Amone stared fixedly at Mirmina, who quickly got rid of his embarrassment and looked at him with a surprising calmness: "Otherwise? I'm busy checking those devices while you're there, and if you don't have my help, when are you going to be able to connect to the network? ”

"You're changing the subject!" Amone, of course, would not be distracted by this level of distraction, and he continued to stare at Mirmina, "I'll just ask you what 'high-speed stag' means - I can understand that it takes a new name to get into the network, but you should at least ask my opinion on this name......"

"Believe me, Armon, this name is not strange in neural networks, and in a place where everyone can give themselves a new name, only this unique title can be considered to keep up with the times—haven't you always wanted to keep up with this new era that mortals have begun?" Faced with Amon's displeasure, Mirmina laughed instead, "And if you think about it, this name is actually very much in line with your situation......"

Seeing that Amorn's expression did not relax at all, she had to shake her head: "Anyway, there is no way to change it." ”

"Can't you change it?" Amone was stunned for a moment, and his brows quickly furrowed, "Wait, then what name did you give yourself?" ”

Mirmina clasped her hands over her chest rather proudly and smiled reservedly: "Tower Witch. ”

“…… Find a way to change my name now! ”

Mirmina spread her hands: "I said it, this can't be changed...... It's really not okay, you go back and talk to Gawain yourself, if you think this kind of trivial matter is worth making such a big fuss. ”

Amun felt the corners of his mouth twitch, but he didn't know what to say for a while, he was not a god good at words after all—especially after three thousand years of sealing alone, he really couldn't take advantage of words in the face of an opponent like Mirmina, who was agile and had already awakened to human nature.

And in the short second of his silence, Mirmina had already taken two steps forward, she smiled, and patted Amon on the shoulder: "We've wasted too much time in this place - leave the little things that don't matter, old ...... Amon, are you ready to see the incredible world that mortals have created? ”

Amone nodded subconsciously, and in the next second, he suddenly felt that the light and shadow in front of him began to be confused, a huge amount of information poured from the mental connection, and a set of false senses switched in the blink of an eye, and he just wanted to say something, when he felt that his eyes were dark—and then, his vision became brighter.

With a warm light on his face, a gentle wind blowing from afar, and vivid sounds and changing lights and shadows filling his surroundings, he looked up and saw a green oak tree standing in front of him, and around the oak tree was an open square, with graceful columns around the square, carefully manicured bushes dotted between the columns, and farther away, he saw tall and beautiful houses lined up one after another, and neat and wide roads stretched out in the field of vision, and groups of pedestrians walking between these roads and facilities. Each of them is as comfortable and safe as if they were actually living here.

Farther away, he saw a huge pillar of light rising into the sky, connecting the high sky with the pyramid-like buildings, and there were some faint black shadows roaming in the sky, which seemed to be patrolling administrators.

The wind was blowing, and with the fresh smell of flowers and plants, Amone subconsciously took a deep breath, and then blinked again—a real sensation was coming from his limbs, and he took a step forward, and this step was firmly on the flat ground.

"Why don't you speak? Too much of a shock? Mirmina's voice came from the side, and finally he woke up instantly, "Or did you finally come to a living 'world' from that dark and chaotic place, and you were so moved that you wanted to cry?" ”

"No...... I just didn't think of it...... I didn't expect it to be so real," Amone whispered as if in a dream, "I remember many, many years ago, I imagined such a scene, but I never thought it was all possible, I stood here, surrounded by mortals coming and going, and I stood in the middle of them, and the whole world was running safely and smoothly...... And the wind with the scent of flowers blowing from afar......"

"I can't feel your exclamation in the second half, because I don't have the same experience as you, but when it comes to the 'real' of this world, I feel the same way," said Mirmina, chuckling, "It's a dream shaped by tens of thousands of human minds, and with hundreds of 'shapers' carefully trimming all its details to fill in any gaps in this dream, it will certainly be very real...... In fact, the 'realism' we generate here is even greater than that of mortals who enter the web, and you know why? ”

Amon pondered for a moment, and vaguely realized something: "Because we ourselves were born in the depths of mortal thought......"

"Yes, when we get here, it's like we're home," said Mirmina with a smile, "and it's amazing, isn't it?" We were born in the Ideology, escaped from the Ideology, and finally returned to the Ideology through the machine, looking at these forces that once twisted and imprisoned us from the perspective of a safe spectator—how beautiful it looks here, and it is completely different from the superficial glossy but gradually crumbling kingdom of God. ”

Ammon froze, he finally broke free from the emotion brought to him by this bright and warm world, and listening to Mirmina's words, he subconsciously asked, "What should we do next?" Where should I go? ”

"Should? Nothing should be, we're free, Amon—do what you want," Mirmina shook her head, "think of this place as a real resting place, walk around, take in the sights, or meet a few people and talk about the usual topics." This dream city is the uppermost space of the neural network, a free distribution center where mortals can experience another life, participate in the construction of this space through certain urban facilities, or go to certain entertainment areas to experience something that they would not normally experience...... These can be, and so can you.

"Don't worry about what you're doing here accidentally destroying this ingenious world - it's far more rugged than you think, and there's a powerful 'Administrator' watching over the space. Of course, I sincerely hope that you don't really get the attention of the Administrator, the Administrator...... It's harder than you think. ”

Amone listened carefully, and then suddenly reacted: "You don't plan to act with me?" ”

"Me? I'm going to look further afield," Mirmina waved her hand, "I've been to this place once, but it was a hurried visit, there are many things I haven't had time to experience in detail, and the far side of the city is very different from the last time I visited, and the builders here must have extended its edge even further...... I'm going to check it out there. As for you, feel free to familiarize yourself with this place, and we'll see you later in the 'courtyard'. ”

"Hey, wait a ......minute," Amone subconsciously exclaimed, but before he could finish his words, he saw Mirmina's figure quickly fade in the air, and in a second, the counterpart completely disappeared.

“…… It's really a matter of walking. Amone sighed, but he knew that the other party had already helped him a lot, so he could only shake his head helplessly, and slowly walked along the stone path at the edge of the square with the thought of at least walking around.

A slightly immature female voice suddenly came from the side at this moment, causing Ammon's footsteps to stop: "Old man! Are you entering this world for the first time? ”

Amon looked down in surprise in the direction from which the voice came, and then noticed that there was a small girl sitting on a bench beside the bushes, her face was as delicate and lovely as a doll, she looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with long light brown hair draped over her shoulders, and several delicate bows tied at the end of her long hair, she was sitting there, wearing a beautiful white dress, her legs under the long skirt swaying briskly, and at the same time she looked up at this side, her eyes were as clear as water, and the clear blue sky was reflected in them, and Amon's own slightly confused face.

"I ...... It's the first time I've been here," Amone said a little rusty, the first time he'd spoken to someone other than Mirmina since he entered the place, and a new feeling haunted him, "Are you?" ”

"You can call me Patty," the girl jumped off the bench and landed lightly with a happy smile on her face, "I'm an old resident of 'this world,' and I was here in the last version of it...... But it wasn't like that back then. Ah, aside, do you need help? Old gentleman? ”

Looking at the smiling girl, Amone couldn't help but smile, this was the first time he had spoken to a mortal in this way - it was very different from any communication between him and Gawain Cecil or Camel and Belsetia: "How can you tell I need help?" ”

"My job here is to help travelers who are new to the City of Dreams, which is one of the city's new pick-up hubs," Patty said with a grin, "You're a first-time neural network user, because you don't even hide your name - people don't usually run around the city with their name on it, Mr. Stag." ”

Amone was stunned for a moment, and quickly looked up, and saw that there was actually a line of shimmering letters floating above his head, and the name of "high-speed stag" was shining there—so he wandered around the square for a long time with such a name!?

"It only takes one thought to keep it hidden," said the girl named Patty, who couldn't help but laugh, "but don't be discouraged, your name is very personal and recognizable, and it doesn't look so strange." There are so many more bizarre names in the city than there are serious names – I see a lot of people running around every day called 'Ahhhhh 1111111 h ”

Speaking of this, Patty couldn't help but shake his head: "But then again, there are too many people who take strange names at random when they enter this world because they are not familiar with the operation, and there are more and more users who have applied to change their usernames recently, and the computing center is discussing whether to open up this function......"

"Be open!" Amonen immediately said with a serious face, and that serious expression even startled Patty, "Please tell them, be sure to open up!" ”

"This ...... I've only heard about it...... Well, I'll ask my mother about this when I get back, and she probably knows something......" Patty said with a confused wave of her hand, and then as if she suddenly remembered her "work", she quickly pointed to the beautiful pillars at the edge of the square not far away, "By the way, old man, since you are entering this world for the first time, you might as well start by paying attention to the information flowing in the neural network - have you noticed the pillars?" They are 'ports', and there are ports everywhere in the city, some are pillars, some are crystals floating in the streets. You can press your hand on it and you can see what's going on in the city.

"Of course, you can also see the latest messages from the people who are active in the city, and see the topics that people are eagerly discussing - in reality, people may live in different parts of the empire and never get to know each other for the rest of their lives, but here, discussions across long distances connect everyone, and a topic can spark discussion across the empire in an instant, and if you are interested in them, you can go to a place called 'Cecil Discussion Board'......"

Patti Balabala said that she was obviously very familiar with everything about this "world", but in fact she was exaggerating a lot - the scale and scope of application of neural networks are far from reaching the level of "all over the empire" and "accessible to everyone", in the real world, only some large cities have achieved access to neural networks, and the number of immersion cabins and computing centers in almost all cities is seriously insufficient, and the media familiar to the public is still newspapers and magazines in the first place, Then there's the Magic Web, and finally there's the neural network, which is seen as "the novelty of the big city" — but Amonen doesn't know the details.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

He only walked to the nearest pillar with anticipation and novelty, and after observing how the person next to him operated, he cautiously put his hand on the pillar.

A series of text interfaces glowing with pale blue glow, auto-playing images, and scrolling news feeds instantly filled his field of vision.

Ammon looked at everything in amazement, and after three thousand years of cutting off from the mortal world, he once again felt the feeling of "touching the whole world" - he watched a living world run in front of his eyes, countless things were happening, countless people were contacting and communicating in this invisible connection, and tens of thousands of minds were involved in it, as if countless nerve nodes in a huge mind were communicating with each other, and the undulating tide brewed in chaos.

Institutions – institutions that can be observed, touched, and controlled.

He only saw a few interfaces here, and only touched a part of the "demonstrable area" of this vast miracle, but in the moment of contact, his wisdom as a god perceived the true meaning of these interfaces, and also realized why Gawain Cecil had to pay so much to build such a network, and even introduced himself and "dangerous factors" like Mirmina into the network.