Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 218 Free Fighting
"Oh, are you asleep already?"

Looking at the dark room, Song Shi took a few steps and saw Lapis Lazuli floating next to the charging station. The whole sphere was slightly rising and falling, like a person's breathing - but soon, as if as a warning measure left behind, light patterns appeared on the surface of Lapis Lazuli's body.

"It's 21:00 at night." Lapis Lazuli turned on the light remotely. His voice was low and even a little slow. "It took three hours, seventeen minutes and twenty-one seconds to buffer the data."

——The concept of “sleep” does exist for intelligent machines.

Of course, according to their own statements, this is a way to buffer and eliminate redundant data, which helps their own logical programs run.

It is said that [Emerald Pharmaceuticals] has carried out some projects such as "Do bionic sheep dream of electronic people?", trying to study the principles of "dreaming" of intelligent machines, but I don't pay much attention to these, so I am not very clear about the content in this aspect.

".There are changes."

Lapis Lazuli turned over its body, and the scanning module inside flashed, and came to a conclusion: "You have completed the engraving of [Liaoyuan]."

"Congratulations," it said. "How does it feel?"

"It was pretty good, and I met a pretty good opponent."

Song Shi took a step back and sat on the workbench. He raised his hand, and the flame flowed and disappeared: "I have obtained six of the second ring of psychic skills."

[Spark], [embers], [boiling blood], [rendering], [scorched earth], [a prairie fire].

If he were to return to Palose's First Research Institute now, he would be able to defeat Gaboy and his entourage head-on without any "cursed poison bombs" - the second and third rings had never been insurmountable obstacles for him.

After completing the final accumulation and advancing to the third ring, the legendary "destined death" that psychics can only see twice in their lifetime.
——What kind of so-called "fate" will I encounter this time?
"Opponent?" Lapis Lazuli paused for a moment before realizing, "A test?"

"Get ready, it's getting late, we'll have to go down into the abyss soon!"

Song Shi jumped off the workbench and said seriously, "I have an idea. The countdown is thirteen days, and now it's the tenth day - let's wait until it's close to midnight and then go down to see what happens after two days."

"It's feasible." Lapis Lazuli hummed and floated to the other side: "Then I will go to debug the submersible first, you-"

"Don't worry, debugging won't take long. There are still a few hours until midnight."

Song Shi stopped the other person's action and raised his index finger: "The most urgent thing is for you to help me get something to eat. I've been chewing energy bars too much these days. I want to change the taste."

"Well, I'll go take a shower first. I remember there are a few plates of 'Great Harvest' zero-radiation fish cakes in the refrigerator. They can be eaten after a little processing. I just need to cook two bags of thin ramen noodles."

Lapis Lazuli was silent for a moment, then said simply, "Okay."

After a while, Song Shi walked out of the bathroom and pulled a few clothes from the clothesline. The flame flashed and dried the water vapor.

When he got dressed and sat on the sofa, the coffee table was already full of food. He took some time to finish his meal and watched the latest highlight clip released by the Super Athletic League. Because the free fighting event recently entered the post-season finals, most of the content of the program was related to this.

With the strong support of various sponsors, it can be said that there is not a single mediocre fighter among these free-fighting stars competing here. After a fight, most of the venue will be flattened by artillery fire.

Amid the exclamations of the audience and the passionate voices of the commentators, the two sides fought fiercely - in the end, [Cont God] successfully knocked his opponent [Terrible Evil Wing] to the ground with ten consecutive high-speed rocket punches, won the victory, and squeezed into the top eight.

“They are all pretty good.”

Song Shi leaned back slightly and touched his chin: "The skills and awareness are well honed. These guys are considered strong players. It's a pity that they won't live for too long."

Even if we ignore the extremely high mortality rate of "free fighting", which is also considered a high-risk project within the super competitive sports league, the average life expectancy of the players who retire normally is still not high. Free fighting is one of the popular projects, and a large number of companies have purchased seats and launched their own players - they apply a large number of cutting-edge, experimental, and main technologies to the players in exchange for a good enough record.

Then, relying on this huge exposure, we can complete the publicity, enhance the brand competitiveness, and obtain a large number of orders.

[Low-latency ultra-speed neural transmission system], [Stress-relieving shaft·Soft cochlea], [Universal healing gland pump], [Heavy-duty split exoskeleton·Chongshan arm guard].
These once-famous technologies and products all made their debut in the event of free fighting.

But at the same time, the players are regarded as "walking billboards". The price of recklessly investing in various technological applications is that the former's life span is greatly reduced, and they suffer from the sequelae of experimental technology, cyberpsychosis, and genetic collapse. From the day that free-fighting players step onto the stage, this is the occupational disease they are destined to face.

However, every year there are still a large number of young people, middle-aged people and elderly people who, with their ardent dreams, rush to step into the arena.

Compared to dying like a dog in a sewer on the street one day, what does it matter if you can become a famous star player, live in luxury hotels, eat top-notch fast food, and have sex with ten women and men, big and small, every day?

Song Shi turned off the TV, closed his eyes, and slowly exhaled.

"This world is really very reasonable."

"——Song Shi." A voice came from a distance: "There are seven minutes left until midnight."

"Then let's get started."

Song Shi opened his eyes, and the flames in his pupils disappeared in an instant.

When he walked into the workshop, the submersible cabin was already open. He took off his upper body clothes and lay down in it.

laugh.

After a brief balance of internal and external air pressure, the lapis lazuli turned into a black fluid and poured into the submersible chamber, spreading inwards.

The world fell into darkness.

A huge feeling of weightlessness suddenly arose, and countless streams of light burst out before my eyes, forming a bizarre and magnificent scene.

It didn’t take too long before I felt the reality beneath my body again.

The pure golden color hits you in the face, and the familiar desert environment comes into view.

"Time report, now it is 23:59:23."

Lapis Lazuli's voice lasted only a short time.

At this moment, it saw the same scene as Song Shi.

One, two, three, four, five.

From the sea of ​​sand, around them, there are a total of five intelligent machines, ready to go.

——The two sides looked at each other, and after a brief silence, the latter rushed forward!

(End of this chapter)