This second dimension is too immortal

"Ah, thank you, Sister Saori." Seeing this, Doma Mai came to the cake with shining eyes and thanked Saori.

"It's okay, it's just a small favor..."

As she spoke, Saori turned her gaze to the bed beside her: "Asuina, she still hasn't woken up?"

Asuna was lying quietly on the only bed in the room, with no sign of waking up.

Not long ago, everyone found Asuna wearing gaming equipment after returning home. They thought she was cooperating with Yui to debug the equipment. However, Asuna did not wake up after a day, and everyone realized that something might have gone wrong.

They hurriedly took the equipment off Asuna, but even so, until now, Asuna showed no signs of waking up. At the same time, Zhao Wu, Erya, and Yui have not appeared since that day. This further proves that there must have been some problems that they were not aware of during the debugging of the equipment.

However, after all, everyone had experienced the previous incident. Although they were worried about Asuna, they did not panic.

After checking Asuna's physical condition and confirming that there was no problem, everyone originally thought of trying to start the gaming equipment. If possible, they wouldn't mind going into where Asuna was to help her.

But unfortunately, they tried to restart the device, but it did not respond at all. Only the continuously lit indicator light proved that the device was still running.

This can be said to have blocked all the off-field assistance avenues. In this situation, all everyone can do is wait quietly for Asuna to recover and wake up.

"It's the same as always. It's been almost a week. It doesn't seem to be a simple problem." said Doma Mai.

"Yes, but then again, Xiaowu and Niya haven't come back yet. I guess they are staying with Asuna, right?" Saori said after thinking for a while.

"It must be there, so don't worry too much, it will be fine." Doma Mai said while eating cake.

As the first person to meet Asuna, Doma Yui can be said to have witnessed with her own eyes how Yui developed that set of gaming equipment.

At the same time, she had also cooperated with Yui in debugging the equipment. Generally speaking, she believed that no matter how serious the problem this time was, Asuna should wake up in a few days.

On the other hand, compared to Doma Mai, Saori came here much later than Doma Mai due to some family reasons, and her understanding of the equipment is relatively superficial.

So, seeing Doma Mei say this, Saori could only nod.

"I hope so."

Chapter 674 Kiritani Brothers and Sisters

In the real world, in a ward of the city hospital.

After investigation by the local police, the case...

The sound of news reports could be heard in the ward, and the TV hanging on the wall was broadcasting today's news.

"Here, brother."

The girl with short black hair broke the peeled pomelo into small pieces and handed the fruit to the black-haired boy who looked very thin lying on the hospital bed.

"Thank you, Xiaozhi..." Hearing this, the young man raised his wrist, which was as slender as a dead branch, and took the fruit.

Looking at the boy's arm, the girl called Xiaozhi couldn't help but recall the boy's appearance when he just woke up not long ago.

Not long ago, the event that caused huge repercussions and attention around the world finally came to an end.

The SAO incident, as everyone called it, involved a hundred thousand players being trapped in the game world for a year and a half by a mad game designer named Akihiko Kayaba.

Just a few days ago, the large-scale awakening of sleeping players brought an end to the incident. Unfortunately, the culprit, Akihiko Kayaba, was not arrested. The moment the players woke up, the hospital that admitted Akihiko Kayaba announced that he was physically dead. The cause of death was the same as that of some players at the beginning, his brain was destroyed by the electric current released by the head-mounted gaming device.

Regarding this point, the police later questioned some players and obtained a reason that could barely explain the death of Akihiko Kayaba.

The reason why the players were able to be relieved was not because Kayaba Akihiko had a change of heart, but because the players really did what Kayaba Akihiko said and completed the game.

For this reason, Kayaba Akihiko actually fulfilled his promise and released the players. As for his death, the preliminary conclusion is that Kayaba Akihiko chose to end his life in the game in order to avoid being pursued by the police in the real world.

This result is relatively easy to accept, and most players don’t think there is anything wrong with it after knowing it.

However, for some people, they are full of doubts about the death of Kayaba Akihiko, including the skinny boy lying on the bed now - Kiritani Kazuto.

As one of the players who experienced the incident, Kazuto Kiritani actually has a famous title among the players - the Black Swordsman.

Yes, the boy lying on the bed is none other than Kirito, and the ID Kirito is a simplified form of his real name.

For Kirito, because of his friendly relationship with Zhao Wu and the others, he also knew very clearly that Heathcliff was Kayaba Akihiko.

At the end of the strategy guide, after successfully defeating the BOSS on the 100th floor, Heathcliff did not jump out to admit his identity. Not only that, when Zhao Wu and others wanted to settle accounts with him, he also showed an obvious tendency to avoid fighting, and was the first player in the strategy guide group to choose to log out of the game.

Logically speaking, after logging out of the game, Kayaba Akihiko should be like him, lying in bed, skinny and waiting to recover.

However, what happened was that during Kirito's recovery period, he learned about Kayaba Akihiko's death on TV, which was naturally quite puzzling to him.

That guy... is he really dead?

With such doubts, suddenly, at this moment, a somewhat surprised voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Huh? Isn't this..."

"What's wrong? Xiaozhi?"

Kirito asked. The girl he called Xiaozhi was his sister. Her full name was Kiritani Suguha. She had short black hair and a plump figure that did not look like that of a person of her age.

"Ah, nothing, it's just...Brother, the game you played before was called SwordArtOnline, right?" Upon hearing this, Kiritani Suguha said with some hesitation on his face.

"Ah, uh"

Hearing this, Kirito felt a little strange. He looked at Kiritani Suguha. In the past, his sister was not keen on games, so why did she suddenly mention this to him?

He was wondering about this, but the next second, the voice from the TV answered him.

Next, an urgent piece of news is inserted. The old electronic machinery manufacturer "ARGUS" has been burdened with huge compensation and fines due to the SwordArtOnline incident and is now on the verge of bankruptcy.

As far as we know, a foreign company named "Project" has successfully acquired "ARGUS" in full a few days ago, and the company also publicly stated that it will once again develop a new game that supports virtual stealth technology.

The lessons learned from the sao incident are still vivid in our minds. So, what exactly is the reason that allows the company to stand at the forefront and announce that it will develop virtual games again?

What are the company’s insights on the application of virtual reality technology?

Project is currently holding a press conference on the above issues. Let's contact frontline reporters and hear the insights of the company's staff.

"ARGUS? A brand new virtual stealth game?" Kirito was stunned when he heard that.

The so-called ARGUS company is actually the developer of "NERvGear". Because of the SAO incident, the public has shown a considerable degree of resistance to virtual reality technology. Naturally, it is not surprising that ARGUS, which has invested a lot of resources in this, will go bankrupt.

However, what Kirito did not expect was that the players had just woken up not long ago, and not only the players' families, but the vast majority of people in the world should still be very disgusted with virtual reality technology.

In this situation, how dare the company called "Project" so directly express its intention to develop a virtual stealth game again?

To be honest, as a player, Kirito is naturally happy to play new games, but he is also very clear that in the current environment, there is no room for virtual stealth games to survive in the short term.

There is no doubt that virtual reality technology will not be abandoned, because it can be used not only in the gaming field, but also in many other fields.

But as for games, we can only say that the lessons from the past are there, and now is not the right time.

So, when Kirito heard the news, he suddenly became interested and wanted to sit up and take a closer look at the company.

However, he seemed to have forgotten his current physical condition. As soon as he exerted force, a feeling of weakness surged from all over his body.

"Really, brother!" Seeing this, Kiritani Suguha said helplessly.

Because of this, she had hesitated before whether to let Kirito hear the news. As expected, Kirito's reaction was basically what she expected.

"Ah...sorry, Xiaozhi..."

Kirito scratched his head in embarrassment. He was in a position of being taken care of, so whatever he said seemed quite insecure.

"You haven't recovered yet. The doctor said you can't do any strenuous movements for the time being. Don't you know that?" Kiritani Suguha said with a frown.

"Uh...really, really, sorry, I really want to know about the news..."

"There's no need to be so nervous. Besides, if you want to see the news footage..."

As she spoke, Kiritani Suguha carefully turned the TV screen until Kirito could clearly catch the picture on the TV from the corner of his eye.

"Okay, isn't this okay?" said Kiritani Suguha.

"Okay, thank you, Xiaozhi."

Kirito thanked him and then turned his attention to the TV screen.

"Really..."

Looking at the interested Kirito, Kiritani Suguha shook her head, then went to the other side of the bed and watched with Kirito.

At the same time, the TV screen happened to show the speech of the person in charge of the Project company.

So young...

Looking at the black-haired woman in a women's suit and with a capable figure on TV, Kiritani Suguha felt at first glance that the woman in the picture was a little too young, and did not seem to be much older than her.

However, what she didn't know was that, out of her sight, Kirito was staring at the woman on the screen in astonishment as she seemed calm and composed when answering reporters' questions.

Not only him, but it can be said that all the players in the world who had been in the strategy group, when they watched the interview through various channels, everyone had an expression of disbelief on their face.

In their memory, the woman on TV who spoke eloquently to reporters' questions had saved the strategy team from dangerous situations more than once with her companions.

At the same time, almost everyone has received more or less help from each other or her companions.

Because of this, it is easy to imagine how they would feel when they see each other again in this situation.

"Ms. Zhao Wu...?!"

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Zhao Wu in the picture, Kirito couldn't help but say in surprise.

Chapter 675 Let’s talk...

"Virtual reality is a very great technology with far-reaching implications. I don't think we should take drastic measures against it simply because of one person's behavior."

"It's true that tens of thousands of people died as a result of Kayaba Akihiko's mad actions. This is an indisputable fact. However, there's nothing wrong with the advancement of science and technology itself; it's the incorrect ways in which they are used that are wrong."

"Kayaba Akihiko has paid the price for his actions. Although his death is insignificant compared to the lives of tens of thousands of players, I still want to say that we should not abandon virtual reality technology because of one individual's behavior."

"Beyond gaming, this technology has great potential for development in areas like medicine and education. Virtual reality technology can revolutionize these fields and make our lives better."

At the interview meeting, facing the reporters who were crowded below and constantly trying to hold the microphone towards her, Zhao Wu, dressed in a suit, had changed her usual lazy look and spoke in a confident and calm tone.

"But Ms. Zhao, as far as we know, after your company acquired ARGUS, its primary development goal does not seem to be what you just mentioned?" A reporter struggled to squeeze past his colleagues and asked Erya a question.

"You're still using virtual reality technology to develop games. Doesn't this go against what you said about being safe?"

"Could it be that what you just said are just some high-sounding excuses to whitewash your actions?" the reporter asked sharply.

Facing the reporter's question, Zhao Wu didn't show any guilt at all. She nodded without hesitation, "Of course, I was just saying that virtual reality technology can be used in certain fields. As for developing in those fields, sorry, our company doesn't have any plans to do so, at least not right now."

"Sir, I think you might have made a mistake. You know, our company is a gaming company. Since it's a gaming company, our main business is naturally game development."

"As for its use in other fields, well, all I can say is that our company will be happy to provide technical and equipment support when the time comes."

"Okay, next one."

Zhao Wu waved his hand as he spoke, and the reporter who wanted to ask something was pushed into some corner by his colleagues.

The interview continues...

While Zhao Wu was being interviewed, Kirito was in the hospital.

What is this...

Staring blankly at Zhao Wu on TV, Kirito's mind was filled with all kinds of doubts.

Putting aside the surprise brought by the fact that Zhao Wu was planning to redevelop a new type of virtual stealth game, another thing that concerned them was why Zhao Wu looked like he was completely fine.

In his opinion, the Zhao Wu on TV was exactly the same as the Zhao Wu in the game. This was obviously abnormal, because he had just woken up and had been lying in bed for a year and a half. During this period, he had to rely on intravenous drips to maintain his vital signs.

He is as thin as a matchstick. Not to mention accepting interviews, he even has difficulty walking. He will probably have to undergo a series of rehabilitation to recover to his physical condition before entering the game terminal.

He believed that his situation was definitely not an isolated case. It could be said that most players were in the same situation as him. Only Zhao Wu on the other side of the TV had recovered to normal just a few days after waking up.

At the same time, because he was too surprised before, Kirito instinctively called out Zhao Wu's name, and this voice was naturally not ignored by Kiritani Suguha who was beside Kirito.

Out of curiosity, Kiritani Suguha immediately asked, "Zhao...Wu? Could it be that brother knows that person?"

"Well, she is a friend of mine in the game, and she is a very powerful person." Hearing this, Kirito nodded and said, there was nothing to hide.

"Are they the companions in the strategy group that you mentioned before, brother?" Suguha asked curiously.

"That's right, thanks to Zhao Wu and the others, we were able to complete the game within a year and a half." Kirito nodded.

Although he was also called the "Black Swordsman" by other players, that was more based on the recognition of his strength. As for Zhao Wu and others, the attitude of the other members of the strategy group basically reached the level of respect.

It can be said that without the help of Zhao Wu and others, it would be basically impossible for them to successfully conquer the game so early, and the casualties would be several times or even more than the current level.

"So that's it..."

Hearing this, even though she didn't understand some things about the game, it wasn't difficult for Suguha to understand the meaning of it just from Kirito's description.

"Huh? But if she was also trapped in the game, why does she look so..."

As she was thinking, suddenly, looking at Zhao Wu in the picture, Zhiye compared her with her brother, and she realized belatedly that something was wrong.

This person, why does she look so... healthy?