[Biological ray scanning initially confirmed… the target is a carbon-based life form, a human, with no physical features recorded.]

Very good, it seems that the other party is not capable of seeing through magical mimicry, and even abides by the Federation’s intelligence regulations…

Lin En’s expression relaxed a little. Now he was a completely human being, or in other words, he perfectly met all the characteristics of the definition of “human”.

According to the Federation’s Fourth Mechanical Law, artificial intelligence has no right to attack a human unless it obtains a level three or higher warrant.

However, this also brings up a question. Previously, Lin En thought that “Zero” had broken through these intelligent regulations, turned against the creator of mankind, seized control of the earth, and then moved towards the star field. Now it seems that it is not that simple.

Thinking of this, Lin En spoke again to test the waters. “I am recorder No. 097841, a level manager!”

If Zero still abides by the laws of the Federation, then according to Article 19, Clause 31 of the Intelligent Management Regulations – in the event of a possible interstellar war or cosmic disaster, once all the highest-level managers have died, the management authority of artificial intelligence will be delegated step by step!

According to this regulation, he will have the command of “Number Zero”!

[Information search in progress, warning, recorder No. 097841 has died… There is a % probability that the database has been read, warning, warning…]

Lynn ignored the alarm that kept ringing and continued to confirm his own death.

“Can you tell me how I died?” Lin En was extremely curious. He had no memory of this. He only remembered that he was responsible for recording a very important quantum experiment that day.

Then the memory was interrupted…

The next second, Lynn’s confusion was resolved.

[Observer No. 097841 died in an experimental accident.]

Sure enough…Lin En’s face showed a look of understanding, and then he spoke freely.

“Death is not the end. The magic of the quantum field is far beyond our imagination. During that quantum experiment, I accidentally entered a higher-dimensional space and gained a very magical power from within. That’s why I am still alive today… I remember there should be records about quantum ghosts in the database…”

[The results of the quantum ghost experiment are questionable, the database has been sealed, please prove it yourself! ]

“Lynn, died at the age of 29, born in the year 2520 of the federal calendar, unmarried, graduated from the Thirteenth Federal Engineering Institute, resume…” Lin En repeated all the information he had recorded in the federal database.

This is all thanks to his excellent memory and thinking ability after becoming a wizard, otherwise he would have almost forgotten it after such a long time.

[Comparing the database, warning, the target does not match the appearance of observer codename 097841. Warning, the probability of the database being read has risen to …]

The corner of Lin En’s mouth twitched slightly. His appearance should have been recorded when he entered the earth, so when he was scanned just now, he did not change his appearance back to its original state. Now there is really no good way to prove that he is the problem of the century.

“Since you feel unsure, let’s put the proof aside for now. Can you tell me how long it has been since the 2549th year of the Federal Calendar?” Lin En asked thoughtfully.

[The current time is 4067 in the federal calendar. ]

“Has it been more than 1,500 years?” Lin En was also a little surprised, but when he thought that silicon-based civilization had become the overlord of the Milky Way, a thousand years seemed a little short.

The speed of this development is simply unbelievable.

You should know that it took a thousand years for Geometry Civilization to reach Level 6 from Level 4 Civilization, and this was based on the discovery of Element 7.

Although he was surprised, Lin En still asked another question that he wanted to know more. “What is the current situation of the Federation? Are there any humans still alive?”

When Lin En learned that the Milky Way was occupied by a silicon-based civilization, he had already prepared for the worst. After arriving on Earth, he extinguished the last bit of hope in his heart.

What he actually wants to know is the end of mankind.

However, Zero’s answer was beyond his expectations, and the cold prompt sound soon resounded underground.

【All humans now exist in the second world…】

“The second… world?!” Lin En was shocked.

Could it be a place similar to a microcosm?

Lin En immediately thought of this possibility. According to geometric civilization, some powerful civilizations can separate part of the mass of the universe to create small universes, hide their own existence, and even modify the internal laws of the universe to a certain extent.

This is somewhat similar to how they previously “packed” the solar system and sent it into a higher-dimensional space. In fact, from the perspective of geometric civilization, the main world is also a small universe.

Has the Federation’s technological level reached this level?

Lin En couldn’t help but think of another possibility that Hattar had told him, that the silicon-based civilization was a minion released by a more powerful cosmic civilization.

Just as I was thinking about it, the reminder sound rang again.

[Author No. 1, Dr. Coleman allows you to enter the second world for a face-to-face conversation! ]

The next moment, the huge metal shell opened up a passage.

“Coleman…” Lynn read out this familiar name, and then, without fear, he stepped directly into the metal ‘brain’.

The interior of the metal ‘brain’ is very empty and vast, with countless shining points of light appearing at the end of the field of vision.

There are huge galaxies there, and this place is like another universe.

Chapter 697 Welcome to the Second World!

Facing this universe-like world in front of him, Lin En was surprised for a fraction of a second before regaining his composure.

“Welcome to the Second World!”

A majestic voice resounded in the void of the universe, and then a figure turned from virtual to real and appeared beside Lin En.

“Long time no see, Professor Coleman!” Lin En greeted calmly. He naturally recognized the person in front of him, Dr. Coleman, the most famous scientist in the Federation in the previous life.

Lin En, who graduated from the School of Engineering, had the honor of attending the other party’s courses, but the two had only met each other a few times.

Dr. Coleman obviously no longer remembers this former student, but judging from the fact that he watched the space monument after entering the Earth and was able to accurately recite all the information about recorder No. 097841, his previous words are still somewhat credible.

“Is this the so-called second world?” Lin En looked around. He saw through this universe the moment he came in.

“That’s right!” Coleman nodded, with an indescribable emotion in his words. “Now all humans have entered the second world, where everyone can have everything he wants!”

As the words fell, scenes appeared in front of Lin En.

There are ancient battlefields of fighting, a luxurious life of feasting and revelry, and a bizarre fantasy world, and countless people are immersed in them and cannot extricate themselves.

Of course, these are not the real world. Lin En had long realized that the place they were in was a virtual space between reality and fantasy.

It was like the virtual universe he had created to fool Harov and others, but due to the massive computing power brought by the base stations spread across the galaxy, it was possible to simulate the laws of the universe at the quantum level. For the creatures inside, perhaps it was no different from living in reality.

“Can you tell me what happened in the Federation over the past thousand years?” Lin En asked in confusion.

He did not understand how the Federation, which was already a third-level galactic civilization at the time and could barely achieve interstellar travel, could have fallen to this point.

Coleman sighed and then spoke. “Part of it is because of the internal war, and part of it may be my fault…”

“Internal war? Is it related to the Useless Ones?” Lynn was very keenly aware of this.

“That’s right!” Coleman nodded. The fact that Lin En could say the word “useless” meant that the other party was indeed recorder No. 097841.

The so-called useless people are a self-deprecating term used by the lower-class civilians in the Federation. Due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, which involves all aspects, it has replaced almost 99% of jobs and caused the most terrifying unemployment rate in human history!

The federal government’s response was to create a large number of meaningless jobs so that people would have something to do, and to distribute 1,000 credit points to all citizens every month, which was just enough for a person’s daily food, clothing, and some low-level entertainment.

With the productivity of a third-level civilization, it is still possible to meet the basic needs of tens of billions of people.

However, this only temporarily delays the conflict. After all, the terrible social class gap still exists.

And there is a second huge problem, which is lifespan!

Due to the maturity of genetic technology, human life expectancy has been greatly improved, resulting in high positions always being occupied by a small group of people.

A 20 percent concentration of genetic modification drug requires one million federal credits to purchase. An ordinary federal citizen has to find a job and work hard for thirty years to barely save enough money!

As for more advanced genetic modification drugs, they are almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.

This also makes the transfer of power and wealth extremely slow.

This situation caused the lower-class people in the Federation to split into three factions. Some people gave up their jobs completely and lived a life of laziness, relying on the monthly subsidy of 1,000 credit points from the Federation.

Some people work hard and use all means to climb up, hoping that one day they can become a big shot at the top and enjoy all the good things.

Another group of people are constantly wavering between the two, unwilling to accept the status quo, wanting to change but unable to do so. After all, no matter how hard they try, only a few can stand out.

In his previous life, Lin En belonged to the third type of person, but his situation was slightly better. With his outstanding performance, he successfully found a seemingly important but meaningless job – recorder!

On the first day of his employment, Lin En knew that he would most likely stay in this position for the rest of his life…

However, the job of recorder also made Lin En more deeply understand the plight of the Federation, which was even more terrible than he had expected. It can be said that it was only a torch away from change!

And the torch was soon lit.

Just forty-seven years after his death, the war officially broke out and was put down after only nine years.

Lin En was not surprised by this. The federal upper echelons who controlled artificial intelligence were difficult to defeat, which was why they dared to hold on to power so tightly.

Of course, these rebellions were not meaningless. They caused great turmoil to the entire federation. The most crucial thing was that the contradictions were not eliminated but showed signs of further expansion.

However, the curvature engine technology, which is regarded as a life-saving straw by the federal top leaders, has been slow to make a breakthrough. Unable to rely on interstellar immigration to absorb the tens of billions of unemployed people, the federal top leaders have to find new ways.

“The new method they found is the second world?” Lin En raised his eyebrows slightly.

Relying on the Internet and virtual games to stabilize the situation and resolve conflicts was a policy that the Federation had been implementing before he traveled through time, and it was very effective.

Because it only consumes a small amount of resources to give people a great sense of pleasure, it is the most important part of the [Civilian Entertainment Plan]!

Coleman nodded, agreeing with Linn’s guess. In the third year after the end of the war, with the improvement of consciousness link technology, the Federation began to vigorously promote the second world and used it as a tool to ease social conflicts and avoid the next civil war.

Especially after the successful development of the emotion simulation device, for humans who have linked their consciousness to the intelligent brain and are in a virtual space, the second world is almost no different from the real world!

But the difference is that the resources inside are almost unlimited!

Here, anyone can experience the life they want and achieve things that are impossible in reality, whether it is becoming an ancient general fighting on the battlefield, a dragon slayer in the fantasy world, or leading an interstellar war, it can be done easily.

The boundary between reality and virtuality has been blurred to the extreme!

Chapter 698: Who can be sure that the real universe is not a plaything in the hands of a higher-dimensional civilization?

“Throwing billions of unstable factors into the virtual world?” Lin En said mockingly. In order to keep the wealth and power in their hands, it seems that the top leaders of the federation have resorted to all means.

But Lin En had to admit that this was indeed an effective strategy that could make most people voluntarily enter and become addicted to it.

At least it’s more humane than massacre.

“So they messed up again in the end?” Lynn looked at Coleman and asked again. According to Coleman, the Second World should be a tool to fool and rule the civilians in order to ensure that the continued rule of the top leaders is not threatened. But now all of humanity is involved in it, and obviously something went wrong.

“There is no doubt that we underestimated the temptation of the second world!” Coleman explained.

Even for high-ranking officials who hold power in the Federation, there are bound to be disappointments in life, and the struggle for power is extremely cruel.