The smell from my memory blended together with the atmosphere of the moment.
A strange chemical reaction synthesized in Shen Jingqi’s brain.
It turns out, I had long been captivated by the scent of ginkgo leaves.
However, at this very moment, Shen Jingqi had no time to reminisce.
He noticed a slight warmth in his brain.
In fact, whenever Shen Jingqi saw an entry in real life, he would feel a slight warmth in his head.
But that slight warmth was completely negligible for Shen Jingqi.
Neither its extent nor its duration affected Shen Jingqi in any way.
However, this time the slight warmth seemed somewhat different.
From a time perspective, this slight warmth lasted at least several tens of seconds and was still ongoing.
Previously, the slight warmth never lasted more than 5 seconds each time.
Moreover, this time the slight warmth brought about a violent tearing sensation in the brain.
It was as if something was stirring inside.
A pain that ranged from mild to severe.
It was a physical pain.
Something in the brain began to buckle under pressure, sending out a distress signal!
Then came the string sounds from the entire brain, one after another.
Intersecting together, it was like a great melee had occurred. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovᴇlFir(e).nᴇt
Parts of the brain seemed to have short-circuited.
The pain finally hit Shen Jingqi!
In an instant, Shen Jingqi felt stabbing pain assault his head in waves.
Shen Jingqi pressed his temples with his hand, but it didn’t alleviate it at all.
The pain was like the veins of a leaf splitting apart.
Shen Jingqi’s footing had become unsteady.
Strangely, he saw the scene of the veins on a ginkgo leaf breaking, then superimposed on his own brain’s nerves snapping.
The pain came in waves.
Finally, the pain seemed to pass.
In the places where the nerves had ruptured, he saw all the nerves miraculously and rapidly regrowing.
The nerves became solid and stable, then quickly interlinked to form a dense neural network.
The nerve nodes and synapses emitted bright, flickering lights.
This was the snapshot Shen Jingqi saw.
When Shen Jingqi opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the hospital emergency room.
"Dr. Shen, you suddenly fainted and were brought to the emergency room!"
Zhao Xin’an was pacing and rubbing his hands beside him. Seeing Shen Jingqi awaken, the anxious expression on his face eased significantly.
Shen Jingqi hurriedly pulled back the blanket, trying to explain the misunderstanding.
But then he paused, and his hands returned to resting quietly.
"I’m fine now, so I won’t occupy an emergency slot!"
"Jingqi, we’ve already registered you. However, since there are so many people in front of you in the emergency queue, you woke up before it was your turn!"
Dean Zhang also stood up.
"Dean, you’re here too!"
Shen Jingqi felt a bit embarrassed:
"I wasted everyone’s time!"
"What are you talking about? We are a team, and currently, you are the first tester, crucially important. No matter what happens to you, we will always be there with you."
Zhao Xin’an said emotionally.
"By the way, did you feel any different or uncomfortable during the experience?"
Shen Jingqi thought of the scene among the ginkgo trees and thoughtfully said:
"I don’t know what’s going on, suddenly I felt my head was extremely hot. Also, I felt as if my brain was being torn and ruptured, very painful indeed. So, perhaps I fainted from the pain. But it’s all fine now, my head isn’t hurting or hot anymore. Though, my scalp feels a bit itchy."
Shen Jingqi scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Strange, how could it be hot? Your temperature was checked when you came in, it was 36 degrees, no fever."
"Brain imaging can only be done after you woke up. But we observed a phenomenon through the projection after you fainted."
"A large portion of the nerves in your brain rapidly ruptured. Then quickly regrew, forming a neural network three times larger than before."
"This suggests that your headache was most likely due to nerve rupture, and the feeling of heat you experienced was due to the consumption from these nerve breaks."
Zhao Xin’an shared his hypothesis with an expectant look in his eyes:
"If brain imaging confirms changes in your neural network, it will be good news for the application of Sensory Paradise!"
"Do you know what this means?"
Zhao Xin’an clenched his fist and turned to look at Dean Zhang, then fixed his eyes on Shen Jingqi:
"It means that the application of Sensory Paradise can stimulate the number of synapses, promoting nerve growth!"
By this time, Shen Jingqi’s vision had cleared.
[Postdoc in Cognitive Neuroscience at Shen University, likes testing gastrointestinal flora for previous girlfriends, over three times a day].
[Dean of Shen University Third Hospital, hobbyist of "Attack Speed Socks" and "Critical Strike Socks"].
The information tags above Zhao Xin’an and Dean Zhang’s heads were still there.
Fortunately, the information tags weren’t affected!
Shen Jingqi was relieved.
Ever since gaining the ability to see information tags, Shen Jingqi had become accustomed to this state.
If he were suddenly unable to see the information tags, he would feel like something significant was amiss.
Additionally, even in Sensory Paradise, he could see the information tags of plants.
It seems that as long as it is a living entity, he can see its information tag.
"How are the life forms in Sensory Paradise created?"
Shen Jingqi asked Zhao Xin’an.
"They were technically designed by Zheng Lin. As far as I know, he uses signal simulation, the same principle as the neural connection sensor. Once a user wears the neural connection sensor, all transmitted signals are identified by the Sensory Paradise application."
"Number 116, it’s time for brain imaging!"
Zhao Xin’an pointed to the number on the registration slip.
Shen Jingqi got up and followed a nurse to an enclosed room.
"Remove all metal items from your body."
An older female doctor spoke in a very stern voice.
Shen Jingqi saw an information tag above her head:
[Radiologist, 15 years of sexual frigidity].
Shen Jingqi stood in front of the equipment.
His head was pressed against the frame, his eyes focusing.
This equipment is much more cumbersome than the neural connection sensor.
"Don’t think, don’t think about anything. Clear your mind and listen to my instructions."
The cold voice of the female doctor came from behind the equipment.
Shen Jingqi refocused his mind, concentrating on the marker in front of him.
"I just reset it. Please do the test again."
The female doctor emphasized.
Shen Jingqi cooperated.
The female doctor occasionally tapped on the keyboard behind him.
Shen Jingqi heard a bit of confusion in her voice:
"The brain activity is overly active!"