Light Fortress
Chapter 391 - 71 Accompanying Sleep_3

Chapter 391: Chapter 71 Accompanying Sleep_3

That is to say,

In her world, belief comes with existence.

This is a world fundamentally at odds with the "Prayer Technique."

Or rather... two different beliefs.

"So, was I... wrong?" Chu Ling looked towards Gu Shen helplessly, her tone pleading for help.

"No."

Gu Shen shook his head.

"You weren’t wrong."

"So... was she wrong?"

Gu Shen shook his head again, "No... she wasn’t wrong either."

There existed an invisible barrier in this world, a "cognitive barrier" that the "Source Code" could hardly surpass, a code that lives within data, how could it possibly understand the "Prayer Technique" beyond logic...

"So..."

Chu Ling said, confused, "Are we... both right?"

She looked towards Gu Shen.

This time, Gu Shen still shook his head.

"I don’t know," Gu Shen said earnestly, "I don’t know who’s right or who’s wrong about this question... maybe there isn’t a right or wrong at all. If there’s grass under your building but you’ve never seen it, does it really exist in your world?"

Chu Ling opened her mouth but was rendered speechless.

"But there is one thing I know is right."

"Some things, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t understand; you might as well stop thinking about them."

Gu Shen came to the young girl, just as he always did, and crouched down slightly.

This time Chu Ling didn’t fall asleep.

And Gu Shen mustered the courage to do something he had wanted to do for the past few days.

He cautiously extended his hand, inching closer, the presence of the girl in the Spiritual World as real as any person, so close... it felt like he could hear her breath and her erratic heartbeat.

Chu Ling lay on her side just so.

She pressed her lips together, watching Gu Shen’s hand approach nervously, not dodging.

Finally, his hand landed on her head.

A familiar... warmth.

Gu Shen said softly, "This principle is simple, everyone outside does this... sometimes, you just need to wait, and then the answer will come."

When faced with an unsolvable problem, set it aside temporarily.

This isn’t giving up.

But waiting for a better moment.

"Wait a while... why would there be an answer?"

Chu Ling was even more puzzled, murmuring, "The answer has never changed, it’s always been there."

Data does not change.

Gu Shen thought for a long time, and finally gave his answer.

"Because... in Deep Sea’s database, there’s always a record of ’the past,’ but no record of ’the future.’"

This statement confused Chu Ling, a flicker of light appearing in her sad eyes.

It seemed she understood something.

"In Deep Sea’s database... only the past is recorded... but not the future..."

Chu Ling whispered softly, repeating Gu Shen’s words.

Countless searches, no results.

Not because she was wrong.

Perhaps just because... the answer wasn’t in the past, but in the future.

She closed her eyes once more.

Muddled thoughts.

Chaotic logic.

It seemed in that moment... calm was restored.

"How does it feel?"

Gu Shen tidied the girl’s disheveled hair and then gradually kneaded her head, curious to know what it felt like to massage... Chu Ling in the Spiritual World?

When he spoke again, he received no response.

All he heard was the girl’s soft breathing in the carriage.

"Sleeping... asleep?"

Gu Shen was somewhat surprised, remembering her earlier words that the "Source Code" doesn’t sleep.

Was this the beginning of a new round of searches?

Should he, her "sleep companion," leave now?

He cautiously withdrew his hand, a white, tender hand resting on the back of his own.

"Continue..."

Chu Ling’s cheeks were slightly flushed.

She murmured in a soft voice, like a kitten, "It’s very comfortable, don’t stop."