standing respectfully by the round table. When Gwen appeared, he immediately stepped forward and bowed. "Greetings, my Lord."
Gwen waved his hand and let Daniel get up. "Is the environment over there safe?"
"I have arranged a break time. No one will disturb me for the next half a day."
"Very good. They will be here soon."
After a moment of waiting, Gwen sensed several connection signals to this virtual space.
This space was created by him at the bottom level of the Eternal Sleeper's mental network. In order to ensure its safety and concealment, the entire space was heavily disguised and encrypted. Only by grasping a specific mental network frequency could one find the correct address of this space, and to access this address, one had to obtain Gawain's permission.
After confirming the identity of each signal, Gwen activated the connection authority. The next moment, with pillars of light descending from the sky and a large number of refreshed runes, figures appeared on this small platform one after another.
Heti and the others swayed a few times in the dizziness and weightlessness before everything in front of them became clear.
Almost everyone widened their eyes in surprise. Rebecca could not help but exclaim, "Wow!!!"
"This is … incredible …" Heti looked at the scene in front of her in astonishment. This vast world of water, those neatly arranged alloy platforms, the formulas and blueprints in the sky … These scenes that could not be seen in reality were presented so vividly in front of her. Everything was so clear that even if she knew in advance that everything here was virtual, she could not help but wonder if she had really traveled through time and space and entered a new world parallel to the real world.
At this moment, she finally understood what her ancestor meant by "virtual reality".
Perhaps the calmest person present was Pitman because he had been to the "consciousness stratosphere" of the Eternal Sleeper in the last test and had seen part of the city of dreams. So, he was already mentally prepared for the spectacular scene in the virtual world. He looked at the scene with a little emotion. "I didn't expect you to have built such a vast space."
A middle-aged man who looked ordinary, had an ordinary appearance, an ordinary figure, ordinary clothes, and even ordinary hairstyle and voice nodded slightly and commented, "It looks very spacious."
Gwen laughed. "After all, it's a place for experiments, not for people to live in … Wait a minute, who are you?"
Heti and the others looked at the stranger standing between them in astonishment. Jenny was the first to react. "You are … Kamel?"
"That's me." Kamel looked down at his body, raised his head and spread out his hands. "In fact, I want to restore my original appearance, but … I have forgotten what I look like."
Then, he shook his head as if he wanted to show a self-deprecating smile, but he had forgotten how to make an expression. So, he simply waved his hand, and the appearance of a middle-aged man vanished. Amidst a burst of energy sparks, the arcane body bound by runic armor plates reappeared before everyone's eyes. "Better use this body, get used to it more or less."
"It will get better." Gwen looked at the two arcane light spots on Kamel's head. "You can slowly get used to it, and you can also slowly recall it. If used properly, the mental network is good for memory and mental power. Maybe it will work for you too."
"I hope so," Kamel said, and then turned to Daniel, who was still standing at the side, and nodded slightly. "So, this is your other subordinate, Daniel."
"Yes, Daniel. He is in Typhon. The non-implanted nerve cord is his result." Gwen nodded, then raised his hand and began to introduce everyone present. "This is Kamel, the legendary magus of the Ancient Kingdom of Gondor, an expert in classical and modern magical technology; Heti, my descendant, the internal affairs manager of Cecil; Rebecca …"
Gwen introduced them one by one. Heti and others and Daniel greeted each other with a sense of unfamiliarity. This was a very special experience for both sides. For Heti and others, this was the first time in their lives that they had established communication and cooperation with people in a virtual reality network (or rather … made friends?). For Daniel, this meant that he had finally met the "core messenger" of the "extraterrestrial wanderers." He had finally entered the core circle of the force created by the indescribable "god" from the foreign land. He had finally gained … the true trust of the extraterrestrial wanderers.
When Gwen introduced Jenny, Daniel could not help but look surprised. He looked at the white-haired girl in front of him with a face full of disbelief. "You are Ms. Jenny?"
Being addressed by an old magus who was old enough to be her grandfather, Jenny immediately waved her hand a little cautiously. "You … you can just call me Jenny."
"Ah, okay …" Daniel blinked. "I'm a little excited. Runic logic has left a deep impression on me. It has almost changed my understanding of runes and magic circles."
Seeing Jenny's slightly embarrassed look, Gwen coughed softly. "Ahem, since you have already met each other, please sit down first."
Daniel quickly calmed down and sat down at the round table with everyone. Compared to the round table when only he and Gwen were in this space, this new table was much bigger, and there were more seats next to it. One of the unmarked dark red armchair was Gwen's, and the rest of the chairs had their names floating above them. Obviously, this was specially arranged by Gwen.
Daniel thought that this "round table" might reflect the preferences of the extraterrestrial wanderer. He was happy to be with his followers and communicate with them in a discussion manner. The seats at the round table more or less reflected the degree of closeness of the followers to him.
In fact, Gwen arranged the seats according to the order of his family. Heti was the closest, Rebecca was the second, and the rest of the people who came to freeload were in the back.
After sitting down, Gwen did not beat around the bush and said directly, "Everyone who can come here is my trusted confidant. You will work together and need to rely on each other. Here, except for personal privacy and the special confidential information that I have identified, the rest of the information should follow the rules of public sharing. So first, we have to understand the nature of this space. I define it as a laboratory. "
An experimental space built on the foundation of virtual reality.
A place that could simulate more than 99% of the laws of reality on a macro level.
A laboratory that could verify all kinds of technical ideas, build an experimental environment in an instant, and carry out almost zero cost and unlimited trial and error.
This was a place that could make any technical researcher ecstatic!
As Gwen introduced the nature and functions of this experimental space one by one, the nearest alloy platforms also began to demonstrate.
Huge parts appeared out of thin air, and the complex magic cannons and magic engines were assembled almost instantly. They began to operate and began to be tested under various extreme conditions. The cannons fired, the engines roared, and the gears and levers spun endlessly. Everything seemed no different from the real world … No, it was better than the real world!
Rebecca's eyes widened. She saw a large engine on a platform malfunction during operation, and then everything on the platform froze instantly. The malfunctioning engine was magnified, and part of the structure became transparent. The dislocated and broken parts inside were clearly presented in front of everyone in the "frozen" state. Every fracture point and splashing debris were clearly visible.
The demonstration was over. Gwen leaned back in his seat and said, "Its function is as you have seen."
Rebecca took a deep breath. This iron-headed girl who had always been carefree, optimistic and lively felt extremely shocked at this moment.
She glanced at Kamel. Although she could not read his face, she was sure that he was also in shock.
The ancient grand magus sighed softly and said, "Seven hundred years … It seems that not all technologies are declining."
"We can use this to test the magic train!" Rebecca said excitedly to Kamel. "And we can test two plans at the same time! This time we don't have to be afraid no matter how many times it explodes! "
"There are new runic arrays." Even the usually shy Jenny was excited. "Hundreds and thousands of runic arrays can be tested quickly! And we don't have to worry about damage and safety! "
Heti looked at Rebecca, and then at Jenny. Cecil's butler blinked and suddenly reacted. "Wait, does that mean I … don't need to approve your funds?"
Her hand that was approving the funds suddenly stopped trembling.
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