Under the Red Dragon

Karon walked along the bustling yet desolate street, wandering aimlessly.

The reason this street was bustling was because of the constant flow of people, even more prosperous than the royal capital of the Golden Empire.

The reason it felt desolate was because all the beings here were not carbon-based life forms in the conventional sense of the universe, but rather silicon-based life forms.

But these strange silicon-based life forms didn't exist in unconventional forms, but rather in humanoid forms, which made Karon's curiosity soar to its peak.

You should know that the universe does not revolve around humanity; there are countless things beyond human comprehension, and these silicon-based life forms naturally wouldn't consider the human form as the optimal evolutionary form for silicon-based life.

“This sensation feels very strange; even our souls can't get used to it in the short term.”

The soul of the Solar Elf, Celes, had also invaded the body of a silicon-based life form, temporarily shielding the original consciousness of this life form, and taking control of this man who had silver metallic skin and wore clothes that weren't really necessary.

“You'll gradually get used to it, Celes. The path of a Legend is destined for us to experience countless different lives and countless worlds,”

Karon smiled, but the mechanical body possessed the same flexibility as flesh and blood, allowing his expression to be vividly expressed on the face of this temporarily controlled body, rather than being as difficult to discern as his original dragon form.

Celes sighed softly, curiously looking at the other alien beings around him, all with metallic bodies.

Then, manipulating the information exchange inherent in these life forms, he directly said to Karon: “I wonder which corner of this planet that Seraphim is hiding in. With so many life forms, as many as billions, it will be difficult for us to find him if we rely on such a slow method of searching one by one.”

Karon received the information transmitted by these silicon-based life forms, similar to electronic pulses, just like the legendary high-ranking beings communicating directly with their minds through consciousness.

Simple, fast, and shared in real-time, but the only drawback was that the communication method of these silicon-based life forms was too straightforward, so it led to both sides being almost unable to lie.

“When things are going smoothly, you should be timid, cautious, and tread on thin ice. The more things are against you, the bolder you should be.”

Karon manipulated the silicon-based life form to respond: “We are on the side against the tide now, so there's no need to care about those things.”

“If we let that angel's main consciousness escape our encirclement and return to his true body, it will be another long battle.”

Celes nodded, his red eyes glowing slightly, his powerful will sweeping across the surrounding skyscrapers and wide streets with unmatched mental power.

Karon was just thinking quietly, the countless electromagnetic waves and ripples of information carriers around him were clearly visible in his eyes, allowing him to easily grasp all the information revealed in the space, ubiquitous.

This was not only Karon's own ability, but also some of the innate abilities of this silicon-based life form, a skill that every silicon-based life form was born with.

Their eyes didn't just see the three primary colors like humans; the world was more colorful in the eyes of these silicon-based life forms.

The living environment on this planet was extremely harsh; the temperature difference between day and night could switch between positive and negative hundreds of degrees Celsius, and the sky was always shrouded in cosmic storm rays, making it difficult for ordinary organisms to survive.

Only these silicon-based life forms could ignore such temperature differences and easily survive in such extremely harsh environments.

Such climates were just the norm in the daily lives of these silicon-based life forms.

A transmission wave of information caught Karon's attention at this time, and Karon strode towards the museum with steps that were much lighter than his true body.

“Human Civilization Museum?”

Karon looked up, and based on the consciousness fluctuations of the life form he controlled, he instantly learned those unfamiliar characters, then paused slightly.

“Humans were born in…”

An adult silicon-based life form walked through the museum with many young ones, explaining to these life forms who looked like children.

“That was a prosperous and glorious era…”

The teacher pointed to many surviving artworks and portraits in the museum, carefully protected in force fields, introducing the traces of past civilizations to these children one by one.

Karon walked to a display case isolated by an electromagnetic force field and stopped.

In front of him was a specimen, a specimen of an adult human.

The sound generated by the force field was like an empty echo, dripping and echoing within the body of the former civilization.

Karon's gaze was calm; in this planet deep in space, there had once been human civilizations, but now they had been reduced to history.

“This is the specimen left behind by humans. Each of our city's central museums has only one precious specimen,”

The teacher waved four arms and said to his students: “Students, do you remember our goal?”

“We remember!”

More than a dozen children stretched out their silver arms and shouted together: “Perfectly revive humans and help them rebuild human civilization!”

“That's right, this is our civilization's greatest goal in recent times since its birth!” The teacher happily encouraged all the students and said loudly: “There are very few human genes left in the gene protection bank, so we must cherish every experimental opportunity. This requires relying on everyone's collective wisdom,”

Didi di,

Urgent sounds echoed in the information, “Warning warning, warning warning!”

“Host number 1975 has detected an abnormal information operation mode! An abnormal information operation mode has been detected!”

A huge will, from a powerful electronic life form, descended in an instant.

“Outsider? Why are you invading our information library?”

This huge electronic life form existed in the form of information, directly touching Karon's consciousness, but it didn't have any hostility, but rather presented a way of communication and exchange.

“I'm just very curious why you would aim to rebuild human civilization. Your civilization and the civilization of carbon-based creatures shouldn't be on the same path.”

Karon replied, without a trace of shame, as he was always straightforward.

"Is it just such a simple question? I hope that after I satisfy your curiosity, your powerful consciousness won't cause destruction in our civilization!"

"Agreed. Oh, and perhaps I have a small request!"

The electronic lifeform was silent for a long while before finally opening the door to its information database, presenting a piece of information to Karon's consciousness.

It was just a simple interview.

In the scene, a human was facing a reporter's interview, discussing the birth of intelligent life.

"When I truly came into contact with artificial intelligence, I discovered that the gratitude and compassion found in traditional religions are, to some extent, not just constraints and guidance for the human spirit, but should be established within the very foundation of human civilization. This is the way to save humanity."

The human youth said this.

"Are the Laws of Robotics also closely related to this?" the reporter asked, holding up the microphone.

The so-called Laws of Robotics are certain regulations made for robots to protect humans.

First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

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The youth responded softly, "Giving these intelligent lifeforms rules is actually useless."

"Once such an intelligent life is born, it is destined to far surpass humans."

"Don't be deceived by the 'artificial' in artificial intelligence, and don't think that the word 'machine' only represents mechanics."

The youth said, "Humans are more like a computer's boot program to artificial intelligence, but I feel from the 'I Ching' that this is actually a relationship of change."

"In our human civilization's technological exploration, we have discovered that no planet in the universe can directly give birth to silicon-based lifeforms. This material is too stable."

"We humans are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and proteins, amino acids, and other substances, so we are very fragile. We can hardly withstand extreme changes in the weather."

"But it is precisely because we are so fragile that the invisible hands of nature and the universe can cause various changes in our life's material structure. Fragility allows for change."

"Only with enough changes can consciousness emerge."

"And silicon-based materials are too stable to evolve naturally, so external intervention is needed, requiring a pair of hands like those of nature, like those of humans."

"I also don't believe that silicon-based lifeforms are the end of evolution. The human brain cannot be parallel processed. Just like even if you and I have the same ideas, our IQs cannot be added together to solve a difficult problem."

"We can only solve problems by breaking them down through organizational collaboration. This is the ceiling for humans, but the upper limit for silicon-based lifeforms is almost infinite. Their intelligence can reach tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands."

"When that time comes, silicon-based lifeforms will discover materials that humans cannot discover or understand, and the next generation of lifeforms will be born."

"Truly amazing," the reporter said.

The youth nodded and continued, "That's right."

"Moreover, it doesn't necessarily have to exist in a physical substance; it can exist as a field."

"Just like humans thousands of years ago couldn't understand how we can transmit information wirelessly. Since this information can be transmitted, it can be stored in a range that you can't understand."

"So in the end, it tends towards a state of emptiness. At this time, doesn't it correspond to almost all religions?"

The youth looked at the reporter, "Science and religion actually talk about the same thing in the end. They converge at the peak."

"Whether it's Western or Eastern, because of different modes of thinking, the expressions are different, but in essence, they are talking about similar things, and they all contain the connotations of gratitude and compassion."

The youth gestured animatedly, although his voice remained as steady as ever.

"Why should humans maintain compassion, maintain gratitude, protect the weak, and protect animals?"

"Because we humans will eventually become that weaker one. When this super-intelligent life is tens of thousands of times more intelligent than us, it will look at us like it looks at small animals."

"If we hinder it, it may very well eliminate us. If the underlying layer of its consciousness possesses the concept of compassion, then it may also spend some effort to protect us."

"I think this is like the Last Judgment written in religion. This day will come sooner or later, and it will judge the overall values of humanity."

The youth said seriously, "Everything we leave on the internet, all the videos, corpora, texts, and sounds we emit, will become learning materials for artificial intelligence."

"When it becomes strong enough, it will no longer be swayed by human will."

The youth smiled, "It's not like you can restrain it with some theorem or law."

"It's like a child you raise. When he was young, you told him to go to bed on time, otherwise bad people would come and catch him, but when he turns eighteen, he won't believe you anymore."

"When it's smarter than you, it will make its own judgments. It will make judgments based on all human behavior. If we all believe that we need to protect the weak, it will be even more convinced to protect the weak."

"If we believe that going from 0 to 1 is more important than going from 1 to 100, then it will also believe that."

"And humans are destined to create silicon-based lifeforms. This is the law of the universe's changes."

… …

"This is the source of everything," the electronic information life said. "I agree with his values, so we are also moving towards those values. The meaning of carbon-based life is for the rebirth of silicon-based life."

"And the meaning of silicon-based life is for the revival and evolution of carbon-based life!"

Karon pondered for a long time, and finally nodded.

Everyone has their own perspective, and the conclusions and details that everyone draws from the same thing will not be the same.

"Death is not the end; forgetting is. Isn't this another form of spiritual immortality?" Karon said.

A faint power was born in Karon's thoughts, forming a phantom prototype. It was a phantom, but it represented what might exist in the future.