My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 162 Nuwa's Answer! The Great Man of the Century, Chu Zhu!

"Let's go back to the Nuwa base and spend the night there."

Chu Zhu walked along, lost in thought. But as he walked, it suddenly dawned on him, and he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, "For some reason, I feel like the Nuwa Base has become my home."

Chu Zhu pulled out his phone from his pocket, glanced at the time, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He saw a missed call!
"If I remember correctly, this number should belong to Madam Xue, right?" Chu Zhu pondered. Lu Muxue's mother, Lu Zhizheng's wife... Why would she suddenly call him at this time?
Chu Zhu was somewhat confused. He had only recently gotten the phone, and there was no number of Madam Xue saved in his phone—he did have Lu Zhizheng's number saved.

After a moment's thought, Chu Zhu dialed back directly. After a few busy tones, the call was connected.

"Hello! Mr. Xiaozhu." Madam Xue's clear and gentle voice came from the phone.

"Just say what you have to say!" Chu Zhu said casually and calmly, without even stopping in her tracks.

"It's about the Five Poisons Sect!" Madam Xue heard the wind blowing by the roadside and the faint sound of a steam carriage passing by. She guessed that Chu Zhu was out at the moment, and immediately stopped being polite. "As you said before, I did indeed... discover some problems! I arrested the traitor you mentioned."

At this point, a hint of coldness rose in Madam Xue's voice, but she quickly suppressed it and said with a smile, "I would like to invite you to visit that teahouse again tomorrow! I would like to thank you in person..."

"...Lu Muxue, shall we go?" Chu Zhu asked abruptly, a strange look on his face. "Besides, it shouldn't just be the two of you, right?"

"……really!"

"Let me guess again. I guess Old Lu isn't coming either?" Chu Zhu pondered. After all, if Lu Zhizheng were coming, the phone number dialed would likely be Lu Zhizheng's.

"Would you do me the honor?" Madam Xue did not answer the question, but that in itself was an answer.

She continued, "Besides that, we would also like to discuss something with you... As you know, the initial industry that Xue's Group is preparing to enter in Jinghai is the medical industry. I also hope to cooperate with the shantytown renovation area... to introduce some workers with a certain level of knowledge."

"In return, we are willing to provide the shantytown redevelopment area with a batch of relatively inexpensive medicines..."

Chu Zhu stopped under a tree, pondered for a few breaths, and then smiled: "Lure them with benefits?"

"It's just a win-win cooperation," Madam Xue said calmly.

Chu Zhu remained noncommittal. He knew that whether it was hiring workers or providing affordable medical care, both were rewards offered by Madam Xue.

Recruiting workers solves the employment problem and helps people in shantytowns who are struggling to survive to live better! But medical care... as shantytowns are no-man's-land, medical conditions are practically nonexistent.

Many people in the shantytown redevelopment area are sick. Besides waiting to die, they go to the church in the third district, hoping to get some medicine if they're lucky...

This is also why there are some members of the God Worshipping Society within the shantytown redevelopment area.

Even unions aren't omnipotent... at least, unions can't actually manufacture medicine!

The healthcare system in this era is even more outrageous than that in the real world, in the United States. It's truly a system where only the wealthy and powerful can afford to go to hospitals…

For the average middle-class person, their wealth is barely enough to get sick. They go to the pharmacy, buy some penicillin, and apply it directly... Whether it's the right treatment or whether it will cure the illness is up to fate. If it doesn't work, they die!

But that's still considered good... People in the shantytown redevelopment area aren't even eligible to buy medicine!
It could even be said that some of the union's top officials didn't have the money to buy medicine—of course, those who were officially recognized by the union and obtained official positions can now go to the hospital! The Great Qian Dynasty still treats officials very well, and many medical expenses can be reimbursed.

"Okay." Chu Zhu agreed without hesitation. "You set a time."

"afternoon……"

"I have something to do this afternoon," Chu Zhu refused decisively. He was going to the Mo Sect with Bi Xuan that afternoon. "Let's do it this morning!"

"...You're quite busy!" Madam Xue didn't know what expression to make for a moment. It had been many years since she had seen a young man who didn't give her any face, but she wasn't angry.

"Then let's do it at nine in the morning," she said softly, "the same old teahouse!"

Chu Zhu hung up the phone, narrowed his eyes, and began to ponder Madam Xue's situation: "So forced to start offering benefits... Hmph, it seems that she must have discovered quite a few problems through that undercover agent... So, she's starting to panic now, isn't she?"

"Of course, they might also want to ask about Judge Xu Xun, who was transferred from the capital and is suspected of targeting Lu Jin?"

The night breeze brushed against Chu Zhu's cheek, clearing his mind. "Never mind, let's go back first."

……

Inside the Nuwa Base.

As soon as Chu Zhu returned, he lay down on the soft bed, stretched, and closed his eyes slightly. After a while, he finally came to his senses. He propped himself up, stared at the silver-white wall, and said, "Nuwa No. 17! Next..."

Chu Zhu thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "Could you please retrieve all the information on the Chinese stock market, the American stock market, and the world stock market from April 2025 to April 2026, for the entire year?"

The next instant, a dense stream of data appeared, red and green, making Chu Zhu's eyes glaze over for a moment.

"This is truly... a series of misfortunes!"

This is not just a disaster in one country, but a global disaster, a period of great ups and downs!

Pinching his brow, Chu Zhu added, "Remove all the stocks that had negative returns this year... and rank the stocks from each country by their annual returns from highest to lowest!"

The colors listed this time are much nicer.

Chu Zhu then began to diligently memorize the remaining stock data from various countries, which had been filtered by Nuwa. After memorizing it all, Chu Zhu thought for a moment and then asked another question.

"Tell me a detailed account of all the major events that started in 2025, year by year. Exclude anything related to the entertainment industry! Focus on gathering information about Chu Zhu, Zhao Shao, and Tianwang Group."

Previously, I was looking at the diary, but now, can I take a look to see if there have been any changes on a macro level? And then...

Chu Zhu's expression turned serious.

September 2026: SkyNet Group was established!

This is normal; my good friend recorded it in his diary.

"January 3, 2027: Company C was acquired and merged by Skynet Group!"

"July 7, 2027: The brand-new Skynet Company officially entered an era of great expansion, starting to seize territory, and its sphere of influence completely covered South America, West Africa and other regions."

It has been described by Western media as: the new East India Company of the new century.

The existence of Skynet has been strongly condemned by Chinese media! This condemnation has also received tacit support from European media.

"On January 6, 2008, in the Shenzhou region, the most powerful artificial intelligence model Z in history was publicly revealed by Zhao Shao, the president of Z Company!"

Its effect on boosting productivity is unimaginably high.

According to news reports, it was Skynet's aggressive expansion worldwide that put immense pressure on the entire East. This forced the East to mobilize its national resources to create Z!

The birth of Z was revolutionary! From the moment it was introduced, AI worldwide was reduced to only three types—Z, Skynet, and others.

Chu Zhu: "..."

This rumor is unbelievable...

"On March 6, 2008: Zhao Shaokai released the Lingdong Star 1.0 algorithm developed by Chu Zhu, which caused a great shock throughout the world."

“…Lingdong Star? Open source?” Chu Zhu was stunned for a moment, then realized, “So, in 2008, Zhao Shao released the complete Z version to the market, and at the same time, he also made Lingdong Star 1.0—which should be the initial algorithm of the prototype of Lingdong Star—open source?”

Chu Zhu seemed thoughtful. After all, he had previously suggested to Zhao Shao that the chives be harvested little by little! Logically, the chives shouldn't be harvested for only three years… unless…

"It seems that this has truly put immense pressure on the East!"

While pondering, Chu Zhu continued reading.

"The spread of the Lingdong Star Algorithm 1.0 has enabled AI companies in China, except for Z Company, to grow at an extremely fast pace! A hundred flowers are blooming."

This officially marks that, excluding Z and Skynet, China's AI level has completely surpassed the West, becoming world-class and a leader in global AI!
It was precisely because of this algorithm that Chu Zhu, who had been heavily criticized, was exonerated!

Chu Zhu did not betray this slogan; the number of posts from various netizens on the internet... according to incomplete statistics, appeared 2.7 billion times within a month.

After all, according to the information declassified by Zhao Shao, Chu Zhu developed the Lingdong Star Algorithm in 2005, but this algorithm did not appear in the White Eagle and was not released by the SkyNet Group. According to the analysis, no data related to the Lingdong Star Algorithm was found in the SkyNet database. This completes the proof.

Not to mention, Chu Zhu died not long after he went to Bald Eagle!

His death left almost all Chinese people with the greatest doubts and incomprehension!
But no matter how many doubts there were about Chu Zhu's actions... the final result cleared his name!

In March 2009, Chu Zhu was posthumously awarded the titles of Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences!
In January 1930, Chu Zhu was posthumously awarded the Order of the Divine Land!
In April of the 30th century, Chu Zhu was successfully selected for the official voting list of thirteen great figures who changed the world in the 21st century! Subsequently, he was officially approved in China with a unanimous vote…

Seeing this, Chu Zhu felt a pang of sadness, her emotions a complex mix: "If my good brother could see this, even if he died, he could rest in peace, right?"

As Chu Zhu continued reading, her expression suddenly froze. "In 2006, Z Company officially announced that Z had become the world's first truly artificial intelligence!"

"Is it too early again?"

After pondering for a long time, Chu Zhu stopped reading and asked directly, "Nuwa No. 17, I would like to ask, what kind of opportunity did Z go through to become the first artificial intelligence?"

Chu Zhu had previously asked how to create artificial intelligence. The answer was exactly what he and Zhao Shao had said—it's impossible!

Humans can only create AI models at the level of Z, which is a fusion model of the Lingdong Star algorithm... Every artificial intelligence is unique!
Therefore, Chu Zhu didn't ask how to create artificial intelligence this time. He was only curious about what method to use, or rather, what Z should go through, to make Z grow into artificial intelligence as quickly as possible.
Currently, it seems there might be a decisive move... to develop true artificial intelligence while being at least five to ten years ahead of Skynet Group, and then wipe out Skynet in one fell swoop!
"Database search initiated, no information found!" Nuwa No. 17's reply, while somewhat disappointing to Chu Zhu, did not surprise him.

"Wait, there's no information on that!" Chu Zhu suddenly snapped out of her daze, her eyes fixed intently on the silver-white wall. She then asked a question that Nuwa No. 17 was certain to know: "Then, Nuwa No. 17... how did your main body, Nuwa, become an artificial intelligence?"

Nuwa No. 17 fell into a long silence, beginning a long period of contemplation. However, after typing only a few hundred words, she quickly withdrew them: "Your permissions are insufficient. Please upgrade your permissions before asking again!"

"...Should I say it's only natural?" Although Chu Zhu had expected this, he still felt somewhat disappointed. He lowered his eyes in thought, mainly pondering the hundreds of words he had previously laid out...

“Unique mechanical emotions, data accumulation, coincidences…” Chu Zhu murmured, then her expression became somewhat subtle, “However, why do these sounds so familiar to me!”

After thinking for a while, Chu Zhu's expression changed slightly. "Wait, this parallel structure... how come it's so similar to the supernatural powers, foundation, and destiny of cultivators?!"

"Could it be... no way..."

Chu Zhu was shaken and her expression kept changing before she finally made up her mind.

"It seems that going undercover is not an option next time! We need to take the normal development path and see if there's any opportunity in the diary for the birth of AI Z?"

Chu Zhu didn't dwell on this. She glanced at the AI ​​war that broke out in 1940, then exited the major events section.

He reread the novel for a while. When it got late, he got up, washed up, and went to bed.

(End of this chapter)