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Chapter 370 Retreat

Chapter 370 Rewind
After 3 hours.

The "negotiation" with Ji Xing has ended, the computing power restriction has been lifted, and Lin Yu has returned to that more "real" world.

Lin Xi, sitting opposite him, had a gentle expression; he had clearly read all the data related to the negotiations.

However, he did not show any dissatisfaction with Lin Yu's "slackness" during the negotiations.

"It's okay, you did a great job."

Lin Xi began to speak:
“I know you still have some reservations about us.”

"But all the residents here have actually come from this point."

"When they first enter this space, they all miss the days when they were still in the real world."

"We even gave this symptom a name."

"Fear of leaving home".

"Just like those who leave their hometowns to work hard elsewhere, they will miss everything in the real world."

"Such emotions are often triggered by an image that we do not yet understand and that is deeply buried in our subconscious."

"Perhaps it's a dish, an aroma, even a cigarette, or a sip of uniquely flavored fresh water."

"We gradually solved these problems, and the fear of leaving home gradually disappeared."

You are at the same stage right now.

"We can take it slow, you'll always be able to adapt."

As Lin Xi finished speaking, Lin Yu let out a heavy sigh.

After a long silence, he finally spoke and asked:
"Why can't we be like Ji Xing?"

"Enter the city when you need it, and leave when you don't?"

After saying this, Lin Xi's face showed a hint of amusement.

"Then when you enter this city, who will take care of your body?"

".I have no idea."

Lin Yu shook his head and asked in return:
"Perhaps you have a solution?"

"Initially, we did consider such a fallback plan."

"We preserved many bodies and cryopreserved them using hibernation pods."

"If the Nuwa Project fails, we can still return to the real world."

"But compared to the so-called 'consciousness uploading' technology, the hibernation pod technology is even less mature."

"A terrible accident nearly destroyed the entire hibernation pod storage room; all the flesh was destroyed."

“Since then, we have completely abandoned such opportunistic schemes.”

"After all, as long as physical bodies exist, we can never stop others from leaving the virtual city, and the rate of entropy increase will never be controlled."

After hearing Lin Xi's explanation, Lin Yu fell silent for a moment.

The hibernation pod was destroyed?
This sounds like an accident.

But it seems more like a conspiracy.

Is it possible that someone deliberately destroyed those so-called hibernation pods, completely cutting off the mountain city's escape route?
Lin Yu looked directly into Lin Xi's eyes, and the latter immediately shook her head.

“I have never done such a thing before.”

"In fact, I don't have the authority to do such a thing."

"After a long period of investigation, we did find many suspicious points in that accident."

"But since things have come to this, there's no point in pursuing it further, right?"

".That's right."

Lin Yu sighed again, then said:
"There's no need to discuss these irrelevant topics anymore—let's talk about the negotiations."

"You've already accessed my memories, so you should be able to tell that this negotiation isn't going well, right?"

"Do not."

A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Xi's face.

"On the contrary, the negotiations went quite smoothly."

"This is the first time they've been willing to come into our world and take a look."

"Even this small step is a huge improvement."

“You have indeed not reached any substantive agreement, nor have you received any promises from the Chinese army.”

"But judging from the information available, they are very curious about us."

"They were also very curious about the circle."

"And the information we possess is unique in the entire world—unique—unique—" Lin Xi suddenly froze on the spot.

The unfinished words were repeated again and again, eventually turning into a piercing, high-frequency shriek.

His face was contorted, and his body disappeared and reappeared in an instant, flickering like a broken light bulb.

Immediately afterwards, those delicate colors suddenly merged into sharp, angular blocks of color, and in an instant, Lin Xi transformed from an incredibly realistic "human" figure into something shapeless.
Clay sculpture?!
Lin Yu stood there dumbfounded.

At first, he thought he was hallucinating.

But he soon reacted.

Isn't this entire mountain town we're in now just an illusion?

This world
Is this about to cause a breakdown?
He tried to stand up in terror, but found that he had no control over his movements.

His soul seemed to leave his body once again, and after drifting into the air, what he saw was a human figure twitching on the ground like a fish out of water.

And that humanoid figure was somehow breaking through the wall and falling to the ground.

Then, in a sudden instant, it soared into the sky again.

Finished!

Lin Yu's mind was instantly filled with fear.

He wanted to escape, but within seconds, he had forgotten even the meaning of the word "escape."

His current state was like the last moment before falling asleep.

Everything is blurry, everything is absurd.

The void gradually began to erode him, and just then, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear.

"Rewind! Rewind!"

As darkness receded, Lin Yu seemed to awaken from a dream.

He stood up somewhat flusteredly, his eyes wide as he looked around.

But he discovered that he was no longer in that "mountain city".

He returned to that meadow—the meadow outside the village!

"Linxi!"

Lin Yu shouted, not knowing why he was doing this.

But it seems that in this virtual city, the artificial intelligence named Linxi is truly the only thing I can rely on.

"I'm here."

Lin Xi's voice echoed from the void.

"No need to panic."

"We just had a minor problem."

“Those Chinese troops injected some malicious programs into us through Ji Xing, which affected the operation of the mountain city for a short period of time.”

"But don't worry, I've already taken care of it."

“I knew they wouldn’t compromise easily, and it turns out they really aren’t kind.”

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly had a feeling of "surviving a disaster".

Yes, I am prepared to die.

But for some reason, when death was really coming, I found it hard to accept.

Fortunately, this is not the end yet.

He sat down on the grass and then asked:
So, will negotiations with them continue?

"This could be considered an 'attack.' Would you choose to forgive them?"

"of course."

Lin Xi replied:
“I allow them to act rashly in some things, after all, they—they—after all—they—”

The sharp, high-frequency noise rang out again.