Seeing such a big reaction from Mr. Shi, who usually has no waves, Tang Yan was also taken aback.

"You are really Gu Shun, are you from Xiacheng?" Mr. Shi asked in shock.

'How did Mr. Shi know that Gu Shun was from Xiacheng, could it be that they knew each other before. Tang Yan thought curiously.

Gu Shun nodded and said, "I am Gu Shun." ”

"Really, it's so good, it's so good." Mr. Shi and his entourage burst into tears along the cracks of their scientific research glasses.

Just when Tang Yan was curious and wanted to eat melons together, Mr. Shi suddenly turned his head to him and said, "You go out, I have something to say to Gu Shun." ”

Tang Yan grabbed his chicken-like hair, turned his head and left in disappointment, and didn't forget to make a grimace before leaving.

Mr. Shi took off his high-counting glasses, only to see that one of his eyes had completely disappeared from his socket, leaving only a somewhat frightening hollowness.

The other old eye looked at Gu Shun with a radiant look, as if he had seen a savior.

He didn't speak to Gu Shun, but suddenly said meaningfully to the back of the door:

"If you dare to eavesdrop at the door, the next time your chip is overloaded, you will die yourself."

Tang Yan's pleading voice suddenly came from behind the door, "I know, I'll leave immediately." ”

It wasn't until he confirmed that Tang Yan really ran away that Mr. Shi said slowly:

"My name is Shi Zhou, and I am the great-grandson of Shi Difen, the creator of the metaverse.

I think you'll be wondering what the relationship between Uptown and the metaverse is, it's a long story.

But before I do, I want to make sure you have the courage to know all this. ”

As he spoke, Shi Zhou poured out two pieces of sugar, one blue and one red, from the sugar box in his pocket, "Choose one, red represents the truth, and blue represents abandonment."

If you choose blue, I can send you back to Downtown. If you choose red, I'll tell you everything I know. ”

Gu Shun looked at his pretended mysterious expression, suddenly reached out and grabbed all the two candies in his hand and swallowed them together.

Only the weak make choices, and the strong always let others make choices.

"I don't like to be pretentious, and it's okay to give up after knowing the truth." Gu Shun said.

Shi Zhou didn't expect Gu Shun to take away the two candies, "Interesting, since that's the case, I won't hide it." ”

"My grandfather created the first metaverse platform in Uptown and released the first metaverse game, Xirang.

He hopes that the metaverse will not only be a game or a social space, but also a new world that can bring endless hope and a future to mankind.

It's a pity that his beautiful long-cherished wish was used by the metaverse development company, which took the patent away from my grandfather and spent a lot of capital to make the metaverse spread rapidly in the world, hoping to cut the world's leeks.

The result was irreversible collapse. ”

Gu Shun also saw this record in the history books of Xiacheng, which was also the fuse for the complete division of Shangcheng and Xiacheng.

Mr. Shi continued: "Later, Shangcheng became more and more closed and paranoid, and the metaverse development company gradually became the de facto ruler of Shangcheng by controlling the virtual world.

Everyone in Uptown began to become more and more intoxicated with the illusory world of the metaverse, and even regarded the non-existent world as the whole of life.

With the advent of the immersive chip, my grandfather developed the second-generation metaverse on the basis of the metaverse, that is, the spiritual world.

In order to keep the people of Shangcheng from being immersed in this world, he abandoned the idea of making the metaverse a completely real world.

The spirit world has been turned into a huge game, hoping that some people in the upper city will be able to recognize which is the reality.

But he failed. ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Shi paused for a while, as if he was grieving or sighing.

At this moment, Gu Shun was thinking back to what he had seen and heard when he entered the spirit world.

Indeed, although the spiritual world is more realistic than the metaverse, it lacks a bit of reality. The variety of skins and decorations makes the spirit realm feel like a large-scale comic exhibition and a distribution center of another world.

"In this involuntary Upper City, all you do is someone else's wedding dress.

The spiritual world created by my grandfather was also forcibly taken away by the metaverse development company on the grounds that the patent rights belonged to the company.

However, with the lessons of the last metaverse, my grandfather kept a hand this time.

According to the patent protection period of Shangcheng, one hundred years after his death, the patent protection of the spirit world will expire, and the entire spirit world will return to a masterless state.

At that time, the spirit world will be blocked, and only when the source code is found in the origin space can the spirit world be restarted.

And the person who finds the source code first will become the new master of the spirit world and even the upper city, and has the power to dominate and modify the spirit world. ”

Gu Shun understood the ins and outs of the whole thing, nodded and said, "So the entire camp was formed to find the source code, right?" ”

Mr. Shi put his glasses back on, "That's right, now Shangcheng calls the source code a treasure, and there are many treasure hunters.

Everyone wants to go to the Origin Space and find the source code hidden by my grandfather, so that they can become the masters of the Spirit Realm.

And the metaverse development company back then, which is now Company M, completely monopolized the number of places to go to the origin space.

They wanted to keep the spirit world firmly in their own hands, and for this reason, they had already begun to lay out the layout a long time ago.

These challenges are one of the few scams that are open to the public in the upper city and attract more people to the company. ”

Gu Shun knew early on that this matter could not be so simple, and the master of the Spirit Realm World was just a gimmick to attract countless people into the game.

It is the M company behind the Spirit World that really controls the upper city, and it is impossible for them to give up their power and wealth.

The purpose of Gu Shun's visit to Shangcheng this time was mainly to find out the specific situation of Shangcheng and the combat effectiveness of the Shangcheng army.

And at present, it seems that everything in Shangcheng is inextricably linked to this spiritual world.

If he wanted to take Shangcheng at the lowest cost, he had to explore the source code of the spirit world.

After listening to Mr. Shi for a long time, Gu Shun asked two doubts in his heart.

"The first question, how do you know that I am from the lower city, and the second question, as a descendant of Stephen, should he have left anything or a hint?"

Facing Gu Shun's question, Mr. Shi raised his head and recalled thoughtfully:

"About seven years ago, a group of gypsy merchants came to the Upper City from the direction of the Lower Town.

That day, I happened to be missing a few important parts, thinking about looking for some parts that could be used, and as a result, I met a gypsy woman in the market. ”

"Gypsy woman? Is it a veiled woman with a strange crystal ball in her hand. Gu Shun asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's her. She suddenly grabbed me and said she was going to give me a divination.

After the divination, she said that I would meet a noble person in the future who could change everything.

She didn't want to say anything, only said that this person's name was Gu Shun and he would come from Xiacheng.

By the time I wanted to ask more about it, she was gone. ”

Gu Shunmo rubbed his chin, and he faintly felt that all the timelines of this world seemed to be invisibly moved by a hand.

If the gypsy woman wasn't a sim, the timing of each appearance was a bit too coincidental. And if it's a simulator......

Remembering that this simulated world was given by the owner of the safe zone, could it be that this gypsy woman really has something to do with the old man, and even, that gypsy woman is himself.

Thinking of this, Gu Shun immediately had a feeling of being extremely frightened and creepy.

Is he trying to find out, or is he trying to use himself to achieve some kind of ulterior secret?

And he has led himself many times to the upper city, what he wants, or his real goal, is it in this upper city.

No matter what his purpose was, what Gu Shun needed to know most at the moment was what was hidden in this upper city.

Only by truly knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent and understanding the other party's motives can we use this as a coercion or bargaining chip to force the other party not to dare to act rashly against us.

It seems that there is another reason to explore the Upper Town. The world is getting more and more interesting.

Of course, all this is just Gu Shun's speculation. As for what the real situation was, who the gypsy woman was, we had to ask her personally.

Shi Zhou looked at Gu Shun in contemplation, and said incredulously:

"To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to this divination back then, but when I suddenly saw you today, I don't know if it should be called a coincidence, or destiny."

"As for the second question, before I answer it, I want to know what is the real purpose of your coming to Shangcheng?" Mr. Shi said very seriously.

Of course, Gu Shun couldn't say that I came to Shangcheng to unify Meta City to get information.

I saw Gu Shun extremely sincere: "I came to Shangcheng to ask for a better life, of course, if I can be a treasure hunter, find the source code, and become the master of Shangcheng, it will naturally be great." ”

Gu Shun, who has read the actor's self-cultivation several times, knows the truth of saying human things to people and talking nonsense to ghosts.

In some cases, proper ambition is more reassuring than simply hiding and disguising one's own purpose.

Because those who are scheming are more likely to be suspicious and wary than some "self-sufficient" lofty ambitions.

Now, the relationship between Gu Shun and Mr. Shi is a process of confrontation and confession, and both sides are testing each other.

In the end, Mr. Shi relented first and accepted Gu Shun to join his team.

Shi Zhou said in a surprising voice: "In the only codex left by my grandfather back then, it is recorded that the origin space is a mirror world that does not exist, and no one can really enter it. ”