In the huge hall, the audience waved glow sticks and sang along with the young man on the stage. The whole scene was filled with a strange appeal.
Regardless of whether they had heard this song before or not, everyone couldn’t help humming along and feeling the beauty of this moment together.
Old Wang didn’t go to the scene but sat in the research institute to watch the live broadcast with his colleagues.
He was very satisfied with the projection effect on the stage.
This type of visual impact was very deceptive. As long as people didn’t touch the real object, it was difficult to tell that the young man standing on the stage was actually a virtual projection.
In fact, when this set of projection equipment came out, many companies came to them and expressed great interest.
There were already quite a few virtual idols now and they were quite popular. Taking advantage of this technology would allow them to create more realistic and likable virtual idols.
It was just that Old Wang wasn’t very interested, and the Xu family didn’t seem to be interested either.
Now when he saw the silver-haired young man standing on the stage and singing, Old Wang couldn’t help thinking about it.
If they really wanted to create a virtual idol, this one would definitely be no worse than other virtual idols.
As he sighed, he suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help asking seriously, “Who wrote this song for Snow Roland? Didn’t I say that the NPC’s program can’t be interfered with at will?”
The researchers watching with great interest couldn’t help looking at each other in bewilderment.
“Old Wang, how could we possibly do something so dangerous? In addition, we can’t change it without your permission.”
Old Wang couldn’t help frowning when he heard this. “Then how did Snow master this song?”
“He should’ve heard it from the players and learned it, right?”
“Yes yes, it is fine for others, but we all know how intelligent the AI in Starry Sky Age is. It also has a very strong autonomous learning ability.”
“That’s right, it is just a song. How could His Majesty Snow not be able to learn it? He is the strongest sound elementalist!”
Old Wang frowned. He felt that something was odd, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
In the end, he could only nod and accept the explanation.
Immediately afterward, attention was attracted to the changes in the live broadcast screen.
This might be a slow song, but the energy contained in the singing was shocking. In particular, once the song reached the climax, the originally suppressed pain turned into the most passionate bloom of life.
The whole audience was excited. Once the song finished, applause sounded loudly and there were shouts of encore from the whole audience.
Xu Sili really wanted to continue and enjoy the feeling of singing on stage again, but he finally restrained himself.
After all, this was the opening ceremony of an e-sports competition, not his personal concert.
The host finally recovered from his surprise.
He couldn’t believe that the handsome and ethereal man on the stage with such an infectious singing voice was actually an NPC created by data in the game.
Was this really not a real person?
The NPCs in the game… weren’t they all played by real people?
He sighed like this. Then he soon realized that he was still hosting the event, and it was his turn to continue with the process.
Next up was the audience interaction session.
This was also a gimmick. He knew that it hadn’t been rehearsed at all, because the two people on the stage were really NPCS and they were said to be very intelligent. There was no way to plan it in advance and there were no rehearsals.
He felt that there was a high possibility of an accident, but the host was forced to continue.
The NPCs couldn’t be controlled, but the audience members were selected in advance and disguised as lucky people at the scene.
The first ‘lucky audience member’ was a girl.
The lighting engineer, who had been confused just now, finally came to his senses. He aimed the spotlight accurately at the girl who had been arranged in advance and followed her onto the stage.
Once she appeared on the projection platform, the image of the game also appeared on the stage in the game hall at the same time. It was slightly different from the real one, but the body movements were the same.
Once the girl came on the stage, everyone couldn’t help holding their breaths. Even Yang Lili watched intently.
At this moment, she really hoped that she was the lucky girl. The people around her probably had the same idea as her. The major live broadcast rooms in the forum had long been flooded with comments.
The girl came to the stage nervously and just looked at the silver-haired young man who was emitting a faint fluorescent light. It was as if she was facing a real king. She didn’t dare to get too close for a moment.
Moreover, in the darkness behind the young man, there was an oppressive figure staring at him.
Her survival instinct prevented her from rushing forward. After all, in reality, people were always more rational. If it was a game, she might’ve rushed forward without caring about the consequences.
She held the microphone, looked at Xu Sili from a distance and blurted out, “Hello, Your Majesty Snow!”
She was stunned after saying this. She was so used to calling him that. Now she didn’t pay attention and directly shouted this title!
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty Roland. Please don’t mind it!”
After apologizing, the girl realized that the young man standing a few steps away from her was just a pre-set NPC…
“Hello.”
However, the young man smiled at her and said, “The braves seem to prefer to call me this. It feels good.”
What else could he do?
Did he want to correct the players with chaotic attributes?
Next, the girl asked a few more questions to express her love and honor. As she had been instructed, she didn’t talk about sensitive topics during the whole process.
During the conversation, Xu Sili answered fluently and without any awkwardness. This made it even more difficult for everyone to tell whether this young man was a real person or an NPC.
But fans like Yang Lili were a bit stunned.
It was because he was too similar…
It wasn’t just his facial features and singing voice. Even his expression and body movements were similar to Xu Sili!
They knew it was based on him, but they were still shocked by the degree of similarity!
Next, in the midst of everyone’s envy and jealousy, the girl took a photo with His Majesty Snow and walked off the stage.
Although…
She actually wanted to take a photo with the marshal, but for some reason, she was too scared to do so. She knew he was just an NPC, but she couldn’t help being scared.
Naturally, there was more than one lucky audience member, which Xu Yuheng had explained. Therefore, Xu Sili stood on the stage and waited very patiently.
However, he couldn’t help being stunned when he saw who appeared on stage.
There was more than one person showing up at this time.
In terms of modeling, it was obviously much more refined than the girl just now.
Xu Sili couldn’t help having tears in his eyes as he looked at the two elderly people who were being supported by two men on the left and right, walking slowly toward him.
Grandpa, Grandma…
He almost couldn’t help blurting this out. Then he thought of his own character and controlled himself.
The ones supporting the two old people were naturally Xu Fengqing and Xu Yuheng. The two brothers supported the elderly people and slowly came to their younger brother.
Now among the Xu family, only the two elderly people were unable to reunite with Xu Sili in the game.
Starry Sky Age wasn’t yet open to people of all ages, and they needed to be extremely cautious when it came to products for the elderly. The two elderly people were already in their 80s. It wasn’t known if they would be able to enter the game to take a look in their lifetime.
Now, they finally met in this way.
“Lili…”
The moment she saw her grandson whom she hadn’t seen for many years, Grandma Xu couldn’t help calling out excitedly. This made Xu Sili almost burst into tears.
However, Grandpa Xu beside her still had some rationality. He held his wife’s hand and whispered to her to pay attention to the occasion.
The audience couldn’t help talking.
“I didn’t expect there to be grandparents playing Starry Sky Age? They are fans of His Majesty Snow. Look, they are crying with excitement!”
“You are stupid. Starry Sky Age is now only open to people under 60 years old.”
“Isn’t the one holding the old man the chairman of the Xu Group?”
“Yes yes yes! That’s right, they are the two brothers! I’ve seen them on the news before. They are so handsome.”
“Wait, was Snow Roland created in the image of their brother? I heard that rumor. The reason why the Xu Group invested in Starry Sky Age at all costs in the past ten years was due to this!”
There was an uproar in the forum and the live broadcast room.
“The eldest and second sons of the Xu family should’ve met His Majesty Snow in the game. Now I guess only the old man and old lady are left in the Xu family who can’t enter the game, right?”
“So this is the only way they can meet?”
“There is sand in my eyes. Isn’t this too touching?”
The audience quickly guessed the truth and they all felt sad, especially when the old lady excitedly reached out her hand, wanting to hold His Majesty Snow’s hand. His Majesty Snow also wanted to support her but… couldn’t.
It was only at this time that no one doubted the silver-haired young man was really a projection.
On the hall stage in the game, Xu Sili looked at his grandmother, whose expression became a bit confused because she touched nothing, and his tears fell uncontrollably.
However, he quickly wiped away his tears as if nothing had happened and smiled.
He hoped that the two elderly people would see his most perfect self. If they really didn’t have time to meet in the game, he hoped they would have no regrets.
Players had never seen His Majesty Snow lose his composure like this. It might be fleeting, but the sadness and sorrow in his eyes was as contagious as his singing, making people feel distressed.
Could it be that…
His Majesty Snow not only had Xu Sili’s appearance, but also his memories?
As some people were thinking this, they heard the young man say, “Grandpa, Grandma…”
He paused for a moment. “I’m sorry, I’m being rude. You remind me of my elders.”
The players finally remembered that most of His Majesty Snow’s family members in the game seemed to be dead. There was only one aunt left among the elders.
For a while, no one thought about it any longer.
Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu knew that the young man with silver hair and purple eyes in front of them was indeed their grandson.
After a moment of excitement, they calmed down.
Now the equipment wasn’t developed, so they had to use this method to see Xiao Li. Once they could use the game cabin in the future, they could go see him in the game every day!
Grandma Xu still felt distressed.
“Poor child, are you doing well now?” She didn’t try to hold Xu Sili’s hand again. She just asked with loving concern like she did in the past.
“You need to eat more. You’ve lost weight.”
Then she gestured with her hand. “You’ve grown taller.”
The audience whispered with each other and soon understood what was going on. They were no longer surprised about why the old lady said these words.
Maybe she really treated this NPC as her grandson?
This type of reunion scene was something that everyone liked to see, so they all expressed their understanding. Many fans even cried.
However, what shocked the audience was that after the old lady asked about Snow’s well-being, she actually said, “I heard you are in a relationship?”
There was an uproar in the audience.
Xu Sili was stunned. He hadn’t expected his grandmother to be so supportive. Then he laughed and said softly, “Yes.”
He turned around and looked at Si Sheng, who was still in the darkness.
At this moment, hearing Xu Sili’s answer, Si Sheng couldn’t control his expression.
Then he watched as Xu Sili reached out a hand to him in the midst of everyone’s attention.
Si Sheng uncontrollably placed his hand in the young man’s hand. He was pulled out of the darkness and into the light.
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