"How's it going, Miss Li? The weather is nice outside today, and your husband is on vacation, do you want to go out and spend time with him? ”

Tiandu underground, at the end of the 26th line, the central skyline computing hub of Daoyi.

Under the huge rock vault, electronic signals flying in the sky formed a virtual soul model and deconstruction map.

A middle-aged male figure composed entirely of data signals raised his head, and he said to the floating light curtain on the side after he had just finished talking to Su Sun: "However, the number of 'artificial prostheses' provided by Shengsheng is limited, and they are all in a trial state, so if you want to travel in physical form, then remember to come back regularly for relevant check-ups, and you can't go out for too long - before the end of the month, you must come back once." ”

"Huh?!"

With a sound of surprise, in the light curtain, an unusually clear black-haired female figure suddenly appeared.

From the perspective of 'seeing' alone, she is lifelike. Whether it is the simulation of the body posture or every detail of the hair, it is as if it were real, and there is no doubt in the slightest.

But in the eyes of the data humanoid, the technique of the electronic spirit whose full name is Li Xiaoxin to transform his image is still very immature, and in order to ensure the visual truth, it takes too many spiritual functions, and from a practical point of view, it is actually not very qualified.

At this time, the woman's eyes were surprised, and she said to me in surprise: "Wait, Yansheng, can we actually go out?" ”

“…… Or else? ”

This question was so strange that Yan Sheng was silent for a long time before replying: "Miss Li, haven't you read the agreement we signed at the beginning?" ”

"No...... Mainly, I thought that after entering the electronic underworld, in addition to surfing the Internet and taking a vacation once a week, I would have to stay here to write code! Li Xiaoxin scratched her head, and she smiled a little embarrassedly: "Or did I understand it wrong?" ”

"Holiday? Miss Li Xiaoxin, that was the ...... during the treatment"

Hearing this, he couldn't help but sigh - it was obvious that the other party had not read the electronic agreement carefully at all.

But it's no wonder, after all, in this world, who would carefully read every line of the contract?

Therefore, Yansheng had to explain slowly: "Before, you were not allowed to travel at will because you were still in the stage of soul stability - if you want to make your soul and the Hades server have a certain resonance rate, you need to adapt for a long time, and soul programming can enable you to stabilize your logic circle and compile your own logic code to ensure that your soul can exist for a long time." ”

"Until your soul is stable, of course, you can't go in and out of Hades at will, just like a seriously ill patient, the hospital won't let you travel at will...... But Miss Lee, your soul body has been stabilized, and in the future, except that according to the contract, you need to work for the Zhengguo government, repay the treatment fee for the soul transfer, and cooperate with the relevant experiments, you are free. ”

Speaking of this, Yansheng raised his hand and intervened in the Hades server, giving Li Xiaoxin's electronic soul body access permissions: "However, I still need to remind you that although you are free, whether it is the electronic Hades or the artificial prosthesis, they are all new experimental technologies, and we cannot guarantee your safety in complex situations in the outside world, so it is recommended that you come back often to check it, and it is just so good that we can collect data." ”

"I see, no problem, no problem!"

Upon boarding, the female figure who had suddenly realized it cheered, and then disappeared from the light curtain. Then, with permission, the electronic signal disappeared from the Hades server, and followed the direct channel to the relevant laboratory of the distant Shengsheng.

At the end, she happily left a message: "Thank you, Yansheng, I originally thought that the holy seats were all majestic, old-fashioned and terrible old people, but I didn't expect that there would be such an approachable existence as you!" ”

"Haha, who called you my test subject, not my graduate student."

Shaking his head slightly, in fact, his personality is indeed quite old-fashioned and serious, only because of the success of the experiment in the recent period of time and the abundant funds, so the more tolerant Yansheng sighed: "Young man, you are really energetic...... Seeing you so happy makes me feel that all this research has meaning. ”

"After all, that's why I chose this path."

Slowly 'sitting' on a chair, the humanoid made entirely of data tilted its head and looked at the dome.

Yansheng Wu Chongwen couldn't help but fall into memory: "It's also because of similar reasons. ”

—Sixty years ago, 1957.

Grandmother, who was born in the last century, suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

When it was first detected, the illness was still very mild, and there was not much impact on daily life, just some housework that was originally in charge of the grandmother, and gradually the mother and aunts were in charge, and the family did not have any conflicts because of the grandmother's illness, and at that time, when I was still studying in the academy, I would often take my grandmother out for a walk, help the elderly in their daily life, and take care of each other's food and life.

Occasionally, people would joke about introducing themselves to grandmothers who couldn't remember who the children were, and the gray-haired grandmothers would laugh and say that they were old and that they really couldn't remember.

But Alzheimer's disease is irreversible, and all of this is just the initial reaction.

As time went on, the grandmother forgot more and more things, and sometimes she would not recognize her eldest grandson, find the way to her room, and find the location of the toilet. The old man would even suddenly forget what he had been doing and stare blankly at the bouquet on the table for hours, his eyes glazed.

What's even more terrifying is that in the later stage, my grandmother will even show puzzled eyes when she looks at the photos of herself and her grandfather.

My grandparents met a few decades ago during the 'Industrial War', the most dangerous time in the world, with wars, flu, riots and economic crises around the world, and the misuse of chemical weapons. These pervade the whole world, even though they are not as devastating as nuclear weapons in the 'atomic war' era that followed, are enough to panic the whole world.

Grandfather is a maintenance engineer on the front line, in a mission, repair medical equipment and met the grandmother who is a medical worker, their love sprouted in the artillery fire and poison gas, strong beyond words, the two have supported each other to this day, dozens of years have passed, with two sons and two daughters, it can be said that the children and grandchildren are full.

My grandfather had been dead for eight years, and every year, my grandmother would weave some clothes and wreaths to pay her respects, as the saying goes, 'for fear that the old man would shine down below'. Although as a family with an extraordinary heritage, everyone knows that the Hades have long been abandoned with the departure of the immortals, even if the grandfather really goes to the Hades, I am afraid that he will not be able to enjoy the incense of the descendants, but things are always one yard to the other, and the most important thing is attitude and heart.

But now, my grandmother no longer recognized who the person in the photo was.

Whether it's her grandfather, who has lived together for decades, or her own face...... She didn't recognize any of them.

War did not destroy the feelings, death did not consume the feelings, and finally they were consumed by an irreparable disease.

At this point, in fact, it has nothing to do with pain, everything is only sadness.

Because pain is an emotion that needs to be felt by poking a sharp object into the soft part of your heart...... And he who forgets everything has nothing in his heart.

Forgetting is real death. The body is dead, the soul is rotten, and the spirit is weakened, which is not real death, because people will remember his changes to the world, his attitude towards the world, and the spirit of facing the world.

But forgetting, whether it is forgotten by oneself or forgotten by others, the final result is the sadness of nothingness.

"Kid...... I'm scared ......."

At that time, the old man, who was about to forget everything, recalled the past for the last time, she hugged her grandson, who was also crying bitterly, and left the same and last tears, which could only be left because of pain: "I shouldn't forget, this is my whole life...... How can I forget? ”

"I ...... I don't want to forget everything and die empty......"

"I won't let you die, grandma, I'll remember it for you!"

And Wu Chongwen at that time made an oath like this.

But the grandmother died in the end.

Quietly rummaging through the old man with a gun left behind by his grandfather, he ended himself in one night...... chose to die with her memory, this is probably the grandmother's last insistence.

The Heavenly Machine Hub slowly rotated in the endless data ordinary, and between the aura of 0 and 1, there was a majestic sea of information swirling.

Wu Chongwen, who ended his memories, did not show a regretful expression. He raised his head and looked at the electronic Hades server not far away, the creation that he had worked hard to condense all his life.

The human form of the data seems to want to smoke, but where can the cigarette come from now? Yansheng simulated a 3D projection of a cigarette with data, pinched it between his fingers, and then stared at the cigarette, and then couldn't help but laugh.

- Can cyber souls smoke e-cigarettes?

The answer is yes, of course.

Yan Sheng took a deep puff, and the simulated cigarette butt lit up red, and there was even smoke rising close to the real one.

It doesn't make any sense and it won't do anything. But he took a bite anyway, simply because he wanted to remember this ritual as a human being.

"Although it didn't help you, sixty years later, I helped a couple who are similar to you."

"I failed, but I also succeeded - from now on, no one else will shed tears over this tragedy."

In the distance, the faint sound of the subway running can be heard.

The sound of a person's approaching footsteps rang out.

Yan Sheng wiped out the cigarette in his hand, he turned his head and looked in that direction - Su Sun, who was dressed in a black security bureau uniform, was looking at the large number of newly built servers in the underworld along the way, showing a thoughtful expression.

"What's wrong, Su Sun?"

He asked, "Could it be that you are interested in my research?" I don't mind accepting another closed disciple at all. ”

"No, Yansheng, I'm not a programmer."

The young man casually refused, just staring at Su Yan of the Hades server, and somehow remembered Zhou Buyi in his heart.

The guy who didn't want to forget his many departed friends, so he kept alive, even if it was the pursuit of immortality and immortality, which he hated in the past, and kept everything in mind...... What is the similarity between his motivation to pursue immortality and the motivation of Yansheng to study the electronic underworld?

Sure enough, just like the dragon world - everyone in this world will try to change the world for their own wishes.

And just when Su Tian was thoughtful, Yan Sheng was also staring at the young man who was getting closer.

- It's a weird kid.

In the heart of this holy seat, this is his truest feeling for Su Sun.

From the first time they met, and even the first time they learned about Su Sun's information, Yansheng thought so.

The talent is too strong to be strange. The speed of progress in strength is too fast, which is strange. It's unreasonable, confusing and strange. It is even more strange that there is no desire and no desire, and it does not look like a twenty-year-old young man at all.

Unlike the Dao Saint who claimed to have seen a 'fierce beast' and couldn't help but want to appease him, what Wu Chongwen saw in Su Sun was a very strong 'weirdness' that wanted to deny something.

He denies that there is no transcendent reality, denies the malice inherent in the human heart, denies what he is not used to, and denies any tragedy that he can touch......

This strong instinct to deny something, in the eyes of some people, is like a strong desire to destroy and attack, so it is not surprising that Dao Sheng is uneasy about this, and wants to try to dissolve, or turn this strong desire to attack into his own strength.

But Yansheng can see a little deeper...... He could see that in Su Day's heart, there seemed to be a perfect model of the world, and any reality that did not match this model would make this young man feel unhappy, and then deny and change.

Perhaps, even Su Tian himself didn't know what that model was like, and what kind of world could be called perfect. However, he will definitely take action to correct this unaccustomed world step by step.

— just like yourself.

"Here you go, Su Sun."

Without any extra words, Yan Sheng, who slowly got up, casually picked up a blue-gray twentiethral crystal from the table next to him, and then handed it to Su Sun, who was already standing in front of him: "This is the portable Hades server 'Soul Abyss' test model that I recently refined. ”

"Well, I'm honored, but what's the point of giving me something so important?"

Holding this fist-sized twenty-sided crystal in his hand, Su Tian could feel that this blue-gray Hades server gave people a cool and gentle feeling, it should be forged by the fusion of rare materials close to souls such as 'Soul Crystal' and 'Yan Immortal Iron', which could hold a very large number of souls, so that they could sleep in it—and this was only a passive form.

If it was activated, Su Sun felt that even if it was a transcendental level soul ghost, as long as it was touched by this soul abyss server, it would immediately lose any ability to resist and be obediently sealed in it.

Moreover, as an advanced compound magic weapon, even if it is carried around, this Hades server can bring Su Sun a certain amount of soul resistance, and the ability to peek through dreams and illusions.

Raising his head, Su Yan was a little confused: "Didn't you ask me to come here for the sake of the suffering human race in the Qingqiu Secret Realm...... Oh, I see! ”

"Yes."

Facing Su Sun, who was suddenly looking at him, Yan Sheng lowered his gaze and looked at the Soul Abyss Server that was being held in the hands of the young man, and he said calmly: "If you can be warned by the Chixiao Sword and the Sunset Bow together, then the human race in that world must be in great trouble." ”

"Logically, we have to help these people, but in reality, we also have to be ourselves and responsible to our own people in order to be qualified to save others. Therefore, in the New World Exploration Department, that is, until Su Sun brings back reliable information, Zhengguo officials will not send a large number of transcendent people to help. ”

Speaking of this, the digitized humanoid let out a long sigh, he put his hands behind his back, turned around, and looked at the main body of the Dao Heavenly Machine Hub: "However, after all, they are all the same clan, so if there are really many people who die, their souls are gone...... Just use the Soul Abyss server, store them all in it, and bring them back. ”

"I understand."

In this regard, Su Yan nodded calmly, he also knew very well that people must help others if they have the ability, otherwise, if they are unable to protect themselves, they can only let the two of them die together.

However, he still asked a little strangely: "But Yansheng, there is no need to ask me to come over for this kind of thing, right?" I'm in a meeting just now, so can't I entrust someone else to hand this thing over to me when the time comes? ”

"Or is it that the Thirty-Six Holy Council didn't agree to this? After all, I also know very well that the Hades server is not perfect yet, and it may be a big mess to let you collect so many souls. ”

"Indeed."

However, what Su Yan didn't expect was that Yan Sheng actually admitted this matter without hesitation: "Although I can guarantee the stability of the server itself and have already applied for it, it was basically impossible to pass it 18 years ago." Although I am indeed worried about the souls in the secret realm of Qingqiu and want to undo some tragedies, I do have the intention of collecting a large number of test subjects and checking the data. ”

"This is an illegal private request, Su Day, you ......"

Su Yan had already put the Soul Abyss server about the size of a fist in his pocket at this time, and he planned to transfer it to his personal space later-the young man who answered himself with his actions shrugged his shoulders at Yansheng: "It's too strange to think about whether it's illegal or not to do good deeds - anyway, I'm not afraid of the punishment of the law, alas, this is probably the benefit of high strength." ”

Saying this, Su Yan smiled, and even Yansheng touched his chin and laughed.

And then, Yan Sheng still shook his head solemnly: "In short, I don't force it, I can do what I can, if I can save one, I will save one." ”

"Some tragedies happen and cannot be reversed, like death. So, as the creator of the electronic Hades, I hope that if I can, then I can make up for it, and I can make up for it. ”

"Don't worry, Yansheng, I understand your thoughts."

Taking the Soul Abyss Server out of his pocket, Su Sun, who had taken a closer look at it again, raised his eyebrows, and he took his gaze away from the twenty-sided hedron and cast it on the Yansheng's body.

Su Yan, who has always felt that Yansheng is quite in tune with him, and has a good impression of him, calmly assured: "As long as they want to be helped, I can help." ”

"Then I'll do my best."

“…… As I said, there's no need to go all out. ”

Laughing, Yansheng waved his hand, and he sat back in his chair again: "Although you will probably know in a while, I will reveal one thing in advance - there are not many people who explore the secret realm of Qingqiu this time, but all of them are elites, and whether it is exploration tools or methods, they all use a large number of new technologies and experimental technologies, including a large number of technologies belonging to the Tallinn and Kloe people. ”

"Overall, you're going to be surprised."

"Then I'll see."

The story that happened on Earth continues.

But at the same time, in the void, there are more important things happening.

Like a frozen sea of stars, in the void as bright as light crystals, stagnant things are being changed.

With a roar that shook Vientiane, an almost infinite amount of light lit up from the dark void somewhere—and then, countless infinitely extended rays of radiation sped out from the source of the sudden burst of light, piercing through the ten thousand worlds in the icy void.

This light is incomparably bright, incomparably dazzling, this endless radiation crosses the long void, and flies towards the wreckage and body of the stars of the world, just in an instant, there are countless worlds pierced by these radiations, and then, 'linked' together, forming a huge network of brilliance that is linked to each other and overlaps with each other.

It was not a provocation to the Great Seal, and as such, the force of the Frozen Void did not react to it.

And the Great Being, the will of the Pioneers, spreads along this infinite network, and at the same time connects all the worlds that are linked by itself.

- Lord of the Horizon.

Representing borders and transcending them, he is a pioneer in exploring the unknown and an adventurer in the New World; He is an explorer who wanders the stars and an inventor who develops a new art.

He shelters adventure, loves exploration, and encourages all minds to go to uncharted territory, so that the horizon stretches farther away.

He, who represents all this 'right', is now lost in thought.

——The so-called spirit of exploration is to be as 'higher', 'faster' and 'stronger' as possible.

Only higher can you touch the ceiling that your predecessor can't reach; Only by being faster can we explore the mysteries that are fleeting and fleeting; Only by being stronger can we stand in the unknown, take root here, and determine the territory of the new horizon.

This is the most basic spirit and the right source.

But...... But there is always a will, always to deny this.

Why does it have to be higher? Is it possible to discover the unknown from above? The most important thing is the ability to perceive the difference between things, but it is meaningless to be just higher. 】

Why does it have to be faster? The ephemeral mysteries are interesting, but the very nature of things, which has changed over billions of years, is a completely new realm in itself. 】

Why does it have to be stronger? The strong have their own world of the strong, but ordinary life naturally has the way and skill of ordinary life. Focusing only on the strong and not on the mortals, such a level is nothing more than an empty and boring 'mistake'. 】

That's a weird will.

Even if he asks the other person what the so-called 'right' is, there is always only one answer.

Who knows? I'm looking for the right answer. 】

That is, out of all the great beings who think they are right, the only one who will admit that they are not really right, the only one who will question the others, deny all the 'right', and think that all existence is 'incorrect'.

- worse than [twilight]; More annoying than [miracle]; It's more of a headache than [End]......

That's ...... A strange dragon snake named Chaos.

A questioner who 'denies' everything, but can't come up with the right answer.

That's what He is.

[I'm not really right, and neither are you. This alone is correct, I believe. 】

To this day, such information lingers in the minds of great beings.

[-Wait, Chaos...... Correctness requires practice, not questioning. 】

The mind of the Pioneer resounded through the void with a dark vibration.

[I am the ...... That's right. 】

And then, the next moment.

In all the worlds that are pierced by the endless radiation, new 'explorations' begin to take place.

- Higher, faster, stronger.

'Do you want to go higher, go farther, become stronger?' ’

There was such an inquiry, which appeared in front of the minds of the chosen ones.

But anyone who is dissatisfied with the existing situation, bored with all stagnation, who wants to change everything in the present, who longs to 'explore' the unknown, who is looking for new boundaries for his life, for his own world, may be asked of this at any moment in his life.

It is the [YES/NO] option that appears on the computer, and it is also the last moment of the apocalypse that the dying person gets; It may be the ripples of words in the calm waters, or the inexplicable sound in the ears.

Then, it's a choice-

If he chooses 'no', then everything is as usual, he doesn't dare and doesn't want to, even if he just asks, he doesn't dare to reveal his true existence, and he continues to live in the world that bores him.

However, if you choose 'good'.

Then from the moment of choice, everything will be changed, whether it is fate or the future.

[Choose one person as a dependent...... Use a basic point to slowly change the entire undetermined canonical history, and one by one to inhibit the awakening of other existences...... If so, this is the choice for you. 】

[Then, I will take another diametrically opposite path. 】

The infinite world, the infinite void, the billions of billions, and even more than this imaginary number, and the change of intention in it, the desire to explore, are all connected to some kind of colossal great being.

- A decadent white-collar worker, a warrior with no future, a blind man who is dying, a vengeful youth, and a mad scientist who wants to explore more unknowns...... There are too many such people in the heavens and all worlds, and the people who will choose 'YES' are endless.

Then he was favored.

In the young man's personal space, on the sacred tree that exuded a clean light, a small red snake that was as crystal clear as a ruby, entrenched on the top of the tree, accompanied by a glass-like soul, squirmed slightly.

Even though he had sensed that there was a being on the other hand who was doing his own 'right' to the entire multiverse, he still didn't care at all.

- Is there anything to worry about?

His covenant makers are growing rapidly.

Faster than anyone expected, steady.

Spit out the snake letter, the snake spirit changed the direction of the circle, and then continued to sleep.

Outside of his personal space, Su Tian, who walked out of the hidden underground subway line and was about to go to the headquarters of the Tiandu Dao Discipline Inspection Bureau, happened to see Kotarun who was wandering on the street with several researchers not far away.

The alien captain was now in astonishment and asked the researchers on the side what was the matter with the figures floating around in the sky, and when he got the words "those are law enforcement officers who have learned to fly and practitioners with flying certificates", the Tallinn man couldn't help but let out a voice of envy.

- Cultivation of the whole people, this kind of thing can only be maintained on the earth where the concentration of aura is much higher than that of other star fields.

Smiling and turning his perspective, Su Sun looked at the street on the other side.

The gradually opening alien news policy seems to have been implemented in the Tiandu, presumably in the future, the Tallinn people, an alien race that is quite kind to the civilization of the earth, will slowly appear in the public's field of vision under the condition of ensuring safe surveillance.

Then, in the street, Su Yan also saw all kinds of familiar and unfamiliar utensils - they were the 'Substitute True Qi Machine' brought by him and Shao Qiming from the Shenmu World.

This kind of auxiliary transportation tool made of heavy metal materials in the original Shenmu world has now been replaced with high-performance composite materials, and it is even hidden in pants, which cannot be detected at all without careful observation.

Most of the people who use the real qi machine are mostly trendy, and they are relatively young, and they should be the group of people who want new things, they are competing in the empty square area at the moment to see who is faster and can jump higher and farther - and with the assistance of the real qi machine, these people who have already cultivated have broken out at a speed far faster than the car, which makes the passers-by around let out a surprised exclamation.

"Haha, Qiming is always more attentive than me in this kind of thing."

As long as you take a serious look, you can see that the trademarks of the Shaw Group on those real qi machines, Su Yan seems to have remembered some time ago, Shao Qiming gave him a batch of dividends, but he never cared about this kind of trivial matter, and the young man who could rely on official gifts and canteen meal cards to solve his cultivation and meals smiled indifferently: "Sure enough, the technology between the world and the world circulate with each other, so that we can make better progress." ”

At this moment, a black high-end car that was driving automatically drove slowly from a distance and stopped in front of Su Tian.

"Hello, Mr. Su, please specify the destination."

"The headquarters of the Discipline Bureau."

The on-board AI asked so gently, and after Su Day, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, reported his destination, he asked casually: "Long time no see, how do you feel lately?" ”

"I'm fine, Mr. Su. The current fuel level is 31%, and I would like to replace it with an Aura engine if I can. ”

"Yo, I didn't expect you to really have an idea-" Suddenly, Su Sun became interested, he sat up, looked at the camera in the car, and asked with great interest: "The aura engine is fine, but when did your intelligence improve?" ”

Although Su Sun knew that some artificial intelligence could enrich the database and improve his level through acquired learning, he didn't expect to really meet one for him, and it was his own special car.

And the on-board AI replied gently as always: "Mr. Tang Yuan chats with me when he uses me, and uses the car player to play movies, and by recording a large amount of data, my intelligence has been successfully upgraded to the fifth level of intelligence." ”

"Yes, yes, interesting, it seems that I will reward him next time - haha, this kind of life is fun, when I come back from the mission, I will give you a new engine, and you want others, you can say it yourself...... Well, it's time to give you a name, it's a bit sudden, but wait until next time. ”

"Mr. Su, your smile is the longing of my heart, it is the light in my dream, like the warm sun in winter, shining into the ......"

"Good ...... Don't learn this kind of rainbow fart on the Internet. ”

"Yes, Mr. Su."

The sound faded as the car faded away.

Intelligent AI, aliens, otherworldly skills.

In the third year of the revival of Reiki, new things that had never been seen and heard by the immortals in the past began to appear in this new era.

Whether it is the unpredictable and unpredictable future, or the power of the great existence in the void, which is gradually spreading.

Everything is in the tide of time, as promised.