Sword of Dawn

She took Xiao Hua, but just in the middle of her words, the old gentleman in front of her suddenly disappeared. In the special information box that she could see as the guide, it showed that the interacting user had logged out of the network.

……

White flashes filled the entire field of vision in an instant, and the short-term dizziness caused by the forced redirection of the nerve link was also fleeting. Amoen only felt himself in a trance, and when he saw the situation around him again, he found that he had arrived In a space filled with boundless mist, gray grassland and endless skylight, the light mist seemed to hide all the details in this space. He could only see a small hill in the distance, and a huge figure was approaching Quietly dormant in the depths of the mist.

He lowered his head and saw a circle of eye-catching red letters around him: You have been temporarily banned by the administrator.

The figure dormant in the depths of the mist moved in the distance. It looked huge and heavy, but it didn't make a sound when it moved over. Amoen subconsciously wanted to act vigilantly, but soon he Then he realized who this figure was, so he calmed down and waited patiently for the other person to come to him.

The long jointed limbs cut across the mist, and a holy white spider walked out of the mist. The aimless head hung down in the direction of Amon. The next second, a petite figure appeared in the fine fluff on the top of the spider's head, and it was light Jumped down from the sky.

The long white hair that dragged to the ankles spread out in the air like wings, and then closed again as Naritil landed. The "upper-level narrator" in charge of the entire neural network came to Amorn and raised his head. He looked at the "old god" who was standing here in the image of an old elf with a blank face, his eyes were full of business-like attitude.

Amoen didn't wait for the girl to open her mouth and spread her hands: "I know, I know, it's a dangerous operation, right? I heard Mirmina mention that if you violate the rules, you will attract the administrator..."

"Ordinary violations will only attract automatic warnings from the system or ordinary patrols sent by the network management center, and kicking out of the network will only return to the real world," Naritil said with a straight face. "Only the highest level and the most It is specific transgressions that attract the upper storytellers and are brought to this 'plane'."

"Is that so?" Amon was stunned for a moment, apparently this was a little bit different from what he understood, "I heard that Mir Mina said that she was often chased by you and would be taken away every now and then. Come to this place to preach... I thought you would deal with all violations yourself..."

"Please don't interrupt, Mr. Amorn," Naritel said immediately, "You and your companions have added a lot of extra work to me and Duarte. In comparison, Ms. Enya is more disciplined than you .”

Amoen suddenly coughed twice: "Ahem, this is only my first violation, you can't average all the problems caused by Mirmina running around and trying to 'rule boundary'... well, Of course, I don't mean to evade responsibility, I admit my violation, but... I just want to help that girl a little."

In the end, his expression has gradually become serious. It is obvious that only in this matter, he has a particularly firm attitude-admit his mistakes, but dare to do it next time.

"I know," Naritil's expression didn't change, he just continued to stare at Amoen seriously and said, "So the treatment of you is only a temporary ban--the ban is temporary, this is to prevent you from doing Make further dangerous moves."

It sounded like the ban would be lifted soon, and Amoen breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled at the young but serious god in front of him. At the same time, his thoughts became clear and active again because of the relaxation, and he asked casually: "How long will it take to be banned? When can I go back?"

"Wait for the notice," Naritil said with his face up, and then added, "But don't worry, it won't take more than a few hours at most."

"That's okay..." Amoen was even more relieved, and began to think about what he should do in the next time to pass this boring time, but at this moment, he suddenly felt something was wrong "Wait, I suddenly feel that something is wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

"...you should be very clear about my original authority and the power I still have after leaving the god position," Amoen became serious, looking at Naritil's light-colored eyes, "so you You should know that as long as I get in touch with Patty a few times, I will find out about her situation sooner or later, and considering that my current human nature has taken over, and there is an element of risk in my own 'inclination', so you should... "

He stopped in the middle of his speech, and continued after a short pause: "Patty is not the only guide, but the guide I have been in contact with for so many days is only Patty... Who is arranging?"

Naritil was silent for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Who knows..."

Amorn stared at the "upper-level narrator" for a long time before asking again: "So behind this incident is a kind help, or another test project?"

Naritil's tone remained calm: "Both."

Amorn looked at the upper-level narrator who didn't seem to intend to reveal more information, and could only sigh helplessly: "...the last question, is this matter harmful to Patty?"

"We will not conduct any experimental projects that are harmful to testers without being informed - Patty will not know anything, she will only receive a gift."

"Well, considering the problems that the Theocratic Council is facing, this should be considered the most impeccable attitude." Amon nodded and said in agreement.

This time it was finally Naritil's turn to show a little surprised expression, this young but also "retired", the god who is currently in the re-employment stage looked at Amoen in surprise: "Are you really not angry at all?" ?”

Amoen looked down at the white-haired girl in front of him, and suddenly laughed for a long time, the wrinkles on his face stretched out more than before: "Why am I angry——I have experienced too many ups and downs, and all of this is to me It's just a little thing, and it's a 'good little thing'."

"It's best for you to think so," Naritil finally smiled slightly, and his businesslike attitude dissipated, "But then again, even so, I can't lift the ban on you in advance—the rear The observation team is still confirming the subsequent effects of 'the flower', and you must stay in this place until the process is completed."

Amoen nodded thoughtfully, his eyes scanned the surrounding mist and the looming hills and endless plains deep in the mist, and said to himself: "The deep layer of the neural network has a higher divinity Protection strength... This is actually an 'isolation room', I understand what's going on. Don't worry, I will wait patiently. For me, 'patience' is the most indispensable thing..."

The space shrouded in mist fell silent for a while, and after a few minutes, Amon's voice suddenly broke the silence: "Why don't you call Duarte here, the three of us can play cards or something..."

Naritil glanced at Amoen who was sitting on the ground in a daze, and shook his head: "Duwart should be free now, but I don't want to play cards."

"But the card game invented by Gao Wen requires at least three people..." Amon frowned suddenly, "Ms. Enya is not here..."

Naritil just glanced at this side quietly, without making any response.

"You bring Mirmina," Amoen finally couldn't help but said, "plus Duvalte, 'people' is enough."

Naritil shook his head immediately: "Administrators have rules for administrators. I can't bring users here without breaking the rules. Mr. Amorn, don't think about such things..."

"Yesterday, she told me that there is a tree with misplaced data on the side of the 'Triangle Square'. As long as you jump and rush over it, you will pass through the 'narrative surface', and you can directly connect to the city's second-level encrypted communication layer. See……"

Before the words fell, Naritil's figure had disappeared into the misty space, leaving only the voice that gradually dissipated and reached Amoen's ears: "Wait a minute, I will catch her."

Amoen looked at the direction where Naritil and the huge white spider disappeared together in the mist, and shrugged after a long time, muttering to himself: "It's none of my business."

……

In the lower reaches of the Whitewater River, in the east of Glenn City, the towering Rock Crack Castle still stands at the end of the mountain wall. In one of the best lit rooms in the castle, a pleasant humming sound suddenly came from an immersion cabin placed against the wall. , and then the hatch slid open smoothly, revealing the seat inside, and Patty, who was leaning on the seat and had gradually become a girl in the past two years.

Feeling the stimulation of the sun, Patty's eyelids trembled a few times, and finally woke up from the "dive" state completely. She opened her eyes and looked around, and immediately saw the familiar figure according to her feeling:

Selina Geerfen, holding a lantern, was standing in front of the fireplace not far away, looking at herself with a smile on her face.

Chapter 1162 A Test

Selina Geerfen, holding a lantern, stood quietly in front of the fireplace, with a gentle and friendly smile on her face, and a faint white halo escaped from the outline of her figure. There is a slight sense of translucency at the connection - this is not a problem with Selena's manipulation of her "psychological projection", but a trace she deliberately created, so that people in the real world can Distinguish the phantom boundary in front of you.

After the "Neural Network and Derivative Technology Management Measures (Provisional)" was officially promulgated, "unless an application is made in advance, network residents who use psychological projection to operate in the material world should actively mark their own projection range, so as not to affect the residents of the material world." life or interfere with the judgment of law enforcement agencies" has become a formal law. Selina Geerfen is one of the drafters of this law. She strictly follows the rules, and she is also under management with other old eternal sleepers Priests, senior neural network technicians, and members of the Immortal Association.

The official title of these people is "Internet Residents", but Patty has also heard that His Majesty Gawain Cecil gave these people who can live in the Internet for a long time, and even uploaded their souls to the Internet. A very strange name—His Majesty called them "Cyber ​​Residents"... I can't figure out what this strange word means.

It sounds like a "magic capacitor" that makes scholars have headaches and hair loss.

Some weird thoughts popped up in her mind, and Patty showed a happy smile on her face. She stretched out her arms towards the armrest on the side of the immersion cabin, and there were still mottled and undulating scars on her slightly slender arms—rebuilt through regenerative technology Her muscles, surgically implanted active bones, and artificial nerve bundles all started working at the same time, making her hold the silver-white alloy with some difficulty, and slowly propped up her upper body from the seat.

All of this is still very difficult for her, even though the flesh and blood regeneration technology and modern artificial nerve technology from the Death of All Things Society have almost reconstructed more than half of the damaged tissues in this body, but human beings in the realm of the soul and the microcosmic brain The cognition is still too superficial, and scholars are unable to let a person who has been paralyzed for nearly ten years learn how to command a body assembled with biochemical technology in a short period of time-it is extremely difficult for a healthy person to do all this. This is even more true for Tie.

What's more, these pieced together body structures themselves have innumerable defects in mutual cooperation... It is not easy for them to be able to integrate and match each other to the extent that they are no longer mutually exclusive and can still maintain their operation.

After a period of unfamiliar and slow operation, Patty finally managed to sit up with her own efforts. She exhaled slightly, with a triumphant smile on her face, and looked at the wheelchair parked in the corner not far away. Behind, a section of silvery-white artificial spine is closely attached to the surface of the skin, and the neatly arranged alloy rune armor plates have received the host's nerve signals, and dense lights are lit up in the gaps, and the inside of the strangely shaped wheelchair in the corner There was a pleasant buzzing sound, and driven by a small engine and a series of gears and connecting rods, it moved towards the immersion chamber lightly.

Selena watched all this quietly, until then she broke the silence: "Do you need help?"

"No, I can do it." Patty waved her hand immediately, and then began to slowly move her body out of the immersion cabin. With the help of a series of handrails, she "translated" herself into the special wheelchair with great difficulty. , and just such a few simple actions have already caused a thin layer of sweat to emerge from her forehead.

But after all, she completed all the movements with her own efforts-these movements she didn't even dare to think about a few years ago.The wound on her body was no longer painful and itchy, and breathing and turning her head became painless. She felt joy for her "success" for a moment, then adjusted her sitting posture in the wheelchair, and raised her hand to explore again. After reaching the back of the head, he groped to the end of the "nerve thorns", pulled aside this metal "spine" that seemed hard but was actually very flexible due to a large number of hinge structures, and after a few times of groping, he connected it to the backrest of the wheelchair. in a neural node.

In an instant, the machine, which was cold and stiff just a second ago, seemed to come alive. A series of subsystem activation sounds came out from within it, and some locked mechanisms were unlocked in order under Patty's command, and the wheelchair lightly rotated halfway on the spot. circle, and briskly came to Selina, the girl sitting on top had a bright smile on her face, and said hello with an exaggerated tone on purpose: "Long time no see, 'Sister Selina'~~"

A look of embarrassment appeared on Selena's face for a moment: "Patty, it's better not to use this name..."

It is obviously a sense of accomplishment for Patty to make someone as powerful as Selena look so embarrassed. Well, it's just a joke... But why did you come here suddenly? Isn't the computing center very busy recently?"

"I came to discuss some things with your mother, and I also came to check on your situation." Selena smiled gently, while carefully looking at the girl in front of her. "How is it? Are you feeling better recently?"

"You are in good health, much better than before," Patty looked down at herself, and responded briskly, then she frowned again, and said uncertainly, "And I don't know if it's an illusion...I It seems that the body suddenly became lighter? It was just when I came out of the immersion cabin, a finger that was not easy to use suddenly became easy to use..."

Selena's gaze changed slightly for a moment, but her smile quickly covered everything up. She seemed very happy, and even reached out to touch Patty's hair—a touch that was almost as real as it was real. Through the illusion spell, it came to Patty's perception: "This is really good news, it shows that your soul has finally begun to accept this body, and it also shows that these new biological tissues in your body are finally going to integrate into a real whole .”

"Really?" Patty blinked, a little disbelieving, "But Grandpa Pittman said that this kind of situation is basically impossible... He said that my current state is basically the best situation..."

"Patty," Selena put her hand on the top of the girl's head, with a faint smile on her face, "Sometimes miracles will happen."

Patty seemed to understand, she always felt that Selena's behavior today was a bit strange, but she couldn't tell where this feeling came from, so she nodded: "Although I don't understand it, it sounds like a good thing ..."

"Of course it's a good thing." Selena straightened up with a smile, and then asked as if casually, "By the way, did you encounter any interesting people and things in the neural network today?"

"Interesting people and things?" Patty thought for a while, counting down while organizing his words, "Yeah, I met a nervous mage apprentice at the beginning, he secretly connected through the tutor's immersion chamber, Because I didn’t want to write math papers, I ran to the City of Dreams to hide for leisure, but I was discovered by the instructor not long after I connected. I saw him being pushed by the instructor on a chair in the triangle square to write big questions for two hours... There is also a lady who is using the Internet for the first time. When she named her name, she insisted on adding a lot of her honorary titles and titles she came up with, which triggered the automatic optimization of the system. ellipsis..."

Patty talked about what he had seen and heard in the neural network with great interest, and at the end seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly added: "Oh, yes, I saw Mr. 'High Speed ​​Buck' again, this time he unexpectedly I didn’t play cards or quarrel with people, but learned how to create things with ideas in the dream city. He gave me a little flower that I created as a gift, but before I could finish thanking him, he suddenly fell down. line..."

"Mr. Highway Buck..." Selina couldn't help showing a slightly weird smile on her face, "So, you have already accepted his gift?"

"Yeah, but I don't know why, the flower disappeared very quickly," Patty blinked a little confused, "and he left the network so suddenly, I was a little worried... he seemed like a real person. It's an elderly gentleman, Sister Selena, you think he won't be in trouble in the real world, right?"

"Don't worry, Patty, there are monitoring devices in every immersion chamber, and if users encounter problems, they will immediately send an alarm to the nearest computing center," Selina seemed to be holding back a laugh, and said comfortingly, "Then Mr. Highway Bucks should just leave for a sudden business—maybe he is playing cards with his friends at this time?"

……

In a lounge of Cracked Rock Fort, Ropeni Grant was sitting on a high-backed chair by the window. The sunlight that had been gradually tilted through the window brought the heat of midsummer, and the sound of insects was blocked by double-layered crystal glass. Outside, it sounded like it was coming from far away, the ventilation system was running quietly in the ceiling, and the cooled air flow kept the room comfortable.

Luo Peini's eyes fell on the table. It was the report she had just read halfway through. Under the faint yellow sunlight, the lines of letters in the report appeared in her eyes:

…To sum up, the nerve cords deployed in the first phase of the project have been successfully fused in the pre-buried pipelines in the workshop and realized the transmission of biological signals…The operating efficiency of the biomass circulation pipes has reached the design standard…Nerve fiber nets and machine terminals The effective connection between the main brain and the sub-brain is in good physiological condition, and the simulation operation has been realized, and the first experimental workshop can be inspected and accepted at any time and put into use...

Luo Peini carefully read every word in the report, the black spar pendant on her earlobe trembled slightly in the air with the subtle movements of her moving eyes, the exquisitely cut crystal surface constantly reflected the magnificent sunshine color, the quietness in the room There was only the sound of flipping paper—the silence lasted for a long time before it was finally broken by a deliberate "footstep".

Countess Glenn raised her head and saw Selena Geerfen, a bachelor of the node holding a lantern, appearing at the door not far away. She seemed to have just pushed the door and walked in—but in fact, the door had never been opened. Has been opened, and the wanderer from the cyber world has never set foot in the corridor outside the door that should be currently empty.

According to the formation mechanism of psychological projection, Luo Peini knew that she was the only one in this room before she turned her head and looked over, and the figure of the other party only emerged after her gaze - this is the neural network and human senses Fantastic effects of system interactions.

A smile appeared on the district consul's face, and he nodded to Selina: "I thought you would stay with Patty for a while."

"I can meet her in New City of Dreams at any time, but a busy consul like you doesn't have much time to stay in the neural network," Selina smiled, and walked towards the Viscount Luo Penny, "I hope I didn't bother you. to your work."

Ropeni Glenn's eyes fell on this lady who "survived" in the form of an Internet ghost. At this moment, she suddenly felt the unpredictability of fate—as if not long ago, this lady and her In my own eyes, the power represented is still a dark sect through and through. It is a group of people who need to be vigilant and even hostile. According to the cognition, these surrendered eternal sleepers have now become the technicians of the Cecil Empire, and the enemies who needed to be vigilant in the past... At this time, they have also become their own people.

Even their own people with a fairly good relationship.

"I didn't bother you," Luo Penny nodded. "I've just finished processing this report, and then I just have to go to the factory to have a look—there's still some time before that."

"That's fine," Selena said immediately, "we can talk about Patty."

When Patty was mentioned, the expression on Luo Penny's face immediately became serious, and she first motioned for Selena to take a seat on the chair opposite (although an Internet ghost does not need to sit, it always makes the conversation easier) , and then asked with a serious face: "Has she... already had contact with the target?"

"It's not appropriate to use 'contact', they have been in contact many days ago," Selina first corrected what the Viscount said, and then nodded, "The last test is over, the God of Nature has given I gave Patty a small 'gift', and everything was as we expected—and the two parties were not affected by any external will, and the information was kept closed throughout the process. The test was carried out in a pure state, and the results should be very reliable.

"Currently, Amorn has been temporarily isolated by Naritil in the deep layer of the network, receiving the highest level of monitoring and isolation, while Patty doesn't know anything."

Luo Penny nodded silently, and asked after a few seconds: "What will happen to Patty after this?"

"The power of the God of Nature will work—although this power has weakened a lot now and no longer has the power of a 'miracle' level, it is still enough to make a weak mortal girl healthy. Patty's body Those incongruous man-made and original tissues will gradually adapt, her soul and spirit will be repaired, and she will be healed... There may be a little trace of course, but overall, she will enter the world in good health. adult.

"You can even look forward to seeing her stand up herself on her coming-of-age day and walk up to you for your blessing and hug."

Countess Luo Penny's breathing couldn't help becoming a little short and obvious. She took a deep breath and grabbed the armrest of the chair with her fingers to maintain her calmness. After calming down for a few seconds, she asked: "What about that?" what do I need to do?"

“Cooperate with our observations over the next hour—our online level, your physical level. Pay close attention to Patty’s behavior, to see if there is any sudden whisper or prayer behavior, to see if she will act as if she is listening. What kind of voice, and most importantly...see if she will mention the names of 'Amorne' or 'God of Nature'."

Chapter 1163 Dinner in Rock Break Castle

Luo Peini listened carefully to everything Selena explained, not daring to miss a single letter, and waited until the other party had finished explaining the precautions before she asked: "What will happen if these situations arise?"

"Please rest assured that the initial spiritual influence will not establish a 'shackle' as stable as the spiritual seal. We already have many mature means to clean up the shallow pollution caused by the gods," Selina said in a convincing tone, " There are no aftereffects of these methods, and Patty will not even be aware of what is happening to her."

Selena's tone was very sincere, but the Countess Luo Penny couldn't help frowning slightly, and said with some concern: "Is there really no sequelae?"

Selena looked at the worried mother, and suddenly laughed: "Of course not—we have dealt with this kind of power for hundreds of years, and shallow spiritual pollution is not as terrible as many people think , not to mention that Amorn is already a god who has broken away from the godhood, and most of his remaining divine pollution has dissipated in the past 3000 years. In our opinion, that is a quite safe 'dose'."

"...I decided to trust the judgment of professionals, Ms. Selena," the Countess Luo Penny was silent for a moment, and exhaled softly, "and this itself is a choice we made together."

Selena nodded slightly. She looked at Luo Penny and saw the sun shining on the other's side face, and the worried expression was gradually easing, which showed that her relief was more or less effective.After a short thought, she broke the silence: "When I first asked for your opinion, I actually didn't expect you to agree... Although this project is an opportunity for Patty, I know that you have always been very nervous about your daughter. "

"Contact the 'miracle' of the God of Nature to verify whether the final safety boundary of the barrier system is effective. Whether it succeeds or not, Patty will gain health... From a rational point of view, I have no reason to refuse," Luo Peini shook her head, "I'm really worried, but I never let my worry affect my rational judgment - if I didn't even have this judgment, our mother and daughter wouldn't be able to live to this day."

Speaking of this, the Viscountes glanced at Selena again, and nodded slightly: "And I am also very clear that you helped Patty win this opportunity out of good intentions-although this is a risky one Experiment, but for Patty, the benefits far outweigh the dangers, and you could have found other testers more easily, with lighter responsibilities and less risk, but you gave Patty the spot, and I am grateful."

"It's good if you think so," Selena breathed out, seeming to relax a little, "Actually... I've always been worried that you would have resistance to us. This resistance stems from our previous identities and our What you did to Patty..."

"It is true that I have resisted you because of your identities, but I have never had any dissatisfaction with you when it comes to Patty." Before she could finish speaking, the Viscount Luo Penny suddenly interrupted her, " In any case, when Patty was in the most painful time, it was your help that made her survive the most difficult days. In her not-so-good childhood, at least some parts were happy and bright. Her' Sister Serena', hot-tempered but funny red-haired uncle, sister Wendy who sings very well... many of them I can't even put together, but I know, your company means a lot to Patty Very important."

"Our company..." Selena laughed a little self-deprecatingly, "In fact, we were just doing an experiment at first. We took a fancy to Patty's weakened state of soul and body connection after a serious injury, and we took a fancy to her. After repeated tortures, we far surpassed the tenacity of our peers. We needed such an 'experiment' to test the neural connection technology, and even test the compatibility of the sandbox system... This was our purpose at the beginning. At that time None of us imagined how things would turn out.

"Thinking about it now, no matter how we looked at it at that time, we probably had nothing to do with 'conscience'. Even if most of us were friendly to Patty, it was mostly out of the mentality of observing an interesting experimental subject. I don't know. Know exactly when the changes happened... Maybe your daughter had a subtle influence on some of us, or maybe the events of the upper storytellers woke up those of us who were addicted to the salvation mania with reality Cultists...who knew?

"Eternal sleepers who are good at manipulating their minds actually find it difficult to figure out what's going on in their minds."

Luo Peini listened carefully to every word said by the former dark archbishop, until the other party's voice fell, and she asked calmly: "Does Patty already know these things?"

"I told her all about it," Selina smiled. "Not long after the Imperial Computing Center was built... I told her the truth about the last Dream City and all of us."

"Obviously, she still chose to trust you after that, and was very happy to serve as the guide in the new dream city-she was even very proud of it," Luo Peini smiled, "I very much support her decision."

Selena was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slowly: "I think I know why Patty accepted the truth so smoothly... She has inherited your wisdom, your wisdom in 'judgment'."

Then she stood up and glanced at the huge sun that was sinking outside: "It's getting late... But I don't think you will go to inspect the factory as planned, right?"

"I want to observe Patty's situation. The inspection of the factory can be postponed until tomorrow-are you leaving?"

Selena hesitated for a moment, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Do you mind having one more 'ghost' having dinner with you and your daughter in the castle?"

"Of course I don't mind," Luo Penny said immediately, her tone sounded quite cheerful, "Patty will be very happy, this is the first time you stayed in the real world to have dinner with her. But I have a question... ...how are you going to eat?"

Selena's expression froze immediately, and it took a long time before she muttered as if she was talking to herself: "Ah, this is indeed... a problem."

……

Patty was very happy today, because sister Selena, who rarely saw her in the real world, visited her family's castle today, and because the other party stayed today and wanted to have dinner with her—this It has never happened in the past, and it is even more rare than the two wonders of "mother does not deal with official business after dark" and "Uncle Magnum is calm after going to the college to finish his class".

In the dining room, the bright brilliance of the magic spar lamp has been lit up, and the artificial light has dispelled the darkness that is gradually thickening outside the castle. The round dining table is covered with white tablecloths, and the meal is not luxurious but definitely sumptuous. Dinner was served on the table, including the most famous spice stew in the south, as well as desserts and pancakes from the Whitsunday Plains. Patty controlled the wheelchair briskly around the table with a nerve cord, and happily He smiled and said, "It's all my favorite food!"

"Patty, don't run around the table," Luo Penny immediately stopped her daughter's reckless behavior, "you will bump into people—and we have guests today."