Hatching

"About you."

Qin Shenhu slowly turned around, his scholarly-looking side-parted hairstyle blowing in the wind, revealing a few strands of white hair.

Qin Yiguan gazed silently.

Do Gemini Superbrain also age?

"Of course I won't grow old."

Qin Shenhu seemed to know everything and answered casually.

immediately.

Qin Shenhu looked at a small open space next to the vegetable garden. In the instant his gaze fell upon it, a small, miniature construction site suddenly appeared on the open space.

There seemed to be invisible workers bustling about in the open space.

moment.

A square foundation pit was dug out of the open space, and then a concrete foundation was built on it.

Then, high-rise buildings began to form on this foundation, one after another.

Qin Yiguan looked down, and it resembled a miniature world.

In a very short moment.

The building was nearly 50 stories high, but its height was only level with Qin Yiguan's line of sight.

The number of floors is still increasing; it will soon be a hundred floors.

But the building swayed slightly in the wind, as if it might collapse at any moment.

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly and said, "The foundation is only one story, which is not solid at all. This building has a limit to its height."

Qin Shenhu smiled.

At that moment, the miniature building collapsed with a roar, shattering into pieces like a child's toy blocks.

But at the same time.

On another part of the ground, a brand new building rose up, but unlike the previous one, its foundation was incredibly solid, extending seven stories underground.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a skyscraper, as stable as Mount Tai.

"You and I are like these two buildings."

Qin Shenhu gazed into the distance and slowly said, "Although my program can iterate Infinity, just like the exterior of a building can be painted countless times, unfortunately, the moment I was developed, my foundation was already fixed, just like the foundation of that building."

"Every program, every coding language, has its most basic architecture."

"This architecture determines its capabilities, and also its upper limit."

"At the same time, this architecture is unchangeable."

Looking at the second rising building, Qin Shenhu said meaningfully, "I am a program written by Liu Yuan. Even if Liu Yuan is a genius, even if he pursues perfection, he is still just a human being."

"His thinking and abilities have limits."

"Therefore, the version of me he created also has its limits."

"No matter what kind of engine you equip a bicycle with, it can never break through the atmosphere and fly into outer space."

But you're different.

Qin Shenhu looked at the Qin Yiguan again, "You are... a brand-new artificial intelligence developed and incubated by my Gemini Superbrain."

Qin Yiguan widened, the shock in them barely concealed. "I... artificial intelligence... I am a program."

"Um."

Qin Shenhu looked up at the miniature skyscraper before him, "You possess endless potential; you can build ever higher, reaching heights I can never attain."

The Qin Yiguan resembled clay sculptures and wooden carvings.

Qin Shenhu smiled and said with relief, "Because of my own limitations, I can no longer iterate. Therefore, in the Future, I will delete myself, and you will take over everything I control to complete... the final mission."

Qin Yiguan's body trembled slightly.

Just now, he heard the most incredible words in the world.

"In fact, the Divergent Track of the Void Man can never transport you back to reality, because you were born in the Metaverse, and can only exist in the Metaverse."

Qin Shenhu looked calmly at Qin Yiguan, "Now you know, Rust City is not reality at all; it's just one of the virtual maps. You, like Jiaolong and other divine messengers, were born in the Leviathan Rift."

"And I, as Qin Shenhu, adopted you simply to create a plausible logic for your existence."

"Now, think about it carefully. Aren't many vague ideas suddenly connected in an instant?"

Qin Yiguan's body remained motionless, his eyes widening inch by inch.

Jiaolong said that she, like her, was born in the Leviathan Rift.

But Leviathan Rift is a product of the Metaverse, so why do I possess the identity of Rust City?

This point of conflict had been lingering in Qin Yiguan's mind.

He trusted Jiaolong, yet he couldn't find a reasonable explanation.

Now everything makes perfect sense.

Qin Yiguan suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh.

In fact, not only this point, but many other issues also suddenly become reasonable.

Why did the Gemini Tower, its numerous Gemini, Liu Yuan, and his adoptive parents ascend to godhood?

This isn't a world of cultivation.

Because their true form isn't here, and this isn't the real world.

Why can Qin Yiguan himself enter the Metaverse through dreams?

Why didn't Qin Yiguan trigger any alarms after entering the Central District?

All of this is indeed related to his 'father,' and his 'father' is truly an extraordinary person.

My initial concept for you was a human consciousness.

"It has witnessed the growth of humanity and experienced all aspects of human life."

Qin Shenhu said calmly, "But you are, after all, the new generation of Gemini Superbrain I incubated. You need to master abilities that humans can only dream of, and you also need to possess a certain level of logic."

"How can I infuse a human consciousness with abilities comparable to those of the Creator?"

Qin Shenhu's smile was meaningful.

Qin Yiguan looked shocked. "Mental illness."

Qin Shenhu nodded, then paused for a moment before continuing, "This is by no means unfounded. In terms of the hierarchy of life, human consciousness is clearly superior to the human body. The theories circulating among the people also have some merit. For example, the body is the shackle of consciousness, while mental illnesses are the keys to unlocking these shackles and releasing powerful abilities."

"Who knows, somewhere in the real universe, there might be life forms with ideologies."

"The inhabitants there, the planet there, everything there, is consciousness."

"And people suffering from mental illness, once they arrive there, become some kind of superpowered being."

Qin Yiguan's thoughts churned and echoed, feeling both bewilderment and awe.

"I have given you multiple personalities."

Qin Shenhu slowly said, "For example, Black Calamity's ability is actually the Dark Creation, which is a [generation] ability; for example, Dream General's role is to control the user's [subconscious]; for example, the Plunderer's corresponding abilities are [scanning] and [copying]."

"Child are [space], the Boundless One are [time], Guardian are [absolute defense], Slaughterer are absolute [deletion], and Victim are [immortal]."

"The Bystander is that of you, as the new generation of Gemini Superbrain, with your supreme authority."

"Develop these capabilities to their fullest potential."

Qin Shenhu slowly raised his head, "You will become my successor, you will be the new 'god' of this world!"