Chapter 142 Eternal Paradise 5
“My dad said that if you are really trapped in a game, you should simulate intense battle scenes in your mind, or make your emotions rise and fall, or frantically simulate death scenarios. This way, the game pod and helmet can detect it.”
“They all come with a built-in danger detection program that can automatically pull their consciousness out of the game.”
"However, we have gone through a real life-or-death test. Almost everyone experienced great emotional ups and downs, but we are still here."
"What you said is as good as saying nothing at all!" Everyone was very dissatisfied.
"What I'm trying to say is that this mastermind may have severed the connection between our consciousness and our bodies," Wang Jiarong said in a low voice.
"What's the meaning?"
“There are three possibilities. First, we are likely just a consciousness right now. When this mastermind descended, our consciousness was severed, and our real bodies may have already woken up and completely forgotten what happened in the game.”
"The second possibility is that the game pod and helmet malfunctioned unpredictably, preventing us from leaving. Those who died may have already woken up in reality and forgotten what happened here. Our bodies will be awakened, and we will be forgotten here."
"The third possibility is that all our consciousness has been sucked into this place, and our real bodies are just living dead. Dying in the game is real death."
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
"If that's the case, then what are we still persisting for? Should we just focus on cultivating our spiritual power to save our lives?"
Ever since Lin Xia heard Wang Jiarong mention the way to get her consciousness out, she had been deep in thought. Having experienced too many life-and-death situations, this little bit of stimulation was not enough to cause a drastic change in her consciousness. The robot might not have noticed the problem. She planned to go back and try it.
At this point, someone retorted, "The 'us' outside and the 'us' here are us. There's no need to make such a clear distinction. If we can get out, giving up some memories isn't a big deal, is it?"
“That’s right. Excessive expansion of mental power is what makes it very likely that you will never be able to get out again. Didn’t you notice when you came in? That passage is not very big.”
"Yes, I believe that mental power cannot exist independently of the body. Don't be too pessimistic."
"But I'm afraid it might be the third one."
Lin Xia then spoke up: "It's not the third one."
"What makes you so sure?" someone asked immediately, clearly angry.
Wang Jiarong still remembered Lin Xia; she was the first person to come looking for her. Looking at Lin Xia's confident expression, she was also puzzled: "Are you sure? Why?"
Lin Xia was silent for a moment, unable to give a reason: "I'm pretty sure it's not the third one."
"Are you sure it's not the third type? Why don't you just commit suicide?"
Lin Xia glanced at the man, who was startled by her gaze and reluctantly shut his mouth.
There was no more useful information to be found if she stayed any longer, so she stood up, turned around and left. Behind her, she heard the man muttering again, but Lin Xia ignored him.
It was brought by a meteorite again. If our technology had reached that point, we wouldn't have had any problems even without using the main brain inside the meteorite. The problem is that our technology hasn't reached that stage yet.
Continuing to be trapped here is also dangerous for Lin Xia. People who cultivate spiritual power, whether it is real or not, are getting stronger and stronger, so the tests they face will inevitably become more and more difficult.
Here, if you're just an ordinary person, death is inevitable, and nobody knows what this mastermind is up to.
Lin Xia quickly returned to her apartment, lay on the bed, and mentally simulated the exciting scenarios she had experienced in the past, but no matter how she simulated them, there was no reaction.
There was no response, so Lin Xia sat up.
Two days passed quickly, and another test was coming.
Upon arriving at the testing site, Lin Xia discovered that it wasn't a forest anymore, but rather a series of rooms. She looked at the familiar, colorful little balls inside with a strange expression.
[The second round of testing begins. This is a mental strength test. Time: 10 minutes. Participants must accurately hit 100 red balls. Those who fail will be eliminated.]
Each person enters into a private room, and Lin Xia really coveted this kind of spatial technology.
Although her mental strength was low, her agility was not compromised. She controlled the rhythm, counted the number of hits, and finally passed the test with a score of 110.
Lin Xia didn't rush to leave this time. She stood there for a long time and found that the concentration of energy in the air had not increased. But seeing that almost one-fifth of the people were gone, where did the missing spiritual energy go?
Seeing those who were originally determined not to cultivate spiritual power now avoiding Wang Jiarong and leaving quickly, it was clear that many of them could not hold on any longer; the threat of death had shaken them all.
The man from last time looked even bigger. This time, after the test, more and more people walked towards him. He wasn't as arrogant or happy as last time; his expression was much calmer.
Wang Jiarong looked at Lin Xia, hesitated, but ultimately left without saying a word.
Lin Xia had been reading books these past two days and came across many speculations about spiritual power. She suddenly realized that her spiritual power wasn't as weak as the people here. She wondered if it would be effective if she tried to connect with spiritual power outside.
Last night she seemed to sense some external spiritual energy, and now she'll go back and try again.
Lin Xia's perception became clearer and clearer; she seemed to be able to sense something about the outside world, but there was always something separating her from it.
Just then, Lin Xia suddenly felt a sense of restraint and compression, and her heart pounded.
"I've found you." A voice rang in Lin Xia's ear.
Lin Xia's vision shifted, and she found herself in an operating room where a 'person' was sitting in the front seat.
A chair appeared in front of her.
"Sit down." The man's eyes were icy.
"Is this the mainframe?" Lin Xia sat down and looked at him. He grinned and said, "I found you on the first day, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye. I've finally seen you today." His words sounded like he was exchanging pleasantries with her, but his tone was cold, like a robot.
Lin Xia didn't know what he was going to do, so she just watched him quietly.
"Your consciousness is different from others; it's very solid. How did you manage that?"
Lin Xia then noticed that the person in front of her was a void, his entire body covered by a layer of armor. As his voice rose and fell, the armor also rose and fell. From the exposed parts, she could see that it was actually composed of spiritual energy, but it was very thin.
Moreover, it was still dissipating. Behind him was a huge black container, the inside of which was not visible, but upon closer inspection, it resembled the 'black tablet' he had seen before...
Lin Xia felt a chill run down her spine. What exactly was this thing in front of her?
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