The members of the delegations who went to Mongolia to sign the peace treaty exchanged documents in silence with great understanding, they could not see the battle that took place in the virtual dream, they could not appreciate the excitement and tragedy of it, and they could not know the specific details, and they could only deduce the outcome of the battle from the attitude of the Holy Empress when she left the scene.

This result made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, since these awakened people who accompanied the Huaxia delegation to the signing ceremony were able to defeat the representatives of the highest force among the Holy Clans, it meant that the human race had the ability to suppress or destroy the top combat power of the Holy Race, and only by ensuring this could the human race and the Holy Race truly build a peaceful situation.

After the representatives of the two sides announced the formal entry into force of the peace treaty, the terrifying beast of the modern economy temporarily stopped for various reasons, and it raised its slap in anger because of the abnormal flow of a large amount of cash and futures, and saw that it was about to slap the good life of the people of the world to a slap, and a big hand that had always been hidden behind the curtain reached out to gently and gently comfort it and let it return to its rightful track.

It's a miracle that no one has witnessed, and even the world's top economists and the most forward-thinking financial experts can only observe the sudden shadow in front of them when the giant beast raises its palm high, but they can never stop the fall of this palm.

In most people's perception, the modern economy is a huge machine that must keep moving forward at a high speed and has no steering wheel, almost everyone is part of this machine, no one is irreplaceable core hardware, no one can brake this machine, and no one can make this machine drive on the road they expect, any braking and change of direction may lead to more serious consequences than local wars.

However, just like the zombies, domes, mutants, tides, and awakened people that have appeared before, people's perception has been turned upside down once again.

In the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., William Harrison's gaze fell on the flag on his right-hand side through the cigar between his fingers.

"The Star-Spangled Banner is still flying." "But maybe it's no longer the top of the world like it used to be." ”

As early as the invisible hand came out of the background, the White House had set up a task force to try to analyze this strange phenomenon, but it had little to gain, and there were not many valuable clues to be found in the documents full of jargon.

This is not surprising, given that the economic experts of the US Federation may not be the world's top in the economic field, nor are they all willing to serve the current president. What really surprised William Harrison was that he would get answers from the most unexpected sources.

The answer was not given by an economist, but by the current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, First Deputy Secretary William Lynn, and CIA Director Leon Parnett.

They hypothesize that, since human power is far from sufficient to steer the economic wheels, it is necessary to consider that someone has borrowed some kind of tool in accomplishing this miracle – borrowing tools, which is what man is best at doing, or that this series of miraculous means of making something out of nothing is not a masterpiece of man at all, but a masterpiece of human masterpiece.

Neither of these possibilities can be avoided by one keyword: artificial intelligence.

The artificial intelligence that can make the Minister of Defense take things seriously is naturally not the kind of idiot AI used by unscrupulous businesses to stir up the heat of the market, but a real digital life with supreme power.

The three intelligence chiefs are no strangers to this high-end technology, because there was a legend in the United States, with the request and help of the federal government, to create a large-scale surveillance system called "machine", the core of which is extremely close to artificial intelligence, but due to various accidents and hardware equipment defects, Harold Fincher, the father of "machine", did not continue to move forward on the road of creating artificial intelligence.

And now, that last kick seems to have stepped out, but the leg that kicked open the door to the new world did not belong to the American Federation.

"Hey." William Harrison sighed, his heart was full of unwillingness and fear, but he didn't blame himself, after all, when Harold Fincher created the "machine" and put it into use, he had not yet entered the White House and sat on the presidency.

Feeling sorry for himself and passing the buck is not something a president can do, William Harrison quickly adjusted his facial expression and asked solemnly: "So, can we know how far behind we are in the development of artificial intelligence?" ”

"Theoretically, the second-generation 'machine' that has been optimized and improved is only a small step behind in the core algorithm, but Your Excellency, some successes do require genius inspiration. Otherwise, even a small step will take decades to cross, because we can easily go astray. CIA Director Leon Pannett spoke before the Secretary of Defense, "Based on the information we have, I believe that such a genius has appeared in Huaxia Yuanjiang, so I said before that the Awakened are an important strategic resource that cannot be matched by any technology." Because an awakened person with special abilities is likely to make a certain field improve by leaps and bounds. Previously, I thought that the Huaxia military's behavior of letting a large number of awakened people go to war was as stupid as the nouveau riche, but now it seems that maybe it was just to paralyze our carelessness. ”

"And what about the civilians and soldiers who awakened to their superpowers in Los Angeles? And what about Mr. Finch? Will they be able to help us catch up? William Harrison added, "Before Huaxia used artificial intelligence to form a technology monopoly." ”

"We have signed a secret agreement with the superpowers, who are training at the Nevada base, and have not yet found the ones with the abilities. And Mr. Finch......" Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had a difficult face, and his deputy William Lynn smiled bitterly and continued: "The 'Mr. Finch' we invited is not the real Harold Finch, but a computer expert who dreams of being able to get close to the 'machine' and protect the 'machine'." As for Harold Finch himself, it is likely that he is now in a secret base in Huaxia. I have tried to confirm this, but unfortunately, the level of control over intelligence in China is very high, and I have not been able to collect valid proof. ”

William Harrison looked coldly at the three intelligence chiefs, their embarrassed expressions blended together, and transformed into another scene: in front of the gate of the new world, a five-star red flag fluttered in full swing.