Volume 16: The Wheel of Reincarnation Chapter 92: Liability for Error
Then, the wind stopped.
The world stopped moving.
But that was just an illusion in the eyes of the vice-president.
It was Li Lin's sudden change in aura that gave him the illusion that the world had stopped.
It had nothing to do with strength or action. Just by slightly frowning his brows, biting his lips, and twisting his eyelids together, this tiny action created a terrifying pressure that made the vice-president, who was a god, completely unable to move. This had nothing to do with strength, it was purely a change brought about by action and emotion.
It was as if the young man in the white robe sitting there was actually a huge and unimaginable aggregate. The entire universe, no, even everything, revolved around his joys and sorrows. The vice president even thought for a moment that he might have died completely in some time and space. But in a trance, he felt that it was just an illusion. It seemed that tens of millions of years had passed, but it was only the moment when he frowned.
It was obvious that he was not happy with this statement.
“…Sometimes I don’t know why humans always push themselves from one hell to another.”
He sighed.
Under the incredible pressure, Li Lin crossed his hands and grasped them. The protruding meridian structure proved that his heart was in a fierce storm. And all this was caused by the vice president's speech, which could be said to be a sophistry.
To be honest, the vice president felt very sad. He and Li Lin had a long friendship. Before Li Lin had any ability, when the vice president was still a professor, they had a subtle friendship. Li Lin trusted the professor who gave him the task, and the professor had no doubt about Li Lin's bright future. Although the Holy Light later named Li Lin the most mysterious Tenth Crown, their friendship was not destroyed.
They still kept in touch with each other, and even exchanged some secret messages with each other in exchange for the interests of each party. Even when the Eastern World arrived, they still maintained a stable relationship of mutual support. No one thought that this wonderful friendship would end in a broken way. But in fact, the broken cracks had already emerged. The professor himself knew this deeply, but ignored it. That is the desire for knowledge, and the monitoring and exploration of the player's identity itself. These are two points that are absolutely incompatible.
Universities are scientific research institutions, and their thirst for knowledge can bring together such a large team. They have the most efficient scientific research teams and related facilities, but also the most paranoid ideas and a tireless thirst for all kinds of knowledge.
Therefore, facing players, the undead creatures, the university did not take them seriously at first, but after discovering that players were a universal phenomenon, the university began to classify them as advanced memes or world pollution events. Li Lin was very clear about all this, but because of Li Lin's departure, he did not know about the internal discussions and various aspects of the university's discussions on the players.
Because there is no doubt that players' research is now at the top of the university's scientific research echelon, without a doubt.
After all, all the mysterious modules and even the news about the Eastern World were nothing more than confrontations and barriers within the multiverse. To put it bluntly, we were all equal beings, with no distinction between high and low. But the arrival of the players broke this barrier.
The more it proves the magic of the existence of players, the more it proves the horror of the unknown world. Even if Li Lin repeatedly emphasized not to conduct any exploration, this reprimand had no practical effect on the structure of a scientific research organization. Perhaps Li Lin's friendly side would stop the action, but other parties had been eyeing it covetously, and would devour these abandoned research records in the blink of an eye, and continue to study them to a higher peak.
This is the only species that can cross the multiverse, and the only way to transmit information that can ignore all time and space. The existence of players is incredible to all NPCs, and they are completely unimaginable creatures. Their status exceeded the university's initial expectations. With the development of the Eastern world, the players there showed the same effect as here, and the university was almost crazy. Even the old generation of monster disciplines and systems that were once rehabilitated to non-existence have emerged from their own demiplanes and dark galaxies and joined the ranks of player research.
They would not be particularly reckless. After all, according to what the players said, they even have the ability to turn off the universe like turning off a light bulb. Regardless of whether this is true or not, this possibility must not be ignored. Therefore, everyone is cautious about the players and lures them with benefits. They constantly use their own little tricks to secretly monitor the reference objects they think are valuable, and Li Lin is undoubtedly the best among them. An outstanding professor candidate who emerged from the university, the tenth crown of the Holy Light, has extraordinary abilities and decisiveness, and the model assumptions constructed also show that he has a considerable status in the player society. Therefore, Li Lin's monitoring will definitely not be less, which is also the reason for their breakup.
No creature would accept the fact that they were being monitored, especially when their monitoring was exposed because of an option that they had to choose. The file, which contained as much information as the entire universe, almost suffocated the university. Although it could only be opened in read-only mode, all the professors and researchers in the university were almost driven half crazy when they looked at the detailed entries.
That is the highest world, the infinite universe, the real benchmark across the multiverse. Being able to reach there is like ascending to heaven, and just being there is an incredible blessing. What else can you ask for?
Although Li Lin did not sign the treaty, the university has been trying to bypass Li Lin and sign the so-called eternal life agreement.
But unfortunately, no matter what they did, no matter how hard they tried, it was like something from another dimension, not even a single byte of the symbol changed, it was completely non-interference. Only Li Lin himself could decide the direction of this contract. So the university really had no choice but to send the vice president to intercede, or simply express the university's desire, for which they were willing to pay the corresponding price.
However, this is essentially a very bad behavior, an extremely disgusting behavior. Even if the vice president has objections, it is useless, because the vice president himself is also very curious about the mysterious and noble basic universe, and he also wants to see what kind of world the starry sky shining above all universes is like.
But this desire seemed to make Li Lin more annoyed.
“We really want to see that outside world.”
Looking at the silent boy, the vice-president explained forcefully:
"Our university is a scientific research institution. We are gathered together to study all the mysteries of this world. We hope and desire, and because of this, we yearn for the world that is full of reality and horror. We really want to go there."
"That is the only reality for us. It is like a utopia for us. I know that we may be very disappointed there, and there may be many unsatisfactory things. The players also know that the world over there does not seem to be as beautiful as we imagined, but we are still willing to try. We still want to see the real universe, just for that possibility."
"We are seekers, people who pursue the truth. And those who pursue the truth will never give up because of the danger of the truth. Do you understand, Li Lin?"
"Give us a chance, give each other a chance, isn't it good?"
Facing the silent Li Lin, the vice president spoke emotionally, sincerely hoping that he could agree to this request.
Despite the crisis of friendship breakdown, the vice president still came.
Because he is also a professor, and he also wants to see the real world. Although there are very few professors who oppose this action, the vast majority of people in the university are extremely supportive of this action, and they truly believe that all of this is necessary and acceptable.
This is the most beautiful action, the one that is most likely to bring people into contact with reality. As long as one person nods, the whole world will cross the barrier of nothingness and reach the other side of true clarity. This is just to get one person to nod, and this behavior is completely acceptable. Even if all the friendships of the vice presidents are broken, even if they never see each other again, as long as there is such a possibility, they are still willing to do it.
Just because they are a university that pursues truth and an organization that seeks the truth about everything.
If they don't do it, who else will?
"So please, Li Lin, let us go to your world. We also want to see your world, and we also want to see the sky you once saw. We can even discuss topics about this world together in your reality, isn't that good?"
"……No."
Faced with all these sincere words, Li Lin just smiled indifferently.
Looking at the vice-president with a frozen smile on his face, Li Lin sat on a high-backed chair, supporting his head with his hands, and looked at the vice-president with a very contemptuous attitude.
This should be the first time in history that Li Lin has such a rude attitude towards the vice president, but it also proves that this time the persuasion has almost completely collapsed. Not only did he fail to connect with Shengguang, but even the original friendship was completely destroyed.
But before the vice president's bitter smile spread to the corners of his mouth, Li Lin's face was silent and cold. The indifferent expression and the terrifying breath that almost froze the world mixed together, making the vice president's body freeze in place. Although the strength may be 50-50, the absolute disadvantage in logic and emotion made the vice president bow his head deeply in front of Li Lin's almost icy tone.
“I have always felt that humans should not have more control over the starry sky, but just enough.”
Li Lin crossed his legs and said with disdain:
"Hold on to tiny stars, and you will get tiny happiness. But if you hold on to the high sun without knowing your own limits, all you will get is ashes. I have always believed this. Exploring the unknown is a good thing, but exploring the unknown recklessly is a very foolish and stupid thing."
"I originally thought that universities should be more rational institutions composed of scientific researchers, but now it seems that I overestimated you. You are just a group of monkeys whose brains have been flooded with the concept of scientific research. When you see something unknown, you want to rush in to figure it out. You have no idea what experimental safety and personal safety are. You are just a group of research gorillas . I even think that bringing Zhang Lingmeng to the university is a complete mistake."
"Why don't you stop calling it a university and call it a research base? It's all based on thinking, right?"
"It's okay even if you say so."
The vice president gritted his teeth.
"But regarding the so-called immortality agreement, we must——"
"I will not agree to this agreement unless something happens that is completely beyond my control."
Li Lin interrupted the vice president's speech very rudely and spoke decisively without any hesitation or confusion.
"The Immortality Protocol, originally named the Interaction Protocol for Electronic Thinking and Implantation into Artificial Brains, has only one purpose, which is to convert electronic AI information into memory cells and brain cells for regeneration, creating a brand new brain to be implanted into the human body. There are countless theories involved in the interaction between biological and electronic information. Even from today's perspective, this is still a very dangerous operation."
"But what I care about is not this, but the pros and cons of this agreement for human society. Although my A-level authority came inexplicably, I must fulfill my responsibilities to our human society before it is taken back."
"That is to reject all behaviors that may endanger human society! Although I am just an ordinary person, I am also very clear, and I also understand your thoughts and destructiveness. You are indeed full of charm in this world, with various personalities and charming behaviors. It is a very good thing to be friends with you. We can fight bravely here, we can kill the traitors and eliminate evil together, we can talk and laugh loudly, and cry loudly, which is all good. But it is precisely because of this that I will not let you come to my world! Because each of you is a potential time bomb!"
Looking at the uncertain face of the vice president, Li Lin stood up and scolded him harshly:
"Just because you don't abide by the law and eliminate evil, just because you do whatever you want, just because you live a wonderful life! I will never let you time bombs come to my world! What mental stamp? I only have one idea, which is to kill any possible chaos in the growth stage!"
"You won't come, absolutely not. It's not someone else's idea, it's mine. If it's an entertaining interaction, I can accept it. If it's an interaction between each other, I can understand it. But unless there is some inevitable end to this world, unless my world has fallen into despair and chaos, you will always be puppets in the box! Your thoughts, your ideas, everything about you, don't even think about coming to my world, even if you die!"
"Then, even if your world falls into the so-called slow death, you are willing to do so?"
After listening for a long time, the vice president suddenly whispered:
"Your world has fallen into stagnation, and it has even reached the point where our presence is necessary to alleviate it. You reject our presence, do not want to see changes, and do not want to see a possible future. Is this all you want to see?"
"Science and technology are still advancing, and people have not given up hope. Stagnation is just an illusion caused by the slowness of time. In fact, we are still making progress. But compared to time, we are still alive. So there is nothing to worry about. Our world is like this, and your world is the same. We are two parallel lines. This is the best and most excellent choice."
Li Lin sighed and sat back in his chair.
Looking at the silent vice president, Li Lin turned the pen on the table and smiled as if he was very relaxed.
"Regret, confusion, frustration, betrayal, killing, war, terror, retreat, we have already overcome all of this, and we have arrived at the utopia of your dreams. And these things are just decorations for our after-dinner . All of these things that torture you will never come to my world. They will never come to the world I unfold. I am an A-level authority user. This is my power and my stage."
"In my world, there is nothing to be afraid of, and nothing to be miserable about. Everyone performs their duties, follows procedures, and spreads their civilization and ideals on a glorious path in order and stability. On such a stage, there are no intruders. There are also no thirsty people."
"Let the humans I love live in their own world according to their own ideas, so please go back, Vice President. We all have our own things to do."
“…”
Staring at Li Lin, who seemed to have calmed down, for a long time, the vice president sighed, held the stick in his hand, and coughed.
"Okay. That's true. After all, there is still the Freedom League to fight. The alliance between us will not fade because of this argument. That's what I think. What do you think?"
"As you wish."
Li Lin shrugged.
"Then there is only one last question left."
After tidying up his clothes, the vice president pushed open the door, and suddenly turned his head as if he thought of something, staring at Li Lin who was sitting in his original seat.
"Since you said that, I would like to ask, why don't you just sign the denial and reject this agreement directly, but leave it in your mailbox without making any choice?"
“…”
"That's the only question I want to ask, and you don't have to answer me. We'll meet again in the future. Goodbye."
