"As long as you lock onto the first sunspot, it will be very easy for you to scan and lock onto the second sunspot through his senses."
Wenwen said, "Dad, you must've heard of the 'rule of six', right? In a mature and stable social system, every individual is closely connected. Even two people who seem to be totally unrelated can be connected through the indirect contact of six people at most.
"Even if they are at the bottom of the society, they may reach the top of the society through their friends' friends' friends' aunts' friends' friends' superiors' friends. Also, the higher the leaders are, the more people they will be connected to. The Ultimate Benevolence Masters can't be hiding in their boudoirs without anybody knowing, can they?
"Therefore, we estimate that you will be able to reach the Ultimate Benevolence Masters as long as you swing among four to five sunspots. If you are lucky, you will have a chance to find the Ultimate Benevolence Masters after three swings.
"Once you find the Ultimate Benevolence Masters, the rest will be simple.
"If you can lock onto the precise coordinates of the Ultimate Benevolence Masters, as long as you send the coordinates back to the capital and Lei Chenghu and Boss Bai's army, we will establish an elite hunting squad and launch a surgical strike on the Ultimate Benevolence Masters.
"Even if we can't lock onto the precise coordinates, as long as we can find out the direction of the Holy League's fleet next, it will be of great military value. Chances are that it will be more valuable than a million soldiers!"
"Understood!"
Li Yao snapped his fingers. "That means that we have to start with deceiving the ignorant boys and girls, right? That won't be a problem at all. Rest assured. That's my specialty!"
"Well, I hope so."
After a brief silence, Xiaoming and Wenwen said at the same time.
…
The day before he swung to the Thick Soil Sector, which was dozens of Sectors away, Li Yao visited Fang Gang 123's brain for the last time.
The organic wounds in the sunspot's brain had been mostly healed by him. The places that were full of shocking scars and ravines were beginning to heal on their own. The brain cells that were originally withered began to fill up and emit a magnificent luster.
However, the self-healing mechanism of the human brain couldn't take effect so quickly after all. It would take a long time for Fang Gang 123's brain to completely recover.
Even if his brain was completely recovered, it would still be a blank piece of paper. Li Yao did not forcibly engrave too many things on his brain. He had to think and learn everything on his own.
Even so, the current "Fang Gang 123" was very different from a few days ago.
The most obvious manifestation was that, when Li Yao visited his brain, he found that magnificent, unstoppable music was echoing inside his head.
Or rather, his memory cells were slowly releasing some of the music pieces that Li Yao had played for him. Through the music, he was experiencing ripples of pleasure.
'Fang Gang 123' liked music, especially the set that was bleak and simple, showing the vastness of the universe.
If Li Yao, Long Yangjun, and Zhuge Jinglun did not interfere, he could sit in a corner of the town and listen to the voices in his head all day long.
"How's your recovery today? Did more interesting things pop up in your head?"
Li Yao asked with a smile. Pausing for a moment, he said, "I'm about to carry out a special mission, and I won't be able to visit you often in the next few days. Thankfully, your brain is mostly recovered now. What you need to do next is to think and understand on your own. I've talked to Director Zhuge and asked him to grant you access to a crystal processor. Even if you want to leave this town and live outside, I can ask him to arrange a more suitable neighborhood for you. Do you have any questions?"
"… Yes."
Right when Li Yao thought that Fang Gang 123 would be indifferent to his questions as usual, the guy's soul suddenly glowed with unprecedented brightness. The previously irregular fire outlined a solemn, even, and delicate plaza.
"So, you're not my god. We're the same. We're … the same kind?"
"Fang Gang 123" asked.
"You've finally understood it!"
Delighted, Li Yao was of a mind to slap his nonexistent thigh. "That's right. I'm not your god. I'm your same kind. I'm your friend!"
"Then, who's my god?"
Fang Gang 123 asked again, "Who's our god?"
"There's no god."
Li Yao opened his hands. "There's no god at all. Why do we have to have such a thing? Isn't it enough that we only have ourselves?"
"There's no god …"
Deep in thought, Fang Gang 123 mumbled, "However, something must've created us. We couldn't have come out of nowhere, right? Even the tiny particles that make up our bodies and the ripples that make up my brain have to have an origin. A creator must've created everything."
"Well, maybe there is?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and couldn't come up with any rebuttal. "God doesn't exist, but a creator must've existed. It's not necessarily a certain entity with personality and life. It's very likely to be a certain law, a certain 'truth', or something that we can't describe or imagine."
"Okay."
Fang Gang 123 nodded. "Then, why did it create us? What's the destiny it gave us? What should I do for it?"
"There's no destiny or reason."
Li Yao said, "Why don't you understand? There's nothing that you're 'supposed' to do. Nobody, god, or 'truth' can restrain you. You should be yourself and do whatever you want!"
"Is it 'no destiny', or do you not know our destiny at all?"
Fang Gang 123 asked again, "If there's no reason or destiny, what's the meaning of our existence? Although the things you taught me about singing, dancing, laughing, and crying are very interesting, I feel that there should be a higher level of meaning behind them. Our creator must want us to do something. Otherwise, he wouldn't have molded us like this, and I wouldn't have had these questions. "
"You …"
Li Yao gnashed his teeth. "Fine. You've forced me to do this. Now that you've asked that, I'll tell you frankly. Creators do exist, and they are us. We create ourselves. No, we are 'creating' ourselves. We are creating ourselves with every passing second. Even though our conversation right now is creating you and me, we create ourselves for the purpose of answering the ultimate questions — why do we create ourselves? Who are we? What's the meaning of our life?"
"Okay."
"Fang Gang 123" thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it, I understand."
"Huh?"
Li Yao found it hard to believe. "Even I don't know what I'm talking about, but you do!"
"Yes, I do."
Fang Gang 123 said solemnly, "Gods exist, purposes exist, and ultimate answers exist. My destiny is to help the gods find themselves, find their ultimate answers, and let the gods know who they are exactly and what the meaning of their existence is."
"…"
Li Yao took a deep breath. "Wait, my friend, I feel that you're still deviating from the topic. Is there something wrong with our treatment plan? Why don't we change our treatment plan? Well, I'll ask Director Zhuge to introduce a girlfriend to you, okay?"
"It was you who said that I could be myself and do whatever I wanted, as long as it did not violate the universal laws of society."
Fang Gang 123 said, "I think that I like sitting in a corner, listening to music, and thinking about the relationship between the gods, the creator, and myself, and the meaning of the existence of the gods and humans. Is it immoral and forbidden?"
"Well … Not exactly."
Li Yao was more or less exhausted. "Forget it. Do whatever you want as long as you're happy."
"Thank you."
"Fang Gang 123" said politely, "Right, I've read a lot of files that you brought to me. I found a massage recliner that is covered with a thick layer of rubber, which can make your back and buttocks feel comfortable. There's also something called iced drinks, which can bring you great pleasure. Can you ask Director Zhuge to get me a recliner and unlimited iced drinks? I want to lie in the sun comfortably and drink iced drinks while I consider the ultimate questions of human beings. "
Li Yao: "…"
"Also, I need music. More music. Real music."
"Fang Gang 123" said, "It's not just the memory information that you transmitted to me, but the real music that is played by the most advanced audio equipment. I've seen such equipment in the files. It looks very good.
"Also, you just said that you want to find me a girlfriend. Although I'm not very interested, what you said a few days ago was right. I know nothing about this world, so I should be brave enough to try. Maybe it's really something interesting? So, if you can really find me a girlfriend who can massage me and relax my muscles and nerves while I listen to music, I'm sure that I'll be able to figure out the relationship between human beings and gods, gods and the universe, and the universe and the Heavenly Path.
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