Gwen then quieted down, leaving the time for Naretil and Duwalter to think.
Just as he said, he did not want to force the deity in front of him to become a component of the narrator's neural network. Although he could indeed force the deity to do so, or even use his special power to dismantle the deity's personality and reset it into the 'narrator core', it was against his principles.
He did not defeat a deity so that he could become the next 'deity'.
Of course, he still hoped that Naretil and Duwalter could agree to his conditions. This was not only because he needed them to further study the secrets of the deities, but also because in his plan, if the narrator's neural network wanted to achieve a higher level of 'goal', there must be a super core existence similar to the 'Upper Narrator'.
Naretil and Duwalter fell silent at the same time as if they were communicating in a way that no one else could know. The two factors that Gwen raised seemed to have touched the two deities of the past, and their silence was a manifestation of their wavering.
A truly dead heart would not waver like this.
Finally, the huge white spider gently shook its long forelimbs. With a hint of hesitation, the spider's front body suddenly lowered its height. A girl in a white dress with long white hair that reached the ground appeared in a stream of light. She slowly walked down the white spider's forelimbs and came to Gwen.
"I want to see … the information you mentioned."
Gwen smiled and said, "Of course."
…
In the Soul World formed by thousands of network nodes, the sun that was born less than ten days ago was shining on the seventh-day-old plains. The grass that was born on the fourth day and the wildflowers that were born on the first day were swaying slowly in the sun and the breeze. The Upper Level Narrator that was reborn twenty-six minutes ago was lying down beside a small hill. A brilliant light screen surrounded the gigantic spider's body as knowledge and information were being exchanged bit by bit.
Gwen stood on a hill not far away. Heti, Kamel, Veronica, and Yuri stood beside him.
"Your Majesty," Saemler broke the silence in a low voice. "Are you sure this is safe?"
"The upper-level narrators are no longer gods. Nareltyr and Duwalter are now just two powerful network minds under the surveillance of the entire network of narrators." Gawain knew that everyone who had come into contact with the upper-level narrators would have the same concerns as Saemler, so he was very patient and understanding. "I know what you're worried about, but it's necessary and safe to do so."
Yuri could not help but frown. "Will they one day regain the status and power of the gods?"
"This is the basis of our research, and also the key part of the New Disobedience Plan to confront the gods," Gwen said. He glanced at Veronica and Kamel who were standing beside him. "Many of you have experienced that incident. We should all know how the Upper Narrator was born."
Magnum immediately replied, "It was the devout faith of millions of virtual minds in Sandbox No. 1 that led to the birth and awakening of the Upper Narrator."
"Yes, the Upper Narrator is the spiritual projection of millions of virtual minds. But now these millions of virtual minds are gone. If our theoretical model is correct, without the interference of these spiritual projections, the Upper Narrator can no longer be a deity. If Naretil and Duwalter are active in the Narrator network as' network administrators, 'they will become two public, unmysterious, and worshipless individuals. Then, there will no longer be any faith directed at them. Even if there is an occasional' follower group, 'it will not reach the scale and' purity 'of a deity. We have to track, monitor, and verify this process."
Gwen said slowly. He was silent for a few seconds before he continued, "In addition, we have also speculated that the chaos of the collective human thought has led to the madness of the gods. So we also have to verify whether a deity in a 'quiet environment' will still be mentally unstable without the influence of any thought.
"We have to confirm whether the gods were driven mad by the thoughts of the mortals.
"It's too dangerous to test with a real god or a corrupted god. Naretil and Duwalter are the safest 'test targets' at this stage.
"Although they have lost many of the characteristics of the gods, one thing has never changed — they are the amalgamation of a large number of thoughts. They are the 'amalgamation' of the human mind and spirit. And this' amalgamation 'is the main target of our research at this stage.
"As for the data differences between the degenerated gods and the complete gods after losing their divine status, that is a field that we can't interfere with at this stage. We can only put it aside for the time being."
"Using the weak to challenge the strong, using the limited known to explore the unknown, using the relative truth to get closer to the absolute truth." When Gwen's voice trailed off, Veronica suddenly broke the silence. The ancient rebel took a deep look at Gwen. "This is indeed a researcher's train of thought."
"But this plan itself does have a certain degree of risk," Carmel said with a buzzing voice. "Although at the moment, the safety of every link is guaranteed, the higher-level narrator is a 'god' who has already lost control once. Placing him in our newly built network and making him an important node, if — and I'm saying if — what if there really is a loss of control or contamination? What should we do?"
"The first layer of insurance is that the minds of Naretil and Duwalter cannot be transferred across the entire network at will. They can only transfer part of their perception and interface. The Imperial Computing Center is the container of their 'main body.' This computing center can be physically disconnected from the network at any time.
"The second layer of insurance is that all immersion pods are set with a physical fuse safety. Unlike the unlimited brain connection of the Eternal Sleeper, there is a limit to the mental fluctuations that the immersion pods can withstand. Once the limit is exceeded, it will be cut off. The intensity of the mental contamination of the gods is far beyond this threshold.
"The third layer of insurance is the Empire's perfect resident management system and the safety standards of the computing centers, plus the magic monitoring devices all over the country. Anomalies and unauthorized magical fluctuations will be detected immediately. I think all the archbishops present are well aware of this. Back then, the cultists in Cecil were wiped out in this way.
"The fourth layer of insurance is me."
Gawain said as he pointed at his own head.
"I have not completely 'released' Naretil and Duwalter. This is the ultimate layer of insurance. Of course, this insurance has a time limit. If I am 'gone,' this means will also lose its effectiveness. So, the main preventive measures are still the above three. "
"I think this is enough," Kamel said in a deep voice. "The risk cannot be eliminated. It can only be reduced. Your measures have minimized the risk, at least under the current technical conditions."
Everyone nodded slowly in thought. They seemed to have accepted what Gwen and Kamel said. But Veronica suddenly broke the silence. "I have another question."
Gwen looked at the princess of the former dynasty (and the princesses of the two dynasties before that). "Go ahead."
"Let's not talk about the insurance measures first. The content of our experiment … Do Naretil and Duwalter know?"
"Yes," Gwen said without hesitation. "The content of the experiment is also included in the information given to them. This is an open and transparent contract. Everything is on the table."
Yuri and the others were stunned at first. Then, they were surprised and surprised. Obviously, they did not expect Gwen to tell the 'higher-ups' about the 'experiment content' that could easily irritate the testers. But Veronica, who was holding the platinum scepter and looking indifferent, suddenly smiled after looking at Gwen for a few seconds.
"Then, I am relieved."
"Many uncontrollable and even destructive experiment disasters originate from a little concealment in the contract." Gwen also smiled. "The more things are concealed, the greater the backlash after exposure. Historical experience tells us that anything that is feared to be exposed will be exposed. This is especially fatal in a long-term experiment where the testers are at risk.
"So, it is better to take out all the content that may cause a backlash. Either don't sign it, or sign it for peace of mind."
Just as Gwen's voice trailed off, the wind on the plain suddenly changed a little.
Everyone stopped talking as they felt something in their hearts. Many of them cast their gazes towards a spot not far away.
The dazzling screen of light finally closed.
The huge white spider carried Naretil and Duwalter and slowly came to Gwen on the hill.
The eternal sleepers looked at the scene with a mixture of nervousness and expectation. Even Heti could not help but take a breath. Only Gwen and Veronica were as calm as ever. With a faint smile on their faces, they quietly waited for Naretil and Duwalter's reply.
"We agree," Duwalter said calmly. "We agree to everything in the contract as long as you can fulfill all the promises in the contract."
"What moved us was not only your conditions, but also the … frankness you showed in the contract," Naretil said softly. "Fortunately, we can all accept it."
Gwen let out a sigh of relief, and then the corners of his mouth curled up little by little.
"So, are you ready to greet the real world?"
…
In the huge Imperial Computing Center, the sophisticated and advanced mind hub was running smoothly, and the maintenance staff were busy everywhere.
In the computer rooms above the second floor, the neatly arranged hatch doors were closed. Thousands of eternal sleepers, technicians, and volunteers were lying quietly in these connected equipment. One of the greatest creations of this era was gradually perfecting and maturing in the mind space formed by their minds.
Rebecca, who was wearing a white robe over her usual dress, stood in the huge mind hall. She stood in front of the mind hub, which was humming in a low voice, and looked at the great technological crystallization with sparkling eyes.
Jenny stood beside her, and on the other side was Nicholas Egg, who was floating in the air.
"I have been busy researching the aircraft project recently," Rebecca suddenly said to Jenny, who was beside her. "I didn't expect the Research Institute and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering to get this done so quietly …"
"The technology from the eternal sleepers is close to maturity. The only thing that needs to be done is to optimize and reorganize their original runes and 'connect' them with the rune system of the magitech technology. This is the field that the Rune Research Institute is good at." Jenny smiled shyly as she gently tucked her hair behind her ear. "But in the end, it is the work of the master craftsman. The components used in the mind hub are almost at the limit of existing processing technology. If the master craftsman did not do it himself, I don't know how many scrap parts in the factory to assemble such a mind hub."
"Anyway … we are finally going to have the Origin Laboratory again," Rebecca said with a hint of excitement. "With the Origin Laboratory, I can find a way to test the high-altitude aircraft and high-speed aircraft proposed by the ancestor. Otherwise, I would break the experimental machine in the real world every day. Now when Auntie sees me, her eyes are bloodshot …"
"High-altitude and high-speed aircraft?" Nicholas was a little curious. "The Dragon Calvary has just been mass-produced not long ago, and now they are going to develop the next generation of aircraft?"
He was obviously concerned about this because for him, new projects often meant new orders, and new orders were his biggest source of joy.
"The development will never stop, but the high-altitude and high-speed aircraft requested by the ancestor is not for practical mass production at this stage. It is mainly to verify some things," Rebecca said casually. "We want to see the magic environment at a higher altitude, test the reaction of the aircraft at a very high altitude, and test the limits of the existing Draconic runes …"
Whenever they talked about the field of technology, Rebecca would talk a lot. Jenny and Nicholas had long been used to it.
But Rebecca's endless chatter was quickly interrupted by a sudden sound.
In the bright and spacious Hall of Thought, there was a sudden buzzing sound that went from low to high.
Then, the buzzing sound turned into some kind of low and pleasant buzzing sound, which resonated with the buzzing sound of the mind hub itself. Suddenly, a large number of rune projections appeared around the mind hub as if a huge amount of data was being connected to the network and adjusting the operation efficiency of the mind hub.
Rebecca and the other two (spheres) looked at this scene curiously. They looked at the large number of holograms that suddenly appeared around the mind hub and listened to the buzzing sound that was getting more and more obvious. Suddenly, a wonderful feeling came to their minds. Rebecca seemed to feel that something was cautiously and carefully observing the world. She blinked and her eyes fell on the middle section of the mind hub.
In the midst of the new runes and lines, two words suddenly jumped out.
In the entire Imperial Computing Center, above every magic network terminal here, two words were projected.
"Hello, World."
Cecil Year 2, 45th day of the Month of Recovery.
On this day, the narrator neural network was officially born in the Cecil Empire and greeted the world for the first time.
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