CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: LIFE BRINGS ENCOUNTERS EVERYWHERE

"In online mode, Sensory Paradise will detect the actual physical distance to the people around you."

"There are various modes to choose from, such as same-city mode, nearby mode, and remote mode."

"As long as users enter Sensory Paradise, they all have the chance to encounter each other in the application."

"Even if you don’t actively search, you can still meet all kinds of people. However, like in reality, you have to rely on fate for this. Of course, if you use the search or match function, you have a bit more control over your interactions."

"However, in Sensory Paradise, everyone has an ID. The ID is permanently matched with the neuron’s identity. The name can be changed. So, if many users join, each user can make some judgments about others’ identities."

Zheng Lin’s voice was perfectly timed with the instructions.

Shen Jingqi had opened the notification channel this time, so the instructions were clear to hear.

In fact, the structure of this application is somewhat similar to some mobile games.

If you’ve interacted with similar games in daily life, you’ll adapt or master it very quickly.

Zheng Lin mainly considered Dean Zhang’s familiarity, so he introduced every detail.

"After searching for a person, you can click on their ID to invite them to add you as a friend. If the person seems unfamiliar, you can first interact with them."

"Take now as an example. Currently, in Sensory Paradise, there are only three people, and each person can only see the other two IDs. You can activate interaction mode and take the initiative to say hello. Or you can join some activities, form groups or teams. Assuming you all don’t know each other, you can first create an activity scene. For instance, if you want to join a KTV activity, you can find one of the people. If you want to find two people but haven’t added them as friends, the system will match the existing two people for you. You all enter the KTV together and sing, thus starting your interaction. You can continue singing after this session or add them as friends, or do something else together. You can also leave by yourself after this activity. Of course, if you add each other as friends, you can directly invite friends to join or replace them."

"Remember, in online mode, everyone’s actions will have a real impact on others!!!"

"Alright, now you are free to move around."

"One more thing, in Sensory Paradise, your position can be moved freely, which means you can go anywhere you want."

Shen Jingqi clicked on "Z" and sent a friend invitation.

"You have received a friend invite from Cyan Silk, please respond whether to accept it."

Shen Jingqi clicked "accept."

The friend list on the left displayed the avatar and name of Cyan Silk.

"Sensory Paradise offers various activities, welcome to experience them."

"You can perform searches in different languages, please choose your language mode."

Shen Jingqi selected Chinese.

"Please select according to the pinyin list."

This feels a bit like selecting songs in a KTV.

Shen Jingqi thought to himself.

His fingers tapped between A-Z, and a list of activity types appeared.

"Moxibustion"...

"Car Racing," "Face Changing," "Awards," "Binge Eating," "Bungee Jumping," "Performance"...

"Singing," "Picking," "Jealousy," "Drawing Lots," "Reunion," "Spring Outing," "Blowing," "City walk"...

"Fishing," "Dressing Up," "Climbing," "Book Club"...

"Fireworks," "Flying," "Substance Use"...

"Drawing," "Makeup," "Environmental"...

"Shopping"...

"Marriage," "Fasting," "Dining," "Fitness"...

"Examination"...

"Werewolf Kill," "Camping," "Traveling," "Tourism"...

"Magic"...

"Rock Climbing," "Parkour," "Rafting," "Running," "Dyeing"...

"Cycling," "Diving"...

"Surfing the Internet," "Attending Class"...

"Dating," "Dancing," "Playing Piano," "Parachuting"...

"Martial Arts Practice"

"Drinking," "Anorexia," "Yoga"...

"Smoking"...

"Board Games"...

"Note, the activity library is continuously building, inviting everyone to help construct it and create new activities. If a new activity created by a user is joined by more than 5 people and gets good reviews, it will be classified in the list after approval."

Many of these activities piqued Shen Jingqi’s interest.

He could definitely visit here more often to experience these.

Shen Jingqi clicked on "Werewolf Kill."

"The system is matching players."

"Detected that at least 6 people are needed. The current online number is insufficient, please select another activity."

Indeed, the system is quite intelligent.

It’s best to play these kinds of activities when there are more people.

Shen Jingqi clicked on "Climbing."

"The system is matching, countdown 60 seconds..."

A minute passed.

"Climbing match failed, please choose another activity."

"Z has accepted the friend invite, now please interact with them."

The friend list on the left displayed the avatar and name of Z.

Shen Jingqi noticed a dynamic prompt at the top of the interface:

"Your friend Cyan Silk is waiting for Car Racing, you have 32 seconds to join."

"Your friend Z is waiting for Dancing, you have 55 seconds to join."

Shen Jingqi was quite interested in car racing. In reality, Shen Jingqi had never raced cars, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t fascinated by it.

If he could experience it once in Sensory Paradise, he believed it would be an unexpected experience.

However, remembering the "Dark Personality" tag on Qin Si, Shen Jingqi hesitated.

Even in an application, he couldn’t help being cautious.

Although Zheng Lin and Zhao Xin’an could watch the projection outside, if Qin Si suddenly displayed dark traits during car racing, he wasn’t sure if they could intervene in time.

Forget it, there will be more opportunities to try in the future.

This time, he better not take reckless risks.

"Your friend Z is waiting for Dancing, you have 15 seconds to join."

Shen Jingqi clicked "join."

"Nurse Qin, please also join Dean Zhang’s activities."

Zheng Lin’s voice suddenly sounded.

"The three of you should join each other’s activities. Now, join Dean Zhang’s first, then Dr. Shen’s, and finally Nurse Qin’s."

Quickly, Shen Jingqi saw a page.

Z, Deep Mirror, and Cyan Silk’s avatars and IDs appeared together.

"Testers can see the type and status of activities of the observed, but cannot see the specific content. You will have to experience and sense it yourselves later."

Zheng Lin’s voice provided off-screen instructions.

"And one key reminder, before logging in, make sure the neuron connection sensor switch is on. If the switch gets turned off during this time, it will cause a break in neuron signals, which can seriously affect the user’s neurons and nervous system. This warning applies only in online mode."

"Countdown 10 seconds."

"Dancing."