As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 251: Kechuang Future's First Overseas Conference
Speaking of Merlin's crows, every one of the crows that once circled over the Stockholm Concert Hall was found by the European Union.

Due to the large number, all member states participated in the research project on crows and obtained some components of crows.

There are still dozens of crows being kept by the Europa League in Brussels and Stockholm.

They discovered some previously undiscovered biological structures from Merlin's crows.

These new discoveries cannot be linked to magic, nor can they be artificially synthesized.

As for the crow's tail feathers, England tried to make a few wands with the crow's tail feathers he was given.

Wiles also tried it, but it didn't add any bonus to the magic effect.

"You try it." Wiles took the crow's tail feather wand from Daniel and handed it to Charles.

He thought that maybe it would work, after all, the magic that Charles mastered was completely different from theirs in terms of mechanism.

Charles took the wand and waved it: "aqua propagatio shaisa colligentes"

The water ball appeared out of thin air and flew straight forward, creating an impact force.

Superimposing the force of the vector and the changes in the elements is a method that even Wiles does not know.

Wiles asked, “Charles, it’s because of the wand that this effect is possible.

Or is it possible to achieve a similar effect without a wand?

Because a simple water ball has no power, it is different from the magician in fantasy literature.

The changes in elements plus the action of force will have a certain effect.

I saw in the video you posted on FB that you didn’t perform any similar magic, it just made a water ball appear and then exerted a binding force on it, without any further effects.”

Charles said without hesitation: “This is how water polo should work.

It should have a certain impact in itself.

To be honest, this staff does have a use. It helps me focus better.

In my opinion, magic is a kind of idealistic existence, so how powerful it is and what effect it has depends entirely on the strength of your will and your concentration.

The wand can effectively focus your attention on the point in front of the wand.

At the same time, the combination of the wand and the spell will make you feel more like a wizard, and achieve a certain overlap with the image of a wizard in your imagination.

Therefore, I think the magic wand does play a certain role, but it only plays an auxiliary role. Replacing it with a magic staff can also achieve a similar effect.

I don't feel any real difference between this wand and the Harry Potter wands I bought at Universal Studios."

Wiles nodded thoughtfully, because in his opinion the other party's point of view on the wand was more valuable.

Because the magic Charles performed was close to the traditional image of a wizard on Blue Star.

Spells, staves and gestures are standard, but the magic that Wiles himself possesses is more like a cognition of the world, which interacts with the material world in a certain way.

Magic seems to be idealism. The world changes according to my will. Subjective idealism occupies the high ground of philosophical opposition to some extent.

But in fact, the mages have discussed this matter internally. The power of magic comes from the cognition of the world, and how much you can use the magic brain depends on your cognition.

And the cognition must be correct. If it is wrong, the material world cannot transform your consciousness into reality.

Therefore, this is not subjective idealism.

(In addition, idealism in Chinese translation should actually be called subjective idealism, while idealism in Western philosophical concepts should be more accurately called formalism.

Idealism believes that concepts or forms are eternal, and the corresponding reactions of concepts in the material world will continue to change.)
After discussing mathematics and physics with Charles, Wiles determined that the other party's attainments in this area were very limited, probably only at the level of a sophomore in high school.

In other words, the opponent's magic comes from spells and gestures, and there is no need to understand much about the essence.

And it was determined that the opponent's casting path was indeed completely different.

"We need to work with the Europa League, it's not something we can do alone.

Even Merlin needs to be informed."

"I am not against cooperating with the Europa League, but we need to get the benefits we deserve."

“Obviously there is no problem. Since magic can only be reproduced in London, the research cannot continue even if Charles goes somewhere else.

Therefore, whether it is the research on magic or the search for the essence of this incident, it needs to be carried out entirely in London.

If it is carried out in London, won't the research results be at our disposal? "

“There are two urgent things to do now. The first is to determine the source of Charles’ magic and who he learned the spell from.

The second thing is to make sure that magic can be learned by everyone. If everyone can learn it, then there will be big trouble."

There are advantages to everyone knowing magic, but there are more disadvantages.

People from all over England and even the European Union will flock to London, and the whole city will be out of control.

Compared to America, England has very strict gun control.

But magic cannot be controlled; it is an ability, and abilities cannot be controlled through administrative means like external objects.

It's just like a hacker.

“It’s too late to block the news online, it’s already all over Twitter and YouTube.

We need to dispel rumors.”

“Let’s just say this was a fake incident, a video that was fabricated by a magic enthusiast using props and editing.

Let the spokesperson speak for himself.”

"Now we need to synchronize the data with the Europa League.

Also, should I tell Merlin about this?"

"No, at present, the only way for us to contact Merlin is through the magic forum, and posts on the magic forum are visible to everyone.

The specific circumstances of this matter should not be disclosed to other countries for the time being.

As for Merlin, he should have known about this, and since Wiles has seen it, we assume that Merlin knows it.

And this matter may not have nothing to do with him.

Another very important point is that Charles can only unleash his magic in London.

London's anomalies have always existed, but Merlin's arrival has popularized some real magical knowledge, and thus London's peculiarities have been discovered.

There may be some special substance in London that allows ordinary people to cast spells.

We need to investigate this special substance privately. It is also a question whether Merlin will covet it after knowing it.

Therefore, we hope that this incident can be resolved within the Europa League.”

"Let Wiles learn magic from Charles first. Wiles is also the owner of the Magic Brain and has a certain foundation in magic." Kechuang Future's product launch for the entire European Alliance will be held on December 12, which is the day after Christmas, Saturday.

Song Zhiwen is the vice president of marketing at Kechuang Future. This time he was sent to London to host the product launch of the second-generation brain-computer connected VR.

Just two days before the press conference, the overall level of control in London was taken to a new level.

At the same time, Song Zhiwen received news of some changes in London from both official and private channels.

After understanding the details of the situation, he was not so worried.

Because they came to London just to hold a product launch, and magic has nothing to do with a product launch.

Unless there is a magical clash in London and they are affected.

But the probability of this happening is too small.

“This is the first time that Kechuang Future has held a press conference overseas. I was very nervous before I left because it was the first time I held a press conference overseas.

Compared with our chairman Zheng Li, I was just a nobody, and I was very nervous about whether I could be welcomed by London users.

But after coming to London, visiting the site, and communicating with users of our brain-computer VR, I feel very confident.

Because Ke Chuang Future’s products are excellent enough that they can be described as outstanding.

Fans of Ke Chuang Future come for the products, not for the people, so even if I don’t say a word on the stage, it won’t affect everyone’s enthusiasm.

The result was just as we expected. The 5,000 tickets released online were quickly sold out. I can feel the enthusiasm of the people of London."

Many domestic consumer electronics companies hold press conferences in London.

Companies like Huawei and its former sub-brand Honor have held press conferences in London. The press conference held by Huawei in London in 2020 was not even to introduce products, but to introduce communications industry standards.

Both OnePlus and DJI have held product launches in London.

But their launch event in London was not so warmly received, again because of the product.

It is difficult for mobile phones to create products that are differentiated enough to be amazing, but brain-computer connected VR is unique in the world.

HTC had been working on HTC Vive for many years, but it was directly defeated because its price was higher than Futureverse.

HTC has cut all its VR business lines.

You should know that HTC's VR products are priced at around 13000, and all of its market share has been taken over by Futureverse.

They want to go the route of lowering prices, but at a price point of two to three thousand yuan, they can’t beat FB’s Quest and ByteDance’s Pico.

Therefore, they chose to give up directly, just like HTC basically gave up its mobile phone business back then.

The entry of futureverse has almost completely dominated the high-end VR market, and the remaining VR manufacturers can only get a little bit of leftovers at a price range of two to three thousand.

“Science & Technology has won the trust of global consumers with its products.

To date, global sales of our first-generation brain-computer connected VR have exceeded 5000 million units.

That’s a staggering number.”

“As early as the founding of Kechuang Future, we have been investing heavily in research and development. Kechuang Future is committed to becoming a great company and achieving a technological revolution.

We hope to promote the popularization of brain-computer connection technology and the development of the metaverse on a global scale.

I was one of the earliest employees when Ke Chuang Future started its business.

At that time, the entire preparatory team had less than 50 people in total. Today, the number of employees at Kechuang Future has exceeded 20,000, which is more than our parent company Kechuang Bio.

In order to make the first generation of brain-computer connected VR products well, we spared no effort, focused on the experience, and carefully polished almost every detail that one could think of.

After the R&D was completed, everyone was dumbfounded when they calculated the cost. Due to the sharp increase in the price of raw materials in recent years, coupled with the huge R&D expenses, in order to avoid losses, two conditions must be met at the same time:
The price must be over 1000 euros and the sales volume must exceed 1000 million units.

Before the introduction of Kechuang Bio's brain-computer interface VR, the mainstream price of VR was between 200 and 300 euros.

Raising the price several times all at once puts a huge pressure on us.

Moreover, Chinese companies, especially Chinese consumer electronics products, are known for their cost-effectiveness throughout the world.

Even though Ke Chuang Future has exclusive brain-computer connection technology, we were still under tremendous pressure at the time. We held meetings all night long to discuss various solutions.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed that there was only one way: believe in the product and believe that we can impress consumers with the product.

The sales volume of 50 million in the last two years also proves this point. Our products have indeed impressed consumers around the world.

But there is still a problem, that is, our first generation of products was too successful and the tone was too high.

How to optimize and upgrade and how to iterate the product in the future.

This is an urgent problem that Kechuang Future has been waiting to solve in the past year.

Moreover, 50 million units may sound like a huge number, but it is not enough for Kechuang Future's goal of building a complete ecosystem.

How do we create a new generation of brain-computer connected VR products to win more consumers?

This is something we have been thinking about this year.

With this in mind, we focus on improving our products and polishing the details.

The most important thing is that it has achieved a breakthrough in the new generation of brain-computer connection technology.

The new generation of brain-computer connection technology has achieved a leap forward compared to the previous generation.

First, let's watch a short introduction video."

After a video introducing the new generation of brain-computer connection technology and the actual operation of related games, Song Zhiwen continued:
“Now we will randomly select two users to come on stage to experience our new generation of brain-computer connection equipment.

The main purpose is to experience our battle function, and the winning player will receive a 500 euro discount coupon. "

After that, the drawing of lots began on the big screen, and the selected audience members walked onto the stage with excitement on their faces.

No one thinks they will lose. The price of brain-computer VR is around 1000 euros, and a -yuan discount coupon is still very attractive.

Even if you don't buy it yourself, you can easily sell it on the market for 400 euros.

"Okay, please introduce yourselves."

"My name is Jim and I'm a student at King's College London."

"My name is Lawrence, and I'm a student at the University of Manchester. I came all the way from Manchester to London to attend the launch of Kechuang Biotech. I'm a loyal fan of yours."

Lawrence was very excited, he was indeed a fan of Ke Chuang Biotechnology.

Because he is very interested in magic, and the magic RPG games in the brain-computer connection VR can give him a strong sense of reality.

In his opinion, compared with other VR products, brain-computer connection VR is closer to the form of virtual reality.

(End of this chapter)