I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"Oh... link started."

The next moment, Li Zijian saw a colorful black movement in front of him.

Chapter 667 Traveling Through the Stars

If Li Zijian's Chinese teacher knew how he was feeling right now, she would definitely try to jump up and punch him with a fist the size of a sandbag, so that he would know who the real PE teacher is.

However, what Li Zijian saw was a kaleidoscope of colors brewing from the blackness, colors that did not belong to this world blooming before his eyes.

The vibrant colors seemed to come from the distant, boundless universe; those brilliant and ancient nebulae, originating from time immemorial, were like a distant ballad whispering in one's ear.

Li Zijian soon realized that he could no longer hear the sounds outside.

The surroundings remained completely silent.

Even the best headphones can only reduce the efficiency of sound transmission. After all, matter itself is a sound-transmitting medium. Without any white noise playing in the headphones, this silence feels very unnatural.

Li Zijian tried to turn his head and saw the scene around him.

He was surrounded by stars.

It was as if he were truly drifting in that desolate and cold world, where not even an atom could be encountered. Li Zijian remained silent in the stillness.

"Director Lu?"

Li Zijian tried to speak, but all he heard was the echo of bones.

There isn't even air in this world.

A nameless sense of fear gradually crept up Li Zijian's spine.

This is humanity's fear of excessively vast spaces.

In this space where there is no up, down, left, or right, and where nothing can be touched, the drawbacks of humanity as a creature that has grown up on solid ground begin to emerge.

Some say that if humanity cannot break free from its dependence on the earth, then humanity will never be able to embark on a true cosmic journey.

This dependence is not only on the concrete "ground," but also on the "Earth."

This fear will only truly manifest itself when humanity can no longer see this blue planet, fully enters outer space, and heads headlong towards that unknown future.

Li Zijian tried to move his hands.

At that moment, he was surprised to find that he could move his hands and feet freely.

"I'm sitting in a chair, aren't I? What kind of cutting-edge technology is this?"

Li Zijian scratched his head, surprised to find that he couldn't reach his helmet!

What exactly happened here?

He struggled for a moment, then tried to swim towards a shining star ahead, but to no avail.

In this vast void, Li Zijian didn't know whether he had moved or not.

"Director Lu?"

Li Zijian asked tentatively.

He considered many possibilities, including the possibility that he had accidentally traveled through time due to an electrical leak the moment he put on the helmet, and now he was in a desolate universe, about to awaken some kind of cheat ability that would allow him to create a planet and evolve a civilization.

However, Lu Ban quickly shattered his illusions.

"Yes, I was just setting up the equipment. How's it going, Brother Li?"

Lu Ban's voice rang in Li Zijian's ears.

Am I in a game?

Li Zijian found it amazing. He should have been lying in a chair, but now he could move freely, as if he had really traveled to this ocean of stars. This was far beyond VR technology, and it was just like the virtual reality that the Metaverse was hyping up.

"Yes, this is a basic scenario that we use for debugging."

Lu Ban replied.

Can I stand on the ground?

Li Zijian asked, "It feels a bit strange to just float around in space like this."

"This is a bit difficult. We haven't created any specific ground scenes yet because it involves issues like clipping."

Lu Ban replied.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Li Zijian didn't ask for too much. After all, it had only been a little over a week since Lu Ban told him he wanted to buy the game console company. Lu Ban seemed to have come prepared.

After wandering around in space for a while, Li Zijian asked Lu Ban to help him exit the game.

Accompanied by a burst of colorful black, Li Zijian once again felt gravity, heard the sounds of the outside world, and felt the weight of the helmet on his head.

He raised his hand and touched his helmet.

Li Zijian took it off and returned to reality.

"Welcome back to the real world."

Lu Ban stood to the side and reached out his hand to Li Zijian.

Holding that hand, Li Zijian stood up.

The feeling of weightlessness still lingered around him, and Li Zijian felt as if the scene just now was a dream.

"How did they do that...? It's just like something out of a video game, like The Matrix?"

Li Zijian thought of the classic brain implantation device. He couldn't help but touch the back of his head, but unfortunately there was no interface there.

"Pretty much. Your perception can sometimes deceive you. With the help of some special techniques, you can make something look very real."

Lu Ban offered an explanation.

Li Zijian didn't ask any more questions. First, it was definitely a trade secret. Whoever mastered this technology could absolutely change the world. Second, Li Zijian didn't think he could understand such professional stuff anyway. Lu Ban was probably just relaying it, so he didn't care about the details.

"You already have this, why do you need to buy into a game console company? Develop your own, and you'll absolutely crush those game consoles!"

Li Zijian said that most game consoles nowadays only offer motion sensing, and very few even have VR. No player can resist the completely immersive gaming experience of Lu Ban.

He was willing to guarantee that once this gaming device was launched, the entire gaming community around the world would be in an uproar, and gaming consoles would enter a completely new era.

Moreover, this technology will undoubtedly be applied to all aspects of life, including military, science and technology, agriculture, and sports, making it arguably the fifth industrial revolution.

As the president's secretary of a huge industrial group, Li Zijian's mind was immediately filled with countless application prospects and indirect solutions. In fact, the emergence of this thing made the metaverse concept, which previously seemed to be just a money-making scheme, seem much more real.

Imagine, who could refuse to buy a unique code for a virtual wife that they could see and touch through this device?

It's worth noting that even 3D paper dolls that can be freely controlled and moved can easily generate billions in revenue every month. This kind of more realistic doll will only amplify the players' enthusiasm.

"I need to mass-produce these, and besides, I'm a complete novice when it comes to games, so I need some professional guidance."

Lu Ban said matter-of-factly.

He has decided to turn the footage from this "Night of the Summoning" into a VR game, allowing players to immerse themselves in the Stormy Manor and discover the truth for themselves!

After all, all the previous pollution was instilled by Lu Ban, and only the pollution that one discovers by one's own hands is the most valuable pollution!

Chapter 668 Investor Lu Ban

Lu Ban chose to make it into a VR game because the setting of the Stormy Manor quest is relatively simple. Most of the time takes place in the manor, and the outside scenery is also very monotonous. Players will not leave the house to go outside most of the time.

Compared to games that readily embrace open-world themes, the small, exquisite scenes are a better fit for this first VR game.

Moreover, the confined and oppressive environment makes it easier to trigger players' fear.

When you watch horror movies, the characters are usually confined to a certain area, a house, or even a room. The confinement gives people a sense of restriction and helplessness of being unable to escape. Compared to a vast open plain, a small dark room is obviously more terrifying.

As for the core technology of this game...

After Li Zijian left, Lu Ban placed his hand on the helmet.

Countless pieces of information are laid out like pages of a book.

A sturdy helmet could very well save your life in a traffic accident.

[It blocked all view, making it impossible to see anything outside.]

Lightweight, easy to use, and almost weightless.

Such text describes the helmet.

In addition, beneath these texts, there are texts written in Lu Ban's handwriting.

[A groundbreaking achievement in virtual reality technology, enabling people to experience the virtual world as if they were actually there]

[It can take over all of the user's senses, providing a fully immersive technology]

[Absolutely safe, no accidents will occur]

With these added texts, the helmet transforms from an ordinary safety helmet into a VR technology helmet that is ahead of its time.

Of course, Lu Ban didn't know the specific mechanism of action.

He understands neither the implementation of VR technology nor game development.

The descriptive text I wrote is not very rigorous.

In any case, Lu Ban figured that was about enough, and the helmet would work properly.

This helmet was merely a test piece by Lu Ban. He was testing whether, without knowing the specific principles behind it, he could obtain extraordinary items beyond his comprehension through description.

In fact, Lu Ban had already realized this to some extent when he learned to spin a pen with a ballpoint pen.

He himself did not know the skill of pen spinning, but as long as those words were added to the information on the pen, even though he did not know how to spin a pen, he could skillfully complete many difficult operations.

This is easy to understand. After all, Lu Ban is not an omniscient and omnipotent god. He only knows what he knows. In this case, if he can only give objects the knowledge he possesses, then the limitations of his abilities will be very great.

Similarly, Lu Ban can also use this ability to gain knowledge beyond his own comprehension.

For example, Lu Ban could write in the information of a book, "This book records the true names of all the Great Old Ones and the locations of their seals," and then theoretically, the information of all the Great Old Ones would appear in this book.

Unfortunately, this does not mean that Lu Ban can gain that knowledge, because this knowledge is highly polluted. When Lu Ban puts pen to paper, this pollution will corrode the paper of the book. In an instant, the book will transform into a terrifying monster that rolls around on Lu Ban's table.

谷暈

If pollution exceeds the limits that an object can withstand, it will inevitably lead to alienation.