The last sentence from the Veda was deeply etched into Lin Sanjiu's memory.
"This is our data channel." The voice sounded like it was just introducing the facilities in its house. "Only our information and data can enter the channel. You are no exception. "
It took Lin Sanjiu a few seconds to digest the meaning of the sentence.
'If I look at it from another angle, does it mean that I will be turned into a set of data after I enter the channel? '
Lin Sanjiu shuddered at the thought. She jumped to her feet and turned around to look behind her. After all the tumbling and bumping, she could no longer tell which direction she came from. Everywhere in the channel was the same lead-gray wall. When she turned around again, Lin Sanjiu shuddered and ran for her life.
"Since you are not willing to become one of us, then become one of the information we store."
That seemed to be the second last sentence the Veda had said.
A torrent of mortar, bricks, soil, and rocks poured down from the other end of the channel. It rolled toward Lin Sanjiu with great force. The ground trembled from the impact, and Lin Sanjiu was thrown into the air with every few steps she took. As she ran for her life, she turned around to look behind her several times. She was so surprised that she almost slowed down. Wherever the torrent of bricks and stones passed by, they would form houses, towers, and streets in the blink of an eye.
The unformed torrent of bricks and stones caught up with her at high speed. In the blink of an eye, it had overtaken Lin Sanjiu and spread out like a carpet. She quickly shielded her head and closed her eyes. At the same time, she activated her [Defense Forcefield]. Amidst the flying sand and stones, as the rumbling grew fainter and fainter, the image of a city gradually took shape beside her. However, she was unscathed.
Lin Sanjiu did not dare to turn off her [Defense Forcefield]. She panted and slowly raised her head.
The coarse bluestone pavement stretched into the alley in a crooked manner. The low-rise houses were built with wood and bricks and had straw as their roofs. In the distance, the long and slender white tower was engraved with a crescent symbol, standing in front of the high stone brick city wall like a guardian. The people shuttling through the streets were generally dressed in long robes. Some had things on their heads, while others had swords hanging from their waists. When passing by her, most people cast curious gazes at her, but in the end, no one stopped for her.
This was clearly not a modern city. No matter which world the Veda obtained this data from, the question was, why would they reproduce it?
Lin Sanjiu did not forget that she had already been analyzed. From the Veda's point of view, her every move and thought should be clear to them. What would they do when facing an opponent who was almost defenseless?
She tried to think of the problem from the Veda's point of view, but she could not come up with a solution no matter how hard she tried.
"Forget it," Lin Sanjiu sighed inwardly. It was better for her to find a way to meet up with the others first. However, it was not an easy task because she had no idea where the tunnel branched off. Furthermore, she was now in the middle ages of an Arabian city. Even the sky above her had turned into a blue sky. She had no idea which direction to go.
Picking a random direction, she cautiously planned to walk over.
However, Lin Sanjiu could not move her feet.
The command that her brain sent to her feet was still effective when it came to her thighs. She could feel her thigh muscles constrict slightly. However, when it came to her thighs, it was like a clay ox entering the sea. There was no response. She could not take that step.
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat. She quickly looked down, but she couldn't tell where her feet were. All she could see was an uneven stone floor. The greenish-gray stone floor was full of bumps and dents from wear and tear from the passage of time. She thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. However, after staring at her feet for two seconds, she finally understood.
Her hiking boots had completely turned into the bluestone pavement. Only the tip of her shoes and the shoelace could be seen. From the looks of it, her feet were slowly dissolving into the pavement, becoming one with the street. There was not a single bump on her feet.
"Damn it!"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help cursing when she saw that the stone was gradually climbing up her ankles. Her vision was getting shorter and shorter. She was sweating profusely as she struggled to move her legs. Her efforts seemed to have slowed down the petrification process, but it did not give her feet any chance of regaining their freedom.
"I can't just chop off my legs!"
"Oh, right! Higher Consciousness!" Lin Sanjiu's eyes lit up. She tried to force her Higher Consciousness down a few times. Mrs. Manas sighed and said anxiously, "I can't. My Higher Consciousness can't enter the part that has turned into a stone pavement."
"Then, what should I do?" Lin Sanjiu shouted angrily. As she used her Higher Consciousness to stop the petrification, she questioned Mrs. Manas, "I'm going to melt into the ground! Why didn't you notice it earlier? "
"To be honest, if you didn't see it, I wouldn't have noticed it. I couldn't feel it at all." Mrs. Manas seemed to be at a loss. "Your [Defense Forcefield] has always been activated. How could — Ah!"
"Do you have an idea?" Lin Sanjiu asked immediately. Her Higher Consciousness could not stop her from melting into the stone pavement, so she might as well kick with all her might. The people on the street had also gathered around her. They had tall noses and deep-set eyes, and they had clay pots on their heads as they studied her from head to toe.
"No, no," Mrs. Manas answered awkwardly. "I just suddenly realized why I didn't notice anything. All of your data has been analyzed. For the Veda, bypassing the Higher Consciousness barrier is as easy as stepping over a pebble. That's why … "
It was a good analysis, but not only was it useless, it only made Lin Sanjiu even more anxious. If that was the case, she didn't have any effective means of resistance left.
Lin Sanjiu did not dare to stop moving her leg muscles. At the same time, she had to pay attention to the movements of the people around her. For a moment, she was overwhelmed. Mrs. Manas's next sentence was even more useless than the previous one. "Ah, since the [Defense Forcefield] doesn't work, I better turn it off. I don't want to waste my Higher Consciousness."
"Now is not the time to talk about this!" Lin Sanjiu could feel her sweat dripping into her eyes. Through her blurred vision, she saw a few women taking down the big clay pots from the top of their heads.
'What are they trying to do? '
Just as the question popped up in Lin Sanjiu's mind, she saw a middle-aged woman with olive-colored skin raise a clay pot high in the air. She swung her arm in an arc in the air and hurled the pot at Lin Sanjiu. Startled, Lin Sanjiu's reflexes were quick. She ducked and twisted her body. The clay pot brushed past Lin Sanjiu's fluttering hair and shattered into pieces behind her.
"Ah!"
Mrs. Manas screamed again. Lin Sanjiu's heart almost leaped out of her chest. "What's wrong?" Lin Sanjiu asked angrily. Then, she heard the Higher Consciousness voice say in a panic, "Quick, find a knife and cut your hair!"
"What?"
"A part of that clay pot has fused with your hair. It is moving up along your hair!"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't even curse anymore. Her hair was standing on end. She quickly took out a knife and pinched the roots of her hair. Then, she quickly cut off the hair at the back of her head. When the bundle of hair fell to the ground, she heard another crisp clang. She looked down and saw that the dark-red, ceramic tile-like hair was slowly disappearing into the ground.
Lin Sanjiu now understood how the Higher Consciousness wanted her to become a part of the database.
However, at this moment, a lot of people raised their arms. Not only were there clay pots, but there were also people who picked up stone slabs, and there were also people who picked up long wooden strips that were used as chairs by the street for people to rest on … Under the dry and dusty sunlight, the numerous objects in people's hands shone with a bright and dim light.
Lin Sanjiu, whose feet had already melted into the stone slabs, was rooted to the ground. She had no choice but to accept the baptism of all kinds of objects. Just when she tensed her muscles and channeled her Higher Consciousness to prepare herself for the challenge, her eyes swept across the crowd and fell on the knife in her hand.
"Wait," Lin Sanjiu suddenly yelled. Someone in the crowd opposite her also yelled. A large clay pot bathed in the Arabian sun left their hands and leaped into the sky.
"What are you going to do at this critical moment?" Fortunately, Mrs. Manas was communicating with Lin Sanjiu in her mind. She didn't have to say every word.
"Help me —" Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, the terracotta basin had already reached her face. She crouched down and felt the terracotta basin fly over her head. Then, she continued, "Block it for a while!"
"What? I — I — How can I block it — "
Lin Sanjiu closed her eyes as Mrs. Manas screamed in fear. It was as if she could suppress her heart that was about to burst out of her chest. Lin Sanjiu put her life on the line because she couldn't think of any other way to escape. Maintaining her half-squatting position, Lin Sanjiu opened her eyes. With an angry roar, she thrust the knife into the ground with all her strength.
It was just an ordinary kitchen knife, but under the combined effect of Lin Sanjiu's strength and Higher Consciousness, the knife sank deep into the stone slabs as if it was a piece of tofu. When Lin Sanjiu found that there was still a large green stone slabs under the stone slabs, she almost let out a sigh of relief.
Of course, it was still too early for her to let out a sigh of relief. Countless black objects were flying toward her like raindrops. Lin Sanjiu couldn't dodge or evade them. She could only rely on Mrs. Manas to deflect them away with her Higher Consciousness. Lin Sanjiu had to defend herself from the overwhelming attacks. She was in a difficult position from the very beginning. There were even a few objects that brushed past Lin Sanjiu's face.
"What are you doing? Hurry up!" Mrs. Manas screamed, "There are more people coming from the other side of the street. I can't hold on any longer!"
Lin Sanjiu wasn't in the mood to respond. She held the knife with both hands, gritted her teeth, and dragged the knife across the green stone slabs. Compared to the thick and heavy stones, the knife was so thin that it looked like it could break at any time. She had no choice but to distribute her Higher Consciousness evenly on the knife and cut a deep circle on the stone she was standing on.
When she withdrew her Higher Consciousness, the knife fell from the hilt and broke into a few pieces.
What came next was the highlight. Lin Sanjiu quickly smashed the cut with a few punches, making the stone she was standing on look like an isolated island. She stood in a shallow pit that she had just created. Then, she used her hands to support herself on the ground and sat down. Before her hands and buttocks started to melt, she channeled all her strength into her legs. She held it so hard that the veins on her forehead bulged. Finally, she managed to pull out the stone she was standing on.
Once she regained her freedom, she immediately struggled to get up. She could feel that her pants were getting hard. The stone that her feet had turned into was very uneven, so it was difficult for her to stand steadily. Lin Sanjiu shouted at Mrs. Manas as the objects kept attacking her, "Are you ready?"
"What?"
"Use your Higher Consciousness to surround this stone. Don't let it break!" Lin Sanjiu shouted anxiously, "If it breaks, I will have no legs!"
"What are you doing?"
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