Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 367: The Doctor

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: The Doctor

What is he saying?

Bai Yanliang was shaken to his core.

"Surprised?" Dr. Zhou looked at Bai Yanliang, "This technology is actually more advanced than most people imagine, not to mention it’s been improved by me."

"I don’t understand what you mean." Bai Yanliang indeed felt very shocked.

"In fact, experiments with clones have been conducted in secret a long time ago," Dr. Zhou said, "Biologists aren’t lacking investors, this project was initially designed for the extension of human life."

At this point, he gave Bai Yanliang a "you know what I mean" kind of glance, "In the face of death, money, ethics, morals... are all insignificant, but most of the experiments failed."

Dr. Zhou looked at Bai Yanliang and said, "The genes of the clones and the donors are completely identical, and some aspects of personality might even be inherited. From the external conditions, they are indeed two identical people."

"But..." Dr. Zhou pointed to his head, "their consciousness is completely different."

Bai Yanliang’s expression was calm on the surface, but his mind was in turmoil, although he knew that the world’s development was far beyond what was exposed on the surface, he didn’t expect that they had already reached this stage.

"On a microscopic level, our bodies are made up of atoms and molecules from nature. Their arrangements form our bodies, and these arrangements are information. In other words, our life is the carrier and expression of information..."

"Why are you telling me this?" Bai Yanliang interrupted, looking at Dr. Zhou.

Dr. Zhou was initially quite enthused, but upon being interrupted, he asked with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Don’t you want to know what a ghost is?"

Bai Yanliang paused; indeed, he wanted to know what a ghost truly was.

Seeing Bai Yanliang remain silent, Dr. Zhou continued:

"I’ve cloned myself numerous times and found through research... that there is something that transcends the physical form, and that is... consciousness."

Dr. Zhou stared at Bai Yanliang, "The atoms in the human body are being replaced by new atoms every moment. More than ninety percent of our body will be replaced in a year. You could say you’ve become a completely new person. But you’ll find that you are still you."

"So..." Dr. Zhou smiled, "I believe the human body is merely a ’receiving’ device, while consciousness has always existed in the universe as waves."

"You think ghosts are unconscious waves?" Bai Yanliang asked.

"Exactly," Dr. Zhou’s eyes lit up, and he nodded, "I often wondered, why can ghosts perform so many inexplicably strange things? But on second thought, when consciousness enters the human body and controls it to perform various actions, forming our personality, thoughts, and behavior logic, how is that different from the power of ghosts?"

"It’s just that those unconscious waves did not choose humans as carriers, so their destructiveness and strangeness are even more astounding." After Dr. Zhou finished speaking, he smiled at Bai Yanliang.

Bai Yanliang looked at him without speaking.

He was thinking.

A person with an independent character won’t be easily swayed by the views of others, even if what the other party says seems quite reasonable at first glance.

"What do you think those unconscious waves chose as their carrier?" Dr. Zhou suddenly asked.

Bai Yanliang watched him, and suddenly the words Feng Xiuxue had once said flashed through his mind, so he spoke up, "Human evil."

"Exactly!" Dr. Zhou seemed very pleased, "That’s exactly what I think."

"I once discovered that the legends recorded in ancient texts are not just legends; much of the content can be explained scientifically, but there are still some aspects that I have yet to understand," upon saying this, Dr. Zhou seemed somewhat regretful, "I no longer have time."

Bai Yanliang raised an eyebrow, "What’s wrong?"

Dr. Zhou straightened up slightly and asked, "Do you think this 2029 is real or an illusion?"

"Real."

On this matter, Bai Yanliang had no reservations and directly stated what he thought.

Dr. Zhou smiled, raised his hand, and pressed a button on the chair.

The silver-white walls around them suddenly lit up brightly!

"Look."

Bai Yanliang raised a hand to block the sudden glare, squinting toward the wall.

He saw it turn into something like a screen, covered in dense patterns and formulas.

"While researching the Nine Prisons, I inadvertently discovered two things," Dr. Zhou said quietly as he looked at the screen.

Bai Yanliang felt a shiver run through him and looked at Dr. Zhou.

He reached out and swiped, causing the patterns and formulas on the wall to quickly disappear, revealing two lines, one horizontal and one vertical, forming a cross.

"This is a simple model. The vertical line represents space, a spatial rift formed by consciousness wave interference. I call this — a fissure."

"The horizontal line represents time, a temporal rift formed by consciousness wave interference. I call this — a whisker."

"The point where these two intersect is the real world."

Dr. Zhou looked at Bai Yanliang, revealing a smile, but this time, it carried a trace of bitterness, "The place we’re in is between the whiskers."

Whiskers...

Bai Yanliang stared at him blankly, so this isn’t the real future world?

Dr. Zhou quietly watched Bai Yanliang, expecting it would take him a long time to come to terms with this.

Unexpectedly, within just a few breaths, Bai Yanliang regained his composure. He looked at Dr. Zhou and spoke:

"So, why did you send Xun to find me?"

"Whew..." Dr. Zhou exhaled a little nervously, "To escape the gap, return to reality, and then... kill me."

Hmm?

Bai Yanliang’s expression slightly changed, but he said nothing, waiting for his explanation.

"Do you know why I’m in this 2029 time rift?" Dr. Zhou’s expression was somewhat absent-minded, and without waiting for Bai Yanliang to respond, he continued, "Because I was exiled by ’myself.’"

Dr. Zhou raised his head and looked at Bai Yanliang, "The more you know, the more you have, the more choices you can make, and the more you desire. That’s human nature. And it’s the same for me."

"I don’t know what ’I’m’ thinking now, but... I know he’s insane and irrational. Maybe he seems calm and even friendly on the surface, but you really mustn’t be deceived by him! He will destroy the entire world, and you absolutely... must not let ’me’ get all the Blood-colored Keys!" Dr. Zhou was extremely emotional, trying several times to get up from the chair, but was restrained by the silver tubes at the back of his head, preventing any significant movement.

Bai Yanliang quietly watched the agitated Dr. Zhou and asked, "How many clones of yourself did you make?"

Dr. Zhou shook his head and looked at Bai Yanliang, "I don’t know... The ’clone’ of me you meet might not even look like me..."

Dr. Zhou’s words made Bai Yanliang’s pupils contract.

Some things... are terrifying upon careful thought.