"Do you know what you're saying? You want to challenge the very authority of reality."
She paused for so long that Ron almost thought she had left.
When her voice sounded again, it carried an almost mournful tone:
"There once existed a civilization that mastered similar technology. They were called the 'Dream Weavers,' capable of creating virtual worlds indistinguishable from reality."
The surrounding scene began to change, displaying a magnificent yet eerie picture:
Huge bio-mechanical constructs floated in the void, each the size of a city.
The surfaces of these constructs were covered with countless intricate neural networks, flickering with the electric light representing mental activity.
"Initially, the virtual world was merely a supplementary tool for them. Researchers conducted dangerous experiments, and explorers simulated the exploration of unknown environments within it."
