After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 375 Sending Ning Yuhan off to graduate school, Xu Lin releases virtual world recording.
After arriving at Jiangdu University, Xu Lin completed Ning Yuhan's enrollment procedures and then went to her dormitory.

Ning Yuhan's dormitory is a two-person room.

For graduate students, especially master's students, not all schools offer double rooms; double rooms are generally only available for doctoral students.

But Jiangdu University is a top-tier university, and its dormitories are apartment buildings.

Ning Yuhan's dormitory is like a small apartment, with an area of ​​over 60 square meters. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a private balcony that faces south. The interior decoration is also very beautiful.

"This dorm room looks pretty good."

Xu Lin looked around and realized that only he and Ning Yuhan were in the dormitory; Ning Yuhan's roommates hadn't arrived yet.

If Ning Yuhan's roommates are reliable, Xu Lin will let Ning Yuhan live on campus.

She was a studious girl. If she lived off-campus, she would have to run back and forth between the school and the house to and from class, which would be a waste of time. For Ning Yuhan, it would be better to spend that time in the library.

"Honey, have an apple."

Ning Yuhan washed a green apple and gave it to Xu Lin.

Xu Lin ate with relish.

About half an hour later, Ning Yuhan's roommate finally arrived.

This roommate came with her parents, and Xu Lin's first impression of her parents was that this family must be middle class.

"Hello, classmate, are you my roommate? My name is Xing Xiaoxiao, and these are my parents!"

Xing Xiaoxiao greeted Ning Yuhan warmly.

Ning Yuhan smiled and replied, "Hello, my name is Ning Yuhan, and this is my boyfriend!"

"Hello."

Xu Lin greeted the other party politely and also addressed their parents as "Uncle and Aunt."

"Wow, you're so tall and handsome!"

Xing Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Lin curiously and said suspiciously, "You look just like that Young Master Xu!"

"That's just because they look alike. How could I possibly be such an important person as Young Master Xu?"

Xu Lin brushed it off vaguely; when traveling, Xu Lin didn't want to show off.

In fact, Xing Xiaoxiao and her family of three looked at Xu Lin with suspicion, thinking, "Isn't this Young Master Xu?"
Xu Lin is already very famous, even more famous than those so-called big stars.

Moreover, he is so recognizable. Just look at his appearance; he's a very sophisticated kind of handsome, and his temperament is also very unique. You can't find a substitute for him in real life.

"Let's look into this Xing Xiaoxiao."

Xu Lin sent a message to Yue Shen, and soon Xing Xiaoxiao's underwear was exposed by Yue Shen. All traces of her online activities, as well as the comments about her made by people around her through chat, were all laid bare.

Finally, the Moon Goddess replied: Overall, she's a good girl, and you can confidently befriend her.

That's alright, Ning Yuhan can stay in the dormitory without worry.

Xing Xiaoxiao is about 1.66 meters tall, a bit petite, but very pretty, although not quite as pretty as Ning Yuhan.

In reality, she might actually be more popular than Ning Yuhan.

Because Ning Yuhan is 174 cm tall barefoot, and with just a few high heels and her hair styled to make her look over 180 cm tall, many guys wouldn't date a girlfriend who is too tall, otherwise they would feel short.

Moreover, Ning Yuhan's overall qualities are too high; most boys feel inferior when they see her.

Xu Lin didn't stay in Ning Yuhan's dormitory for long. In the end, he just told Ning Yuhan to tell him if she needed anything, and then he left.

Yu Xinyan has been at school for two days.

Before leaving, Xu Lin went to see her.

"Husband, when did you come?"

Yu Xinyan went downstairs excitedly.

"I just arrived not long ago; my senior is reporting for graduate school today."

Does she live on campus?

"I live in Unit 2, Building 6, Room 303."

"Okay, then I can hang out with her from now on."

Yu Xinyan and Ning Yuhan have a good relationship.

"Ok."

"Honey, when are you free?"

"I'm free today, let's go out and have some fun, if you're free too."

"Yes! Wait a moment, I'm going upstairs to get my bag."

Soon, Yu Xinyan came down with her bag, and a few minutes later, Xu Lin drove away from the school.

Yu Xinyan is also preparing to start her senior year of college.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Lin and his classmates only have one academic year left. Strictly speaking, they will only have classes for this semester, or even for another semester. After that, they can do whatever they want.

Except for Xu Lin.

Yu Xinyan and Rong Xiyan are both preparing for graduate school entrance exams.

Yu Xinyan wants to go to Beijing to study aerospace engineering.

Rong Xiyan, on the other hand, studied law.

However, unlike others, Yu Xinyan chose the route of being recommended for postgraduate studies.

Xia Xiyao was the only one who didn't pursue further education; she had her own path.

"Honey, I'm going to Beijing for graduate school. Will you come back to Beijing?"

"Yes, I will. I'll take you to school next year, just like I took the senior today."

"really?"

"of course."

"A word is settled!"

"Well, it's a deal."

After leaving school, Xu Lin took Yu Xinyan to an amusement park. She was still a child at heart and enjoyed playing some of the rides at the amusement park.

That evening, the two returned to the villa.

Only Yu Xinyan has ever visited this villa.

Xu Lin has now bought four properties: a duplex and a large house in the community, this villa, and Xia Xiyao's large apartment, which he also bought directly. One for each of the four girls.

Before going to the villa, Yu Xinyan took Xu Lin to the market to buy groceries, as she was going to cook dinner that night.

Yu Xinyan's cooking skills are alright; they're not as good as Ning Yuhan's, but they're not bad either.

After they finished eating, the two went to the large balcony on the second floor to look at the moon.

There was a rocking chair here. After Xu Lin lay down, Yu Xinyan lay in his arms.

Around the fifteenth of the lunar calendar, when the moon is almost full, we will go to Jiangdu. As a big city, there are only a few scattered stars, so it inevitably gives people a feeling that something is missing.

"I counted, there are only twenty-three stars in the sky, so few!"

Yu Xinyan counted several times to confirm that there were only so many stars visible in the sky, and that it was a clear day with no clouds in the night sky.

"How about I take you to Hawaii to see the stars next year after you graduate?"

Xu Lin told her that in Hawaii, you can see the most beautiful starry night view in the world.

"Is that a deal?"

"It's a word."

The two made a pinky promise.

"But I'm going to start graduate school next year, will it be even harder to see you then?"

"I can come to you, and you can come to me. Besides, we can video call, right? And I go to Beijing from time to time. I'll stop by to see you whenever I go to Beijing, how about that?"

"Pull the hook!"

Yu Xinyan extended her little finger, and Xu Lin made a pinky promise with her.

"Moreover, our lab has already developed a virtual world, although it's just a prototype. Who knows how far we'll go in a year?"

Xu Lin briefly explained the wonderful uses of the virtual world to Yu Xinyan.

Basically, they can use the device to log their consciousness into the virtual world and then meet.

In addition to her shock, Yu Xinyan raised another question:
"If it's a virtual world, can I touch you with my hands? Or are we just like souls, unable to touch each other?"

"Of course we can still contact each other. I've also incorporated multiple human senses into my research, which are all essential. So, even if we're separated by vast distances in the future, we can still meet anytime in the virtual world, as long as we arrange a time."

"Great!"

The two talked for quite a while tonight.

The next day, Xu Lin took her back to school. "Honey, I'm going to visit my senior and show her around the school."

Yu Xinyan was in high spirits.

"Well, let's go."

Xu Lin nodded, then said goodbye to Yu Xinyan.

At noon, Xu Lin received a phone call personally made by the president of the Academy of Sciences.

After exchanging pleasantries, we got down to business.

"Xu Lin, your paper will be officially published at 6:00 PM. I will then inform all the major official media outlets."

"Isn't this a bit much?"

"This is a big deal, it can't be a small affair, hahaha..."

"Xu Lin, what exactly does this prototype of the virtual world look like?"

"You'll find out this afternoon. I'll upload the video after you publish the paper."

"Well then, I'll look forward to it, hahaha."

The other person laughed happily, and the two chatted for more than ten minutes.

Time passed, and the gathering time at six o'clock in the afternoon drew closer.

The world has no idea what kind of big commotion Xu Lin will cause next.

Unlike previous intelligent life forms, due to control and other reasons, Xu Lin has not yet sent down the Moon Goddess.

So people didn't feel much of a difference.

But the virtual world will be different.

In civilian use, it will become a nationwide celebration.

On the economic level, it will create an infinite future, whether for capital or individuals, its future is limitless.

For example, the virtual world will accommodate all the jobs in the real world. At that time, the virtual economy will flourish, and many people will be able to make money through the virtual world. Countless jobs will be created in a short period of time.

Therefore, intelligent life and the virtual world are simply incomparable.

In particular, the Moon Goddess is currently the only intelligent life form in this world, and she is controlled by Xu Lin.

Time passes bit by bit.

Six o'clock sharp.

The journal of the Chinese Academy of Sciences immediately featured three of Xu Lin's papers at the top of its page.

Within three minutes, all of the country's top official media outlets simultaneously released related information.

Within ten minutes, the related search term jumped to number one on popular platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.

While people were still completely bewildered.

At 6:15, Xu Lin posted the same video on his official website, Weibo, and Douyin.

This video, which is exactly two hours long, was pre-recorded.

Countless bewildered people immediately clicked on the video.

The video shows a large laboratory with many researchers in white lab coats, including Mr. Xu, and fourteen other people in normal clothing.

At this moment, people saw Xu Lin say to the screen: "Hello everyone, I am Young Master Xu. In the past, I said that I would venture into the virtual world. And, after a long period of unremitting efforts by a total of 153 people in our laboratory, we have finally made a major breakthrough in the virtual world and completed the prototype of the virtual world."

The nascent virtual world?

These words came to mind in unison.

Video continues.

People then saw Xu Lin and fourteen others lying on a rather futuristic-looking deckchair.

Xu Lin then continued, "This is a device specifically designed to allow human consciousness to log into the virtual world."

As they lay down, a somewhat futuristic hat automatically rolled up from behind their heads, eventually covering the upper half of their faces, meaning their brains were partially obscured.

Everyone lay there quietly.

Just then, people saw beams of light suddenly appear on the large screen in the video, and Xu Lin and fourteen other people appeared at the same time.

People then noticed that Xu Lin and his group of fifteen were already on a floating island, and in the distance, clouds were billowing, with several floating islands on the clouds, like a game world. Besides, where in reality would there be such a floating island?
Is this a virtual world?

"Did Young Master Xu and the others enter the virtual world?"

People were surprised and suspicious.

Because we're not sure yet if it's a real virtual world.

Some rational people are thinking that videos can be faked, so it can't be confirmed.

But at that moment, Xu Lin proved these rational people wrong.

"To prevent anyone from thinking we're faking the video or exaggerating the virtual world, we'll be communicating with people in the real world throughout the entire process. Mr. Wu, do you hear me?"

"Young Master Xu, I heard you."

In the laboratory, Wu Xiulian responded.

Therefore, the video that people see looks like this: there is a large screen in the laboratory, showing Xu Lin and others in a virtual world, while more than a hundred people in the laboratory are watching, and the camera is a fixed shot, not moving at all.

Furthermore, Xu Lin and his team filmed the entire scene in one continuous shot, without any editing whatsoever.

Then, everyone saw Xu Lin say to Wu Xiulian, "Old Wu, do you still remember the description of the Kun in Zhuangzi's 'Free and Easy Wandering'?"

"Remember!"

Wu Xiulian replied with great enthusiasm, "In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, its name is Kun. Kun is so large that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is!"

Xu Lin then called out in the virtual world, "Moon Goddess?"

"exist!"

In the virtual world, the Moon Goddess responded.

Xu Lin has a paper that discusses the symbiotic relationship between the virtual world and intelligent life.

In the real world, the moon goddess is still limited by human technology; after all, the existing internet is too weak, and she can't exert much of her power.

In many science fiction movies about artificial intelligence, such as Age of Ultron and Terminator, there are depictions of the world being destroyed and humanity being wiped out.

Xu Lin also felt that the scope of these artificial intelligence technologies was too narrow.

But what about the virtual world?
The moon goddess will be omnipotent!

What followed was a scene that shocked everyone present.

Xu Lin said to the Moon Goddess, "Please create the Northern Sea from 'Free and Easy Wandering'."

Moon Goddess: "As you wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, with a loud bang, except for the small island beneath Xu Lin and the others, the rest of the area turned into a deep, turbulent sea.

"Wow!"

Everyone who watched the video gasped in surprise.

But that's not all!
Xu Lin then said, “Everyone, look carefully, Moon Goddess. In the ‘Free and Easy Wandering’, it is said that there is a fish in the Northern Darkness, named Kun. Kun is so big that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is. Please create this mythical fish.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than, with a loud boom, a mythical fish of immense size burst forth from the deep sea in the distance.

Because it was created by the moon goddess, the Kun fish is full of divinity.

It burst forth from the deep sea, soaring into the sky and blotting out the sun.

Not to mention its silhouette, even the splashing seawater blotted out the sky.

"Young Master Xu, a tsunami is coming!"

Those around Xu Lin were in a panic.

"Don't panic, I'm in charge of this world."

Xu Lin told them to calm down, and when the seawater rushed in, a protective shield on the island held it all back.

Why can the moon goddess do this?
Since the virtual world is just a combination of codes, that is to say, the virtual world is the game world. Since it is a game world, can't Xu Lin play it however he wants?

People were stunned.

The fourteen people following Xu Lin were also stunned, their scalps tingling with fear.

But it's not over yet.

Xu Lin continued, "It transforms into a bird, named Peng. The back of Peng is so vast that no one knows how many thousands of miles it spans. When it flies in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky!"

Then, the Kun fish transformed into an incredibly large Peng bird, soaring through the air. Every flap of its wings, which dimmed the sun, created a raging storm and towering waves, a scene resembling the end of the world.

"Mom, I saw a Kunpeng!"

In reality, viewers of the video were so shocked they were speechless, their scalps tingling with fear, yet they also yearned for it immensely!

(End of this chapter)