Leaving the virtual world was simple.
All he had to do was reach up and touch his temple to take off the glasses.
During his casual conversation with Dr. Method, Chu Guang learned that the residents of Camp 101 had abandoned their physical bodies, uploaded their consciousnesses into the virtual world, and embraced a higher form of evolution.
Thus gaining new life.
The man seemed to know Vault 404's first administrator, but he was unwilling to say much about that person, referring to him only as "the professor."
Yet from his attitude, Chu Guang could sense an unspoken respect.
A strange thought surfaced in Chu Guang's mind.
Could his mentor and Vault 404's first administrator actually have been the same person?
However, when he asked the question, the man did not admit it. He merely smiled faintly and smoothly changed the subject.
"...Our world began with only six thousand people, and now it has a population of three billion. The overwhelming majority were born through complex self-evolving computations. And all we need is a tiny amount of insignificant resources to satisfy every material and spiritual need."
Sitting on a park bench, the man's gaze passed over the bustling crowds.
The outline of the city could be seen in the distance.
"I spent my life savings on this place, stockpiling enough resources in the shelter to keep the entire world running steadily for a thousand years, perhaps even longer. I decided long ago—"
"But one day, it will still disappear."
Hearing Chu Guang's words, Dr. Method smiled and asked softly.
"Yes, but what is eternal?"
"Even the unbreakable Alliance lasted only a little over a century. Our time of prosperity was not even longer than our time of decline."
"And here, we can foresee the day the world is destroyed and