"Achoo!"
In the underground laboratory of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, Lu Zhou, sitting on a cot beside the computer, suddenly sneezed without warning.
Apparently startled by the sneeze, the drone with a tiny TV attached to it buzzed over from nearby.
[Master, Master, have you caught a cold? Do you need Xiao Ai to examine you? QAQ]
"No, I'm fine." Rubbing his slightly reddened nose, Lu Zhou muttered to himself, "Someone's probably thinking about me again... Let's continue."
[All right. Q(′?ω?｀)]
Though it was still worried, Lu Zhou's orders were absolute. The hovering drone buzzed away again, replaced by a mechanical arm connected to the wall, which handed a pitch-black virtual reality helmet to Lu Zhou.
Taking the streamlined helmet, Lu Zhou carefully put it on, then lay back on the soft mattress.
Technology was becoming more and more advanced. He vaguely remembered that when the Phantom System had first launched, the VR helmets released by major manufacturers had all been as bulky as motorcycle helmets.
Now, companies like Huawei and Xiaomi had released their own ultra-thin high-end products. Wearing one while lying flat on a pillow felt not the least bit uncomfortable; one could barely even feel the metal shell covering one's head.
After setting the activation time for the Neural Interface Device, Lu Zhou closed his eyes and silently recited, "System." Very soon, he entered a pure white space...
The memory started successfully.
When Lu Zhou opened his eyes again, a prairie stretched out before him.
Yet it was entirely different from the grasslands of Earth.
The grass here was blue, like a boundless ocean, swaying in waist-high waves beneath the wind brushing against his face. In sharp contrast to the azure horizon, the sky burned like flame, radiating a soul-stirring energy.
At the same