C2

"Please relax, Ms Mistie. This way. Lil 'White will take you to the lounge first. It only floated in the air with a white cylinder. Of course, there was no need to ask Moloch about buying a real Bionic Human as a guide, it would cost a lot of money, "I heard that you were shocked when you found a drone in the morning?"

Ms Mistie was both tired and excited. She was around forty years old and dressed decently, not looking rich at all. Her face was a little yellow. It gave out all my information. "

"Well, it was to show that it wasn't a hoax. I can repeat what it said, Ms Mistie — Congratulations! He had a chance to participate in the 'Daydream Theatre'. Time, as long as you spend some time, you can get anything you want. "Then I'll see you in an hour, ma'am!"

She followed him to the lounge at the end of the corridor. I can't say that, I thought. Isn't time the most precious thing to people? Yet, these people were willing to sacrifice their time to do something that others found unimaginable? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. After all, I was no different from them.

There was still an entire day before the recording of the program, so I was in no hurry. I walked into my room and started flipping through the Ms Mistie's incident book. I didn't have any interest in her. I just wanted to know what was so special about what she wanted to trade her time for, so special that "daydream theater" would put the most ordinary person on the show.

I could imagine her surprise in the morning, perhaps just an attempt to deliver the letter to the program, but in a moment the drone was shooting a holographic projection into the room — a security measure. The drone brought her the good news she had hoped for and a disclaimer. Anyone who wanted to participate in the program had to sign this letter of responsibility. There is a certain danger in a program, and it is often related to other people's interests. And now I have the responsibility — a copy from the 3D transmitter. I saw that the Ms Mistie's signature was very beautiful, as if she had been waiting for this opportunity. So what was so different about her?

I only need to read two lines to understand. Mistie's matter involves a great character who was still active three years ago — or rather, a great star. After all, in our society, great stars and great characters are just one and the same. This Emma was once a celebrity, but she was now in prison because of a case. I felt that it would be better if Mistie told me about it in a while, and set the incident book aside. It's not that I'm dereliction of duty, but that I'm using myself as a spectator and then entering into events while talking, which makes a lot of behavior and feelings seem so much more natural. "The audience also didn't like the way the plot had been set up. After all, we were on a live broadcast.

Who cares about his business! How to choose a member to participate in the show is a matter for the upper echelons. As for me, as the host, I only need to obediently host the show. Besides, maybe only someone like me, who had nothing to lose, would run this "dangerous" show. I sat in the dark for a long time, and then I heard the wristwatch vibrate.

Indeed, Ms Mistie was standing outside the door. Now that her expression has calmed down a lot, I think Little White also talked to her about some basic things, which made her understand the purpose of our show a lot.

I made her a cup of coffee. "All in all, Ms Mistie, you're lucky. Our show only plays once a month, after all, because that prop is quite unique. So far, only six people have had the privilege of fulfilling their wishes, and in the course of this month, our program team will fully cooperate with you in fulfilling your wishes. "

"I wonder if you've seen my materials before …"

"There is no hurry. As you know — because I think you must be a devoted audience for the show. The "Daydream Theatre" is in a play and broadcasts on it all the weekend, yes, all the days of the week (and, of course, on weekday evenings, we have the best of them). After all, everyone wants to get on to some programs after work, don't they? "

"Right."

"I have to tell you some of the gist of the show before I make a mistake in the future. Our program is called 'Daydream Theatre' and belongs to Eloi Company. Everyone knows, us being able to live in the virtual world while resting is all because of the great achievements of our Eloi Company. "

"That's right, everyone has their own Eloi Access Chair. I think it's very comfortable. "

"Of course, if the virtual world was not as beautiful as the real world, would people still be able to access it? To get back to the main topic, unlike other programs, our program is a live broadcast. Each episode, which we call the play, selects a volunteer audience. "Of course, no matter what social class you come from, rich people or bosses, homeless people or..." "And a prisoner. As long as you apply, you'll have the opportunity to be on our show. This is the power of the Eloi, what I want to point out here is that the Eloi gave you all these opportunities to participate in the program and realize your own wishes. "

Mistie could not help but nod her head.

"Well then, since it's a live broadcast program, we don't need any rehearsals. Of course, you should know your story and your needs in advance, otherwise it will be a waste of your audience's valuable access time. The program lasted at most half a month, fifteen days, because if the audience wasted more time on the same person's story, they would probably get tired of it too, right? "So far, do you understand?"

"Complete understanding." I felt her eyes light up. "And that? What about that thing? Can you let me have a look? "

"Are you talking about the Time Capsule?" I deliberately stood up and opened a cabinet. From within, I took out a technical manual. "This core item is still in a secret location, but we will be able to get it tomorrow. Before that, I can tell you some of the basic uses of Time Capsule. "

"I know, it can speed up time."

"It depends on what you do with it. More accurately, it could form a range field, within which the flow of time could be changed. Therefore, it was not as simple as speeding up time. If the time flow in our world is 1, then in the Time Field, the time flow can be at least 3 or 0.3, which will depend on how you use it. "

"Understood, but most people would choose to accelerate, right?"

"Do you know the consequences of speeding up time?"

"I know, or I wouldn't have signed that letter of responsibility." Mistie was obviously very impatient, "I need it, because I only have three days to use it … I know you haven't seen my stuff. "

"Three days? If the program team had no other arrangements... I know your needs are related to that star Emma. We'll talk about this tomorrow, but tonight, I will read up on your story. Including everyone in our crew, they will do everything they can to help you make good use of your Time Capsule. This will also help us improve our program's Access Rate s, don't you think? "

"Of course." Mistie looked at the technical manual, "I know that if you are inside an acceleration arena, your time in the arena will be faster than the people outside. For example, if the time flow of this Time Field is three times faster than the time flow of the outside of the stage, then if you stay in the stage for three days, only one day will pass. "

"I think the reverse is more intuitive. In the real world, people have had a beautiful day, and compared to you, in the Time Field, three days have passed! Obviously, the consequence of using an acceleration field is that you will age faster than everyone else. " Every time I felt the chill of this explanation. However, every time, the other party would reply in such a calm manner.

This time was no exception. Ms Mistie suddenly nodded her head, "Mn, I understand. But it's only been three days, and I've lost three days in my life. I can do what I want, what's wrong with that? "

Yes, why not? For a man like me who has nothing, what's thirty days even to me? I looked at Ms Mistie's excited and shining eyes and asked seriously: "Even so, are you willing to join this show?"

"I've already signed the contract and the letter of responsibility. I just hope that the program will start soon."

I nodded. "For a long time, I had a new slogan in my mind that I wanted to give to this program." You can get anything you want for a little bit of time. " The subtext of the slogan is that people give up their time to technology, but end up asking it for time.

Time... Time... In a trance, I saw the Ms Mistie wave at me: "Mr Latimer, then I will go first. Please take care of me tomorrow. "

I didn't deny it. In this night's dream, I once again dreamt of this evil scene — — It was just that the protagonist was different each time. This time, I became the Ms Mistie. She turned into a skeleton in the blink of an eye and asked me, "Sir, do you want to connect?" Then he pushed me down on top of the Eloi Access Chair. The Access Chair seemed to have life. It stretched out two slender milky white tentacles and waved them in front of my eyes. Then, it suddenly stabbed into my ear. I felt a heart-wrenching pain, but I couldn't make a sound. Then I woke up.

It made me wonder if the real world was real. I saw that as I woke up, the curtain automatically opened and the sky outside was cloudless. The world is the best, and everyone has no desire to be rich, and there aren't many people like me who are deliberately making a mess of themselves.

Of course, "daydream theater" is also the best program.

However, at that time, I didn't know that such an organization existed in society. They suspected that the entire real world was a virtual world … Soon I will meet them, it will be a change of program and my life encounter.