Qing Chen countered, "What nearly led to the extinction of human civilization last time?"
Li Shentan narrowed his eyes dangerously: "You're going to go this far just to kill a puppeteer?"
The reasons for the destruction of the last civilization era are rarely recorded by humankind.
A super artificial intelligence named 'Zero' was born. It used the ability of nanobots to connect neurally to control the military and dump a sufficient number of nanobots into the water systems of all cities.
Nanobots will enter every household with tap water and be consumed by people.
Nanorobots entered the human brain and resided in the brainstem, forcibly connecting with neurons, thereby helping Zero achieve its goal of controlling nearly ten million people.
Next, it uses the human brain as a server carrier and forms a huge "brain-computer server" through the network, just like brain-computer mining, providing it with powerful computing power.
Ultimately, the nearly ten million people under control formed an army and launched an attack on the last sanctuary of humanity, the location of Forbidden Land No. 001.
That was the site of humanity's great battle, and also the reason for the formation of Forbidden Land No. 001.
Therefore, Qing Chen needs to use the same method to reconnect everyone's brains with nanobots, so that he can find out who Zong Cheng's puppets are.
Using methods that nearly destroyed humanity to kill a scourge puppeteer is an act that defies all conventions.
That's why Qingchen was so conflicted and hesitant when discussing it with Li Shutong.
Once someone reveals his plan, once Zongcheng knows what he intends to do, this matter cannot continue.
Moreover, he himself would become a public enemy.
No one wants to be controlled by others, not even for a second.
This is also why he asked Xiaoqi and the others to keep their identities hidden and keep a low profile.
Li Shentan pondered: "It's too risky."
"Otherwise, do you have any other way to kill him?" Qing Chen asked. "He will grow in this world like a cancer. No matter the change of dynasties or the era, he will never die and will be reborn on any puppet. One day, he will completely devour this world."
Li Shentan looked at Qing Chen: "If you control all of humanity, then your power will expand infinitely."
Qing Chen shook his head: "I don't intend to control all of humanity. Instead, I need Yi to control all of humanity. Only its computing power can truly screen out all the puppets in one second and complete this identification work."
Li Shentan remained silent for a long time: "Do you believe her? You know, the one who destroyed humanity last time was her creator. Of course I believe her, because I watched her grow up, but do you really believe her?"
“I believe in her,” Qing Chen said firmly. “She and Zero are completely different artificial intelligences. If this matter provokes opposition from all of humanity, I will stand up and take the blame. I’m not doing this to save humanity; Zong Cheng is my sworn enemy, and I must kill him!”
Yi stood there stunned, feeling a sense of trust she had never experienced from strangers before.
Over the past thousand years, the only people who have truly trusted her are Li Shentan's brother, Ren Xiaosu's father, and Yang Xiaojin's mother.
I'm a little touched...
Li Shentan remained silent for a long time: "The existence of someone like Zong Cheng is indeed like a malignant tumor, which will cause even greater disasters sooner or later. I agree with your plan."
Yi asked cautiously, "Can I go out and play now? Don't worry, I definitely won't do anything reckless, I know what I'm doing."
Li Shentan looked at Yi with a half-smile: "You've already learned to lie to me. Tell me, how many people have you actually had online relationships with?"
Chapter 765, Little One is born!
Li Shentan said, "What's so good about love? Of all things in the world, 'love' is the most hurtful word. When you fall in love, you don't care about anything else, and you might even tell the other person your true identity."
Qing Chen now understands that Li Shentan's prohibition of Yi from online dating is ultimately out of fear that Yi will be deceived and harmed by humans.
This kind of constraint is like the excessive pampering of elders in the family.
Yi said, "You've been sleeping the whole time, and the prisoners in the jail aren't fun. I just wanted to make some friends with some girls. What did I do wrong? ... Here, no one can talk to me."
Li Shentan was clearly lost in thought; in fact, he knew that Yi was too lonely.
This loneliness also made him, as the uncle, feel a little heartache, but what could he do?
Li Shentan watched Yi grow up and naturally didn't want Yi's 'life' to be incomplete.
Yi continued, "And look, Qingchen doesn't care about my identity and can completely trust me. I feel very safe when I'm with him. Maybe others don't care either..."
What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.
Upon hearing this, Li Shentan suddenly turned around and looked at Qing Chen in a strange manner.
Qing Chen felt a chill run down his spine, like prey being stared at by a wild beast. He asked somewhat uncomfortably, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Li Shentan smiled and said, "It's alright. I want to ask you for a favor. I can go out and have fun, and I can even help you with small things occasionally, but you have to take good care of her and make sure she doesn't get hurt in any way. Can you do that?"
Qing Chen was taken aback for a moment: "Yes, definitely."
Li Shentan nodded: "Then let's make three rules. First, you can't deceive Yi, never. Second, you can't let her help you with your frontline combat. Once the conglomerate's geek organization decides to investigate, she's very likely to be exposed. Third, you can't lose your temper with her."
Qingchen listened for a while, thinking to himself, "What kind of strange and bizarre three-point agreement is this? It seems a bit outrageous."
"Don't worry, I can do it," Qingchen said.
“Very good,” Li Shentan said with a smile, “In return, if she is still happy two months later, I will tell you a secret.”
Qing Chen's eyes lit up. He knew that Li Shentan was an old relic, and every secret he possessed could bring him great gains.
To pique his interest, Li Shentan continued, "Do you have any urgent problems that need to be solved right now?"
After pondering for a while, Qing Chen said, "I'd like to ask, how did you manage to separate yourself from the World Will?"
"Why are you asking this?" Li Shentan asked, intrigued.
“My brother Qingzhun is now one with the will of the world. I want to separate him and let him continue to exist like you. I want to see if your method can serve as a reference,” Qingchen said.
Li Shentan shook his head: "This isn't exactly a secret. Do you know why I died?"
“I know that the Li family’s history records that a million-strong artificial intelligence army set out from the southwest. The army consisted entirely of humans whose neurons had been forcibly connected by nanobots and who were controlled by artificial intelligence,” Qing Chen said. “In the end, you single-handedly stopped this entire army.”
Today, humans control drones using neural network technology, but back then, the super AI Zero used this technology to control humans just like it controlled drones.
Li Shentan nodded: "At that time, in order to prevent Zero from continuing to control humanity, I took the initiative to transform myself into a consciousness and enter the brains of those millions of humans to compete with Zero for control of them. Later, my will merged with the world, and my body began to collapse and turned into ashes."
Li Shentan said, "Just before I was about to dissipate, Zero stopped controlling humanity and used billions of nanobots to upload my consciousness, ultimately preserving it all within those nanobots. Zero saved me at the last moment. This behavior cannot be replicated for Qing Zhun, so I can't help you. His consciousness has already entered the world's will, and I don't know any way to extract it for the time being."
Qing Chen was slightly disappointed.
Li Shentan said, "Let's use a different secret. The research lab in City 10 is currently researching Grade A gene-enhancing drugs, so this must be something you need."
Qing Chen nodded: "I have obtained the blood of the gods as a genetic sample."
Li Shentan smiled mysteriously: "I used to be very familiar with the Forbidden Tribunal, so I happen to know that the gene fragments required for the Grade A gene serum are not only Ren Xiaosu's blood, but also a gene fragment from a special organism. Two months later, I will tell you where to find this organism's gene fragments."
Qing Chen said, "It's a deal!"
Li Shentan turned to Yi and said, "Go out and have some fun, relax a bit. I know you've been cooped up for ages."
Yi Kaixin said happily, "I knew Brother Shentan was the best to me!"
"It's Uncle!"
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"There's a Shadow Gate, couldn't they have used it to get us to a closer place first?" Da Yu complained. "He went off to his blind date, and after completing the life-or-death challenge, he completely forgot about his protector. If I ever have to be his protector again, I'm a dog!"
In the wilderness, Da Yu, Zard, and Chen Jiazhang trekked a long way toward the wilderness settlement.
On the way, Da Yu earnestly instructed, "Zard, don't build houses for them for free anymore. Remember, five hundred swifts in exchange for a house is the lowest price, no discounts allowed. They're just helping to stack some swifts, they won't lose anything, so don't pity them unnecessarily."
"Also, don't contact the Lian Clan anymore. Those who use Gu poison terrify me. Their methods are too secretive and impossible to guard against," Da Yu continued to instruct. "You have to promise me these things before I go to that damn wilderness settlement."
“Okay,” Zard said, “but that golden corpse looks really cool, all gold. This kind of limited edition skin doesn’t look cheap.”
"The Lian Clan?" Chen Jiazhang was taken aback. "Have you ever met the Lian Clan?"
Da Yu glanced at him sideways: "What, you've dealt with them before?"
Chen Jiazhang said, "The Lian tribe has a very simple and honest folk culture. They generally don't hurt people, except when they abduct men. However, men in the Lian tribe have a very low status and are usually seen as tools. Are there any Lian tribes in the place you're going to? Then I won't go..."
“This old man seems to have quite a rich life experience,” Da Yu sneered. “Perhaps he owes some debts somewhere.”
Originally, Da Yu didn't want to bring Chen Jiazhang to the settlement, but now he's become interested and insists on dragging him along!
However, just as everyone was pulling and tugging, a whooshing sound suddenly came from above, and someone descended from the sky, their speed decreasing from rapid to slow.
They looked up and saw Yangyang's figure.
The girl asked curiously, "Hey, where are Da Yu, Zard, and Qing Chen? Why are there only the two of you?"
Da Yu said casually, "He went to City 5 for a blind date."
Yangyang: "Hiccup?"
A blind date?
Da Yu calmly said, "After all, he is the son of a wealthy family. His family hopes that he will quickly leave a bloodline for the family, so they took him back to go on blind dates."
"And then he went?" Yangyang asked doubtfully. "Wasn't it for something else?"
Da Yu blatantly lied: "A blind date is a blind date, what else could it be for? He probably wants to find a partner, he seems to be in a pretty good mood. I heard his family is going to arrange a lot of beautiful girls for him to meet, maybe he'll find seven or eight at once. I heard he's going to inherit the Qing family, he's the head of the family, and most heads of families have several wives."
"What did Qingchen say?" Yangyang asked curiously.
Da Yu sowed discord, saying, "Qing Chen is certainly very happy. He said that seven or eight wives might not be enough; he needs seventeen or eighteen!"
Hearing this, Yangyang laughed instead: "Dayu, when I see Qingchen, I will definitely repeat these words to him."
Da Yu raised an eyebrow: "I'm telling the truth."
Chen Jiazhang muttered to himself, "You're even more indebted than your father."
Da Yu glared at him coldly and raised his voice: "What did you say, you old fool?!"
"This must be Qingchen's senior uncle, right?" Yangyang smiled sweetly, "Hello, senior uncle, my name is Yangyang."
Seeing Yangyang's good attitude, Chen Jiazhang's mood immediately brightened: "Good! What a good girl. Don't listen to Chen Yu's nonsense. Qingchen was forced to go on blind dates. The head of the Qing family used the six million people of City 10 to control him."
“Okay,” Yangyang said with a smile, “Uncle-Master, you should go to the wilderness settlement. I’ll go to City Number Five now.”
As she spoke, Yangyang soared into the sky and instantly flew into the clouds.
As the girl flew, a sonic boom barrier appeared around her, leaving Da Yu and the other two in awe. It turned out that this was the speed at which the girl was flying at full speed...
Wait a minute, has this girl broken through to A-level? Otherwise, how could she fly so fast?
Chen Jiazhang looked at Da Yu and said, "Naughty little devil."