Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 130 Consciousness
"Madam Changbai, that is my dream tapir."

After experiencing multiple dreams, Yuanze gained a deeper understanding of the nature spirit in front of him.

However, how the nightmare tapir entered Madam Changbai's spiritual sea remains an unsolved mystery, and even Madam Changbai herself knows nothing about it.

"Oh, I see. This should be part of your ability, right? I can feel that its mental power is quite strong."

"Yes, thanks to him we were able to find our memories."

However, he did not explain the ability of the Nightmare Tapir in detail. He decided to keep it secret. After all, he was not lying, and Madam Changbai could not detect the subtle changes in his spiritual level.

"In that case, then let's do this. You helped me regain my lost memories, and Shenwa won't let me embarrass you."

Yuan Ze hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his doubts. He wanted to know the origin of the source beast in Tianwen Peak.

Madam Changbai shook her head helplessly. This was the first time that Tianchi Mountain had given birth to such a terrifying source beast since she gained real consciousness.

Although the source beast was not as powerful as her, she felt an indescribable fear from it.

Perhaps she had recovered some fragments of her previous memories, and she used her own experience of a volcanic eruption to explain it.

Yuanze had also read from the information that this was the largest volcano in China and also a very active volcano.

The largest volcanic eruption in two thousand years and the second largest in more than five thousand years occurred here.

The intensity of the volcanic eruption that year was unimaginable. The huge eruption alone melted and hollowed out the top of the volcano, which was several kilometers high, forming a huge crater lake.

The thick smoke and ash column it produced was ejected to an altitude of about 25 kilometers in the stratosphere, eventually covering an area of ​​more than 35 square kilometers from here to the Kuril Trench.

All the land was covered under five to ten centimeters of volcanic ash, the total amount of which was enough to bury the largest mechanical city under 100 meters of volcanic ash.

In addition, pyroclastic flows containing a variety of debris and hot gases filled all valleys and canyons, with the farthest reaches extending 50 kilometers in all directions.

Judging from the current distribution of the Mechanical Cities and the data after being transformed by the "Source of Mutation", this power will probably increase by more than a thousand times, and almost all Mechanical Cities will be affected.

Moreover, Yuanyuanze witnessed the horrific scene of the volcanic eruption in Madam Changbai's ancient memory. Madam Changbai was extremely lucky and became one of the very few surviving creatures at that time by accident, but that memory still made her feel scared.

This is also why when something abnormal happens here, even if it is just one of the peaks, the relevant departments will send so many personnel, which also explains why they attach so much importance to it.

"Madam Changbai, I think the birth of this source beast will definitely be accompanied by a very strong volcanic eruption. You can see that many people have come here one after another."

"I can hear what you mean. You also want to get something from it, right?"

"No way, I'm doing this for my family." Yuanze paused and explained the general situation of his family.

"So you are still obsessed with Shenwa." Madam Changbai raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said with a hint of sarcasm.

"I would like to, but you are here, aren't you?"

"You really dare to say that. Aren't you afraid that I will turn you into nutrients for both of us?" Madam Changbai threatened half-jokingly.

"Madam, I believe you will keep your word. So will I." Yuanze met Madam Changbai's gaze without flinching.

"You are such an interesting young man."

Madam Changbai let Shenwa sit on her shoulders, and the three of them looked at the astronomical peak not far away that was emitting black smoke, and the busy humans coming and going nearby.

At this moment, their thoughts were different, but surprisingly harmonious. "Do you think the birth of this kind of life goes against your scientific common sense?" Madam Changbai suddenly asked Yuanze.

Yuanze was also thinking about this question, but he couldn't come up with an answer.

"You are still too young. Let me ask you two questions. Think about them carefully."

"Ma'am, please go ahead."

"What do you think consciousness is? Where does consciousness come from?"

These two questions reminded Yuan Ze of the feeling of consciousness in the quantum tunnel, which was so illusory. That kind of freedom could even drown one's consciousness and immerse oneself in unreal joy.

Especially in that more microscopic world, all the "strings" there have returned to the extreme of being constrained, repeating their movements according to an extremely simple law.

In other words, the most fundamental thing about things is a single law, but what manifests itself is irregularity. From irregularity, endless laws can be derived to control the world perceived by our bodies.

Without the constraints of the flesh, everything seems to be very different when looking at the world from the perspective of pure consciousness, as if one's consciousness is traveling between the quantum world and the "string" world.

"Cough cough cough."

Madam Changbai coughed a few times, interrupting Yuanze's thoughts. She tilted her head slightly, motioning Yuanze to look at the companions she brought with her, and then left with Shenwa.

At this time, Dai Hui woke up from his deep sleep, and he felt as if he had had a very long dream.

Moreover, he seemed to be exploring something in his dream, and he even stopped to practice the method given to him by Yuanze.

This made him, who was usually taciturn, feel like he was having a splitting headache when he got up.

This deep dream caused him to have a splitting headache when he woke up, and his consciousness seemed to be torn in two.

He stood up shakily, trying to wake himself up. When he saw Yuan Ze in front of him, he seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and told Yuan Ze about the long but clear dream.

"Then I'll give you a new practice method later."

"Okay, what's the situation here now?"

"Just look." Yuanze shrugged, looking helpless, and pointed his finger down the mountain.

Following the direction of his finger, through the gaps between the trees, Dai Hui also noticed the camps and equipment.

"My mission has ended with the disappearance of Shenwa. Hey, Yuanze, can you stay with me for a while longer?"

"of course can."

"Do you mean to continue the mission?" Dai Hui looked at him cautiously, fearing that he would disappear from his sight again.

"Of course we have to continue. The source beast has not yet been born. We will definitely find a solution."

He sent a message to his master, reporting the prototype of his plan and requesting more precise experimental verification.

If the verification is successful, then dealing with this source beast will be easy.

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(End of this chapter)