Chapter 539: The Door and the Key

Translator: _Min_ Editor: Caron_

Jiang Chen’s sentence immediately dragged the off-topic-conference back on topic and at the same time, he advertised the Phantom helmet without a trace.

The media below the stage was in astonishment once again.

He was attending the news conference in real time through the virtual reality helmet.

A word abruptly popped up in Danny’s head.

[AR?]

AR stood for Augmented Reality. It was the use of virtual objects to “enhance reality.” Compared with virtual reality (VR), it had the advantages of a stronger sense of reality and small modeling workload. One representative product was Microsoft’s HoloLens. After wearing their glasses, you could change your home table into a gaming table and transform the wall into a TV screen.

But for the people in a socially interactive environment, the weaknesses of AR technology were obvious. When you wore the reality enhancement glasses and waved your arm to make some weird maneuver in the air, what would your roommate think?

Regardless, it would be awkward as hell.

It was one of the challenging aspects of AR application – only people wearing the glasses could see “enhanced” virtual objects. But Future Technology used holograms to fuse virtual reality and actual reality together perfectly, which was why all the reporters were stunned.

“The Phantom Helmet.” Jiang Chen opened one hand while he faced the silent reporters and smiled. “The key to the virtual world.”

Particles fused into lines above his palm and weaved themselves into a realistic helmet. The helmet hovered above his palm and slowly rotated in the eyes of the reporters.

“I know everyone here has an understanding about the functionality of the helmet, so I won’t describe the specifications here. I’ll only provide two numbers: 1.44 million and 0.”

When Jiang Chen mentioned the number 1.44 million, a lot of reporters realized it was the total number of helmets available in the virtual reality experience project previously announced.

But what did 0 mean?

All the reporters had the same question in mind, but Jiang Chen, who saw through this, answered their question with his next words.

“1.44 million Phantom Helmets. 37% of the units operated nonstop 24 hours for the past three months, but not a single unit malfunctioned.”

All the reporters in the t