Chapter 108

[Emotional Life]#hot# High price for WU-Flying Series knee pads, VR glasses I can get myself, anyone who hasn't verified or hasn't received the goods yet, can sell them to me!#Begging#Begging#Begging0

1st floor:0

Wait... OP, did you post in the wrong section? And if you want to buy knee pads, why not check out second-hand websites? Why post in the emotional section of a cat forum?0

2nd floor OP:0

Sorry orz I also posted on second-hand websites, but the post was reported and deleted. The official doesn't allow private transactions, and if someone wants to sell, it will be automatically returned and refunded wuwuwu0

Then I thought the audience for knee pads and cat lovers must overlap, so I tried to ask here...0

But why does a cat forum have an emotional section?0

3rd floor:0

Of course, it's for matchmaking for my cat.0

4th floor OP to 3rd floor:0

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5th floor:0

Not recommended for OP to buy stuff here...0

Because I also want to buy!0

Ahhh who got it, who got it? I'm going crazy, although the official announcement said the knee pads are just auxiliary equipment, not as good as the VR experience pod, and the inner part for auxiliary use can also be used as knee pads—can some kind god sell me the removed part?0

6th floor:0

The title made me think I opened 365.0

The admin deleted a batch of buying posts, but I still saw one on this forum...emmm OP if you really want to play, why not fly to Chewan City?0

7th floor OP to 6th floor:0

I just want to try VR live streaming, not a stalker, not chasing stars offline...0

8th floor (6th floor):0

What are you thinking? I have a distant relative working as a civil servant in Chewan, heard they are recruiting testers for the experience pod, seems like they signed some contract with Ah Chu's company, got a batch of VR experience pods, definitely better than portable devices like knee pads.0

If not for returning to school and New Year visits, family wouldn't let me, I'd go to Chewan City too.0

9th floor OP:0

!!0

I saw the news!0

Chewan Culture and Tourism Bureau is the official account, right?0

They posted a collaboration video? I'll check it out! Thanks!0

After quickly posting this, OP switched to the New Plum app homepage, then received a push notification—0

"365 Cat Census also pushed a message, good good, this is official confirmation, right?"0

With more trust in the latter, he immediately chose it.0

Unlike most fans who met Chu Tingwu through cats, OP followed her because of her old district parkour live stream—he himself is a long-distance running enthusiast, initially for weight loss, but later fell in love with the sport. After watching Chu Tingwu's videos, he also signed up for a parkour experience class.0

Now, after six months of on-and-off learning, mostly indoor practice, he felt restricted outdoors—0

"Because indoors have safety measures."0

Parkour isn't a deadly sport, but it's risky. He loves parkour, but also loves long-distance running, fitness, and other sports—so, he hopes to stay healthy. If he gets injured from a sport he's just interested in, affecting other hobbies, he'd regret it.0

But not being able to fully try it feels unsatisfying.0

OP quickly read the promotional announcement on the 365app, thoughtfully looked at the officially certified Chewan Culture and Tourism account, then said:0

"The hot search is probably going to explode again?"0

Actually, since yesterday noon, there have been many messages about WU brand knee pads online.0

This brand new brand only made entertainment headlines when Chu Tingwu "endorsed herself," staying on the hot search for half a day, leaving a slight impression. But after yesterday's live stream, the first batch of knee pad recipients posted reviews on personal accounts, one review video went viral, making the brand famous overnight.0

Initially, it was because the reviewer was a game enthusiast, who bought VR glasses for gaming and live streaming VR games, and the VR glasses that came with the knee pads were a high-end model.0

The poster joked: "They knew my equipment was old, so they gave me a new one."0

And excluding the VR glasses' cost, the knee pads went from expensive to affordable.0

So the poster, thinking about recent knee pad price discussions, decided to clarify for Chu Tingwu.0

She first posted the unboxing video on her account homepage—she has many fans, then announced in the comments she'd live stream using the knee pads to see the experience.0

At that time, the poster didn't realize the VR glasses and knee pads were a set.0

She thought the company did background checks, preparing surprises for old fans.0

Until she wore the knee pads live, saw the manual, downloaded the software, then put on the glasses, she was:0

"?"0

Fans: "UP... why do I see Chu Tingwu's video broadcast as soon as I enter?"0

Their UP wasn't doing this before? Although she followed Chu Tingwu, she usually streamed daily life and VR games.0

UP didn't respond.0

UP was already immersed, not just experiencing, but also exclaiming "OMG" "Ahhh" "Help help—ahhh!"0

Fans were helpless:0

Don't play by yourself, we want to watch too!0

Sometimes, review videos criticizing a show become more popular than the show itself.0

This video was the same, although Chu Tingwu's live stream had high traffic, it was this unprepared review video that went viral, paired with Chu Tingwu's video, everyone wanted to experience what the UP felt—they said they wanted to watch too!0

Can only imagine?0

No, can go to Chewan City.0

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With the viral review and official stance, Chewan City frequently appeared on hot searches, and it's foreseeable it'll stay there until VR experience pods become widespread.0n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

More people chose to go immediately, to see for themselves.0

The OP wanting to buy knee pads didn't live with family, planned to leave home early after Spring Festival for work, simply bought a ticket to Chewan.0

—He worried he'd miss out if he went late.0

For some reason, he was confident in the experience pod's effect.0

Arriving in Chewan, he met a guy staying at the same hotel, traveling in a wheelchair...0

OP: Respect.jpg0

Helping with the elevator, they became travel buddies, having lunch together, OP noticed:0

"Is this a horror video?"0

Wheelchair guy was silent for a while: "No, this might be the first-person ski video we'll experience later."0

OP: "?"0

But why night skiing?0

In the dark, a silver moon in the sky, a spotlight on the snow, also reflecting a moon. The skier on a snowboard, flying on the snow, or rather, soaring.0

OP was about to ask more, saw Chu Tingwu's avatar in the top right corner.0

He understood.0

It was the live stream he missed while busy with running... if it's Chu Tingwu, nothing's strange.0

But thinking this might be what they'd experience later, he got excited again.0

If, if it reached 50% of expectations, he felt the ticket was worth it!0

Too excited, need another bowl of rice to calm down!0

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Chu Tingwu was showing Zhou Qiang her injured hand.0

Zhou Qiang silently averted her eyes.0

Chu Tingwu walked around to the other side and continued to show off, saying softly, "See, there's no problem at all now."0

Zhou Qiang covered her face with the book.0

Chu Tingwu: "You're holding the book upside down."0

Zhou Qiang: "I've been into reading it that way lately."0

Chu Tingwu: "Then why don't you read out what you see?"0

Zhou Qiang: "Are you sure you want me to?"0

With her mental capacity, she could easily memorize the entire book. Reading anything aloud would be a breeze.0

Chu Tingwu backed off and sat down on the edge of the bed: "But my hand really is fine, it was just a minor accident."0

—She had injured herself during a night skiing session the previous evening.0

Because of the wind.0

Chu Tingwu's balance, coordination, athletic ability, and physical stamina were all nearly perfect. If she had been on a snowfield or indoors, with her reaction speed, she would never have gotten hurt. But nature doesn't follow rules.0

No one knows when a strong gust of wind might appear on a high mountain.0

Of course, before that gust arrived, Chu Tingwu had already sensed its approach through the pressure changes. The instinctive warning in her heart felt like the wind was greeting her. The most reasonable choice at that moment would have been to stop skiing, find shelter, or contact the team at the base of the mountain.0

But she ran through the route in her mind and chose to continue.0

If she could just outpace the wind and return to the camp ahead of it, it would be much safer than waiting on the mountain.0

Under the watchful eyes of her live-stream audience, seagulls flew ahead, casting light that Chu Tingwu didn't need. She sped through the night on her snowboard, navigating the area where the wind was chasing her, and then ended the stream.0

This was normal. Her fans' hearts were racing too. Even without a VR perspective, the screen showed only the light ahead, illuminating the snowy ground and a hint of moonlight.0

When the shadows of the trees fell, even the moonlight became useless. The quiet night was filled only with the sound of the wind and the skis—the streamer didn't speak, like a shadow moving through the darkness.0

Finally, when she reached a flatter area, Chu Tingwu slowed down by turning her skis sideways and looked back at the vast mountains behind her. Her shadow stretched long under the moonlight.0

She said, "Goodnight."0

She ended the stream.0

At that point, Zhou Qiang still hadn't noticed anything unusual.0

Chu Tingwu's streams were indeed unpredictable, and she ended them whenever she felt like it. Although she hadn't skied all the way back to the camp, she had achieved the goal she set for the stream.0

It wasn't until Chu Tingwu slowly returned to the camp, skied up to her, and didn't remove her gear, instead tilting her body slightly and saying, "I think I sprained my wrist," that Zhou Qiang realized something was wrong.0

She asked Zhou Qiang to help her take off her gear.0

Zhou Qiang: "..."0

Sprains are all too common in sports, and the camp had a doctor who specialized in treating them. Chu Tingwu's symptoms were very mild—0

But the doctor, smiling, informed Aunt Mei.0

Chu Tingwu: "Wait..."0

The system delivered bad news: "While you were practicing skiing, Aunt Mei got to know a lot of the staff."0

At first, it might have been for the sake of the elderly at home, but now, she had caught a troublemaker.0

The whole family (including the system) was on high alert.0

Chu Tingwu: "?"0

The system: "...Because you've never been injured before!"0

From stumbling around as a beginner in parkour to now confidently arranging her own extreme sports and challenges, Chu Tingwu had always picked things up quickly, steadily making her way into the world of extreme sports. Everyone knows that injuries are inevitable in extreme sports, but no one had realized that Chu Tingwu could get hurt too—0

Except for the system, which had arranged for a hospital to be airlifted to Chewan City on the very day Chu Tingwu tried speed descending in real life.0

...But the external doctors hadn't been needed.0

This injury, however, surprised both the system and Chu Tingwu:0

"Why am I recovering so quickly?"0

Compared to others' recovery rates, Chu Tingwu's sprain healed astonishingly fast. After resting for half a day, her wrist only felt slightly numb and didn't affect her normal activities. Perhaps in another couple of days, it would be completely healed.0

The system ran a check and concluded:0

"Because of your Level 1 genetic inheritance skill, the rate at which you gain experience for this skill doubles during the time you're injured and recovering."0

Compared ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍to body control, genetic inheritance had always been slow to level up. Among her three skills, the order of progression from fastest to slowest was perfect control, intuition, and then genetic inheritance. Clearly, Chu Tingwu could still improve the first two through targeted training, but genetic inheritance remained a mystery.0

The system determined: "Once this skill levels up, your genes will be further optimized."0

It was both inheritance and evolution, which naturally included faster recovery from injuries.0

Chu Tingwu pondered, "Does that mean the more I get hurt, the faster I'll recover?"0

The system: "...?"0

The system: "You're not fully healed yet. No more playing around during this time."0

Chu Tingwu: "But someone invited me to join them, and Louise even gave me her business card... Plus, we're leaving Chewan in a couple of days."0

The system: "I'm calling the police."1

Hey!