Anyone who has ever been woken up by noise should be able to understand the impact of such a sound; being startled awake and experiencing a rapid heartbeat for a short period of time are very common reactions.
However, this volume, which would have been a source of complaints in a residential building, did not cause any change in Professor Li's heart rate; the constantly updating curve showed no difference whatsoever.
A dozen seconds later, the music softened again, like a hungry lion turning into a docile cat.
This process was repeated three times before the middle-aged man in black waved his hand.
"Record, next entry."
The young man nodded and switched to the next audio track, where one familiar voice after another of Li Yinhua's rang out:
"Hey, wake up, it's work hours."
"Professor, do you have a moment now? I have a few questions I'd like to ask you."
Did you work overtime again last night?
"Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad..."
The voices of the boss, student, wife, and daughter rang out in turn. Despite the use of some synthesis technology, these artificially modulated voices were still at least nine-tenths similar to the original, and the tone of voice was adjusted to be exactly the same under Professor Li's personal supervision.
But these familiar sounds still failed to cause any changes in vital signs, including heart rate.
However, this is not the case for the player [ Evergreen Tree ] in the game.
World of Disorder, a wilderness.
[ The Backstabbing Expert ] wiped the rain from his face and quickened his pace to catch up with [ The Evergreen Tree ] ahead:
"Teacher, aren't we going to grind monsters today?"
The professor, of course, wouldn't reveal the details of the test, but only said to his two students:
"It's not that we don't want you to enjoy games, but as people involved in this industry, you should understand what this technology means..."
"To put it bluntly, if the consciousness immersion technology of ' World of Disorder ' could be made public, all the vegetative state patients in the world would be saved."
[ Dawn Ah ] nodded upon hearing his mentor's words. If he had previously held reservations about such remarks, after seeing today's update, he no longer had any doubts.
They can now even browse the encyclopedia content on the official website of the World of Disorder within the game, so if this technology were made public, vegetative state patients could definitely appear on the screen in a form similar to electronic life.
Moreover, this is not a cybernetic life form from science fiction novels; it has simply replaced a malfunctioning part of the body, while its thinking still originates from the human brain.
This will be a truly groundbreaking initiative that benefits the world...
The Evergreen Tree walking in front continued:
"So, from yesterday to today, I've been searching for the most fundamental part of this game. Just like all the models have specific surfaces, and all the scenes have the smallest pixels, but so far, I haven't made any progress. I feel like if you zoom in on these blades of grass infinitely, you can see cells, and if you subdivide those materials infinitely, you can see molecules and atoms..."
"The game just happened to update with a weather system today. I'm more interested in these weeds that will grab my shoes than the sheep and deer—they don't even have eyes!"
"I don't know how long I'll be able to play this game, but if its value is eventually confirmed, I hope you can make some contributions in related areas."
[ Dawn Ah ] understands her mentor's personality very well, knowing that while the mentor has a relatively mild temper, he always maintains a high level of curiosity about academic matters.
He also understood this world. Although he only had a few more days to play, he had made similar observations, such as observing the Deadwood Vine pet of [ Howling Pothos ] together, only not as detailed as his mentor.
During several days of observation and discussion, [ Dawn Ah ] realized that there must be some problems with the game, but he was a moderate person and always adopted the attitude of "if you can't figure it out, then forget about it" when it came to problems that troubled him, so he was not as serious as his mentor.
As expected, my mentor is still the same as always. He seemed to really want us to develop this kind of thinking habit. I heard that he's retiring in two years, so I guess he considers himself and my juniors as his last disciples and successors, which is why he spoke so deeply...
[ Dawn Ah ] pondered the deeper meaning in [ Evergreen Tree ]'s words, then turned to see his junior [ Backstabbing Expert ] on all fours teasing the weeds that were wriggling like tiny insects...
Well, it seems I might be the only one who will ever be my mentor's last disciple.
Just as [ Dawn Ah ] was mentally mocking his junior, a red notification suddenly appeared on [ Evergreen Tree ]'s player panel:
[Real-world physical stimulation detected. Log out immediately?]
[ Evergreen Tree ] didn't select it immediately, but instead looked at the built-in time on the panel:
[8:33]
The in-game time is 8:33, which means the real-world time is 20:33. This corresponds to the audio stimulation he received during the day, indicating that he must have heard a huge noise rock concert.
But even though he couldn't hear anything, the game gave him this hint, which made the professor feel uneasy.
He silently clicked "no" and memorized the prompt, planning to log out today and then synchronize the relevant information with the men in black.
This prompt appeared three times in a row, but each time [ Evergreen Tree ] chose [No] without hesitation.
Silently estimating the time, he began to recall exactly how far the real-life excitement had progressed.
A dozen minutes later, [ Evergreen Tree ] suddenly let out a soft cry, and [ Dawn Ah ] and [ Backstabbing Expert ] immediately stepped forward.
The Evergreen Tree turned around and looked at the two of them apologetically.
Before him, the already red notification box became even brighter, and along with the accompanying scrolling stripe background, its content changed:
[Severe physical stimulation detected in the real world. Forced logout countdown: 3! 2! 1!]
I might need to... log off for a while.
After the professor finished speaking somewhat apologetically, his body instantly lost its support and collapsed.
"Hey, hey, teacher!"
[ Dawn Ah ] and [ Backstabbing Expert ] reacted quickly, each supporting their mentor's arms to keep him in place and prevent him from falling.
[ The Backstabbing Expert ] looked at [ Dawn Ah ]:
"Senior, what's this?"
"My supervisor must have something urgent to do. I don't know how he saw the message, or maybe he arranged a time in advance."
"So, what do we do now?"
"Hmm, it's slippery and difficult to move a body in the rain. Let's wait here for a while."
Just as the two were discussing, a long, thin object suddenly tapped [ Dawn Ah ] on the shoulder.
His body trembled slightly, and he quickly turned his head. What came into view was a silver, one-piece lance, and behind the lance was a slightly blurry full set of horse armor.
His gaze traveled upwards along the gun barrel until it finally landed on a familiar face, or more precisely, a familiar faceplate.
A muffled sound came from beneath the dark, rectangular observation window:
"Commoners, what difficulties have you encountered?"