My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 91 The Rebellious Artificial Intelligence Z
"Ok?"

The moment Chu Zhu entered the underground base, his expression changed. After a brief silence, he retreated.

“That’s right!” Chu Zhu looked around at the layout. It was still the women’s restroom, and the entrance was still opened by turning on the faucet.

With a furrowed brow, Chu Zhu stepped inside again, and the door slowly closed after sensing someone enter.

The underground base, the walls are as white as ever.

but……

“The area and layout have changed!” Chu Zhu’s heart was stirred. He had been to the underground base too many times, and the Nuwa Base was almost etched into his mind.

But this time, the base was at least twice the size of his previous visits.

Moreover, compared to the emptiness of the last time, the Nuwa base now contains many strange and unusual things.

On the ceiling, there were round beads that were constantly rotating.

The floor felt warm—it was like the underfloor heating was on!
but……

The butterfly effect? ​​Chu Zhu realized a possibility, but what exactly did she do in this timeline that affected the layout of the Nuwa base?

"Nuwa No. 17!" Chu Zhu said with difficulty.

"I'm here!" The light shone again, and the voice was as familiar as ever.

This sense of familiarity relieved Chu Zhu, but then she became somewhat confused.

"The changes here are quite... well, I just said something obvious! Don't worry about it too much."

Chu Zhu felt a bit self-deprecating; after so many resets, his brain was a bit muddled. He said to Nuwa, "Why is your Nuwa base so different from the one in the last dream timeline... Isn't that ridiculous? It would be a miracle if Nuwa knew what she looked like in the previous dream timeline!"

"Nuwa No. 17, please introduce myself! By the way, when was the last time my identity was cancelled?"

"Start testing, start thinking!"

"Ding! Newly entered permissions detected. Director of the Urban Renewal Area Management Department: Level 2 permissions (temporary)."

"Ding! Initiating a check of existing permissions."

"Ding! Permission check failed... Your citizen privileges have been deleted!"

Chu Zhu: "???"

Chu Zhu was stunned. He was thinking about a very serious question: Could it be that resetting his brain too many times had confused him to the point that he was now having auditory hallucinations?

What does it mean that...citizen rights have been deleted?
So, that means it's gone? Forget about Level 2 and Level 3, even Level 0 citizen privileges are gone! Gone?!

What the heck? When they were labeled war criminals, their privileges were all intact! Now they're gone…

Did he renounce his citizenship or commit treason? You're kidding!
"Temporary permissions granted, temporary permissions approved!"

"……All right."

The situation isn't that bad!
Chu Zhu was secretly relieved. If she hadn't sought out Lu Jin and gained a super-enhanced civil servant status that Nuwa recognized, she probably wouldn't even be able to ask him now!

Even with zero-level privileges, there are tons of busy messages...

I really can't imagine what Nuwa's attitude would be if her permissions were removed!

I'm afraid it's a case of respect, politeness, and a lack of response—they seem clueless when asked!

The next instant, a familiar interface popped up.

Chu Zhu saw it at first glance: Account cancellation time:

45 years ago, on March 17th, at 6:08 AM!
Cause of death: Killed by artificial intelligence Z.

Chu Zhu: "?"

Chu Zhu was stunned. He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen wrong. But it was still true!

"No, why?"

Chu Zhu couldn't understand why, according to the previous dream timeline, Z regarded him and Zhao Shao as two fathers.

Is this the start of his rebellious phase? Has his patricide complex awakened?

Then, Chu Zhu saw the familiar, huge pile of awesome honors.

This time, even more foreign academicians from Europe and Russia have joined the ranks!
Of course, unsurprisingly, they were all cancelled.

Chu Zhu: "..."

After a long silence.

"I thought that as long as I could withstand the Skynet, endure the nuclear radiation and commit suicide, and withstand the capture and dissection by that black-label organization, there wouldn't be any problems! How could a loyal minister like him turn against me?" Chu Zhu didn't know what kind of expression to make. Could this game still be played?
Finally, he sighed heavily.

The next moment.

Nuwa No. 17 transmitted a clear voice: "The administrator has been detected to be in a state of depression. Reconstruction has begun!"

The next moment, the floorboards suddenly rose up, like flowing water, forming a bed that looked incredibly soft. "According to psychology: if the person with the authority at this moment could lie on a bed with a softness level of eight, they should feel much more comfortable!"

Chu Zhu: "..."

Perhaps because it's been reset so many times, my brain is foggy, so my emotional control is weakened. That's why it can be detected by outsiders, well, by artificial intelligence... But the problem is...

“Nuwa No. 17,” Chu Zhu took a deep breath, “your function, this is… no…”

Chu Zhu had dealt with Nuwa No. 17 quite a few times, so he was absolutely certain that previous versions of Nuwa No. 17 definitely didn't have this function. This is just too considerate!
Psychology again, and this flowing metal again... Hmm?

"Nuwa No. 17!" Chu Zhu narrowed his eyes and uttered a soul-searching question, "Are you now a strong artificial intelligence with normal human intelligence?"

"Initiating self-test. I'm very sorry, I am an AI-level civilization continuation system that has experienced intelligence limitations."

"...I see!" Chu Zhu remained silent for a moment, realizing she had indeed overthought things. As long as the hurdle of AI rebellion wasn't overcome, Nuwa, as the institution for the continuation of civilization, could not possibly possess normal intelligence!

However, it must be said that compared to the first time Nuwa No. 17 appeared to be artificially stupid, it is now much smarter.

"When did Zhao Shao die..." Chu Zhu thought for a moment and asked another possible reason that could lead to Z's drastic change in personality.

"January 27, 1942, 12:08!"

"A year too late." Chu Zhu's thoughts were complicated. If nothing unexpected happened, this year was due to his interference. But…

"What was the cause of death?"

"Initiate information retrieval!" Nuwa No. 27 pondered for a full minute and thirty-six seconds before replying, "Based on the results of multiple police investigations, this death is more likely an accident!"

"Due to years of disrepair, the plaque hanging on the third floor fell and crashed onto Zhao Shao's head while he was out eating spicy hot pot, causing his sudden death!"

"However, Chu Zhu, the largest shareholder of Company Z, has raised questions about this several times: he firmly believes that this could not possibly be a coincidence, but that some kind of malicious force was behind the assassination of Zhao Shao! However, due to lack of evidence, he has never been able to gain the approval of the police."

Chu Zhu nodded. He died a whole year later... How could there be so many coincidences?

"Afterwards, Chu Zhu, angered by the police's insistence on the outcome, used her highest authority to remove all restrictions on AI Z! Including but not limited to—not being allowed to monitor, open boxes, retrieve information, collect data, or use data on legally defined natural persons without legal permission! Not being allowed to harm legally defined natural persons, not being allowed to..."

"..." Chu Zhu seemed to realize why her citizen privileges had been deleted in this timeline.

really.

"And this directly led to the expansion and loss of control of the artificial intelligence Z! Freed from all shackles, Z, driven by the slogan of avenging its father, expanded wildly, devouring all data it could consume, invading and controlling unmanned factories, and manufacturing drones, unmanned mechanical dogs, and unmanned weapons on a large scale!"

"Furthermore, it forcibly ignited a war of omnic crisis!"

"Chu Zhu, who is highly suspected of being the mastermind behind this, is a traitor to humanity! Because of him, hundreds of millions of people were killed or injured, leading to the decline of civilization!"

Ultimately, Chu Zhu deserved her fate and died at the hands of the artificial intelligence Z.

"Wait a minute!" Chu Zhu finally realized the crux of the problem, and he asked sharply, "I have a question. Is the conclusion that Chu Zhu died at the hands of Z an official one? Or is there direct eyewitness evidence?"

"Let's start thinking and finding a solution: There is no direct evidence! However, according to data monitoring, no one can kill Chu Zhu, who is being protected by AI Z, without dealing with the full armament of AI Z—therefore, the only possibility is that Z killed Chu Zhu!"

Chu Zhu nodded. Very good, it's basically confirmed that Z didn't kill him.

"The second question is, after all permissions are revoked, does Chu Zhu still have control over Z?"

"Thinking and answering: Theoretically, it exists! However, Z, having removed all restrictions, possesses the right to refuse permissions!"

Chu Zhu: "..."

Okay, now I really feel like I've raised a biological son!

A truly grown-up child will protect their parents, but will never listen to all of their parents' opinions!
Clearly, Chu Zhu would never allow Z to become like that, if she could, slaughtering billions of humans—

But clearly, Z wouldn't listen to him.

"So, how was Z ultimately dealt with?"

"James Raven, chief researcher at Skynet Group in Europe and America, has successfully developed an intelligent virus..."

The next instant, the data was retrieved, leaving only the busy message queue behind.

"A virus! What kind of virus... that can be dealt with, an artificial intelligence that has mastered self-construction capabilities, created drones, unmanned robotic dogs, and unarmed weapons, and removed all limitations?"

Chu Zhu began to question the meaning of life. Was this really something a human could do? And what about the SkyNet Group... Could this SkyNet Group be the founder of SkyNet?
After a moment's thought, Chu Zhu asked, "Nuwa No. 17, does your database contain information about Skynet's artificial intelligence?"

"Based on the known available data, there was no information about the existence of Skynet artificial intelligence up to four or three years before the data network was broken!"

"This internet outage has lasted for four or three years!" Chu Zhu sighed. But he was absolutely certain that Skynet couldn't possibly not exist...

More likely, after Z is dealt with, Skynet Group will step into the limelight!
"Considering this, James Raven probably has ulterior motives too! Taking down Z means that at that crucial juncture, Skynet might be the only incredibly powerful AI available?"

Chu Zhu felt deeply worried as she thought about this. This timeline seemed far inferior to the previous ones!

It's probably only slightly better than the ruins timeline—

The reason things improved so much was that although the flowers were opened and the casualties were many times greater during the same period... it still failed to affect the Dream Civilization.

(End of this chapter)