4. The Oasis- First Generation Machine, Professor X's Excitement

Out of thin air, a black box appeared.

The box was not big, about the size of an ordinary computer. However, when Lynn turned on the switch and activated it, the box unexpectedly expanded and transformed into something as large as an Autobot. After a few seconds, a black cube the size of a shipping container hung suspended in midair.

"What Magical Ability!!!" Professor X praised softly. With his extensive knowledge and experience, he couldn't help but ask, "How did you do it?"

"It's just a simple traceless stretching spell," Lynn said, not getting tangled in the details. "This is my invention, and I named it 'Oasis.' Of course, it's just the first-generation machine. In simple terms, it's a server that can virtualize a world that does not exist. Through the interface..."

Lynn conjured up a bracelet, a helmet, and a dormant capsule out of thin air. "That's all. People can enter this virtual world and experience another part of life in person."

"Like... a game?" Professor X narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Not just a game, I'd rather call it... A Second World," Lynn replied, flicking his fingers slightly, causing the bracelet to float in front of Professor X.

Professor X pondered for a while and slowly put the bracelet on.

"Ding!"

Accompanied by a pleasant starting sound, his eyes flashed, and the surrounding scene suddenly changed.

The golden sun shone on his body, giving him a warm and comfortable feeling. At the same time, a strong gust of wind hit him, making his clothes rattle. Overhead, a Boeing airliner flew at high speed, and flocks of birds passed by in the distance, their chirps clear and distinct.

Professor X's face suddenly changed. At that moment, he realized he was actually in the sky. Under his feet lay a vast cityscape.

And the most surprising thing was that he was not in a wheelchair but standing on a cloud as if walking on flat ground.

"Is this a virtual world? It feels so real?!" A sense of confusion and absurdity surged from the bottom of his heart. Is this Reality? Or unreal?

With his powerful telepathy, he couldn't determine it clearly for a while, causing him to freeze on the spot and not even notice Lynn's figure suddenly appearing.

SNAP!

There was another snap of fingers, and suddenly it started raining.

The cool touch brought Professor X back to his senses. He raised his wrist and stared at the bracelet on it.

"This thing can pull people's brainwaves?" he murmured in disbelief, then turned to Lynn, his expression no longer calm. "Lynn, do you actually possess such a real virtual simulation technology?"

"It's magic, Professor," Lynn shook his head. "To be precise, it's a combination of magic and technology." He picked up his bracelet and took out a chip resembling a mobile phone card. "Whether it's a bracelet, a helmet, or a gaming cabin, they're just the outer appearance. This chip is what truly powers the experience."

The fingernail-sized chip was filled with various magic patterns, the result of his ten years of preparation. Lynn had tirelessly learned all kinds of knowledge in this world, from AR technology and Artificial Intelligence to Computers and Holographic Simulation. Finally, he had developed a comprehensive Virtual Space Technology.

Combined with Floo Network, Memory Magic, Legilimency, Projection Magic, Mirror Space, and Other Magic, Lynn created an almost real second world.

"Unbelievable..." The Professor tried to move around and managed to take two steps, almost weeping with joy. It had been so long since he last walked on his legs.

"Professor, let's go for a walk," Lynn said, snapping his fingers.

The next moment, the whole world quickly approached, and before Professor X realized it, the two of them had appeared on Fifth Avenue in Twist City.

The place was bustling with traffic and a constant flow of people, exactly like the real world.

"Lynn, you're a genius" Professor X exclaimed, his admiration for Lynn soaring. "I have no doubt that once 'Oasis' is released, it will become popular all over the world in a very short period of time, and you... will probably become the richest person on Earth."

"Making money is only one aspect; influence is the key," Lynn confidently responded. "More importantly, it can change the public's perception of mutants."

With another snap of his fingers, the surroundings changed again, revealing a beautiful blue planet: Earth. But the two of them were standing on the moon, wearing space suits.

Professor X clearly felt the changes in gravity and environment and wondered, "How did this change happen?"

"It's very simple, letting everyone attain superpowers," Lynn said with a strange smile. "After entering the second world, players will automatically get a [Talent]. They can enter various dungeons to complete tasks and then improve their talents, transforming them into various superpowers..."

As Lynn explained, light curtains passed in front of Professor X, displaying a myriad of game copies: Action games like Devil May Cry, Prince of Persia, and Assassin's Creed; Battle Royale games like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Overwatch; Science fiction games like StarCraft, Avatar, and Halo; Monster games like Alien monsters, Godzilla, and Monster Hunter; Fantasy games like Lord of the Rings, World of Warcraft, and Pirates of the Caribbean; Fighting games like Street Fighter and King of Fighters, and even classic horror games like The Shining and The Grudge.

There were also Kung Fu games like Huang Feihong and Xianxia games like A Chinese Ghost Story, specially designed for Eastern players.

There were hundreds of dense copies, and Professor X's scalp went numb looking at them. Many of the copies had hints of [Insufficient Development], showing they were still a work in progress, but it demonstrated Lynn's thorough preparation.

He even prepared numerous leisure games like NBA, FIFA, beach-themed games, and seabed-themed games for players who liked a more relaxing experience.

No wonder Lynn called [Oasis] the second world.

It was an entirely real but extraordinary experience of a second world!

"There are so many games in this world. In the past, players could only 'watch' their characters flying into the sky and defeating enemies, but in the second world, they can experience it themselves!" Lynn was very satisfied with Professor X's expression. "Although, in reality, they are still just ordinary people, but as long as they want, they can experience the extraordinary in the second world at any time... become extraordinary!"

"By that time, will their attitudes towards mutants change?" Professor X was too shocked to speak.

Lynn clicked on one of the copies: [Dungeon of World of Warcraft, Enter].

With a burst of light and shadow changes, the two of them appeared in a vast world. Below them, in a forest, a dense army of orcs rushed out of a canyon, shouting "For the Horde." On the opposite side, the human coalition army stood ready, with various skills and magic lights shining endlessly.

"Don't humans hate those ugly mutants? So, let them become orcs in the second world. After a long time, do you think people will care more about powerful strength or ugly appearance?" Lynn's voice seemed to resonate directly in the soul.

Professor X's mind was shaken violently. Despite being the world's most powerful telepath, at that moment, he realized that he didn't understand human nature as well as the young student beside him.

Of course, ordinary people wouldn't recognize mutants in a game, but this game was so real! The experience was no different from reality!

Who could resist such an experience?

When those players become extraordinary in the second world and feel the power of superpowers, even if they return to the real world and become ordinary people again, their attitudes towards mutants would inevitably undergo a huge change!

Professor X could even foresee that there would be countless players addicted to the second world and unwilling to leave.

So, what Lynn envisioned...

By establishing a mutant consortium, infiltrating the human world, controlling the right to speak, and then changing the living environment of mutants...

It was highly possible.

With this realization, Professor X made a rare emotional outburst. He turned around abruptly, grabbed Lynn's shoulders, and his usually calm eyes trembled uncontrollably:

"Tell me, Lynn, what do you... need?"

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