From Wanghai City to Melbourne, and from the port of Melbourne boarded a luxury cruise ship to Xinguo.

Cafeteria, lounge, swimming pool, gymnasium, internet café, shop, infirmary, ballroom and grand ballroom with a capacity of 2,500 people. With 12 floors of deck and resplendent décor, this is not only a 6-star hotel, but also a huge playground.

In the banquet hall of the cruise ship, none of the 2,000 players were absent, and all of them were die-hard fans of futuristic technology or game fans.

When drawing players, although the opportunity is nominally equal, in fact, Future Man Technology has introduced certain indicators as a reference. Specifically, players who have been playing for a longer time in the new era are more likely to be picked, players with higher VIP levels are more likely to be picked, and so on.

In addition to these 2,000 players, the rest are the service staff of the cruise ship and the staff of Future Technology. Because it was not a press conference, but just an open beta opening ceremony, Xia Shiyu declined the media's interview request, and only arranged 3 reporters from the Future People 1.0 news panel to record the process of the open beta opening ceremony and conduct brief interviews with players.

A table full of champagne, courteous waiters.

Standing in the banquet hall, this luxurious atmosphere made Wei Wendong feel a little suffocated. Although his income is close to that of a first-line star, the people who play games are essentially homely and have never seen much of the world. Before he came, he also prepared a set of expensive suits, but at the moment, he still felt that it didn't match the environment he was in.

But when he saw the players around him who were also making a fuss, he was suddenly relieved.

At least compared to those turtles, he is still the elite of the turtles. Many people stood stupidly in the center of the venue wearing a t-shirt. That's what really can't read the air.

Among these players, he also unexpectedly saw quite a few acquaintances.

For example, a pro player in a certain Conqueror's Guild. There is also a certain anchor on the same live broadcast platform as him.

After all, there are only 1,500 places in the real global lottery, and the remaining 500 places are privately donated by Future People Technology to the game guild with good relationships. Or a game anchor with a relatively large influence.

Just as he was about to step forward to talk to an acquaintance, the lights suddenly dimmed.

The people were silent, waiting for the official start of the banquet.

At this moment, a spotlight suddenly lit up on the originally dimly lit stage. Jiang Chen was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage with a calm and tense pace. The spotlight has been following his footsteps and sending him to the front of the stage.

When he came to power, Jiang Chen was empty-handed. The backdrop behind the stage is a 1,050-inch giant screen. In the center of the screen is the logo of Future People Technology.

【We lead the future】

When he saw that person, Wei Dongwen's eyes couldn't help but widen.

Jiang Chen!

Known as Dongfang Bill Gates, Jiang Chen, chairman of the Future People Group!

"Wow, look at it, it's Jiang Chenye!" A big-breasted anchor covered his mouth lightly, pulling his girlfriend he just met and said excitedly.

"What a young feeling. A female e-sports player blushed slightly.

"Damn, the chairman of the Future People Group actually came in person. A male gamer was shocked.

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The players in the audience excitedly took out their mobile phones and took pictures of Jiang Chen.

Facing the enthusiastic players in the audience, Jiang Chen smiled very casually. In a joking tone, he said: "It's okay to take pictures, remember to turn off the flash, or wait for the closed beta to end, be careful I don't sign for you." ”

Because of this sentence, Jiang Chen spoke Chinese. Many foreign players looked dazed and couldn't understand, but the Chinese players let out a good-natured laugh.

The female gamer with the flash on bumped into the fawn in her arms and turned off the phone's flash with a red face.

Seeing that the atmosphere is almost there. Jiang Chen raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

This is not the first time he has given a speech.

Perhaps in the last days, he is accustomed to being looked up to, and at this moment he is facing more than 2,000 people. There was not the slightest wave in his heart.

Calmly reaching out and getting the headset hanging on his ear, Jiang Chen smiled and said to the players: "All the players who have worked hard to come from afar. Good evening, everyone!"

As soon as his words fell, the triangular logo on the screen behind him exploded, shattering into sand shards and spreading out on the screen, outlining lines of text.

It turned out to be a translation of eight Chinese languages, including English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Korean, and Arabic!

The overseas players present were originally complaining in their hearts that they couldn't understand Chinese and didn't know what Jiang Chen was saying on stage. When the text was revealed, players finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then their eyes widened in surprise.

Real-time voice translation!

The use of computer software for real-time speech translation has always been a difficult part of software technology. Although Microsoft has launched a software called Touch-Talk that can do similar things, that software is very weak in recognizing long sentences and fast sentences. However, the real-time voice translation function demonstrated by Futureman Technology is obviously not the same as that Touch-Talk.

Not only can you translate accurately in this noisy environment, but you can also edit the language automatically!

"Where's the applause?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

The players who came back from their surprise gave warm applause.

After coming back to their senses, players were relieved to think about it. After all, it is a technology company that can make artificial intelligence like Xiaobai, and it must not be difficult to leave this kind of thing to artificial intelligence.

Jiang Chen stood on the stage, smiling and waiting for the applause to subside, and then continued to speak: "Today, Futureman Technology will bring you an epoch-making product, let us witness this historical moment together."

Speaking of this, Jiang Chen raised his right hand. Particles of light appeared out of thin air, converging in his open palms to form the appearance of a motorcycle helmet. Everyone in the audience widened their eyes and watched this jaw-dropping scene.

Holographic projection technology!

All right. This is not an unusual technology. But the hand of Future Man Technology is really amazing, the helmet suspended in Jiang Chen's palm. It's as if it's real.

"In virtual reality, we have been focusing on technological innovation. Both in terms of software. Or in terms of hardware. I'm sure you're all familiar with virtual reality games, even if you're dreaming, you've fantasized about having a pair of wings that can fly freely, and being able to embark on a bloody and exciting adventure on the continent of sword and magic. ”

Looking at the expectant faces and hot eyes, Jiang Chen smiled with satisfaction.

"It's my honor to tell you that this is no longer just a fantasy, it's a reality!"

Everyone held their breath, their eyes swaying with excitement and hope.

"Now, let's start with a promo video. Let's take a look at our virtual helmet called 'Phantom'. Jiang Chen walked under the rostrum and sat on the reserved vacant seat.

The translation on the giant screen faded away and rippled like a lake.

Immediately afterwards, a man with a body and face similar to Jiang Chen appeared in the center of the screen, and I saw him pick up the virtual helmet and put it on, flat on the bed.

The picture flashed, like a human blink, and the camera instantly switched from God's perspective to the first perspective of "Jiang Chen", observing the scene inside the helmet.

"Launch. ”

The built-in screen of the helmet, which was originally pitch black, immediately lit up. Countless particles of light surged in front of him in a three-dimensional posture, as clear as if they really existed.

"Iris Verification Program Activation"

"Confirmed as a new user. ”

"Registering"

"The genetic code has been logged in, please set a nickname. ”

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Seeing this, the emotions of the players in the audience are quite stable. He didn't show any surprise. So far, Mirage Technology has not shown any difference between the VR device they designed and those VR devices on the market.

However, in the next second, everyone was stunned.

The light on the screen gradually dims, just like a person sleeping with his eyes closed.

Suddenly. The picture suddenly brightened. Epic music plays in your ears as butterflies fly through the flowers. Stop at the fingertips of a feminine elf. She looked beyond the jungle, where the human city-state was.

A shiny blade of armor. Accompanied by the heart-wrenching drums of war, the soldiers screamed and rushed to the orc lines before being shattered by the iron hooves of the wolf cavalry.

In the distance, the dragon roared, and the dragon knight rushed down from the peak. The heat of the flames was cathartic, like cutting wheat, sweeping away the charge of the orcs.

It's all as if it were real.

What stunned everyone was not the vividness of the picture, but the immersive sense of déjà vu.

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"The virtual game headset in the novel! It's not the kind of garbage thing like a VR device, it, and it can fly!"

"God, this is incredible! I didn't expect such an amazing technology to come from a Chinese company. ”

"Nani, isn't this the NERvGear helmet in Sword Art Online?

Patiently waiting for the players to vent the shock and excitement in their hearts, and when the voice of the discussion gradually subsided, Jiang Chen slowly raised his hand and motioned for people to look at him.

"The promotional CG just now includes the operation of the 'Phantom' virtual helmet, as well as the full version of the game's promotional CG, about the specific content of the game, please wait for the cruise ship to arrive on Koro Island, with your own eyes, to feel the charm of this virtual reality online game. ”

"Here, I announce the official start of this two-month closed beta!"

"I hope you have a good time on the cruise, and everything here is free to enjoy from pastries and drinks. This is also our future technology, to all of you who have come here from thousands of miles to support the supporters. ”

"Thank you. ”

As soon as the words fell, the audience erupted in warm applause, and in this thunderous applause, Jiang Chen smiled and waved his hand to leave.

Brought to the banquet hall, the lights were back on, the elegant music played again, and people were pulled back to reality from the shock of virtual reality.

"So handsome" A girl in a long skirt, holding her mobile phone, looked in the direction of the stage obsessively.

The pink blush, I don't know if it's rouge, or some kind of reverie brings a flush.

Wei Wendong, who was standing not far away, couldn't help but complain in his heart when he saw this.

"The lights are on, and the dream has not yet woken up. (To be continued.) )