Shen Jingqi put on the neural connection sensor, entered the [Sensory Paradise], and clicked on the [Online Mode] on the right.
Click [Nearby Search].
[000001LSW is 4.6 meters away from you.]
Shen Jingqi clicked on [000001LSW] and sent a friend request.
Soon, in the friends list, the shiny avatar and name of [000001LSW] appeared.
Meanwhile, the avatars and names of [Cyan Silk] and [Z] were gray.
[000001LSW invites you to join [City walk]]
Shen Jingqi clicked [Join].
Then, Shen Jingqi entered an intersection.
The person with the [000001LSW] ID was standing at the street corner.
Shen Jingqi’s ID was [Deep Mirror], and Shen Jingqi guessed that Lin Shuwang might not recognize him.
Indeed, Lin Shuwang greeted him:
"Hello, Deep Mirror."
"Finally met someone else."
"Yes, in the online mode, you can interact with others."
"We just need to follow this path, and we can complete the task."
"We can just walk casually. Hmm, the surroundings here are nice."
Shen Jingqi observed, in front of him was a lush path, with some shops lining both sides.
Unlike the skyscrapers of a bustling city, this place felt more like a small town.
While walking, many other passersby could be seen.
All of them had information bars above their heads.
They were probably NPCs pre-installed in the system.
In reality, people in the [Sensory Application] park did not have information bars above their heads.
At this moment, [000001LSW] did not have an information bar above his head.
This had been verified with the IDs of [Cyan Silk] and [Z].
In [Sensory Paradise], just by observing the information bar status on one’s head, you could preliminarily determine their real identity.
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Shen Jingqi strolled down the street, feeling the relaxed, free pace.
No time restrictions, everything depended on his own mood.
"Do you like City walk?"
"Me, it’s my first time trying it."
Shen Jingqi was also somewhat curious about Lin Shuwang.
"I don’t like connecting with people. It’s not that I dislike humans, but compared to humans, I prefer contacting nature. Even if I see many strangers on the road, I won’t make connections with them, and I like that state."
"You don’t particularly enjoy solitude, you just don’t want too many connections with people."
"If there were other ways, I would prefer to interact in other ways. For example, I would connect with some people through rituals or actions. This is my comfortable way, but it seemed strange to them. I later realized this and seldom do it now."
"How do you feel with this way of connecting?"
"I feel very peaceful, the universe resonates with me, and I can feel the frequency of life."
"Is the connection with someone selective or random?"
"It depends on my mood. When I consciously want to make a connection and someone happens to be nearby, I would connect with her. Yes, those connected people are all females."
"No selection, it just happens to be a female nearby. I don’t really like connecting with males."
Shen Jingqi remained silent.
A junction lay ahead.
The small town did not have many congested vehicles.
Shen Jingqi walked over leisurely.
[000001LSW] was still behind.
A girl was also preparing to cross the road beside him.
[000001LSW]’s gaze studied the girl, revealing a peculiar expression.
Was he going to connect again?
In reality, Lin Shuwang was aware of how his behavior affected others, so he began to notice and control it.
But in the [Sensory Paradise], would he still control himself?
This was a place meant for everyone to experience freely; perhaps, he wanted to release his true nature here.
Only to see [000001LSW] approaching the girl and slowly reaching out a hand towards her head.
He then opened his eyes, showing an unbelievable expression.
Shen Jingqi, having been with Lin Shuwang for almost two months as his doctor, had never seen him with this expression.
Even when he was first admitted and faced the director’s inquiry, though somewhat flustered and uneasy, fidgeting on the bed, he was much more composed than now.
[000001LSW]’s eyes flickered slightly.
He scanned the distant crowd with a sense of purpose.
Soon, he reached another girl’s side.
He extended his hand, tremblingly placing it on the girl’s head.
The girl, sitting on a recliner initially, suddenly screamed when touched on the head.
The boy beside her started swinging punches at [000001LSW].
[000001LSW] stood motionless, letting the boy hit him once.
"Is this guy crazy? Let’s go, keep our distance from him."
The boy dragged the girl away, glaring hard at [000001LSW].
"What are you doing?"
Shen Jingqi stepped forward.
[000001LSW] swayed slightly, silent.
Following his gaze, Shen Jingqi saw several girls chatting ahead.
[000001LSW] walked straight up and reached out to one of the girls.
The girls scattered in all directions.
[000001LSW] stood motionless, his fingers lightly twitching.
He suddenly turned around and said to Shen Jingqi:
"Do you know? This place is real too."
Projection is reality.
Shen Jingqi naturally knew.
He had already heard Zhao Xin’an and Zheng Lin say it.
Everything in the [Sensory Paradise] was a projection of reality, an ensemble of experiences.
So, Shen Jingqi was not surprised.
"Aren’t you surprised?"
"This was always a real experience."
"I know the experience here is real, but the signal connection here is also real."
Shen Jingqi asked further.
"I’m certain that the connections I make with some people in reality, and the connections made here, they have the same signal."
"Is there anything wrong? Signals being the same aligns quite well with reality."
Shen Jingqi pondered.
Wearing a neural connection sensor connects the brain signals, and they are naturally the same as the real signals.
Perhaps, Lin Shuwang thought this was just an application or a simulation.
He didn’t realize this was a projection of reality, identical to reality.
[000001LSW] gradually calmed down, starting to walk along the City walk route.
The shops still flanked both sides.
Shen Jingqi casually observed.
At the next intersection, Shen Jingqi stopped.
He saw a sandwich shop.
At the entrance of the shop was a white table.
On it was a plate and a sign.
The sign read: [Conan’s Favorite Sandwich].