Translator: Hellscythe_ Editor: Hellscythe_
Listening to Blackie's excited report, Shi Feng was speechless.
Even if Blackie hadn't told him the news, he would have discovered it after he entered God's Domain. There was not necessary for Blackie to hunt him down.
"Did you run all the way here just to tell me this?" Shi Feng asked.
"Of course not! Sister Aqua said that using the advanced virtual gaming helmet constantly would affect your strength and growth in game. After all, the helmet only has a synchronization rate of 90%. The cabin, however, has a synchronization rate of 97%. So, some time ago, she tried to buy a few virtual gaming cabins," Blackie said. "However, there aren't many of them. Even with Sister Aqua's influence, she could only purchase five cabins for us. I came to deliver your unit. The workers have already installed the cabin in your apartment; you can use it immediately."
"Virtual gaming cabin? Where did you guys get so much money?" Shi Feng could not help his shock.
Although there was quite a lot of money in the Workshop's bank account, it was not enough to buy five virtual gaming cabins.
A single unit cost three million Credits. Moreover, virtual gaming cabins were always scarce as they were extremely difficult to manufacture. Unlike the virtual gaming helmet, the materials the virtual gaming cabin required were very rare, so they only produced and sold a limited number each day. Wealthy tycoons usually snatched up the cabins the moment they came out of production.
Many people usually wondered why these virtual gaming cabins were so popular.
Despite the cabin being so expensive and only having a 7% sync rate increase over the helmets, it was still immensely popular.
In the past, Shi Feng had thought similarly. Wasn't it just 7%? How much would a player's strength in game possibly increase after using the cabin?
Why bother wasting so much money for such a measly improvement?
However, after Shi Feng obtained his own cabin and subsequently tested it, it instantly changed his mind.
That 7% made a world of difference. In the past, an expert had been involved in an experiment using the two machines to test combat power. In the end, the expert exhibited 71% of his combat power while using the virtual gaming helmet. However, when using the virtual gaming cabin, the expert managed 75%. Furthermore, not only could the gaming cabins allow a player to raise their combat power, but they could also allow a player to improve their techniques at a quicker rate. The cabins could also develop the potential of a player's brain, as well as restore and enhance their physical fitness.
In the past, if Shi Feng had purchased a virtual gaming cabin earlier on, he would not have stagnated at the peak of Tier 3. He had poured his heart and soul into God's Domain to build his own legacy. In the process of doing so, he had neglected his physical fitness, which deteriorated with each passing year. By the time he realized the problem, it was already too late.
"Sister Aqua paid for them with her own money. She said that, as the number one Workshop in Jin Hai City and the sensational Guild of White River City, if others discovered that the Guild Leader of Zero Wing still used a virtual gaming helmet, Zero Wing would become a laughingstock. Hence, we needed to buy the cabins no matter what, and you, Brother Feng, must use one. This concerns Zero Wing's reputation," Blackie said eloquently, leaving Shi Feng with no room to refute.
"Alright, then. I'll accept the cabin. However, we must pay Aqua back for all of the money she spent. There's still around two million leftover from the White River City Guidebook sales; send that to Aqua for now. I'll think of a way to gather the rest." Shi Feng agreed that he needed a virtual gaming cabin. However, he couldn't have purchased one before because he lacked the proper channels. Since Aqua Rose had already bought one for him, he would gladly accept this favor, but there was no room for negotiation regarding money money.
