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Bai Miao had also considered having Shi Yan restart after thirty days, but Shi Yan couldn't implement a restart condition that only had a time limit.

Even if it is achieved, Shiyan cannot guarantee when it will cycle again, and the conditions for breaking the cycle are even more unpredictable.

It's even possible that every word spoken and every expression made by everyone on the ship must be identical for the curse to be broken.

That's basically hopeless.

Bai Miao felt pretty good on his first day back on Noah's Ark.

If we can thoroughly understand Emma's blueprint, we should be able to find a way to secretly set up a backdoor for ourselves using the existing conditions.

It also ensures that Noah himself won't notice the problem after leaving.

Chapter 147 Kaguya's Departure

In the middle of the night, while Bai Miao was immersed in a large amount of data, an unexpected minister came to the captain's cabin.

Irina.

There aren't as many restrictions on Noah's Ark now; ministers can move freely, and the captain doesn't need to be responsible for monitoring.

Irina tiptoed up to Bai Miao and gently patted his shoulder.

"Captain? I made you some coffee, would you like some?"

"What do you want to see me for?"

The Irina of today is so different from the Irina of later generations; she probably gradually lost patience and hope over tens of thousands of years.

Bai Miao did not refuse Irina's kindness; having a cup of coffee and taking a break would be nice.

"Well, there are some things about my responsibilities that I'm not very clear about, and I'd like to ask you for advice. Is that alright? You haven't come to see us for many days now, so I suppose you must have made some breakthroughs in your research and development recently? That's why I mustered up the courage to come and find you."

"go ahead."

Bai Miao was quite familiar with the procedures of the Operations Management Department. Back when they were on the Endless Energy, Irina had taken Bai Miao on a tour of the Operations Management Department and given him a report.

"My department is responsible for retrieving artifacts from the seabed. What use are these things once they're brought up?"

Which resources are you referring to?

Bai Miao replied, "Noah's Ark needs supplies, and the things you salvaged are very important resources. We need these things to develop new items and repair old ones. We can't keep touching land all the time."

"I see... Captain, you've thought of everything."

Bai Miao noticed a hint of worry in Irina's expression, as if she had many unspoken thoughts.

This question seemed to be asked casually, not as her main purpose in coming to find me.

"There's no need to hide anything, just ask."

Irina still has brown hair, but it's long and doesn't cover her eyes. She's wearing a black robe, which makes her golden pupils stand out.

It must be said that Noah has a pretty good sense of aesthetics.

"Well... I can't quite agree with what you're saying... If you leave, Noah's Ark won't deserve that name, and who will find Kaguya and the others if you leave?"

“Every year for the past century, new continents have emerged, while others have been submerged by the sea. The changes are happening so fast.”

Bai Miao put down his coffee cup and asked in return, "Then Irina, do you expect me, as a human, to remain rational for thousands or tens of thousands of years and guide you? The purpose of setting up the learning modules for you is not for you to follow my instructions step by step. One day you will have to be able to think for yourselves."

"is it not OK?"

Irina reached out and grabbed Bai Miao's right arm: "Captain... I've heard that some people can upload their consciousness to the internet and exist forever in another form. You could make a body for yourself too, so we can always be together."

This guy's ethical values ​​are completely warped!

Bai Miao felt a sense of fear; Irina was truly terrifying.

The key point is that she was completely unaware of how outrageous her words were.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more. I understand what you mean."

"So what are your thoughts...?"

"Uploading one's own consciousness... that's probably impossible, but cloning oneself and having the clone inherit memories and personality should be no problem."

This is Noah's choice later on.

Did Noah not consider the digital life approach? Or does this approach genuinely present challenges?

It's easy to imagine that thirty days later, Irina would still keep bringing these things up in front of Noah.

Noah's final choice was to use clones to take over his duties.

Even if most of these clones are ineffective.

This was also a major factor that led to Emma's breakdown.

But Bai Miao also felt that Irina's mental state was not quite right.

From the very beginning, she displayed ample hostility.

The more parts she recovers, the closer her emotions become to what they are now.

After finding the parts and leaving, what will she think when she sees the captain who has become confused again?

“Irina, I created you not to see how much you regret my departure. It is precisely because humans cannot exist forever that your testimony is so important.”

Bai Miao emphasized again, "Do you understand?"

"I understand the logic... but will that clone you mentioned really work? Are you sure you don't want to try my idea of ​​uploading consciousness?"

"Do you think I'm easy to talk to?"

Bai Miao frowned, which startled Irina so much that she quickly knelt on the ground: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said such presumptuous things... I really don't want you to leave us... You can destroy me, but you really need to consider continuing to exist!"

You're really stubborn...

"I told you you don't need to worry about it. Just do your job well. That's all. Don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary."

Irina bit her lip and knelt on the ground, motionless.

"What? Do you want me to escort you out?"

Irina reluctantly stood up and walked out of the room.

A short while later, Kaguya cautiously appeared at the door: "Captain... did you quarrel with Irina again?"

"Irina is a bit of a worry..."

"That's how you designed it from the beginning. Each minister has their own personality traits. Some are a bit rebellious, but they all respect you."

Bai Miao sighed, knowing that this was all Noah's doing. Could it be that this kid had taken all of this into account?

He knew that this setup would make Irina resent all the foolish captains and be angry because the captain was so different from Noah.

"Kaguya, I can only ask you to keep an eye on them. You're a reasonable person."

If everyone were like Kaguya, why would I need to go through all this trouble?

"Yes, Captain. I'll keep an eye on them from now on. But don't think of me as so mature, Captain. I'm actually quite cute too."

Kaguya playfully stuck out her tongue.

"Well, I only realized after Irina came that many ministers might not have listened to what I said. Would it help to talk to them one by one?"

Kaguya didn't answer directly: "If you were willing to take the initiative to talk to them, I think they would be very happy, and that might help them accept it."

"But you don't need to be in such a hurry. Emma hasn't even been created yet. Isn't what you want to do most right now to create Emma?"

"I share the same worries I have for Emma; I worry that she won't be able to handle the consequences of my departure."

"You seem to care a lot about what will happen in the future. Did you dream about something again? You've mentioned before that you sometimes dream about the future."

Kaguya's words sent a chill down Bai Miao's spine.

But Bai Miao still acted as if he didn't care: "I dreamed that Emma's personality changed drastically in the future, and things took an irreversible turn."

Let's continue following Kaguya's lead and see if she reveals any more information.

"If that's the case, then Irina should change too, right..."

Kaguya laughed: "If that day ever comes, I'll try to persuade the other ministers not to mess around with Emma."

"Remember to keep this a secret. If it doesn't happen, that would be best."

"OK."

Bai Miao didn't know what other changes he could make.

I wish I could go back to the time when Emma was going crazy.

At the very least, we can start from the source and convince Emma of our good intentions.

For the next week, Bai Miao devoted himself to studying the materials left by Noah.

Lacking computer-related knowledge, Bai Miao resorted to linguistics to fill the gap.

Programming languages ​​are also languages, and linguistics can help analyze their grammatical rules.

Noah's Ark also sailed away from the shore and headed towards the next location.

The current flight path is set, heading west, and when we encounter mainland areas, we will go close to them to see if there are any residents who need medical assistance.

However, most of the indigenous people who received treatment chose to join Noah's Ark.

When Bai Miao reaches the shore, he will stop to study and observe the local conditions.

During this period, it seems that Noah's Ark did not mind that the natives regarded the Ark as something sent by the gods to save them.

Is it that religious worship is not prohibited? Or is it that the danger is not currently recognized?

The current Ark doesn't even have things like a chronology database.

The only thing we know for sure is that the original Terra didn't have this much water.

A thousand years ago, a torrential rain that lasted for hundreds of years raised the sea level in Terra to this level.

To this day, no one can give an answer as to why the rain suddenly started pouring down.

The continuous torrential rains have put Terra's seawater at risk of desalination, leading to the extinction of countless marine animals, with only most deep-sea species surviving.

Also submerged in the sea was the once prosperous and wealthy civilization of Terra.

The survivors gathered in twos and threes on the scattered land, using human resilience to rebuild a new civilization.