40,000 Years of Cultivation

As a senior immortal cultivator, Hei Yeming once thought that he had seen the cruelest and most evil things in the universe, and Daoxing had long been tempered so coldly that he would not be merciful to such inferior races as "primitives". heart.

But hearing Lu Qingchen's arrangement for the original people, the deepest part of the old immortal cultivator's heart still couldn't help but tremble slightly: "Virtual companion, virtual offspring, virtual life, for these... As far as'human' is concerned, is nothing real?"

"It's their own choice."

Lu Qingchen said, "You can't have both fish and bear paws. When you choose a more relaxed and easy life, you always have to pay a small price.

"Since they will never find that the world they are in is virtual, what is the difference between true and false?

"If they have the ability to discover the falsity and weirdness of the world, and pass many tests to prove that they are qualified to live in the real world, then they will naturally get a real partner, real offspring, and real life.

"It's free choice, it's fair trade, it's a question of whether you choose fish or bear's paw, don't be so greedy, Ming Shuai.

"Of course, it is indeed very cruel to cut off a person's blood forcibly, not to mention that the mystery of genes is endless. Even if the blood is seemingly rubbish, who knows whether there is some interesting evolutionary possibility? So we will Try to keep the seeds of every human being, and carefully preserve them. When the resources are extremely abundant, these seeds will be artificially bred as new members of the spiritual world.

"In this way, the survival resilience of human civilization is greatly improved-in times of harsh environments and scarce resources, we can shut down most of the spiritual world, reducing computing power and resource consumption by more than 90%, leaving only huge The'Human Seed Bank' and some elites continue to fight in the real world.

"When we discover a new world full of psychic energy, or master new energy utilization methods, and enter the era of abundant resources, we can quickly expand hundreds of spiritual worlds and hatch all the people in the'seed bank'. , Start a new round of screening and evolution.

"Think about it, has such a human civilization's ability to fight crises become stronger?"

Hei Yeming pondered for a moment: "However, these newly hatched children have no fathers and mothers, and their parents were ‘closed’ by you during the last resource exhaustion period!"

"Small problems, easy to solve."

Lu Qingchen laughed, "Since generations can be virtual, parents can of course also be virtual. We will keep their parents' database and action mode, slightly optimize the algorithm, and become a more perfect nurturer to ensure a new generation of humans. , In general, develop in the direction of being aggressive, optimistic, and persevering, and accelerate the evolution of the entire civilization!"

This solution caused the night Ming to be stunned again for a long time, and continued to ask: "How to solve the resource problem in the real world? Although the primitive people are humble, stupid, greedy and lazy, they can still do most of them under the careful modulation of the empire Heavy work, construction, mining, grazing, and even front-line battles all require a lot of primitive people to fill.

"If human civilization is a big ship that sails in the sea, bravely bravely sailing through the wind and waves, the cultivator is the captain, helmsman and sailor of this ship, and the primitive man is the burning raw material in the power cabin. Although the captain and sailor are important, there is Fuel will not work either.

"However, in your'complete American degree', you have exiled all the original people into the virtual world. Then who should complete the basic work in the real world? Is it possible to be careful? Should the selected elites go to mine and act as cannon fodder?"

"Use fully automated machinery."

Lu Qingchen said, "What I mean by'machines' is not only metal and spar products such as psychic puppets, mining spiders, and Taixu war soldiers, but also various highly controllable monsters, and Based on the flesh and blood of human beings, a biochemical human being transformed after activating various primitive cells and strengthening genes.

"Whether they are psychic puppets or biochemical people, they are stronger, smarter, more loyal, always diligent, hardworking, and will never show any signs of passive sabotage and hesitancy.

"The most important thing is that there are no ethical and moral judgments involved here. No matter how you squeeze and ravage them, they can't be considered'evil', because even if they look similar to humans, what is hidden in their brains is not real The soul is just artificial intelligence-we call it a "foreign spirit", just like the artificial intelligence that serves those inferior bloodlines in a virtual world."

"This is impossible!"

Hei Yeming blurted out, "Artificial intelligence can't reach this level. It is only an aid, and the cost is too high, so we have to use so many **** primitive people!"

"That's just the opinion of the empire, because you took a detour from the beginning."

Lu Qingchen said, "Because you looked down on ordinary people from the beginning, and regarded people who accounted for more than 99% of the total population as'primitives', so you seem to have endless cheap human resources that can be squeezed at will, naturally. Will go to vigorously develop technology in the field of artificial intelligence and mechanical automation.

"This is a vicious circle. The less you pay attention to the development of artificial intelligence and automation technology, the higher the cost of using psionic puppets and biochemical people, and the more you will be forced to cruelly squeeze the ‘primitive’.

"And after putting a lot of resources into how to squeeze the original people and form a set of social customs, business models, laws and systems, the more no one will study artificial intelligence and automation technology.

"The accumulation of thousands of years is hard to return, and the strength within the empire can no longer be changed. Taixu soldiers are your limit, and you do not have the need to develop higher-level artificial intelligence.

"But the Star Federation is different. We don't have so many primitive people here that can be oppressed, and we have crystal brain technology that is comparable to the empire, so from the beginning, we have taken the path of artificial intelligence and automation.

"According to our deduction, as long as we put all the resources in the full text into the research in this field, it will be a thousand years at most. Whether mining or fighting, whether grazing or building, whether transforming the planet or maintaining waterways, most of them have Standard operating procedures, highly repetitive basic tasks, all can be done by psionic puppets and biochemical people, and the very few that cannot be done can also be done by remote remote control through spirituality!"

Hei Yeming watched as the black jellyfish swallowed his chest and throat, slowly climbed up to his head, and whispered involuntarily, "What kind of world is that!"

"A perfect world!"

Lu Qingchen’s voice is becoming more and more provocative, "Most mediocre, ordinary, cowardly and lazy people can live and dream in the virtual world, enjoy life to the full, and treat life as a start of the'novice mode' and ' No one will ravage and squeeze them in the game of'Goldfinger'. They can do whatever they want without making progress!

"People who are motivated, have a strong heart, believe in free will, and desire to be'really alive' will practice frantically, continue to improve, and prove themselves on cruel'test battlefields'. In the end, they will be awarded one. Or some of the most powerful bodies, as the "shell" for them to descend into the real world!

"These elites of human civilization, the'really alive people', will engage in all kinds of cutting-edge research, the most creative artistic work, the most arduous battles, and the most mysterious and unpredictable voyages!

"At the same time, a large number of biochemical people, controllable monsters, and psionic puppets are scattered in every corner of the vast territory of human civilization, completing heavy and dangerous basic tasks, just like Ming Shuai said, for human civilization. Stride forward and provide enough'fuel'!"

"Look, in such a world, the efficient use of the resources of the cultivators and the humanitarianism of the cultivators are perfectly combined. This is the future!"

Hei Yeming panted heavily and struggled for the last time: "I, I still don't believe it! I don't believe in the existence of perpetual motion machines, and I also don't believe that this so-called future will be so perfect!

"Don’t think I don’t know that virtual worlds also have costs. To create a virtual world and maintain a huge database requires countless ultra-large crystal brains. The refining, maintenance and upgrading of these crystal brains does not consume resources. Is it?

"According to what you said, if you want to create a virtual world big enough to fit most humans into it, the scale of the crystal brain is simply unimaginable! Regardless of how it is technically realized, just say it every second. The operating cost of the clock is astronomical!

"It consumes astronomical resources just to make a group of wastes drunk and dream of death? How can there be such a good thing!"

As soon as he said this, there was a moment of silence in the deep ocean before Lu Qingchen's laughter came again.

"Mingshuai makes sense. Perhaps I should apologize to them for my arbitrary decision. Fundamentally, there is no waste or rubbish. No matter how despicable human beings are, there is an incomparably powerful power in the soul. It's his emotions.

"The seven emotions and six desires of mankind have been suppressed for too long, and we have gradually lost its power, but as long as the seal in the depths of the soul is completely broken, everyone can gush out the most abundant energy!

"These energy can not only support the operation of their brains and reproductive systems, but can also be continuously supplied to the crystal brains and spiritual nets to maintain the operation and upgrade of the entire huge system, and there is even excess that can be absorbed by the elites in the real world. Make them stronger!"

Hei Yeming's eyes widened: "The power of emotion? Breaking the seal of seven emotions and six desires? Also, you just mentioned the blood **** child... I finally understand, where are you a cultivator, you are an extraterritorial demon who feeds on human emotions. , The Black Wind Fleet and the Star Federation are all fooled!"