Valdis chose the biggest mall to visit. As she entered the mall the automatic glass doors opened. At the entrance, there was a holographic screen that showed the mall's layout with an introduction and summary of places. There were interactive directories where people could customize their visit plans. Valdis went through the directory and first chose to visit the clothes section. While looking through the layout Valdis was also thinking that it should be so interesting to hack through the whole system. She could control all the people in this mall if she controls the mall management system. According to the guide she reached the clothes section which was on the first floor. Valdis is very fond of black clothes so she first looked at the designs of the clothes in black color. After going through various shops she figured out that the designers here are very bold in fashion. They have all kinds of clothes in a variety of designs with different textures, patterns, embellishments, and detailing. Valdis figured out it should be due to the unification of the world. In this world, people had their own different cultures, ideas, and living habits but there were no major conflicts or wars. Due to this reason, their living environment was stable and people were able to pursue better standards of living.
Valdis ordered a lot of black clothes of all designs and varieties and left the address to deliver them. She had the card that belonged to the previous Valdis and had a huge amount of savings since all the dividends of her amount of shares were credited to this card. Then Valdis went up to the second floor and found stores selling cosmetics, footwear, accessories, etc. It was not surprising that the major source of revenue in this world was still from Women-related items. In this way, the model was similar to her previous world. This led to Valdis thinking about whether this world was real or just a novel world. It might be written by the author and just came into existence but what was the concept behind it? But Valdis did not delve deeper into this thought since it was a mystery she would need time to solve.
Valdis then visited the food court on the highest floor and saw that there were foods of numerous varieties. Earlier in her world there was also a trend of trying different foods due to social media. But here you can see a mini world. Literal representative of different kinds of food of different countries with their authentic taste and flavors. Seeing this Valdis was able to see the benefits of one World. But she knew the major reason this exists is because of how the author wrote it. This concept is almost impossible to accept in the world where she used to live.
Valdis remembers reading a book about an astronaut who was sharing her life experience and in that, she mentioned how she felt that for her Earth was always one. She went to the outer orbit of the earth and saw that there were distinctions of color, creed, caste, and beliefs but only humans. But to implement it in her world was always impossible. However, if it's in a novel world then there are possibilities.
Then Valdis went to the gaming area to play games. This is where she found something interesting. This world had a real virtual network. A virtual network that can be connected to the body and where even micro-movements of your body will be copied into the game. You had to enter a gaming pod to play this game. Valdis was also a god-level gamer in her previous world. So she was excited to find out that the gaming technology of this world was so advanced.
Valdis became very interested and went to one of the stores selling gaming pods. There were free introductory magazines to gaming equipment from which users could understand the pod, its features, and applications. For virtual gaming, there were many devices except gaming pods such as Virtual reality headsets, Virtual glasses, Motion controller accessories, User-friendly body suits, dynamic platforms, reality blending goggles, sensory domes, and more.
She picked up an introductory magazine to a gaming pod. It contains an immersive world experience where one can completely connect all senses and enter the virtual or gaming world. First, the user will have to purchase a game or virtual world and then add it to the pod. There were various features mentioned in the guide which included, tangible and real environments, interactive gameplay, the feeling of the surroundings, sensory enhancement, and various social interactions both with other players and NPCs (Non- non-player characters).
She liked the gaming pod's description and planned to purchase it. But since she was not very familiar with it she called a shopping guide. Because she looked quite young she was allocated a cute young guy who looked like a recruit in the shop. She did not mind that he was young and seriously asked him which was the best model of gaming pod to play games. The guide led her toward the end of the gaming pod display and showed her a silver-white cabin with a comfortable leather chair inside it. There was enough space for a person to lie down inside and one could also adjust the sitting posture comfortably. He then showed her how to connect it and the space to enter the solution. It was surprising for Valdis to know about the nutrient solution as she felt like it was right out of the interstellar novel. In the novel that the system sent to Valdis, there was no mention of such high-technology and nutrient solutions. These things did not match causing Valdis to wonder but matching her philosophy not to overthink the things which she can not get results to she let it go and decided to investigate later.
The model was named B-19 and was the latest launch and also the most expensive in the gaming pod series. The guide felt a bit ashamed when he said it was the most expensive but Valdis did not pay much attention to it because she was completely focused on the pod. Seeing her focused look guide told her about the trial situation and told her the way she could purchase the pod but it would take time for it to be delivered. Then he also explained the use of nutrient solution which was researched in the lab and can be injected into the body when a person is lying inside the pod. With it, the person can stay inside the pod for more than 24 hours and his food needs are fulfilled. Valdis nodded to show her understanding and was eager to take trial.