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This will undoubtedly save a lot of research and development costs, many costly and time-consuming actual tests can be transferred to the virtual space, and many things that are too dangerous can also be tested in it first, and most other After the parameters are adjusted and perfected, they will be taken outside for actual production—of course, Gao Wen estimates that the degree of "realism" in this virtual space is also limited, and the tests conducted here will inevitably have inconsistencies with the real world, and the more It is a complex item, the more it involves the esoteric magic field, the greater the simulation deviation here should be. After all, the eternal sleepers are just mortals, even if they used "divine-like" dream spells to create this place, they would not It is possible to restore all the laws of the real world.

But even if there is only 90.00% simulation validity, this virtual space is enough to generate unimaginable value.

In addition to the validity of the simulation, Gao Wen is more concerned about how to use the "calculation" function of this mental network.

Everything in this virtual world is the result of the accumulation of computing power. Countless eternal sleepers use the human brain network to form a huge computing device, and "calculate" the eternal dream, but this part of the "computing power" cannot be directly used Dealing with purely numerical problems, this is probably the most different place between this alien version of the "computer" and the electronic computer on the earth.

Anyway, at least so far, Gawain still hasn't found the "mathematical computing interface" of this psychic network, and it is precisely because of the lack of this interface that he can't use the computing power of the psychic network to directly complete the optimization of the rune groups on the shells And reconstruction - this part of the work can only be done by Jenny and her Rune Research Institute.

But Gawain was not too frustrated about this, he was even mentally prepared that he would never find this interface - after all, the creation of the Eternal Sleeper is not a supercomputer on the earth, and the "dream spell" is just a magic spell after all. One, the magical world has too many wonderful and special features. He has lived in this world for so long, and he must accept this fact.

Magic has its advantages as well as its shortcomings. In this world, the eternal sleepers have used dream spells to realize a fully immersive virtual reality that has not been realized on earth, but they have no way to realize even the most primitive electronic magic. The mathematical operation efficiency of the computer - but Gao Wen believes in one thing, that is, the advancement and possibility of technology, it doesn't matter if you can't find the "interface" now, he believes that sooner or later, this problem will be solved.

After confirming that there were no problems with all the encryption settings, Gao Wen withdrew from the "secret laboratory" he had created.

Nothing has changed in City of Dreams.

The cultists of the Eternal Sleeper are still coming and going in the city, the magnificent city is still resplendent, and the node crystals suspended in the square radiate soft light in front of their eyes, and a dozen high-level cultists are putting their hands on the crystal surface to form a group near them go online...

No one realizes that there is a problem with their mental network, no one realizes that the computing power of the network is occupied by people, and no one realizes that a new "mount" has appeared out of thin air in the corner of their virtual world ...

Gao Wen left the crystal indifferently, and walked aside with a sense of accomplishment that he would not be beaten if he swipe the net casually. He looked at the splendid city in front of him and the cultists operating in the city, and gradually fell into a trap. thinking.

Chapter 0293 A Strange Encounter

Gawain left the Crystal Square area, which is easy to attract attention, but he did not move towards the huge palace-like building in the center of the city—that huge palace is likely to be the seat of the highest authority of the Eternal Sleeper, although he is in this network He has a very high level of authority, and he has successfully found many loopholes in the mind network, but for the time being, he has no plans to take too many risks. If it is not necessary, he does not intend to go to places that require higher authority.

He left the place where the crystal was placed along a beautiful path covered with fallen leaves, and stopped in a quiet garden, where only a few eternal sleepers were active—they seemed to be resting here, these cultists Just like ordinary citizens, walking slowly between the flower beds, or sitting on the benches and chatting casually, if he didn't know the truth of this virtual world, even Gao Wen would be deceived by this peaceful appearance .

Gao Wen was thinking about the mysterious cult organization "Eternal Sleepers", thinking about their future, thinking about the virtual reality technology they created, and thinking about the experimental field he built.

This "Eternal Dreamland" is so easy to use - even if he knew how it was established, Gao Wen couldn't deny this fact.

Although the original intention of the Eternal Sleeper to build this virtual world is to confuse mortals, to pursue their own eternal dreams, and to escape from reality, as long as this virtual world is used properly, its value cannot be ignored. He established a simulated experimental field of his own. In all fairness, he hopes that the experimental field can be used forever, and even the entire spiritual network can continue to develop-but the bloody technology used by the Eternal Sleeper is a big problem.

Constructing a human brain array at the cost of the lives of innocent people... To be honest, although Gao Wen has always thought that he is an "extractor" who does not let go of any value, his "level" cannot be compared with cultists. He still can't get used to this kind of thing.

So he has been trying to find a way to decipher the technical nature of the Eternal Sleeper, trying to figure out what the principle of this "human brain array network" is, and he wants to find an improvement method, and he feels that this improvement method must exist.

Because none of the various magical arts of the Dream Church used the human brain as the substrate for casting spells—there is no need to use the human brain substrate, and the magical magic of dreams can also realize the link of human thinking. In the way of natural spells, the conversion of divine spells into spells does not require any changes in the casting materials, only the casting process, so there must be something wrong with the technology used by the Eternal Sleeper now.

While thinking about the idea of ​​stealing technology from the Eternal Sleeper and constructing an improved spiritual network, Gao Wen watched the cultists operating between the flower path and the shade with cold eyes.

These guys really don't look crazy at all when they're in the Eternal Dream - it's as if they really created it just to live in it.

As a cult group, these guys really lack professionalism—shouldn’t the truly dedicated cultists wear black cloaks when they sleep at home, and use toilet paper with a goat’s head when they go to the toilet?What does it mean that you really created an ideal paradise and then all the members are addicted to it!

Gao Wen couldn't help muttering in his heart, the longer he stayed in this dream world, the more he couldn't help but find it difficult for the Order of the Eternal Sleepers to understand, obviously they can mess around in the outside world , the entire kingdom was in a state of restlessness, but in this dream world, they all became elegant and polite residents. Even Gao Wen stayed here for such a long time, and he was stunned that he didn't hear anyone talking about it. The Eternal Sleepers believe in... Maybe these guys have forgotten that they are actually cult members, right?

Just when Gao Wen was muttering these things in his mind, a very thin and pleasant voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting his thinking:

"Uncle! Can I sit next to you?"

Gao Wen's heart trembled for a moment, but he forcibly calmed down before his expression changed. He turned his head and looked at it indifferently, and unexpectedly found that it was a little girl who looked only eleven or twelve years old—she was dressed very She was dressed in a beautiful light white dress, with long, smooth light brown hair, big and bright eyes, thin lips, and a small arc that seemed to be smiling all the time.

This is a very beautiful little girl, and she looks quite polite, but Gao Wen will not be fooled by this shallow appearance - he has experienced the Internet age in his previous life, and he also knows that this spiritual network supports face pinching function, then he will not be confused by the appearance in front of him: God knows what kind of guy will be behind this cute and sweet little girl, maybe he will not only pick his feet, but also wear a whole body when he sleeps. Black cloak, and toilet paper with a black goat's head on it...

An image of a standard middle-aged and elderly cultist flashed across Gao Wen's mind, and the little girl with a sweet smile in front of him was immediately processed into a pile of mosaics by him with a filter. He looked at the pile of mosaics very indifferently Nodded: "Of course."

"Huh—" The little girl came to the bench where Gao Wen was sitting, turned around and jumped to land on the bench firmly, with a happy smile on her face, "I've been running in the park for a long time! I'm so exhausted!"

Even the tone of voice was the same as that of a little girl... Gao Wen couldn't help but feel a chill.

He knows that there can be no real children in this virtual world—this is the spiritual network of the Eternal Sleeper, and the prerequisite for connecting in is to become a devout Eternal Sleeper with a certain ability to cast spells, an eleven or twelve-year-old child How is it possible to project one's own spirit into this psychic network?Therefore, the children's "characters" that appear here are [-]% made by pinching their own faces...

Gawain turned his head and glanced at the little girl who was shaking her calves happily, feeling cold sweat profusely: he finally saw the Eternal Sleeper in this dream world that fit the characteristics of a cultist: Although it is not cruel, it is at least perverted... …

The little girl also noticed Gao Wen's gaze, and she turned her face curiously: "Uncle, why do you keep looking at me?"

Also... call him uncle!

Is this group of eternal sleepers TM obsessed with the Internet for too long and have gone all the way to perversion? !

Gao Wen endured the muscular riot on his face and forced a smile, and simply followed the "little girl"'s words: "Where is your adult?"

"They're not here!" The little girl shook her body, as if she couldn't calm down for a second, "But Sister Serena will take care of me, she lives in the city center!"

city ​​center?That huge palace building?

Gao Wen's heart moved, and for a moment he even forgot the question of whether the little girl was a middle-aged and elderly cultist. If it was the palace building in the center of the City of Dreams... that should be the place where the eternal sleepers can only enter with the highest authority!

He couldn't help but take a serious look at the little girl in front of him again, she still had an innocent look, as if she really said those words just now...

Would an Eternal Sleeper cultist really "get into the drama" so deeply?

Gao Wen frowned, and asked seemingly casually, "What's your name?"

"Patty!" said the little girl cheerfully. "My name is Patty Grant."

A name I have never heard of, but I have heard of the surname... But there are many people with the surname Glenn, so there is no reference value.

"Uncle, what's your name?" The little girl blinked and stared at Gao Wen after she finished speaking, with a curious look on her face.

"...Selsey, there is no surname." Gao Wen thought for a while, and made up a random name to tell the other party - this spiritual network does not have a mature ID mechanism at all, and it is very simple to forge a name, regardless of the real body of the little girl in front of him. No matter how capable she is, it is impossible for her to find out the real identity of the illegal intruder who came in through a loophole.

"Oh, what a strange name," the little girl who called herself Patty nodded, and seemed to want to say something to Gawain, but at this moment, someone called her from the opposite side, and the girl immediately jumped out of the chair happily. He jumped up and down, and waved his hands vigorously in the direction of the sound, "I heard you, Sister Serena!"

Gao Wen followed the sound and saw a young woman wearing a lavender dress and a purple veil standing next to the opposite flower bed. The woman's eyes were sweeping past him.

Gawain nodded to the woman calmly, while Patty bowed exaggeratedly to him: "Uncle Selsey! I'm leaving!"

"Well, nice to meet you, see you next time."

Gawain said goodbye to the little girl politely, and then saw the girl who called herself Patty running up to the woman wearing the veil, excitedly holding her hand, her mouth was moving. Talking about something, it seemed to be telling about his day's experience and introducing the new "Uncle Selsey" to the other party. Gawain saw the veiled woman bent down and straightened Patty's messy skirt, and then He turned his gaze again.

The woman silently nodded to Gao Wen, bowed slightly to pay tribute, and then took the little girl's hand and left.

Gao Wen just watched all this with a blank face the whole time, until the two left the garden, until their figures disappeared behind a wall.

A strange feeling lingered in his heart, Gao Wen shook his head and stood up, deciding to leave this place.

He cut off his connection with the spiritual network, allowing his mental perception to spin and fall rapidly in nothingness, and completely returned to the real world.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Amber sitting across from him with staring eyes, with a serious expression as if staring at a money bag.

Gao Wen blinked his eyes, and Amber Jiling, who was staring at him, suddenly realized, and then he was taken aback: "Wow!"

"You're still wow—you startled me," Gawain moved his slightly stiff neck, "what are you doing?"

"Looking at you," Amber said with a matter of course, "Didn't you let me watch?"

The corner of Gao Wen's mouth trembled: "Eh...you didn't let you look at me like that."

"Speaking of which, you really fell asleep just now." Amber confirmed that Gao Wen had woken up, and immediately leaned forward curiously, circling the latter as if studying some rare creature, "Are you really Are you sleeping? What did you dream about?"

Gawain looked at this guy helplessly: "I saw a little girl, okay?"

Amber's movements of circling around suddenly froze, and the next second she jumped two meters away with a look of horror on her face: "You, you, you...you don't even let the little girl go?!"

Before Gao Wen could say anything, this guy said again: "So that novel about you falling in love with more than 80 princesses is actually a documentary literature?!"

"Stay there and don't move!"

Chapter 0294 Cedar Town

Three minutes later, Amber rubbed her head and stood in front of Gao Wen, with a look of resentment on her face: "I'm just kidding you, are you really knocking..."

Gawain rubbed his fingers and said casually, "I'm used to knocking on Rebecca, but I'm not used to it with an unopened head like yours..."

As soon as Amber heard the other party's attitude, she knew that her plan to take the opportunity to pay for a medical bill was in vain. She raised her eyelids and glanced at Gao Wen: "By the way, what happened to you just now? You fell asleep suddenly—don't tell me That's meditation, although I'm not a mage, but it's not like I haven't seen meditation before."

Gao Wen rubbed his forehead, recalling his experience in the spiritual network in his mind, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "How long did I 'sleep' this time?"

"...About an hour?" Amber rolled her eyes and thought for a while, "Hey, don't change the subject, I'm asking you something serious..."

"Is it only one hour..." Gawain frowned slightly, "It seems that the proportion of time passing is not the same as last time... Could it be that the deeper you are in the deepest layer of the network, the slower the flow of time will be?"

Immediately afterwards, he denied this imprecise statement in his mind: it should not be said that the flow of time has changed, but that the speed of the human brain in the virtual world and the subjective perception of time deviate from reality. This "acceleration" phenomenon is very common in dreams...

Seeing that Gao Wen hadn't paid any attention to her, Amber muttered to herself and seemed to be lost in thought, and puffed her cheeks angrily, but she didn't continue to disturb, but quietly waited for Gao Wen to recover ——She has already noticed that Gao Wen is a bit prone to distraction and trance. This abnormal state of mind is probably related to the "meditation" of the previous hour. Although Amber is usually careless and reckless, she can still distinguish priorities at critical moments .

After a while, Gao Wen came back to his senses. He looked at Amber in front of him, and after a short hesitation, he still chose not to tell the other party about the spiritual network.

It's not that he doesn't trust this half-elf girl, but for the sake of safety—the Eternal Sleeper's methods are weird, and there are many "divine-like spells" that affect other people's minds without contact. The cultists are temporarily intimidated by him and dare not take action against him, but it is guaranteed that there will be a few guys with clever ideas among the cultists to spy on the memories of the people around him, so he can't expose himself until he is fully sure The fact that it has successfully invaded the mind network of the Eternal Sleeper.

"I'm doing a very confidential thing, and I need to enter this special 'sleep' state occasionally," Gao Wen said to Amber, "I will tell you this secret one day, but I can't say it yet."

Amber curled her lips: "Tch...you're just talking."

Gao Wen's answer didn't explain anything. Amber knew that the "old rice dumpling" she had dug out was probably plotting something again, and judging by how cautious and meticulous he was talking about this time, the scale of this calculation might be huge. Bigger than ever.

She was curious, but she decided not to ask.

Gawain nodded when he saw Amber's expression: Just as he knew, the seemingly carefree Amber also had intelligence and reason that belonged to her alone, and this half-elf girl would not continue to struggle with this issue any longer.

"Help me get the drawing of the acceleration track that I didn't finish last time. It's in the cabinet next to the bookshelf on the left." Gao Wen stretched his waist and adjusted his sitting posture behind the desk. "I just fell asleep suddenly. Epiphany, I thought of something that needs to be modified..."

"What does epiphany mean! And seeing your tired face, are you sure you don't need to take a break? Do you want to continue drawing drawings?"

"I have to draw it quickly, or Kamel and Nicholas will have to do useless work..."

Amber walked towards the bookshelf and kept mumbling: "You will die suddenly sooner or later, I will tell you... If you die suddenly, I have to dig a hole for you, and your two granddaughters may not give me a raise... ..."

Gao Wen was puzzled: "Why are you so persistent in waiting for me to die and dig a hole for me?"

"Nonsense, I dug you out back then, I did everything from beginning to end..."

Gao Wen felt that he had knocked lightly just now - although this half-elf's head was not as hard as Rebecca's, her mouth was really twitching!

At the same time, in the eastern part of the dark mountain range, in the border town "Cedar Town".

This town is one of the few market towns on the border between Ansu and Typhon. The Typhon people established it 200 years ago and used it as a resting place for hunters, merchants, and soldiers on the border. However, the development of 200 years has not made this town prosperous. On the contrary, because the relationship between Typhon and Ansu has been deteriorating in recent decades, the town has become desolate and tense.

Winter nights always fall very early. Under the dim sky, the small market town is covered by the snow that fell a few days ago. In many places, the snow has turned into mud due to the trampling of people and animals, and the streets of the town are stained. Dirty and dilapidated, there are few pedestrians on the deserted streets. The few permanent residents are hiding at home to avoid the severe cold and north wind outside. Except for the patrol soldiers of the Typhon Empire, the people walking on the streets are There are only mercenaries and armed men dressed as adventurers, and the latter also appear to be in a hurry, and basically don't stay on the streets for too long--that can easily cause trouble.

Since the relationship between the two countries fell to the freezing point, business travel on this line has been almost cut off, and the most important economic pillar of the town has suffered a lot. In addition to the severe frost and snow this winter, East Wolf Fort has issued another order With the prohibition of hunting in the southern and western forests, life became more and more difficult. Apart from soldiers, the only people who could wander the streets at this time were the "desperadoes" who gathered here to make a living during the war.

Mercenaries and free adventurers are not much different from desperadoes to ordinary people.

The only tavern in the town is the only lively place in this place. Before the night completely falls, the bright lights are already lit here-the semi-solidified ointment made of burning stone powder mixed with animal fat is used by imperial soldiers. New from the East, this ointment smells bad when it burns, but is favored by the lower classes for its bright, long-lasting glow and low price.

Under the bright light of the "grease lamp", the mercenaries and adventurers in the tavern gathered together in groups of three or four. A strange smell - all kinds of disgusting smells permeate this chaotic space, even the strange smell of burning petroleum jelly has no sense of existence here.

In this chaotic and noisy environment, the door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a tall figure in a cloak flashed into the tavern and walked straight to the bar.

The cold wind poured into the room with the opening and closing of the wooden door. Several mercenaries sitting near the door began to curse, and some people's eyes fell on the man in the cloak—when the man in the cloak When he took his seat by the bar and took off his hood to reveal a beautiful elf face, several whistles came from all directions immediately.

The beautiful elf huntress casually waved her hands back, and a few flying knives were pinned precisely on the table in front of everyone who was whistling. Then, with a gesture of her hand, all the flying knives returned under the magic power. It's in her hands.

Extraordinary, high level, bad mood.

After confirming these three elements, everyone in the tavern quickly adjusted their positions. Those who should drink continued to drink, those who should compete continued to compare, those who should sift chaff began to sift chaff, and everyone continued to be peaceful and lively.

The tavern owner behind the bar just watched all this with cold eyes, and only after the new customers sat down did he step forward to ask: "Or beer?"

This elf has come once, although he only came once, but as a tavern owner, he must remember the face of the other party—not to mention that this is a very powerful guy, so he can't ignore it.

"Beer," said the elf huntress in a very magnetic voice, her blond hair hanging down her cheeks, covering some of her face, but her expression could still be seen to be a little gloomy, "I will pay for the damaged table. "

"Don't worry, someone will stick a knife in it anyway," the tavern owner said with a smile, and pushed the big wooden mug full of beer in front of the huntress. "Why, didn't you pass the checkpoint?"

"Martial law has been imposed," the huntress said unhappily, "and even started asking for a pass for the East Wolf Fort..."

The tavern owner smiled: "After all, the situation is tense."

"But didn't you pass the checkpoint with a mercenary document or a recent employment certificate?" The huntress raised her eyelids. "When did you need a certificate from East Wolf Castle?"

"This is a regulation that has just started recently." The tavern owner is not a mercenary or an adventurer, but he must be well-informed if he is in his line of business, especially if he is opening a tavern on the border next to the East Wolf Fort. "It is said that because the East Wolf Fort was attacked, those imperial soldiers began to block the checkpoint..."

"Attack?" The huntress immediately raised her eyebrows, "Could it be a war with Ansu?"

"That's not true," it wasn't the tavern owner who answered her, but an adventurer sitting nearby. This adventurer looked very enthusiastic—or maybe he was just trying to get close. He moved his wine glass to the woman. Next to the elf, with an expression of "I know the inside story" on his face, he said, "It is said that he was attacked by a humanoid monster that he had never seen before... The East Wolf Castle suffered a lot, and even the walls of the fortress were cracked. The general ordered martial law, and now all checkpoints along the entire border are very strict..."

"Humanoid monster!?" The female elf finally showed a surprised expression, "How about the specifics? Where did the monster come from?"

The adventurer who came here to get close didn't expect that he really succeeded in arousing the interest of this beautiful elf who seemed difficult to deal with. He clumsily concealed his complacency, while continuing to say with that "I know the inside story" expression: "It is said that it came out of the Dark Mountains, a monster released by the Kingdom of Ansu... But some people say it came out of the wasteland of Gondor..."

"... Now the problem is big..."

The beautiful elf "female" hunter, Solderine Frostleaf, realizes that she may not be able to get away with dressing up as a woman this time...

Chapter 0295 Compatriots?