After leaving the 'Hat and Dagger' club, Colt took Tilan and Anneli to continue walking on campus. Under the sun, the shadows of branches and flowers passed over the three people's bodies and fell on the mottled ground. The lingering chirping of insects in summer interjected into the three people's words.
"Although there are many clubs in the academy, the members are relatively scattered. 'Hat and Dagger' has 62 people, which is already a very large club. There are only two clubs with more people than it." Cole Special explanation.
"Did you see that birdcage-like building? That's the activity building of the Indigo Cornflower Club."
"Is it the whole building?"
Tilan looked at the building in the distance. The outside was made of blue transparent glass. Through the glass, you could see all kinds of flowers and plants inside. The whole building had five floors, and there were ring-shaped plants and flowers on each floor, and only in the middle. It is a place for people's activities. The overall building looks like an elegant fairy tale, and the decoration inside is also exquisite and has an aristocratic atmosphere.
"Yes, the "Indigo Cornflower" club has about 120 members, and all of them are women. They do not recruit male members. They are a gathering place for the famous ladies in the school."
"What are their daily activities?" Although Tilan was not surprised that such ladies and eldest ladies gathered together, but she was also curious about what they did on weekdays.
"Their activities are nothing surprising. They probably drink tea, take care of flowers and plants, raise small animals, talk about fashion, have parties, go out and have fun together, etc." From Colt's tone, it seemed that he didn't like to see these young ladies.
"Although these young ladies may seem harmless, they are particularly difficult to control if they cause trouble, and they are relatively united internally. Once the club president sets a request, everyone must abide by it."
"There have been some pranks that they did out of boredom. For example, a member of the club who lost a bet had to confess to a poor boy in the school and fall in love with him for a month without revealing the secret."
"During this period, other members will secretly observe and record, and this fake relationship will become a long-term joke for this member at school."
"What will happen after one month?" Annelie suddenly became interested.
"Of course I will get rid of that boy, and even get rid of him in some humiliating way, so that I can clear my reputation and show that I am 'noble' just for fun. If I really admit it, If you like the other person, you will probably be ridiculed mercilessly in their group." Colt pushed up his glasses, his voice cold.
"Has Colt experienced something similar?" Tilan noticed something.
"It didn't happen to me, but it happened to a friend of mine and it caused him to drop out of school."
"This..." Anneli couldn't continue to ask any more questions.
The three of them walked into this birdcage-like blue building. The inside was much cooler and more comfortable than the outside. The first floor seemed very quiet. It was probably used to receive outsiders. There were no members here, only a few self-discipline units standing quietly.
"Please show your identity. Non-members of Indigo Cornflower are not allowed to go upstairs." An autonomous unit half a person's height slowly moved forward driven by rollers on the base.
"I am Colt, a member of the student union. I hope to go upstairs to meet your president." Colt stretched out his left hand. The chip in his wrist was read by the autonomous unit, and his identity picture appeared on the screen. information.
"Received, please wait, connecting..." The self-discipline unit stopped.
Soon after, the autonomous unit's front screen lit up green and moved out of the way.
"The application is approved. The president allows you to go upstairs. Please go this way." He introduced the three of them into the elevator and then went in together.
Soon, the elevator stopped after rising to the fourth floor, and then the autonomous unit took people out and continued forward.
Along the way, you can see many small spaces separated by grids. There are round tables and chairs inside, and potted plants are placed around them. Occasionally, you can see members in twos and threes gathering together to chat and drink tea, and occasionally play card games and fiddle with each other. Floral.
These young ladies were fashionably dressed and well-dressed. When they saw the three people passing by, they would turn their eyes curiously, but no one came out to ask questions.
Leading the three of them into the depths of the garden lattice, a woman wearing a layered cream-style dress with big spiral blonde hair was sitting at the table. She was plump and had blue tear-shaped pendants on her ears. The dress is also dotted with sparkling gems, and the style is very luxurious.
In addition to her, there is a girl dressed as a deacon standing behind her in this grid. Her dark green hair is tied into a small knot at the back of her head, looking very smart.
"Long time no see, Colt." Seeing the three people arriving, she put down the tea cup she was drinking from and looked up.
"Good afternoon, President Thessalonsi." Colt still saluted with standard etiquette, then raised his head and introduced the two people around him.
"This is Miss Tilan and Miss Anneli. Miss Tilan will be responsible for future related matters as a new member of our student union." He introduced briefly.
"Oh, are you Tilan?"
Thessalonsi curled her fingers lightly and tilted her head to look at the black-haired new member with glasses. She had been sitting since Colt came in and did not get up. She didn't seem to let Colt sit down at this moment. the meaning of.
"I've heard of your name. That kid Jin Senke must have joined your club recently." She then picked up the teacup in front of her, blew a long breath, and then took a sip of her red lips, acting calmly.
"New member of the student union, I understand. Is there anything else, Colt?" She put down the cup and continued to look at Colt.
Frowning slightly, Colt continued, "This time I am not only bringing Miss Tilan to familiarize myself with the process, but I also want to inform Sir Salance that the members of your club have recently been showing off their wealth and renting out venues in the South District, too. It’s too high-profile.”
"High profile?"
"Colt, do you know who you are?"
"Neither I nor the members of my club are in your turn to point fingers. I have warned you before. If it weren't for President Amorth, you would have been taught a lesson by me."
"Yes, I am indeed protected by President Amors so that I can stand in front of you and speak. However, your association's actions include, but are not limited to, booking a venue in the bustling streets of South District 1, customizing thousands of cakes and then wasting them all. , inviting some celebrity actors to perform on their own small stage, and then humiliating each other in person, and in order to celebrate a friend’s birthday, they took over all the advertising boards in Spiral Leaf Square to broadcast the live video, etc.”
"These behaviors will only allow outsiders to see the extravagant, decadent and depraved side of Eds Academy students, and leave a bad impression."
"That's enough!" The other party raised an eyebrow, and then waved to the deacon behind him to chase away the guests.
"Originally, I thought you would be more polite when new people were here today, but it seems I was wrong. Colt, you are still that impulsive monkey who doesn't know etiquette. You deserve to be eliminated from the academy like your friends. "
"In short, let them go. I don't want to see the faces of outsiders today."
"Yes, Miss Thessalonsi." After that, the capable deacon walked towards Colt and made a gesture of invitation to him.
Taking a deep breath, Colt calmed down, made an apology gesture to Tilan, and then led the two of them away slowly.
On the way off the elevator, Colt explained his previous conflict with the president.
"After my classmate dropped out of school, he approached Thessalonsi to argue with him, but he was ridiculed and said that it was my friend who was making a fuss out of a molehill and had poor mental quality. I was very angry at the time and almost took action, but then President Amorsi sent me to My companion stopped me."
"The incident later passed, and I originally thought I had let it go, but when I saw Cesarence today and was stimulated by her tone, I couldn't help but burst out. I'm very sorry." Colt explained the reason.
"It's okay. Let's communicate with President Thessalonsi alone in the future." Tilan shook her head. She could see that Colt should be a very calm and rational person, but she didn't want to think that his behavior just now was indeed a bit abnormal. , it seems that what happened back then left some shadows on him.
"The "Indigo Cornflower" club may require Miss Tilan to visit later. Next, I will take you to the "Black Shirt Ramblers" club. This club has the largest number of members in our school, with about 200 people." ."
"I haven't heard of it very much?" Tilan thought about it for a moment.
"Because their club is quite special, you have to be in your second year at least to join." Colt led the way.
"Does Tilan know about the Ajieka network?"
"I know a little bit about it."
"The Aijaka Network is an information channel built on the Sea of Ajika. It is also a rare method that can communicate at faster than light speed. However, the information between star fields is too vast, so the network between star fields usually only opens every three days. Once synchronized, for example, if a star in the Cuiyue Star Territory releases a new album, ordinary people will usually find the information online three days later."
"But since I said ordinary people, there are naturally ways for non-ordinary people to obtain information in a timely manner, and that is to use the Aijaka network to project one's own consciousness into it, instantly cross space, and browse the interstellar networks of other star fields. This way of shuttling through the Ayreka information network, also known as immersive deep diving, is somewhat similar to when we watch immersive movies. It acquires information extremely quickly and is more likely to have side effects."
"Generally speaking, only adults over 20 years old and above Sequence 3 can enter this kind of network. Moreover, the equipment for immersive deep diving is very expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it."
"However, for Edes Academy, this kind of equipment is very popular. As long as students are above sequence four and over 17 years old, they can apply for early use of this kind of equipment."
"Members of the 'Black Shirt Walkers' club are all members who have been immersed in the Ayaka network for a long time. They will gather together to exchange techniques used in immersive deep diving, such as how to recover quickly and how to make their own How to avoid mental disorder, how to alleviate side effects, how to protect one’s consciousness during deep dives, how to fight within the Ajieka network, etc.”
"What needs to be reminded is that no matter how relieved it is, maintaining this kind of projection for a long time and receiving various information flows at high density and high speed will have an impact and load on the brain, which can range from nausea, vomiting, mental weakness, to mental disorder in severe cases. Crazy, etc., so these types of immersive devices should be used with caution."
"Okay, we're here." After saying that, the three of them stopped in front of a black building. This building was like a flattened can. It was a little flat, but it was also very large. It had four floors and covered an area of thousands of square meters. .
After entering the building, the environment is very quiet. There is only partial backlighting inside, which is very dark but also slightly soothing.
After verifying their identities in front of the self-discipline unit, they entered the second floor. The interior was as dark as a movie theater, but there were immersion cabins standing obliquely in the hall. Some of the cabins were glowing with light blue light, reflecting around.
Taking a closer look, there are people lying in the bright cabin. Their eyes are covered with ring-shaped luminous goggles, and their bodies are fixed in the cabin. Occasionally, their fingers and feet will move, as if they are having special dreams.
Soon, three young men wearing black hoodies came over. They wore sunglasses, their hands were in the pockets of their hoodies, and they were wearing casual pants and sneakers.
"Hey, long time no see, Colt, do you want to come and play today? I recently found some great movies on the Internet and will send them to you later."
"Ahem." Colt looked serious, indicating that he still had companions by his side.
"Oh, who are these two beauties?" The leading man in black came closer, took off his sunglasses, and looked up and down.
"This is Tilan, a new member of our student union. I'm bringing her here to get familiar with the situation." Colt introduced.
"Tilan, this is my first time meeting you. Nice to meet you. My name is Taifu." His skin was a little dark and he wanted to shake hands with this quiet girl.
However, the girl here was a little uncomfortable with this sudden physical contact, and Colt on the side stopped him in time.
"Okay, Tefu, let's get down to business." He introduced the topic.
"It will take you a little time today. I need you to give Tilan a good introduction to immersion and the daily situation of your club. It is her first time here and she needs to understand the situation. Tilan will also be an important member of our student union in the future. , with her help and understanding, the restricted situation of your society will be much better."
"Oh, that's such a beautiful thing. If the restrictions can be relaxed a little, our entire society can immediately support Miss Tilan as the new student council president." Although his tone was a bit joking, it may not be true.
"You go prepare some snacks, um, and some drinks, as normal. We have to entertain the guests well today." Tefu told the two companions behind him, and then led the three of them to the round hall private room on one side of the hall, here There are lights, which are much brighter than the dark hall.
After a few people sat down, Tefu took off his hood, sat on the circular sofa, and then moved the projection panel on the table, and a burst of soothing jazz music sounded in the private room.
"Is this Miss Tilan's first contact with the Ajieka Network?"
"That's right, I just heard it before." The girl shook her head.
"Indeed, it is not easy for ordinary people to access this in the outside world. Only some big cities have special Internet cafes for logging in, and the fees are expensive and not necessarily safe." He knocked on the table while thinking about where to start. .
"The Aijieka Network is an information channel based on the Sea of Aijieka. The countless information existing in it can be said to have built a virtual world that transcends reality. Entering it is like entering another world, with bizarre and countless possible worlds. ." He used his hands as a metaphor, as if a door was opening.
“However, projecting consciousness into this kind of online world is also very risky. If you do not stay in the safe zone, or travel in the prescribed way, or are tricked into entering the dangerous black area, you may be attacked. "
"What enters the network is your consciousness. You cannot rely on the magic power in the real body to fight with your body. Even a strong person in Sequence 7 will easily encounter accidents if he encounters a senior and cruel hacker on the network."
"Although I mentioned the dangers involved, there are also many benefits."
"First of all, you can always learn some information earlier and faster than others, such as cutting-edge technologies, topics, discoveries, etc. in each star field, play some games that have not been operated and released in this star field, and see photos taken in other star fields. Movies, TV series, and find some rare and unpopular information in this star field."
"Secondly, there is interaction. In reality, traveling across star fields is not only extremely expensive, but also takes a long time. But on the Ajika network, you can easily interact with people who have landed in other star fields. This kind of interaction is not just about communication. , you can also enter the other party’s preset mental space, and if the other party is strong enough, you can even see scenes composed of part of her memories.”
"There are even many dedicated idols on the Internet who are engaged in this kind of business. They run their own 'rooms' and attract all kinds of tourists to come in and watch. Among them are her singing performances, miscellaneous talks, talking about certain topics, discussing current affairs, and sharing life Wait, compared to ordinary Internet idols, you can have more immersive contact on the AIJEKA network. For example, you can rotate 360° to view the goods displayed by the other party, touch and feel the touch, and even smell a certain smell, etc. Wait, it’s just like reality.”
"This kind of experience has really surpassed today's film and television videos, so people who have been exposed to the Ajieka network can no longer watch those barren and monotonous videos. Only immersive movies can compare with it. In fact, immersive movies are This is a weakened and improved Ayaka network experience, except that it uses safer phantom crystal mist instead of directly connecting with neural consciousness."
"For certain types of unpopular skills that you can't find in reality, you can easily find relevant senior teachers on the Internet, and under his guidance, you can experience learning immersively, just like in reality, or senior doctors, With the help of neural information feedback from the Ayaka network, we can operate on patients in a remote hospital in other star fields. Finally, it can also be used in war. For example, we can sit at home and control drones hundreds of light years away in combat, etc. "
"This technology is definitely beneficial, otherwise it would not have developed so quickly. However, because we are in school, we are still subject to many restrictions when using related equipment, such as the duration of each day and the use of certain devices on the Internet. Limitations on behavior, etc.”
"If we just relax a little, our club will bring more glory and achievements to the school." He opened his hands with a pious and fanatical expression, and seemed to be a loyal believer in the Internet.
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