Above the Pirate King

Chapter 605 The Brain in a Vat
Brain in a vat!

Arthur is very familiar with this name!

But not familiar in this world, but familiar before he crossed over!

It was in a book he once read called "Reason, Truth and History", the creator Hilary Putnam put forward a frightening hypothesis!

A person (presumably yourself) has been operated on by an evil scientist in which the brain has been removed from the body and placed in a vat of nutrient solution to keep the brain alive.

The nerve endings of the brain are connected to a computer, and the computer is programmed to send messages to the brain to keep the illusion that everything is perfectly normal in the person's head.

Let him think that people, objects, the sky, etc. are all still there and normal, and his own movements and bodily sensations are no different from those of the outside world, and he will not notice the difference!

Even this brain can be input or intercept memory, delete and modify the memory that is not conducive to or may be noticed!

And the most basic, and most thought-provoking, question about this hypothesis is: "How can you guarantee that you are not in this predicament?"

Of course, considering the differences in the world, it is impossible for this world to have that book and the information Arthur collected.

This so-called brain in a vat must be different from the brain in a vat he had seen in the book, or the function is different!
The brain in a vat before time travel is a fiction!
And the brain in a vat here should be literally!
That's a brain in a vat!

From that diary of Shaloger, Arthur can get a message!
That is, Archibald formulated a so-called immortality plan, transferred his consciousness into an instrument, and wanted to extend his lifespan in a disguised form to achieve eternal life!

And the so-called brain in a vat should be that instrument!
Of course, Arthur wasn't sure if it was true before seeing it with his own eyes!
"Brain in a vat?" Arthur looked at Christine Andre after he came back to his senses, and asked suspiciously.

He wants to know more information to confirm his thoughts!

"That's right!" Christine Andre nodded, then explained slowly in a hoarse voice, "Actually, I heard the name from the beginning!"

Speaking of this, in Christine Andre's slightly cloudy eyes, a memory flashed involuntarily, and she recounted while recalling, "Back then, when I first entered the palace, I was a little maid , I was assigned to work under an old nanny who has worked in the palace for a long time!"

"That old nanny was the first batch of maids who entered the palace when the kingdom was first established. Because they were neither married nor had family members, they never went out and stayed in the palace!"

"The old lady is very nice! She especially likes to tell me the rules, stories, and rumors in the palace, telling me what I can't do in the palace, and what taboos are there, so as to prevent me from making mistakes! And the brain in the vat is also her. Tell me one of the true stories!"

"She said that when she first entered the palace, that is, when the kingdom was first established, His Majesty Martin used to go to a dark room in the palace every day for a while, talking to himself strangely for a long time! And His Majesty Martin It also expressly prohibits other people from entering or even approaching that room!"

"However, things backfired! Maybe it was because of His Majesty Martin's ban, or maybe it was because of the mystery of that room. In short, many people in the palace became very curious about it!"

"And after a period of time, this curiosity finally climbed to the peak! In the end, four young, energetic and courageous waiters couldn't bear it anymore. After discussing with each other, they decided to secretly go to that room to have a look. what is inside!"

"It was very dark that night, dark clouds covered the moon and the starry sky, and the four young attendants took advantage of the blurry weather and their familiarity with the patrolling guards in the palace to sneak into the courtyard where the room was located. middle!"

"The yard is very quiet, because His Majesty Martin doesn't allow anyone to enter there, even the patrolling people are not allowed to approach there, the yard seems dead silent!"

"After the four young waiters came in, in order to avoid being discovered, after a brief discussion, it was decided that three of them would go in first to have a look, and one waiter would let the wind out!"

"After the agreement was made, one of them stayed, and the other three came to the front of the room cautiously, and quietly opened the door!"

"It was very dark inside the door, there was no light, and because there was no moonlight that day, after opening the door, the waiters couldn't see clearly even two meters away, so they inevitably felt a little uneasy and nervous in their hearts !"

"But after looking at each other, the curiosity in their hearts finally defeated the fear of the dark, so they boldly walked in and closed the door!"

"After that, about 5 minutes later, the young man who stayed behind noticed something was wrong. After so long, the other three waiters not only didn't come back, they didn't even move at all!"

"What should I do? The waiter who released the wind is a little panicked! He has investigated carefully before coming here, and he knows that if they stay there for a long time, they are likely to be discovered by the patrolling guards!"

"After thinking for a while, the waiter gritted his teeth, turned around and came to the door of the room, ready to go in and take a look, and called the others to leave quickly to avoid being discovered and arrested!"

"But when he was about to open the door, his hairs suddenly stood on end, and he felt an inexplicable uneasiness from the bottom of his heart for no reason! He had a feeling that after opening the door, he would see some horrible scenes that he didn't want to see !"

"What should I do? The waiter is starting to make arrangements! If you don't go in, the three of you may be discovered and arrested if you stay here for a long time, and you will be confessed by them in the end, and if you go in, there will be some Inexplicably uneasy!"

"After preparing for a long time, the fear of being punished has overcome his fear! He decided to go in and have a look! However, he is not reckless, so he is going to have a look inside before deciding whether to go in or not!"

"So, he squatted down, gently pushed open a gap in the door, widened his eyes, and carefully looked at the situation inside!"

"Didn't see anything!"

"Because it was too dark, he didn't see anything!"

"But just when he was about to get up, there was a 'bang', and a flash of thunder flashed in the sky!"

"While he was taken aback, he also saw the scene in the room clearly through the thunder light!"

"A brain, no different from the pig's brain he saw before, is placed in a glass case filled with an unknown liquid like a fish tank!"

"He was taken aback again! His eyes widened involuntarily, and his breathing became a little short!"

"Just when he was brave enough to suppress the fear in his heart and wanted to see the situation in the room clearly, the room was plunged into darkness again, and he couldn't see anything clearly!"

"And just when he got up and wanted to leave here, there was a 'bang', and the thunder rang again!"

"A bloodshot eye suddenly appeared behind the door that was less than two or three centimeters away from him, staring at him viciously!"

"He was frightened again! But this time there is no later! After being frightened several times, he was completely frightened and passed out!"

"And the next day, when he woke up in his room, he found that it was gone, everything was gone, and the other three waiters seemed to have disappeared from the world, and when he took people to look for it over there again , that house and the yard disappeared together, leaving only an open space!"

"At that time, this matter caused a lot of trouble, but in the end, it was suppressed by His Majesty Martin at the time, and he issued a gag order to let people not mention this matter again, and finally let it go!"

Listen, this slightly frightening horror story told by Christine Andrei didn't make any waves in Arthur's heart.

He knew that this kind of horror story with a slightly legendary color was the most circulated in the palace!
Most of these stories are based on real events in the palace. Nine out of ten fake stories are true, and a small part is completely fake. I don’t know who released the rumors and changed again and again!
Which is true or false, completely personal judgment!
As for this story, Arthur judged that it should belong to the kind of adaptation of real events.

Because he remembered that there was a record in a certain book in the palace. Not long after the kingdom was founded, there was an inexplicable disturbance in the palace, which was quickly suppressed by the ancestors in the end!

As for what the inexplicable disturbance was, the book didn't mention it!

However, based on the time of the story told by Christine Andrei, the two coincide!
In other words, there is real news in the story told by Christine Andre!
Thinking of this, Arthur closed his eyes and meditated, recalling the story carefully, and extracted some useful information from it!

After a while, Arthur opened his eyes again, looked at Christine Andre with burning eyes, and asked, "Then do you know where the house was?"

"I don't know!" Christine Andre shook her head slowly, and explained, "When I knew, decades had passed, and the buildings in the palace had also changed, so I'm not sure There, it can only be confirmed that it is in the northeast corner of the palace!"

"Ok!"

Hearing this, Arthur nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll trouble you this time, and I'll take you back in person!"

"Don't bother, Your Majesty, you are busy with your work, don't delay your business! I can still walk, let me walk, and I am old, if I can walk, just walk more!" Keli As Sitin Andrei said, she stood up.

"Well then, I'll let him take you home!" Arthur said after pondering for a moment, pointing to the waiter beside him.

"Uh, good!" After glancing at the waiter, Christine Andre nodded slowly, accepting Arthur's kindness!

"You send her back! Before you leave, go and get 100 million St. Martin's coins and send them there together!" Arthur ordered to the waiter.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Christine Andre to refuse, Arthur added with a smile, "You are not allowed to refuse! This money is not only for revenge for the news you provided this time, but also for your work for the palace. Some rewards for your contributions!"

"That's good!" Christine Andre, who originally wanted to refuse, accepted Arthur's kindness with some emotion.

Immediately, under Arthur's watchful eyes, Christine Andre, supported by the waiter, slowly left the room!
"Where is it?" Arthur thought silently as he watched her leaving back.

And this time!
"Found it!" Robin's voice came from the side.

(End of this chapter)