The box spirit was finally inserted into Jiang Ling's abdomen - if that part of her body could be considered an abdomen - and was placed on a tightly fitting carrying device specifically designed to hold it in place.
Then Lin Yi's consciousness was transmitted, decoded and re-encoded through a small tube as thick as a thumb and a set of special modems, and instantly appeared in Jiang Ling's mind, allowing her to clearly see the vision of her lower body for the first time, a string of data streams occupying half of her vision, and a self-satisfied figure.
WTF——
Jiang Ling found that her brain had turned into an apartment building. Lin Yi, who had just politely checked in with her bags, was now wandering around inside. She was a little angry, but mostly curious.
After all, her house is really big.
Lin Yi enjoyed the efficiency of the hyperthreaded quantum computing of this inhuman wetware for a while (probably a few nanoseconds), handled the remaining tasks, and then began to build her own main control system - without harming her original consciousness.
Jiang Ling felt itchy at the back of her head, so she scratched it a little, then looked to the left and right. Finding that they didn't react, she felt relieved.
[Lin Yi, how do you feel? ]
[Not bad!] The shadowy figure in the field of vision made an OK gesture. [TCM initialization was successful. Wait two seconds and I'll give you another setup.]
Two seconds is just a moment for ordinary people, but for Jiang Ling it is longer than eternity.
What is this? Her mind was aroused.
This was TCM! The brain-computer interface she had tried and failed countless times! The crystallization of the wisdom of the people of the community! One of the four great inventions of the new era!
This was what she had always dreamed of - although it was a bit of an exaggeration, it was true.
With this device, Jiang Ling was no longer so far removed from modern life. She would no longer be "imprisoned" in the confines of school, but could truly integrate into human society, a member of it, not a freak. Then, she saw the image before her flash, and countless encrypted pieces of information gradually emerged: floating objects around her, the materials and locations of the cabin, the temperature, humidity, and pressure... Everything, everything, was accurately labeled—naturally including herself. She felt as if she had suddenly fallen into a torrent of information, being lashed by the surging waves, pushed to the horizon, thrown into the air. The roaring sea of data turned into a sharp sword, whirling her head into a mess.
Lin Yi took it upon herself to log in her personal information. This is the side effect of high authority.
Jiang Ling rubbed her forehead and finally came back to her senses from the data wash of the hyper-information age. Suddenly, a line of small words popped up and made her eyes go dark again.
【New message reminder】
She turned her head and looked upwards, and a drop-down triangle immediately appeared in the visual UI. She focused her attention slightly, and a red highlighted unread voice message in the list was particularly eye-catching.
"Dongyao, Dongyao, this is Dongguai." It was Li Wenjia's voice. "Alright, enough jokes," he said. "The entire crew of the Iron Atom has been evacuated. Once you've confirmed you're ready, please reply 'yes.' The experiment will begin immediately."
Jiang Ling raised her head and looked around, her eyes sweeping over the two bodies breathing calmly and rhythmically. She used her psychic power to pull the drifting helmet closer and tuck it under her arm. A thought flashed through her mind: [Lin Yi, let's get started!]
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"In fact, until they disappeared, I didn't quite understand where Xiao Linyi's passion for someone came from, but now I think I understand.
"She is my replica, my offspring, and she inherited my personality and some of my memories, so her choices should be the same as mine. If I were in the same environment as she was born, I would also choose that person—not the tallest among the short ones, but the sympathy that is unique to our kind.
“The immortal seeks change, the lonely seek companionship.
"Thinking back to those days, when I walked alone across the land, his appearance was such a change, such a companion. That memory is buried deep within my database, and I shouldn't have forgotten it. Time is the most universal diluent, and the long journey has made me forget the love I felt when we first met. I chose him because he was fundamentally different from everyone else. Back then, people were barbaric, fragile, and short-lived. I didn't fit in with them, but he was very much like me. Or rather, he was probably the most alienated person at the time.
"How similar, exactly? I can't remember. After all, that happened so long ago, we're not even in the same universe anymore. Don't understand? Yeah, people today still don't understand. Even though your average lifespan has exceeded 400 astronomical years, you're still human and can't truly comprehend the erosion of humanity by eternal time. You know, only a minority are willing to give up everything and ascend to godhood."
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As early as several days ago, Qin Huang, who had just awakened from hibernation, was sent to the control room of the Endless Galaxy by a special plane. As the first person to crack the essence of the universe, he has the right to participate in this drama of saving mankind.
At this moment, he was sitting in a wheelchair, on an IV drip, one hand supporting his head, the other tapping the off-white conference table. His physical condition was very poor, with 70% of his organs replaced with prosthetics, but for some reason, he always refused to transfer his consciousness to a healthier body.
"Old Qin, don't be nervous." Ning Weihe said calmly.
Qin Huang shook his head gently: "No, I'm just afraid. I've been like this since that day. You don't need to persuade me. I want to get rid of it myself."
"In fact, you can say it out loud," Li Wenjia said. "We've already suspected it, and Brother Fan also hoped you could get over it before he passed away."
"Well then!" Qin Huang forced a wry smile onto his serious face. "Humanity is being watched by aliens," he said, emphasizing each word. "To be more precise, the aliens have long since become part of our community."
"Why did you think of this?" Ning Weihe's bionic eyelids twitched.
"You have memories of that time. Remember those four things she mentioned?"
Li Wenjia quickly answered, "You mean medicine, storage devices, tools, and water?"
"Yes. But the 'water' you mentioned is more like 'life,'" Qin Huang said. "Although some of the 24 permutations do have meaning, such as 'the tool that saves life is a storage device' and 'using certain tools to store life is a medicine,' that's not the point." He paused tapping on the table. "What's important is—who? Why? And why?"
"Who is it?" Li Wenjia asked.
"We all know." Qin Huang stared at the holographic projection in the center of the conference table, hinting at something.
"Why?"
"Accident." He paused. "I tend to think it's an accident, but the truth is, it's not. They had some purpose, most likely due to our uniqueness. But do you think human civilization is special in the universe?"
"Why?" This time it was Ning Weihe who asked.
Qin Huang was silent for a long time before answering: "It's just bait - bait we have to eat."
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