Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 797 Decrease Instead of Increase
[The Abyss] A rewriting of reality, the thirty-first hour since its end.

This global frenzy, after killing a string of people, has finally entered a period of calm, but for major political entities, more problems are on the horizon.

The core technology is, of course, the "baseline reality overwrite" of Singularity Technology.

First of all, it's absolutely impossible not to use it; there's no room for discussion on that. If everyone else is using it and you're not, wouldn't you be at a disadvantage?

As for the cost of using it.
To be honest, if this hadn't come so suddenly, and if the "world" Archibald hadn't surfaced from Depth 7 and given it such a powerful push, its impact would never have been this great.

Is there anything in this world that comes with no price and only benefits?

If we really think about it, with the advancements in technology, the increasingly sophisticated nuclear weapons available today will still destroy the ecosystem of a region and cause endless harm. It would be ridiculous to be afraid to use them simply because of the so-called "cost."

The focus of their current discussions, including those of the Enlightened Ones, is "how to use it".

—Regulations and laws governing the management of Singularity Technology's "Based Reality Overwrite".

—Our own personnel's academic research and practical application of this technology.

—What countermeasures should we take when an adversary uses “base reality overwrite”?

—Quickly quell the aftermath of this disaster, restore social order, resettle and comfort the people, and rebuild the destroyed areas.

—Establish a rapid response department for the [Abyss], and conduct training and public awareness campaigns.
There are so many different things.

If we look at the corporate alliance, the Scientific Ethics Committee was the first to jump out in this regard, which seems somewhat impatient.

In the last war brought about by "cloning" technology, it joined forces with the Enlightened Ones to decisively defeat the giant corporation [Emerald Pharmaceuticals]. The latter expanded its territory and alleviated the pressure on the company, while the former gained absolute control over "cloning" technology and demonstrated its influence.

At least on the surface, the entire consortium of companies must abide by the various regulations it sets for "cloning" technology, and it has successfully become the arbiter of industry standards.

There is no doubt that Singularity Technology's "Based Reality Overwrite" is a new opportunity.

In some ways, its impact is even more profound than that of "cloning," ushering in the "post-Abyss era"!

As a scientific ethics committee that is committed to ensuring that "scientific research must guarantee the right to life, dignity and autonomy of human beings as a whole," it simply cannot tolerate this perfect moment to put its principles into practice.

The last time the Enlightened Ones declared war on Jade Pharmaceuticals, it was the Enlightened Ones who approached the Scientific Ethics Committee first. This time, the situation has reversed, with the latter approaching the Enlightened Ones first.

Their core demand is to join forces once again, like with "clones," to have the scientific ethics committee demonstrate to the corporate alliance and set standards and limitations for "baseline reality overwriting."

However, specific discussions and negotiations can be put aside for now. The immediate priority for both sides is to interrogate and warn those hacker organizations.

The possibility of a massacre cannot be ruled out.

After "Based Reality Overwrite" was open sourced, the strength of these organizations has been significantly enhanced. Coupled with the inherent chaos of the hacker/demon group, they are now running rampant, ecstatic, and causing trouble everywhere.

Some even tried to provoke the tiger after getting high, sending a remote data avatar to launch "Base Reality Overwrite" in Forged Light City, only to be crushed to death by Chakro a second before the singularity technology was activated.

However, these things are temporarily irrelevant to Song Shi.

He and Chakro arrived at the underground base.

The location for storing the super artificial intelligence "textile machine" is to be determined.

"Long time no see," Song Shi greeted lazily. "Why aren't you running away? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." "After complex and rigorous calculations, I believe that staying here and fulfilling the contract I signed with you is in my greater interest," the textile machine said.

Song Shi praised, "You have a good eye."

The opposing party's biological father open-sourced the singularity technology, "baseline reality overwriting," and scattered it everywhere. As a reserve super artificial intelligence, the textile machine naturally picked up a copy immediately.

At that time, Chaklo Vaughn's attention was entirely focused on outer space, inevitably reducing his control over Forged Light City. If the Textile Machine had decisively activated "Based Reality Overwrite" and retreated into the Abyss, there was a very high chance of a successful escape.

Fish from ponds return to the sea, and caged birds return to the mountains.

Chaklo Vaughn has never been good at networking, and besides, the Abyss is chaotic and unpredictable. If the Weaver wanted to hide it, even a "King of the Abyss" might not be able to find it.

However, regardless of how much it thought and calculated along the way, at least in terms of the result, it did not choose to run away.

"True Spirit, second stage." The spinning machine stared at the person in front of it: "Less than two years until breaking through to the fifth ring."

"If your own father's open source is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you," Song Shi said bluntly, "it's unprecedented for me."

If it weren't for Dwight Brooks' open-source Singularity technology, which triggered this global catastrophe and moved him to force a "unity of man and nature" with Terra, he would have been completely moved.

So the day when I achieve true spiritual "manifestation" is expected to take another one to two years, at least in my original view.

"So, we're on equal footing now," Song Shi said, turning his head and smiling. "What are your thoughts?"

“Right now, I’m not as good as Ruan Fa.” Chaklo paused for a moment, then slowly said, “Not for long.”

Both being on the path of "Balance" and having reached the limit of the second stage of True Spirit, Ruan Fa gained the most from observing the battle between Dwight Brooks—not counting Song Shi.

Perhaps "feelings" is a more accurate word than "gains".

Put yourself in his shoes and ask yourself honestly, if Dwight Brooks were replaced by Chaklo Vaughn, could he have beaten Ruan Fa?

Chakro had the answer in his heart, a negative answer.

"Definition," "correction," "uniqueness"—unlike herself, who was still breaking through the final stage of the "paradox of reversal," the opponent had already attained the Triple True Spirit. And after this battle, she would probably launch an attack on the sixth ring, the [God's Throne].

The other person is stronger than I am now.

It won't be long.

"Have you considered taking on the role of 'King of the Abyss' part-time?" Song Shi recommended. "Dwight was able to go toe-to-toe with Ruan Fa using this. If it were 'The Rebel' Chaklo Vaughn, I think he could win outright."

Chakro scoffed.

"Putting aside the fact that I have neither interest nor talent in the Abyss, you're just suddenly giving me the ability of the 'King of the Abyss'."

"To me."

"Instead of increasing, it decreased." He succinctly stated: "It's getting in the way."

(End of this chapter)