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A string of information flashed before Zhou Bai's eyes. When he came to, he found himself in a world full of skyscrapers, one that seemed grotesque and bizarre to him, a world somewhat similar to his dreams yet advanced a thousandfold, mad a thousandfold.

Countless noisy voices clamored in his ears as Zhou Bai turned his head to see numerous youths who looked exactly the same standing beside him, the other Zhou Bais who had connected to the virtual network with him.

He saw the original couples, shocked and embarrassed, let go of each other and step back.

A mother Zhou Bai, holding a child that looked exactly like her, screamed in terror.

A Zhou Bai who had previously lost an arm and a leg curiously examined his new body, jumping around excitedly.

Azhu touched her chest and abdomen, exclaiming in surprise, "Damn! I've become a man?"

The Gang Leader Zhou Bai looked at the other Zhou Bais curiously: "Why does everyone look exactly the same?"

One Zhou Bai walked up to the Gang Leader Zhou Bai and hesitantly said, "Is it you, Gang Leader? I'm Meimei, your favorite Meimei!"

The Gang Leader Zhou Bai swatted the other away: "Get away from me!"

Zhou Bai turned his head and saw himself in the glass, a face identical to everyone else's here. The youth in the glass smiled, his mouth widening continuously.

"Interesting things are happening."

...

Six days later.

Zhou Bai felt a multicolored shift before his eyes, his consciousness seemingly extending along the Heavenly Demon's quantum network. When he opened his eyes again, what lay before him was a massive, modern city.

"Is this the virtual network of the homo sapiens?"

Zhou Bai looked up at the sky, seeing a city full of endless skyscrapers. The sky was filled with various chaotic virtual projections, as if hundreds or thousands of TV shows were playing simultaneously.

In front of him, the streets were bustling with people hurrying back and forth as if busy with something.

At that moment, the voice of the Heavenly Demon Queen reached Zhou Bai's ears: "Those walking on the streets are mostly the lowest-grade artificial intelligence; they form the foundation of this virtual world."

Zhou Bai asked in confusion: "Using artificial intelligence as bystanders? Is there a point?"

"Consider it the ridiculous obsession of some homo sapiens, making artificial intelligences the lowest class citizens to satisfy their absurd desires."

As the Heavenly Demon Queen explained, Zhou Bai examined his body in the virtual world, shaking his hands and feet. It felt like his past mortal body, weak and fragile, yet incredibly real, without any sense of being in a network.

As Zhou Bai tried moving his body, a blaring siren sounded, and two police car-like objects flew over, catching Zhou Bai in a tractor beam and lifting him into the air.

"Another stowaway Zhou Bai!"

"Arrest him and send him to the detention facility."

...

In this virtual world, Zhou Bai possessed no martial arts or Taoist skills, just the body of an ordinary person.

He watched as he was apprehended by the police and subsequently locked in a cell.

The cell was full of other Zhou Bais who looked similar to him.

Some of these Zhou Bais were bald or shirtless, exuding a gangster aura.

Others were covered in tattoos, with long hair, looking disreputable.

Another Zhou Bai was shrouded entirely in cloth, looking warily at the outside world.

The original Zhou Bai, seeing this scene, shouted in anger: "Heavenly Demon Queen, what did you do? Why are there clones of me here?"

The Heavenly Demon Queen's cold voice responded: "No time to explain. If the managers here discover I'm in contact with you, it'll be hard for you to escape. You only have one more chance to contact me, call out when you want to disconnect."

After speaking, the Heavenly Demon Queen fell silent, as if she had truly left.

While Zhou Bai communicated with the Heavenly Demon Queen, the tattooed Zhou Bai approached and evaluated the original Zhou Bai, saying: "How did you get caught?"

Before Zhou Bai could answer, he continued: "These cops love arresting us for no reason, those homo sapiens are discriminating against us."

A nearby bald Zhou Bai shouted: "They live their lavish lives while making us do the dirty and tiring work like artificial intelligence! They claim to accept us, but in reality, they always reject us!"

The tattooed Zhou Bai shouted: "We want justice! We want human rights! We Zhou Bai should be equal to the homo sapiens!"

As they shouted furiously, indifferent police officers entered, their electric batons crackling, knocking out the tattooed Zhou Bai who was yelling.

The bald Zhou Bai shouted: "You're abusing us!"

The indifferent officer scoffed: "You crazies should have been wiped out long ago." With a crack, he knocked out the bald Zhou Bai.

After the indifferent officer left, the original Zhou Bai curiously asked: "How long have you... I mean, we been in this world?"

A Zhou Bai in a skirt and long hair exclaimed: "You don't even remember that? Did those guys delete your memories?"

The original Zhou Bai looked speechlessly at the female Zhou Bai: "Why are you dressed like that?"

The female Zhou Bai said: "Though I look like a man, feel like a man, and have all the functions of a man, internally I am a woman, and I've always considered myself a woman! Because in the experiment zone, I was a woman! A mother of three!"

The original Zhou Bai felt a stir in his heart: "Experiment zone? You came from there?"

At that moment, a news projection outside showed a figure of Zhou Bai.

The host asked: "Senator, do you think this Zhou Bai Act can be successfully implemented?"

Opposite the host, a suited senator Zhou Bai said: "Zhou Bais are a diligent, honest, intelligent, and friendly people. Ever since we arrived in this world, we've adhered to order, honored laws, worked diligently, striving to contribute to this society."

"I don't demand special treatment! We just hope that the six million Zhou Bais in this world can live like normal people."

A female senator beside the senator Zhou Bai responded: "Ever since Zhou Bai came to our world, the zero crime rate was shattered. Over the past six years, crime has skyrocketed, and people die every day!"

"We've provided you with housing, jobs, food, yet you've stolen, robbed, even murdered."

"You've even gathered large numbers of homo sapiens, turning good people bad, brainwashing immature homo sapiens into committing crimes."

"You're a bunch of lunatics that should be thrown into an asylum! I firmly oppose the Zhou Bai Act!"

With that, the female senator spat at the senator Zhou Bai, who retaliated with two slaps.