Professor Han's eyes were sunken, age spots dotted his face, and the neural bundle on his head withered due to the loss of the 'Brain-in-a-Vat' power, making him look like he could pass away at any moment.
The fusion with the 'Brain-in-a-Vat' failed, and this Professor Han doesn't have many years left in his life.
In fact, even if he succeeded in fusion, with his brain power, he couldn't support the computations of the internal world for long.
This is why Gao Gong scoffed. Of course, being a homebody is enjoyable, but the issue is you need to find a sustainable path forward.
Escaping reality temporarily isn't a big deal; the real challenge is to escape so well that they can't even find you, let alone deal with you. That's the true meaning of virtual reality.
"Alien base," Gao Gong thought for a moment and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the bionic technology knowledge chain was also handed to you by alien forces, right?"
"Yes."
"So, is this a conspiracy?"
