"I'll make sure." Shang Luo looked at her, "Can you go offline?" I mean, aren't you in the room yourself? This machine does not mean that you eat. ”

"I can go offline, but I don't have to. I've entered the 'Untouchable Box' myself, and I'm in a crystal stasis to manipulate this alchemist. The deconstruction furnace in this machine is equivalent to me eating. That's why I said I'm adjusting to this kind of life. ”

"Wait, so you don't enter the Fruit Shell World in a self-destructive way?"

"Why self-destruct! Although you can transplant someone else's internal organs if your internal organs are broken, it's best to use your own body after all, isn't it? Because there is no rejection reaction in my body. The same goes for consciousness and containers, so it's best to be able to calm down your body, which is a container, so that you can also come out temporarily if you want to come out later—but every time you come out, your life will start counting seconds. ”

"Ah, I see." Shang Luo nodded, "So your plan is to stay at home and not go out, because the timer will start when you go out?" ”

"We keep the occasional opportunity to come out and let loose – as long as the flesh doesn't die. After all, it is very important that our nation still needs to multiply, and we cannot give birth to new offspring in a state of stagnation. Our children need to grow up too, they can't grow up in the fridge. Well, that's how we do it. How enviable it is to be immortal like a celestial being, but it is also an option to retreat and freeze yourself. ”

"So, have you chosen a good place?"

"That's the matter of the Tibetan Bone Group." She looked at Phaethon.

"Well, yes, the whole set of techniques related to this is handled by the Tibetan Bone Group, and theoretically I am in charge. But." Faethon touched his head, "Actually, I am only one of the people in charge, the history of the Tibetan Bone Group began before the Age of Discovery, and the group's earliest mission was to go to the New World to find the Golden Land and the Fountain of Youth. Because according to the law of touch of the three laws of arcane, immortal qualities can be transferred from the immortal spring to the human body. ”

"And the last?"

"In the end, we found out that it was actually the spring of one of the great river Styx, which was actually like Achilles after soaking. You know the Achilles heel, right? We now also have a unit that uses a similar technique. Similar to the Xudra troops you've seen. ”

"They also have such a key point as the 'Achilles heel'? So why not soak it all in? ”

"I don't want to, but because that's how it works—" she explained, "the principle of immortality is that a person who falls into the Great River Styx is considered dead, but if he grabs his heel, the heel is not dead." People who have soaked will be in a state of superposition of life and death, and you can't kill someone who has died once. It's that the heels haven't been soaked to come back, and it's all soaked in. That's dead. ”

"Isn't that a heel or an old age?"

"yes, so that's the limit. And after soaking, the whole person will become black and white! Everywhere it will only be black and white. It is useless at all except that you can't die, because the heels will still age, and it is easier to die if you are seen through. The cause of Achilles' death was that the last piece of Achilles' belonging to the living person was hit, so he was killed on the spot. ”

"Then it's really useless."

"Nowhere in our long history have we found a similar method, but none of them have led to true eternal life. But after all the discoveries and inventions, the current 'untouchable box' is a compromise. Although he still dies, his life is prolonged. ”

"How long can it be extended?"

"Hmm," Phaethon shook his head, "It's hard to say, but it actually has to take into account the quality of the 'stagnant life' itself. ”

She pointed to Victoria: "It's hard to say that she has a high quality of life in her current situation. ”

"Huh? I think it's pretty good. Victoria replied.

"That's because you've just been in." Phaethon looked at her, "This alchemist's outfit will make people feel unbearable cold. Maybe it was modified now, but I couldn't stand it after wearing it for almost a day. Because there is no breath, no heartbeat, no all real senses. If you don't want to go crazy, you have to come out every few days - the ideal state is only to extend the life expectancy to 200 years old, and the quality of life in the next few decades is not at all, because the old body simply cannot withstand repeated stagnation and thawing. ”

"Then you guys, why is it enabled now?"

"Ah," Victoria said, clutching her forehead, "you've touched on the topic of our negotiation this time." Because you've already mentioned it, I can talk about the part you mentioned – we think it's okay to wait that way. Because we've always believed that Aurora is the future, allowing us all to ascend to the state of demigods. So we are willing to start this temporary program to extend our life and wait for the time to come. The details will be discussed at the meeting, as well as the exchange for Aurora and so on. and."

She looked at Shang Luo—but not to Shang Luo, but to Apollonia: "And, Apollonia's state is what we want to achieve in the end." Because though, for us, this set of bodies is not suitable. But for Apollonia, she could be completely above this cold shell. So, you don't have to worry about me playing for too long, I won't be able to stand it after playing for a while. ”

[Ah, well. You can stay here for a while. 】

"Eh, I haven't said yes yet, why did you agree?"

[Then I beg you to agree?] 】

"Okay."

[That's not the same.] Oh, by the way, help me tell her, I have a request if you want to stay. If you can't do it, go back by yourself. 】

At night, Shang Luo changed into pajamas and sat on the bed.

Victoria's "head" rested on the bedside table, like an alarm clock. This was Apollonia's request, only the head to stay. Since there is only a head, it is not a big problem to put it anywhere.

"Wow! Is this your bedroom! It's so small! What a sense of security! ”

"Thank you so much for complimenting me. Anyway, what time is it? ”

The screen at the head of the bed changed the clock, and Victoria's head stuck out from the corner of the screen to see: "It's past nine o'clock." ”

"Then why don't you sleep? Can you sleep here? ”

"Jet lag, jet lag. It's still afternoon for me, and I'm still in good spirits. That's you."

"Good night." Shang Luo turned off the lights and went into sleep mode in just a second.

"Cut." Victoria on the screen shook her head, "Why do you always avoid me." ”

Because he's already aware. Victoria, is this really you? Or rather, are you really awake? It's not like you're normal at all. Apollonia also appears from one end of the screen.

"Ah, you found out, didn't you?" Victoria shook her head, "I'm dreaming. I'm talking to you in a dream, so my emotions are completely out on the outside. ”

[Is this the latest technology?] 】

"Well, using dreams as an intermediary layer is the way to adapt to this alchemy body. Because dreams do not have full senses, they do not receive images. And when you wake up, you forget, and the effects won't last, but although forgetting is a defensive measure in itself, I don't want my memories to become a daily throwaway, so what's the difference between that and dying once a day. I don't want to sleep yet, I want to experience it a little longer. ”

[You should say it directly, don't hide it, otherwise he will definitely not think you are sleepwalking, he doesn't want to talk more and you don't remember what he said. But if he knows about your situation, he will definitely say a few more words to you. Well, wait a minute, and we'll order a takeout later. But I didn't expect you to get into the screen one day - since it's all in this state, how about we play the game first? I recommend you to play this alloy egghead. Come on, let's go online. 】

(End of chapter)