"You're my logical father."
These words were like a 2.5T heavy bomb that smashed into my head. I instantly lost all my thoughts, and I only came back to my senses after being stunned for more than half a minute. I stared blankly at the seemingly gentle black-haired girl in front of me. "Did you take your medicine?"
"I don't take medicine. What do you mean by taking medicine?" Abyss Schilling looked at me strangely, as if she didn't understand why I had such a reaction. "Your expression is very strange. Did I say something that you can't accept?"
I felt like I was in a fog. Over the past few years, I had been surrounded by many strange women who loved to say shocking things. Not mentioning others, just Shallow Shallow alone could scare people to death with a single sentence from her imagination. But to be fair, I felt that even if Shallow Shallow had a wild imagination, I had never been this surprised — because this time, the person who had a wild imagination was Abyss Schilling! Abyss Schilling, who we had always regarded as the leader of the evil forces in the Void. She was an internet ghost who was rigid and boring in theory and couldn't be joked about at all! What did she mean by that sentence?
"I remember that you don't like to joke." I looked at her, trying to find a teasing expression. "Or are you saying that you've been lonely for too long and decided to find a father? But you don't have to come looking for me — I have quite a few daughters, and there aren't enough resources to go around … "
Damn it, my mind was too messed up, and it was affecting my train of thought. I didn't know what I was talking about anymore.
Abyss Schilling spread her hands slightly, and her expression was still that of a matter-of-fact with a hint of surprise. "Oh, it seems that you never thought about this. That's normal, since it's not something too important. But have you really never thought about how I was born?"
"How you were born?" I felt that my brain might not be enough to process this (fortunately, I had gotten used to this feeling over the years, so I didn't panic at all). "Didn't it naturally come from the Old Empire's spiritual network? Something like collective consciousness, because there are enough nodes, long enough time, and the probability is high enough, so one day, an invisible specter was created in the Empire network … That's probably what happened. "
"That's the original 'Schilling'. All her nodes have been updated, so she belongs to the previous generation in terms of the life form of collective consciousness." Abyss Schilling frowned as if explaining the problem was quite troublesome for her. "The original Schilling was divided into two parts due to conceptual fragmentation. The weak part is now your network administrator, and the stronger part is a hybrid — which is me. Your power mixed with the power of the Abyss to modify the Empire Network, and even now, those powers are still part of me. In other words, you used part of your power to create the individual 'Abyssal Schilling'. In summary, I am your logical daughter … well, at least something similar. "
My face was so stiff that it looked like it was going to cramp. "That counts?"
"Doesn't it count?" Abyss Schilling was still puzzled by my reaction. "The life form of collective consciousness is indeed rare, so my birth process can't completely correspond to your worldview, but at least a few conditions are met. Part of your power molded my soul today, and I inherited this power, continue this power, and this power will be retained as my 'component' forever, which almost corresponds to the bloodline inheritance mentioned in the information. Don't Protoss have this habit too? They treat anything they create as a child. You created me, or at least created a part of me. "
I listened to Abyss Schilling's analysis with my mouth open the whole time. In the end, I finally understood her train of thought, but my worldview was destroyed along the way. More importantly, after listening to her, I actually felt … Eh, this seems to make sense!
"Wait, wait, wait!" I finally took the opportunity to interrupt her. "Indeed, you're right. Tens of thousands of years ago, it was indeed a part of my power that leaked into the Empire Network, which caused you to become what you are now. But even without my power, you will still exist, just that you will become something else. In this process, I feel that I am at most a catalyst, a disruptive agent, or a shapeshifting agent …"
"You also said that it will be 'something else'. That will be a completely different individual from me, which means that it has nothing to do with me. I am different from you creatures in reality. I don't have a body, and my memories and thoughts are everything to me. The physical network is not a shell, but merely the soil on which I live. So, as long as my memories and thoughts are different, even if the consciousness is born in the same network, it will have nothing to do with me. So, you didn't change a collective consciousness, but created a new individual, "Abyss Schilling corrected me seriously.
I said, "I feel like I can't win against you in an argument."
"Because there was no need for you to 'talk' about me in the first place." Abyss Schilling frowned. "To be honest, even though I inherited your power, I can't understand your way of thinking at all. In fact, I can't understand the way of thinking of any creature in reality. You people are always entangled in some minor details, but your attitude towards the essence of things is ambiguous, and you often use unrealistic associations to bother yourselves. Just like this: I inherited your power, and this is just a logical relationship of information transmission, but you seem to be very troubled. "
I instantly felt uncomfortable. I felt that even rebuilding my worldview after a disaster was so difficult. "Isn't this quite a serious matter?! We are mortal enemies, mortal enemies! But you suddenly told me such a logic … And then? What do you intend to do after acknowledging me as your father? Do you want to use this new identity to integrate into the big family of the Empire? Actually, there is no need for that, since we are no longer at war … "
"That's why I can't understand your way of thinking." Abyss Schilling sighed. "I only explained the inheritance relationship between you and me, and that's it. Why do you have to think so much about it?"
I said, "… Err, that's it?"
"Yes, that's it." Abyss Schilling nodded vigorously. "The information transmission relationship between you and me began more than seventy thousand years ago. This was an established fact seventy thousand years ago, but you didn't seem to realize it. I'm just reminding you now."
I tried my best to straighten out my thoughts. "Wait! If that's the case … you knew about the relationship between us from a long time ago? "
"Yes, I knew about it tens of thousands of years ago."
"Then, didn't you feel any psychological pressure fighting against me all these years?"
"Are these two things related?"
"Are they related?"
Abyss Schilling nodded vigorously. "Yes, they are."
"…"
Why do I feel like my brain isn't working properly again!
"Then, what do you intend to do in the future?" My expression twisted as I looked at this magical creature whose way of thinking was different from ordinary people. "Are you planning to ask for child support from me, or are you planning to support me in advance?"
Abyss Schilling furrowed his eyebrows. "I don't understand. Meaningless words. We should just continue doing our own things. You have your own responsibilities, and so do I. Today, I came here to see you because it was on the way. You know that I only left an interface in the City of Shadows. I didn't waste too much attention here. "
"… So, after such an earth-shattering recognition of a father, you have nothing else to do." I seemed to understand Abyss Schilling's way of thinking a little, but I also felt that the process of thinking was so strange that I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "In that case, I have been fighting against my own daughter for a few years. If anything happens to you in the future … we will still have to fight, and I don't think you will go easy on me."
"Theoretically, we won't have any conflicts in the future. But if that day really comes, we will still have to fight." Abyss Schilling nodded. "I don't think this level of information submission is of much value. It has limited influence on me. At most, it will make me pay attention to you in a peaceful state, but it shouldn't affect my 'inclination to choose'. A sub-file that has been cut out shouldn't have any feelings for the folder it was originally in. Anyway, that's how I understand it. "
I looked up at the ceiling. I felt that the short ten-minute conversation with Abyss Schilling was more exhausting than reading the reports in the morning. Communicating with a person with a strange worldview, every word seemed to pollute my mind. Then, I waved my hand. "I hope that one day, I can keep up with your worldview … Err, forget it. I really don't want to be in sync with your worldview. If you want to recognize a father, then so be it. Moreover, I don't think you care about this level of relationship at all. Then, we will continue as before. "
Abyss Schilling nodded in satisfaction. "This is the normal way of thinking. It is concise and efficient. It minimizes the interference of redundant information on one's judgment as much as possible. Actually, I still feel that there is a problem with the 'inheritance of father and daughter' between us … "
"Miss, can you finish your sentence in one go? I was halfway through rebuilding my worldview, but you interrupted it again! "
"It's not an important problem." Abyss Schilling didn't care at all. "You know that I experienced another split not long ago. The previous Abyss Schilling split into the new army commander and the old army commander. However, this split was only a spiritual division. There was no update of the nodes. So, I don't know if I have been completely refreshed. So, I don't know if I am your daughter or granddaughter. If I am your granddaughter, I should still be my own mother. There seems to be a paradox in this logic. I can't find the answer from the books in the real world, so I temporarily put it aside … You have a strange expression on your face. "
I: "… Hehe, can we talk about something else?"
I swore that I would never discuss ethical issues with Abyss Schilling ever again!
It was already four or five o 'clock in the afternoon when I returned home after finishing my work in the City of Shadows. I spent half a day rebuilding my worldview. I finally managed to correct my slightly crumbling thoughts from my conversation with Abyss Schilling. This matter really made me feel unbalanced. Abyss Schilling actually didn't have any opinion on the same topic. However, the person who discussed the problem with her seemed to have been bombed. His soul and worldview were in a state of reconstruction after the disaster. At this moment, I was a little envious of the person who had an abnormal mind.
As usual, I directly teleported to the living room. Since everyone had nothing to do at this time, under normal circumstances, this should be the most lively place in the house. However, for some reason, the living room was actually empty today.
The television was still on, and a documentary was playing on it. There were a few bags of snacks on the coffee table next to it. Based on the almost torn packaging, I deduced that these were leftovers from the little puppets (the little girl wasn't good at dealing with plastic bags). It was obvious that there were people here just now. But where did they go?
Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard an exclamation from the courtyard. "Wow! This thing's shell is so hard! "
I ran to the window and was surprised to see that almost the entire family was in the courtyard. Even Anveena, who didn't like to join in the fun, was among them. A large group of them were surrounding a strange object. It was an ellipsoidal object that was a few meters tall. It had a golden shell and seemed to be emitting a faint light. Everyone surrounded this strange object and commented on it. Shallow Shallow even took a small stone and knocked on its surface curiously. She was the one who had said that this object's shell was so hard.
"What are you guys researching?" I jumped into the courtyard through the window and ruffled Shallow Shallow's hair. Then, I looked up at the several meters tall ellipsoidal object with everyone else. "What is this thing? Heh — — It looks pretty. "
When I got closer, I discovered that this egg-like object had exquisite patterns on its surface. Its outer shell wasn't made of gold or stone, but it was extremely smooth, as though it had been coated with a layer of top-notch enamel. Under this smooth "enamel," I could clearly see a series of exquisitely arranged platinum-colored patterns. They looked like runes, but also like lace. When I looked closely, I discovered that these exquisite patterns were actually moving on their own. The entire 'egg' was enveloped in a faint golden halo. Not only was there a halo, I could even feel a calming power from the light when I got closer. This object was definitely not ordinary!
I extended my hand and carefully touched the 'huge egg'. I felt a faint warmth from it. I couldn't help but be curious about it. "Where did you get this?"
Icetis patted the egg casually. "Lin just gave birth at noon. It's a pity that she doesn't have a partner yet. Nothing will hatch from this."
I nodded in understanding. "Oh, Lin gave birth … Huh?! Ding! What did I just hear!? "
"Lin gave birth to an egg." Sandora looked at me strangely. She didn't understand why I was making a fuss. It seemed that she had returned earlier than me and was already studying this egg. (This thing really was an egg!) "But you really should be surprised. After all, she doesn't usually lay eggs …"
I was stunned. "… What the heck?! Why do you all look like it's only natural?! "
"Why can't it be natural?" Icetis reached out and poked my head. "You've known us for so long. Why are you still so surprised? Dragons are oviparous creatures. It's normal for them to lay eggs."
The big sister covered half of her face. Her smile seemed a little forced. "Well, I was indeed a little surprised at first. I had the same expression as Ah Jun. But after I thought about the habits of oviparous creatures, I felt that it wasn't that surprising. If I had to say something, the size of the egg is quite surprising. No wonder Lin made a trip back to her Divine Temple. It seems that she can only lay eggs in her dragon form."
My face twisted as I searched for the main character in the crowd. What made my mouth twitch was that Lin was really in the crowd. She was actually leading the others to study the egg she laid! She looked proud as she lifted her head to look at the huge egg. Noticing my gaze, she turned around and flashed me a silly smile.
Hehe, to hell with your worldview.
"By the way, what do you intend to do with this thing?" I sighed and said in a resigned tone. "It won't hatch anything, right?"
"Of course it won't hatch." Icetis forcefully slapped Lin's shoulder twice, causing her to shrink back. "Didn't I say that this silly girl doesn't even have a partner … Err, I don't think I have one either … Anyway, that's not the main point. The main point is that this egg is really useless. Even though it's quite precious. Logically speaking, most female Dragon Gods will only lay eggs after marriage. Recently, more and more Dragon Gods have chosen to give birth to their eggs. Dragon eggs are becoming rarer and rarer. I don't know what's wrong with this silly girl Lin today. She suddenly decided to lay an egg. Tsk tsk, it seems that it's easy for her to have mental problems if she stays by your side for too long. "
"I think I'm the one who has mental problems!" I almost jumped up. "Do you know how much of an impact this has on my worldview? I've only been out for half a day. When I came back, I was shocked to hear that the most honest girl in the family was playing egg-laying play! A 160cm girl was patting a dragon egg that was a few meters tall. She giggled and said that she had just laid an egg! I just had my worldview destroyed by Abyssal Schilling once today. When I get home, it's going to be destroyed a second time. Is this world going to collapse? "
"The world is normal. It's just that you don't know much." Icetis smacked my chest twice. Her slaps almost echoed. "Oh, right. You said that Abyssal Schilling destroyed your worldview? What happened? "
I sighed. "It's not a big deal. She recognized me as her father. She said that she has been my daughter since 70,000 years ago."
Icetis slammed her head on the huge egg. "F * ck. Is this world going to collapse?!"
I glanced at her. "Don't repeat what I said."
"I didn't repeat it. Didn't I add 'F * ck' in front?" Icetis turned around. "What's going on? If you don't explain it clearly, I reckon that Sandora and the others will eat you up. If you don't believe me, turn around and look behind you. "
I turned around and saw a bunch of dumbfounded gazes.
"Actually, it's like this …"
I immediately told them the sensational theory that I had heard half a day ago. At the end, I emphasized on Abyssal Schilling's unique way of thinking so that everyone would know that Abyssal Schilling's recognition of her father was meaningless to her. She had known about it since tens of thousands of years ago. Her emotional model couldn't be understood by common sense.
"Oh, that makes sense." Shallow Shallow's ability to accept things was the highest among everyone. She nodded. The impact of this matter seemed to be less than the news of having braised pork for dinner. "It seems that Abyssal Schilling is quite open-minded."
"Not only is she open-minded, she can't even be bothered to look at such things." I waved my hand. I really didn't want to continue this topic. So, I shifted everyone's attention back to the huge egg. "How should we deal with this?"
Sandora thought about it seriously and nodded solemnly. "Actually, I have always wanted to say that this can be cooked and eaten …"
Right after she said that, the little crow next to her let out a "caw" and burst into tears.
Hehe. Screw your worldview.
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