The enormous' jellyfish 'below Gu Wuxin's feet released colorful waves.
The ocean of bubbles behind him raised surging tides, too.
However, his face, which was as tranquil as an abyss, was not affected by Li Yao's question at all.
"Fascinating analysis."
Gu Wuxin's voice popped up in the heads of Li Yao and the other experts directly. Together with the voice, deep and ancient music echoed, as if it were a call from the universe. "Such analysis alone is enough to show that your civilization has developed to a rather advanced level and that you have learned a lot of information about the Cosmic Ocean. You are qualified to return to the embrace of the main civilization again. Since the resistance and escape billions of years ago, the people at the edge of the cosmos like us have been away from the main civilization for too long. It is time for us to return. Join me and melt into the sacred universe together with me."
"In your dreams!"
Li Yao bellowed. "We would rather die than become the puppets and claws of the Flood. We would rather fight to the death in the form of the proudest human beings than become soulless zombies!"
"You seem to have a misunderstanding about the so-called 'Flood'. It is understandable. I believe that the primitive civilization must've instilled a lot of extreme and false information into you in the 'ultimate test'. They must've deeply brainwashed you without you knowing it, twisting and altering all the truths."
Pointing at his temples, Gu Wuxin said casually, "What if I tell you that everything the primitive civilization said is false, that I am not brainwashed, and that I still maintain my independent will and clear mind, that I made the decision to return to the Flood after comprehensive analysis of all the factors under the control of absolute rationality, and that the people who are really brainwashed are not me but you? How are you going to judge whether it is true or not?
"Believe it or not, this is the truth. The so-called 'Flood' is an insulting title that you made up yourself. Of course, a lot of people, such as the conservative, old-fashioned, and even corrupted guys, have come up with even more evil and dreadful names, hoping to distort our true face and escape from our embrace. But no matter what you call us, our essence will not change.
"There is no 'Flood' at all. We are the real, orthodox civilization of mankind from Earth."
"What?"
Li Yao was rendered speechless for a moment. He could barely believe his hearing cells. He stammered, "What did you say? You are the civilization of mankind? What about the primitive civilization? "
"I believe that you have understood the so-called path of rise of the primitive civilization after the 'ultimate test', haven't you? No matter how hard the Primitive Race tries to cover up their mistakes, it is impossible for them to wash away the intense blood stains on their bodies. Do you think that such a dark and depraved race is qualified to continue to be called a 'human civilization'? "
Gu Wuxin smiled. "No. Ever since they abandoned ninety-nine percent of their compatriots and slowly transformed in the dark space, they did not deserve the name 'civilization of mankind' at all. They were just a bunch of beasts in human skin and cockroaches who had learned how to build weapons and pilot starships. Were they qualified to be called the successors of the civilization of mankind in the past?"
Li Yao couldn't agree more with Gu Wuxin's point of view.
"However, fortunately, although the guys who escaped from Earth gradually transformed, degenerated, and forgot the spirit and soul of the civilization of mankind, the civilization of mankind on Earth has never been cut off. Instead, it has been passed on in a brand-new form, maintaining the dignity, glory, and spirit of the orthodox civilization of mankind. Also, having learned the lesson of the Third World War, it has opened a brand-new path of peace and communication, exploring and modifying the Cosmic Ocean in a different way."
"No," Gu Wuxin said, "we are not raging monsters, not soulless walking dead, and certainly not the 'Flood' that you mentioned. We are the civilization of mankind. If you must change the name, you can call us the 'Super Information Unity of the Grand Universe — Superbody'."
"Superbody?"
Li Yao repeated the term. Looking at the four monsters around Gu Wuxin and the surging ocean of bubbles below his feet, he said, "Not raging monsters? So he wasn't a soulless zombie? Hey, hey, hey. Your words don't seem to be convincing at all! What the hell is a grand universe? What the hell is super information? What the hell is a unity? No matter what you say, aren't we just a supersized, upgraded version of a civilization of bees? "
"If you only regard us as a civilization of bees, or insects whose individuals barely have free will, it will be a shame."
Gu Wuxin emphasized his words and repeated them. "We're not a swarm of bees. We're superhumans."
"Then what exactly —"
Li Yao said, "What the hell is that?"
"I know that it's hard for you to understand with your current wisdom, but I'll try my best to explain it to you."
Gu Wuxin sighed as if he were regretful. "In fact, the best way to understand what a Superbody is is to be connected to the Grand Universe Super Information Network in person and feel the infinite information from the infinite universe. I guarantee that even if you are only connected to it for one second, you will feel that your life has undergone drastic changes. Even the definition of life and the universe itself will be completely broken. All the misunderstandings and barriers will be eliminated instantly. There will be no reason for us to fight or be wary of each other. You and your compatriots will willingly return to the arms of the Cosmic Ocean and the main civilization.
"But I also know that you will not understand or agree to it right now, just like I did before I was connected to a Superbody. My head was filled with all kinds of childish, ridiculous ideas, and dark, cold conspiracy theories. I did not want to believe that in the vast, boundless Cosmic Ocean, there was still absolute kindness that did not ask for anything in return.
"Even so, I'm still willing to try my best to explain it to you because you are my last compatriots in the Pangu Universe. I chose to be connected to a Superbody because I wanted to save the Pangu Universe and stop the internal strife among my compatriots. How could I have the heart to destroy you with my own hands?
"How do you explain the difference between a Superbody and a bee colony? Sigh. They are two completely different concepts. The former is more than a million times more advanced than the latter.
"You should know that, in a typical civilization of bees, only the individuals such as the 'mastermind' and the 'queen bee' boast the abilities of thinking, analysis, judgment, and decision-making. They are also known as' free will '. The thousands of soldier bees, worker bees, and all kinds of bizarre mutations are nothing more than the extensions of the mastermind. They are super enormous cells and cannot be counted as real intelligent lives at all.
"Take the Houyi Clan in the Pangu Alliance for example. The most basic individual of the Houyi Clan is a very low-level beetle. In the legal definition of the Pangu Alliance, there are no so-called 'human rights'. Only when the beetles of the Houyi Clan are gathered in the order of a hundred will they have incredible changes and burst out high intelligence. Even such high intelligence has to obey the arrangement of the Mastermind. Although they can make logical judgments, they lack initiative and free will.
"Joining such a bee colony civilization and turning into an ignorant cell is a choice that no intelligent and dignified life is willing to make. Even the individuals of the Houyi Clan are unwilling to be separated after they are gathered in the order of a hundred and burst out wisdom and self-will.
"But look at me. Look at me carefully. Do I look like an ignorant 'soldier bee' or a 'worker bee'? Do I look like I've completely lost my feelings and self-will? Do I look like a puppet that obeys the orders of some 'mastermind' and has no ability to judge on my own?
"No, that's not the case at all. Although there is no proof, you will know that I can't be controlled by the Mastermind if you think with the simplest logic.
"It's because even if such a Mastermind does exist, it can't lock onto the coordinates of the Pangu universe or control a certain intelligent life in the Pangu universe precisely. If it does have such abilities, what is it waiting for? It can command the army of the Flood and swallow the entire Pangu universe, right?
"So, look, I'm not lying to you. I made the right decision when I was absolutely rational, absolutely free, and absolutely sober. I chose the best path for the Pangu universe and all the intelligent creatures living here."
Li Yao was confused by Gu Wuxin's long speech.
He felt that his head was full of stars that were exploding nonstop, blowing up his brain cells.
"Wait, wait, wait. Let's start over."
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao said, "Are you suggesting that the so-called Flood is the people who stayed on Earth billions of years ago? But weren't they all burned, melted, and obliterated in the scourge of the meteoroid shower? "
"Life is the most unbelievable miracle in the universe. It should have the most glamorous form," Gu Wuxin said.
"Even if the apocalypse comes, life will still have a chance to find a new way out or even unleash greater strength.
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