Guo Xuyang discovered that many people and things on this planet were not much different from Earth.
There were all sorts of snacks, night markets, and amusement venues.
The only difference was that the technology in this world was highly advanced.
Even the amusements here were vastly different from those on Earth.
The safety measures were excellent, much like magnetic levitation on Earth; even falling from a great height would not result in injury.
Many children found immense joy in this, scrambling and tumbling up tall ladders only to plummet down. Guo Xuyang couldn't help but close his eyes watching them.
However, these children were stopped by a layer of air less than half a meter from the ground.
"What is the principle behind this?" Guo Xuyang asked, pointing at the children.
"It's levitation. Didn't you notice the bracelets on these children's wrists?
These children have triggered the protection devices as they fell. A protective film-like substance automatically deploys.
It prevents them from hitting the ground."
"What if these protection devices fail?"
"It's impossible for them to fail. If they did, there would be severe repercussions."
"Would chasing responsibility then be useful?"
"I've never heard of such a situation happening.
Especially with the items children use, they are absolutely safe.
These protective measures would not be allowed for use if they weren't fully functional.
Besides, countless experiments were conducted before these were installed.
If I remember correctly, toys involving children in our region must undergo tens of thousands of experiments before being launched and installed.
Even a single failure would prevent these items from being sold."
"Doesn't that seem very wasteful?"
"Wasteful? Wasteful of what?
Human life is paramount, especially the safety of children.
Our regulations and laws regarding children's items are extremely stringent.
The legislation is also very severe; one incident could bankrupt a person.
For corporate executives, legal responsibility would be pursued."
"If you say that, wouldn't no one want to do this?"
"You're mistaken. Quite the opposite, many people are involved in this.
Merchants are driven by profit. These items for children have strict requirements, command very attractive prices, and offer substantial profit margins.
Some even exceed ten or twenty times the profit."
"Don't you have price controls here?"
"Price controls? No. If you price too high, no one will use it, and you'll naturally lower the price.
Of course, if the price is too low and there's no profit, no one will bother.
The principle of this levitation technology is quite simple.
The bracelet is a transmitter. When the child falls halfway, the protection device is triggered. At two meters from the ground, the protection device is already active.
By the time they are half a meter from the ground, multiple decelerations have occurred, making the impact almost negligible.
A distance of half a meter means even if a child lands on their bottom, they won't get hurt."
Guo Xuyang looked closely, and it was indeed as Xi Youli had said.
As the children jumped from a height, they flailed their arms and legs.
Mid-descent, their bracelets activated the protection devices, creating something akin to an air mattress made of countless air streams.
As they continued to descend, more air streams were activated, forming a substantial air cushion near the ground.
"Can I try it?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"No. This is for children. If you want to play, we can go inside. There are many adult attractions inside."
"Shall we go inside and take a look? I didn't expect such intricacies within a small amusement park."
"Absolutely. If an accident were to occur, lives would be at risk.
Currently, many people die from accidents, so superiors place extreme importance on life safety."
"Your protective measures are already very good; wouldn't other protections be even better?"
"Accidents are everywhere. No matter how good the protection, it can't prevent people from being careless.
Just like drunk driving, no matter how well a spaceship is protected, if someone deliberately crashes it into another, it's pure suicide."
"Don't you check for drunk driving here?"
"How do you check for drunk driving? Everyone is floating in the air; who has the time to check for drunk driving?"
"Don't you have enforcement robots?"
"Enforcement robots involve the use of robots, which is strictly forbidden here. Humans cannot enslave robots."
"There's such a regulation?" Guo Xuyang found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Yes. This is for the better protection of humanity."
"It's to protect your kind of humans."
"Naturally. However, I've noticed you are not too different from us.
It's just that our people are generally taller than you."
"There are differences between you and us, but you are not very different from Xiao Si and the others. It's possible you are of the same race."
"I don't know about that. Yesterday I forgot to ask Grandpa You Tu; he should know about these things.
After all, he is older and should be familiar with many matters."
"We can ask Grandpa You Tu when we get back.
I'm a bit eager to try that freefall attraction now."
Guo Xuyang said, walking towards the adult section.
The tickets here were not cheap, requiring payment in gold coins.
The four of them used four gold coins.
"The tickets are that expensive?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"This is a pass. You can play all the attractions inside as much as you want."
"I want to try the freefall attraction first. Who else wants to go?"
"I'll go with you," Xiao Si said from the side.
"Then let's go," Guo Xuyang said, starting to climb the ladder.
"This attraction can only be used one person at a time. Standing below is not allowed to prevent people from being injured by falling objects," Xi Youli quickly said.
"No problem, I'll have Xiao Si wait behind me for a bit."
Guo Xuyang said to Xiao Si behind him.
"Miss, wait for me to jump down from above before you go up, don't accidentally hit me."
"Don't worry, go ahead. I'll wait for you here to come down before I go," Xiao Si replied.
"Alright then."
Guo Xuyang climbed the nearly thirty-meter-high ladder, looking down at how small everyone appeared.
If he jumped without the protective air mattress, wouldn't he be smashed into a pulp?
He glanced at the bracelet on his wrist, trusting the high technology of this world.
Even if it didn't work, he still had his abilities, right? What was there to fear?
He silently encouraged himself.
He quietly exhaled and then leaped down.
This was incredibly exhilarating, feeling like jumping off a building.
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