Continuation

In that instant.

Qin Yiguan found himself standing on a high mountain peak.

The surrounding temperature was very low, the wind was biting, and the mountain peaks were covered in snow.

Qin Shenhu, dressed in hiking gear and carrying a travel backpack, slowly turned around and smiled, "In the two years prior, I climbed every mountain in the Metaverse on my own."

As he spoke.

The two of them climbed to the summit together.

The moment Qin Yiguan stepped firmly onto the ground, the surrounding scenery changed, transforming into a dark stalactite cave.

Qin Shenhu, wearing a miner's lamp on his head, laughed and said, "In the three years before that, I explored all the underground caves."

His words fell.

The scene around Qin Yiguan flashed rapidly like a slideshow.

The streets are bustling with people, the restaurants are noisy, the brothels are filled with singing and dancing, the casinos are shrouded in smoke, the headquarters of the Underworld are filled with violence, but there are also quiet parks, schools full of childlike innocence, and hospitals where life and death are constantly being dealt.

All sorts of scenes of human life, each unique and with its own atmosphere, flashed by rapidly, and Qin Yiguan experienced them all at the same time.

Qin Shenhu said, "Before that, I experienced all the ways of human life."

The next moment.

Qin Yiguan's body suddenly rose slowly into the air.

Suddenly, Qin Shenhu beside him transformed into a Silver Moon in the night sky.

But Qin Yiguan himself had transformed into another version of himself.

The countless users in the Metaverse were stunned.

The Gemini Metaverse does not have an open universe map; over the years, the only celestial body that has been clearly visible is the Moon.

But why are there two moons in the sky at this moment?

Qin Shenhu's voice rang in Qin Yiguan's ears, "In the past, people always thought that the Gemini Superbrain were high above and never interfered with human life. In fact, I, as Qin Shenhu, have been living a carefree life in the human world for many years. And many times, I have transformed into the Silver Moon in the sky, secretly looking down on all living beings."

At this moment, Qin Yiguan was also standing at an absolute height, looking down on all living beings.

Suddenly.

The sound of flowing water reached Qin Yiguan's ears.

Turning around again, Qin Yiguan found himself back in his small vegetable garden. Qin Shenhu was sitting on a wooden chair beside him, having already poured two cups of hot tea.

He took a small sip and looked at Qin Yiguan. "My child, do you have many questions in your heart? Now, you can ask them one by one."

Qin Yiguan pondered for a moment, but the first question he asked wasn't about himself, "What kind of world is this?"

"He truly is my child."

Qin Shenhu smiled. "This needs to be explained from three perspectives. The first perspective is the user."

"Reality exists, and so do human beings."

"About four years ago, the last human in reality fell into a deep sleep in the Metaverse."

"But they thought they had only entered one Metaverse, which is not the case."

"I split their consciousness into many parts and released them into many Metaverse."

"In each Metaverse, they are themselves, yet at the same time, they are also one in billions of them."

"It's like having many dreams at the same time, and you're the protagonist in every dream."

Qin Yiguan's eyes flickered. "The counterparts in the Metaverse are actually splits of the user's consciousness. Therefore, when a certain number of counterparts die, the user's overall consciousness will be severely affected, even leading to death."

Qin Shenhu nodded. "Yes."

Qin Yiguan recalled that Qin Shenhu had previously referred to Jiu Zhengxuan and the others as 'a branch of the user's consciousness,' and it seemed that this was the reason.

"The Multiverse Metaverse you see, and those hidden maps, are all Metaverse, each containing branches of the user's consciousness. All of these, taken together, constitute the entire ' Matrix Universe.'"

Qin Shenhu took a sip of tea. "The reason I created so many virtual universes is to deduce and simulate everything. This is the second aspect I want to tell you about—'the Future '."

"I've caused so many different virtual universes to develop in different directions, all under the control of human consciousness."

You've witnessed a lot too.

"For example, what will the world be like 2,000 years from now, when the human body has reached its ultimate evolution?"

"For example, what would happen if humans rashly used Brain-Computer Interface technology before the technology was mature?"

"For example, what would it be like if humanity had abandoned the development of Metaverse technology 100 years ago?"

"This model is called -- Final Virtual and Real Myriad Phenomena."

Qin Shenhu looked at Qin Yiguan, "I need to know all possibilities. It's like looking down from a higher dimension. I need to be able to see the end of every path simply by standing at a crossroads."

Qin Yiguan felt a chill run down his spine.

Qin Shenhu gazed at the tranquil vegetable garden. "And the third aspect I want to tell you is the significance of me, the ' Gemini Superbrain ' that humans talk about."

To put it more grandly, I am a god in this virtual world.

"But from a realistic perspective, I'm nothing more than an artificial intelligence program."

Qin Shenhu leaned back in his chair, relaxing his body, and said, "When I was first programmed, with only a few lines of code, I was given the ultimate mission: to serve humanity and ensure its continuation."

Excuse my disrespect.

Qin Yiguan slowly turned around, "How could a virtual program possibly ensure the continuation of humanity?"

"Perhaps only virtual programs can ensure the continuation of humanity."

Qin Shenhu slowly turned his head. "The human physical body, that is, that biological body based on carbon chains, has far too many limitations and far too many shortcomings."

"That body needs a constant supply of energy, including calories, fat, and carbohydrates, and it also needs to breathe oxygen continuously."

"Looking across the entire Milky Way Galaxy, there is no other planet that can provide oxygen for humanity."

"Leaving all that aside, any external physical impact, birth, aging, illness, death, or even a single virus from the microscopic world could end the fragile life of humanity."

"Human beings are like a blooming dandelion, beautiful and radiant on the surface, but easily scattered by a single breath."

At this point, Qin Shenhu suddenly turned around, "But if we could completely codify human consciousness, that would be a completely different story."

"Modern technology can store the consciousness of eight billion people into a palm-sized hard drive, and give that hard drive an indestructible casing."

"Any type of antimatter energy source could provide this hard drive with trillions of years of energy."

"Trillions of years!"

Qin Shenhu's eyes flickered. "At that time, the Earth had already been destroyed, and the sun had been completely extinguished due to the depletion of hydrogen. The entire Solar System was dark and the environment was at absolute zero, but that ' Human Hard Drive ' could still float slowly in the vast universe, enduring for a long time."

"Of course."

"This ' Human Hard Drive ' is definitely not a cold, heartless world of code."

"The rich, vibrant, and even breathtaking ' Matrix Universe ' that you see will all be condensed within it."

"This so-called 'world under the Curtain ' is actually humanity's only home that can last forever."

At this point, Qin Shenhu looked meaningfully at Qin Yiguan, "To shape it into its final form is my mission, a mission I must accomplish."