Chapter 200: Eclipse Immersion Pod Advertisement

Max wore casual clothes as he stood in front of the cameras.

The head engineer and Kylie stood behind the crews as they watched Max being seen in the field monitor.

At any moment, the advertisement would finally commence.

The head engineer said, "The first player... and his groundbreaking gaming pod.

Historic, isn’t it?"

Kylie stared at Max and nodded.

"It’s a pleasure to witness this face to face."

The head engineer chuckled.

Finally, the crew gave signs for Max to start.

What Max had to do was simple.

He simply uttered through his mouth the features of the Eclipse, while leaving everything to the advertising agency to edit the whole video, giving life to the tedious advertisement by Max.

Thankfully, Max was excited as he uttered the features of the Eclipse.

"The Full-Spectrum Neural Synchronization will allow you to experience the game with unprecedented neural precision.

Adaptive Neural Feedback Balancing manages pain intensity, touch, pressure, temperature, motion, and sensory overload, while allowing manual configuration of individual pain feedback levels.

Which means, you can finally maximize the pain feedback levels, making you experience what truly a hyper-realistic game is like!"

Hearing Max’s words, the head engineer’s eyes lit up.

He turned towards Kylie and asked, "Do you think that the first player has maximized the pain feedback levels? The NovaPro could only allow up to 80 percent, but that alone is already absurd."

Kylie wore a complex expression and took some time to reply.

"I don’t know. But from his tone and voice when advertising such an absurd idea of maximizing the pain feedback levels just to experience reality inside the game... it seems your speculation is highly correct."

The head engineer drew a sharp breath.

He turned towards Max and wore a complicated expression.

"He’s truly a different individual."

"Furthermore, unlike the NovaPro’s 12-hour capacity, the Eclipse is designed for extended immersion sessions of up to 24 hours.

And... at the same time..."

Max smiled and walked near the Eclipse.

"The pod will continuously manage hydration, nutrient delivery, body temperature, muscle stimulation, and basic bodily waste.

You don’t need to worry about leaving behind your body for 24 hours straight.

You’re as good as new when you leave.

Of course, you have to clean the pod after."

He chuckled.

"Also, don’t forget to exercise when you have time."

The head engineer couldn’t help but scrutinize Max’s body and commented.

"He indeed looks like he did not neglect his physical body."

Kylie grinned. "In fact, there were two activities that we had to adjust for them.

Gaming and exercising.

That guy is obsessed with training his body to the point that he’s as strong as a professional boxer."

The head engineer sharply turned his head towards her. "Really?"

Kylie nodded. "I’m perplexed, to be honest.

I saw him training on his terrace and despite the scorching heat, he continued training while sweating heavily.

Perhaps, it’s because your game’s characters are often based on your physical body in reality.

If you have cultivated fast reflex, you as a mage would also gain an advantage despite your low agility stats."

The head engineer was awestruck.

When he gazed at Max now, it was filled with admiration.

"No wonder he remained as the first player. He’s truly devoted to the game.

What rank is he now, by the way?"

Kylie remained quiet.

"...Your body rests. Your journey continues," said Max after mentioning the Integrated Nutritional System feature.

"It also has an advanced waste management system.

It can now handle both urine and fecal waste.

You don’t need to wear a diaper now."

He chuckled, seemingly trying to embarrass the players while he himself was already embarrassed.

"There’s also an anti-atrophy muscle system.

The pod will periodically stimulate your muscles during extended immersion.

It will maintain circulation, reduce muscle degradation, reduce stiffness, and preserve physical condition..."

"Hey, you still haven’t answered my question," asked the head engineer.

Kylie was quiet for a while and replied, "He has not told me, but his reason for not accepting most of the activities planned by Aethernova is directed to that part."

"Which part?" The head engineer asked in confusion.

"The most significant feature of this Eclipse? Aside from the 24 hours continuous usage?

It’s the Somna-4 Sleep Compression System!

The Eclipse supports Aethernova’s Sleep Compression technology!

4 hours of sleep provides approximately the recovery equivalent of a normal 8-hour sleep period!

The important distinction is that the player still needs to sleep. The technology reduces required sleep duration rather than eliminating sleep entirely.

You can avail yourself of the Somna-4 Sleep Compression System simply by playing the game for 24 hours straight.

The Neural Interface Halo will slowly inject chemicals into your body that allow you to sleep only for 4 hours after gaming.

Don’t worry, this is already approved by the World Health Organization."

The head engineer asked, "Hey, which part?"

Kylie was snapped awake.

She didn’t notice that she was too focused on staring at Max.

"The part he is aiming to reach B-rank before the first world event.

Judging by his expression, it seems it’s true."

"B-rank?" The head engineer’s eyes widened.

He was also a player. He had been playing Apocalypse Online ever since its emergence.

He knew how difficult it was to reach B-rank. In fact, some D-rank class advancement quests from NPCs would normally take weeks.

Worse, C-rank would take a month in real world time.

Grinding EXP was multiple times more difficult than the class advancement quest.

As far as he remembered, the second player, the Lewis Guild Master, was yet to reach the upper level of C-rank.

Everyone was aware of the Lewis Guild Master’s level because of his continuous public appearance as a guild master.

Only the First Player was enigmatic among the others.

To think he already reached the B-rank.

The head engineer mumbled in astonishment.

Staring at Max, who appeared easy-going and enthusiastic, he couldn’t connect him to the merciless, arrogant attitude of the first player as the other players described.

"...More Immersion.

More Endurance.

More Reality.

That is Eclipse."

Max smiled as he raised three fingers in front of his face to the camera...

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