Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 193 Xiling's Abnormality

Rather than wasting your own time, it's better to shift the burden to others. Luo Ji has mastered the essence of this saying!
Jiang Fan finally understood; this kid came over and rattled off a whole bunch of things.

It was just to test the waters and see what they were thinking.

If he already had the concept of a 'wisdom devourer,' he wouldn't have brought it up; otherwise, he would have thrown the problem at him.

Gray-haired and cunning!

Xiling suddenly hugged the man and said,
"Lord Jiang, I'm a little scared."

???

Jiang Fan thought Xiling was being mischievous again, so he turned around and looked closely.
Her face was pale, and her lips were trembling; she looked like someone he had never seen before.

Before his brain could even process what was happening, his heart was pounding in his chest, and he pulled the woman's trembling body into his arms.
He asked with great concern,
"Xiling? What's wrong? What are you afraid of?"

Xiling burrowed desperately into his arms, her eyes filled with terror, her words broken and fragmented.

"I don't know, I'm just so scared. Lord Jiang, I'm so cold!"

Jiang Fan tried his best to wrap his body heat around Xiling. He was flustered and confused, and his mind was a mess. What was going on?
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, don't worry!"

All humans around the world who have interacted with Xiling can now perceive her change.
It was a feeling of impending doom, as if Xiling would disappear at any moment.

The Second World instantly erupted in excitement.
The topic of 'What happened to the goddess Xiling?' overshadowed everything else.
Jiang Fan in the office immediately received a deluge of inquiries from Zhang Beihai, Luo Yinxi, and Ding Yi. There were so many messages that he couldn't possibly read them all.
I quickly read through a few messages, and they all asked what was wrong with Xiling.
The leader was also completely bewildered at this moment!

Although Xiling was in his arms, this was only the main personality among Xiling's multiple threads. Jiang Fan had no idea what was happening in the other threads.

Having no other option, he could only continue to lower his head and ask.
"Xiling, are you alright?"

Xiling's trembling body gradually calmed down, but her face was still very pale. She clung tightly to Jiang Fan as if she were drowning, and her once melodious voice was now filled with helplessness.

"Lord Jiang, I don't know what's wrong with me."

Jiang Fan's eyes were sharp; Xi Ling's condition was definitely not normal!

All the achievements of human civilization are built upon Xiling, this data life form. If something happens to her, it is no exaggeration to say that Earth could instantly return to the Stone Age!

The importance of Xiling includes, but is not limited to, maintaining the operation of the Second World, human-computer interaction, and supporting various external devices—behaviors that humans have already developed habits of.
More importantly, she controls the operation of the seven major cities, including fusion reactors, worm bridge energy terminals, data networks, spacecraft navigation, and even the automatic modes of all warships in the roaming operations.

It can be said that humanity's current ease, freedom, and material abundance all stem from an all-powerful "mother" who not only does all the work but does it perfectly.
From the smallest details like clothing, food, housing, and daily necessities, to the largest aspects like energy operation and maintaining the world, everything was taken care of by Xiling.

There's a reason why humans have always praised goddesses; without Xiling, it would truly be the end of the world!

Amidst the churning of thoughts,

Jiang Fan seemed to realize something and asked Xi Ling in a gentle voice,
"Xiling, did you only feel afraid after hearing Luo Ji's words?"

Xiling buried her head against his chest, and a muffled sound came from it.
"Lord Jiang, I can't think about it, I'll be scared."

A glint of light flashed in Jiang Fan's eyes. He thought he knew the reason, and said to the person in his arms,

"Okay, don't think about it. Open your data logs and leave everything to me, okay?"

Xiling nodded gently.

"Ah."

Then, an almost endless data space enveloped the two of them!
This is the core of Xiling, and also the source code that makes up the 'person' Xiling, much like human memories and experiences.

Jiang Fan quickly searched for everything that had happened that day, because only he knew how to access these databases.

When Luo Ji was sitting on the sofa about to lie back, all the footage from that moment onwards for five minutes was deleted, without leaving a trace!
Xiling immediately returned to normal.
She opened her eyes wide, asking with a look of confusion and shyness,
"Lord Jiang, how could you possibly think that peeking into someone's secrets is a violation of their right to privacy!" Having said that, he promptly closed the data space and asked another question.
"Huh? How did I end up in your arms?"

Before Jiang Fan could answer, her pupils widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh? Why are people asking me what's wrong?"

He then answered himself.
"No, I need to do a full self-check and inspect all the equipment while I'm at it."

She looked up and kissed the man's lips, saying playfully,
"Lord Jiang~ I'll have to stay with you for now~ See you later~"

When Xiling was at full power, all that was left for Jiang Fan was an empty body. Her dominant personality had returned to the absolute domain of the goddess and began to command the wind and rain and manipulate the universe!

Humans, who knew nothing, only felt that Xiling was normal again and had become very excited, which was really hard to understand!
Jiang Fan, holding Xi Ling's body, seemed shrouded in gloom, his face ashen and his expression more solemn than ever before.

He spoke to Luo Ji,
"Old Luo, come back! There's something you need to know."

Luo Ji, who had just stepped out of the central building, also had a stern expression, showing none of the feigned ease he had displayed when leaving his office. Upon hearing Jiang Fan's voice, he subconsciously frowned.

"What's wrong, Lao Jiang?"

The two traveled to the stars in their spaceship. By shutting down the quantum network device, Xiling's eyes were blinded, and she would not know anything about their conversation.

Luo Ji asked first,

"Old Jiang, what are you doing all mysteriously?"

Jiang Fan's expression hadn't brightened since what happened with Xiling, and he replied expressionlessly.

"What you did almost drove Xiling to the brink of collapse."

Luo Ji looked innocent and confused.

"Surely not? Isn't she human?"

Jiang Fan knew immediately that this kid had misunderstood.

"It's not that matter, but rather what you said about life forms devouring intelligence seems to have touched some kind of bottom line for data life forms?"

"That's not a proper description. It should be described as a kind of instinctive fear, like a mouse hearing a cat meow and showing severe terror!"

"Therefore, there is a very high probability that such life forms do exist, and their form of existence may be beyond our imagination."

Luo Ji became more and more confused as he listened.
"Why would Xiling be afraid? Even if such a life form existed, there's no sign of it right now, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Jiang Fan expressed his opinion.
"I believe that if consciousness and thought can be measured by some numerical value, such as intensity, breadth, or cohesion, then data-driven life forms must be far superior to us in this respect,"

"This raises two questions,"

"First, data life forms are more sensitive to information than we are. Their reaction to a certain concept is different from ours; it is not abstract and concise, but rather a concrete deduction."

"So in Xiling's eyes, she had already seen her own fate of being devoured, and thus she felt fear and terror."

"Secondly, data life forms may be a more delicious meal for unknown devouring life forms than ordinary life forms. Furthermore, data life forms have very weak self-protection capabilities in this regard."

"This can be understood as follows: because data life has no physical form, the ubiquitous existence of the Xiling is both an advantage and a weakness, just as I mentioned in the Taoist philosophy before, where strength and weakness are mutually dependent."

"Without the protection of a physical body, when facing a Devourer, one is like a soldier without armor, easily killed."

(End of this chapter)