Super Copy of Great Power Technology

"Depending on your hobbies, I recommend you to choose Ruida Mall or Virtual Cinema. After entering Ruida Mall, there is an almost infinitely long pedestrian street. You can go shopping, taste snacks, try on all kinds of new clothes, shoes and hats, and try on all kinds of precious jewelry. If you like a certain product, you can place an order immediately, so that a few days later, the courier will deliver the clothes you bought to your door. If you are short of money, you can simply try on and try out various products, indulge in your addiction, and take pictures as souvenirs. It's no problem. It's also a good experience to just go shopping without spending money, and there will definitely be no waiter to give you a cold shoulder during the period. The virtual cinema is synchronized with the display theater chain, and you can see all the movies currently being shown, including ordinary movies and holographic movies. If you are interested in old movies, you can also watch them from the film library. Of course, watching movies in the virtual cinema is also charged. The current preliminary price is 30 yuan per ticket for ordinary movies and 50 yuan per ticket for holographic movies. Old movies that have been taken off the screen cost yuan per ticket."

"Oh, that's great. I haven't gone out shopping or watching a movie for a long time! It's still early today, honey, can you accompany me into the virtual world? Let's go shopping in the Reda Mall first, and then watch a movie. Just treat it as a date for the two of us alone."

"Okay, after the virtual world was built, I haven't officially logged in. Today I have nothing to do, so I'll accompany you to experience it."

After the discussion, Du Qingqing found the book marked "Rida Mall" on the bookshelf, pulled it out, and casually opened it. The next moment, there was a flash of light, and the figures of Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing completely disappeared from the room. The book that had been opened was closed again and flew back to the bookshelf.

Du Qingqing only felt that the scene in front of her eyes was blurry for a moment. When it became clear again, everything around her had completely changed. She had come from that small room to a bustling commercial street.

The afterglow of the setting sun has not yet faded, but the neon lights have already lit up. The pedestrian street is like a flowing galaxy, with a bright light band extending from the beginning to the end of the street, illuminating the entire street as if it were daytime.

The crowd surged like a tide, and the sounds of footsteps, laughter, and merchants' shouts intertwined into a boiling ocean. Young couples held hands and stopped in front of the windows, their smiling faces reflected in the glass; children held cotton candy and jumped through the crowd, and the sugar threads pulled out thin silver lines in the air; groups of tourists held up their mobile phones, aiming the cameras at the flashing light signs and retro European-style buildings, and the shutter sounds came one after another.

On both sides of the street, the lights of shops compete for splendor. The glass curtain walls of international brands are cold and luxurious, and the models in the windows are wearing the latest season's products with proud postures; the red lanterns of local time-honored brands are hung high, and the shiny roast duck is rotating in the open oven, and the sweet aroma of sugar-roasted chestnuts mixed with the bitterness of coffee wafts. The carts of small vendors are squeezed in the corner, the squid on the iron plate is sizzling, and the spicy aroma of chili powder makes people turn their heads frequently.

In the center of the square, a street performer was singing with a guitar, his hoarse voice mixed with electronic drum beats, and the crowd swayed gently to the rhythm. The water column of the fountain rose and fell, reflecting colorful lights in the mist, and several children screamed as they ran through the water curtain, splashing laughter. The huge LED screen on the exterior wall of the high-rise building played advertisements in a loop, and the faces of celebrities flickered in the changing light and shadow, as if overlooking this never-ending feast.

Du Qingqing was a little overwhelmed when she first arrived in an unfamiliar environment. Fortunately, Qiao Ruida appeared beside her in time and held her hand, which made her feel relieved. "Husband, didn't you say that the virtual world is still in internal testing? Why are there so many people on this commercial street?"

"Well, these are not real people, but virtual people placed by the system to create an atmosphere. You can also think of them as NPCs in the game. If you think it's too noisy, you can call out the panel and reduce the number of virtual people placed. You can even block them completely and enjoy the entire commercial street alone."

"No need for that. It's better to have more people. At least it looks lively. It smells so good. Honey, what should I do if I want to eat barbecue?" Du Qingqing took Qiao Ruida's arm, but her eyes were attracted by a barbecue stall next to the street.

“If you want to eat, just go buy it. Eating in the virtual world not only allows you to enjoy delicious food, but you don’t have to worry about getting fat or having diarrhea. It’s definitely good news for foodies.”

"Great, I must eat to my heart's content today!" Hearing Qiao Ruida say this, Du Qingqing immediately became excited and pulled him through the crowd and went straight to the barbecue stall.

During pregnancy, women have very strict dietary requirements and cannot eat many foods, including barbecue. This is quite a torture for the little foodie Du Qingqing. Now that she has come to the virtual world and no longer has to control her diet, Du Qingqing is no longer polite. She came to the barbecue stall and ordered dozens of various skewers in one go. The owner of the barbecue stall was very quick. It took only two minutes to prepare the skewers that Du Qingqing wanted and put them on the grill. The charcoal fire licked the meat on the iron skewers, and the moment the fat dripped, a wisp of green smoke with a burnt aroma rose up with a "hiss". The mutton was roasted with a golden and slightly crispy skin, and small oil bubbles appeared on the edges. The burnt brown lines were like cracks in the desert burned by the scorching sun. The boss kept turning the skewers to make the meat evenly heated, and at the same time used a brush, dipped in a secret sauce, to brush all the skewers. When it was almost roasted, sprinkled with cumin powder and chili powder, and the fragrant aroma immediately emerged and went straight into people's noses.

"Beauty, the skewers you ordered are ready. They're only two dollars." The boss packed the skewers and handed them to Du Qingqing, saying.

"What, dozens of skewers for only two dollars, boss, are you sure?" Du Qingqing took the skewers and asked in disbelief.

"How can this be wrong? The price is clearly marked, and we are fair to everyone. Beautiful lady, don't forget that this is a virtual world. We are only selling the taste and texture, not really filling your stomach, so of course it's cheaper." While the boss was talking, he pointed to a price list hanging next to him. On it were written a few big words: "One dollar for 15 skewers, no distinction between meat skewers and vegetarian skewers."

"Then boss, how should I pay you, cash or by scanning a QR code?"

"You don't need to pay cash or scan a QR code. When the transaction is completed, the money has been deducted from the Yifutong account that you bound when you logged in."

When Du Qingqing left the barbecue stall, she was still a little confused, but her attention was soon attracted by the aroma of the skewers in her hand. She couldn't wait to take out a skewer of grilled lamb and started eating it.

When you take your first bite, your teeth first touch the crispy shell, followed by the rich gravy inside - boiling hot, fresh and rich, with a hint of wild smell, but tamed just right by cumin and chili powder. The fat and lean parts are the most tempting, the mutton fat melts into transparent honey under high temperature, wrapping the firm lean meat, and bursting with a strong fat aroma on the tip of your tongue. When the skewer is pulled out, there are still shiny oil stars on your lips, and the charred aroma of charcoal mixed with the deliciousness of mutton warms up from the stomach, making you lick your mouth and reach for the next skewer.

"It's delicious, really delicious. It tastes just as good as the lamb skewers we had on the grassland. It's hard to believe that all of this is simulated by data. Honey, you should try some too. I ordered these two skewers of kidneys especially for you. Try them and see how they taste."

Qiao Ruida took two skewers of roasted lamb kidneys from Du Qingqing, and said with a smile, "Wife, you also said that these skewers are simulated by data. If I eat these kidneys, there will be no effect. Besides, you are now protected by the six armors, so even if I have an idea, I have nowhere to apply it."

Having said that, Qiao Ruida still put one of the lamb kidneys to his mouth and took a bite. The next moment, the aroma of meat and the aroma of seasoning filled his mouth, teasing every taste bud. Just for this overbearing taste, he would accept it even if it had no effect.

In this way, the two of them ate skewers while shopping, and bought a lot of various street snacks, most of which they ate. This is just in the virtual world, no matter how much you eat, you will not feel full. If they ate like this in the real world, their stomachs would have burst long ago. During the period, they came across several particularly delicious pastries, and Du Qingqing also placed two real orders, which were shipped by express delivery and would be delivered to their home in a few days.

After spending more than half an hour in the food street, the two moved to the clothing street. They left their footprints in roadside stalls, brand stores, and luxury clothing stores. They tried one piece of clothing, shoes, and hats after another, but they didn't really like many of them. In the end, after half an hour of shopping, they only placed three orders and spent less than 2,000 yuan.

Behind the clothing street, there are home appliance street, electronic product street, daily necessities street, etc. Each street can be extended according to your needs. It can be said that a housewife who loves shopping can spend a month here without repeating the same thing. Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing only selectively visited three streets, then left Ruida Mall and went to the virtual cinema to watch a movie.

The movie they watched was "Kung Fu Yoga" starring Jackie Chan, a typical Jackie Chan comedy action film, full of action adventure, humor and warmth, and it is a qualified popcorn movie. Jackie Chan is old, and his fighting scenes may not be as exciting as before, but his acting skills are becoming more mature, and his several literary performances are very exciting, not inferior to some movie emperors. "Kung Fu Yoga" is a Spring Festival movie, and it is expected to be released on January 2017, 1 (the first day of the Lunar New Year). The reason why Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing saw "Kung Fu Yoga" in the virtual cinema more than ten days in advance is that the virtual cinema, which is about to be launched, is a new form of movie playback and a powerful supplement to the cinema chain. The Film Bureau attaches great importance to it, so it took out some upcoming films and transcoded them in advance as the first batch of films to be played after the virtual cinema is launched.

When the two of them exited the virtual world with reluctance, they looked at the time and saw that it was already early in the morning. They quickly helped Du Qingqing to go to the bedroom to sleep. Perhaps the several hours of virtual world experience consumed too much of Du Qingqing's energy and also released the pressure accumulated from not being able to go out for many days. She slept particularly sweetly that night.

Three days later, three passenger-carrying space planes took off from the Ruida Space City, forming a three-plane formation, quickly flew through the atmosphere, and flew to the Ruida Space Dock in the geosynchronous orbit. The space planes carried a group of senior executives from Qiao Ruida and Ruida Group, their families, and hundreds of guests invited to watch the ceremony.

After the aerospace plane passed through the atmosphere at more than three times the speed of sound, it slightly reduced its flight speed and adjusted its flight direction. The earth, the home of mankind, suddenly appeared outside the porthole, almost occupying the entire field of vision.

I saw a blue and white planet suspended in the endless darkness, like a gem carefully polished by the universe. The vast expanse of blue was the ocean, shining like glass under the sun, with clouds wrapped around it like a veil, sometimes fluffy like cotton wool, sometimes lingering like a whirlpool. The outline of the continent was clearly discernible, the brown mountain folds were like the blue veins on the back of an old man's hand, the green plains and forests were spread out like ink, and the ice and snow in the polar regions were like two crystal crowns, quietly reflecting the cold sunlight.

There are no national borders, no traces of steel and concrete, the entire planet is one. The thin atmosphere has a light blue glow at the edge, like a fragile protective film, forming a sharp boundary with the deep space. Occasionally, lightning flashes deep in the clouds, and the fleeting light is like the planet's hidden pulse.

The green representing forests and grasslands and the blue representing rivers, lakes and seas occupy most of the earth's space. The yellow representing deserts and the white representing snow only appear in the interior of the continent or in high latitudes.

As the space shuttle continued to rise and the view continued to expand, large areas of darkness appeared next to the earth, as if reminding everyone: This magnificent and lonely blue planet is the only home for billions of living beings, and everyone must cherish it.

For most of the people on the space shuttle, it was their first time to leave the Earth and enter space. It was their first time to see such breathtaking scenery of the Earth and they were fascinated for a moment.

"Mom, doesn't the book say that astronauts will be in a state of weightlessness after entering space? Now we are in space, so why am I not flying?"

A clear child's voice broke the silence in the cabin. Qiao Ruida turned around and looked at the person who was speaking. He found that it was Liu Jiayu's daughter, Xiao Nannan. After not seeing her for a long time, the little girl had grown taller and her little face had grown up. She had some of her mother's charm.

"Nannan, that's because artificial gravity is at work. You see, we are now sitting in the space plane. In order to improve the passengers' riding experience, a gravity generator is installed under our seats. It generates artificial gravity to replace the earth's gravity." Liu Jiayu hugged Nannan in his arms and explained to her. (End of this chapter)