The future is right in front of us.
The cold mechanical city disappeared and was replaced by a very rhythmic future city.
The rows upon rows of giant buildings have different shapes, with smooth outlines, curved geometric shapes, dynamic stacking that breaks free from material constraints, and a perfect fusion of retro and minimalism.
The buildings are connected to each other, and the platforms are staggered and overlapping, like the branches extending from a giant tree. Each platform has a different ecological landscape and an eclectic aesthetic.
Countless giant spaceships and small airships shuttle between the buildings, ranging in shape from starships to three-masted sailing ships, from flying saucers to classic cars, the variety is overwhelming and beyond imagination.
On the ground, large and small buildings on both sides of the street have different styles. Holographic signboards and advertisements fill the field of view. Dynamic light and shadow are intertwined like rolling waves of color.
There were only a few pedestrians in twos and threes just now, but now there was a huge crowd.
Li Liang stood there in a daze, as countless men and women passed by him.
He clearly saw the flowing long hair of a certain man, the swaying waist of a certain woman, the lollipop in the hand of a certain little boy, and the bow on the braid of a certain little girl.
Until K's exclamation sounded around him, he slowly turned his head and followed K's gaze.
Among the giant buildings, the statues of the Twin Gods towering above the sky are emitting sacred light golden light, like true gods descending into the world.
Every fiber of the linen robe on the singer's body was clearly visible, and his open hands trembled in a trance. The long sword on the Rejector's waist radiated cold light, and the tense muscles seemed to contain infinite power.
At this moment, Li Liang remembered the words he saw on the Defiant: "Build a sanctuary for me so that I can live among them."
He suddenly understood how Xi'an perfectly integrated faith and technology - a god who always appeared, who could question its existence?
At this time.
Dr. Sisson came to him and said softly: "Now, you see the world through the eyes of people in Uptown."
"Where did these people come from?"
"Try blinking twice quickly."
Li Liang blinked twice, and suddenly there was an interface in front of him, similar to a game UI. His status is displayed in the upper left corner.
"Target: Free users.
Target Permissions: Default (Valkyrie).
Equipment Level: Kingdom.
Location: MDC-NA-1.
Roaming: Not connected. "
Below the status display bar is a beating red heart with a number next to it: 0.
Further down is a series of labels, divided into clothing, travel, navigation, summons, gatherings, etc., which pop up one after another as he looks.
Each functional interface has an extremely complex multi-layered menu. For example, in the travel column, you can call a standard spaceship at any time. In terms of appearance, you can choose a spacecraft designed by others, or you can design and submit your own. The production center will respond in a few hours. Send it over later.
For example, in the summoning column, you can freely choose the appearance, gender, and clothing of the android, and you can even customize the appearance. There is no limit to the number, and you can be there at your call.
After exiting the function interface, Li Liang looked to the right side of the interface. There was also a series of labels on the right side, the most conspicuous of which was called "Environment Style".
The moment he stared at the label, the future urban scene in his eyes suddenly turned into an outline composed of green lines, as if he had entered a 3D modeling state. At the same time, thumbnails that could be swiped for browsing appeared below his field of vision.
The world changes as the gaze sweeps across.
One second it was a futuristic city, the next it was an imperial city, another second it was a barbaric tribe, another second it was a dense forest Miao village... the worlds kept switching, strange and touching.
The only thing that remains unchanged is the statue of the Twin Gods standing on the side, like the center of thousands of worlds.
Exit the "Environment Style" interface and your eyes will return to the same state as before.
Just recovering from the changing world, Li Liang noticed that when the interactive interface was awakened, most of the pedestrians on the street became blurred, with a capital "S" on their heads. of attention, displaying either brief or detailed personal information.
"Synapses," Dr. Sisson said softly, "a sensory simulation technology, people are used to calling it neuromanship. This technology was originally just to allow people to adapt to the boring space life. Later, the ecological technology was improved and the uptown area was gradually established. This technology has not been eliminated, but has become a part of people’s lives.”
Li Liang looked around and understood what the doctor meant.
The person with the "S" mark on his head and the blurred figure exists in the retinal projector through neuromanipulation. In other words, people in Uptown can go to any place at any time with the help of neuromanipulation.
Following this train of thought, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can I go to Xi'an?"
"What?"
"Can we go to other uptown areas through neuromanipulation? For example, Zhongjing Uptown District."
Dr. Xisen nodded: "Theoretically, it's possible."
"Hey, doctor," K pointed funnyly at the upper left, "Why does it show that roaming is not connected?"
"Neuromantic requires additional equipment, and the Retina Projector is just connected to the Synapses network."
Li Liang suddenly realized and was about to ask again when he suddenly noticed a girl holding a paper cup of coffee staring at him not far away.
He subconsciously looked over and met a pair of smiling eyes.
The girl with the "S" mark on her head smiled and waved her finger.
I saw five sparkling hearts emerging from her body, floating in a cartoonish way with the sound effect of tinkling.
Li Liang stepped back and almost instinctively summoned the portal, but found that all the floating hearts merged into the red heart on the left side of his field of vision, and the number next to it also changed to 4.
He was stunned for a moment, remembering the descriptions of Dr. Xisen and Child Li... Could this be "likes"?
The girl laughed at his reaction, showing her teeth and wagging her fingers again.
Ding.
Another heart flew over, and the number next to the heart changed to 5. Li Liang was a little embarrassed because he hadn't learned how to "return the favor" yet.
However, the embarrassment did not continue. The girl shook her finger to say goodbye and disappeared.
"Maximum 5 red hearts each time," Dr. Xisen flicked his finger and added 5 more red hearts for him.
This time he saw the operation method clearly. It turned out that as long as he pointed his finger at the target at will, and then swiped to the left, the number of hearts from one to five would appear on his fingertips. When he pulled the finger to the selected number and retracted his finger, the number of hearts would be added to the target. Number of red hearts.
K and Li Xiaobao learned this skill and started to like each other and had a great time.
Hearts were flying all around, and Li Liang shook his head helplessly, glanced at the androids coming and going, and whispered to Dr. Xisen: "None of these androids can recognize my authority?"
"Service-oriented androids with relatively low intelligence levels will not perform permission identification, so there is no need for it," Dr. Xisen looked around, "Well... they are all... I haven't seen those above Level 2..."
Li Liang thought for a while and said: "We have already lost a lot of time. Next, we must find out where Zhuo Siyingling, the Marginal Business Department, and Li Hao are as soon as possible."
"What are you going to do?" K stopped messing around and held Li's head down and asked.
"Find an android who recognizes my authority."
Dr. Xisen scratched his head and hesitated: "Generally speaking, the intelligence level of the androids in the garrison and the church is relatively high, and... Oh, I remembered that some administrative androids can also recognize permissions. "
"Where can I find management androids? Can they be summoned?"
"No, those summoned are usually fresh out of the factory," Dr. Xisen said confidently, "I know where there are people with long working experience." As he spoke, his eyes were blank, and the light and shadow in his eyes changed.
moment.
"found it."
Thirty minutes later.
Li Liang and his party stood in front of a four-story building and looked up together.
This is obviously a hotel, and it is extremely old. The holographic signboard is a bit like the one on the old streets of Zhongjing, showing only a few flashing glowing words:
Welcome to "Black Crow".
