Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2459 Brain in a Vat
Scarlet Storm.

After get off work, you can simply put on a mask; you don't even need to stand up.

So standing up naturally means that you're not ready to leave work yet.

Looking around the ever-quiet warehouse, Fu Qian didn't hold back and immediately began the haul.

It must be said that it is indeed scarlet.

Similar to the original blinding effect of the remnants of the law, the strange color, which is theoretically only visible to oneself, instantly enveloped the surroundings.

A vibrant, life-giving red.

Clear and transparent, without any ripples, yet at a glance, one can almost feel the rhythm of life within it.

If you were to drive this to a crowded place, wouldn't it be an even bigger source of chaos than the Glorious Tyrant?

Of course, the warehouse doesn't seem to care.

Fu Qian continued walking through the warehouse almost as if he were strolling along the lake, but the warehouse did not react at all.

The contents of the box were also quiet and unresponsive to concepts like blood ties and ethics.

No matter, ignore me, I can come to you.

At one point, Fu Qian stopped and looked at a small, silver-white box in front of him, with the number 1-039.

……

[A warm bed; 1-039]

[Gray Bed; 1-093]

There's no rush to leave work, and it's not just for testing the warehouse.

One question that was mentioned at the beginning of the mission is worth exploring now.

This mission was not only a second visit to the same location, but even the names and numbers of the contained objects had a strange sense of correspondence.

If it's not a coincidence, could the reason behind it reflect some essential attributes of a warehouse?

Or perhaps it's a slight interpretation of His power of cause and effect in time and space?

The ideas can be quite bold; after all, it doesn't take much effort to check them out casually.

click -

The box of comfort has already been opened.

This……

To be honest, I had seen some illusory images before the mission started, and based on the name and mission content, it wasn't hard to imagine some possible designs.

The lava firewood, the deep soul, and even the nest of flesh and blood are all normal, but this is—a brain in a vat?
Indeed, as a flesh and blood expert, Fu Qian stated that it was a very standard human brain.

It was perfect in size and shape, floating there in a full and plump manner.

There was even a liquid that looked like water inside the box.

It is clear and transparent, without any impurities or color.

It's just that my brain might be a bit too full, as if it's been soaking for too long and has become inflamed.

……

Well... it's all quite reasonable.

Carefully examining the magical scene before him, Fu Qian quickly figured out a way to interpret it.

The Hill of the Unseen, the deepest recesses of human nature, a prison of all wills, where no matter how much one struggles, freedom is elusive...

The phrase "brain in a vat" is surprisingly apt.

Based on previous experience, the contents of the box are more symbolic, and the probability that Grandpa Ji's brain is actually inside is still very small.

After all, it's a very simple logic: that person wouldn't necessarily have two brains for no reason—

Holding 1-039, I was already standing in front of 1-093. Click—

Even the identical square boxes were opened, revealing their contents.

It's another brain, only it looks a bit shrunken.

It was nowhere near as white and tender as the previous one; instead, it was an abnormal dark gray.

Even between the gullies and winding paths, there is a deep and mysterious entanglement.

Hmm... for an elderly person, this is actually more in line with physiology.

After repeated comparisons, Fu Qian nodded and made a fair assessment.

So the one in 1-039 must be the one that Grandpa Ji had when he was a child.

……

Does the phenotypic change in 1-093 suggest an embrace of darkness?
Nonsense as it may be, the two brains undoubtedly prove the earlier "symbolic" claim.

For the time being, Fu Qian also focused his efforts on interpreting the gray brain.

Not only does it look unsightly, but even the liquid inside is affected.

The deep, somber color of the brain seemed to permeate the entire space, making the overall impression even more somber.

Furthermore, the similar-looking but different-characteristic contained objects seem to confirm the previous speculation.

That is, the numbering of items in the warehouse is not random, but also has some symbolic meaning.

I wonder if these two sets of numbers have any other meaning besides indicating opposite properties.

Although the images were rather bizarre, to be honest, this observation did not provide much substantial reference for the two grand objectives set forth earlier.

But this is where the advantage of being an academic lies: we have many research topics.

Given that the number is indeed meaningful, not long ago at the academy, I encountered a case where the concept of "zero" might have been a constraint.

Zero has meaning, but what about the other numbers?
Is it possible that these warehouse numbers correspond to certain properties of the contained items?

Of course, this is a rather far-fetched divergent line of thought. Now, there's actually a more concrete conclusion "right in front of us"—

I've been marveling at something for a long time: the elements of Unseen Hill—superheroes, supervillains, and so on—are so déjà vu, it's as if they were extracted from the brain of someone from the same place as me.

While it is true that the place resembles Ji Feng's spiritual world, this metaphor can well explain everything, but the word "extraction" is somewhat subtle at this moment.

Aside from the spoiled brain in the vat, doesn't this scene also give you a bit of a sense of déjà vu, like goji berries soaked in water?

Not even confined to explaining the Unseen Hill, the author naturally continued to expand outwards, connecting it to a question about the world of bookstores—

Why does he, who clearly possesses extraordinary power, have so many similarities to the place where he has lived for twenty years?

……

Fu Qian had expressed similar sentiments as early as when he first started doing the task.

As is well known, once you embark on the psionic ascension path, it has a significant impact on your tech tree.

As it turns out, whether it's transportation or communication equipment, the technology tree is completely on track.

In his view, this was somewhat unreasonable.

Not to mention the language that is almost identical to the world they live in and is used by the vast majority of people.

Is one of the world of bookstores or one's own original world not real?
This is an idea that could easily come to mind.

This model even allows us to explain the situation on the witch's side.

However, Fu Qian has never made such a conclusion easily, but has been thinking about whether there are other possibilities.

The scene before them seemed to suggest a strange explanation—

Is it possible that not everything that seeped into Ji Feng's mind remained in the Hill of the Unseen?
Instead, it is filtered out and seeps out from the deepest part of the mind, affecting the whole world in a way similar to meme pollution.

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