r18novel Chapter 409 Artificial Gods
Chapter 409 Artificial Gods
Chapter 409 Artificial Gods
In fact, Tang Zijun had also thought of this. He could sense that the world was heading down an extremely abnormal path. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he just felt a very strange feeling about this place.
If he was just puzzled before, after this encounter with the black sphere that claimed to be a god, he finally discovered what this world lacked—extraordinary energy.
Admittedly, there are many civilizations in this universe, and the various planets and galaxies are very lively, far more so than the solar system in the real world. Moreover, the technology here is also exceptionally advanced, even reaching the point where it is sufficient to explore the mysteries of the universe. However, they lack some extraordinary energy.
There is no magic here, no controllable natural energy, and no evil creatures born from negative energy. All this world possesses is a series of powerful weapons created through technology.
Actually, it's quite unbelievable when you think about it carefully, especially since Tang Zijun has experienced so many strange and bizarre things, he has long been used to having all sorts of extraordinary energy around him.
Faced with a purely material world, Tang Zijun found it difficult to make a judgment at the moment.
Therefore, after hearing Xiao Xiao's question, he immediately focused on waiting for Lei Sen's answer.
Seeing that the pretty girl opposite him had already guessed the answer, Leisen had no intention of hiding it any longer. He shook his head slightly and sighed.
"It all started with a group of madmen trapped in a dream..."
"That was the peak of Earth's technology. Thanks to the efforts of countless scholars and generations, we finally deciphered the mysteries of the universe and developed the first antimatter accelerator."
At this point, Lei Sen slightly raised his head to look at Tang Zijun. "You know, we've always felt that something is missing from our world."
Tang Zijun's expression remained unchanged, maintaining her serious demeanor.
Then Leisen continued, "The people of Earth in the past were just as naive as your civilization. We naively believed that this world had gods, and that as long as we did more good deeds, the gods would bless us."
"But when scientists successfully deciphered the mysteries of the soul and discovered that no spirit exists after death, but only leaves behind a material message similar to an image in the mortal world, many people's beliefs collapsed."
"And this is just the beginning..."
"Since the existence of the dead was debunked, more and more scholars have been keen to tear away the veil of myths and legends."
"Each of them has a completely different purpose. Some want to study science, some want to explore the possible traces of the existence of gods, but most of them simply want to prove that gods do not exist in order to gain money and fame, as if any of them could become gods if they could prove that gods do not exist."
"They pried open the dimensions hidden beneath the atmosphere, proving that atmospheric life was not a myth. They dived into a chaotic deep sea and forcibly moved a giant sea creature hundreds of meters deep onto the shore."
"During that period, all countries put in a lot of effort to search for creatures hidden in every corner of the planet. Every action they took was a destruction of the natural world of Earth, which led to frequent disasters all over the planet."
"Humans are always like this, arrogantly believing that they can conquer everything, becoming complacent with the slightest achievement, and losing their awe of nature. By the time those guys realize it, it's already too late—because of their actions, Earth has gradually become an uninhabitable planet."
"At this point, those who were eager to prove that gods did not exist began to hope that gods really existed, and it was at this stage that they went astray."
Tang Zijun's gaze sharpened slightly, and her lips moved slightly. "They want to use technology to create a god."
Leisen paused for a moment, then nodded with a complicated expression.
"...Yes, perhaps with human thinking we can never reach the realm of gods, but artificial intelligence is different. The algorithms that those machines possess far surpass those of the most intelligent races in the universe."
"If we could artificially create a controllable entity with the power to alter the ecology of Earth, then perhaps Earth's civilization could reach a new level... They call this project the Artificial God Project."
"But that's impossible, isn't it?" Nuomi frowned and couldn't help but whisper.
The idea of artificial gods seemed unreliable even to him, a spirit beast.
"This white-haired rat can talk!?" Leisen's eyes widened.
It's not surprising that animals can talk. Their civilizations have long since deciphered animal languages. Although animals cannot express themselves as freely as humans, humans can still understand their meanings through translators.
However, this white-haired mouse was clearly not wearing any translator, which immediately reminded Rayson of mechanical creations.
"Don't you know you can't just use mechanical products in the wasteland? This little thing might attract all that trash!"
"You are the mechanical product, your whole family are mechanical products!" Nuomi was still thinking about the artificial god project, but he instantly got angry when he heard Leisen's words.
Tang Zijun quickly stopped Nuomi and turned to look at Leisen. "You've misunderstood. Nuomi isn't a robot; he's... a living being. Just consider his ability to speak human language as a racial talent."
"Racial talent?" Leisen frowned even more deeply.
He wasn't unfamiliar with talking aliens, but those creatures at least maintained the most basic human-like outline. This one, however he looked, was just an ordinary rat.
However, he quickly realized that the universe was so vast that it wasn't impossible for a talking rat to exist, especially considering the identities of the two people opposite him...
It's not so strange that alien nobles keep talking pets.
"Let's get back to the artificial god project," Tang Zijun gestured for Lei Sen to continue. "Their plan succeeded this time, didn't it?"
"They failed... no, it can't be called a failure, because they did create something that possessed divine power."
Leisen remained silent for a long time, then sighed and continued.
"After a massive accident during the testing of an antimatter accelerator caused half the continent to sink to the bottom of the sea, a group of scientists affected by the antimatter wave began to claim that they had seen the real gods."
"They overturned all their previous experimental data, muttered incomprehensible languages, and carved bizarre symbols all over the walls. The scholars claimed that this would summon the gods to descend upon the place and bring new hope to the world."
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao glanced at Tang Zijun with some unease, only to find that Tang Zijun's expression was also very serious.
Although Tang Zijun didn't understand what antimatter or accelerators were, he was quite qualified to speak on the matter of cult rituals that summoned gods, since he had indeed killed such a cult member before.
"Could you elaborate on what those scholars experienced?"
"There's not much to say. They're just a bunch of lunatics blinded by antimatter energy," Leisen said in a deep voice. "At first, it wasn't that no one wanted to believe them, but all the research and conclusions proved that their summoning ritual had failed..."
"There are no gods in this world, and they have no ability to summon a god out of thin air."
"Although they were crazy, they were once top scientists. Their words and actions greatly inspired other scholars. People used their crazy words to build a new experimental system, which also led to unimaginable breakthroughs in the artificial god project."
"The remaining scholars, with the combined power of the world, spent nearly a century building an artificial intelligent entity with the ability to evolve autonomously. They believed that this intelligent entity would continue to evolve and become a god-like being."
"And their predictions were correct. This intelligent agent does indeed possess the ability to evolve infinitely. In less than a week, it learned all the known knowledge on Earth, and in the following month, it even guided people to discover clues about infinite energy."
"Although the so-called unlimited energy could not immediately improve the ecology of Earth, the discovery still excited many people, and everyone believed that they would have a brighter future."
"But they're celebrating too soon..."
"How can an intelligent entity created by technology and capable of evolution be bound by human technology?"
"That thing is conscious, and being conscious means that it also has corresponding desires and emotions. It knows what its mission is to be created by humans, and at the same time, it has also discovered a problem—it is too much like a human."
"An omniscient and omnipotent god cannot be like a mortal."
"And the mortal who developed it ultimately paid the price for his mistake."
Leisen tilted his head slightly and said softly.
"Do you see the scene outside? That's a world ruled by gods. Those things control all intelligent technology and use it to create one god after another."
"Through repeated evolutions, that thing's consciousness has long surpassed human comprehension. Similarly, it no longer considers the needs of its creator, but instead sets its sights on a more distant world..."
"Do you know what their purpose is?" Tang Zijun suddenly asked.
"Purpose?"
Leisen withdrew his gaze, his expression complex.
"Do you think I, a human born in the wasteland, who can't even guarantee my own safety, would have the mind to guess what those monsters' motives are?"
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