The Ship of Theseus (Part Two)

"Before the arrival of this brand-new Ring Research Institute..."

Qin Yiguan made a total of three timeline adjustments.

"On one occasion, it was just a minor adjustment: Qin Yiguan went back to where I had been three years prior, found me when I had just joined the Ring Research Institute, and conveyed some information to me."

But Song Miao slowly said, "From that moment on, I knew my Future destiny. Qin Yiguan told me that I needed to 'die first and then be reborn'."

"Therefore, ' Song Miao,' who was once captured by Lu Guang, was just an ordinary member of the research institute."

"I used the cloning technology you developed to modify her face, turning her into another version of me."

The Bo You's eyes widened in even greater astonishment, "We didn't kill you... who did we kill?!"

Song Miao said coldly, "She's a Level 5 staff member in the Medical Department of the Research Society, meaning she's always by your side, protecting your health, and has been aiding and abetting evil—the dean's personal physician!"

"She?"

Bo You were shocked, "Why didn't she tell the truth!"

Song Miao said, "Because Lu Guang mistook her for me, the first thing he did upon capturing 'me' was to put a collar on 'me' that restricts human abilities and senses!"

Bo You Linran.

That was indeed the case at the time!

The real Song Miao in front of him spoke calmly, "After that, I changed my appearance and became your personal doctor."

"And you never saw through it."

"Every pill I gave you during this time was a poison designed to worsen your condition!"

"Only in this way will your body break down prematurely, forcing you to seek a new body sooner."

"Only in this way can I obtain information about you from the past."

"Only the data list in Qin Yiguan's possession will be updated."

"Only Qin Yiguan can recruit you, a young child, to begin the entire replacement plan."

"This is a very precise process, which both follows the principle of linear time and simultaneously alters linear time. One wrong step, and we wouldn't have achieved today's 'result'!"

In that instant.

A scene has flashed through the minds of many Bo You.

It was that personal doctor in the white coat who kept handing me pills whenever I coughed!

But then Song Miao added, "During this process, I couldn't see Qin Yiguan's entire plan clearly. I even deliberately tried to get information out of Gu Wu, hoping to find out if the so-called 'founder' actually existed."

As she spoke, Song Miao glanced at Qin Yiguan standing in the distance, "Now I realize that my understanding of time is still very one-sided!"

The Bo You's body is like a clay sculpture or a wooden carving.

Everything has been altered!

Shitian, Jiang Yizhou, and Song Miao are all in this situation!

After that, the entire Ring Research Institute was reset!

"This..."

The Bo You's mind was in complete chaos, with various fragments of memory appearing out of nowhere, overturning one subjective consciousness after another.

At that very moment, the Bo You's expression suddenly changed, becoming incredibly humble. He approached Qin Yiguan and respectfully called him "Founder."

immediately.

Bo You, seemingly a completely different person, also stood behind Qin Yiguan.

Jiang Yizhou sighed softly, "Yiguan is so kind, he hasn't given up on changing anyone, even his Bo You has become a kind being in his timeline. In other words, the current Bo You has been replaced by the little boy who was recruited by Qin Yiguan at the age of 6."

Little did they know.

At this moment, Qin Yiguan turned his head slightly, looked at the Bo You with a hint of sarcasm, and said, "You're very clever, pretending that you were also reset? Do you deserve it?"

Suddenly, the Bo You trembled.

Qin Yiguan said again in a low voice, "When the CHP4 in my mind is pushed to its limit, its power is enormous. I even felt myself standing on the edge of death."

"At the same time, I also discovered a magical feature, which I call ' Logic Fracture '."

"This ability appeared a little late, and I didn't use it in the overall plan, but at the last moment, I used it on you."

"In other words, your Bo You is still you, that inhuman scum, without any reset."

The Bo You's body trembled even more violently.

Qin Yiguan continued, "But you will suddenly recall a memory. Three months ago, you, the selfless Dean of the Bo You, went out on a mission for the Ring Research Institute. As a result, due to 'some reason,' you were accidentally burned in a fire, and your internal organs were damaged as a result, the most serious of which was your lungs."

The Bo You stared blankly as he lifted his shirt and looked at his chest.

A dark, charred mark, as if it were growing, kept spreading across his body.

The burns were extremely severe; the skin had melted and grotesquely stuck together, and in some places, the ribs, blackened by the fire, were even visible.

Bo You clearly understand, this is yet another instance of Qin Yiguan's ' Timeline Convergence '!

Qin Yiguan continued, "60% of your lungs are damaged, and it's gradually worsening. Because of the loss of lung function, you feel increasingly suffocated. Even though you're living under this clear sky, it feels like someone has pushed your head underwater. With every breath you take, more moisture rushes into your lungs, blocking your trachea, making you even more suffocated and causing you increasing pain."

at the same time.

The Bo You's face grew increasingly red, and he made sounds of difficulty breathing.

His eyes widened in terror as he stared at the sky.

He clutched his throat, his sharp nails digging into his flesh, for he now had the delusion that tearing his throat open would make it easier for him to breathe.

Blood flowed down the Bo You's arm.

But even more painful than that is the kind of suffocating despair.

Qin Yiguan kept his eyes fixed ahead, his expression calm. "Because you are about to die completely, I'll remind you of one more question: Have you ever considered whether the only 'Ship of Theseus' being replaced was the Ring Research Institute?"

"Previously, I traveled through time multiple times for the entire plan."

"But no matter what, it can't change the dark experience of my childhood."

"That is, the experiences of being imprisoned by the Ring Research Institute and subjected to various forms of persecution."

"That's because..."

That happens in the physical world.

"The trajectory of your Ring Research Institute changed after I turned six."

"Under your leadership, all members entered the Metaverse and became those beings 'located in the time gap'."

"Because you spend most of your time immersed in ancient history, your perceived time is much longer than that of ordinary people."

"Your bodies are aging, but you are fearless because you can constantly reclaim yourself from history."

"Perhaps because of countless time travels, you have long lost yourselves and forgotten your true nature."

"You place your memories in your 'past self' and believe you have been reborn."

"What exactly was the past in this Metaverse?"

"Those are just Digital Human designed by the Gemini Superbrain."

"In a sense, you are no longer yourselves. You are now just Digital Human in the long river of history, simply forcibly injected with some memories."

Behind Qin Yiguan stood many people in white coats, their expressions quite different.

"I've already gone to see it."

"The truth is a bit ridiculous."

Qin Yiguan suddenly said, "Your true forms lie on the fifth basement level of the Ring Research Institute in the real world, directly beneath the Lu Zhoulang. Because you all abandoned your consciousness long ago, you all entered a state of brain death many years ago without exception, and now you are nothing more than dried corpses."

"Fu Bo You."

"The Gemini Superbrain's reconstruction is correct."

"You were born during the Republic of China era. Through various technological means, your lifespan has reached an astonishing 155 years. You could have lived even longer."

"But after entering the Metaverse, you unknowingly ended your own lifespan."

"And the 165 original staff members you brought from the Ring Research Institute all met the same fate."

At this moment, although the Bo You was in a state of suffocation, Qin Yiguan's calm words were like thunderclaps, making his eyes filled with fear.

"The 'Ship of Theseus' that was replaced wasn't just that building."

Qin Yiguan slowly turned around, calmly looking at the Bo You, "And your own lives too."

And at this very moment.

The Bo You's body had reached its limit; his eyes bulged out and bloodshot. In a horrified state, he fell backward and died completely!