Ever since the maglev track along the Jinhu Section had been completed, the trip from Shanghai to Jinling by maglev train took even less time than riding the subway from downtown to the airport.
In less than two hours, Lu Zhou had traveled from the IMCRC chairman's office to the underground laboratory at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and put on the helmet.
To make it easier to operate, the technicians at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study had modified the new holographic helmet equipped with the Phantom System, adding an interactive interface on a built-in curved screen. This allowed users to operate the Phantom System independently, instead of seeing nothing but pitch-black darkness after putting on the helmet.
"Xiao Ai."
Xiao Ai: [What is it, Master? (＞▽＜)]
Lu Zhou said, "Do I need to follow the walkthrough and play through it again?"
Xiao Ai: [Nope. I figured that with your hopeless gaming skills, Master, you'd never clear it even with a walkthrough. (≧?≦)?] Xiao Ai: [So Xiao Ai developed a special synchronization mode based on the original program. By synchronizing your actions 100% with the successful playthrough, it lets you go straight to the story as a first-person spectator. Of course, you can turn synchronization off at any point while watching, but once you do, you'll have to start over if you want to switch back. ヾ(′?`o)]
Lu Zhou said, "...Well, thank you."
Xiao Ai: [Ehehe (ω＼*)...(ω?＼*)]
Although he felt as though he had been mocked by an artificial intelligence, Lu Zhou decided to let it slide this time, considering how convenient a feature the little fellow had developed for him.
He brought up the launch interface and casually said, "Link start." The curved screen in his field of view gradually darkened.