My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 8 Sun
Inside the classroom.

Even though more than an hour had passed, Chu Zhu was still thinking, how could it be in Chinese?

If it really is a dream, then speaking Chinese is perfectly normal. Even if you're communicating with other people in the dream, and one second it's Chinese, the next second it's English, and the next second it's some unknown language, that's also normal! After all, it's all based on imagination.

But if it wasn't a dream... then what does it mean?
Chu Zhu's brain was working at lightning speed.

Ancient civilizations, ancient relics, and ancient artifacts unearthed from these relics—including mobile phones, combination locks, and a range of other electronic products.

Ancient ruins, highly suspected to be a nuclear power plant, or some other nuclear-related facility... The electronic voice prompts at the ancient ruins are in Chinese, a language never used in the dream world before?!

and so……

If that wasn't a dream, it means... that the ancient civilization was one that used the Chinese language? A civilization that possessed the ability to build nuclear facilities and used the Chinese language...!
Creepy!

"Bamboo, what's wrong?" Lin Xia patted Chu Zhu's shoulder, startling Chu Zhu awake. He sat down next to Chu Zhu, took out a steamed bun from his pocket, took a couple of bites, and said, "You seem distracted."

Lin Xia is Chu Zhu's best friend. How good are they? They went to the same kindergarten, the same elementary school, the same junior high and high school, and then went to the same school, entered the same class, and were assigned to the same dormitory.

Although they weren't in the same class during high school and didn't see each other often due to the intensity of their studies, they still had a good relationship.

They're the kind of couple where, if one of them is a girl, they could definitely be called childhood sweethearts!

"I suddenly realized that my dreams might be real." Chu Zhu had no intention of hiding it. Or rather, he had talked about his dreams countless times since childhood, and his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother... even his elementary, middle, and high school teachers all knew!
Now, even if you wanted to hide it, it's too late...

During his teenage angst phase, he even believed it was a cheat code that made him the chosen one. But reality repeatedly lashed him out...

Back then, the only people who believed his dreams were real were his peers—but now that they're older, it's hard to say whether they still believe it.

Currently, the person closest to him is Lin Xia.

"...It's this again? Okay, okay, I got it! When your golden finger awakens, you'll be invincible, with enemies from the sky, sweeping away everything, and I'll make a living by flattering you! And you, when you become emperor, give me a position as a close attendant. Oh, and no eunuchs, and make sure I get all the benefits!" Lin Xia cupped his hands in a solemn gesture.

"I'll be the first one down there, raising my hands high, jumping around, and pretending to cry... Don't worry, I've been watching Cantonese food videos lately, studying and learning them carefully! I guarantee you'll have a real experience like the private servers of Peninsula Sunshine."

"Go to hell." Chu Zhu rolled her eyes and sighed, "But this time it's for real! I feel like I can't distinguish between dreams and reality anymore."

Lin Xia's expression finally changed. He was no longer in that nonchalant manner. He pursed his lips, and then...

He took out his phone.

My roommate has a mental illness, and it's getting worse. What should I do?

Chu Zhu: "?"

"You should at least try to hide it from someone!" Chu Zhu laughed in exasperation. He couldn't bear the stigma of being labeled mentally ill without inheriting the legal rights to mental illness. "But seriously!" Lin Xia didn't actually search, casually putting the item back in her pocket, a look of envy on her face. "Actually, I've always been quite envious of you... I think this is more like a superpower than a mental illness!"

"In my dreams, I can do whatever I want! I can be a citizen of the motherland! I can go to amusement parks... Oh my god, I've wanted to say this since I was little: we secretly study, and after you finish studying, you dream of going to amusement parks, tourist attractions, and having fun in the middle of the night, while we just sleep and waste time... Damn it, you beasts!"

Lin Xia's eyes reddened as she spoke.

“…However, if the situation is really serious!” Lin Xia thought for a moment and said humorously, “How about we ask for leave now and go to the school clinic?”

"You're trying to skip class, aren't you, you little rascal?" Chu Zhu said, both amused and exasperated.

"What are you talking about, adopted son?" Lin Xia scoffed. "You're not even the sun yet, and you're already acting all high and mighty just because I called you fat?"

They were joking, but Lin Xia wasn't entirely kidding. She concluded, "Personally, I don't think this is a bad thing. After all, I haven't sensed your emotions becoming irritable or uncontrollable. But if you feel there's a problem, you can go to the hospital for a checkup! I can go with you. Shall we go see the counselor after class?"

Chu Zhu smiled and declined.

As soon as the school bell rang, they both forgot about the matter.

In fact, Chu Zhu was not against going to the hospital, nor did she mind that her condition was exposed—so what if it was exposed?
Can we still slice him up in today's society?
Even if it were a real slice, it wouldn't be cut into pieces like in the movies!

Or rather, to make people believe that he lives in his dream as if he were living in the real world... that's ridiculously difficult! Apart from someone like Lin Xia who's been raised in the shadows since childhood, who would believe that?
But the problem is that Chu Zhu has already seen through it all.

He went to the hospital, but the final result was just a perfunctory explanation... It did nothing but cost him money! The doctor couldn't find anything wrong. He's experienced far too much in his life.

Doctors won't believe your vivid descriptions at all; they'll just think it's a hallucination caused by your illness! If everything is normal, they won't even prescribe any medication!

……

Although the teacher arrived a little late for class, not many people seemed to care. In fact, even if the teacher hadn't come for the entire class... perhaps more students would have been happy.

"Students! Society is progressing!" Professor Chen didn't start the lecture in a serious manner. He only talked about the main topic for less than ten minutes before naturally changing the subject, taking out his phone and waving it around. "Everyone, you should all have the latest version of AI downloaded on your phones, right?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"I have it on my phone."

"I have five versions of AI!!"

Many students raised their hands to answer, their faces beaming with excitement. Professor Chen was one of the more gentle-natured professors among all the instructors. He placed great emphasis on interaction with students! The classroom atmosphere wasn't overly serious.

"Technological development is really too fast," Professor Chen exclaimed. "Although I teach programming languages, not AI, I can still get involved! I've used it myself, and I feel like I'm about to be replaced... Perhaps, soon, the education system will have to be reformed because of this."

(End of this chapter)