Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

January 19, 2254

2:00

Jean stood quietly in the wind and sand. In front of him were a bunch of special inspectors from Section 3, as well as many people from Section 10 and Section 2. They were dealing with post-war treatment. To Jean's left was a pile of biochemical and mechanical modifications. People, people from Section 10 are repairing the biochemical mechanical modifications that were damaged in this battle.

This is already the fifth stronghold of the armed forces. It has been obvious after 5 battles that these corpses are very powerful in combat and can completely replace people. The cost is much lower than pure machinery.

This is a necessary weapon for future wars. Some of the people who control these biochemical mechanical transformations are some 3rd division personnel with rich combat experience, and the others are AI. However, AI's control is obviously far inferior to human control, but all this will Improved through continuous combat data collection.

It is imperative to mass-produce humans transformed by biochemical machinery. In the future, they will participate in the March on the Barrier Zone of Section 3 and continuously collect actual combat data. When the data is collected to a certain extent, they can completely replace Section 3.

For this plan, 100,000 corpses have been stored in Section 10. The reserve of corpses has been going on since before the city was founded. It has been nearly a century now. Those corpses that meet the storage value are continuously sent to Section 10 every year. internal.

All of this is to lay the foundation for the future mechanization era. Through biochemical mutation, humans can be transformed to collect a large number of mechanical and biochemical values. Although these values ​​cannot reach 100%, they can be infinitely close to 100% as the amount of values ​​collected becomes larger and larger. Hundred.

Jean followed and witnessed the whole battle. The physical strength and fighting dexterity of these biochemical machine-modified people are far higher than that of humans. Because of the assistance of AI and the light-kill weapons they currently carry, the weapons in these barrier areas are Power is deadly.

Once it is discovered that there are radical armed forces in the barrier area, Jean will not show mercy and will directly destroy them. Jean has been doing this kind of thing over the years.

The five armed forces cleaned up this time have all caused many problems in the barrier area in the past year. Many of them are composed of young people. The barrier area has become like this without knowing it. Jean Walking in front of a mechanically biochemically modified man, a person from Section 10 immediately came over and set up a light and shadow screen.

Jean listened to the explanation of the numerical values ​​and looked at the Brilliant City in the distance. He didn't know why Le Wen started to lead this research. Jean had not been to Le Wen's house in the past few years. He didn't know what happened to Le Wen. What kind of changes have occurred? Perhaps after what happened to his daughter, his mentality changed to a certain extent.

Gene couldn't judge whether this change was good or bad. He just felt that changes had results when you knew it, which was a little too fast.

The city has begun to fall into a huge cycle again. Everything is just like the past, heading towards collapse. Recently, there are some people hiding in the city who are secretly active. Their purpose is not yet known, but Jean has already felt it. When the danger came, Section 2 was starting to investigate, but this group of people was very smart. After Section 2 started investigating, they disappeared without a trace.

Jean plans to return to the city to personally take over the investigation after tonight. Jean does not want to see a new round of shuffling in the city. Once the shuffling begins, the city will undergo huge changes and countless tragedies will occur. .

At this time, Noah came closer, and Gene took out a cigarette and lit it.

"The guy has already made up his mind."

Gene hummed.

"That boy Noah didn't hesitate at all. I can't do that."

Gene didn't answer, and Noah smiled and walked away.

“It’s actually good to unload some things early and take it easy every day.”

"talk later."

Looking at Noah leaving, Gene turned and walked away. Looking at the dazzling light in front of him, he knew that the light could not cover the entire city. In those places in the dark, those places that no one knew, something was happening. Quietly brewing, preparing for the next change in the city.

What Jean has felt the most in the past few years is his powerlessness, especially the problems in the barrier area. Jean can only focus on it and solve some problems in the barrier area. If he wants to completely resolve some conflicts, he can only let Sunshine Shine light on this land again.

This land used to be bathed in the sun, but in order to survive and build the city, the range of the sun is constantly shrinking, and many people who are unwilling to go to the place where the Brilliant City is now finally can't stand it anymore. With the sunshine obtained, he could only take everything with him to Brilliant City.

From then on, the barrier area began to wither, and gradually this land completely died. With the establishment of Brilliant City, no one set foot in the barrier area after the construction of the city wall was completed.

In the following decades, Brilliant City continued to be built, but the barrier area became the best place for criminals to escape. Then, after decades of changes, a large number of humans gathered in the barrier area.

Jean glanced at the barrier area, and then looked up the Brilliant City. The very obvious hierarchy can be seen from the density and uniformity of the lights.

The lights on the ground floor are not dense, with a lot of neon flashing. Some dim lights can be seen sporadically in the outer circle. On the middle floor, the neon lights are flashing and changing colors. On the upper floor, the neon lights are shining. There are a lot less lights in the rainbow, replaced by a lot of white light, like the upper part of the day.

Class has been completely solidified, and there will not be much change in the next few decades, and change often means greater fluctuations, and the bottom class will always have the strongest impact.

Every time he is about to return to the city, Jean will unconsciously think about these things. The plan to establish an agricultural base in the barrier area must be successful to alleviate the current predicament. Jean plans to go to Section 12 first to have a good relationship with Ye Chunwang wants to talk.

5:23 am

Le Wen returned to the company quietly, holding a black chip in his hand. He quickly entered the experimental research room and went directly to the core control room of the experimental center. Le Wen easily found the eight-year-old man in front of him. After unlocking the core part of the huge angular metal machine, a black chip was placed inside.

Then Lewen returned to the research room and looked at the 100 corpses that had been re-transported. He immediately wrote a plan report to add 100 new mutant corpses to Section 10. He wanted to directly pass the current research. Create a light and shadow machine that can work efficiently.

Although many people in Section 10 were a little confused about Lewen's sudden change, Lewen said that he wanted to complete all research as soon as possible and get back on track.

Within a few minutes, Le Wen got a clear answer. His plan was approved. The corners of Le Wen's mouth raised slightly, and this smile revealed an evil spirit.

Today they are going to Deep Sea Company to check the progress of virtual reality technology. This technology currently has a very high stability. Many experimenters have disclosed some experiences in the media, and the experience is very good.

This technology, which is both a dream and a reality, has attracted many people, and Deep Sea Company also plans to release a game called "Creator" for further testing.

In this game, players are the kings of their own virtual world. There are countless world materials in it. These materials caused a huge sensation as soon as they were released. The sophistication of the materials made many people ready to move.

This game will be released on January 1 next year. A large number of players have already pre-ordered it in advance, and sales exceeded 1 million in an instant, which is very rare in Bright City.

Many people want to experience such a virtual reality game. Not long after each phase of the experimental collection is announced, the number of applicants will exceed 100,000, but only 500 people can participate in the experiment each time.

After everything was handled in Lewen's laboratory, he returned to the 10th floor and waited for others to come over. It was already 6:18.

When it was close to 7 o'clock, everyone from the company came over. Chen Zhi found that Le Wen was a little tired, so he walked over and asked.

"Did you stay up late studying anything again last night?"

Le Wen shook his head. Chen Zhi looked at Le Wen suspiciously. The group held a brief meeting. Le Wen also talked about adding 100 mutant corpses to Section 10 and building a machine that can help them work in the future. High-precision light and shadow equipment comes out.

Everyone else agreed, but Chen Zhi raised an objection, but the objection was invalid because Lewen submitted an application early this morning and it has been passed. Everything related to the experiment will be provided by Section 10 tomorrow at the latest. .

Chen Zhi felt more and more uncomfortable with such Lok Wen, and he even planned to quit the research.

On the way to the rooftop, Lewen said.

"Only by ending these studies quickly can we be free."

For a moment, Chen Zhi didn't know what to say. It was true that their current research directions were assigned to them by subject 10. Even if they had any resistance, they still had to study. It was just Le Wen's rhetoric that made Chen Zhi feel helpless.

8:45

Le Wen and his group came to the Deep Sea Company. In an experimental hall, 500 experimental virtual reality beds have been placed.

The bed, which is nearly 2 meters long and looks like a cockpit, is just big enough for one person to lie down in. There are clamp-like machines at the top and a comfortable round cushion. The experimenters will lie down in it later, and then through virtual reality conversion technology, After falling asleep, he successfully transferred his consciousness to the virtual world.

The scientific and technical personnel of the Deep Sea Company who support the experiment are talking about something with Lewen and the others. They are surrounded by light and shadow screens. Everything after the experimenter enters this virtual world will be displayed on the light and shadow screens through data transmission.

Soon at 9 o'clock, the experimenters who had already been undergoing physical examination at 5 o'clock in the morning began to enter the room and lay directly on the virtual reality bed. The staff began to explain some precautions to the experimenters.

After everything was ready, the experiment started near 10 o'clock.

Soon the experiment began. Under the stimulation of the drug, each experimenter began to fall asleep. The clamp-like machines around the experimenter began to pop up and directly wrapped the experimenter's head.

At this time, there was an image on a light and shadow screen. In a bright white space, along with the outlined lines, an experimenter gradually appeared. He immediately raised his hands and shouted excitedly. In this endless white space, Here, he smiled freely and happily.

Immediately, the experimenter raised his finger, and a huge material library appeared in front of him. The experimenter selected a tall building. After clicking, in a white place not far away, a giant building instantly rose from the ground amid the interweaving of lines. , the experimenter came to the outside of the building, but after entering, he found that the entire building was hollow and there was nothing.

Afterwards, the experimenter excitedly picked out the structures of many buildings and selected them directly. At this time, on other light and shadow screens, the experimenters began to build their own worlds.

Some people directly built a large villa, while others purchased cars, and still others directly built a bunch of beauties. All kinds of things are being built continuously.

Some media reporters are conducting on-site interviews. This experiment has been made public to the public, and CBV has obtained the exclusive right to report it. At 11 o'clock, just one hour after the experiment started, CBV's viewership has already exceeded 10 million.

The whole city was paying attention to this experiment, and Lewen also answered many questions in front of the camera. The feeling of being able to become a king in the virtual world made many people excited.

It can be seen that as time goes by, all the experimenters are immersed in this virtual world and cannot extricate themselves, because in such a world they are omnipotent and can even create a partner that meets their own ideals.

All this is due to the powerful AI creation system provided by Section 10. At this time, Lewen walked to the main console, stretched out his hand casually, and pressed a black crystal on the main console while looking at the values. , this black crystal was like ooze, directly integrated into the machine and disappeared.

Although Chen Zhi didn't see what Le Wen was doing, he became confused.

Finally at 12 o'clock, the two-hour experimental world ended. Many experimenters who were still unfinished woke up. Reporters immediately went over to interview them. Many interviewees said that they had a strange dream. , it seems that the interviewees are not tired, but feel very relaxed.

Regarding the use of drugs to fall asleep, people from Deep Sea Company also made it clear that such drugs have almost no side effects, but long-term use is definitely not good. The best way to play such a game is to wait until you want to sleep. In this case, There's almost no big problem.

Some experimenters at the scene still felt tired because they were too excited, and people from Deep Sea Company also said that such games should not exceed 4 hours, otherwise they will definitely become exhausted.

Chen Zhi looked at Le Wen quietly, he would show a proud smile from time to time, and Chen Zhi leaned over.

"What did you just do?"

Lewen looked confused instead.

"did nothing."