135: Chapter 135 On the Eve of the Public Beta Launch of the Virtual Helmet

In an instant, on the projection screen in the center of the laboratory, a phoenix made of billions of light points, burning with brilliant flames, appeared out of thin air!

The texture of every single feather, the particle effects generated by every flap of its wings, were exactly as imagined, without the slightest discrepancy!

The entire laboratory was deathly silent.

All the top engineers stared blankly at Lu Li.

This had already transcended the existing programming scope of Blue Star.

This was absolute technological dominance.

Having solved this core problem, Lu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his memory was still decent; in fact, the visual-type Virtual Helmet from his previous life had also encountered this problem.

He had been the one to overcome it in the end as well, but it had certainly taken more than a day—it had taken a full month.

The benefits of this program were self-evident; it would greatly increase productivity.

In the future, painters, artists, and modelers wouldn't need to use tablets to draw; instead, they would only need to put on a Virtual Helmet, imagine it in their minds, and then output the results.

With this gadget, the progress of the several games under their studio would all accelerate.

Returning to the top-floor office, he habitually opened the official website of Guanghui Technology to browse user feedback.

A comment that had been pushed to the very top caught his attention.

It was written by a user with the ID "Want to make Dad smile".

"...I don't know what's wrong with my dad lately; things aren't going well at work, and it seems like the company is going to lay people off. He never used to drink, but now he comes home drunk every day and loses his temper with my mom. I know he's under a lot of pressure; he's actually a very gentle person. I heard him say that the person he misses the most is my grandma, who passed away a few years ago."

"If the Virtual Helmet is really that magical, can... can you let my dad see Grandma one more time? I try to persuade him, but he always says he's the head of the household and won't listen. But he would definitely listen to Grandma."

Between the lines, the helplessness and filial piety of a son were palpable.

Lu Li looked at this text, and a soft spot in his heart was touched.

He was silent for a moment, then opened the backend and sent a direct message to this user.

"Hello, I am Lu Li from Guanghui Technology. I saw your message. On May 30th, I will have a staff member bring a Virtual Helmet to your home. At that time, you can put the Virtual Helmet on your father, and the staff member will tell you how to operate it."

As soon as the message was sent, the other party replied immediately, with a string of exclamation marks and crying emojis, showing extreme excitement.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was May 30th, two days before the public beta countdown.

On this day, the entire Chinese internet was completely ignited by the words "Virtual Helmet".

The entry [ Guanghui Technology Virtual Helmet ] occupied the number one spot on the trending lists of all platforms with an unrivaled posture!

The official website of Guanghui Technology launched a lottery for the first ten thousand public beta spots globally.

In just one hour, the number of concurrent users on the official website broke through the terrifying threshold of thirty million!

Ten thousand to thirty million—a 1/3000 probability—still couldn't stop the tsunami-like enthusiasm of the players.

Just as the entire internet was in a frenzy, Lu Li's personal Douyin account released a new video.

The video's camera shot started from an empty seat and slowly panned up.

It was a massive exhibition hall capable of accommodating two thousand people; on every seat, a Virtual Helmet with a flickering, eerie blue breathing light was placed quietly.

Immediately after, the camera switched—the second, third, fourth, fifth...

A total of five identical exhibition halls!

Ten thousand devices, uniform and orderly, waiting quietly for tomorrow's opening!

This video exploded on the internet like a nuclear bomb.

"Holy crap! I thought it was an online public beta; this is going to be an offline public beta for ten thousand people!"

"Sir is playing for real! This move is way too big!"

"LeEco TV: I just released an eco-TV, and you turn around and launch a ten thousand-person VR experience? Are you not going to let us live!"

Countless competitors and TV manufacturers, looking at the blue ocean of Virtual Helmets in the video, collectively fell into silence.

What shocked them even more was yet to come.

In the video's comment section, several golden, verified IDs descended.

[ Alibaba - Ma Yun ]: "Are you ready to shop in the virtual world? The Taobao client has completed its first batch of adaptations. See you tomorrow!"

[ Pinduoduo - Huang Zhen ]: "Brothers, I've barged in with ten billion in subsidies! Tomorrow, all public beta users, as well as the first batch of users who purchase a Virtual Helmet, just log in to the Pinduoduo client, and a thirty-yuan no-threshold shopping voucher will be delivered directly to your face!"

[ Hunan Satellite TV ]: "Friends, Hunan Satellite TV has arrived with 'Back to Field', are you all ready to travel to Western Hunan and meet Peng Peng and little sister Zifeng?"

These few comments instantly ignited everyone's enthusiasm.

However, sharp-eyed netizens soon discovered a blind spot.

"Huh? That's not right. Ali and Pinduoduo are here, and even Hunan Satellite TV has authorized it, but what about Nanshan's Invincible Guest? Why is the Penguin Empire quiet?"

"Yeah, logically speaking, if the Virtual Helmet is real, the Penguin Empire, which owns a massive number of games, should have been the first to cooperate!"

"I won't even mention Tianqiong Interactive Entertainment; they and Lu Li are already at each other's throats. I don't even play Tianqiong's games anymore."

These comments were quickly pushed to the top.

Just as everyone was discussing it, Lu Li stepped in personally and replied to this comment.

[ Lu Li ]: "We firmly believe that user personal privacy is inviolable. We cannot agree to the demands proposed by certain partners to fully access users' core data and brainwave sensing information. The virtual world should be a safe haven for everyone, not a data mine to be exploited at will."

This reply did not name names.

But every word was like a loud slap, fiercely striking the face of the Penguin!

The entire comment section exploded instantly!