Chapter Ninety-Five: This Is Only the Opening Course

As the ten volunteers who had gone onstage removed their black blindfolds, an even more miraculous scene appeared. The information received through their eyes and the information perceived through the third eye merged together, and the brain automatically chose to trust the clearer vision of that third eye. Some of the ten volunteers could not help but reach up to take off the collar around their necks, only to put them back on again.

“Haha, you can even see from every angle. If you wear it backward, doesn’t that mean you can see both front and back clearly from now on!”

One person turned the collar camera toward the rear and, as though he had discovered a new continent, shouted this at the others. Soon, everyone else followed suit and shifted the collar. With each new position, the scene appearing in their minds changed completely. It was wonderfully novel, and equally astonishing.

“All right, thank you very much to the ten volunteers for coming onstage to experience our new technological product from Fuyun Technology Group. Because of time constraints, we still need to give more friends a chance to try our company’s new products.”

Seeing that they had had enough fun, Qin Mengyao stepped onto the stage in time, smiling as she invited them down. The ten volunteers all looked reluctant, but could only hand the collars back to the staff.

Several more rounds followed, each selecting ten volunteers to come up and experience it. Without a doubt, each one was deeply stunned by the third eye’s powerful functions.

“From this day on, mankind could even announce that it no longer needs eyes!”

After experiencing it firsthand, a reporter from the Eagle Sauce Times could not help but offer this assessment.

“Thank you very much to the ten friends who came up to experience our company’s technological product. Because of time constraints, the trial of our new technology products will end here for the moment. Those who wish to experience them may do so at the area around the venue, of course not right now—our free trial activity begins this afternoon.”

Qin Mengyao, dressed in a white dress, once again took the stage, her face bright with a smile as she continued to host the product launch.

“The third eye is very powerful. I think the friends who just went onstage to try it should already have felt that much. But the third eye is only the appetizer for Fuyun Technology Group’s product launch. What our company truly intends to show the world this time is not the third eye, but the virtual machine!”

As Qin Mengyao’s voice grew louder and louder, the giant screen onstage displayed two objects: one resembling a mobile phone, the other resembling a wristwatch. Yet neither of them had a screen, making them look rather strange. Naturally, everyone quickly associated them with the things they had seen around the venue upon entering.

“A virtual machine? So that’s what this thing is called. I thought it was a phone and a watch. I was even wondering if Fuyun Technology Group was planning to enter the crowded mobile market.”

Only then did the audience below finally realize it. At first glance, many had taken the two objects for technological products like a smartphone and a smartwatch. If they were merely those kinds of products, they would not be anything new, much less something that could be called world-changing or epoch-making.

Now that they heard the name virtual machine, everyone could not help but begin to imagine what exactly these two things were for.

“Virtual machine? A machine for a virtual world? Or does that mean the thing itself is virtual?”

Below the stage, Zhang Lei was also at a loss. A name alone was nowhere near enough to determine the purpose of this new thing, and his mind kept spinning with guesses.

“I think many friends are probably already speculating in their minds what exactly this virtual machine is for. The virtual machine is a brand-new product, a product that marks a new era. It is a technological product that can directly connect to the human brain, allowing the human brain to connect to the Internet!”

Smiling brightly, Qin Mengyao paused deliberately for effect before directly giving the definition and explaining the virtual machine’s function.

“A technological product that directly connects the human brain to the Internet?”

Everyone below was still dazed, one word at a time trying to decipher the sentence. Many of the foreign reporters did not understand Chinese very well and were in an even more blank state, still unable to grasp what it meant.

“A machine that directly connects the brain to the virtual network? A virtual machine?”

“How can the brain connect directly to the virtual Internet?”

Those who did understand still frowned, no closer to understanding what the virtual machine did.

“How is that possible? Directly connecting the brain to the virtual Internet—does that mean you can control machines just by using your brain?”

Of course, some people had already vaguely guessed part of it, though not in full. Directly controlling machines with the brain was already extremely science-fiction-like; going one step further was clearly even harder to imagine.

“I think everyone still is not very clear about the virtual machine’s role and functions. Before I explain them in detail, I want to solemnly announce a piece of news: our Fuyun Technology Group has made a major breakthrough in the field of bio-sensing technology. We are able to transmit information into the human brain in the form of brain waves, and we are also able to decode the information contained within human brain waves.”

Qin Mengyao had obviously anticipated the crowd’s reaction. Just like when she had first encountered the virtual machine not long ago, she had not understood its role or functions at all. Even with someone explaining beside her, it was only when bio-sensing technology was mentioned that she had truly understood at once.

“Damn, that’s way too insane! They can actually send information directly into the human brain through brain waves, and they can even read information directly from human brain waves. This is the kind of thing that means reaching the heavens. I instantly know what that so-called third eye is now.”

Below the stage, Li Qiang nearly jumped up on the spot as he shouted.

“I get it too. Isn’t it just a camera plus a device that can transmit what the camera captures directly into a person’s brain? No wonder they say it can restore sight to all the blind. If information is directly input into the brain, then that camera is basically an eye. And as long as you pay, you can install a high-definition camera, an infrared camera, a multi-angle camera, an all-direction camera, and so on.”

Zhang Lei was also deeply shaken at this point. To directly transmit information to the human brain and read information from it—it was simply hard to believe.

“No wonder they say this virtual machine can directly connect the brain to the Internet. As long as you have something like a mobile phone with mobile network access, all information can be transmitted directly into the brain, and all operations, commands, and so on can be completed by the brain itself. There’s no need to use your hands at all. Virtual machine, virtual machine—that name is truly apt.”

Li Qiang nodded. By now he fully understood the virtual machine’s power and terror. In the future, when going online, who would still need a computer or a phone? With just a virtual machine, one could lie comfortably in bed with eyes closed and still work, surf the web, play games, chat, and more.

“My God, what is wrong with the people of Huaxia? They actually managed to develop such a terrifying bio-sensing technology. I can almost see countless technology companies going bankrupt. The birth of this virtual machine is enough to sweep all mobile phone and computer manufacturers into the dust of history. It will be just like when the fruit company once eliminated Nokia and Motorola—an earth-shaking change will happen overnight.”

Some foreigners had a very strong command of Chinese, and after hearing it, they could not help but exclaim, then hurriedly translated it for the others in a torrent of English.

“My God, is this real? In the future we won’t need to stare at computer monitors or phone screens to go online anymore? Amazing! I’ve long since grown tired of staring at a computer monitor. My eyes are very tired, my typing is very slow, and sending a message on my phone is even more exhausting.”

As soon as one foreigner heard the translation, he immediately broke into excited laughter. Being able to use the brain to go online and work made everything seem so much easier; from now on, all kinds of operations could be completed entirely through mental commands, and many things would no longer need to be learned at all.

“At first I thought the people of Huaxia always liked to boast. What kind of epoch-making technology product could they possibly bring out to change the world? Now I have to admit that their slogan is entirely deserved. A virtual machine—a technological product that allows the human brain to connect directly to the virtual network—is truly capable of changing the world. Fuyun Technology Group is indeed a truly great company!”

Some arrogant foreigners could not help but shake their heads, finally putting away their pride. The birth of bio-sensing technology, capable of directly transmitting and reading information in the brain, had appeared first in Huaxia, in that miraculous place called the East. In an instant, it shattered their arrogance and their conceit, forcing them to confront this fact.

In the vast launch hall, everyone who had come to attend and now understood what the virtual machine truly meant was sighing in amazement. The Chinese were naturally brimming with pride, straightening their backs and lifting their heads as they looked at the foreigners around them. As for the foreigners, each and every one was deeply shaken, and countless people hurriedly took out their phones, computers, and other communication devices to send the first-hand information they had obtained back home, announcing to everyone around them this world-shaking piece of major scientific news.

The people of Huaxia had actually developed bio-sensing technology, and had even created the corresponding virtual machine—a machine that could allow the human brain to connect directly to the virtual world!

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