Chapter 2 Life is like paper
Chu Ming scratched his head, he was very strange. The pain at that moment was not difficult, but very comfortable, as if it had been pulled by something, the body disappeared, and I felt that I was light, like a piece of paper, and death was as light as a feather, maybe it was referring to this. I don't know how long this feeling lasted, and then suddenly he remembered something, and he knew that he was dead. Now it's a soul or a ghost. He wondered if there would be an angel or a bull-headed horse or something like that. Then after a long time, his consciousness slowly blurred again, and he still felt like a piece of paper. I don't know how long it took to wake up again, and gradually I felt my body, but it felt weird. Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and I saw an old man in a strange military uniform. The old man said, "Ten steps forward." So he involuntarily walked ten steps forward, Chu Ming was very confused, so he scratched his head. I thought: Could it be that the Hades Palace has also been restructured, and the big ghosts and small ghosts have also begun to implement the military rank system, and they have become paper people, who burned this to me? Then the man walked up to him, poked his hand at his brow, and for a moment, a tidal wave of thoughts came to his face.
In an instant, Chu Ming began to browse quickly. All the doubts suddenly came to light - this is a completely different parallel universe, where all the technology on Earth exists, and it is far beyond Earth. But the biggest difference here is the level of non-technological civilization. There is a technique known as "substitution". Many people here practice this technique and apply it to all aspects of life as well as warfare. And now, he is in a "substitute" body. He is an independent soul, but this body is still at the command of the alternate master, but he can also control the body without hindering the master's command. Each substitute can share all the knowledge of the master, and each substitute owner will also share these things selflessly, because the higher the degree of sharing, the better the ability to obtain the substitute. And only the substitute is the most loyal, never betrayed in the master's control. It's like a tool, like no one can guard against the sand of their own house. So Chu Ming decided to be a tool instead of a guinea pig on the operating table while quickly finding part of the answer.
Corporal Daofei was very satisfied, although the paper replacement was still the same as before, it seemed to be much smarter. Corporal Dowfei even felt that he had developed an independent intelligence. He attributed this reason to the level 3 soul beads, which are the eyes of the substitute and have a great impact on the intelligence level of the substitute. So Corporal Daofei cherished this piece of paper very much and no longer forgot it in the war. And often use their own unintelligent means to replace. Dao Fei felt that his cultivation technique was actually okay, and after a period of time, his intelligence seemed to have risen a little bit now, so he cherished it even more.
"This kid is really stupid enough, he can find something to do at home and have to join the army, thinking that he can get ahead in this way, but that Jenny seems to be in good shape, I don't know if Lu Dao has a chance to take a look."
Every time Corporal Dao Fei finished his replacement, Chu Ming would be a little diligent, and it was really a wonderful thing to read a person's memory without any worries. Chu Ming felt that he was actually very dark, and very gossipy, and very cunning. His body is disposable, and his lifespan is about two years, thinking of this, Chu Ming forgave himself again. So continue to be dark, continue to be cunning. However, there are more and more understandings of this world, there are thousands of countries in the Frost Blue Galaxy, as well as countless families and forces. After 10,000 years of chaos and merging in the Frost Blue Era, the galaxy has regained calm, but only for a brief and partial period of calm. Humanity needs war, doesn't it? In this human-dominated galaxy, there is not much threat from other species, so humans are all a threat to each other. The war that was born next to him was the war between the Fast Empire and the Robrosie Empire, which was also a war between the Frost Blue Alliance and the Holy Alliance, the scale of the war was not large, but it lasted for more than ten years. The contradictions between the two largest alliances have been going on for a long time, and this inconsequential war is actually about the same as saliva at the negotiating table in the eyes of politicians, or only deserves to be one of the boring topics before negotiations. But for the people on the planet Alpha V-66, this is the whole of life, and of course a paper substitute that carries a special soul. "Anyway, it's good to exist. What exists is reasonable. This is Chu Ming's current outlook on life and values, and what bothers him is that he can't be sure whether he is alive or dead.
"Dao Fei! Dao Fei! Where are you? Michio's voice was poignant and desperate
Chu Ming couldn't answer him, and the signal from his body told him that Dao Fei was dead. Chu Ming only saw a beam of energy pouring down, causing Dao Fei, who had no time to dodge, to vaporize into another form of energy in an instant. Then all the things about Dao Fei in Chu Ming's body faded like a tide. So he could only stand still, and at this time he could move, but he couldn't. At the moment when the Dao was not dead, Chu Ming's understanding of the replacement deepened, there are many complex patterns on the body made of this paper, and this kind of paper is not ordinary paper, there are many special fibers in it, these fibers and patterns can conduct energy, just like the nerves and blood vessels on the human body. This kind of substitution has no brain structure, so to speak, its body is the brain, and those patterns and fibers are like circuits on the electronic board, transmitting all kinds of signals and energy to various parts. The paper itself is soaked in the energy solution, and the energy comes from itself. The command of the substitute master is obtained through the various parts of the substitute, which can be said to be an oscillating perception, whether it is sound or otherwise. At the same time, the substitute itself can also feel the external world in the same way, and the final effect is infinitely close to people. Or maybe that's the ultimate goal of all substitutes. Chu Ming had been exploring the truth of this civilization, and Dao Fei's knowledge told him that even the most advanced cultivators or scholars could not fully explain the mysteries of it, just as even the technology of the Frost Blue Galaxy could not explain the mysteries of the human body. On the contrary, Chu Ming gained more from his own experience. All the research on substitution is done by people, and one substitution is pondering himself—weird, very weird.
Dao Fei's death made Chu Ming slightly sentimental for a while, and then he became Daofu's substitute, Daofu originally had a lost paper substitute, which was higher than its white paper, and the gray color of the lost paper was caused by dense lines, which was a good helper. But Lieutenant Dolph slowly realized that this low-level paper substitute was indeed smarter, and Lieutenant Dolph loved things and people.
Three months later, Lieutenant Michio also died. Chu Ming came to the hands of another sergeant named Wogon, who lived for a month and died of a mechanical failure, and then his master was replaced by someone else. In a year, Chu Ming repeatedly tossed and turned among the junior soldiers, this is a sad and boring phenomenon, Chu Ming can only survive as much as possible, he can run away as he wants, as long as he is not exposed by the master, this is the key to his life. But Chu Ming also understands that the goal of living for two years may be too high. Even civilian casualties are so great that one's good fortune cannot last forever. Sure enough, after changing the master again, Chu Ming heard very bad news - the Rob Rossi Empire decided to seize the Alpha V-66 star. For a large empire like the Robrossi Empire, if you really want to seize a planet, it can be said that it is extremely simple. The reason why it has survived until now is because it does not want to. And the current situation is that the high-level of the Rob Rossi Empire feels that the war here is too easy, so easy that everyone forgets, so they want to make it a little lively. Add some spice to the upcoming Quartet. Chu Ming felt sad when he heard the news, for himself and for those ignorant junior soldiers. The conversation between the two officers did not avoid him, because it was just a paper substitute, a paper substitute that could only unilaterally accept instructions and could not be feedback, so Chu Ming knew far more than ordinary soldiers.
"Hughie, why do I think the back of this paper is full of sorrow?" One of the two officers had a keen sense, he was a battleship commander and had a relatively high understanding of the replacement.
"Carson, don't be sentimental, it's just a paper substitute, not sentimental love letters and sonnets. I think it's going to be difficult for us to survive, our ships are not expensive, and the generals need casualties, or rather the number of casualties. ”
Hughey was also a battleship commander, judging by the tone he was not a fanatical patriot, perhaps not all senior officers, they could be patriotic, but fanaticism was not allowed. This is something that the brains of the empire also have a headache. A country cannot raise all its people into foolish fools, but smart people have more ideas.
"No, no, no, Hughie, I really feel like it's very different, trust my feelings." Carson stood by his opinion
"You better get a sense that the Rob Rossi Empire will attack from that side. If we resist the first wave of attacks, we may receive an order to retreat. I don't think it's possible for the first wave not to kill 10,000 people. "Hughie's concerns are what matter
"I know that this is gambling, and it feels like a gamble. If I could, I thought I would like this paper replacement, and I thought I could. ”
Carson's words took Chu Ming by surprise, the death rate of battleships is much higher than that on the ground, especially in this period, those beautiful big guys are likely to become beautiful big coffins. However, Chu Ming thought about it and was relieved, at this time, it was actually the same there, and for him, there was no need to take life and death so seriously. It's like a dream, for better or for worse, it always passes. When a story knows the end, the process becomes tedious. So Chu Ming transferred to Captain Carson and boarded the Purple Star frigate.