My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 513 Metaverse

Early the next morning, Xu Dong left Yuhuan City alone and flew to Shanghai and Beijing.

As for Dad Xu and the others, they need to stay to complete the company handover and subsequent relocation matters. It doesn't take ten days and half a month.

Coming out of the Shanghai-Beijing International Airport, what greeted his eyes was an unusually prosperous metropolis. Xu Dong hadn't been here for almost ten years, and everything seemed both familiar and strange.

Compared with the large expansion of the capital circle.

The administrative divisions of Shanghai and Beijing have not changed much. In the past two or three years, due to the drop in sea level, the land area has barely exceeded [-] square kilometers.

However, this did not delay the development of Shanghai and Beijing in the slightest.

Although the total population of Shanghai and Beijing is less than one-third of that of the capital, its development potential cannot be underestimated, especially with the signing of the Asia-Pacific Treaty, it has become the foreign trade and financial center of the entire Western Pacific region.

Seeing the customer staring out the window, the taxi driver couldn't help asking curiously: "Dude, is this your first time in Shanghai?"

Those who can afford to fly are rich.

The driver master didn't dare to underestimate the other party.

"I haven't been here for almost ten years!"

Xu Dong said with emotion.

"Where are you from?"

"My hometown is Wanzhou, and now I live in the capital."

The driver immediately enviously said: "The capital is good. It's much better than Shanghai and Beijing. Our place is just superficial. When we encounter difficult times, even food and clothing will become a problem."

"Actually, it's almost the same. The capital also lacked food in the past two years. You are not the only ones who are hungry, but the whole country is going hungry."

Xu Dong hurriedly said modestly.

"It's not the same, it's not the same!" The master driver shook his head repeatedly, "The capital is the largest grain production base in the country, you can eat and drink enough if you just leak some from your fingers."

"Brother, don't forget that the capital has a population of [-] million permanent residents. It would be great if it was as easy as you said."

Xu Dong smiled wryly.

The master driver expressed his incomprehension: "Can you live a hard life while guarding Jinshan?"

Xu Dong didn't know what to say, and what he said made sense, so he changed the subject.

"Brother, do you guys sell VR helmets here?"

"This thing is very expensive, buddy, are you sure you want to buy it?" The driver was a little surprised.

"How expensive?" Xu Dongshun asked.

"If you go to a regular store, a set will cost about 150 million."

"What? 150 million? Robbery?"

Xu Dong was shocked.

The driver nodded: "You're right, it's just stealing money!"

"Why is it so expensive?"

Xu Dong couldn't believe it.

If this thing is so expensive, it is basically a toy for the rich. How could it become popular all over the world?To achieve this level, people-friendly price must be indispensable.

"Hey, the tariffs are high! It is said that the maximum price abroad is 100,000 yuan. When it comes to us, it has directly increased by more than ten times, which is more luxurious than luxury goods."

The driver master couldn't help complaining.

"Why?" Xu Dong asked curiously.

"I heard that this thing is very addictive, whether it is an adult or a child, it is easy to fall into it, so the above will strictly control it."

"So exaggerated? Brother, have you ever played?"

The master driver shook his head: "There is not even an experience store in the urban area, and there is no place to go if you want to experience it! However, there is a friend who has played it by my side. According to him, this thing is much more fun than the current online games. Ten thousand times."

"Where to buy?"

"There is a specialty store in the urban area, you can go and have a look, but the store only accepts members, and a membership fee of 500,000 is required."

The driver master sighed.

This is probably the world of the rich!

"It's too good to make money, isn't it?"

"So buddy, I advise you not to go, they are clearly cutting leeks! Why don't you go to the black market to try your luck, maybe you can meet parallel imports, the price is at least hundreds of thousands cheaper."

The driver master tried his best to persuade him.

Xu Dong nodded in agreement, but he only had one morning, and it was definitely too late to go to the black market, so he could only be a leek willingly.

……

Half an hour later, Xu Dong came to the mysterious VR helmet store.

The specialty store opened in an office building, with a lonely store name hanging on the door:
【New Era】

Other than that, there are no other signs.

The receptionist at the front desk was quite enthusiastic, and quickly helped Xu Dong get a membership card, and arranged a shopping guide by the way, but unexpectedly, it was a one-on-one service.

"Mr. Xu, you can just call me Xiao Chen."

Xu Dong nodded and followed the other party into the store.

It's a little different than imagined.

The store is very quiet, there are no exhibition halls in sight, and there is no public experience area. Instead, there are rows of small rooms.

The shopping guide Xiao Chen swiped open the door with the room card, and then pressed the light switch, and the room suddenly brightened.

"Mr. Xu, please!"

Xu Dong was not polite, and strode in.

The furnishings in the room are simple.

There are two sci-fi VR helmets hanging on the wall, and two sets of exoskeleton equipment are placed in the middle of the room, which look like they are used to fix the body.

"Mr. Xu, have you been exposed to VR games before?"

Xu Dong shook his head: "This is the first time."

"Okay, before the experience, let me give you a brief introduction."

"You said."

"The VR technology we are familiar with is actually a complete set of full-body VR immersion system, which can even support multiple people to play together.

In the game, players can fully immerse themselves in the virtual world, they can see the bodies of themselves and their companions, and they can also pass items to each other.

……

In short, although there are many VR games on the market, there is only one mainstream game, and most players come for this game. "

"It's so awesome, what kind of game is it?"

Xu Dong asked directly.

The shopping guide quickly replied: "It is a large-scale survival simulation game "New World" developed by Double G Company, and it is generally translated as "Yuan World" in China."

"Metaworld? Isn't this the metaverse concept that was popular before?" Xu Dong asked in surprise.

"Mr. Xu, you are right. Now this metaverse has been successfully developed, or it has achieved initial success."

"real or fake?"

The shopping guide smiled: "This game has attracted hundreds of millions of players from abroad, especially in the beautiful country, nine out of ten people are playing it, and almost all men, women and children are playing."

"No way? I've all gone to play games, what about the country? Isn't this messed up?"

Xu Dong was astonished.

"Mr. Xu, you don't have to worry about this. Although this game is fun, it also costs money. If you don't have money, you can't even keep your account. So you still have to work."

"Is it a point card fee?"

The shopping guide shook his head: "It's much more complicated than this, Mr. Xu, let me tell you this, everything that happens in the metaworld, you can take it as real, and the operating rules in the game are very similar to the real world."

"A virtual parallel world?"

"you can say it this way."

Xu Dong couldn't wait any longer: "Can I experience it now?"

"Yes, but before boarding the plane, Mr. Xu needs you to sign a disclaimer. If you have heart disease or other problems, we do not recommend you to participate in this project."

"It's okay, my heart is fine."

Xu Dong waved his hand and signed the name casually.

The shopping guide put away the file and reminded again:

"Mr. Xu, in order to ensure a good experience, I suggest that you go to the bathroom to solve your personal problems first, and add some water by the way."

"Okay, wait for me for 5 minutes."

Soon, 5 minutes passed.

With the help of the shopping guide, Xu Dong's whole body is fixed on the exoskeleton, but his hands and feet can move freely, which is interesting.

Immediately afterwards, the shopping guide finished dressing himself.

"Mr. Xu, we are about to start, are you ready?"

Xu Dong took a deep breath: "Ready."

"Okay, please put on the VR headset."

Xu Dong put the helmet on his head, and then activated the game step by step according to the shopping guide's prompt.

As expected of high technology, even the simplest login interface, the VR effect is unexpectedly excellent, 100% reaching the point of being on the scene.

"Mr. Xu, can you hear me?"

The voice of a shopping guide came from Xu Dong's earphones.

"I can hear you."

"That's good, now we have started to log in, do you choose to create a new account here, or use the shared account provided by our company?"

"Share the account!"

Personally identifiable information is very important, Xu Dong still has this vigilance.

"No problem, I will report the account number and password to you, and you can enter and log in yourself."

"Wait, I can't find the input interface."

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, have you seen the keyboard sign on the front left?"

Xu Dong swept his eyes and nodded subconsciously:
"I saw it."

"You can go over and step on it."

Xu Dong walked over cautiously, and then tried to step on it, but he didn't expect the feeling to be quite real.

After stepping on it, a virtual keyboard appeared in front of him. After typing, he finally hit the Enter key.

"Xiao Chen, I'm logged in."

"Mr. Xu, the next tutorial is for beginners. You can follow along. The whole process will take about 10 minutes."

"understood."

After the novice tutorial was over, Xu Dong finally understood why this game was so popular, and at the same time why the higher authorities were unwilling to promote this game.

This thing is really too high.

It was only now that he really realized what the metaverse is. No wonder the beautiful country has been so quiet for the past two years. It turned out that he had found a panacea.

But then again.

His honey, my poison.

The national conditions of Great Xia are very different from those of Pretty Country.

The population of the beautiful country is less than 50 million. Its domestic technology is advanced and its resources, especially coal resources, are extremely rich. It can be said that it is a blessing from God.

And we are different.

Our total population exceeds one billion. This is a huge advantage, but it is also a huge burden. If all the people are addicted to the Metaverse, a little trouble will lead to a catastrophe.

For Daxia, it is suitable for one sentence.

The sky is healthy, and the gentleman keeps on striving for self-improvement!
Other than that, there is no other way.

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