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The game is in development.

Why can't we just say it's almost finished?!

Chapter 364 The punishment mechanism must be strict.

The questions asked were all about the game's content, as well as development issues that were completely hidden in other areas.

Xuehui also mentioned some of the things he could say about these matters.

For example, regarding its use in the medical field, thanks to the superior capabilities of the device's internal engine, it can not only enable patients with mobility impairments or physical disabilities to experience a normal life, but also be used for medical research. Many things can be done in the virtual world, as long as the modeling is detailed enough and the array is complete enough.

However, these are not the main topics today; the following demonstration is the most crucial part. Of course, it will also include the answer to one of the earlier questions, which Xuehui plans to explain in the demonstration.

The demonstration was prepared by a group of five people: Xuehui, two men and two women. The two women were invited game streamers, and the men were the funny rich kid Xuehui met yesterday and a person from the game media who was randomly assigned a seat.

The demo shown was a previously released demo, divided into two parts. The first part was set on a plain, showcasing some character movements and allowing others to familiarize themselves with the controls. The second part was where the game's content and the full stealth capabilities of the device were truly demonstrated.

Five reclining chairs were set up on site. After everyone put on their NERvGears, they turned them on at Xuehui's prompting and began the first step of entering the demo: setting up the mission appearance.

The operations engineer, Xuehui, was using his existing data, so he skipped this part and went straight into the demo scene. Xuehui's appearance was immediately displayed on the large screen behind him, wearing simple light armor and carrying a greatsword on his back. The character's appearance was exactly the same as in reality. The display effect alone amazed everyone present.

The camera angle was controlled by Yang Nai. On the screen, Yuki immediately brought up the control menu after landing and communicated with the other four people.

"Since this is a demo, we haven't included the character appearance modification feature, so please use your original appearance for now, and then start choosing the appearance equipment and weapons you want to use."

After hearing Xuehui's prompt, everyone quickly made their choices and entered the game.

Compared to the original SAO, this time Yukiteru has added ranged weapons, namely bows and arrows. Both girls have chosen ranged weapons, and their appearance is also very light and thin leather armor skirts.

After everyone had gathered, Xuehui looked at the people in front of him, then waved to the camera floating above, asking Yangnai to zoom in.

Then, Xuehui said to the goofy rich kid who was clicking his tongue in amazement, "Didn't I have a question that I didn't answer before? Can you do me a favor?"

"You mean the anti-harassment protection mechanism in the game? Yeah, if it's 100% real, it does need to take into account some people who act like hooligans in the game." The goofy rich kid, equipped with a one-handed sword and shield, said, resting his chin on his hand, then looked at Xuehui with a hint of unease in his eyes. "I mean, you're not asking me to act like a hooligan, are you?"

"...Don't worry, there are so many people watching outside." Rolling his eyes, Xuehui pointed to the two girls and said, "I've talked to them. It doesn't need to be anything dramatic. Just go over and give them a symbolic hug. Didn't you say you're single? I'm giving you a chance."

Xuehui's words were also transmitted through the camera, and everyone watching laughed. Everyone knew who this goofball was, but unfortunately, no one who was supposed to laugh stopped.

"Hmm~ It's just a hug, that should be okay, otherwise my reputation will be really ruined. I'm a good boy." Shaking his head, the rich second-generation walked towards one of the girls. After she nodded in agreement, he stepped forward and gave her a light hug, then immediately let go. It seems this guy's character is indeed quite good.

After he released her, Xuehui zoomed in on the camera to show the warning symbol and said, "You all see this, right? This is the prompt that appears when a girl is subjected to physical contact. After that, you can do a series of actions, such as temporarily blocking the prompt, or permanently blocking the personal contact warning, or if you are really being harassed, you can press the last button."

Then, at Xuehui's prompting, the girl actually pressed the button. This option was called "Report Function".

After pressing the report button, a protective shield immediately appears around the person, repelling all people and objects in the vicinity. Subsequently, a series of options appear on the interface. After selecting the rich second-generation as the target, the system begins to automatically judge. Because the performance effect has been pre-set, there is actually no judgment process, and it directly confirms that the other party has harassed the other party.

Next, amidst everyone's laughter, the rich second-generation who had been tricked by Xuehui was immediately teleported away by the system.

Open the console and bring up a screen. You'll see the rich kid who was teleported away is now locked in a small, dark room. There's not even a seat; the walls are bare. On one wall, there's a countdown timer with a string of numbers.

47:59:20

The total lockdown period is two days.

Just as the rich kid was banging on the wall in frustration, shouting for his release, Xuehui's voice rang out again.

"We've already set up a fairly comprehensive anti-harassment protection mechanism in the game. After all, it's 100% realistic, and the management is much easier and stricter than current games. The severity of the behavior determines the level of confinement or punishment. The confinement time you see now requires you to log in personally and actually stay inside for 48 hours before you can be released. Of course, it usually won't be that long; 7 or 8 hours is about right, and at most 24 hours. There are also similar attribute and resource penalties, which will be added in the future."

After speaking, Xuehui released the rich second-generation brothers, thus concluding the explanation of the protection mechanism.

"Now, let's begin the actual experience. First, let's take a look at the series of physical collision effects brought by NERvGear."

As a device initially designed primarily for entertainment, the gaming experience was naturally the top priority. Xuehui didn't hesitate and immediately summoned several wolf-shaped monsters, allowing everyone to begin their actual experience.

Xuehui was also very malicious, offering no explanation and letting everyone do as they pleased, which naturally resulted in various forms of torment at the beginning.

Fortunately, Xuehui had set the pain perception to the lowest limit, so none of them felt any actual pain, only a few bouts of dizziness after being knocked down by the monster.

Chapter 365 A Feeling of Hesitation Upon Approaching Home

After several guests contributed their performances, Xuehui finally began the formal explanation, emphasizing the importance of maintaining distance, paying attention to dodging, and the activation methods of the skills already equipped.

Once you get used to how to activate the skills, you can quickly get the hang of these monsters with their low stats.

Then, Xuehui summoned several skeleton soldiers with slightly higher health and attack, and had the four guests spar with these monsters. At the same time, he used his console to answer some questions from the live stream.

"Flight capability? Oh, that's under development."

"ALO version? This is similar to the previous question. These two are a set, and they're under development."

"Hmm? GGO? FPS games need a lot of real data, as well as a system that's different from melee combat with swords and other cold weapons. Well... let's wait and see, they'll definitely do it."

"Huh? What games do I usually play? We're at a press conference right now, not my own live stream. How can I answer a question like this? Pass."

"Hmm~ This topic is getting way off track. Oh well, I'll stop watching for now. We've practiced enough here. So let's show you the amazing scenes we can experience in the next generation of games."

After speaking, Xuehui dismissed the few soldiers present, and then a large door suddenly appeared in front of everyone. The door slowly opened, and Xuehui led everyone inside.

Inside was a huge palace, with several pillars supporting the palace around its perimeter, and in the very center stood a gigantic lizard-like monster on all fours.

Its body was several meters long and nearly five meters tall, covered in scarlet scales. It had a head typical of a Western dragon, with a large mouth that opened and closed, occasionally emitting wisps of fire. A pair of lizard eyes casually watched the five people who had appeared in the hall.

Around this big boss were four fire lizards, each about 2 meters long, hissing and slowly crawling towards them.

"This is the boss we'll be showcasing in this demo: the Hellfire Lizard. Just to clarify, besides melee attacks, it also has several breath attacks. However, it won't move until we defeat the smaller monsters below. So, everyone, experience what it's like to conquer a giant boss!"

After drawing his greatsword, Xuehui gave the order, and everyone excitedly rushed towards the boss. The audience at the scene and the viewers in the live broadcast room were all attracted by this spectacular scene. After all, the players inside were not virtual avatars, but seemed to be fighting with their own voices. How could such a feeling not make people look forward to it?

Although everyone was looking forward to the scene of agreeing to the boss's request, unfortunately, that's not realistic. While the boss is only level 20, everyone else is only level 10.

After defeating the level 10 minions, a boss monster that was 10 levels higher than them suddenly appeared, quickly defeating everyone. Even Xuehui, who had played many similar demos, was able to barely hold on for a while before his HP was depleted.

Although it ultimately failed, everything that the press conference wanted to showcase was clearly demonstrated.

After the press conference, the entire content was edited by the official team and uploaded to a Chinese video website, where the number of viewers skyrocketed in a very short time.

Fully immersive devices, once known only to a select group of tech enthusiasts and gamers, have become a new term that amazes the general public. What was initially thought to be a gimmick from Japan has now become a clear indication that a new era is dawning.

After the first leg of the event concluded successfully, Yukiteru spent a wonderful day with Yukino and the others in Hiroshi. After a comfortable night's rest, they boarded a plane and headed to the second and final stop of the event: Shanghai.

Compared to the more formal press conferences in collaboration with Tencent, this promotional campaign leans more towards entertainment and otaku culture, as it is partnering with Bilibili, a video website that is very famous in China's otaku community.

While in Japan, Yukiteru did some of his live stream promotions on Nico Nico Douga, and his collaboration with Nico Nico Douga was very pleasant. As for Bilibili, another video-sharing website, Yukiteru also tried contacting them and quickly received a warm invitation.

After a flight of about two and a half hours, Xuehui, along with a group of family members and Machida Sonoko, set foot on the land of Shanghai.

Although it was a parallel world, Yukiteru's expression still seemed somewhat conflicted when he returned to his original homeland.

'Is this what they call feeling nervous about returning home? I never thought I'd experience that.'

The expression on his face only lasted for a moment and was not seen by Yukino and the others. Yukiteru quickly adjusted his mindset, led everyone to collect their luggage, got into the car waiting outside, and headed to the place where they would stay for the next three days.

This time, we stayed in the same villa as before. Since we had stayed in nice places before, there was no need to lower our standards. We just wanted to do what made us comfortable.

Sitting in the car, Xuehui looked at the streets and buildings that were nearly 8% similar, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Yukino couldn't help but ask, "What, do you really like this place?"

"Emmm~ You could say that. There are quite a few fun places here. They even built a Disneyland recently. And the local cuisine is pretty good, with things like xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). After we've put our food away, let's go try some and see how it compares to what I make. Is mine better, or is the authentic version here even tastier?" Xuehui suggested to the group, turning her head.

"Ugh...more food? I feel like I've gained several pounds in the last two days since I started hanging out with you guys." Touching her belly, Machida Sonoko couldn't help but say. They were all constantly eating while out, basically eating wherever they went; their appetites were incredible. Even Machida Sonoko herself noticed her appetite had increased somewhat.

So, do you want to go eat or not?

"Yes!" There's no way to resist the irresistible allure of delicious food. As for the weight gain, I'll just have to work out to lose it later.

For snacks, there are soup dumplings, crab roe xiaolongbao, crystal cake, plum blossom cake, thousand-layer oil cake, shredded radish fried dough, and pan-fried buns. For main dishes, there are braised eel, Buddha's hand tripe, hairy crab in soy sauce, stir-fried eel in hot oil, fried river shrimp, braised fish tail, braised eel, braised chestnut chicken, and so on. If you really want to list them all, it would take a lot of time. They are either exquisite or simple, but they are all delicious foods.

Yukiteru could already foresee Machida Sonoko's painful figure in the gym after they returned.

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Honestly, after trying so many different dishes, I still like Shanghainese cuisine the most, lol.

No update today.

According to the plan, there are about 10 more chapters left to finish. I'll take a break today and think about the last part carefully, make some revisions, and start updating again tomorrow night.

The new book will still be updated twice a day as usual.

One hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words, one hundred words.

Chapter 366 My Goal?

The second event was much more fun than the first, since you don't have to face so many media and guests sitting below. You only need to interact with a few hosts in the studio and the viewers watching the live stream.

The demonstration of the fully submersible equipment was no different from the previous one, except that this time Yukihiro did not choose to join in, but instead watched from the outside and occasionally gave a voice reminder.

After all, everything that needed to be shown, whether grand or delicate, was shown last time. This time, the focus should be on fun and entertainment.

Of course, he wasn't without anything new. So, after letting the male and female hosts get to know each other a bit and defeat a few monsters, Xuehui mischievously used something he hadn't shown before.

PK mode.

Online games can't be without PvP (player versus player) elements, right? Especially with the upgrades to fully stealth equipment, PvP in games has become "real-person PvP" where no one gets hurt, making it incredibly entertaining, especially since it's a male-female PvP battle.

If the man goes all out and wins, wouldn't he be criticized for not being considerate of the woman? But if he's too considerate, some people will definitely call him a coward.

This is a real dilemma.

Just as the viewers in the live stream were using the chat to criticize Xuehui for his sinister intentions, something unexpected happened.

In an era where games are becoming increasingly accepted by the general public as a way to pass the time, the number of female gamers is also growing. And among these female gamers, there are naturally many with exceptional gaming talent.

However, what Xuehui did not expect was that this female host, who was slow to get started, suddenly unleashed an amazing talent after a few rounds of adjustment when the PK started. It was as if a Saint Seiya had awakened a sixth sense, and the situation was reversed in an instant. She suppressed the opponent and quickly defeated her.

Looking at the notification on the screen that the winner had been decided, Xuehui's expression was somewhat wistful: "Emmm~~ Did I accidentally discover a genius player? Girl, you shouldn't be a host anymore, go be a professional gamer after the game comes out."

Xuehui's words expressed the sentiments of all the viewers; he is yet another genius player whose talent has been wasted on hosting.

After the game experience ended, Yukiteru faced a series of questions, which was something he hadn't done before.

These days, when people in the otaku community encounter someone like Yukiteru, who is around their age or even a few years younger than some of them and has achieved great success, besides the usual admiration, they're also more likely to want to dig up some gossip. Like Togashi, when he goes on hiatus, everyone knows he's off playing mahjong. And when he comes back to drawing, it's definitely because he's lost all his money (laughs).

People with high profiles in the industry like these all have some gossip about them, which makes fans want to know more about the author in addition to liking their work.