"That's an AR Helmet—an augmented reality headset."
Liu Di looked at Mr. Song, who was around sixty. "What, would you like to try it?"
Mr. Song slowly nodded, his eyes never leaving the barber for a moment.
"You can't."
Liu Di smiled. "The Metaverse is locked to local IDs. You're not registered here."
Mr. Song's brow twitched. "I've never encountered a company like yours. If it were anyone else, they'd have served it up trembling with fear."
Liu Di slowly nodded. "Even so, you can't try it."
Mr. Song slowly exhaled. "The Metaverse? I heard Tianhai mention it. It's just a game that delays young people's growth. This old man has no interest in it."
Mr. Song turned and continued striding forward.
But behind the two of them, Nan Tianhai was incredibly excited. Grabbing his daughter Nan Ruoyi's hand, he kept asking, "What's that? What's that?! What's that!!!"
Mr. Song stopped in front of a tall building.
—Haishi First Hospital.
Mr. Song clicked his tongue. "I'd very much like to see what changes your Gemini Technology has brought to the people's healthcare! Nothing matters more to the people than healthcare and education!"
Liu Di had already extended a welcoming hand. "This way, Mr. Song."
The group immediately entered the lobby.
Mr. Song asked doubtfully, "Why isn't anyone lining up at this hospital?"
Liu Di chuckled softly.
With the two of them in the lead, they entered the hospital. Ahead was a flat conveyor belt, much like the moving walkways in airports. Once people stepped onto it, they were carried slowly forward.
Still puzzled, Mr. Song followed Liu Di onto it.
The group began moving forward as though the wind itself carried them across level ground.
Their view gradually widened. In the straight hall ahead stood one archway after another, each