This thing … How was she supposed to use it?
In the depths of the underground, in a huge spherical base, Lin created a small object … …
This was a super-small brain. There were about a million or so nerve cells in it, as well as many other types of cells that made up the various structures in the brain. Lin was mainly learning from the simpler brains of some small creatures, so she created it faster than she initially thought.
And then? Was there nothing else?
In fact, Lin found that she couldn't tell if this brain was created properly or not. It couldn't manifest the function of a brain like other creatures … It also couldn't produce its own thoughts, so Lin couldn't tell if this brain was useful or not. Perhaps it was too small?
However, Lin didn't want to create a big one just yet. She didn't know what would happen, so she decided to try this first. Would it dream if she put it to sleep?
Lin put the brain's cells to sleep. Lin's sleep was very different from the sleep that other creatures used to recover from fatigue, so she didn't know if it would produce dreams.
… As expected, there was no reaction?
Lin put the brain to sleep for a few thousand seconds, but she didn't feel anything special at all. Perhaps it wasn't useful at all …
After that, Lin created an even bigger brain. This time, it was made up of ten million cells. Although it was still small compared to the tens of billions of neurons in the brains of larger species such as the Humerus Dragon, this time …
Lin planned to use a new method to test it. Some creatures' brains would know how to take turns to rest by having a part of their brain awake while the other part asleep. But some creatures had to be completely asleep.
That was why Lin wanted to give it a try. However, all creatures had to maintain their daily activities while asleep. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if something strange happened when she woke up.
With that thought in mind, Lin's mind slowly fell into a deep sleep, and everything around her became dark …
This time, Lin didn't wake up immediately. It seemed like the darkness around her lasted for a very long time, but since she was surrounded by darkness, there didn't seem to be anything special.
While Lin was thinking that, a light suddenly appeared in the dark space. They flickered like starlight, which was quite interesting.
Lin tried to move, but she couldn't. Lin believed that she could move whenever she wanted to in a dream, but no matter how hard she tried, the starlight around her didn't move at all. It didn't seem like she was getting any closer.
After waiting for a long time, nothing else happened. Lin still felt that the brain was too small to display any more information.
Hence … Lin then woke up. Lin could wake up or fall asleep at any time. This time, Lin wanted to make a new brain.
At the same time, this time, Lin carefully observed the brains of some creatures that could dream. She wanted to find out which part of their brain was active during sleep. From her research on cliff gnomes, she found that their cerebral cortex was more active during sleep. This part of their brain had a lot of complex nerves, and seemed to be the main source of their thoughts.
So that's how it is. Even after sleeping, these nerves aren't completely suppressed. A portion of them are still active and capable of producing dreams. If Lin follows this … the main point is to observe which part of the brain is active during sleep, then have the created brain imitate it … and then continue sleeping …
This time, Lin created a new brain that was over a hundred times larger than the previous one. At the same time, Lin kept a part of the brain known as the 'Dream Region' active, while the other parts fell into a deep sleep. In reality, this wasn't a concentrated area, but rather a scattered area, but it wasn't a problem to call it that.
Before Lin went into hibernation, it was useless for the brain to go into hibernation, so Lin needed her entire body to go into hibernation …
This time, perhaps it would reveal something interesting.
…
Her surroundings were still dark.
No starlight, nothing … Did something go wrong again? Or was it not big enough? But since something had appeared before, something should appear this time.
As the thought flashed through Lin's mind, her surroundings suddenly lit up. It was as though the entire scene had suddenly appeared. The sky was blue, and below them was a vast ocean. Their surroundings were empty, as though they were in the middle of the ocean.
This effect was much better than before! It was already the same as reality, but there were still some differences. This ocean had no waves, and it looked like it was still …
If it moved, it would be more realistic.
Just as Lin was thinking this, waves suddenly appeared on the surface of the ocean. These waves slowly rippled just like the surface of the ocean.
So that's how it is. It can be done like this? Lin thought for a bit. Suddenly, the surface of the ocean shook violently. A huge tsunami of several dozen meters in height suddenly rose from the surface of the ocean and rushed towards Lin.
However, the tsunami suddenly stopped in the air and quickly retreated back into the ocean. The ocean became as calm as before, as if nothing had happened …
This was really fun … Lin could now make the Monitor display various images, but that was only on a flat surface. She still couldn't achieve the same effect as now, but she could do it through dreams?
She could do a lot of interesting things with this … But she couldn't control it for now. If she controlled everything, she wouldn't be able to discover the unknown like the Cerebrum.
So, Lin let the ocean return to its calm state and see if anything else happened. The occurrence of dreams was generally related to a creature's' subconscious', but Lin didn't know if she had any subconscious. Perhaps she did? For example, when Lin stopped giving detailed commands, the troops would still carry out some basic activities on their own. During battle, she didn't necessarily need to give detailed commands to every movement. Of course, Lin preferred to give detailed commands, but they still had some ability to move on their own. Lin didn't know if this had anything to do with her subconscious …
Lin found that she could move freely in this place, but she didn't have a form. She felt like a mass of air, and her movement speed wasn't fixed. She could move fast or slow at will.
Lin entered the ocean. The ocean was also empty, there was nothing there. Lin kept moving deeper into the ocean, but she couldn't see the bottom.
Then, Lin rushed out of the ocean and into the sky. But just like rushing into the ocean, no matter how high she went, there was nothing but blue. There was no new scenery …
In this case, it wasn't much different from the starry sky from before, although it was a bit richer.
Lin 'flew' back to the surface. Looking at the calm ocean, Lin felt that she should wake up and make a bigger Cerebrum.
… What was that?
Lin suddenly saw a strange thing in the distance. When she got closer, Lin found that it was a creature she had never seen before!
So, strange things would appear in dreams? The creature looked very strange. It felt like a dwarf, but there was a big difference.
Suddenly, while Lin was thinking, the creature disappeared.
Why did it disappear? Lin was stunned for a moment. Then, she immediately 'created' an identical creature according to the impression she saw before. She then continued to observe …
It was indeed a creature she had never seen before … But why would a creature she had never seen before appear? Perhaps Lin had imagined such a creature before?
This was indeed interesting, but there were too few of them. There should be more of them.
Just as Lin was thinking up to this point, the surrounding environment began to change. Countless layers of ice instantly spread across the ocean, freezing the entire ocean in the blink of an eye.
The sky was also covered in darkness. Endless wind and snow fell from the sky, sprinkling on the frozen ocean.
This change was quite interesting …
Although it was a scene Lin had seen before, she didn't deliberately think about how it should change. She just wanted to 'make more things appear'. But why did it change into a scene of ice and snow?
She didn't feel cold here. In fact, Lin hadn't felt the cold of ice and snow for a long time. This was because there was no winter on the continent of the dinosaurs. During winter in the Northern Continent, the temperature here was only slightly lower. It affected some creatures, but it wasn't a big problem.
In this world of ice and snow, her vision became blurry. Lin stopped the snow from falling. After the light was restored, the surroundings were still as empty as before. It was just that the ocean below had turned into ice.
Since this was the case, she decided to try a new change. Thinking about it, Lin used the same method as before to change the surrounding environment, but she didn't specify what it should change into.
At this time, the frozen ocean suddenly collapsed. From the cracks in the ice, what appeared wasn't water, but rather … lava. The entire world seemed to have turned into an ocean of lava.
This time, it was the opposite of the cold? Then, let's try another change …
Following that, Lin continued to change the surrounding environment. Lin discovered that there were also various different environments, such as rocky lands, deserts, and so on. Once, there was even an environment where the ground was made of crystals. However, there were also repeated ocean, ice, lava, and so on. Moreover, these three had the highest repetition rate.
This pattern was very difficult to figure out, but no creatures appeared in this environment, and there were no jungles. For example, the strange creature Lin saw before also didn't appear again.
No matter how much she looked at it, these environments didn't seem to be of much use. The dreams of other creatures were mostly blurry, but Lin's dreams were exceptionally clear. However, this seemed to lead to a problem … it wasn't easy for unknown things to appear.
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