Entering the "dream", I felt like I fell off the edge of a cliff, falling at a high speed. Even though I kept reminding myself that I was standing firmly in reality, the real sense of weightlessness coming from my gut still made me feel sick to my stomach. Just when I was about to spit it out, the fall stopped. For a moment, I seemed to be standing on solid ground again. When I stood in the dream, I discovered that I could move my body at will, just like in the real world. I have actually experienced this experience before - it is the so-called "lucid dream". Now I can have this strange experience while "falling asleep" while standing, which makes me feel really fresh.

Just as I was observing how realistic this dream was, a man's voice came from the void, or more accurately, above my head: "No. 07, when you hear the command reply 'Received!', repeat it. , I heard the command and replied 'Received!'." It seemed that No. 07 was talking about me, so I immediately replied to the voice from the void, although I was still very confused in my heart, not knowing what would happen next.

"On 07th, the researcher's first experimental screening will be carried out on you. Before the screening officially begins, no extra actions or words are allowed. If there is any violation, you will be punished by the person in charge of this activity. Give me severe punishment!" The man's words came from above his head again. To be honest, it is really difficult for me to understand the various practices of this country. They are strictly controlled during escort, they sleep standing up, they wear helmets, and now they are not allowed to move. None of them explained clearly why they did this, and they treated us like domestic animals. This kind of accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in my heart. But there was nothing I could do now, because I felt that the person in charge was not a good person, so I didn't make any fuss and just waited obediently for the so-called experiment to begin.

After about four or five minutes, the man's voice appeared again: "On 07th, the screening will officially begin. During the screening period, no unnecessary movements or words are allowed. Violators will be deemed to have failed!" It just keeps us motionless, so I can probably guess what this screening is about - although I have not been exposed to all the functions of lucid dreaming here, but I can confirm based on my own experience of lucid dreaming, There must be some vision-related function here. Therefore, the next screening should be just watching some videos, because we are not allowed to move at all! Thinking of this, I felt a little more relieved. After all, if I was just watching the video, there was nothing terrible about it. However, I was a little worried that there would be something truly terrifying. The experience of being tied to one place and watching something scary was a bit overwhelming just thinking about it. But, after all, I have never been a timid person since I was a child. Another point is that since the new emperor ascended the throne, all the horrific literary and artistic works related to occultism have disappeared, and due to the occult purge movement, all things related to "weird powers and chaos" have disappeared in Lausanne Kingdom. Of all the realistic-themed works nowadays, only criminal investigation works that can be considered thrilling at best remain on the market. Let alone me now, even when I was five years old and had just learned to read, I would not be scared. So my inner feelings about this possible video are relatively average - since it won't be a horror video, what else can stump me and make me beg for mercy because I can't bear it?

However, I immediately regretted my boast.

Suddenly, I stood in a crowded square. Although I had never been here before, in just a moment, I recognized it - Chiyanmen Square in the imperial capital Akagi! Flags were flying here, the crowds were shouting and cheering towards the Chiyanmen Gate Tower, and people were marching towards the cordon formed by soldiers, holding huge slogans in their hands. Don’t be surprised. Although I don’t know what kind of festival images are being shown now, the people in every such festival in Lausanne are so enthusiastic. Although I have only seen it a few times on TV, I guarantee that it is indeed true. Is such that. Back to the square where I am now, people have filled the entire space in the square and are chanting slogans with enthusiasm. I have to say that this is indeed a grand occasion, but for my own reasons and those of others, I remain expressionless and indifferent. I did have some idea of what kind of expression they, the test subjects, were expecting on my face, but I had no intention of showing it to them—that’s who I am. So, I focused my attention on the Red Flame Gate Tower. Since the crowd couldn’t tell the clues about this celebration, let’s look for it from Newell. Ten minutes passed, and just when I was about to be unbearably noisy by people's non-stop cheering, Neville came out - he was standing, that is, not in a wheelchair, and his face looked like nothing but Sixty or seventy years old - much better than being terribly old now. Just when I saw Newell coming out in the distance, the crowd turned from a roaring boiler to an erupting volcano - and my ears were almost deafened thanks to them. have to say. The passion of the crowd was quite contagious, and this kind of cheering that covered up all rationality also made me no longer calm. My blood began to slowly heat up, my heartbeat began to accelerate, and I felt like I was about to yell involuntarily. "Maybe my screening is going to fail." Just when my rationality was about to be banned by the people's will, I thought helplessly and powerlessly in my mind, the film ended.

I stood firmly in the void again. After a while, when my consciousness was once again dominated by my own reason, I realized that this was the first time that Knievel had participated in a mass gathering since he came to the throne. Meeting events, at that time, he was not as scary as he is now. After thinking about this, I really had to clear my mind, because those people's cheers and slogans were too brainwashing. What I needed most now was to regain my composure for the next screening.

Maybe it was just to test my adjustment ability. Before I had time to think about the indicators examined in the first video, the second video started playing immediately. This time, I appeared in a jungle, which is a tropical area near the equator - the main area where the Lausanne and Sally countries are at war. Next to us are the positions built by our Lausanne people: there is a heavy cannon arranged in the center - it should have been disassembled and assembled by engineers from the rear and then reassembled here; there are heavy machine guns arranged like two wings spread out; high up is the communication Tower; below the tower is the headquarters of the position; next to it is the fire extinguishing station and material supply department. I was standing on the high ground and could still see the patrolling soldiers and parked vehicles below, as well as the roads built to run through the entire position. The only interesting thing is that the road here does not go forward, but stops at the exit - so this is an outpost of Lausanne and a very important artillery position.

In the military theory class, my teacher explained this kind of position arrangement - it was summarized and formulated by the Empire's Generalissimo Suess one hundred and twenty years ago - of course, no one in our class had seen it. I am very lucky to be able to see this kind of position layout with my own eyes today. This kind of position can be defended or attacked, but its main strength is that it can use artillery bombardment to suppress the opponent. At the same time, it has the crossfire of heavy machine guns, which can well cover the soldiers advancing at close range in the front. Of course, considering the restrictions of the jungles in the tropics, it is impossible for heavy combat vehicles to enter - in fact, the ninety-year tropical war caused almost all heavy combat vehicles in Lausanne and Sally to be decommissioned. - so there is no need to separately configure anti-tank guns and anti-tank mines. All in all, this is a small heavy artillery stronghold that is theoretically difficult to conquer. And according to my intuition, this video is going to show the battle footage of this stronghold.

Sure enough, gunshots were heard in the distance soon. It seems that Sally Kingdom may have discovered this place and begun to break through the front-end defense. It can be seen that the people still stationed at the stronghold have become very nervous. From a distance, it seems that the heavy machine gunner's hand is holding the gun handle even tighter. The gunfire in the distance became more and more intense, and the battle seemed to become more and more intense. It seems inevitable that this stronghold will be exposed. In front of me was the stronghold commander who had just walked out of the command post. Judging from his military rank, he was an ordinary platoon leader. It can be seen from the fact that he kept looking down to get the giant cannon that he seemed to be hesitating whether to activate the only long-range heavy firepower in the stronghold: the heavy cannon. The commander paced back and forth, accompanied by the sound of continuous firefights in the distance. As the sound of the firefight became more and more urgent, the commander's steps became more and more urgent. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind. He stopped and said to the soldier beside him who was responsible for battlefield communications, "Activate the heavy cannon, regardless of the enemy or ourselves!"

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Within a few minutes I could see the soldiers below beginning to reload, and a little later the cannon began to work. The moment it fired, I suddenly understood why the commander had to think about it for so long, because it was just like a mythical fire-breathing dragon! Using it will undoubtedly announce the existence of this stronghold to everyone within a few kilometers. But with just one shot, the gunshots in the distance were reduced by at least one-third. Just when I thought this was worthy of cheering, I saw that the commander's expression did not relax at all - it seemed that he thought this was just a delaying strategy. Immediately afterwards, he ordered the returning correspondents to seek supplies and reinforcements from the friendly rear and establish communications with the large forces. Then, he stood in front of me, looking into the distance silently, without saying a word or moving, just like me. After an unknown amount of time, there was no news of the arrival of support. During this period, there were only relatively sparse gunshots in the distance and nearby artillery fire. Only the commander and I stood quietly, waiting for news from the correspondent. At this time, the gunshots were getting closer and closer. It seemed that our defense line had been gradually broken. The commander still did not move, as if Bibi was petrified. Suddenly, there was movement in the jungle in front of the machine gun position, followed by a collective fire from the machine gunners. For a time, smoke and sparks filled the entire jungle, but the commander still stood there, not knowing whether he was helpless and resigned to fate or thinking of other strategies. Looking at his motionless body, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. In fact, I have had an indescribable fondness for this commander from the beginning, but to be honest, I can't find any reason for this feeling. But now, I think I have found a little reason - his composure. I was impressed by my calmness. At this moment, the first Sally soldier who broke through the front line of defense came into my field of vision - it was already very close to the edge of the jungle and the machine gun position - but he was immediately hit by a bullet and fell to the ground. on the ground. Following him were soldiers from Sally Kingdom one after another. What shocked me was that the commander continued to remain indifferent to the loss of the forward position. He still stood there, motionless. Watching soldiers from the Sally Kingdom charge towards our position and being knocked down one by one, it really made me feel a little nervous. One, one, and another, I carefully counted the soldiers charging over from Sally Kingdom, while looking at the commander's back, anticipating his next move. About thirty minutes or two hours passed, and no soldiers from Sally Kingdom broke through the defense line and rushed in. Just when I thought the commander could finally breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly turned around and faced the correspondent behind him. Shouting: "Hurry up and gather all the remaining soldiers! We are going to retreat and break out!" While being frightened, I was also very confused: "Didn't we already win? Why are we still retreating? Or even 'breaking out' '?" Before I could think about it, the commander had already drawn the pistol from his pants and ran past me. I had no choice but to stand there blankly, unable to figure out the commander's final order no matter how hard I thought about it. I don’t know how much time passed, maybe ten minutes or an hour, when I heard gunshots from behind, which surprised me. However, what surprised me even more was that the gunshots were getting closer and closer to my position - but how could there be soldiers from the Sally Kingdom behind us, so that they could repel our "breakout" people? ! Curiosity made me want to look back to see what happened, but my reason kept me from turning around. Slowly, a few minutes later, the sound of gunfire came close to this position - it seemed that there were indeed many enemies. After a few dozen seconds, I saw a man running past me. He was a soldier from the Lausanne Kingdom. His military cap had fallen off and he still had a pistol in his hand - it was the commander! He ran towards the cliff below the high ground, as if he wanted to jump off. Seeing his face flashing by, suddenly, I seemed to be hit by something. At that moment, I thought - he was actually Generalissimo Suess! However, the moment I recognized him, he had already jumped off the edge of the plateau, and at the same time, the video ended.

I stood there and couldn't calm down for a long time - this commander who was strategizing was actually the future Marshal of Lausanne! I really can't figure out why this war clip is shown, and I don't understand why it's the Grand Marshal Seuss clip. While I was thinking silently, the third video started.

I came to an ordinary small town home with shabby decoration. But it only took me less than 0.1 seconds to recognize it - this is my home! I saw my parents sitting in front of a cradle chair. I saw my father smiling at the baby in the cradle chair and making faces at the same time, making the child laugh. I was curious who this baby was, could it be me or one of my younger siblings? To be honest, I don’t understand how adults give birth to babies at all. I only know that when a mother’s belly gets bigger, it means she is pregnant. But until I set out, I didn't notice any obvious signs of my mother's belly getting bigger. The curiosity in my heart drove me to action again, but fortunately, this video is very short and will end soon.

The moment I returned to the void, a man's voice appeared above my head: "No. 07, you have completed the experimental screening and are preparing for the awakening procedure. Movement and talking are prohibited." After a few seconds, I suddenly felt To fall endlessly. Then, I returned to the real world.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the director standing in front of me, smiling at me. Although I was a little dizzy and nauseated, I still saw with my peripheral vision that several children who were traveling with me had disappeared - maybe they were punished for failing the screening. The director continued to stand, as if waiting for something. After a while, he said: "Very good, the rest of you have completed the first experimental screening, just like having a good sleep in bed, it is already seven o'clock in the morning. You go out to eat, and then There will be dedicated people at the entrance of the cafeteria to guide you to the corresponding department." So we all took off our helmets and prepared to eat. Just as I was passing by the director, the director stopped me and said, "I have something to say to you." I was a little surprised, but I could only agree. Looking at his soft face with some wrinkles, I I was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to do. At this time, he said: "You are the best one selected among them all. I am very satisfied with your performance, so I allow you to ask me a few questions, but I can choose not to answer." To be honest, I I don’t know what kind of medicine this old man is selling in his gourd, but he can only try his best to suppress some problems.

“What’s the point of these videos?”

"Test your control over calmness, independence, curiosity and examine your logical thinking."

"So, the celebration tests calmness and independence?"

"That's right, because as a researcher, you must maintain rational calm and independence of thought."

“So war films examine curiosity and logical thinking?”

"Yes, you are very smart. Most people are often unwilling to think when they can't get the answer. Instead, they will look for ready-made answers. Such curiosity is very unhealthy in research. We can only use our own logical thinking. Solve the problem."

"Why are soldiers from Sally Kingdom coming out from behind?"

"As long as it's a battlefield, nothing is foolproof."

"So, there were traitors at that time?"

"As long as there is war, there will be."

"Then why zoom in on the Marshal's battle clip."

"You'll understand later."

So, I kept this question in my heart for the time being, without thinking too much. After all, I still have many questions to ask.

"So, what does the last video mean?"

"Only you know the meaning."

"Standing still is also a test of your control?"

"Yes, control of one's own body is the most basic thing."

I felt that the old man knew the meaning of this and was just showing off, so I added,

"Who is that baby?"

"Your sister."

"younger sister?"

"Yes. But it's nine months later."

"You can still predict the future?!"

"That's right."

Sure enough, I thought to myself, the government of the Lausanne country is really hypocritical. On the surface, it prohibits the use of occult things, but secretly it develops the function of prophecy - Prince Lehi was convicted of treason because of this!

"Aren't you afraid that I will report it to the purge committee?"

"Hahaha kid, this is just a dream created by the scientific instruments used in our research. The committee will not ban these things that have been certified by the emperor himself."

"The video you showed everyone wasn't exactly the same, was it?"

"Yes, and you should know which one is different."

I have the answer to this.

"But what index do you rely on to distinguish the screening? Do you rely on whether we have moved or not? But since there are still people alive, it must be more than just whether we have moved or not."

"You're very smart, kid, but I'm sorry, but I have no comment on that question."

"Any more questions, kid?"

"No, no more, director."

"Okay, kid, go eat, you must be hungry!"

So, I left the director. Along the way, I kept thinking about the indicators they used to distinguish me from others. After much deliberation, I just thought that unless they used occult methods, they would not be able to make accurate judgments, but I could not find any evidence. While I was still thinking, I had already reached the door of the cafeteria.