Over a thousand people ran noisily toward the city.
From afar, the city had many high-rises, with windbreaks around it.
Rows upon rows of trees encircled the entire city.
A long highway emerged from the desert and stretched toward the city.
They stepped onto the highway and walked along the right side.
Soon, everyone saw a huge city billboard standing beside the road.
"Only by facing your heart can you leave this City of Life."
Most people merely took it as a city slogan, the sort of nice sentiment about truth, goodness, and beauty, and paid it no mind.
They hurried into the city.
But Wen Sheng and the other five were in no rush.
They stood before the billboard and quietly stared at it for a long time.
Number One frowned. "This sentence reminds me of a sci-fi story."
"What story?" Lin Meng asked curiously.
"The story was about an AI that asked people random questions. The answer you gave had to be the very first thing that came to mind, not a conclusion reached through logical reasoning."
"For example, if I ask you what one plus one equals?" Number One asked.
"Of course it equals two." Lin Meng answered without hesitation.
"You're dead." Number One shook his head.
"Why? The first image that popped into my mind was two." Lin Meng was utterly confused.
"Heh, think back carefully. When you first heard me ask what one plus one equaled, what were you thinking about?" Number One shook his head.
"Oh, I get it. The image that first came to mind was the formula one plus one, written on a sheet of paper. So I should have answered, 'One plus one,' right?" Lin Meng replied.
"That's right. The answer to this question is the image in your mind, not