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The plain corridor was filled with only the sounds of heavy or light footsteps.
Inside the third medical station on the capital planet, two people were sitting outside the special disease clinic area. The child sitting on the right lowered his eyes, and the complex maze on the optical computer stopped at a key point. His brows were tightly furrowed. He seemed to have given up, and slapped his thigh in frustration, but was suddenly attracted by the person next to him.
The person next to him was a young boy wearing a hat, also playing games.
The child moved slightly and his curious eyes rested on his laptop.
He didn't recognize the optical computer. It was thicker and heavier than his own, and there were many scratches on the body. It looked like an old and scrapped optical computer, but the virtual screen was very clear.
"V-type 321st generation optical computer." The boy suddenly spoke and laughed: "Curious?"
The child curled his lips and whispered, "I've never seen this. What game are you playing?"
The boy generously displayed the virtual screen, "Candy Crush Saga."
The virtual screen is full of gaudy graphics and a sense of the times that children cannot understand.
The child was puzzled: "What kind of screen is your laptop? What does V-shaped mean? Is it a nostalgic model?"
The boy laughed when he heard about the nostalgic model. "I guess so. After all, you have to go to a scrapyard to find this model now."
The voice of the artificial intelligence rang out in the empty corridor, playing along with the built-in broadcast.
—"Please come to the 402 clinic, No. 005, Su Mo."
The child was stunned when he heard the announcement and glanced at his row number.
At this time, the person next to him stood up.
The boy put his hat on straight and said in a relaxed voice: "Oh, it's my turn."
He glanced at the child who was still sitting there, and tapped the child's light brain with his slender finger: "Try turning right at the third fork in the left area. Turning right may bring higher luck."
The child was stunned for a moment, and looked down at the third fork in the left area. When he looked up again, he saw the older brother disappear at the door of Clinic 402.
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In the all-white clinic, Su Mo's physical data was displayed on the light screen in the background, with green and red values interlaced.
Doctor Wu, who was sitting at the front seat, was adjusting the data on the light screen, while the nurse assistant beside him brought a glass of water.
Doctor Wu set his sights on the young man.
The boy was wearing a black hat, and the exposed skin color was a subhealthy cold white.
He took off his hat casually, his eyes were soft and clear under the brim, and his slightly long eyelashes moved like gurgling water, always giving people a unique and calm temperament.
The young man straightened his back and raised his eyes slightly to look at the physical report on the light screen.
The cold words on the screen seemed to him just a string of ordinary data. After browsing through them, he said, "Okay, doctor. Are there any other points to note?"
Name: Sumo
Age: 18
Constitution: F-
Mental strength: S+
…
The boy looked like an ordinary person, except that he was thin and had pale skin. Apart from that, there was no sign that he was suffering from a special disease. His physical condition was rated as the lowest level 'f-' in the current statistical data where the average value was d.
f-, there are only a dozen patients alive in the entire league, five of whom are in intensive care.
With physiques like these, they cannot bear the burden brought to their bodies by the operation of highly intelligent machines. The slightest stimulation can cause them to feel up to ten times the pain, which means that they cannot keep up with the rapidly developing alliance of science and technology, cannot use highly intelligent furniture, let alone log into the Star Network.
Patients with this special physical condition have been abandoned by the StarNet era.
Dr. Wu had met many people, but this was the first time he had met someone like Su Mo.
"Except for the physical fitness test, other physical indicators are close to normal standards." Doctor Wu flipped through the physical report of the individual named 'Sumo'. When he saw the words 's+mental strength', his narrow eyes paused slightly under his glasses and sighed silently: "Has there been any decline in physical strength recently?"
Su Mo answered truthfully: "Yes, I sometimes feel chest tightness."
Doctor Wu: “How often do you have headaches?”
Su Mo said: "2-3 times a month."
Doctor Wu recorded the data on the light screen, looked up and saw Su Mo's clear eyes, and said with a smile: "From the current data, your physical condition is gradually recovering to the average value, which is better than the data of several patients with E-level physique on hand. Of course, you still have to be careful not to overwork yourself because of your superior mental strength. I received your medical robot report last week. Did you stay up late on April 16th?" When he said the latter, his tone was slightly serious.
Su Mo paused: "Well, I was delayed by something and couldn't go to bed early."
Doctor Wu sighed, "I won't say much about this. Don't stay up late. You are not like a teenager who can stay up for three or four days and still be full of energy. A decreased immunity is not a good thing."
He forwarded a piece of data information to Su Mo's optical brain, "Go get the medicine, and come back for a checkup in half a year."
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The corridor outside the clinic was empty after walking past two medical robots.
"elder brother!"
As soon as Su Mo walked out of the clinic, he was stopped by the kid who was playing games. He put on his hat without changing his expression and asked with a smile, "Did you pass the level?"
The child nodded, then took out a beautifully wrapped candy from his pocket and stuffed it into Su Mo's hand: "This is for you, thank you brother. Mom is urging me, bye brother."
After giving the things, the child ran to the other side of the corridor without looking back.
Su Mo saw a child in the distance being led by his parents' hands and walking farther and farther away. He paused slightly and looked down at the candy in his palm.
At this time, footsteps were heard from the other side of the corridor.
The man in a suit and leather shoes had a stern look, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was walking and talking with a doctor in white, with a frown on his face. Passing through the special disease area and clinic area, when he was about to reach his destination, he saw a young man standing at the door of clinic 402. He looked around with sharp eyes and finally stopped at the item in his palm.
sugar
The doctor reminded: "Mr. Yu, we have arrived at Clinic 402."
Su Mo came to his senses, apologized slightly, made way for his seat, put the candy in his pocket, and walked in another direction without even looking up.
The man withdrew his gaze and pushed open the door of the clinic.
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After coming out of the hospital, Su Mo got on the hovercraft and headed towards area C.
Su Mo lived in the C District of the Capital Star, which was an old district in the middle section of the Capital Star. He lived in a green and lush community in the C District. The community was quite old, but there were several military robots on duty outside the door.
Not long after entering the community, Su Mo was stopped by the enthusiastic Grandpa Zhang to play chess. Most of the residents in the community are elderly and retired. When they have free time, they like to bring their grandchildren to the small park to play chess or do square dance.
Uncle Zhang lives downstairs from Su Mo's house. He is a retired professor from the Research Institute. His hobby is to chat about academic issues, and occasionally he likes to play chess with Su Mo.
He is open-minded and like an old child. Su Mo likes to communicate with him very much.
"I heard that your Capital University is going to renovate the laboratory during the summer vacation. Why don't you stay here during the summer vacation?" asked Uncle Zhang.
"Stay here, I'm going to the library." Su Mo put down his backpack, sat on the deck chair naturally, glanced at the chessboard and said in surprise: "Halfway through this game?" He lowered his eyes to observe the situation.
Not long after Su Mo sat down, several elderly people nearby came over to watch.
"Old Li left because of something at the institute." Grandpa Zhang waited for Su Mo expectantly, and then said, "Why are you going to the library again? You should have fun during the holidays. Your brother Qi sent a package over and said it was for you. It's a virtual loader for the popular game recently."
Su Mo said nonchalantly: "Tianhuan? That newly released holographic game? I've heard of it."
Uncle Zhang: "Yes, that's it."
When this game was mentioned, people around responded.
"My grandson comes home to play every day."
"The young people in my institute are also playing it, using terms I don't understand every day."
"The scenery is really nice. My wife and I even went to the bridge to take some photos."
Su Mo raised his eyes slightly, selected a chess piece and placed it on the board, "That's a holographic game, I can't play it."
He had heard of this game. Many of his peers were playing it, and he had also seen a lot of related news when watching the news.
Because this game is so popular, whether it is the technical reserves it has built or the game mode that is well-known in other fields, it has a large audience in a wide range.
During the Alliance period when technology was developing rapidly, the Star Network era arrived four hundred years ago. The virtual Star Network brought unprecedented breakthroughs. For a time, the Star Network era connected all walks of life and solved many historical problems. The virtual game industry is one of the fastest growing industries. Among the many virtual games, Tianhuan is the largest and most anticipated project in the past fifty years.
It is controlled by the highest mastermind of the star network, automatically deducing historical materials from the old Blue Star era and adopting new carriers and new models to construct a special and gorgeous fantasy world. It can be said that it has ushered in a new era of virtual online games.
Tianhuan is an exploration online game. In addition to the system that online games should have, it also covers knowledge in multiple fields, so it has audiences of all ages. The virtual loader is similar to the virtual warehouse, which is a necessary medium for entering the holographic game.
While the people around were still discussing, Su Mo took a step forward and said with a smile, "Grandpa Zhang, it's your turn."
"Why aren't you interested?" Uncle Zhang became interested and said as he played, "Hey, are you worried about the physical limit? The problem must have been solved. Isn't the game going to have a new loader? The new loader developed by the Sky Group expands the physical limit."
Su Mo naturally heard about this: "It has been expanded, and the lowest limit is E-level."
E-level is already a very low limit, but even so, it is not F-level that suits his physique.
Uncle Zhang laughed out loud: "I knew you were worried about this. The person in charge of the Cangqiong Group is a good friend of Zhang Qi. His friend knows a little about your situation and sent you, Brother Qi, an F-class loader. It is said that it is a new product developed by their project team."
Su Mo hesitated slightly after hearing this: "F-class loader? If an F-class loader is really developed, there must be news about it." If the Cangkong Group can really develop a loader suitable for the F-class, it would have spread in the industry long ago, but the news released to the outside world now is only about the E-class loader.
It was so true, there was no way he hadn't noticed.
Unless...
Su Mo was slightly stunned: "Is it a loader for the game?"
Uncle Zhang smiled and said, "That's right, it can only connect to the loader of Tianhuan."
He said mysteriously, "It has passed the review of the loader organization and meets the loading standards for F-level physiques. What? Interesting, right?"
The game of chess ended not long after it was played, and when Su Mo returned home, he received the F-class loader sent by Zhang Qi.
There are several packages in the locker at the door of my house. They are local parcels from a waste disposal station in the suburbs.
He picked up a few packages with some difficulty.
The house is decorated very warmly, with traces of life everywhere.
Su Mo put down the package, and a small robot ran out of the room. It was Su Mo's household comprehensive robot, also known as a nanny robot, named Lele.
Lele walked and said, "Sumo, you have three voice messages. Do you agree to answer them?"
Su Mo opened the package, and the scrap parts were scattered all over the table. He leaned back on the sofa, shook off his fatigue, and said lazily: "I don't want to listen."
"Then I won't listen." The robot Lele's voice was flat, but it carried an indescribable sense of indulgence.
After a while, it said again: "The body temperature is normal, Sumo, today is a healthy day."
Su Mo laughed, picked out the parts and put them into the empty box, then turned and walked into the laboratory inside.
The dazzling white light from the laboratory ceiling lit up, illuminating the approximately 20 square meters of space. The glass cabinet on the left was filled with various trophies and medals. Connected to it was a specially structured storage cabinet with neatly stacked white transparent boxes on top. The neat labels on the boxes were very clear under the light. Su Mo put the new parts away and placed several other parts on the workbench.
The little robot followed behind Su Mo, keeping a certain distance, "Su Mo, you need to eat in 15 minutes. Is it strawberry flavored nutrition today?"
Su Mo: "It tastes like milk. I want a cup of coffee."
The little robot said: "Well, you can only drink 4 cups of coffee this week. This is the first cup."
The house was very quiet. Apart from the sound made by the little robot Lele, the only other sound was the low operating sound of the experimental equipment.
The outer packaging of the parcels in the living room had been cleaned up by Lele. There was a square box on the table with the Cangqiong Group logo in a flamboyant style. Su Mo opened the box, and the metal parts in the box glowed coldly. A head-mounted loader was well preserved in the special bracket.
Su Mo chuckled: "It turns out that there are people who are willing to spend so much energy and money to build a line that may not be logged in by anyone."
Cangqiong Group, a holographic virtual online game.
The f-class loader, even though it is just a game loader, is the first f-class loader implemented so far.
The loader adopts the simplest headset model, which is suitable for users with average physical and mental strength. The immersion is not as good as the virtual warehouse loader, but the safety factor is higher. There are also various accessories to match it, one of which is the medical component that Su Mo is most familiar with, and the other is the manual half as thick as a fingernail and the game chip.
Su Mo picked up the fingernail-sized chip and looked at it in silence for a long time.
Lele came over with coffee and nutritional supplements and placed them in front of Su Mo on time. Then he immediately noticed the strange item that appeared in his home. After scanning it, he said, "Su Mo, this is a virtual game loader. The number is unknown. It belongs to the main server of the Tianhuan game working group of the Cangqiong Group."
Su Mo opened the nutritional supplement and drank it all in one gulp, looking at the instruction manual intently.
Lele reminded again: "The risk factor of the virtual loader is three stars."
"I know." Su Mo held the instruction manual in one hand and opened Lele's system screen, allowing the loader to connect with the little robot Lele's system. "Let me see, medical components, safety components..."
After a while, the system screen prompts that the connection is complete.
After putting on the headphones, the F-class loader was successfully started, and a blue halo lit up the fuselage.
"The game chip has been confirmed. Do you want to connect it to Tianhuan? Yes/No?"
Su Mo drank coffee and looked at the virtual light screen in front of him. A choice he had never imagined was presented to him.