Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 912 The Dream of Retrospect
What does "taste" mean to someone like Lindsay?
Is a key character?Is the log residue generated by the IP contact?still?

Wolfe didn't know, couldn't figure it out.

When Wolfe was at a loss, Lindsay had already brought him to the physical warehouse where the general-purpose civil [brain robot] was stored.

Wolfe quickly found the general-purpose civilian [brain-machine man] corresponding to the product activation code he found in the office in the mechanical corridor in the building.

Lindsay found a data cable in the warehouse, groped for a while on the head of Wolfe's corpse, said "I found it", and then stuck one end of the data cable into somewhere on Wolfe's head.

He stuck the other end of the data cable into the slot in a mechanical buckle under the back of [Brain Robot Man]'s head, and then said to Wolff:

"Immediately start uploading your memory and mental characteristics, and I will confirm one last time—are you ready for a long-term fight against omnicism?"

There was a moment of panic in Wolfe's eyes, but he finally became firm:
"I'm not ready, but I want to do it."

Lindsay nodded, and put his hands scattered into data floating points on the back of [Brain Robot Man]'s neck:

"Ready to start uploading, count down to three numbers, three, two, one..."

When the countdown ended, Wolfe's eyes suddenly went dark.

This time the darkness didn't last long. When Wolff felt a slight "tearing" in his spirit, Lindsay's voice sounded in his ears:
"It's done!"

When Wolfe opened his eyes again, the first thought that came to his head was, "The whole world in front of me has become extremely clear."

The second thought that came into my head was "the sense of perception has deteriorated" - all the attributes of the surrounding things, including temperature, humidity and even air pressure, etc., are accurately captured by the brain-machine human's skin sensors and fed back to the Brain machine to analyze, but Wolfe did not feel clear cold and heat, wet or dry, nor did he feel whether the air pressure around him was high or low.

These feelings are not absent at all. When these data are fed back to the brain computer, he does "feel" them.

But this feeling is completely different from being a human being!
He couldn't describe exactly where it was different.

This feeling made him a little flustered.

Lindsay obviously knew how he felt, so he patted his shoulder which was taller than his whole body:

"Get used to it."

Wolfe wanted to speak up, but the feeling of speaking was different from before.

Obviously they are talking, but the feeling is different:
"Where are you going next?"

He felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't tell exactly where it was.

I just feel empty inside...so empty.

Lindsay looked a little lonely:

"I don't know...my career is gone, the lab has been transformed into that shit...I have nowhere to go."

When Wolf thinks about the current appearance of the Byron Weiss Group building, he can probably guess what Lindsay said about "that ghostly look".

At this moment, Wolfe realized the benefits of having a brain-machine human body-when he saw or heard information, the brain-computer would immediately process the information, which allowed him to analyze the information in an instant , and give feedback:
"Perhaps there is someone who can help you."

Lindsay said in surprise:
"who?"

Wolf said:
"That person is also doing brain-computer related research, and I can introduce you to him."

Lindsay became interested and asked:
"What company does that person work for? Is it a researcher from the Northern Federation? Is it someone from the Imperial Academy? Or a researcher from another big company?"

Wolfe, who has no mind, answered truthfully:
"No, no, neither, he started his own business, and I don't know the specifics, because I only heard that he was starting a business, and I haven't been to his company.

If you are interested, you can ask him directly. "

Lindsay nodded:

"Then, tell me his contact information."

Wolfe:
"His name is Chen Yan, and he is currently in the mechanical hive of Days Island. His phone number is..."

……

……

Chen Yan had a dream.

He dreamed that he was moving through the huge pipes, the surroundings were dark but not completely dark, and there were barking and hissing sounds behind him-something was chasing him in the pipes.

He didn't know what those things were, why he was so afraid, he only knew that the sense of fear had reached its peak, so that he even had a certain degree of lucidity in the dream——

The dream-like sense of dread thus becomes clearer.

He knew he couldn't let those things catch up to him, but he didn't know why he couldn't let those things catch up.

Finally, after running wildly for an unknown amount of time, he finally jumped out of the pipe and plunged into the bustling crowd.

The crowd was like a vast ocean that could not be seen at a glance, and the neon lights of various colors shining on the billboards above the crowd formed a halo in the dense rain, even like a rainbow.

'Rainbow...I must be crazy...'

Chen Yan was advancing in the crowded crowd, the barking and hissing behind him were still going on, he turned his head, and saw that the monsters had gone mad in the crowd behind him, blood and severed limbs were flying everywhere, but the crowd There was no panic because of this, and the crowd didn't even respond to the outbreak of killing. They didn't hide and let the monsters slaughter.

'They're chasing me. '

Fear prompted Chen Yan to break away from the crowd and run aimlessly in the rain. The light pollution from the billboards became neon in the rain.

During the torrential rain, he suddenly saw a familiar road.

"I have never been to this place, how could I see a familiar road..."

His feet were not controlled by vague will at all, he turned his head and rushed to the familiar road——

This is an unremarkable alley. The asphalt floor of the alley has become potholed because it has not been repaired for a long time. The asphalt is broken and corroded by acid rain for many years, and some weeds still grow. The harsh environment of light and clean water has a new life in such a harsh environment.

Chen Yan passed a large iron gate sealed by rusted iron chains, and beside the large iron gate was a rusted label with the words [Neural Debugging Vocational Technical School].

Chen Yan felt an inexplicable sense of security from the school's name. He jumped up, stepped over the three-meter-high fence, and entered the deserted and dilapidated park inside the big iron gate, regardless of his hands that were cut by the protective net. middle.

There has been no maintenance here for a long time, and the ground is overgrown with weeds. These genetically polluted weeds that have not been exposed to sunlight all year round have completely transformed into another plant beyond Chen Yan's cognition.

Chen Yan didn't know this.

There were barking and roaring sounds in his ears again, and the fear in Chen Yan's heart bloomed again. He crossed the grass taller than others, ignoring the blood on his arms that was scratched by the leaves and was quickly sucked by the leaves. into a black building.

'Is this the school's teaching building? '

The moment Chen Yan broke into the teaching building, the surroundings suddenly became noisy. Under the dim light, there were many students who looked like students. They were dressed in different clothes, and their ages were very different. At first glance, they were not students of normal full-time schools.

Chen Yan flew from the first floor to the second floor, and instead of entering the familiar classroom, he quickly came to the fifth floor, stopped in front of the door of Room 513 at the end of the fifth floor, and then pushed the door open with trembling hands.

A light flashed in front of him.

The light was so dazzling that Chen Yan couldn't help but raised his arms to cover his eyes, and moved forward to enter the door.

When the light faded, Chen Yan lowered his arms and stared blankly at the room:

This small-looking room is very messy. Socks and underwear are scattered on the multifunctional drying rack hanging on the ceiling fan in the center of the room. Opposite the door is an open window, and outside the window is a summer scene. ——Sunshine, coast, sandy beach, cacti, coconut trees, seagulls, and the endless blue sea.

Chen Yan even heard the humming of cicadas from outside the window.

He stared at all this with dull eyes, his hazy consciousness completely unable to comprehend what happened in front of him, and where he was.

He stared blankly at the bottom of the multifunctional clothes drying rack.

It was a crumpled-looking single bed. At this moment, a piece of news was playing on the retro-style "big head" TV opposite the bed. An announcer, who was dressed in women's clothes but couldn't tell the difference between men and women, spoke with a graceful voice. The tone of the is broadcasting:

"Emergency, the 61721st floor of Zion is embedded with a sudden mutant biological attack in the A-1 area of ​​the city center, please leave the incident area as soon as possible..."

what is this?
A host was connected to the TV. Chen Yan turned on the host, switched the signal source of the TV, and the screen quickly switched to the host.

The desktop of this host is messy, except for the messy files, there are all kinds of retro video games, such as "Macho Soul", "Kart in Hospitality City", "Kneeless Zombie and Others" A Tale of Two Brothers with Knees," "The Immortal Reckless and His Two Cats"...and some folders with indescribable titles.

Chen Yan took another look at the trash can next to the TV which was full of waste paper.

It seems that the owner of this host is just an ordinary dick.

In a daze, Chen Yan came to the window and stretched out his hand to touch the sunlight, but his fingers could only touch the cold screen.

'The windows... are fake! '

He pushed forward suddenly, and the sun, the coast, the coconut trees...all the good things disappeared in an instant—the window was pushed open, and a wall that was close to Chen Yan appeared in front of Chen Yan—behind the window, only The dilapidated, gloomy black walls of another building that would make one look desperate at first glance.

The rain wafting in from the window woke him up a bit.

This sliver of sobriety saved him—when he was sober, he suddenly realized that a deep roar had appeared outside the door!

Just before the monsters broke through the door, Chen Yan jumped out of the window.

He didn't know how many billboards he had smashed, and how severe the penetrating injuries and burns were caused by the electric shock. He only saw the whole world spinning in front of him, and the pouring rain couldn't stop it.

'I'm going to drown. '

Absurd thoughts popped into his mind.

'Drown in the air. '

He landed with several broken ribs and a completely twisted foot.

He got up and limped forward frantically.

But he didn't even know why he was desperately trying to survive.

Maybe deep down in his heart, no matter how difficult his life is, he still wants to live.

He walked through the alley in the rain full of people, and part of the memory in his mind revived again, causing him to turn right suddenly, go down the stairs and plunge into a basement, and then quickly turned around and locked the door behind him.

There were thirteen locks on the explosion-proof door in the basement, each with different styles, but Chen Yan was still able to lock each lock deftly.

After thirteen locks were locked, Chen Yan looked at the quiet explosion-proof door, and no longer heard the roar of the monster in his ears.

He finally took a breath.

The next moment, a voice sounded behind him without warning:
"Why did you come here? We are about to take the first kill!"

He looked back in a daze, only to see two familiar figures and a stranger sitting next to something that looked like a [bathtub] on the four sets behind him.

They are Jack Baldo, Solal, and a strange white-haired man with vicissitudes of life.

Chen Yan had a strong sense of familiarity with the white-haired man, but he couldn't remember who he was.

The person who spoke was Jack Baldo. He urged Chen Yan to "get on the computer quickly", saying that "the time in the brain-computer world passes faster than outside", and saying that "if you don't go online again, the first kill will be taken by someone. I can’t pay my monthly electricity bill.”

Chen Yan ignorantly sat in one of the [bathtubs], and suddenly a clear broadcast sound came from his ears:
"The heresy has fully invaded the 61721st layer of Zion Embedded, we failed to hold the line of defense, sorry."

Several other people obviously heard this voice, and Jack Baldo complained:

"what's the situation?"

The voice fell, and the whole world suddenly exploded.

……

……

Chen Yan woke up suddenly in a burst of severe suffocation, like a drowning person suddenly surfaced.

He greedily breathed in the cold and salty air, his pupils dilated by fear gradually shrank, and the alloy ceiling in the cabin gradually appeared in his eyes.

'It's just a dream. '

The fear he experienced in the dream was quickly forgotten by him.

'It's just a dream. '

With trembling hands, he took out the phone from under the pillow and saw 05:43 displayed on the screen, dozens of missed calls below the time, and a large pile of emails.

He looked at the missed calls from different dialers, and felt a little bored in his heart. He never liked such a busy life, but the things he pursued inevitably pushed him to such a life. If you want something, you must continue this kind of life.

Can you give up?

Every time Chen Yan thinks of giving up, there will be a little "sense of relief" in his heart.

This poor "sense of relief" was quickly wiped out by reality.

(End of this chapter)