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Tomoyo was not surprised because they often gave each other gifts.
But it was still a bit unexpected when Lingye took out something.
"What is this, a headband?"
It looks a bit like a headband, but it looks very technological, like something out of a science fiction movie.
"I told you before that you can travel around the world anytime, anywhere. This is an immersive access device for the five senses."
Tomoyo didn't want Lingye to use non-human means to take her on a trip, and Lingye herself didn't really like using Gaia's abilities at will.
Then just use "science" instead.
It can directly connect to the brain and simulate the five senses. This is not difficult and does not require the entire brain to function.
The brain can be divided into five lobes. The parietal lobe is responsible for touch and taste, the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing and smell, and the occipital lobe is responsible for vision.
Therefore, we only need to intervene in these few areas. It is impossible for the body to be completely taken over by connecting the brain.
The frontal lobe responsible for thinking, the insula responsible for emotion, the brainstem responsible for physiological activities, and the cerebellum responsible for limb movement all remain independent.
So there is no danger.
Just like a computer, its monitor and speakers are connected to other audio and video sources, showing different videos and sounds, but they do not directly affect the host.
This kind of technology may seem like science fiction, but given the current level of human science, if we are willing to develop in this direction, we can achieve a breakthrough in ten or twenty years.
It's not some advanced technology. It still belongs to the technology tree category of primary civilization.
For Kainar, it was just about grinding a more beautiful stone tool. There was no technical content involved.
Currently, only three such immersive access devices have been made, all of which were made by Kainar.
Void creation is indeed an amazing ability. As long as it is within the technology tree recorded in the past by the witch clan of the fourth-level civilization, anything can be made.
The only thing is that it requires a lot of mental energy, but Gaia's mental energy is almost unlimited.
A lost battleship with the combat power of a destroyer-star has been reduced to designing games and manufacturing mobile phones every day. What a waste.
But Ling also thinks this is a good idea.
Creating even a screw is greater than destroying a city.
Of course we have to protect ourselves when we are attacked by others, but I hope that when humans set out on the sea of stars, they do not do so with the intention of destroying something.
The resources of the universe are sufficient to accommodate the needs of all civilizations, but they cannot accommodate the desires of all civilizations.
"Put it on your head. There's an on/off button here."
Chishi put on the "headband" as she was told and turned on the button.
Nothing happened.
"Oh, you also need to say Link start. You don't need to say it out loud, just think about it in your mind."
"Is that so? Link start..."
As soon as the words fell, Chishi's perspective suddenly changed!
It was like she had suddenly passed through a time tunnel. After a pitch-black moment, she saw a row of subtitles that read [Five Senses Immersive Access System—Welcome to Visit]. Two or three seconds later, she found herself in a wonderland filled with singing birds and fragrant flowers.
It really can only be described as a fairyland, with all kinds of brilliant colors, red flowers, green willows and clear water. The world may have flaws, but fantasy can be flawless.
What she heard, saw, smelled, and even touched with her own hands told her that this was the real world.
There was a river in front of him. Chise took two steps forward, wanting to reach the river bank.
“You don’t have to actually walk, just imagine yourself walking.”
She heard Lingye's voice, but the voice was a little strange, as if it came from the sky.
The reason why we can hear it is that the access device does not completely block the signals from the auditory nerve and temporal lobe. The current setting is to block 60%, and up to 90%.
This is for safety reasons.
If a person really loses all five senses, he will be in a completely defenseless state. He cannot hear the doorbell or the alarm, and he will not even know when he is touched by someone. He will not even know if he is attacked by a monster.
60% is like this, you can hear the sounds from the outside world, but they are a little far away and a little light, as if they are coming from a distant place.
Tomoyo stopped and thought about moving forward, and sure enough, he felt his body moving forward.
Squat, run, you can do the same action just by thinking about it.
“How do I quit this?”
"Similarly, just think about disconnecting it, or just take off the headband with your hands."
Because the signal does not act on the brain stem responsible for limb movement, the hands and feet can move completely.
So Chise took off her headband, but at that moment she felt dizzy, as if she was riding a roller coaster.
"Ah, are you okay?" Lingye hugged her, and Zhishi did not fall.
She closed her eyes for a while before she recovered.
"I feel dizzy."
"Will I feel dizzy if I wear it? But I don't think so."
Lingye had used it before and there was no problem at all, otherwise she would not have given it to Tomoyo.
"It's like motion sickness. My body didn't move, but I felt like I was moving, running and jumping. I felt like my body and feelings were separated."
Sensory integration disorder was called "3D dizziness" in the past. People will feel dizzy after playing 3D games for a long time.
Immersive access device, this is much better than 3D! All five senses are separated from the actual signals of the body, and the accumulated chaotic signals burst out in an instant after taking off the device.
Ling didn't feel dizzy either, that was just her personal experience. Most people who wear such a device would feel dizzy for a long time after taking it off.
Failed!
"I'm sorry, Tomoyo, I didn't expect that. Is it hard?"
"Alright..." I was just about to say it's okay, it's okay.
But she was just pretending to be strong. She was really feeling uncomfortable. Zhishi dry-heaved and couldn't even speak.
At this moment, Chiyo felt a cool breeze and her dizziness was gone. Lingye also saw a blue bracelet on her hand.
"What is this? It's amazing!"
"Well, this is Blue Mother. If you feel unwell, you can use this to recover."
In fact, this can help restore the heart if it stops.
This five-sense immersion device is good, but not good enough. You can't always use the 'Blue Mother' to treat Chiyo's sequelae, right?
Still needs improvement.
On the other side, the ZAT team's Sky Whale flew over the new town.
"Kotaro, what are the scan results?"
"There is indeed life reaction underground, and the heat source is huge. It is very likely a monster."
"Where underground?"
"About thirty meters above the ground."
That's not bad, the depth is equivalent to the tenth floor basement, the ground-penetrating missiles can be forced out. If it doesn't work, just dig it out, no need for underground combat.
"Has the evacuation of the surrounding residents been completed?"
"Yes, ten minutes ago..."
"Captain, look! There's someone on the ground. It's a little girl!"
Moriyama's voice interrupted Kotaro's answer. The evacuation work was not completed, at least not well enough.
"Ah? How could that be? The evacuation order was issued half an hour ago."
And ten minutes ago, we received a message that the evacuation of the surrounding residents had been completed.
"Go to the ground and take a look!"
The Tianjing landed in a square in the vacant lot of a residential building.
There are cement roads all around, and in order to build as many buildings as possible, there is almost no green space in the entire new town.
From the ground to the skyline, everything is wrapped in cement, a veritable jungle of steel and cement.
"Oh hey! Little girl, why are you still here?"
Asahina called out to the girl not far ahead.
The girl turned around. She was very young, probably a middle school student. She was dressed strangely. It was a hot day, but she was wearing a black and white dress, which made people feel very hot.
Of course, she herself was indeed very hot and sweaty, and the strange black hat on her head was wet.
"I'm lost." The girl said, "But is this really Tokyo? I heard Tokyo is very lively, but there is no one here."
Of course there was no one there, everyone had gone to take shelter. So this little guy got lost and broke in?
"What's your name and where are you going?"
Asahina was usually very friendly, so she was quite popular among the children. But he didn't expect that the girl would laugh strangely when he asked her this question.
"Fufufu, I am from the secret land of Gensokyo, the owner of the Kirisame Magic Shop, Kirisame Marisa Death! I came to Tokyo to visit my good friend Hakurei Miko who is lost in the world!"
Asahina glanced at Kotaro. He could not understand what the young people were saying. He felt that he needed Kotaro to translate for him.
Kotaro is omnipotent, Asahina is sure that he can even translate the words of aliens. But Kotaro is also confused.
He can indeed translate most of the universe's text, but he cannot translate the 'otaku' radio language.
It was Moriyama who answered again. She walked up to the girl and bent down on her knees.
"Little sister, where does the Hakurei miko you mentioned live?"
"Of course, Hakurei Miko is the protector of Gensokyo! But she is in a body that is trapped in the mortal world, so she temporarily resides in Tsukimine Shrine in the human world."
Tsukimine Shrine?
That's familiar. Neither Kotaro nor Asahina are strangers.
A few years ago, it was indeed a remote shrine, but now it is very popular. It is said that the amulets from that shrine are very effective.
What Kotaro knew even more clearly was that Ling was the shrine maiden of that shrine.