363: Chapter 363 The Pool.

Yang Tongan also glanced at Lin Yuan, a glimmer of understanding flashing deep within his eyes.

"On this point, Elder Zhang is not wrong."

Lin Yuan chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the public square below that was gradually becoming lively.

"Then it must be blocked even more."

"I am not here today to hold a meet-and-greet."

Hearing this, Yang Tongan and the other man laughed, then turned their gaze back to the square below.

The public space was still in its most basic stage.

There were no complex, dazzling functional buildings, nor was there a complete social system laid out all at once.

At this moment, what was truly open to ordinary users were still those public areas for adaptation, communication, and basic exploration.

Even so, for ordinary people entering the second world for the first time, this was already shocking enough.

Someone stood on the edge of a high-rise, looking down at the slowly flowing clouds and mist beneath their feet, their toes inching forward half an inch before quickly pulling back.

Someone squatted by a pool, repeatedly sticking their hand into the clear pool water and then slowly pulling it out.

There were also a few young people circling a single-person aircraft hovering at a low altitude.

One of the boys, clearly egged on by his companions, gritted his teeth, reached out to hold the control stick, and carefully stepped onto it.

The aircraft slowly lifted off.

Barely two meters off the ground, his body stiffened, his hands gripping the handrails tightly, his back straightened into a line, yet he still tried to act tough.

"It, it's just like this, nothing difficult about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the aircraft gently slid forward half a meter.

He crouched down abruptly, his face changing instantly, while the people nearby laughed until they were swaying, some even clutching their stomachs and crouching on the ground, unable to straighten up for a long time.

Elder Zhang watched this scene, the lines at the corners of his eyes slowly smoothing out.

"It is quite lively."

When these words were spoken, there was a bit more relaxation from seeing the signs of life.

"Coming in for the first time, we must let them find their footing first."

Lin Yuan's tone was calm, his gaze falling on those users who were still adapting to the new world.

"The second world is not traditional software; we cannot just throw a pile of gameplay mechanics into the users' faces."

"In reality, when someone arrives in a strange city, they must first understand where they are, how to talk to people, which places they can go, and which places they cannot touch."

Elder Zhang nodded gently.

He naturally understood the weight of this statement.

The one hundred million users right now are not downloading a new app, but entering a brand-new living environment.

The simpler the first step, the less chaotic it should be.

Just then, on the square below, the young people's desire for exploration and imagination had been completely ignited.

Some marveled at the tactile sensation of flight, and naturally, others began to imagine more.

"Holy crap, this second world is amazing! Not only is there gravity feedback, but even the wind resistance is so realistic!"

A young man in casual clothes jumped twice on the spot in excitement, his cheeks flushed with thrill.

"If this were used to make a fully immersive virtual game, wouldn't that be sky-high fun?!"

"Exactly! Since there is even the sensation of weightlessness when flying, can't we also have sword-flying?"

"And the sea of stars! God Lin has even built the Xuan Nu Fighter Jet; is it too much to ask for interstellar wars and mecha battles in this world?"

"Ten thousand people on the same screen for national wars! The impact of every strike hitting home! Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps! When is God Lin going to release a game? My blade is already hungry and impatient!"

Several waves of voices, excited to the point of cracking, drifted up with the wind, subsequently triggering even wider-spread agreement and noise in the surroundings.

Elder Zhang heard it, his gaze shifting slightly.

"It seems that people have already started looking for what they are most concerned about outside."

He did not say it directly, but everyone present understood.

With the second world officially online, what young people think of first will certainly not be government service halls, nor remote work, and even less so, macro-level social structural changes.

They will think of games first.

Wuxia, Xianxia, interstellar warfare, civilization management, mecha battles, doomsday survival.

Any genre, as long as the words "fully immersive" are added in front, is enough to make countless people hold their devices in their arms while they sleep overnight.

Yang Tongan half-closed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the excited young people below.

"Since the demand is so high, why didn't you go with the flow and just throw a few games out for them to get a taste?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's lips curled into a very faint smile, his fingertips tapping lightly in mid-air.

"Elder Zhang, Elder Yang, in your opinion, should I release them now?"

Elder Zhang turned to look at him, his gaze slightly heavy.

Lin Yuan answered very straightforwardly, his tone revealing a sense of clarity that oversaw the whole situation.

"Virtual games are the easiest things in the second world to ignite nationwide enthusiasm."

"Even if I only opened a test project today that was shoddy in both gameplay and content, the whole internet could go on a carnival tonight."

As he said this, his gaze swept over the young people below who were looking up at the blocked-off area.

"But opening it now is completely unnecessary."

As soon as these words were spoken, Elder Zhang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Yang Tongan was not surprised at all, but his gaze deepened slightly.

Lin Yuan continued unhurriedly:

"There are only 100 million devices in the first batch; this number sounds large, but placed within a population of 1.4 billion, it is still only a small fraction."

"If large-scale virtual games were opened now, these 100 million first-batch users would naturally take the first-mover advantage and monopolize early resources and dividends."

Elder Zhang's gaze darkened slightly.

This did not need to be spelled out.

When any new world is just born, the thing it fears most is the formation of a solidified class from the very first day.

Lin Yuan lifted his chin, signaling to the users below who were adapting to the basic rules.

"Moreover, they haven't even fully adapted to consciousness interaction, physical feedback, or public boundaries yet."

"If I release all the high-stimulation content at this time, the second world will be quickly simplified in most people's eyes into a super-large game lobby."

His tone remained calm and unhurried, yet it made Elder Zhang's fingertips pause gently on the railing.

"The second world can have games."

Lin Yuan looked at the huge city in the distance, his voice steady.

"But the second world itself must never be defined as a game."

Elder Zhang did not answer.

After a moment, he slowly let out a long breath, and his tensed shoulders relaxed slightly.

"This point must indeed be suppressed."

The entrance to a new society cannot be labeled as an "entertainment product" from the very first day.

Yang Tongan looked at Lin Yuan and suddenly spoke:

"But you will open them sooner or later."

This was not a question.

It was a judgment based on an understanding of Lin Yuan's strategic vision.

Lin Yuan smiled and met the gaze of the two big figures calmly.

"Of course I will open them, and I must open them."

Elder Zhang and Yang Tongan's gazes fell on him at the same time.

Lin Yuan did not play games.

"After the advancement of intelligence, many jobs in reality are being replaced."

"This is a trend, not something that can be stopped by shouting slogans."

"If the second world is to act as a social safety valve, it is useless to just provide a beautiful virtual city."

"We must give people new things to do, new sources of income, and new channels for upward mobility."

"And virtual games are the most suitable pool to absorb the first wave of employment shifts."