Creating a Sandbox World

The announcement in his ears ended, and the train started running immediately. The carriage was empty. Lin Tuo raised his head and could see the route map on one side... The design is similar to the subway on Earth, but it is extraordinarily long.

Lin Tuo walked along the empty carriage and read the route name with great interest:

"Sanjiang Station...the old geothermal outlet...the sewer...Silutong..." The name is weird, and I don't know if it's not good in the first place, or it's a pot of translation...

At the end, the painting style changed, and the name changed to "Slime Station", "Kakashi Station" and the like, which surprised Lin Tuo.

After trying to find it, there are no books in the carriages, only some advertisements, most of which are for sale. Walking through the carriages, you can see some passengers here and there.

Almost all look like this:

He collapsed on the seat, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Every few minutes, the car would stop, and gradually there would be more people. Lin Tuo observed quietly, and found that some people would take out something like a mobile phone from their pockets and plug in earphones to pass the time.

It's not a smart phone, but more similar to an old-fashioned phone, the one with tweets, the screen is small, there are buttons, and there are protrusions on the back, which is still somewhat different from the feature phones on the earth.

There were few people in the carriage, so Lin Tuo didn't need to rob or steal. He could make a rough guess after just a few glances.

It can make calls, send and receive text messages, and the functions are simple. It should have a broadcasting function. With the "inhuman" hearing, he can even hear the sound leaking from the earphones:

"Next is the advertising time... The fruit and vegetable area of ​​the South Outer Ring is now on sale, with a 5% discount..." This is an advertisement.

"...the leader of the new party, Haririn, launched the "Plan for Improving the People's Livelihood and Environment in the Outer Ring" for the third time... thinking that finances should be liberalized..." ——News.

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As the train roared, Lin Tuo eavesdropped on it for a while, mainly the news broadcast, combined with the conversations of the people in front, he really analyzed some information for him.

But details are still lacking, and it's hard to judge.

"We still have to find a way to get to know the city quickly."

While thinking, the scene outside the subway window suddenly changed!

Originally, it was dark outside the window, and I could only rely on the street lights at various stations for lighting, and the reflection of the glass inside the car made it difficult to see what was going on outside.

But at this moment, some pale light suddenly appeared outside the car window, as if the sky suddenly entered the early morning from late night.

"Passengers: In one minute, this area will enter daylight..."

In the carriage, there was also a sudden broadcast sound.

In the carriage, many passengers opened their eyes one after another, and looked out the window expectantly, as if they were used to it.

And Lin Tuo also took advantage of the dim light to see the scenery outside clearly. One side is composed of densely packed gray standard buildings, mainly residential buildings and factories.

There are some small shops and landmark buildings interspersed, and the other side is actually a field.

It is not flat, but triangular, and the slopes on both sides are full of plants.

As the "one-minute countdown" ended, the ceiling of the space suddenly lit up, and there was a blue sky like water, with white clouds floating, and a huge simulated sun suddenly illuminated the whole world.

"This is... the simulated ecology of the dungeon?"

Lin Tuo was a little surprised, while the passengers in the carriage were also enjoying the sunshine to their heart's content.

At this time, the train arrived at the terminal, and Lin Tuo got up and got off the train with the flow of people. The buildings, neighborhoods, streets, and people walking or riding bicycles in front of him were clearly discernible.

As "daylight" entered, the entire outer ring area seemed to be bustling.

Many well-dressed and listless social animals ran out of the tube building that looked like the earth in the 1990s, and some of them were carrying the breakfast they had just bought.

Get off at another nearby platform and take the next train.

Lin Tuo glanced at the sign and confirmed that the train was heading for "Central".

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When Lin Tuo got into the train again, he found that there were a lot of crowds around.

The advertisements in the carriages have also changed from sales to more abundant,

The most of them is a virtual game called "The Third Continent". It claims that tens of millions of people are online, but it is not known whether it is true or not.

The "equipment" on the young people in the carriage has also become more abundant. In addition to the functional phones, Lin Tuo noticed that many people are wearing something like a "headband" around their necks.

Some people put it on their head while sitting on the subway, and then closed their eyes, and then, a slight wave of ether was transmitted.

Lin Tuo speculates that this may be related to the so-called "virtual technology".

And resisted the urge to grab one for research... And as the train headed towards Central, he was surprised to find that the "days" of different loops seemed to be out of sync.

Some large stations will have fixed clocks, which will additionally display the "morning and evening" time. Through observation, he found that the daylight in the area outside the Eighth Ring Road is only six hours.

And the daylight hours from the eighth ring to the fourth ring are eight hours.

As for within the third ring road, there are twelve hours.

This seems to be a trade-off in the use of energy. After all, simulating the sky must also consume a lot of energy, but why doesn't this reveal a clear-cut class?

Not only that, after entering the Eighth Ring Road, the buildings outside are obviously much better. They already have the appearance of the earth for about 10 years, office buildings, shopping malls, colleges and universities...

Although it still looks crowded, it is obviously much better than outside the Eighth Ring Road.

This made Lin Tuo curious about the situation within the third ring road, but he didn't choose to look after all. Instead, he simply walked off the subway after seeing a certain building through the window.

...

Ten minutes later, Lin Tuo appeared outside a building that was shining brightly in the sun.

"National Library..." Silently reading five big characters, Lin Tuo blinked, and then stepped into it:

"Here should help me quickly understand this place."

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The ground is frozen, and wood and all fibers have become luxury goods.

In addition, books printed on paper are also very expensive.

Naturally, there are paper books in the library, but not many, and the "electronic reading room" is mainly open to the public.

But for Lin Tuo, this is more efficient.

It took little effort to understand the operation method of the reading machine, Lin Tuo found a corner where no one was around, and began to search and look up the required materials.

Strong mental power is reflected in the reading speed is much faster.

after an hour.

The ghostly Lin Tuo walked out of the "National Library" silently, wandering in the streets a little bit, and finally had a certain understanding of the world:

According to calendar calculations, the current era has passed 213 years since the "Great Ice Age", the entire world has passed the initial "resource shortage" era, and the take-off of virtual technology has continued for 55 years.

The ruling organization is still the "Supreme Council" but the word "union" has been removed. The original four countries have been integrated and unified, and their languages ​​have been retained, but the official first language is the original lingua franca of the Southern Continent.

The original four royal families existed in the form of parties and took turns ruling.

The entire society relies on this large city, surrounded by various means of production... The underground planting bases opened up, the factory areas, mining areas, etc. are located in the suburbs.

Fifteen ring roads divided by subway divide the entire shelter into roughly three parts.

The 1st to 3rd rings are the "inner ring", where government agencies, research institutions, large companies and some venues are located, belonging to the "elite area".

The 4th to 8th ring roads are the "Central Ring". Most companies, schools, hospitals, and entertainment venues are located in this part. It also gathers the largest "middle class" in the entire society.

As for the "outer ring", it refers to the area outside the 8th ring to the 15th ring, which is at the bottom of the shelter's social structure, where the largest population gathers and enjoys the least amount of resources including light...

The biggest wish of most ordinary people is to be able to buy a house in "Central" and settle down...

As for the "inner ring"... that's too far away.

This gave Lin Tuo a strong sense of déjà vu...

As for the "hairband" seen on the subway, its official name is: "brain wave connection machine".

Abbreviation: "brain machine" or "virtual headgear".

You can use this to enter the "virtual world"... At first, virtual technology was only used to solve psychological problems... After all, the resources in the early dungeons were poor, and there was no way to support too many people, nor could they provide enough jobs.

Therefore, some mages and scholars try to use this technology to set up a virtual space and provide it to citizens, so that people can enter it for work and entertainment, reduce consumption, solve psychological problems, and reduce social conflicts.

Later, the technology tree of the entire society was distorted because of this... It also caused the prosperity of the virtual network, not only for entertainment, but also for many jobs to be moved internally.

This is also the reason why not many physical entertainment venues have been seen along the way, and mobile phones are still in the stage of functional phones.

As for the "abnormal phenomenon", Lin Tuo also found clues through searching news newspapers.

"The only thing worth noting recently is the 'Internet addiction' that seems to involve supernatural power... According to the news, 'Internet addiction' is closely related to the most popular game recently, "The Third Continent"..."

Lin Tuo walked slowly.

"If the problem lies in the virtual space, then the abnormality of the instrument's monitoring results can also be explained... because the virtual space is not an entity and cannot be accurately locked."

As he walked, the buildings around Lin Tuo became more and more old, and there seemed to be a school in front of him.

"So, if you want to be more sure, you need to get a 'brain computer'... Well, it is best to have a supporting operating environment."

This made Lin Tuo frown. The brain and computer are all bound, and they cannot be used by others. As for buying...it is too troublesome, and...he has no money.

"It would be great if I could prostitute one for nothing." Lin Tuo couldn't help thinking.

Then the next second, his footsteps stopped, and his eyes fell on the glass wall of an Internet cafe in the alley ahead, where two "slogans" were pasted:

"This Internet cafe has newly opened a virtual game area, and the first seven days are 50% off!"

"The "Warlord" challenge is in full swing, the first person who clears the level or has the highest score will be rewarded with free use of the virtual game room for half a year!!"

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At the entrance of the alley, Lin Tuo put his hands in his pockets, read it carefully twice, then looked up at the alternately flashing neon lights at the entrance of the Internet cafe, and blinked.