Early the next morning, Xu Dong left Yuhuan City alone and flew to Shanghai and Beijing.

As for Dad Xu and others, they need to stay to complete the handover of the company and the follow-up relocation, and this matter is not over without ten days and half a month.

Coming out of Shanghai-Beijing International Airport, you will be greeted by an unusually bustling metropolis, Xu Dong has not been here for almost ten years, and everything seems familiar and unfamiliar.

Compared to the great expansion of the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The administrative divisions of Shanghai and Beijing have not changed much, and in the last two or three years, because of the drop in sea level, the land area has barely exceeded 10,000 square kilometers.

However, this did not delay the development of Shanghai and Beijing in the slightest.

Although the total population of Shanghai and Beijing is less than one-third of the capital, its development potential should not be underestimated, especially with the signing of the Asian Treaty, which has become the foreign trade and financial center of the entire Western Pacific region.

Seeing that the guest had been staring out the window, the taxi driver couldn't help but be curious: "Dude, it's your first time in Shanghai and Beijing, right?" ”

People who can afford to fly are rich people.

The driver didn't dare to underestimate the other party.

"I haven't been here for more than a decade!"

Xu Dong said with emotion.

"Where are you?"

"My hometown is Wanzhou, and now I live in the capital."

The driver suddenly said enviously: "The capital is good, much stronger than Shanghai and Beijing, and we have a bright surface here. ”

"In fact, it's all about the same, the capital also lacked food in the first two years, not only you are hungry, but the people of the whole country are also hungry."

Xu Dong hurriedly said modestly.

"It's different, it's different!" The driver shook his head again and again, "The capital is the largest grain production base in the country, and you can eat and drink enough if you leak a little bit from your fingers." ”

"Big brother, don't forget, there are 100 million permanent residents in the capital, if it is as easy as you say, it will be good."

Xu Dong smiled bitterly.

The driver's master said he didn't understand: "Can you still live a hard life while guarding Jinshan?" ”

Xu Dong didn't know what to say, and what people said made sense, so he changed the topic.

"Big brother, how can you sell VR headsets?"

"It's expensive, man, are you sure you want to buy it?" The driver was a little surprised.

"How expensive?" Xu Dong asked casually.

"If you go to a regular store, it will cost about 1.5 million yuan for a set."

"What? One and a half million? Grab money? ”

Xu Dong was shocked.

The driver nodded: "You're right, isn't it just a money grab!" ”

"Why is it so expensive?"

Xu Dong was a little incredulous.

If this thing is so expensive, it is basically a rich man's toy, how can it be so popular all over the world? If you want to achieve this level, affordable prices are definitely indispensable.

"Alas, the tariffs are high! It is said that the maximum amount abroad is 100,000 yuan, and when it comes to us, it has directly increased more than ten times, which is more luxurious than luxury. ”

The driver couldn't help but complain.

"Why?" Xu Dong said curiously.

"I heard that this thing is very addictive, whether it is adults or children, it is easy to fall into it, so it will be strictly controlled."

"So exaggerated? Big brother, have you played it? ”

The driver shook his head: "There is not even an experience store in the city, even if you want to experience it, there is no place to go!" However, I have a friend who has played it, and according to him, this thing is 10,000 times more fun than the current online games. ”

"Where to buy?"

"There is a specialty store in the city, you can go and see it, but the store only accepts members, and you have to pay another 500,000 membership fees to do it."

The driver sighed.

This is probably the world of the rich!

"That's too good, isn't it?"

"So buddy, I advise you not to go, people are clearly cutting leeks! It's better to try your luck on the black market, maybe you can encounter parallel goods, and the price is at least hundreds of thousands cheaper. ”

The driver tried his best to persuade him.

Xu Dong nodded in agreement, but he had been in the morning, and it would definitely be too late to go to the black market, so he could only be a leek willingly.

……

Half an hour later, Xu Dong came to the mysterious VR helmet store.

The store is located in an office building, and there is a lonely store name hanging on the door:

【New Era】

Other than that, there are no other signs.

The reception at the front desk was quite enthusiastic, and soon helped Xu Dong get a membership card, and arranged a shopping guide by the way, but I didn't expect it to be one-to-one service.

"Mr. Xu, you can just call me Xiao Chen."

Xu Dong nodded and followed the other party into the store.

It's a little different from what I imagined.

The store is quiet, there is no showroom in sight, and there is no public experience area, instead there are rows of small rooms.

Shopping guide Xiao Chen swiped the door with the room card, and then pressed the light switch, and the room suddenly brightened.

"Mr. Xu, please!"

Xu Dong was not polite and strode in.

The furnishings in the room were simple.

There are two VR headsets with a sci-fi feel hanging on the wall, and two exoskeletons are placed in the middle of the room, which look like they are used to fix the body.

"Mr. Xu, have you ever been exposed to VR games before?"

Xu Dong shook his head: "This is the first time. ”

"Okay, before I get to the experience, I'll give you a brief introduction."

"You say."

"The VR technology we are currently familiar with is actually a complete set of full-body VR immersion systems, which can even support multiple people to play together.

In the game, players are fully immersed in the virtual world, they can see their own bodies and those of their companions, and they can also pass items to each other.

……

In short, although there are many VR games on the market, there is only one mainstream game, and the vast majority of players are also aiming for this game. ”

"What kind of game is it?"

Xu Dong asked directly.

The shopping guide hurriedly replied: "It is a large-scale survival simulation game "New World" developed by Double G Company, which is generally translated as "Metaverse World" in China. ”

"The metaverse? Isn't this the concept of the metaverse that has been popular before? Xu Dong was surprised.

"Mr. Xu, you are right, now this metaverse has been successfully developed, or has achieved initial success."

"Really?"

The shopping guide smiled: "This game has attracted hundreds of millions of foreign players, especially in beautiful countries, nine out of ten people are playing, men, women and children are almost all in one go." ”

"Wouldn't it? It's all gone to play games, what about the country? Isn't that messy? ”

Xu Dong looked stunned.

"Mr. Xu, you are too worried about this, although this game is fun, it also costs money, and you can't even keep your account without money, so you still have to work when you have to work."

"Is it a point card charge?"

The shopping guide shook his head: "It's much more complicated than this, Mr. Xu, let me tell you this, everything that happens in the metaverse, you can take it as real, and the operating rules in the game are very similar to the real world." ”

"Virtual parallel worlds?"

"So to speak."

Xu Dong suddenly couldn't wait: "Can I experience it now?" ”

"Yes, but before you get on the plane, you need to sign a disclaimer Mr. Xu, if you have heart problems and other problems, we do not recommend you to participate in this project."

"It's okay, I'm okay with my heart."

Xu Dong waved his hand and signed his name casually.

The shopping guide put away the document and reminded again:

"Mr. Xu, in order to ensure a good experience, I suggest that you go to the bathroom to solve your personal problems first, and then replenish a little water by the way."

"Okay, wait for me for five minutes."

Soon, five minutes passed.

With the help of the shopping guide, Xu Dong's whole person was fixed on the exoskeleton, but his hands and feet could move freely, which was a bit interesting.

Immediately afterwards, the shopping guide himself was also dressed.

"Mr. Xu, we're about to start, are you ready?"

Xu Dong took a deep breath: "Ready." ”

"Okay, please put on the VR headset."

Xu Dong put the helmet on his head, and then activated the game step by step according to the tips of the shopping guide.

It's high-tech, and even the simplest login interface has a surprisingly good VR effect, 100% immersive.

"Mr. Xu, can you hear me?"

The voice of the shopping guide came from Xu Dong's headphones.

"I can hear you."

"Okay, now that we're logged in, do you choose to create a new account or use a shared account provided by our company?"

"Let's share your account!"

Personal identity information is very important, and Xu Dong still has this vigilance.

"No problem, I'll report the account number and password to you, and you can enter it yourself to log in."

"Wait, I can't find the input interface."

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, do you see the keyboard sign on the left front?"

Xu Dong's eyes swept and nodded subconsciously:

"See."

"You can walk over and step on it."

Xu Dong walked over cautiously, and then tried to step on it, but he didn't expect the touch to be quite real.

After stepping on it, a virtual keyboard appeared in front of him, and after a crack, he finally hit the enter key.

"Xiao Chen, I'm logged in."

"Mr. Xu, the next is the novice tutorial, you can follow along, the whole process is about twenty minutes."

"Got it."

After the beginner tutorial, Xu Dong finally knew why this game was so popular, and at the same time understood why the above was reluctant to promote this game.

This thing is really too good.

It is only now that he really realizes what the metaverse is, no wonder the beautiful country has been so quiet in the past two years, it turns out that he has found a panacea.

But then again.

His honey, my poison.

The national conditions of Great Xia are very different from those of the beautiful country.

The population of the beautiful country is less than 50 million, and its domestic science and technology are developed, and its resources, especially coal resources, are extremely rich.

We're different.

We have a total population of more than one billion, which is a huge advantage, but also a huge burden, if the whole people are addicted to the metaverse, the slightest wind and grass will cause a monstrous disaster.

For Great Xia, it is very applicable to one sentence.

Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement!

There is no other way.

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