Chapter 10

First, secure one end of the electrical and network cables, and connect them to the 220V household circuit and the broadband interface, respectively.

After testing them outside to confirm that the 200-meter-long cables worked, Tianming opened the spatial passage in the master bedroom.

First, he put the electrical cable inside, then the network cable.

Then, Tianming pulled the nylon rope and entered the small space.

Due to a one-third atmospheric pressure difference, entering the small space without any protection was equivalent to suddenly jumping from a low-altitude plain to a 3000-meter-high plateau on Earth. Even without experiencing altitude sickness, there would be issues with pressure release.

One possible problem is the formation of bubbles in the blood. If these bubbles flow through the heart, it could lead to more than just an irregular heartbeat.

Tianming, being a knowledgeable and tech-savvy otaku, was aware of these scientific principles.

He found a very clever solution.

First, he opened the spatial ability outside to fill the space with air at standard pressure, then bought a breathing tube. After entering the small space, he opened a small opening in the spatial ability, inserted the breathing tube, and used it as a "special oxygen tank" to adapt to the small space. This way, he could solve the problem of pressure imbalance in the short term.

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Clapping his hands, he finally finished.

The setup in front of him was refreshing.

Blue sky, white clouds, a gentle breeze. On the green lawn, a delicate rocking bed swayed slightly, tempting one to lie down and take a nap. A row of clothes hangers by the bed held the clothes Tianming usually wore in spring and autumn.

At the head of the bed, a storage cabinet over two meters tall held some daily necessities.

In the center of the lawn, a leather sofa over two meters long was placed at a right angle to the rocking bed, perfect for sitting and reading the latest fashion magazines.

The desk was placed not far from the bed, with Tianming's laptop already set up.

Two rosewood chairs were placed side by side next to the desk, close to the edge. To sit and use the computer, one just needed to pull out the chairs.

Tianming chose a simple and easy-to-place desk mainly because he preferred simplicity and practicality and didn't want to move large, cumbersome furniture.

Not far from the living camp, on the back slope of the mountain, Tianming dug a temporary toilet trench, about half a meter deep. If the ammonia concentration became too high, he could fill it back in and dig a new one.

A brand new motorcycle was placed at the top of the landing hill, about 100 meters from the living camp. He placed it at the highest point so that each time he started the motorcycle, he could accelerate to the extreme and quickly rush to any place at the bottom of the hill.

A mountain bike was placed not far from the bed, allowing Tianming to hop on and tour the small space at any time.

The small space had many undulating mountains, with plains occupying less than one-third of the area. However, most of the hills were not steep and rugged but rather gentle, somewhat like a plateau.

Except for the rocky mountain area, Tianming believed he could ride to other parts of the small space.

Looking at the blue sky, the not-too-bright sunlight made Tianming squint and enjoy it.

The most important thing couldn't be forgotten: electricity and internet.

This was the moment Tianming, the otaku, had been looking forward to the most.

A 18-gang 3-hole 15000W industrial socket, durable and long-lasting. Pressing the switch and connecting the power, Tianming first turned on his laptop.

Then, he connected the power to the optical fiber signal converter, plugged in the network cable, and connected it to the laptop.

The computer successfully booted up!

There was only one step left: to open and set up the broadband connection and click on the network connection.

User login information verification started... 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, the network successfully connected.

Ha-ha, finally, he could go online here!

Tianming excitedly waved his hands.

Opening the web page, the network response was slightly slower than expected, but he still managed to enter the websites he frequently visited.

He had been busy for days and hadn't played his favorite FPS games for a long time.

Tianming was different from ordinary otakus; he loved shooting games the most, followed by single-player FPS games, and rarely played RPGs or online games.

Shooting games provided a stronger sense of impact and fluidity! There was no need to level up, no need to allocate skill points or attribute points; he could just pick up a weapon and play, with simpler and more accessible operations than some online games.

"MechWar" and "Planetside 2" were his two favorite games.

He clicked to log into "MechWar."

The server response speed made Tianming frown; this game had high configuration requirements and many players, so logging into the server was much slower than for other games.

After one and a half minutes, he still hadn't entered.

In the past, it took at most one minute, even with an 8-megabit internet speed.

At 2 minutes and 58 seconds, he finally entered the familiar game interface.

Entering his personal weapon arsenal took 5 seconds.

In the past, it was instantaneous, and Tianming's mood was terrible.

He tried various sections: the weapon store, the rank characters, the event zone, and the latest battle reports.

The fastest to enter was the battle report section, but Tianming still had to wait 2 seconds.

What was going on? Was it so laggy that he couldn't play freely?

Refusing to believe it, Tianming clicked to enter the map he often played—Doom Plain.

Starting the mech, he moved forward, and Tianming noticed that it took at least half a second for the mech to react, moving slowly to the gate.

The game's graphics were also quite poor, even showing frame drops.

Damn, this was too laggy!

Opening the battle report interface, he saw the latency information behind the character information, with a ping value of only 70. How could it be unplayable?

Feeling at least a one-second delay, he couldn't easily kill enemies.

Time flow rate!

Suddenly, Tianming seemed to have found the key issue.

The time in the small space was three times that of the outside, so the network data from the server to the computer in the small space had to be delayed by three times to maintain synchronization with the server.

In other words, if Tianming fired 30 bullets in 5 seconds, the server would receive the data, and it would take 15 seconds to see the impact in the small space!

What a pain!

Sure enough, aiming at a distant enemy, he pressed the trigger and fired.

Bullets slowly shot out from the twin Gatling guns on Tianming's mech, and he could see each bullet trailing white smoke flying toward the target at intervals.

He thought the opposing player would easily dodge, but unexpectedly, the player was hit by 7-8 bullets before slowly hiding behind cover.

He actually hit! This was too unscientific!

Oh no, an AMSD Viper missile was coming toward him!

He dodged! The missile looked like a slow-moving javelin thrown at Tianming.

It was easy for Tianming to dodge.

The game ended with 19 kills, 1 death, and 28 assists.

He hadn't had such a satisfying experience in a long time!

Tianming was certain that he was the ultimate bug in this game: bullet time! He could observe enemy positions and aim to kill with twice the time others had, just like in bullet time, accurately and sharply eliminating opponents!

Moreover, according to the balance principle, the data from the server was diluted three times, but the client's response time increased three times!

Assuming Tianming fired 5 bullets in one second, he would see the impact after 3 seconds. But in those extra 3 seconds, Tianming could dodge, fire again, jump, and even have time to enjoy the moment of the enemy falling in frustration.

Tianming was invincible in the game.

The only drawback was that a game that originally took 20 minutes now took him a full hour. Spending so much time on a single game, Tianming gradually lost the desire to continue playing.

He exited the game and logged into another shooting game, "Planetside 2."

As a shooting online game, Tianming's character rank was in the middle to lower range. He had never recharged, and his equipment was ordinary, good enough to deal with regular players but helpless against highly defensive and powerful recharged players, no matter how skilled he was.

But now, things were different.

With a cheat that even top programmers couldn't solve, Tianming quickly staged an astonishing scene in "Despair Valley," where a no-name player brutally killed elite recharged players!

Within 20 minutes, he claimed 18 kills.

"Trade your wife for a gun, you damn cheater, I'm going to report you!" A player named "Wang Qiangbashishi," who had been killed by Tianming six times in the same spot, saw the killer's information and spent 1000 recharge points to buy a megaphone to curse Tianming in the world channel.

Sigh, young people these days are so fragile, unable to handle a bit of adversity.

Shaking his head, Tianming exited the game.

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It was time to eat. Setting up a simple kitchen, Tianming started cooking.

This time, to stay in the small space for a longer period, Tianming brought enough firewood, rice, salt, and oil for a month, preparing to live a secluded life.

Of course, with the internet, it wasn't entirely isolated. Tianming would still frequently check the outside world's real-time dynamics. At least, he would keep his QQ online every day.

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