267: Fusion of original consciousness and replica

Tian Ming was caught off guard by Shen Yuan's sudden action. After a moment of stunned, he slowly raised his hand and gently embraced Shen Yuan.

“Where are you now?” Tian Ming now understood what Xin Xin meant by one host with two monitors. She had used special means to transfer Shen Yuan's main consciousness into the clone.

Shen Yuan slowly released Tian Ming. As the clone's consciousness merged in her mind, she also gained the memories of what the clone had experienced during this period.

A moment later, Shen Yuan recovered and said, “Boss, I'm in a secret base of the Lawrence Family. My consciousness is trapped in a virtual world, but I've had a few brief awakenings, only to quickly fall back into the virtual world. However, I'm very safe; my body should be in a full liquid life-sustaining pod.”

“Do you know the exact location? I'll come save you?” Tian Ming asked hastily.

A bitter smile appeared on Shen Yuan's face as she said, “I don't know. I lost consciousness before entering that place. When I woke up, I was already in the life-sustaining pod. Wait, Boss, you're not fake, are you?”

Shen Yuan became somewhat wary and stood up. Being confined in a virtual world for so long, it was difficult for her to distinguish between reality and virtuality. Could the Boss in front of her be an illusion created by the Lawrence Family?

Tian Ming was startled: “What virtual world? This is reality. Xin Xin made your consciousness enter the clone.”

Shen Yuan still looked wary because the Lawrence Family had already extracted most of her memories through implanted electrodes, so the virtual world they created was almost flawless. She couldn't be sure if the Boss in front of her was also a manufactured illusion.

Shen Yuan looked warily at Tian Ming and said, “You say, say something only you know, but I don't. My memories have been extracted, and I need to judge whether my current situation is virtual or real.”

Tian Ming frowned and said, “I know, but you don't. How can you judge whether what I say is true or false?”

Shen Yuan picked up a chopstick, held it against her throat, and said, “You speak first, and I will naturally make my judgment. Otherwise, I will force myself to disconnect.”

Tian Ming had a thought, and the chopstick in her hand was directly disintegrated.

Shen Yuan watched the chopstick disappear from her hand out of thin air, stunned for a moment. The virtual world she was in was entirely formed based on her memories, and the underlying layer of this virtual world was based on her will.

Being able to defy her will and prevent her from forcibly disconnecting could only mean that where she was now was reality. Soon, Shen Yuan reacted and pounced forward again, embracing Tian Ming.

“Boss, I thought I'd never see you again,” Shen Yuan's tears fell as she tightly hugged her man.

“It's alright, I will definitely get you out, even if I have to turn the entire Blue Star upside down,” Tian Ming gently patted Shen Yuan's back, comforting her.

Once Shen Yuan's emotions stabilized, Tian Ming told Shen Yuan everything Xin Xin and he had discussed. The current Shen Yuan was like playing a brain-computer online game, but what she was controlling now was her own clone. That network cable was connected by Xin Xin.

Tian Ming didn't know why Xin Xin did this. Xin Xin's attitude towards all living beings on this planet was like playing a game. She even regarded herself as a character in this game.

“Boss, Xin Xin is right, you are indeed a bit troubled by worldly affairs. This way, you will be in an absolutely passive position. Don't always think about saving me, even I don't know where my own body is!” Shen Yuan's words were very rational. Saving her now would undoubtedly lead to being passive again.

Tian Ming remained silent. He was also reflecting. Since gaining the ability to control all things, he still used his previous way of thinking to solve problems. Sometimes, he even overly relied on powerful strength to directly bring about certain things. Although Duke Lawrence was detestable, with this whole scheme, he had completely outmaneuvered him.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment, looked at Shen Yuan, and said, “Little Yuan, do you believe me?”

Shen Yuan did not hesitate at all, nodded, and said, “Yes, I do!”

“Okay, now Duke Lawrence and his secret base probably won't actively show themselves and will completely cut off information from the outside world. If you disconnect from the virtual world, will they find out?” Tian Ming asked.

“No, only when I forcibly disconnect and wake up in the life-sustaining pod will they discover it.”

A Superpower Potion appeared in Tian Ming's hand. He used his ability to charge it to twenty times, as requested by Xin Xin. He also found that twenty times was almost the limit. Under such energy, injection might directly cause consciousness to crash. No Ability Users could withstand such an energy impact.

The potion glowed, and Tian Ming hesitated repeatedly before handing the potion to Shen Yuan.

“Your clone's life is limited. This is Xin Xin's way of extending its life. Because your consciousness is currently connected to both your main body and the clone, once injected, your main body might also have to bear the pain of the energy impact simultaneously,” Tian Ming said with a serious expression.

Shen Yuan, however, calmly took the potion and said, “If the clone is gone, I'll be trapped in the virtual world again. So, I can bear any pain. As long as I can stay by your side, I don't care about anything else.”

Shen Yuan smiled and directly injected the potion into her arm. A huge energy impact instantly spread throughout Shen Yuan's body, and her face immediately turned pale.

Tian Ming stepped forward and hugged her tightly. Shen Yuan's body trembled uncontrollably. The pain was like ten thousand ants gnawing at her heart, feeling her soul being endlessly torn apart.

“Boss, I'm fine… I…” Shen Yuan's lips curved into a slight smile, but it was quickly replaced by painful spasms.

At the same time, in the Lawrence Family's secret base under the sea, Shen Yuan's main body in the transparent life-sustaining pod began to tremble uncontrollably. All the life monitoring instruments in the entire Laboratory emitted frantic alarm sounds, and several blonde, blue-eyed old professors' hearts trembled along with them.

“Quick, report to the Duke, Experiment Subject 1 is abnormal.”

Duke Lawrence rushed over, saw Shen Yuan trembling constantly in the life-sustaining pod, and immediately became enraged.

“What are you doing? Increase the sedatives! If she forces herself to disconnect again and regains consciousness, then we'll all die.”

“Duke, no, we detected a sharp increase in energy within her body, but her consciousness activity is stable. She is not performing a forced disconnection,” the blonde professor quickly explained.

Duke Lawrence was startled and questioned, “What's the reason?”