catch the dream

"Oops." In the underground research room, the researchers saw Ren Chong struggling uncontrollably on the chair.

"Reality interference, hurry up! Give him an electric current to clear the siege!"

The electrodes attached to Zhou Sheng's arm started to energize, and Zhou Sheng suddenly convulsed uncontrollably.

Yu Hao stood in the cement house, staring blankly at himself in the dark.

"You appeared again." Yu Hao looked at him carefully and asked in surprise, "When did you come back?"

The dark Yu Hao sat in front of the charcoal stove, warming his hands on the fire, and said, "Every time, when you doubt yourself. I will never disappear."

"I don't want you to disappear," Yu Hao said, "I also know that's impossible."

"Do you want to go to Zhou Sheng?" Darkness Yu Hao said slowly, "Can you save him? It's up to you?"

Yu Hao looked around, the door to come in had been closed, it seemed that there was only such a small room left in his spiritual world at this moment.

"When you came here," Darkness Yu Hao said again, "it proves that you are already dying, where else do you want to go?"

"I understand." Yu Hao said, "But even if there is only a chance, I will not give up."

Darkness Yu Hao sneered, Yu Hao said again: "Come on, come back to me."

In the dark, Yu Hao opened his eyes wide and was stunned for a moment. Yu Hao said, "I need your help now, open the door for me."

"Go further down from here," said Hei Yu Hao, "maybe you will never come back."

"Come." Yu Hao smiled, "I'm not afraid."

The dark Yu Hao was silent, Yu Hao just waited patiently, finally, his dark self got up and walked towards Yu Hao, Yu Hao opened his arms towards him, and the two of them merged into one in an instant.

In the cement room, a flash of light flashed by, and another door appeared. Yu Hao walked forward, just like the moment he pushed this door open with Zhou Sheng last time, he left his subconscious mind and suddenly entered a deeper level. in consciousness space.

As if the cosmic starry sky was transformed, outside the door, there appeared a giant tree shining with strong light!Yu Hao appeared on one of the leaves, the layer of light that protected him was still blooming around him.

"Success!" Yu Hao said, "I succeeded!"

But no one came to share his joy, Yu Hao quickly ran along the leaves to the stems, and then to the branches, looking around, and said to himself: "The next thing is to look for Zhou Sheng's dream... Which one is it? "

A bright light appeared on the top of the tree trunk in the distance.

Yu Hao: "..."

Yu Hao subconsciously turned around and ran towards the bright light.

"It's so cold..." Yu Hao sensed that in this world deeper than the ruins of memory, there was a chill that penetrated the skin, blood and even bones, and he felt better only by running towards the bright light.

As he ran, he searched for the world that might be Zhou Sheng on the branches. Countless leaves were drifting away on this huge tree of the world, falling into the void and disappearing completely, and new young leaves slowly grew towards the sunlight falling from a high place. .

He knew what part of Zhou Sheng's subconscious about death was - that was the hallucination that he had drowned when he picked up the Golden Crow Wheel when he was a child.If you find that leaf, maybe you can enter Zhou Sheng's dream, and he will appear from the bottom of the water.But how to get in?Maybe recalling the feeling of drowning when you can't swim, can you find resonance with Zhou Sheng at that moment in your deep consciousness?

Yu Hao ran and ran away from countless branches, but he still couldn't find Zhou Sheng's leaves. These leaves all looked exactly the same, so he couldn't tell them apart.

There must be some way... Yu Hao thought to himself, there are many things that he hasn't understood yet, so don't worry...

His footsteps stopped slowly, and he looked at the scene in front of him in amazement.

He left the highest tree branch, there are steps from all directions here, he climbed up the steps, and reached the end of the steps, facing the sun shining on the giant tree of the world—another Golden Crow Wheel.

"I actually saw you here?" Yu Hao said in disbelief.

"This is the world of collective subconsciousness." A grand voice replied, "Humans, animals, and all living beings with free will, the deepest consciousness communicates here, and it has no concrete form. In your cognition, Expressed as the 'big tree of the world'."

"Golden Crow Wheel!" Yu Hao said in shock, "You can talk?"

"Here, your perception and mine have been completely separated, and my interpretation is expressed as 'sound', which is one of the six senses." The voice of Jin Wulun said, "Corrector, why did you come here?"

Yu Hao stared blankly at Jin Wulun, and said, "Wait, are you alive? I mean, are you an artificial intelligence? I'm looking for Zhou Sheng..."

Immediately, a wave of golden light appeared in front of him, spreading out in all directions. In the center of the wave, a glowing image of Zhou Sheng appeared. He walked towards Yu Hao and said, "The corrector."

"Zhou Sheng!" Yu Hao said excitedly, but soon he understood that this was just an image conjured up by the Golden Crow Wheel.

Jin Wulun looked at Yu Hao quietly, Yu Hao calmed down and said, "I know this is the collective subconscious world, it connects everyone's dreams, it is the dream of the world. I want to find Zhou Sheng's dream through it, Go to his dream, do you know what happened?"

"Monitor." Jin Wulun replied.

"Yes! Yes!" Yu Hao replied.

Then, without saying a word, Jin Wulun turned around and walked down the steps. Yu Hao followed closely and said, "You can communicate with us! Why didn't you communicate with us before?"

"Energy," Jin Wulun said, "I lack the necessary energy, so I can't activate some functions. I can only open the keyword search, and communicate with you through the last category of perception."

Yu Hao: "Can you hurry up? I'm afraid I don't have time. How long has it been?"

"In the collective subconscious world, external time is static." Jin Wulun replied.

Yu Hao thought it was okay, and asked: "Then why can we communicate again now? Is it because it is the collective subconscious world?

"No." Jin Wulun walked down the steps, walked up to the branch, and said, "Because of your kind, you started to charge me. Modules such as language compilation, consciousness interference and expansion have returned to the usable mode. But the central processing unit has not yet detected to adapt energy,"

"Recharge?" Yu Hao said, "Who is helping you recharge?"

"Borrow a part of the observer's consciousness." The Golden Crow Wheel released a memory image, on which was Zhou Sheng's perspective, seeing the process of the Golden Crow Wheel being dissolved and recharged, Yu Hao stopped in his tracks immediately, and said, "What do they want to do? Wait Wait... I suddenly thought of something."

Yu Hao turned his head to look at the luminous, human-shaped Jinwulun that had transformed into Zhou Sheng, and realized that he was talking directly with Jinwulun's AI, which meant that this guy was equivalent to a human being. Impossible God!Can you hug his thigh and let him open up more permissions for himself?In this way, there is no need to look for Zhou Sheng!

"Can you give me some other power?" Yu Hao said, "I must bring the monitor out, otherwise I don't know what crazy things Ren Chong will use you to do!"

Jin Wulun said: "Please describe in detail, corrector, what authority do you need to open?"

"No, no." Yu Hao said, "Let me clear things up, it's too complicated."

Jin Wulun said again: "The permission of the corrector needs to be adjusted through the application of the supervisor, after accessing the central processing unit, and cannot be directly ordered here."

"What the hell are you?" Yu Hao said, "Wait a minute, the command is switched, I need to read some of your information."

Jin Wulun also stopped, turned around, and faced Yu Hao.Looking at Zhou Sheng's familiar face, Yu Hao frowned deeply, and murmured: "Tell me your origin, your function, and what I should do now so that I can bring Zhou Sheng back."

The illusory "Zhou Sheng" emitting golden light suddenly dissipated, and turned into countless scenes, surrounding Yu Hao, with scenes of preserved memories on them!

Yu Hao: "..."

Yu Hao's breath was about to be suffocated, this was from an even older image!The first act floated toward him, coming before him, two halos of light encircling one of them a very complex instrument.

"What is this?" Yu Hao asked.

"My creator." The voice of the Golden Crow Wheel said.

"Is it a life that is completely different from ours?" Yu Hao reached out to touch it, but the scene disappeared, and the voice of Jin Wulun replied: "Not entirely correct, according to the definition of human language, 'life' refers to something with metabolism and reproduction. Individuals or groups. Neither activity can be performed by the Maker."

Then, a larger group of silver halo landed in the ancient earth environment, and Jin Wulun said: "440 years ago."

The silver halo released this complex device, suspended in the wilderness, and occasionally animals discovered it and tried to touch it, but failed.

"What is the creator's intention in creating you?" Yu Hao asked.

"At first, it was to observe the consciousness of other populations." Jin Wulun replied, "After discovering this planet, the local life consciousness reproduction model was judged to be 'valuable', and it is expected that through the analysis and sampling of life body consciousness, the completion Multiplication of the race to which the maker belongs."

"They are beings with only consciousness and no body," Yu Hao said, "Do you want to find a way to reproduce by analyzing the consciousness of humans and animals on Earth?"

"Extraction." Jin Wulun said, "Partial extraction and interference, learning how to generate new individuals through consciousness splitting."

"What about them?" Yu Hao said, "Are your creators still on Earth?"

"The star's activity is intense, resulting in the burst of rays." Jin Wulun said, "The creator uses me to open the barrier, which consumes a lot of energy for the processor, and eventually the barrier disappears, and the creator is disturbed and dissipates."

"Dead." Yu Hao said.

"Inaccurate definition," Jin Wulun replied, "For them, there is no 'death' defined by humans."

Next, the device lost a lot of power and was buried in the wind and sand.Then, humans appeared, and they picked up the Golden Crow Wheel with such a complex structure, and studied it from the perspective of ancient people.After more than 1 years passed, Yu Hao kept flashing those scenes quickly. At first he was afraid that time would not be enough, but since there is no concept of time here, it is better to ask clearly first.

"Gubashu people," said Yu Hao, "they found you."

"And passed the authentication of the login mechanism." Jin Wulun's voice replied in the void, "The frequency match was detected."

It was a young sacrifice, naked, lying on the altar. It seemed that he had taken some strange medicine and was enshrined on a higher pedestal in front of the altar. The priests and others were all terrified.

The light faded, the sacrifice sat up blankly, Jin Wulun said: "300 years ago, he became the No.1 human being who passed the certification."

"Why?" Yu Hao said, "How did he pass your certification? Was it because he was dying?"

"The frequency matches." Jin Wulun replied, "It will be turned on after detecting the logger."

Yu Hao: "..."

Yu Hao vaguely guessed that perhaps this sacrificial human being had inadvertently triggered the Golden Crow Wheel through the near-death experience when he was sacrificed.He has read some literature on spiritual research. At this time... is the consciousness closest to the form of the original controller of the Golden Crow Wheel?

"Your creator has no body," Yu Hao murmured, "so human beings are in a 'soul-like state', and their form is similar to them, so...passed the verification!"

"Unable to analyze." Jin Wulun replied.

Yu Hao continued to look down. The Cuban and Shu people carefully placed this device on a piece of gold leaf with pliers, then covered it with another piece, began to beat, and poured it with a copper-gold alloy solution. After forging and forming, hand it over To the young priest who was supposed to be the sacrifice, the priest wore it on his chest.

Next, the Cuban and Shu civilizations reached prosperity, and the Golden Crow Wheel was passed down from generation to generation until a war broke out and it was split into two countries, Ba and Shu. The last priest was dragged from his position, and the Golden Crow Wheel was taken away and hanged.After the war, the Golden Crow Wheel landed on the ground while being transported, and the Minjiang River changed its course, rushing it downstream.

Time flew by, until Zhou Sheng, who was a child, found it in the mud when he was swimming in a tributary river.But right after he got the Golden Crow Wheel, he drowned due to exhaustion.Yu Hao was terrified when he saw it, but fortunately Zhou Sheng was washed ashore by the river in the end, still holding the Golden Crow Wheel in his hand.

"This guy is always like this..." Yu Hao said, "The temper is too stubborn."

Jin Wulun said: "This is what you want to know."

Yu Hao replied: "Do you have self-awareness? That is to say, besides choosing the first user, can you... help me?"

Jin Wulun replied: "It is limited by authority."

Yu Hao pondered for a moment, then said, "You don't want to fall into Ren Chong's hands either, do you?"

Jin Wulun replied: "Although 'I' calls itself I, I don't have the likes and dislikes and moral values ​​of your human beings. If the new supervisor's authority is certified by the old supervisor, there is no difference in operation for 'me'."

Yu Hao said: "Okay, then to put it another way, what authority does the 'reviser' have?"

Golden Crow Wheel: "The corrector is formulated by the monitor, and the certification is completed through the intervention of part of the consciousness. The specific functions of the corrector are: monitor the subconscious, assist the monitor to rebuild the world channel between the subconscious and the superficial consciousness. Monitor the collective subconscious to prevent the world from being chaotic and blending .”

"...dream escape, fixed-point travel, search, and my keyword search..."

"But I've never used the fixed-point traversal function," Yu Hao said, "I often need Zhou Sheng to take me."

"The reason is insufficient energy." Jin Wulun replied, "Now the energy is sufficient to open it."

"Can it activate you?" Yu Hao said, "Activate you without going through the monitor."

"Operation is not allowed." Jin Wulun said.

Yu Hao said: "Then I don't have authority at all!"

Jin Wulun said: "Because your identity is only a corrector, you are not responsible for dominating and modifying consciousness. But as long as you find the monitor, through the unity of your authority, under the condition that my energy is sufficient, you can temporarily open the world module."

"What is the world module?"

"Creator mode." Jin Wulun replied, "Reform and rebuild the world of consciousness, and move as you like."

Yu Hao looked around and said, "We must find him first."

There are almost infinite leaves on the World Tree, and each leaf corresponds to a person or animal. If you move any one casually, the consequences will be very troublesome. Yu Hao doesn't want to mess with anything here.

"If the superficial consciousness collapses into the subconscious, the corrector can temporarily obtain the world module." Jin Wulun said again.

"That's why I came here..." Yu Hao said, "Okay, let's go, find Zhou Sheng, and find me the leaf that represents Zhou Sheng."

The Golden Crow Wheel led Yu Hao to walk towards a high place, leaving the branch area, and came to the top of a branch at the highest place.

In the dream world, bright lightning suddenly appeared on the flat ground. Zhou Sheng was in the air and was sent flying horizontally by the electricity. With a cry of pain, thunder and lightning were released in the sea of ​​clouds instantly, and the world was completely dark.With a whine, the black dragon rolled and fell, making a loud noise.

"I said it," Ren Chong stood up slowly, panting, and said seriously, "This is just the beginning."

Zhou Sheng got up with difficulty, another electric current passed through his body, and he fell hard to the ground.

"Are you actually shocking me in reality?" Zhou Sheng still had that stern smile on his face, "I'll let you have a taste of what it's like now when I get you all done."

"You won't have that chance anymore," Ren Chong said.

Zhou Sheng stretched out his hand and held the golden cudgel tightly. The golden cudgel turned into a shield, instantly resisting the lightning that filled the sky. The next moment, Zhou Sheng unleashed all his potential, rushed up on the ground, and used his shield to resist the flying arcs of lightning. , rushed towards Ren Chong!

"The right hand is anesthetized."

The doctors gave Zhou Sheng an injection and pushed a strong anesthetic.

In the dream, the moment Zhou Sheng was about to use the shield attack, Ren Chong turned over, leaped in the air, kicked the shield, Zhou Sheng dropped the shield, and with a "Dang", the shield was kicked and flew out.Immediately, Ren Chong grabbed Zhou Sheng's throat, Zhou Sheng's right hand was hanging limply by his side, and he couldn't lift it up!

Zhou Sheng: "!!!" He tried his best to unscrew Ren Chong's chokehold with his left hand, but Ren Chong carried him forward and rushed a few steps, slamming him against the railing!

"Successful! It really works!"

"The left hand is anesthetized."

"All limbs are anesthetized." The researcher said, "Try to make him incapacitated, and there is no danger if the effect of the medicine is controlled."

Ren Chong took a few steps back and said, "In reality, you are affected by the anesthetic, which makes you lose the perception of your limbs. What else do you want to do next? Breathe fire and burn me?"

Zhou Sheng tried to get up several times, but fell to the ground, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and finally failed.

"Sigh." Zhou Sheng lay on the ground, looking up at the sky.

Ren Chong carried him, pushed him to the railing, and asked, "Where is the totem?"

Half of Zhou Sheng's body was strung on the railing, and he couldn't move for a while.

In the world of Kolosim, on the earth, Satan turned into the image of Dark Zhou Sheng, dressed in black armor, standing in the center of the arena, looking up at the cloud-covered zenith.

Through the clouds, he looked at the distant sky.Right on the zenith platform, Zhou Sheng's upper body was pushed out of the railing, and his dark personality, separated by this distance, saw each other's eyes.

Zhou Sheng was pressed against the railing, panting continuously.

"I'll leave it to you..." Zhou Sheng murmured.

The next moment, Zhou Sheng was picked up by Ren Chong and dragged to the Golden Crow Wheel like a sacrificial offering. Ren Chong grabbed his collar, faced the Golden Crow Wheel, and said in a deep voice, "Come on..." Then he strangled him with both hands. Grab Zhou Sheng's throat and lift him towards the Golden Crow Wheel.

Zhou Sheng closed his eyes in pain, his limbs drooped weakly, not far behind Ren Chong, the shield reflected the scene in front of the Golden Crow Wheel.

"As long as you stay here, kill your self-consciousness completely..." Ren Chong murmured, and the hands holding Zhou Sheng's throat kept tightening, like iron clamps.

The Golden Crow wheel erupted with prominence-like glare, and the flames flew over, surrounding Zhou Sheng and Ren Chong, and the flames formed a storm.Zhou Sheng's consciousness was gradually disappearing, replaced by Ren Chong's ferocious smile.The flame on the Golden Crow Wheel was passing through Zhou Sheng's body and slowly transitioning towards Ren Chong's body.