Cyber ​​Heroes

Chapter 1171 Self-diagnosis and Sword and Plowshare
After the Soul-Calming Dharma King said, "I need a maintenance room," Fuyuki Nagahito personally took him away.

And everyone else looked at Xiangshan in awe.

This is simply another reappearance of the "miracle created by the God of War" and a true case.

Everyone saw it with their own eyes, there was no falsehood at all.

The God of War really has the ability to persuade people to change their sides in the middle of a battle.

Nearly one-fifth of the people present had witnessed the Fifth Martial God's wailing. And now, the Fifth Martial God's wailing became one of the annotations to this miracle.

That brief period of desolation is just a supporting material to highlight this eternal glory.

Oh, oh, what an awesome man!
No, is he really... a human?

The scientific research knights were whispering to each other, but they felt an inexplicable fear and did not dare to talk casually.

Xiangshan sighed slightly and continued to read the book "Outline of Psychology (44th Edition)", occasionally switching back to the 20th edition to compare with the first edition.

The Firefly came closer: "Master, this is incredible..."

Xiangshan's shoulders trembled slightly. "Little N, please don't call me that, okay? Subjectively, I'm not old enough to enjoy the company of my grandchildren. Deep down, I'm not even thirty years old. Thank you."

"If we count from the time of Wu Zu, you are already three hundred years old." The knight Yinghuo Bird said with a smile, "My master was convinced that you were just trapped until he died."

Xiangshan glanced at the Firebird and could vaguely see some traces. The strategy group he taught to a young man 140 years ago was invisibly affecting the young man's micro-movements in front of him now.

"Forget it, you can call me whatever you want."

The Firefly said, "Master, many people say that the Ninth Martial God's achievements are exaggerated. Now it seems that they are probably underestimated..."

"Shouldn't you feel that it's untrue?" Xiang Shan turned a page of the book. "Joshua, also known as Singhorst, and I have known each other for many years. We were once comrades-in-arms. He has been with me, a radical and twisted person, for more than a hundred years. I understand him, so I can do this. But the Ninth Martial God can't understand an entire legion of soldiers like I know Singhorst. Moreover, I can do this because the Ninth Martial God's achievements have profoundly influenced the collective unconsciousness of all mankind. The Ninth Martial God himself cannot have such conditions."

"Alas..." Yinghuo Bird sighed, "It's a pity that I couldn't kill this person from the Six Dragon Sect."

After the Soul-Calming Master placed an order, the warriors of the Lonely Prison Knights noticed his attempt to gather intelligence. The Soul-Calming Master used active detection methods on the building. Although it was not obvious, the Lonely Prison Knights had long been managed by Xiangshan like an iron barrel, and the Soul-Calming Master's actions were noticed.

The Soul-Calming Master was not originally here to carry out a long-term mission, so he did not act particularly carefully. But he did not expect the Solitary Prison Knights to react so quickly.

Fuyuki Nagahito originally planned to concentrate all his strength to defeat the enemy. Along the way, he adjusted the interior environment, integrated symbols and psychological hints into the decoration, and guided the Soul-Calming Dharma King to choose the correct route to avoid affecting other areas. On the other hand, he gathered all the most skilled warriors here, set up a defense line, and freed the God of War from his prison.

In fact, Fuyuki Nagahito had wanted to do this a long time ago, but the Solitary Prison Knights still had the task of trapping the Martial God, and releasing the Martial God would trigger an alarm. This would mean betrayal of the entire group, and under normal circumstances, such behavior would only be purged.

But now, due to the "transformation of the suspected super AI", the management system of the protectors has problems. Without the assistance of those precise and meticulous conventional AI, the overly primitive structure of the gene pool defense forces cannot even manage themselves.

King Agni, the only one who has hope of solving this problem and is also the most diligent in internal purge, is now on the light speed highway. He is limited by the unstable signal during the acceleration process and cannot deal with these things in the first time.

In this way, Fuyuki Nagahito was able to connect the upper and lower levels and make a real decision. Damn it!
The original date of the uprising was still some time away, but the King of Soul-Calming was too quick to act. To avoid any more trouble, the Lonely Prison Knights awakened the God of War in advance and placed Xiangshan in a new prosthetic body.

However, even though Fuyuki Nagahito had already overestimated the enemy, the Soul-Calming Dharma King still broke through the barrier at a speed beyond Fuyuki Nagahito's imagination.

If Xiangshan had not persuaded the Soul-Calming Dharma King with words, this Six Dragon Sect leader could have indeed kidnapped the core members of the Solitary Prison Knights as planned.

When one reaches the realm of the Soul-Calming Dharma King, short-term tasks should be done roughly rather than in detail. This is also the experience summarized by the early knights in the Wuzu era. The more sophisticated the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong. "Find a loophole to get in and then fight out" is the strategy with the highest success rate. The link that needs the most quality control has only one "retreat route".

If it weren't for the fifth martial god Xiangshan who was reborn, there would have been no problem with the Soul-Calming Dharma King's plan.

"Are you determined to kill him?" Xiang Shan looked at this nominal disciple in surprise, "Are you here to fight Singhorst?"

"Ah...if we join forces..."

"Do you count on me?" Xiangshan pointed at himself and said, "I'm going to fight the Soul-Calming Dharma King? Is that true?"

He almost laughed at himself.

"Don't even think about it. Falcon, the Speed ​​King, who lived 130 years ago, might not win against him - but of course Falcon now will definitely win." Xiangshan said, "And he was originally a warrior who focused on the inner school. Think about his past name, 'Singhost', 'Host of the Signal', which is a name that focuses on inner strength and a self-suggestive title. It's just that at that time there was no distinction between inner and outer brain transformation, so he changed it later."

The cell-level transformation of external skills focuses on strengthening the physical strength of the brain to resist G-force. The internal transformation is to implant organelles to improve cell energy utilization, enhance heat dissipation, and keep glial cells soft so that the brain can quickly adjust with technological updates. These are two incompatible directions.

There was no such technological difference more than 200 years ago. Everyone just generally strengthened their G-force resistance.

"Yes, and one more thing, don't think about putting any restrictions on him. I just checked for traces of him breaking into the guards along the way, and guess what? Hey, there is no trace at all." Xiangshan said: "His current internal strength level may not be among the best in the world, but the spell he uses is definitely the highest authority and the best confidentiality. There must be a master behind the Six Dragons Sect. Even if an ordinary Gu is installed on him, it will not have any effect..."

The Firefly was dumbfounded: "No, no... Master, how can such a thing be explained with audio signals? Since that guy is such an expert, he can definitely plant a Gu on someone here and extract the signals of the artificial eyes and ears over a period of time..."

"Don't be afraid of him hearing it. He can see that you are on guard against him. I have always been a scheming person, and he is also very clear about this." Xiangshan waved his hand, "He understands what my attitude towards him should be."

The Firefly grumbled, "It's not like he expected your move."

"As the saying goes, 'unexpected, but reasonable'. My behavior was indeed beyond his prediction, but it completely matched Singhorst's impression of Xiangshan." Xiangshan explained, "Before he really knew the answer, he couldn't be sure of his judgment. But the moment he saw the answer, he had the answer in his heart."

The Firefly nodded and sighed, "I still don't understand, a mere fake Xiangshan..."

"You know, the Second Martial God was also called 'just a fake Xiangshan'." Xiangshan shook his head, "Besides... fake? Really? I think the leader of the Six Dragons Sect completely fits the image of 'Xiangshan' in my mind... Although everything is unexpected, it is completely reasonable. The Twelfth Martial God only talked about Yanye and Mengying, avoiding the 'ascension cause' and 'the leader is Xiangshan'."

"Well, you have to admit that the slogan of the Six Dragons Cult is still quite attractive, 'Join the Ascension and head to the starry sea'... There is a success rate, and there is no need to worry about the mess in the solar system. If it is widely advertised, it is hard to say whether it is good or bad for the Six Dragons Cult. Maybe before the Protectors have time to target them, a large number of talents will defect to them, making the Six Dragons Cult stronger. I have to say that 'I' am really a business genius. The information disclosed by the Twelfth Martial God only involves some of the absurdities of the Six Dragons Cult."

"And 'the leader is Xiangshan'... the 12th Martial God only said 'the leader is suspected to be the result of Xiangshan's extreme personality', and 'the Six Dragons are very good at taking the memory of the Martial Ancestor out of context'. He is sending a signal to most people, that is, 'someone may have cultivated an AI with a personality similar to Xiangshan but completely different from Xiangshan through taking the memory out of context', so as to prepare the world to face the evil version of Xiangshan. That's my guess. But... based on my understanding of my own personality... if that information was really broadcast by the 12th Martial God himself... I'm afraid the 12th Martial God also thinks that the Six Dragons leader meets the characteristics of the 'Xiangshan' collection."

The Firefly found it hard to accept: "Ah... Tsk. Master, this news has been circulating for several months. I really didn't think..."

"You just can't take it."

Xiang Shan sighed heavily: "Actually, I don't really want to accept it. But if I think about it carefully, I might slip to that step in a moment..."

"That's impossible." Yinghuo Bird said, "Even if the Fifth Martial God's personality collapsed, he wouldn't..."

"This brain in a state of personality collapse cannot exert any combat power." Xiangshan tapped his forehead, "It would be useless even if a powerful prosthesis was put into it. This is the only reason why that bastard War God King did not control the Fifth Martial God to kill the knight. He has no combat power. The Fifth Martial God surrendered before he collapsed."

At this point, Xiang Shan suddenly patted his forehead and said, "Come to think of it, when I talk to you like this, do you feel... uh, offended?"

The Firefly was flattered: "Master, you..."

Xiangshan shook his head: "Forget it, your attitude shows that... Alas, it's a bad habit that can't be changed. This may be the most extreme behavior of the leader. Seeing Singhorst's current state, I think I should reflect on myself more."

The Firefly thought for a moment before saying, "Master, you've confused me. What is going on? It doesn't make sense..."

"I reshaped my personality with the help of AI. In this process, I learned a little bit from psychotherapy AI... things that I had never realized before. I have never correctly understood some of the knowledge I have remembered." Xiangshan shook his head, "I don't know whether the me described by AI is an illusion fabricated by AI, or the real me that I failed to correctly recognize - but the only thing that is certain is that I really did not understand myself."

The Firefly was just surprised: "A person like Xiangshan also has such... such a trivial worry?"

"How can this be insignificant?" Xiangshan looked at the book in his hand. "This 'Outline of Psychology' is simply evidence of a crime. In pursuit of ability... no, in pursuit of 'performance', the mind has been weaponized. Isn't Xiangshan the instigator?"

Xiangshan just switched versions repeatedly, comparing the 44th edition revised by the Knights of Scientific Research, to the first edition and the 20th edition in the middle.

The direction of development of cognitive science in the past two hundred years has been "weaponization."

"After walking so far, I realized that this is something I should never do, but I thought, 'There is nothing I can do about it', 'Since things have come to this, I can only make the best of a bad situation and find the right way'. In contrast, the Six Dragons Sect Leader might have just realized in advance that he was using the wrong method."

——But... a goal achieved by unfair means is not a legitimate goal...

——This point must be kept in mind. You must not become Xiangshan like the Six Dragons Sect Leader.

Xiangshan stared at the ceiling with empty eyes.

The Firebird scratched its head and said, "Master... I don't know what to say. You seem to set too high standards for yourself. Who doesn't think you are a great hero now..."

Xiangshan pointed to his head and said, "Deep down in my heart, there is a part that is expecting you to say that. Let me tell you, kid, when a person says something that is self-deprecating and has a very low self-esteem, he may really think so on the surface, but deep down in his heart, it is probably not the case. In the old days, when there was such a thing as 'appearance anxiety', if a person who was good-looking said 'I am ugly', he would probably expect others to say 'Actually, you are also very good-looking'. If others say 'indeed', he would be quite unhappy." The Firefly laughed, "Master, there is a generation gap. I don't understand this at all."

"Then let's give an example that is more closely related to internal strength..." Xiangshan pondered for a moment, "It's something I only figured out a few years ago. That old dog Hartman defended himself in this way. On the surface, he acted like a machine, an inhuman, which was also a form of self-depreciation. Self-depreciation is to build a psychological defense line so that one does not fall any lower. Human beings fear 'falling' more than 'being in a low place'. If you put yourself in a low place, you will not fall."

If we follow an older philosophy, perhaps it can be described as "being in a place that everyone hates, thus being close to the Tao."

The Mars Bird tilted its head from side to side, using body language to express "I don't understand".

"When one's inner strength reaches that level, it can be said that one is at the boundary between human and non-human. The consciousness is running on the edge of a cliff and could fall at any time. Hartman told himself deep in his heart, 'I am running at the bottom of the valley,' so he surpassed almost all inner strength practitioners. Unless someone learns to fly, it is impossible to surpass him in stability. But can a guy who flies still be considered a human being?"

Xiangshan said this and sighed heavily again.

When expressing his cooperation, the Soul-Calming Dharma King shared some intelligence. The most critical intelligence from the Six Dragons Cult was the last news about the super AI Orunmila.

"Be careful Zhu Xinyu."

Zhu Xinyu must have done something that caused the Six Dragons Sect leader's plan to be completely derailed, and after being severely damaged by the Twelfth Martial God, he lost the capital for reconstruction.

But... this performance has completely surpassed the existing theory of internal strength.

Hartman protected himself by placing himself at the bottom of the valley to prevent himself from falling. And what about Zhu Xinyu?
That overly naive guy...

Xiangshan shook his head, indicating that he was not in the mood to continue chatting.

The Firefly nodded.

When he turned to leave, he realized that Xiangshan seemed to have skipped a key topic.

"What on earth is wrong with that old fellow named Singhorst that makes me think I need to reflect on myself..."

...............................

It was the next day that the Soul-Calming Dharma King saw Xiangshan again.

This time it was at the training ground for the followers of the former Solitary Prison Knights.

Xiangshan waved to the Soul-Calming Dharma King and said, "Come here, Singh. I need some rehabilitation training. I just used two units of Huandan enzyme. These few days are a period of rapid learning."

Singhorst was silent for a moment: "Why aren't you afraid that I will suddenly twist your head off and take it away?"

"I know you won't." Xiangshan's tone remained calm.

The two of them used the same style of boxing, Mecha Steel Fist, which had simple and powerful punches, and were the most basic offense and defense.

"According to the intelligence sent by the Earth Knight, the strategy team of the 12th Martial God to defeat the Speed ​​King was derived from this boxing technique." Xiangshan exclaimed as he fought: "I was also surprised. Is this really the boxing technique I created?"

"It's Wuzu Xiangshan..." Singhorst seemed a little irritated for some reason, "And you seem to have regressed a lot now. Besides, you call yourself the Sword Saint of Scone, I thought you were very good at swordsmanship."

"Haha, at the time of the Fifth Martial God, things like phonon knives and high-performance thermal blades hadn't been invented yet." Xiangshan laughed, "I asked Comrade Yongren to choose this ID purely because he needed to be invisible for a long time... Never mind, I guess you don't understand what this old joke is."

Within the time it took to exchange two sentences, the two men's fists and forearms collided seventy or eighty times.

The two of them talking did not interfere with their practice. Not to mention that the basic human voice and force have nothing to do with breathing, even if the noise is loud, it can be converted to electronic signals.

"Why didn't you tell anyone about my problem yesterday?"

"Since we've confirmed that you're a friend, it's impolite to talk about someone's shortcomings behind their back." Xiangshan's boxing style is stable.

The Soul-Calming Dharma King did not continue the topic immediately, but asked: "You don't seem surprised that I was eavesdropping..."

"I planted the poison randomly, and then waited for the target to relax his vigilance and connect to the Internet before sending the data packet. This is the method my ex-wife is best at, and it was promoted in our early knights..."

"Ex-wife?" The Soul-Calming Dharma King keenly caught the attention of this title.

Xiangshan's boxing style finally showed a flaw, and he was knocked back three or five steps by the Soul-Calming Dharma King's punch.

"Take a break, take a break... Maybe I've overused my brain." Xiangshan waved his hands and stood there with his hands on his hips, as if he was trying to calm himself down through visualization.

"What's wrong?" Singhorst asked, "Why the ex-wife?"

"Ah, it was the Fifth Martial God who unilaterally announced the breakup, because when the Fifth Martial God was active, she was isolated and helpless. She thought she had completely changed and didn't even give me moral support... I only found out recently that she was just operating in secret and had been resisting until recently. This was a painful experience that I can't imagine. Judging from the results, it was the Fifth Martial God who unilaterally became a scumbag." Xiangshan rubbed his forehead, just like he did when he was still a human in the flesh, "But, a biological brain... I am indeed used to treating her as my 'ex-wife'. No matter what they went through, as long as there is a lack of communication, this kind of problem will arise."

The Soul-Calming Dharma King did not ask any more questions.

A few minutes later, the two men resumed their sparring.

Afterwards, Fuyuki Nagahito came over and asked Mukaiyama to hold a combat meeting. The Lonely Prison Knights had already raised the banner of rebellion, and various matters needed to be dealt with. In addition, there was intermittent contact with the Earth Knights.

At this time, Singhorst called Xiangshan.

"So what do you think is wrong with me?" Singhorst asked, "and what problem do you see in the leader from me?"

"Xiangshan is a guy who likes to teach others. The so-called trouble with people is that they like to teach others. This is wrong in the first place. Xiangshan has a serious problem with this. But he was not so sick at the beginning. It gradually became more serious after he and his friends decided to betray all entities on the earth and establish their own ideal country."

Singhorst asked, “Why?”

"When a person's goals and abilities don't match, they often can't put themselves in the right place in their hearts. Xiangshan has abilities far beyond those of ordinary people, but no ability is enough to achieve a goal like the 'Utopia'." Xiangshan lowered his head, clasped his hands in front of his chest and then released them. "Of course, with a series of successes, stronger self-confidence was built up, and Xiangshan's problems were getting better. But after the thief kicked him off the throne of power, he instantly had to face the people who stole his power, as well as the power he had created in the past. He once again fell into the dilemma of 'inability to match the goal'. This time it was a bit explosive."

"When Xiangshan is communicating with others, he will definitely try to refute them. Even if it's just friends chatting or buddies bragging, he will definitely do this. Well-intentioned accusations will also cause his mind to react, making him try to refute his 'opponent'. Online community conversations also need to end on the premise that he is in an advantageous position. He needs to feel that he is on the right side. Even if reason tells him that he is right, he still needs this emotional support."

At this point, Xiangshan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I still remember clearly that I saw that my buddy had a higher score on the early Martial Arts Simulator leaderboard, so I cheated and got 129633 points. Did I love this game so much, or did I just want to have fun... Is it possible that I really wanted to be number one in the ladder? At this point, I can't remember clearly."

"Xiangshan may not have been aware of this in the past. 'Keeping a teacher' is not the root of the problem, but a symptom."

Singhorst searched his memory carefully and asked, "What about the leader?"

"The Six Dragon Cult Leader... is the guy who takes the route of weaponizing the mind." Xiangshan held his right arm with his left hand, his fingers tapping on the outer armor. "I understand when I see your expression, Singhorst. You are too used to objectifying yourself in front of Xiangshan, too used to being in a position of being taught. He does not regard his abnormality as a 'trouble', but as a 'weapon'. In the era of super-human enterprises, Xiangshan had such signs. The friendship, love, and various hobbies of capitalists all serve his personal image. The personal image of entrepreneurs is linked to brand strategy and brand value. The Six Dragon Cult Leader goes further and is more extreme."

Xiangshan looked directly at Singhorst without giving his final conclusion.

——He spent one hundred and fifty years destroying your soul.

——Is he treating Kotonoha the same way?
My fists clenched unconsciously.

"The Six Dragons Cult Leader also has the problem of 'not being able to correctly position himself'. He feels that his old ideals are absolutely impossible to achieve with his own abilities. He judges that his abilities are seriously insufficient and it is meaningless to imitate the Fourth Martial God. It is precisely because of this that he chose to put himself in a lower moral position and derogated himself to be 'degenerate', thus protecting his soul from the damage caused by Xiangshan's original sense of morality. Perhaps it is some deviation in memory points that caused this difference between him and me. But there is no doubt that he is Xiangshan, the real Xiangshan."

"Nonsense..." Singhorst suddenly interrupted, "It's complete nonsense. How complicated was the psychoanalysis of the old times. And we haven't seen each other for more than a hundred years. How on earth are you..."

"Singhorst." Xiangshan's tone was full of sadness. "Do you remember? When we were still fighting guerrilla warfare, internal martial arts generally referred to all training to enhance brain capabilities, such as processing paperwork and complex data, recognizing other people's micro-movements and micro-expressions, and reading and generating codes. Later, the internal martial arts of controlling machinery became the only one that dominated. Why? Because it is the most suitable type of internal martial arts to be used as a weapon."

"Except for people like me who have a defective brain and have to pick up the remnants, probably no one would give up the 'sword' and choose the 'plow'."

The abuse of Superman Enterprise's biological science technology by the hacker community was realized by the hacker brothers "Vulcan". After Zhu Xinyu and Xiangshan killed these two minions, they continued to deepen their technology. But the root of this technology was Xiangshan's dissemination of his ideal of "cognitive revolution".

Xiangshan's attitude inspired those geeks.

This was the prelude to the cognitive revolution.

Humanity has been on a detour for three hundred years. During these three hundred years, most technologies have only been used to make humans stronger weapons.

"People can be weapons, but they can never be just weapons, and they can never be weapons forever. 'Turning swords into plowshares' should be the ultimate pursuit of modern warriors - of course, the prerequisite is victory."

I used to be very resistant to counselors, perhaps because deep down I easily felt that counselors were trying to educate me, trying to instill something I already knew.

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