Dream Guide

Mei Ziqing's eyes were like swords, staring closely at Mei Yiqiu's face, almost carving words on his face. Her spirit also came out, like invisible tentacles, reaching into the depths of the professor's brain that was different from ordinary people.

Mei Yiqiu lay motionless on the bed, with no expression on his face, and his eyes were clear, as if he didn't know the two people Mei Ziqing mentioned at all. His brain also seemed to have stopped thinking, and his consciousness was like a star that had expired, quietly and slowly evolving towards a black dwarf in the boundless universe.

Mei Ziqing found nothing in the professor's spiritual world, only darkness and silence. Just like the real universe, memories were hidden in the boundless void like stars, making it difficult to capture.

She frowned in confusion, trying to find some clues. Besides those two women, who else could it be?

"Impossible." Mei Yiqiu murmured and emphasized, not knowing whether he was talking about Mei Ziqing's point of view or warning her that her actions at the moment were in vain.

Mei Ziqing sighed and finally gave up her efforts.

"You are really stubborn." She said quietly, "When you were in good health, I couldn't easily hypnotize you. But now, if I forcefully hypnotize you, your weak brain will easily fall asleep forever. I really can't bear it! "

Mei Yiqiu raised his eyelids and said: "You have ignored human nature. Human nature is no longer the original spirit, it has been too polluted. In the dream world, all nature will be exposed. Once the dream guide is opened, In the world, everything will become uncontrollable. You cannot control such a huge spiritual world. As long as there is a little bit of loss of control, it is like a spark in a gas furnace. You cannot predict what the consequences will be."

The professor spoke very slowly, but without pausing, "You said that no one can prove that we are not living in a dream, which is true, but one thing we all know is that this world is uncontrollable. Maybe it was once controllable, but it eventually became Can not control."

Mei Ziqing listened quietly until the professor finished speaking, then nodded and said: "You are always very reasonable, and your words are always inspiring. I think of the class where I first met you in Waseda that year. You were really outstanding at that time! Although I came to Wuzhong mainly for the Holy Land, it is undeniable that I was impressed by your charm. But Professor, you are not always right. There is a big difference between the present and the past. The difference is that I have more than one card in my hand. Just relying on the technical rules set in the space box, it is indeed difficult to limit the power of mental superposition. No matter how strong the personal mental power is, it cannot be controlled. But we still have Crow North, have you forgotten it?"

"That's just an AI."

"No! It's not just AI, he's a god, the god of that world, the real god!"

Mei Yiqiu sighed softly, and the phlegm in his throat was moved by the breath, as if he was pulling an old bellows.

"But he is not the only God." He said, "There are three gods in the records of Genesis. Unless all three gods appear, he alone will not have much effect."

"The other two?..." Mei Ziqing said in confusion, "Are you talking about Situ and Qingmu? However, those are just symbols you designed. They are not in the list of game players in the Dream Guide. "Genesis" It’s a story you made up too, isn’t it?”

When she said this, she suddenly slapped her forehead, "Ah! I should have thought of it a long time ago. With your professor's style, how could you make up any story for no reason, nor just because Aoki and Situ had done something about the design of the space box?" Contributing to them and setting them as gods. So, do you have a deeper meaning in doing this? "

Mei Yiqiu said: "As you said, names are just borrowed symbols. The focus is on the meaning behind each god. Among the three gods, Cronus represents the rules. A world, a universe, the most important thing It’s the rules. If you master the rules, you master everything. So Cronus is indeed the most important god. He controls the game rules of the entire dream guide. But the reason why the rules are rules is because they cannot be changed at will. We We can only adapt to it and use it. Just like this universe, from 1+1=2, to the constant speed of light, from the theory of relativity to quantum theory, we are only discovering the rules and can never change the rules. Cronus represents the rules , if you use Cronus to change the rules, then the basis for establishing Cronus' divinity will no longer exist, and he will no longer be a god. This contradiction is itself a rule, can you understand?"

"I understand." Mei Ziqing nodded, "So, do we need the help of two other gods to ensure Cronus's divinity? Or do the other two gods have the ability to directly change the rules?"

"No, this is not the relationship between a monarch and his ministers. There is no subordinate relationship between gods and gods. The gods are independent and unified. Apart from rules, there are other things that make up the entire world."

"You mean material?"

Mei Yiqiu shook his head gently: "Think about what the dream world is made of."

"Spirit?" Mei Ziqing immediately thought of one, "So one of the other two gods represents spirit, and the other represents matter?"

“That’s okay to understand, but it’s not very accurate.”

"If the student doesn't understand, please ask the teacher to clarify." Mei Ziqing said respectfully, just like listening to the tutor's teachings when he was studying for a doctorate.

Mei Yiqiu said: "You have confused the two worlds. Matter is what we see, but if we all live in a dream, where does the matter come from?"

Mei Ziqing suddenly said: "Ah, then... it's memory, oh no, it's information?!"

Mei Yiqiu's dull eyes relaxed and showed approval.

Mei Ziqing got the affirmation and became happy and said: "I know what the three gods represent. Spirit is the foundation of the dream universe. It is everywhere but elusive. The first god is the source of spirit and represents the beginning of the universe. . And information is the concrete representation of the dream universe, so the second god represents existence. Spirit and information - origin and existence, plus rules, constitute a complete dream universe."

Mei Yiqiu said: "Now you know that your idea is unachievable, right?"

Mei Ziqing said: "Now that we know the true meaning of the three gods, isn't it easier to realize it? Teacher, when you tell me this, aren't you supporting me in your heart?"

Mei Yiqiu sighed: "Where is the source of the spirit? The information is vast and endless, where is it?"

Mei Ziqing lowered his head and thought, was silent for a long time, and then said slightly excitedly: "The information is vast and endless. It is true that one person cannot master a large amount of information, no matter how strong his mental power is, but what about the entire Internet? The information it carries It’s vast enough!”

She was a little stubborn and proud, "I said, I have more than one card in my hand. As for the source of the spirit... it is indeed a mystery! Where does our spirit come from?"

She raised her head and looked at the ceiling, like a child looking up at the stars on a summer night. "Could the place where those parasites come from be the place where the spirit originated?"

Mei Yiqiu sighed again like a bellows.

Mei Ziqing was still talking to herself, "Sa Tiaoding... Cronus... plus the thing behind the parasite... that's it, right?..."

Mei Yiqiu looked at Mei Ziqing, who was astonished, and asked nonsensically: "I felt the bed was shaking when I went to bed last night. Was it an earthquake?"

"Ah?" Mei Ziqing came back to her senses, "Earthquake? Oh, it's an earthquake. The city of Santa Fe in Argentina is across the Pacific Ocean, or is it in the southern hemisphere? You can feel it?!"

The expression on Mei Yiqiu's face relaxed, as if she had put down something on her mind. She turned to look at the bedside cabinet, where a pair of thick sunglasses was placed.

"Before I die, put a space box on me." He looked at the pair of sunglasses as if he were looking at his own child, with a kind light in his eyes.

Mei Ziqing said: "Professor, can you give me the key to the dream now?"

Mei Yiqiu said nothing and stared blankly at the ceiling again.

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me, I can always find a way." Mei Ziqing put the breathing mask on the professor's face, stood up and said, "You have a good rest, I will buy you fish to eat!"

She walked to the door, suddenly stopped, and murmured, "Fish... fish..." Then she turned around suddenly, "Professor, I probably know who you gave the key to. What an unexpected person!"

Mei Yiqiu suddenly coughed violently, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the oxygen mask was sprayed red. His chest was heaving violently, his face was flushed, his eyes were bulging, his hands were shaking constantly, and the phlegm in his lungs and trachea was like strings in thick syrup. .

Mei Ziqing walked back slowly until she reached the bed. She picked up the pair of sunglasses from the bedside table and gently put them on the bridge of Mei Yiqiu's nose. She looked at him quietly with a hint of reluctance in her eyes. farewell.

The curve on the electrocardiogram monitor next to it trembled violently for a while, and then made a long beep sound and turned into a straight line, like a beam of rays after a supernova explosion, shooting endlessly into the depths of the universe.