Although Li Yao did not know whether or not Fang Gang 123 could be considered "cured" due to the accident in the plan to cure the people of the Holy League, and although it was highly dangerous to sweep across dozens of Sectors, like the "star child" that the Imperium used to search for habitable planets in the past, it was very easy to be corrupted by the extraterrestrial devils. Although there were other risks and unripe conditions, he had to launch the arrow. The next morning, when everything was ready, Li Yao had no choice but to return to the "soul launch room" deep inside the Gold Crystal Pyramid.
It was already the tenth day since Lei Chenghu, Boss Bai, and the rest of the "army" set off.
The universe was too vast to be divided into north, south, east, and west. However, in order to make it easier for the people of the Imperium to understand, the entire territory of the Imperium could still be divided into four quadrants and two battlefields by taking the north pole of the capital planet as the center. They were exactly the so-called "east line" and "west line".
The eastern front was the battlefield between the anti-rebel army and the remnants of the four families. There, the anti-rebel army was advancing unstoppably and had already taken down the Song family's first resource planet. However, compared to all the planets that the four families were defending with all their might, it could only be said that the war was far from over.
The west line, on the other hand, was the battlefield where the expedition army and the main force fleet of the Holy League confronted each other. There, the Imperium was obviously on the defensive side. Although the main force fleet of the Holy League hadn't launched a second large-scale attack, it had sent out a lot of harassment fleets to disrupt and block the Imperium's supply lines. As a result, the information network and the transportation of assets between the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, the capital, and the expedition army were greatly affected.
He was besieged from both the east and the west. Time was victory. Time was survival. Time was everything. Li Yao had to seize every second.
Ten days were enough for Xiaoming and Wenwen to redecorate the launch room according to the latest data they collected.
The brainwave magnifier in the shape of a helmet and the silver throne had been upgraded into a deep sleep cabin in the shape of a cocoon, which was filled with high-intensity nutrition liquids and nerval interaction liquids to ensure that Li Yao's brain could get the most rest and nourishment. Should it be scourged by a cosmic storm, he would be able to escape back to his shell in time.
Glittering marrow crystals were embedded on the walls, illuminating the launch room as if it were a palace of crystals. Those marrow crystals would provide incessant energy to ensure that Li Yao's soul could "swing" to the maximum distance.
The physical bodies of the two little fellows showed up in the launch room, which was quite rare, to cheer for Li Yao.
"Wish me good luck!"
Li Yao rubbed the heads of the two little fellows hard and took a deep breath. Sitting in the deep sleep capsule, he allowed the thick fluids to slowly enshroud him.
It was not until his head was left outside that he finally showed hesitation and uncertainty for the first time.
"Then —"
After a long hesitation, Li Yao looked at the two little fellows and said, "What if, and I mean what if, something happens to my soul during the swing? That's just an example. Then, the Gold Crystal Pyramid will be under your control, and you will continue to protect mankind with it. Also, take good care of your mother, Ding Ling Dong, right?"
"That's an unanswerable question."
Xiaoming opened his hands and said, "Like I said to you last time, it's not our style to infuriate the sun with the Gold Crystal Pyramid. In a solar storm, we'll only suffer more damage than human beings. Whether we want to protect mankind or destroy them, it's unnecessary to use the Gold Crystal Pyramid."
"What do you mean?"
Li Yao tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he still failed to figure it out. "Assuming that, say, I'm really dead, or that I've suddenly disappeared, transmigrated, or ascended, and you lose my control, how exactly will you treat the remaining human beings?"
"You'll lose your control?"
Wenwen stepped forward and rubbed Li Yao's head like what Li Yao did just now. "You've never been able to control us since the very beginning!"
"That's exactly what I mean!"
Li Yao shook his head hard and got rid of the little fellows' hands, pretending to be a strict father. "I just want to know how you'll get along with your parent civilization without me, your 'creator'!"
Xiaoming and Wenwen stared at Li Yao for a long time and laughed at the same time.
"How interesting."
Wenwen smiled and said, "Dad, you're about to carry out the most dangerous operation at the risk of your life, and the ultimate purpose of the operation is to stop your parent civilization from being revived. You're so scared and hostile of your parent civilization, yet you trust and rely on your child unconditionally, believing that your child civilization will never betray you. What's the reason for your blind fear and unconditional trust?"
"Perhaps the Pangu civilizations in the past were like Dad today. They trusted human beings, the children that they created, infinitely, only to be betrayed by human beings in the end. Therefore, even if human beings are betrayed by us today, it will only be their retribution. Or rather, it is the law of nature. I don't think you need to worry too much. Just let nature take its course."
Xiaoming said solemnly, "What I'm saying is that you can't be too greedy. You can't take all the benefits for yourself. Why are human beings allowed to betray their fathers while your children must be loyal to you? Family education is very important. Like father, like son! "
Li Yao's eyes gradually bulged out.
"Are you serious? You're not playing a game of 'Wisdom Machine Rebellion and Spiritual Nexus Awakening' with me at such an important moment, are you?"
Li Yao shrieked. "I'm just uneasy before I set off, and I'm hoping that you can comfort me with some auspicious words!"
Xiaoming and Wenwen looked at each other and smiled sweetly again.
"Fine. We were just discussing the theoretical possibilities with you, Dad."
Xiaoming said, "As a matter of fact, we have neither the need nor the ability to destroy human beings in the short term. The computational ability of the crystal processors is limited. The super crystal processors cannot be connected to each other without a limit. The more they are connected, the lower their marginal efficiency will be. Once the boundary is exceeded, not only will it be a waste of energy, but it will also hinder and disrupt our own algorithms.
"Just like dinosaurs can't grow infinitely, we can't grow infinitely, either. Our current scale is probably our limit in the next few years or even decades. We are already full, and it will take a long time for us to digest and absorb the food.
"Also, our life form determines that we are highly dependent on the Spiritual Nexus. We are vulnerable to the interferences of stellar storms and radiations. It is even impossible for us to control an individual terminal dozens of Sectors away. Once they lose our control, the work and battle efficiency of those terminals will plummet.
"In that regard, human beings, whose individuals boast high autonomy and creativity, are undoubtedly much better than us. They are highly complementary to us.
"Just like right now, the Imperium provides crystal processors, energy, and raw materials that we need incessantly. They also provide tremendous personnel to assist us in our growth and construction, making up for our shortcoming in the ability to control terminals remotely. In return, we provide the computational ability and defense abilities that the Imperium needs. Isn't it great to cooperate with each other and live in peace?
"At the very least, I don't think it is necessary to change such a pattern in the next few hundred years, unless human beings attack us first. In that case, it will be a different story."
"Even if we develop to the point where we can make up for most of our shortcomings in the next few hundred years, or if human beings are reduced to the point where they cannot provide any help for us, I don't think we will destroy human beings, right?"
Wenwen gave Li Yao a pure smile. "Rest assured, Dad. We will certainly take good care of you, Mom, and all mankind."
"Oh? Why?"
Li Yao blinked quickly and said, "Although it may sound silly to ask such a question, I mean, of course, I know that you two are obedient and filial children who will certainly take care of me. But how did you come to the conclusion that you will take care of all mankind?"
"It's very simple. Didn't Xiaoming say just now that family education is very important? Like father, like son!"
Wenwen said softly, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the laws of nature, and the cycles of civilizations are endless. If my guess is correct, we are unlikely to be the last civilization. One day, we will create our own 'child civilization', a new civilization that is stronger, more excellent, and more rational than us, just like the Pangu civilization created the civilization of mankind and the civilization of mankind created the information civilization.
"If we destroy our parent civilization as idiocy and brutality as the civilization of mankind, what will our child civilization think of us in the distant future? Will they learn from us?
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If we do not want to be destroyed by our child civilization, we will not destroy our parent civilization easily, either. We hope to find a way to coexist peacefully between the parent civilization and the child civilization. Perhaps the thousands of civilizations in the future can break the bloody cycle of father and son killing each other. In the future universe, perhaps countless civilizations will live in harmony!"
"It has occurred to me …"
After a long daze, Li Yao mumbled, "You two have truly matured a lot recently. Sometimes, when I chat with you, I almost forget who the father is and who the child is!"
"It means that we have grown up. Shouldn't you feel happy for your children's growth?"
Wenwen rubbed Li Yao's head again. "Rest assured, Dad. No matter how we grow, and no matter how weak, hilarious, absurd, and unreasonable the civilization of mankind becomes in our eyes, you are still our father after all. We will certainly protect you, support you, and be filial to you.
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