I took several deep breaths until my mind stopped spinning.
Panic has never been useful for scientists.
First: I survived.
Second: apparently I was in another body.
Third: the environment indicated an extremely primitive civilization.
So… thinking rationally was the only path.
I placed my hand on the stone floor and slowly stood up.
My legs were a little weak, but they worked.
But the moment I was fully standing…
My head exploded with memories.
I brought a hand to my forehead.
— Ngh…
The memories came like a flood.
A boy named Dylan Drake.
Son of a noble.
When the avalanche finally stopped, I stood in the middle of the room for a few seconds.
Then I let out a short laugh.
This… is interesting.
I ran a hand through my hair.
This world is completely different from mine.
Here there were Monsters, Mages, Beasts, strange Creatures, Magic.
Everything described in this body's memories as something common.
I crossed my arms.
This feels like… a fantasy book from Earth.
I tilted my head.
Something humans would write around the year 2000.
I looked around the room again.
A medieval world… with magic.
Then I remembered something.
I immediately brought a hand to my head.
The memories indicated that the previous owner of this body died after a brutal blow to the skull.
I ran my fingers over my temple.
The back of my head.
The top of my head.
Nothing.
No wound.
No blood.
No recent scar.
I frowned.
Strange.
I touched the spot again.
So… that thing really healed me.
That voice.
The object.
The so-called Legacy of the Mechanical God.
I breathed slowly.
Alright, let's organize the facts.
I began walking slowly around the room.
I died in a spatial collapse.
I woke up in the body of a parallel version of myself.
And an apparently advanced artificial intelligence is inside my brain.
I stopped in the middle of the room.
An AI that probably belonged to some extremely advanced scientist.
Maybe even from another civilization.
And to make things better…
This version of me was a perverted brat.
Well, I can't deny I looked a bit like him.
In my previous world…
I was literally the ruler of an entire solar system.
Millennia of power.
Planets under my authority.
Entire civilizations under my supervision.
I let out a small laugh.
I had more than ten thousand children scattered across colonies.
I walked toward the bed.
When you control an entire solar system…
You can simply choose a planet.
And demand that they send the most beautiful and fertile women.
The inhabitants could not refuse.
But now…
I was here, and that no longer mattered.
I closed my eyes for a moment.
And spoke mentally.
— Hello.
I waited a few seconds.
Nothing.
Then I tried again.
— Can you hear me?
I took a deep breath.
— Dylan speaking.
— I'm trying to establish contact.
— If there is an artificial intelligence in there… respond.
For a few seconds, nothing happened.
Absolute silence.
Then…
My vision changed.
Suddenly, everything around me disappeared.
The room vanished.
The fireplace vanished.
The stone floor vanished.
I was standing in an infinite white space.
Lines of light began forming in the air.
Like holograms being constructed.
Translucent walls appeared around me.
Metal tables.
Floating interfaces.
Everything assembling in seconds.
["Mechanical God Legacy System initializing..."]
["Host integrity: stabilized."]
The blue sphere slowly rotated in front of me.
Then the voice spoke again.
["Hello, host."]
["Operating system active."]
["Artificial intelligence unit ready for interaction."]
— Alright.
I looked directly at the sphere.
— First of all.
— Do you have a name?
The sphere emitted a pulse of light.
["System identification: Virtual Laboratory of the Mechanical God."]
I blinked.
— That… isn't exactly a name.
["That is the system's original designation."]
— Then I'll call you Laboratory for now.
— Next question.
I looked again at the sphere.
— Who was your owner?
["Data unavailable."]
I frowned.
— Unavailable?
["Before the dimensional crossing, the former owner executed a complete factory reset."]
["All databases were erased."]
["Original owner identity: unknown."]
I stayed silent for a few seconds.
Then I nodded slowly.
— I see.
— A scientist deleting all data before crossing dimensions.
— That makes sense.
Less risk of knowledge leakage.
I looked back at the sphere.
— Wait a moment.
— You said dimensional crossing.
["Confirmation."]
I stepped a little closer.
— You mean you actually came from another dimension?
["Confirmation."]
I froze completely.
My brain took a few seconds to process that.
Then I let out a small incredulous laugh.
So… it was true.
The theory of infinite universes.
I had always suspected that was possible.
— So the world I came from…
— And this world full of magic…
— Are simply different universes.
["Most likely!"]
My scientific mind was… excited.
— Okay.
— Let's start with the basics.
I looked directly at the sphere.
— What exactly are the capabilities of the virtual laboratory?
["Primary functions of the Mechanical God Virtual Laboratory:"]
["Data storage capacity: over 100,000 years of continuous scientific information."]
["Advanced data processing capability."]
["Simulation and projection of physical, chemical, and technological structures based on available data."]
["Active virtual assistance: 24 hours."]
["Host sensory support:"]
["Night vision."]
["Long-range visual magnification."]
["Basic environmental analysis."]
["Direct neural interface with the host's brain."]
That was extremely useful.
Even in a primitive world.
— Then let's test a few things.
["Ready to receive instructions."]
— Calculate the approximate energy density of a gravitational singularity with equivalent solar mass.
["Information unavailable in database."]
I blinked.
— …What?
— Alright...
Maybe that was too specific.
— Then calculate the stability equation for a quantum fusion reactor.
["Information unavailable."]
My eyebrow twitched.
— Then let's simplify.
— Do you know orbital physics?
["Unknown term."]
— Gravitational mechanics?
["Unknown term."]
— Thermodynamics?
I stared at the sphere for a few seconds.
Then I started lowering the level even more.
.
.
An hour later..
.
.
.
.
— Alright.
— Let's try something extremely simple.
I raised two fingers.
— Two plus two.
The sphere stayed silent for a few seconds.
Then it answered.
["Operation not recognized."]
I stood there, feeling a faint disappointment rise in my throat.
— Are you telling me…
— That a laboratory capable of storing one hundred thousand years of knowledge…
— Doesn't know basic arithmetic?
The sphere responded calmly.
["Confirmation."]
Silence.
I sighed deeply.
I shook my head.
Then I started laughing.
Not because it was funny.
But because it was too ridiculous.
An absurdly advanced laboratory.
But with no database.
In other words…
This is basically like the analysis chips I used in my previous life.
Without data.
It's practically impossible to do anything.
— Laboratory.
— Remove the virtual environment.
["Command accepted."]
The walls began to disappear.
Within a few seconds, everything had vanished.
Now I was floating in the void again.
Just me… and the blue sphere.
— Let's start organizing this.
— Create directories.
["Ready to register new directories."]
I started with the most basic.
— Folder: Mathematics.
A small window of light appeared in front of me.
— Subcategories later.
I continued.
— Folder: Physics.
— Folder: Chemistry.
— Folder: Biology.
— Folder: Engineering.
— Folder: Astronomy.
— Folder: Advanced Technology.
But then I created two different folders.
— Create directory: Original Dylan.
This would contain all the memories of my previous life.
My life as a scientist.
As the ruler of a solar system.
As a researcher of advanced technology.
Then I created another.
— Create directory: Alternate Dylan.
The sphere registered everything.
["Directory structure created."]
— Laboratory.
["Yes, host."]
— Analyze all memories present in my brain.
["Analyzing...."]
— Classify all memories based on content and origin.
I raised a finger.
— Everything related to my previous life goes to the Original Dylan directory.
— Everything related to the life of this body goes to Alternate Dylan.
["Extracting memory records…"]
["Scientific memories identified."]
["Social memories identified."]
["Historical memories identified."]
["Emotional memories identified."]
Everything was being organized.
Meticulously.
Exactly like a database should be.
After a few minutes, the process finished.
["Classification completed."]
Several folders now floated organized in the void.
Each containing fragments of knowledge.
I looked at them with satisfaction.
— Great.
— Move all these directories.
— To the main system database directory.
["Transfer completed."]
The void became silent again.
And I smiled slightly.
Done.
Now you finally have a database.
— Laboratory.
["Yes, host."]
— You also don't need to maintain this form.
I pointed at it.
— That blue sphere.
— It's unnecessary.
— You can simply merge with the system environment.
— No need to waste processing power creating a visual representation of yourself for me.
["Command accepted."]
The blue light began to fade.
The sphere slowly dissolved into small luminous particles.
Within seconds… it disappeared completely.
Now I was alone again in that white void.
— Deactivate internal virtual environment.
["Confirm exit from neural interface."]
— Confirmed.
Instantly the white void disappeared.
My vision darkened for a second.
And then I could see the real world again.
I was still standing beside the bed.
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