Chapter 1: Deadly Thunderstorms
"The Pearl City Meteorological Bureau reminds you that it is expected that from 17 o'clock on the 21st to 17 o'clock on the 22nd, there will be ten to eleven strong winds in some parts of the city, and the maximum wind strength in some areas will reach 12, accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds, please manage your doors and windows in time to avoid unnecessary losses."
casually turned off the pop-up weather warning webpage, Luo Yun stretched lazily and laughed in a low voice: "In the summer of Pearl City, this kind of weather is not already a daily routine, do you still need to be reminded every day." ”
Turning his head to look out the window at the gloomy sky, although it was still only afternoon, the dense dark clouds had already given the sky a little evening feeling, and a cool breeze gradually rose, making people struggling in the stuffy air breathe a sigh of relief.
After taking care of today's last order and handing over a large number of goods to the courier brother who came to pick up the parcel, Luo Yun lay lazily on the bed, barely raised his head to look at the pendulum clock hanging at the head of the bed, and now the time is just half past five o'clock in the afternoon, and there is still nearly half an hour before the game server is maintained.
Rolling lazily on the bed, Luo Yun groaned a little unpleasantly: "It's been so long, I'm going to die without the ship's mother to play." ”
The so-called ship girl is a web game called the fleet collection of the history of the warship anthropomorphic product,The game has just been launched in various countries to gain a large number of fans,Now it is the seventh year of the open beta of this game,And one of the major features of this game is that there are four limited-time sea strategy operations every year,In the mouth of Chinese players, there are also four seasons of activities,And each of these activities is a carnival of all players., Both novices and veterans will spend a lot of resources at any cost during this time, and carry out a limited-time sea area strategy, and as a reward, there will be a newly implemented ship girl to join the player's town guard, and today is the opening day of the summer event Battle of Leyte Gulf.
The cold wind outside the window was already blowing louder and stronger, and the lightning flashed behind the dark clouds, illuminating a large area of gloomy sky
"It's bad weather." Luo Yun shrugged his shoulders slightly, picked up the tea cup beside him and took a sip gently.
Twenty-year-old Luo Yun's face is delicate and soft, looking quite likable, now he is a junior in a college in Pearl City, his parents have divorced when he was in high school, and they have set up a new family, Luo Yun, who does not want to disturb them, refused the invitation of both parents, rented a house next to the school alone, completed high school independently, and then left his hometown to study in Pearl City.
In the first year of college, Luo Yun, who had just been liberated from the heavy workload of high school, still felt a little at a loss, but Luo Yun, who likes games and movies, soon became a glorious (?) under the guidance of his roommates. Otaku, now running a small online store in his spare time, he already has his own income, although not a lot, but it is enough to support his study and life, and after the online store officially generated income, Luo Yun moved out of the school's dormitory, and rented a small room in the suburbs of Pearl City that is both a warehouse and a residence, after all, the university dormitory is a space shared by several people, and his own goods too much squeezed out his roommate's space or made him feel a little embarrassed.
Now that life here is on the right track, in this space that only belongs to him, Luo Yun can always experience a rare freedom and ease. Gently taking out a fairly delicate cardboard box from under the table, Luo Yun couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
"The third generation of VirtualReality experience device" As a loyal player of the web game fleet collection, Luo Yun just explained his intention in the flea market where he traded second-hand on TB.com, and was immediately recommended by an enthusiastic shopkeeper This third-generation ultra-high-configuration VR device that claims to be able to make negative contact with the ship's mother in an immersive way.
When Luo Yun reacted, he had already lost before the shopkeeper's mouth cannon attack, and paid for this VR headset that claimed to be waterproof, dustproof, and leakage-proof, making people have an extremely comfortable experience. Although I feel that this advertising slogan makes people involuntarily think of a small cup with a suspicious purpose, but after thinking about it, a good pair of 3D glasses in China is not cheap, so Luo Yun pinched his nose and recognized it.
At this time, at the other end of Pearl City, in a suspicious store with ambiguous pink billboards, a middle-aged man in front of the screen looked at a notice on the account confirming the receipt and slapped the table proudly and laughed: "The garbage picked up in a green belt can be sold for 500 yuan because it looks like that VR device, and the old Wang next door is right, now is really the golden age of e-commerce, well, I have decided, I want to open an online store, one day, my big sword adult products will rush out of Asia and go to the world!" ”
Not to mention the ambitious middle-aged uncle, Luo Yun at this time naturally didn't know anything about what was happening on the other side of the city, and carefully opened the box in his hand and took out the VR device shaped like a motorcycle helmet, this VR device seems to be made of silver-white metal full of science fiction, but the light texture can only make Luo Yun think of some kind of plastic.
Carefully looking at the "helmet" in his hand, Luo Yun felt a little drumming in his heart, but he had confirmed the receipt just now, and there was no point in thinking about anything at this time, so let's try it first.
"Boom...... thunder was already loud outside the window, and the raging wind swept the heavy dark clouds and let out a terrible roar, seeing that a heavy rain was about to fall. Seeing that the hour hand was about to point to six o'clock, Luo Yun was a little excited to turn on the computer, and connected the VR headset to the computer with a data cable and gently connected it to the power.
Seeing that the indicator light next to the helmet showed that the power on was normal, Luo Yun immediately put it on carefully, and had to admit that although it was a little more expensive, the lining of this helmet-mounted VR device was still quite comfortable.
After groping and lying down against the darkness in front of him, Luo Yun shouted imposingly: "linkstart!" ”
The wind whistling outside the house became more and more harsh, making the atmosphere in the house that had not changed in the slightest more and more embarrassing, but after all, it was a person living alone, Luo Yun except for his cheeks were slightly red and quickly returned to normal, he was more concerned about the third-generation VR headset that the seller boasted of was not broken just after he bought it.
Blinked helplessly, just as Luo Yun was a little stunned when he looked at the darkness in front of him, the VR helmet indicator light stuck in his head flashed a faint blue light, and a cold and hard female voice full of metallic texture sounded in his ears: "The connection energy level is detected to be too low to maintain the normal consumption of the device, and the device will automatically shut down for 10 ...... after ten seconds." 9…… 8……”
Luo Yun's face suddenly darkened, what is the energy grade is too low, could it be that the third-generation VR device is not addicted to alternating current, and I still want to try high-voltage electricity.
At this moment, a muffled thunder sounded outside the window, illuminating a large area of dark clouds.
The female voice that was counting down was slightly suffocated, and then it sounded again: "Unstable medium-grade energy has been detected, and it will start to absorb after three seconds." Luo Yun was slightly stunned when he heard this, this thing can't even look down on 220 volts of alternating current, so what unstable medium-grade energy won't refer to the lightning outside.
Another flash of lightning flashed through the dark sky, making Luo Yun's delicate face look a little cloudy.
Lightning as direct current, the voltage can reach up to two million volts, if this VR headset really wants to absorb lightning as an energy source, as long as there is a trace of ripple to Luo Yun, it is enough to instantly turn him into a thirty-layer cooked roast chicken, as for whether this VR device that looks like a knock-off has the ability to absorb lightning, to be honest, Luo Yun doesn't believe it, but he doesn't dare to gamble with his life.
Hurry up and tear off this VR headset to save your life first, but the moment Luo Yun sat up and touched the helmet with his fingers, his body suddenly went numb, and a faint tingling pain instantly spread throughout his body, and his body involuntarily fell backwards.
At this moment, Luo Yun will sell this VR helmet to his profiteer and scolded a bloody head, saying that it is good to be dust-proof, waterproof and leakage-proof, where is the most basic trust between people, for a little money, the boat of friendship will turn over, can you be happy friends in the future?
But no matter what kind of thoughts were churning in Luo Yun's mind, after being hit by this leaking current, it was too late for Luo Yun to take off this VR headset.
Three seconds later, the cold and hard female voice sounded as promised: "The energy traction device is activated, and the energy absorption begins." ”
There was a slight chill in his heart, and a great sense of crisis instantly surged all over his body, Luo Yun still did not give up and stretched out his hand to the VR device, now it is still important to save his life, as long as he rips this thing off, no matter what he wants to absorb, it has nothing to do with him.
However, what made Luo Yun's heart cool was that when his fingers brushed his sideburns, he was shocked to find that his hair was standing on end at the moment, like a hedgehog.
The scalp was tingling for a while, even Luo Yun knew that this was a textbook lightning strike, at this time, he had to squat down as much as possible and avoid high and open places, but how could he do it when he was still numb all over his body.
The next moment, the nearby residents heard a terrifying explosion and thunder ringing in their ears, and Luo Yun only had one thought left in his mind before his consciousness was completely overwhelmed by the terrifying paralysis and stinging pain:
"If there is an afterlife, I will believe that I am a dog if those profiteers fool me."