Once the three Game Pods were moved into the Quiet Chamber, the room once used for cultivation instantly became a gaming room. Fortunately, all three were seated models, which took up less space than the reclining kind. Lined up in a row, they fit exactly across one wall.
No cables were needed; they connected automatically to the household spirit network.
Chen Shu pressed the button to start one and opened the hatch. He sniffed. "That's a strong new-machine smell..."
"Brother-in-law, hurry up and try it."
"Let's all try it together. Come on, Qingqing."
"Shouldn't we air them out first?"
"Hurry, hurry."
"..."
Ning Qing had no choice but to turn on her Game Pod.
The hatches of all three Game Pods slowly closed.
Chen Shu first used the panel to connect to the network. Once connected, his Game Pod automatically found the other two on the same network. He enabled voice chat, brought them into the same game room, then entered the gaming platform.
For a Seventh-Tier Cultivator, the Game Pod had no ability to pull him into the spirit realm. Chen Shu had to cooperate willingly, which made things rather troublesome.
At last, the three of them arrived in an expanse of void.
Deep black surrounded them on every side. If not for the support beneath their feet, they might have thought they were floating in the pitch-black, deathly still depths of space.
Chen Shu looked himself over, then moved around, getting a feel for the most powerful Game Pod in the world.
The realism was quite good. Its sensations felt vivid.
But the immersion was a little lacking. He kept feeling that the slightest exertion would pull him out of the spirit realm.
Of course, he had to account for the natural resistance a Seventh-Tier Cultivator had to