Crimes
"Old Kong, I can tell you're a talent," Shen Bai said to him while fiddling with the projector. "Let me tell you, join us, and you'll uncover the truth of the human world!"
Are you... trying to comfort me?
Kong Xiang looked at the folder that he handed him and reached out to take it.
Shen Bai smiled and said, "I know you were tricked into coming here by Xiao Xu. He used to attract a group of young junior students by relying on his reputation for always being number one, but in the end, none of them were to my liking, so there are only a few people in our department."
How many people are there? Besides the leader and the executive, there are only two!
He opened the folder and found that it contained information about the structure and operation of the small building. Apart from the part above ground, the underground part was the core, with an area more than twenty times the size of the building's footprint.
"Are you conducting an experiment or building an air defense base? The First Academy has been practically hollowed out!"
Shen Bai scratched his messy hair and laughed.
Looking around the second floor, Kong Xiang still saw an elegant corridor, mahogany furniture, and a staircase leading to the attic.
After analyzing the area, he discovered that it was just an ordinary open space.
“This is the second direction we’re researching.” Shen Bai opened the nearest door, and Kong Xiang followed him inside.
"Based on the transformation of the first floor, a direct creative virtual world was developed, but..."
As soon as Shen Bai finished speaking, the mahogany door beside him turned to dust.
"It's still under investigation, and many situations are uncertain."
Kong Xiang looked at the princess bed in the room and pondered, "It looks a bit like a 3D printer."
However, the principle is much more complex. Just like the water in that cup, the items here can also be transformed.
"You still haven't told me why we're to your liking." Kong Xiang touched the gauze curtains of the princess bed; the material was excellent.
Shen Bai shrugged and said indifferently, "Fate, if it can be explained, then it's not fate."
Kong Xiang knew there must be other reasons, but since Shen Bai was unwilling or unable to say, there was nothing he could do.
"Hmm...it's lunchtime, shall we go downstairs to eat?"
Shen Bai glanced at the clock on the wall.
Kong Xiang shook his head and said, "Today I'm taking my sister to visit other places, so we'll go to the academy's cafeteria."
"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer."
Shen Bai nodded in understanding.
When Kong Xiang went downstairs to find his sister, the place had completely changed.
It has been transformed into a hall with a different style, but the furnishings are still the same as before.
"Xiao Yu?" Kong Xiang called out, but no one answered.
Just then, Shen Bai came down as well. Seeing that his expression was somewhat solemn, he said, "Don't worry, Xu Zhizhou is a very steady guy. He won't come here and bring your sister to bomb the school."
If they don't come once, what if they come twice or three times? Kong Xiang thought of Xu Zhizhou in the future and was unsure whether bringing Ziche Yu to contact them was the right decision.
Let's find her first.
Kong Xiang had already assumed that the two of them had gone to the underground floors, but before he could officially start searching, Zi Cheyu came out of the toilet alone.
He breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's go, it's lunchtime."
Ziche Yu nodded, and the two bid farewell to Chen Bai and left the small building.
As he watched the two figures leave, the smile on Shen Bai's face gradually faded.
"This is a new type of botanical garden. The students studying here will occasionally invite you to taste things that humans have never eaten or seen before. Just leave when the time comes and don't pay any attention to them."
Kong Xiang paused for a moment, then said, "Even if you encounter some pretty upperclassmen, don't believe their nonsense. Don't even bother saying sorry, just run away. Otherwise, the guys lurking in the shadows in this botanical garden will take you inside when you're not looking and force you to try those new foods."
Zicheyu walked along, looking at the plants inside the glass room.
"This is the human organ research department. You can go there to learn more, but don't volunteer for them casually, otherwise no one knows if the person who comes out will be the same one as before."
Ziche Yu nodded.
"The restaurant is just ahead."
Kong Xiang led his sister inside, and the gate automatically scanned their identities.
"We have to thank the dean, otherwise we would have become students who could survive on just nutrient solutions." Kong Xiang looked at the exquisitely decorated restaurant and sat down in a seat by the window.
After establishing a data connection with the restaurant, the two ordered food. Most of the food at the restaurant was made to order, so they had to wait a while.
Ziche Yu said, "This place... feels like when I was a child."
Modern freezing technology is very advanced, and many restaurants use it to store food, whether it's raw ingredients or finished products. The ingredients at the First Academy come from the regular botanical garden within the academy (and occasionally from the newer botanical garden), and the food is all prepared by the chefs.
But when Zi Cheyu was a child, more than ten years ago, the use of refrigeration in daily life had not yet been fully implemented. At that time, everything still maintained its original lifestyle. It wasn't until the refrigeration system was fully introduced that many chefs lost their jobs. After that, chefs could only be seen in some high-end restaurants and private venues.
The dean said that they are the most outstanding talents in this society, but we still need to respect nature, because it is a force that humanity can never replace.
So while they have new botanical gardens, large tracts of land are used as ordinary botanical gardens. They spend part of their spare time taking care of these flowers, trees and shrubs. Although it is physically tiring, it is a kind of stress relief compared to spending most of their time thinking and calculating.
Your meal is ready, please enjoy.
With a notification sound, a sumptuous feast was laid out in front of the two of them.
After the meal, Kong Xiang continued to take Zi Cheyu on a tour of the vast First Academy.
“The First College has many majors, and under each major there are more in-depth specializations. Your specialization is data computing, and mine is data management. It just so happens that we are both on the same campus.” Kong Xiang pointed to the group of teaching buildings in front of him.
"Where are they?" Ziche Yu suddenly asked.
Kong Xiang was taken aback, but quickly realized that Zi Che Yu was probably asking about Xu Zhizhou and Shen Bai.
"They specialize in data development, in Zone 1, but what you just saw goes beyond traditional development work," Kong Xiang said. "They are all rare talents in this academy."
The reason Shen Bai chose them might be partly due to Zi Cheyu's exceptionally gifted data calculation ability since childhood, and his data management skills as the former student council president.
Since consciousness chips have been implanted in everyone's solar system by 2050, data has become one of the most important foundations for constructing this world.
The First Academy is famous for this, with all its majors revolving around data and recruiting data professionals.
"We've arrived at the Sky Island test area." Kong Xiang looked up at the sky. "The aerial domain has always been something that all countries dream of and strive for. The research here mainly focuses on the construction of the virtual continent and the optimization of the light source below the Sky Island. Over the years, we have achieved good results."
Zicheyu looked at the huge light source at the bottom of the sky island and the light reflection system on the ground, and nodded secretly.
"That's the boys' dormitory over there, quite far from the girls' dormitory, right? Because data development changes rapidly every day, there are always some people who cause trouble that's hard to control. For safety reasons, the boys' and girls' dormitories are clearly separated."
Cutting-edge technology also means that stricter regulations are needed, and because innovation is so rapid, things that go outside the rules will always happen.
Further along, you'll find areas frequented by various student organizations. Loud noises often erupt from there, so there's a security bureau located nearby, situated between the two colleges. Equipped with advanced equipment sponsored by both colleges, it's specifically there to handle such emergencies.
There were also some office buildings and warehouses storing important items in between. These had been marked before they arrived, so the two of them didn't linger.
"The area behind the mountain and below is our general plant area. It will be modified in some ways according to the annual environmental control experiments, but the products that humans can eat will generally not change much."
“Over there?” Ziche Yu pointed to a dark, dense area.
Kong Xiang looked in that direction, as if he remembered something, and his expression suddenly became serious.
“That area was originally a simulated rainforest, but then… a student’s artifact broke out, and in order to completely clean it up, they turned it into what it is now. It’s been four years, and it still hasn’t been restored.”
Because he was sent to the academy at a young age, he knew the whole story.
Ziche Yu seemed confused. "Why not just delete this part?"
If it were really that simple.
Kong Xiang patted her head and lowered his voice, "This area was developed by the old dean himself. It is a real part of the area, not a product of data. So if we want this part to disappear, we must use a real product to solve the problem."
“It’s blown up,” Ziche Yu said calmly.
"Hahaha." Kong Xiang rubbed her head. "Although this rainforest has been destroyed, the mutated creatures inside have attracted the attention of the academy, so this place has been isolated for research purposes."
Ziche Yu frowned slightly, a rare occurrence, and said softly, "It's... very chaotic there, impossible to calculate."
Since his cousin rarely spoke more than a few words, Kong Xiang patiently explained, "Because that place wasn't built from data."
After listening, Ziche Yu took a few steps forward and looked back at him.
Um?
Kong Xiang looked into her eyes and realized the connection between them.
Before it was destroyed, the simulated rainforest was indeed a natural product, but the man-made object was not. As long as it is connected to data, it is impossible for it to be completely undetectable. However, not only was it not detected at the time, but the man-made object also used the data it implanted to modify the rainforest's organisms, causing effects that cannot be eliminated to this day.
Logically speaking, no matter how intelligent the artificial object is, it cannot escape the constraints of insufficient hardware. If it has been cleared, there should be no data content left inside. However, there is still data inside, even if it is disordered. As long as there is data, it can be calculated. But the artificial object has been cleared, so what data is left inside?
From a data perspective, if calculations cannot be performed, this area is certainly dangerous, but the college claims it is a research area and has not mentioned any safety issues.
In addition, the academy's blockade of this place meant that most students and even professors were unable to discover the problem of data corruption. If it weren't for Ziche Yu's abilities, he probably wouldn't have noticed it either.
Although he knew there was something unusual about this place, Kong Xiang maintained a cautious attitude, exploring the secrets of the future while ensuring his own safety.
"Let's go back first," Kong Xiang said to his sister. "Don't mention what happened here to outsiders."
He trusted his cousin Ziche Yu, who barely spoke to him, so how could she possibly tell such a thing to an outsider?
Ziche Yu nodded.
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