Zhou Yi looked at the cool and urban female model in front of him, filled with questions.

But in the end, he first said, "Why does she look quite like you?"

Though her makeup and outfit were entirely different.

But the resemblance between Xiao Chongqing's features and those of the Night God was striking, like twin sisters.

However, the Night God was wearing a white lab coat, projecting the image of a bare-faced researcher, while Xiao Chongqing appeared fully made-up, as if she was taking photos while strolling down the street.

Zhou Yi noticed that Xiao Chongqing had a small yellow backpack with a folded paper fan sticking out of it—just like the Night God's habit of carrying a fan.

"That's because this guy crafted her human form based on me."

The Night God explained from the side, "Previously, the only person who could see her was me. And who she can directly see is only me. In her eyes, everyone else is just a shadow of chaos."

"Later on, I've been teaching her. Like any consciousness, she has a natural inclination to imitate. So gradually she started to resemble me, though there are some adjustments in certain areas. However, style-wise, she's not quite like me."

"Xiao Chongqing has a strong sense of curiosity and is a bit of a romantic. Even though she's only a year and a half now, she's already been in 12 relationships."

Zhou Yi asked with a face full of confusion, "Who is she dating?"

"With the old humans here, and concept lifeforms."

The Night God displayed a somewhat helpless expression: "Originally, I wanted her to stay here, observe every old human, maintain this Old Chongqing City, and become the administrator of this New World."

"But she started dating once she came into contact with the old humans."

"This allows her to grow faster. Through direct mental exchange, she makes others like her, revolve around her. This way, Xiao Chongqing can better understand what kind of consciousness the other party truly is and use them as a mirror to further adjust and understand herself."

"Although it's called romance, it can also be seen as an in-depth study of other life forms."

"However, each relationship doesn't last long, as the old humans soon bore Xiao Chongqing. She likes new things, and people who constantly bring her new experiences. Rather than being in love with people, she is captivated by the sense of novelty and immersed in experiences of curiosity and the unknown."

Zhou Yixin couldn't help but think.

This concept life's romance is entirely different from that of flesh and blood. But if you insist on saying it, human romance also seeks such novelty and mystery.

Suddenly, he realized.

Xiao Chongqing was staring straight at him.

Her overly direct and serious gaze made him feel a bit uneasy.

"I like you."

Xiao Chongqing suddenly said, "Do you want to go have some tea and hotpot together later?"

Zhou Yi: "..."

The Night God next to him suddenly whacked her on the head, causing Xiao Chongqing to hold her head with both hands, her mahjong earrings shaking, with a face full of confusion.

"Sister, why did you hit me?"

"Don't say weird things."

The Night God glared at her, "He's Zhou Yi."

"Oh... so you're Zhou Yi."

Xiao Chongqing curiously examined Zhou Yi, circling around him: "Brother, I heard you're like my sister, a life that's lived for millions of years. No wonder it feels like there's so much on you I've never seen before."

Zhou Yi gave a slight smile, "Hello, Xiao Chongqing. Last time I saw you, you weren't like this. Do you not remember the past events?"

Immediately after he finished speaking, he came back to his senses.

The Night God had just explained that Xiao Chongqing's black monstrous form was entirely unable to see him. In her perception at the time, other consciousnesses were in a state of chaos.

Xiao Chongqing didn't seem to mind, she just said, "I was young then, so many things weren't very clear."

But she was less than two years old.

However, the growth of a concept life is remarkably fast, and the entire New World serves as her source of information gathering, so she can't be measured by the standards of ordinary humans.

"By the way, do you like hotpot? Do you enjoy shopping?"

"I do love eating hotpot."

Zhou Yi nodded, "In the past, when I had time, I would ride a bicycle and go for a stroll. But now I'm busier, so there's less time for that."

"That's great, let's cycle together for some fun."

Xiao Chongqing suggested with a bright smile, "I'm a local, I'll take you biking to Zhaomu Mountain, or we could cycle to Changshou Lake as well. Then we can have hotpot, watch a movie at night, and go to Nanbin Road to see the night view. If we get tired, we can find a place to rest and sleep."

Once again, the Night God gave a swift knock on the head.

"Moderate yourself, please."

Xiao Chongqing patted her head, "Then we won't sleep, we'll just have hotpot."

Zhou Yi was a bit dumbfounded.

This person indeed had a straightforward and bold personality, but in some ways, it wasn't a bad thing. If you like something, you say you like it; if you don't, you stay away from what and whom you dislike.

It's easier to get along that way.

Zhou Yi suggested, "Why don't the three of us go together and take a look at the scenery here?"

Little Chongqing volunteered to lead the way.

The three of them then rode their bikes and leisurely began to stroll around this Old Chongqing City.

Zhou Yi had previously wandered around Chongqing at the dead sea floor, but it was an abandoned city with no people, only the long-necked crocodile Wen Xi remained in Hongya Cave, still practicing writing on the walls everywhere.

Chongqing, recreated by the Night God at a 1:1 scale, reappeared in the form of a cyber city within the Heavenly People Gem.

In the city, vehicles chased and congested each other, pedestrians walked in groups, each minding their own business. Occasionally, there were arguments, some were angry, some were happy, some were sullen, some were silent... the old sense of the place was spot on.

Although the New World's Chongqing had a lot of NPCs operated by Mechanical Life serving as the atmosphere group and for maintaining operations, these NPCs also had their own life paths and behavioral patterns, with nothing apparent from the outside.

Zhou Yi slowly rode his bike and asked the Night God beside him, "You said Little Chongqing and the Concept Life are even dating?"

"Yes."

The Night God said, "I forgot to mention that. Previously, it was proven that the little people in the bottle could enter here from above the Spark Plain, right? Then it was confirmed that they could stay long-term in the New World. Following that, we discovered that the Concept Life could also project into the New World in this way."

"Are they willing to come over?"

"Yes, they are."

The Night God's white coat was slightly lifted by the wind, and she spoke lightly, "Because this is a place where the Great Holy Spirit can't reach, like the Mars Base is to Wasteland Earth, a refuge from external disputes. There are no other requirements here, as long as they are willing to come, they are welcome. We maintain order and can't attack others at will."

"Don't people in Ancient China all have a tradition of hermits avoiding the world? You should know more about this."

Zhou Yi nodded.

The consciousness side was not completely peaceful either; that side was a ruinous kingdom formed by countless Consciousness Fragments piling up.

A death figure dragging a huge blade wandered inside, hunting and executing Concept Life.

Meanwhile, the strong, like the Heavenly Kingdom Paradise, ruled over other Concept Life; even the Land God, who only cared for farming, suffered greatly.

Moreover, they needed to continuously build their own markers to avoid being forgotten and completely disappearing...

The life of the Concept Life wasn't easy either.

The Great Holy Spirit controlled even their life lines, unable to escape.

In comparison.

The New World, though much simpler, was indeed similar to a peaceful haven.

"Not all just to avoid disputes."

Little Chongqing, riding on the left, said, "They come here also for the sake of the Old Humanity."

"Although there are very few Old Humanity, just 2000 of us here for the moment, these Old Humanity have accumulated numerous Consciousness Fragments within them. In the Gem Prison, they're constantly self-cycling in a special way, isolated from the external Great Holy Spirit, not entering the Awareness Cycle."

"But also because of this, they have continuously accumulated a large number of Consciousness Fragments, they're like miniature Great Holy Spirits of their own world... even though these are continuous evolutions of self-memory, like in video games, an open world repeatedly starting new rounds."

"So, each of these surviving Old Humanity has accumulated a massive amount of Consciousness Fragments within them, the consciousness volume being tens of thousands of times that of ordinary humanity. Even if these Consciousness Fragments are heavily homogenized, they are still very significant. It's equivalent to 20 million people, and it won't be long before it's on par with the resident population of Old Chongqing."

"For the Concept Life here, if they could gain recognition and dissemination from the Old Humanity, the feedback would be very noticeable."

Zhou Yi asked sideways, "Little Chongqing, how do you know the consciousness comparison between ordinary people and Old Humanity?"

"Because New Humanity has also entered Chongqing, brother."

"Ah?"

The Night God beside him said, "This is a test I conducted not long ago, led by the Moon Affairs Department. A portion of the New Humanity employees from your company were projected into the New World. Currently, there are only 3, including the Deputy Minister Ah Wei and two other staff members."

"So far, the results look very good."

"Through the Gem Device, New Humanity can enter the New World and directly communicate with Old Humanity, and they can learn a lot from the Old Humanity. They can also enhance their recognition and sense of belonging to human civilization, personally experiencing what the era of Old Humanity was like. They can also collect and use Consciousness Fragments, which is quite a pleasant surprise in this regard… using tools indeed is a field humans excel at."

"In the long run, this is beneficial, allowing more New Humanity to join in."

Zhou Yi thought this was quite good too.

Little Chongqing added, "I think, we can first gather more people through the New World, integrating Old Humanity and New Humanity, and then revive the city towards the Wasteland. This way, they will have motivation, and the ultimate goal is to completely connect the New World and the Old World!"

"Everyone can project to each other, shuttle between the Old World and the New World. Integrating consciousness and substance completely."

"If so, this world would definitely become more interesting."

Little Chongqing's hair was lifted by the wind, the mahjong under her earlobes swayed gently, her eyes filled with spirit.

Zhou Yi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I really hope that day comes sooner."