547: Chapter 546 Virtual Life!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ma Jinlun shifted his gaze to the last area on the map.

The third area. It was located beneath the entire Pangu Plaza.

The map showed that it was an incredibly huge underground space, and its complexity was even more exaggerated than the surface.

The densely packed zones made Ma Jinlun dizzy.

[Free Trading Zone] [Mission Commission Zone] [Private Service Zone]...

"Old Ma, look!" Just as Ma Jinlun was studying the map, Zhang Xiaoya beside him suddenly tugged at his arm.

She pointed at two "guards" who were patrolling not far away.

Those two guards were tall and sturdy. They wore sets of Exoskeleton Armor that shimmered with a metallic luster, but they were not wearing armor helmets.

They held long halberds in their hands, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

"Look at his brow." Ma Jinlun followed the direction she pointed. Sure enough.

At the center of the guard's brow, there was a mark emitting a faint blue shimmer, shaped like an auspicious cloud.

"Is this... an NPC?" Ma Jinlun realized instantly.

"It should be." Zhang Xiaoya nodded.

"I observed for a while just now and found that many people have this mark on their brows, especially the shop owners and these patrolling guards."

"Damn, aren't these NPCs a bit too realistic?" Ma Jinlun couldn't help but smack his lips.

The guard happened to patrol near them, and Ma Jinlun could clearly see the stern, awe-inspiring expression on his face, and could even see the faint white mist exhaled from his nostrils when he breathed.

If it weren't for the mark on his brow, who could tell if this was a real person or an AI?

Ma Jinlun's curiosity was completely piqued. He cautiously walked towards the guard.

Just as he got close, one of the guards stopped, turned his head, and a pair of sharp eyes swept over them.

"Two Dreamers, what do you need?" The guard's voice was deep and resonant, carrying a sense of majesty.

Ma Jinlun felt his heart skip a beat under that gaze. He stood up straight subconsciously.

"N-nothing, brother, we're just looking around." Ma Jinlun said, stuttering a little.

He had originally wanted to get closer to observe this NPC carefully, but he ended up being intimidated by just one look from him.

"Fighting is strictly prohibited within Pangu Plaza. Violators will be locked in the Celestial Prison and will not be allowed to enter the dream again for one Dream Month. I hope you two will behave yourselves."

The guard warned them expressionlessly, then ignored them and turned away to continue his patrol.

Watching the guard's upright back, it took Ma Jinlun a long time to recover, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

"My god, isn't this NPC too intelligent?" He whispered to Zhang Xiaoya.

"Yeah, the tone of voice, the expression on his face, it's exactly the same as a real person." Zhang Xiaoya was also full of surprise.

"If it weren't for that blue mark on his brow, I would have really thought some guy was wearing a cosplay costume and on duty here."

"How on earth did Chief Designer Lin manage this? This artificial intelligence technology is just too heaven-defying!" Ma Jinlun still found it inconceivable.

He had played quite a few online games in the past that boasted "highly intelligent NPCs."

But those NPCs were, frankly, just slightly more advanced programs. Their dialogues were repetitive, their movements were stiff, their eyes were hollow, and one could tell at a glance that they were fake.

But these NPCs in the Nanke Dreamscape were completely different.

They had their own emotions, their own aura, and even their own "lives."

They were just like real, existing virtual life!