Song Ming's consciousness was overwhelmed by the brilliant light, and a moment later, what appeared in his field of vision was a very large and ...... A bizarre city.

It is said to be huge, because the endless square in front of it has hundreds of square kilometers from the senses, and the tall buildings, minarets, and even floating fortresses in the distance are very huge!

It's weird because the scenery in this square is so weird.

Cloaked mages and mercenaries with heavy guns haggle over the stalls, armoured knights with tall horses and warriors in alloy armor drink and chat, orc adventurers and mobile suits riding landed birds discuss where to go next...... From time to time, pale blue lattices and data streams flash in the clouds, as if to deliberately remind the user that this is a virtual space and not a reality.

This is no longer something that can be described by the bizarre, this is simply a hodgepodge of space-time fantasy!

Song Ming suddenly understood why Yiwen said that someone would be addicted to the public network and refuse to return to reality - this so-called public network is simply a large-scale virtual reality online game, right!?

Or did he just open it the wrong way?

At this moment, a point of light suddenly appeared beside him, and the point of light quickly formed a blonde girl.

"Hello, Song Ming."

After the girl appeared, she stretched out her right hand to Song Ming: "Welcome to the public network, I am your commander's chip anthropomorphic intelligent assistant, you can consult me if you have any questions." ”

She is a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, her double ponytail blonde hair makes her look lively and cute, her facial lines are very soft, and her dress is also very exquisite, just like a girl who loves beauty, but ...... She even said that she was the commander chip in her own brain!?

Song Ming froze there, savoring it carefully, her voice was indeed the same as the voice that sounded in her head before, but with a lot more feelings.

It's embarrassing......

There are boats, guns, and monsters on the earth, and now even smart chips are anthropomorphic, what should I do?

It is said that the Internet will amplify people's desires, and Song Ming found that he was no exception, especially in such a real virtual reality space.

The beautiful intelligent assistant smiled sweetly: "Please don't have bad thoughts about this assistant, if you really have a relationship with this assistant, the smart chip will use electronic signals to stimulate the host's nerve center in order to simulate the real situation, so that you can enjoy the never-ending high. Tide...... Until death. ”

Song Ming shuddered, immediately calmed down, and asked, "...... Can you tell me why you're suddenly so emotional? ”

The intelligent assistant said with a smile: "Because it is connected to the public network and has obtained the auxiliary computing power of the cloud host Alaye, the emotional assistance module that has not been started has been started again." Now ask the host to come up with a name for the cute helper. ”

Song Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Then your name is Su Yuhan, and your nickname is Xiao Su." ”

His smart chip belongs to Su Yuhan, although I don't know if the person who saved her is Su Yuhan himself, but at least find a way to remember this name.

The intelligent assistant was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The registration has been completed, from today onwards, my name will be Su Yuhan, and my nickname has been set to Xiao Su." ”

Looking at the intelligent assistant's anthropomorphic behavior, Song Ming couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

With such a realistic virtual space and such a realistic intelligent assistant, it is almost omnipotent, and it is no wonder that those refugees will escape reality in the public network.

Walking in the noisy square, looking at the crowds that kept appearing and disappearing, Song Ming couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Su, is the public network such a large comprehensive online chat room?" What should I do if I want to check information, watch the news, etc.? ”

This is too far from the concept of "surfing the Internet" that he is familiar with.

Su Yuhan explained with a smile: "The area where we are now is the central hall, which is equivalent to the transportation hub of the public network, where you can obtain the qualification for different activity areas in the network according to your personal permission level. ”

Song Ming smiled and said, "I just want to check if there is any relevant technical information about seawater desalination." ”

"Desalination?"

"There must be relevant technology, but it will definitely not be made public, what do you want that?"

"It's understandable that I'm personally curious."

"Then let's go."

The moment Su Yuhan's voice fell, Song Ming's eyes flickered, and the two of them had already moved to another virtual space, which was equivalent to another "website".

Compared with the previous ones, this virtual space is simply deserted like a ghost town, and the huge space is full of towering bookshelves, and the dense sea of books is boundless at a glance.

"These books are created for the atmosphere, although you can also hold and flip through them, but the efficiency is too low, in order to improve efficiency, you can directly use the terminal to query the information in the database."

Su Yuhan took Song Ming to the front of the table, and as soon as he sat down, a query window popped up in front of him.

Immediately after the desalination of the input seawater, a stack of books appeared on the table in front of him.

He took out a copy casually, and as soon as he opened it, the profile data came directly into his mind, and in an instant he understood what was in the e-book in his hand.

"Analysis of Desalination Efficiency of Modified Electrodialysis Method" ......"

Song Ming frowned, what he wanted was a detailed process, not an analysis report.

But then he continued to use the search tool to screen, but all he got were introductions to various desalination technologies, analysis reports, etc., and there was no process at all.

"It's that I'm thinking it's too simple."

Song Ming sighed, this is probably equivalent to something like Wikipedia, even in this future world, it is impossible for people to directly put the complete process technology here.

Su Yuhan, who was sitting next to him, held his chin and smiled: "If you really need that technology, you can post a transaction request in the central square, as long as you pay the right price, people with relevant technology will definitely be willing to trade." ”

After leaving the database, Song Ming looked helpless: "Obviously, the electronic plug-in technology is so mature, and the knowledge and technology have completely become something that can be replicated, why has the spirit of sharing disappeared?" ”

Su Yuhan smiled and said: "Of course, it's because of the problem of intellectual property rights, the creator of the knowledge created by personal research will have complete intellectual property rights and make it into an electronic plug-in, and only the original body can be copied and traded in copies, and the copies that are traded out cannot be traded twice." Only in this way can we ensure that the creator can obtain sufficient benefits and ensure the continuation of the spirit of innovation. ”

In short, this rule is to curb piracy.

But in other words, it means that the descendants of the local tyrants don't have to worry about education at all, because this is a world where money can buy knowledge – doesn't this exacerbate class solidification?

"Song Ming?"

At this time, Caroline's surprised voice suddenly sounded in Song Ming's mind, Song Ming was stunned for a moment, and then saw Caroline suddenly teleport to him: "You haven't rested yet?" ”

Song Ming looked at Caroline in surprise: "How did you find me?" ”

Caroline was clearly not interested in dressing up the avatar, so it was exactly the same as the real one.

Caroline said helplessly: "After we have verified each other, we can see each other's online status in the contact list, and we can also access each other's virtual locations at any time, haven't you ever paid attention?" ”

Song Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head, he had just entered the public network today, how could he know so much.

"My smart assistant, say hi to him."

Caroline motioned to a cute little parrot on her shoulder to say hello to Song Ming, and then looked at Su Yuhan curiously: "Who is this?" ”

"My smart assistant."

Hearing Song Ming say this, Caroline's expression became very subtle, and she looked at Song Ming's eyes as if to say, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."

Song Ming didn't bother to explain, he asked: "This public network is indeed amazing, but what can be done here?" ”

"What you should be asking is, what can't be done here."

Caroline walked forward with Song Ming, and Su Yuhan silently followed beside her.

"After the destruction day, the world order collapses, the outside is like a hell on earth, and the virtual space of the public network is already the only paradise in this world, where as long as you pay virtual currency, you can get heavenly enjoyment."

Caroline snapped her fingers, and they immediately teleported to the outside of an elegant, upscale hotel: "You can taste the food from all over the world before the outbreak of Doomday." ”

They teleported to a bar where the music shook the sky and the demons danced: "You can indulge in a drink, paralyze your brain with electronic drugs, and forget the pain." ”

They appear in front of a pink street: "You can do whatever you want, customize your character, fulfill all your fantasies without worrying about breaking the law." ”

They came to a loud dueling arena again: "You can fight bloody battles with the strong and experience the thrill of playing with your life, but you won't really die." ”

They arrive in Caroline's private space, and are led into the sky by Caroline, who looks down on the earth, and in the midst of a rumble, mountains and jungles appear below: "In your personal space, you can even experience what it's like to be a god." ”

Song Ming watched Caroline demonstrate all this almost blankly - such an omnipotent world, please tell me how I can not indulge in it?

"So, now you understand why Evan warned you not to indulge in the Internet, right? All this is just a false illusion. ”

After it was over, Caroline looked at Song Ming: "This is not a second life or a perfect Garden of Eden, it's just an illusory, depraved paradise lost, Internet addiction, which will really completely destroy a person's fighting spirit." ”