Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Virtual Reality Technology R&D Laboratory.
The green indicator turned red. Ma Teng, who had been lying quietly on the virtual reality experimental equipment, suddenly kicked his legs forward as though his knee-jerk reflex had been triggered, then sprang upright on the bed.
He pulled the helmet off his head. His chest heaving, Ma Teng pushed aside the secretary who had approached to ask how he was feeling. As he stared at the helmet in his hands, shock and delight flickered in his eyes.
"This, this..."
His trembling lips moved for a long while without producing a complete sentence. Only after a staff member handed him a glass of water and he drank it did he draw a deep breath and let out all the amazement pent up inside him.
"...This is absolutely incredible!"
An azure planet.
Vegetation unlike anything on Earth.
And those rampaging swarms of insects.
It was practically a whole new world!
The landing experience had been a little unfriendly, though.
In his opinion, they at least needed to give players an option that was more comfortable, cooler, and better suited to a game.
While Ma Teng was making his calculations, Professor Miel, the head of the virtual reality project, approached with Chen Yushan, the CEO of Starry Sky Technology.
"How did it feel?"
"Absolutely perfect..." Ma Teng handed the helmet back to the staff member beside him and put on his glasses, excitement still shining in his eyes. "It felt like dreaming, but it was so much more real than a dream."
As though he had made some momentous decision, his voice gradually rose with passion.
"I've decided!"
"We'll make our first virtual reality game an interstellar one! Only virtual reality equipment can fully capture the allure of the sea of stars!