Chapter 167: Art Of Waaaghh
Richard leaned back in his private office, a triumphant smile playing on his lips. Lina’s testing on the new tech was completed, the digital blueprints for humanity’s future secured. He decided to share the good news, starting with a familiar face. He activated a holographic projection, and Jack’s image flickered into existence.
Richard blinked, genuinely surprised. Jack, usually stocky and a bit disheveled, now looked... sharp. His shoulders were broader, his jawline more defined, and there was an undeniable alertness in his eyes.
"Dude, I swear you surprised me," Richard said, a genuine laugh escaping him. "What happened to you? You look... good now."
Jack chuckled, running a hand over his trimmed hair. "Heh. You have no idea. It’s different when you’re motivated by something more than just games and snacks. And Scarlet," he sighed dramatically, "she doesn’t hold back in sparring. That woman’s a force of nature."
"That’s good, that’s really good," Richard said, still smiling. "Well, anyway, I’ve got a new present for you. Check your new email."
Jack’s eyes widened as a data packet arrived, his brow furrowing in concentration as he quickly scanned the schematics. Then his jaw dropped.
"No... for real?! You actually cracked it?!" His voice was a mixture of disbelief and fervent excitement.
"Yeah," Richard confirmed, leaning forward conspiratorially. "We’ve cracked it. A commercially viable Deep Dive VR is now possible. Lina made the necessary configurations; it’s fully compatible with our current CNT chips and ByteOS powered. Think of it: a standalone computer, a hyper-realistic world, all in a dream. And yes, it’s Vector Core compatible, so your dreams of visiting those game worlds just got a lot more... immersive. We’re launching with a 1:2 time compression, so you can enjoy playing at twice the speed of real-time."
"Do you have any companies willing to license the production?" Jack stammered, already looking around his office as if measuring space for production lines.
"Do I?" Richard scoffed good-naturedly. "I already have a list of local manufacturing companies. And internationally, I’ve got Chinese companies, major players in the United States, and several from Europe. You have no idea how excited I am for this, bro. This is just the beginning."
"Yeah, dude," Jack said, his voice thick with emotion. "I gotta go. I need to... I need to check something. See you." With a hasty nod, Jack’s projection flickered and vanished, clearly eager to test the new tech himself.