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Chapter 88: Testing Strength in Reality, Su Yu's Suggestion
Chapter 88: Testing Strength in Reality, Su Yu's Suggestion
By the time Su Yu woke up at 8 AM, the video had already garnered over 5,000 views.
That meant he had earned over 2,000 Psychic Coins in just one night!
Of course, 5,000 views wasn't a huge number compared to the millions that popular video platforms could rack up. However, considering the current player base was still relatively small, with only about 100,000 active daily users, 5,000 views in one night was a pretty impressive feat.
Su Yu lay in bed, browsing the official forum on his phone.
Some of the forum users were history professionals. They used their expertise to conduct a deep analysis of the video Su Yu had posted, offering very thorough insights.
From their analyses, Su Yu gained a lot of inspiration and new ideas for future tasks.
Shortly after, the food he had ordered arrived. Su Yu planned to eat and then log into the game to grind some more.
But just as he was about to start, his phone rang.
"Hello, this is Su Yu."
"Mr. Su Yu, this is Xue Wenli."
"It's you. What's up?"
"I have something very important to discuss with you. I need you to come to our base."
"Oh?"
Forty minutes later, Su Yu stood in front of a high-rise building in the heart of Donghai City.
"You actually bought this place as your base? You must be rolling in money!"
Su Yu surveyed the 200-meter-tall skyscraper before him. This prime location in Donghai City likely cost billions on its own.
Xue Wenli, dressed in a business suit, remained calm. "It's nothing. The government is placing a high priority on Evolution and the resources allocated to us can easily cover the cost of this building."
"Don't look at me like that. We didn't buy this building to waste taxpayer money; there are other reasons."
"Other reasons?"
"I'm sorry, but you don't have the clearance to know that yet."
Xue Wenli led the way, guiding Su Yu into the building. As they entered the elevator, she pressed the button for the 15th floor and explained the purpose of his visit:
"We need you to come here to test your real-world spell damage."
"By analyzing your spell damage and your game level, we can estimate how much strength a level 50 player can bring into reality. This information is crucial for us."
Su Yu shrugged. "But didn't I already tell you yesterday that a Zero-Rank Mage's damage in the game is almost the same as in reality? You could just analyze any game video."
Xue Wenli responded, "We've already started building a model based on what you said, but we still need specific data. Without it, the higher-ups won't be satisfied."
"Alright, I get it. Being thorough is a good thing," Su Yu said, understanding her point.
Xue Wenli continued, "This test will also benefit you. After the test, the department will give you a unit of spirit energy. This energy comes from the Yunlu Mountain Spring and is extremely valuable."
"What's the Yunlu Mountain Spring?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.
"That's a long story. I'll explain it to you later."
The elevator arrived at the 15th floor, and Xue Wenli led Su Yu out.
...
The 15th floor was clearly still under renovation. As Su Yu looked around, he saw various objects piled up in the corridors. Scientists in white lab coats were bustling about, their faces focused and hurried.
These "white coats" nodded at Xue Wenli as they passed and then hurried off.
Xue Wenli led Su Yu to the deepest part of the floor. Soon, they arrived at their destination—a sealed room at the very end of the 15th floor.
The room was about 50 square meters and had no windows.
Inside, an elderly man in a white lab coat was seated. Behind him, a circular iron disk, about a meter in diameter, was mounted on the wall. Dense coils of wire were wrapped around the back of the disk, indicating it was some kind of magnetic field instrument.
"Wenli, you're here!" The old man waved at Xue Wenli as he spotted her.
Xue Wenli saluted the old man. "Professor Shen, this is Su Yu, the one I mentioned to you."
"Oh, so you're Su Yu?" Professor Shen turned to scrutinize Su Yu, as if he were a rare treasure.
"Kid, I have a few questions for you," Professor Shen said warmly.
"Sure," Su Yu nodded.
"After your game abilities materialized, did you notice any unusual changes in your body?"
"No."
"None at all?"
"None so far."
"Alright, let's move on to the next question."
Professor Shen asked Su Yu over a dozen questions, and Su Yu answered each one patiently.
Xue Wenli stood by, listening quietly without interrupting.
Once the Q&A session was over, Professor Shen pointed to the iron plate in front of them. "Kid, use your most powerful offensive spell on this plate. We need to collect real data on your spell's strength."
"Alright."
Su Yu mentally calculated his options.
He was currently Level 18, with a spell power of 58 points without any equipment. He had told Xue Wenli that he was a Level 7 Mage with a spell power of 20 points without any gear. Additionally, his "Lightning Arrow" was three times more powerful than a regular Mage's, and the difference in strength between Level 18 and Level 7 would further amplify the damage.
After some calculations, Su Yu realized he could perfectly simulate the power of a Level 7 Mage by controlling his spell's strength to about one-twentieth of his full power.
With this in mind, Su Yu deliberately reduced his spell's power to one-twentieth.
After 1.5 seconds of casting, a lightning bolt as thick as a thumb shot from his hand, striking the iron plate.
The lightning was quickly absorbed by the plate, leaving only a shallow, charred mark on its surface.
The testing room's computer began its calculations, and soon, Su Yu's spell power data appeared on the screen—1456.76.
It was unclear how the computer arrived at this number.
Professor Shen was taken aback when he saw Su Yu release the lightning bolt.
After all, this wasn't a superhero movie, and seeing someone display superpowers in real life was quite a shock.
But when he saw the specific data on the computer, he was delighted. "Wenli, Su Yu's spell strength matches our model exactly! His power is almost identical to that of a Level 7 Mage in the game without any gear!"
"That's great!" Xue Wenli's frown relaxed. "This means we can promote the game without any concerns."
"Um, can I make a few suggestions?" Su Yu interjected.
"What kind of suggestions?"
Xue Wenli turned to look at him.
"My suggestions are... first, don't tell the general public that game abilities can materialize in the real world; and second, try to increase the production of the game helmets as much as possible. Before the public knows about the materialization, we need to produce enough helmets for everyone."
Su Yu's suggestions were not baseless. They were based on the painful experiences of his previous life.
In his previous life, during the fifth month of the Great Change, the news that game abilities could materialize spread among the public.
At that time, there were only about five million helmets available, far from enough for the entire population.
As a result, the price of helmets skyrocketed to over a million, and the dark side of human nature was magnified. Crimes and murders against helmet owners became rampant, causing significant social unrest.
Everyone wanted to gain power before the aliens arrived, leading to a mindset of "even if it means committing a crime, I must get a helmet," and many were willing to take extreme risks.
If the authorities were to leak the information about the materialization of game abilities now, such tragedies could happen again.
That's why Su Yu made these suggestions.
Xue Wenli thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, I'll pass your suggestions on to Zhong Feng."
(End of Chapter)
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