"Doctor, he seems to be reacting......"

"You're watching here, I'll go to Professor Guo right away......"

Gu Fan felt as if he was surrounded by a dazzling white light, but soon, the white light gradually softened, and he faintly heard the sound of some people talking, and finally, he slowly opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a little girl in a nurse's uniform, looking at him with wide eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Great, you're finally awake!" The little nurse watched Gu Fan slowly open his eyes, couldn't help cheering, and then picked up a plate from the table next to the hospital bed, and said to Gu Fan: "Come, try the recovery breakfast I prepared for you, this is what I learned for you." ”

Gu Fan looked at the fruit salad on the plate, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lowered, and his expression was a little gloomy. Then he raised his head and asked the little nurse, "Where is this?" Why am I here? ”

"This is the downtown hospital in City X, and you had a car accident a month ago and suffered brain damage." The little nurse responded while mixing the fruit salad with a spoon, "If it weren't for Professor Guo's [Memory Palace] plan, you wouldn't have woken up now......

When Gu Fan heard this, he suddenly asked, "What time is it?" ”

"8:20 a.m., what's wrong?"

"I'm not asking this time, how many years, what month and day is today?"

The little nurse was obviously a little overwhelmed by the question, but replied anyway, "Today is August 23, 2079." ”

......

Just as Gu Fan wanted to ask a few more questions, there was a rush of footsteps outside the ward, and then opened the door and came in a man in a white coat who looked to be in his thirties, followed by an old man in civilian clothes, but when he approached Gu Fan, Gu Fan felt that he couldn't seem to be regarded as an old man, because in addition to his gray hair, he seemed to be only about fifty years old.

The doctor-like man in front of him quickly gave way to his position, and after a low conversation with the old man in civilian clothes, he took the little nurse and walked straight out of the ward.

At this time, only Gu Fan and the old man were left in the ward. Gu Fan was still half-lying on the bed at this time, and when he saw the old man, he adjusted his posture and let himself sit up reluctantly, and then nodded to the old man and greeted: "This must be Professor Guo Chongyi Guo, junior Li Yan." Thank you, Professor Guo, for saving your life. ”

"Looks like you know it all." Guo Chongyi's face didn't have much expression, looking at Gu Fan's still somewhat pale face, "You can rest for a few days first, and then I'll ask you some questions." ”

"Wait, Professor Guo, I still have a few more questions for you." Gu Fan stared at Guo Chongyi and said categorically: "Right now." ”

......

"I don't know much, after all, there's so little information to be found in your so-called [memory palace]. I wonder if the reason why you designed the worldview of the 'time loop' is really because of the limitations of technology? Gu Fan picked up the cup on the table next to him, took a sip of water, and asked.

"Yes, until now, virtual reality technology is still in its very early stages in terms of realism." Guo Chongyi nodded and said, "Our current technology is far from being able to make a world run on its own. ”

"Then why did you choose a dying person to be the executor of the [Memory Palace] project?"

"This is because the brain waves of a person before death will fluctuate extremely violently, so an extremely deep lingering memory will be formed in the mind, and at this time, the prepared data will be transmitted to the target brain through the device, and it is possible to form a highly realistic world in the target mind." Guo Chongyi's voice was a little hoarse.

"There is another question," Gu Fan stared at Guo Chongyi's face tightly, as if he was about to find some clues, "Has Guo Ming's brain really been diagnosed as incurable before being sent to carry out the [Memory Palace] plan?" ”

"Do you suspect that I forcibly sent my rescued son to an experiment for the sake of the [Memory Palace] project?" Guo Chongyi's already many wrinkles on his face seemed to be deeper, "The child's mother also died of this disease fifteen years ago, and the hospital at that time was helpless against this disease, but even if the advanced medical conditions are far better than fifteen years ago, all I can do is to ensure that my son's brain survives for a week." ”

"I have no choice in that situation, if I don't carry out the [Memory Palace] project, my son would have died five years ago." Guo Chongyi seemed to have a little soreness in his waist when he was sitting, so he couldn't help but stand up, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside the window, "This is the only way to ensure the operation of the brain at present." ”

"Guo Ming's brain...... How's it going now. Gu Fan asked in a low voice.

"After you broke the [Memory Palace] and returned to the real world, Guo Ming has been diagnosed as brain dead." Guo Chongyi's face was facing away from Gu Fan, making it impossible to see his expression.

"If it's okay, I'll go back first, and I'll ask you questions when you're fully recovered." Guo Chongyi didn't seem to want to stay in the ward longer, so he slowly walked towards the door of the ward with his hands behind his back.

"One last question," Seeing that Guo Chongyi was about to walk out of the ward, Gu Fan said in a loud voice: "You obviously know that if you send me to the [Memory Palace] you designed for your son, if I wake up in the end, then Guo Ming will definitely die, why do you still do this?" ”

Guo Chongyi stopped at the door, and from Gu Fan's point of view, he could see that he lowered his head, as if he was thinking about how to answer this question, and after a long time, he turned his back to Gu Fan and said a sentence:

"For the sake of science."

"Do you want to know what Guo Ming's last words were in that world?" Gu Fan tried his best to restrain his emotions, and said to Guo Chongyi, who was facing away from him, in a calm tone: "He said, 'If you can return to the real world, please help me bring a word to my father, I love him.'" ””

Guo Chongyi's figure trembled suddenly, but he didn't look back, but walked out of the ward slowly but firmly.

.......

Three days later, in a cemetery.

Gu Fan sat in a wheelchair, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and quietly looked at a tombstone in front of him, and on the front of the tombstone, only two words were engraved: Guo Ming.

Gu Fan just looked at the tombstone quietly and didn't speak, it was the hottest time in summer, and after a while, Gu Fan's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Mr. Li!" A crisp voice came from behind Gu Fan, "The weather is too hot, staying any longer is not conducive to your recovery, let's go first." ”

Gu Fan turned his head and saw that it was the little nurse who helped him prepare a recovery breakfast that day.

"Thanks, I want to stay a little longer." Gu Fan smiled at the little nurse and responded, "You don't have to wait for me here, go to the room over there to blow the air conditioner." ”

"No need." The little nurse walked up to Gu Fan and took out a bottle of drink from the hand she was carrying behind, "Dangdang!" Chilled Coke, drink it quickly, if Dr. Li and they find out, they will scold us again. ”

Gu Fan took the drink with a smile, took a sip, and felt that the stuffy weather was instantly cooler.

"Oh, yes." The little nurse seemed to think of something, and took out a watch from her jacket pocket, "Professor Guo asked me to give this to you before leaving." ”

Gu Fan took the watch and looked at it:

【Name:Virtual Watch】

[Nature: bracelet jewelry, can be equipped, can bring out the script]

[Quality: Excellent (blue)]

[Passive skill: Form a layer of energy shield around the body, which can effectively defend against attacks in the form of energy, and the time to condense again after the shield is broken: 10s]

[Active Skill: Use the mirror capture function in the watch to create a virtual avatar and move symmetrically with the main body.] Skill cooldown: 1h; Clone Existence Time: 5s】

[Note: The work of the Science and Technology Department of the Mandate of Heaven Company, which is not civilian, was once active in the local army and street gangs, and had an excellent performance in skirmishes. 】

Gu Fan looked at it and said to the little nurse, "Thank you Professor Guo for helping me." ”

"Mr. Li, I have a question for you." The little nurse seemed to have something bothering her, "Why did you refuse Professor Guo's invitation before?" In the field of virtual reality, Professor Guo is the absolute authority, and being his assistant is not the dream of every virtual reality student. ”

"I also knew that maybe I promised him that I would get something better and have a bigger future...... But this is not a no-go. Gu Fan looked at the tombstone in front of him, lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head, his eyes were firm, and said to the little nurse:

"I understand what he did, but I don't agree with it."