Fatty’s answer made everyone feel very gloomy. This was not an answer at all!
“What Crayon Knife meant is that this is not something ordinary people can do. Isn’t that right?” Fated Sky answered. “At least I can’t do that!”
After he said that, Fated Sky tried to roll on the ground…
“Pfft!” Fatty, who was sitting in front of the controller, suddenly burst into laughter. Fated Sky’s rolling posture was the same as the rolling movement of Stephen Chow in Forbidden City Cop. He fell to the ground, lowered his head, and made a lot of effort to sway countless times before finally rolling. In the end, he was still inclined 45 degrees to the left…
Apart from Fatty, Luo Moling and the rest also burst out laughing. Given Fated Sky’s posture, it was a waste that he was not acting in a comedy…
After laughing, everyone started secretly comparing themselves. They believed that if they were to roll, they probably wouldn’t be any better than Fated Sky… or Fatty.
If a person who often rolled, such as a gymnast, rolled like that, they might do it instantly. They might roll perfectly with a certain artistic sense. However, if someone who had never rolled before were to do this, that was a different situation. Not only did this involve balance, but it also involved proficiency and skill.
If the game was played by a true gymnast, the sense of balance brought about by their long-term rolling practice would also be read by the electroencephalogram access device. He could accomplish such a rolling action in the game, but would a gymnast even play the game? Perhaps. However, such a situation was definitely rare.
Naturally, Fated Sky wasn’t a gymnast so it was understandable that he would make such a blunder while performing that action.
This was why Luo Moling and the rest couldn’t figure it out. How come Fatty’s body shape didn’t look like a gymnast’s?
This was indeed the biggest difference between electroencephalogram access devices and holographic operation devices.
Just like in a fighting game, if someone were to use the keyboard or gamepad joystick, they could control their character as much as they liked. However, if one was allowed to be a character in the game, could one do it? Could one use one’s own actions to make the same splendid moves as the character?
The answer was definitely not, as the actions of the characters in the game had all been set long ago. The player who controlled them only needed to use the controller and click the action button that had been set up for the character to perform the corresponding actions. Because these actions had been set up, they were all standardized and did not require players to do it in person.
The holographic operation device used by Fatty was based on this principle. The actions of the characters were all standardized actions that had been set up long ago. He only needed to press the corresponding key for his character to perform the corresponding action. Such an action was not comparable to Fated Sky’s tumbling movement…
The electroencephalogram access device allowed players to experience the battle in person and play the game with the most realistic visual experience, which could not be done by the holographic device. On the other hand, certain controls of the holographic device could not be used by the electroencephalogram access device, including these actions.
Of course, this was not to say that being able to perform such actions equaled being invincible. The scope of application was also limited. The choice was left up to the players…
However, it was clear that Crayon Knife and the rest probably did not realize this or that the access equipment Fatty used was different from theirs. Hence, they had this doubt. The reason they were asking this was nothing more than a feeling that the avoiding technique Fatty used was very smart. Thus, they wanted to learn it.
Fatty knew that unless they changed their game access device, they couldn’t learn such an operation technique. Even if they changed their access device, they probably still wouldn’t be able to execute such an action in an emergency.
This was mainly related to hand speed and experience. Using the previous roll as an example, Fatty had to press the jump key and the rolling key as fast as possible before swiping at the keyboard sensor to set the rolling direction. Moreover, he had to maintain a balance of somatosensory induction. If he hadn’t practiced this for a long time, it would have been hard to perform such synchronized actions in an instant.
Fatty had practiced this for many years and had developed the fastest conditioned reflex ability that allowed him to understand what kind of operation to use under different circumstances. Nevertheless, he still remembered his clumsiness when he had first used the holographic operation device. At the time, his character had been often killed due to his operational mistakes.
Therefore, Fatty decided to tell them the truth. “Actually, I can tell you guys. However, even if I tell you, you won’t be able to learn in a short time. In that case, it would be better to maintain your current state.”
“Why do you say that?” Luo Moling asked in confusion.
“That’s very simple!” Fatty answered. “It’s because I use a holographic operation device to access the game. You have already gotten used to the real perspective, so even if you guys replaced your access devices like me, you wouldn’t achieve such proficiency in a short time.”
“What?” Everyone was suddenly shocked. “You’re using a holographic device?”
“Yes!” Fatty answered with a smile. “There’s nothing wrong with that!”
At that moment, everyone looked at Fatty with an even more complicated expression. It was not that they had never heard of the holographic device. On the contrary, they knew about the holographic device and they had chosen to access the game through an electroencephalogram.
This was not only due to the true combat experience of the electroencephalogram access device. It was because they felt that the more than 170 keys of the virtual keyboard of the holographic access device were too complicated! Almost every key had its own function, so ordinary people simply couldn’t play with such a keyboard…
In comparison, holographic devices were simpler…
“Brother Chicken, you really are an expert!” Crayon Knife said sincerely. “To be honest, if you hadn’t said anything, I would still have thought that you were also using a holographic access device! I have never seen anyone use the holographic operation with an electroencephalogram access device…”
Fated Sky and the others also nodded their heads one after another. Luo Moling suddenly realized this and said, “No wonder. I was wondering why your facial expressions were so rigid and thought you were a very cold guy. I found out that you weren’t like that after interacting with you. I found it really strange and thought you had facial nerve palsy. It turns out that you use the holographic device…”
Fatty was left speechless upon hearing that. What did she mean by saying he had facial nerve palsy? The character’s facial expressions could also be changed through operation, but he was too lazy to do that, okay?
“In that case, does your character also look different from you?” Luo Moling asked curiously. “What about your voice?”
Fatty was nervous for a while. He had spoken smoothly just now and had almost forgotten about this. Thus, he hurriedly said, “My character is similar to me. It was scanned. As for my voice, I used a small trick…”
Luo Moling nodded as if she understood before she suddenly realized that Luo Luo was covering her mouth and laughing. She asked curiously, “Huh? What are you laughing at?”
Before Luo Luo could answer her, Crayon Knife suddenly asked, “Brother Chicken, can those actions be achieved if the electroencephalogram access device was used?”
Luo Moling was immediately attracted to this topic. People who played games definitely wanted to be better than others. If they could beat others with their operation ability, then they would definitely get more benefits. They used the electroencephalogram access device, so they were very concerned about the question posed by Crayon Knife.
“Of course!” Fatty answered the question without hesitation.
It was indeed possible. Based on Fatty’s memory, there were quite a few players who had used the electroencephalogram access device in the later stage of the game. They could use good operation skills to avoid ordinary physical attacks. In fact, they only needed a lot of practice. The attack of the Two-Claw Merman earlier could have been evaded by moving backward or suddenly retreating as long as one could see the attack path of its blade. Although this did not look as gorgeous and eye-catching as the standard rolling action set by the system, the same purpose could still be achieved.
After listening to what Fatty had said, Fated Sky and Crayon Knife were somewhat eager to give it a try. As a melee class, when they faced monsters with common physical attacks, they naturally had more opportunities to use dodge skills. What Fatty had said was also useful to them. Eager, the two of them found a Two-Claw Merman to give it a try.
Fatty naturally played the role of a mentor. By watching from the side, he could see their movements when the two of them dodged and correct them based on his own experience.
“Fated Sky, lean back when you dodge! Don’t stick out your butt!”
“Crayon Knife, your retreating steps are a bit small. The angle is not right either! Go further to the left!”
Luo Moling and Luo Luo stood beside Fatty and laughed as they watched the two of them try it. From time to time, the two of them amused them with their actions.
Just as Fatty had said, any technique had to be corrected through continuous practice. This was Fated Sky and Crayon Knife’s first attempt at dodging physical attacks. Their haggard looks could be imagined. They suffered many attacks from the merman. Fated Sky was a little bit better, as Crayon Knife had low HP. If Luo Luo hadn’t been using the Healing Ward in time to let them regenerate their HP, Crayon Knife would have died…
After repeating this over and over again for some time, the two of them managed to kill the merman. They knew that this technique was not easy, so they sighed when they returned.
“Your roll just now was way cooler!” Fated Sky told Fatty. “How I wish I could do that!”
“It’s easy to do it. You just need to practice more!” Fatty responded with a smile.
“Yes, yes. I need to practice more!” Fated Sky said as he nodded his head. Then, he fell to the ground and performed another shocking Ling Ling Fat[1]-style roll…
Fatty was speechless again. Was he addicted to performing this?
Luo Moling and Luo Luo hadn’t had time to laugh out loud when a burst of laughter was heard behind them. “Ha ha ha! Fated Sky, when did you become such a person? You’re actually rolling around on the ground?”
When everyone heard the laughter, they turned around and their faces suddenly sank!
It was Wind Drifting…
[1] A character in Stephen Chow’s Forbidden City Cop