Chapter 540: Technology extends forward

In the Mind Connection Technology Laboratory, the old Druid Pitman was still lying quietly on the silver-white chair.

The runes on the bottom of the seat are flickering on and off regularly, and there is a faint light blue shimmer floating on the artificial nerve cord connecting the base and the nerve contact array, some kind of low hum. The buzzing sound came from inside the device, which was the sound caused by the resonance and vibration between the rune substrates. The old druid sitting in the device closed his eyes tightly and looked as if he had fallen into the deepest sleep.

"He has connected to the network," Gao Wen said, "and is now communicating with the response staff in the network."

"The connection is stable and the frequency direction is normal," Kamai Er was floating next to an operation console not far from the cockpit. While monitoring the flickering runes on the console, he said, "There are no signs of exposure for the time being."

"Vital signs are stable, nerve pressure is "Normal." "Emergency fuse is normal." "Continuously monitoring brain activity." A series of reports came from all over the laboratory. In these reports, everyone around the connected device. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Amber couldn't help muttering: "Huh - I thought this old man would die up there."

Even if this guy usually has nothing to do with Pittman's noisy He meant respect, but Gawain could see that Amber was quite concerned about Pitman, who was like half an adoptive father.

Gawain looked at Jenny, who was standing quietly not far away: "The rune system of the Eternal Sleeper can also be optimized and reorganized by rune logic, right?"

"The Eternal Sleepers...their dark magic is similar to the druid's magic, and is also transformed from magic. ," Gawain sighed thoughtfully, "Gods...your veil is getting thinner and thinner..."

"The test time is over, prepare to transmit the prompt message...the prompt message has been Send, receive brain wave feedback from the experimental subject...disconnect the nerve cord."

The technician responsible for controlling the connection device suddenly spoke, interrupting Gawain's soliloquy, and then, Along with a gradually lowering resonance sound, the radiance of the runes on the bottom of the silver-white chair gradually dimmed.

Pittman lay quietly on the seat for a moment, and then suddenly opened his eyes, and then took a big breath as if he suddenly remembered how to breathe, and there was a sound coming from his old body. There was a sound like an old bellows. After more than ten seconds, he stabilized and took a long breath: "Huh...it feels so good to be back in the body..."

"Chapter If you leave the spiritual network for a time, you will have a serious dizziness and weightlessness." I watched an assistant next to me step forward to remove the old druid from his seat.Helped out of the chair, Gawain nodded, and then showed a serious look, "But before that, for the sake of rigor and safety, we must first confirm one thing..."

Kamail Leaving the monitoring station, floated to the connection device.

Gawain looked into the eyes of the old druid: "Prove that you are still Pitman and not some eternal sleeper who has penetrated along the Internet."

"Good luck Two silver coins for a bottle of ointment, buy two and get one free for out-of-print amulets, half price for the first three fortune-tellings, and help with naming for free.”

Half the people at the scene covered their faces and turned away, and Kamel’s brightness also changed. It suddenly darkened by 30%, and only Gawain smiled and stepped forward to hold Pitman's hand: "Welcome back to Cecil. Are there any other discomforts besides dizziness?"

Pitman After all, he is an extraordinary person. He stood next to the cockpit for a while, took a few breaths and then recovered. Then he frowned and thought for a while: "In general, there are no sequelae, but...can we change the password for the connection in the future? This password is suitable for It's still too embarrassing for an old man like me..."

"A seven hundred and thirty-seven-year-old man designed a secret code for you. What do you, a man under eighty-seven, have to do with it? It's embarrassing." Before Gawain could speak, Amber glanced at the little old man. The two elderly people at the scene were choked and speechless. "And you also have the concept of 'embarrassment'?"

Pittman: "..."

Gao Wen: "..."

"Tell me about the situation after the connection," Gao Wen felt that the atmosphere on the scene was getting stronger and stronger. Becoming more and more weird, he quickly coughed twice to bring the topic back on track, "Which level have you sneaked into? What did you see during the connection process? Has it been intercepted or scanned by the security system?"

Present The technical staff immediately gathered together, and everyone looked at Pittman standing in the middle with curiosity and inquiry. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, Pittman spoke slowly: "I sneaked into It should be the level called the 'plane of consciousness', which is where the city of dreams is located, and is the area where all surface consciousnesses meet. Most of the connection process has no vision, and can only produce intermittent hallucinations... I It should be that the security mechanism has been completely bypassed, or in other words, the security mechanism completely ignored my connection..."

Pittman quietly talked about what he saw and heard during the entire connection process. Everyone listened attentively, even the most restless Amber, with curious eyes wide open at this time, listened to the last word without missing a word.

"...To sum up, I think our first phase of actual machine testing is completely successful. The connection device is stable and reliable, and the 'secure channel' is equally reliable," Pittman finally said, "Next step, We should consider making multiple connections."

Gao Wen nodded slightly and looked at Rebecca: "Is this connection device currently available for mass production?"

"It's difficult for the moment," Rebecca thought for a while, showing an embarrassed look, "Some key points...Components can still only be processed in the laboratory, such as the organic medium ring of the artificial nerve cord - the main reason is that the processing process is too complicated, and magic devices must be frequently used for adjustments, and a certain amount of druid knowledge is required. I'm afraid the level of workers in the factory is not high enough, and it will take a long time to train workers with sufficient skills. ”

In most cases, the main factor that restricts the mass production of Cecil’s new things is not machine accuracy, because of the foundational role of Nicholas Egg in the initial stage, Cecil’s industrial machines have grown from Most accuracy problems have been solved from the beginning - worker skills are a long-term bottleneck.

Human beings are not machines after all, and it takes time to cultivate and accumulate large quantities of skilled workers.

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"Take your time, it is unrealistic to directly promote this device to the whole population..." Gao Wen sighed and accepted the reality, "At this stage, we will first conduct laboratory manufacturing and assemble a device that can be used by a project team. Come. The specific quantity is determined by you according to the actual situation. "

"For the use of a project team..." Kamel heard something from Gawain's words, "Are you planning to... conduct an experimental project in the mind network of the Eternal Sleeper? ”

“Don’t you think it’s great? Gawain raised his eyebrows, "Of course such good technology must be used for research. Wouldn't it be a waste to use it for daydreaming?" "

Kamail was startled for a moment, then bent down, with a smile in his tone: "...I deeply agree. "

"Then, we should give this connection device a name," Gawain nodded, pointing to the silver-white seat or cockpit on the platform, "Do you have any opinions? "

Pittman, Jenny and others exchanged glances with each other - except Kamel, whose eyes were not easy to understand - and then looked at Gawain invariably.

"We think it should be named by you," Jenny smiled, said respectfully and seriously, "Although it is the result of our creation, all related technologies were collected by you through various channels, and the vast majority of the project is Part of the inspiration comes from you too, so it’s only fitting that you name it. ”

Although Gawain really wants to say that the glory of technology should be attributed to the inventor of technology, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that most of the technology in this connecting device is the product of the Eternal Sleeper cultists. , he didn't refuse too much, but looked at the silver-white seat and fell into a brief thought.

A little bit of bad taste came to his mind.

Anyway, the style of this thing is not normal.

“Immersive Neural Cockpit,” Gawain said a name that he thought best suited the style of the thing. “Let’s call it Immersive Neural Cockpit. ——How about the immersion chamber for short? "

"Immersive neural cockpit..." Kamel repeated this improvised phrase. Although it felt quite strange to read, these few words described it perfectly. After seeing all the features of the connecting device, he couldn’t help but clickAt first, "It's a good name."

Gawain and Amber left the Institute of Magical Technology, leaving with them Pitman, who was going back to rest.

The streets of Cecil City are still lively and full of life.

“That is a beautiful city,” Pittman suddenly exclaimed for no reason while walking on the street, “It’s really, so beautiful.”

“Dreamland City?" Gawain stopped and glanced at the little old man, "Be careful, it's easy for people who come into contact with it for the first time."

"I won't," Pitman blinked. , laughed, "That city is indeed beautiful, it can even be said to be perfect, but just because it is so perfect, I will not be attracted to it - it is so perfect that I am a little scared."

Gawain shook his head and continued to walk forward: "The world is so perfect that people can't help but think of the legendary paradise that people will reach after death - entering such a city alive is really exciting. It just makes me uneasy."

Pittman suddenly became curious: "Do you have any experience, is there really a perfect heaven after death?"

"...I'm just making an analogy. ."

They passed by "Amethyst Street" on the edge of the Mage District, where a crowd was gathering in front of a newly opened store.

Gao Wen looked up and saw the sign of "Government Affairs Department Supervision Project" hanging at the door of the store, and in the window next to it, there were neatly placed items that reflected the sunlight, A large armband or gauntlet-like device with a metallic feel.

Gawain whispered softly: "Has the first magic terminal retail store open to civilians begun its trial operation..."

As Cecil's earliest magic terminal One of the products of guided technology, the Magic Terminal is not a sophisticated thing, and as a compatible platform that can replace core modules, this device has high civilian potential from the beginning - it can be equipped with anti-personnel weapons Sexual spells can be used as weapons, and auxiliary rune boards can also be installed to turn them into convenient tools. For Gao Wen, who has always been obsessed with promoting extraordinary power to all people, the civilian use of this thing is inevitable.

As early as last year, Rebecca and others successfully manufactured engineering terminals with welding, cutting, and pulling functions based on the soldiers' magic terminals, and distributed them to magic technicians and engineering personnel, and after a period of data collection and improvement, the civilian version of the magic terminal that is easier to use, safer, and cheaper has finally appeared in front of ordinary people.

These magical terminals have lower power, but they can still be used to release the most basic tricks and several protective spells with reduced power. Ordinary people can use them as tools. It can also be used for self-defense in the wild, which is really a very convenient thing.

But Gawain observed for a while in front of the store and found that although there were many people gathered, there were very few citizens who actually spent money to buy magic terminals.

"It's normal. For most people, magic is still a 'transcendental' thing. Even if they are surrounded by magical power, most people probably never thought that they would personally 'cast spells.' "At that time," Pitman said from the side, "And to be honest, although dozens of silver coins are not much, they are still a lot of money for many people. Ordinary people who are used to being thrifty will not buy it just because it is novel and interesting. To spend so much money rashly to buy something unfamiliar.”

This is an inevitable phenomenon in the process of promoting magic technology.

Gawain looked at the shop where people gathered in the distance, thought for a moment, turned to Amber and said, "Let your operators give you some guidance."

Amber He agreed casually: "Okay."

Hearing Amber agree so happily, Gawain was surprised: "Why did you agree so easily this time?"

"Here. Pawning is the specialty of many of those bastards," Amber waved his hand, "What can I say to guide you, isn't it just pawns..."

Gowen: "...You are so That’s right.”

The three of them took one last look at the store selling civilian magic terminals. Before turning around and leaving, Pittman suddenly said: “Actually, nerve cord technology can do more than just that. It is used to establish brain-computer connections and allow people to enter the spiritual network. "

Gao Wen's tone rose: "Oh?"

"You are committed to it. Let ordinary people master the power of magic - the magic terminal can solve half of the problems, and the nerve cord...may be able to solve the other half of the problems for you."