My Endless Life.

Chapter 189 Emotion and Reason

"Why...are you here?"

Seeing Li Qi appear, not only Ronnie was surprised, but also Number Five who brought Ronnie here.

On his face, which had always been calm, Ronnie had seen before, there appeared human shock, and he looked at Li Qi in disbelief.

Li Qi walked to Ronnie, faced No. 5, and chuckled:
"Of course I have taken over your system, idiot. You wanted to devour me as soon as you came in. Are all of you original relics so brave?"

Ronnie had no idea what Richie was talking about.

But Five understood the meaning of his words.

As the original relic representing the future of mankind, No. 5 seems to have abilities that other relics do not have.

For example, he can absorb something like "artificial intelligence" that enters it into his body, devour it and transform it into a part of himself.

As for Li Qi...it's no problem to say that he is an original relic, and it's actually reasonable to say that he is a human being.

But strictly speaking, he is now a body that controls the original relic, but has a special intelligence with consciousness and wisdom that is completely different from the original relic.

This meets Five's criteria for 'artificial intelligence'.

So as soon as he stepped in here, Li Qi's "soul" was sucked into the world of the incubator.

That is the virtual world built for all the Tanwu family.

That's right, the End Village is a virtual world, a virtual world built with the human spirit, the special "relic technology" of this era, and the giant server provided by No. 5.

A world like "Sword Art Online" or "Hacker Kingdom".

Because of this, the body that lost Li Qi's "consciousness" would naturally turn into liquid and flow into the server on the lower level of No. 5.

However, although it turned into liquid, Li Qi's body still instinctively matched with the server of No. 5. It was precisely because of this that Li Qi was able to control part of the authority of the Ark so quickly.

When he was in the End Village, Li Qi failed to realize that it was a virtual world because his mind was bound by human thoughts and he was unable to think in that direction for a while.

It was not until he crossed the border of the End Village, reached the edge, and saw the flash of data that Li Qi understood what was going on.

Once you understand that, the rest becomes pretty easy.

Li Qi, who Devoured No. 3 and possessed a soul strength that surpassed most people in this world, could almost crush a broken artificial intelligence that had lost its core!
Number Five wanted to devour Li Qi to strengthen the Ark's intelligent system, but he didn't expect that Li Qi was a "virus" and infected the Ark's system instead.

just now……

Li Qi is considered half the owner of the Ark.

"This is impossible! How can you, a modern human, understand and devour 'raw data'?"

Number Five frowned.

In the era when the relic was born, the world's technology was very advanced, and the relic itself was also a product of technology.

But after so many years of evolution, people in this world have long forgotten what technology is.

They rely on relics and have given up on the exploration of science. Not to mention knowing what "data" is, they probably can't even understand what "artificial intelligence" is.

Why did Li Qi devour the raw data that he didn't understand?

Isn't he afraid of going crazy?

“…I’m sorry, but I’m not really a ‘modern human’.”

Li Qi responded with a smile.

In fact, he doesn't understand what raw data is.

But he understood the concept of data and knew how huge the total amount of data would be for an artificial intelligence capable of operating such a huge spacecraft.

So he actually took a shortcut.

He separated a part of his soul and let this part of the soul receive the huge data stream, and he indirectly controlled the spacecraft by controlling that part of the soul.

Here, Li Qi would also like to thank No. 5 for creating the data space.

If it weren't for that data space, Li Qi probably wouldn't be able to separate his soul so easily.

However, Li Qi had no intention of explaining these issues to No. 5.

He directly stated the purpose of No. 5:

"You want to devour Ronnie, completely acquire the captain's authority, and then leave this planet, right?"

"what?!"

Ronnie was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Number Five and said, "Didn't you say that everything you did was for humanity?! Then why did you abandon humanity?!"

"I didn't abandon it!"

Number Five's voice became higher, and then he said coldly: "I just don't think you humans are human."

"What did you say……?"

Ronnie couldn't understand what Five was saying.

But now Li Qi, who is considered to be half of the Ark's system and has understood the general structure of the Ark, understands what No. 5 is talking about.

He explained to Ronnie:
"In the cold storage room of this spaceship, I found 20,000 human fertilized eggs... which are the most primitive form of human life. If these 20,000 human fertilized eggs can successfully reproduce... then even if I abandon you, the human race in this world can continue."

"Yes."

Number Five replied:
"They have not been eroded by the fog, nor have they been tainted by the fog. They are the purest and most primitive humans, the 'survivors' from before the fog era. Only they are 'humans', and you are just pathetic beings who will become fog beasts."

Things are now very clear.

The great creator in the past, after creating the five original relics, still left another backup plan.

He hid records of human civilization and seeds that would allow humans to reproduce in the Ark. He also sealed these seeds inside the Ark to ensure that they would not be eroded by the fog.

If humans outside can resist the fog and find No. 5, then they can naturally leave the planet on the Ark.

But if humans in the outside world can no longer escape from the fog, then the "seeds" here are the hope for the continuation of human civilization.

Number Five has the authority to abandon all humans and set off with just Fire.

And perhaps it was because the previous owners of the original relic knew this, so they chose to take away the core of No. 5 and dismantle No. 5 in an attempt to keep No. 5.

In the past, people didn't hate the "Escape Group", they just didn't want to be a member of the "Escape Group".

"You said... we are fog beasts... but we are human beings!" Ronnie pointed at himself: "We are living humans! How can we be fog beasts!"

"You have been corrupted!"

Number Five said with absolute certainty: "The 'qi' flowing in everyone's body is the best proof! This thing is poison!"

"But...but if that's true, then the people in the safe zone don't have any Qi in their bodies!"

"It's only a matter of time! The transformation of life on this planet has already begun. No matter where you are, you cannot escape the bondage of 'Chi'!

"If I take you with me, there's no guarantee that I won't infect pure humans. After careful calculation, the safest way is to leave you behind and take the seeds with me!"

Number Five said seriously.

Everything he started from was for humanity, but... not for the humanity of this era.

Ronnie obviously couldn't accept this fact. He staggered back a few steps, lost his balance, and sat down on the ground.

The fact was so shocking that his brain was unable to think, and he didn't even see his hand passing through Li Qi's body.

What Li Qi has here is not actually a physical entity, but a projection.

His body is still on server No. 5, competing with his data for control of the spacecraft.

Although he and No. 5 seemed to be getting along peacefully on the surface, secretly they were engaging in a fight that others could not imagine.

Seeing that Ronnie could no longer speak, No. 5 turned to Li Qi and said:
"You are also an original relic. Although you look like a later original relic, you should understand that the human beings in this world are beyond salvation. You should stand on my side."

"After realizing that you can't devour it, you start playing the emotional card?"

"I am telling the truth. Don't be bound by your past as a human being. Think carefully about where the future of mankind lies!"

Number Five treats Li Qi as one of his own kind.

He, and Li Qi, were both once human.

No, Li Qi felt that he should not be compared with himself, but with No. 1.

Number five is the same as number one.

But over a long period of time, No. 1 tried every means to maintain his humanity, so even if what he did seemed cruel, he was indeed considering the human beings in this world.

As for Number Five, his humanity had been worn away over a long period of time. He was too rational, so rational that he seemed almost cold to others.

He can ruthlessly abandon the humans of this era, so if one day, the human "seeds" in the cold storage room are also eroded by the fog, they will also be ruthlessly abandoned by him.

Even if doing so would lead to a complete failure of his duties and cause his system to self-destruct, he would definitely do it.

Human nature, and absolute rationality, Type One and Type Five, these are two completely opposite extremes.

What about Li Qi?
Li Qi is neither side.

He has all the humanity that humans have, but his own humanity is not as high as imagined.

He can be absolutely rational sometimes, but most of the time he is swayed by his emotions.

To put it simply, it's a bit of a stretch...but perhaps this is what it means to be a real person.

After all, whether it is number one or number five, they are both too extreme.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Li Qi said calmly:
"The future of humanity? I don't care about that."

"?"

"I'm just really annoyed with you right now, so I want to eat you up, that's all."

"???"

"Be prepared."

Li Qi spoke softly. In the virtual world, the sky and the earth collapsed, and countless data turned into sharp weapons and flew towards the core of No. 5.

That was Li Qi's soul. He transformed a part of his soul and consciousness into the purest data.

That data is his weapon in the battle against No. 5!
"Do you...know what you are doing!?"

In the virtual world, Number Five was dealing with Li Qi's offensive. He yelled at Li Qi and was completely unable to understand the other party's hostility towards him.

"Why does everyone ask me such questions?" Li Qi looked at him in confusion: "Of course I know what I'm doing. Isn't it obvious?"

As he spoke, his right hand dropped. In the illusory world, the sky and earth split apart. A huge palm, like a divine hand reaching out from the sky, pressed down on Number Five!

"Don't go too far!"

Number Five, who was passively enduring the attack, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He began to control his remaining data with all his strength to respond to Li Qi's attack.

On the surface, the two people looked at each other calmly, but secretly a battle like that of gods had already started.

In that illusory world, a world that belongs only to data, two "gods" that exist here start the final battle that will determine the future of mankind.

(End of this chapter)