Chapter 271: Research on the Virtual World—Begin!

Yamamoto spoke at an extremely rapid pace as he explained, "Human memory itself can be read and copied, just like a hard drive. But as you know, a hard drive cannot work directly. It requires power, certain drivers."

"The 'self-awareness' quantum algorithm is equivalent to the operating software of the hard drive, which cannot be forcefully read or copied, but can only undergo a complete transition. It must rely on memory itself to have complete functionality… without that, it would be meaningless. Software and hardware are both indispensable."

Yamamoto Ichiro turned on a computer screen in the laboratory, displaying a "mouse" that had undergone consciousness upload.

This "mouse" was idly staring in the computer, motionless, as if it had become stupid.

"You see, this is the self-awareness of a mouse."

"It remains motionless because the self-awareness is not connected with memories... Without a physical body, it doesn't even have instincts, so it can only stand here, dazed."