The little boy looked at Pan Tianyi, who was frowning, and introduced him very enthusiastically: "Look at the "Being of Light" science magazine here?"
Pan Tianyi raised his head and looked at the billboard in front of the store, which read "Existence of Light" Science Magazine, then nodded and confirmed to the little boy.
"Look at the proprietress in the store. It is said that she has been replaced with an electronic heart and an electronic eye. Her thinking and vision can switch from the virtual world to reality at any time.
Research on this kind of human-machine hybrid prosthetic body began 20 years ago. Now only special groups within the giant cube can freely enjoy the fruits of prosthetic technology.
For example, those military and financial groups who enter the super giant cube can immerse themselves in the virtual cabin and experience the real virtual game of the source body, allowing the consciousness of life to be reborn for the second time!
There are also some scientists who have fully accepted hybrid human-machine prostheses. They copy all the experimental data and theoretical concepts in a certain scientific field into biochips, and then implant them into their own brains, which can facilitate their interdisciplinary research. scientific research. "
The little boy brought Pan Tianyi to the foot of a giant cubic building. They looked up at the towering outer wall of the building, where cube spaces of different sizes extended into the sky. Under the cover of night, bright lines flashed. Light.
"This is the super giant cube that the people of the Celestial Dynasty have longed for all their lives. Some people have lived here for nearly 30 years. No one knows whether they are alive or dead, but what is certain is that their consciousness has chosen the virtual world of the source body!"
The little boy seemed to know a lot of news in Jufang City. "I really hope that I can join the Rubik's Cube Academy and participate in secret missions outside the city to earn more consciousness points. When we are old, we can enter the world of the source body."
"This is such a good idea and a great place to go!" Pan Tianyi looked around at the densely packed high-rise buildings. "The world is so big, why are everyone thinking about entering the giant cube!"
"Many people outside the city have gone to the Great Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where the climate is humid and the plants are luxuriant, which should be more suitable for human habitation. However, only the Chinese nation is qualified to enjoy the land there, which is the birthplace of our civilization. "
The little boy continued: "I am a Tibetan, from southern Tibet, and I still identify with the Kunlun civilization of the East!"
"I think this giant cuboid city can accommodate a population of about two million. Why not move it to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?" Pan Tianyi was intrigued by the little boy's broad knowledge.
"The reason why this maritime city develops and grows here is to protect the coming of saints from heaven!" The little boy looked at the huge digital clock on the giant cube building, clasped his hands together, and prayed silently.
Pan Tianyi raised his head and looked at the huge digital clock. The three-dimensional earth time displayed on it was: July 2, 2060, night.
A vague memory began to appear frame by frame, reminding him of his former lover and child.
"Child, your innocence reminds me of a person." Pan Tianyi stared at those pure and bright eyes, seeming to think of his own child who was still in kindergarten.
However, forty years have passed, and as a father, he has missed too much. He doesn't know where they are and whether they can recognize each other when they meet again.
"That must be the person you care about the most!"
The little boy's expression became calm and serene, and then he asked Pan Tianyi: "Brother, you have been out for so long, why don't you see your family members looking for you?"
"Haha, kid, I'm actually not sick. I just forgot to change my clothes before I came out." Pan Tianyi raised his arms and looked at the hospital clothes on his body, showing an embarrassed look on his face.
"Then do you still remember where you came from and where you are going?" The little boy wiped the mechanical right arm with his left hand and said casually.
"Of course I remember this, I lived in that Klein Building!" Pan Tianyi said with a smile.
"Oh, then I'm relieved. It's getting late. I think it's time to go back." The little boy breathed a sigh of relief and stopped a driverless car on the side of the road.
"Thank you, kind child, the Lord God will take care of you
our! " Pan Tianyi showed a look of relief. He watched the little boy and the little girl get into the car and finally disappeared on the brightly lit street corner.
Pan Tianyi stood on the street with flashing neon lights, looked up at the summer night sky alone, and began to recall his childhood memories one by one. He found that there were many, many fewer stars in this time and space. There were only dozens of man-made spaceships quickly passing through the sky, bright lights. It gradually dimmed and finally disappeared into the distance of deep space.
After a day of walking and leisure, Pan Tianyi's body and mind returned to their original state.
"Brother Yi, have you recovered mentally?"
At this time, a beautiful female voice sounded behind Pan Tianyi, and Ajiu was seen crossing the nearby street, slowly walking towards him with elegant steps. The color of the neon lights illuminated her big black and bright eyes, which was extremely charming.
"Ah Jiu, I can remember what happened before. Please tell me what happened in the past forty years?" Pan Tianyi stepped forward and held Ah Jiu's hands tightly. He looked at them eagerly. With bright eyes, he hoped to learn about the changes in the magic city from her mouth, as well as the family and friends he cared about.
"Oops, it hurts to scratch me!" Ah Jiu quickly retracted her slender arm, "It's too long to talk about the past. I will tell you what you want to know later!"
Her white leather coat began to bloom like a flower. After a while, a brand new dress appeared in front of Pan Tianyi's eyes, and it reflected colorful light.
"Ah, so beautiful! Your clothes are full of magical beauty!" Pan Tianyi opened his eyes wide and said in surprise.
"Of course! In the super giant cube, carbon nanofibers have been used in the textile industry, and clothes can switch colors and patterns at will like a screen!"
Ah Jiu is like a naughty little girl in the new era, full of the ultimate pursuit of new and trendy things. She took off the pink sunglasses on her chest and put them on her fair and fair face, covering her big star-filled eyes. .
With a snap, Ah Jiu snapped his fingers in the night sky, and saw a drone carrying a package, falling vertically from the sky, and finally hovering steadily in front of Pan Tianyi.
"Brother Yi, your hospital clothes are very dirty. Hurry up and put on new summer clothes!"
"Ah, do you want to change on the street?"
Pan Tianyi blushed and looked around, only to see that the streets at night were extremely cool and there was not a single person in sight!
It seems that the residents living in the giant cube are tired of the night market life, so they lock themselves at home and immerse themselves in the virtual world of the source body.
"No one will look at you! Just put it on right here!"
Ah Jiu looked at Pan Tianyi's panic-stricken look and couldn't help but laugh like a silver bell, "We are in the city center of a super giant cube. No unrelated personnel can enter the giant cube without my permission." Cube building, and Klein Building! So, no one except me will peek at you changing clothes!"
"Looking at the clean streets, I always feel weird. It turns out that's what it is! So where are we going now?"
Pan Tianyi quickly put on a white shirt and dark blue jeans, followed Ah Jiu closely, and walked across a green lawn until they came to the huge Klein Skyscraper.
"This era has undergone earth-shaking changes. People have shifted from material greed to the pursuit of spiritual enrichment! Now we are going to participate in the pilgrimage ceremony of the Lord God."
"This is really different from the era I was born in. Home loans, car loans, and the 996 work model have completely deprived people of their spiritual world!"
"Sigh, technology has advanced a little bit, but human perception is bound by invisible programs. Freedom of movement is not much more efficient. Instead, it relies more on the platform structure that capital attaches to the poor."
Ah Jiu took off her pink sunglasses, and the virtual shopping scene above flashed with a snowflake-like scratch, indicating that the satellite signal was affected by the hurricane on the sea, so the screen flashed.
Pan Tianyi stared at the tall and fashionable Ah Jiu and became silent, as if deep in thought.
The elevator on the outer edge of the building rowed high into the sky. He and Ah Jiu soon came to a towering space and saw thousands of people.
People in different costumes formed a huge ring-shaped crowd around the central platform. Above the crowd, there is a huge spherical device suspended impressively. Looking from the bottom up, it is a circular array composed of countless rings. This is the source matrix of the virtual universe!
Ah Jiu took Pan Tianyi and quietly sneaked into the crowd, devoutly looking up at the "red" supervisor in a red cheongsam. She stood solemnly on the high platform, and the halo behind her hair illuminated her side profile unusually. Soft and clear.
Chi, she looked down at the inner circle of believers and people attending the worship, and began to recite the Revelation of the Lord God* Religion:
“All illusions arise from the mind;
Whenever consciousness participates in the observation of time and space, the void will be loaded with the illusion of civilized cognition, and consciousness affects multi-state and high-probability events in time and space.
My heart is the universe, and the universe is my heart! "
The believers in the audience looked up at the source server above their heads. They clasped their hands devoutly in front of their chests, and bright virtual light and shadow began to appear on the transparent lenses on their faces. Almost at the same time, the virtual glasses of other believers lit up circles of light under the high platform. Their consciousness seemed to be linked to the virtual matrix, shaping the civilized time and space of that dimension through light belief.
The ceremony of the Lord God Sect lasted for about nine minutes. The glasses of these believers became transparent. Under the orders of the Red Supervisor, they all retreated to the periphery of the crowd.
Immediately afterwards, an air light screen popped up in the air around the spherical matrix, which displayed a list of people entering the super giant cube. A soft electronically synthesized female voice resounded throughout the Source Body Hall:
"According to the assessment regulations of the Super Giant Cube, all robots from the Rubik's Cube Academy, as long as they pass the new world mission outside the city and their consciousness points reach 90 or more, can enjoy the right to enter the virtual world of the Source Body! "
The ring-shaped crowd under the high platform began to cheer and cheer, and their companions hugged each other. They were once refugees from all over the world, and they cherished any opportunity to stay in the super giant cube!
"Ajiu..."
Pan Tianyi looked at the plainly dressed residents with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
"Um?"
Ah Jiu on the side was pulling up her beautiful hair into two long braids, with a smile on her face, "One, if you have any questions, just ask me!"
"These people look so strange. They either wear high-tech helmets or are equipped with mechanical prosthetics. Everyone looks very excited!" Pan Tian pointed at the crowd beside him and whispered.
"What's so strange about this? People born in this era all long for an immortal body and hope that their souls can be transplanted into the virtual world! In this way, they can gain a two-dimensional life experience. Human beings are very interested in novelty. The unknown is filled with intense desire."
Ah Jiu lowered her head, her neat bangs almost covering her beautiful big eyes. She reminded Pan Tianyi not to talk too much here in case others recognized her true identity.
Pan Tianyi nodded knowingly. He looked at the bright red supervisor on the high platform and smiled softly: "She really looks like you!"
