"Some people say that the virtual world of StarNet is actually another world."
After countless sleepless nights, Yan Hui finally replaced the strong tea and coffee he used to drink with hot milk.
Yan Hui, with a scraggly beard, lay slumped on the sofa, his eyelids drooping. He glanced at Ruan Xun, whose eyes were bloodshot, sitting on the single sofa opposite him, who also looked like he had been up for many days.
He gestured for the robot to bring him another cup of hot milk. After drinking the milk, both of them, who had been up for countless nights, finally got a good night's sleep.
"So, you mean that completely detaching from the physical body and residing one's spirit in the virtual world is also a form of immortality?"
Ruan Xun accepted the hot milk delivered by the robot, and the steam made his dry eyes slightly moist.
"If it were really that simple, I would have finished this project long ago. It sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult." Yan Hui stroked his mug and took a sip of hot milk. "Those spiritual entities, without the support of a physical body, will eventually exhaust their energy over time, just like in the real world."
"So, you're saying that the bug's sudden madness over the past ten years or so is because he realized he was really going to die, so he wanted to go crazy?"
After Ruan Xun finished speaking, he slammed down his teacup and glared at Yan Hui. For the first time, his gaze met Yan Hui's with such fierceness, and he looked like he couldn't contain his anger. Yan Hui glanced at him and immediately laughed.
"You're still laughing?! You know that because of that Zerg, Brother Liu was almost ambushed and had his body stolen. If the mainframe hadn't discovered it immediately, that Zerg wouldn't still be rampaging through your game right now; it would have already escaped. I don't believe it was your negligence in supervising these guys..."
"You already know so much, what else do you want to know from me?"
After finishing his milk, Yan Hui slung himself comfortably onto the sofa, closed his eyes, and adopted a sleeping position with his back to Ruan Xun.
Yan Hui let out a long sigh and said lazily, "You know, the Zerg's mental strength is much higher than that of humans, and their bodies are also much stronger than humans, but even so, their bodies simply cannot withstand their powerful mental strength."
If there is no war, ordinary Zerglings can actually live for a long time, but the lifespan of Zerglings, including Zergling Generals and Zergling Queens, is much shorter than that of ordinary Zerglings.
If there were no battles to deplete their spiritual energy, their physical bodies simply couldn't withstand the ever-increasing spiritual power. Ultimately, they would only suffer a gruesome death, after which they would continue to exist in a spiritual form for a period of time before truly disappearing.
Therefore, high-level Zerg learned very early on to extract their vast spiritual essence and exist separately. It is said that within the Zerg, Zerg members meet each other through their spiritual bodies.
However, this is not something they can gain by constantly expending their spiritual energy. Their bodies are simply not compatible. As long as spiritual energy exists in their bodies, it will constantly erode their physical bodies.
Therefore, they set their sights on the topic of 'immortality' very early on... Just like humans, they also sought immortality.
"Is this why they've set their sights on the research institute?"
Ruan Xun recalled that some of the research institute's data had been stolen, and it was around that time that they suddenly became interested in Yan Hui as well.
After all, Yan Hui was the leader of this project back then, but he chose to participate in a certain project of the mainframe and left the research institute midway.
After returning, Yan Hui went on to pursue game development without looking back. Ruan Xun later joined the research institute and announced that he would no longer study the topic of "immortality." He changed his research direction based on Yan Hui's research and conducted other scientific research.
Therefore, the Zerg, who wanted to continue to delve deeper into the topic of immortality, had to risk stealing data, which also made Yan Hui the focus of their attention when they were stealing materials.
Even with a different face, they still dared to approach Yan Hui, who shared the same name as the original project leader and was still shining brightly in another field, to test the waters.
"Then what?"
Hearing how much Yan Hui knew, Ruan Xun even wondered if he had gone crazy from doing research, feeling like he had missed so much.
"They didn't get anything out of me. The only oversight was letting them know about the bug in my game. But they noticed something even more interesting."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xun, who had already stayed up for several nights in a row, became even more energetic.
“Lu Gui, that child’s physical characteristics… are the same as Liu Liu’s.” Yan Hui said, yawning. “Fortunately, his mother didn’t manage to sell the child last time, otherwise there would have been more trouble.”
"So, according to you, the basis for the Zerg's immortality is actually a powerful body that can match their mental strength?"
"Yeah," Yan Hui's lips curled slightly, his voice growing softer as if he were about to fall asleep. He muttered, "But even a powerful body needs a powerful mind to conquer it... Once the students have worn it down enough... hehe~"
Yan Hui chuckled mockingly twice, and Ruan Xun didn't hear the grumbling that followed before he fell asleep.
This made Ruan Xun, who wanted to ask a few more questions, give up. Seeing the other person lying on the sofa, Ruan Xun calmed down and couldn't help but feel sleepy...
Mingmei was unaware of what was happening outside the game. At this moment, she had already arrived at the gate of the Zhang residence with Qihaikui and the others, where bright red lanterns were already hanging.
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