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"Ah Feng..."

A boy whose name I don't remember waved to me with a strange blush on his face, and then disappeared into the screen of the phone.

Suppressing the feeling of discomfort that I had gradually gotten used to, I opened the application of node 1978 again, and what was displayed on the screen of the mobile phone was still an empty space.

I walked into Ye Cheng's office with exhaustion all over my body, suppressing sleepiness and carrying out today's practice part.Sorry to the audience, but by the time you read this, I've probably figured everything out...at least I think so.

The solution process is not so simple that it can be ignored, rather the opposite.By the time I finished all these tasks and successfully obtained the water control system key from Senior Xingmankong, more than half of this semester had passed.

The first is to find a way to exclusively buy out the virtual characters corresponding to each student number from Teacher Ye Cheng, and then sort all the nodes.After learning about the existence of the behavior correction mechanism from Shan Shangchuan, as long as 2/3 of the people give up the current plan, the whole rampage will be controlled.

唯一庆幸的是我从殇千桦那里借用的力量竟然对虚拟世界中的人们也能奏效，但是即便这样也只能控制的也不过是1000人左右。从1/2到2/3的这段日子里，我仿佛像是在短短的两个月中经历了某个只会攻略游戏中少女的中学生突然变成神明的动画中十倍一般的剧情一般。

The Internet is hell, a place as terrifying as the hell of the mountain of needles.Even if Que Huoyan doesn't need to tell me anymore, I can understand how the Internet has torn human beings apart piece by piece.

"Consciousness is the shadow of reality, but in the online world, the shadow is allowed to exist outside the entity. Don't you think this is a very interesting phenomenon?"

What rang in my ears was Teacher Ye Cheng who had been reading my jokes with a happy smile on his face for the past two months.

"It's not funny at all, don't you think it's sad?" I just hung up an order, so I lay down on the table and buried my sore eyes between my arms, "People would rather believe someone they have never met on the Internet than I would like to have a word with the people around me.”

In the contact with nearly 200 people in two months, I have exhausted my enthusiasm for online dating all my life.

"It's wrong to think so~"

Seeing me resting on the table, Ye Cheng seemed to put down his work as well.

"Your power also works against the water control system, right?"

"..."

I didn't answer, and to this day I still struggle with the fact that I can make people of the same sex feel good about me, and I never admit that it is my own strength.

"You know, this sex-specific allure is only effective for creatures with a gender. Doesn't this just prove that all you have come into contact with during these two months are genuine human beings?"

It’s true to say so, after all, I don’t agree to treat Senior Shan Shangchuan as a doll, and each of them has their own personality and characteristics, just like a real human being rather than a single program simulation out something.

"However, the advancement of technology still makes people more alienated?"

"No, that's not true either..."

Eh?I raised my head and looked at Ye Cheng, who was sitting on his high-end leather swivel chair at the moment, his eyes were slightly closed as if he was resting his mind, and the golden spectacle frames shone against the backdrop of the setting sun.

"The Internet is at best a mirror of the real world, and the water control systems born in the Internet world are even more a mirror of the human heart. Because there is no concept of objective existence in the Internet world, the power of the human heart will be unlimited. Amplification, goodness, evil, loneliness, and desire. The Internet faithfully reflects what people think in their hearts, it’s that simple. For example, in the 60s, computers were used by counterculture Identified as a portrayal of a hierarchical social system. So, rather than saying that the Internet has alienated humans, it is better to say that humans themselves are the kind of selfish animals that will only consider from their own perspective once their own needs are met. That’s all. This kind of thing might completely disintegrate one day in the future.”

"Before letters appeared, we could only communicate with the person in front of us. Therefore, no matter how touching a lover is, if one person is going to travel far away, one must be prepared not to see each other again in this life. Before the telegram appeared, we could only communicate with each other. Being able to talk to someone sitting in the same room, no matter how explosive news travels from one end of the continent to the other, is no longer news. Before the advent of the Internet, we have never been able to be so efficient and far across the globe. The other end does not even communicate with humans who are not on the earth... Just like the definition of "world" by humans, the social scope that individual humans can control is constantly expanding in the process of technological advancement. Human beings as social animals For me, it’s not because in the age of the Internet you don’t need to communicate with people, but because you don’t need to communicate with people around you.”

Well, it makes sense to say that, but... I'm not the kind of person who can live in the online world, so even after hearing this, I still think that flesh and blood human beings in real life would be much better.

"Humans are very selfish animals. They obviously want to escape from the people around them but blame everything on the Internet."

"If you put it that way... it's a bit too much, right? Anyway, Sensei is also a human being..."

"No, I don't mean to belittle, but to praise. If human beings are not selfish animals, how could there be civilization today?"

Well, I actually forgot the original attributes of the old fox in front of me for a moment.

"If you think about it carefully, isn't this true for human beings? Before the birth of the Internet, it was not subjective wishes that bound the relationship between human beings, but most of them were objective connections. For example, parents, relatives, etc. It's something you can't choose..."

"I don't think so~" Because my parents were involved, I retorted a little angrily, "My parents are very good to me, and I love my parents very much."

"That's a matter of course, otherwise human civilization would not be able to continue. But the relationship between you and your parents is putting the cart before the horse, don't you think so?"

I was silent for a while, but I still didn't understand Ye Cheng's words. Rather, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became.Although my family is not as wealthy as Bai Anshun, I have never felt uneasy because of these reasons. This must be the reason of my parents.

"No, it's not what you think... Tsk~" Ye Cheng frowned, showing the slightly bored expression that would appear every time he explained a difficult problem to me, "The relationship between you and your parents is first It’s not wrong to say that about the resulting relationship, is it? And the relationship between you and your friends is not like that, is it?”

I thought about it, then nodded.

"The reason why you have a relationship with a friend is because there was a resonance in the contact that had not yet been connected at the beginning. Whether the subsequent contact is equal or unequal or is based on the necessary needs of the two people, and this This kind of demand is because it is necessary for him, and it is a demand that cannot be replaced by others. In other words... it is a strong demand."

Strong demand?I thought about my relationship with Bai Anshun. I'm not sure what will happen if Bai Anshun leaves me one day, but at least I won't end my life because of his disappearance, so I don't quite agree. at this point.

"The so-called strong demand means that you can only get what you need from him alone, and what you get is something that others don't have. It just so happens that you also have what he has here, so The two will recognize each other as friends."

From this level, it seems that there is a little understanding.

"But family members, parents, don't have that. The only reason you need to connect with them is because when you were born you had to rely on them to survive, even though they could be very bad Parents, even if they may bring disasters to you in the future, even if the pay and reward between you may be completely unequal. And this kind of guarantee to meet the minimum physiological needs is obviously not for them, but because of you It's their child, and your intellect isn't finished so you can't choose at all."

After talking a lot of nonsense, Ye Cheng concluded:

"If it is said that the connection with friends is an equal transaction, then the relationship with parents and relatives is simply buying and selling by force. If you say that, you should understand, right?"

Understand is understood, but it has no meaning except to be more angry.

"If humans continue to develop like this, maybe one day the boundary between the online world and the real world will be completely broken."

Don't don't don't, I don't want to have to rely entirely on the Internet to survive.

"A brain in a vat cannot exist because someone has to maintain it outside, right?"

"It's not like that. The Internet is a machine that can respond just like humans. It's just that the complexity of this machine at this stage has not reached the level of complexity of humans. If it takes another 100 or 200 years , what you said about "needing someone to maintain the network externally" was as ridiculous to the network at that time as you saying to a person that there needs to be a person inside to watch the beating heart."

When Ye Cheng said this, he opened his eyes and looked at me very seriously.

"The following part is today's lesson. I'm not joking at all. Mr. Luo Haofeng, it's not only the shape of a human that can be called a human. As long as you have a human heart, you can be called a human no matter where it exists in any form. The inhumans are not inhumans because of their strength and physical peculiarities. The vast majority of inhumans were originally human, but they have been able to walk on two feet for a long time, and they have become more and more unable to We, who endured being on all fours, became inhumans when we swung weapons at our own kind with both hands.”

Does the so-called "not my race" mean?

"For Indians, even white people who do not understand the language are still human beings. When they become inhumans in each other's eyes, it is because of the cutting off of human hearts. In contrast, at least the current water control system is still very friendly to us. what about~」

It's not so much friendly as it is too humble. Thinking of what Shan Wanshan said to me, nodes still enjoy inferior treatment.When I think about it this way, my role in this incident seems to be more like a villain.

It's not that I don't understand Shan Wanshan's willingness to commit herself to the human beings as the core of the water control system. After all, the water control system is just a ghost living in the illusory network. If this rampage really goes on like this Not all of them will be "disposed".

But what is Shan Wanshan's real inner thoughts?I don't know if I feel grateful because I helped him suppress the rampage, or if I feel resentment as an enemy of the race.

The only mistake this time was about Shan Wanshan, although I made an agreement with him to tell me everything after the incident was resolved.However, when the incident subsided, I found that Shan Wanshan's application icon had disappeared at some point in the phone.

No matter what you say, you won't lie, and the skill point of lying is higher than that of humans.

"If you compare the network to a creature... No, the network is a creature. This creature now looks like a genetic monster. It is so clumsy in shape that even its most important organs are It is exposed to the "self", and needs to be maintained by external forces—human beings—to survive. But it is so powerful in spirit, it has its own consciousness, learns from humans, imitates humans, and uses humans The civilization to make up for its own deficiencies. The dependence of human beings on the network and the dependence of the network on human beings is equal, just like the symbiotic relationship among creatures. For either party, losing each other will be a devastating blow. But if it continues like this..."

"One day the Internet will transform this equal relationship into a symbiosis that is harmful to humans by virtue of its evolution rate several times higher than that of humans... Is that what the teacher wants to say?"

It seemed that he had finally caught up with the progress, and Ye Cheng's expression relaxed a little.

"Well, that's right. In fact, there are already such cases in foreign countries. A recording application is installed in the mobile phone of each asthma patient. When the patient has an asthma attack, he presses the button. On the one hand, he can quickly Inform relatives and doctors. On the other hand, it can also make records for doctors to diagnose and treat in the future. However, the ultimate purpose of this project is not for individual medical treatment, but to calculate the environment by analyzing the frequency and regularity of asthma patients in an area Air quality. Very interesting and sad, human beings in this system are just a terminal on the network, just like a high-level tentacles of the entire neuron, providing data for the system, but the human beings in it are still unaware I think the Internet helped me. If the Internet is really a living thing, then it has evolved to the point where it can take advantage of human weaknesses~"

Although Ye Cheng's tone was upbeat, he could see a trace of loneliness from Ye Cheng's expression, probably because...

"Does a teacher who clearly believes in humanism also feel pessimistic about the future of mankind?"

I asked back with a smile, and was retorted by Teacher Ye Cheng with a little panic.

"No, no, you got it wrong... I'm just saying that maybe one day in the future, humans in the network will conflict with real humans and lead to the gradual extinction of real humans. In essence... the one who will win is still Human beings. The definition of the word human will also change over time like the "world". The word Android (robot) originally evolved from the Greek word for "human" and oid "similar". It’s coming. When the original human-like thing surpassed human beings, the one called Andr at that time is the current robot, and the natural biological talent is Android.”

I don't plan to continue to ask about Teacher Ye Cheng's sophistry. After all, I haven't had enough sleep in the past two months. Apart from attending classes, running errands for Ye Cheng and practicing, I have to think about the rest time every day. How to attack the nodes at the other end of the network.

"By the way, let's talk about gossip here. Mr. Luo Haofeng hasn't forgotten the most important thing about this incident, right?"

the most important thing……?

I was stunned for a moment, and then reacted instantly after seeing the teacher's fox-like smile.

"Well, it's not a big deal, let's not be a good person like before, it's just that the reward this time is useless..."

The privilege escalation key of the water control system has been clearly recorded in my brain, but after knowing the truth about the water control system, it is impossible for me to use the water control system to do anything.And it can be said that the ability I have now is not my own strength but borrowed the strength of others, and it has not gotten closer to my goal because of this.

"The right to control the water control system..."

"Only once."

I looked at Ye Cheng who was in calculation mode, and immediately added.

"Besides, I won't give this opportunity to Teacher Ye Cheng for nothing."

Although it may not be of any use for me to keep this opportunity, but if I give it to Teacher Ye Cheng, it may be used for evil.

"Well, I won't just take it from you for nothing. Anyway, I've written down the news."

Ye Cheng's expression was not very good, as if I interrupted the plan he had just conceived in his mind.

"By the way, you seem to be busy lately so I forgot to tell you..."

Ye Cheng almost showed an expression that he would definitely let me do coolies for him in the future. I quickly turned off the laptop in front of me and moved towards the escape exit in the office.

"Well, I have an appointment with Bai Anshun to have dinner tonight, can I go back first?"

"No, Bai Anshun's has been cancelled. Go out to eat with me tonight, of course you invited me." Ye Cheng forcefully rejected my reason for sneaking out, and continued, "Continue with the topic just now, if it wasn't for the department head If you came looking for me, I almost forgot...Luo Haofeng...You seem to be the monitor of this level and this major, right?"

"ha……?"

Because I haven't heard this word for too long, I have become a little fuzzy. The last time I mentioned the word monitor...

The sudden emergence of images from my memory made my heart skip a beat or two. I actually forgot such an important thing, obviously this was the beginning of everything.

"That's true, but in college...the class president doesn't have anything special to do, right? And I was forced to be in the first place..."

"I know about this kind of thing, but I was also forced by the director to have no choice... so..."

Ye Cheng looked at me with an expression that even a college girl would find a little contrived, but Ye Cheng with this look also achieved the same function of being cute, because it was too scary, so I had to accept it obediently.

"What the hell is..."

A twitch in my stomach reminded me that I was heading towards the abyss of eternal doom.

"Because no class activities have been organized in these two semesters, in order to deal with the dean, I can only say that you are preparing for this summer's summer camp..."

With a smile on his face, Ye Cheng spoke clearly every single word without giving me any room for reverie or escape.

"Well, you also consider this a kind of exercise, right? I want to share the same bed with Bai-kun... No, how can you not overcome such a trivial matter if you go hand in hand?"

Can't escape, can't escape, can't escape...

"Where is the location?"

I asked with a tense mouth.

"The other end of the mountain and the sea—City A~"

Ah, the hometown of Bai Anshun and I...