Let the system try to save the world

The system does not dream.

The formation of dreams is a complex process, and so far no theory can fully explain how human dreams are formed.

The function of dreams is to organize human memories and emotions.

The system's memory does not need to be organized and the system has no emotions.

So the system doesn't dream.

"So, please get out of my mind and don't touch my cerebral cortex at will." After sorting out the causes and consequences of the system's inability to dream, Xitong politely asked this uninvited guest to leave his mind.

Except for that time when he voluntarily entered the dream world, Xitong had never seen any living creatures in his mind.

After the sun went down, he had no work or entertainment, so he lay down on the bed early to rest his mind. Xitong thought about it and thought that he was really too weak to allow such an inexplicable thing to happen.

"I won't leave. I finally found you." A layer of mist was lingering over the other person. "Have you forgotten what you did to me?"

"I don't remember." Xitong shook his head. "If I broke the law, you can ask the police to arrest me."

"You are an inhuman creature." The other party became even more angry. "You did such a shameless thing and pretended that nothing happened!"

"You are not a human being." Xitong retorted, "You have no shame."

"It's you, it's you! It was you who blew me up, and used biogas!" The other party was furious, his hands trembling, and said, "How shameless!"

"Are you a sewer spirit?"

"I am Mirage!" Mirage roared.

"Oh." Xitong understood. He was indeed in the wrong in this matter. "So you are alive."

"I just fell asleep, not dead!" Shen calmed himself down, "My name is Lou Shen, you can call me by my human name."

"Oh, Lou Shen, what's the matter?"

"Since you've injured me, I don't want your power as compensation. Just send me back to the sea." Lou Shen said, "Isn't that too much?"

"Not too much." Xitong said. He moved his mind and took a picture of the world map. "Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, where do you want to go?"

"What a fine map." Lou Shen looked at the world map carefully. "Where are the mermaids?"

"There are no mermaids on this planet." Xitong replied.

"How is this possible?" Lou Shen shook his head. "My ancestors were not from this world. They were great men from my Mirage Clan who ascended to heaven and came here. Back then, a group of mermaids followed my ancestors to this small world."

"Mermaids are the overlords of the water. Even the great white sharks and killer whales here can't do anything to them." Lou Shen said, "I was in a hurry when I fell asleep last time, and I didn't have time to ask about their situation. How could the mermaids be extinct in just a hundred years?"

"I have to correct you." Xitong pulled out a book called "Five Thousand Years of Dragon Country" from the database. "This hundred years is not just a short hundred years. This is the hundred years with the fastest development of human society."

"No matter how powerful those mermaids are, they probably can't beat sewage discharge and oil spills." Xitong comforted him, "Don't be too sad, this is also part of the natural selection. They can't just sit there and wait for death. They must have found a way to leave."

"Alas, humans! Alas!" Lou Shen sighed deeply, "I only hope they can find a way to return to their hometown."

"Do you remember which sea area you fell asleep in?" Xitong asked.

"I don't remember." Lou Shen shook his head, "I only remember that the waters were warm and the food was plentiful."

"This is for you." Lou Shen handed a small object to Xitong.

"What is this?" Xitong looked at it for a moment. It was a teardrop-shaped pearl. He weighed it in his palm and it weighed about twenty grams.

"My mermaids shed tears." Lou Shen said, "Most of our tribe's children were accompanied by mermaids. Although mermaids are ferocious, they grow very slowly. In addition, most adult mermaids don't know how to take care of their cubs, so the loss rate is very high."

"It is extremely difficult for my Mirage Clan to cultivate into human form, and we are unable to hunt on our own. Over a long period of time, we have formed this symbiotic relationship," Lou Shen explained in detail.

"When a mermaid sheds tears, they can turn into the kind of pearls that you humans like best. They are called mermaid tears. My people can also cultivate mirage pearls. We can exchange them with each other as tokens of trust."

"The mermaids provide us with food for our hunting, and we provide them with protection and shelter." Lou Shen said, "If he is still in this world, you can find him with this mermaid tear, and you can also find the sea area we were in before."

"Let me say this to brag a little." Lou Shen showed a bit of pride, "Except for the Henggong fish in the North Lake, there is no other monster in the world whose shell is stronger than ours."

"Then isn't this mermaid's tear very important?" Xitong asked, rubbing the warm surface of the pearl.

"My mermaid is young, and he got lost from his tribe when he was young." Lou Shen said with a smile, "He loves to cry the most. He will forget after crying, but I can't bear to throw away these mermaid tears. I have a big box of them hidden in the Psychic Bureau."

"Oh." Lou Shen suddenly looked up. He seemed to see the outside world through this dream. "It's dawn. I should go."

"Thank you for your attention. I'm waiting for your news at the Ningcheng Psychic Bureau." Lou Shen clasped his fists and bowed, then his figure slowly disappeared in a white mist.

Xitong opened his eyes and stretched hard. It was as if he had not slept at all that night.

Day after day, all kinds of people appeared in his dreams. Didn't these monsters have cell phones and couldn't access the Internet? Couldn't they make phone calls when they had something to do?

Xitong pointed the teardrop-shaped pearl in her hand out the window. It sparkled brightly in the morning sun, emitting beautiful rainbow colors, which truly proved that she had really been dreaming.

His eyesight was getting better day by day. Xitong performed the basic body-building technique in his body as usual. After breathing in the fresh air of the morning, he began to browse yesterday's news.

"An old corpse was found in the ice at Ningcheng Polar Oceanarium, possibly a primitive man"

"Penguin House Staff: The real situation is that the snowman is faking his death"

"Strange Stories about the Rules of the Oceanarium: Mermaids, Sunfish, and Yetis"

Xitong frowned fiercely and turned off his cell phone. Before he had time to have breakfast, Meng Ruyan brought him breakfast.

"I didn't think it through yesterday." Meng Ruyan said dejectedly. It was the first time that a friend asked him to do something, and he actually messed it up. "I was so anxious to find you that I forgot about the person I was going to talk to."

"It doesn't matter." Xitong shook his head, "Let me see your phone."

Meng Ruyan did as she was told and handed him the phone.

Xitong opened WeChat and hacked into the other party's IP address. He thought for a moment and uttered a puzzled nasal sound, "Hmm?"

"What's wrong?" Meng Ruyan asked.

"The address for sending the letter is at the Ningcheng Polar Oceanarium." Xitong said, "It wasn't you who asked him to go to the Polar Oceanarium, it was him who asked you to go."

"How is that possible?" Meng Ruyan retorted subconsciously, "The Polar Oceanarium has a giant clam exhibition recently. My father told me about it, so I chose this place."

"The giant clam exhibition is closed for maintenance." Xitong pulled up the surveillance camera at the entrance of the aquarium and showed Meng Ruyan the banner about the maintenance. "I have some guesses."