"Well, that's about it. Pan Long crossed out the last line of the long form, looked at the form that had been crossed out, and breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

Three hundred and fifteen mobile cities around the world have been visited and convinced.

Persuasion succeeds, without exception.

"If I knew it was so simple, I wouldn't have bothered you to work so hard and go to the sky again and again to spread evil spirits. The doctor sighed, "I always think it's too much trouble for you." ”

Pan Long shook his head: "Now this practice can only be used as a backup when there is nothing to do." And...... If the intensity of the human being's psionic energy is not reduced, and the value of psionic energy as an energy source is reduced, those city lords may not be able to disobey the yin. ”

"No, they're not afraid of death?" the doctor was skeptical.

"As long as there is a 100 percent profit, capital dares to risk going to the gallows. With a 300 percent profit, they do all kinds of appalling things. Die...... Nothing. Pan Long smiled and said a genuine teacher's famous saying, "If the intensity of spiritual energy induction in the human world is always rising, all kinds of spiritual energy machinery will emerge in an endless stream, and the application range will become wider and more efficient...... No matter how many people I can kill, I won't be able to stop psionic energy from being used extensively. ”

"Is it that serious?"

Pan Long smiled and sighed: "How can it be so easy to resist the general trend? Only by first smashing this general trend and smashing the wheels of the times can we turn the direction of the world's development - therefore, what I did before is definitely not a waste." ”

These truths were all figured out by him in those months of boring and hard work.

"At first, I was thinking—do I need to work so hard? Why don't I just announce it to the world, and then announce that for the safety of the whole world, I need to disable psionic energy, and pick a few more birds to kill, that should be okay?"

The doctor nodded repeatedly: "It should be possible." ”

"But I discussed it with the gods and vetoed the plan. Pan Long sighed, "The gods say that in this world, if someone talks about them, they will feel something vaguely. The more and stronger the people who talk about them, the clearer their sense will be. ”

"The gods of this world are probably as strong as me. What even they can do, do you think those Star Devouring Demon Gods can do it?"

The doctor was stunned for a moment, then his hair stood on end, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"So what are we talking about now...... Wouldn't it be known too?" he asked hurriedly.

Pan Long shook his head: "I have done experiments, when I go to outer space, even if I call the names of the gods, unless they distinguish a consciousness nearby, I can't feel it." It can be seen that this kind of induction has a 'range'. They can't hear the call outside the range...... I understand this as 'insufficient signal strength'. ”

The doctor nodded slightly, he already understood what Pan Long meant.

"Psionic energy is used to amplify signal strength, so the higher the psionic energy sensing strength, the easier it is for the Star-Swallowing Demon Gods to sense this world, right?"

"That's right. ”

"Under the same amplification standard, the higher the signal strength, the easier it is for the Star Swallowing Demon Gods to sense this world, right?"

"That's how it should be. ”

"Then here's the problem. Pan Long sighed, "If the matter is exposed and everyone in the world knows about the existence of the Star Devouring Demon Gods, how strong will the signal become?"

The Doctor imagined it for a moment, and was startled.

"I see!" he muttered, "this must be kept from the public, preferably silently, without anyone noticing." If it is a natural disaster or a natural phenomenon, it is the most perfect ......"

"That's right!" Pan Long nodded, "So, if you can isolate the Star Devouring Demon God's induction on this planet by spreading the Earth Evil in outer space, that would be the perfect solution." So even if it's hard and dangerous, I'm willing to go to outer space again and again to complete this work. ”

He smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that the time I can stay in this world is limited. After each advent, it will take several years before it will come again...... I really can't be sure what will happen in the next few years, and I don't want to wait for me to come again and see a world that has been swallowed by the demon god and is waiting to be digested. ”

"So I only have one choice, and that's ...... On the premise of controlling the scope of the 'insider' as much as possible, forcibly push this world to stop using psionic energy. ”

"Actually, I don't really want to do it if I could," he said. It's not that I hate killing people - there may be one or two of the city lords and their men I have killed during this time who are not guilty of death, but even if I kill only ninety-nine out of a hundred, there may be fish that slip through the net...... Kill them, I don't have any psychological burden. ”

"However, if you can, I think that the things in this world can be solved without killing people, and it is better not to use this method as much as possible. ”

He sighed softly: "The more simple and crude the method, the easier it is to leave sequelae." The idea of 'solving the problem and solving the problem' is occasionally correct and often useful, but it will almost certainly lead to more trouble......"

He patted the doctor on the shoulder and whispered, "I'm leaving this world, and I don't know how long it will take to come back next time." The rest of the work can only be left to you. I hope you don't blame me...... No, if you want to complain, just complain about me. But you have to do the job well. ”

"Don't worry!" the doctor patted his chest hard, but he couldn't help coughing a few times because of too much force, looking a little embarrassed, "You have made such a good start, if I can't get things done properly and beautifully, and can't give you a perfect answer, then I won't be 'the best military strategist in the world'." ”

He gave a thumbs up: "You can always trust me when it comes to intrigue and intrigue!"

Pan Long couldn't help but laugh.

"Then please. ”

"No problem!"

Pan Long's figure gradually faded away, and finally disappeared without a trace.

A moment later, he stood in front of the still sea of stars, silently meditating.

"Are these worlds real or illusory?"

"Is their existence unequivocal, or is it just my imagination?"

"Do I have a better choice? Is there something I can do more for that world?"

He pondered for a long time, but finally came to another conclusion.

"In any case, we must not make this kind of stitching monster world in the future!"

"Several worlds are fused together, and all kinds of problems are intertwined, and it's easy to get out of it. This incident is a good lesson!"

"I must not enter this world again until I have cultivated into an adulthood - unless I am sure that I have the strength to fight against the Star Devouring Demon God, even if I pass, I will only be powerless. ”

"Escaping is never the real solution to the problem!"

He gradually settled down in his heart, and then left the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and went to visit Wen Chao's afterimage again, and talked about what he saw and heard this time.

Wen Chao's afterimage agrees with Pan Long's considerations, although he can only be regarded as AI intelligence strictly speaking, but he has almost all of Wen Chao's knowledge before his death, at least in terms of feelings and thinking, there is not much essential difference from the real Wen Chao.

"Your choice is very correct, in the face of the super monsters that devour the planet, the cultivation of the Elder is qualified to negotiate with them. Until then, it's a good idea to retreat. ”

"It's like boxing, it's about punching, don't be mentally burdened about it. No one in the world can attack all the time, and you've done a great job. ”

Pan Long smiled and asked, "What do you think...... In that world, will there really be a Star Devouring Demon God?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"According to my impression, in the various worlds of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the more powerful the thing, the smaller the scope of the world. The Star Devouring Demon God is so powerful, the world should be very small. But that world is huge...... Isn't that a contradiction?"

Wen Chao thought for a long time and said: "The subtlety of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, even I can't fully understand it. But there is one thing I know. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Whatever exists is reasonable. Wen Chao said, "There must be a reason to support its existence." We may not be able to find this reason for the time being, but 'existence' itself is an objective fact, and it is not subject to human will. ”

Pan Long squinted his eyes, a little not quite understanding what he meant.

"For example, the world you experienced this time, it doesn't match the experience you have summed up in the past, why is that?" Wen Chao smiled, "This is indeed a problem, and it is a very important question. But is there an answer to this question that influences your choice?"

Pan Long said: "I think it still has an impact. If that world doesn't actually support such a powerful existence as the 'Star Swallowing Demon God', then what I'm doing is useless—isn't it ridiculous that people are worried about the sky?"

Wen Chao laughed: "Until now, you haven't even determined whether that world is true or false, how can you be sure of the truth or falsehood of the Star Devouring Demon God?"

Pan Long was stunned.

"Whether that world is true or not, when you make a choice in the face of a problem, you do it with the assumption that it is true. Then, no matter whether the Star Swallowing Demon God is true or not, it doesn't prevent you from deciding what you should do according to 'default it is true'. Isn't that the same thing?"

Pan Long opened his mouth wide, blinked his eyes several times, and finally showed a smile that suddenly dawned on him.

The dark clouds that had been hovering in his heart for months finally dissipated.

"You're right!" he nodded excitedly and smiled with satisfaction, "As you said, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is that I should do it when faced with such a thing!"

"I do what I want, I do what I want to do, and what does it matter if it's true or not?" he said aloud, "even in this world, it may not be true. Maybe I'm actually lying in a hospital bed right now, waiting to take my last breath, lost in the hallucinations of dying...... But that doesn't matter! it doesn't matter at all!"

"I'm such a person, and I make this choice when faced with such a thing. Once, again, and forever!"

Wen Chao smiled and nodded, very satisfied.

"You're really better than us, it took us many years to figure this out, and you figured it out when you were in your twenties. ”

Pan Long smiled: "Hey, don't underestimate people." Although I am only in my twenties in this life, I have lived more than 100 years in my previous life. ”

"Then why don't you look like an old man at all?"

"Don't you know that the physical state affects the endocrine and then the mental state?" Pan Long smiled, "Oh, this is the result of the research of the early twenty-second century, and you are both from the early twenty-first century, so you don't know this." ”

"Are the future people amazing?" Wen Chao raised a middle finger.

"I'm not a future, we're actually the same generation. It's just that I've outlived you. Pan Long smiled, "Look at you, you have lived for more than a thousand years, but I haven't seen you look like an old man in the twilight." ”

"I'm just an AI program......"

"An AI program of your level can have human rights even according to the law. ”

"Ah, will there really be someone like me in the future?"

"Not yet, but the relevant legislation has been completed. Pan Long said, "I went through the previous few years and completed the legislation on strong artificial intelligence. The legislation establishes several points, the first is to avoid creating artificial intelligence with an independent personality as much as possible, the second is that artificial intelligence at this level has human rights and can register a set of bodies for itself, and the third is that the creator of artificial intelligence is also a guardian, and if the AI commits a crime, the manufacturer will be responsible for the guardian...... That's pretty much it. ”

"Huh? Isn't there any law of robots?"

"No, robots are also human beings and have independent human rights, and of course it is impossible to force them to obey or even sacrifice. Pan Long asked rhetorically, "Is it easy to create strong artificial intelligence? It's not easy." At least it's much harder than having a baby. If children have human rights, why don't strong artificial intelligence? Your idea is one of the famous ideological fallacies of the pre-federal era. ”

Wen Chao was a little dazed: "I can't imagine it...... Ping Pong is made in a single meal, which is considered a human right?"

"Don't look down on strong AI so much! Every strong AI has to spend huge resources to create and maintain their operation, and it consumes more energy than feeding hundreds of people...... How can there be a reason that ping-pong can be made casually!"

"What if that is...... In the future, technology will be more advanced, and strong artificial intelligence can be created casually?"

Pan Long smiled: "I haven't seen that kind of technology, but on the eve of my crossing, I can create a person casually - I haven't seen anyone who has no human rights because of this." ”

"Clones?"

"Genetically modified humans based on cloning technology. ”

"Wouldn't that be a space war?"

“...... Why do you always think that we have to fight? There are several adjusters among my great-great-grandchildren, and even more among the younger ones. Isn't it a good thing to be born more talented?"

"Don't you think there's a problem?"

"Why do you think there's a problem?"

Wen Chao was at a loss for a long time, until Pan Long left, he was still babbling to himself.