I may not be human [holographic]

When Shi Chang'an looked at Lin Zhengyan's silent side face, he suddenly remembered how Lin Zhengyan was lying there basking in the sun on the lawn of Central Park that day.

Lin Zhengyan's facial features seemed a bit indifferent, but Shi Changan could tell from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows that he was actually not as cold as he appeared.He is just quiet and restrained, almost never expressing his emotions on his face.

"There is a place in this game that you will definitely like." Shi Changan said with a smile.

Lin Zhengyan was really curious: "Where?"

When Changan was about to invite Lin Zhengyan to travel with him, he was interrupted by a message received from the communication panel.

Yesterday Qing probably got angry enough, he went online again just now, and apologized to Shi Chang'an: "I'm sorry, brother Chang'an, I was self-willed. The star tower hasn't reached the 30th floor yet, if you are going to lose rank, let's go now. You still have time."

Shi Changan hesitated for a moment, and finally replied: "Alright, wait for me in the star tower hall."

Lin Zhengyan glanced at Shi Changan, stood up with his knees propped up, and said, "You should be busy, I'm going back to rest, I'm so tired today."

Shi Changan turned off the panel, stretched out his hand and patted Lin Zhengyan's shoulder, and said apologetically, "The Star Tower is closed today, and time is a bit tight. I'll take you out to play tomorrow."

Lin Zhengyan let out a dispensable "hmm".

The two came out of the training room of the Corps. When Changan went to the Star Tower to find Yesterday Qing, Lin Zhengyan returned to his new Corps dormitory.

This dormitory was assigned to him by Shi Changan as soon as he returned from the Corps battle, but since he had just joined the Corps, he hadn't accumulated many contribution points, so he could only use the lowest C-level dormitory.

The dormitory room is about [-] square meters, with a very modern and simple decoration style. There is a standard double bed in the room. The lockers and writing desk are placed on both sides of the bed, and an entertainment terminal screen is hung on the wall at the end of the bed.There is also a bathroom with a bathtub at the entrance of the room, where you can relax in the bath.

Lin Zhengyan glanced at the system time, then stared at the white and crystal clear ceramic bathtub for a while, finally, as if he had made up his mind, he turned and walked into the bathroom, and turned on the bathtub's water faucet.

Sitting on the edge of the bathtub, he watched the nearly real transparent liquid gradually fill the bathtub, smelled the unique smell of hot water floating slowly in the air, felt the slightly hot steam transpiring in the small bathroom, and suddenly remembered the What Shi Changan said.

This virtual world has become the only reality for him, and he seems to have begun to indulge himself more and more, immersing himself in this illusory world.

Steam rises in the bathroom, creating a sense of warmth.Lin Zhengyan took off the protective clothing on his body and threw it into the backpack grid. Wearing only the underpants that he couldn't take off, he stepped into the warm pool water.He lay in the bathtub, slowly relaxing, and involuntarily let out a contented sigh.

He closed his eyes and rested for a while, then suddenly remembered something, lifted his right foot out of the water, put it on the edge of the bath, and looked at the white and radiant skin on the back of his foot with some absentmindedness.

On his original body, there was a long-healed scar across the instep of his right foot. It was a piece of glass that hit his foot when he accidentally slipped his hand when he was just working.

But his virtual body did not have that scar.

Lin Zhengyan turned his head to the side, looking at the huge mirror standing beside the bathtub.

In fact, he had already noticed that the age of this body was obviously wrong—he was obviously 25 years old before crossing over, but this body was very young. Looking at his face, he felt as if he had returned to the age of seventeen or eighteen. The most beautiful age between a boy and a man.

He is just a ray of soul that has traveled through the game, why is he able to rejuvenate?

Lin Zhengyan couldn't figure it out.

However, there is really no need to get to the bottom of it.

Lin Zhengyan took a deep breath, splashed a handful of water on his face, brushed his hair with wet fingers, then retracted into the bathtub, burying his chin in the water.

He closed his eyes and thought: Even if it is a dream...

Shi Chang'an and Yesterday Qing finally reached the [-]th floor before the Star Tower settled at ten o'clock, keeping their ranks in the Star Tower standings.Just wait for the rewards to be distributed at ten o'clock tonight, and their two-person team can be declared disbanded.

Yesterday, Qing led the team back to the star tower hall, turned to look at Shi Changan, and said, "There are still 10 minutes left, we should be able to play a few more floors, and the settlement rewards will be more."

Shi Changan turned off the communication panel, put one hand on yesterday's shoulder, and deliberately dragged out a long voice: "I'm going to be exhausted——"

Yesterday Qing smiled and said: "Alright, alright, brother Chang'an, let's find a place..."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Chang'an raised his hand and waved to the distance, shouting: "This way!"

A feline orc man turned around when he heard the words, smiled at Shi Chang'an, stepped forward, and said, "The god of time has come in person!"

Shi Changan nodded: "Well, it happens to be here. Let me take a look at the star core."

The cat man looked around and saw that the surroundings were relatively safe, so he took out a round black bead from his backpack and handed it to Shi Changan.It is a dark attribute star core.

When I saw that star core yesterday, my heart skipped a beat.

Shi Changan said to the cat man, "Six thousand, right?"

The cat man nodded immediately, and said with a smile: "The spirit is refreshing."

Shi Changan took the star core back into his backpack, sent a transaction application to the cat man, and paid the 6000 gold coins without hesitation. The cat man took the money, thanked him cheerfully, turned and left.

Looking at Shi Changan's expression yesterday, he tentatively asked, "Is this... collected for Yuheng?"

How could Shi Chang'an fail to understand what Qing really wanted to ask yesterday? He sighed a little funny, but he didn't beat around the bush, and said directly, "It's for Lin Zhengyan."

The suspicion in his heart was confirmed, and he twitched the corners of his mouth yesterday and squeezed out an awkward smile.

Shi Chang'an said, "You are still very hostile to Lin Zhengyan."

Yesterday Qing did not speak, and silently followed Shi Changan, walking slowly along the road outside the star tower.

Shi Changan asked, "Can you tell me the reason?"

Yesterday, Qing was silent for a long time, until the outline of the city portal was faintly visible, and he whispered: "Come with me to the observatory, okay?"

Hearing yesterday Qing mentioned the observatory, Shi Changan was taken aback.The place he originally planned to take Lin Zhengyan to tonight was the observatory. The ancient observatory in the game is located in a scientific research institute on top of a mountain. At night, there are no lights around, so you can see the most soul-stirring starry sky.

"Well, let's go." Shi Chang'an smiled helplessly, and led yesterday to the portal, to the Interstellar Academy of Sciences.

The two boarded the observatory in silence, and found a corner on the wide platform that was far away from other scenery parties.Shi Changan turned around and leaned against the stone fence, looked at yesterday, waiting for him to speak first.

Yesterday Qing slowly walked forward and stood still in front of Shi Changan.

He raised his head, looked into Shi Changan's eyes, pulled out a slightly nervous smile, and said softly, "Shi Changan..."

Shi Changan looked at yesterday's expression, and for some reason, his head, which had not been enlightened at all, suddenly realized what the other party wanted to say as if enlightened.

He immediately stopped: "Yesterday..."

...But I didn't have time.

Yesterday Qing's voice was as soft as a feather: "...I like you."

At the same time, Shi Changan let out a helpless sigh.

"Yesterday." He said softly, "Do you still remember what you said before?"

Yesterday Qing was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Well, I said it. I said I will not confuse reality and virtuality, I... will not take things in the game seriously."

Shi Changan asked, "Then what are you talking about now?"

Biting her lip yesterday, she said, "I said, I like you."

Seeing yesterday Qing's extremely serious and stubborn expression, Shi Chang'an couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.I thought: It’s my fault too, knowing that these children are not very old, and they are still habitually teasing... It’s really a bad habit formed after getting along with those rough old men in the army for a long time, and they dare to make all kinds of nonsense jokes .

Moreover, how could he believe what the child said at the beginning, and really regard him as a "player" who can distinguish between illusion and reality?

Shi Changan spurned himself in his heart: In vain for you to call yourself a genius, but you have only been discharged from the army for less than two years, and you have already thrown all your vigilance into a border planet?

Shi Chang'an knocked on the stone fence a little irritably, and said, "You are still young, and you still can't distinguish the boundary between virtuality and reality. I just pretended I didn't hear that sentence."

"I'm not young anymore." Yesterday Qing lowered his head silently, and retorted in a low voice: "I'm already eighteen, and I know what is virtual and what is reality."

Shi Chang'an said: "If you say you like it in the game, you can still tell the difference?"

Yesterday Qing said: "It is because I can tell the difference that I will tell you that I like it. In reality...In reality, I...would never dare...to like...anyone. You know the reason..."

When Shi Chang'an thought about what Qing had told him yesterday about his physical illness, he suddenly had a headache.

He couldn't bear to talk too much to such a small patient, so he could only persuade him: "But you always have to return to reality, and I always have to return to reality."

Yesterday Qing said: "I know. I also know that the you I like are just you in the game, I don't care what you look like in reality. I just want to have a relationship, even if there is no result. I just... I want to be with you, in the game... to fall in love..."

"I'm sorry." Shi Changan said without hesitation, "I can't agree."

"...Just for fun, can't you?" Asked yesterday.

"There is no such thing as 'playing' in my relationship." Shi Changan replied.

Biting his lips yesterday, he asked again: "What about Lin Zhengyan? He can't either?"

Shi Changan was taken aback, and suddenly realized that he was troubled and at the same time felt a little funny.He asked, "You have been targeting Lin Zhengyan all this time, because of this?"

Yesterday Qing was a little embarrassed, but still nodded with his lips pursed.

Shi Changan sighed: "Yes, he can't either. I won't have a romantic relationship with anyone in the game. This is too childish, and it is irresponsible for real life. Understand?"

Yesterday Qing raised his eyes to look at Shi Chang'an, he struggled emotionally for a while before finally compromising.

He said stubbornly: "Then you...remember your own words."

Shi Changan had no choice but to say, "Well, I remember."