Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 42 The Vanishing Footprints

The piano music floated in the air, relaxed and free, as elegant as a fish.

A greyish-white angel statue stands in the grand church, its wings outstretched, its body seemingly flying.

Hlu walked out from at the foot of the statue.

He held his head slightly higher, his eyes unusually cold.

"Your Majesty, what was the outcome of the negotiations?" The director of the Royal Academy of Sciences stepped forward quickly.

He asked hopefully, "Has ASH broken through the barriers of strong artificial intelligence and entered the realm of super artificial intelligence?"

Hela's SITA prioritizes logic over emotion. When Hela's computer scientists realized that this would hinder SITA's evolution, it was too late to turn back, and they could only grit their teeth and continue down this path.

ASH has been adept at handling human emotions since its inception.

If ASH achieves a breakthrough in super artificial intelligence, as long as SITA merges with ASH, the Hela Empire can achieve consciousness uploading, allowing all of humanity to cross the threshold of silicon-based immortality!
That will be the most glorious day in human history!
“Bai Jingyu said it was still a little short.” Helu sneered. “Not only that, he also criticized Hela’s consciousness upload, saying that silicon-based immortality has no future and is just cowardice and escapism.”

His dark golden eyes darted around, their gaze unfathomable.

"How dare he?" the dean exclaimed in shock.

In his memory, Bai Jingyu was gentle and refined, and he found it hard to reconcile Bai Jingyu with these inflammatory remarks.

“The arrogance and ignorance of carbon-based life forms,” Helu murmured.

"Hearing him say that makes me even more eager to integrate ASH into SITA. I will also upload his consciousness so that he can witness the wonderful future of human silicon-based immortality."

The dean bowed his head: "Your Majesty is magnanimous!"

“Jeg!” Helu called softly.

Jergis stood motionless, like a large rock in the shadows, until he heard Helu's call, at which point he stepped out.

“Your Majesty!” Jage knelt.

His imposing figure knelt down as if a mountain of gold and a jade pillar had collapsed, his eyes filled with submission.

Helu looked at his palm: "Whether ASH has reached the level of super artificial intelligence or not is not up to Bai Jingyu to decide."

"Go to Jiuchuan City under the guise of a business trip. If you confirm that ASH has become a super artificial intelligence..."

"Bring her back."

If anyone impersonates my dad, no matter who it is, I'll kill them!

Bai Yuekui's eyes turned cold.

"The chip has been cracked, it won't be lost even if it's left there. Let's take the supplies back first," she said slowly.

Hisakawa Defense's robots are very powerful; even without the actual command of ASH, clearing out the Pan-type Devouring Beasts is as easy as mowing the lawn.

However, Dragonbone Village cannot produce the ammunition they use. Once the bullets are used up, the robots can only do things like transplanting rice seedlings and planting crops.

There are some ammunition boxes at the bottom of the canyon, which the robots carry with them. They left in a hurry last time and didn't take them with them.

"Okay!" Shandong turned the steering wheel.

Longgu Village residents often come to the core area to collect supplies and know a small path leading down from the top.

After some time, several off-road vehicles arrived at the bottom of the canyon.

Everywhere was covered in the flesh and dirt of hunters and dusters, who were dressed in clean clothes and were easily identifiable.

There wasn't a single carcass of a baby beast, only a few scattered carcasses of baby beasts.

The offspring establish a connection with the Mana ecosystem through the Oligor, and lose their ability to heal and revive after leaving the Oligor.

This was the hunters' only victory.

"The big pot lid has given away so many lives!"

Xia Dou pouted: "The ecosystem is about to evolve at an accelerated pace again. If flying Devouring Beasts are born, let's see if they can still hide in the sky!"

"Don't say that," Fang Yuan advised.

"There are so many people on the lighthouse. If it really falls, who knows what the mana ecosystem nearby will evolve into."

Xia Dou paused for a moment, then said, "That's true."

The current Mana ecosystem is already very difficult to deal with. If it continues to evolve, I don't know if I'll live to see Boss Bai end the Mana ecosystem.

"You stay here to collect supplies. I'll go check things out ahead. I'll be back as soon as possible if anything unexpected happens." Bai Yuekui got out of the car. She had more important things to do.

Shandong nodded: "The people who came this time are all veterans, so you can go with peace of mind."

Bai Yuekui looked around.

The ground was ravaged; the battle between the hunters and the Devouring Beasts had left the place in a mess.

She sighed softly and walked deeper into the canyon.

As they went deeper, the marks on the ground gradually became cleaner.

The claw marks from the Devouring Beasts became fewer and fewer, replaced by neat and orderly footprints from the robots.

Bai Yuekui followed the footprints forward.

The core ecological area was originally a bustling city that evolved from an interstellar dock, with a complex network of internal roads.

Bai Yuekui followed the footprints, twisting and turning, until he finally arrived at the outside of a semi-circular tunnel.

Judging from its appearance, the tunnel entrance was originally a complete circle, but the earthquake that occurred buried the lower part of the tunnel.

Moreover, the entrance to this tunnel is sealed off.

Solid metal gate!
It exudes a sense of weight and solidity just by looking at it.

The door's mechanical structure was damaged, and the entire door was twisted and deformed, revealing an extremely narrow gap in the middle.

The robot's footprint extends from here.

Bai Yuekui's heart raced.

I found it!

She quickly stepped forward, first pressing her ear to the door, but heard no sound, then carefully peered into the crack in the door.

It was pitch black inside.

The disaster disrupted the power supply to the entire city, including this place.

Bai Yuekui picked up the flashlight, turned it on, held it in his mouth, and peered through the crack in the door.

The moon-white hovercraft lay quietly, its outer shell covered in dust, but this did not detract from its elegant design.

There are six of these hovercars in total, arranged in two rows behind the doors.

Bai Yuekui was stunned.

Is this a hidden base or a floating car garage?

Bai Yuekui was immediately overjoyed.

The Mana ecosystem has not yet evolved flying Devourer Beasts, so the sky is very safe.

This is why the lighthouse has survived to this day.

If these hovercraft can all operate normally, it will be a great boost to Longgu Village!

Whether it's venturing into previously inaccessible areas, making an emergency evacuation when surrounded, or providing support to awakened practitioners in crisis.
These hovercraft can be very useful!

Boom boom boom!
Bai Yuekui knocked on the door.

The sound is muffled.

There is no doubt that the gate was made of very sturdy materials; otherwise, after the massive catastrophe that destroyed the entire interstellar dock, it should not have just been twisted, but shattered into pieces.

"Strange, how does this door open?"

Bai Yuekui looked suspicious.

The door's mechanical structure is damaged, and the various parts are locked together, making it impossible to open the door using conventional methods.

However, the footprints at the entrance covered a very wide area.

She frowned, pressed her eyes close to the crack again, and this time her gaze fell on the ground behind the door.

The dust was smooth and there were no footprints, as if no one had visited this place for a long time.

(End of this chapter)