It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 309 The tip of the iceberg

Is that Geralt real?
This question is thought-provoking... This melon is indeed not very ripe.

But if we change our perspective, things will become complicated and subtle - this cannot actually be said to be all false.

After all, when it comes down to it, when it comes to memory, emotion, cognition, and other core elements of thinking and personality, the demon hunter has almost achieved an incredible level of realism.

Every thought and every emotional fluctuation of the demon hunter seems to be real.

Even the witcher himself firmly believed that this body and soul were the real "Geralt".

A being so powerful that it seemed like a god, easily shaped a mind, an artificial intelligence—

And this mind is given corresponding memories and various corresponding abilities.

The granting of this memory is not a simple indoctrination of information, but a direct simulation of a huge psychic world. In this world, "Geralt" truly experienced those stories and felt those emotions.

thus--

On some level, this memory, this emotion, can actually be considered real.

Although in essence, it is like a ghost slipping in from the cracks of time, with no past or future, only the existence of this moment.

However, it cannot be denied that what "Geralt" did was not acting, but the most realistic performance. After all, he himself did not know the truth, so it was naturally from his heart.

It was precisely this kind of performance that made Miss Ciri subconsciously feel that this was indeed "Geralt".

Because compared to acting, it is the emotions that come from the heart that are truly there.

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Sitting in the airship as a matter of course, Xia Zhi stared at the images on the screen with deep eyes.

Can artificial life forms have souls?
There is no doubt about this, of course it does exist.

Mrs. Irisviel and her daughter are examples of this, and if we trace the history further back, we can still trace it back to the Winter Saint Justisia, the head of the Einzbern family two hundred years ago.

Although the saint had died long ago, her remaining consciousness still remained in the core of the Holy Grail system in Fuyuki City, that is, in the large cave of Mount Enzo.

So this information later fell into his hands.

However, the remaining consciousness cannot be considered a complete soul, so the information is incomplete, so the attempt to reproduce the third magic from it has never been successful.

But it cannot be denied——

That Winter Saint was proof of the Third Magic, even if it was close to the fine weaving, not the weaving technique itself.

And the third magic... is "materialization of the soul".

If there is no soul, how can we materialize the soul? Therefore, artificial life forms naturally have souls.

--However……

——This seems to be the problem.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but think seriously, is there actually some subtle difference between souls?
It's not the kind of difference between artificial diamonds and natural diamonds, but something deeper and purer, determined by certain more innate factors.

Creating life, creating souls, these are undoubtedly the domain of God.

And he has definitely touched upon this area, but...

——Perhaps gods are also different from each other?
Some of the more essential and decisive differences between artificial and natural, acquired and innate, are not so easy to cross.

Exhaling lightly, the young man tapped the table next to him with his knuckles. He felt that he needed to make a thorough confirmation.

To be more rigorous, we naturally need to conduct thorough research, design some precise, accurate and detailed experimental processes, and prepare a suitable experimental site.

Of course, there are some rougher methods...

Just make a comparison with the avatar that is climbing the sacred ladder and working on developing its own divine power.

For example, to see if the souls I created would attract things from the lower planes, whether they could enter the normal cycle normally, or become petitioners of the gods...

In short, if we compare more often, we may be able to discover some problems by looking at the differences between artificial souls and natural souls in many aspects.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, it is too rough...

He shook his head in his heart and slowly withdrew his gaze from the picture on the screen.

Not only are demon hunters artificial humans...

The current Miss Ciri is also...

Xia Zhi still couldn't bring out the real Miss Ciri. At the last moment when he stepped into the portal, he only scanned all the "information" of Miss Ciri at that time.

However, it was easy to draw conclusions based on the intelligence, and he also performed the most meticulous operations he could to ensure that the results of the "3D printing" were exactly the same.

The body is the same, down to every strand of hair and even every molecular structure.

The spirit is the same, down to every memory and even the emotional changes at the time.

However, although they were exactly the same, she lacked the most important talent, the potential, and the innate aptitude.

——The Blood of the Ancients…

——The Gate of All Realms…

If it was really just magical potential hidden in the blood, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Judging from the current situation, Xia Zhi can only assume that there is something missing in the soul. Simply supplementing the materiality, replicating blood and genes is useless.

The soul is the force that gives life and unique existence to thinking creatures.

It is most likely a unique identifier.

"…We are already prepared, Mr. Xia Zhi."

At this time, a listless voice was heard, and Murasame Reine with obvious dark circles under her eyes walked over from the bridge, almost tripping herself along the way.

Just like a sub-healthy person who lacks sleep, has a serious lack of energy, and seems like he will fall asleep at any time.

She stretched out her hand to support the wall of the corridor next to her, and supported her forehead with the other hand. She shook her head gently, as if to cheer herself up, and continued to walk towards this side with staggering steps.

It must be said that this analyst has done a good job in maintaining her own personality. "Kannazuki Kyohei... Sir, will complete this task very well." Murasame Reine walked back over here and continued to speak.

"Kannazuki? Isn't he the vice-captain?"

Xia Zhi asked casually, looking towards the direction of the bridge.

Kannazuki Kyouhei, the deputy commander of Ratatosk and the deputy captain of Fraxinus, is a genuine handsome man.

——It’s just a perversion.

"He is indeed the deputy captain, but he is not needed here for the time being. His command ability in dating operations...is not very good."

Murasame Reine replied, "So you can leave now for now."

After all, many simulations were conducted before the plan was implemented, and in each of these simulations, the deputy captain's performance was extremely poor, causing people to lose confidence in him.

Since the greatest help is not to help, then Kaminozuki Kyohei will indeed be of no use here next.

"However, he performed very well in actual combat command and the operation of the display device. You said that you need to find someone with strong combat capabilities to carry out the mission. I think he is the most suitable."

The analyst added this in a very calm tone.

After realizing that she seemed to have successfully concealed herself from a dangerous mysterious entity, her behavior became much more natural, just like she did in the past.

——Let it be as it should be.

——After observing the performances of other people, she felt that she had found the secret to playing the role well.

That is to pretend that nothing happened. On the basis of maintaining your usual personality, treat the other person like a friend. Your attitude should be familiar rather than unfamiliar, and try not to directly reject the other person's request.

Nice and easy.

"Well, then it's him—tell him to come over."

Xia Zhi nodded. He didn't care who would be sent next. Instead, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had thought of something interesting.

"Ok."

Murasame Reine nodded slightly, and the moment she lowered her head, a hint of curiosity flashed in her pupils.

She wanted to see what strange devices or technologies this existence would provide.

Anyway, it definitely won’t be a tactical display device…

It's just right that I can confirm this point and indirectly confirm the background of the other party. After all, even if it's just the tip of the iceberg, I can still guess something.

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On the other side——

The elves who control time and humans who are supposed to control time and space have temporarily reached a limited cooperation.

After Tokisaki Kurumi's suggestion, Ciri felt that she really needed the help of the other party in order to complete an important goal in the early stage against the clock.

It turns out that this is indeed the case.

Tokisaki Kurumi sent out countless clones to directly conduct a carpet search of the huge caves and crack systems under the ground.

They are fast, numerous, and have keen senses.

With such an advantage, they were more efficient than any other search team and found Geralt, who had fainted, under a very deep crack.

It’s just that Miss Ciri’s previous nonsense didn’t match up—

The other sword was right next to the former demon hunter, but it was incomplete and even more seriously damaged.

It was not broken into two pieces, but was almost completely shattered. No one knew where the fragments had gone, leaving only a section of the hilt and a little bit of the blade.

"…This is a replica of the Twin Heavenly Thunder Swords. Because it is an imitation of an ancient weapon, it is extremely powerful, but it is still a replica after all."

The old witcher, who had just woken up, coughed and began to explain.

"Even if that kind of strong man only slaps through the domain gate, it is a magical power that can move mountains and seas and change the sky and the land. How can we fight against him?"

"At the last moment, I could only detonate the Xiaoguang furnace in the sword and use the huge spiritual power to explode, so that I could barely hold on..."

After saying this, he coughed violently again, and a lot of blood came out of the corners of his mouth.

Miss Ciri was confused and subconsciously wanted to step forward and anxiously support her adoptive father, but Geralt raised his hand to stop her.

"It's nothing serious. After all, he's not dead yet..."

Geralt shook his head and spoke in a deep voice, while also looking at the time elf standing in the darkness not far away.

"You came here for the spiritual power in the sword, right?"

"..."

"..."

The elf thought about it for a moment, and nodded frankly, smiling: "It's that Xiaoguang Furnace Core...it has such power, right?"

"of course."

Geralt took the other broken sword, took a deep breath, and then lightly flicked his fingers, and the sound of a sword clanging was heard.

The broken sword seemed to be activated, and the blade seemed to become transparent. A faint light could be seen hovering inside it.

It was a dazzling light like the sun at dawn, releasing energy constantly and steadily within the inner space.

It was extremely powerful light and heat.

"This is a power furnace built using technology based on the Immortal Path..."

The old demon hunter said in a complicated tone: "We still cannot figure out its secrets, but its power is unquestionable, and -"

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of a much larger order."

(End of this chapter)