Abyss Express

Under the guidance of the hot wind, Bu Meteor came to Xiaoguandong's bank.

This place is located on the first floor of the [Forty-Three Pillars] giant tower. Starting from the riverside road at the Kanto Wharf, Meteor took two buses and took more than 20 minutes to get here.

In front of the tower that connects the sky and the earth, there is a bright red torii gate.

The relief painting on the tower is the Seven Lucky Gods, which combines the images of many gods from Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Brahmanism.

[That's it, go see Empress Heimu. ]

According to Refeng, the financial management system of the entire Shinto City is managed by a god named [Black Eye Thousand Hands].

She is the incarnation of the Seven Lucky Gods. If she wants to buy real estate in Xiaoguandong and rent a place to sleep, she has to sign a contract with the Black Eyed Empress.

The public offices and general director counters are empty, machines that have gone dormant.

As the meteor got closer, there was a sound immediately. Following the waveform of the sound wave, human faces were built out of fine sand to greet the meteor in a friendly manner.

All this made Ah Xing at a loss, he strode forward in a panic, muttering in a low voice.

"Hot wind, I don't feel right, this place is so fucking evil - you want me to take out a loan, why can't I see other people?"

[This bank has not seen newcomers for 40 or 50 years. Most of the people who work and live in the city have already signed the pledge contract. They have sold all their brain data to [Chang Shi] for a lifetime. All contracts are terminated and redeemed. , can be completed in [Bliss Space], there is no need to go there in reality, which will affect the efficiency of making money. ]

Meteor swallowed nervously, not quite understanding.

[That means, if you have mobile payment and an online contract, will you still travel so far to the bank to sign the contract? In Shinto City, people's lives are counted in units of minutes and seconds—except for babies and beasts who want to come here to set a price for themselves, no citizen is willing to waste their lives doing things on the ground. ]

Meteor's eyes scanned the mechanical spheres in the office, and those spheres would emit sound waves, causing the magnetic fluid in front of the counter to form a projection of the avatar.

[More than 20 years ago, Japan Xun would also invest in some engineering materials, such as making a set of mechanical skeletons for these tellers, making a bust, and skinning and making them up to make them look more like real people. More and more desolate, leaving a subwoofer with augmented reality technology and sonic imaging - all replaced by digital portraits. ]

[Maybe in a few years, Empress Heimu will run out of the shrine and go to the front desk to do business in person, saving these costs. ]

Walking from the side hall office to the main hall, you can see that the door of the main hall is closed. The huge door seems to have not been opened for many years, and it has been sealed.

On the dark lotus platform in the main hall, there is a statue of a god sitting and reclining.

It was a woman, as described by the hot wind, holding a bright red treasure carp in her arms, wearing a hunting suit, carrying a pipa on her back, and a white crane lying on her side.

She was all smiles, and when the shooting star came, she turned her head slightly to look at the visiting guests.

She has a strong figure, a little fat and rich, with a black scarf on her head to tie her long hair. A pagoda rises from the lotus platform, about 20 meters high, and it just comes to the chest of her dharma body lying on the lotus platform.

This is one of the gods in the Six Divisions of Shinto—Kurome Senju.

"What am I going to say? Me."

Meteor was overwhelmed by the huge portrait, he didn't know what to say.

During the battle in Niflheim, he had seen giants hundreds of meters tall, but that was in the previous era, and there were mysterious corpses about prehistoric civilizations, which were dead gods.

At this moment, when an incarnation of a god born out of human civilization was lying in front of him with neat clothes and dignified appearance, he could hardly think, and patches of sweat broke out on his forehead.

[You can say whatever you want, Niang Niang is a collection of artificial intelligence, you are here to ask for money, so talk to her about asset mortgages. ]

Meteor immediately plucked up his courage and yelled loudly: "I want to get some money! I want to build a house in the city, do you think it's okay?"

Kurome Sensho raised his arm, and that huge index finger condensed a little hot light, projecting a city in front of Meteor.

Immediately afterwards, countless light spots converged on the city map, and finally locked on a house.

Meteor went on to say: "If it's too expensive and you think I can't afford it, you can rent it too!"

There are more and more light spots, and the number of houses to choose from has become sixteen.

Meteor asked in a low voice: "Hot wind, which one should I choose?"

[The set closest to the Forty-Three Pillars. ]

Guided by the hot wind, the meteor pointed to the waters near the giant tower. There was an artificial island in the waters. He decided to live in an apartment building on the island, which was the closest to the residence of the Forty-Three Pillars God.

Meteor then asked: "How much do I have to pay? How do I get a loan? What do I need to mortgage?"

Hot Wind and Meteor said - to borrow money in the bank of Shinto City, the collateral is memory, whether it is long-term memory or short-term memory, they can be exchanged for part of the money.

The black-eyed empress did not speak, but stretched out her hand directly to Meteor——

——Ah Xing saw the huge palm with a width of seven or eight meters slapping it, and immediately curled up in fright.

The huge fleshy palm turned into fine dust, turned into smoke, and slid past the meteor's skin.

At that moment, a fierce electric light erupted, and the eyes of the black-eyed empress shone brightly, and scenes flashed in the dark eyes.

Meteor could see clearly, those scenes were exactly what he had personally experienced.

Those were his memories. All the things that happened to him from birth, growing up to today, even if he didn't remember some details, were gradually restored in the eyes of the gods, and the vague memories became clearer.

Kurome Senju intercepted a memory——

——That was a part of Ah Xing getting along with Ayumi's mother when he was young.

It was a picture of Ayumi helping his son take a bath when he was only three or four years old.

Everything is interpreted with Meteor as the first perspective and played from his first perspective.

The whole film lasts for 26 minutes. In the old house of HK, in the flower glass room, Ayumi's mother lifts a large water basin from the door, and walks into the door unsteadily.

Little Meteor sat in front of the flowerpot, holding Lego blocks and a pair of plastic round-head scissors in his hands, watching the young mother who was only twenty years old come in in a hurry.

He heard Ayumi's mother say.

"Come take a bath! This is the first time mom bathes you! I used to wash it for you, let me think about it. I have to wait on you personally, or we won't kiss, right?"

Little Meteor didn't speak, and dropped all the toys.

After that there is no dialogue, no lines.

He followed Ayumi's mother's guidance and watched the mother take off the child's children's clothes clumsily.

He slowly climbed into the wooden basin, raised his head curiously, and saw Ayumi's mother roll up her sleeves, pouring skin care products and flower petals into the basin as if cooking dishes, always thinking that these things could make her son become White and tender.

He felt that the twenty-six minutes were so long, with the sound of splashing water, the sound of his mother's breathing, and the minute movements of rubbing the skin and cleaning the hair.

He was lifted by his mother's armpits, and he could feel Ayumi's mother's weak arms, which seemed unable to hold the thirty-pound baby. The mother was trembling, and from the glaring expression of pursed lips, he could see many Not convinced.

He asked Ayumi's mother to wrap it in a towel, then wiped it off like a big plush toy, put on clean clothes, and sat back on the small bench in crotch pants.

The pot of flowers was still in front of him, and the building blocks and scissors were retrieved from the soil, and his hands were dirty.

Mosquitoes flew from the flowers and plants, attracting his attention, followed by Ayumi's crisp slap on Little Meteor's forehead, which also killed the mosquitoes.

Meteor immediately cried out.

The story stops abruptly, and it stops here, and the twenty-six minutes are over.

The collateral that the Black Eyed God needs is this memory. Still smiling, she stretched out her hand to Meteor. In the palm of her hand was a scroll of light curtains composed of this memory, as well as additional instructions.

[Lease period: twelve months]

[Collateral: Twenty-six minutes and twelve seconds of Bu Meteor]

The other side is another option.

[Freehold]

[Need to pay 145 million pyroxene currency]

Bu Meteor looked at the scroll, he was not at ease, and asked Hot Wind.

"The black-eyed lady only wants my memory? But Mr. Victor said that memories can be copied, and stories can be rewritten."

[You have to sign a non-disclosure agreement. After the transaction is completed, you will lose this memory. Things that you don’t even know about yourself will be unique—there’s no way to re-mortgage or re-sell them. ]

Meteor asked in surprise: "Have I forgotten about this?"

[how? Is this story important to you? ]

This is 26 minutes and 12 seconds of Ah Xing's life, and it is difficult for him to define this memory.

important or not? There are many adults who do not remember personal experiences as children.

Why does the black-eyed empress want these things? Can this stuff really be exchanged for money?

Judging from the total price of the real estate, even the rental price, the apartment buildings on the island are sky-high for Meteor.

Can that much money be exchanged for just the twenty-six minutes of bathing experience when I was a child?

How will Kurome Tenjin use this memory? she.

[Bu Meteor, what are you hesitating about? ]

[Until you redeem this collateral, within the validity period of the contract, the bank will not do anything with this memory. The Black Eyed Empress is the most trustworthy god. ]

[But it's a different story if you can't pay the debt. ]

Meteor: "What would she do with this video?"

[This is not a simple video, Meteor Boy. ]

[This is part of you, your essence. ]

[It is necessary for me to explain to you that if you cannot redeem this essence within the time limit, it will become an asset of Kurome Senshou, or it may become a commodity, a consumer product. ]

[Someone will buy the experience, become another you, and feel your mother's love for you. ]

[You will permanently lose this memory, and I can't explain the consequences. Because the human brain is amazing. ]

[Perhaps you will lose some instincts, unable to remember the appearance of your mother when you are drowning, and unable to remember where your inner strength comes from. ]

[Maybe someone suddenly slaps you on the forehead, and you get angry and aggressive for the first time, instead of thinking carefully-could that person be your mother. ]

[Perhaps when you smell similar petal shampoos and skin care products, you don’t feel the inexplicable familiarity. ]

[Perhaps when you see similar toys and tools, you lose the ability to recognize them. ]

[Of course, the human brain is very complicated. If you take away these 26 minutes, no one can tell what the result will be. After all, your memory is far more than these 26 minutes. ]

[Looking at it with optimism, I don't think anything will happen. ]

[This is the first time Ayumi bathes you with her own hands, even if you don't remember this, it won't affect your brain or change your personality. ]

Meteor was uneasy, not knowing whether what Hot Wind said was true or not.

The strange and friendly AI saves his life and seems to be a trustworthy companion.

After hesitating again and again, he finally stretched out his right hand, decided to hand over the VENOM mechanism to God Kurome, and decided to sign the contract.

At the last moment--

——He tried hard to remember and think hard.

He didn't know what this meant, and he didn't know how the non-disclosure agreement would be enforced, and how his memory would be taken away? What about being blocked?

He wanted to try it out, to try to remember this memory, to keep these bits and pieces in his mind by repeatedly strengthening the memory, recreating the scene, and reciting words and sentences.

But in the next second, it was as if time had frozen. His mind went blank, and VENOM left a bright red mark on the index finger of the Black Eyed God.

The structure of Meteor's cerebral cortex has undergone irreversible changes, nanomachines have reorganized part of the brain's elements, and a warm current flows through the head and neck.

He doesn't remember these things at all—

——I completely forgot, the twenty-six minutes and twelve seconds belonging to Meteor, only a series of QR code numbers left, left in the hot wind database, turned into a mass of black ferrofluid .

"The transaction is complete."

After the Black Eyed God finished speaking, he slowly lay back on the lotus platform.

Meteor walked out of the bank gate in a daze, and only came back to his senses when he saw the relief of the Seven Lucky Gods again.

He wanted to break his head, but he couldn't think of a reason, only the barcode key on his arm told a story that could not be recalled.

All he knew was that he had such a collateral in the bank, but he couldn't remember what the collateral actually was.

The barcode and his DNA are the keys to unlock the apartment building.

"What the hell"

[Lucky you, kid. ]

[The experience of a mother bathing a baby is very valuable in the eyes of Empress Heime. ]

[People in Shinto City still have a lot of rubbish debts, such as painful memories, memories of being betrayed, and being bullied, these are not worth much, but the Black Eye Empress will also make an account for these things— —and take it all. ]

[People will always find ways to earn money to redeem themselves, discover the true face of the collateral, and judge from the amount owed-cheap junk debt will not be redeemed, and it will become a bad debt. ]

[Occasionally, the entertainment program group of Bliss Space will buy these bad debts-I have also come to Heimu Niangniang to take out loans. ]

Meteor: "What did you bet on?"

[When I was evading the pursuit of the night patrol, I jumped from the fourth floor in a handsome posture, and just landed on a load-bearing beam, but I didn't stand still, my]

[Cough. I'm like the protagonist in a silly collection, with a crippling blow to a vital organ between my legs, it hurts like hell. I can't describe the pain. ]

[I sold this memory to Empress Heimu - she charged a super high price. ]

[I was secretly having fun when I redeemed this memory! Because I can't remember anything at the time, except that when I was wrestling with the Night Watch, there was a vacuum in my mind-I thought I could retrieve a valuable combat record. ]

[As a result, when I spent a lot of money and thought of all this, I had mixed feelings in my heart. ]

Meteor: "Hahahahahahahahaha!"

[I regret it very much, why do I have to think of such a frustrating and frustrating memory, fortunately-fortunately, I redeemed it, otherwise this memory would be bought, and the online program of [Elysium Space] would It will be a lot of fun to play my experience of the hot wind boy jumping off the building and breaking the eggs. ]

[Every redemption is to open a blind box, which is either a surprise or a shock. Since then, I have never borrowed money again. ]

[Black Eye Thousand Hands is a very interesting god, like the Chinese Internet where you are, many people like to say——]

[—Give me a pair of eyes that haven’t seen this picture. ]

[—Give me a pair of ears that haven’t heard this song. ]

[—Give me a mouth that didn’t say that. ]

[The black-eyed empress can satisfy these needs, so she becomes a god. ]

An unmanned ship, responding to VENOM's call, came to Meteor to take him home.

When Meteor boarded the ship, he thought for a while and asked one more question.

"So, the Black Eyed God knows who you are?"

During the memory review session, Meteor's brain was unreservedly displayed in front of Kurome Senshou-should know what is lodged in VENOM.

[Yeah, so I told you to come find her. ]

Meteor sat in the guest seat of the speedboat, and the driver's seat was empty. It seemed that the prestige project was not done, and there was not even an augmented reality portrait.

The stereo played the single released by Seiko Matsushima in 1984——

——It is "The Kingdom of Time".

The warm sea breeze blows over Meteor's cheeks.

"She has a close relationship with you?"

[Not so good, I'm a criminal, she's a businessman. ]

[I once proposed to her—but being in love will only slow down the speed of making money. ]

Meteor: "Then why does she still help you? Turn a blind eye to you?"

[Possibly of interest? ]

[Putting me, a terrorist, into Shinto City will help her make money? ]

Meteor didn't speak, so he didn't think about things he couldn't understand.

[It can't be love, can it? ]