Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Zhan Chen's eyebrows softened.

He reached out his hand, put his arms around Yu Tang's shoulders, and pulled Yu Tang completely into his arms.

He adjusted his body data to let his heartbeat and warmth flow out of his chest. He raised his hand and rubbed Yu Tang's back: "Have you slept enough?"

"Not yet." Yu Tang said, "I had a dream."

Zhan Chen asked: "What dream?"

Yu Tang said nothing and shook his head.

He wanted to open his eyes and look at Zhan Chen, but then remembered the other party's promise, so he closed them tightly: "I dreamed that someone kept his words..."

Zhan Chen couldn't help but chuckle. He raised his hand to remove the excess clothing data, but stopped again.

"I'll change my clothes." Zhan Chen touched the top of his hair and said, "Wait for me."

He hugged Yu Tang and gently placed him back on the soft pillow. He walked to the table and dimmed the lamp.

Yu Tang still closed his eyes: "Isn't this place not affected by the rules of the game world?"

"No," Zhan Chen said, "It's different here."

Yu Tang asked: "Why is it different?"

Zhan Chen stopped in front of the desk.

His figure was framed by the dimmed light. After all, the digitized body was not an entity. Looking from behind, you could see a slightly translucent edge.

Yu Tang turned over, resting his arms on his head and opened his eyes.

Zhan Chen unbuttoned the style button with one hand, took off his military jacket, hung it on the back of the chair and arranged it properly, then took off the shirt underneath.

His movements were smooth and steady, and the shirt was folded neatly and set aside.

…

In that small room where only experimental subjects could live, Electronic Storm liked to hide behind piles of pillows and secretly watch Zhan Chen change clothes.

He had compared human body shapes and always felt that the humans he raised were too thin, and there were always large bruises and scars on their bodies.

Zhan Chen always had to deal with his wounds, apply medicine to himself, and occasionally fish out the little balls of light that fell into the alcohol when they stumbled while trying to help.

"It's not that someone hit me." Zhan Chen thought for a while and patiently explained to Xiao Guangtuan, "...it's testing and training."

The small ball of light crackled the Morse code.

Zhan Chen stretched out his hand, gathered the indignant little ball of light into his arms, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.

"I also think it's unreasonable. Human beings should not only evolve and become stronger."

Zhan Chen paused and continued: "But... I still want to give it a try."

A small ball of light jumped out of his arms and floated in front of him inconceivably.

Zhan Chen was embarrassed, coughed slightly and touched the tip of his nose.

…

Yu Tang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

At that time, Zhan Chen had just grown up and was still an extremely young agent.

Zhan Chen was sent as an undercover agent by the Ministry of Security. He entered the laboratory alone and passed by alone with a small ball of light. Most of the time, he was calm and reliable, but he also had some unavoidable temperament for teenagers.

Zhan Chen would occasionally chat with him about his erased memories.

The security department's confidentiality measures are very strict. He can no longer remember where he came from, and can only occasionally recall some fleeting fragments.

These fragments are just buffered redundant data, which will be automatically erased sooner or later and become blank again.

Zhan Chen didn't take it to heart. When he decided to accept the mission of the Ministry of Security, he had already given up his chosen future and everything he liked.

Only when he occasionally thinks about it, Zhan Chen will be very interested in taking the little light ball out of the fishing game and telling stories.

Zhan Chen told him that he was supposed to study logistics at the Military Academy.

At that time, logistics would still be regarded as synonymous with being hopeless.Whether in school or on the battlefield, it is one of the most ignored. Many people even called for the abolition of this major and no longer waste the alliance's funds.

Zhan Chen said that he was admitted to the logistics major without telling others, and because of this incident, his family was very dissatisfied. For the sake of his parents, he tolerated his nonsense.

Zhan Chen seriously shared with him that his original interest was in researching robots and wanted to build a fully automatic combat mecha to completely liberate humans from the over-reliance on the mecha shell.

Zhan Chen promised him that when he returns to the ministry, he will make a special book-turning robot for the small light group, and then make a mecha figure that can run around and flash red lights.

…

"This place is different from the outside. This is my field." Zhan Chen said.

Zhan Chen changed into the same pure black short-sleeved shirt as other players, returned to the bed, and lay down next to Electronic Storm, who quickly closed his eyes.

Zhan Chen didn't seem to notice that Yu Tang was cheating, so he covered him with the quilt and carefully covered the corners of the quilt.

"The laboratory I was ordered to sneak into was a very complete system, and it was also the headquarters of those people. Their real purpose was to reclassify human beings."

Zhan Chen said: "This plan is called the 'Bionic Man Project'."

The first step is the implantation procedure.

This is a treatment that all experimental subjects must accept. Only by implanting the program can we ensure that the experimental subjects completely lose the ability and possibility to resist, and avoid all risks to the maximum extent.

The second step is to classify these experimental subjects according to "test scores".

"Those with a military background usually get much higher scores."

Zhan Chen said: "Like Shi Ji, he entered the laboratory two batches later than me and has the highest score among the experimental subjects."

Yu Tang turned around, leaning on his arms and facing Zhan Chen: "Because you are obedient?"

Zhan Chen was a little unfamiliar with this kind of atmosphere of chatting before going to bed. He paused for a moment, with a warm look in his eyes, and put his arms around Yu Tang: "Yes."

This is why Wen You's mentor is willing to cooperate with the conservatives and drag the Sharp Knife Group into the conspiracy at the risk of taking risks.

Obeying orders and putting the task first are qualities that fit most naturally with the program without any additional processing.

This batch of high-scoring experimental subjects will be given priority to be transformed into bionic humans, and those people will try to preserve the brains of these experimental subjects so that they can integrate with the program smoothly and completely enough.

Once this experiment is successful, they will have a large number of AIs with different specialties.These AIs are obedient and easy to use, can copy infinitely, learn by themselves, and can complete all tasks without complaint.

"This situation has actually occurred in the development of many interstellar civilizations."

Zhan Chen said: "Only civilizations with extremely advanced technological trees can produce real 'artificial intelligence'. There are many interstellar civilizations who cannot resist the temptation and will take this shortcut."

Yu Tang asked: "Turn people into data?"

Zhan Chen nodded: "Yes."

Yu Tang pillowed his arms and thought for a while, but did not continue to ask: "What about the experimental subjects with low scores?"

Zhan Chen: "That's me."

Yu Tang: "??"

Zhan Chen was dumbfounded and touched the small ball of light that made him close his eyes in surprise: "It's true."

His score at that time was the lowest among the experimental subjects, ranked last, and he was judged to have no use value.

Although the situation was not suitable, the young agent, who had always been the best among his peers, still suffered a bit of a blow when he sneaked into the main control room and secretly stole information to upload.

"A worthless experimental subject like me will be arranged to conduct other experiments."

Zhan Chen said: “For example, exploring the direction of human evolution.”

Zhan Chen was assigned to this group. The experimental subjects would be modified in different ways and receive drug stimulation and electrical stimulation. The experiment could provide the correct channels for evolutionary variation in humans.

Zhan Chen asked softly: "Do you still remember the exam you took when you came to Chuan Bookstore?"

Yu Tang's breathing paused slightly.

He was quiet for a while, rolled up the quilt and moved to Zhan Chen, lowering his head and resting it on Zhan Chen's shoulder.

"I remember," Yu Tang said, "I took the role of Feng Qing. When he was thirteen years old, he was sent to be reformed by his adoptive parents."

Yu Tang asked: "Is this one of the 'scientific research results' of that laboratory?"

Zhan Chen nodded.

"They found that electrical stimulation of the brain can cause mutations in people's mental power...but the direction of such mutations is uncontrollable, and the time when the superpowers appear is also very uncertain."

Zhan Chen said: "I also accepted this transformation, so I also——"

His words suddenly stopped.

Xiao Guangtuan lifted up the quilt and hugged him firmly using his hands and feet.

Zhan Chen remained motionless for a moment, lowered his gaze, and pursed his lips silently.

…

Yu Tang also remembers it.

I remember that he received the identity of Zhong San and was taken home by Feng Qing's parents, as a senior to give tutoring lessons to little Feng Qing.

I remember that he dragged Xiao Fengqing home after being punished, bought him steaming sausages, taught him how to cook instant noodles and hot pot, bought discounted potatoes, and made homemade hot pot dipping sauce.

I remember that they met again at the new school, Feng Qing moved into his house, ate together, slept together, and grew up together.

...Remember the seven years they were forcibly erased.

Zhan Chen didn't say any more, stretched out his hand and hugged Yu Tang properly again.

He closed his eyes, and for the first time his body tensed up and trembled slightly. The strength in his arms could no longer be restrained, and he used all his strength to protect Yu Tang from his chest and shoulders.

"I'm very happy." Yu Tang said, "Senior Zhan, I'm very happy."

Yu Tang hugged him with the same force: "Every time I think I have a chance to see you, I am very happy... If I can really see you, I will be even happier."

"I just have a little cold and want to rain."

Yu Tang closed his eyes and held Zhan Chen's clothes with one hand: "But we can't rain casually, human particles are too unstable..."

"I'm not a human yet, little light ball." Zhan Chen said softly, "I am your data."

Yu Tang trembled slightly at the firm and gentle voice that sounded like a promise.

Zhan Chen said: "You are my electronic storm."

Yu Tang heard his own intense heartbeat as a human being.

He is actually more accustomed to another way to vent his emotions - such as turning into a big ball of light and running around on Zhan Chen's head, or spinning around Zhan Chen in circles with the light constantly shining.After Zhan Chen left completely, he was the first to understand "sadness", and then mastered "missing" and "anger" without any guidance.

For the first time, as a true human being, he learned to be happy.

It’s not that he told himself to shine, to keep it bright, to always remember to light the way, and to wait for the joy of his human being returning home.

Yu Tang buried his face in the fabric on Xi Chen's shoulder.

He noticed that Zhan Chen wanted to adjust the clothing data, so he reached out his hand in advance and held Zhan Chen's wrist.

Zhan Chen stopped the data operation and held the electronic storm in his arms.

The warm water vapor instantly wetted his clothes.

Zhan Chen lowered his head, put his fingertips through Yu Tang's short hair, cupped the back of his head, and slowly rubbed it in circles.

...For the first time, after becoming data, Zhan Chen could not control his strong desire to become a human again.

If he were still a human being, Zhan Chen thought.

If he were still a human being, he would definitely not be able to bear it and make it rain with the little ball of light.

Yu Tang had a good sleep for the first time.

He even had many dreams in which Zhan Chen was present. Every dream was a good dream, so warm that one almost didn't want to wake up.

When he opened his eyes again, he was the only one left on the bed.

Yu Tang was not in a hurry to get up. He played with the little yellow duck on the pillow for a while, rolled around twice in the quilt, and waited until someone opened the bedroom door.

Zhan Chen walked in with freshly baked biscuits and hot milk, and met Yu Tang's gaze with a smile in his eyes: "Go and wash up, come back for dinner."

Yu Tang couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth and rolled over to get up.

Zhan Chen put the milk and cookies on the table.

The body formed by data cannot last long in the real world. He borrowed Feng Qing's particles and re-explored the nearby environment while Yu Tang was asleep.

Yu Tang held a toothbrush in his mouth and poked half of his head in from the door: "Senior Zhan, Senior Zhan."

Zhan Chen put away his thoughts and turned around: "What's the matter?"

Yu Tang held a mouthful of foam in his mouth, said vaguely that it was okay, and then retracted his head.

Zhan Chen was speechless, put down the tray in his hand, and went to the bathroom with him.

"I went out and took a look."

Zhan Chen walked to Yu Tang, turned on the faucet, and splashed a handful of water on his face: "A preliminary order has been formed outside."

Those with powers who have recovered the cards have completed preliminary fusion, and more than half have successfully transformed back into humans. Although the rest have difficulty condensing entities, they have all regained consciousness.

Probably enough particles have been swallowed, and the "assimilation" of this world stopped 12 hours ago.

The "rust" is still continuing, but the superpowers who have calmed down have also found many ways to deal with it.

According to observations, this kind of rust can be physically blocked and peeled off. As long as you stay indoors as much as possible, you can ensure maximum safety.

If they have to go out, people put on heavy protective clothing and try to get back indoors before rust grows on them.

A small amount of rust has little effect on people. If there is too much rust, it will restrict movement and require the help of purification or healing powers.

The system held the mecha shell and tried its best to help hold up the towel: "Host, host, will the world remain stable like this?"

Yu Tang was noncommittal, took his saliva in his mouth, rinsed his mouth and spit it out.

...Before Feng Qing was put into the game, this game in which superpowers were forced to fight each other had been going on for a long time.

He didn't believe that before, there had never been a situation where superpowers united to resist the requirements of the game, refused to kill each other, and tried to survive together in the game.

Especially... this world has been reset many times.

Before this reset, Zhan Chen had been responsible for Feng Qing's role. It is impossible that Zhan Chen had not made attempts in this area.

But Zhan Chen finally got an uninhabited asteroid.

"I just expanded the game world and increased the number of players."

"This is still a battle royale game," Yu Tang said.

The system was stunned: "But... wasn't the person in charge of the game also dragged in by us?"

"Isn't he the sworn enemy Zhong San wants to use Feng Qing to take revenge on, and the mastermind behind controlling this game?"

The system said: "The game world is expanding, and he is the first to be swallowed into this world..."

"He is Zhong San's mortal enemy." Yu Tang said, "But he is just a 'ghost'."

In human legends, ghosts are humans who were eaten by evil tigers. After turning into ghosts, they became the tiger's servants and continued to lure other people into becoming the tiger's food.

Every person in charge of the game, the so-called "master behind the scenes", is just a ghost.

"I tried." Yu Tang said, "I want to devour the main control room as well."

The core of the singularity explosion he sent out was in the main control room. Logically speaking, even if everything in that main control room was not swallowed up, it would be completely destroyed by the large amount of energy escaping from the expansion of the world.

But the main control room still exists, and the game is still running automatically.

The huge virtual screen is still floating in the air, and people who are thrown into the game world can even leave messages and place bets in the game's message area.

Yu Tang looked at Zhan Chen.

Zhan Chen nodded and took over what he had not finished: "The only explanation is that the main control room is not in our dimension."

Only the person in charge of the game is in the same dimension, and the real dimension of the main control room is actually much higher than the game world.

It is so high that even the collapse and explosion of a world cannot affect the regular operation of the main control room.

...In this way, the true origin of the main control room has become obvious.

"It's too confident."

Yu Tang said: "It should be like before, hiding behind one story after another, or sending data to the low-level online world to watch ads and kill bugs...it should not end up in person."

Yu Tang chose to expand the game world not only to bring those who should be punished into the game, but also to explore the origin of the main control room.

…The results are now clear.

Zhan Chen had a faint smile in his eyes, took the towel and handed it to Yu Tang.

The system is still confused, and I am a little anxious: "What's the origin? Isn't the computer that controls the game a game console?"

"Yes." Yu Tang said, "It just has another identity."

The system asked: "What?"

Yu Tang took the towel and wiped his face: "When we play games, no matter how many levels we pass, the big boss must appear in person at the last level, otherwise it will not be a complete game."

"This is a rule." Yu Tang said, "For all data, rules cannot be violated."

Just like all characters cannot be OOC, the mission of each book must be completed.

Just like every supporting character whose life has been forcibly tampered with, as long as it is logical and meets the requirements of the plot, the wrong destiny can be corrected.

Just like the second time he received the flyer and joined Chuan Bookstore, even if those people wanted to target him again, because he had obtained the identity of the host, they could only deduct his experience points with hatred at most.

…

No matter how many loopholes are exploited, data can never violate the rules.

The system was stunned for a moment.

Zhan Chen looked at the water droplets on Yu Tang's forehead, but couldn't help but take action. He took the towel and rubbed a small ball of light from top to bottom, pulled him out of the bathroom, and sat together at the dining table.

Zhan Chen handed him the milk, took a piece of biscuit, and fed it into Electronic Storm's mouth.

Yu Tang was satisfied, holding milk in his hands and biscuits in his mouth: "The boss that appears can be defeated and redeemed."

…

"Now, we can give a name to the big boss who is forced by the rules and can no longer hide."

Yu Tang: "We can call it a terminal."