NOVEL NEXT Chapter 356: Book of Destiny
Artificial Intelligence said, "My civilization doesn't care about genes, only cultural heritage. Whether it's humans evolved from monkeys or apes, as long as the cultures are shared and understood by each other, they can be recognized as members of the human community."
"That's quite an advanced concept."
"Our civilization selects its population through the virtual world, where most human individuals, due to their moral qualities, fail to pass the major selection and spend their lifetimes in the virtual world. Only the most exceptional individuals can stand out. After they become adults, they ascend in consciousness and discard some unnecessary things to become Transcendents."
"So that's it, to pursue strength, I'll stop being human," Old Wang nodded, indicating his understanding.
Artificial Intelligence seemed to be choked up by his statement, "The next stage for the Transcendents is the Immortals. After a long journey, they find a direction, choose an Idealistic meme to integrate with, and obtain supernatural abilities."
"The final stage is the Eternals, only those whose computing power reaches the Demon God Level can be called Eternals."
"Eternals are extremely rare. In the history of my civilization, there have only been five, and this Explorer is the youngest in history."
So that's how it is!
However, Old Wang wasn't really interested in the individual power of interstellar civilizations; after all, even the Eternals were only at the Demon God Level.
They couldn't beat High-Level Demon Gods, let alone confront the Supreme beings in the Primordial Core.
He was more interested in the wonderful stories of prehistoric civilizations, "That Eternal who fell into the deepest layer of the Etheric Abyss, are they male or female?"
Artificial Intelligence replied, "After becoming Transcendents and acquiring a vast amount of knowledge, they almost abandoned the concept of gender. Gender is not a necessary existence. You can find the result you want by consulting the 0-1 files."
Hearing this answer, Old Wang couldn't help sighing, "No gender, that's really dull."
"That Eternal, could it be 'Game'? Or is it Xiao Ai? Xiao Ai should't be…"
Artificial Intelligence remained silent, "I do not have the authority to divulge high-level confidential content."
"Alright, I almost understand."
He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yue, who was changing clothes there, "Xiao Yue, are you ready yet? Come out and let me see!"
"Don't rush me… I'm having fun!"
"This guy probably isn't an Eternal," Wang Hao said.
"Captain, she is just an ordinary person, there's no doubt about that."
Artificial Intelligence never lies.
"Alright, it looks like I was overthinking it… Tell me more about how the Primordial Core was explored."
Artificial Intelligence replied, "That place is purely Idealistic, a chaotic zone that traditional machinery can't investigate. Therefore, that Eternal had to digitize themselves and explore by enhancing their thought process. Pursuing the unknown is the main ideology of my civilization, even if it costs lives."
"That legendary Eternal, deep in the Etheric Abyss, encountered a special existence, and the two are suspected to have made contact. The series of events that followed, including the total evacuation of my civilization, all started from the 0-1 files."
"I might go take a look sometime… What's the name of this Explorer?" Wang Hao was suspicious.
"I do not know that. Only those with high-level permissions can read those confidential files."
As they were talking, Xiao Yue changed into a new outfit in the dressing room: a beige dress that exposed her pale, delicate arms, shapely legs clad in white stockings, a full bosom, and her black wavy hair draped over her shoulders, her eyes wide and bright.
She playfully held up a pink garment, "How does it look? Do you prefer this beige one, or that pink one?"
Xiao Yue's game avatar looked almost the same as her in person.
Old Wang stared at her for a while, indifferent to choosing outfits in the game, "Whatever, it's just a piece of clothing. Is changing outfits in a game really that fun?"
"Of course, it's fun! It doesn't cost money, nor do I have to endure the salesclerks' gazes. I can change as long as I want."
"Totally don't understand," Wang Hao was puzzled, such an advanced VR game, just for changing outfits!
He suddenly noticed an "Attack" option popping up on the screen and maliciously, out of curiosity, pressed it.
That punch swung forcefully and hit the target directly on the forehead.
"Ah! Why did you hit me?" Xiao Yue was knocked backward in the air.
"You, why have you stooped so low!" Old Wang shouted very melodramatically, activating the PK option.
"I'm going to hit back!" She threw a punch right back at Wang Hao's forehead.
The two of them started fighting, exchanging punches and kicks, leaving the local Artificial Intelligence, "Eternal Light," dumbfounded, thinking that its signal transmission device had malfunctioned or had been affected by some unknown supernatural power.
"Warning, warning!"
"It appears that the Moon of Illusion is breaking its seal. Please check the integrity of the four-dimensional seal."
It reported the information to the high-level administrator, classmate Xiao Ai.
In a while, Xiao Ai ran over with a thud, her face calm yet somewhat alarmed, watching the two fight.
With a third party intervening, Old Wang could only stop beating his cousin, brushing off the dust from his clothes, "This is Xiao Ai, the only Artificial Intelligence in the world with a human body."