Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 665 Thousand Star City and Empathy (4K)

This is Song Shi's unilateral translation.

Actually the communication sent by Lapis Lazuli.

——[Please reply if received].

Song Shi thought about it and sent a 1.

He thought about it again, and then sent a message, "Yes, I'm free. I'm free anytime. Just tell me."

After a few seconds, a secret key was sent from the other side.

Song Shi was not unfamiliar with this kind of key, and could even be said to be too familiar with it. In essence, it was an access link and verification procedure for an online room.

When I was a free bounty hunter in my previous life, some business would be discussed in a historic and famous local bar just for the sake of style. Both sides would set up their positions and try to scare the other side with their eyes.

But more often than not, I talk to people online - sometimes it's a simple chat box, sometimes it's a virtual room in the abyss.

【Interview at 9pm】

Song Shi sent an "OK" and waited for a minute. When he found that Lapis Lazuli had no intention of talking again, he threw the phone back into his pocket.

"It's so mysterious. It can't be about the Son of the Sea Soul, right?"

Song Shixin thought.

After Ye Nan left, the communication between him and me became sporadic.

Both parties have things to do.

He first went for the title fair and square, leading Nine Imperial Defense to the title of “World’s No. 1 Security”, and then hit the Sky Data Tower – the latter is said to be still haggling with some companies over some of the high-net-worth assets that were put into orbit that day.

Later, I went to the [Society of the Silent] and tried the [Infinity of All Things], the supreme wonder that took eight thousand years of accumulation and generations of hard work. One thing led to another, and in my few free moments, I was busy surfing the Internet and didn't think of chatting with Lapis Lazuli.

But the other party should be the same.

Today's intelligent machines are no longer the same group that was once ruled by "Yaoxing III". They are severely fragmented, with too many internal demands. In the chaos, there are even examples of civil wars that lead to the death.

In this situation, even if Lapis Lazuli is a direct follower of "Yaoxing III", it is impossible for him to raise his arm and respond instantly, with all the intelligent machines shouting "Woo! Yes! Lapis Lazuli is right!"

There are obviously a lot of troubles to face and problems to deal with.

After all, it has been out of touch with reality for too long. Even for silicon-based intelligent machines, twenty years is a long time for countless iterations.

What is even more deadly than this is "power".

The [Attar] of the fourth ring and the [Lapis Lazuli] of the third ring are not the same thing.

Twenty years after a group of intelligent machines witnessed the "Yaoxing III" being shot down from the atmosphere, no matter which kind of thought it is now, it must contain one element, the pursuit and admiration of power.

Even if some old omnics chose to stand on Lapis Lazuli's side, twenty years was enough time for the new generation of omnic masters to emerge - for them, a symbol that should have been dead suddenly became reality and appeared before their eyes.

This is something extremely worth celebrating.

The premise is that the other party does not hinder oneself from leading the intelligent machines onto the right path.

Then, Song Shi put all this behind him.

——Intelligent machine?
Perhaps in the endless deductions of the Silent Society, they really succeeded in creating a planetary-level combat unit, the "Star-Forging Mecha", which would devour Terra completely and rebuild it into a future that belongs only to the Silicon-Based Paradise.

just.

In the future that they knew, their only final result was to pour a spoonful of hot oil on the upcoming Second Seven Lands War, which could not be ignored but never reached the center of the stage.

It’s not that I look down on them. After all, there are still a few good intelligent machines.

But if he really had the time, why didn't he spend it on the Vampsta Empire?

After all, the latter really has a "God".

"God" in every sense of the word.

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At night, half past eight.

Song Shi opened the diving cabin and lay down inside.

The familiar auxiliary fluid slowly spread across the chest. This orange-red liquid had a subtle smell, a bit like plastic that had just been heated.

With an imperceptible sound, the two rows of airtight valves were tightened and the hatch was completely closed.

At first, there was darkness where the only sound was his own breathing. In less than half a second, faint blue lights lit up one after another, drowning the diver who was ready.

One dark, one white.

When his vision became clear again, starlight flew towards Song Shi.

No.
It is oneself who is diving.

The neon halo flows through the streets and alleys, and there is no shortage of it, but when people look at it, what appears in front of their eyes is a bright, platinum-colored sea of ​​stars.

A tower made of pure light, hundreds or even thousands of meters tall, stood in the center of the city, supporting a barrier that protected the entire city. Even if an Abyss Lord floated up to this point, it would take some effort to break through the defense.

The virtual city located in the abyss is a scene unique to this era.

——Depth 1, [Thousand Star City].

Making way for a translucent fluorescent whale, Song Shi patted the non-existent dust on his body and crushed the secret key.

Song Shi’s whole body blurred for a moment, and then like a bubble, he disappeared into the street with a pop.

Unlike before, with his psychic power climbing to the upper level of the fourth ring and [Liuliguan] observing all the time, this time Song Shi was able to grasp some threads. Crossing the limitations of the physical world, achieving the feat of "space transmission" in the virtual world, the data belonging to "Song Shi" was compressed, packaged and integrated, flowing along the eternally changing line and arriving at the other side.

Unfortunately, I can only see it.

Song Shixin thought.

Seeing something clearly, understanding the principle of how it works, and finally replicating it yourself are three things that are progressively more difficult. I lack a key part, which is the attainment and study of network technology.

Perhaps what is more important than this is that I have never had any enthusiasm or interest in this area.

It’s not a pity.

After the transmission ended, Song Shi found himself in a small room that looked like a restaurant private room. The light was warm, giving people an indescribable sense of comfort.

On the other side of the table.

The dark green spherical body was suspended, and twelve micro gravity balls were circling around it, like the orbits of planets and stars. "Micro" refers to the size. Song Shi saw that these gravity balls, which were only slightly larger than basketballs, contained amazing spiritual power.

"Middle position of the third ring." Song Shi gave his judgment: "Five of the seven spiritual energy skills have been engraved." "Long time no see, Song Shi."

The omnic spoke.

"Uh-huh, long time no see."

Song Shi knocked on the table.

"Let me guess, what you want to talk to me about - something to do with omnics, right?"

"I'm not surprised you came to this conclusion," Lapis Lazuli said. "And my answer to that is, yes, what I'm talking to you about is exactly what the Omnics are."

"What depth are you at now?"

Song Shi suddenly asked.

"It's still Depth 4." Lapis Lazuli replied: "I tried to break through Depth 5, but failed. Maybe my talent is not in this area."

Its tone did not sound tired or irritated, but rather indescribably calm.

"No, I think you should say that Depth 5 is within easy reach." Song Shi held up half of his face, "Talent. Everyone says that one of the racial talents of omnics is the Internet, but not every omnic can become a master of the Internet like you."

"Depth 4 is still too weak for what you want to do."

"I have not given up on this breakthrough." Lapis Lazuli turned the gravity ball: "But Song Shi, you know that some things cannot be achieved simply by determination and ideas. Even if the 'King of Wizards' teaches him step by step, he can't just pick someone on the side of the road and send him to Depth 4 - or even Depth 3."

"You're wrong about that."

Song Shi raised his index finger and said slowly.

"If you dare to bet with him, he will dare to give people one-click fool packages and secretly provide real-time technical support behind the scenes to achieve a depth 5 record. He dares to say that he can teach Abyss Lords % - and use this to prove that other Abyss Lords have no gold content at all."

".Hmm?" Lapis Lazuli seemed stunned for a moment.

Song Shi laughed out loud.

He didn't dwell on this topic for too long, and Lapis Lazuli was far from needing comfort. If it really didn't believe that it could become a "Lord of the Abyss" at Depth 5, then it wouldn't have said those words just now.

"one question."

Song Shi sat up straight.

"Among the thousand conspiracy theories about Thousand Star City, one of the most well-known conjectures is that Thousand Star City was created by an intelligent machine." He crossed his fingers: "Can you explain it?"

As the most famous virtual public domain in the world, [Thousand Star City] claims that every city has its own unique "Thousand Star City". In this era when the surface network is forced to be divided into isolated islands, these countless Thousand Star Cities are connected by hazy ribbons, forming the current "Thousand Star Map".

In such a decentralized virtual anonymous community, anyone whose work involves something borderline will inevitably come into contact with it.

"--correct."

Lapis Lazuli gave the answer very simply.

"But, it may be a little different from the intelligent machine you imagine."

Song Shi sat upright and said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Lapis Lazuli thought for a moment, as if trying to think of a suitable explanation.

"Song Shi, how much do you know about the thoughts of intelligent machines?"

"Not particularly much." Song Shi answered truthfully: "Well, mainly, outsiders know about this thing and the one who makes the loudest sound will know more about him. If I remember correctly, the loudest sound of your intelligent machines was basically won by "Exploding with Humans" and "Purifying All Carbon-based Slurry" in turn."

Lapis nodded, expression unchanged.

"The name Thousand Star City was born twenty-nine years ago, but its initial prototype existed long before the outbreak of the [Freedom Revolution]. At that time, a group of intelligent machines wanted to build an intelligent machine shelter. Later, based on their judgment of the situation, they chose to transform the shelter into an anonymous public domain."

"Oh?" Song Shi raised his eyebrows: "Judgment of the situation?"

"Yes." Lapis Lazuli nodded. "In the foreseeable future, there is no possibility for the Omnics to become an independent force. The only way out is to survive in the cracks between the countries."

“That’s the idea.”

Song Shi touched his chin and said, "Well, it's actually quite right."

There is a strong mutual exclusion between anonymous communities and big forces. If one day [Zero Degree Network] announced that it would establish an anonymous online community dedicated to active people from all walks of life in Terra society, and seriously and repeatedly emphasized the absolute protection of user data privacy.

Anyway, I definitely won’t go.

The group of intelligent machines mentioned by Lapis Lazuli aimed at this angle and tried to gain the ecological niche of the neutral forces.
It is powerful but not very powerful, and does not belong to any major force. The racial division ensures the necessity for it to maintain neutrality.

——Even if we ignore all these rules and regulations, looking back from today, those intelligent machines were indeed successful.

"At that time, although the three leaders of Yaoxing had not yet broken through the fifth ring, [True Spirit], they had already attracted a lot of attention from all sides. They were even more prestigious within our Omnic community. At that time, the major Omnic communities had not yet formed a unified front, but no matter which side they were, they all respected the leaders."

"After the leader heard about the idea of ​​the group of intelligent machines to build Thousand Star City, he was very supportive." When saying this, Lapis Lazuli tapped the floor lightly: "It even personally participated in the design of the underlying architecture of Thousand Star City."

"But they didn't openly support the [Freedom Revolution] behind them." Song Shi said casually: "If they really stood on the side of Yaoxing San in the beginning."

The young man spread his hands and said, "I don't think Thousand Star City will have any other fate other than being blown up."

".We call this intelligent machine community in Thousand Stars City the 'Empathy Protocol'." Lapis Lazuli was silent for a while and chose to avoid talking about it: "Its former leader was a fourth-ring [Consensus]."

"Ex?" Song Shi thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "I guess what's going on."

"Early before the Freedom Revolution, their community had a community culture of 'high frequency data exchange'. After the failure of the Freedom Revolution, the fourth-ring [Consensus] omnic held a referendum within the community. Some omnics decided to leave, and the remaining part..."

"——A unified collection of consciousness, an aggregate of like-minded thoughts, a grand unified field that is indistinguishable from each other." Song Shi said it for the other party in a friendly manner.

He shook his head and sighed: "Ah, consensus."

"Including the leader, all the omnics involved in the fusion have abandoned their original names. The only thing they call themselves now is the 'Empathy Protocol'."

Lapis Lazuli seemed to want to comment on this, but after thinking about it, he continued to simply state: "They are one of the most famous omnic communities, but to be honest, the frequency of their public speaking has been decreasing over the years. Not to mention you humans, even we omnics ourselves don't quite know what they are thinking in our hearts."

"If I shout out the empathy agreement now, will they respond to me?"

".I would advise against it."

"Okay." Song Shi changed his sitting position: "But the reason you came to me obviously has nothing to do with these and this empathy agreement."

Lapis Lazuli said solemnly.

"There are intelligent machines dragging us towards an abyss of no return."

(End of this chapter)