Searching for information about urban legends in unfamiliar cities is a boring and painful thing, not to mention that this so-called "urban legend" is an old antique from decades ago. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Mullen and Patrick have used all the methods at their disposal: from local paper files to stopping people on the street and asking questions, from applying for information from the local police under a fake European identity (of course, the creation of the fake identity was done by Mullen, and the EU Cyber Security Force seems to have taken a tacit attitude towards this behavior in view of his own importance) to sneaking into those secret databases, everything that can be done is done, but about the so-called "Gensokyo" The news is like a stone sinking into the sea. Many of the elderly people in the area - probably in their nineties to 100 years old - are still familiar with the term, but at most they think that it is just a concept created by the "god lord", the writer of the Oriental PROJECT. None of the valuable clues emerged. After a week of this boring search, Mullen finally couldn't help himself and went back to his work again.

And this time, even if Patrick forced him out, it couldn't stop him from wanting to work.

"Dear Mullen, is it really necessary for you to do this?" Patrick shook his head helplessly as he looked at Mullen, who had successfully connected a set of brain access devices to the car, and then walked with him while working on a wireless consciousness helmet, "I remember that you don't really like such things as consciousness helmets......"

“…… Uh, well, it's not a big deal anyway. Vaguely confused, Mullen twisted his neck. Actually, he really doesn't like the Consciousness Access Helmet, because in fact most of the main programs of Consciousness Access are written by him, so he knows exactly where the loopholes in these programs are. Although he can guarantee 100% that due to the complexity of the program and some other characteristics, those subtle loopholes will never be found by anyone else unless he is the writer, he takes the initiative to point them out, but there is still a little uneasiness in his heart. That's why, even though he wears a helmet, he still keeps the small computer in his backpack so that he can switch it in time when the conditions allow, "It's really more convenient to work, isn't it...... Did you just inquire about anything more than that?"

“…… What did you hear?" Glancing at the other man with a strange look, Patrick turned around and moved on, "Maren, you're really too obsessed with your work. We're not here to find out the news today, we're here to find the desolate and remote shrine that no one goes to, are we? We've been walking for almost three hours!"

"Huh, three hours, and why is the helmet still within the range of the brain access device?"

"Is that because we're going to do a carpet search of a circular area centered on a car?

"Aha...... Is that so?"

“…… Just in case I ask, dear Mr. Owen," Patrick was visibly unhappy when he saw the puzzled look on Mullen's face that hadn't woken up, "you don't even know where we've been today?"

“…… Isn't it in Kochi? Or maybe it's around there, in the suburbs or something......"

"Certainly not my dear Mr. Mullen!!! we are ...... Ahh......h

"Is that what it looks like? Well, none of this matters anyway. Still going on smoothly, Mullen jumped over the ditch and said nonchalantly, "I have said that all these actions must have been in vain. But the two of us have been walking for so long...... I said why do I feel a little pain in my feet......"

"Do you need to take a break if your feet hurt? "There is a hole in the hill over there, let's go and rest in it, and then we can go back." ”

“…… Cave entrance?...... suspicious hole that can appear in such a place" Following Patrick's direction, Mullen looked up, "As an experienced explorer, is it really okay to choose such an unsafe place as a resting spot, in case something like a hibernating bear suddenly jumps out and attacks us......

"I'm sorry, but I have to say one thing: it's summer, dear Mr. Owen. Summers in East Asia are hot. ”

“…… We happened to run into a bear that had overslept because of the approaching ice age and the global climate was getting colder. ”

“……”

It seems that this joke is not funny at all.

Seeing Patrick step forward without saying a word, Mullen hurriedly stopped tapping on the non-existent keyboard and trotted to the cave that was just big enough for the two of them to rest. It doesn't seem to be the case with a cave, and the light is clearly visible from the other side, so it may just be a small slit. Taking off his backpack and taking out the food one by one, Patrick raised his head and asked Maren, who was about to take off his helmet: "Marlen, anyway, we have plenty of time now, how about a fire picnic without eating energy bars?"

"It's fine. It's rare to go out with you to explore a risk, and you also need to have some adventure charm in it. Nodding, Mullen placed the helmet on a rock, spread out the small computer rolled into a cylinder on his legs, and pressed a button on the flanks to harden the flexible screen for ease of use, "What are you going to do?...... Ah, that's too bad, I haven't been here for a few days, and the IoT defense in Amsterdam is messing up to this point......?

"What is программа?"

"The ID of a famous hacker on the Russian side. Very powerful people. If there is a day, I really hope to be able to communicate with him. "If it weren't for the bureaucrats, I would have done it a long time ago. Suddenly remembering Admiral Green's fat face, Mullen pursed his lips, "The signal strength in this place is really not ordinarily weak, if it weren't for the strengthening of the Kelvin satellite......"

"Marlen, be careful!"

Suddenly, he heard a warning from his friend, and with the keen awareness cultivated by his childhood abuse, Malen immediately shook off the computer in his hand and threw himself forward. Immediately afterwards, a huge stone smashed down from the place where he never knew it, and if it hadn't been for the timely dodge, maybe he would have turned into a corpse that didn't look too good at this time.

"Are you alright?" Patrick, who had been preparing to light a fire a little farther away, ran over in a panic. Holding the other party's hand and standing up, Maren shook his head: "No, I'm fine." But...... It looks like our way back has been blocked. Can the exit over there get us back to the car?"

"This ...... I don't know very well. Looking at the road opposite, which had been completely blocked, Patrick shook his head. Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly walked to the side of the rock wall, reached out and grabbed a little of the soil on it, and then hugged his head with remorse, "Damn, I should have noticed that the soil conditions here are not very good, and this kind of thing can happen at any time......"

"Okay, okay, don't be so frustrated. Since there's an exit over there, you'll definitely be able to get around. It's not a deep slit, is it?" Mullen didn't look a little panicked, and he bent down and picked up the computer he had just thrown away, "Maybe the other side is the Gensokyo you're looking for when you traveled nearly half the world to Japan this time......"

When he saw the sign on the screen showing the signal strength, he was speechless. His eyes widened in disbelief, and Mullen looked at it over and over again, but the figure and the abbreviation on it remained unchanged. The focus of his eyes slowly spread, and he took two steps back as if he had been impacted, leaning against the rock wall.

"No, no, no, this can't be, this can't be, there must be something wrong somewhere......"

"Mullen?" Seeing that Mullen, who was originally fine, suddenly changed into this posture, Patrick immediately raised his head, "What's wrong with you? Tell me how you feel now, if you need emergency treatment......

"Hey, hey, hey, Patrick, it's definitely not going to be like this, is it?, it's definitely not going to be like this!" the voice grew louder and louder, and Mullen's distracted eyes kept staring at the computer screen, "The signal strength is zero, and the network is disconnected...... This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Now, now that we are in a network society, how can there be no signal where there are human beings? Just kidding, absolutely kidding! Moreover, my computer has the signal enhancement of the Kelvin satellite...... Ah, by the way, Kelvin did have a flaw in his design...... But, but it shouldn't be so coincidental! Obviously, when we climbed Kilimanjaro, there was ......a signal!

"Mullen, be sober!" Immediately realizing what was happening to the other party, Patrick put his hands around Mullen's shoulders and shook his body vigorously, "It's just that it's disconnected from the Internet, it's not a big deal!"

"Ahh......h Not a big deal...... No, of course it's a big deal......" The voice had begun to tremble, and Mullen's body began to soften from the loss of strength, "It feels...... It's empty...... How is this possible without the internet...... How is it possible for humans to survive without the internet...... Sure enough, I'd better die quickly......"

"Damn, why are the symptoms getting so bad all of a sudden!" Slapping his tongue at his partner's sudden malaly, Patrick was anxious to think about what to do, "Don't say such joking things, Mullen! There are more people who survive without the Internet in this world, and humans are not such fragile creatures!"

Psychiatric network dependence withdrawal disorder. This is the culprit that led to the emergence of Mullen's current situation. Although there is still considerable controversy in the academic community about whether these symptoms can be treated strictly as a mental illness on the same level as depression and anxiety disorder, there is no doubt that because information technology has become an unprecedented and important part of human society, this "phenomenon" is "ready for a large-scale outbreak" (World Health Organization, Analysis Report and Early Warning on Psychogenic Network Dependence Withdrawal Disorder). According to research data, people with high incidence generally maintain long-term contact with the Internet environment or use brain access devices far above average, and their external manifestations are a variety of negative emotions such as restlessness, anxiety, frustration, and boredom when they are disconnected from the network, and the most serious ones may even lead to suicide......

"Mullen, Mullen, you listen to me, you listen to me! It's just that the network is disconnected, it's not a big deal, really! The exit is in front, we can go back to the car right away, and then connect to the Internet again! So calm down!"

"Ah, yes," it seemed that Patrick's words had played a role, and the vitality in Mullen's eyes gradually returned. Hanging down his arm, which was still holding his head just now, he took a few deep breaths, "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal...... Relax, relax, relax, relax......"

The mood finally eased up. With two long breaths, Mullen opened his eyes, still pale, but at least much calmer. He pushed away Patrick's hand on his shoulder with some weakness, found a stone and sat down: "Whew...... You've saved my life again, Patrick. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have killed myself right here......"

"Don't say that. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be in a place like this without internet access. Sitting down beside him, Patrick handed over a bottle of water, "This time it seems to be much worse than it used to be." What's going on? Didn't your personal doctor remind you about it?"

“…… I'm weird too. Paz just told me that my psychiatric internet dependence withdrawal should have been cured. Why is the reaction so big......" Unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a sip of water, Mullen's eyes suddenly lit up, "That's right...... Perhaps, it might look like this?"

"What did you think of again? It can't be that your mental state is unstable again...... Wait!" Realizing that Mullen's purpose was to put the helmet on the rock on the other side, Patrick stopped him, "I just went through that kind of thing, so don't use that......"

"No, I didn't want to ...... right away No, no, it's completely impossible to connect the brain under the condition of disconnection, don't you know this, Patrick? What's more, now that the main device is in the car, the function of this helmet is only to collect EEG signals and then amplify them at an appropriate level and transmit them back to the main device, as well as carry some small programs with single functions and relatively simple. Taking the fiber optic cable out of his backpack, Mullen connected the helmet to the computer, "But there are some things to care about...... Ah, sure enough......"

"Did you find anything strange?"

"Of course. Very strange......" Mullen replied, frowning, "this helmet...... I was implanted with a virus. ”

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