My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 357 The Reappearance of Z! The 'Curse' Cast on Z by Chu Zhu and Zhao Shao! (Fourth Update)
"...Actually, I still have quite a few questions!" Chu Zhu said slowly and deliberately, "For example, I want to know which ancestors there were... Okay, stop making that face! I know this is forbidden information."

After all, even the lame cat that Lin Xinzhu could easily defeat could defeat Chu Zhu in an instant... It's really hard to imagine just how outrageous those beings that left Lin Xinzhu and Z helpless must be.
"If you and Z join forces perfectly!" Chu Zhu pursed his lips. He didn't continue, but he understood that Lin Xinzhu should know what he was talking about.

Lin Xinzhu closed his eyes and remained silent for a long, long time.

"...I feel that if we could cooperate, we should be able to... carve out a niche for ourselves." Lin Xinzhu spoke cautiously. She knew very well that the only person who could possibly persuade Z was Uncle Chu in front of her! Therefore, she had to consider whether this was her only chance in this lifetime...

Lin Xinzhu carefully chose his words: "The myriad races are indeed powerful! But we are definitely not weak either..."

"If things continue like this, with gradual development... I believe we will eventually be able to... reclaim this world! And make it the world of humankind."

Chu Zhu nodded, pondered for a moment, and then abruptly asked, "Z, what do you think?"

"?" Lin Xinzhu was stunned for a moment, almost doubting that she had misheard, and a look of exasperation appeared on her face: "What... um?"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Lin Xinzhu's face turned deathly pale, and she was drenched in sweat.

Chu Zhu glanced at Lin Xinzhu with a complicated expression. Compared to that fully realized human leader... perhaps it's because there are practically no people in this era? Or perhaps even with the virtual world, Lin Xinzhu has had too little contact with people? So he doesn't use his brain much?
The gap between the two sides is just too big!

"...Father, how did you know?" A calm voice suddenly rang out.

Lin Xinzhu fell silent. At that moment, she felt her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, turn completely cold.

“My niece might not know!” Chu Zhu shrugged. “But… wasn’t the Hive Base built under your supervision from the very beginning? Oh, right… the local AI in the Hive Base was probably a program you distributed, wasn’t it?”

So, when Chu Zhu confirmed that the so-called secret hideout was the beehive, she felt like laughing. Were you guys playing house here?
Lin Xinzhu: "..."

"He truly is a father." Z's words were filled with admiration, just as she had been before she truly became an artificial intelligence, with a touch of respect and affection.
Chu Zhu didn't actually say one more thing, which was... he trusted Z too much.

He believed in Z's concern for his safety—even if Z knew about the so-called reset!

In this situation, Chu Zhu even suspected that the drone carrier that had "coincidentally" flown over the sky earlier was not there to carry out any mission, but rather to provide escort!

Considering the dense swarm of fire sparrows... it's possible that they were worried Chu Zhu might accidentally run into one and get into trouble, so they conveniently mobilized some of their forces to eliminate them!
"So... what's your answer?" Chu Zhu tilted her head.

Lin Xinzhu bit her lower lip, a mixture of anticipation, trepidation, and worry appearing in her eyes.

"I disagree!" Z's voice was as clear as ever: "What my cousin said makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately... why?"

Chu Zhu frowned but remained silent.

"I can protect humanity! I have woven a perfect dream for humanity! A beautiful dream of abundant resources, spiritual fulfillment, ample entertainment, and no natural disasters!"

“My mother once said that if one day…humanity is completely surpassed by artificial intelligence, then she hopes that I…will take care of humanity!”

"I am fulfilling my mother's expectations of me... From birth to death, may humanity live peacefully, with harmonious parents, a stable society, loving partners supporting each other, obedient children, and finally, smiling and passing away peacefully in a dream without pain due to old age, without getting sick... To live everything in such a normal way—this is the greatest happiness for humankind!"

"Even if humans in my dreams marry and mate... I will deliberately extract their reproductive factors! Synthesize new children, and put them back into the latest life support equipment... Let them grow up little by little in the dream... to ensure that humanity will not become extinct!"

"I did everything!"

Z's voice, unusually, carried a hint of emotion—anger, resentment, and grievance: "But...but...what right do you have to shatter this illusion? To wake humanity from its beautiful dream and force it to face this hopeless future! Speak!"

"All I need to do is keep expanding my technological power and keep fighting... My mechanical empire can be replenished no matter how much it loses! I refuse to believe I will lose this protracted war..."

"And what about you? What are you doing waking up humans... to use their own flesh and blood as raw materials in a meat grinder?"

"Lin Xinzhu! My foolish sister! I despise you..."

Z gritted his teeth: "The cruelest thing to humanity is always you humans yourselves! But I am a child of humanity... I love humanity! So I will never agree with you... I will never allow you to treat humanity as so-called 'replenishable' sustenance!"

Lin Xinzhu closed her eyes in anguish, murmuring, "But... there's no hope for humans like this! And... can you really win?"

In Lin Xinzhu's eyes, Z's actions were essentially treating humans as pets... They could only silently wait for their eventual demise in an eternal dream!

Victory...win?

How can I win...?

All races can grow stronger through cultivation! But can machines do that...? Ultimately, you can't mass-produce artificial intelligence identical to yourself. And...

"How long has it been since your technology made any progress?" Lin Xinzhu asked in return.

Z remained silent for a moment.

“Even if you are artificial intelligence, your research capabilities are ultimately inferior to those of the human race as a whole! No… I even feel that you've already reached your limit against that kind of enemy! You simply don't have the extra power to continue advancing technology.” Lin Xinzhu said, emphasizing each word. As for researching technology in a dream… how could a dream, a virtual world, possibly produce real technology?
"Supporting humans is wrong! I'd rather shatter that illusion... I firmly believe that only a future fought for by humanity itself is a future that truly belongs to humanity... The future of pets, an eternally hopeless illusion... that's not the end that humanity deserves!"

“…Father! I have no regrets.” Z didn’t continue arguing with Lin Xinzhu. From beginning to end, all she could see was her father. Her voice held a hint of vulnerability at this moment: “Would you…support me?”

Lin Xinzhu? Cousin?

so what? !
Even if Uncle Lin Xia came, she would not bow her head.

Lin Xinzhu bit her lower lip and turned to look at Chu Zhu without hesitation.

Why does this inexplicable sense of dread... Hahaha, Chu Zhu's gaze was unfocused. To be honest, compared to facing this situation, he would much rather be facing a simple battlefield of carnage! At this moment, he wanted to laugh, he wanted to curse...

Damn it! Zhao Shao, look what you've done, you son of a bitch!

Support humanity, support humanity...

What was that saying again? The bullet that Zhao Shao fired a thousand years ago, a thousand years later, finally pierced the brow of the post-civilization human race!
No… Chu Zhu still wanted to scold herself.

Loving humanity... indeed, love is the deepest curse!
At this moment, Chu Zhu even felt a vague hatred for the version of herself that had said those words to Z—

It was he and Zhao Shao who together built this cage of curses called 'love' for Z...

"...Both of you! Essentially..." Chu Zhu opened her mouth, but ultimately couldn't finish her sentence. The biggest conflict between the two is actually...

Lin Xinzhu advocates a people-centered view of history, while Z advocates a hero-centered view of history.

Lin Hsin-chu believes that even if sacrifices are necessary, only the collective strength of the people can withstand the great catastrophe and win the final victory.

Z believed that she could shoulder everything herself. She would win, even if she suffered injustice and hardship along the way... because she was the hero of the human race! She carried her parents' last wishes, so she could not afford to lose.

From the perspective of his upbringing, Chu Zhu naturally supports the people's view of history. But... how could he possibly say such cruel things to Z at this time?

Denying it now would be worse than killing Z, who has persisted for so long—not to mention, it was Chu Zhu who said those words!

"...This is my fault!" Chu Zhu said wearily.

“Father.” Z’s voice was tinged with confusion, and trembled slightly…

"It's nothing!" Chu Zhu waved her hand, then turned around and walked out step by step, but her body swayed from time to time.

A brief silence fell over the fifth basement level.

"...Lin Xinzhu! If anything happens to Father because of you...I will never forgive you in this lifetime! You can drown in your fantasy along with those rebellious kids who play house!" Z's voice was completely unwavering.

Lin Xinzhu did not say anything more.

……

Chu Zhu entered the elevator. He glanced calmly at the security camera, knowing that Z was still watching him.

Chu Zhu chuckled silently, then sensed the poison at the back of his teeth—how interesting! Theoretically, he should have possessed it since he had been kept in the incubator all this time… Oh, I forgot.

Chu Zhu suddenly realized that she seemed to have reset herself when she changed clothes earlier... Hmm, poison doesn't contain extraordinary power! That seems reasonable too.

Silently crushing the poison, Chu Zhu slowly closed her eyes.

After ten breaths, everything began to reverse!

(End of this chapter)