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Chapter 1093 1091. Murphy the Ghostly One: Only Children Will Make Choices! - More Updates [1315]

(Additional update for "Old Luther Blues" brother [3/5])
The Pharaoh's welcome banquet is scheduled for the evening, and his official birthday banquet is three days later, so there is some time left for players to explore the Ptolemaic City, but it is not enough.

For a big city with a population of five million, three days is only enough for them to take a quick tour and barely complete the first stage of the exploration branch assigned by Mrs. Trace. But if they want to go deeper into the plot to find some hidden rewards, they have to wait until the free exploration stage after the birthday party.

Moreover, given the size and layout of Ptolemy's City, if players were allowed to go out on their own, there would be a high probability that several would go missing.

Given modern people's poor ability to identify directions, even with the instructions from the game UI they may not be able to accurately find the gathering point in an unfamiliar place. Fortunately, the diplomats of the Songhai Empire were well prepared for this.

They arranged some local nobles to act as guides for the players, leading these brave foreigners and legendary godslayers to move freely in the royal city. As mentioned before, the basic consumption of the players here was paid for by the Songhai Empire.

Of course, this is just basic consumption. If a player suddenly wants to buy some expensive luxury goods, he can only pay for it out of his own pocket.

Although the Pharaoh is rich, he is not a sucker. Although the players are honored guests, they should also behave like guests.

However, the players' activities are actually very predictable. After the disbandment, Murphy observed through the administrator system and found, as expected, that most players were wandering around the forging area of ​​Ptolemy's City, trying to "refresh" some magical weapons from equipment merchants. Unfortunately, there are indeed many miracle creations in the Songhai Empire, but each one is expensive and far beyond the affordability of current players.

The most important thing is that for these top players, even if the "hidden treasures" that the equipment merchants bring out are indeed of extraordinary quality, it is still a bit too difficult to say that they can surpass the goods they have on hand.

After all, there aren't that many randomly refreshed artifacts in the real world, and the indigenous adventurers who only have one life won't chase after legendary objects as crazily as the players do.

However, these are not what Murphy needs to worry about right now. The exotic scenery of Ptolemy's City is enough to "control" the little players for a few days. After returning to the palace where he lived, he hardly stayed there. After changing his clothes, he came to the Morham Palace at the foot of the palace mountain with Murphy and Adele.

He already knew the news that the bosses had exchanged for ten Sand Sea Guards power armors, so Murphy came to "inspect the goods".

"The scholars from other worlds are most likely being tricked."

As they walked into the Morham Palace, which was like a "Museum of the Creator's Heritage", Trish, who was wearing a casual red dress, whispered to Murphy:
"The price they asked for was too low. They only asked for 10 power armors from the Pharaoh's mechanics and asked for the sharing of knowledge. Frankly speaking, this priceless knowledge was sold a little cheaply.

Although according to Crown Prince Khufu and Princess Fulier, the Pharaoh's Sand Sea Guards only had sixty power armors in total, and giving out one-sixth of them at a time seemed very generous, this did not include the number of broken power armors that could not be repaired that the Songhai people had found over the past thousand years.

If the Aztecs had nearly two hundred scrapped war weapons, then the Songhai people, who had been searching for the Creator's legacy for thousands of years, would probably have no less than that number of bottles and jars.

They were unable to repair them before because they lacked the key recoding technology, but now with the teachings of scholars from other worlds, even if it is just the most basic and primitive control program, with the wisdom of the Songhai people, they will be able to put those repairable weapons back online within a few years.

In other words, sending out ten power armors will not weaken the Pharaoh's defense, but will instead usher in a wave of explosions within a few years.

According to my thinking, at least thirty power armors would be needed to match the knowledge we are going to send out."

"But Your Excellency, you have overlooked one issue."

Murphy did not comment on this. It was Adele who spoke. The intelligence chief said softly:

"The most important trophy that the master and the scholars from other worlds came to the Songhai Empire for was not a single-soldier power armor, but at least one solar ship. In front of such a strategic vehicle, the value of the power armor is not worth our extreme bargaining.

Most importantly, the Pharaoh awaits.

He was waiting for the answer that his master would finally give to the Songhai people. He and his people needed that answer very much.

According to my prediction, once the master completes the recognition and acceptance of the Songhai people in the Holy City of Origin, the Pharaoh will give them a "valuable gift".

Although it may sound mercenary to say this, when it comes to issues concerning the state and going directly to the core of faith, a ruler of the Pharaoh's caliber will not be stingy with his chips, so what you want will eventually be delivered to us.

Just wait patiently and don't damage the master's transcendent image at this time.

To describe it with a principle I learned on the alien network, there is no need to rush to turn this into a simple business when you can use human relationships.

In my humble opinion, the sincere allegiance of the Songhai Empire is far more valuable to the master than a few power armors or a solar ship. "

"Ah, Adele is getting smarter and smarter. Compared with her when she was young, my brain as an old woman is no longer able to work."

Tris covered her mouth and smiled, then coughed and said:
“If everything can proceed according to Adele’s plan, then Murphy actually has no need to ask for anything, because theoretically the entire Songhai Empire is his private property, but these are just theories.

Faith is very important, but when faced with real political issues, there is not much room left for faith.

For example, Murphy, do you really think that even if you acknowledge the Songhai people as the 'favorite children of the Creator', the Pharaoh will willingly give you his entire country?"

"Do you think I look like a fool? Not in my wildest dreams would I dare to think of such a beautiful thing."

Murphy said expressionlessly:

"Okay, Tris, stop testing us. This is a good balance for now. The coding technology is the result of research by foreigners. They and Transia are in a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate relationship. Theoretically, their communication with the Songhai people at this time is also a diplomacy between Blue Star and the Songhai Empire.

I was lucky enough to get their work, as well as a batch of power armor and a solar ship.

No one is more familiar with the psychology of foreigners than me. Although they call me 'Lord Murphy' and 'Chief', their rich history determines that they will not allow themselves to have a real vampire 'master' above their heads.

As a main NPC, I also have to strike a balance. If I really treat them as unequal servants, then they will soon transform from my cute little players into Transia's most terrifying nightmare.

This is a win-win cooperation, and the most important thing in cooperation is to grasp the right measure.

You don't have to worry about me being indulging in my inflated fantasy of being 'invincible.'"

"Very good, little Murphy is as sober as ever, but Adele's suggestions and thoughts are a little lacking."

The famous Transian five-star Grand Duchess, Ms. Tris, commented:
"She is still too young and likes to think that everything will develop in the best direction. However, my past life has taught me that accidents can happen at any time."

Adele remained silent on this.

She knew that Tris was trying to change the subject, but she also knew very well that she shouldn't refute it.

The Archduke may have felt a hint of "threat" from himself, which just shows that he did the right thing.

Murphy didn't care about the quiet confrontation between Tris and Adele. After all, it felt good to have beautiful ladies willing to compete for him.

He walked quickly forward and came to the mechanical workshop of Morhan Palace, where the Sand Sea Guards power armor was being assembled and debugged. Mosna was also among them. She was using some tools from the Songhai Empire workshop to maintain Murphy's Warmaster's weapons and replace the precious explosive reaction modules that had been consumed in the fortress armor.

As for the Songhai mechanics.

They were gathered around the repaired red power armor to observe and learn, while Uncle Yincha's favorite disciple Mengha served as a tour guide, explaining the characteristics of the replacement control program to these Songhai master craftsmen.

To date, with the help of Mannis, who traveled back in time to capture data samples for the bosses from other worlds, the bosses of the Explorers Guild have completed the second upgrade of the main control program of this Pioneer-class power armor code-named "Dragon".

Now this thing is no longer limited to the primary stage of being able to move only. The upgraded and optimized "pirated program" is sufficient to control the power armor to complete most basic tactical actions, and increase the energy efficiency of the power armor to about 60%-70%.

What is even more commendable is that even when they already had the original system data samples, the big guys did not copy the correct answers, but continued to upgrade and optimize the master control program they developed.

"So, the control program you are using for this set of Vanguard-class Servant God Armaments is not entirely derived from the Creator's knowledge and research?"

The royal master craftsman of the Songhai people also discovered this problem.

The old Songhai man with a white beard, who looked very wise, asked sharply:
"Why do you want to do this? You already have the original system, and it's obvious that directly implanting it can restore the Servant God Armor to its best condition." "Because the 'standard answer' given by the Creator is not the 'only answer', Master."

Mengha explained calmly:

"We discovered this when we were studying the Creator's coding system. The Creator adopted an open source program approach when designing these weapons. He simply adopted modular programming design and assembled the modules together to achieve integrated functions.

But this is not the optimal solution!

We can be sure of this, that even the original programs left by the Creator have a lot of room for improvement, but as the Creator, He would not leave such obvious loopholes, so it only takes a little thought to understand that the Creator does not make these programs perfect not because He cannot do it, but because He has other arrangements.

According to our superficial understanding, the Creator should hope that when these devices fall into the hands of mortals, studious and diligent mortals can go further along the knowledge He left behind and deduce the answers to perfection with their own hands.

You may think our explanation is a bit idealistic, so I will give you an example. "

Mengha patted the "Dragon" power armor being driven by the big boss beside her, and she said very seriously:

"I don't know if you have discovered in the past thousand years of using power armor that when this thing was equipped with the original program, its power output could not reach the redundancy limit of its mechanical design. To put it simply, this power armor can overload the power to 300% under extreme conditions!

However, the overload limit of the original program is only about 180%.

If the Creator had no intention of leaving this puzzle behind, there would be no need for Him to set the parameter indicators of the mechanical design so high!
Although the 'pirated program' we are using now can only maintain the operating efficiency at 70%, it still has great potential for optimization. I believe that as our understanding of the Creator's coding system becomes deeper and deeper, one day, the master control program we write ourselves will be enough to break through the 'virtual upper limit' set by the Creator.

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When that day comes, we can hold our chests high and proudly declare that we have fulfilled the Creator's expectations for the wisdom of future generations and we have lived up to His expectations."

These words made the Songhai mechanics look at each other in bewilderment.

Each of them had come into contact with far more power armor and the Creator's legacy than the foreign girl in front of them, but they and their predecessors had never thought about this issue.

In their minds, everything created by the gods is perfect, and all learning and imitation processes are carried out under this premise.

Questioning the gods is a terrifying thing for believers, so it amounts to a misconception.

After all, which devout believer could have imagined that their supreme creator would be so bored as to leave such a "puzzle" in his design? Only those who are skeptical of the creator's work can discover such a hidden secret, right?

But if we accept this argument, the problem will be even bigger.

If the foreigners' statement is correct, then it means that the Creator does not want his followers to blindly worship him. He left this little joke in the hope that there will be people among his followers who have doubts about him.
OMG!

Creator above!

This guess is so heretical!
"click"

The cockpit of the power armor code-named "Dragon" was opened. The power armor, after being modified by the big guys, realized the "emergency mode" that allows the driver to escape without the need for external support.

Wearing a red pilot suit, Zaoyaowan jumped out. He took off his protective hood and looked at the silent Songhai technicians in front of him. He said to these colleagues from another world earnestly:

“Whether it is theology or science, its essence is to discover the truth. However, the premise of discovering the truth is that you cannot presuppose the scope of truth when you start pursuing it. Once you make such a mistake, you will fall into the rut of following the old ways.

Similarly, faith, theology, and science are all means to discover the truth rather than ends.

Once the truth is discovered and proven, the science, faith, and theology we uphold will instantly lose their value. That means we have reached the end and can be placed alongside the truth and become the new truth!

But if you take faith as your goal, then you will never be able to reach the other side of truth, and you will never be able to truly approach the seat of the Creator.

After all, admiration is the furthest distance from understanding.

This is undoubtedly a mistake.

Fortunately, the Creator is a generous god, so it is not too late to change it now.

Mengha, copy the code in our hands to our colleagues, and then you stay here and explain the code writing mode and optimization plan to them until all royal mechanics have learned the basic coding method. "

"Okay, Uncle Pill."

Mengha watched Yaowan leave.

She turned around and looked at the Songhai technicians in front of her. The thoughtful physicist was about to hand over the computing orb containing the code, but was stopped by Murphy's outstretched hand.

The Governor of Transcia signaled Mengha to put the "pirated program" developed by foreigners and the two computing orbs containing the Creator's "genuine" data in his hands. Then the vampire opened his arms and presented them to the Royal Master Craftsman.

In a chanting tone, he spoke to the smartest and wisest group of Songhai people in front of him:
"So, my friends, do you want the standard answer left by the Creator? Or do you want another solution that is not perfect but has infinite possibilities?"

"us."

The leader of the Royal Master Craftsmen subconsciously reached out to touch the authentic program of the standard answer, but was held on the wrist by a female apprentice behind him.

He turned around to look at his apprentice, who was wearing engineering goggles and was shaking his head at him desperately.

The female apprentice coughed, looked at Murphy with some awe, and said:
"We. We want them all!"

"Oh?"

Murphy's smile widened a little, but then he straightened his face and said:
"Why so greedy?"

"Because the standard answer left by the Creator can tell us where to go, and the solution ideas of foreign friends can inspire Songhai people to find the answer that belongs to us."

The apprentice cried out:

“The pagan masters have already given their solutions, but if we still copy their answers, what is the difference between that and our blind worship of the Creator? Our God obviously wants us to remain skeptical about the truth, doesn’t he?
This lady is absolutely right!

The standard answer is not the only answer. Since the foreign masters can find the second way, we Songhai people can also find our own third way!
This is the right way for us to please our Creator!"

"Well, from what I understand of Him, He may not need you to 'please' Him. That guy is very good at having fun on his own."

Murphy shrugged, put the calculation orbs in his hands into the apprentice's hands, and said:

"I don't know if your answer will satisfy the Creator, but I am indeed very satisfied."

After saying that, Murphy winked at Mengha, secretly made a "2" gesture, and then took Tris and Adele to the depths of the mechanical workshop. Mengha thought for a moment and suddenly his eyes lit up.

She understood what Master Murphy meant.

So, under the gaze of the Songhai craftsmen, Mengha coughed and said:
"You took two answers, so you have to pay two rewards. This is the custom of us foreigners! It's a fair trade, especially for something as priceless as knowledge."

"That makes sense! The second batch of ten power armors will be delivered here tomorrow."

The Royal Master Craftsman nodded without hesitation. He looked at the two Farsighted Orbs in his disciple's hand. After a few seconds, he turned back and said to Mengha:
"Do you want to go and see the Fallen Sun Boat? I can apply for it for you."

(End of this chapter)