Chapter Forty-Eight: Fifty Years of Life Are Like Dreams and Illusions
These experts and scholars who had been sleeping in the "Great Awakening Movement" suddenly woke up at the same time, and the testing equipment that had been set up for a long time also detected some kind of same fluctuation at this moment.
Even though the subjects were suffering from splitting headaches and were unable to walk steadily, there were people around them who couldn't help but ask:
"What do you see? Did you get to that place? β
They actually have some affirmation in their hearts, but only when they hear that answer for themselves can they really settle down.
The scholars, though uncomfortable, were equally excited, and understood the anxiety of their companions, for they had indeed confirmed the existence of the place.
One of them, who was not in such a bad condition, immediately replied:
"Yes, we did get into that place. Huge psionic power that had never been imagined before was everywhere, and Zelo gas that had been deposited in the shape of a nebula was also everywhere. β
"My premonition tells me that it's a 'virtual realm'!"
He finished these words in one breath, but he did not breathe, and his eyes exuded strong confidence.
The rest of the people who were expecting something were stunned when they heard this, and then burst into deafening cheers.
"Finally...... Finally, when this day comes, the potential of psionic energy will no longer be awakened by only a few Chosen People! In the future, all our people will become the masters of their own souls! β
"And those materialistic fools! Next time, be sure to slap them hard with psionic energy! β
A few days later, the Dankam Clan, together with several idealistic civilizations, announced that they had discovered the existence of the "Shroud", that the path to the "Shroud" was no longer closed, and that all consciousness could reach that place.
The materialist civilization was initially dismissive of this, but after several extremely rigorous scientists awakened their own psionic potential through experiments, they realized that the idealistic civilization seemed to be really big.
Soon, however, this event calmed down in materialist civilization, as they discovered that psionic energy was not actually that useful to them.
For example, the idea of trying to replace conventional energy with psionic energy ended with the dramatic results of the experiment. They found that the machines that had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build to directly extract energy from the "virtual realm" were not as large as the energy produced by the division of several atomic nuclei.
After the work video of a psychic user who was called "the most powerful in history" was revealed, many companies around the world generally thought that "it doesn't feel as good as the old robots that have been obsolete for 20 years".
So the materialist civilization continued to ridicule: "A group of gods who have proved the supremacy of physics for an unknown number of years. β
Idealistic civilization, on the other hand, ironically said: "A bunch of poor creatures who know that there is treasure here, but they can't use it." β
All in all, the discovery of the "imaginary realm" is only "such a special space does exist in the universe" for materialist civilization.
But for the idealistic civilization, this is a major event that is enough to change its fate.
Time passed quietly. Li Wenyuan also returned to his home planet from the "Jade Mausoleum".
He found that there were several unstable "limfer" gaps in the "Jade Mausoleum", and those who disappeared were all caught up in the "limbo".
The "Void" seems to have a soft spot for organic life, and the longer it stays there, the easier it is to be swept away by the "Void", which also creates a dead silence there.
As for what happened to those who disappeared, no one knows.
But before leaving, he brought back the psionic crystal that had recorded images from the past.
This thing also has a powerful function, it can stably open a narrow "Imaginary" space, and then contact the "Imaginary", without having to do a lot of preparation and spend a lot of resources like the Spiritual Civilization.
ββ¦β¦ As for the 'virtual realm' itself...... Li Wenyuan pondered, and then temporarily placed it in the middle of the "to-do list".
Although judging from the recorded stories, there may be very dangerous things in the "Shroud", but now he cannot do the same way that humans once sealed the "Shroud".
For now, he didn't know exactly what was inside, and even if there was any danger, he felt that the Watchmen, probably the lost empire with whom he had the most connection, would be the first to rise to it.
So he settled down for the time being, trying to make the synths master psionic energy through the "Shroud", and at the same time, he also set out to build a third fleet.
Back on his home planet, he single-handedly used the psionic crystal to open up a small slice of the Void space, and then let the synths step into it.
He didn't let any living creatures get close to it, not even Lilian, who could breathe out of Zelo naturally.
He had heard enough about the news that someone had disappeared in the Void on the side of the Idealistic Civilization, and he didn't want this "pet" who had been with him for more than ten years to also disappear inside.
Once again, the synth came here, in the same atmosphere, the same clouds, but the synth still couldn't feel anything.
ββ¦β¦ So psionic robots or something are still not feasible? Li Wenyuan frowned, constantly letting the synthetics go in and out of here.
However, the "guidance of what to hear" that is commonly experienced by the Spiritualist civilization did not happen, so he also tested the synthesized man's auditory system several times to determine if it was due to a malfunction of the machine that failed to "hear" the sound of the Imaginary.
ββ¦β¦ Is it because of 'consciousness'? Or is it ...... 'soul'? He pondered why, then looked at the tech tree, a technology he had been eyeing for a long time.
γSynthetic Personality Matrixγ
[Technology Level: 7]
[Introduction: After a long period of social progress, the people finally understand that non-physical "consciousness" is also unique and independent. The mysteries of consciousness will be parsed by data, and the mythical feats will be fulfilled by us. From this moment on, we will create the "soul" ourselves]
[Possible Technology: None]
This technology is even higher than the "Megastructure", and the effect it achieves is likely to make the synth "life".
The ethical and philosophical issues involved are extremely complex, and it may take a long time for a normal civilized society to accept such a change.
However, none of this has anything to do with him for the time being, because he can't study this seventh-level technology.
ββ¦β¦ Let's talk about it later, and put the psionic robot thing aside for now. Recently, there have been a lot of changes in the galaxy, and I hope that the idealistic civilization will not do any more work......"
Li Wenyuan thought so and continued to focus on the expansion of the fleet.
And those idealistic civilizations that have been pinned on high hopes have also successfully completed the initial use of the "virtual realm" with unremitting efforts.
Or the Dancam Clan, among whom the psionic experts have good news:
"βThe Chosen One in our entry into the Void has successfully established contact with an ancient and powerful being!"
An apprentice hurried to the elders' room to report the news, which made the elders smile.
One of them tried to pretend to be calm and said, "Yes, then our position in the idealistic civilization should be quite secure. No other civilization has come close to ours. β
But more people don't pretend to be at all, and the pride of having made a lot of achievements in the "virtual realm" makes them all have their tails cocked to the sky.
After a period of boasting, someone asked, "What do our experts say?" Is it clear what that being is? β
The apprentice shook his head at this time, revealing an inexplicable expression: "I didn't study it too clearly, and that being drove us back with just one word." β
"Such a bad temper? Say what? β
"Fifty years."