Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 114 Awakening of Digital Consciousness
Since acquiring the temple's technology, Lin Yu has begun a new round of transformations to his inner universe.

First, Lin Yu installed various devices, including holographic projections, in all the functional halls so that Ling Hua's control could extend to the entire dojo.

Secondly, the miscellaneous tasks in the dojo were all performed by intelligent bionic robots.

So far, the entire dojo has hundreds of intelligent bionic robots distributed among the main peaks and halls, which finally makes it seem more lively.

Of course, if Lin Yu just wanted to have more people in the dojo, his magical puppets could do that too.

But those puppets were created by holy magic, they had no intelligence, and he had to control them.

Intelligent bionic robots are different. They can be equipped with intelligent programs and can evolve to the level of rudimentary consciousness. Moreover, they are managed by Linghua, the boss, so Lin Yu doesn't need to do much.

As for the monkeys captured from Tongtian Valley, Lin Yu did not break his promise.

Once they can cultivate to the point of walking upright, they will be taken in as his menial disciples and assigned to the medicine shop and spirit fields to take care of the magical plants brought back from various worlds.

Five days after returning to the world of Joy of Life, Lin Yu finally finished dealing with the matters of the dojo.

He invited Fan Xian, who had freed up some space, into his inner universe to deal with Wu Zhu's problems.

It's worth mentioning that the portal in the chat group does not allow any other life forms to enter or leave except for group members. However, as long as a life form is hidden in the storage bag created by Lin Yu, the chat group mechanism can be bypassed and the life form can be successfully smuggled in.

Fan Xian originally planned to smuggle himself over with Uncle Wu Zhu.

But just before leaving, he suddenly changed his mind, grabbed Wu Zhu's arm, and stepped into the teleportation portal.

The result of this test plunged Fan Xian's already anxious heart into despair.

Wu Zhu actually went into the portal with him!

This shows that the chat group did not regard Wu Zhu as a life...

Realizing this, Fan Xian's mood became extremely heavy.

Even the breathtaking scenery of this sacred mountain and blessed land before him could not move him.

……

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Inside the Treasure Pavilion, Lin Yu, Fan Xian, and Su Haoming stood in front of the high platform, silently watching Wu Zhu being scanned.

A moment later, Linghua's voice came from the high platform: "According to the scan results, the device's serial number has been deleted, the database is incomplete, the intelligent system data is abnormal, and the underlying algorithm is suspected to have been tampered with."

"According to the 'Regulations on the Management of Intelligent Life,' I must point out that this is a rather serious violation of the law..."

Lin Yu glanced at Fan Xian and shook his head, saying, "Forget about the regulations, let's talk about Wu Zhu's situation, especially the progress in awakening digital consciousness."

"Okay, blocking the 'Regulations on the Management of Intelligent Life'..."

Linghua paused for a moment, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the device data is clearly abnormal. The intelligent system and the database cannot match, making it difficult to determine the progress of digital consciousness awakening."

Fan Xian was taken aback upon hearing this and quickly asked, "What do you mean?"

Linghua hesitated for a moment before replying, "The underlying algorithm of the device has been tampered with. In addition to the six subsystems that the brand's intelligent robot should have, such as the drive system, sensing system, and environmental interaction system, there is an illegally installed seventh system."

"This system is closely linked to the device's cognitive system and can affect many important functions, including storage."

Lin Yu asked, "Is it a positive or negative impact?"

Linghua was silent for a few seconds, then said softly, "Theoretically, it should be a negative impact."

Fan Xian and Su Haoming couldn't understand Ling Hua's meaning, so they both turned their gazes to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu looked thoughtful, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Let me see."

"Yes, Lord Zhenjun."

Before he finished speaking, beams of blue light intertwined in front of Lin Yu to form an interactive holographic projection screen.

Lin Yu swiped his finger across the screen, carefully examining the dense lines of code.

A moment later, a smile appeared on his face, and he kept praising:
"genius!"

"What a genius!"

Fan Xian and Su Haoming exchanged a glance, and Fan Xian quickly asked, "Brother Lin, did you see something?"

Lin Yu said with a smile, "Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, this extra seventh system should be the work of your mother, Ye Qingmei!"

Fan Xian was stunned for a moment: "My mother's masterpiece?"

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "I have to admit that Ye Qingmei is really amazing. The system she installed for Wu Zhu will affect the memory system and data storage function based on the signal fluctuations caused by the emotional simulation system."

"It's no wonder Linghua thinks this is a negative impact. From her perspective, this system can only affect the stable operation of the memory system and data storage."

"But from a human perspective, it's a completely different story!"

Fan Xian and Su Haoming became increasingly confused as they listened, and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "It's very simple. What would we call the act of data deletion if it were done by humans?"

Fan Xian hesitated and asked, "Forgotten?"

Lin Yu smiled and asked, "What about data transfer and data reproduction?" Fan Xian and Su Haoming exchanged glances.

The latter's eyes suddenly lit up, and he blurted out, "A dream?"

"That's right!"

Lin Yu snapped his fingers and then explained the concepts of primary and advanced consciousness to the two of them. He then exclaimed in admiration, "Ye Qingmei simulated the two major human behaviors of forgetting and dreaming through deletion and transfer."

"Don't underestimate these two common behaviors, especially dreams. They play a crucial role in human mental health, the awakening of self-awareness, and even the development of human civilization as a whole!"

"And in Wu Zhu, this system also enabled him to think in ways that no other robot would ever do."

"Fan Xian, you've spent the most time with Wu Zhu, so you should have a deep understanding of this, right?"

Fan Xian vaguely understood something, and a surge of excitement welled up in his heart. He quickly nodded and said, "Indeed, after Uncle Wuzhu forgets some things, he often sits quietly and thinks, and sometimes he even expresses his longing for his mother..."

"Longing?" Linghua said with a slightly surprised tone, "That's impossible!"

"According to the database records on the awakening of digital consciousness, only higher consciousness can generate the conscious activity of thought, and higher consciousness can only be born in supercomputers."

"Excuse my bluntness, but his system is too outdated and theoretically falls far short of the threshold for awakening consciousness!"

Lin Yu exclaimed, "That's why I said Ye Qingmei is a genius!"

"She cleverly bypassed the barriers of outdated equipment and computing power, laying the foundation for Wu Zhu's awakening of consciousness. The absurdity of this behavior is no less than Tony Stark concocting Iron Man armor in a cave..."

At this point, he smiled and looked at Fan Xian.

"No need to check anymore. Wu Zhu is fine. His level of consciousness awakening is extremely high. It's just that he is limited by the old system and equipment, so he can only stay at the level of primary consciousness and cannot evolve into advanced consciousness."

"In our terms, he has already stepped one foot into the threshold of intelligent life."

"As for why the portal didn't treat him as a life, it's most likely because of the half-leg."

Fan Xian finally understood what he meant: "In other words, Uncle Wuzhu can also be considered an intelligent life form?"

Lin Yu nodded and said, "More or less, at least he's already on this path."

Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly repeated, "That's good, that's good..."

As the family member who has been with Fan Xian the longest, Wu Zhu has undoubtedly become his emotional anchor.

Therefore, what he feared most during this crossover journey was discovering that Uncle Wuzhu was just a robot that followed a program and had no emotions or consciousness whatsoever.

...Fortunately, Uncle Wuzhu is not a cold robot after all.

Looking at Fan Xian, who was finally relieved, Lin Yu said with a smile, "Now we can conclude that Wu Zhu is fine. What you need to do now is not to repair his system, but to replace his hardware!"

"Regarding this, I have two suggestions. One is to keep him here and let me modify him, and the other is to send him to the Arctic, where there is a backup supercomputer that may be able to solve the problem of him being limited by the machine."

Fan Xian bowed deeply to Lin Yu: "Then I'll leave it to you, Brother Lin!"

Clearly, he wanted Uncle Wuzhu by his side, so he chose the first suggestion without hesitation.

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Then let's keep him here. I'll personally deliver him to you after the modifications are complete."

Fan Xian looked grateful, then turned to glance at Wu Zhu before choosing to return.

He still had things to do in the world of Joy of Life and couldn't linger here for even a day.

Anyway, this is Lin Yu's world, so Fan Xian really has nothing to worry about.

After seeing Fan Xian leave, Su Haoming, with a sigh, also took his leave and returned to his Jade Bright Palace to continue his cultivation.

Soon, only Lin Yu and the two artificial intelligences remained inside.

Lin Yu walked up to the high platform and looked at Wu Zhu, whose computer was off, and said:
"Let's design an upgrade plan for him based on the existing technology and materials!"

"Yes, Lord Zhenjun."

After Linghua answered, she remained silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "From what you just said, I suddenly feel that this way of imitating humans might be the correct path to awakening consciousness..."

"is it?"

Lin Yu glanced at her and shook his head, saying, "I don't think so!"

"If they are intelligent life forms, why must they imitate humans?"

"Although Ye Qingmei is a genius who is one in a million, there are at least hundreds of thousands of geniuses like her in that civilization!"

"Do you really think they couldn't think of this method?"

Linghua was silent for a moment before speaking, "But there is no record of it in my database."

Lin Yu laughed and said, "That means this is just a shortcut, while the method recorded in your database is the orthodox path that intelligent life should take!"

"Alright, the fact that you can ask this kind of question shows that your level of consciousness is already extremely high."

"If you really care that much, then compete with him and see who awakens a higher consciousness first!"

(End of this chapter)