Mini World Game Console-Chapter 731 - 732: Virtual Reality Device - Pandora’s Magic Box

CLANG!

The piercing, crisp sound of blades colliding echoed as the Ghost-faced Samurai, clad in crimson body armor and wielding a striking sword, displayed his extensive combat experience. During the block, he instantly sliced with his sword, unleashing the full force of the blow!

Advanced Skill Technique, "Sword Counter"!

The moment their swords clashed, Ren Suo immediately felt a fierce vibration in his hands. His dragon-patterned ring-pommeled sword, two feet and two inches long, was inevitably knocked aside, throwing his entire body off balance!

Victory or defeat was decided in an instant. Seeing the red point on his enemy that indicated a vulnerable spot for a killing strike, the Ghost-faced Samurai seized the opportunity. He raised his striking sword high and slashed downward at an angle, ready to execute a Kesa Slash and perfectly kill the blood-soaked swordsman from the Mysterious Country before him!

At that moment, Ren Suo activated a physical cheat.

In such a state of high-frequency full-body vibration, even if Ren Suo could react, it would be extremely awkward, and he would certainly not escape being slain by a single stroke.

However, after Ren Suo activated "Time Roaming," he toughed it out against the high-frequency vibrations impeding him, slowly adjusting his body to sidestep, and by a hair's breadth, avoided the Ghost-faced Samurai's Kesa Slash!

What!?

The Ghost-faced Samurai watched incredulously. It was true that the Unarmored One possessed an attribute called "Body Imbalance Sensation Weaken." Theoretically, this allowed them to continue moving even under "dangerous" conditions like heavy hits, stiffness, or body imbalance. However, this was the first time in all his days he had witnessed anyone achieve this!

He had also experienced being thrown off balance by a Sword Counter and knew how it felt. Without undergoing thousands of trials, how could one adapt to the high-frequency vibrations of the imbalance penalty? Just how many times have you been shaken?

Yet at this moment, Ren Suo took advantage of the situation to close in. The high-frequency vibration penalty ceased, his feet pressed into the earthy ground, his body following the movement of his waist!

The ring-pommeled sword sang through the air, its blade cutting through the Ghost-faced Samurai's crimson body armor and splitting him in two!

"Ha!" The Ghost-faced Samurai cried out, dying satisfied.

Blood splattered onto Ren Suo's plain white robes, which were now a mess of stains.

Yet his personal bravery could not reverse the rout of his forces.

Three people quietly surrounded him: a Dual Sword Fighter, a Long Spear General, and an Archer.

The fight was nearing its end elsewhere. If Ren Suo could not quickly eliminate these three, more would soon close in.

Without hesitation, Ren Suo chose to charge the Long Spear General first. Even without "Time Roaming," how could the reaction speed of a Fourth-Stage Cultivator be easily matched?

The Long Spear General attempted to retreat, but the speed of an Unarmored One was unmatched. Ren Suo broke into a run, his speed as swift as sprinting thunder, easily catching up to the Long Spear General. After dodging his sweep, Ren Suo thrust directly for his throat!

He quickly clashed swords with the Dual Sword Fighter approaching from behind, then decisively charged at the Archer aiming at him!

Surprisingly, the Archer didn't flee but stood resolutely under a tree, drawing his bow. As Ren Suo approached, the Archer suddenly kicked back against the trunk of a withered tree, launching himself high into the air!

"Next."

Ren Suo instinctively looked up. Blinded by the sunlight behind the Archer, his vision suddenly whitened.

Then, his right field of vision went completely dark.

That Archer used the glare of the sun to create this perfect opportunity and shoot me right in the face!

Relying on memory, Ren Suo continued to charge forward. He thrust his ring-pommeled sword forcefully, piercing the chest and abdomen of the falling Archer!

However, as Ren Suo, now blinded in one eye, turned to face the Dual Sword Fighter, another swordsman ambushing from the right slashed his right arm!

His right arm vibrated violently, indicating it was unusable and seriously injured. The intense vibration made Ren Suo's movements clumsy and awkward.

His left calf also burst into high-frequency vibration as if pierced, and Ren Suo instinctively fell to his knees, his body entering a state of imbalance.

The Dual Sword Fighter raised his right-hand blade high, poised to behead Ren Suo. But at that moment, Ren Suo leaped up with a desperate effort, caught the ring-pommeled sword that had flown from his severed hand in his teeth, and slashed fiercely at the Dual Sword Fighter's throat!

Blood gushed from the Dual Sword Fighter's throat as his arms weakened and he collapsed.

But by then, Ren Suo's entire body was wracked with high-frequency vibrations. The others gave this defeated remnant soldier no further chance, swiftly hacking him to pieces!

The scene plunged into darkness. A blood-red character for "Death" appeared in the center of the screen.

"Survival Time: 254 seconds"

"Kill Count: 29"

"Special Achievement: Born from Death, counter-killing an enemy in a 'dangerous' state"

"Battle Evaluation: Unyielding Courage"

"Combat Points: 164 points"

As the full-body vibrations dispersed, Ren Suo, who had collapsed onto the soft ground, stood up. He excitedly watched the combat replay, then clicked "Start Match."

At that moment, a prompt appeared on the screen: "Sorry, abnormalities have been detected in the player's record, and staff is currently reviewing your playing history. Please play this game again after 6 hours. Liaoyuan Entertainment sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience caused."

Unbelievable!

The game officials actually suspected him of cheating? Was it just because he had played three 100V100 large-scale battles consecutively, killing at least 29 people each time? Was that really necessary!?

However, Ren Suo was also quite tired. He took off his lightweight enclosed glasses, peeled off the full-body tactile rubber suit, and tossed the green ring-pommeled sword onto the ground. The moment the sword hit the ground, it merged with the green surface, as if it had never existed.

A green dummy stood before Ren Suo, which now also dissolved into green liquid, swiftly merging into the ground.

Stopping to rest, Ren Suo realized he had actually worked up a sweat. That rubber suit's heat dissipation was surprisingly good; Ren Suo hadn't felt uncomfortable at all. It seems even farting in the rubber suit wouldn't cause any particular issues.

As he showered, recalling his recent gaming experience, Ren Suo was quite satisfied with this new gaming console.

Admittedly, there weren't many games in Pandora's Magic Box yet. The game Ren Suo had just played, "Sword and Blade War Spirit," was currently the only online multiplayer game available.

Its main selling point was "Realistic Cold Weapon Combat," allowing for one-on-one duels or group battles. The weapons ranged from swords, spears, and polearms to bows, kunai, and other exotic arms. Armor options included full plate, medium armor, light armor, and no armor. The attack detection was incredibly realistic, which was why Ren Suo could pull off those "narrow graze" flashy moves.

The sensations of being attacked and weapons clashing were all simulated through the vibrations of the rubber suit and green dummies.

The tutorial would teach players how to use the weapons, and the rubber suit would provide assistance during actual operations.

Of course, there were still many flaws in the actual operation, such as the lack of feedback when the head was hit, or how vibration penalties could still be bypassed with spell-based cheats... But for the current gaming experience, Ren Suo was quite satisfied.

The immersive first-person perspective and full-body sensory feedback were completely unmatched by traditional game controllers or keyboards and mice—it was a true next-gen experience.

It was just that playing it was quite exhausting.

Consider that Ren Suo was a Fourth-Stage Cultivator; even he felt drained after three consecutive hundred-player battles. Ordinary players would probably find a single such battle overwhelming.

Moreover, there were quite a lot of wealthy people in the Mysterious Country. Ren Suo estimated from the number of matchmaking rooms that the game's online player count was likely around two thousand. Besides "Sword and Blade War Spirit," there were also several other excellent single-player games, like the shooter "The Era is Calling," the fantasy game "The Amber Sword," and the FPS "Customized Maid"—which was only for mature male players and had to be purchased through special channels.

By that calculation, the number of buyers must have exceeded five digits.

However, Ren Suo had heard a lot of perfectly enunciated foreign profanities in the game, suggesting there were quite a few international players.

As the saying goes, with a full belly come idle thoughts. After his shower, since he was banned, Ren Suo couldn't continue playing "Sword and Blade War Spirit." He then wondered if Qiao Muyi and the others had left.

After dinner tonight, Ren Suo had been kicked out by them because they needed to discuss some "issues that had absolutely nothing to do with Ren Suo."

However, Ren Suo always had a feeling akin to a defeated nation being excluded from the victors' spoils conference—a sense of lost sovereignty and humiliation.

Last night, Ren Suo had just returned, his mind filled with the relief of surviving the catastrophe. Today, he had also managed to handle his sister's matter—well, more or less. He had secretly asked his dad how things were at home, and his dad replied, "We're all stepping up our exercise. We've prepared several dumbbells at home, just waiting for you to come back." It seemed his parents were in good mental and physical health.

Having fulfilled his promise to his sister, Ren Suo naturally remembered his promise to Dong Chengling—cough, cough—the shortcut to rapidly upgrading their Bond.

Don't misunderstand; Ren Suo just wanted to sleep with Dong Chengling, in a very pure, platonic way.

There was a theoretical basis for this. According to the emotional threshold theory, gradually advancing the relationship would deepen the Bond. For instance, if taking one big step could upgrade it by one level, then breaking it down into smaller steps—like sleeping together, then going to a hotel to sleep together, and finally letting things progress naturally—could potentially upgrade it by three levels!

To maximize benefits, Ren Suo, of course, had to take it slow!

There was also another, very minor reason: Ren Suo felt that if he had his 'first game experience' with someone before solving the multiplayer team-up issues, it could lead to unexpected consequences. For example, he might be forced to permanently and incompletely (physically speaking) retire from the game 'Earth OL'...

However, Ren Suo secretly asked Little Jiu on WeChat, and Little Jiu said everyone was still there, probably staying overnight. So Ren Suo would have to pitifully sleep alone again tonight.

As for Luna, forget it. Ever since they discovered Luna could transform for thirty minutes a day, they made Luna transform while everyone was present. Naturally, Luna didn't dare cause trouble and obediently transformed, complete with clothes.

Luna's interactions with Ren Suo were practically like a prisoner meeting family: limited to wholesome contact appropriate for a middle school student's code of conduct—a hug, or at most, a kiss on the cheek. Anything more intimate, and Qiao Muyi would be teaching her how to "behave like a cat."

It was almost midnight. With nothing else to do, Ren Suo took out his Mini-World Game Console, put on the motion-sensing suit, disconnected Pandora's Magic Box from the network, and started it up. Then, a detached male voice sounded in his ear:

"Endless Fun in the Mini World."

Unlike the screen startup that showed a planetary background, the startup screen of Pandora's Magic Box closely resembled the turbulent flows of the Azure Silver Time-River that Ren Suo had seen when he traversed dimensions.

The main interface also automatically adapted, with all options appearing to float in mid-air, allowing Ren Suo to interact with them directly by touch.

First was the Key harvest: one Two-Star Time Key from Ren Xingmei, one Three-Star Silver Moon Key from Gu Yueyan, one Four-Star Resentment Key from Qiao Muyi, and one Four-Star Frost Key from Bai Ji.

However, the Treasure Boxes Ren Suo could currently open were all five-star, and he even had one six-star Treasure Box, so these Keys were temporarily useless.

Next was the spell harvest.

When Ren Suo advanced to the fourth transformation, just as when he went from the second to the third turn, an additional ring had formed within his Qi Cyclone. So, Ren Suo's Qi Cyclone now had four rings. If Ren Suo had any inscribed spells, the Qi Ring would strengthen them during the promotion. However, almost all of Ren Suo's spells were executed via the game console's interface. The only one he controlled himself and used very frequently was the Second-Tier Spell, "Gauze Clothing."

Therefore, the benefits of advancing to the fourth transformation naturally fell to "Gauze Clothing." Its effects remained basically unchanged, with just one special attribute added:

"Can merge with higher-tier spells."

Simply put, once Ren Suo learned a fourth-stage "Clothing" series spell, "Gauze Clothing" would automatically merge with a higher-tier Defensive Spell. Ren Suo would then instantly master the higher-tier spell, and it would inherit "Gauze Clothing's" additional attributes (e.g., potent pain relief, automatic Spiritual Energy Barrier recovery).

This attribute was quite practical, so Ren Suo hadn't really lost out. He just needed the country to officially recognize his fourth-stage status and allow him to exchange for other Fourth-Stage Spells.

Other than that, there wasn't much else. Ren Xingmei's Bond-derived ability, "Time Roaming," had already been used many times. Dong Chengling was now at Bond Level 5, further reducing the cooldown for "Teleport." The cooldown for the Derived Ability "Flicker"—which allowed unlimited teleports within ten seconds—also decreased to 30 days.

Time passed swiftly, quietly slipping past 00:00, heralding the arrival of March 1st.

Unlike the previous mix of trepidation and anticipation, this time Ren Suo was full of vigor!

After all, he had significantly upgraded his setup. Ren Suo had spent a lot of money on Pandora's Magic Box not just because he genuinely wanted to play, but more so because he was extremely eager to see how the Mini-World Game Console's games would adapt to this new device!

Surely it wouldn't make him wear a virtual reality suit to play turn-based games or galgames, right?

He opened the "World Store"!

March, thankfully, had no special events, and "This Month's Free Game" appeared as usual.

Ren Suo also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the games from special events always seemed to have some connection to him, however slight...

The Mini-World Game Console didn't recognize Arbor Day, International Women's Day, or World Consumer Rights Day. It only acknowledged the solar terms Start of Spring and Vernal Equinox, so there were only two lottery opportunities.

He immediately used up the two solar term promotional draws and got two free games—

"Observer of Destiny"

"This game is a puzzle-management strategy game.

What would happen if the protagonist in a video could notice the audience watching from outside?

The protagonist of this game is a character within such a video—the only one who notices the player (the audience) outside the screen and can communicate with them. This makes them a special existence.

Players can drag the timeline to view the protagonist's past and future. They can also modify the video content using software like Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Aegisub, MeituXiuXiu, and music players, thereby changing the protagonist's destiny at opportune moments.

The reward for clearing the game is 500 Merit Points. The exclusive clear reward is related to the software the player uses most frequently. In-app purchases are available, future chapters may be added, and the game difficulty is: Five Stars."