Selena Geerfen stood quietly in front of the fireplace with a gentle and kind smile on her face. A faint white halo spread out from her silhouette, and the connection between the halo and her body was slightly translucent. This was not because Selena had a problem with her psychological projection, but because she deliberately created the trace so that people in the real world could distinguish the boundary of the illusion in front of them.
After the Regulation on Neural Networks and Derivative Technologies (Interim) was officially promulgated, "Internet residents who use psychological projections in the material world should voluntarily mark the range of their projection, unless they apply in advance, to avoid affecting the lives of people in the material world or interfering with the judgment of law enforcement" had become an official law. Selena Geerfen herself was one of the drafters of this law. She obeyed the rules, and other old priests of the Eternal Sleepers, senior neural network technicians, and members of the Immortal Association were also under the management of this law.
These people were officially called "Internet residents", but Patty also heard that the great Gwen Cecil gave a very strange name to these people who could live in the network for a long time and had even uploaded their souls to the network. His Majesty called them "cyber-residents". Patty had no idea what this strange word meant.
It sounded like a headache to the scholars, just like "magic capacitors".
Some strange ideas came to Patty's mind, and she smiled happily. She stretched out her arms to the armrest on the side of the cabin. There were still mottled scars on her slightly thin arms. The muscles reconstructed by the regenerative technology, the active bones implanted by the surgery, and the artificial nerve bundle worked at the same time, allowing her to hold the silver-white alloy with some difficulty and slowly propped her upper body up from the seat.
It was still very difficult for her. Although the flesh regeneration technology and modern artificial nerve technology from the Everything-End-All Order had almost reconstructed more than half of the damaged tissues in this body, the knowledge of human beings in the domain of the soul and the microscopic domain of the brain was still too shallow. Scholars could not teach a person who had been paralyzed for nearly a decade how to command a body pieced together by biochemistry technology in a short time. It was extremely difficult for a healthy person to do all this, and it was even more so for Patty.
What was more, these patchwork body structures had countless flaws in cooperation with each other. It was not easy for them to integrate and match to the extent that they no longer rejected each other and could still function.
After a series of rusty and slow operations, Patty finally sat up with her own efforts. She exhaled slightly, and a victorious smile appeared on her face. She looked at the wheelchair parked in the corner not far away. Behind her neck, a silver-white artificial spine was tightly attached to the surface of her skin. The neatly arranged alloy rune armor pieces received the host's nerve signal, and dense lights lit up between the gaps. A pleasant humming sound came from the inside of the strange-looking wheelchair in the corner. Driven by a small engine and a series of gears and connecting rods, it moved lightly in the direction of the immersion cabin.
Selina watched everything in silence until she finally broke the silence. "Do you need help?"
"No, I can do it..." Patty immediately waved her hand and began to slowly move her body out of the immersion cabin. With the help of a series of handrails, she struggled to "pan" herself into the specially-made wheelchair. Just these few simple movements had made her forehead sweat.
But in the end, she had completed all the movements with her own efforts. These were movements that she would not even dare to think about a few years ago. The wounds on her body no longer itched, and breathing and turning her head became painless. She felt a moment of joy for her "success." Then, she adjusted her sitting position in the wheelchair, raised her hand to the back of her head, and groped for the end of the "nerve thorns." She pulled this metal "spine" that looked hard but was actually very flexible due to a large number of hinges to the side. After fumbling for a few times, she connected it to a nerve node on the back of the wheelchair.
In an instant, the cold and stiff machine seemed to come alive. A series of sound of subsystems activating came from inside it, and some locked mechanisms were also unlocked under Patty's command. The wheelchair turned half a circle on the spot and came briskly to Selena. The girl sitting on the wheelchair had a bright smile on her face. She deliberately greeted in an exaggerated tone, "Long time no see, Sister Selena."
Selena had an awkward look on her face for a moment. "Patty, don't call me that."
Patty obviously felt a sense of accomplishment to be able to make a powerful person like Selena look so awkward. The smile on her face became brighter, but she also knew when to stop. "Okay, okay, just kidding. But why did you suddenly come here? Isn't the computing center very busy recently? "
"I came to discuss something with your mother, and at the same time, to see how you are doing." Selena smiled gently and looked at the girl in front of her seriously. "How are you? Are you feeling better recently? "
"I'm in good health, much better than before," Patty looked down at herself and responded in a brisk tone. Then, she frowned again and said with uncertainty, "And I don't know if it's an illusion … I seem to feel lighter all of a sudden. It's just that when I came out of the immersion chamber just now, one of my fingers, which was not very obedient, suddenly became useful. "
Selena's eyes changed slightly for a moment, but her smile soon covered everything. She seemed to be very happy and even reached out to touch Patty's hair. Patty could feel the almost real touch through the illusion spell. "This is really good news. It means that your soul has finally begun to accept this body, and it also means that the new biological tissues in your body are finally going to integrate into a real whole."
"Really?" Patty blinked, a little in disbelief. "But Grandpa Pitman said that this situation is basically impossible. He said that my current state is basically the best situation."
"Patty," Selena put her hand on the girl's head with a faint smile on her face. "Sometimes some miracles happen."
Patty did not quite understand. She always felt that Selena's behavior was a little strange today, but she could not tell where this feeling came from. So, she just nodded. "Although I don't quite understand, it sounds like a good thing."
"Of course, it's a good thing." Selena smiled and straightened up. Then she asked casually, "By the way, did you meet any interesting people and things in the neural network today?"
"Interesting people and things?" Patty thought for a moment. She organized her words and said, "Yes, at first, I met a nervous apprentice who secretly connected to the network through his mentor's immersion pod. He did not want to do math papers, so he went to the City of Dreams to hide and relax. But he was discovered by his mentor not long after he connected. I saw that he was pressed to a chair in the triangular square by his mentor for two hours. There was also a lady who used the network for the first time. When she was naming a name, she insisted on adding a lot of her own titles and titles, which triggered the automatic optimization of the system. Everywhere she went, there was only a series of ellipses above her head."
Patty excitedly talked about what she saw and heard in the neural network. In the end, she seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly added, "Oh yes, I met Mr. High-Speed Stag again. This time, he did not play cards or quarrel with others. Instead, he learned how to create things with his mind in the City of Dreams. He gave me a flower that he created as a gift, but before I could finish thanking him, he suddenly went offline."
"Mr. High-Speed Stag?" Selena could not help but show a slightly strange smile on her face. "So, you have accepted his gift?"
"Yes, but I don't know why the flower disappeared quickly." Patty blinked a little confusedly. "And he suddenly left the network. I am a little worried. He gave me the feeling of an old gentleman. Sister Selena, do you think he is in trouble in the real world?"
"Don't worry, Patty. Every immersion pod has a monitoring device. If the user has a problem, they will immediately send an alarm to the nearest computing center." Selena seemed to be holding back her laughter. She comforted her. "Mr. High-Speed Stag should have left suddenly. Maybe he is playing cards with his friends at this time."
…
In a lounge of the Cracked Stone Castle, Ropenny Glen sat on a high-back chair by the window. The gradually slanting sunlight shone through the window, bringing the heat of summer. The sound of insects was blocked by the double-layered crystal glass. It sounded like it came from a distant place. The ventilation system was running in a low voice in the ceiling, cooling the air flow and maintaining a comfortable environment in the room.
Ropenny's eyes fell on the table. It was the report she had just read. Under the dim sunlight, the words in the report appeared in front of her eyes:
… In summary, the nerve cord in the first phase of the project has been successfully fused and connected in the pre-buried pipeline in the workshop, and the biological signal transmission has been achieved. The operation efficiency of the biomass recycling pipe has reached the design standard. The nerve fiber network and the machine terminal are effectively connected. The main brain and sub-brain are in good physical condition and have achieved simulation operation. The first experimental workshop is ready for inspection and acceptance and use at any time.
Luo Peini carefully read every word in the report. The black crystal pendant on her earlobe trembled slightly in the air as she moved her eyes. The delicately cut crystal surface constantly reflected the magnificent colors of the sun. The room was so quiet that only the sound of paper flipping could be heard. This silence lasted for a long time before it was finally broken by a deliberate sound of "footsteps".
Countess Glen looked up and saw Selena Geerfen, the node scholar with a lantern in her hand, appearing at the door not far away. She seemed to have just pushed the door open and walked in, but in fact, the door had never been opened, and the wanderer from the network world had never set foot in the empty corridor outside the door.
According to the formation mechanism of psychological projections, Luo Peini knew that she was the only person in the room before she turned her head, and the figure of the other person only appeared after she looked at it. This was the wonderful effect of the interaction between the neural network and the human sensory system.
The regional governor smiled and nodded to Selena. "I thought you would stay with Patty for a while."
"I can meet her at any time in the New Dream City, but a busy governor like you doesn't have much time to stay in the neural network." Selena smiled and stepped toward Countess Luo Peini. "I hope I'm not interrupting your work."
Ropenny Glen's eyes fell on the lady who "lived" in the form of a network ghost. At this moment, she suddenly felt the unpredictability of fate. It seemed that not long ago, the lady and the forces behind her were a complete dark sect in her eyes. They were a group of people that she needed to be wary of and even hostile toward. However, a great change tore apart the ancient sect and subverted everyone's understanding of the gods and the eternal sleepers. Now, these eternal sleepers had become the technicians of the Cecil Empire. The enemies that she needed to be wary of had now become her own people.
Even her own people that she had a good relationship with.
"I'm not interrupting." Ropenny nodded. "I've just finished this report. Next, I have to go to the factory to take a look. There's still some time before that."
"That's good," Selena said immediately. "We can talk about Patty."
At the mention of Patty, Luo Peini's expression immediately became serious. She first gestured for Selina to sit down on the chair opposite her (although an internet ghost did not need to sit down, it would at least make the conversation easier). Then, with a serious expression, she asked, "Has she … contacted the target?"
"The last test is over. The God of Nature has given Patty a small 'gift.' Everything is as we expected. Both sides are not affected by any external will. The information is sealed throughout the whole process. The test is conducted in a pure state. The result should be very reliable." Selena corrected the countess and then nodded. "The last test is over. The God of Nature gave Patty a small 'gift.' Everything is as we expected.
"At present, Amoun has been temporarily isolated in the deep layer of the network by Naretil, receiving the highest degree of monitoring and isolation. Patty knows nothing."
Luo Peini nodded silently. After a few seconds, she asked, "What will happen to Patty after this?"
"The power of the God of Nature will come into play. Although this power has weakened a lot and no longer has the power of a 'miracle,' it is still enough to make a weak mortal girl healthy. The discordant artificial and primitive tissues in Patty's body would gradually adapt to each other. Her soul and spirit would be repaired, and she would be healed. Of course, there might still be some traces left, but overall, she would enter adulthood healthy.
"You can even expect to see her stand up on her own, walk to you, and accept your blessings and hugs on her coming of age day."
Countess Luo Peini's breathing became a little rapid and obvious. She took a deep breath and grabbed the armrest of the chair with her fingers to keep herself calm. After a few seconds, she asked, "What do I need to do?"
"In the next hour, cooperate with our observation. We will observe from the network level, and you will observe from the reality level. Pay close attention to Patty's behavior, see if she suddenly whispers or prays, see if she seems to hear something, and most importantly, see if she mentions' Amoun 'or' the God of Nature. '"
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