Light Fortress
Chapter 443 - 94: The Dream of 【Source Code】 (Request for Votes!)_2

Chapter 443: Chapter 94: The Dream of 【Source Code】 (Request for Votes!)_2

Gu Shen returned to the inner room.

This time, he did not study the array pattern diagram of Qingzhong.

Because he sensed Chu Ling’s call—

During this period, Chu Ling had been very quiet.

Why would she suddenly call out to him?

Gu Shen found a quiet environment, closed his eyes, steadied his breathing, and tried to hypnotize himself.

In his mind, there was a "drip" sound.

The Spiritual Link was established.

The rustling sound of the train began to surround him gradually.

Wrapped in the white noise, Gu Shen opened his eyes again.

Chu Ling was sitting opposite him on the train, her expression grave, and she said, "Just now... I had a dream."

Gu Shen was taken aback.

Anyone can dream... In some ways, dreams are a collection of a vast amount of information from the brain, flowing.

Some think it’s a form of disordered spiritual release.

But in reality... sometimes, the "order" of dreams is stronger than one imagines.

But as a data collection, could [Source Code] also dream?

"In the database of [Source Code], there is a large amount of invalid and complicated information that actually needs to be cleared every day..." Chu Ling’s expression became grave,"If we must compare, the process of releasing invalid information is somewhat similar to humans’ ’sleep,’ where I would see a myriad of images flashing past. Only these images do not linger, nor do they repeat."

A flash—

And it was released.

"But the data this time was different, I dreamed of a snowfield..." Chu Ling murmured, "This snowfield, I don’t know when the Heavenly Eye captured it, it somehow could not be deleted. During the release process, it appeared more than once in my mind, so I preserved this fragment of the dream."

As soon as she finished speaking.

A scene immediately appeared before Gu Shen.

He was like a soaring bird, gliding over the thousands of kilometers of the snowfield at high altitude, with the piercing wind blowing over, the image of the snowfield blurred, looking down at the ground, there were undulating snowy mountains.

"This image... is just too vast..."

Gu Shen emerged from the dream and rubbed his brow, pondering, "Is this the first time this has happened?"

"The first time."

Chu Ling was very certain, then her tone became puzzled, "I always feel like... there has been some... problem with my spirit recently."

After thinking for a moment.

She used the word "problem" to describe her spiritual state.

"I can still perform millions of calculations in a second with ease, still select matching projects from the central database, still simulate and calculate the possibilities of various events occurring, and the different responsive strategies, but..."

Chu Ling paused for a moment and said, "I feel... fatigued."

"Fatigued?"

This was beyond Gu Shen’s comprehension.

How could a piece of [Source Code] feel fatigued?

"Since our encounter, my permissions have been gradually recovering... [Deep Sea] is self-upgrading, and the stagnant [Source Code] has also begun upgrading..."

Chu Ling said disconsolately, "Perhaps it’s because you are the [Key]? I don’t know why, but I can feel my power growing stronger, and at the same time, I’m also experiencing increasingly obvious periods of weakness... There are moments when I will stop calculating and fall into a blank state. It might only be 1 millisecond in 24 hours. But that 1 millisecond, it really exists."

A stop in calculations for 1 millisecond.

People might not notice anything... but for [Deep Sea], even a 1-millisecond error should not happen.

What does this mean?

Chu Ling didn’t know...

But after listening to her, Gu Shen’s expression became complicated.

He tentatively began to speak slowly, asking, "Perhaps... this isn’t necessarily a bad thing?"

Chu Ling looked at Gu Shen, her expression full of unspoken words, as if she understood something, "You mean to say... I am gradually becoming like a... person?"

Yes.

A person.

That was the word Gu Shen wanted to say but hadn’t dared to.

Machines do not need to rest.

But people do.

[Source Code] should not feel temperature, should not feel joy, should not feel the emotions of the human world, and certainly should not feel... fatigue.

She was becoming more and more perfect.

And at the same time, more and more imperfect.

If Chu Ling really started upgrading with "Deep Sea," she would be able to mobilize the data of the entire world of the Five Continents, able to see millions of faces in an instant, read millions of documents... She would become a true "God."

But if the cost of this upgrade was to bestow upon her "fatigue,"

Then she would also fall from the so-called Divine Altar.

The closer to perfection, the more one must maintain perfection.

If she became a "Deep Sea" capable of consolidating the entire Five Continent Database, even a 1-millisecond lag or crash would be inferior to the unevolved "source code."

"Back to the original question, is this snowfield a meaningful place? Or... is this just an ineffective image?" Gu Shen narrowed his eyes as he began to contemplate Chu Ling’s dream.

"I’ve tried image comparison, but the central database gave too many search results."

Chu Ling gave a bitter smile and said, "Because this image has no information... There are tens of thousands of different regional photos with a similarity over 80, and snowfields that meet the image terrain characteristics number in the thousands in North Continent and a great many in East Continent as well."

With the blessing of great computational power, the central database search was an invincible tool.

But even so... there were times when it was beyond its reach.

"In such cases, the central database... is probably not so useful anymore."

Gu Shen smiled and thought for a while, then had a strategy to respond, "Wait for me... maybe, I can find the answer."

Chu Ling was slightly startled.

She truly couldn’t understand... If the location of her dream couldn’t be confirmed to exist, and even the central database couldn’t find the coordinates, what would Gu Shen rely on to find it?

...

...

Gu Shen left the Spring Rain Temple and went straight to Qingzhong.

This was his method.

Simple and crude, straightforward.

If one wanted to uncover the truth of a "Dream," one couldn’t rely on a "Deep Sea" that only believed in objective facts. In this matter, the mystical and esoteric "Divination Skill" and "Prayer Technique" could provide unbelievable hints!

The Tomb Guardian’s breath was restrained, as she was engaged in meditation with her eyes closed.

She sensed the disturbance outside of the fog, and the look in her eyes beneath the flower cat mask was one of surprise.

According to her estimation, Gu Shen would need several more days to fully comprehend those Array Patterns before entering Qingzhong again... Even if the lad was a genius, his comprehension speed couldn’t be this fast, could it?

"Master Qianye... Disciple has a request."

Although he hadn’t cultivated the Divination Skill, by studying ancient texts and having a "mentor-disciple relationship" with Master Qianye, Gu Shen now referred to himself as a Disciple.

Upon arriving at the inner tomb, he got straight to the point, earnestly seeking advice, "Last night, Disciple suddenly dreamt of a dream... My thoughts are entangled, I cannot stay calm, I hope my teacher can take a look and give some guidance."

After speaking,

He conveyed the image of the snowfield that Chu Ling had dreamt of... with his spiritual power.

The Tomb Guardian glanced at the image of the snowfield and slightly furrowed her brows before even examining it closely.

It wasn’t that she was annoyed by Gu Shen for disturbing her tranquility, it was just that she found the matter a bit peculiar.

The dream didn’t seem intense.

And from what she knew about Gu Shen... the lad wouldn’t deliberately enter the tomb and make such a request for an ordinary dream.

Without using Divination Skill, after one look, she just felt there was nothing remarkable about this image.

The snow was heavy.

The mountains were white.

Beyond that... there was no meaning.

"What do you hope for me to point out?" Master Qianye asked.

"Disciple wishes to know... whether Divination Skill can divine the location in the dream," Gu Shen cautiously started, knowing this might be somewhat offensive... after all, every act of Divination came at a cost.

"Is this very important to you?"

The Tomb Guardian laughed; she became even more convinced... the lad was hiding something from her.

Gu Shen gave an embarrassed smile.

Master Qianye narrowed her eyes and lightly tapped her fingers inside her sleeve. A wisp of cloud in the sky was plucked like a string on a zither, turning into a Divination golden thread.

The flower-cat mask looked over the dream once more.

After looking, the Tomb Guardian softly asked, "This dream... it’s not yours, is it?"

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(PS: 1 Those familiar with pandas know that I’m not really one to write bursts of updates, and these consecutive days of tens of thousands of words really represent a peak in my career. Tonight I encountered writer’s block, and the first Chapter took a very long time. There’s one more update later tonight, those who don’t stay up late shouldn’t wait. I’ll try to write another long Chapter. 2 I ask for everyone’s tickets in hand.)