Turing test

Yu Shaoqing opened his eyes.

He is lying in a container similar to a life support cabin, with an ergonomic semi-soft platform behind him and a cylindrical glass cabin above his head.

The glass slid open and he was able to sit up.

It was a spotless white room, except for the container he was lying on, there were only some strange instruments, Yu Shaoqing didn't know their purpose, and he didn't dare to touch them lightly.

He was wearing a light blue robe, a bit like the hospital gown issued to patients, it was soft and smooth to the touch, and I don't know what material it was made of.

Why is he here?The last memory in my mind was him and Wei Heng smiling at each other under the starlight, why did he suddenly come to this strange room?Did he pass out?where is this place?Could it be that he is dreaming?

Or... the scene of him and Wei Heng by the lake was just a dream?

Yu Shaoqing shivered.

He landed on the ground with bare feet. The ground looked like it was made of metal, but it wasn't cold.

"Is anyone there?" he called.

The walls absorbed his voice without any echo.

A door appeared silently on the wall, Yu Shaoqing was startled.

This is much scarier than a haunted house.But staying here all the time, I'm afraid I can't figure out the ins and outs.So he ventured out of the door.

Behind the door is a long corridor.Yu Shaoqing not only sighed "Wow——".

The promenade is similar to the viewing channel for tourists in an aquarium—behind the solid glass is the blue underwater world, or ordinary or rare fish swim in groups above the heads of tourists—but what is on the other side of the glass is not water and water. fish, but a dark universe and bright stars.

The Milky Way flows under Yu Shaoqing's feet.

A dazzling nebula hung over his head.

The silver, red, indigo, and blue lights are intertwined, like colorful gemstones ground into fine sand, sprinkled on the dark night.All kinds of light overlap and reflect each other, like a silent tribute, echoing for a long time in the distance of tens of millions of light years between stars.

Being in such a starry sky, human beings have to feel small and humble.

How can there be such a spectacle in the world?What kind of observatory is this?Or is it that what looks like glass is actually a whole display screen, and the starry sky is just an image played on the screen?

Yu Shaoqing walked through the corridor while looking around, feeling like a pilgrim who came to the holy place to attend the ceremony.

"Here." A familiar voice came from ahead.

He reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the vast universe of stars and turned to the front.

Wei Heng was standing at the end of the corridor.

He was wearing a white uniform, and he couldn't tell what kind of uniform it was, but it only made people feel refreshing and handsome, with a faint sense of abstinence and holiness.

Yu Shaoqing ran towards him.

"What is this place, Wei Heng? Why are you here? What happened?"

"I've always been here, waiting for you." Wei Heng said softly.

"Aren't we still by the lake just now? I passed out?" After running a few steps, Yu Shaoqing was out of breath.

"Remember who you are?"

"Is there even a need to ask? I don't have amnesia! I'm Yu Shaoqing..."

He reached out to grab Wei Heng, but his arm went straight through Wei Heng's body without any hindrance, as if passing through a cloud of air with ease!

Wei Heng's body became translucent, and Yu Shaoqing could see his arms through him.

This Wei Heng is actually a hologram?What kind of naked-eye 3D black technology is this?

In an instant, the valve in his brain was opened, and countless fragments of memories poured in like a flood, impacting his consciousness.

The ark set sail.quarrel.Irreconcilable contradictions.assembly.mutiny.fighting.corpse.The lonely scientist.Bottleneck research.Cold despair.

Yu Shaoqing felt like he had a long dream, and he couldn't tell where he was after waking up.Just like Zhuangzi in ancient times, did the butterfly dream of Zhuang Sheng, or did Zhuang Sheng dream of the butterfly?

Under the impact stronger than the tsunami, two kinds of lives stand side by side.

On one side is him who lived in the early 21st century, experienced the betrayal of the artificial intelligence Tianshu, and with the help of friends and lovers, he finally defeated the crazy AI that tried to rule mankind.He reviewed the memory of this period of life, traced back to the source, and found that everything started on that snowy Christmas Eve. He wiped off the fog on the window and saw the snow falling outside.

On the other side is...

Yu Shaoqing wailed in pain, knelt down at Wei Heng's feet with his head in his arms.

"I am... I am..."

Wei Heng looked at him with pity, but did not move.He also can't make any real movements, because he's just an invisible hologram.

"Do you remember it?"

"I am... Yu Shaoqing! I am the accompanying scientist of 'Ark 1097'! But...but..."

Yu Shaoqing felt cold all over his body, but the tears flowed out uncontrollably.

"... Shouldn't I be dead already?"

(The content of this chapter is in line with the prologue, starting from the chapter revealing the secret, and narrated in chronological order)