Chapter 738: The Visiting Girl
Nuan Nuan was in the living room, examining the furnishings with great interest, including the record player, the camera, the oil paintings on the walls, and so on.
Lin Xue observed Nuan Nuan.
Nuan Nuan wore a pink floral chiffon dress that matched her hair color perfectly, giving her a pure and adorable look.
Her little face was chubby and soft, her big eyes sparkled with a very cute charm, and paired with her beautiful pink bangs, she looked like a quintessential two-dimensional anime girl.
Moreover, Nuan Nuan's model was clearly crafted to the highest artistic standards of "Uncharted," with some details even richer than those of the protagonist in "Uncharted."
Furthermore, Nuan Nuan's model seemed to deliberately remove some overly realistic details to cater to the aesthetics of two-dimensional anime, such as fine lines on the face, and the color palette was brighter. Lin Xue's impression was: this little girl looked like she had stepped straight out of a manga!
Obviously, when creating Nuan Nuan's model, Chen Mo had referenced many cute female character models from Japanese 3D games, intentionally abandoning some realism to shape her into a perfect maiden in the eyes of two-dimensional aesthetics.
"Is she really an AI? Let me try talking to her a bit more."
Lin Xue approached Nuan Nuan: "Nuan Nuan, aren't you tired standing? Please sit on the sofa for a while."
Nuan Nuan replied very politely, "Ah, thank you. It would be rude to sit down without the owner's permission."
With that, Nuan Nuan sat down properly on the nearby sofa.
Lin Xue felt a bit embarrassed—so it was her own lack of hospitality!
It seemed that this Nuan Nuan was indeed made with AI, capable of automatically triggering corresponding actions and responses based on what the player said.
Lin Xue quickly went to the fridge, took out two cans of drinks, and handed one to Nuan Nuan.
Then the two of them started chatting casually.
The bullet comments had completely exploded. The viewers watching the live stream were stunned—was this beachfront villa really going to have a cute girl visiting?!
Lin Xue's live stream instantly lost several thousand viewers. Needless to say, they all went to boot up their VR gaming pods...
The remaining viewers were all buzzing with discussion.
"Oh my god, this girl is so cute! And she's an AI, we can talk to her!"
"She can't... actually think, can she?"
"That's impossible, but she can definitely understand what we're saying. Like some AI speakers, you get it?"
"But this girl has a model, and the model is really beautiful!"
"Damn, I'm going to scrape together 2888 and buy 'Beachfront Mansion'!"
...
In fact, in Chen Mo's previous life, there were already some relatively low-level AIs that could engage in real-time conversations with people.
This included smart speakers like the "Tmall Genie," which could recognize users' voices well, engage in simple dialogues, and play songs on demand.
In the parallel world, the development of AI was much faster than in the previous life, so the results were even more remarkable.
Of course, so far, no so-called "thinking" AI had emerged. The girl named Nuan Nuan, created by Chen Mo, was the latest product of AI technology.
She could understand what the player said and respond accordingly, either with answers or with certain actions and behaviors.
Naturally, all her responses, actions, and behaviors were pre-set. These were handled by dedicated AI researchers. What Chen Mo needed to do was just propose the requirements and create Nuan Nuan's model and actions in the game.
Of course, some players would inevitably try to say random things to test her reactions. For any inappropriate words, Nuan Nuan would uniformly reply, "Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
If a player said something like "I like you," Nuan Nuan would show shyness.
In other words, no matter what the player said, Nuan Nuan would never get angry. She always maintained a smiling, adorable demeanor.
There would definitely be players with some bold ideas, but it was useless because the executable actions in the game were strictly limited during design. Players could not perform actions like attacking, hugging, or kissing Nuan Nuan.
Obviously, as an AI girl, Nuan Nuan was not a very mature product, but she was already enough to drive players wild.
...
Lin Xue was still chatting with Nuan Nuan.
"Actually, the reason I travel the world is because of a mysterious treasure map. I'm a fashion coordination expert, you know, and I love many beautiful clothes..."
Nuan Nuan was introducing herself to Lin Xue.
The first half hour of meeting Nuan Nuan was a critical period for shaping the player's first impression. If players could identify with and like Nuan Nuan's character, they would continue to love her.
Endless chit-chat was easy to mess up, since current AI technology couldn't achieve completely seamless human-machine communication. So Chen Mo used a clever trick.
During the player's first interaction with Nuan Nuan, she would guide the conversation.
Nuan Nuan would introduce a lot about herself. On one hand, this allowed the player to understand her background; on the other hand, it limited the topics of conversation, preventing them from going off track and breaking the player's immersion.
Lin Xue listened very attentively to Nuan Nuan, nodding from time to time and offering compliments. Nuan Nuan would respond to her praise, sometimes with a smile, sometimes blushing—very cute.
The bullet comments had completely exploded. Lin Xue cooperated perfectly with Nuan Nuan, so the show's effect was excellent. It really looked like a living two-dimensional girl was having a conversation with Lin Xue.
"Oh my god, Nuan Nuan is so cute! Mom, I'm in love!"
"One is called Xue, the other is Nuan—isn't this a natural couple? From today on, I'm a Xue-Nuan shipper!"
"I feel like Nuan Nuan is so well-behaved! No, I'm done for. I'm heading to the gaming pod right now to date Nuan Nuan. Goodbye, rivals!"
"All rivals, draw your swords! Nuan Nuan is mine!"
The bullet comments were in complete chaos.
Even Lin Xue herself got into character. She sat on the sofa, earnestly listening to Nuan Nuan, not daring to make any extra moves.
It was like being polite when talking to someone in real life.
Even though she knew Nuan Nuan was just an AI, Lin Xue still treated her like a human girl. She couldn't help it—Nuan Nuan was too gentle and too cute, stirring a protective instinct in Lin Xue.
As they chatted, the wall clock let out a "click" sound. It was 2 PM.
Nuan Nuan suddenly seemed to remember something: "Oh no, it's bad!"
Lin Xue quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Nuan Nuan said, "I have to meet some friends this afternoon, and I need to wear something simpler. Can I borrow your dressing room? And also... could you help me decide what to wear?"