My Player 2

Chapter 5 Top Semi-finished Products
2050年6月1日18点57分。

There were still 3 minutes left in the countdown when Qian Peng took out the holographic simulation helmet and prepared to officially start tonight's live broadcast.

"The holographic helmet has a three-fold brain acceleration effect, which may make my speaking speed appear a bit fast. Viewers watching the live broadcast on their mobile phones or computers can use the slow-motion mode, or turn on the AI ​​subtitles below." After introducing the precautions, Qian Peng sighed and put on the helmet.

He has consulted a lawyer, but because of the unfair terms he signed when creating the account, even if his game account that was swallowed up was worth millions, it would be difficult for him to file a claim against the game company.

Under pressure, Qian Peng had to reveal the fact that his account had been swallowed up online, hoping to use public opinion to put pressure on the Expedition Company.

However, the official of the expedition just pretended to be dead and didn't say a word for such a long time.

Such a strange situation made many netizens suspect that he was actually colluding with the game company to hype up the nostalgic server of "Desperate Expedition".

This made Qian Peng very angry.

Because his account was swallowed, he didn't even do live broadcasts for the past two days. He has been busy collecting information and preparing to go to court with the Expedition Company, but he ended up becoming a hot topic.

Even old fans are asking him if he has secretly accepted business orders to help promote the nostalgic server of "Expedition".

[The time has come, Adventer, welcome to my world. 】

Before Qian Peng could react, the countdown of the game suddenly ended. He suddenly felt dizzy and as if he was stuffed into a toilet. He was overwhelmed by an intense feeling of weightlessness.

Please select your race.

When Qian Peng regained consciousness, he saw a perfect man as handsome as an ancient Greek statue, standing in a pure white hall, looking at him from a distance.

He was stunned for a while before realizing that this was the face-shaping interface of the game.

So he quickly called up the settings, imported the helmet screen into the live broadcast room, and loaded the barrage plug-in at the same time.

Then, in the upper right corner of his vision, rows of translucent bullet screens floated by.

"Ah? Is the server really opening today?"

"This image quality, is it really a holographic game? It's almost as good as the naked eye, right?"

"Has the anchor received any business orders?"

"With such an awesome scene, why wasn't there any news about it before?"

"With the rubbish performance of the holographic helmet, how can it run a game with this kind of graphics? I'm a little worried about the host's scalp temperature."

“Roasted brains are sold in the front row.”

"Don't worry, this is just the face-shaping interface. Maybe after you enter the game, you will still see the classic cube-shaped man."

Qian Peng ignored the comments.

He silently chose the Asian dragon man and planned to have fun with the whole big horned dragon lady.

The next moment, a tall, muscular lizardman with his tail shaking appeared in the middle of the hall.

Qian Peng only took a glance and clicked Next without thinking. It was not until the prompt "Did you complete the character creation?" popped up that he could not help but complain:
“Why is there no gender option?”

Since you can't satisfy the XP requirement, then be a ruthless strength-conscious person.

He chose human again, and before deciding on the look, he glanced at the comments.

"Can't I play a shemale account?"

"If the official game screen can maintain the level of the face-shaping interface, this game will definitely become the next hot spot for online dating."

"Why does the official website say it's a nostalgic server? How is this nostalgic?"

“It’s clearly a remastered version of the Ultimate Plus!”

"A classic human start, Peng Peng is still planning to play the Knight of Time Palace?"

"How about trying to import facial data?"

Qian Peng nodded, chose to import facial data, and selected [Yes] in [Do you want to import your facial data?].

Afterwards, the originally handsome and heroic face of the preset character turned into an ordinary face.

This made Qian Peng stunned again. As a professional anchor, this was not the first time he had imported his face into the game, and he was no longer surprised by it.

However, unlike other holographic games, this slightly immature face, with a nearly realistic picture presentation, allowed Qian Peng to see himself ten years ago.

It's so real...

[You have completed character creation, please wait patiently for other players to complete the creation...]

"Why wait again?"

Qian Peng was a little depressed, so he had to chat with the audience in the live broadcast room.

"Forget it, let's take this opportunity to talk to everyone about this game."

"Those who have read the game should know that after successfully booking on the official website, the game name displayed is "Glory Expedition OL". Coupled with the new graphics, it can be basically confirmed that the so-called nostalgic server this time is actually a next-generation remake."

"But based on the information currently available, this game is probably a work-in-progress."

“There is no opening animation, no login interface, no background music, and the characteristics of different races are not marked when the face is shaped.”

"Fortunately, these are minor problems that can be solved with some effort."

"What I am most worried about now is the gaming experience when I first start playing the game."

Qian Peng pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and said:
“I didn’t download a new client and went straight into the face-shaping interface, so I concluded that Glory Expedition should have adopted the cloud gaming method.”

"For those who don't know, cloud gaming is similar to watching live broadcasts."

"All game programs are run on the official remote server. Our helmets are only responsible for issuing operating instructions and receiving official transmitted videos."

"The advantage of doing this is that it can make up for the performance defects of the helmet and provide high-quality images, but the disadvantages are also very obvious."

“That’s the latency issue.”

"The selling point of holographic games is the realistic first-person experience, and the most important thing about first-person games is smoothness."

“No one wants to experience a ‘second life’ in a game with high latency, right?”

While explaining, he glanced at the feedback from the comments and nodded in agreement:

"You're right. The reason why Expedition has become so popular all over the world and is still hosting global competitions is because its action system is so excellent."

"So for Expedition, the delay problem will be even more fatal."

“I don’t know how the authorities plan to overcome this technical difficulty.”

After saying a bunch of pessimistic things in a roundabout way, Qian Peng's resentment was mostly gone.

Although he planned to file a lawsuit and take Expedition Company to court, this would not affect his continued playing the company's game.

At worst, you just don’t charge any money.

After all, it is different from the "pixel-style" holographic games that are everywhere.

The graphics of "Glory Expedition" are indistinguishable from those seen by the naked eye, and there is currently no substitute.

……

[Creating a body... Crossing the world... Loading projection...]

While Qian Peng was chatting with the barrage, his consciousness suddenly shook and the picture in front of him turned from white to black.

When he regained his vision, he was lying on the floor of a warehouse.

Qian Peng climbed up, looked around, and was once again shocked by the scene before him.

In fact, the surrounding scene is very empty, just a warehouse with nothing in it.

However, this visual performance, which was no different from reality, had exceeded his psychological expectations and still kept him under control for more than ten seconds!
Did I really travel through time?!
Qian Peng was shocked.

(End of this chapter)