Reborn My Name Is Kobe

"Well, the second strange thing is the behavior of Sir Faustin's family. You must know that for a period of time after Sir Faustin disappeared, his family still lived as usual, even though many people in Los Angeles were

There is a prejudicial fear towards them, but after all, they are rich, and the life of Sir Faustin's family is still very beautiful and happy, and it seems that it has not changed at all because of the strange looks of people around them. In fact, at the beginning

People did not immediately notice that Sir Faustin disappeared from their sight. They might think that Sir Faustin was ill at home during this period and could not come out, and no one could enter Sir Faustin's home to see what happened to him.

Are you there?"

"So there is a big problem here. Jessica, think about it, if Sir Faustin is sick at home or even dies of illness, then no one can enter the manor in this case. Their

The family did not announce Sir Faustin's death to the public, so who could know? Another point is that there are so many people in Sir Faustin's family. Even if Sir Faustin's family is tight-lipped about everything in the manor, his servants and

Man, they can't all be mute, right? If they often go out to buy some food and other daily necessities, or do other things, wouldn't they leak any information about Sir Faustin's manor?"

Jessica was silent for a moment after listening to my words. It seemed that my question hit the key point, leaving her unable to answer it for a while.

"Another point is that even if Sir Faustin is really missing, what is the real reason for his disappearance? There are several possibilities here. One is that Sir Faustin is just an ordinary person. He encountered something unexpected and disappeared.

, there is nothing particularly scary or ulterior secrets in his manor."

"The second possibility is that Sir Faustin is an ordinary person, and his disappearance is a conspiracy planned by him to cover up some of his unknown secrets. But in this case, although Sir Faustin may be an

A conspirator, but he himself is still just an ordinary person who will grow old, sick and die."

"The third possibility is that Sir Faustin is an ordinary person. His disappearance is not his own conspiracy, but the conspiracy of others. But in this case, his family is still living very well.

It was as if nothing had happened, which would be strange in itself, unless his disappearance was caused by his family, so they did not announce the disappearance or death of Sir Faustin."

"The fourth situation is that Sir Faustin is not an ordinary person. He may have some kind of immortality ability. Every once in a while, he needs to change a place to start his life again, just like we did in the history of Los Angeles.

A piece of information seen in the museum said that Sir Faustin had a wife before he came to Los Angeles, but then she disappeared from his life. Perhaps he was always repeating this process,

Live in one place for a while and then disappear, as if he never existed."

"The fifth case is that Sir Faustin is not an ordinary person, but the ability he possesses is not immortality, but some other forbidden ability, but something happened when he used this ability in the manor.

The accident caused him to suffer serious injuries. After the injury, he may have died, or he may have been disfigured. In short, he could no longer appear as a normal person or his identity, so he disappeared because of this."

"Wait a minute, I feel like your analysis is getting more and more outrageous. No matter what, you can't find a real answer just by guessing. We need more evidence to directly prove all of this."

"Jessica, what's the third strange thing?"

I continued to ask.

"The third strange thing is related to Los Angeles. You know that since the founding of the United States, we have always attached great importance to the collection and arrangement of various historical materials, because we are a brand-new federal country and a country that lacks

It is a place with past history, so everything that is experienced subsequently will become part of history, so people pay special attention to recording what happened to themselves, so there are places like the Los Angeles History Museum where you can find such detailed records.

Historical data, and the authenticity of these data can basically be guaranteed.”

"So what do you mean?"

"For a long time after Sir Faustin disappeared, people would still try to record something about his family and what happened in the manor. In fact, every once in a while there would be some brave enough volunteers.

Or, they wanted to explore for themselves what happened in that manor. You must know that in that era, this was a very cool choice for young people. After all, our American nation is full of courage and courage.

With an adventurous spirit, in fact they did discover a lot of information, and these materials and information were recorded in detail, but..."

"But what? Did all these data encounter some kind of accident?"

"Yes, just like what happened to the Los Angeles Museum of History not long ago, the materials recording the adventures of these brave men were stolen. No one knows who did it, but everyone will obviously focus on Fu

Sir Stan's family, until one day all the members of the Faustin family mysteriously disappeared on this land."

"Oh my god, have all Sir Faustin's descendants disappeared?"

"Yes, when people discovered this, it had actually been ten or twenty years since Sir Faustin disappeared. During such a long period of time, people's speculation about this manor was still continuing, but it was

They were not as scared as before. After all, time can dilute all emotions, including fear. When they discovered that Sir Faustin's manor had stopped moving at some point, there were no lights at night, nor during the day.

There were people coming in and out, and no one from the Faustin family was seen going out anymore.”

"So another group of brave people gathered together and wanted to go in directly from the main entrance of the manor to completely understand what was in this manor. Many people speculated that there was actually nothing in this manor. Everything was there.

It's all just a misunderstanding. Just because the Faustin family doesn't allow strangers to enter the manor, it's not very good to make random speculations and questions about them for such a long time."

"So what happened? What did they find after entering Sir Faustin's manor?"

"This is the strangest thing. After the door of Sir Faustin's manor was opened, people discovered that this manor did not look like it was inhabited every day. The magnificent things they saw outside the manor, when they really got closer,

Only then did they realize that it was all an illusion. The place was dilapidated and messy, as if no one had lived there for decades. At this time, no one believed their eyes, because before entering the manor, they clearly saw a

It was a very beautiful place, but now it has become like this.”

"Oh my God, has such a bizarre thing really happened?"

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of the bizarre things in that manor, but we have no way of knowing most of the contents now, because they are likely to have been staying in the Los Angeles museum, and it is not clear where they are at this time.

That’s easy to say.”

I nodded a little regretfully. It seemed that Jessica still couldn't learn all the information about Sir Faustin's Manor from her best friend. In addition, the information she got basically came from manuscripts, so it was true.

Sex itself is worthy of investigation, especially the last paragraph. I am even more surprised. If a certain person has a visual error, it is easy to say, but if this happens collectively and this happens for a long period of time, it is simply unacceptable.

Impossible things.

"Jessica, could it be that Sir Faustin used some kind of high technology that was beyond that era to build a curtain outside the manor that can cause visual distortion, so for many years they did not want anyone to enter the manor.

Is it just to hide this secret?"

"Things may not be that simple. You must know that after Sir Faustin disappeared, several groups of people actually entered the manor. If it was really that kind of cover-up, someone should have discovered everything at that time, and

The following stories will not appear again, so if the things recorded in these manuscripts are true, then at least among the previous batches of people who entered, they did not discover this bizarre situation. This is simply not true.

It doesn’t make sense.”

I lowered my head and meditated, and then I closed my eyes. I slowly recalled the conversations I had just had with Jessica in my mind, trying to replay everything in my mind like a movie.

, to see if I had missed anything, but obviously my brain could not completely calm down at this time, which caused the pictures I could think of to appear very messy. Hey, I feel so tired.

"Forget it, let's have a good sleep. The plane has almost flown halfway through the journey. Let's wait until we get to Philadelphia to consider the next itinerary. As for the matter of Sir Faustin's estate, it seems that there is still insufficient information for the time being.

Under the circumstances, there are too many things that cannot be matched.”

Jessica said.

Gradually, I closed my eyes and never opened them again. It seemed like I had a very sweet dream. To be honest, there is one thing that I find very strange, that is, when I sleep on the plane, I always

I like to have all kinds of strange dreams, but I rarely dream at Jessica's place. The dream I had last night was probably the longest and clearest dream I've ever had at Jessica's house.

It’s just that this time the dream was quite sweet. I wonder if it was because I was thinking about it day by day and dreaming about it at night. In the dream, I was still playing basketball, and I was having a one-on-one duel with Michael Jordan. At this time, we

The place we were at was the Staples Arena. The entire arena was full of people, probably twenty to thirty thousand people. The roar was so astonishing.

In fact, it's not a one-on-one, but the last moment of a particularly critical game. I dribbled the ball and attacked under Jordan's one-on-one defense. At this time, I saw the score display above my head.

The number is 99, and the game has reached the last 15 seconds of the last quarter. If I can make this ball, I can win this game and the championship.

I can no longer see anyone else except Michael in my eyes. At this moment, time has become one frame after another. I don’t know how long these fifteen seconds have been stretched. It’s just that when I

Throw it over Michael's head.

When I played this ball, my whole body felt a release, a relief, as if a great inheritance was coming at this moment.

The ball went in, and I saw Michael lying on the ground and hammering the ground hard, and I jumped into the air like Michael did when he won the championship for the first time. I hugged everyone on the team.

Together, including Shaq, Shaq was the strongest and almost made me unable to breathe.

The whole scene was changing rapidly. Our Lakers team was sitting in the car during the championship parade, enjoying the worship of countless enthusiastic fans from all over Los Angeles. We kept waving our arms, and time seemed to have stopped again at this moment.

Come down.

Then the camera came to the White House. We received an invitation from the President. Under the President's cordial condolences, we talked about the various difficulties we encountered on the road to winning the championship. So many difficult and fierce battles finally led to this final victory.

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Many players cried, including me. The scene of us taking turns lifting the O'Brien Cup was recorded forever. We know that this is just the beginning, and our journey will continue!

"Bryant! What's wrong with you? Why are you crying and laughing at the same time?"

Amidst Jessica's familiar voice, I opened my eyes and found that there were some tears in the corners of my eyes, and it seemed that a smile had just appeared on the corners of my mouth.

"Wow, it turned out to be just a dream. I just dreamed that our Lakers defeated the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan and won the first championship ring in my career. Then we also experienced the championship parade and met the President of the United States.

, in the dream I probably cried because I was too excited."

"Hey, look how much you really love basketball. Of course, I also hope that you can defeat the defending champion Chicago Bulls this season, but it will be quite difficult for you to break out of the Western Conference, especially considering

To a tough opponent like the Utah Jazz."

"We must play well in the regular season and at least get a better record than the Utah Jazz. Their home court in Salt Lake City is really too difficult to play. If we can get a home court advantage in the playoffs, then there will be

We have a great chance to beat them. As for the Chicago Bulls, I think it will be difficult for us to get a better regular season record than them. After all, this season many of our Lakers players are playing together for the first time, and the running-in will be easy.

It will take some time.”

"After looking at your performance in the last few games, I think you have begun to get on track. Especially in the last game, your overall tactical quality has improved."

"Jessica, I didn't expect that you really weren't a cloud fan!"

"What does cloud fans mean?"

Only then did I remember that the adjective "cloud" does not exist at all in this era. As one of the Internet languages ​​​​in the Internet era, in this era when the Internet has just started, naturally no one can understand it.

"Well, what I mean is that you are not the kind of fan who pretends to understand, but the kind of very powerful fan who knows a lot. The reason why we were able to win the last game against the three giants of the Houston Rockets who went all out

, the tactical drills before the game can be said to have played a big role. In many previous games, the tacit understanding between our Lakers players has not been enough.

His technical execution is also very poor, so he can only rely on Shaq and me in singles a lot of the time. When facing a team with better defensive integrity, such as the Utah Jazz, the Rockets will suffer a lot.

We are a team with very good defensive quality, which can be seen from the last game. Even though we tried our best, we only narrowly won by one point at home."

"Actually, I'm a little surprised, why do they perform worse at home than they do away from home in Los Angeles?"

Jessica showed a puzzled expression. She seemed to be really interested in this issue. In fact, there are not many girls who are particularly interested in basketball. I am really lucky to have met her.

"The main reason for this may be that the atmosphere at Houston's home court is not warm enough. The home team cannot feel the enthusiasm of the fans at home, which also affects their emotions and makes it difficult for them to go all out. Look again

Look at the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers, with the earth-shattering cheers of the fans. If you are an away team and come here, I am afraid there are only two situations. One is that you are completely shocked by the atmosphere here, and thus

also by us

The aura of the entire Lakers team is suppressed, and they are completely unable to perform to their own level. Another situation is like the Rockets in the last game. The shouts of these fans also inspired their inner blood, thus interacting with us.

The Lakers played an extremely exciting and passionate game. In fact, I hope there will be more of the latter, because in my opinion, only by playing against stronger opponents can we better improve our own competitive level."

"You really have a true competitor's mentality. This is what I admire most about you. You are always so fearless on the basketball court, always fighting hard, and never relaxing in every offensive and defensive round.

The way you gritted your teeth and glared at your opponent on the court couldn't be more arrogant."

"Hey, don't praise me like that, I'll be embarrassed."

Jessica and I chatted happily for a while, and then as the plane landed, we both walked out of the cabin together. We did not go to the hotel specially chartered by the Lakers, but found another hotel.

The reason for this is that we have already discussed the schedule for the next day. The game between the Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers will be held at about six o'clock in the evening. Counting the preparation time, I need to arrive at about four o'clock in the afternoon.

We arrived at the arena before for pre-game training and warm-up preparations, so our time tomorrow will be quite tight, because there is a back-to-back game against the Boston Celtics the day after tomorrow, so we don’t have more time to stay in Philadelphia.

, so we were only able to pick one of several potential trip destinations in Philadelphia.

Jessica’s suggestion is to go to the Free Library of Philadelphia first. After all, it is the tenth largest public library in the United States. We might be able to find the information we want there, but of course we don’t know exactly what it is.

This kind of information is the most useful to us at this time, but all this is like some kind of fate. If there is really some kind of fate between us and the truth, then I believe we will definitely be able to find the right answer.

Quite useful information for us now.

As for several other alternative places, Fairmount Park, the largest landscaped urban park in the United States, seems to be a very worthwhile place to visit. In addition, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, one of the oldest buildings in the United States, also has extraordinary features.

The historical commemorative value of Philadelphia Magic Garden, Philadelphia Chinatown, and the University of Pennsylvania all have their own charms. Unfortunately, our time is too limited. We will have another chance to visit Philadelphia this season. Then I will

Jessica and I should take the time to choose one or two of these places to visit again, and it would be best if we bring a camera. It would also be a good choice to leave a short commemorative video of our trip.

The hotel we chose was less than half an hour's drive from the Free Library of Philadelphia, so we could get there before the Free Library of Philadelphia opened. I always like to be an early arrival, no matter what.

Whether it is training or going somewhere else, if I can arrive early, I will never delay. It is for this reason that I really don’t have much affection for those who are not punctual and like to be late.

After arriving at the hotel, it was almost past midnight. Jessica and I took a hot shower each and went to bed. We did not engage in any kind of intimacy this night, probably to save enough time for tomorrow's game.

For physical fitness, I quickly closed my eyes after lying on the bed and fell into a deep sleep smoothly.

Although I had slept for a while on the plane before, I still slept until dawn this night. When the morning sun shone into the room through the screen window, I gradually woke up.

To be honest, I slept really soundly. Anyway, I can’t remember ever having a dream. Even if I did, I have no memory at all. This means that my mental state today is certain.

It will be quite good. My brain will definitely spin faster than usual in this situation.

Shortly after I woke up, Jessica slowly opened her beautiful eyes. Seeing her moving appearance, I couldn't help but rush over and hug her. Jessica didn't make any resistance.

, just let me hold her tightly.

An hour later we had entered the Free Library of Philadelphia. When we walked into this building, which was built in 1891, we could not feel the traces of time left on it at all. It felt like a

A temple that can bring vitality of knowledge to people at all times, so that everyone who walks in here will feel a kind of piety, a kind of piety for knowledge. This feeling is something I have never experienced in any other library before.

I have never felt it, at least not so strongly.

Because Jessica and I arrived early enough, we could choose the best location to read. Of course, there are the best reading locations everywhere, because for a real reader, his eyes are only in his hands.

While holding the book, nothing around him will be able to cause any interference to him.

The library is very large and is divided into dozens of reading areas. Under the guidance of the partitions, Jessica and I looked for areas that might contain the information we wanted. However, in this era, computers were not yet popular and functional.

It was also very primitive, and there was no way to easily find the area where the book you were looking for through the book title was as easy as the electronic reference system in later libraries.

Therefore, Jessica and I could only consult the library staff about historical books while browsing the books in the areas we passed. In fact, we have enough time today, so we can

Instead of going straight to the topic to find a certain book at the beginning, we can browse as many books as possible in this library, which can also provide a lot of help in opening our horizons.

As Gorky said, books are the ladder of progress for us humans. Many people may not understand the true meaning of this sentence, but in fact this sentence does have different meanings in the eyes of different people, and for me

In short, the help brought by books is difficult to estimate.

In my previous life, I was a person who loved learning and reading very much. Even though I lived in an era of information network explosion, and countless fragments of information filled that era, I still maintained good reading habits. This is not only

It's just a habit, it's more like a regular sorting out of my body and mind, which allows me to calm down from the impetuous life, gives me a moment of peace in my heart, and has the opportunity to think about the true meaning of our lives.

What is the meaning.

If you have never been immersed in the vast ocean of books, you cannot understand the feeling, the joy of being overwhelmed by the ocean of knowledge, even though you know that you will never be able to read all the books in your life.

But as long as you hold at least one physical book in your hand and feel the soft material of the pages, your heart will calm down and be completely released from all the troubles. This is sometimes the case.

wonderful.

At this moment, when Jessica and I walked past the rows of bookshelves, these books written in English or other national languages ​​obviously had a completely different grammar and cultural background from my previous life, and therefore made me

I became more curious about them, and I couldn’t help but want to think about how their literature exists in American culture.

Jessica and I each picked out a few books of our favorite genres, and then found a quiet place to sit down and read. We sat opposite each other, but our eyes did not look at each other, but were all staring intently in front of us.

For books, I am looking for several American classics.

Among them, a book called "The Great Gatsby" left a deep impression on me. Its author was Fitzgerald. In my previous life, I actually watched the Hollywood movie of the same name adapted from this book, in which Fitzgerald

The performance of the protagonist played by Anato DiCaprio is very good. I have read this book in translation, but I never thought that one day I would read it again in its native language.

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I just read a few pages and was completely attracted by it. The era introduced in the book is really fascinating, although I know that the real world is definitely not as beautiful as the book.

But one of the important values ​​of books is that they allow us to modify and imagine the less-than-perfect reality, and then create an ideal world that we desire, even if sometimes less ideal methods are needed.

To present an ideal world.

This is why there are often certain differences between remakes of movies and original works, because books often leave us humans with more room for imagination, while the movie world shaped through vision and sound is often fixed.

, thus blocking the imagination space of us humans, making many fragments no longer have the same imagination space as when reading a book.

So I thought again, as the saying goes, isn't the best part of painting between likeness and dissimilarity? Isn't this the case with books, too detailed description may not really give a book a soul and give it a sense of purpose?

It may be really smart to leave enough space for readers' imagination. The author only provides a platform for readers to use their imagination, rather than imagining for readers. This is the skill that real writing masters know, and that is guidance.

Just like the most powerful master of magic or the most powerful master of lies, they can always easily guide the people they want to guide and make them believe in him. However, even though everything they shape is based on

A certain kind of lie, but this kind of lie possesses a certain magic that makes people addicted to it and enjoy it endlessly.

So from another level, we humans actually like lies very much. We like to live in lies that are carefully planned for us, just because these lies can really give us some kind of spiritual satisfaction.

After thinking about this a lot, when I read the book in my hand again, I couldn't help but feel more calm and calm. Of course, I knew the plot of this book clearly, but when I read it from a new perspective and

When I think about it, I learn more from it, parts that I overlooked when I looked at it from another perspective.

It turns out that sometimes life can really bloom in different ways. It is important for me to understand this. Sometimes too strong a competitive mentality is also a double-edged sword. When I maintain my fierceness and strong desire to compete on the basketball court

When I am doing something, I will consume a lot of psychological energy, so when I calm down, I need to replenish my own psychological energy in another way.

When I secretly glanced at Jessica, I found that she was also looking at the book in her hand attentively. Even after I stared at her eyes for more than ten seconds, she suddenly noticed my gaze.

I even showed a rather exaggerated expression because of this. I laughed out loud, and Jessica laughed too. The way she smiled was really beautiful. At this time, my heart was so peaceful. I really hope

At this moment, time can slow down a little, so that I can enjoy this moment of tranquility more.

At this moment, I was surprised to discover how important it is to maintain inner peace. Maybe Kobe's original soul was full of too much competition, which made him ignore some other things. Can I do something

Something he has never done?

Time passed so fast. An hour later, I reluctantly closed the copy of "The Great Gatsby" in my hand. Jessica and I had finished enjoying this rare reading time, and it was time to get down to business.

, to find some information that is relatively important to us, but where should we start to find this information?

I really hope there is a prophet who can answer this question of ours, but I don’t want such a person to appear, because then we will not be able to enjoy the special happiness brought by the process of exploring the unknown. This kind of happiness will really happen.

It's addictive, which is why so many people in this world are willing to take all kinds of risks and engage in relatively dangerous things.

Because often the greater the risk, the greater the sense of accomplishment you can gain.

"Jessica, let's go, let's go look elsewhere. This library is really too big. I suddenly feel that we may not be able to find much in this vast ocean of knowledge.

In the sea, we are like two small sailors, sailing in a small boat, and whether we can find what we want depends entirely on whether God will favor us."

"Even if it's just a small boat sailing in the vast ocean, it's actually quite a romantic thing, isn't it?"

"What I just read was "The Great Gatsby". Have you read this book?"

"I only read half of this book and couldn't stand it anymore."

"Why is this like this? Do you think the author's writing is not good enough?"

"No, it's not that the author's writing is not good enough. On the contrary, I think his writing is so good that it makes me feel that I can already see the ending of the protagonist. It must be an ending that I cannot accept.

The ending, so I gave up reading, I just hope that I can keep the beautiful first half in my heart forever."

I was speechless, and I couldn't think of a word that could answer her for a long time. For me who already knew the ending, I did feel a touch of sadness when I read this book, even though the first half was mostly read.

It sounds like a comedy, but Jessica can predict that the second half of the book will be a tragedy just from the first half of the book. Is this a kind of talent?

"Indeed, your words make sense. I knew the ending from the beginning."

"No, please don't tell me the ending of this book, okay?"

Jessica interrupted me. In fact, I had no intention of telling her the ending. I understood the pain, so naturally I didn't want her to suffer it either.

"Okay, let's go talk about something else. For example, which library section should we go to next?"

"Let's look for some books that introduce American geography. Maybe we can find something."

"Yeah, why do you have such thoughts?"

"I don't know, I just think that if we are going to fly around all over the United States, wouldn't it be necessary to familiarize ourselves with the important places in various important cities in the United States in advance?"

"Well, what you said does make sense, so let's go find books that introduce geographical and architectural knowledge about various parts of the United States."

Jessica and I continued to move towards another area of ​​the Free Library of Philadelphia. At this time, we had passed through several reading areas. In fact, I really wanted to stop in one of the books areas introducing technology. Jessica saw

I paused for a moment, then turned to look at me. When she found that I was staring at the science and technology books reading area, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she led me by the hand towards the science and technology books area.

go.

We quickly browsed the books in this area. In fact, what I wanted to look for were mainly popular science books on the theory of space and time. However, the scientific and technological books in this area seemed to be masterpieces, that is, original works by great scientists.

For example, "A Brief Introduction to Special and General Relativity" by Einstein, "What is Life" by Schrödinger, and "A Brief History of Time" by Hawking, etc.

When I saw Hawking's "A Brief History of Time", I couldn't help but flip through it. This book contains a lot of research and conjectures about the universe. Among them, the expanding universe, black holes and antimatter are the most attractive.

Me, but since Jessica and I have limited time today, I can’t read every chapter in detail. I can only focus on the parts that I think are the most important.

After reading a few chapters, I discovered that Hawking's concept of space and time is actually slightly different from the artificial intelligence's concept of space and time at that time, but I can't tell where the difference lies. It may be because I was talking to that guy at the time.

I was quite impatient when I was young, so I couldn't remember clearly many of the things he said. I just had a rough impression in my mind.

It is precisely for this reason that I am going to add some basic theoretical knowledge about space and time, at least the most common understanding of space and time by humans. If I have the opportunity to talk to that artificial intelligence next time, I will be able to do it.

By being prepared, you can more easily understand its incredible theories about space and time.

Of course, I don’t know which of these theories is correct. Anyway, they are all very powerful to me. Now I am like a primary school student with a strong thirst for knowledge, desperately absorbing knowledge.

Give me nourishment.