LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 121 120 Foreshadowing
Chapter 121 120. Foreshadowing
As he entered the square, Chen Shibo found himself standing in a patch of warm sunshine, surrounded by lush trees. These trees were tall and beautiful in shape, some had pale pink flowers on them, and some bore red fruits. Everywhere you look is brilliant.
There is a lush lawn under your feet, and the smell of green grass is passed into your nose with your breath. Not far away is a cobblestone path that leads to an artificial fountain.
The name of this square is also very simple, called "Happy Square".
In addition, there are several oval-shaped portals in the center of the square, which can accommodate the entry and exit of several people. There are also several large characters floating on these portals, some are marked "Yixin Bar", and some are marked "Yixin Bar" "Knowledge Library", some write about light luxury restaurants, fun amusement parks, happy pet shops, etc.
Further away, there are countless tall buildings, which are almost indistinguishable from reality. Although both the tactile and visual perceptions are a bit strange, it does not affect the movement.
Whether it’s the feedback feeling when your feet hit the ground, or the muscle stretching feeling when you move your legs, you can even see it clearly when you stretch out your hands and look at your palms.
The only difference from reality is that everything in the virtual universe seems to be covered with a filter. All colors here are purer and brighter. However, compared with reality, everything here lacks certain details.
For example, dust on the ground, fingerprints on hands, or pores on the skin, etc.
But there is also something outstanding, that is, he can feel his own breathing. The game cleverly connects his breathing experience in reality into the game, and touch and vision are all virtual sensations conveyed through the brain-computer interface. This kind of True and false make people more likely to be brought in, and thus completely indulged in this illusory world.
Chen Shibo is not surprised by this. After all, it cost tens of billions to build a product. This cost is almost the size of two Chen families. Even if this amount of money is placed in T0 Company, it is not a small amount. It is enough to do a lot of work. To strive for excellence.
While Chen Shibo was observing the surrounding scenery, he came to a huge artificial fountain. Under the fountain was a green artificial lake with clear water.
As he looked down, he saw in the reflection that he had an initial face that could not distinguish between male and female. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans without any decoration. Obviously, there was no setting in the novice tutorial just now. The appearance is too large, so the system will directly appear in the initial image by default.
"By the way, this game seems to be able to change gender?"
Chen Zhongshan had a weird look on his face as he recalled his previous plan. From this point of view, when this virtual reality is officially launched, there will probably be no more truth on the Internet...
However, this also caters to those people with special hobbies. Of course, Chen Shibo is too lazy to change this. After walking out of the square, Chen Shibo walked around the city again.
There are many shopping malls and bars here, all scattered around Happy Square. You can go there directly on foot, or you can go directly from the portal of the square, it all depends on your personal wishes.
Chen Shibo randomly chose a bar. As soon as he walked in, several NPC waiters bowed to him. These NPCs were very similar to real people. The only difference was that they also had their own names on their heads. For example, the one in front of Chen Shibo It's called "Bartender Alice."
The other party was wearing a black leather jacket and black silk high-heeled shoes. He was dressed up in an almost sexy way, and his appearance was very anime-like. He was different from the real person. He only heard the other party smile and say, "Welcome Mr. A000023 to our bar. Would you like to drink?" What to order?”
"Just give me a glass of water."
Chen Shibo replied subconsciously.
However, just as he finished speaking, the other party chuckled and said, "Sorry, it is detected that the balance in your account is not enough and you cannot make purchases in our store. Do you need to top up?"
"You know I have no money, so why do you still ask?"
Chen Shibo said speechlessly.
"Haha, Mr. A000023, you are really humorous."
NPC Alice covered her mouth and chuckled, "Do you need to recharge?"
"Don't rush."
Chen Shibo ignored the other party and walked straight inside.
But the next second, his whole eyes suddenly blurred, and he reappeared at the door outside the bar, as if everything just now was an illusion.
Is this forcibly given to me?
Chen Shibo was a little shocked, but in this virtual universe, he had no way to deal with the opponent, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave, looking around every corner.
But it's a pity that the entire city seems very big, but there are only a dozen types of storefronts. The rest of the place is an air wall. Obviously, the huge city background is just a texture.
And these stores are all the same. You need to charge money to enter, which is very ugly. For people like Chen Shibo who rarely spent money playing games in his previous life, these forced consumptions can easily have a conflicting effect. At the same time, It will also lower the reputation of the game.
"A trillion dollars to do this?"
After a hasty stroll around, Chen Shibo returned to his home. There were not many surprises along the way, but he felt sulky.
It has to be said that there is still a huge gap between this virtual universe and his imagination. This gap is not in the physical sense. The game's physical sense is very good, which is an eye-opener for him, and it is even possible to have sex in it.
But the flaw is that all the things in it cost money, and the only thing that stands out is the convenience of social interaction. In addition, the scene is very monotonous and lacks the most basic exploration link in the Metaverse game. For a time, Chen Shibo suddenly became worried, worried that his Metaverse project would die suddenly.
So he simply exited the Yuan Universe and climbed out of the Yuan Universe warehouse, only to see that the other experimenters had already come out, and everyone had a satisfied smile on their face.
"It's so real, this virtual universe is almost comparable to reality!"
"Indeed, the pictures inside are very real. That's not the key. The key is that you can feel it whether it's touch, smell or taste. I can't wait for the release date of Metaverse!"
"With this game, promotion in our company is just around the corner!"
All the experimenters were analyzing with excitement, which made Chen Fushimi look confused.
"Little Flash, what do you think of this virtual universe?"
Father Chen on the side came over and asked Chen Shibo for his opinion.
"There is no problem with the physical sensation."
Chen Shibo thought for a while, "But isn't it too monotonous? This is just an online dating software, right? There is a lack of new things to explore. In addition, isn't there too much money to spend in it? A little bit."
Following his words, everyone subconsciously looked at Chen Shibo in astonishment.
"It should be normal to charge money for the projects inside."
Father Chen is a little confused. All games currently on the market are designed this way. "
"It's okay to collect money, but don't forget that the Yuan Universe Warehouse itself is a threshold."
"indeed."
The planner on the side said with some anxiety, "We have investigated several popular games on the market. They all require recharge to play normally, and some game props can even increase in value."
Chen Shibo thought for a while and replied, "That's because today's games seem to subconsciously focus on those citizens who have spare money, but I think the pattern can be broadened to include real otakus and otakus as customers. In this category, these customers only have a monthly federal subsidy of less than 1,000 yuan. They also need to save money for anti-aging treatment once every thirty years, as well as daily takeout consumption. They can save up to two to three hundred yuan a month. Before this, It’s still too tight for the Yuan Universe.”
"You mean, small profits but quick turnover?"
Father Chen asked hesitantly.
"almost."
Chen Shibo nodded, "I think Yuan Universe Warehouse can be purchased in installments. You can buy it with a down payment of 5,000 Thai yuan, and then pay back 3,000 Thai yuan every year, and pay it off in twenty years. This will lower the price instantly. As for consumption within the Yuanverse, I think the prices of food and clothing can be lowered so that everyone can afford them. As for the furniture and scenes in the home, they can be given away in batches in the form of events. "
"for example?"
A Yuan Universe planner hired by Father Chen's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask.
“Like daily check-ins.”
Chen Shibo thought for a while, "If you take a week as a gap and sign in for seven days a week, you can unlock a piece of paid furniture for free. I think there are dozens of furniture and hundreds of styles in the home system, which is enough to last for several years. , at that time we can also update the furniture inside, which can increase customer stickiness and allow customers to develop good habits and choose to enter every day."
"As for the consumption of food and clothing, I think you can exchange Thai dollars for Metaverse coins, and the price is one to one hundred. In other words, a luxury meal in reality costs hundreds of dollars, but in the Metaverse it only costs one hundred. You can buy the same product with game currency.”
"In this way, those homeboys and homegirls will actively reduce their real-life expenses in order to eat well and dress well in their homes. They may even buy only the cheapest nutrition bars to maintain their lives. As for taste, The enjoyment is completely completed in the metaverse, so that customers will not have a psychological gap, thinking that our things are virtual but too expensive, which will lead to resistance."
"As for those shops, I don't think it is necessary for NPCs to gain too much intelligence. They only need to provide services. As for the situation of not paying for the meal, we can allow credit, but we will not allow them after the credit reaches a certain amount. It’s enough to continue entering, after all, it doesn’t matter even if the money doesn’t come back.”
"good idea!"
A planner next to him immediately clapped his hands, "This method of small profits but quick turnover is indeed easier to earn money from customers, and it will not cause backlash."
"These are secondary."
Chen Shibo continued, "The real main thing is that our gimmick is the metaverse after all. How can it be called a 'universe' if it's just a city scene? So our next task is to create new scenes as soon as possible. These scenes It would be best if everything is free, and all charges are on food and clothing. And we must stick to the bottom line, that is, no matter what, any consumption cannot break the most basic fairness in the metaverse. As long as we stick to this point, we will not Fear of losing customers.”
“So what scene should we create?”
Some planners couldn't help but ask.
“In the first scene, let’s create an adventure continent!”
Chen Shibo suddenly felt something in his heart, and then he said to Chen's father, "I will find someone to write the specific plan. My father will organize the employees first, and then the company needs at least 50% of its strength to focus on the development of the Metaverse. .”
"OK."
Father Chen nodded and didn't say much. Although his original plan was to take the high-end route, taking the popular route according to Chen Shibo's plan is undoubtedly a good choice.
After Chen's father began to organize people to take over the Seven Star Group's virtual universe project, Chen Shibo left the company building and returned to his own residence in Wujiang City.
The virtual universe designed by the Seven Star Group has already set up a rough system framework, and all the underlying codes are basically complete. If it continues to develop, it will not cost so much money. Therefore, Chen Shibo plans to use the continent he created in the imaginary number space Carve it in.
In this way, he can be confused and let the souls of all people who enter the metaverse be transferred into the imaginary space unknowingly, accelerating the expansion of the imaginary space.
But after thinking about it, Chen Shibo felt that it was too early. After all, the problem of United Airlines had not been solved yet, and his own continent was too monotonous.
After thinking again and again, Chen Shibo decided to give up temporarily.
However, there is still some groundwork, so Chen Shiboshan plans to have someone design a unique power system, and the basis of this power system is psychic energy.
Just like a game, players can learn the skill of psychic energy after entering a new scene, and then upgrade to fight monsters in that world. A scene is a game, and the metaverse in the future will be a collection of countless games.
As for the rest of the game background, it can be easily solved. Chen Shibo can find any screenwriter to do it. Then, with some preparation, one day in the future, when a new scene is opened, the imaginary numbers can be added without anyone noticing. The space is integrated.
Next, Chen Shibo came to Zheng Xiancun to assign his tasks. Within a day or so, Zheng Xiancun took several sets of script plans and placed them on Chen Shibo's desk.
However, since the first scene had nothing to do with the imaginary number space, Chen Shibo didn't read much. He just made sure to implant the foreshadowing of psychic abilities into it first. He directly sent these scripts to Chen's father. How to operate it depends on the company. Over there.
Next, Chen Shibo plans to focus all his energy on dealing with United Aerospace Corporation.