366: Chapter 366 The Most Basic Question

There were no exaggerated cover images, no deliberately suspenseful opening remarks, and certainly no splitting the content into a dozen posts to drip-feed it out.

Upon clicking in, the first paragraph was an apology.

"Sorry for keeping everyone waiting so long."

"I originally thought I would come out and write a review after experiencing it for at most two hours."

"Facts have proven that I overestimated my self-control and underestimated the impact of the second world on human senses, cognition, and social imagination."

"From the time I connected at eight in the morning until the mandatory logout reminder sounded at noon, I never once had the thought 'I want to log out'."

"Even when the logout reminder sounded, my first reaction wasn't that I could finally come out and write the review."

"It was—"

"It's already been five hours?"

Seeing these words, many people waiting in front of their screens had their fingers freeze while scrolling.

Because this blogger was not some clickbait marketing account.

He had previously reviewed brain-computer interface auxiliary equipment, disassembled the world's top VR headsets, and written several long-form analytical articles on holographic display technology; his reputation in the tech circle was solid.

More importantly, his past style had always been restrained.

Even when reviewing those so-called "next-generation immersive devices" that foreign manufacturers hyped to the heavens, he would at most give a comment like, "There is progress, but it is still far from true immersion."

But now, in the first paragraph, he directly used the word "impact".

Many old fans understood the weight of these two words.

The long post continued.

"I don't know how to accurately describe that feeling."

"After connecting, I first appeared in a personal Initial Space."

"There, an intelligent assistant teaches you the basic knowledge of the second world, telling you how to perform consciousness interaction, how to go to the public space, how to log out, and what behaviors will trigger safety restrictions."

"The most crucial point is that this personal space can be constructed entirely according to personal will."

"As long as your imagination is clear enough, whether it's a seaside villa, a cyberpunk apartment, or a Chinese-style garden, it can complete the reconstruction in a very short time."

"I tried building an old house I lived in when I was a child."

"The cracks on the wooden door, the missing corner of the tile on the windowsill, the jujube tree in the yard that I hadn't seen for many years—all were restored."

"I reached out and touched the door frame."

"My fingertips could feel the subtle sensation of wood splinters scraping against my skin."

"In that instant, I stood there for a long time."

"It is giving every ordinary person a piece of private land that they can define themselves."

Seeing this, many people's breathing slowed by half a beat.

Looking at the four characters "private land," their throats felt as if they were gently choked by something.

In reality, they hustle for a ten-square-meter rental room, endure for a commuting bed, and calculate their income for the next few decades for an unreachable house.

But in the second world, every person who connects has a space of their own from the very first day.

Even if it is virtual.

But when the sense of touch, smell, sight, hearing, and even the sense of spatial belonging are real enough to be accepted by the brain, is it still just a simple "virtual room"?

No one answered.

They just gritted their teeth and continued reading.

"After completing the initial guidance, I entered the public space."

"This part is the main point I want to emphasize in my entire review."

"I ask everyone who hasn't entered to let go of their imagination of concepts like 'virtual games,' 'VR amusement parks,' or 'online plazas'."

"Because these words are all too small."

"The public space of the second world is not a beautifully made virtual hall, nor is it a digital tourist attraction for people to check in and take photos."

"It is more like a foundational blueprint for a future society."

"My first feeling when standing in the public space was not that it was fun."

"But that it was complete."

"There are no traditional asphalt roads or traffic lights here; massive building complexes are arranged in a staggered way that defies real-world physical common sense yet is extremely aesthetically pleasing."

"I must emphasize one point: the second world is not a game world."

"I didn't see any so-called monster fighting, leveling up, or equipment, nor did I see anything resembling a game system."

"But precisely because of this, I am even more certain of one thing."

"If in the future we are to develop virtual movies, virtual concerts, virtual classrooms, or even some kind of truly immersive interactive entertainment based on this foundation, it won't be a question of whether it can be done technically, but rather a question of when policies will allow it and when content will keep up."

"The second world is not just some game."

"It is the foundation for games, education, scientific research, office work, social interaction, and even future industries."

These paragraphs were screenshotted by countless people and spread across all major platforms within minutes.

The comment section was completely unstoppable.

"Holy crap, this sentence gave me goosebumps!"

"In the past, going online meant looking at web pages; in the future, will going online mean entering a world?"

"Got it, this isn't just making a virtual product; this is laying the groundwork for the virtual era first."

"It's not a game, but it's ten thousand times scarier than a game!"

"I didn't get selected, and I'm so jealous now that it feels like I'm swimming in a vat of vinegar."

"Don't say anymore, when is the next batch coming out? I can resign in advance... No, take leave, take leave."

"I might have really caught up with this page in the history books."

"I finally understand why those 100 million people didn't come out after entering. If it were me, I wouldn't come out either!"

"The forced logout reminder saved the review section; otherwise, we probably wouldn't have gotten a single serious experience report today."

An initial version that hadn't even fully unfolded was already enough to make testers immerse themselves for several hours, unwilling to log out.

Then what about after policies are perfected, content is integrated, and industries move in?

By that time, what will this so-called "second world" develop into?

No one dared to think further.

Or rather, everyone couldn't help but think about it.

Soon, other testers from the first batch also started speaking out one after another.

Some wrote very professionally, analyzing everything from neural signal latency, tactile feedback, and consciousness interaction logic to the permission architecture of the public space.

Others were very simple, repeating just a few sentences over and over.

"It's too real! It's so real that I thought I had traveled through time!"

"I really don't want to log out! Who understands!"

"Before entering, I thought I was experiencing high-tech equipment; after entering, I felt like I was moving house overnight."

The more such reflections from ordinary people appeared, the more it made those who hadn't entered feel itchy in their hearts.

Because they knew that ordinary users wouldn't write pretty technical analyses or package concepts.

They would only speak out their most direct feelings.

In one afternoon, more than a dozen related topics exploded.

#second world Experience Report#

#I'm Back#

#The Future Is Real#

#This Is Not Product Iteration, This Is Migration#

#When Will the Next Batch of Devices Be Released#

Every few minutes, new trending topics would surge up.

Those who weren't selected were envious while reading every experience report over and over again.

Some people said, "I'm not envious at all," while in the next second, they were asking in the comment section whether the public space would cause motion sickness, whether nearsightedness would affect access, and whether there would be a sense of detachment after logging out.

Others had already started planning future uses.

"There must be virtual classrooms, right? Children in remote areas entering top-tier classrooms directly—this is true equality of educational resources."

"If virtual laboratories were opened to universities, how much would the cost of scientific research training drop? Previously, one experiment material would burn through tens of thousands of yuan; in the future, at least basic training can be run inside it first."

"My mom just asked me why I was kneeling while scrolling on my phone; I said I was looking at a household registration for a future city."

This discussion, intense like oil on a raging fire, was soon seen by foreign netizens who had been secretly lurking.

Staring at the translated experience reports, their typing speed slowed down significantly.

They finally understood that Xia Country didn't just release some new product this time, nor did they just make an epoch-making device ahead of everyone else.

Xia Country was unilaterally redefining the "Internet" itself.

"My God... for the first time, I feel like the people of Xia Country are so close to the future, while I am locked in the old era."

"I wonder if Xia Country is willing to open the second world to us; I strongly request the authorities to go and negotiate!"

"It's fine if Xia Country wants to satisfy the domestic market first; I can wait, really. I don't mind the second or third batch, but I hope they give us a timetable for legal access!"

"I'm willing to pay, a thousand times, ten thousand times more—as long as I can get an experience qualification in advance."

Facing these remarks from foreigners, the corners of the Xia Country netizens' mouths curled up little by little, and then someone slowly posted a heartbreaking reply.

"Stop thinking about whether it's open or not."

"Did you forget a most fundamental question?"

"Even if Xia Country is willing to open it up..."

"Do you have the network that can support the second world?"