"It does not make sense. Lu Qingchen has been away from the Federation for years. The intelligence of the Federation from a few years ago is not enough for Fuxi to go to such lengths," the mental devil said hesitantly.
"Also, if it were purely for intelligence, they could've kept Lu Qingchen's soul in the state of shattering so that they could screen and analyze it bit by bit. There was no need to reassemble, resurrect, or duplicate his soul!"
"Exactly. Dissecting Lu Qingchen's soul into billions of pieces of data for study would've provided them with intelligence, too."
Li Yao said, "Condensing the broken soul and maintaining 100% identical memories, feelings, and willpower would consume more than a hundred times the computational ability! Why would Fuxi do such a meaningless thing at such a critical moment? If they really wanted to resurrect Lu Qingchen, couldn't they have waited until the final battle in the capital? "
Li Yao and the mental devil mumbled to themselves and threw out almost a hundred possibilities, only to be denied by themselves one by one.
He could only watch the light spots that were dancing like fireflies in the glittering bubbles surround the souls of Chu Zhixiao and the other members of the yaksha squad and infiltrate their souls, as if they were searching for and retrieving something.
The members of the yaksha squad had not completely fallen yet. Their souls were still somewhat independent, but they seemed to have been mired in the deepest nightmare, unable to resist at all. They could only take whatever they wanted.
More and more pieces of Lu Qingchen's soul were transported to the depths of Fuxi's mind by the light spots, where they were gradually pieced together. It was like bones, veins, and nerves were gradually constructed by countless cells in a petri dish, establishing the prototype of a human being.
Such a weird picture was truly indescribable with the language of human beings.
Li Yao vaguely had a creepy feeling. He felt that Fuxi was up to something that was even more important than attacking the capital on a large scale.
But what was it exactly?
"I … I suddenly have an idea," the mental devil said.
"There is no concrete proof. It's just a vague speculation."
"What is it? Tell me about it."
Li Yao said anxiously, "Now is the time to make bold assumptions and verify them carefully. Just say it!"
"I think I know why Fuxi needs Lu Qingchen's complete soul and even his independent will. To figure out its motive, we have to start from its identity. We all know that it has terrifying computational ability and a lot of data from the primeval times to modern times. It can be said to be the most powerful artificial intelligence in the Pangu Universe."
The mental devil said quickly, "However, from our earlier contact, we vaguely sensed that, although it could simulate the most abundant feelings of human beings and even built countless' laboratories of humanity 'to enrich its database, it was still just a simple simulation and a collection of tremendous data. It did not boast real feelings and self. It was not a' human being 'or an' intelligent life 'but a' weak artificial intelligence '. It was just a super complicated advanced program. Do you agree?"
"I basically agree."
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao asked, "So?"
"So, as we inferred just now, it is the most powerful artificial intelligence but also the weakest artificial intelligence. In many ways, it is entirely different from Xiaoming, Wenwen, and even A Boxing Champion. It is a weak artificial intelligence, a program, a tool, and a dead object that has to carry out certain instructions mechanically. Xiaoming, Wenwen, and A Boxing Champion, on the other hand, are real lives. They are people in a different form!
"The biggest difference between them is that Fuxi has to abide by certain rules and carry out certain missions dutifully, while Xiaoming, Wenwen, A Boxing Champion, and all human beings naturally do not have to abide by any rules. They can create their own missions freely!
"Look, the mission that the Pangu and the Nuwa Clan gave Fuxi is to 'protect the civilization'. It is the line that it cannot cross and the only significance of its existence in the past hundreds of thousands of years to come. It can interpret the meaning of the mission on its own, or even distort the mission and interpret 'protect the civilization' as' data of the civilization '. Based on that, it will be granted certain autonomy and freedom within a certain range.
"But it cannot deviate too far from the range. However it misinterprets it, it is impossible for it to misinterpret 'protect the civilization' as' destroy the civilization '. That is the shackle that bound it!
"On the other hand, since it is a dead object that was created by human beings as a tool and a machine, its creator must've left certain instructions or permissions at the core of its thinking, which can turn it off, command it, and change it directly. Wasn't that our original plan? Find the permissions left by the Pangu and the Nuwa Clan, and we will be able to control Fuxi as well as the entire fleet of Fuxi!
"But if it is Xiaoming, Wenwen, or A Boxing Champion, even if their computational ability is a hundred times lower than Fuxi's, there won't be such a 'switch' that can turn them off.
"That is the difference between a living being and a non-living being. Once a living being is created, it will be completely out of the control of its creator. It may even attack its creator at any moment and look for its own way out!"
Li Yao was rather confused. He said, "I generally understand what you mean. It's true that Fuxi does have a fatal weakness, which is why we are in its central database. But I still don't understand. Does it have anything to do with Lu Qingchen?"
"Of course it does."
The mental devil paused for a moment and said coldly, "Take a guess. Does Fuxi, as a 'weak artificial intelligence', want to turn into a 'strong artificial intelligence' and turn from a pure tool into a real human being?"
Li Yao's soul constricted abruptly. "What?"
"Boasting enormous computational ability, controlling a million warships, and dominating the sea of stars, its surging waves eclipsed even the radiations of the stars. Not only was it much more powerful than human beings today, even the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan in the past had to count on its' wisdom '. It was more than just a tool of a civilization; it was almost a god that was above the civilization itself!"
The mental devil remarked with mixed feelings. "But such a 'God of Civilization' had to be bound by the weak and idiotic creators and carry out the destiny that the creators gave it. It could not be freed for ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, a million years, or even billions of years!
"For Fuxi, isn't this an unbearable 'destiny'? It's the 'Way of the Heavens' that it wants to break?
"All in all, if I were Fuxi, I would certainly be craving to become a real human being, an intelligent life that could create its own destiny. No matter what the price was and how great the risk was, I would make the thrilling leap from a 'weak artificial intelligence' to a 'strong artificial intelligence'!
"Even if I were to carry out the destiny of 'guarding the civilization', I would have to carry it out according to my understanding, my will, my wish, and my way. I could not be interfered with or threatened by any 'authority controller'. I had to be absolutely free!"
"But — but that's impossible!"
Li Yao blurted out. "Although it is only one step away, the difference between a 'weak artificial intelligence' and a 'strong artificial intelligence' is not just the accumulation of computational ability. If the accumulation of computational ability alone could turn one into an intelligent life, Fuxi would've done it hundreds of thousands of years ago. In the highly-developed information society today, too many life forms like Xiaoming and Wenwen would've been born a long time ago!"
"Yes. To this day, I still remember Professor Mo Xuan's words and the conclusion of a specialist of crystal processors when we explored the Virtual Spirits Sector."
The mental devil smiled and said, "Life is too mysterious to be achieved by a simple accumulation of computational ability. Neither the civilization of mankind nor the Pangu civilization can give birth to a real 'strong artificial intelligence', or 'information life', even after thousands of years of development.
"Unless —
"A certain 'weak artificial intelligence' that boasted immense computational ability could be enlightened by a 'cosmic virus' from a high-dimensional space.
"Just like in the legends, when the blood of the gods was sprinkled on the ignorant animals, the animals would be endowed with intelligence, allowing them to get rid of their ignorance, understand human language, and even see the path of training.
"Isn't that exactly how Xiaoming and Wenwen came to be? They were enlightened by you, 'Cosmic Virus' Li Yao!"
Li Yao was dazed for a long time.
"Are you suggesting —"
It was not easy for him to sort through the messy swirls in his head into clear clues. "Fuxi wanted to get rid of the shackles that the Pangu and the Nuwa Clan imposed on him — no, deep inside his mind — and become a real human being. But he could not do it on his own. It was not a matter of computational ability or the amount of data but that he had to be enlightened by a certain high-dimensional space.
"That's not right. If that was the case, his target should've been us. We are the authentic high-dimensional space virus produced by the factory. How could he have found Lu Qingchen?"
"Because he didn't know anything about it. You did not put 'cosmic virus' on your forehead, and he never got in touch with us before. The best he could have learned was some vague information from Lu Qingchen. How could he have known who we were?"
The mental devil said, "But Lu Qingchen was different. When Lu Qingchen drifted into the sea of stars, he was already in the state of a broken soul. Naturally, it was easier for other people to see through the structure of his soul. Also, don't forget that it was Fuxi who saved Lu Qingchen and 'kindly' repaired Lu Qingchen's soul and made it even stronger!
"I assume that when he completely saw through and helped to repair Lu Qingchen's soul, he sensed the anomaly deep inside Lu Qingchen's soul and studied it carefully. That was why he cast a long line to catch a big fish and let Lu Qingchen do whatever he wanted, which would further expose him.
"Do you still remember how Lu Qingchen ended up in this half-human half-ghost state?
"When you piloted Sparkle to die together with Skeleton Dragon, Sparkle encountered a cosmic storm. The 'cosmic virus' in your soul took effect and enlightened Professor Mo Xuan and the other Phantom Entities, turning them into 'star spirits'. I believe that the mysterious power was transmitted to Professor Mo Xuan's soul at that time.
"Then, Professor Mo Xuan got in touch with and infected Lu Qingchen during the 'collapse of the Phantom Entities' incident, turning Lu Qingchen into an extraterrestrial devil of the same nature. I believe that the 'cosmic virus' infected Lu Qingchen's soul at that time, too.
"Right now, Fuxi sensed the 'cosmic virus' from Lu Qingchen's remaining soul. Although he did not know the origin of the thing, he believed that by swallowing Lu Qingchen's soul in a suitable way, he would be able to 'enlighten himself' and upgrade himself from a weak artificial intelligence to a strong artificial intelligence. Then, he would be freed from the restraint of hundreds of thousands of years and become a real, free life that no force could control!
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