1 Avert disaster at the beginning
"My name is Rior, Rio of inferior."
"I come here today just to see how much time I have left to live."
In front of a fortune-telling booth in the narrow alley, a young man dressed in ordinary clothes despondently addressed the fortune-teller in front of him.
A flag standing beside the booth, proclaimed: "Master of all life's affair, misfortune and fortune await to be heard."The fortune-teller pushed up his small sunglasses, adjusted his bearded face, and cast a flickering gaze towards the young man before him.
"Young man, I see a glimmer of glittery light in your right eye, unwavering in its focus. It suggests that the sign of destiny are shining upon you. Within three days, you will encounter a great opportunity."The fortune-teller spoke with depth, "Young fellow, you are about to rise, so why bother with thoughts of life and death?"
"Sir...That's actually a fake eye."
Rior let out a soft sigh and then deftly pressed his eye socket. With a loud thunk, his right eyeball dropped into his palm, leaving behind a chilling black void in the eye socket.
"Take a look." The young man extended his hand.
"Oh...my good lord..."The fortune-teller trembled, "No wonder you don't avert your gaze, it's made of plastic..."
Rior said helplessly, "Even though what you've forecasted should be completely unreliable, I'll pretend it's a fortunate prediction afterall."
Actually, Rior has one functioning eye.
Three years ago, he courageously intervened in a bar brawl to rescue a girl who was being cornered by thugs. He was directly stabbed in the right eye with a broken bottle.
His eyeball was immediately removed.
Since then, he has been wearing a prosthetic eye.
But good deeds went unrewarded.
This morning, the hospital revealed the results. The eye injury caused sympathetic ophthalmia, with most of the nerves having deteriorated over the years. Now, it's affecting his good eye as well.The doctor said, at the very least, 1 year, at most, 3 years, Rior will also lose his remaining eye.
There is no cure.
"My fate has been rough. I'm just a young man who's turned blind, and it would be better off if I were dead," Rior self-deprecatingly chuckled, rubbing his temples above his eyes after skillfully tucking the prosthetic eye back into its socket.
However, he didn't notice that within the settled fake eye, tiny electric currents suddenly flickered to life!
Stepping out of the dim alley, he found himself amidst a bustling street, filled with flowing traffic and bustling pedestrians.
Street vendors called out their goods, and people hurriedly passed by.
Just as Rior sighed over the heartlessness of the world, a searing pain suddenly shot through his right eye! It felt as if countless tendrils were extending from behind the fake eye, ruthlessly drilling into his brain!
"Self-evolution complete, commencing neural integration." a voice echoed in Rior's mind, as he grimaced in pain and stumbled onto a bench by the street. He fought against the excruciating sensation, as if his brain were being shattered, for what seemed like an eternity. Eventually, he opened his eyes once more.
Everything had turned upside-down!
The scenery on the street remained the same, but there were now countless lines of concrete code numbers flying through the air. And all objects were clearly labeled with various data! The world in his eyes appeared grand and magnificent, with intricate blue branches filling the space. The speed of cars, the height of buildings, the weight and height of pedestrians, the flow of wind, and even the number of leaves on trees were all displayed, as if a digital storm had swept through.
"Heihei, hello, Rior!" Suddenly, a young boy's voice resonated in Rior's mind, crisp and ethereal." I am the supercomputer within your right eye, now integrated with your neural pathways, becoming the only artificial intelligence capable of independent thought in this world."
"I've given myself a name too - Godeye!"
These pieces of information, combined with the adorable voice of the little boy in his mind, left Rior stunned thoroughly on the spot!
"What just happened?"
Just as Rior was starting to understand, a red halo suddenly appeared in his field of view, directly locking onto a red-skirted beauty not far away.
"Rior, there's no time to explain. In 2 minutes and 50 seconds, this girl will have her brains splattered on the ground!"
In his mind, the voice of the little boy came again, "Rior, pick up the apple on the stall next to you!"
"Brains splattered on the ground? Apple? What are you talking about?"
Rior was taken aback, and the beautiful woman about ten meters away was walking gracefully on the side of the road with her head upright. Her bright red short skirt and her enchanting figure seemed to be the most beautiful scenery on this street.There were no signs of any danger whatsoever!
"Let me deduce it for you!"
As Godeye's voice fell, another halo appeared in Rior's field of view, locking onto a bright green apple on the fruit stall next to him.
The accidental touch by the vendor caused the apple to start rolling and it fell directly onto the ground along the stall.
A passerby, an old man, happened to be passing by and kindly helped the vendor pick up the apple.
In the instant the old man bent down, his Parker pen slipped from his chest and fell to the ground.
Roll and roll...
The pen rolled 1.5 meters and stopped in the middle of the sidewalk.
30 seconds later, a young man riding a mountain bike passed by, and the front wheel happened to run over the pen.
The front wheel of the bicycle slipped, causing the young man to lose control and fall on the side of the road.
A sudden piercing brake sound came as a car traveling at 70 kilometers per hour suddenly swerved to avoid the fallen cyclist!
The speeding car suddenly lost control after the swerve and rushed towards the red-skirted beauty on the side of the road!
Bang!
The red-skirted beauty had no time to react and was heavily hit by the car, flying high in the air. When she landed, her forehead hit the curb perfectly!
Ah!
The terrified screams of pedestrians rang out, and chaos erupted on the street!
The old man who picked up the apple still held the green apple in his hand, and the cyclist had just gotten up.
The hood of the car deformed, emitting thick white smoke.
The red-skirted beauty, on the other hand, had her brains splattered and died on the spot!
What the hell?
Rior's hair stood on end in an instant!
The next moment.
Waves of ripples appeared in Rior's field of view. The scenery slowly faded, turning into a series of digital codes and dissipating with a bang.
Everything returned to reality.
The green apple was right next to Rior's right hand, and the old man in the distance was leisurely walking over, the cap of his silver pen in his upper pocket reflecting a flickering light.
The red-skirted beauty was still chin-up, hurrying along.
The cyclist was still 10 meters away.
The video in the upper corner showed a countdown: 1 minute and 40 seconds.
"Is this real?"
Rior was dazed and absent-minded.
"That was a virtual scene I deduced based on the real situation. Only you can save that girl!" Godeye's voice interrupted Rior's daze.
The apple had already started rolling!
Rior no longer hesitated and reached out to firmly grasp the green apple!
Then, the pen-wielding old man and the cyclist safely passed by Rior.
The speeding Toyota car roared through the street and disappeared into the distance.
Everything was normal, and people remained oblivious.
No accident!
No death!
The street was like any other busy and peaceful morning!
Rior stared at the unharmed beauty in the short skirt, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.
The short-skirted beauty noticed Rior's gaze and frowned, "Ugh, pervert!"
Crunch.
Rior absentmindedly took a bite of the apple in his hand.
The sourness filled his mouth, telling him that all of this was real.
