Chapter 88

"Congratulations, host. The system version update has been completed. New features added include: an upgrade to the smart voice system, and two opportunities to randomly draw from the app store for a limited time."

A string of text appeared on the screen.

An upgrade to the smart voice assistant?

Lin Beichen was quite surprised.

"Xiao Ji, Xiao Ji."

He called out.

"Here, master."

A pleasant female voice appeared.

"Are there any new features after the second upgrade?"

Lin Beichen asked.

"It can help the master control the phone in a wider range and more aspects."

Xiao Ji replied.

"Such as?"

"For example, from now on, the master doesn't need to hold the phone. Just summon Xiao Ji, and you can use many of the phone's functions."

"Oh?"

Lin Beichen's heart stirred: "Show me, open Baidu Maps."

"Sure."

Xiao Ji replied, and the sound of Baidu Maps immediately echoed in his mind.

Then, a virtual projection of Baidu Maps appeared in the air in front of him.

Wow.

Lin Beichen exclaimed in admiration.

Convenient.

Really convenient.

This way, he no longer needed to summon the phone, breaking the old mode of controlling the phone with fingers, saving the relatively cumbersome steps and making it much simpler to use.

"Close Baidu Maps."

He said.

The virtual projection disappeared.

"Open Baidu Netdisk."

Lin Beichen said again.

A virtual projection of the phone screen appeared in the air in front of him.

He could operate it directly with gestures.

Through voice commands, he could also have the smart assistant Xiao Ji perform operations such as 'upload' and 'download'.

Other apps, such as "Introduction to Mental Power" and "Formless Sword Bone," could also be displayed and operated.

Lin Beichen was very excited.

The upgraded phone was a bit like the smart assistant JARVIS from the Marvel movies before he crossed over—of course, the current functions and computing power were not as comprehensive and powerful as JARVIS, but if it kept upgrading, it would eventually catch up, right?

However, there was another thing that needed to be confirmed—

Could other people see such virtual projections?

Lin Beichen stroked his chin.

He had to test it.

Just then, a knock came at the door: "Young master, the meal is ready."

Lin Beichen said: "Come in."

The door opened.

The old butler, Wang Zhong, pushed a trolley into the room.

The aroma was overwhelming.

The trolley had three layers, each filled with various dishes, fruits, and drinks.

"Young master, the news of you winning second place in the preliminary competition has already spread throughout the city, hahaha. All those dogs outside the school gate have been scared away. This is a great event... To celebrate, I specially prepared this sumptuous lunch for you..."

Wang Zhong's old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Lin Beichen had to admit that this dog thing was really good at serving people. The trolley of food looked so satisfying that it filled his heart with happiness. It wasn't without reason that emperors of old liked sycophants.

Lin Beichen secretly controlled Xiao Ji to project the Baidu Maps interface directly next to Wang Zhong's face.

Wang Zhong showed no surprise at all.

Clearly, he couldn't see it.

This put his mind at ease.

"Alright, you can leave."

Lin Beichen said.

Wang Zhong left, and the room was left with only him.

Meal time.

Lin Beichen started eating.

"Xiao Ji, I have two opportunities to randomly draw from the app store. Please draw for me now."

He said while eating.

"Sure, master."

The pleasant female voice spoke, and a projection of the phone screen appeared.

The interface directly entered the app store.

A lottery wheel appeared immediately.

"Start."

Lin Beichen took a sip of the peach-colored Fei Hua Nian.

The wheel spun.

Ding!

"Congratulations, host. You have used one draw opportunity and obtained the app 'Screen Projection Assistant.'"

Ding!

"Congratulations, host. You have used one draw opportunity and obtained the app 'NetEase Cloud Music.'"

Two notification boxes appeared in succession, lasting five seconds before disappearing.

When he checked the app store again, the two new apps, "Screen Projection Assistant" and "NetEase Cloud Music," were indeed there.

Downloading the former required 899MB of data.

Clearly, it was a small function.

Downloading the latter app required a full 3GB of data.

This exceeded Lin Beichen's expectations.

The more data consumed during download, the more powerful the app's functions.

Previously, to upgrade the system, he had already used up 4GB of data. Lin Beichen opened the "Intermediate Xuan Qi Condensation Technique" app and spent an hour restoring his Xuan Qi.

By the time he finished all the food on the trolley, his Xuan Qi was completely replenished.

He started downloading the apps.

The "Screen Projection Assistant" was downloaded almost instantly.

So quickly that Lin Beichen didn't even have time to let out a sigh of relief as his Xuan Qi was being drawn.

[?_??]

So fast?

After the system upgrade, the download speed has increased?

Did it jump directly from the 3G era to the 5G era?

Then he downloaded "NetEase Cloud Music."

This time, the 3GB of data being drawn finally allowed Lin Beichen to let out a sigh of relief, and it lasted for a full minute.

Outside the door.

The old butler, Wang Zhong, listened with his ear pressed to the door and couldn't help but show a worried expression.

"This time, the young master's duration was a bit short. He must not have been restrained in the training camp... No, I need to find an opportunity to remind the young master!"

The old butler had a worried look on his face.

Inside the room.

After downloading the two apps, Lin Beichen clicked to install them one by one.

"The 'Screen Projection Assistant' app can help the master perform 4D projections, projecting audio and video segments from the phone to form nearly real-life images. Except for the lack of physical touch, everything else is the same..."

Xiao Ji explained.

Lin Beichen's eyes lit up.

This feature was quite interesting.

He originally thought it was 3D projection, like a flat image from a projector.

But it turned out to be 4D.

This was a bit over the top.

If used well, it could produce many incredible operations.

For example, when escaping, he could directly project another image of himself moving in the opposite direction, which would surely lead the enemy away, making it even better than a transformation technique.

Or, projecting some Japanese movies, which would be incredibly realistic, even surpassing VR from his previous life. At that time... hehehe.

Lin Beichen wiped his saliva and suddenly realized another thing.

No, that's not right.

There were no such movies on his phone, so he couldn't "create something out of nothing."

The prerequisite for projection was to scan first.

"Hmm..."

He thought for a moment and temporarily put aside this app.

Then he opened "NetEase Cloud Music."

A familiar interface.

Familiar sound effects.

He opened the playlist, and there was only one familiar song—

"Loneliness of Invincibility."

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I apologize to everyone for the delayed update today.