Lin Sanjiu did not expect that when her life came to an end, the only thing that accompanied her was the Veda's unbearably calm voice. It was not that she died, it was just that her life was interrupted forever.
"Your new companions have shown similar data analysis and coding abilities as us. One of them has the characteristics of one of our people."
Lin Sanjiu did not listen to what the Veda was saying. Lin Sanjiu's limbs started to turn into smoke again. She lost her weight and form and slowly dissipated into the air. The process did not hurt at all. When she looked down, she could only see her body floating in the air. It was like a nightmare that she could not wake up from.
Since she could find out that this "Puppeteer" was actually a Veda, the grand prize was smart enough to figure out that the other Lin Sanjiu was coded as well.
"It's better not to get your hopes up. All the data flow in this cord is under my surveillance. The two of them will not notice anything out of the ordinary. This is because all your actions after you entered the cord have been compiled and analyzed in real time. All the reactions of the other 'Lin Sanjiu' are deduced based on this. In other words, even if you appear in front of them, you won't be more like Lin Sanjiu than the other 'Lin Sanjiu'. "
'Oh, right. This guy seems to know what I'm thinking. '
"It's different from the so-called mind-reading ability. Like I said, all the data flow is under my surveillance. If it's easier for you to understand, you can think of it as the neurons in your brain and the signal transmissions that clearly express your thoughts. " Sure enough, the Veda was a race that loved to "explain". It looked at Lin Sanjiu leisurely and took the initiative to talk about another topic. "How is subjective conscious experience produced in the neural network of the brain? That seems to be a problem that has been bothering you humans for a long time."
The Veda's words were like a swarm of buzzing bees. They did not sound real to Lin Sanjiu at all. She raised her head. She did not want to watch her body slowly dissipate. She did not know why, but even her vision had started to blur.
"As for the person and the Soul that do not have the ability to code, they have already become part of the database." The Veda seemed to have said something about consciousness and mind, but somehow, it had come back to the same topic. Of all the things it had said, this was the only sentence that jolted her out of her daze like a block of ice sliding down her collar.
Just when she was hoping that the Veda would say more, the Veda suddenly stopped moving.
"Ah, it is done," it said softly, with the same heart-stopping calmness. "There are only two people left."
What's done?
Just as Lin Sanjiu was puzzled, Puppeteer's appearance melted away from the Veda's body like snow. Her true form was not that of a human, nor was it that of any living creature. If it were not for the highest god's "glasses", she probably would not have been able to see it, just like before. Even though she could finally see him with her "glasses," she was still far from "understanding."
What exactly was this thing?
How could there be such a lifeform in the world? It … it looked …
No matter how hard she racked her brain, she could not think of any words that could describe the Veda in the human vocabulary. The image of the Veda was not a physical manifestation but more like an abstract concept that was directly imprinted in the human mind. If she had to describe it, it was more like an open, gigantic "pool."
"Stop your imagination running wild!" Mrs. Manas suddenly yelled. "Why are you still here? Why am I still here? "
"Huh?"
Lin Sanjiu snapped out of her trance. She quickly glanced at her body and realized that her limbs had stopped dissipating. She was surrounded by layers of smoke as if she was floating in the clouds. However, her consciousness was still clear, and her torso was still intact.
According to the Veda, she should have already become a set of data stored in the database by now.
She looked up and saw the gigantic "pool" of Veda slowly turning its body around. She had never hoped that it would say something like that, but the Veda remained silent as if it had lost its target.
Lin Sanjiu did not know how to describe this large "pool" of data other than this abstract description. However, there was one thing that could be described in human language — the countless groups of CDs in its body were glowing with a faint golden hue.
The Veda did not seem to see her at all. Under her dazed gaze, the faint golden hue suddenly disintegrated and turned into countless tiny specks of light that could no longer be seen by the naked eye. The specks of light then shot into the surroundings. The sky, the walls, the roads, the houses … All of a sudden, these specks of light glowed with a faint golden hue and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Lin Sanjiu floated in the air in a daze, completely dumbfounded.
Compared to "becoming a set of data", "becoming a set of data with its own consciousness" was undoubtedly more terrifying. Was she going to float in this place forever and be tortured by the endless torture of her sentence?
"Are you stupid?" A voice that sounded very familiar suddenly barged into her mind. For a moment, she thought it was Mrs. Manas, but she soon realized that the voice was high-pitched and she could not tell whether it was a man or a woman. "The Veda has already left. Why are you still standing there like a fool?"
"Soulsqn?" Lin Sanjiu was shocked. She almost thought that she was hallucinating. She looked around, but all she saw was the same dusty alley. "Is that you? Where are you? "
"Of course. Who else could it be?" the flesh worm replied matter-of-factly. "Over here. Look over here. Oh, right. You can't follow the direction of the voice. Wait here. We'll go over now. "
Just as Lin Sanjiu was about to answer, she froze again. "We?"
From the other end of the alleyway, groups of Arabians of various shapes and sizes were gradually dispersing. Some of them went back to patrolling while some of them chatted with each other. Only two figures, one tall and one short, wearing long robes, were walking through the crowd toward Lin Sanjiu.
"Aiya," Soulsqn said in a high-pitched voice as her dark red skin peeked out from under the short woman's robe. "You look like a ghost right now."
Lin Sanjiu stared at Soulsqn in a daze. She turned her head around in disbelief and saw half of a pale, skinny face under the shadow of the other figure's robe. The glitter around his eyes was still glowing faintly, but it was hard to tell what color it was.
"Didn't you guys …" Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell if she was ecstatic or shocked. She stammered, "W-what happened? Why did the Veda leave? "
"That's a long story." Soulsqn's body trembled, and the robe slid down her body, revealing her face, which could not be considered pretty. She flexed a few of her muscles and gestured to the side. "This is all thanks to Lord Puppeteer."
'What does that mean? '
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help shooting a glance at Puppeteer. Soulsqn had never been analyzed before, so it was unlikely that the Veda had programmed this flesh worm to deceive her. Furthermore, judging from the situation just now, there was no need for the Veda to deceive her anymore. If they continued to forcefully dissect her, Lin Sanjiu would have already become a set of data lying in the database. From this perspective, both Puppeteer and Soulsqn were real.
"Since you were analyzed, you dragged me into this mess and let the Veda know how to break my ability, right?" Even after such a long time, Soulsqn was still full of resentment. "But when we were thrown into the cord, Lord Puppeteer summoned me to his side."
'Oh right, there is still a piece of plastic on the flesh worm's body. '
"What happened after that?" Lin Sanjiu asked blankly.
This time, the voice that answered her was cold and gloomy.
"Your life is really a model example of muddling through." Puppeteer slowly reached out a pale hand and lifted the robe. He frowned slightly and sneered, "Didn't you think of a countermeasure when you were in the Olympics? But then again, with a brain like yours, you're lucky to be alive. "
Puppeteer, who was programmed by the Veda, was not as vicious as Lin Sanjiu.
"When I was in the cord, I had already turned 90% of her into a puppet. Then, she activated her ability and created another 'Soulsqn' in reality, "Puppeteer said darkly. Puppeteer said darkly. "At that time, all you cared about was how to get a bump on your head."
Lin Sanjiu suppressed her anger and asked, "What happened after that?"
"The 'I' that was created got into trouble very quickly," the flesh worm explained. "To the Veda, 'I' was the first to be turned into a set of data."
In other words, when the Veda thought it was only dealing with three people, in reality, it was still three people and one worm. It was just that the Veda did not know it. Soulsqn had not been analyzed, so the Veda had no way to compare it to her. The one caught by the cord was a soul, and the one turned into data was also a soul.
Lin Sanjiu began to understand. "That way, the Veda thought you were already dead, so they wouldn't think of using my data to decipher your ability."
"That's right," Soulsqn sounded smug. "So, I created another layer of reality and made the Veda think that you are also a set of data. As for you, it's a little more complicated. The main reason is that you were captured by the Veda. "
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and looked at her body, which was shrouded in smoke.
"It has already started to melt you, so it's useless for me to create another you." At that moment, Soulsqn had regained the demeanor she had when they first met. "So, I created another layer of reality in its eyes. In its eyes, your melting speed is actually twice as fast as your actual melting speed. In other words, when you were halfway through, it thought that it had finished melting you, so it stopped and left. "
'So that's how it is. '
"How am I supposed to find the grand prize now that I have no limbs?" Lin Sanjiu sighed. Then, another question popped into her mind. She looked at Puppeteer cautiously. "The grand prize and the highest god are our only hope to defeat the Veda. Don't tell me you guys don't want to find them?"
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