Break out of the courtyard

"Brother, if I refuse to go to Shenzhen and choose to become the agent for your Lifespan 120 medicine, is it really as serious as Aunt Wang said?" Zhang Zhaodi clearly hadn't forgotten the harsh words Director Wang had said to her and her sister yesterday afternoon.

Zhang Heping smiled faintly: "If you and Xiaowen and Xiaole want to be like Xiaobei and Xiaonan, always having several bodyguards with you when you go out, then it doesn't matter how serious it is."

Zhang Zhaodi licked her lips and immediately felt her mouth was a little dry.

Thinking back to the attack her third brother's family had suffered, Zhang Zhaodi had to admit that she had been too naive.

“Actually, as long as I control the production of the Lifespan 120 potion, that’s fine,” Zhang Heping continued. “Whether you continue working or go into business, it’s up to you.”

"Once the Virtual Dream game console is officially on sale, you will find that there will be fewer and fewer people in this world who oppose or oppose the Zhang family!"

Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi were unaware that this "fewer and fewer" was based on the hypnotic function of virtual dream games!
Zhang Heping had previously told Grandma Zheng and Director Wang that learning in virtual dream games was three to four times more efficient than learning in the real world.

Similarly, in virtual dream games, brainwashing bodyguards of Umbrella Security Company, especially young bodyguards who have just been recruited, can be several times more effective than in the real world!
This is like constantly emphasizing loyalty to the company and the big boss in their dreams!

To this end, Zhang Heping placed the multiplayer virtual reality game machine on the third basement level, planning to add dozens more matching game pods, and first had the management of Umbrella Security Company cooperate with his research.

As for the large lecture hall at the Peace College on Hong Kong Island, which is currently undergoing renovation, it will naturally be equipped with a multiplayer virtual dream game machine, allowing the winning genius teenagers to receive his "tutoring" in the virtual dream.

Compared to the hypnosis plan that Zhang Heping is preparing, there is already a hypnosis plan in mainland China specifically designed for him...

After Mr. Hua, Mr. Li, and the others parted ways with Mrs. Zheng and Director Wang, and returned to the Shenzhen Peace Academy, where they recounted their experiences in Hong Kong to Mr. Yang, Mr. Qian, and others, the head of the Western Sichuan expert group solemnly raised his hand to speak:

"Our previous plan to use the Ruomu Brain-Computer Interface to conduct patriotic education for Consultant Zhang may need to be adjusted!"

"Based on what Elder Hua just said, Consultant Zhang can instantly and arbitrarily switch the surrounding scene in the virtual dream, and can endure the pain of being shot by countless bullets. From this, we can initially draw a conclusion that Consultant Zhang's will is very strong, and the Ruomu Brain-Computer under the Ruomu Divine Tree cannot subconsciously hypnotize Consultant Zhang!"

"If Consultant Zhang discovers our intentions, it will only cause him to feel disgusted and resistant."

Why were all the data on the Sanxingdui underground base packaged and sent to the Shenzhen Peace Academy?

First, they discovered that what they had studied for decades was simply no match for Zhang Heping's research.

Secondly, by feigning openness and honesty, he asked Zhang Heping for guidance on the research of the Sanxingdui underground base, but in reality, he wanted Zhang Heping to go to the Ruomu Sacred Tree again and then hypnotize his subconscious.

For example, one can reminisce about past hardships and present happiness in dreams, recalling old stories of the War of Resistance against Japan and the Korean War.

Once Zhang Heping's sense of shared hatred is aroused, the subconscious hypnosis is more than half successful. The rest is to mention it from time to time to solidify that anti-Japanese sentiment.

Elder Hua and Elder Yang exchanged glances, and finally Elder Yang nodded and said, "This plan is cancelled. You should discuss an alternative plan."

The head of the Western Sichuan expert team chimed in, "I have a guess, but I don't know if it's right!"

"Today, Consultant Zhang used a game of fighting Japanese devils, which made Elder Nie and Elder Qin subconsciously regard him as a comrade-in-arms afterward."

"When the next scene switches to the aircraft carrier, Elder Nie and Elder Qin leave to find the carrier's command center and hangar, disregarding the purpose of their trip. From a psychological perspective, Elder Nie and Elder Qin subconsciously develop an avoidance mentality during this period, unwilling to stand on the opposite side of their comrade-in-arms, Consultant Zhang!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall looked at Elder Nie and Elder Qin, who both looked astonished.

The head of the Western Sichuan expert team continued, "Following this line of thought, we can try to construct a dream scenario of the Korean War. We will then ask Consultant Zhang and his father, Zhang Bing, to test it and provide us with suggestions for improvement."

"You want to use their own methods against them?" Old Yang frowned, pondering the feasibility of the plan. The approval process for Zhang Bing's authority was unlikely to be as complicated as that for Zhang Heping.

After all, Zhang Bing was a good comrade who had been tested by blood and fire.

“This is an open strategy!” Old Hua nodded and said, “It’s more feasible than your previous hypnosis plan. Even if Consultant Zhang discovers something is wrong, he will at most refuse on the spot.”

Yang Lao looked at Nie Lao and Qin Lao, who were still in disbelief that they had been hypnotized, and said, "Old Nie, Old Qin, don't overthink it. Consultant Zhang didn't hypnotize you. He just used empathy to make you identify with him."

Even with Yang Lao's comforting words, Nie Lao and Qin Lao still felt that they had suffered a setback with Zhang Heping that day that they could hardly let go of.

“What if we let Advisor Zhang create a game about the Korean War himself?” Old Li said, looking at his companions who were going to Hong Kong Island today. “If Advisor Zhang made it himself and let his father and children play this war game, wouldn’t the effect be even better?”

"Advisor Zhang and his team are making a virtual dream game because they want to market it," Secretary Chen interjected. "Following Elder Li's line of thought, could we organize a gathering of Zhang Bing and other soldiers who aided Korea to recreate the details of that war, and then ask Advisor Zhang to make a game about the Korean War?"

"Once the game is finished, we can let our soldiers experience that difficult and brutal war firsthand; to ensure the safety of the experiment, Advisor Zhang will probably be guarding the virtual dream game machine, just like today."

"According to what Mr. Hua just said, Consultant Zhang doesn't need to lie down in the game pod; he can enter the virtual dream game simply by standing next to it."

"Therefore, I speculate that even if Consultant Zhang was just sitting next to the game console, a part of his consciousness was still in the game."

Old Yang said thoughtfully, "What Xiao Chen means is to use the fact that Consultant Zhang guarantees the safety of the experiment, and repeatedly involve Consultant Zhang's consciousness in the game of aiding Korea, so as to deepen his resistance to the United States and the United States forces?"

"Yes!" Secretary Chen replied.

Hua nodded and said, "I think Xiao Chen's method is simpler, but we can't rule out the possibility that Consultant Zhang will refuse. So the expert group's plan can also be carried out at the same time as a backup plan."

With Elder Hua making the final decision, Elder Yang then shifted the topic to Zhang Zhaodi's work.

"Judging from what Elder Zheng said, Comrade Zhang Zhaodi's desire to resign is not as strong as before!" Elder Yang looked at Elder Hua, Elder Li, and others.

Old Hua frowned and said, "It's hard to say. We'll have to see her response after communicating with Consultant Zhang."

Vice Dean Deng, who had remained silent throughout the meeting, interjected, "Distinguished leaders, I have a preliminary opinion."

Vice Dean Deng paused here, seemingly waiting for Hua Lao and Yang Lao's approval.

Old Yang did not speak when he heard this, because he had only met Vice President Deng a few times and they were not close.

In addition, the intelligence he received indicated that Vice President Deng had previously suffered from a serious illness, which was personally cured by Zhang Heping.

Therefore, when Yang Lao brought Vice President Deng to the meeting, he felt there was a slight risk of leaking confidential information.

"Mr. Deng, please speak!" Mr. Hua smiled and said, "This is a discussion meeting, and most of the ideas shared are still immature; there's no right or wrong in that." "As Advisor Zhang would say, this is called a brainstorming session!"

Meeting Elder Hua's gaze, Secretary Chen nodded without saying anything more.

After organizing his thoughts, Vice Dean Deng said seriously, "After Dean Zhang went to Hong Kong, I would report to him on the affairs of the college every few days."

"As far as I know, the global training camp for gifted children that Dean Zhang has launched this time will use multi-user virtual dream game equipment for teaching."

"You just mentioned that Ruomu Brain-Computer Interface can induce hypnosis, and Dean Zhang's Virtual Dream Game Console can also induce hypnosis. Shouldn't we consider some standardized procedures for using this type of brain-computer interface in education?"

"Following this line of thought, is it possible to persuade Comrade Zhang Zhaodi to enter the education department and lay the groundwork for future teaching standardization matters?"

Should Zhang Zhaodi be sent to the education department?
Almost simultaneously, the same thought popped into the minds of Hua, Yang, Li, and others: Did Vice Dean Deng receive instructions from Zhang Heping before making this suggestion?

Their thinking is clearly off track, because it's not easy for the education department to achieve good results.

Even though Zhang Heping donated and built many schools in Shenzhen to boost his elder sister's political achievements, in the end, the college entrance examination pass rate of these schools still matters.

Even if we take a step back and assume that a large number of students from Shenzhen are admitted to prestigious universities, that is a collective honor or the achievement of the teachers.

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Yang, who was presiding over the meeting, nodded and said, "Regarding the standardization of brain-computer interface education, the expert group should first draft a set of regulations."

"Comrade Zhang Zhaodi's suggestion to the education department..."

Hua Lao interjected, "After the meeting, I'll call Zheng Lao about this. More options, more possibilities!"

……

The next morning, Zhang Zhaodi received a call from her second sister, Zhang Pandi, who told her that Old Lady Zheng wanted to talk to her alone. So she took a car to the Peace Hotel at the foot of the mountain.

Yesterday, many of the young people who had only briefly experienced the virtual dream game came to Renheyi Community again this morning with their mothers, taking advantage of the gathering of wealthy wives from Heping Real Estate.

Unfortunately, they didn't get to play in the game pods like yesterday, and they didn't even get to touch the game helmets.

Because Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan were on the third basement level, helping their father set up a new game pod, they had no time to pay attention to their peers on the plain.

The Xie twin sisters, however, followed the truck and delivered the game pod parts that had been produced for two days and nights at the Shenzhen underground base, and stayed on the third basement level to help out.

"Brother Long, why are the two gold threads we laid different from those laid by Brother Bei and Sister Nan?" Da Shuang Xie Wan squatted down beside him, and she and Zhang Long each took a roll of flat gold thread and carefully pressed it into the iron square groove tube in the ground.

Zhang Long casually explained, "My dad will be conducting differentiated experiments to test the advantages and disadvantages of these different circuits."

"Oh!" Xie Wan responded, then brought the flat gold thread roll in her hand closer to examine it, and asked with a puzzled look, "Is this gold thread made by ordinary die casting, or is it printed? Does it contain micro-modules?"

"That must be a special printed cable, otherwise why would we need to install it ourselves?" Although Zhang Long spoke casually, he still subconsciously avoided mentioning the micro-module.

Because the research on brain-computer interfaces is still in progress in mainland China, the development of wired interfaces remains a hypothesis.

Compared to the troublesome Xie Wan, Xiao Shuang and Xie Ting were much quieter. On the contrary, Zhang Hu was like a chatterbox, introducing the first real virtual dream network game his father had created: the Battle of the Small Village!
That is the multi-class monster-fighting game that was shown to the public yesterday.

“Eight players are still too much of a stretch to defend the village!” Zhang Hu looked at the bodyguards assembling the game pods around him and laughed, “Once these 62 game pods are installed, with 70 players cooperating and complementing each other’s classes, we should be able to defend against more than 50 waves of monsters.”

"I'll choose a warrior to stand in front of you, and you can choose a mage to stand behind and just cast spells."

"Mmm!" Xie Ting responded softly, following Zhang Hu's rhythm step by step, laying out the multiple strands of fine silk twisted with gold thread in her hands.

"It's a pity that this game doesn't have any game elements like experience bars or attribute bars yet," Zhang Hu said regretfully. "Otherwise, you could kill monsters and level up your attributes at the same time, and then hold out for longer."

"And equipment! It doesn't feel like an online game if you don't get equipment drops when you fight monsters. I'll have to beg my dad to at least add some equipment drops so that we'll have the motivation to defend the village."

"If clothes or equipment fall off, are we supposed to take them off and change right there?" Xie Ting rarely spoke more than a few words.

"That is a problem!" Zhang Hu paused for a moment, as if he was thinking.

"I'll discuss this with my brother and the others later!" Zhang Hu continued laying the gold threads, saying, "If changing clothes is as simple as touching the equipment, it won't feel realistic at all."

"If players have to wear each item individually, it raises privacy concerns, since dream games are quite realistic."

Zhang Heping was carrying a stainless steel basin filled with tiny brain-computer interfaces, each about the size of a fingernail.

Despite his serious expression as he installed miniature brain-computer interfaces on the game pods, he was actually just as gossipy as Zhang Nan and Zhang Feng about Zhang Long and Zhang Hu's interactions with their partners.

"Boss!" A young male bodyguard who was installing gaming pods looked at Zhang Heping with a smile, "You've put so many gaming pods in the basement, does that mean we can also go in and experience that virtual dream game in the future?"

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "Later, we will have you participate in live-fire exercises in the virtual dream game, so that you won't just be targets at the shooting range."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding bodyguards couldn't help but smile, and the efficiency of installing the game pod increased significantly.

"Master, can we learn martial arts from you in the game?" A bodyguard captain in his twenties asked hopefully. "You mean, can we create an NPC like you in the game and learn from your NPC?"

"That's fine. Just remind me later, so I don't forget to set it up," Zhang Heping casually agreed.

It's not that his memory is failing, but rather that he's been too distracted lately with brain-computer interface experiments, and he feels his thoughts are becoming somewhat chaotic.

When the bodyguard captain heard that his boss approved of his suggestion, he naturally agreed without hesitation.

Seeing this, the other bodyguards started offering their suggestions one after another, all hoping to participate in the development of the virtual dream game.

Little did they know that the virtual dream games they now yearn for might one day place an invisible constraint on their minds… (End of Chapter)