Chapter 16 Wishes
"Exchange for AS1795-3 optical computer, are you sure?"
"confirm."
After staying at the train station for two days, Rong Yuan sent all the criminals he had observed some time ago to prison with the help of various people. He almost used up all the cards in his hand, and with some scattered gains from his daily life, he finally saved up 14,800 merit points and exchanged them for this optical computer.
The AS1795-3 optical computer is very small, only the size of a watch dial. It has a layer of liquid metal on its surface that can be transformed into different shapes according to the settings, but it cannot exceed its own mass and has certain volume limitations.
This optical computer has no display screen, and when it needs to display, it forms a virtual image in the air. The operation is a fool-proof voice operation, which can also form a virtual operation interface.
According to Wandou, the AS1795-3 optical computer is a military computer, and the various military and civilian software it carries are very practical. For example, in one of the video production software, the user only needs to describe it through language, and the optical computer can automatically generate highly realistic character images and background images. If the specific plot is input, the optical computer can produce a movie comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster. Except for the rigid editing of the storyboard, the realism is much stronger than many 3D blockbusters that Rongyuan has seen in the cinema. It can be imagined that in this world where optical computers are used, there is no soil for the survival of many current film companies.
There is also a software that can use the built-in scanner of the optical computer to scan the specific composition of an object from the atomic level, and then deduce the generation process, materials, functions, operating principles, etc. based on its composition principles. In front of it, "secrets" such as the Coke formula are not secrets at all. The only drawback is that the scanning and deduction takes a long time.
None of the other software was inferior to these two. Rong Yuan could imagine that if he could just take out a little bit of the product from any of them, he could make a lot of money. However, money was not what he was pursuing. He had already made up his mind that he could get rich, but only within the rules of this world, and never rely on the surreal power of the "Book of Merits".
After getting a general understanding of the functions of the optical computer, Rong Yuan said to Wandou, "I remember one of your functions allows you to use the props and weapons I exchanged?"
"Yes." said Pea.
"Can it be operated by a light computer?" Rong Yuan asked.
"able."
"Then you take it." Rong Yuan threw the small light brain to Wandou.
Pea quickly stretched out his thin arms to hug the optical brain, just like a child hugging a big pot lid, looking a little funny. But Pea obviously didn't think he was funny, and two question marks appeared in his big eyes: "Why? Your behavior is inconsistent with my understanding of humans. You should be more inclined to use it yourself, which is in line with basic reason."
Rong Yuan looked at Wandou, and there were really two question marks in the little guy's big eyes - not an expression. He suddenly felt that the weapon spirit was not a living creature as he had thought before, but more like a robot.
But he didn't comment on it. Rong Yuan thought about it and said, "Let me tell you a story."
When Pea heard this, his eyes opened wide without blinking, appearing to be completely focused.
"There was a little monkey. On the way home, he saw a cornfield and was very happy. He picked a lot of corn to take home. Then he walked forward and saw a peach tree. He threw away the corn and went to pick peaches. He walked further and saw a melon field. He threw away the peaches and went to pick watermelons. While walking with the watermelon, he saw a little rabbit. The little monkey threw away the watermelon and chased the rabbit. But he didn't catch the rabbit and threw away the watermelon. The little monkey had to go home empty-handed."
"I know this story," said Pea. "It's from Country Z's elementary school Chinese textbook, 'The Little Monkey Goes Down the Mountain.' Are you trying to say that we must persist in doing things and not be indecisive, otherwise we will give up halfway?"
"No," Rong Yuan said, "I mean, there are too many things in this light brain that are like corn, peaches, watermelons and rabbits to the little monkey to me. There are too many temptations, and I'm not sure I can always control myself. Handing it over to you is also setting a boundary for myself."
"According to my calculations, the AS1795-3 optical computer can bring you unimaginable money, status and power in the shortest possible time. Aren't these what humans have been pursuing tirelessly? If you don't want these..." Two question marks appeared in Pea's eyes again, "Then what do you want, Rongyuan?"
What do you want? This seems to be the first time someone asked him this question, Rong Yuan thought.
A long time ago, he wanted a complete family and the love of his parents. But after knowing the truth that he was abandoned, he no longer had any feelings for the two men and women. He knew that some things - especially other people's feelings - could never be forced. Even if he got them, it would not be good.
Later, he wanted his uncle not to die. However, the power of life and death is beyond human control.
He has always been the top student in his studies, not because he wants the title of a top student, but because he knows very well that as a student, grades are his most powerful weapon to gain honor, status, respect and tolerance.
He wanted to live a good life, not be bound by people or society, live as he pleases, and travel around the world one day... These were just the most common wishes that most people had, and he had no plans for the future. If he just wanted these, he could easily get them by using the optical brain and the "Book of Merits".
However, when he refused to fully develop and utilize the functions of the optical brain, his subconscious mind told him that these were not what he really wanted. Power, money, status, beauty... these were meaningless.
So what does he want?
Rong Yuan lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled.
"What I want...first of all, I want to ensure my own safety. This is the top priority."
The pea nodded, taking it for granted.
"Second...I want to live forever."
Pea was stunned and seemed a little frozen.
Rong Yuan sighed softly, "Wadou, the lifespan of the Earth is 4.6 billion years, and the lifespan of the Milky Way is 14 billion years. In the universe, there are countless galaxies like the Milky Way."
"The world is so magnificent and vast. Humans claim to be masters, but in fact they are as small as a drop in the ocean. They are really insignificant. No matter how great the achievements or how glorious the reputation, compared with this vast universe and endless time, what are they?"
" I used to... live in a daze, feeling that no matter what I did, it wouldn't make much difference, and it didn't have any meaning. But after I got the Merit Book, I'm very happy. I feel like I can finally have some wild dreams."
This was the first time that Rong Yuan truly opened up his inner desires to someone, even though the person he was talking to was not just one person.
"What I really want is not those worldly things... From the abyss of the vast ocean to the stars in the universe, I want to see with my eyes and touch with my hands. I want to visit all the places I want to go."
“I want to understand all the mysteries of this world.”
