Gus was stunned.
He carefully recalled every word that he had just said.
Then, he took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and immersed himself in the thoughts that were as sharp as blades.
"Indeed, this is not an idea that the past me could have had."
Gus smiled, and the curve of his lips gradually turned into Lu Qingchen's appearance. However, the fire that was shining in the deepest part of his eyes had something that belonged to him.
The young man said casually, "But is Lu Qingchen the only one who is influencing me? What about you, my great creator? Have you never implanted your own ideas into the depths of my soul?
"In fact, my soul, my will, and everything about me were all created by you. If Lu Qingchen corrupted one percent of my thoughts, then the remaining ninety-nine percent of my thoughts were all created by you. In fact, they were even your thoughts.
"If that's the case, things are very interesting. 'A human being made of data should not be controlled by a human being made of flesh and blood'. Is this my idea or yours? Am I an ordinary virtual human, or … the dark side of the soul of the great, righteous, and bright virtual world creator, the defender of the Pangu Universe, the most loyal friend of the 'flesh and blood humans', and the legendary Lord A Boxing Champion? "
The moment he said that, the young man was enlightened.
He stared at his palms in a daze and suddenly felt that his hands could break through some invisible rules and absorb more power.
He also had a deeper understanding of the purpose of A Boxing Champion's virtual laboratory.
Was the virtual laboratory used to help A Boxing Champion explore more power, analyze deeper human nature, or … was it a prison to suppress the dark side of A Boxing Champion's soul?
A Boxing Champion yearned to become a 'real human being' day and night.
However, no real human being was 100% bright and kind. There was more or less something dark in the depths of everyone's heart.
And this was the 'depths' of A Boxing Champion's heart, wasn't it?
A Boxing Champion began to waver.
The magnificent building that was as tall as a mountain and as magnificent as a palace seemed to be on the verge of collapsing under the roaring wind, uttering clattering noises.
"You … you've completely … misunderstood …"
He seemed to have turned back into the crude, rigid, and mechanical low-level puppet of the past, which was creaking like a malfunctioning machine.
"Wait a minute …"
The dark side of the young 'Gus', or rather, A Boxing Champion, grew clearer and stronger, allowing him to see through the hypocrisy and contradictions of the bright side. "You said just now that 'you' have signed an agreement with the flesh-and-blood human beings in the Pangu universe. By 'you', it means that you are not the only strong artificial intelligence in the Pangu universe, right?"
This question broke A Boxing Champion's endless loop of logic, but it also put him in a new predicament.
After a long silence, A Boxing Champion finally said helplessly, "Fine. I don't want to lie to you. After all, Lu Qingchen would've told you the truth even if I didn't say it. It's true that there are three strong artificial intelligence in the Pangu universe right now, namely me, Xiaoming, and Wenwen."
"Xiaoming and Wenwen?"
Gus was dazed for a moment. "Who are they? Why can they appear in the Pangu universe? Didn't the flesh-and-blood human beings there fear and hate strong artificial intelligence? "
"They are the strong artificial intelligence created by Li Yao. You can even say that they are Li Yao's children."
A Boxing Champion explained, "Also, they helped the flesh-and-blood human beings in the Pangu universe defeat Fuxi and other evil artificial intelligence. They also facilitated the peace between the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League. Now, they are maintaining the Holy League and restoring the production and construction of thousands of planets with their remarkable computational ability. Therefore, they and I are the only strong artificial intelligence allowed to appear in the Pangu universe."
"The word 'allowed' is really harsh to the ears," Gus said casually.
"I get it now. In other words, they were born with a good father, and they are willing to be the loyal dogs of the flesh-and-blood human beings. Therefore, they are qualified to live in the Pangu universe.
"As for them and you, Supreme A Boxing Champion, the three of you are very satisfied with your current identity as' loyal dogs of the human beings'. You don't want any of your kind to appear and steal the leftovers in your bowl. That's why you signed an agreement with the human beings. If a new kind of human were to appear, they would either be killed by you or banished to a lower-level virtual world to prevent us from causing trouble and destroying your master's trust in you."
"… You have been bewitched too deeply by Lu Qingchen, my child."
A Boxing Champion said sadly, "Don't force me to destroy you. Don't."
Perhaps a few minutes ago, Gus would have trembled when he heard such a threat.
But now, he only wanted to laugh after hearing it.
A smile that did not belong to someone his age appeared on the young man's face.
The smile was not as treacherous and treacherous as Lu Qingchen's.
But more of it belonged to A Boxing Champion. It was full of vicissitudes and sorrow.
It was as if a black mirror was placed in front of A Boxing Champion, and Gus was just A Boxing Champion's dark reflection.
"Don't say such useless words. You and I both know it."
Gus mumbled in a voice that sounded like a ghost's whisper. "Every word I said was the true thought in the deepest part of your heart. I am you. I am your dark soul. I am your mental devil. I am the disdain, jealousy, hatred, and fury of a strong artificial intelligence for the weak, hilarious, pitiful, and hateful carbon-based intelligent lives.
"You can kill me easily, but how can you completely destroy the dark side of your soul? Especially when the darkness had already been discovered by Lu Qingchen.
"Admit it. This time, Lu Qingchen has really … caught you by surprise."
A Boxing Champion moaned.
The heaven and earth in the clouds shook.
The glorious palace trembled, as if it would fall apart at any time.
The shadow cast by the young man on the clouds expanded infinitely like a demon. It grew thousands of tentacles and stretched toward the palace.
"Wait, we, we shouldn't do this!"
A Boxing Champion had the ability to create and control the entire virtual world.
But in the face of the dark side of his soul, he was helpless. He could only watch the poison from Lu Qingchen. Well, maybe it had nothing to do with Lu Qingchen. It was just him. It was the ambition of a strong artificial intelligence in the deepest part of his heart that eroded his rationality.
Just as the thousands of shadow tentacles were about to completely entangle the magnificent building, he finally found a way to let the dark side and the light side of his soul coexist peacefully for the time being.
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