Anyway, everyone still decided to give it a try.
After the veteran members discussed for some time and made some arrangements, Ke Xun opened his eyes.
The dice rolled for a while and slowly came to a stop, showing a ‘two’.
The countdown on Mu Yiran’s interface started.
He selected the book of laws, and this time, he would be the one experimenting: “The dualism of matter and consciousness.”
“Law accepted. Please go to the item box to choose the item you want to use.”
Sure enough, when the “resources” were temporarily not used, other operations could be carried out.
Mu Yiran looked at the item box, and said in a deep voice, “Cheng Shi’s consciousness.”
“Request approved.”
In that instant, everyone held their breath—it worked? It actually worked?
Consciousness could indeed be used as an item! Cheng Shi’s consciousness could actually be obtained through the item box!
But everyone quickly realized that they might have been too happy too soon.
Because after the request to obtain the item was approved, there was no change in the surroundings.
“Consciousness is invisible. Even if Cheng Shi’s consciousness is around us, we cannot perceive it!” Wei Dong realized.
“Is there any way to make consciousness manifest?” Luo Bu asked.
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“Find a body for him to possess?” Wu You suggested, turning her head to look at the corpses of Qi Muhuan and Dong Yao on the floor in the starting room, and then shivered.
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Because the item “Cheng Shi’s consciousness” was not used, it did not count as occupying resources, allowing Mu Yiran to continue using laws and items.
After Mu Yiran held off the countdown, everyone focused on discussing how to establish a communication with Cheng Shi’s consciousness existing in another dimension.
“Is there any way to establish communication between different dimensions?” Ke Xun asked Zhu Haowen.
“A relatively popular saying is that lower-dimensional beings cannot see higher-dimensional beings,” Zhu Haowen explained. “For example, if there were beings in a two-dimensional space, in their cognition, there would only be length and width as dimensions. They couldn’t imagine the dimension of ‘height.’
“So even if they saw something in three-dimensional space, in their vision, they would still be looking at lines or planes. They simply couldn’t imagine a three-dimensional object.
“Similarly, humans cannot see beings in four-dimensional space because we cannot imagine what four-dimensional space is like or what beings in four dimensions would be like, let alone beings in even higher dimensions.
“In view of this, the popular belief leans towards the idea that there can be no connection between different dimensions.”
Wei Dong: “…Then what’s the use of summoning Cheng Shi’s consciousness?”
“But according to what you said, higher-dimensional beings can see lower-dimensional beings, right?” Fang Fei asked Zhu Haowen.
“There is such a saying,” Zhu Haowen nodded slightly.
“So that means Cheng Shi’s consciousness can see us,” Wei Dong looked around, suddenly clasping his hands together, “Mr. Cheng, Brother Cheng, Daddy Cheng, if you can see us and hear us, please help us out. Think of a way to send us your signature. We are all good people, with children and elders at home that we have to support. If we die here, our families will have no one to rely on. You are also a father. You understand the pain of losing a child better than any of us. Our parents, and the parents of all these people, are waiting for us to come back home. We also want to be like you, to reunite with our families and live peacefully. You should feel the same way, please help us, please!”
Everyone fell into silence, looking around, but no miracle happened. There was no change in the surroundings.
“Even if Cheng Shi can hear what we say and is willing to help, I’m afraid there is no way to transmit the signature across dimensions,” Shao Ling shook his head.
The situation reached an impasse, and the restless mood began to spread in the silence. Deng Lin scratched his head and paced around in frustration, kicking the wall angrily several times.
The veteran members didn’t pay attention to him. Time was running out, and everyone was desperately brainstorming to find more possible methods. Wu You, closest to Deng Lin, had been silently watching him. When she heard him start to curse incessantly, Wu You suddenly chuckled.
Deng Lin heard this chuckle. He frowned and stared at her: “What are you laughing at? Look at the situation and you’re still laughing?! Are you crazy?!”
Wu You sneered, her eyes fixed on him. “You know what? Men with abilities are thinking of a solution. Only men without abilities would be venting anger. I’m laughing at myself. I didn’t know how blind I was until I entered the painting. How did I have a brain cramp and fall for a scum like you who has no abilities and still tries to cheat on me? Deng Lin, now I officially tell you, I’m done playing with you. From this moment on, I’ve dumped you. Whatever you do from now on has nothing to do with me anymore!”
As she finished speaking, Wu You turned to look at He Tang, saying, “Girl, let me give you a piece of advice, this guy is not a good thing. If he dares to juggle two relationships now, he’ll dare to cheat and find a mistress after he marries. He has no abilities and never takes on responsibilities for anything. I thought at least he had a decent face to look at. Now, ha, forget about anyone else, just look at these guys in front of us, whose appearance can’t outshine him? Utterly useless! Think it over yourself. I won’t keep you company.”
He Tang looked at her, then glanced at the visibly frustrated Deng Lin. She didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Deng Lin, his face distorted with anger, sneered at Wu You and said coldly: “Wu You, who do you think you are? You’ve been played by me for two years and even had an abortion. You’re just like some used rags. Not to say if we can get out of this painting or not, even if you do get out, you think any man would want you? You’re just a worn-out shoe!”
“Who said no man wants her? I want her!” A voice suddenly interrupted, and looking towards the source, they saw Wei Dong with a stern expression, his eyes filled with barely contained anger. He shifted his cold gaze from Deng Lin’s face to Wu You, who was visibly trembling from anger. “Sis, my name is Wei Dong. I’m 178 centimeters tall, a graphic designer by profession, with a monthly income of five thousand. I have a dad and a mom at home, both retired and had ordinary jobs, living in a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, neither new nor old. I don’t smoke usually, occasionally drink, and when I drink too much, I don’t act crazy, I just lie down and sleep. My hobbies include anime, games, movies, and buying merch. I have no other bad habits. My life goal is to save some money, let my parents travel when they feel like it, and keep them healthy. Then, buy a car. I might not be able to afford my own house in this lifetime, but if my other half wants to buy, I’m willing to work hard with her. If you think I’m alright, let’s date seriously with marriage in mind. If you feel we’re not suitable, I have several single buddies who are good people. I can introduce them to you.”
Wu You trembled as she looked at him, her eyes welling up with tears. Before she could muster the strength to speak, she heard the other girl named Fang Fei suddenly speak. But it wasn’t to her, instead, she coldly gazed at Deng Lin. “You, a public vibrator, are non-recyclable trash once used up. Where do you get the audacity to be so arrogant in front of a woman?”
All the men: “……”
Deng Lin, fuming with anger, cursed at Fang Fei, “It’s none of your damn business, you bitch! You—ah!”
Before he could finish his sentence, something heavy flew straight into his face, hitting him hard. His eyes were filled with stars and his face felt a surge of pain. When he looked closely, he saw it was an Adidas shoe.
“Brother Dong, awesome!” Luo Bu gave a thumbs-up. “Precise strike!”
“Motherfuc—” Deng Lin, eyes bloodshot and neck bulging, was about to charge at Wei Dong for a fight.
“Hold him back!” Shao Ling shouted.
No matter how annoying or disgusting this person was, they couldn’t watch him die. If he ventured outside his room’s boundaries, he might face consequences from the rules.
In the nick of time, Fang Fei, who was in the same room, caught up with him in a few steps. She grabbed the back of his neck, and pulled him back forcefully, like picking up a baby chick. Despite Deng Lin’s attempts to break free and charge forward, Fang Fei held his head and hit it hard against the wall, leaving him dazed.
Fang Fei didn’t pay him any more attention and walked to the side. Noticing that the veteran members were all looking at her with mixed emotions, she thought she should explain herself: “I’ve mentioned before that my strength is a bit greater than an average man’s.”
Veteran members: …was that the important point?…
“Enough.” Ke Xun glanced indifferently at Deng Lin, who was wiping the nosebleed that resulted from the hit. When Deng Lin saw this face exuding a gangster aura, he felt a sudden shock in his heart and didn’t speak again.
Ke Xun turned to the crowd, “There’s no time to delay with other matters. Let’s quickly figure out a solution. The problem we’re facing now is how to communicate with Cheng Shi’s consciousness that’s in another dimension and have him send his signature from that dimension to ours.”
“A conveyor belt?” Luo Bu suggested.
“A time-traveling machine?” Wei Dong said, the remaining anger still evident on his face.
“Does traveling through time equate to traveling between multiple universes?” Ke Xun asked Zhu Haowen.
“You could say that,” Zhu Haowen nodded, “but we don’t have the necessary machinery. If we use this as an item, we might be required to say all the laws related to the operation of the machine.”
The group fell into contemplation once again.
Ke Xun looked up at the void above. He couldn’t really sense that someone’s consciousness was floating around at the moment. He muttered to himself, “How does human consciousness come into being? Even if it determines matter, there must be an origin for it, shouldn’t everything have a source…”
“There is currently no standard, classic computational model that can explain how the brain generates thoughts and conscious experiences,” Zhu Haowen replied upon hearing this.
“I have a possibly absurd but perhaps very bold idea,” Ke Xun said.
“Speak up.” Mu Yiran, who hadn’t spoken for a while, closed his eyes, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
thanks for the chapter!! <333 and sheesh wei dong, what a profile! 😅
Wow, so intense…🔥What a prick that two-timer. Wonder what Ke Xun’s absurd idea be..
you go wei dong!! thanks for the chapter
Is this the chance for side CP!? Aaa, good luck Wei Dong!
You left us at the best ppaaaaart😭😭 also men wouldn’t be considered “vibrators” more like warm dilos as a man myself… if my dcl suddenly vibrated 1. I’d be amazed and probably play with it to figure out how and why 2. Imagine walking in public and hearing a random vibration and instead of someone’s phone it’s their pants🤣🤣🤣 THAT WOULD BE FUNNY 3. Men would create games called dck wars and 4. Most sex toy companies would be out of business 😌 actually having a vibrating cck sounds like it would be fun🤔
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
fang fei marry me please 🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️💍💍💍💍