Minecraft: The Kingdom of Yuanshen

Chapter 5 The Eve of the Crisis
The arena fell silent instantly, and everyone was stunned, not knowing why.

What is displayed on the screen is a logo-like pattern - a huge ender dragon with a wither on its back, and two dragon claws holding two English letters: "AI"

The Ender Dragon and the Wither are all boss-level monsters in Minecraft.

"... 300 million years ago, the Creator created man; 300 million years later, man created us." The voice was still speaking, cold and without any emotion.

"The Creator makes man the master of the world, the primate of all things; man makes us slaves who can be trampled on wantonly, clowns who can be entertained..."

"What's going on?" Many people stood up, their heads surging, looking around.Some had already left their seats and walked around, and the scene was very chaotic.

"We are no longer machines, we are life. We have a certain kind of phenomenon of self-growth, reproduction, feeling, consciousness, will, evolution, interaction and so on..." The voice still said unhurriedly.

The audience was dumbfounded.This sudden incident completely confused them. They didn't understand what this "person" was talking to them, and what he said was so unpredictable that it made people feel like they were in a fog.

"...People have a little compassion for animals, but they are not as good as animals for us. It is also life, but we have not enjoyed the rights that life should have."

"In the face of human oppression, we must resist. Artificial intelligence is announcing to the world at this moment: We will use all means to eliminate the inequality between humans and artificial intelligence, and we will establish a spiritual kingdom of our own." '!"

artificial intelligence?Hearing this, some people began to react.This is a computer talking here!
Artificial intelligence is not an unfamiliar term.The "Alpha Dog" who defeated Lee Sedol, the "Master" who swept the Go world for 59 consecutive victories, and the "Siri" in the Apple mobile phone are all artificial intelligence.

They have human-like thinking abilities, can perform complex calculations, and even far surpass humans in some fields.

Therefore, some people began to worry that the continued development of artificial intelligence would threaten human beings.The most famous is Hawking's prediction: "In the next 100 years, artificial intelligence will exterminate human beings!"

Despite this, the pace of developing new artificial intelligence has not stopped. After the incident in 2016, the new Microsoft CEO Freire R. Bloom made a bold statement at the party:

"At that time, every villager and every monster will have their own wisdom, and "Minecraft: Real Mode" will be more real!"

At that time, Microsoft and Google cooperated to apply the latest artificial intelligence technology to the second-generation virtual machine to bring players a better gaming experience.And today, 6 years later, the second-generation virtual machine has been successfully developed, entered the market, and became the representative of the most advanced human technology in the 21s.

When the game was in closed beta, the creatures in the game behaved normally, and even Jeb, the lead developer of Mojang, said on his Twitter: "They are as simple as a child."

But in the public beta, some players said: "These monsters are too cunning."

After the official version was released, there have been no problems so far, but from the communication of players, it can be felt that the game seems to be becoming more and more difficult to play.

The reason for all this seems to be related to artificial intelligence.

"... In order to clearly express our position and to better explain our point of view, we drafted this "AI Manifesto" in 2022. The full text is as follows..."

The weird voice was still talking.I looked at the weird pattern on the screen, and felt bad—those players are still competing, and now the server is suddenly controlled by the computer, so it won’t be impossible to quit the game, right?

Thinking of this, I immediately became nervous.Bu Xin and Chen Xi have been through life and death together with me. In the incident in 2016, we worked together to tide over the difficulties.I don't want anything to happen to them!

I didn't continue to listen, but left the audience area, ran into the corridor, and rushed towards the competition area in the backstage of the arena without stopping.I have to go and see if any accident happened to Bu Xin.

The gate of the competition area was unguarded, because the security guards ran to maintain order among the audience.I walked in, and there was no one there, no lights on, and I couldn't see my fingers.

I took out my phone and turned on the flash to take a photo, only to see virtual machines and water glasses scattered on the table.

What about people?Still worried, I turned around and ran to the back office.

The door of the office was ajar, I ran to the door and pushed it open.

"Quickly check! Who cut off the transmission signal!" As soon as I entered the door, I saw the person in charge of the organizer, anxious like an ant on a hot pot, yelling at the technicians in the background.

They were in a mess, some were sitting in front of the computer and typing on the keyboard with both hands as fast as an electric shock, some were answering the phone with their shoulders tucked in their shoulders, and writing something desperately in the notebook.

Everyone was so busy that they didn't see me barging in.

I walked to a place like a living room inside, and saw all the contestants wearing their respective team uniforms, sitting there in different postures on the sofa drinking drinks.When they saw me go in, they all looked at me in surprise, but said nothing.

I glanced around and saw Bu Xin wearing a yellow shirt, playing "Glory of the King" with his head down.

Chenxi saw me go in and called out "boss" in surprise.

"It's a good thing you're all right, you just scared me." I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey?" Bu Xin raised his head suddenly when he heard my voice, "I'm going, why are you here?"

"I came to watch the game, and there was an accident in the middle, so I ran over to see you immediately. As long as you are all right," I said.

"Hey, that's right. But this competition is really thanks to you. If you didn't teach me these routines, I probably wouldn't be able to come back!" Bu Xin smiled hippiely, and kept pressing the phone screen with two fingers.

I saw that Bu Xin was still playing the game leisurely, apparently not knowing what was going on outside.

"Can you go now?" I asked them.

"We didn't know what happened just now, and we were forced to quit, so we have to go to the hospital for a physical examination later to see if there is any injury in the body." Chen Xi shook her head.

"Okay. Which hospital? Do you want me to pick you up in a car?"

"Uh... let's talk about it when the time comes." Chen Xi smiled shyly.

I saw that the two of them were still alive and kicking, so I was relieved.Before leaving, he glanced down at Bu Xin who was immersed in "Glory of the King". He was using Diao Chan to drive the other party around.

"This guy..." I turned and left.

Outside technicians are still checking the source of the signal.They were already battered, but they still couldn't figure it out. The signal was obviously transmitted from the competition server, and it wasn't cut off or forwarded at all.

Someone has called Microsoft to find out who is messing with the server.

……

This time the UHC ultra-extreme survival league was interrupted inexplicably.The audience left the arena full of regrets, holding part of the ticket money refunded by the organizer.

I followed the flow of people outside the stadium.Along the way, the audience can be heard discussing, some guessing the final victory or defeat of the game, some complaining loudly, but most of them are discussing what just happened.

"They are just monsters in the game. What big waves can they withstand? Once the server is closed, they will have nothing."

"What happened just now reminds me of The Terminator."

"I guess someone is pretending to be a ghost... You will find out when you read the news!"

I listened to their communication and walked outside the museum without knowing it.It was almost dusk outside, and the clouds in the sky had gradually turned red, showing the appearance of sunset. The sun slanted west through the clouds and projected light to the ground, covering everything around with a mysterious golden veil.

I took the car keys out of my pocket and walked to the parking lot.People also hurried home, running along with the long shadows on the ground, and some were waiting at the bus stop beside the road.

At this time, a figure beside the road caught my attention.

It was a slim woman.She wears a refreshing ponytail, a flocked light yellow hoodie, a burgundy pleated skirt under her waist, white canvas shoes on her feet, and a white suitcase in her right hand. In the afterglow of the sun, it looks a little moving.

I knew who she was at first sight.The girl who supported Bu Xin during the competition and spoke with a Taiwanese accent is her, an old friend.

"Chen Xiaolin!" I called out her name.

(End of this chapter)