Chapter 20 Drones
"Mo Huaiyu? Your courier. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info "calls constantly. Within a few days, I bought two sets of dual-CPU motherboards, a binocular camera, two sets of fisheye lenses, and a quadcopter micro drone. What exactly do I want to do? You'll find out next.
Two days later, I went online to look for Snow Lotus. "What's the matter with me?" She asked.
"Snow Lotus, I'll show you something. See the app I sent you? Run it. ā
"Oh! Where is this? ā
"This is my home!" I replied.
"A 3D video you recorded yourself?" She asked.
"No, what you see is real-time, and you can manipulate it with gestures."
"Hey! How is this possible? ā
"Don't believe you can try it yourself?"
"Eh, how did you do that?"
It took me a week to do a couple of things. I abandoned the idea of streaming 4K video in real-time and considered using a lower resolution instead. I upgraded my computer first so that it could do a lot of coding operations. Convert the signal shot with a binocular camera and a fisheye lens into a 3D panoramic video. Develop a VR terminal program to remotely control the camera in real time.
At the moment, the binocular camera is set up on a simple remote control gimbal, facing my VR gear.
"Hey! Where are you? Xue Lian asked.
"I'm in the camera now. I'm in a VR100 rig. ā
"Can you take your helmet off and let me see what you look like?"
"Haven't you seen me?"
"When have I seen it?"
"But Phoenix says she's seen it."
"Have you seen me if I've seen Phoenix?" Xue Lian asked rhetorically.
"I thought she would share everything with you!"
"Why? The two of us are only in contact with each other at work, and we rarely get together on a regular basis. ā
"Let's have a video chat!" I say.
"Forget it. I think we'd better use virtual images! You can keep a sense of mystery. Good bye! She said.
"Goodbye!" I replied.
After the last time I finished the remote control binocular camera, I took it a step further and fixed the binocular camera to that drone. Then open the window, enter VR100, and control the drone to fly out of the window and take off in the courtyard.
Seeing the scenery around me rapidly descend and become smaller, I can't help but feel dizzy. The drone rises all the way to a height of several hundred meters. Overlooking the city at night, the lights from the tallest buildings in the distance were already below me. I flew the drone south along the adjacent trunk road. It feels so good.
By the way, I have to find someone to share such a good feeling. I contacted Snow Lotus and asked her to see my masterpiece.
"Hey, what are you doing?" She exclaimed, "Have you applied for permission to fly?" ā
"What permission?"
"You're flying too high, come down."
"No, there's a high-voltage line down there."
"You've flown to the level of the air traffic control, hurry down."
"In the middle of the night, who's going to pay attention to my little thing?" I ignored her and continued to fly south.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Xue Lian shouted, her voice very annoyed.
At the end of the road below, there is a pitch black area. Farther away, there are two rows of lights. That was supposed to be an airstrip. Several planes could be seen parked on the edge of the runway.
"Don't go any further, turn around immediately!" Over there, Snow Lotus was almost roaring.
"Okay, Snow Lotus!" I wanted to fly to the airport to see what was going on, but finally reason prevailed over desire. I know it's not just a joke.
I turned the plane, but I realized that it was out of control. The plane was plummeting, rapidly approaching the ground. "Sister Xuelian, the plane is out of control." I said anxiously.
"I'm in control." She replied. I calmed down, but was annoyed. What did she do to take control of me? What the hell is she going to do with my drone?
Below is a pitch-black area. And in this area, there is actually a light. The drone hovered down, heading for the light. The lights gradually become larger, one becomes two, and then six, and it is an off-road vehicle. The drone landed on the grass a few meters in front of the car, and then the signal disappeared. There was darkness all around me.
My drone and camera are gone? That's tens of thousands of dollars! But before it disappeared, it should have been Snow Lotus manipulating it. She probably won't lose it!
I call Snow Lotus. She ignored me and then simply went offline.
The next night, Snow Lotus went online. Although her virtual image face is calm, I think her real face must be pale.
"Where's my drone?" I opened my mouth and asked.
"You still ask. You know what? You have flown into the air traffic control area, according to the regulations, not only will your drone be confiscated, fined, but you can also be arrested. ā
"If you go another 200 meters and enter the military restricted area to shoot, it will not be as simple as detention, and you will be sentenced." Looking at her angry face, I didn't dare look her in the eye.
"Why are you so unreassuring?"
"I'm sorry, Sister Snow Lotus!" I relented.
"What, you know it's wrong?"
"But, sister, can you help me get something back! That cost me a lot of money. ā
Her brow furrowed, and her face became more and more ugly. But after holding it for a while, she finally burst out laughing, "You're really a living treasure, you have to sell cheaply." Forget it, I'll figure it out for you! However, there is no more than three. No next time! ā
Two days later, I received a call asking me to pick up my lost items. That must be my drone model.
I got on my bike and headed south. That was exactly the route my drone flew three days ago. About five minutes later, I walked into the gatehouse of a compound with no listings. A man in his mid-thirties was sitting on the couch behind the doorman waiting for me. "You're Snow Lotus's younger brother?" He asked.
When did I become Snow Lotus's younger brother? I nodded yes.
I secretly looked at the mighty man in front of me and speculated about his identity. A little like a soldier, and a little like an agent. In the midst of my thoughts, he pulled out a cardboard box filled with my camera and dismantled drone.
But instead of handing it over to me directly, he said to me, "Before I give it back to you, I have to tell you at your sister's request." "Then we started to talk in detail about the regulations on aircraft." Fortunately, this time your drone was intercepted by your sister in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. You're an adult. It should be known that regulations cannot be regarded as child's play. You're going to have to learn a lesson in the future! ā
I listened patiently for half an hour. Always keep the impression of being submissive. There's no way, people are under the eaves, they can't help but bow their heads!