"I'm sorry, this Magic Box computer cannot fulfill your request. However, we can record your feedback and make improvements in future Magic Box 2nd generation computers."
Bullshit! What does the second generation of the Magic Box have to do with me? Do you expect me to have my grandson send me something again?
"The main reason for your current muscle soreness is your overexertion, which is also because you didn't properly adjust your ligaments after strenuous exercise. This approach is very unscientific. Generally, muscles are tense after intense exercise, and suddenly resting at this time is not conducive to the recovery of muscles and ligaments. Therefore, it is recommended that after each strenuous exercise, no matter how tired you are, you should take five to ten minutes to adjust the condition of your ligaments and do some simple exercises such as leg presses and stretches. This will greatly help your recovery."
Chen Xu actually knew this principle, but the problem was that he was so exhausted at the time that he didn't have the energy to do it even if he knew it.
Chen Xu lay on the bed groaning for a while, finally feeling a bit better. Just then, Qin Xiao'an came out of the shower, so Chen Xu stripped naked and stormed into the bathroom. Even after entering, he could still hear Qin Xiao'an shouting outside, "Damn it, Third Brother, is your watch that valuable? Wearing it while showering? Aren't you afraid it'll fall into the toilet?"
"I wouldn't let it fall in even if I fell in!" Chen Xu shouted triumphantly, followed by an "Ouch!" from the bathroom.
Qin Xiaoan immediately asked anxiously, "Third brother! You didn't really fall in, did you?!"
"What the hell! You son of a bitch... why did you throw the soap on the ground!"
Chen Xu rubbed his butt and got up, saying dejectedly, "Damn it, today is so unlucky. It seems like this year is just my unlucky day. I need to go back and check the almanac."
Although the Magic Box computer was waterproof, fireproof, and shockproof, Chen Xu still took off his watch and placed it beside him while showering. The cold water poured over his head immediately relieved much of his fatigue. It was a pity there was no bathtub; otherwise, Chen Xu thought that if he filled a tub with water and soaked in it, well, that's how he planned to spend the night.
It's a pity that Hopson University doesn't have such good facilities. If you want to soak in the water, that's fine too; there's a small lotus pond on campus if you're not afraid of drowning.
Chen Xu sat on the bench, showering and lost in thought. Just as he finished applying shampoo and his hair was covered in white foam, he suddenly heard a buzzing vibration next to him. Chen Xu immediately jumped up, because he hadn't brought his phone in; the only thing that could make that vibration sound… was the supercomputer-transformed watch!
What new discoveries have been made?
Chen Xu hadn't even had time to rinse the bubbles off his head before hurriedly grabbing his watch to enter the password... This was so annoying, but the problem was, he couldn't go without a password. After finally managing to enter the 16-digit password and summon Xiao Min, Chen Xu anxiously asked, "What, any new progress?"
“Yes.” Xiaomin’s voice was like heavenly music: “As you instructed, I will notify you as soon as the data on the BC platform is fully restored. And just now, the new data resources have been successfully restored. We have obtained two of the most popular games of 2086.”
"A game?! What game?"
"The first one is FIFA 2086 Pro Edition produced by EA, and the other one is the military's 'High-fidelity Fighting Simulation Edition'."
FIFA? Chen Xu had certainly heard of this game. It was the only football game on the international market that could rival the Pro Evolution Soccer series. Produced by EA and named after FIFA, it released a new version every year. He couldn't believe it had reached version 2086! Wow, that's impressive!
Xiaomin continued, "FIFA 2086 Pro is targeted at players with a certain level of football skills in real life. In the game's 'Legend of the Green Field' mode, you can personally participate in the competition against internationally renowned football stars. Therefore, after the game was released, it was very popular among players and even major football clubs. It also directly improved the level of football worldwide in the 1980s."
"It can improve the level of football?!"
"Yes, there are two modes in the game. One is to improve your own attributes based on game data, allowing you to personally experience the charm and glory of world-class superstars; the other is to maintain your current physical attributes, which can realistically simulate attributes similar to those in real life, and then receive professional training from various clubs. During training, you will be able to personally interact with world-class superstars and compete with them, thereby enhancing your football awareness. Although you cannot improve your physical attributes like in real life, you can greatly cultivate your awareness and experience."
What's this called?!
When you want to sleep, someone brings you a pillow! Not only a pillow, but the bed is also made up, and there's a beautiful woman smelling sweet on the bed!
"And the second one? What's the simulated combat game for?"
"Because this game is inherently dangerous and its release could lead to unimaginable consequences, it is classified as a military secret and is not open to the general public."
"This game is an important part of the military training curriculum, a hand-to-hand combat tutorial. The tutorial incorporates the fighting techniques of the world's top fighters. In this game, you will receive top-notch combat skills training. While it won't improve your real-world physical fitness, it will greatly enhance your experience in fighting enemies."
Chapter 17 Real Combat and Instant Kills
When Wu Yuan and Dong Qingjie returned to the dormitory, they were surprised to find that Chen Xu was already asleep in bed.
It's only a little past nine o'clock at night. Normally, Chen Xu doesn't go to sleep until after midnight, and he's the most active one in the late-night chats after lights out. Why is he acting differently today?
But Qin Xiaoan made a "shh" gesture: "Third brother is too tired today, he was really messed up by a girl!"
This statement was too ambiguous. The lewd Wu Yuan and Dong Qingjie hurriedly asked about it, not noticing that Chen Xu was wearing a large earmuff-like headphone.
But even if you notice it, it's not a big deal. These large headphones are issued by the school for English class or for listening comprehension practice during exams. Of course, they can also be used to listen to the radio when you're not doing anything else. Like Qin Xiaoan, who tunes to 91.6 every night to listen to ghost stories or adult talk shows to fall asleep...
However, Chen Xu's large headset was actually a supercomputer transformed into something similar, functioning like a virtual reality headset. It stimulated the brain through radio waves, thus achieving human-computer interaction.
Chen Xu was shocked when he first entered the BC platform.
It truly felt like being there!
Of course, this immersive feeling only applies to sight and hearing. Since the sense of smell and touch are not yet available on the platform, Chen Xu felt a bit strange. He tried pinching himself a few times, but he couldn't feel anything, as if his body wasn't his own.
"Welcome to the BC system platform." Xiaomin's virtual avatar quickly appeared in front of him, prompting Chen Xu to click his tongue in admiration for a while.
Because the desktop of a PC platform is ultimately flat, although it can be adjusted to a 3D perspective, it cannot be as impressive as a real person.
On BC's platform, Xiaomin appears as a completely physical person. Apart from being breathtakingly beautiful to an exaggerated degree, it is really hard to distinguish her from the real person.
"I wonder if I can touch her..." Chen Xu thought somewhat lewdly, but even though he was facing such a virtual character, Chen Xu didn't dare to actually put his hand on her chest. So he let out an "Ouch!" and deliberately stumbled towards Xiao Min. But just as he touched her body, Chen Xu's hand went straight through Xiao Min's body. It turned out that she was just a blur of images.
"I should have known," Chen Xu cursed himself several times for being so sleazy, then muttered to himself, "This is a system developed in China, how could it have such a function? It would be more likely if it were developed in Japan..."
The thought of having sex with virtual beauties in a virtual world made Chen Xu curse "perverted!" several times. But after cursing, he blushed and asked Xiao Min about it.
"The kind of game you're talking about does exist, but it hasn't passed censorship in China, and it's not installed on my computer." Xiaomin, being a robot, showed no embarrassment and explained systematically: "A number of H-games based on virtual systems, developed by companies like Illusion in Japan, are very popular among adult games. However, the consequence is that over 90% of couples in Japan lack, or even completely lack, sexual intimacy because of these adult games. Therefore, this type of game is banned in many countries."
Chen Xu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat again. But then again, that's really how it is!
Look at Xiaomin…tsk tsk, that face, that figure?! Plus, her personality is perfectly tailored to the character's needs, even her appearance can be customized accordingly, and most importantly, there's the emotional aspect. With such a near-perfect girlfriend, who would bother with a plain-looking wife in real life…cough cough, I just wonder what it's like during sex…
Oh dear, I'm blushing.
The first game Chen Xu entered wasn't FIFA soccer, but a live-action fighting game!
Every boy dreams of being a knight-errant. Don't you see that action movies have always been a guarantee of box office success? And every teenager used to play games as a child, imagining themselves as the knight-errant with a bamboo stick.
So Chen Xu's first activity wasn't football, which he wasn't particularly interested in, but this simulated combat training!
However, I came out after only five minutes inside...
Please allow me to record these five minutes in a chronological order: When I first entered, I stood on the PC platform, mouth agape, marveling at the spacious and magnificent arena for a full two minutes. Then, for the next two and a half minutes, Xiaomin was explaining the game rules... Why Xiaomin again?
The reason is actually this.
Because future computers will have so many and complex programs that can be installed, and will have hard drives that are almost infinitely large, with an endless amount of data, finding specific programs will be extremely difficult.
Xiaomin's assistance lies in this; to give an analogy, it's like the "Xunlei Youyou" game platform developed by Xunlei. This platform isn't particularly useful on the current system; it simply places all the game installers in the Youyou folder, making it easy to see what games are installed on your computer by opening Xunlei Youyou.
Xiaomin's role is also like this. In fact, each game has its own independent helper, but it is completely unnecessary for her. She only needs to read the program library of those helpers.
Xiaomin explained the rules in two and a half minutes… This was mainly because Chen Xu was eager to play the game, so he was too lazy to listen any longer. After learning how to start the game and select a player, Chen Xu chose an opponent… a Muay Thai expert. As for the expert's name, sorry, Chen Xu didn't pay any attention to it.
This is utterly disrespectful to a master!
Therefore, Chen Xu was quickly punished.
It took twenty seconds to read Chen Xu's physical attributes, and the score was F. This score ranked second to last among all levels of physical attributes... The last one was disability...
Ten seconds left!
Upon entering the arena, the two sides took a few steps, struck poses, and bowed to each other. This all took five seconds. Chen Xu was incredibly excited; it all felt so real, he could even see the fierce glint in his opponent's eyes!
Chen Xu carefully imitated the movements seen on TV, circling around, while his opponent waited for an opportunity to strike. This lasted for about three seconds.
Suddenly, his opponent spotted an opening and pounced like a leopard, unleashing a beautiful, incredibly fast straight punch. Before Chen Xu could react, "Boom!" The punch struck him squarely in the nose, sending him flying backwards... KO! Match over!
Fortunately, Chen Xu had turned off the pain settings because he was afraid of being beaten. Otherwise, if he had followed the mode of real military training where the pain and injury settings were turned on, Chen Xu felt that he might have collapsed here and never been able to get up!
"This guy is inhuman!" Chen Xu was still terrified thinking about that punch. Xiao Min beside him had already given the data: the punch wasn't very powerful, only 120 pounds. In the real world, taking that punch wouldn't kill you; at most, it would smash your nose into your face. And this fighter named Chachai was a 10th-dan Muay Thai master with a red headband, a middleweight world champion!
A complete novice with no training tried to challenge the world boxing champion on his first try. As Chen Xu logged out of the game, he kept muttering, "Am I tired of living? Am I tired of living?!"
Chen Xu finally realized that this game was not the Samurai Shodown or King of Fighters that he usually liked to play. In addition to the lack of flashy special moves, the most fatal flaw was the lack of basic balance in the game!
The significance of balance in a fighting game is that, although different characters have different moves, there are no inherently bad classes or characters, and no single character is destined to be easily defeated.
But now Chen Xu feels like he's the one being abused!
Xiaomin then offered her comment: "Because your physical condition is too poor, yet you challenged the highest difficulty level, it's perfectly normal for you to fail. We can suggest that you start with the lowest level and gradually increase your challenges, while also improving your physical condition through real-world training."
"Can I just easily crush those opponents with the lowest difficulty level?"
"It shouldn't be impossible. Because this is a fighting game, not a stress-relieving game. So even the lowest difficulty level has players with the same skill level as a D-rank instructor."
Chen Xu swallowed hard: "Give me a rough description of how strong a D-level instructor is?"
"A D-level instructor is generally equivalent to a top student in combat at an armed police academy."
"Uh... never mind." Chen Xu finally realized his own limitations. Someone like him might be able to take a brick and smash those weaker than him, but if he really faced someone who had trained, or even someone who hadn't trained but was physically strong, he would definitely be the one to die! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but mutter a few more words: "Am I tired of living? Am I tired of living? I actually went to challenge the boxing champion?!"
"If you are a beginner, I suggest you don't start with actual combat training. Let the instructors give you basic guidance first. What kind of fighting techniques do you want to learn? I recommend learning military-grade fighting techniques. These techniques are developed by combining the strengths of traditional Chinese martial arts with world-renowned fighting techniques. They incorporate the best of many schools, are easy to learn, and have a significant advantage in real combat. Would you like to practice them?"
"Let's talk about it later." Chen Xu waved his hand. The amazing punch he had just received was still lingering in his mind. His heart was still pounding wildly. He felt that his young heart had already been severely damaged. How could he possibly try it a few more times?
However, Chen Xu also understood at this point why this game could only be promoted within the military or other special groups.
This game is just too incredibly lethal. If everyone trained like in the game, the streets would be full of Bruce Lees. Martial arts are a means to break the law; if everyone were this good at fighting, just think of the final scene of *Shaolin Soccer*—what a terrifying world that would be!
"Let's see how the football game goes first."
Chapter 18: The Worst Chinese Team in History
The feeling of entering a football game is much better than entering a fighting game.
Fighting games, especially those intended for military use. Upon entering the game, the arena displays a somber metallic hue, conveying a sense of oppressive and oppressive atmosphere, as well as a savagery and bloodlust hidden deep within.
Unlike football games, once you enter the game, you find yourself in the very center of a huge stadium, packed with spectators. If you turn on the cheering sound, you can hear the audience shouting and roaring with all their might. This immersive experience instantly ignited Chen Xu's passion!
Passion, fervor! A sport for men! The world's number one sport!
Similar to the PC version of Pro Evolution Soccer, if the player does not perform any actions after entering the game, the game will automatically switch to the demo screen.
Chen Xu stood there dumbfounded in the middle of the field, but soon he realized that he had somehow put on a black referee's uniform and was walking at the front with the ball in his arms, followed by the two teams.
The names of the two teams flashed across the big screen... Best XI of the 20th Century VS Best XI of the 21st Century!
In the 21st Century Best XI, Chen Xu glanced at the lineup and immediately recognized Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting XI. However, the 20th Century Best XI had many familiar faces!
A dark-skinned man with a clod of hair, looking like a crow... Pelé, the King of Football!
A short, spinning top-looking guy... and rather unsavory-looking... the football legend Maradona!
Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Platini...
They were all once influential figures!
Moreover, the hyper-realistic images in the virtual world make these characters almost indistinguishable from real people... To put it another way, being on this stadium now, both the visual and auditory experience is almost infinitely close to reality. Even standing in the middle of the stadium, you can clearly see the appearance of a spectator at the farthest point of the stands!
This effect is something that no current hardware can support or achieve.
No wonder traditional PC platforms are struggling to compete with BC platforms in the gaming market!