After the incident of ascending to the heavens, Wu Xiaoqing has begun to have a certain immunity to the virtual scene.

But what is happening now is far beyond Wu Xiaoqing's imagination.

The rain in the forest gradually became heavier, but Wu Xiaoqing was still wearing winter clothes. It is very thick, and the problem of light rain or moderate rain is not too big in the next moment, and the outer layer of the coat also has a certain rain protection function. But when the rain starts to get heavier, it inevitably becomes damp and uncomfortable.

Wu Xiaoqing is almost certain that he is in an illusory world, but everything here feels so real. The rain is cold, the wind in the forest is cold, and when you follow A all the way, the texture of the soil and weeds on the ground is almost exactly the same as the feeling when you walked on the dirt road when you were a child in Wu Xiaoqing's memory. He could even smell the smell of the after-rain earth in the air—obviously, the illusion here was more than just the optical virtual effects of the Nine Heavens Illusion.

It is very likely that the other party is simulating it directly in their own brains.

"You're smart," A said, looking back, "go on, don't worry." Time flies slowly here, and everything can be slow.

It rained all the time, and the atmosphere was not harmonious......

A seems to be very familiar with the way this place, and is familiar with the way in the forest. Soon, Wu Xiaoqing followed A to a wooden hut in the forest. After entering, judging from the furnishings inside, Wu Xiaoqing could probably judge that this should be an ancient building. The house was very clean, and it looked like it was often occupied, and A seemed to be skillfully inviting Wu Xiaoqing to sit down, and then went to the kitchen next door to light a fire, as if he was going to cook a meal with the fish he had just caught.

"Life is interesting for you earthlings," A's voice came from the kitchen, "the concept of seclusion...... It's unique to your earth, and it suits me perfectly, and I love it. When your museum of Earth is established, I will definitely build a real forest like this......"

"Seclusion?"

"In the universe, every civilization is like a recluse," A said, "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan...... Well, in the future, you will need to build a mountain and plant a little chrysanthemum. ”

"I haven't said I promised you a deal yet."

"I don't think you're going to say no," A said, "you're just waiting for me to bid...... DNA may have some research value for us, but for you...... It's cheaper than dust, and I'm sure you won't want me to make a deal with other Earthlings. ”

"You can do this," Wu Xiaoqing said, "Anyway, no matter who it is, it's the same for you." ”

"Consistency can't be misunderstood," A said, "and the trading principles with the search and rescue team, and the trading rules with the earthlings, are still different." The latter is a crime...... At least in my opinion. ”

"I've heard of similar deals before," Wu Xiaoqing said of what he had seen in the Ascension Realm, "one civilization bought the planet of another civilization, and in the end, only an exquisite zoo was left for them. Obviously, not all civilizations in the universe are as conservative as you. ”

"Morality is a kind of self-restraint," A said, "what kind of civilization there is, what kind of morality there is." The kind of civilization you are talking about will not live long in the universe - your earth is a commercial society, this truth should not be difficult to understand. ”

"Could it be that in the universe, there will still be punishments for forced buying and selling?" Wu Xiaoqing smiled, "Then the war between B and C, why is there no one to punish it?" ”

"Punishment always comes from civilization itself, and the external moral code of a civilization is the logic of its own existence. The civilization that relies on trade to take advantage of small advantages is the fastest dead civilization in this universe...... Well, you seem to be very concerned about these things, haven't the search and rescue team told you about them? ”

Wu Xiaoqing shook his head.

"I'm afraid I'm scared of you," A chuckled, "don't say it's you, even the search and rescue team...... This universe is much more terrifying than we think, like this forest, you listen. ”

Wu Xiaoqing pricked up his ears, and at this time, he heard some wolf howls in the distance.

"It's a blessing to have a hut in the forest." A came back from the kitchen at this time, holding two wooden cups in his hands, and he put one of them in front of Wu Xiaoqing - it was tea.

Wu Xiaoqing took a sip, which was very different from the tea in his impression, a little bitter and a little salty, and it seemed that salt and other seasonings had been spared in it.

"That's the taste of the earliest tea," says A, "and in my opinion, it's more interesting than tea in the 21st century." ”

Although he was not used to the taste of tea, Wu Xiaoqing's mood calmed down with this cup of tea. As A said, there is no need for him to rush here, because being in a hurry will make him miss a lot of key information. After figuring out this layer, Wu Xiaoqing no longer rushed to ask about the situation of the BC civilization, but only began to pay attention to his surroundings, hoping to find some information about A from these environments.

But this plan Wu Xiaoqing quickly gave up, the entire environment here was very carefully considered, he walked around the room a few times, and did not find any tools beyond this era; He went to the kitchen and looked at the fish, and the condiments were all from primitive plants; Although it was certain that all of this was some kind of illusion created by the other party in his mind, Wu Xiaoqing was completely impressed by the reality of this hallucination.

Wu Xiaoqing once discussed with Rao Xin a common setting in science fiction novels, how a person solves the problem of a brain in a jar, and how to judge whether his surroundings are real.

Rao Xin's answer at that time was to see whether the logic of the surrounding world was self-consistent, for example, this is a forest, Wu Xiaoqing could check the orientation and distribution of trees and the growth and arrangement of plant communities to see if these details were in line with the scientific division...... As for the building, there are more places that can be examined, the processing details of the house, the traces of habitation, the wear and tear of the inside and outside of the wooden gates, the wear and tear of the door posts, and the breakage of the roof covering......

Wu Xiaoqing walked around the cabin inside and out for nearly half an hour, and he had to admit that everything here seemed to be impeccable. Not to mention the detailed details of the building, even the footprints of the two of them who had just walked back have begun to fade a little as the rain washes them out......

"Everything here is reasonable, judging from the logic of your earth," A seemed to see the purpose of Wu Xiaoqing's actions, and took the initiative to explain to him, "The birth of this world is not simply to create a little illusion, the logic of the generation of this illusion world is essentially the same as the growth of a forest on your earth." ”

"In the virtual world, every tree here grows from a sapling, and every one of the materials used to build a wooden house comes from these growing woods. The only difference is that in the reality of the earth, it would take at least thirty years for such a natural forest to arise, but in the virtual world, it would take only a few microseconds to simulate it. ”

"To the earth, you can almost be called gods," Wu Xiaoqing said, "and creating a world seems to be a common thing for you. ”

"The fish is ready, do you want to eat it?" A brought up the finished fish.

It is a fish soup method, but it is a little different from Wu Xiaoqing's impression - just like the difference between tea leaves. After tasting a bite, Wu Xiaoqing was even more sure - the seasoning was too simple, and there was still an unprocessed fishy smell in the fish soup. - Apparently this is a standard ancient dish.

But A didn't seem to mind that it wasn't tasty at all, on the contrary, he ate quite quickly, snoring, as if he hadn't eaten in a long time - and it was, it was supposed to be the first time he had "eaten" something.

"Now, tell me about your mission," A said, "Obviously, you want to get to know the B and C civilizations first, don't you?" ”

Wu Xiaoqing nodded.

"Then come with me." A opened the wooden door and walked out.

Wu Xiaoqing followed and walked out, but the moment he pushed the door, he found that the wooden door in front of him suddenly turned into a metal moving door, and after his hand touched it, the door automatically moved open. The forest in front of him disappeared completely, and was replaced by a strange room, and for a moment Wu Xiaoqing thought that he had returned to his office in the Qingtian Building, but looking out of the glass window, he knew that this was not.

Just outside the window, hundreds of railroad tracks line up neatly – but not on the ground, but completely perpendicular to the ground. Countless long strips, like trains, and rockets, were shuttling up and down the tracks, like shuttles of looms, and the moment they came into contact with the ground and remained relatively stationary, the train, or rather, part of the rocket, remained on the ground—and soon, Wu Xiaoqing saw a creature that came out of it and looked like a human.

But not people.

The same limbs and head, but their skin texture is more like that of some kind of sea animal. After stepping out of the rocket, everyone sat on a chair - and then Wu Xiaoqing realized that the chair was suspended in mid-air, and everyone was driven by the suspended chair to move between the cities under their feet.

"This is civilization B," A said, "and the evolutionary path is slightly different from yours, but not much. It's part of their race...... As you may already know, Civilization B is a combination of seven different races that will be slightly different in morphology, as you will have a chance to see later. But as far as this mission is concerned, their form can be said to have nothing to do with the mission - they have reached a certain stage in civilization, and the whole civilization has begun to try to become conscious - of course, they themselves do not have this cognition. ”

"Conscious?"

"It can also be called data," says A, "and the bodies that nature has given you have gradually begun to become cumbersome. Do you know why you humans can't fly out of Earth now? ”

Wu Xiaoqing tried to answer: "Is our body too big?" ”

"Yes," A said, "if you earthlings all evolved from elephants, then you will not have the idea of space flight in another 10,000 years." On the contrary, if you were a civilization built by ants, there might have been an air force in the Middle Ages, imagine the Airborne Forces sitting on leaves...... The formation of a civilization also determines the development of a civilization. ”

Wu Xiaoqing only then noticed the individuals, and the proportions of the buildings here—they looked ......

"Much more refined than you humans, aren't you? Your living environment is different. Remember, if you want to visit their civilization, you must have a spaceship of your own, and their spaceship will not be able to accommodate you humans. ”

"But there are no spaceships on Earth!" Wu Xiaoqing realized the seriousness of the problem at this time - maybe this mission will be ruined because of this!

"That's why I'm going to take you through the situation before I trade," A said, "Now, open the window and jump out." ”

"What?" Wu Xiaoqing didn't react.

"Open the window." A walked directly to Wu Xiaoqing and helped him open it. Then, he jumped straight ahead.

Wu Xiaoqing turned his head for the first time, wanting to see if he could take other intersections in the office.

"Simulations of the Earth's power system are not yet done...... So the elevator is blocked, if you want, you can also take the stairs, but it's very slow," Although A jumped down, the voice was still near Wu Xiaoqing, "Even if you go down the stairs, it's the same...... Forget it, I'll help you. ”

Before Wu Xiaoqing could open his mouth, the floor and building under his feet disappeared in an instant, and the gravity that was much larger than the earth instantly grabbed him, and then it fell rapidly.