From scrap mecha to science fiction paradise

Chapter 85 Virtual Universe
After driving for nearly half an hour, Lin Yu and his party arrived at their first destination in the city.

Ceylon Branch of the Pilots Association.

It directly occupies a thirty-eight-story office building, which is quite luxurious in Shangcheng District where land is at a premium.

However, in such a large office building, there are very few people coming and going.

"Sister Xue, why do I feel like there aren't many people along the way?"

Lin Yu parked the car and took Xiaotian to meet Xue Siqiao, Wang Xiaoliu and the others. Wang Xiaoliu immediately asked his doubts, acting as Lin Yu's mouthpiece in disguise.

He was also about to ask this.

"It's mainly due to the area. This is a relatively high-end office area, so there are relatively few people, and they are all inside the building. There are still many real people in other places."

Xue Siqiao smiled and said: "However, there are actually a lot of people here. You think it's just the wrong way to open them."

"The wrong way to open it?"

Xue Siqiao threw out a few more nouns that were both familiar and unfamiliar to Lin Yu.

"Well, first of all, because there are intelligent robots replacing human labor, food, clothing, housing and transportation can be solved through the Internet and machine delivery, so many home-bound people have been born. Can you understand this?"

Xue Siqiao took out a pair of smart glasses and put them on, then said with a smile: "For example, right now, there are two little beauties looking at you with their eyes shining, and one of them is secretly kissing you."

Xue Siqiao's smart glasses had just been put on, and even starting the relevant programs and watching them still took a while.

Xue Siqiao didn't give in, pointed directly to the traffic surveillance cameras that could be seen everywhere, and then explained.

"Before you lie to someone, you should at least show your face and at least pause for two seconds before speaking."

"Look at those, they are all panoramic shots of the Federal Skynet. All public areas in the city and areas opened by owners on their own initiative, including shopping malls, etc., are virtualized and synchronized in real time through panoramic cameras, thus building a network on the network. A digital virtual world.”

"Yes, at first this thing was just a virtual game to consume redundant energy, but now many entertainment activities and even work have been directly moved to the metaverse."

"Everything that happens in reality is synchronized virtually, so through the corresponding somatosensory and imaging equipment, you can travel and play as a virtual character?"

Lin Yu took a look and found that there were not too many simulated robots on the street.

Furthermore, he did not believe that this metaverse program involving everyone would have no personal privacy mechanism.

Lin Yu was a little confused when he heard this.

"So, a lot of people are staying at home?"

"Not at all."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes.

"This is because there are only a few people who can use simulated robots. Most actually travel through virtual avatars in the metaverse."

Lin Yu understood Xue Siqiao's meaning immediately.

Xue Siqiao pondered.

Lin Yu asked.

"That doesn't seem like much, right?"

Xue Siqiao shook his head and pointed at the simulation robots on the road:
"There are actually real people behind these robots, but they are not controlled at all times. In most cases, the robots act according to instructions. When necessary, the owners behind them will connect to somatosensory or neural interactions."

Speaking of the Yuan Universe, he remembered that he had indeed seen similar phrases on the Internet before.

It’s just that the wasteland remnants have many restrictions. Most programs and pages that require identity authentication cannot be entered. The Metaverse sounds like a game, so I don’t pay too much attention to it.

Of course, the bigger reason is now known, and it is because these city people originally communicate and entertain themselves through the Yuan Universe, but there are no panoramic equipment outside the city, and access to the Yuan Universe is not open.

Unable to load the Metaverse program, they naturally cannot know everything in it. However, their communication is mainly based on the Metaverse, so ordinary wasteland remnants will naturally not know about it. Even if they occasionally see a few words, the remnants of the wasteland who are still busy all day long will not pay any attention to it.

Just like some backward countries in Africa, most people will not go to Internet cafes, let alone pay attention to international news and popular games online.

"Well, it's just not fun to deal with smart people, not even for joking."

After being discovered by Lin Yu, Xue Siqiao felt bored, and then began to guide Lin Yu to load the metaverse program.

This thing is essentially a virtual game developed by the Blue Star Federation.

Intelligent machines replace human labor, which not only eliminates a large number of jobs, but also leaves many people with nowhere to vent their energy.

In order to eliminate this contradiction, the Metaverse was created.

As a result, with the intervention of capital, all kinds of entertainment and work moved into it, and real estate was almost speculated in the virtual world. Later, the bill on the consistency of property rights between virtual and real world was passed, and it became an alternative special 'time and space'.

Wearing smart glasses and loading the Metaverse program, nothing changes in the field of vision.

The scene in front of me is still exactly the same as before putting it on.

The only difference is that there are many more figures on the street, and pedestrians are constantly shuttling around. Real and fake, fake and real, robots, virtual people, and real people all intersect in this virtual world.

"Hello, welcome to the Pilots Association. Do you need to handle business?"

Xue Siqiao was not entirely lying. There was indeed a beautiful woman in professional attire waiting beside Lin Yu, who seemed to be playing the role of reception.

"I'll complete some procedures for mecha group transfer and pilot certification."

Lin Yu nodded slightly.

Although the mecha group transfer and pilot license have been settled, there are still some details that need to be implemented offline. This is why he came directly to the Pilot Association as his first stop.

"Okay, please follow me."

After listening to Lin Yu's words, the receptionist was not surprised and led Lin Yu directly into the building, all the way to the business processing window, which was no different from the bank business window.

The receptionist is virtual, and communication takes place in the virtual world, but people are still moving.

Wearing smart glasses, Lin Yu followed all the way into the building.

"Hello, please show your mecha group license and personal pilot license."

In the business window, a salesman was polite and polite with a formulaic smile.

"Give."

Lin Yu took out two cards and handed them over.

"F-level pilot Lin Yu, right? Tiantingji... you are the main pilot of the Tianting mecha team?"

After taking it, the salesman swiped it first, but after seeing the displayed information, he immediately paused and looked shocked.

"has a problem?"

Lin Yu frowned.

"No problem, no problem."

The salesman waved his hands repeatedly at first, but then showed hesitation on his face. He hesitated for a moment and asked: "Excuse me... is it the heavenly mecha group reorganized by Thunder Strike?"

Originally, many of the avatars around who were also handling business had turned their heads when they heard about the Heavenly Court Mecha Team. Now when they heard this inquiry, they suddenly became the focus of attention, and the hall was gradually in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)