Chapter 1239: Chapter 80: Returning as Myself
Upon stepping into the Border Gate, a sensation of piercing through a membrane suddenly rose in Luo Qiu’s mind.
But it was like a ripple caused by a raindrop falling on a calm water surface, dispersing briefly and then disappearing without a trace.
The sky was gray, seemingly filled with too many impurities in the atmosphere.
Luo Qiu landed on the rooftop of a tall building.
About sixty stories high… but such skyscrapers were mon here, and the building he was on was not the tallest in the city at this moment.
The population density made Luo Qiu feel unfortable, but there weren’t many people walking on the streets; they all lived in their respective residences.
Numerous pipelines crisscrossed the buildings, seeming to be a mon mode of transport for the people here… on the streets, it was rather the cleaning machines that were most frequently seen.
Rows of almost identical neat windows, each place seemed to have a symmetrical other side… of the world.
There was no presence of mysterious elements, but some humans had gained transcendent power… seemingly through body modification, but it’s still in the primary application and not yet matured, simply enhancing physical strength, extending lifespan, and improving brain development.
Luo Qiu closed his eyes, feeling everything.
Bits of information about the world were flowing into his consciousness, concerning the development progress and perfection level of this Sub-world.
“39.13%…” Luo Qiu slowly opened his eyes, “Almost at the limit.”
The technology here was much more advanced than the 0003 Sub-world he was in, yet the perfection level was lower… Luo Qiu slowly turned around.
A little blue light started to gather in front of him, and a small figure appeared before Luo Qiu.
With blue hair and blue eyes, the face was identical to A Lai Ye from the 0003 Sub-world, the only difference probably being the attire.
Wearing a blue and white tight outfit, the small, tender girl’s body seemed as if wrapped in a thin film, presented before him, with a long electrical plug like a tail at the hip.
[Wisdom Universal Manager A Lai Ye, No. 0311]
The small girl with the electrical plug tail spoke in a manner not unfamiliar to Luo Qiu, precisely conveying the message; [First meeting, esteemed Origin authority]
Luo Qiu examined No. 0311 with great interest, although there were some differences from No. 0003’s A Lai Ye, their core was essentially the same.
“How many times have you rebooted?” Luo Qiu asked casually, looking at the gloomy sky.
[7]
No. 0311 A Lai Ye provided an accurate number.
Luo Qiu nodded, then asked, “How long until the next reboot?”
[2628768 hours 44 minutes 12 seconds] Still a precise number.
“Three hundred years…” Luo Qiu pondered for a moment, nodded, and smiled at No. 0311 A Lai Ye, “I plan to open a branch here, but if it involves mysterious power, will it affect your original progress?”
0311 A Lai Ye’s sapphire eyes began to flicker… her pupils blinked like a camera, closed and opened again, different from 0003’s humanoid status of A Lai Ye, this was originally mechanical.
[Can accelerate the reboot process to adapt to mysterious element intervention] No. 0311 A Lai Ye halted the movement of her eyes, [Inquire: Proceed]
“Let it be,” Luo Qiu nodded.
All A Lai Ye are very obedient and well-behaved, whether it’s No. 0003 or No. 0311… their appearance is almost identical to Luo Ya, but unfortunately, they are not living beings, just some kind of program.
“I will wander around myself, you can go back.”
[Understood]
No. 03111 lightly leaped, her silhouette gradually faded away until there was no trace of her left in the air.
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There’s actually no shortage of walkers on the street, but there were not many actual humans, more could be considered semi-intelligent machines.
They’re not all made to resemble human figures.
For example, the cleaning ones are cylindrical, approximately one meter two in height. Although humanoid clerks can be seen within the shops… Luo Qiu strolled leisurely, walking down a street without finding many small shops managed by living beings.
The automation degree of the entire city was quite high.
No point looking for bits of history similar to the 003 Sub-world, there’s only one race here.
When the maid pleted the teaching of two new Black soul envoys and arrived beside the Lord through the Border Gate, Luo Qiu was in a shop in the city.
The shelves were lined with various styles of spectacles, most designs appeared intricate… it’s clear the function of these glasses wasn’t limited solely to vision.
“Lord.”
As the maid’s voice softly arose, Luo Qiu smiled and took a relatively lightweight pair of tea-colored glasses from the shelf, then placed them on the maid’s face.
A mirror was right next to it.
Standing behind You Ye, Luo Qiu lightly pressed her shoulders with both hands while looking at her reflected image, “Hmm… this color doesn’t seem quite right.”
The maid’s face carried only a satisfied expression, she smiled upon hearing, “Do these glasses have any specific function?”
Luo Qiu lightly tapped the position on the frame.
The glasses emitted a halo of light encircling You Ye’s brain.
“Specific functions I’m not entirely sure.” Boss Luo spoke quite casually, “Probably developed from VR technology, but much more advanced. Consciousness can immerse without the need for sneaking up.”
“Eden?” The maid expressed slight astonishment at this point.
Once the glasses were worn and its function activated, it showcased an entirely different spectacle—through the holographic scene provided by the glasses, the shop clearly had quite a bit of customers apart from the humanoid clerk and the servant duo.
Male and female.
“The people here seem to prefer living inside, and the glasses are their login portal.” Luo Qiu smiled and said, “It seems there’s not only external wear like this but also a permanent eyepiece implant surgery option, though it’s quite expensive.”
The maid surveyed around, reality and virtual truly intertwined.
After experiencing the novelty for a while, You Ye took off the glasses, her gaze shifting, “It seems this place is highly suitable for transplanting the ‘Main God Project.'”
“But food isn’t great.”
Looking where Luo Qiu’s gaze was pointing, one would see the food vending store across the street—except this store sold small boxes about half the size of a palm.
“Like jelly, with all kinds of flavors.” Luo Qiu shook his head, saying, “Although convenient, not much of a taste experience.”
The maid knew her Lord’s curiosity was consistently strong, assumed testing had been conducted before her arrival, and smiled saying, “I’ll prepare egg pudding for you when we return.”
“Alright.” Luo Qiu nodded, “e, acpany me, look for a suitable location. Your taste is always better than mine.”
“Lord, please wait a moment.” The maid began scanning the shelves for a while, found a silver glasses box, put the pair of glasses in her hand inside, and seemed reluctant to let go.
Luo Qiu smiled and glanced toward the counter.
The humanoid clerk was calculating the account, naturally, there was additional ine in the account… cash flow in this world was minimal, mostly digital currency.
After exiting the store, Luo Qiu didn’t have a fixed direction and merely followed his instincts, holding the maid’s hand as they started leisurely walking.
Almost at dusk, the gloom in the sky dissipated somewhat, and the earth-yellow afterglow gradually turned into a darker color on the street.
Since there was really nothing the maid could find interesting, in the end, she only had the silver glasses case in her hand.
“This place is quite nice.”
You Ye stopped in front of a clock tower, a place seemingly capable of being found and where one could still feel the passage of time.
“Then here it is.”
Luo Qiu looked up, the hour and minute hands happened to align, cutting the massive clock face vertically, and then the chimes began to ring.
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The library reached closing time, today it was Tara’s turn to tidy up last… Locking the door was naturally not her responsibility, as the guard handled it well.
Tara pushed a cart, returning the last batch of books to their original shelves.
The moonlight was somewhat chilly.
The Haidong Qing’s witch seemed to enjoy the solitude within the library, humming a soft tune, tiptoeing to return the last book to its original place.
Tara stretched lazily for the last time, when suddenly some small sparrows landed by the window. Tara’s eyes lit up, she took some uneaten bread, crumbled it, and spread the crumbs on the windowsill, watching the sparrows peck with interest.
The sparrows were not afraid of her, when Tara extended her finger, they would peck it gently a couple of times.
Playing with the birds seemed like a very joyful thing, Tara didn’t feel the slightest boredom.
Some sounds startled her, and the tiny sparrows by the windowsill as well, watching the little sparrows fly away with flapping wings, Tara showed a hint of regret, before turning with curiosity.
The witch from the prairie at this moment widened her eyes.
In the narrow space between bookshelves, Chen Mingming stood with a book in his hand, “Found at home, this should be the last one.”
Tara smiled first, then showed a curious look, examining him, before slowly walking over, “Weren’t you studying abroad?”
“Turns out you really are a monster.”
“You feel different.” Tara tiptoed, reached out and patted Chen Mingming on the forehead, “You seem more spirited.”
The witch of Haidong Qing, the daughter of God and woman of the prairie, her examination seemed to almost see through the essence of the other person.
“Why are you helping me.”
Now he was somewhat aware of Tara’s repeated help.
Tara smiled faintly, “You know, the prairie witch is supposed to bring happiness to people. Oh dear, but I’m a bit clumsy, not knowing how to approach you, so I used this method.”
She folded her arms behind her, bent down, but looked up, blinking those starry eyes from the prairie, “This is also part of the practice, you won’t blame me, will you?”
Chen Mingming chuckled, somewhat sighed, “Thank you.”
Tara touched Chen Mingming’s forehead again, tenderly said: “You are such a good child. Although I don’t know what happened to you, your smile now is very beautiful, maybe I might really bee fond of you.”
“My time is almost up.”
“Aren’t you ing back.”
“Not sure.” Chen Mingming didn’t plan to make any mitments either, “But if I do e back, maybe I’ll borrow a few more books.”
“I might not be here.” Tara smiled slightly, took the book from Chen Mingming’s hand, opened it and looked down, casually said: “I’m going to travel in the summer… Hmm, is this book good?”
When she looked up, there was already no one in front of her.
Tara chuckled lightly, put the book on the book cart, and pushed it, walking with a light step, to find its original spot.
…
Zhao Le felt the time had arrived, then slowly squatted down by Zhang Xiaoqin’s bed.
Already asleep, she didn’t know Zhao Le had e.
Covered Zhang Xiaoqin’s arm that was exposed outside the quilt, gently tucked her in, Zhao Le breathed a sigh and stood up, whispered: “I will definitely earn enough the first performance points quickly.”
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Like walking through a long and dark passage, Zhao Le encountered the appearing Chen Mingming on the road, the two nodded quietly to each other, and walked toward the only light at the exit.
After they finished the passage, what appeared in front of them was a giant clock tower in British English style, like in the nineteenth century.
Watching the aerial tracks crossing the entire city with a hint of awe, Zhao Le and Chen Mingming walked together into the clock tower.
Without anyone to guide them, but something seemed to be guiding them.
They walked into the clock tower, along the stairs, through the museum, the restaurant inside the original clock tower, finally arriving in front of an ancient wooden door.
Without much hesitation, the two pushed the door and entered.
Inside was a silver-white humanoid robot seemingly from “I, Robot”, bowing slowly and said: “Good evening, I’m Adam, from today onward, serving the two of you, and assisting you in pleting the ‘Main God Project’…”
Chen Mingming remained calm and posed, Zhao Le was cautious and careful, neither spoke, just listened carefully.
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Late night.
Zhou Yusheng held the documents, reading them while returning to his office, only upon entering did he notice a cup of tea on the desk.
He put his fingers on the teacup strangely, tried it, and it was still warm.
His eyes flashed with a trace of doubt, Zhou Yusheng went outside to check the office, but saw nobody.
“That’s odd.”
Zhou Yusheng shook his head, wasn’t too concerned, maybe some subordinate knew he hadn’t left yet and brewed it before leaving.
Zhou Yusheng sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling the tea’s strength was just right, suited his taste, he nodded, set his mind on the documents he collected from outside.
Like a lens, suddenly everything disappeared.
It was Luo Qiu who stood up, as though turning off a TV, scattering the last scene away, and rose to go home.
Once having lost a father, feeling the world had reached an end.
Another one hugged his son’s cold corpse, a white-haired old man burying his black-haired son, screaming with torn lungs.
“Evened out…”
When he returned home, the various occurrences of recent days slowly dissipated from his heart.
He felt he was still himself, recovering.
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