Lin Chi opened his eyes.

He didn't know what time he was, and he didn't know where he was. The first thing that catches your eye is the brown dirt and the grass stained with water droplets.

Sunlight poured overhead, illuminating the turquoise meadows. The rich scent of flowers irritated his nose and made him sneeze.

Lin Chi slowly got up and looked down at his body:

At this time, I was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans that I usually use when I go out, and I stretched out my right hand and pressed it on my chest, and the touch was also very real, which was completely different from the feeling in the virtual world.

Although Paradise of War is very realistic, there are subtle differences from reality in the eyes of the "pioneers" who used the original equipment.

However, this place is like blurring the line between virtual and real. In a nutshell –

"That's too true......"

Lin Chi sighed with emotion, reached out and touched his cheek.

He remembered what had happened before, and knew that this place could not be real, but it was more realistic than he could have imagined. Even he began to be suspicious.

Can this kind of simulation really be achieved with brain imaging equipment alone?

Whether it's the tiny tingling sensation on the soles of your feet or the beads of sweat running down your cheeks, it's no different from the real world. This "world" is like a projection of reality, without any sense of disobedience that should be in the virtual world.

Lin Chi tried to wave his right hand, trying to call out the menu as usual, but the result was naturally in vain.

He knew that at this moment, he could be said to have completely cut off contact with the outside world.

However, if those two guys hadn't dropped the chain, Frankenstein and the coach would have gone according to plan. Now, Pulse Entertainment is probably in a state of being hunted down by the Americans, and has no time to care about the quantum computer floating in space for the time being.

If they have bought time, then all they have to do now is to get out of this hellish place and make a decision for the creators.

But how exactly do you get out?

Lin Chi, who didn't know where he was, couldn't find a way to leave here.

He looked around and saw that he was standing in a valley flanked by towering mountains, with a clear stream flowing not far away, and the water splashing against a rock in the middle.

Bright silver butterflies flapped their wings and flew into the sky, and the foot of the mountain was full of blue flowers. If it weren't for the fact that the scenery here would not have been possible in the reality of serious pollution, Lin Chi might really think that this was the real world.

In line with the principle of survival in the wilderness, he followed the stream upstream, his black sneakers stepping on the dirt floor, leaving clear footprints.

- This is probably the deepest part of the virtual world of Paradise at War, and perhaps the real heart of the quantum computer. Lin Chi didn't expect that he would encounter such a scenery before. But since it has already appeared here, that is......

- This place is likely to be the retreat of the real "Final Boss".

Lin Chi walked forward in silence, groped in his pocket, didn't find anything that could be used as a weapon, picked up a branch from the ground and broke it, revealing the sharp end.

With such a pitiful "weapon", of course, it is impossible to confront the "inhabitants" here. However, the twig can bring at least some psychological comfort, and that is enough......

After following the stream for a while, there was a turn close to a right angle in front of him, Lin Chi slowly leaned to the foot of the mountain, poked his head out to observe the scene behind the turn:

A two-storey wooden house stands quietly at the foot of the mountain, with dark brown walls covered with creepers and light purple flowers blooming all around.

This building, surrounded by mountains and rivers, looks like a poster posted on a poster by a real estate developer.

Unlike those PS pictures, this wooden house is "real". At least in this world, it's real.

“……”

Lin Chi was hesitating whether to go over or not, and he smelled the aroma of barbecue.

The residents who live here seem to be planning a picnic. Faced with this kind of guy who seemed to be very relaxed, Lin Chi finally made a decision and walked over cautiously and alertly.

The red slices of meat sizzled on the grill, and a tall figure turned his back to Lin Chi, turning the roast meat with a tong. The other party was wearing a short black jacket and gray pants, an apron wrapped around it, and short ear-length hair, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman just by looking at his back.

Lin Chi held the wooden stick tightly and walked slowly towards the person.

The other party seemed to have been aware of his existence for a long time, but he didn't look back, but just whispered:

"Ah, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

It was a beautiful female voice, and there was no trace of hostility or strangeness, as if she was waiting for her husband to come home, and she greeted her naturally:

"Sit down, it'll be baked in no time."

“……”

Lin Chi threw away the completely useless branch and sat down on the grass beside him, waiting for the other party's next move.

He thought there would be a big war, but he didn't expect that he would eat barbecue in such a place.

However, since the other party has no malicious intent, his side has saved a lot of trouble, and he can communicate with this person directly.

"Hello." Lin Chi whispered.

"Uh-huh." The woman put the barbecue meat on the plate, turned around and walked towards Lin Chi with the plate, her eyes just met Lin Chi, and a sly smile appeared on her face:

"Eat, this is my unique secret skill, specially used to entertain guests."

The crimson ends of her hair swayed in her ears, and the girl's face was freckled, and her facial features looked like they had not grown out, and she looked fifteen or sixteen years old at most. It may be due to long-term sun exposure, and the complexion is also a little dark.

She doesn't have an unreal aesthetic like the usual female characters in virtual games. Every gesture is like an ordinary girl next door, coupled with a lively and cheerful attitude, people unconsciously produce a little intimacy.

"Hmm."

Lin Chi picked up the chopsticks handed by the girl, picked up a piece of barbecue meat and put it in his mouth, and was immediately scalded.

"Haha, you're too reckless, do you want to drink water?" The girl chuckled.

"It's okay...... I just haven't eaten barbecue in a long time. Lin Chi shook his head.

For the sake of the health of the residents, the vast majority of housekeeping robots will not provide barbecue for the owner, although there is a risk of cancer, but it is very delicious, Lin Chi has not touched it for a long time.

"I know my craft is good, so you don't need to be in such a hurry." The girl's brown eyes were bent into a crescent moon shape, and she took off her apron and threw it on the grass, revealing the Godzilla logo printed on her black blouse.

She sat down beside Lin Chi with a big grin, then jumped up violently and shouted:

"Wait a minute, I forgot to grab a Coke!"

Startled by the startled girl, Lin Chi sighed: "Coke is not very healthy. ”

"How do you look like an old mother." The girl completely disagreed with his opinion: "Life is too short, if you don't enjoy it now, when will you wait?" ”

- Is that really the case?

Seeing the other party jumping into the wooden house, Lin Chi looked down at the plate full of barbecue, and a question mark slowly rose above his head:

The place where this girl lives can be said to be the deepest part of this virtual world, and it is likely that it is a place that even the "designer" has not touched.

Considering the time of the birth of this world, she may have lived here for millions of years.

However, can the "monster" who has spent such a long time really be able to maintain such innocence?

Lin Chi, who couldn't figure out the other party's situation at all, didn't plan to continue thinking about this problem, but just picked up the barbecue again, blew it, and took a bite.

"Hmm...... Not bad. ”

The gravy on the outside has a rich aroma, and I don't know what condiments are added, but this piece of meat can be said to be just right, neither the kind that is sandwiched, nor a trace of burnt.

Lin Chi, who has experienced the cuisine of a "deadly restaurant" downstairs, can better understand the preciousness of this delicacy. He devoured a piece of meat, and just as he picked up the second piece, a can of Coke landed on the grass in front of him.

"Don't be in a hurry to drink, just took it out of the fridge!"

Lin Chi didn't have time to respond to the girl, but continued to solve the three pieces of meat, and then he put down the chopsticks contentedly and looked at the girl who was sitting next to him again:

"Great, you should be a chef."

"Thanks for the compliment!" The girl nodded vigorously, a smug smile on her little face, "I used to think this way. ”

Looking at the other party's defenseless appearance, although he didn't want to spoil the current atmosphere, Lin Chi slowly spoke:

"Who are you? What kind of place is this? ”

"Oooh...... "Girl who was eating barbecue muttered inarticulately, "Wait for me...... Eat this piece ......"

She swallowed half of the meat in her mouth, grabbed her handkerchief and wiped her mouth, raised her head with her hands on the grass, and looked up to the sky:

"I know you're confused. But like you can see, I've always stayed here and I'm happy every day. ”

"It would be nice for me to live in a place like this." Lin Chi nodded: "My previous dream was to build a tree house and live in the wild. ”

"The treehouse is too dangerous, isn't it?" There was a hint of reproach in the girl's tone: "What should I do if I go to bed at night and turn over and fall to my death?" ”

"Haha, I didn't think about that." Lin Chi smiled wryly.

"Well, I know you must be envious of me." The girl looked back at her home proudly: "Surrounded by mountains and rivers, leisurely, how about it, it's very good!" ”

"Yes, but you haven't answered my question yet." Lin Chi pointed out the key points.

"Ahh......h

"That's really...... Sick of it. ”

She said so, but she still raised her head and took a big sip, still with a bright smile on her face.

"Well, we can talk while we eat." She winked at Lin Chi: "Do you want to eat potato chips?" There are still at home. ”

"No, there's enough meat." Lin Chi shook his head.

"Are you losing weight?" The girl asked.

"I'm already very thin." Lin Chi looked at his bony fingers.

"Well, I also think it's not good to be too thin, but who told me that I can't eat fat."

The girl laughed, put down the coke and continued to enjoy the barbecue. Seeing that the other party was very fast, Lin Chi couldn't continue to ask, so he could only wait patiently for her response.

"Hahaha, today I seem to have played extraordinarily, and it was the first time I roasted so well."

The girl ate at an astonishing speed, gobbled up her share of the barbecue, picked up the apron and wiped her mouth very unimpressively, then turned to Lin Chi, who had been waiting for an answer, and nodded:

"Well, we're full, let's continue talking. Where did you just go? ”

"Who are you and where is this?" Lin Chi repeated it succinctly.

"Oh oh, that's it, that's it." The girl drank Coke and said indistinctly, "I'm a traveler, and I happened to settle here, that's it." ”

"Do you think I'll believe it?" Lin Chi frowned slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm not done yet." The girl threw away the empty jar in her hand and burped contentedly: "What I said just now is the truth, but not all. As for the rest...... Let me tell you a story. ”

"Listen up." Lin Chi straightened his back.

"Don't be so serious." The girl laughed: "Go on, there's no need to be so restrained, I'm not a leader." ”

Under Lin Chi's gaze, the girl lay on her back on the grass, and a lazy voice floated over:

"There's a place called 'Cold Mountain Lab', and it's full of top talent. Many tech companies want to poach from there, and Pulse Entertainment is one of them. ”

"At that time, Pulse Entertainment took over a secret project of the U.S. military to create AI-controlled space warfare weapons, which they called 'Dark Universe.'"

"Unfortunately, even such a top-notch military-industrial complex is not able to create a weapon that meets the requirements. They did build a satellite cannon, but they couldn't make the 'AI' needed in it. ”

"In order to create electronic life that meets the requirements, they turned to the Cold Mountain Laboratory, a professional organization in this field, and spent a lot of money to poach several experts in this field from the Cold Mountain Laboratory."

"One of those experts happened to have the means to solve the problem. Thanks to his efforts, Pulse Entertainment successfully manufactured AI and successfully launched satellites carrying AI into space. ”

"However, even the folks at Pulse Entertainment don't know that it's not 'AI' that's hidden in a computer, it's a living person — at least it used to be."

Hearing this, Lin Chi's eyes widened in surprise, and the can in his hand slipped down: "You...... What are you talking about? ”

"Pulse Entertainment was fooled, they were actually being used by that expert. The specialist's daughter was terminally ill and was dying less than a month away. ”

"He couldn't bear to watch his daughter die tragically, and came up with a crazy method, planning to scan his daughter's consciousness, convert it into a digital life and upload it to the computer, so that she could reach eternity in the computer."

"However, the equipment at that time was not as advanced as it is now, and it could not be achieved by the equipment of the Lengshan Laboratory alone."

So he joined Pulse Entertainment, scanned his daughter's consciousness, and quietly uploaded it to the most advanced quantum computer prototype at the time.

"That's you......" Lin Chi suddenly realized.

"yes, that's me, though reluctantly."

Speaking of this, the girl sat up again, and her gaze returned to Lin Chi's gaze:

"The 'AI' cultivated by Pulse Entertainment in the satellite weapon is actually my own hand, and I am the beginning of everything, the original 'creator' in this world, who created all other creators...... That's me. ”

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