Finally, Hikari sent Liu Xing a smaller intelligent doll she had just made, which still had the appearance of a black rabbit... The gift Qinyue gave to her older sister Liu Xing was a music CD recorded by Hikari, containing all the songs Qinyue had played herself, especially the piece "The Voice of Freedom." There was also a handwritten letter dictated by Hikari and written by Qinyue, of course, Qinyue added a lot of her own content.
The third year of high school had already left the school, and the gloom of the college entrance examination slowly pressed down on the originally blue sky of the two siblings. Yes, there were only a few days left before the third-year students took the college entrance examination, and then it would be their turn. Fortunately, Liu Siqian, the teacher who was about to teach the graduating class, was quite unique. She never urged the students and never tried to instill a sense of tension in them. As a result, the learning atmosphere in her class was quite stable, and the learning efficiency was actually quite high...
In this island-like peaceful atmosphere, the 2021 college entrance examination ended. In other words, Hikari and Qinyue were now third-year high school students. (I'm so excited, the prequel is almost over...)
Since all the classes had been completed, the third-year students began their first round of comprehensive review. Since the division of arts and sciences in high schools was abolished in 2012 (which is true), the course pressure in high schools, especially for third-year students, has been criticized, but the two siblings, who have always had good academic performance, felt no pressure.
As all the students hoped, the summer vacation of 2021 arrived.
During the summer, they could play games, go online, go shopping, and even go on dates... Some students whose birthdays were early enough could already use their 18-year-old ID cards to go to internet cafes. These things made the second-year students, who had already planned their vacations, very excited, including Hikari and Qinyue.
Although Hikari and Qinyue's birthdays on their household registration were February 29, 2004, so they were not yet old enough to go to internet cafes, this did not stop them from doing things that were even more challenging, such as developing a power system for a set of power armor to meet the annual quota of Karyu International...
Cough, yes. After almost two years of effort, Hikari finally made some ridiculous breakthroughs in power mechanics. He used countless gears to form a gear assembly the size of a desk, and then used light particles to bombard it for continuous power, successfully developing a strange machine that could convert light energy into kinetic energy. This large toy could convert 100W of input light energy into 1W of kinetic energy output... In this era where only weak solar energy can be converted into electricity, this was a huge breakthrough...
So, don't mind the pitiful 1% conversion rate... After all, the instantaneous power of modern laser emitters can easily reach hundreds of millions, but the power of engines has always been stuck at around one million.
Thus, Hikari's "Madman Power Mechanics Research Institute" finally opened... However, Qian Lai's suggestion to send more assistants was rejected by Hikari, because if the director of a research institute could only come for less than four hours a week, the institute would not produce any new results.
During the summer, Qinyue finally managed to establish stable communication with her little Nu. Hikari could not believe that a toy harp could actually speak, but Qinyue demonstrated for him that little Nu could play a solo... When Hikari saw little Nu complete the famous "Two Tigers" without anyone playing, he was completely baffled...
In this world, a harp could become so intelligent...
Hikari, who could not understand this at all, always wanted to find an opportunity to take little Nu apart to see what was inside, but every time he approached, little Nu would emit a shrill sound, and Qinyue, who heard it, would drag her mischievous brother away. Over time, Hikari's desire to take little Nu apart gradually faded.
After long-term observation, Hikari estimated that little Nu had developed extremely weak animal-like instincts, but it did not need to eat... This gave Hikari, who aimed to develop a power mechanism that could operate without relying on material fuel, a goal. However, unfortunately, little Nu was very stupid, even stupider than the black rabbit. It could only produce one sound at a time and occasionally had a temper.
However, little Nu could correct Qinyue's music. If Qinyue played a wrong string, little Nu could make that string silent, although this meant one less note, it was better than playing the wrong note.
Uh, the two siblings, a stupid black rabbit, and a stupid harp formed this strange family. Should we say this family is quite unique?
Happy days passed quickly, and the poor twenty days of summer vacation were over. Of course, it's not that the summer vacation was that short, but the fourth high school had already started remedial classes...
The fourth high school had a strong background because many parents who hoped their children would succeed sent their children here, and many of these parents had the ability to suppress the Ministry of Education from inspecting the school, so the fourth high school's remedial classes were quite blatant...
Thus, the poor summer vacation quickly said goodbye to students like Hikari, who were already in their third year, and the arduous third-year life officially began in the hottest month of August.
Just as Hikari and Qinyue were troubled by the towering piles of tutoring materials that had already begun for their third year, the promotional work for "Dream" was also nearing its end. Countries around the world began to build sales outlets and exhibition centers, and launched various promotional and collectible items. Uh, it's quite strange for a game that hasn't been released to start selling memorabilia, but the leaked video made this possible.
Because a game test video from an unknown European country leaked online, the completely realistic game effects caused a sensation worldwide. Although the content of the video was not about leveling up or completing tasks but seemed to be some strange research, this did not prevent people from admiring the beautiful environment and being amazed by it.
Thus, countries around the world took advantage of the momentum of the leaked video to launch their own peripheral products. In China, the Maple Leaf Group and Karyu International obtained the operating rights for the game, which was a foregone conclusion, and everyone in China had already guessed...
Hikari, using her identity as the "director of the research institute," obtained a set of beautiful figurines from the warehouse, a total of six palm-sized humanoid figurines. These figurines, dressed in either battle armor or robes, were quite beautiful. Qinyue loved them and named each one: Little One, Little Two, Little Three, Little Four, Little Five, Little Six...
In this global trend, the northern hemisphere gradually cooled down. With the first white hexagonal snowflake hitting Hikari's window, Hikari was surprised to find that 2022 had quietly arrived.
The tense learning atmosphere continued, and every day passed in a daze. Who would care what year it was? Thus, the first month of the third year was about to end. The New Year was coming...