Chapter Eighty-Eight: Synthetic Evolution
The name of this ring world is recorded in the damaged archives, which sounds very special and is called the "Lighthouse of Immortality".
But now seeing this ring world that has been completely blown up, Li Wenyuan only feels that this "immortal" is quite ironic.
“…… Is this the history of the 'Far Travelers' of the past? ”
This kind of absence of the previous record is the most troublesome, and he can only continue to look down, and then reverse the relationship with the "Far Traveler".
[{Data Corrupted} Periodic Record:]
[-Betrayal, I never thought that such a thing would happen to us]
[When the stupid psionic users scold us for our collective suicidal behavior, we are ready to use this immortal function to follow in the footsteps of the Apocalypse. Their great work will be continued by us]
[But some people did not choose our path, or when we found out, we realized that what we thought was the "majority" was actually only a small part]
[Our former "compatriots" forced us here, and then tried to destroy us]
[-Isn't that ironic?] Two guys who are incompatible, actually have an unexpectedly tacit understanding in this matter]
[What a bunch of guys who have lost their souls in a depraved life! You don't want to think about who gave you the life you have now. 】
At this point, it was not possible to extract any useful information from the damaged building, and the entire core of the database was completely destroyed.
But when he saw a certain keyword, Li Wenyuan had a little idea.
"Mass suicide?" He flipped through his database and found a technology that belonged to the line of "Ascension Technology" on the technology tree.
[Synthetic Evolution]
[Tech Level: 6]
[Introduction: It's time to abandon this flesh and blood that has imprisoned our minds and souls.] By transferring our conscious data to a synthetic human torso, we are able to "evolve" to a whole new stage. Even though some people think it's a collective suicidal act, our souls will be in our own hands.
[Possible Technology: None]
As a "Soaring Technology", the changes it brings are extremely impactful.
It would be impossible for an ordinary civilization to accept this act of "transferring consciousness to machinery" without spending countless hours.
Even if ethics and morality can be fabricated like clay, it cannot be done overnight.
When Li Wenyuan saw the "collective suicide" in the record, he immediately thought of "synthetic evolution", although he doesn't need it now, but there may have been other civilizations that achieved the same move a long time ago.
He doesn't comment on the ethical implications of "synthetic evolution," but that doesn't stop him from seeing it as a "feat."
Regardless of philosophical issues, this is indeed an "evolution" that can bring the entire level of civilization to a whole new level.
If we speculate on this situation, it is clear that the former masters of this world did not reach the level of "fiddling with ethics and morality".
Or they think they have achieved it, but the reality is that these individuals who have completed "synthetic evolution" are rejected and even destroyed by other individuals who have not undergone "synthetic evolution".
“…… Is this the disadvantage of the seedlings? Li Wenyuan thought of a piece of information he had learned in the ruins on Earth before the chaos of the galaxy that might be related to the Lost Empire.
It is likely that the Lost Empire was created by human cramming education in order to test the "crisis tolerance of galactic civilization".
"If this is indeed the site of the former 'Far Traveler', then it can be said that the current 'Far Traveler' ...... Not exactly the 'Far Traveler' you once was? ”
With questions in mind, he continued to scan around the debris of the Ring World.
And the ordinary civilization in the galaxy is about to usher in a very impactful event because of a former genius.
…………
“…… Consciousness data simulations are correct. ”
"Consciousness transfer equipment, commissioning completed."
"The mechanical body is also functioning normally, and it took me a lot of effort to get this small reactor that can be carried around, and I can't imagine that a genius like me would have to worry about this kind of thing one day......
"Well, the reporter is also on the way, and it should be too late to think about it." News of a celebrity's derailment? 'What a good excuse to fake the picture myself......"
In the dictatorship of Mingbo Technology, the veteran scholar who was removed from society constantly checked the instruments in his studio and counted the time of the reporter's arrival.
It's a messy abandoned factory, and he'll do his feat of digitizing consciousness and transferring it to a mechanical body as the reporter storms in.
He will prove himself and then reclaim everything that once was.
Sitting down in a chair full of instruments, he put on a helmet with a lot of wires attached to it, and took one last look at the mechanical body that was right next to him.
He didn't have the money to get bionic skins, so he could only greet his new life with this humble gesture.
But he never doubted his correctness, and as a researcher and practitioner of this theory, he always believed that he would create great things.
Looking at the loose skin and aging body on his hands, he finally closed his eyes and activated the device.
The "hum" sound of the power supply echoes in this dark factory, and the various lights that are constantly lit up are a rare light here.
The graph representing his vital functions began to fluctuate violently, far exceeding the normal situation at both the highest and lowest levels.
His body was also spasming unnaturally, and bodily fluids were flowing uncontrollably due to the burden of his body.
The scene was ugly, and it was hard to imagine what kind of behavior the old scholar was doing to accomplish his feat.
However, the abnormal movement of the body soon began to stop, and it seemed to have completely lost its vitality.
And the door of the dark factory was also kicked open at this time:
"Hurry up! What about floating panoramic cameras? Don't miss this - wait, what's the smell? What is that? ”
A group of reporters broke down the door, only to see a dark scene, and the light of the camera instantly illuminated the place, allowing them to discover the corpse of the old scholar and the motionless mechanical body beside him.
“…… Isn't this Sinsertik? The 'genius scientist' who was sent back by the 'Far Travelers' and then removed from the committee? It's a lot of fun......
“…… So this guy tricked us here? I knew the pictures were fake! Waste of time ......"
A reporter walked up to the old scholar's body with a curse, as if trying to kick it off his chair. He's been having a bad job lately, and it's time to vent.
However, his foot was caught in the hand of the nearby machine when he was halfway through the kick.
But I saw that the mechanical body that had not been moving did not know when it turned on, and the blue light in the eyes actually gave people a wise feeling:
“…… Don't touch my former body. ”
(End of chapter)