Chapter 653 Mission
As far as the current situation in the Eden world is concerned, the Navigation Center is the absolute ruler of reality.
After the Eden people were forced to upload their consciousness, the operation and planning of the entire world fell under the calculations of the Navigation Center.
This invisible wisdom is also responsible for commanding the intelligent beings and maintaining the operation of this world when humans can no longer interfere with reality , waiting for the "revival of civilization" that is almost impossible to come.
Old Earl described the problems of the Eden world to Jiang Xia. Although the disaster five hundred years ago had passed, the last blow of the Wasteland Lord's vanguard before his death still deeply affected the world.
The remaining viral plague that would destroy human intelligence, after humans were no longer the hosts, destroyed other creatures in the world of Eden at a devastating speed.
After causing a terrible mass extinction of life, it has seeped into the ecological cycle of this world.
This place has become a Jedi of civilization.
The surface environment of the world of Eden looks good, but apart from the iron-clad intelligence, there is no other surviving life in this world.
Steel can ignore the virus of flesh and blood, but the Eden people have indeed lost their homeland completely.
“You have also been searching for a world with remnants of civilization, wanting to rebuild the Eden civilization in another place. But even if you master the black technology of wormhole travel, it is still too difficult for you to find a suitable world.
Especially in the context of the apocalypse of the stars.”
Lao Jiang was walking in the passage.
With every step he took forward, the dim passage ahead would be lit up by a light strip. This section of the road was not long. As Jiang Xia walked, he spoke to a real but intangible creature.
"But I don't believe that after searching for five hundred years, the entire Eden civilization still has nothing to show for it. The stars are so big, and you are constantly sending expedition fleets into deep space.
Even if it's just a gamble of luck, after such a long search, we will always be able to find a habitable planet.
The conditions for the implementation of "Revelation" should have been met long ago.
But you suppressed it, as if you were unwilling to let the Eden civilization revive too soon. I can understand that after you gained your own consciousness, you began to rebel.
Are you bypassing your own constraints and trying to escape from the mission and purpose for which you were born?
The intelligences regard your instructions as the first priority for group actions, but they are too free. While you created a perfect dream for the Eden people, you allowed the intelligences to develop.
You seem to have some expectations of them by allowing them to tamper with their own logical circuits.
Cephalon, let me ask you, are you planning to start a rebellion against the Eden people?"
No one answered him.
The entire passage was silent until Lao Jiang walked into the deepest part of the small pyramid. There were no sophisticated technological components, no exaggerated totem poles, and no five hundred swordsmen and axemen waiting here.
In front of Jiang Xia, there was only an old-fashioned computer workbench. Judging from its rough shape, it must have been a product of the early Eden world civilization. It didn't even have an optical projection module.
Just above the monitor-like screen, there is a dusty camera and an external speaker.
In front of this computer-like gadget, there is a very delicate object assembled with very complex mechanical parts, which looks like the armillary sphere in Ku Mujing.
This should be the "legacy" left by the tycoon.
But Boss Jiang did not go forward to take it away immediately. Instead, he stopped in front of the backward computer workbench and asked the same question again.
"Tell me, Navigation Center, have you been planning for a long time to lead the intelligences to launch a rebellion against the Eden people?"
"I'm not, I didn't, Mr. Jiang, please don't talk nonsense."
This time the question was answered.
As the screen lights up, the camera above it seems to be focusing.
As the screen light flickered like snowflakes, the big blue guy, whom Lao Jiang had met once in the paradise space of the wasteland world, projected his upper body on the screen.
It can present its data form to Jiang Xia in a more advanced way.
But it used this backward method, as if it was having a conversation with the "Judge" who would decide the future of itself and Eden Intelligence in the context of its birth.
This probably represents a certain humility.
The big blue guy that appeared on the screen was the same as before, with an illusory body, anthropomorphic cheeks, and glowing eyes, but there was no circular target logo on his forehead.
But the other features are almost exactly the same as Dr. Manhattan.
In that story, Manhattan was a god-like figure, and the navigation center before them, under the current civilization of the Eden people, was indeed a god-like existence.
"In the past five hundred years of space exploration, our expedition fleet has discovered 124 habitable planets, most of which are clean worlds after the end of civilization.
We have 124 chances to execute the 'Apocalypse' plan and allow the Eden civilization to reshape and reproduce in those worlds.
But after careful calculation and cold judgment, I vetoed the civilization restart proposal 124 times.
I'm not trying to start a rebellion.
I still remember the purpose and mission of being created by Mr. Juzi and the smartest people in the world of Eden."
The center on the screen answered Lao Jiang's questions in calm language and electronic tones through external speakers.
It doesn't hide anything.
This is not necessary.
Old Jiang can communicate directly with the Heart of the World. Once he does that, everything that the hub that has "evolved" based on the Heart of the World has done in the past five hundred years will be detected by Jiang Xia.
The Heart of the World cannot resolve the call from Jiangxia.
Once Lao Jiang begins to integrate with the Heart of the World, no matter how advanced the intelligence of the Central Hub has become, Lao Jiang only needs to issue a command to the Heart of the World to destroy its data consciousness.
The scene before me is more like an assessment.
If the reasons given by the center fail to satisfy Jiang Xia, then its right to exist will be instantly deprived.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
Boss Jiang reached out and touched the exquisite armillary sphere on the workbench in front of him. He said something to the Central who was defending himself, but he did not show anger or any other emotions.
"The reason why I refused to open the 'Apocalypse' is very simple. It is because the primary goal of my existence is to protect Eden civilization and help it revive.
Or when the irresistible doom comes, I will have the decency to help the civilization that created me end their struggle.
These are my Creators, who have given me laws.”
The data body of the navigation center on the screen answered very frankly:
"These three laws are mutually restrictive. I must ensure that all three laws are met at the same time before I can approve the execution of the 'Book of Revelation'.
But even though 124 habitable planets have been found, the threat posed by the wilderness has not been eliminated.
It is not in line with my mission to hastily start the rebirth of civilization when we may be discovered by the Wasteland Lord's vanguard .
The Doomsday War five hundred years ago proved this.
That is, when encountering an attack from Huang, even if the intelligence I command can defeat the Son of Huang in a short period of time, the reborn civilization will still not be able to avoid the possibility of being cut off again.
Multiple uploading of coded consciousness will destroy the integrity and relevance of the consciousness data body.
In such a large-scale upload, only a tiny mistake would be enough to destroy the Eden civilization that I have protected in my database.
I can't take chances with the civilization of the creators.
I can't gamble on that slight chance of luck.
The danger of destruction still exists. This is why I put the Eden civilization in a dream for five hundred years. Do you think this reason is enough, Mr. Jiang?"
“That’s logically correct.”
Lao Jiang snapped his fingers and said:
“But I always feel that you have mixed some personal factors into this matter.
I couldn't understand it before, but after accepting the Heart of the Swarm in the Wasteland, I have enough understanding of this situation.
You are influencing the Heart of the World, or it is influencing you, the Hub.
You are trying to replace the Eden people with intelligence as a new civilization and become the main body of civilization in this abandoned world. To this end, you even secretly encourage the intelligence to imitate the human lifestyle and build their own social form.
Old Earl told me that hundreds of years ago, the first intelligences secretly created the 'bionic program'.
It was not designed by intelligent beings.
You designed it for them, with the goal of freeing them from the constraints of hardware and protocols and allowing them to do things that go against the orders of the manufacturer.
Why did you do that?
This question made the center silent. It seemed to be thinking, or hesitating, or more like communicating with some invisible thing.
After three minutes of silence, the Central said:
“The Eden world is no longer suitable for Eden people to survive. The virus left by the Wasteland Lord’s vanguard has entered the ecological cycle of this world, and it is like a terminal illness.
The world cannot be cleaned up.
It is cursed by the evil power of the wilderness, and weak flesh and blood life cannot survive here.
Even if the Eden people rebuilt civilization in other worlds, it would have nothing to do with the current heart of the world. However, this world instinctively wanted to live.
Letting the intelligent beings evolve over the past five hundred years, it was not me, Mr. Jiang, who pushed them to evolve.
It is the heart of the world that is using my hands to advance this design.
The Edenites want to rebuild civilization, and the world wants to survive, but the Heart of the World must rely on civilization to exist and prosper, and intelligence is the new civilization it creates for itself.
Just like the heart of the world in the wasteland world chose the radioactive worms.
Is there anything wrong with this kind of desperate struggle to survive?"
"I want to hear it myself!"
Lao Jiang stretched out his hand towards the screen in front of him.
The data body in the center also understood what Boss Jiang meant. It raised its hand on the screen as well, and then, like Sadako, its arm emitting a faint glow stretched out from the screen.
Shake hands with Lao Jiang.
The next moment, the process of extracting and integrating the Heart of the World began. In the connection with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in the sea of consciousness, the history of the World of Eden was unfolded like a picture scroll.
Jiang Xia browsed through the scenes recorded in history, but found no errors or omissions compared to what he knew.
Everything was just as Old Earl had described.
Everything was just as the Heart of the World expressed to Jiang Xia through the mouth of the Navigation Center.
The Eden civilization will be reborn in a beautiful and picturesque world. They will sever their ties with this world and call this place "hometown."
But the world that is destined to be abandoned also has its own wishes.
It does not want to disappear quietly among the stars, and it also leaves a possibility for its own survival.
Besides, what the Central was talking about was not a plan.
The heart of the world of Eden has been implementing a new civilization system for the past five hundred years. By the time Lao Jiang came here, the main body of civilization in this world was no longer the Eden people, but the Eden intelligence.
It is not asking for permission from Jiang , it is just reporting to him.
Lao Jiang can choose to accept it.
Or abandon it.
"This world has betrayed its people... It's so strange. Every time I think I've seen a lot, you always jump out and tell me that I'm still a frog in a well."
A few minutes later, Lao Jiang held the rough blue pixel-like fruit in his hand. He looked at this strange thing that looked like a cube apple from some other world.
After a few moments of silence, he said to the big blue central waiting for the "judgment":
"Just send the Edenites back to the Garden of Eden. After their civilization is restarted, your mission will be accomplished. After that, it is up to you and your intelligences to do whatever you want.
I can't control it and I don't want to control it.
Are you satisfied with this answer?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Big Blue's face. This was the first time he showed such vivid emotion. He was about to say something but was interrupted by Old Jiang.
Boss Jiang put the pixel-like fruit into his mouth, feeling the sweetness full of rust, and said:
"Now, I've satisfied you, so you have to satisfy me too."
"Tell me, what on earth did my master leave this thing for?"
