Chapter 270 The experience hall is full, and the attendance rate is 100%
The starting price of brain-computer terminals exceeds the 50,000 yuan threshold, which has indeed blocked out many ordinary consumers and civilian players.
However, business venues such as brain-computer Internet cafes can fill this gap very well. On the same day that the brain-computer terminal was launched, the "Yuanverse Experience Center", a sub-brand of Metaverse Intelligent Control, also officially opened on the same day.
And in the first three days of opening, everyone can play for free.
· Yuanjie Intelligent Control plans to build 20,000 stores nationwide, and a total of 3,765 stores opened simultaneously today. These experience stores are free for three days.
Just after yesterday’s product launch, many people queued up to take advantage of the 3,765 Metaverse experience centers in major cities. It was much more popular than the queues to buy brain-computer terminals at the offline direct stores of Metaverse Intelligent Control.
You may not be able to afford a brain-computer terminal worth 50,000 yuan, but spending dozens of yuan to play in a brain-computer Internet cafe has no threshold for the general public, not to mention that everyone can play for free in the first three days of the opening.
Liao Ruiyang and his colleagues worked in an electronics factory in a second-tier city.
The two of them had eaten and drank enough around 18 o'clock, and then arrived at the nearby Metaverse Experience Center an hour early, planning to play all night.
There are currently 7 stores opened in the city where they are located. The minimum number of seats in the store is 100, and the maximum number is 155.
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Currently, the only brain-machine Internet cafe nationwide is the Metaverse Experience Center under Metaverse Intelligent Control.
Even if other business owners enter the market immediately, they will not be able to open their businesses in a short time.
For a second-tier city, there are less than 900 aircraft seats, which is simply in short supply, and seven stores have full occupancy upon opening.
In fact, all 3,765 stores opened today nationwide are full.
At this moment, the water bar and rest area of the store that Liao Ruiyang and his colleagues entered were crowded with people. Like everyone else present, they were waiting for others to get off the plane.
·The brain-computer terminal is different from the traditional computer Internet cafe. In the latter, if you can't get a seat, you can still stand back and watch, but with the brain-computer terminal, you can't watch others playing.
However, the large screens in the water bar and rest area of the store are playing the popular phenomenon-level game "Machine War" from a God's perspective. The game was launched at the end of June this year and has maintained more than 8 million simultaneous online users.
His colleague bought two bottles and came over, handed them to him and asked: "How long will it be?"
Liao Ruiyang opened his mobile phone and took a look at the APP, and immediately said: "Probably there is still more. It took more than 40 minutes. "
Metaverse Experience Center has released the mobile APP. As soon as Liao Ruiyang learned about it, he registered accounts with his colleagues and friends and opened membership accounts.
That’s why they didn’t have to queue up early because they could make reservations on the APP.
This can be said to be very convenient, as there is no need to waste unnecessary time waiting in line.
Through the mobile APP, you can make reservations and arrangements at any experience store across the country anytime, anywhere. Now is the free play period. If no one comes on board the seat reserved by the player for more than five minutes, it will be automatically canceled by the system, and the next player will fill the seat.
Hence, reservations can also be made during the paid operation period.
For example, when Liao Ruiyang was still at work, he was worried about not being able to grab a seat. There happened to be a vacant seat at this time. He did not need anyone to go there. He directly found the vacant seat in the store on the mobile APP, and then directly activated it to occupy the seat.
But as soon as it is activated, billing starts. It depends on whether consumers are willing to spend more for it.
After waiting for more than 40 minutes, the two reserved seats were finally vacated. The two people who got off the plane were reluctant to leave, obviously not satisfied, but their stomachs were already growling with hunger, so they had no choice but to go eat.
This is the first time for two people to experience it, and they still need guidance from the staff.
But they soon discovered that it was very simple, just lie down comfortably.
There is a storage box next to the plane. If you are worried, you can put your personal valuables in the storage box and then open it and take it away after getting off the plane.
Liao Ruiyang and his colleagues have entered the digital world of the Metaverse one after another. They have watched many strategy videos before, and they are also assisted by the brain computer steward. If they don’t understand anything, they can directly ask the brain computer steward.
The two young people got started very quickly. There is no threshold for getting started. As long as they can play with mobile phones and computers, they can get started immediately.
"It's awesome!!"
His colleagues said excitedly on the internal voice channel: "Yuanjie Intelligent Control did not exaggerate the propaganda, it is really awesome, I can't distinguish between reality and fiction."
Liao Ruiyang entered the digital world for the first time, and he was equally shocked.
After a moment, he said: "Okay, let's play the game and see what happens."
The colleague responded: "OKOK! See you in the game."
Liao Ruiyang is a hardcore gamer who specializes in playing FPS games. He is relatively not very interested in other application scenarios of brain-computer terminals. Today, he has only one goal, which is to experience a game called "redefining immersion."
The game they opened was "Machine War". The data in the game account was the same as the PC version, so there was no need to re-register a new game account.
However, cross-platform matching games are not possible. Players matched on the PC side are PC players, and players matched on the brain-computer terminal are also players on the brain-computer terminal.
After Liao Ruiyang entered the game, he did not choose to skip the novice training camp because the gameplay was different from the PC version.
After experiencing a brief feeling of darkness and weightlessness, Liao Ruiyang opened his eyes, looked around and found that he had arrived at a familiar scene, a training base, which he had seen on the PC.
The difference is that at this moment, I am immersed in the scene.
[Detected the connection of the operator's vital signs and started to synchronize the neural drive protocol]
h An electronic female voice came from the system and sounded in Liao Ruiyang's mind.
[Completed simultaneously. Welcome, recruit. Now, get a feel for your mobile suit. ]
Liao Ruiyang lowered his head subconsciously, and what he saw was not his own hands and feet, but a pair of them covered with composite combat armor!
He tried to move his right foot as he did in real life. The suit's drive system made a slight "chi" sound, and the metal sole of the foot was raised and lowered.
"Holy shit!"
He couldn't help shouting, and he suddenly became excited. This was no longer a game character model sitting in front of the computer and controlling the screen with the mouse and keyboard, this was himself!
[Basic mobile training begins. ]
The system prompt sound came, Liao Ruiyang stepped forward, his slightly heavy metal feet stepped on the ground, making a dull "Dong! Dong!" sound.
He can even "feel" the hardness and unevenness of the ground through the virtual sensors of the mobile suit.
Next, Liao Ruiyang started running, jumping, making emergency stops, and sliding tackles. Every movement was like an arm movement. This awareness and movement were perfectly synchronized. The experience of overwhelming power made his blood boil with excitement.
[Weapon system unlocked. ]
It is a basic assault rifle, but Liao Ruiyang’s favorite is the electromagnetic rifle because it has no recoil.
As soon as he raised his hand, the right arm of the armor was raised simultaneously, and the mechanical fingers accurately grasped the heavy rifle that appeared out of thin air in his hand.
He aimed at a target in the distance, the aiming auxiliary line was immediately generated in his field of vision, and he pulled the trigger.
「Bang! Bang! Bang!」
The recoil of the rifle was clearly transmitted to his shoulders and arms through the simulated somatosensory suit, and the hot airflow from the muzzle even brushed against his facial armor!
The target shattered in response.
“It’s too—too real!” Liao Ruiyang was so excited that he was shaking all over. This completely overturned all his gaming experience in the past ten years.
After spending some time in the novice training camp, Liao Ruiyang also understood how to play games in the digital world.
"It's done, no brothers?"
"It's done, it's done, GOGOGO!"
"Are you playing the escape mode or the battlefield mode that was launched today?"
Just today, "Machine War" also received a major version update, officially launching the "Grand Battlefield" mode of gameplay, which is 64 people on both sides - VS - 64 people, with a total of 128 players engaged in offensive and defensive battles.
"Play the familiar battle royale mode first."
"OK"
Liao Ruiyang immediately matched in the battle royale mode. There are 3,765 experience stores across the country, with a total of more than 450,000 machines, of which about 80% of the players are playing the game "Machine War".
In other words, on the brain-computer terminal platform, the number of people online at the same time for this game exceeds 350,000.
The matching speed is very fast, and the matching is successful in about ten seconds.
Orbital airborne begins!
At this moment, the five players in the airborne cabin were all chatting excitedly, and the three other teammates who were matched with each other were also extremely excited.
"Hahaha, I ate so well all of a sudden, I never want to play on PC again."
"I have no culture, I can only express it with bullshit and shit."
"Me too, haha!"
"This Riding on a horse is an immersive experience, and you are in the game. "
"Skydiving or landing together?"
"I can do either."
"Then let's go skydiving and search for supplies first."
"OKOK."
Three passersby players opened the door and popped out of the airborne cabin one after another. Liao Ruiyang and his friends also opened the door and popped out, and then began to descend.
The strong feeling of weightlessness seemed to grab Liao Ruiyang's heart instantly. The strong wind was whistling in his ears, or it could be said to be the external pickup of the armor, and the earth was rapidly enlarging in front of his eyes.
"Hahaha, I can finally understand the mood of the old man at the press conference!"
"So cool!!"
The team's voices became restless again, and everyone was shouting in excitement.
As he approaches the ground, the parachute is removed, the thrusters on the back of the armor emit blue tail flames, and the fall suddenly slows down.
Liao Ruiyang controlled the armor like a real airborne soldier, rushing towards his chosen landing point, an abandoned industrial mining area.
The moment he landed, a huge impact was transmitted through the somatosensory platform, causing him to bend his knees slightly to cushion it.
He carefully used the ruins of the wall as a cover. Every piece of metal and every inch of land here possesses the real physical properties of Jinping.
Hearing the explosion in the distance and the "sizzling" sound of energy weapons cutting through the air, he immediately said to the intercom: "Brothers, there is someone nearby, be careful, the sound is at 12 o'clock."
His colleague and friend picked up a high-tech crossbow with six electric arrows. The electric arrows fired have AOE damage, which is a good tool for blocking roads and forcing positions.
The wild platoon teammates picked up two EMP electromagnetic pulse grenades. This is a control-type prop. Throwing an EMP grenade at the enemy can cut off the power of the opponent's armor and short-circuit it. Although it will not cause actual damage, it will be immobilized and unable to move for 1.5 seconds.
Liao Ruiyang then picked up a jet pack, gained a displacement skill, and then picked up healing packs, bullets and other props on the map.
Everyone is immersed in the experience while searching for resources on the map.
"A fight started at three o'clock. There was so much noise. It looked like the fight was very intense. Brothers, should we go and break up the fight?"
"Wait a minute, don't worry, let's go and clean up the mess after they finish fighting." "Let's approach the three o'clock direction first. "
"OK!"
A few minutes later, Liao Ruiyang and his team were suddenly ambushed.
“Run, brothers, there are many people here, run, run, my EMP mine persuades them to retreat!”
“Run to the market, fight with them, suppress them with all your strength, suppress them!”
Suddenly, Liao Ruiyang’s armor alarm sounded sharply, indicating that the enemy was found.
Liao Ruiyang's body trembled suddenly, and adrenaline surged. This was not a fright, but an instinctive reaction under extreme immersion.
Almost subconsciously, he thought about moving to the right, activated the jet pack, and immediately moved and hid behind a bunker.
Fight back!
Liao Ruiyang only had this thought in his mind.
Waiting for the CD of the jet pack to turn around, he listened carefully to the footsteps and walked around to the other side.
The opponent also knows his position and sets up his gun to preview the spot, waiting for him to show up.
When the CD of the jet pack improved, Liao Ruiyang made a decisive jump and used the jet pack to jet outwards and quickly move out and turn around. The opponent did not react, and the gun line had not yet followed. Instead, Liao Ruiyang took the lead and successfully captured the enemy. He then threw the smoke and quickly found a bunker to avoid.
"Is there any more EMP thunder?" Liao Ruiyang said in the team voice.
Stand here, use electric arrows to force them away, and I'll go around them." After saying that, he walked around to the other side, listened to the footsteps and roughly confirmed the opponent's position, then went out to kill an enemy with a slide shovel, and then approached the bunker.
He hasn't seen anyone yet, but he heard footsteps, confirmed his position, and threw an EMP grenade directly towards the other side of the corner. Then he jumped out with a jet pack and found that the three people on the opposite side were immobilized by EMP.
1.5 seconds of immobilization time is enough. It took Liao Ruiyang about 0.5 seconds to jump and pull the jet displacement. In the remaining 1 second, he knocked out two people.
The other person released the immobilization and immediately counterattacked, but only knocked out half of Liao Ruiyang's blood, and then he was taken away.
Liao Ruiyang was about to heal himself, Shixiang said: "Destroy the team!"
"Brother 6666, fight the five-destroy team!"
“Feng Yan Li Bao quickly retreated. Another team came from the eight o’clock direction to break up the fight. We are now in a very bad state and have almost used all the props. My jet pack has only two displacements left. There are still two people missing. I cannot pick up the other team. We will wait until the teammates who have shrunk the circle are revived. "
"OKOK!"
Liao Ruiyang is considered a master of Game C. His marksmanship is not superb, but his consciousness is very good, he is very familiar with the map, and he is very good at fighting guerrilla warfare.
By engaging in mobile combat with the opponent, pulling in detours, and listening to information, you can always catch the opponent by surprise, making up for the shortcomings of weak marksmanship.
In the end, under his leadership, the team successfully defeated other teams, captured the alien relics, and won the final victory of this game.
This unprecedented immersive experience made him forget Xiangjian.
The game started one game after another, and he played with his Shixiang all night long.