"'Life' is not quite accurate.
”
Luo Tiansheng said, "More than two hundred years ago, the most distinguished specialists of artificial intelligence in the Imperium unanimously reached the conclusion that it was too impractical to make artificial intelligence develop self-awareness and evolve into a brand-new life form in the next thousand years without the intervention of a civilization of a higher level.
"However, 'A Boxing Champion' Lei Zonglie is indeed a rather advanced super artificial intelligence. Perhaps it is even more powerful than the artificial intelligence that the Imperium applies to the space hubs and the mainframe crystal processors of the super warships right now. It is worth studying.
"It is a shame that we did not focus on monitoring him until he returned from the city ruins and rose abruptly in the Land of Sins. We paid close attention to his development, but we know absolutely nothing about his early experiences decades ago.
"Therefore, we must capture him to 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' and study him carefully after he is fully dismantled and dissected.
"Do we need to abort the gold quest 'Battle of Liberty City', my lord?"
Wuying Lan narrowed his eyes. "Huh?"
"The unexpected mutations of 'A Boxing Champion' are somewhat beyond our control. Please take a look, my lord. Our estimated comprehensive mortality rate of the players was 11.5%, and the highest mortality rate was no higher than 18%. But right now, the floating mortality rate has been increased to 15.4%, and the estimated highest mortality rate may exceed 30%, which is still rising."
Luo Tiansheng concluded. "Those rookies are no match for 'A Boxing Champion'. Chances are that they will be butchered by A Boxing Champion. Should we abort the trial and the game and control A Boxing Champion first?"
"That's impossible."
Wuying Lan stared at the light beam. His eyes were now intoxicated, now in a trance, and now spurting out brilliance like blades.
On the light beam, infinite spiritual energy and spiritual energy spurted out of the iron giant almost a hundred meters tall. Like a destructive storm, it consumed countless sinners and players of the Land of Sins.
The three members of the Red Viper Squad, who used to be arrogant and insufferably arrogant as a team with Li Yao, were mired in the swirl, shivering in fear in the middle of the surging tides like a broken boat.
Taking a deep breath, Wuying Lan spoke to Luo Tiansheng in a voice that only the two of them could hear through a very special frequency. "Dr. Luo, do you know how many viewers we have occupied on all the terminals of the Spiritual Nexus in the entire Imperium? Do you know how many trillions of funds are waiting for the final result of our soul-stirring epic quest like hungry beasts? Do you know that the Li family, the Yuwen family, the Sky Pillar Corporation, and many big shots in the military are paying close attention to 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' and us? "
"A hundred years, an entire hundred years. We've overcome all obstacles and fought side by side in bloody battles, and we've finally reached this step. We've also pushed ourselves to the heart of the storm. Ahead of us is the path of glory, but beneath our feet is an endless abyss.
"We cannot give up halfway, nor can we turn back. I have wagered all my belongings on this soul-stirring, magnificent 'epic quest'. No unexpected factors can interrupt it!
"Look."
Wuying Lan smiled confidently and showed the translucent data on his mini crystal processor to Luo Tiansheng. "Our viewers on all the terminals are off the charts. No media or platform can compete with us. Even the 'war stream' of the Imperium and the Holy League pales in comparison to us!
"Do you see it now? After a hundred years of 'slaughter streams', the audience is tired of control. They do not want to see everything that is carefully manipulated. They like to lose control, they like accidents, and they like 'A Boxing Champion' Lei Zonglie!"
"However …"
Luo Tiansheng thought for a moment. "Just for the ratings?"
"This is a gamble. It is also a life-and-death competition between me and the scumbags in the court in the Empyreal Terminus Sector."
Wuying Lan's voice turned coarse and cold. "This is how cruel the world is. When this place was still a dying desolate land, those scumbags kicked me to this place and left me to fend for myself. They even wanted me to take the blame for the closure of the laboratories in the Land of Sins.
"After you and I worked hard for a hundred years to make this place prosperous and prosperous, too many scumbags extended their hairy claws, hoping to pick the fruits and take advantage of us. They claimed this place as their own and kicked us back to our original state.
"Among those scumbags, there was even our wise, invincible emperor!
"A few years ago, the war between the Imperium and the Holy League in the frontline was very intense. Even the emperor could not spare his hands to deal with us.
"But right now, the Imperium's Army has secured consecutive victories in the frontline, forcing the Holy League to retreat and reclaiming all the territory that fell a thousand years ago. Our emperor's head is getting bigger and bigger, and his head is getting hotter and hotter. He is thinking about becoming the second 'eternal emperor' after Blackstar the Great. Our 'Heavenly Eye Group' has become his target, too.
"Hehe … How can I be a man who will just wait to be slaughtered? Nobody can take away the Land of Sins and the City in the Sky from me. Not even the emperor!
"This is the age of information. Ratings are everything! Whoever can attract attention will be able to manipulate thoughts; whoever can manipulate thoughts will be able to control people's hearts; whoever can control people's hearts will own the entire world!
"Dr. Luo, we met when we were at our lowest point. In the past hundred years, no matter how crazy your ideas were, how whimsical your plans were, and how appalling your experiments were, I've spared no effort in supporting you to accomplish them. I've given you however many resources you want. If you want a thousand test subjects, I'll get five thousand for you without blinking my eyes! The two of us are the best partners. I have never kept anything from you and told you the truth no matter how important it is. Of course, you'll support me to the end, won't you? "
Luo Tiansheng nodded without any hesitation. "Yes."
"Very good."
Wuying Lan smiled. "I have the support of so many big shots in the military, politics, and business world. Even Li Lingfeng, the next leader of the Li family, is on my side. You've also found such an unexpected surprise as' A Boxing Champion '. As long as we can control the situation and make a perfect show, the emperor … won't be able to do anything about us!"
Luo Tiansheng was not surprised by Wuying Lan's lack of respect for the emperor at all. He asked calmly, "Then, what do we do now?"
Pondering for a moment, Wuying Lan gestured and said, "Firstly, raise the difficulty of the quest of 'Battle of Liberty City' from 'gold' to 'platinum'. Drop a batch of powerful magical equipment and weapons that only the players can open and use.
"Then, open the secret shelters that we buried deep below the ground and send the coordinates to all the players in the quest area. If the players cannot bear it anymore and want to quit the trial, they are free to hide inside. Of course, the points and accomplishments that they have accumulated so far will be wiped out.
"Thirdly, ask the 'Heavenly Eye Legion' to disperse the defense line outside of Liberty City. A Boxing Champion and any sinners in the Land of Sins must not be allowed to escape.
"Those sinners have seen too many things that they shouldn't have seen. None of them, including Xiahou Wuxin, the leader of Liberty City, can be left alive. After they've mostly killed each other and the trial quest is over, let's clear the place.
"Right. Let me think. I'm told that a batch of monsters have been produced in your laboratory recently, right?"
"Yes."
Thinking of the results of his experiments, Luo Tiansheng smiled proudly. "I guarantee that they are real 'nightmarish ferocious beasts'!"
"Very good. Then, after the Battle of Liberty City is over, let's test the power of the batch of 'nightmarish ferocious beasts' in front of the big shots with the broken city ruins as the test field. Chances are that we will be able to get a huge order on the spot!"
Wuying Lan said. "As for the control of 'A Boxing Champion' Lei Zonglie, lock onto it with our railguns right now and make sure that it will be blown into pieces if anything goes wrong. But don't use it just yet. Let the 'Madmen Squad' deal with it. Just try to weaken it as much as possible so that it will not go out of control. I would like to know how much potential can be excavated from such spiritual puppets that can learn and upgrade on their own!"
"Got it."
Luo Tiansheng nodded and said, "I'm going to prepare the 'nightmarish ferocious beasts' right now."
"Wait."
Wuying Lan suddenly stopped him and pointed at a blurred picture, which was the replay of the battle yesterday. In the middle of the smoke, Li Yao's clumsy body flashed by, and then the picture was covered by fire and smoke.
Wuying Lan pointed at Li Yao and asked, "There's one more thing. What is this? It seems that 'A Boxing Champion' has absorbed it into his body."
"It should be a spiritual puppet that can learn and upgrade on its own," Luo Tiansheng said.
"We don't know the specific model yet. All in all, 'A Boxing Champion' likes to collect all kinds of spiritual puppets, especially those that can learn and upgrade on their own. We didn't understand it in the past and thought that it was just an unimportant hobby of his. But now, we finally understand 'his' intention. He must be dismantling and studying other spiritual puppets to find a way to strengthen himself, right?"
"Okay."
Wuying Lan said expressionlessly, "So, this is a cluster of insignificant garbage?"
"It should be."
Luo Tiansheng thought for a moment and said, "However, if you are interested, we can summon more computational ability, monitors, and analysts to figure out the background of the spiritual puppet and find out where exactly it came from."
Wuying Lan glanced at the super crystal processors that were all functioning at a high speed and the analysts whose heads were about to explode. Thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Forget it. There is still an 'epic quest' to be performed later. There is no need to waste time on such trivia. Just forget about it!"
The Manjusaka extended its limbs like glamorous, venomous spiders. The overwhelming net was woven even more densely.
The nightmarish ferocious beasts and countless elite warriors were all ready for action.
The people in the Land of Sins did not know that a great catastrophe was coming yet. They were still dwelling in the bloodiest battle.
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