I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 145 [You built a chicken coop]

Chapter 145 [You Built a Chicken Coop] (Part )
Taoyuan paused.

Lin Xing'an also silently digested his long words.

A complicated feeling emerged in my heart.

The so-called chicken coop seems to be no different from an ant box or a petri dish...

You organize all your findings.

[The chicks in Part A and Part B are both incredibly smart, the only difference is the robots]

[So you can obviously draw a conclusion - the difference in growth environment has an impact on the taste of chickens]

The tougher the growing environment, the better the chicken tastes.

You can even come up with an equation.

[The extremely smart chicken that survived the clutches of a super-intelligent robot = tastes about SS+]

Taoyuan listed all these conclusions and equations on the screen.

But this time you didn't get too excited too early

[Because chickens in chicken house A also have SS+ taste, and chickens in chicken house B also have SS taste]

Does this mean that some chicks are not affected by their environment?

You are curious

[So you merged part A and part B again, turning all the intelligent robots into super-intelligent robots, and kept their chicken-eating bug]

Then you put a new batch of chicks in the chicken coop and observed them patiently.

In the picture, the AB chicken coops became one again.

You only eat these chicks when they reach Part B of their exploration of the truth, that is, when they realize your existence.

[Sure enough, although the average taste of this batch of chickens is as high as SS+, there are still some chickens that taste only SS or even less.]

You realize that the external environment can only affect the taste, but cannot determine it.

【What really determines the taste is the chicken itself】

Just like a smart chick will wake up, a dumb chick will remain dumb no matter how the environment changes.

[Some chickens just taste good, and they can maintain a high taste no matter what environment they are in]

Some chicks just don’t taste good. No matter how many resources you give them, no matter what kind of environment you create for them, they just don’t taste good.

[Yes is yes, no is no]

A line of words appeared on the screen.

[And now, you want to know what qualities these "good" chickens actually possess? ]

What determines whether they are "okay" or "not"?

Yes, you have changed again.

You don't even care about the taste of the chicken anymore

The texture of the chicken seems to be simply for classification.

You restarted the chicken coop, stocked it with a new batch of chicks, and returned to the city.

You came back quickly this time.

[But this time you didn’t study alone, you called your good friend]

[You had actually told him the story of your chicken coop in the mountains a long time ago, and he had already shown interest.]

[You personally observe the every move of these chicks]

[Watch them awaken one by one, evade the pursuit of super-intelligent robots, establish organizations, experience life and death, and pursue the truth step by step...]

[Watch them experience fear, excitement, sadness, despair, and then regain hope...]

Your friend is very emotional.

Your mood remains relatively stable.

[Because this has actually been played out countless times in the chicken coop]

You've seen it over and over again.

[Similarly, when the chicks' exploration of the truth reaches the point where they become aware of your existence, you and your friends share and eat them.]

You selected the chickens with a SS+ taste, and then reviewed your records of their lives.

Fortunately, although your meticulous observations took time, the conclusions you reached were very specific.

The picture changes again.

Taoyuan made a picture.

[You've noticed that all awakened chicks generally possess several abilities or qualities at the same time]

【Creativity, leadership, curiosity, courage, imagination, etc. 】

[The chickens with SS+ taste are just more outstanding than ordinary awakened chickens in some aspects.]

[Some have great courage, some have strong curiosity, some have strong creativity, some have extraordinary imagination, etc...]

[These outstanding qualities are the reason why they have survived those super-intelligent robots]

[This is also the reason why they gather together to get closer to the truth]

【But at this time, your friend asked you a question】

Why do some chickens possess the same qualities, even stronger and more comprehensive, and easily reach SS+ in taste, but die early?

Why do some chickens look like trash, have countless flaws, and even taste only S-grade, yet they always survive to the end?

Taoyuan typed these two questions on the screen.

Lin Xing'an also frowned and began to think.

In fact, you have already discovered this problem.

[Because in every batch there are always a few lucky chickens, they taste terrible, they should have died long ago, but they survived the crisis]

[Some chickens even die to protect them because they taste so good]

You are actually curious about this question.

So you hit it off and started researching again.

After such a long period of research, you still don't have any clues, and it's even more confusing.

[Because no matter what, there are just a few chicks. They are clearly doomed to die, and they are clearly in a desperate situation, but they still manage to survive.]

[You might even have a bug where a super-intelligent robot suddenly develops feelings for you, a bug you fixed ages ago.]

[It's as if there's a mysterious force preventing them from dying as long as you don't take action.]

[And some chickens, though so powerful, so cautious and courageous, and whose decisions were flawless, always encountered unexpected dangers and died.]

【Each batch will have】

[It's as if there's a mysterious force that wants them to die]

Even if you secretly help once or twice, it will be irreversible the third time.

After observing several batches and still being unable to find the cause, you came to a conclusion.

【The reason for this phenomenon is only two words】

【luck】

Two big words appeared on the screen.

【This discovery gives you and your friends a different feeling】

Because all along, with your more or less interference, only the "perfect chicks" survived to be eaten by you.

[But now, with luck, some imperfect chicks will survive to the end]

[And unlike other factors, luck is invisible and intangible, and it is something that the chicken itself has.]

It seems to be beyond your control.

This random feeling makes you both excited and nervous.

[So you decided to see how powerful luck is] [You want to find a chicken that has both extremely good luck and extremely strong strength]

So, you made radical changes to the entire chicken coop's breeding model and the super-intelligent robots.

[You want to find the luckiest chicken by going through more extreme living environments]

[This environment is so extreme that even if the chicken is very strong, it will not survive if it is unlucky.]

The animation in front of Lin Xing'an changed again.

First, the chicken coop

You expanded the chicken coop once again, making it indistinguishable from the mountain, a one-to-one replica.

You also observed the chickens on the mountain and modified the malfunctioning robots so that they could live exactly like the chickens on the mountain.

[Because they think they are chicks, this is not difficult]

Then there are those super-intelligent robots

You gave them greater power, far beyond the power of the chicken.

Your friends have given them a more realistic "personality," or "soul," allowing them to "awaken."

[They become like you, like those little chickens, with their own different personalities, emotions, joys and sorrows, and they will make mistakes and panic.]

But there is no love

You explained to your friend for a long time.

Love is a BUG

【Once you have love, they are no longer controllable】

[No matter how bizarre things are, as long as the reason is love, then it seems to become reasonable]

[For this reason, you and your friends unanimously decided to deprive robots of their right to reproduce.]

[Finally, after discussion, you gave these "robots" three more orders that must not be violated]

[1. Don’t eat confused chickens]

2. Once the chicks find themselves in the coop, they must be eaten.

[3. The chicks they raise, even the stupid ones, can be eaten when they are one month old, seven years old, and eighteen years old, and only at these three times]

[Of course, when to eat these three times depends on themselves, it is completely random]

[In addition to these three most basic rules, there are also several invisible rules that basically do not need to be emphasized]

[For example, you must never intentionally expose yourself to the chicks, or trick them into discovering the truth about the chicken coop.]

[For example, their invisible duties are to observe and record chicks, etc.]

The three most basic rules of the gluttonous ghost appeared again in the scene before Lin Xing'an's eyes.

And all the invisible rules.

Finally, you need to change the method of catching chicks from the mountain and releasing them into the chicken coop.

[Because the chicks live in the mountains, even you can't easily enter, let alone catch the chicks.]

So, when you first started catching chicks, you weren't picky. You caught both big and small chicks, and that was all you needed.

【And this time you chose to catch only eggs】

[Although it was difficult, the interest in your hearts allowed you to overcome all difficulties]

[Then it’s time to put these eggs into the chicken coop]

[In the past, you just gave the chicks directly to the super-intelligent robots]

[Now you will randomly place eggs in the chicken coop]

So some eggs will be raised by malfunctioning robots, while others will be raised by super-intelligent robots.

After all this was done, you watched it all as if you were waiting for a movie to start.

Taoyuan paused again.

Lin Xing'an frowned.

He still couldn't quite understand the purpose of the third rule of the Taogui, regarding the age of seven and eighteen...

As if she had sensed the doubts in his mind.

As the scene changed, Taoyuan continued speaking.

[Your original intention is to select the most capable and luckiest chicks through such extreme methods]

If a chick is eaten during a full moon, it is unlucky.

[Because each super-intelligent robot has different hobbies and personalities]

[Why was it so unlucky that it didn't get reincarnated into a home with super-intelligent robots that wouldn't be so impatient as to eat them on a full moon?]

If the chick is eaten at seven, it's just bad luck. Who told it not to be born into a home with a super-intelligent robot that would raise it until it's eighteen before eating it?

[Or maybe it's because it's not strong enough. Who made it not awaken and escape from this home before it turned seven?]

[In short, you think that under these three rules of the super-intelligent robot, only the chickens that are lucky and strong enough can survive]

[This will be extremely simple and crude, and will help you filter out those chickens who only have ability but no luck.]

[Let them die before they have the strength to avoid struggling]

[Chickens that survive from home may be lucky enough to meet other chicks, or they may survive entirely on their own]

[But in fact, the luckiest chickens were reincarnated into the homes of malfunctioning robots]

[The malfunctioning robot really treats them like a parent]

[Although there are a large number of super-intelligent robots around them, as long as they don't wake up, they are almost completely harmless]

Your friend thinks this seems a little unfair. By comparison, being reborn into a malfunctioning robot's home seems like heaven.

Everything seems to have been destined since birth.

[Some chicks are born into heaven, while others struggle]

You think this is fair because it all depends on luck. If someone is lucky, they will be reborn well. If you are unlucky, then you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.

[Of course, your plan does not stop here]

You will still eat chicken regularly and eat the chicks that survive.

[But this time, you won't eat all the surviving chicks in one go like you did before.]

[You decide to give "luck" some chance to operate]

You will randomly select a surviving chicken and then eat all the chickens it knows.

[You won’t eat anything it doesn’t recognize, even if it has the best SS+ taste]

[Because of luck, because they are lucky, they are lucky not to be related to the chicken you randomly selected]

[After eating them, you will put in a new batch of eggs, and the cycle will repeat]

[In theory, the lucky chickens will survive for round after round]

Yes, you have changed.

You no longer observe the chicken coop to eat the chicken.

Your research is no longer about picking the best-tasting chickens.