nonexistent experiment

Chapter 40 Virtual Reality (Part [-])
Chen Song talked to Su Runyao and me about his theory about the "correction" of the virtual world. After thinking about it, his theory is logically consistent to a certain extent, and then the two of us were also opened up. .

"For example, in the world of our body, since life appeared on the earth, there have been five mass extinctions. If I say that I just assume that in order to eventually produce advanced intelligent creatures like us, all mass extinction events must be It's just a means of correction, and the purpose is to let the biological evolution follow the established route, and eventually produce human beings like us." Su Runyao first expressed her opinion.

I followed Su Runyao's words and continued: "Now, due to the rapid increase of the earth's population, the human habitable area is getting smaller and smaller. Therefore, in the past two centuries, the continuous natural disasters and the emergence of new viruses are also to correct .”

We have fallen into a long silence again. This theory seems too dark and too negative. This is purely an extreme conspiracy theory and fatalism. Supposed corrections, but what exactly are the laws of nature?What triggers the implementation of the law?And how is the implementation so precise?
I breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said: "We may not be thinking too negatively, remember the second question I asked you at the beginning? Yao's final conclusion is that uncertainty is the essence of the real world , It is precisely because of uncertainty that life and the development of the whole world have their own meaning, but the current uncertainty is summarized by Chen Song as a correction."

"Can we stop discussing this?" Su Runyao looked frustrated.

"Well, let's not talk about it." I echoed her. To be honest, our discussion like this will not lead to any results. As I said before, we can't prove it or falsify it.

Chen Song also let out a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup in his hand, and drank it down in one gulp.

"What about after that? What are we going to do?" Su Runyao asked.

Before I could open my mouth, Chen Song rushed to answer: "What else can you do, you two continue to live a shameless life! Maybe I will be able to upgrade a seniority in a few days."

I laughed out loud, yeah!What else can I do, being able to be with Su Runyao is my biggest goal and expectation in life.

After all, Sun Sijie once told me personally that I can live my whole life.

Su Runyao and I lay on the open-air balcony on the roof, looking at the stars all over the sky, as if the world is like this.

"Are you going to have a baby?" Su Runyao looked at the night sky and asked me softly.

"I want to, but I don't want to."

Su Runyao didn't speak, just thinking about things alone, she spoke slowly after a long time.

"I think it is because I can fulfill my life, but I don't want it because my child's life is not good"

"Well, when this world is closed, we have no regrets, but the child may only be in middle age, how will he face his own life? Will he be able to have his own child? His life will become the product of our selfishness. tragedy."

"Then what if we don't tell him the truth? He won't be troubled, and there won't be a so-called tragedy, right?" Su Runyao said without thinking.

I was silent, maybe what she said was right, if you don’t tell the child the truth, just treat everything as true.When the system is shut down, no one will feel pain, and no one will feel a sense of tragedy because they have been in the virtual world.

The two of us did not continue this topic, but each looked up at the starry sky.

A shooting star flashed across the sky, only to disappear into the night in an instant.I put my arms around Su Runyao, her head resting on my shoulder.Looking at the twinkling stars light-years away, feeling the solidified tenderness close at hand, this moment once again made my heart flutter, and I thought: this touch is the most real existence at this time!
Regardless of fantasy or reality, I just want to immerse myself in this night with her forever, even if it is just the two most insignificant dust in the vast universe.

In the days that followed, we returned to our normal life. During the day, I went to work as usual, running between the company and my home.

As for Su Runyao, because Sun Sijie helped her change her identity, she is now a surgeon. Due to the limited population and cases in this virtual world, her work is very easy. Most of the time, she only needs to remotely assist in diagnosis and treatment at home.And after get off work, she turned back into my Su Runyao.

Such a peaceful and warm family life has passed more than half a month in a blink of an eye.In the first few days, Chen Song would often come to the house as a guest. In addition to tasting Su Runyao's craftsmanship, we would also talk about virtual and real topics. Although the atmosphere sometimes became depressing, this may be the price of knowing the truth.

Chen Song seldom comes here recently. Even if he contacted him, he was always told that he was busy and had no time. Due to the natural nature of brotherhood between men, I didn't ask. If there is anything, he will definitely tell him immediately Me, and I guess the biggest possibility is that he is afraid of affecting the two-person world between me and Su Runyao.

Whenever I fall asleep at night, I will still enter the "marginal world", still experience that set of boring physical examinations, and go through this routine process over and over again, but now I no longer have any waves in my heart.

I never heard Sun Sijie's voice again in "Fringe World". Sometimes I look forward to his sudden appearance, not because I have any nostalgia for him, but out of inexplicable curiosity, which makes me especially want to know What's happening in the real world.But it still didn't work out as I wished. It is estimated that he was too busy to track down the culprit who destroyed the system, so he didn't have time to take care of a virtual character like me.

……

On the way home from get off work today, I accidentally received a call from Chen Song. His voice sounded extraordinarily excited. On the phone, he even said that he was already at my house, and asked when I would arrive?I asked what happened to make you so excited?He didn't answer me, but just kept urging me to go home as soon as possible, because he had something very important to tell the two of us.

When I got home, before I could open the door, Chen Song opened the door. He pulled me into the house alive and kicking as if he had been given a stimulant.I looked at Su Runyao inexplicably, and she also beckoned to me with a blank face, and she didn't know what happened, which made me even more confused.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked him.

"You'll know right away!" He pressed me on the seat without waiting for me to take off my coat, and then urged Su Runyao to sit down too.Immediately afterwards, he moistened his throat, as if he was about to deliver a very important speech.

"Ever since I learned that our world is virtual, I've actually been wondering whether these most basic facilities that maintain our lives are really controlled by ourselves?" His opening remarks made me and Su Runyao was even more confused.

"Can you speak a language we understand?" I teased.

"Then let me speak slowly. For example, did I really design the sunlight system in the urban forest? Am I just endowed with such abilities and memories? Long before I was generated by the system, this system already existed , and I was just added the name of the designer! In other words, the sunlight system is actually set by the system. If this idea is true, then can I go to What about changing the original system settings?"

Su Runyao and I finally understood what he meant. Although this idea is very novel, Su Runyao and I have never thought of it, but we can't figure out what the meaning of doing this is, even if he can change it. How can it be?
"You must think that even if you can change the layout of the sun, so what? Unless I can make a better design than before, otherwise, I will still be forced to restore by the system. Such a feeling, but I immediately thought of the energy cells, that is, the energy cells that make Su Runyao temporarily 'power off'." Chen Song's eyes fixed on me and Su Runyao.

I immediately realized that if energy cells can be modified after being invaded, then theoretically, we can also remodel energy cells in the system.

However, it is still the same as the previous doubts, what is the purpose of doing this?

Chen Song obviously understood my thoughts from my eyes. He stood up and brought in a big box from the door. I looked at Su Runyao in surprise.

"He brought a big box with him when he came. I asked him what it was, but he refused to tell." Su Runyao shook his head helplessly.

Chen Song carefully placed the big box on the table in front of us. Looking at his movements when he moved it, I guessed that the box should not be heavy, but it might be very delicate.

The box is not big, it is a cube with equal sides of about 50 centimeters, and the outside of the box is wrapped with a layer of black flannelette.Chen Song carefully opened the black cloth cover that wrapped the box, revealing the inside. Except for the base, the outer layer of the box is a transparent glass structure.

Chen Song pressed the switch at the base of the box, and instantly the whole box was illuminated.Su Runyao and I looked straight into the box. In the center of the box base, there is a layer of soil-like material, and above the soil stands a miniature tree, which looks like A miniature version of the sycamore tree in the urban forest.

"Is this Huaxia Wutong?" I asked.

"Yes." Chen Song's eyes were shining with unbelievable light.

"Then please start your performance!"

Chen Song looked at me, gave me a mysterious smile, and then glanced at Su Runyao with the same look.

"Don't blink!"

(End of this chapter)