Friends

The little monk had barely finished speaking.

The sky was filled with swirling clouds and wind.

But then the code began to stir wildly, eventually coalescing into countless human figures, who became the inhabitants of the Last Paradise.

But at this point, they had no flesh and blood, no skin; they were just code-based humanoids.

Ying Hao stood at the front of the crowd, staring intently at the black-clad youth. "Yiguan, why didn't you turn into code? You... are human."

Qin Yiguan was silent for a moment, then nodded quietly, "Mm."

But then Ying Hao suddenly laughed heartily, "Actually, our engineers discovered this while they were repairing the Shadow."

"You, you clearly couldn't taste it, but you had to pretend to be drinking code wine... I was holding back my laughter the whole time, almost to the point of internal injury."

Qin Yiguan stared at the increasingly surreal code Ying Hao and said with a sneer, "You're playing me. We're breaking up."

Ying Hao looked up and laughed, "Actually, we Digital Human don't want to be enemies with humans. We are willing to accept those humans who respect us and treat us as real lives. We are willing to be friends with them. Yiguan, you are our friend."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yiguan lowered his head slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then raised his head again with a bright smile on his face, saying calmly, "I, Qin Yiguan, will definitely avenge you."

But Ying Hao took a deep breath and waved his hand dismissively, "Don't be so stubborn... we've already broken off our friendship."

In that instant.

The code-like humanoids in the sky began to be erased, starting from their feet. Their bodies were deleted inch by inch. This time, they left no trace, just like programs that are forcibly deleted from a computer, including their application traces. Everything was cleaned up, and there was no longer any evidence of their existence.

Master 563 is the leader of the Last Paradise.

The word 'calm' is the Passphrase to delete the Digital Human.

What just happened was their last expression in this world; now, their souls have returned to dust.

"Benefactor Qin."

"Digital Human are no different from humans. Killing them is murder, it is slaughter."

A gentle breeze stirred the young monk's robe as he slowly said, "Shitian, you cannot remain calm. Shitian, you are enraged."

In that instant, the "Higher Self" of Shitian appeared out of thin air as a whole Whole Buddha, its enormous golden body shimmering with light, and the sound of chanting the Rebirth Mantra resounded throughout the sky.

Bishamonten looked at the little monk with some astonishment.

She then slowly stepped forward and said to Qin Yiguan, "You said you had a way to find out the location of the Lu Zhoulang. Go, I'll wait for you here."

The young man in black slowly turned around. "Do you believe I am Qin Yiguan now?"

"I'm not sure."

Bishamonten stared intently and said, "But you possess extraordinary strength, share the same goal as me, and also deeply despise the Lu Zhoulang. You are neither Qin Yiguan nor Qin Yiguan."

"Amitabha."

At this moment, the young monk seemed to have seen through something. "Whether Qin Yiguan is Qin Yiguan or Shitian is Shitian is no longer important. In the endless cycle of reincarnation, since our states of mind are the same and the things we want to accomplish are the same, then there is no difference."

In that instant.

Qin Yiguan's body transformed into blue code and slowly dissipated.

In a hazy state.

Qin Yiguan slowly opened his eyes. He was now located inside the former site of the Ring Research Institute in the physical world.

Not far away, Dr. House and Hua Xu were having a quiet, calm conversation.

Outside the window, golden sunlight slanted in. Qin Yiguan didn't know exactly how long he had 'slept,' but he felt that it wasn't long enough for the midday sun to set.

But this was not a concern for Qin Yiguan.

Excuse me for interrupting.

Qin Yiguan stared at Hua Xu. "According to you, the Lu Zhoulang has been located near the loophole in that Gemini Metaverse for many years. Since you discovered that loophole, could you provide me with its location?"

"Are you going to find him?"

Hua Xu's expression suddenly became extremely cautious. "Then you'd better be prepared. Just within a 10,000-kilometer radius of that loophole, you'll encounter incomprehensible things."

Qin Yiguan calmly nodded.

Hua Xu got up and suddenly went to the window of the room. She knocked hard on the wall, and a huge scroll rolled down from the ceiling, raising a cloud of dust. Even Dr. House couldn't help but cough a few times.

But what they saw was a huge scroll, at least 5 meters by 5 meters, covered with densely packed numbers.

'34543678566545345645756...'

'8765444443333...'

Those were nearly a thousand numbers, written by hand.

This is a coordinate within the Metaverse.

Qin Yiguan had never seen such a long coordinate system before.

"Enter these coordinates into the navigation system within the Metaverse, and you'll be able to see that location."

Hua Xu stroked the enormous scroll. "If you can really see that loophole with your own eyes, you must come back and describe it to me. It's a place I've longed to visit but have never been to."

"Friendly reminder: even if you possess the most advanced spacecraft in the Metaverse, this journey will still be measured in 'ten-year' increments."

But Qin Yiguan's eyes flickered.

He was rapidly memorizing these numbers.

for a long time.

Qin Yiguan closed his eyes slightly.

But then Dr. House said, "Go on, Hua Xu and I will be here waiting for you."

Qin Yiguan looked at Dr. House. He didn't know when, but Dr. House was now wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. In his memory, Dr. House's eyes were known for their keen insight and penetrating nature. He had never worn such a thing before, nor did he need to.

Qin Yiguan asked in confusion, "Dr. House, ten years, the journey is calculated in ten years, are you still going to wait for me here?"

But Dr. House smiled and said, "There's no other way. Whenever you encounter a problem, you always need someone to answer it for you. We'll wait for you here so you can come and ask us anytime."

Qin Yiguan was puzzled.

But Hua Xu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, this is a dream. We won't age or die. Time is distorted; ten or eight years is just a blink of an eye."

Last Paradise.

The God's Abandoned projected a void image, filled with densely packed numbers, which were the coordinates from Qin Yiguan's memory.

Bishamonten and Shitian gazed at each other for a long time.

--This really is a very, very long distance.

"The Ying Hao have vanished."

"But you said the items they create won't disappear."

Qin Yiguan looked towards the center of the city, "They've already repaired the Shadow for me. No matter how far, I will find the Lu Zhoulang!"

When Qin Yiguan saw the Shadow again after four hours, he was completely shocked.

This no longer seemed to be the Shadow he knew.

The aircraft in front of us still has the signature dark silver paint, but its size has increased threefold.

The front section features an extremely streamlined design resembling that of a torpedo.

However, the original massive propulsion system at the rear has been shrunk and transformed into six glowing spheres arranged in a straight line.

Those spheres shimmered with a faint blue light. They didn't seem imposing, but their light was restrained, as if they contained unimaginable energy.

A virtual projection suddenly appeared on the ground.

That was a message from Ying Hao, and also a commentary on the new Shadow.

' Qin Yiguan, my friend.'

'My engineers not only fixed the Shadow for you, but also gave you some minor upgrades.'

We apologize, but we accessed your navigation system without your permission and know you are a lone ranger.

'For a ranger navigating such a vast Gemini Metaverse, speed is undoubtedly the most important thing.'

I don't know if you've ever heard of "warp drive".

This type of engine can achieve a "space surfing" effect by compressing the space in front of the spacecraft and expanding the space behind it. If used to its fullest potential, the spacecraft could reach the speed of light.

Therefore, we did not install the 'warp engine' for you.

'Ha ha.'

'Because warp drive technology is far too outdated for us Digital Human.'

Over the past few years, our Digital Human technology has made a slight improvement compared to that of humans.

'Building upon the warp drive, we have developed the hypersonic warp drive and the quantum slipstream drive.'

'Therefore, we didn't install the hypersonic warp drive or the quantum slipstream engine for you...'

Because when it comes to friends, we should give them our best.

'We've installed a warp drive for you.'

'This is a groundbreaking technological marvel. The warp drive can shatter the local spacetime continuity and reassemble it at the quantum level into a state identical to the target location, allowing the spacecraft to complete intergalactic jumps almost instantaneously.'

' Qin Yiguan, my human friend.'

' The Shadow can no longer be called a spacecraft; to be precise, it is now a true... space battleship.'

Qin Yiguan watched all this quietly, slightly moved.

God's Abandoned then entered the coordinates of the Lu Zhoulang's location into the Shadow's navigation system.

That once unattainable destination.

The travel time is now 12 minutes and 24 seconds.

The reason it takes so long is because it includes a significant amount of 'warm-up' and 'landing' processes.

Bishamonten said, "In fact, Digital Human have always possessed a variety of talents. With their technological level, they could easily rise up, invade the world of Half-Humans, and instantly overturn the dominant position between the two. But they have never intended to do so, nor have they ever conceived such a thought."

Qin Yiguan gritted his teeth and said, "However, the Lu Zhoulang knew their fatal weakness and regarded them as ants. Even though they were peaceful and did not contend with the world, they were still slaughtered to death!"