ether.
A substance conceived by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is a hypothetical material concept in the history of physics, and its connotation has evolved with the development of physics. To the ancient Greeks, ether was synonymous with the blue sky or upper atmosphere. According to Aristotle, in addition to water, fire, air, and earth, the material elements also have an ether that lives in the upper layer of the sky.
Of course, we can have another explanation or it will be easier to understand.
Void.
Humans are an advanced expression of carbon-based organisms.
Well... at least that's what humans think.
Most of the creatures in the universe that humans can understand exist in various carbon-based forms.
But what if the basic particles made up of a living thing are not carbon-based?
For example, silicon-based, which is often referred to as mechanical life form.
Are they a living thing?
There is no need to go into too much detail on this issue, otherwise there will be suspicion of hydrology. Let’s go back to the battle between Li Yi and Ji.
After the previous brief battle and test, Li Yi originally felt that he understood it well enough and could then let go and go for a big fight.
What he didn't expect was that Xiao Jin suddenly said such a sentence, which suddenly shook up his original decision to fight with all his strength.
Well, it was just a swing, and it didn't waver.
"I know what you mean, but the plot has come to this point. Even if I want to escape, I won't have a chance, right?"
As he spoke, his eyes moved towards the three people not far away. To be precise, they should be one person and two NPCs.
Those two didn't look like they were possessed by these ancient remnant souls, and Xiao Jin also said that he didn't hear any thoughts from these two guardians.
Npcs do not have any inner thoughts, although they often behave like living people.
But in fact, it is just the neural network that has set the form of expression according to the established character.
In other words, those two are actually paper figures created by a neural network.
During the exchange between Li Yi and the Great Protector, the two were so stupid that they seemed completely unaware of what was happening and stood there like fools.
Just like a background board.
Obviously, this is the "treatment" that only NPCs can get, but the Great Protector has been talking to him.
There was no situation similar to the plot cutscenes (when the cutscenes started, everyone could not move. According to Xiao Jin, as long as they can move freely during the plot cutscenes, they would definitely not be neural networks. Virtual characters can only be these ancient creatures)
"Not even a silicon-based creature? So what is the identity of this guy? And you said etheric space, so this guy named Ji is not an etheric creature, right?"
While Li Yi continued to use his consciousness to communicate with Xiao Jin, he took the initiative to rush forward and launch an active attack.
He has not forgotten that the opponent has not used all three axes yet.
If you are suppressed, then when the third move is used, you will definitely be the one who dies in the end.
If you want to avoid this from happening, you must turn from passive to active.
Taking the initiative to attack is the best way.
Then the two collided again.
There were two voices making a heavy humming sound.
Almost at the same time, because the two thought of going together.
The consequence of this is that the two of them once again felt the strong sequelae of the collision of souls.
That's not something that can be described just by a numb scalp.
Li Yi could hardly find any adjectives to describe the pain this collision caused him.
It was like being skinned and then exposed to the sun. Every once in a while, someone would take a whip and whip it hard on the flesh and blood without any skin protection.
As for why he used such a cruel image to describe it, it was only Li Yi's subconscious thought.
There is no real evidence.
"you!"
The great protector on the other side was obviously not feeling well either. He was frightened and angry while rubbing himself, as if this would make him feel better, while staring at Li Yi with an angry look.
That way, it was as if Li Yi's image was completely engraved in his mind.
"You look at me like that... Hey, what are you doing... Hess... Don't I feel pain?"
Ji: ...You know it hurts but you still do it.
"But!"
Li Yi bared his teeth and continued to speak while enduring the pain.
"I know that if I agree to you, it may be even worse. Some people may get what they want immediately. Am I right?"
Li Yi stared at the Great Protector, whose expression became increasingly ugly, and smiled.
"Did you see it?"
For a long time, the great protector, or etheric creature, 佉.
Finally spoke.
Though he thought he had been discovered, he seemed to have no intention of hiding it.
This is perhaps the biggest difference between this etheric creature and humans.
That is, they don't seem to know how to lie.
Although I have learned a few things over the years of dealing with humans.
But I just learned not to take the initiative or refuse.
But he didn't learn to lie.
Well, this is still an incompetent Aquaman.
Li Yi thought to himself, the guy over there spoke again.
"Now that you know it, I won't hide it. Humans, you probably don't know it. Unlike you, we don't know how to lie..."
"Okay, okay, I don't want to tell you so much, I'm in a hurry, come again!"
Before the other party could finish speaking, Li Yi interrupted him directly.
He seemed to be in a hurry, which was in huge contrast to his previous leisurely state.
Zou felt something was wrong, but his opponent had already attacked.
He could only calm down and concentrate on dealing with it.
Although this human being is not very strong, he is in a relatively weak state at this time, although he is much better than he was before.
But when it came to taking action, it was still a little different from what he imagined.
for example.
"What do you mean? Didn't you agree to one-on-one?"
"Really? I don't remember. It seems you just said it was a one-on-one challenge, and I didn't agree."
As Li Yi spoke, he cooperated with Xiao Jin and began to attack from both sides.
Xiaojin is a pure consciousness, and is much higher than Qu in terms of level.
Although he has not fully mastered the spiritual power of this body, it is more than enough to deal with lower-level quails.
Not to mention anything else, just in terms of the hardness of soul collision, he was much higher than the other party.
Coupled with Li Yi's support, Zou soon became unable to speak.
Because just dealing with the attack between the two consumed all his energy.
Of course, this doesn't mean there's nothing he can do.
"Boss, let me help you!"
A voice came from behind, and Li Yicai suddenly woke up.
By the way, this guy also has a "companion".
Although not a companion in the ordinary sense.
Although they all know very well that the so-called Great Protector is no longer the Great Protector.
But those two NPCs don’t know!
Didn't you see the fat man in black and the man in white rushing to save their boss?
By the time Li Yi thought of this, he had already fought against the man in white, the third protector.
This made him feel the opponent's sharp punches and kicks again.
This always made him suspicious.
Is it really a skill that humans can have?
Oh, they are not human beings. They are simply a bunch of data. They are monsters created by human beings using neural networks according to the limits of their own imagination.
That's okay, that's okay.
However, Li Yi was not prepared to resist on his own, so he shouted directly.
"Jin Kucha, what are you still doing? Get rid of these two! I don't want to waste any more time!"
If you can't beat me, just call someone. Are you the only one who knows how to do it? I can do the same, okay?
"Oh...here he comes."
Originally, Xiao Jin was unwilling to take action, as this would consume his limited attention.
And his attention is more focused on transforming mental power into himself.
It is not impossible to take action, but the time cannot be too long. If it is too long, it will take up the time and energy he originally planned to use.
This is very uneconomical.
Apart from anything else, Jin Kucha is still very strict when it comes to saving his own time and doing his own work.
But it was not someone else who spoke, but the host who provided him with spiritual power.
There is no way to refuse, even if he doesn't want to do it.
But the contract in the past was tightly restricting him.
Because only by fulfilling the host's requirements can he continue to draw enough spiritual power from the host to nourish himself.
Although reluctant, I had to do it.
However, he finally gave a reminder.
"Let me say it first. I just helped you deal with Zou because this guy is not an NPC but an ether. But if it is these two, it will affect your clearance evaluation!"
