I'm not sick! So do my other personalities!

A familiar classroom with bright and clean windows.

The skylight shines in from the open window, the breeze is gentle, and the temperature is pleasant.

Zhou Zhen was wearing a yellowed white shirt and gray suit trousers. Apart from his shoes and socks, no trace of flesh and blood could be seen on the exposed parts, only dense numbers.

He maintained his "digital form" and stood on the podium, holding a thick mathematics book in his hand and explaining knowledge points in a loud voice.

The undulating sound waves echoed quietly in the spacious classroom.

This is the sound wave of "digital rain", and Zhou Zhen can now imitate it relatively easily.

Behind the neatly arranged desks sat a number of new and unfamiliar faces. At this moment, all these students were looking at Zhou Zhen blankly, listening to the class in a daze.

Jingle Bell……

At this moment, the bell rang.

Zhou Zhen immediately put down his math book, stopped teaching, and announced briefly: "get out of class is over."

With that said, he walked off the stage and walked out of the classroom through the front door with his math book.

Outside the classroom door, in the dark and spacious corridor, Tao Nange was waiting quietly.

Seeing Zhou Zhen come out, she immediately asked: "How's it going?"

Zhou Zhen replied calmly: "Very good."

“My current ‘digital form’ is getting closer and closer to the real ‘digital rain’.”

“In addition to the ‘digital forest’ of the school, part of the two ‘digital forests’ of ‘Geeway Cinema’ and ‘Huangjia Club’ can also be used now.”

"I feel that the 'Digital Forest' is like the dream of 'Digital Rain'."

"This dream can superimpose the space in reality with the one-dimensional world in the dream, and build a brand new order in it."

"If I combine all the 'equations' of 'Digital Rain', I should be able to create a new 'Digital Forest' myself, without having to copy the outline of the existing 'Digital Forest'..."

As he spoke, he looked at the light window at the end of the corridor. The treetops outside the window were still green. Two days had passed since he formed a team with Tao Nange.

In the past two days, the two have cleared nearly ten "digital forests."

The source of infection for all these "digital forests" is the mathematics books sold by Huang Xurong.

Zhou Zhen relied on his "digital form" to solve problems very easily.

In addition, yesterday, Tao Nange's application was approved, and he also began to play the role of the third drop of "digital rain".

Very different from the thrill of playing the second drop of "digital rain", Tao Nange's role as the third drop of "digital rain" was surprisingly smooth.

Moreover, after Tao Nange played the third drop of "digital rain", he mastered the "digital domain" of his "sixth ladder".

As Zhou Zhen had guessed before, the reason why Tao Nange was promoted to the "Sixth Ladder" was because the "Digital Rain" from his predecessor No. 009 was absorbed by him, and the "Digital Forest" in the underground morgue was the result of his predecessor. No. 009 is built with Tao Nange’s memory.

Without the predecessor No. 009, the "digital forest" of the underground morgue has become part of Tao Nange's "equation".

The "digital domain" of Tao Nange's "Sixth Step" is the "digital forest" of the underground morgue!

In addition, Tao Nange was not an experimental subject. When the first "digital rain" was dealing with his predecessor No. 009, he asked Wei Jiachuan to solve problems on the blackboard.

If Tao Nange did not copy Wei Jiachuan's problem-solving process in time at that time, then it is very likely that the "digital forest" in the underground morgue would in turn absorb Tao Nange's "digits"!

But with the problem-solving process for the predecessor No. 009, the "digital forest" of the underground morgue was integrated into Tao Nange's "equation" and became a new "digital domain" for Tao Nange. "...

At this time, Tao Nange nodded slightly. According to Zhou Zhen, every time they finish the performance, they need another person to help determine their mental state in time.

This is to prevent them from being controlled by the "digital rain" like their predecessor No. 009.

After making sure that there was nothing wrong with Zhou Zhen in front of him, Tao Nange continued: "After the break, I will go in to perform."

"After this performance is over, I should be able to advance to the 'Seventh Step'."

Zhou Zhen nodded. So far, the two of them have absorbed most of the energy of nearly ten "Digital Forests".

Although Tao Nange has not played as many roles as him, the energy of a "digital forest" is not small for those who are compatible with the "Sixth Ladder"!

Especially after possessing "digital form", their energy conversion rate is very high!

However, the promotion from the "Sixth Ladder" to the "Seventh Ladder" is far from the promotion from the "Seventh Ladder" to the "Eighth Ladder".

Now Tao Nange is about to be promoted to the "seventh ladder", but Zhou Zhen himself is still far from the "eighth ladder".

He absorbed much more energy from the "Digital Forest" than Tao Nange.

However, the energy required to advance to the "eighth ladder" is a very terrifying figure!

In the past two days, the nearly ten "Digital Forests" they have cleared out, the combined energy may not even reach the "Eighth Step"!

Of course, these "digital forests" they selected only started to appear when the disaster broke out in Binhai City. They belong to the new sect and have not existed for a long time. Naturally, there is not much energy stored in them.

If it were the kind of "digital forest" that was born 40 years ago when the "digital rain" first broke out, the energy of a single forest would far exceed...

Just as he was thinking about it, Tao Nange continued: "This is very strange."

"The two of us have just mastered the 'digital form' of 'Digital Rain' and can use the 'Digital Forest' as a resource point to increase energy."

"The real 'digital rain' should be more powerful than us."

"But why didn't the predecessor No. 009 become stronger after he lost control?"

"On the contrary, it has become weaker?"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhen came to his senses and shook his head immediately. "Doctor Ashes" told him that his predecessor No. 009 divided his energy before losing control.

It may be because of that reason that after "Digital Rain" took over the body of its predecessor No. 009, it could only use the energy of the "Eighth Step".

Most of this involves the secret of the "Ninth Staircase".

No matter what he and Tao Nange think now, they can only guess based on thin air.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhen immediately replied: "The higher ups should know something."

"However, our current level is not high enough, so we probably don't have the authority to understand."

Tao Nange nodded slightly and did not continue the topic.

The two of them stood in the silent corridor and waited for a while. The draft in the corridor gently fluttered the skirts of their clothes, and the light fragrance of flowers slowly diffused in the fresh air of vegetation. Time seemed to suddenly become leisurely and leisurely.

Jingle Bell……

The alarm clock scheduled in advance rang again.

The ghost suit on Tao Nange's body changed instantly. The black battle suit suddenly turned into an overwhelming number of numbers, symbols, theorems, graphics... and instantly reorganized into a ghost suit that was a blend of ancient armor and modern mecha.

This suit of armor is luxurious and graceful, yet still heroic and domineering. It is exactly the same as the suit of the predecessor No. 009.

At the same time, a small cut appeared on the back of her hand.

There was no blood flowing out of the wound, only countless tiny squirming figures.

These numbers quickly poured out of the back of her hand, like a swarm of ants emerging from the nest, and soon spread along her arms and throughout her body.

In an instant, Tao Nange entered the "digital form". With the ghost armor exclusive to her predecessor No. 009, she was very similar to the previous No. 009.

At this time, Zhou Zhen took out a mathematics book and handed it to Tao Nange.

Tao Nange said nothing, took the book, immediately pushed open the front door of the classroom, and strode in.

Jingle bells... jingle bells... the moment she entered the classroom, the ringing stopped abruptly.

Soon, the sound of Tao Nange teaching could be heard in the classroom.

Zhou Zhen stood alone in the corridor, waiting patiently.

The treetops beside the lighting window swayed slowly, and time passed bit by bit.

Finally, the alarm clock on my cell phone rang again, and it was time for get out of class to end.

The front door of the classroom opened and Tao Nange walked out.

She had just left the classroom, and the numbers on her body suddenly dispersed like an ebbing tide.

The men's ghost suit quickly returned to its previous appearance.

Tao Nange was full of energy at this moment, and the intensity had reached the "Seventh Step"!

Seeing Tao Nange successfully promoted to the "Seventh Step", Zhou Zhen nodded slightly and immediately asked: "How is it?"

Tao Nange came back to her senses and knew that Zhou Zhen was asking about her mental state, so she immediately replied: "I feel good."

"As long as they are not discovered by the 'digital rain', this promotion speed may be faster than that of infected people!"

"However, I can now feel that there must be some connection with 'Digital Rain' in order to perform such a performance."

Zhou Zhen nodded. The reason why Tao Nange was able to play the role of the second drop of "digital rain" was because the second drop of "digital rain" had the same appearance as Tao Nange from the moment it appeared in front of him.

Tao Nange can play the role of the third drop of "digital rain" because when Tao Nange was promoted to the "Sixth Ladder", he got the "digital forest" left by his predecessor No. 009.

If someone else comes to play the role, there is a high probability that the "digital rain" will directly backfire...

After confirming that everything was normal with Tao Nange, Zhou Zhen immediately said: "It's over here."

"You can leave this 'Digital Forest' and go to the next 'Digital Forest'."

Tao Nange nodded and said, "Okay!"

As he spoke, Zhou Zhen immediately took Tao Nange and walked in one direction...

After a while, the two appeared at the edge of an inlet.

This is part of a natural lake. The inlet is shaped like a curved trumpet. Since it has not been developed into a scenic spot, the surrounding vegetation is very lush. There are human-made paths in the grass. There are also several "forbidden" inserted in the green shade next to it. Red slogans "No swimming" and "No fishing".

However, along the plants along the lakeshore, there are traces of seats and walking in many places, and various fish food and cigarette ashes are also scattered.

Under the lake shore, the water is clear and many fish can be seen swimming slowly. It is obvious that the aquatic resources are very rich.

Zhou Zhen glanced at this peaceful scene, and just like before, he skillfully used the [Fusion Cube] to flatten this "digital forest" that looked like an ordinary fishing spot.

"Exactly ten seats..."

Water droplets mixed with sand poured down from the sky, Zhou Zhen counted silently in his heart.

This is the tenth "digital forest" that has been cleared.

Thinking of this, he took out the visual sensor from the [two-dimensional space]. After putting it on, he was about to detect the surrounding data when a piece of information immediately jumped out from the internal channel.

Zhou Zhen's attention was immediately focused on this message. The message opened automatically. The sender was Duan Lihe. The content was very simple, with only one sentence: "The situation in Binhai City has been effectively controlled. There is an urgent mission. Return to the mother ship as soon as possible!"

The situation in Binhai City is under control...

Zhou Zhen calmed down and quickly replied: "Right away!"

Then, he turned to look at Tao Nange and said slightly faster: "Sister Nan, the situation in Binhai City is under control."

"Captain Duan asked me to go back now."

Tao Nange nodded and said, "Okay."

"Although I can't directly absorb the energy of the 'Digital Forest' like you, there is no problem in dealing with the 'Digital Forest' alone."

Zhou Zhen nodded slightly, and then directly used [Plane Jump] to disappear from the place instantly.

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Binhai City, above Changfang District, the mother ship.

The huge ship is like a suspended land, docked quietly in the sky.

The shadow it casts is like the shade of a big tree, making the busy people below involuntarily feel a little peaceful.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sun is bright. It shines on the spacecraft, giving it a faint brilliance.

Inside the mother ship, there is the exclusive office of the deputy captain.

Duan Lihe sat on a chair and stared intently into the air in front of him. The three-dimensional map of Binhai City was full of colorful annotations.

The red color, which represents high risk, is fading rapidly.

More and more cold colors are spreading in the streets and alleys, and the upper right corner means that the number of survivors and various resources accepted by the temporary strongholds outside the city are also increasing rapidly.

Duan Lihe kept calling up detailed data or maps and observed carefully.

At this time, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, wearing a yellowed white shirt, gray suit trousers, ordinary belts and leather shoes... the person who came was none other than Zhou Zhen.

"Captain Duan!" After Zhou Zhen entered the mother ship, he came here through the special anti-infection channel under the guidance of the system. When he saw Duan Lihe in front of him, he immediately saluted.

Duan Lihe had already received the notification from the main system of the mother ship. He was not surprised. He waved away the real-time projection of a block, returned the salute first, and then said: "Sit down."

Without waiting for Zhou Zhen to sit down on the chair next to him, he continued, "This mission was suddenly assigned by the superiors."

"It has to do with the information about the alien civilizations you passed on to me."

"Now, the above wants to try to negotiate with the civilization of the planet No. 142857 of the K Star Cluster in the Southern Cross!"