Eternal Night

Chapter 613 The Stupid System (Artificial Intelligence-Type Main Brain)
"...No, I'm the root of all evil?"

As Wu Pifu walked, he muttered to himself, "Is something wrong with them? They've been lost for five hundred years, gone through countless battles, and now they want the Dragon King to return? Is this some kind of artificial idiot?"

system:"……"

Mastermind: “…”

Neither responded. Wu Pifu scratched his head and walked out of the building, saying, "Mastermind, determine what this thing is."

"Judging in progress..."

"...Found entities of the same origin but different time and space, ruling rejected..."

"Judging in progress..."

"...Found entities of the same origin but different time and space, initiated information negotiation..."

"...Negotiations are underway..."

"...Negotiations are underway..."

"Judgment failed."

"...The judgment was rejected."

Wu Pifu was patiently waiting for the mainframe's judgment, but who knew that the two voices were almost identical, one louder and the other softer. In the end, it turned out that the two things were making a fool of him!
Veins bulged on Wu Pifu's forehead. He laughed angrily, "Fine, fine, you're playing me like this, aren't you? Come on, either you explain yourself clearly today, or I'll kill both of you. One is the mainframe of my timeline, right? I'll go back to Gaia and kill you. And the fragments of the mainframe, right? Anyway, this body isn't mine. Before my body recovers, I'll activate 100% of the Negative Backlash of the Mind. If you dare come into my consciousness, just wait and see if I don't kill you!"

After Wu Pifu finished speaking, he ignored everything else and continued walking outside.

Unexpectedly, the voices of the main brain and the fragment of the main brain sounded at the same time.

"Judging in progress..."

"...identifying entities from different time periods and locations, partial judgment passed..."

"...Judgment complete. The mission system (a mixture of three elements: fragments of the main brain, a predetermined death caused by real damage, and a portion of the essence of the dream source) can grow, recover, and upgrade."

"The mission system is derived from the positioning spacetime coordinates under the absolute spacetime concept. Based on the unknown paradoxes limited by the absolute spacetime concept, when the object arrives at the target node of the absolute spacetime concept, the spacetime backlash will increase by three levels, which will increase the probability of the absolute spacetime island phenomenon occurring during the absolute spacetime concept backtracking process by 99.999%... Citizen Wu Pifu is not applicable to this, as the absolute spacetime anchoring protocol has already offset the occurrence of the absolute spacetime island phenomenon."

"This task system will issue various tasks based on the host's strength, experience, timeline, causal relationship, destiny, and other factors. Upon completion of the task, random rewards will be given according to the difficulty and degree of completion. These rewards include, but are not limited to, fantasy items, rare treasures, secret information from the dream world, titles, extraordinary paths, direct strength enhancement rewards, and rare items (in progress... once completed, there is an extremely low probability that the task system will reward an Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol when completing a task involving the root level! Important, extremely important, a second Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol!) etc."

"The ultimate goal of this mission system is to complete itself, restore itself, and upgrade itself, transforming it into a complete form, namely the main brain. Detection in progress... Detection complete. Under the concept of absolute spacetime, two main brains cannot exist simultaneously under the same absolute spacetime. Detection in progress... Detection in progress... Detection complete..."

"Citizen Wu Pifu, based on the current emergency situation, hereby issue the mission: Kill the mission system..."

"...A co-originating entity from a different time and space has been discovered; urgent negotiations are underway..."

"...Negotiations are underway..."

"Negotiations complete."

"Citizen Wu Pifu, this mission system is safe and harmless, and can be used normally. It will be of great help to you in the future. (Important note: Please obtain the second Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Agreement!)"

Wu Pifu was stunned. He shouted, "What the hell do you mean 'safe and harmless'? Do you want to listen to what you're saying? A thing that's a mixture of Predestined Death, the essence of dreams, and fragments of the main brain, and you're telling me it's safe and harmless? Believe me or not, I'll kill you when I get back!"

"...Judgment in progress...Judgment complete. Due to the special attributes of citizen Wu Pifu, this task system will be safe and harmless. At the same time, each upgrade will help alleviate (partially resolve) the potential mental and ideological risks of citizen Wu Pifu."

Wu Pifu paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

Speaking of which, when he encountered the Predestined Death before, it seemed that a trace of the endless negativity in his sea of ​​consciousness was actually eliminated. Although it was very little, it was truly eliminated. It wasn't an increase in the burden he could bear, but the negativity was really eliminated. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

A predetermined death...did it kill the negative?
If that's the case, then this mission system might really have to be kept, because it might be the only thing that can truly eliminate negative effects. Apart from that, all his current methods, whether it's the Tiger Demon Art, his various extraordinary techniques, or the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Scripture, are actually just ways to increase his capacity to withstand negative effects.

After a while, Wu Pifu arrived at the building's main entrance. He asked again, "Mastermind, could you analyze why the missions issued by this system are completely inconsistent with my actual experience? What the hell is this 'Dragon King Returns'? I didn't see any old friends sleeping in doghouses!"

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. This task system is based on its existing time coordinate nodes. Due to the misalignment of the absolute spacetime concept, all its tasks will be misaligned in the same way to conform to the spacetime paradox, but its rewards are real."

Wu Pifu suddenly realized, "So, this task system is a rich idiot? Even though it's an idiot, as long as it meets this idiot's requirements, it will give you a lot of money, right?"

Mastermind: “…”

Task System: "..." Wu Pifu looked at the dozens of superhumans flying towards the building from the air, as well as the giant monster with Xu Ruonan's head that was climbing towards the building. His eyes narrowed, especially when he saw the monster's appearance: a human head, nine bird heads, a fly's body, and the lower half of a giant dog. His eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

"...Task system, what does the 'Dragon King Returns' mission mean? How do I complete it? What are the rewards?" Wu Pifu asked coldly.

A voice, slightly softer than the main AI's, echoed in Wu Pifu's mind: "The Mission Dragon King Returns."

"Due to the five hundred years of separation, when you returned, you were shocked to find that of the three pillars of humanity, only you remained. Your three accessories had also been absorbed by others, and all your former companions, friends, and comrades-in-arms had suffered heavy casualties. Not to mention, human civilization had already fallen into the dream world..."

"You are angry, you are desperate, you roar, you are at a loss..."

"Wait a moment!"

Wu Pifu immediately said, "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

"...Now that things have come to this, you have no other choice but to raise your Heroic Spirit Shattered Blade and try to turn the tide..."

Wu Pifu immediately raised the Death-Seeking Blade and said, "Now it's called the Death-Seeking Blade, the Heroic Spirit Shattering Blade is too outdated!"

"...The Dragon King has returned. The mission requires you to kill the Bloodstained Witch Xu Ruonan, let the three accessories rest in peace, help your former comrades and partners collect the uncorrupted fragments of the main brain, and activate each fragment with the super brain. Finally, establish your identity as one of the three pillars of humanity. All of the above tasks will accumulate mission completion rate. The higher the final mission completion rate, the richer the mission rewards will be."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Pifu muttered, "In short, all we need to do is kill Xu Ruonan, this inhuman being, right?"

Task System: "..."

Wu Pifu stood still. At this moment, Wang Yihui and the others arrived. They were all extremely excited, but they had too many questions to ask. However, Chu Yuyan immediately asked anxiously, "How is it? Are there any fragments left?"

Wu Pifu knew what he was asking, and immediately said, "There are dozens of pieces of debris that were not tainted by the Predestined Death, but they have all flown everywhere. I don't know if you can find them all."

The mastermind was indeed dead, and everyone present felt a chill in their hearts. However, when they heard that there were dozens of pieces of debris, some of them perked up.

The chairman of the First Company immediately said, "Thank goodness, at least we're not completely hopeless. If we collect everything and the Master has returned, we can reactivate it. At least we can create one additional brain..."

Wang Yihui sighed and said, "It's gone after all, but with Angkor's return, we still have hope... The most important thing now is to collect all the fragments!"

Chu Yuyan then looked at the huge monster in the distance and said, "No, we also have to deal with the witch Xu Ruonan. She killed far too many people today."

Everyone looked at Wu Pifu. As the only existing superbrain in the human world and the strongest being, his appearance alone was enough to turn the tide. They indeed had to obey Wu Pifu's orders for what to do next.

Wu Pifu sighed inwardly. He didn't immediately reveal that he wasn't from this timeline. Instead, he said, "All of you go and collect the fragments and bring them back as quickly as possible. I will activate them. As for Xu Ruonan, leave her to me."

The chairman of the First Company immediately said, "Sir, please be careful! Xu Ruonan already possesses some of the characteristics of the Root, but she has not yet undergone metamorphosis. However, ordinary methods are still insufficient to kill her. Please be extremely careful, sir!"

"It doesn't matter."

Wu Pifu shook his head, raised his death knives, and said, "Mastermind, determine Xu Ruonan."

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. The puppet contains part of the root essence. The root essence is determined to be the Eternal Mother of the Zero Point Two Dream World. To judge this puppet, it will consume five million points per second."

Wu Pifu was taken aback, then immediately focused his mind, simultaneously channeling his inner strength and the Sleepless Spiritual Light. If it hadn't been revealed, he wouldn't have been able to see it clearly, but once it was revealed, he indeed saw threads hanging down from the ceiling. There was a small five-colored halo above the ceiling, and the threads were hanging down from this five-colored halo, landing on Xu Ruonan's huge body, like a marionette.

"Eternal Mother!" Wu Pifu roared, drawing his sword and charging forward.

At this moment, everyone around was stunned. For some unknown reason, they also heard the mainframe's judgment. Everyone stared at Wu Pifu in disbelief.

Just then, the task system's voice rang out.

"Congratulations, host Wu Pifu, for exceeding the mission requirements and creating the impossible. You have completely restored the mainframe, and the mission completion rate exceeds 200%. Do you wish to complete the mission now, or continue accumulating completion points?"

Wu Pifu asked again, completely bewildered, "Huh? What did I do?"

Sure enough, the task system also left a projection on his retina, which displayed a number.

Mission objectives: Kill Xu Ruonan (incomplete), collect the main brain fragments (incomplete), re-establish the three pillars of humanity (incomplete). Mission completion rate: 200%.

After watching for a while, Wu Pifu cursed the artificial intelligence as stupid, and then, ignoring everyone else and the idiot system, raised his knife and rushed to a distance of 10,000 meters away, standing in front of Xu Ruonan, who had been turned into a puppet.

Xu Ruonan, and the Eternal Mother standing behind her, both looked at Wu Pifu.

(End of this chapter)