In the Psychic Connection Technology Laboratory, the old druid Pitman was still lying quietly in the silver-white chair.

The runes at the bottom of the seat were flickering on and off at regular intervals, a faint light blue shimmer floated on the artificial nerve cord connecting the base to the nerve contact array, and a low humming sound came from inside the device, which was the sound of resonance and tremors between the rune substrates, and the old druid sitting inside the device had his eyes closed, as if he had fallen into the deepest sleep.

"He's connected to the network," Gawain said, "and he's talking to the people on the network." ”

"The connection is stable, the frequency orientation is normal," Kamel said, hovering beside a console not far from the cockpit, watching the flickering runes on the console, "and there is no sign of exposure for the time being." ”

"Vital signs are stable and nerve pressure is normal." "The emergency fuse is normal." "Brain activity is being continuously monitored."

A barrage of reports rang out from all over the lab, and in those reports, everyone around the connected device breathed a sigh of relief.

Amber couldn't help but mutter, "Whew—I thought this old man was going to die on it." ”

Even if this guy has no respect for Pittman's noisy and noisy life on weekdays, Gawain can see that Amber still cares a little about Pittman, who seems to be half an adoptive father.

Gawain looked at Jenny, who was standing quietly not far away: "The rune system of the Eternal Sleeper can also be optimized and reorganized by rune logic, right?" ”

"Yes...... Yes," Jenny replied quickly, "and although we had some difficulties in re-measuring the interference values at first, we eventually discovered that the Rune System of the Eternal Sleeper still follows the laws of rune logic, and that the Inverter Array technology can also be used on this connection device......"

"The Sleeper...... Their dark magic is similar to the druid's spells, and they are also transformed from divine magic," Gawain sighed thoughtfully, "O gods...... Your veil is getting thinner......"

"The test time is over, and the prompt message is ready to be transmitted...... A prompt message has been sent, and a brainwave feedback has been received from the subject...... Disconnect the nerve cords. ”

The technician in charge of controlling the connection device interrupted Gawain's self-talk with a sudden voice, and then, with a resonant sound that gradually deepened, the runic light at the bottom of the silver-white seat gradually dimmed.

Pitman in the seat lay quietly for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes, and then inhaled as if he suddenly remembered how to breathe, and the old body made a sound like a dilapidated bellows, and after a full dozen seconds, he stabilized and exhaled a long breath: "Whew...... It feels good to be back in the body......"

"The first time you get out of the psychic network, you will have a more serious sense of vertigo and weightlessness," Seeing that an assistant next to him stepped forward to help the old druid out of his seat, Gawain nodded, and then immediately showed a serious look, "But before that, for the sake of rigor and safety, we must first confirm one thing......"

Kamel left the monitoring station and floated to the attachment device.

Gawain looked the old druid in the eye: "Prove that you are still Pittman, and not some eternal sleeper who has infiltrated the Internet." ”

"Good luck ointment two silver coins a bottle, out-of-print amulets buy two get one free, half price for the first three times of divination, free help to name it!"

Half of the people at the scene covered their faces and turned their heads, and Kamel's brightness also dimmed by thirty percent at once, only Gawain stepped forward with a smile and shook Pittman's hand: "Welcome back to Cecil." Is there any other discomfort besides vertigo? ”

Pitman was a transcendent after all, he stood next to the cockpit for a while, took a few breaths before recovering, and then frowned and thought for a moment: "Generally speaking, there are no sequelae, but ...... Can the connector code be changed in the future? It's still too embarrassing for an old man like me......"

"A seven-hundred-thirty-seven-year-old man designed a joint code for you, what is there to be embarrassed about you who is less than eighty-seven years old," Before Gao Wen could speak, Amber next to him glanced at the little old man, and the two elderly people at the scene who were choked with a word were speechless, "And you also have the concept of 'embarrassment'?" ”

Pittman: "......"

Gawain: "......"

"Let's talk about the situation after the connection," Gao Wen felt that the atmosphere was getting more and more weird, and quickly coughed twice to bring the topic back on track, "What layer did you dive into?" What do you see during the connection? Has it been intercepted or scanned by a security system? ”

The technical personnel present immediately gathered together, and everyone looked at Pittman standing in the middle with curiosity and inquiry, and Pittman spoke unhurriedly after sorting out his thoughts a little: "I should have dived into the level called the 'Consciousness Level', which is the location of the Dream City, the area where all the surface consciousness meets. Most of the stages of the connection process are non-visual, and only intermittent hallucinations can be produced...... I should have bypassed the security entirely, or rather, the security completely ignored my connection......"

Pitman quietly talked about what he had seen and heard throughout the connection, and everyone around listened attentively, even the most idle Amber, who listened attentively to the end, with his curious eyes wide open.

“…… In summary, I think that our first phase of actual testing was completely successful, and the connections are stable and reliable, as are the 'safe channels'," Pittman concluded, "and the next step is that we should consider multiple connections." ”

Gawain nodded slightly, and looked at Rebecca: "Is there a possibility of mass production of this connection device at present?" ”

"It's difficult for the time being," Rebecca thought for a moment, looking embarrassed, "Some key components can only be processed in the laboratory, such as the organic medium ring of artificial nerve cords - the main reason is that the processing process is too complicated, and there are frequent use of magic devices to adjust in the middle, and there is also a certain amount of druid knowledge, and the level of workers in the factory is probably not enough, and it will take a long time to train workers with sufficient skill level." ”

In most cases, the main factor restricting Cecil's mass production of new things is not machine precision, because of the foundation role of Nicholas Egg in the initial stage, Cecil's industrial machines solved most of the accuracy problems from the beginning - the skill of the worker is a long-term bottleneck.

After all, humans are not machines, and a large number of skilled workers in a system need time to cultivate and accumulate.

"Take your time, it's not realistic to directly promote this kind of device to the whole people......" Gao Wen sighed and accepted the reality, "At this stage, we will first manufacture it in the laboratory and assemble a device that can be used by a project team." The specific amount is determined according to the actual situation. ”

"For a project team...... "Kamel heard something from Gawain's words, "are you going to be in the psychic network of the Eternal Sleepers...... Conducting an experimental project? ”

"Don't you think it's good?" Gawain raised his eyebrows, "Of course, such a good technique should be used for research, wouldn't it be a waste to use it for daydreaming?" ”

Kamel was slightly stunned, then bent down with a smile in his tone: "...... I couldn't agree more. ”

"Well, we should give this connection a name," Gawain nodded, pointing to the silver-white seat or cockpit on the platform, "Do you have any opinions?" ”

Pitman, Jenny, and the others exchanged glances with each other – except for Carmel, whose eyes weren't easy to understand—and then looked at Gawain in unison.

"We think it's up to you to name it," Jenny said respectfully and earnestly, smiling, "and while it's a work of ours, it's only fitting that you have collected all the technology and most of the inspiration for the project." ”

Although Gawain was tempted to say that the glory of technology should be attributed most to the inventor of the technology, but after thinking about it, it seemed that most of the technology in this connection device was the product of the Eternal Sleeper cultists, so he didn't shirk too much, but looked at the silver-white chair and fell into a brief thought.

A little bit of bad taste unconsciously came to mind.

Anyway, the painting style of this thing is not normal.

"Immersion Neural Cockpit," Gawain said a name that he thought best suited the style of the object, "Let's call it Immersion Neural Cockpit—Immersion Cabin for short, how about it?" ”

"Immersion neural cockpit ......," Carmel repeated the improvised phrase, and although it sounded odd to read, the few words just right to describe all the characteristics of the connected device, and he couldn't help but nod his head, "It's a good name." ”

Gawain and Amber left the Wizard Technology Research Institute, along with Pitman, who was about to go back to rest.

The streets of Cecil are still bustling with activity.

"It's a beautiful city," Pitman suddenly sighed for no reason, as he walked down the street, "really, it's beautiful." ”

"Dream City?" Gawain stopped and glanced at the little old man, "Be careful, it's easy for people who come into contact with it for the first time to immerse themselves in it. ”

"I won't," Pitman winked and laughed, "that city is beautiful, even perfect, but it's because it's so perfect that I don't get drawn to it—it's perfect that scares me a little." ”

Gawain shook his head and walked on: "The world is too perfect to be reminiscent of the legendary kingdom of heaven that people arrive in after death—it is indeed unsettling to enter such a city alive. ”

Pittman suddenly became curious: "Do you have experience, do you really have a perfect kingdom of heaven after death?" ”

“…… I'm just making an analogy. ”

They passed by "Amethyst Street" on the edge of the Mage Quarter, where a crowd was gathering in front of a newly opened shop.

Gawain looked up and saw that the sign "Government Affairs Department Supervision Project" was hanging in front of the store, and in the next window, there were neatly arranged large armbands or handarmor-like devices that reflected sunlight and exuded a metallic texture.

Gawain whispered, "Has the first Magic Terminal retail store opened to civilians already open for soft opening......

As one of Cecil's earliest artifacts of magic technology, the magic terminal is not a sophisticated thing, and as a compatible platform that can replace core modules, this device has a high civilian potential from the beginning - it can be equipped with lethal spells to act as weapons, and it can also be equipped with auxiliary rune inserts to become convenient tools, and for Gawain, who has always been bent on promoting supernatural power to the whole people, the civilian use of this thing is inevitable.

As early as last year, Rebecca and others successfully manufactured an engineering terminal with welding, cutting, and traction functions on the basis of the soldiers' magic guide terminals, and distributed them to magic guide technicians and engineering personnel for use, and after a period of data collection and improvement, the more easy-to-use, safer, and cheaper civilian version of the magic guide terminal finally appeared in front of the eyes of ordinary people.

These magic terminals have lower power, but they can still be used to unleash the most basic tricks and several talisman spells that reduce their power, and ordinary people can use it as a tool, and they can also be used for self-defense when they are in the wild, which is really a very convenient thing.

However, Gawain observed in front of the store for a while, and found that although there were quite a few people gathered, there were very few citizens who actually spent money to buy the magic guide terminal.

"It's normal, magic is still a 'transcendental' thing for most people, even if they are already surrounded by magical powers, most people probably don't think that they will have a time to 'cast spells' in person," Pittman said on the side, "and to be honest, although dozens of silver coins are not much, they are also a lot of money for many people, and ordinary people who are used to thrift will not spend so much money to buy a strange thing just because it is novel and interesting." ”

This is an inevitable phenomenon in the process of popularizing magic technology.

Gawain looked at the shop with the crowd in the distance, thought for a moment, turned to Amber and said, "Let your operators guide you a little." ”

Amber casually agreed: "Okay." ”

Hearing Amber agree so happily, Gawain was surprised: "Why did you agree so easily this time?" ”

"It's the old business of many people in those bastards," Amber waved her hand, "Say something to guide, isn't it just a trust......"

Gawain: "...... That's right. ”

The three of them took one last look at the store that sold civilian magic terminals, and before turning to leave, Pittman suddenly said, "In fact, neural cable technology can not only be used to establish brain-computer connections and make people enter the psychic network, it also has a possible application direction. ”

Gawain's tone rose: "Oh? ”

"You're committed to making the power of magic accessible to ordinary people – the magic terminal solves half the problem, and the nerve cord ...... Maybe it will solve the other half of the problem for you. ”

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