Smiling Faces

After getting this Virtual Reality Helmet, he found that his students seemed to have become more lively and cheerful. However, some of them had been deeply shaken. Through the Virtual Reality Helmet, they could communicate with other students, and during those exchanges, an invisible sense of inferiority arose in their hearts.

"Teacher, why do they get to eat lollipops and Ice Cream after class every day?"

This was what one student said to Zhao Guoming.

"Where did you hear that?"

"I met a friend in class, and he told me. He said they could buy Ice Cream after class every day, and when school was over, his mother bought him bread. What is bread?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guoming immediately felt a pang of sadness and explained patiently.

"Don't listen to their nonsense. How could they buy Ice Cream after class every day? You need to study hard. When you grow up, you'll be able to attend the same school as them. Once you earn money, you'll be able to buy bread every day. Bread is delicious."

There were many more questions like this, and Zhao Guoming explained them one by one. Most of the students were soon filled with determination. Elementary school students were very pure-hearted, especially children from such remote areas.

Such a simple thought took root in their hearts: when they grew up, they had to buy delicious food and eat it every day. This was greatly beneficial to them.

The next day, Zhao Guoming carried a large box and headed deeper into the mountains. What he needed to do was deliver these helmets to the children who had not been able to attend school.

With these helmets, their fundamental problem could be solved.

For example, weren't Li Cheng's parents unwilling to let him study there? Then Li Cheng simply did not need to go. Even while herding cattle with a helmet on, he could still experience the atmosphere of the classroom.

After walking for about half a day, he finally arrived at the remote Small Mountain Village. He was several hours slower than usual because carrying that pile of helmets had made every step difficult.

"Teacher! Teacher! I'm over here!"

Li Cheng was immediately delighted when he saw his teacher arrive. He had been herding cattle that day as well. He had cut some pig grass in the morning and let the cattle graze for a while in the afternoon. He was resting now, and quickly called out when he saw his teacher.

Li Cheng wore tattered clothes covered in patches. When Zhao Guoming reached him, he immediately took out a pile of things.

"Teacher, what's in that box?"

Li Cheng blinked his large eyes, intensely curious about what was inside. Zhao Guoming took them out. They were Virtual Reality Helmets.

"Come on, put this on."

There was internet access in this place. Though it was remote, signal towers still covered the area.

The network connection for the Virtual Reality Helmet required a great deal of communications technology. This technology was built into the Virtual Reality Helmet, meaning that it integrated a new generation of communications technology.

That communications technology could even be extracted and used separately, but for Chen Feng, extracting it was no easy task, and he had no intention of doing so.

After Li Cheng put on the helmet, he was immediately immersed in it. Zhao Guoming also joined Li Cheng in roaming through the Virtual Classroom.

About an hour later, the class ended, and Zhao Guoming took off the helmet.

Li Cheng still looked utterly incredulous. He was fascinated by the helmet and immediately said to Zhao Guoming, "Teacher, this thing is amazing."

"Yes, it really is amazing. Even I find it incredible. From now on, this belongs to you. You can wear it to attend class with your friends, and you can attend class with the teacher too."

Zhao Guoming explained the helmet's purpose to Li Cheng, who was overjoyed. He loved attending class as well. Compared to herding cattle, the atmosphere of a classroom truly captivated him.

The Virtual Reality Helmet's battery could last for a long time. Their village had electricity, though each household had only one outlet, and even the light bulbs had been donated by Zhao Guoming and the others. One outlet was enough. It only needed to be charged overnight, and it could last through the next day.

After saying goodbye to Li Cheng, Zhao Guoming immediately went to the homes of several other children and gave them Virtual Reality Helmets. In addition, he gathered all the Villagers together.

Zhao Guoming held considerable prestige in the village. After all, he had donated many things to it, so the Villagers respected him greatly.

"The reason I gathered you all here is to tell you that it's fine if you don't let your children attend school, but you cannot take away the things in their hands. This thing allows them to attend classes remotely..."

Explaining all this to the Villagers was very complicated, but under Zhao Guoming's tireless explanations, they finally understood.

After doing all this, Zhao Guoming headed back with a satisfied heart.

From then on, the children in this remote mountain village would at least no longer fall behind in their education, nor would they be trapped in a vicious cycle.

Beyond their Small Mountain Village, the Rising Star Program began pilot projects throughout China. As a result, many people were now following the Rising Star Program.

Chen Feng was also holding a set of photographs. They showed the smiling faces of children in impoverished areas who had received aid through the Rising Star Program.

Liu Qiuya looked at the photographs beside Chen Feng and immediately felt deep admiration. What she admired was Chen Feng's boldness. Although Professor Zhang had assisted during the process, without Chen Feng's determination, this project would never have worked.

Chen Feng was essentially working for free. He was barely making any money from it.

"Seeing these children's smiling faces is enough to satisfy me. Science and technology are meant to change people's way of life. If these children's lives cannot be effectively changed, then science and technology will lose their original meaning."

Of course, what Chen Feng meant was science and technology. Science was materialistic, while technology carried a slight flavor of idealism.

Chen Feng did not let these matters delay his own progress. He knew that only by gaining sufficient ability himself could he help more people.