In front of an inconspicuous little room in the corner of the hall.
Zeng Jun opened a metal door. "This is the Neural Reaction Tester. Go inside, stand in the circle, and put on the helmet. It's like playing VR—the prompts will tell you what to do."
Xu Qing nodded and walked into the room with a hint of curiosity.
Only after entering did Xu Qing realize that the room was not small at all, covering a full ten square meters.
A circular machine occupied the entire room.
The middle of the machine was hollow, leaving an open space, while a ring of precision instruments and probes surrounded it.
Following Zeng Jun's instructions, he walked into the one-meter-wide circle at the center of the machine and stood still, then put on a light-blue, semi-enclosed helmet hanging nearby.
"Beep!"
A black virtual space soon appeared before Xu Qing's eyes.
He found himself inside it.
His hands and feet were all there, as though some kind of body-tracking device was in use.
Real yet unreal.
A gentle female voice sounded beside his ears, while a huge line of subtitles appeared before him:
"Next, colored balls of light will rapidly approach you. You must avoid contact with red balls of light and make contact with white balls of light. You must not leave the circle."
"For every red ball of light you evade, you will receive one point."
"For every white ball of light you touch, you will receive one point."
"Leaving the circle will deduct ten points."
"Your score will be linked to your assessment results."
"Best of luck with your assessment."
"Ten-second countdown."
"9."
"8."
"7."
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"1!"
Buzz!
A red ball of light abruptly appeared to Xu Qing's left and shot toward him at high speed.
Faced with its attack,