When Bubble told me about the abnormalities she had discovered, I was still confused. After all, it seemed to be an abstract concept. Although I was in contact with the spiritual network of the Empire every day, I still had a smattering of knowledge about how this powerful data network worked and how it was structured. Of course, no matter what, Sandora had dragged me to learn about it every day, so I was not completely clueless about what Bubble said. After analyzing for a while, I came to my own understanding.
"That is to say, she is a virtual human put together by the spare computing power of all the Shiring Apostles?" I looked at the blonde woman who called herself Schilling and said in amazement. Then, I suddenly felt that it was a little rude to talk about such things in front of the person involved. It was obviously a form of disrespect. But this girl named Schilling seemed to lack common sense, or perhaps she was slow to react. She did not feel that she had inadvertently 'offended' and was just busy chatting with her elder sister in a low voice. It seemed that the two of them had a lot to talk about.
"Not a virtual human, because she already exists and has created her own body." Sandora's gaze also fell on Schilling. She was an expert in the mind and soul, so she quickly figured out how the other party existed. "Also, the theory of spare computing power … should be wrong. If she is a personality put together by the spare computing power of every Shiring Apostles, it will not cause the actual installed capacity of the spiritual network to have an extra person out of thin air. The transfer of computing power from one process to another is like a drop of water moving from the center of a lake to the edge of the lake. It will not affect the water level itself. She appeared out of thin air, so the thing that made her appear … should not be the spare computing power of the network … "
"Hey, I suddenly thought of something …" Bubble suddenly spoke. Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on her, she cleared her throat twice. "First of all, I have to rule out the theory of spare computing power because I think I was wrong in the beginning. If a consciousness was to be produced, then it needed a stable environment. It was like a program that needed to be running, at the very least, the idle system memory had to be maintained at a certain level and wouldn't be emptied randomly. Meanwhile, the mental network's spare computing power had never been stable. There would always be apostles pouring computing power into new group missions, and the amount of personal resources they poured in each time was very random. As I said earlier, this … Schilling's consciousness is distributed throughout the network, and every Shiring Apostle may have provided her with a certain number of 'neurons'. So, will these Shiring Apostles ensure that when they contribute computing power to the network, they will not use the 1KB memory? There is no guarantee at all. I have calculated the current spiritual network, and every node refreshes on an average every 24 hours. In other words, every Shiring Apostles who provide system resources will complete a short-term computing task every 24 hours, and they often refresh on a large scale. This is because the host array will assign a team mission to a large number of nodes. After the mission is completed, these nodes will refresh the system memory at the same time to release. Under such circumstances, the spare computing power environment is quite unstable. And this is only the situation of the New Empire, and this' Schilling 'was born in the Old Empire. At that time, the entire Empire was busy researching a lot of projects that were like castles in the air, and super-large-scale network refreshes were happening almost every minute and second. Under such circumstances, relying on every Shiring Apostle to provide a single 1KB of reserved space to produce a single individual is even more impossible. Don't forget, no one knows about the existence of' Schilling ', and the Shiring Apostles on the network will not have the consciousness to reserve that 1KB of space, and there is no conscious system or network protocol to maintain this virtual space … "
"But there is one thing that is stable in the spiritual network."
As Bubble paused for a moment, Sandora suddenly added. It seemed that she had thought of something.
Bubble glanced at Sandora tacitly. "Yes, that's it. The amount of access. The amount of access to the spiritual network is basically stable, and it will steadily increase as the number of apostles increases. As long as a Shiring Apostle is still alive and has the conditions to connect to the spiritual network, he will always be online. Of course, the soldiers who die on the battlefield will go offline, but compared to the entire race, the loss of this node will have a negligible impact on the stability of the network. Moreover, the continuous increase of access points also makes the spiritual network's ability to resist offline attacks very strong. Even if the amount of access to the spiritual network fluctuates, it is countless times more stable than 'spare computing power'. Therefore, we might have thought too much from the start. The source of Schilling isn't the existing resources on the spiritual network, but the structure of the network … She is produced from the network itself! "
"Are you … talking about me?" The blonde girl heard her name being mentioned many times, and finally noticed us. She revealed a troubled smile. "I don't know anything."
I: "Err … Just continue chatting with my sister. Sister, you just need to keep her calm. Alright, Bubble, continue. I don't understand. What does the access point of the network have to do with consciousness? It's just an access point, just a simple number … It's nothing. It has no capacity, no computing power, not even a physical body. It's just a node … "
"As long as it's a node, as long as it exists, it's enough. In the Schilling network, an access point represents three types of data: upload, download, and wait to listen. These three types of data go through three different channels and have a logical relationship. Therefore, we can see it as a simple logic gate." Bubble slowly sat opposite Schilling and looked into her eyes. "The number of this logic gate is multiplied by trillions of apostles, and there is no delay in the connection speed of each logic gate. When this group works on one thing for a long enough time, there will be a high probability that a suitable environment will be created, and a new individual will be born … This individual is nothing but our spiritual network itself. The node of the spiritual network is your body and soul. You are not a Shiring Apostles … You are Schilling, right?"
"Oh, I am Schilling." The blonde girl smiled in confusion and then nodded.
"It seems that this individual is not mature yet, but if my speculation is correct, she should be the consciousness that was produced after the spiritual network of the Old Empire reached a certain level." Bubble looked at the group of people around her who were stunned and said slowly, "Well, this is just my guess. I lack the necessary evidence, so the research center may need to do a series of experiments to prove this conjecture. But according to the abnormal phenomenon found on the data network, this should be the case. The spiritual network of the Old Empire has mutated without anyone knowing, and we have produced a … "
"Race consciousness? Or a super spiritual community? "The expression on Sandora's face changed, but most of it was shock.
Bubble thought about it and shook her head regretfully, "It's similar to race consciousness. Unfortunately, from the perspective of its formation mechanism, she is still just an ordinary intelligent individual with no special power. Otherwise, we may have an Emperor-level combat power by now. Think about the basis of her creation: each Shiring Apostles' access point to the spiritual network is an individual produced as a 'neuron.' On the one hand, she can be seen as the embodiment of the spiritual network, but on the other hand, she is the accumulation of redundant resources of this network. It's like arranging thousands of screens together, and each screen acts as a pixel to play a video. It looks gorgeous, yes, but what's the point? "
"Point? What if she can control the spiritual network? " Sandora bent her index finger and gently tapped on the table, "For example, making certain specific nodes offline from the network, or allocating unlimited system resources to specific nodes. She is the embodiment of the spiritual network. When she matures to a certain extent, she should learn how to control her own body, and then she will have the ability to control the network. It can be said that this child will be the most powerful unit in the spiritual network. She may make our network stronger, or she may destroy it. "
Sandora mentioned a huge hidden danger, and most of the people present were shocked. I felt the temperature in the shop drop by at least ten degrees. This is really a possible situation!
However, after calming down, I suddenly felt that there was something wrong with Sandora's worries, so I brought it up.
"Of course there is something wrong. Destroying the network means destroying herself." Bubble was one of the people who didn't show any signs of worry after hearing Sandora's doubts. "And I have a guess. Schilling shouldn't be able to destroy the network. The spiritual network is a virtual space, and it relies on some basic protocols to operate. These protocols can only be changed by the highest host, the world arbitration agency, and the emperor's authorization. The role of these basic protocols is to maintain the integrity and stability of the network, and to eliminate the risk of accidental disconnection. These protocols are written in the underlying data, and their effective scope even includes the logical state of each access point. Therefore, as the embodiment of the network, one of the cornerstones of Schilling is these protocols. In other words, her actions must follow the protocols and not destroy them. Otherwise, her operation will go wrong. Of course, if the three factors mentioned above authorize her to destroy part of the network, but … I guess none of us here will go crazy, right? In my opinion, if these speculations are correct, then the most direct value of Schilling is to improve the stability of the spiritual network. Before her appearance, the spiritual network couldn't be monitored for a long time. This is beyond the performance of any Schilling host. So, we can only monitor the network in sections and rely on the pyramid structure of the host to control it level by level. But now, we should be able to find a more efficient monitoring method. "
"Is that so …" Shadora heaved a sigh of relief. Bubble was an expert in this field, so her words had the highest credibility. "I'm used to assuming the worst. But now, it seems like I'm overly anxious."
I also breathed a sigh of relief. Although I didn't really understand, it seemed that Schilling was harmless to the spiritual network. There was a reason for everyone to be worried. It wasn't that we were biased against this child who didn't do anything, but she was obviously too immature and lacked the self-awareness of a Shiring Apostle, a strategic Shiring Apostle at that. But she had the highest level of authority in the spiritual network. This was too disturbing. If she really had the hidden danger of accidentally destroying the spiritual network, it was better to be prepared in advance. Of course, no one would hurt this seemingly innocent girl. Maybe we would put a collar on her like how we controlled the little crow's power.
Speaking of the little crow, that silly bird was still planning to hatch eggs every day, although she couldn't hatch anything now …
"Although we can confirm that she is safe for the time being, we still have to be cautious." Sandora thought for a while and waved her hand in front of Schilling to attract her attention. "Can you help with a few checks?"
"Checks?" Schilling looked at me confusedly. "I just want to sleep. Oh, and eat. Where did the manager go?"
"… She might remember to go home soon." Sylvia's slow and silly face flashed across my mind. I quickly shook my head. "Ahem, don't be nervous. We won't hurt you. We just want to confirm what's going on with you. This should be your first time 'coming out', right? You should at least do a registration or something … Forget it, I guess you don't even know what registration is …"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Schilling fiddled with her hair. "But it seems like I should listen to you. Alright, how do I check? Can I eat and sleep after the check? "
"Sure, sure. We can even send the food over." The other party was very cooperative, which made me happy. I pulled Xi Ling up and said to my elder sister, "Elder sister, you two seem to be getting along well. Why don't you bring her over? Bring her to Tawil for a full body scan and figure out why she has a physical body. Then, check if she has any other permissions other than access rights and see if there's any way to control her. "
My sister brought Schilling to the research center. The rest of us fell silent. Icetis was the first to feel that she had nothing to do. She waved her hand and gestured for Elson and the others to leave. She grumbled, "Damn, it seems like I'm witnessing another f * cking miracle … I was born to be a heroine …"
It was relaxing to listen to this female pervert boasting about her literary style during our free time. However, we didn't have the time for that. After the Protoss left, Lin Xue looked at the Bubble worriedly. "Is Schilling really going to be okay? The embodiment of the Empire's Spiritual Network — the name sounds awesome! "
"You can see more clearly than us if there's any problem." Bubble leaned on the table, looking listless. "I can only speak based on science. I can deduce that she should have the instinct to maintain the stability of the network. Furthermore, she will be restricted by the security protocol. Whether it's true or not … depends on the results of the research center's check. Speaking of which, it's a pity. The special nature of the Shiring Apostles on the Void Stairway has determined that we can't produce a higher race consciousness than the current baseline. Because this position can only be occupied by Void Creatures, we can only produce a 'substitute' like 'Schilling'. If it wasn't for the restrictions of the Void Stairway, we would have an additional Emperor-level combat power … Well, let's not think about it anymore. What I'm thinking about now is how to make use of her as much as possible. It would be such a waste if such a special unit can only be used as a network manager. "
Yep, maximizing the benefits of the race at all times. Bubble is a rather dedicated Shiring Apostles.
"Ah Jun, Ah Jun." At this moment, Shallow Shallow suddenly tugged on my sleeve excitedly. "I have an immature …"
Everyone in the room shouted in unison, "Hold it in!"
"Cough cough. Go ahead and speak. Don't bother with them." I looked at Shallow Shallow's expression instantly turning from sunny to cloudy. I hurriedly comforted this overly adorable lady. "I will listen to the more reliable ones."
Shallow Shallow pouted. However, very quickly, the "immature thoughts" in her heart washed away her depression. "Ah Jun, do you think something like the disaster movies will happen? Schilling, as the embodiment of the Spiritual Network, suddenly lost control and rebelled. Then, she took control of all the Shiring Apostles and conquered the world … "
… Do you think that her threat level isn't high enough?
However, Shallow Shallow's nonsensical thoughts sent chills down my spine. Because I have seen too many of such sci-fi disaster movies. Wasn't that what Skynet did back then? And the incident with Max …
But this time, Bubble denied such a scary hidden danger. "It is impossible for her to control anyone. She doesn't have the authority to do so. Based on the information that we currently have, the foundation of her structure isn't the computing power of the Shiring Apostles or the system resources of the Spiritual Network. Instead, it is the 'structure' of the network. You can assume that she created her own consciousness by connecting the network cables of a trillion computers together. Can she control the programs in the computers through the network cables? Obviously not. That is something that only the data in the network cables have a chance of doing. So, she is unable to control anyone through a single node. Hmm, at least before she surpasses her own life form, she won't be able to do so. "
Bubble began to explain the principles of the Shiring Apostles' Spiritual Network to everyone. She also tried to make Shallow Shallow understand the difference between the state of the connection points and the data of the connection points. I became drowsy under the impact of this dizzying knowledge. Gradually, other thoughts surfaced in my mind … Currently, it seems that Schilling is just an additional personality that was accidentally created in the Spiritual Network. She is the most unique Shiring Apostles, but she isn't a powerful individual. She is restricted by her own underlying protocol and is unable to destroy the network. So, how is she going to bypass this protocol?
Perhaps Sandora's habit of "imagining the worst-case scenario" infected me. I couldn't help but imagine if this new special Apostle lost control, how would she be able to create enough destructive power to threaten the stability of the Empire.
Of course, this kind of worry is a little excessive. We shouldn't randomly suspect a Shiring Apostles just because they have some special abilities and are unfamiliar to us. Even if she temporarily doesn't have the self-awareness of being a Shiring Apostle, we still shouldn't suspect her. I'm just making a hypothesis now.
If Sandora loses control, if Shallow Shallow loses control, if Bubble loses control … if Schilling loses control … all of these existences have the possibility of losing control. But for some reason, only Schilling gives me a strange feeling of incongruity.
The Fallen Apostle.
A lightning-fast thought flashed through my mind.
Schilling's … abyssal version …
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