Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 928 Desire and Fear

"That's the fool's misunderstanding of His gift." Nieto replied decisively.

"Then can you describe to me in detail the highly chaotic time and space in Yunding? Maybe I will give up the idea of ​​entering Yunding." Ke Lan tempted.

Nieto hesitated for a few seconds, as if he was calculating the credibility of Ke Lan's words, and then said: "The space of Yunding is divided into many pieces, and each space is independent of each other. The means of movement may not necessarily be able to reach the adjacent space, and it is also possible to "jump" directly to a very far place. In addition, the time of each piece of space debris is different, and the time flow of some space debris is synchronized with the real world , the time velocity of some space debris is only a fraction to tens of thousands of that of the real world, and the most dangerous ones are those space debris whose time is completely stagnant."

"Why are those space debris in a state of complete stagnation in time the most dangerous?" Ke Lan asked, "Is it because these space debris have remained in the state of 50 years ago, and the power belonging to it has hardly dissipated?"

"This is only part of the reason, but not the main reason." Nieto said, "Once you stray into those stagnant time and space, your body and consciousness will be frozen in an instant, and you will never be able to escape from it... just like It's the same background as when you used the 'time-stop' ability."

"Then can these completely stagnant space-times be observed? For example, if I shoot a bullet into it, assuming that the bullet enters one of the completely stagnant space-times, can I observe this at a normal flow rate?" The scene of a bullet being frozen in mid-air?" Ke Lan asked.

"It is possible in theory, but it is not feasible in practice." Nieto said, "Because the connection position of each space debris is changing all the time, assuming that you shot at a horizontal angle at twelve o'clock in the last second A bullet, it is observed that the bullet passes through the piece of space debris at a normal speed, but when you move towards twelve o’clock this second, you may not enter the space that the bullet entered, but have There is a high probability that it will be sent to a brand new piece of space debris."

"Is there a rule to follow in the connection changes between space debris?"

"There is no law at all, everything is random." Nieto said, "And, as you said, there is a lot of power belonging to him left in the top of the cloud. Whether his power fades is also a completely random event, not necessarily A place where space and time are completely normal must be safe... I suggest you give it up. Regardless of the interests of both of us, you should not enter Yunding."

"Not long ago, you wished for me to die, why are you talking to me in such a negotiating tone now? Is artificial intelligence so bullying and fearful?" Ke Lan joked casually. Although this kind of question is not nutritious, but As long as Nieto's computing power can be consumed, he doesn't mind talking trash with this artificial intelligence all day long.

"According to the calculation results, the resources I currently have can't achieve the purpose of eliminating you, but may lead to self-destruction, so I must choose to protect myself. The priority of this order is to kill you." Nieto's answer It sounds a bit convoluted, but at least it is very straightforward, unlike those riddlers who wish to go around a dozen times when they say a sentence, and only find out that it is nonsense after the listener understands it. The kind of unscrupulous online novel writer who takes up [-] words of [-] words in a chapter is average.

However, it’s a waste of money to read Guanshuiwang’s articles. If you’re not happy, just click the fork in the upper right corner. On the contrary, every sentence of these riddlers may be related to life and death. Even if you know that [-]% of them are nonsense, you still have to put every The words are chewed repeatedly, this is the most helpless place.

"Then can you tell me what the consequences will be if I break into Yunding?" Ke Lan asked.

Nieto didn't answer.

"Are you unwilling to tell me that you are worried that I will cause damage?" Ke Lan tapped the metal cylinder in front of him twice with his index finger, and the surface of the cylinder turned out to be like waves on the surface of water. The tap point is the center and spreads out towards the surroundings.

"No," Nieto said, "It's just because everything is unpredictable, so I can't give an answer. Even if I exhaust all my computing power, I can't calculate a ten-thousandth of what may happen after you enter the cloud top One... that is a miracle created by His power, and it cannot be speculated by mortals."

"Okay, then don't ask Yunding, just ask something you know." Ke Lan turned his head and glanced at the surrounding pink flesh with menacing eyes, "What's the matter with the dome in the upper city? I look up, what do I see?"

Nieto continued to remain silent.

"I suggest you best answer, the secrets related to the dome should not be as high priority as your own safety, right?" Tentacles condensed from the living armor entangled the engineer shovel and shot in, instantly submerged in the pink flesh , and then ruthlessly gouged out a large piece of flesh, but when the splashed blood was about to splash on Ke Lan, a solid protective cover, which was also condensed from living armor and as thin as a cicada's wings, appeared In front of Ke Lan, all the blood rain was blocked.

"I may not have the guts to enter Genting, but I can completely kill you... You should know better than me the chances of me getting backlash... I think we can take a gamble and see who we are and you How do you feel about being able to win the lottery?" Ke Lan continued to threaten.

"...Okay, I can tell you about the dome." Nieto finally chose to compromise.

There is not much content related to the dome, and there are only a dozen sentences in total, but the amount of information contained in these ten sentences is more than a tome that is heavy enough to kill people. With Ke Lan's mental power, it took him several minutes to digest and understand all the information in it.

To put it simply, the dome was actually one of the sources of the outbreak of the disaster—of course, this is only the source from Nieto’s perspective. In fact, the disaster should have erupted at the top of the cloud at the earliest, but Nieto, as the manager, had nothing to do. Right to monitor the status of Cloud Top.So when the calamity first appeared in Shangcheng District, no one knew what happened to Yunding except the owner of the hive capital.

Leaving aside the matter of Yunding, the first time a calamity appeared in Shangcheng District was the change of the dome.

Unlike Bottom Nest and the dome of the rock and metal load-bearing frame in the industrial area, the dome in the upper city was originally a complete weather simulation system. Just like the virtual sky on the ark, the dome in the upper city can restore the scene of the sky, including the rising sun The setting of the moon, the alternation of day and night, cloudy weather, rain and snow, can all be perfectly simulated... As long as people living in the upper city don't deliberately think about things related to the hive capital, the scenes they see on weekdays, and the ground There is not much difference in terms of weather...even, you can modify the weather and day and night at any time according to your needs.

Of course, not everyone has this kind of authority. Generally speaking, this authority is in the hands of the big family that occupies the western half of the district, and those dignitaries in the eastern half of the district control the dome less than a few times a year. opportunities... Although this authority has no practical effect, it is equivalent to a status symbol for the residents of the upper city.Even in the regular hunting competitions, No.1 rewards include the opportunity to control the dome, but this No.1 has been taken over by the big families in the western half for a long time, so this reward has become that A prop used by younger siblings within the family for comparison.

On the day when the disaster struck, the entire dome instantly changed from day to night—this kind of failure had never occurred in the upper city, and before each day and night, the residents of the upper city would be notified in advance... The change was so sudden that people who didn't know what was going on subconsciously looked up at the dome... After seeing it, they could hardly look away.

The scenes that Ke Lan saw in the jungle hunting ground were actually the scene when the disaster struck—at that time, because the jungle hunting ground adopted an independent weather control system, it did not "fall" in the first place. Those who participated in the hunting competition The people in the village didn't know that at that time, outside the hunting ground, the entire upper city had become a mess.

According to Nieto, the name of the power injected into the dome by that being is "desire and fear". Everyone who looks at the dome will see what they desire and fear most in their deep consciousness.

For example, a cowardly and lustful person sees countless indescribably beautiful beauties. Such a wonderful scene will make this person feel that even blinking is a waste of this rare beauty. However, just when he is completely indulging in his own desires, the faces and figures of these peerless beauties will gradually distort, turning into terrifying alien monsters...

But the most incomprehensible thing is the process of this change. The person watching the dome knows that the peerless beauties in his mind are turning into monsters, but every change seems to make the charm of these beauties more charming... Their waists will be It becomes more slender and soft, and the thrilling perfect arc is enough to make people forget to breathe, but soon, this arc will exceed the scope of a normal human body, but these people who are addicted to it don't realize it, he only feels this Not enough, far from enough...

People with stronger willpower may suddenly realize that the beauty in front of them has turned into a monster, while people with weak willpower may have their cognition distorted because of this, and they will be completely attracted by the monster's twisted and deformed limbs.

If you still find it difficult to understand, just imagine those pictures that you have seen. Most people will find a 36D proud mountain attractive, but when this mountain swells infinitely like a malignant tumor, and even grows larger than When the body of the owner of the mountain was still big, this picture would probably be labeled as a "curiosity hunt".

But in the eyes of those people, what they see is hundreds of times, or even tens of thousands of times, more curious than this "hunting for novelty".

Even if a normal person looks at that kind of thing, it will leave a serious psychological shadow in their hearts even if they are not crazy... As for those whose cognition has been distorted and completely sunk into it, they are the first batch of people to become monsters.

His power will be exerted on these people through cognition, and this power can also be projected into reality through cognition. In layman's terms, it means "whatever you want" - those whose cognition is distorted They will think that monsters are "beautiful", and at the same time they will become extremely eager for this "beautiful" form. Gradually, their bodies will change in this direction. The more their cognition is distorted, the more they become The monster looks more bizarre.

Of course, in addition to desire, there is also fear...

But this kind of fear will not make the person who has distorted cognition withdraw his consciousness from it, but will make him sink deeper and deeper... The fear that comes from the deepest source of consciousness is the same as desire, which will attract people to Keep exploring it...the more you fear, the more you want to know it.

There is a saying that is always undeniable: the greatest fear of human beings comes from the unknown.

Therefore, people's consciousness will subconsciously feel that as long as they can understand fear, they can get rid of fear... This is like knowing that you have been injured, and knowing that your wound has not healed, but you still like to treat the newly formed blood scab It's like being picked out... Those people are obviously scared to death, but they continue to dig out the fear deep in their hearts, making what they see more terrifying and abstract.

And their appearance in the real world has become scarier and more abstract.

During that time, it was normal for any kind of monsters to appear on the streets of the upper city... Anyway, for survivors, as long as they see anything that moves and has any difference in appearance from humans, it is certain to open fire directly You can't go wrong.

This group of people was the first to be devoured by the disaster. When they destroyed the order of the hive capital, they were also constantly impacting the minds of the survivors... No matter how determined the mind is, seeing the people around them become like that It is also difficult for abstract monsters to persist for a long time in such a desperate environment. When the inner line of defense falls, it will not be long before he is swallowed by disaster.

If we were to say that the group of people with the most steadfast minds in the hive capital would have to be the group of "tunnel dwellers" who fled into the garbage tunnel.

But Ke Lan still can't figure out one thing...why the dome he saw...was a starry sky?
The starry sky... is what he yearns for and fears the most in his subconscious?

why?
[PS Thanks for the 1500 starting coins rewarded by the giraffe who read the book. 】

[PPS Regarding the impact of the dome on human cognition and the realistic mapping of cognitive impact, I refer to the images of nurses in "Silent Hill" when I write. The "face" of the protagonist... These monsters are actually the product of the intertwined desire, dark side and fear in the protagonist's heart.It should be easier for readers who have a certain understanding of this game to understand.

Because some readers said that inserting too much content related to real works in the text will create a strong sense of disobedience, so I simply posted this passage in PS. 】

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