"It's probably hard to understand all of its mysteries just by talking about it. I happen to have the first-generation Mother Tree Interconnect Device with me. Why don't you try it out?" Chown opened the crimson drawer and took out a small box.
After the box was opened, a very thin black disc appeared in front of him.
"This is the first version of the Mother Tree Connector." Jon took out the disk and explained, "It's made of stone, and it's still rough. That's because I was thinking about the upgraded version or the first generation version before seriously considering the appearance. When the time comes, the introduction to you guys would be more complete. However, things are unpredictable. I can't do anything about it if the secret is leaked in advance.
"It'll be lighter in the future, and the material will be changed from stone to something else, such as glass or ceramic."
Jon quickly tapped on the disk as he spoke, as if he was trying to control something. But in the eyes of Angor and Sunders, there was nothing on the disk.
"You need your consciousness to enter the Mother Tree's network, so you can't see anything on it. But to me, it already shows the content of the page. " Jon kept tapping on the disk as he spoke. After a while, he put it down and handed it to Sunders.
"Here, try it."
Sunders was surprised at first. After a moment of hesitation, he followed Jon's example and tapped on the disk. As his finger touched the disk, Sunders' puzzled expression changed slightly.
For the next ten minutes, Sunders kept tapping on the disk without saying a word.
Angor watched with many questions in his head, but he did not know what to say. He could only wait.
Another five minutes later, Sunders put down the disk. He did not comment right away. Instead, he handed the disk to Angor.
Angor immediately sensed the general structure of the disk the moment he touched it. As Jon said, the disk was made of sliced black stone. However, it was not completely rough. There were some hollows inside the stone, which could not be seen from the outside.
He could feel some fine powder filling up the empty space inside the black stone.
The powder carried a familiar scent. Angor sensed it and realized what it was. It was the powder made from the branches of the Mother Tree.
He already tried it before. By touching the powder between his eyebrows, he would be able to enter the Mother Tree network.
But this time, it was a little special. He didn't touch it through his glabella. He only touched it with his finger, and a strange feeling emerged.
He did not enter the deep level of the mother tree network, but he saw the surface of the mother tree network.
They were displayed on the black stone disc in the form of a page.
It was a bit like … a holographic tablet without the projection module activated. It was purely a flat surface operation. It reminded him of a product he saw on the tablet from Earth: a mobile phone.
There was an obvious button on the screen, which seemed to be telling Angor to press it.
However, he did not press the button right away because he was already familiar with the interface. It was just too similar to the hologram tablet.
What he was most curious about now was how it had appeared.
Angor looked up and asked his question.
Sunders looked at Jon on the other side. He had been to the Mother Tree Network before, and this was a completely different experience. He wondered how Jon did it.
Jon chuckled. "You should know that to enter the mother tree network, you have to place the branch close to your mind's core — between your eyebrows."
Both Angor and Sunders understood this. They had done the same thing before.
Angor also knew that the reason why the branch was placed close to the forehead was because it resonated with the mother tree network the most. In other words, there was the least delay, and it was the fastest way to enter the network.
If the branch was placed close to other parts of the body, it would also have a chance to enter the mother tree network, but it would not be as fast.
As Angor was thinking about this, Jon explained, "But according to our observation, touching other parts of the body can also allow you to enter the mother tree network. It's just a matter of speed."
"But that's not the point. The point is, the mother tree network you enter through your consciousness is a world of interconnected consciousnesses."
"You've entered the mother tree network and the path of light before, so you should be familiar with it."
"You can do many things in this world. For example, you can use the path of light to travel to different areas of the mother tree network, and talk to the Dream Plant Sprites in other nodes …"
Angor and Sunders both experienced what it felt like to enter a world of interconnected consciousnesses before.
"I call this world of interconnected consciousnesses the Immersive Network, or the Deep Network."
Jon paused. "The Immersive Network is like a virtual world. It's good, but there are many functions that don't require it. It's a bit cumbersome.
"So, after discussing with others, we combined some supernatural power from virtual mana and created this web. It still uses the mother tree network as the core, but it's only attached to the periphery of the Immersive World.
"When you touch the disk with your finger, you won't enter the Immersive Network. Instead, you'll appear on the surface of the network, which is what you see now."
To put it simply, touching the disk with one's finger would not cause as much of a ripple of consciousness as between the eyebrows. In other words, connecting to the mother tree network would cause a huge delay, and it would be almost impossible to enter the Deep Network.
However, in the end, the user's consciousness had come into contact with the disc and had some connection with the Mother Tree Network. Although they could not enter the deep network, with this weak connection and the research of Jon and his team, the surface network that Jon mentioned was born.
"But if you put the disk between your eyebrows, you'll still enter the Immersive Network. If I can change the permissions of the mother tree network, I'll definitely disable this function. The Deep Network is the core of the network, after all. If you want to enter the Deep Network, you'll at least need a new set of equipment. "
Jon glanced at Angor. His meaning was clear.
"I'll change the permissions of the mother tree network. The Surface Network has no restrictions, but the Deep Network requires certain permissions. By then, even if you touch the disk between your eyebrows, you won't be able to enter the Deep Network. "
Angor gave Jon a wistful look.
Jon was very familiar with the Deep Network. Even though he did not give Jon much permission, he still completed a rough analysis of the Mother Tree network in a short time. He even figured out how to create the Surface Network.
If Jon could find someone who had access to the Mother Tree network, he would be able to complete the task even faster.
Unfortunately, Frafaele was the one with the highest compatibility for the tree civilization. She was not suitable for the task.
As for Papaya and Kudodo, although they hadn't tested their compatibility yet, they didn't have enough experience and experience.
Was there anyone else? A figure popped up in his mind. Was he suitable for the job?
Angor shook his head and decided not to think about it.
Now that he knew what was on the disk was the surface network activated by his consciousness, he focused his attention on the disk again.
He had already experienced the test of the hologram tablet, so he was not surprised by the disk. But Sunders did not know that. Sunders thought that Angor was also new to the disk.
Even if it was just a performance, Angor still had to act out the process. It would be best if he could show a surprised expression.
With that in mind, Angor tapped on a button on the screen.
When he pressed the button, he saw a sprout growing out of the ground.
The sprout had two green leaves with tiny hairs, and these two new leaves corresponded to two buttons.
The left button read: "First Look at Tree Group" in universal language.
The right button read: "Mother Tree Forum".
"So simple," Angor muttered. Compared to the wonderful hologram tablet, this one was too simple.
Angor pressed the "First Look at Tree Group" button, and the page changed.
The screen that appeared was still very, very simple. It was just a dialog box that didn't even have a single line.
While he was thinking about how he should express his surprise in front of such a simple dialog box, he froze in the next second.
It was not because the dialog box had any special function. He was simply attracted by the content that kept popping up on the screen.
A brown-yellow bubble appeared on the screen. Balba did not know that Mister Angor had his own unique idea. Right, let me ask you a secret question. Who is that black bubble?
Unique idea? What the hell?
Angor scrolled up the chat window and finally found some clues.
At first, a sky-blue bubble said, "Is Wilde there?"
Brown-Yellow bubble, "No. I think he left the dream wasteland. What do you want, mister? "
Sky-blue bubble, "That guy told Angor about the trees …"
Sky-blue bubble, "I told you not to tell anyone about the development version!"
Paint-green bubble, "Not even Mister Padt?"
Sky-blue bubble, "I was going to give him a surprise, but it's gone now." More importantly, it was such a simple version!
Brown-Yellow bubble, "Mister Jon, I think it's already very exquisite."
Sky-blue bubble, "… Your taste is already on the same level as Torras'. I have nothing to say."
The rest of the chat was mostly the brown-yellow bubble talking to itself. Occasionally, a pink-green bubble would pop up and talk to him.
Angor had a general idea of what was going on. The sky-blue bubble was Jon, the brown-yellow bubble was Kudou, and the pink-green bubble was Papaya.
It was obvious that Jon was complaining to Kudodo and Papaya when he kept clicking on the disc.
Another thing worth mentioning was that a black bubble with white characters on a black background appeared. However, there were no words inside the bubble. Instead, there was a symbol that represented a question.
Judging from the timing of the bubble's appearance, Angor guessed that Sunders was the one who sent it.
"The tree group hasn't solved the registration problem yet, and it can't display code names yet. We can only distinguish them by color bubbles. As for the specific color, it's up to the Mother Tree Network to decide. I don't think the Mother Tree Network has its own consciousness, but it seems to have some sort of logic, which the two Krakoks sensed. That's why the Mother Tree Network and the Mother Tree Network were able to use it. " Jon saw that Angor was scrolling up the screen and guessed that Angor was looking at the chat history, so he told Angor everything he knew.
He also told Angor about the people who were represented by the different bubbles.
Angor tried using his mind to send out a character.
A golden bubble popped up on the screen, which contained a symbol that represented "exclamation".
It was completely different from the previous bubbles of other colors. The golden bubbles were sparkling with golden light. They looked like bubbles with a special sparkling effect.
Brownish yellow bubble: Who is this … I can feel an extraordinary aura from the color. I'm trembling.
Pink Bubble: I think it's …
Brown Bubble: I think so too, Mister Padt.
Angor didn't say anything else. Instead, he closed the chat and clicked on another leaf: the Mother Tree Forum.
The forum was as simple as the chat interface. It was still filled with bubbles. However, these bubbles were bigger and could contain more characters.
However, in the entire forum, there was only one color of big bubbles: sky blue.
The big blue bubble meant that Jon was the only one who had made a post on the forum.
Angor clicked on a post titled [Overview and Detailed Rules of the New City Planning]. It was a long article, which contained Jon's ideas about the new city, as well as some detailed descriptions of it.
There were also comments under the article. The top one was Jon's own comment: "It's so sad that I can't show pictures."
The second comment was a thank-you from a dark blue bubble. According to Jon, the dark green bubble represented Balba.
It was obvious that Jon had written this post specifically for Balba.
He looked at the other bubbles, which were mostly about Jon's ideas about the surface network and some of his research topics. There was even a black bubble under one of the mathematics topics, which expressed its appreciation.
Angor guessed that this comment was left by Sunders when he read it.
Angor finished reading the forum and the Mother Tree Forum. When he was about to express his opinion, two light dots suddenly appeared above the screen.
One of them went into the tree group, while the other went into the forum.
Angor didn't know what they were. He opened the tree group and saw a light green bubble appearing in the chat.
It wasn't written in the universal language. Instead, it was a strange pattern.
Angor couldn't recognize the pattern, but when he focused his mind on it, he could understand what it meant.
Light green bubble: Huh? What is this place?
After a while, the brownish-yellow bubbles and pinkish-green bubbles silently formed a row.
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