The security inspector picked up the laser pointer and looked at it carefully.
"This seems to be a laser pointer? Then this..."
He looked at the catnip ball again. Apparently he could still barely recognize the laser pointer, but the catnip ball seemed to have touched his knowledge blind spot.
Judging from the appearance of the security personnel, it seemed that they were planning to get the high-end equipment nearby to check it.
Lu Zhixing tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened and explained: "Oh, this is a catnip ball. Like the laser pointer, it is a cat's toy."
The security officer looked at Lu Zhixing's name tag again: "You are a designer participating in the competition, right? This thing seems to have nothing to do with the competition?"
Lu Zhixing nodded and said confidently: "What, if it doesn't matter, I can't take it with me? I brought it to my cat along the way."
The security officer hurriedly said: "Of course, it's nothing. Please come in."
The security inspector was probably a little confused. In his long security inspection career, it was rare to see someone bring a cat toy to the institute for a competition.
However, he was also very conscious and did not ask any more questions.
Lu Zhixing packed up his things and continued walking inside.
A staff member like this usually has a strict tone and won't say anything that shouldn't be said, and the laser pointer and catnip are unlikely to connect him with the parkour master, so you can rest assured.
Soon, Lu Zhixing followed the instructions and came to the hall on the tenth floor, and successfully found Zhou Yiping, Wang Yang, Chi Yue and others.
This hall is a special circular hall with a huge holographic projection device in the center.
This holographic projection equipment is similar to the one used by Lu Zhixing at the college's welcome party, except that the size is several times larger, and it projects from bottom to top.
Above the stage, there are four large screens, each facing different directions, a bit like the arrangement of large screens at many e-sports competitions.
Holographic projection and large screen ensure that all viewers can see clearly.
Only then did Lu Zhixing find out that there were eight research groups in Jinghai. Groups one to four had relatively more people, and groups five to eight had fewer people.
One group has the largest number of people and receives the most resources from the authorities. The one sitting in the front row is slightly fat and has bald hair on top. He is the leader of the group, Feng.
Lu Zhixing also saw Tong Jie and Tong Zhuo, who were in one group and three groups respectively.
Tong Zhuo originally planned to participate in the competition in Yangcheng, but after being temporarily pulled over by Tong Jie, things there were delayed, so he had to participate in the competition nearby in Jinghai. The third group happened to be short of a capable player, so he was pulled over.
passed.
Zhou Yiping said with emotion: "The strength of the first group and the third group should not be underestimated. How about it? Are you confident?"
This is not a question about Lu Zhixing, but a question to the contestant in the second group, a senior motion capture actor named An Yunkai.
An Yunkai is a well-known local motion capture actor in Jinghai, and he is also a second-level martial arts athlete.
An Yunkai is usually relatively taciturn. Lu Zhixing met him a few times in the second group, but there was no in-depth communication.
"It's hard to say, I'll do my best," An Yunkai said.
Zhou Yiping smiled and said, "Don't put too much pressure on me. This game is mainly for entertainment. Lao Feng, who is in the first group, is eager to regain his place, so he attaches great importance to this game and even spends a lot of money to hire foreign aid.
"We have Xiaolu's "Ordinary Life", and the research performance has already been enough to beat one group. Losing this game is not a big deal.
"Relax and do your best."
As a top motion capture actor, An Yunkai has more comprehensive skills than a pure parkour player.
For example, you need to know some martial arts routines and fighting movements, and you also need to dabble in some performances. After all, expression collection is also part of action collection.
If it were a pure parkour route, then An Yunkai would have little chance of winning.
But this time the venue is not just parkour, there are also some other mechanisms, and there are also some less intense confrontations, so if you really run, An Yunkai will lose before you know it.
"Team Leader Feng? When will you come to the second team for tea?" Zhou Yiping greeted Team Leader Feng cheerfully.
Team leader Feng rolled his eyes at him and didn't want to speak.
Zhou Yiping didn't mind and laughed. It was just a pity that Professor He Cheng was not here today, otherwise there would have been more fun.
People from each research group quickly arrived. The host came on stage and began to go through the procedures as usual. After giving the opening remarks and introducing the guests, he began to formally introduce the venue for this competition.
The huge holographic projection equipment on the stage projected the entire venue. Along with the host's explanation, the details of each level were presented in front of all the audience.
At this time, Lu Zhixing and other "guinea pigs" were already preparing to enter the virtual world under the guidance of the staff.
There is a special area in the venue where there are many VR game cabins.
Although VR headsets can also be used to play VR games, the rules this time are stricter. For example, the players’ physical fitness in the virtual world is strictly limited to be consistent with reality, and real-life equipment must also be fully brought into the game.
In the virtual world.
Therefore, a more advanced VR game cabin must be used.
In addition, the exhibition game and the main game have different rules. The rules of the main game cannot be discounted, but if the guests in the exhibition game are particularly weak, the system will automatically raise them to a baseline that can barely pass the entire game.
There will still be a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness, but it won't cause you to run out of breath and give up the game after just two steps.
The staff gave these designers simple instructions on some common precautions, mainly for designers who do not often enter the virtual world.
Lu Zhixing's journey into the virtual world has become a daily routine, so of course it doesn't matter to him.
A young man next to him secretly extended his hand to him: "Hello, Lu Zhixing, right? I am Han Qi, a researcher in the group. Like you, I am also a designer."
This is the little Han who led the way when Professor He Cheng went to a group.
His status in the group is similar to that of Wang Yang. They are relatively outstanding young people who are focused on training in the group.
Lu Zhixing shook hands with him: "Hello, please give me your advice in the future."
Han Qi sighed: "Hey, I heard Professor He tell you about you.
"If Team Leader Feng had asked you to come as a group to do a test, maybe we would have become colleagues.
"You don't know how greedy the people in our group are for the resources you generated!
"What a pity! Who knows what Team Leader Feng was thinking at the beginning!"
Lu Zhixing smiled and said nothing. From what Han Qi said, he could feel how resentful the people in the group were towards Team Leader Feng.
Han Qi asked again: "Are you confident about the upcoming competition?"
Lu Zhixing shook his head: "I am just a beginner, and the important thing is to participate."
Han Qi nodded: "Yes, me too. But let me remind you, be careful about the designer in Group 6. His name is Du Han."
Lu Zhixing followed Han Qi's gaze and found that he was a man with yellow hair. He looked strong and muscular. From his appearance, it was difficult to tell that he was actually a game designer.
"Why should we be careful about him?" Lu Zhixing was a little confused, "I should have no grudges against him, right?"
Han Qi shook his head: "No, no, you have a grudge against him, but you don't know.
"You won the first prize in the previous 'Dream Building' game design competition, right?"
Lu Zhixing nodded: "Yes."
Han Qi continued: "That's no problem. Du Han also participated in this competition at that time and carefully prepared a plan. He was originally determined to win the first place prize.
"Unexpectedly, before he even took the stage, you got on first.
"Furthermore, what he made was a design plan specifically designed to deceive people, and no one else took notice of it. It was like all his work was in vain."
Lu Zhixing was speechless: "Then what does this have to do with me? Isn't it a bit unreasonable for me to hold a grudge?"
Han Qi sighed: "If a narrow-minded person tries to reason with you, is he still a narrow-minded person? Anyway, you should be careful. In this competition, all the contestants are mixed together, and he is likely to have some tricks."
Lu Zhixing nodded: "I understand, thank you for reminding me."
Soon, the staff finished introducing the rules, and everyone lay down in the VR game cabin.
After them, official contestants such as An Yunkai and Tong Jie also entered the game cabin.
Except for these game players, others cannot enter the virtual world and can only watch from the outside.
A moment later, Lu Zhixing appeared in the preparation area of the competition venue.
He felt his body, and it was consistent with reality, without any changes.
This is normal. After all, his physical fitness is already considered top-notch and is enough to run the entire distance. The system judges that there is no need for any improvement.
The entire competition venue seems to be suspended in mid-air, and the competition route is very wide.
The height of the preparation area is much higher than the competition venue. Looking down, you can see the entire venue clearly.
Although it's not enough to see all the details, you can understand the basic information.
The host asked Lu Zhixing to wait for the designers to get ready before the starting line, and finally warned: "I would like to emphasize again that if there is an injury or fall at the scene, it will be reported out of this virtual space. If you finish the race successfully,
If so, you can stay in the virtual space and watch subsequent games in the preparation area.
“You can hinder the players behind you if the mechanism allows it, but you cannot directly pull or engage in other extreme behaviors.
“You win if you enter the center area of the field.
"As for the contestants in the main competition..."
The host looked at An Yunkai, Tong Jie and others who were waiting in the preparation area: "You have to get the key placed there after entering the central area. The first one to get the key is the winner and will automatically
Gain the highest control authority over this virtual space.