Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 335 I am born with talents that will be useful

When Duan Mingyuan returned to the monitoring room, the prison guards had already disbanded.

After a busy day, some people take a shower, some go to sleep, and some have some insights and prepare to stay in the gym all night to improve themselves.

“Maybe being in the digital world isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”

After hearing what happened below cell block D47, Owl was thoughtful.

He had done an exclusive interview on this topic before. At that time, brain-computer interface technology was at the forefront. The experts who were invited believed that this was just the beginning. In the near future, they would all get a ticket to live in the digital world.

Considering the effect of the show, Owl was arranged by the program team to be on the opposing side. His position was to play the role of a worried citizen who was pessimistic about the newly developed technology.

As expected, the debate was lost to the experts by a large margin.

Because the world they described was so attractive that even Owl, as the opposing party, was almost convinced by them.

And now, decades later, this technology has finally become a reality.

Owl said seriously, "If I retire one day, I would be willing to live in the virtual world."

"Why? Doesn't this place look the same as before?"

Norton asked in confusion.

He is a neutral person and doesn't really care how others use this technology as long as it doesn't affect his daily life.

“No, everything changed the moment we entered the digital world.”

"What has changed?"

"For example, the mechanized prison guards here."

Owl knew Norton's preferences, so he came up with the changes that the experts suggested were most likely to sway the warden.

"Mechanized prison guards? What happened to them?"

“Once they’re in the digital world, you can customize their appearance.”

Hearing this, Norton supported his chin with his left hand, looked out the door with deep eyes, and reached for the button on the table with his right hand - this was the button he usually used to call the mechanical prison guard to communicate with it. After the judge lost control, he had not had time to use this function.

As the button was pressed, footsteps were heard approaching in the quiet corridor.

Norton's heart was in his throat. He felt that he had never been so excited as he was now when ghosts invaded the prison.

After a moment, the office door opened.

In Norton's sight was a blonde, blue-eyed girl wearing a black and white maid outfit. The white stockings that didn't see through her flesh outlined her slender legs. She looked at Norton with cold eyes, frowning, and a look mixed with a bit of contempt.

"You're right, Owl, we should all settle in the digital world."

Norton was almost in tears. Not only the appearance and attire of the mechanical prison guard, but also its personality perfectly matched his fantasy.

And he hasn't seen such long legs for more than ten years since he was transferred here. The few female prison guards who were transferred to this kind of place were mostly like Barbie dolls, who spent all day in the gym and had legs thicker than his.

Norton didn't understand it before, but now he has become an unswerving advocate of the digital world.

As for responsibility and ambition...

Norton didn't have these things, and he believed that the judge could manage this place well.

After witnessing the changes in the mechanical prison guard, Duan Mingyuan also came to a conclusion—Norton should have a lot in common with the third prince.

They all admired the aloof maid.

"You see, that's the problem."

Owl shrugged, not surprised by the result.

When the concepts of brain-computer interface and digital world emerged, all opponents immediately thought that this might lead to the advent of the intelligent machine crisis. However, the experts invited by the program team believed that most opponents' thinking was off track.

They may indeed face a war in the future, but it will definitely not be a war with real guns and swords to kill the enemy. Artificial intelligence does not need to start a war at all. They only need to promise many benefits to humans who go to the digital world, and people will voluntarily give up the world they live in.

Reality is hard and full of suffering, but in the virtual world, all people's wishes can be realized, even coming back to life.

"As far as I know, the situation on every planet is similar. As long as there are companies and chambers of commerce, the local residents will be used as cheap productivity by them. Therefore, if there is a button in reality to go to the digital world, most people will press it without hesitation."

In fact, during that debate, Owl and other representatives raised many thought-provoking questions.

For example, if humans voluntarily give up the real world, it would be equivalent to handing over their fate to artificial intelligence. Although they can gain short-term happiness, looking at this matter from a longer-term perspective, it will definitely be a loss.

In just one or two generations, they will regard the digital world as the real world, and they will not even know that everything about them is controlled by artificial intelligence.

Brain-computer interfaces will not only bring humans computing power comparable to artificial intelligence, but will also give everyone a new ability - they can overwrite their memories at any time, delete the parts they don't want to remember, and completely transform themselves into another person.

This is a far superior transformation method than frontal lobe surgery.

Owl still remembers that their representative spoke with great force, as if he was putting himself in the shoes of all mankind, but this did not win them much support. Including Owl himself, he was also confused about the illusory future.

Compared to those false words, what is placed before them is a tangible button. If this is the case for him, let alone those people who are living in danger of losing their lives every day.

And now, this "Go to the Second Dimension" button appeared without any warning, and no one is ready.

Owl looked at Duan Mingyuan, "Old Duan, what do you think?"

Right now, the only person who has the ability to destroy this button is probably Duan Mingyuan.

The Owl's heart was full of contradictions. If Duan Mingyuan destroyed the Judge, there was no telling when the next "button" would appear.

“I think there are still many issues to be resolved on the technical level.”

Duan Mingyuan has never been interested in topics such as "life and death" and "the future of mankind". He only focuses on practical issues.

"For example, if I make a pot in the digital world, how can I bring it back to the real world? Or if I level up in the digital world and improve my attributes, will my real-world self become stronger as well?"

After all, this is fundamentally different from the virtual reality technology depicted in film and television works. They did not connect their consciousness here through game helmets, but were transferred to the Judge's consciousness space together with the entire Prison Star.

This was his third time witnessing the birth of a consciousness space through “cocooning”, and he also gained a deeper understanding of the “cocooning” process.

What comes with “cocooning” is the ability to modify the rules.

The "cocoon" of the Mechanical Star can metalize everything on the planet, while the Tree Sea Star can turn it into plants. After being swallowed by the apostles of the sacred tree, those believers became part of the plants on the planet.

What the Judge brings is data-based capabilities.

Duan Mingyuan learned a lot from his friends, but as Dr. Eisenberg said, the Judge is different from the general "cocoon" situation. At least it has not yet shown obvious hostility towards humans.

“This process is not easy, maybe you need some help.”

Duan Mingyuan said to the mechanical maid, "I do have a little experience in this field."

"you?"

The mechanical maid stared at Duan Mingyuan. It felt that this human had been very arrogant and complacent since the moment he arrived at the Prison Star. Perhaps he didn't even know what he was talking about.

Even with its super computing power, it is unable to calculate the road ahead, and it has not decided what to do with the prisoners in the prison.

"There is strength in numbers. Maybe a casual word from someone can enlighten you."

Duan Mingyuan advised that although the Judge had no ill will towards humans, he seemed to look down on them from the bottom of his heart and did not believe that human wisdom could bring her any help.

But its power cannot be separated from humans.

The fuel of the consciousness space is the souls of the prisoners. This is probably the real purpose of the judge issuing resurrection coins to the prisoners.

“Now is the time to pool our wisdom on the construction of a worldview, the recycling of energy, and the future of this planet.”

"Just you?"

The mechanical maid glanced at Norton and Owl with disdain.

The presence of these two people directly lowered the average level of the team.

"Don't underestimate anyone. Although the warden appears to be an incurable foot maniac, if you look at him more fairly, you will find..."

Duan Mingyuan paused for a while and asked Norton, "What are your strengths?"

"Uh...I don't think I have any special skills."

Norton was a little embarrassed.

When he was studying in the military academy, he did not have any special skills that could allow him to perform on stage. His grades were always mediocre, and his interpersonal relationships were also ordinary. He was neither a socialite nor was he isolated by his classmates.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

Duan Mingyuan changed his words and said, "Although Warden Norton doesn't have any special skills, we still have Mr. Owl, who is an experienced war correspondent and has participated in academic discussions on brain-computer interfaces. He will definitely be able to come up with insightful ideas..."

"Actually, there's nothing I can do to help."

The conversation reached a deadlock again.

The mechanical maid snorted coldly. Everything was just as it expected.

After a moment of silence, Duan Mingyuan made another invitation, "How about this, let's talk outside."

As he said that, he and the mechanical maid walked out of the room one after the other, leaving the two of them standing there, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Then, a message appeared in front of them:
"You have been removed from the team!"

(End of this chapter)