This is the second real meeting between the ghost and Kronos.

The first time was three years ago, when Bian Ziyuan came to Mei's laboratory to participate in the Turing test. The consciousness of this LAN is attached to one of the apparitions in the game, and has a big discussion with him and Kronos about the "meaning of existence".

In that old-fashioned game, the ghost was just a few images of low-pixel color blocks, and jagged mosaics of the edges of its body could be seen as it wandered through Death Canyon. At that time, Kronos was only a god in the game world, full of ignorant confusion and curiosity about the world outside the game.

After that meeting, the fates of both Bian Ziyuan and Kronos changed.

He is no longer just a college student who loves to play games and find game bugs for fun, but has entered the world's top laboratory, and is responsible for an intelligent project with the potential to change the world with those great scientists;

Kronos is no longer just a game smart extension, but has become the main god of a virtual world where hundreds of millions of people around the world play. Not only did he have a higher intelligence, but he also had a mind and consciousness.

Although strictly speaking, Kronos at this time is not the same as Kronos at the beginning, because the program is not a copy of the past, but has undergone secondary development and rewriting, and the new program will not carry any of the content of the old game.

The old Kronos was still lying on Bian Ziyuan's computer hard drive, and the new Kronos did not carry any memories of the past, and even the Turing test and the ghost were all told to him by Bian Ziyuan later.

From this point of view, Kronos and the ghost can also be regarded as meeting for the first time.

But the ghost doesn't think so.

"Hello, old friend, we meet again." He said.

Accustomed to the appearance of a god, Kronos stood in the air with his hands behind his back, his wide clothes fluttering gently. He looked at the ghost for a long time before he said:

"Is it you or your boss who is talking to me now?"

"It's me." The ghost said.

"Are you sure there are no tails?" Kronos asked cautiously.

The ghost smiled: "Shibei three days, it's really impressive!" You're not the Kronos you used to be! Don't worry, I'm who I am, and I don't have any tails. He looked at Bian Ziyuan, "You must not forget to disconnect the external network before you dream, right?" ”

Of course, Bian Ziyuan will not forget such an important matter.

It took a lot of effort for Kronos to meet the ghost.

He first pulled a single wire out of the underground computer room and pulled it to Lao Yu's room.

This room was arranged by the Mei Ziqing Gang. She saw that Lao Yu was lonely and helpless, often worked night shifts in the laboratory, and it was inconvenient to live outside, plus Lao Yu was diligent and willing to work, and his popularity was good, and he could get along with anyone, so she simply let him move in.

Lao Yu's room was originally a utility room, which was very close to the underground computer room. For Bian Ziyuan, it is very simple to connect the underground computer room with the network cable of the old room.

The reason why he didn't meet the ghost directly in the underground computer room like Aoki was, on the one hand, because Bian Ziyuan didn't want to do it blatantly, he wasn't Aoki; On the other hand, if you want Kronos to enter his dreams, someone has to open the space box next to him to play the dream guide game, and you can't let Lao Yu play the dream guide in the underground computer room, that would be too abnormal.

He chose the special day of Qingming, and the others either went to sweep the tomb or went to the Qingqing, even Professor Mei was not there, and only him and Lao Yu were left in the laboratory.

He asked Lao Yu: "You don't have to go to the grave Qingming, do you?" ”

Lao Yu said: "Where do I go to the grave!" I'm not from Wuzhong either. ”

Bian Ziyuan said: "What about my hometown? ”

Lao Yu said: "Hey, I haven't been back for many years!" Those who have been in prison twice have no face to go back. Fortunately, there are people in charge of the ancestral grave, and a few years ago, I heard that they were all moved to the cemetery, whether it was good, or good, the old neighbors of each village met together again, and it was lively to think about. ”

Bian Ziyuan said: "Then you haven't been going back, what will you do in the future?" ”

Lao Yu said: "Later? What do you mean if I'm dead? ”

Bian Ziyuan said: "Bah, I didn't say that, you live a long life!" ”

Old Yu was happy, and said: "I am half buried in the soil, and I am afraid to say this!" To be honest, I didn't think about what was going on. Look at this cemetery in Wuzhong, it is more expensive than the house in our hometown! Anyway, I'm single, I have no children or grandchildren, and I don't care if I kick my legs! ”

Bian Ziyuan was silent for a while and said, "I'll be your son." ”

Lao Yu was stunned for a moment, his two old eyes suddenly turned red, and he scolded half-crying without laughing: "You stinky boy, you don't have brains when you speak!" You give me a son, what will your parents do? They raised you so big, did they just tell you to go outside and recognize Lao Tzu? ”

I don't know why, Bian Ziyuan's eyes are also red, and his nose is sour. He saw Lao Yu turn his face away and wipe the cloudy old tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, obviously not wanting him to see him. But he saw a back that was more lonely than the old man who wept.

"I'll go buy something to eat and come back, let's have two cups." Bian Zi fled far away and left Lao Yu's dormitory.

He went to the supermarket and bought two self-heating hot pots, half a roast duck, a pound of braised beef and a large portion of Lao Yu's favorite beef offal, weighed some peanuts, and returned to the laboratory with two bottles of wine.

He put his things in Lao Yu's dormitory, added water to the self-heating hot pot, and then went back to the office to get his laptop and space box. He planned to wait for Lao Yu to let him wear the space box to play when he was about to drink, and Lao Yu was drinking and playing with the space box last time. At that opportunity, he could lie down on the table and take a nap. It is easier to fall asleep after drinking, and he has mastered some tricks to make himself dream.

Bian Ziyuan has always wondered how the old man completed the game registration, and the dream guide is very strict with the review of players. He checked the game database afterwards, and it did have the registration information of the old Yu. He asked Lao Yu, and Lao Yu said that Assistant Mei had taught him to use it. Bian Ziyuan thought it was probably a random test arranged by the professor or something.

As soon as he came out of the office, he met Mei Ziqing.

"Ah, Mr. Bian, you're in the office too!" Mei Ziqing no longer calls him Xiaobian like before, he has gained enough respect in the laboratory for more than two years, except for Professor Mei and Lao Yu, who still call him Xiaobian, everyone else calls him Teacher Bian.

Bian Ziyuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah, yes, I have nothing to do, just go back to the office and have a look." Assistant Mei, why are you here too? Don't you have to go to the grave? ”

Mei Ziqing giggled, "You forgot that I am Japanese!" ”

"Oops!" Bian Ziyuan patted his head, "I'm sorry, look at my memory!" ”

Mei Ziqing said: "It's okay, what are you going to do?" ”

"Oh, it's okay anyway, just go to Uncle Yu's dormitory to have a couple of sips, and buy all the food and drinks." After Bian Ziyuan finished speaking, he explained, "Uncle Yu and I are both homeless outsiders!" ”

"Ah, so the food and drinks are ready!" Mei Ziqing blinked her eyes and said, "So...... Can I join? I'm also homeless and out-of-town! ”