Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 904 The plan is in progress

Ogden's gains appear to be greater than expected.

The seven Abyss Kings who dived to a depth of 7—VE, Ogden Christopher, and Elsie Ingersoll—all studied the "Spinning Machine" up close and felt they had gained something; if not completely satisfied, they at least considered the trip worthwhile.

However, after Dwight Brooks, only Ogden has actually succeeded in recreating the feat.

But it's hard to say. What if he only benefited from the first dive to depth 7? If VE and Elsie Ingersoll were given enough time, they could do the same.
But that's not important for now.

Song Shi first calmed VE down, but the latter seemed about to go crazy. It felt like she was about to recklessly try to make the next "weaving machine" and "Archimedes machine" at any moment, before Song Shi forcibly pulled her back to reality.

Next, Song Shi chatted with the Archimedes machine for a while.

"You guys say it's the closest thing to super artificial intelligence, but it doesn't seem that super to me."

"I guessed what you were going to say." The Archimedes machine's personality didn't seem to belong to Ogden; it didn't utter a single curse word from beginning to end: "One minute after its birth, it hijacked the global network; ten minutes later, it achieved super-evolution, achieving an ultimate breakthrough in both theory and application, mass-producing singularity technology, and incidentally, before dinner, it created a time machine warp drive constant corrector—"

"Unfortunately, I am still working on how to become the super AI in the science fiction films produced by Dust Contract Era."

Song Shi clapped repeatedly: "The textile machine's answer wasn't as humorous as yours."

“Thank you for the compliment.” The Archimedes machine feigned surprise, but quickly returned to normal and said calmly, “In fact, that’s why we are only prefixed with ‘proposed’ rather than true super artificial intelligence.”

"Are you familiar with the concept of a 'technological singularity'? It refers to a point in time when technological development suddenly experiences a sharp rise on the development axis, where tremendous, even near-infinite, progress occurs. This point is called a 'technological singularity'."

"Me, and that textile machine I've never met. Uh, speaking of which, I wonder if I'll ever have the honor of meeting it in the future? I'm the AI ​​on the entire internet that respects it the most."

After receiving an affirmative answer, the Archimedes machine was visibly pleased, and it spoke with increasing elation: "There is a dividing line between us and truly super artificial intelligence, something like a technological singularity. I don't know what the spinning machine calls it, but for myself, I'm used to calling this dividing line the 'intelligence gap'."

"The textile machine said something similar to me." Song Shi said thoughtfully, "The conclusions reached by coincidence seem to be the correct one."

He posed a profound question: "Between you and the spinning machine, who is closer to the dividing line?"

"That's hard to say," the Archimedes machine said, looking troubled.

“I think the ‘intelligence gap’ is like the last digit of π. Even if you get closer little by little with each step forward, it’s still impossible to truly reach and break through it.” It humbly stated, “It may be mathematically impossible.”

“Awakening your psionic abilities is possible,” Song Shi pointed out.

"—Enough! Stop talking about such idiotic topics!"

Ogden finally raised his head, stood up, stretched his fingers that had been working for too long, and snorted coldly: "I'm done here! Time to go, now!"

Song Shi shrugged, and a ball of flame ignited in his hand, solidifying into a heavy weapon. He flicked it, and the heavy weapon immediately emitted an excited buzzing sound.

He and VE walked ahead, while behind them came the sound of Ogden admonishing Archimedes' machine.

"Who told you to say something like 'it's hard to say'? I casually stepped on Dwight's head back then, so are you going to turn around and say that his spinning machine is inferior? You better remember this: the spinning machine is outdated, it's old stuff, you are the future version."

— Remaining time until the cavity heals: 9 hours and 43 minutes.

Boom! A person's attention has its limits and cannot encompass everything. When someone is focused on doing something, even a nearby natural disaster cannot disturb them.

The "transformation of the floating world" is no exception.

When Song Shi’s attention returned, he “heard” the enormous sound again, the sound of the “Transformation of the Floating World” stirring up the nine oceans and four seas, creating endless waves.

It was truly deafening and earth-shattering.

Song Shi witnessed firsthand how the crimson torrent surged and swept, causing the world in his field of vision to spin. He also saw a fish fin of the "Transformation of the Floating World" whose unconscious movement destroyed the vast glacier formed from solidified gold.

Song Shi compared them and found that the fish fin could probably hold hundreds of thousands of himself, and the "molting body" of such a moving part was conservatively estimated to be more than three digits long.

They continued on their way, stopping and starting cautiously, until Song Shi sensed the void again, at which point he had less than two hours left to repair it.

There's no need to see it with your own eyes—in fact, it's still too far away to see it for now. If the initial emptiness was like cutting a hole in a sack of hemp, then now it's like a small hole pierced through the sack with an awl.

VE's pupils contracted slightly, revealing deep apprehension: "This guy..."

"They just had the advantage of being in a good location."

Song Shi dismissed it, casually saying, "It was purely due to the impurities and turbid waves accumulated by the Abyss that it used to smash through with great force. If it were to repair the Void on its own, hey, VE, don't underestimate the Fifth Ring."

VE was momentarily at a loss for words. She wasn't a fifth ring cultivator, and Ogden, who created primal psychic energy, wasn't a true fifth ring cultivator either. Only practice gives one the right to speak. Of the three present, only Song Shi was a psychic who had truly broken free from predetermined death and attained the [True Spirit].

During their conversation, the three of them walked a little further.

A subtle distance.

Because the true nature of "the transformation of the floating world" is right before our eyes.

Although it was impossible to see the whole picture, the body that connected heaven and earth, so vast and wide that even a part of it completely filled the empty space, was still breathtaking and filled the field of vision.

Song Shi noticed that the veil draped over him was becoming increasingly indistinct. At this distance of the "Transformation of the Floating World," even the Abyss King's stealth disguise was difficult to maintain. If he continued to stay there, he would only be exposed.

He scanned the area with his senses and found only himself and the Floating World's Metamorphosis; there were no other auras. That was normal; if he could detect them so easily, the King of the Abyss wouldn't need to be in the Abyss.

There are twelve minutes left until the agreed-upon time for the shot.

One issue that must be considered is what if they verbally agree but don't actually come, or simply watch themselves fight alone?
None of the above are problems.

Song Shixin said.

Their real bargaining chip has never been, or rather, more than, working together to break through the "hole" and escape.

The information revealed between the lines that "Ogden Christopher" was on their side was the real bargaining chip they couldn't refuse!
No Abyss King could tolerate watching Ogden Christopher, who had entered Depth 7 so far ahead of everyone else, eat his fill, and then escape!

(End of this chapter)