dark moon

Chapter 384 Mechanical Doomsday
"Tsk, we were still discovered."

Looking at the repeated images on the wall monitor, the three shadow chasers didn't show any signs of nervousness at all.Rather, it is quite unexpected that the result of a targeted investigation has only been discovered now, especially according to what the president said, even after looking at it more than 30 times, no abnormality was found. Divine power The integration effect is indeed beyond what ordinary people can imagine. Well, at least he hasn't noticed anything wrong with the creature opposite who is shaking his hair while pruning his arm that turned into a branch.

"Yes, although it is very difficult, I still found an abnormality, and it is an abnormality that I cannot understand." The bloated president wiped his sweat, "I am a person with a strong desire to explore, so the more I cannot understand, the more I The more I want to uncover this mystery.”

"Oh, actually Delia has guessed our identities much earlier than you." Shuer said with a smile, "We are from other planets."

"Mr. Seure." The president's face darkened and he said with dissatisfaction, "You just said that you hope everyone can talk openly and honestly, so please don't say such perfunctory words."

"Oh?" Shuer raised his eyebrows, "Perfunctory? Why?"

"This universe..." The president hesitated for a while before saying, "We have explored this universe very deeply. Apart from the mother planet, we have not found any planets with life. Therefore, it is impossible for you to It’s an alien.”

"Well..." Xiure tapped his thigh with his fingers, half-closed his eyes, and pondered for a while before saying, "President, since we are talking openly and honestly, it should be two-way. President, you have just shown half of your sincerity. It’s too early to know the answer now.”

"That's fine." The old man said thoughtfully, "I want to know your origins, your plans, and your fundamental purpose. I am very...well, not very concerned about the current situation of this planet. I am satisfied, but this is the most acceptable status quo. I don’t want the status quo to change. Therefore, I want to know what you will do. If there is no fundamental conflict, then we can not hold you accountable for using the name of the black market before. , and then continue to use it fraudulently, we can also pretend not to see it.”

"Are all the people in the black market so easy to talk to?" Shuer smiled meaningfully. In fact, he knew very well that the other party may not always be so easy to talk to, otherwise the people in the city hall would not be so polite to the black market members. The ability of the shadow chasers to integrate beyond the scope of the other party's understanding makes the other party unsure of their own details, so they exercise restraint from the beginning of contact. "The Lord says, be honest with your friends and obey the Lord." I will also be honest with you as my new friend. We come to your planet this time with a friendly mission."

"friendly?"

"Well, we are friendly. We are both intelligent species. We live together in this world, and it is destiny to meet each other. Therefore, I hope to communicate with the controller of your planet and exchange knowledge about my own race. Exchange our respective exploration experiences of the world, and even exchange research results, so that we can go faster on the road of exploring the unknown." The unique holiness of the clergy makes Shuer's attitude look particularly sincere, if not for the two Ms. Shadow Chaser knows him too well, and may be deceived by his performance, "The world is too big, and every civilization is lonely. Often from birth to death, there is no chance to contact other civilizations, and since we Fortunately, I have this ability, so of course I have to do my part for civilized exchanges.”

"Is this your purpose code?" There was no emotion or anger in the president's expression. He just stared at the three shadow chasers thoughtfully, "So, where did you come from?"

This question is the key. This is Shuer's instinctive reaction, because he sensitively noticed that when this question was raised, the other party's heart rate increased by ten percent.Why does he pay attention to this issue?Why is he so sure that Xiure and the others are not from other planets?Shuer and the others were sure that there were no civilized neighbors in the Parvatiga world because the omniscient gods stared at the void. But there were no gods in this world, so why were they sure there were no neighbors?Or is it that this world is not as simple as one imagines, and that there are actually gods?

No, absolutely not, at least not now, otherwise the messenger Lord Osor would definitely issue a warning.

Thoughts were running through his mind like lightning, but Xiuer smiled calmly on the surface and said, "Mr. President, this is not a fair way of communication."

"Haha, that's true. You have already answered a question." The old man nodded, "So in exchange, what do you want to know?"

"The truth about mechanical apocalypse."

"You are really greedy." The president did not expect Shuer to ask this, and said angrily, "Is this a problem?"

"Otherwise?" Shuer smiled sincerely, "No matter how complicated it is, it's just a problem."

"Okay, let's satisfy your greed this time." The old man snorted and continued talking to himself, "The mechanical apocalypse is actually a farce caused by fear of death."

"Uh..." The three people in Xiure looked at each other in confusion. Although the president said it in an understatement, there was a lingering sense of tragedy behind the simple words. "The brown star was originally a planet with an infinite future. Not only did we completely conquer the brown star, but we also fully explored the nearby galaxies. If there were no habitable planets, we might have successfully immigrated to the outside world."

"However, we have not yet conquered ourselves. We will still be troubled by aging and death. Even if we try all kinds of methods, we cannot get rid of their shackles and cannot change the inevitability of death."

"Praise nature, praise the Holy Spirit." Shuer drew a circle on his chest. "Life and death are the basis for maintaining the balance of the world. Nothing can escape. Only gods can survive forever. Trying to artificially change the cycle of life and death is the only way. The result is to break the balance and allow destruction to come early."

"Oh, maybe." The president's laughter contained a little disdain. Obviously, even now, he still doesn't understand the respect for the laws of nature. Maybe this is a common problem in a world without gods. "In order to escape death, the world at that time The best group of scholars gathered together for a long period of research, and after 20 years of research, the scholars divided into three factions."

"Radicals believe that life is like a ship, and the spirit of this ship represents everything about it. Therefore, they advocate abandoning the body, digitizing thinking, and integrating it with the mechanical network. In this way, as long as the operation of the equipment is ensured, The spirit will never disappear. The neutrals are not as reckless as they are. The neutrals believe that if a ship has replaced all its parts, it may still be regarded as the original ship, but if even its form as a ship has been replaced, then It completely changes the essence. Therefore, the neutralists advocate body modification and replace the original body with various artificial organs. Although all the organs have been replaced, at least it is still a body of flesh and blood, and at least it still maintains the essence of the human being."

"As for the conservatives, they have forgotten the purpose of research and are satisfied with the results of extending life. They believe that only the original ship is themselves, and after replacement, they lose the purity of life. So they focus on replicating the body, using the same original ship The organs repair damaged parts and even transfer memories directly to the copied body, thereby achieving the purpose of extending lifespan to the greatest extent.”

"And then a war broke out between the three factions?"

"No, everyone is very sensible. Although they can't convince each other, they all allow different voices to exist. After all, academics do not reach the end. No one dares to say that they must be right, so everyone does not interfere with each other. , continuing his own research.”

"Hmph, if all scholars can have this idea, then academic disputes can be reduced by at least 90.00%." ​​Mia sneered. She knew this very well. In fact, everyone understood this truth, but including herself, some Sometimes, due to various reasons, we cannot control ourselves, and disputes break out. "In this case, everyone can just conduct their own research and experiments. How can a mechanical apocalypse break out?"

"This is indeed the case originally. The conservatives have successfully completed the development of memory chips, which can smoothly transfer memories to their own copies. I... well, the neutrals have completed most of the artificial organs, including electronic brains. And Radicals, they have also succeeded. Several researchers have successfully uploaded their consciousness to the Internet and successfully got rid of the constraints of their bodies."

"That's good. Then let the people make their own choices." Shuer frowned. He really didn't understand why the world had problems in such a good situation.

"Well, everyone thinks that we have a thorough understanding of life and ourselves, and that we can control everything. Only when problems arise do we discover that we actually know nothing." The president said with a wry smile, "In After uploading their thoughts, radicals can no longer be considered human beings."

"What do you mean?"

"You should also understand that human emotions are often imaged by trace substances secreted by glands."

Sorry, we don't understand. The three of them kept their mysterious smiles, but shook their heads crazily in their hearts.

"Anger, fear, despair, including love, all emotions are the result of glandular secretion." The president sighed and said softly, "Originally they thought that after abandoning the body, they could get rid of the influence of emotions at the same time, making research and work more Efficient, huh, indeed, they successfully got rid of negative emotions, but at the same time, other positive emotions were also getting rid of."

"They have become several sets of emotionless data. Sympathy, compassion, morality, family affection, and friendship have been abandoned for them."

"Haha, I'm afraid it's more than that." Xiuer was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "You haven't said the scariest thing yet."

"Yes, the most terrifying thing is that they have completely lost the ability to control themselves. The emotions that we originally thought were restraints are actually safety valves that prevent us from self-destruction. When they give up their emotions, they can do anything to achieve their goals. Including...killing all those who oppose them."

(End of this chapter)