Golden Town [Unlimited]

On the way to find Xi Rong, Shen Tingbei thought, in fact, on the issue of "whether the outside world really exists", everyone's attitudes are clearly divided into two sides.

For example, for people like him and Ray who believe in science, and even some obsessively admire it, this reality is not unacceptable.Even thinking about it is a little bit emotional.

But in the eyes of brothers and sisters like Gao Qian and Jin Shui, this conjecture is simply outrageous fantasy, how could such nonsense happen in real life.

As for Ye Tao and Han Yuanhe, these two people are completely two extremes.

Extreme Won and He didn't understand at all, and now he is still asking "What should I do with Luo Yi" and "Is she also a data?" In such words, the person of the cultural desert is set up strictly.

Ye Tao, on the other extreme, is not considering this issue at all.

Shen Tingbei thought of this, and glanced at Ye Tao who was walking ahead holding his hand.

He can think about these things entirely because of his self-confidence.

It is a kind of self-confidence that no matter what happens, as long as you believe that you exist, you will not doubt other things.

Shen Tingbei thought, it's really hard to say whether he is thorough, or if a fool is blessed with a fool.

Ye Tao turned his head and saw Shen Tingbei smiling "kindly" at him, paused, and asked, "What are you thinking? Laughing like this."

Shen Tingbei suppressed a smile, let go of Ye Tao's hand, and walked in front of him: "It's nothing."

It's still a fool's luck, my boyfriend doesn't seem to belong to that kind of transparent man!

Several people rushed into the hospital, and when they guessed that Xi Rong might not be found in the hospital, they saw him directly in the hall.

Xi Rong walked in the front, followed by a group of quail-like interns. As soon as he spoke, the interns in the back lowered their heads and wrote something on the medical record board. The scene was extremely spectacular.

Ye Tao laughed and said, "It's the same as when you give lectures to your group of researchers about equipment in the laboratory. The scene is magnificent, and it looks like some mysterious ceremony is going to be held."

Shen Tingbei squinted his eyes at Ye Tao, stretched out his hand to pinch him, and walked to the front of the crowd.

Seeing the crowd, Xi Rong made a pause gesture, then turned to look at Shen Tingbei and Ye Tao who were in the lead.

"I knew it was time for you to come."

After Xi Rong said this, he assigned a lot of homework with the interns behind, hooked hands with everyone in Shen Tingbei, and led them to the office.

After several people sat down in the office, Xi Rong made everyone a cup of tea.

Jin Shui glanced at Xi Rong, and sighed in his heart, as expected of father and son, their demeanor and appearance cannot be said to be exactly the same, at least it is related at first glance.

Xi Rong also noticed Jin Shui's sizing up, and smiled at her, "You're back."

Jin Shui paused, and Shen Tingbei and the others around him also became startled.

Xi Rong, what does this mean, Jin Shui... came here before?

Xi Rong lit a cigarette, "She is Qu Yingying's mother."

Everyone in Shen Tingbei came to look for Xi Rong, and before they started to ask questions, they were stunned by Xi Rong's understatement in the office.

Jin Shui is Qu Yingying's mother?How could Jin Shui not know?

Taking a step back, even if Jin Shui's memory has problems, how could Qu Yingying not recognize her mother in front of Jin Shui when she told the story with such sincerity?

This is nonsense, right?

Perhaps Ye Tao's eyes were too straightforward, Xi Rong frowned displeasedly, "Can't you accept the truth? Then you still expect me to tell you the truth?"

Ye Tao remained expressionless, "Two different things."

Xi Rong sneered, "What's the difference? Is it because you can't argue whether the outside world is real or an algorithm, or you can't accept that some of you have already been here but your memory has been tampered with?"

There was some sneer in Xi Rong's eyes, but when he looked closely, he could see a few traces of imperceptible sadness and helplessness in his dark eyes.

What is Xi Rong unable to do?

Shen Tingbei was the one who could hold on in the whole room. After seeing the emotion in Xi Rong's eyes, he asked more calmly: "How do we know that what you said must be the truth?"

Xi Rong raised his eyebrows, as if he had guessed that Shen Tingbei and the others would retort in this way, he stood up and took out a file box from the metal cabinet in the office. It was bulging and looked rich in content.

Shen Tingbei thought of the leather file bag in Xu Yun's office.

Sure enough, when Xi Rong opened the file box, there was another pile of messy photos and a stack of A4 materials inside.

Xi Rong distributed the photos to everyone and handed the information to Shen Tingbei.

"Just like all data running through the computer will leave traces, we stipulate that traces must also be retained in the real world."

Shen Tingbei didn't rush to open the photo, but looked at Xi Rong and asked, "Us?"

Xi Rong paused for a moment, and wanted to say hello, but Shen Tingbei didn't give him this chance.

Xi Rong has too much initiative in front of them, if he can't be caught off guard, then the news Xi Rong gives will always be what he is willing to give, and it's hard to say whether it's true or not.

The grievances and grievances between the previous generation are too complicated, and the truth is also confusing, but there is always a way to get a glimpse of one or two.

Shen Tingbei insists that Xi Rong explain the meaning of "we".

Xi Rong made a few distractions to no avail, and in the end he could only use threats to end the forced interrogation, "After I explain this, I won't answer any questions you ask."

How can this work, at least Jin Shui is Qu Yingying's mother, you need to ask clearly!

Shen Tingbei had no choice but to suppress the question, looked at Xi Rong several times before opening the file.

This information looks exactly the same as the information in Xu Yun's file bag on the surface, only the information of Shen Tingbei, Ye Tao, Gao Qian and Han Yuanhe.

But the content is completely different.

In this document, these four people have completely different, even outrageous identities.

For example, Shen Tingbei is an ordinary programmer;

For example, Ye Tao is a well-known retired soldier;

For example, Gao Qian is a highly respected retired surgeon;

For example, Han Yuanhe is a university professor who is full of peaches and plums.

Outrageously obvious.

Han Yuanhe had a lot of fun watching it, and he laughed so hard that he even took out his mobile phone and took several photos.

This kind of resume, which I dare not even dream of, is quite impressive!

But the rest of the people were not as big-hearted as Han Yuanhe. After reading their resumes that were too real to be fake, they all focused on Xi Rong who was leaning on the metal cabinet and smoking.

These resumes can be called "the most outrageous event in the town" alongside the news that "Jin Shui is Qu Yingying's mother".

There was a teasing smile on the corner of Xi Rong's mouth, "Why? Are you not satisfied with these identities?"

Ye Tao still looked like a cool guy with a blank face, and his attitude and tone of speech didn't seem like he was talking to his parents. Bang. He said forcefully, "Are you kidding us?"

Xi Rong straightened up from the metal cabinet, put out the cigarette, and looked at Ye Tao: "Is this bit of the truth unacceptable?"

"What kind of unconvincing truth is this? A piece of information, a few photos that look like that, is the truth?"

The content of the photos that Jin Shui and Ray saw was more complex than the documents, including not only the photos of people doing things with "new identities" in the documents just now, but also the clips of Jin Shui and Luo Yi's previous life in this small town .

Yes, not only Jin Shui lived in this small town and gave birth to Qu Yingying.Luo Yi also lived in this small town, and had a relationship with countless aboriginal men.

But just like what Ye Tao said, these are just things that look like that, and they are not conclusive evidence.

Because there are too many strange things, everyone's threshold for photos and materials is already very high now. Looking at Xi Rong now, it is obvious that he is not as cautious as when he first came in, and there is even a little more scrutiny and disbelief in his eyes.

Xi Rong still didn't panic, he lit another cigarette, surrounded by smoke, he pointed out the window: "You should have seen the people in that building. That's... He arranged it for It is to let you distinguish who is real and who is illusory."

Shen Tingbei was particularly concerned about Xi Rong's pause before saying "His". Did he just want to say "we" again?

Ye Tao didn't believe Xi Rong's words easily because of his frivolous words, "There is not enough evidence to reinforce it."

Xi Rong seemed to find it difficult to "tsk", "how can I make it clearer? People with information are people with identities in the real world, and people without information are just data. This should be easy to understand Well, otherwise, how could you have encountered so many strange things. Could it be that you really think that the theory of four-dimensional biological regulation of time analyzed by Shen Tingbei is invincible? Why are you so silly and sweet?"

"Are you sowing discord?" Ye Tao sneered because of this discovery.

Xi Rong seemed helpless, put out the cigarette he hadn't smoked, looked up and glanced at the people in the office, "Alright then, let me show you the real world."

Before everyone could react, Xi Rong raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

After snapping their fingers, everyone suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing by their ears, and when they were covering their faces and ears, the wind stopped suddenly.

The temperature dropped sharply.

Looking up again, everyone was no longer in the pure white doctor's office, and in front of them was an empty and vast city of soot.

The sky did not have a clear color, the air was filled with the smell of burning, the walls of high-rise buildings were dilapidated, and the steel and concrete were all exposed in the smoky air.

Before everyone figured out where it was and what it was, Xi Rong appeared in front of them again in a white coat.

He raised his eyes to look at the surrounding environment, took a deep breath, and sighed: "This taste is right. Welcome back, oh, there are data characters in the middle, then welcome back, welcome again Come visit."

Xi Rong looked very happy, as happy as a fish being put back into the water, and his calm demeanor changed.

Everyone followed behind Xi Rong, Shen Tingbei squinted his eyes to observe Xi Rong, always felt that something had changed in him, but couldn't tell.

The cement road on the street is already very dilapidated, and many places have been sunken, or a whole piece of cement is warped. In short, it is not easy to walk.

But Xi Rong seems to be very familiar with the habit, and can walk briskly and naturally without looking at the road.

Shen Tingbei whispered to Ye Tao: "I always feel that Xi Rong seems to be a different person. He was quite like a parent in Huiyang Town, but now...he looks a little like Han Yuanhe?"

Han Yuanhe, who heard clearly beside him: "..."

Ye Tao glanced at Xi Rong, who was about to jump up while walking, and nodded in agreement.

Shen Tingbei continued to whisper: "And I feel like this is another small town..."

Before Shen Tingbei could utter the word "ha", he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

Walking through the soot city at the front and turning over two streets, what is displayed in front of everyone is a brand new and modern city.

The city that once appeared in Shen Tingbei's flashback memory in the small town.

Vehicles flying in the sky, virtual screens everywhere, small robots spinning around on the street...

It is exactly the same as the imagination of the future technological city in the laboratory after the centipede was discovered.Of course, this is also why Shen Tingnan will appear when Shen Tingbei flashes back his memory, saying that the modern town is all thanks to Shen Tingbei.

However, the city shown in front of everyone is very different from the small town in Shen Tingbei's memory.

In Shen Tingbei's vision, the future energy source can be anything, but it is absolutely impossible to be the firepower and steam that the city is using now.

A huge layer of smog hangs over the city in front of me. The smell of burning in the air is replaced by the smell of sulphur, adding a bit of cyberpunk flavor.

But this "future building" is not as crowded and dilapidated as cyberpunk, stuffed with the self-esteem and helplessness of inferior people.The buildings in this city are tall, neat and beautiful, and there are many intelligent robots walking around inside.

Yes, the entire city has seen the present, no matter whether it is the soot city in front of it or the steam city now, there are no living people, except for robots, which are robots, all kinds of robots.

Ray is already insanely happy, this city is the ultimate dream of tech nerds, if you can just pack your bags and move in right now, immediately.

Like the tourists, Han Yuanhe even grabbed a tiny robot cleaning the streets and began to observe it.

Although the rest of the people did not have the "leisure and ease" of the two children, they were obviously more curious about this city than how Xi Rong got it.

After letting everyone react for a while, Xi Rong stood still in the center of the square in the empty new city. After a light leap, as if he was not controlled by gravity, he turned over and jumped onto the high platform in the center of the square.

The "completely lively" Xi Rong looked down at the crowd with a cheerful tone, raised his chin high, and chuckled slightly superiorly: "Everyone, this is the future you speculated, and it is actually infinitely close to the truth."

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers again before waiting for everyone to ask questions.

Among the sounds of many machines running, the snap of fingers is particularly obvious

Like the screams coming from the empty valley, it is clear, vast and distant.

The moment the voice fell, everyone disappeared into the square, leaving only Xi Rong on the high platform with a suppressed expression, looking solemnly at the soot city not far away.

"You must come out."

The author has something to say: *These three recent chapters are all related to the next book and the end of the world, so it can be regarded as a small foreshadowing and a small easter egg?

*Help recall: When Shen Tingbei left the town, he flashed back to the first town several times. The town that Xi Rong brought them in was similar to the flashback when he left the town (the last chapter of Lost in the Deep Sea)

*Reliable spoiler: After reading the next few chapters, just scold Xi Rong for being outrageous, don't scold me! (Top pot run)

There have been a lot of things going on recently. Although there is no exam and interview, I still don't feel relieved, so I didn't make a good show with everyone in the chat! (What kind of weird fetish is this?)

Having said so much today, I am very satisfied! !