Todd rummaged through the refrigerator in the corner, answering absentmindedly, "My studio."
The old man looked at the myriad lives and rivers and lakes on the screen, stiffly turned his head, and said in a trembling voice, "Could this be the place of creation?"
Todd had completely given up on explaining, because the more he explained, the more trouble he would cause.
“Didn’t you want to see the world? Come with me.” Todd pulled out a box of sushi and grabbed a bottle of RIO, then pushed open the door to the room, walked into the hallway, and gestured for the old man to follow him.
Bright fluorescent lights, electronic sensor access control, and a convenient elevator. Terence looked around at everything, his mouth never closing since he came in.
Todd quickly finished his food and led the old man into a multi-functional exhibition hall on the second floor of the research institute.
Todd took a holographic VR headset off the shelf, walked up to Terrence, and gestured for him to put it on.
"What's this?"
Todd replied, "This is a tool that allows you to see another world."
"To see the true nature of a divine artifact? Like the 'Eye of Truth' in Taro mythology?"
Todd was too lazy to say anything, he just kept nodding and helped Terrence put on the helmet. Then, he walked to the terminal in the multi-functional exhibition hall and began selecting a VR program: "Let me see, I think I've seen this before... Ah, I've got it! Discovery Channel's 'On the Origin of Species'!"
As the button is pressed, image and sound data are transmitted to the VR headset.
Terence suddenly found himself floating in a dimly lit space, a deep, resonant baritone voice ringing in his ears.
"13.7 billion years ago, the universe was born in a Big Bang. After the Big Bang, molecules collided, producing light and heat. 3 billion years after the Big Bang, the first ripples of matter appeared. 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, quasars gradually formed. 10 billion years after the Big Bang, the Sun was born. 3.8 billion years ago, life began to evolve on the world we live on."
An epic explosion scattered a dazzling sea of stars across the vast universe. The nebula spun, and gravity and inertia compressed the cloud into a disc, from which a light blue planet gradually formed.
Two billion years ago, life began to emerge in three domains: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes, which were the first to dominate the world.
The scene keeps changing, with microorganisms, multicellular organisms, marine life, mammals, vertebrates, dinosaurs, and apes appearing one after another.
This virtual holographic presentation lasted for two whole hours, until the caveman appeared, at which point Todd turned off the entire image.
When Todd removed the holographic helmet from Master Terence's head, the old man's tear-streaked face startled him.
"Are you alright?" Todd held out his hand and waved it in front of the other person's eyes.
“I understand, I finally understand.” Terence’s mutterings left Todd somewhat bewildered: “Your Majesty… no, I should call you the steward of the world, the holder of truth!”
Todd watched Terrence's expressions and movements closely.
Perhaps the images he had just seen had been too stimulating for him, as the old man appeared somewhat incoherent and mentally confused.
He quickly waved his hand to bring him out of the soul space. The first thing Todd did upon waking up was to shout loudly to the servants around him, "Find a doctor! Master Terence needs treatment!"
"No, I'm fine..."
His voice was low, but his tone was unusually firm. Terence stood up from his chair, knelt on one knee before Todd, lowered his head, and slowly said, "Praise be to the truth, you have given me a new life."
Before Todd could even comprehend what was happening, Terence shakily got to his feet, stumbled out the door, and disappeared down the stairs without looking back.
A few days later, Todd received a letter of self-recommendation from Terrence.
The letter didn't say much, just mentioned these two things.
First, Terence and several of his most famous students hoped to serve in the kingdom of Muxi.
Second, Terence voluntarily relinquished his position as president of the Emerald Society to the King.
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