Crossover in the Anime World

V returned to reality. Breaking into the company and leaving safely made him the only living legend in Night City. But to survive, he also needed to continue fighting. After all, if he didn't fight, he couldn't pay the cost. So he was only alive temporarily, and he would still die.

Johnny Silverhand entered the virtual world and lived in another way. There were many souls in the virtual world and they were exploring behind the black wall.

However, the souls in the virtual world cannot leave the virtual world because the company has mastered the channel of the souls. Only technology like the Shenyan can allow them to leave the virtual world and enter the material world.

Their souls are completely different from Suzi's. Suzi and the puppeteer's fusion is no longer an ordinary human soul. She can rely on her own soul to enter and exit the two worlds. This is a unique and powerful strength.

Ordinary souls cannot do this and must rely on the technology of the divine vehicle, which is mastered by only a few people.

Therefore, when the soul enters the virtual world, it feels very uncomfortable.

"Speaking of the virtual world, I think of the Matrix in The Matrix. Humans lost to robots. The robots used human bodies as batteries and planted them on farms, while human souls were placed in a huge virtual space, which is the Matrix. In the Matrix, human perception is the same as in the real world, which can be described as Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly." Duran said that when Johnny Silverhand entered the virtual world, he thought of "The Matrix".

However, the virtual world in "The Matrix" is so realistic that it is hard to tell the difference between the real and the real, while the virtual world in the neural chip is not so realistic. Everyone still knows that they are in the virtual world. Moreover, the body and soul in "The Matrix" are still needed at the same time. If the body is gone, the soul is also dead. But in the neural chip, the soul can still exist even if the body is gone.

But a single soul is of no use. It just wanders around in the virtual world and cannot interfere with the real world at all.

"It is still possible to defeat artificial intelligence and seize its iron body." Duran believes that he can follow the experience of Motoko and the Puppet Master and gain access to both worlds through the fusion of soul and artificial intelligence.

Denise said: "I'm afraid it's difficult. The puppeteer first has his own will, and then gives up himself and merges with the element to create a unique soul. It will be very difficult for others to imitate him."

Motoko is treated like the protagonist.

"It would be nice to be a soul if we could enter and exit the two worlds at any time. But now we can't enter and exit at will, so everyone thinks that the shrine is a prison, not a paradise." Duran smiled and said, "Of course, if we can enter and exit at will, there is also a problem of property distribution. After all, if souls arbitrarily requisition other people's machines and equipment, there will be losses. The machines are made and bought by others. If they are requisitioned by strange souls for no reason, who will be responsible for the losses? If souls can enter and exit at will, third-party insurance or official agencies will be required. If souls requisition machines and cause losses, the third party will compensate for them."

"Technology is developing too fast and management can't keep up." Denise said with a smile.

Technology is developing too fast. Thoughts cannot keep up, management cannot keep up, systems cannot keep up, culture cannot keep up... In short, nothing can keep up, even the concept of people cannot keep up.

Johnny Silverhand wanders around in the virtual world. The world is still very big and it feels no different from being alive, but what they do in the virtual world cannot affect the material world.

"Are they all fake?" Johnny Silverhand couldn't help but say.

"What do you think?" Duran appeared in front of Johnny.

Johnny still remembers Duran. It was Section 9, where Duran was, who arrested him, and then attacked Arasaka Tower with him. At that time, he separated from them because he wanted to save his girlfriend.

"You died too?" Johnny asked.

"The disappearance of the body does not mean death. You are still alive in the virtual world. Based on the neural chip, the neural chip absorbs electricity just like the body eats. The body eats to obtain nutrients to maintain the operation of the soul, and the neural chip consumes electricity to maintain the existence of the soul. So you can't say that you are dead now, but you are alive in another way."

"Even if I'm alive, I can't leave the virtual world," Johnny said.

"What are you going to do when you go back? Continue to resist the company? You can't destroy the company because the company is a channel for the circulation of resources and an ark that protects millions of people. Even if a company goes bankrupt, other companies will take its place."

"Do you think I am rebelling against the company because I am an anarchist or because I am rebelling against tyranny? No, neither. I just saw the tragedy and don't want it to happen again, that's all. I don't have so many great ideas, so many unrealistic thoughts. I just don't want people to lose their water, their land, or their loved ones. Do you understand?"

"If you want to resist, I can teach you. In this virtual world, you also exist, and you can mobilize far more power than the material universe. You can mobilize mathematics and electricity to gain even more powerful power." Duran said, "Do you want to try practicing?"

"Practice?" As a rock singer, Johnny has come into contact with a lot of things about practice. Meditation, yoga and other practice methods are said to be able to calm people down.

He had tried it before, but didn't find it that magical. Now that he was dead, how could he practice with only his soul?

"It seems that you don't understand. To put it simply, it is to use the energy of this virtual world through practice to strengthen your soul, and eventually break through the boundary between the two worlds. In this world, you can jump farther, run faster, and even fly directly. In this virtual world, you can break through your upper limit as long as you practice."

“Is this true or false?”

"Really, you should know about neural chips."

Johnny said, "Yes, it is the foundation of modern technology. It is a technology that can absorb electricity and grow on its own. It is said that neural chips consume a lot of electricity every year. Half of the electricity on the earth belongs to humans, and the other half belongs to neural chips."

"Yes, neural chips are so magical. What's even more magical is that neural chips can change through thinking, or thought programming. In short, when your thinking changes, you can mobilize more energy from the neural chip and do more things. Simply put, it's like different programs have different energy consumption. If you can become stronger, you can gather more energy, and finally break through the two worlds." Duran said.

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"Break through the world?"

Duran said, "Yes, because electricity does exist. Just like when you use a computer, if you overclock it, the computer power supply may burn out. When the game program consumes more energy, it can in turn affect the hardware. If you concentrate the electricity, your soul can leave the virtual world and enter the real world without relying on the shrine." Duran said, "You can do it as long as you practice."

Johnny was shocked. He thought he would be trapped here forever and would never get out. He didn't expect that he could actually get out. It seemed to make sense. He was not a science student and didn't know if the neural chip really worked like that. But if he could get out, he wanted to try it and asked, "How do you train?"

"roll."

"What?" Johnny didn't understand.

“Involution.”

Johnny was full of questions and didn't understand what involution meant.

Duran explained: "You have to be faster and stronger than the programs around you, so that you can attract electricity to yourself. You have to surpass more programs and eventually become the winner. You compete with the running program, with the test program, with the drawing program... In short, you have to be faster, stronger and more powerful, so that the electricity will be concentrated. You can kill other programs and become the strongest soul."

Johnny was speechless. This kind of training method was simply unheard of. He couldn't help but ask, "It doesn't look reliable."

"This is the world of thinking, the resonance between neural chips and thinking, this is the rule. The operation of thinking represents the direction of the chip's power. Thinking is magical, isn't it? In this virtual world, you have to kill other programs, and then you will have more power and become more powerful." Duran said.