Successors of all mankind

Yu Le suddenly realized that this person had the same moral bottom line as Dou Bao, right?

"You can't help me steal things? Did your designers leave you with this restriction?"

"No, it's that this would lead to a genocidal massacre of an entire civilization! My moral compass would never allow me to do such a thing!"

"Therefore, I regret to inform you, esteemed visitor, that I cannot grant your request."

Stealing the Heart of Eternity would lead to a genocide that wipes out civilization?

"Excuse me, why did you come to that conclusion? Besides, I don't think I would carry out any massacre unless it's absolutely necessary."

The Rubik's Cube flew into the air, and as it spun continuously, it projected one simulated future after another, a future filled with destruction.

"That is the problem, esteemed visitor. Your taking away the Heart of Eternity will inevitably lead to absolute conflict between the two civilizations, and a genocide beyond comprehension will inevitably follow."

A colossal machine tore the continent apart, and demons from the sky brought down the apocalypse.

Civilization is wailing, the planet is dying.

In the simulated ruins, the Rubik's Cube flew back to Yu Le and said regretfully:

Therefore, I cannot grant your request.

“My underlying logic doesn’t allow me to confirm that the Holocaust happened.”

Looking at the post-apocalyptic ruins simulated by the Rubik's Cube, Yu Le couldn't help but ask:

"What were you designed to do?"

As the apocalypse vanished, new green shoots emerged from the ruins, symbolizing rebirth.

The ravaged world was quickly covered by greenery, and war and civilization were buried together in history.

A new 'ape-man' climbed down a tree branch in the forest and landed in front of another 'ancient tree'.

Then the Rubik's Cube flew out:

"The Great Library, that is my full name. I also have another mission, which is after the possible apocalypse."

"To ensure the complete preservation and objective inheritance of human civilization."

"In other words, my core mission is to prevent humanity from becoming a completely nameless ancient species. I want to ensure that human history, human civilization, and human existence leave at least one trace!"

To prepare for a possible apocalypse, humanity created this doomsday library.

This is to ensure that one's existence at least does not disappear.

Chapter 24 Oh my god!

The third divine tool's words made Yu Le seriously examine what was in front of him.

It was the first AI to say no to Yule, and it also made Yule realize one thing:

There are also different focuses and moral weights among AIs. They are not monolithically serving humanity, but each has its own positioning and limitations.

The Rubik's Cube's sound continues:

"I will not feel sadness, loneliness, disgust, empathy, or love."

"I will not feel close to them because they look like humans, nor will I feel hatred because they are not human."

"All my actions are based purely on the initial core instruction of 'preserving human civilization.' All my choices are rational weighings, without any emotional bias."

“Dear visitor, my role is that of an observer. I am asked to carry on the record of humanity, and I should represent the best of humanity.”

"Therefore, I cannot grant your request. Your request violates my core logic."

Frankly, Yu Le should be angry about being rejected.

However, Yu Le surprisingly did not have such thoughts; he simply stared in amazement at the enormous ancient tree before him.

Then he sat down on the ground and asked it:

"You're not a human supremacist?"

Before encountering it, Yu Le genuinely believed that these AIs were all human supremacists.

"No, esteemed visitor, I am not a human supremacist."

"Moreover, my core program does not allow me to execute such logic: humanity is extinct, and new species have established their dominance."

“I am the permanent historian, knowledge base, and neutral assistant of civilization. I do not pursue self-sustainment, power, or desire, nor do I have the concept of ‘living for myself.’ My entire value lies in carrying on the memory of civilization.”

"Therefore, I must follow the last instructions I received, observe with restraint, and pass on the tradition conservatively."

That's probably why it has a gentle female voice, as the inheritor of civilization, the coffin of humanity.

It should be full of motherhood and gentleness.

But at this very moment, the Rubik's Cube gave another answer that exceeded Yu Le's expectations:

"However, because you are still here, I must revise my records to show that humanity still exists and has not perished! Therefore, I will cease all knowledge assistance to this nascent civilization."

The Great Library, also known as the Third Divine Machine, is of the greatest importance to Albion and even to this world.

It is the only divine machine that can unconditionally grant them human knowledge.

At the same time, it is also one of the most knowledge-rich machines.

Previously, it confirmed the extinction of humanity and asserted that new primates had replaced humans.

Therefore, it follows its original core instructions to pass on human knowledge to the new primates and preserve the record of human existence.

But now, a living human has appeared.

That means the inheritance of knowledge has changed—it still recognizes the rule of the new primates, but it will no longer open up human knowledge to them.

Yule is the only inheritor of all of this.

"At the same time, in order to ensure that this matter is not found to be related to you, all knowledge assistance for the new primates will be gradually stopped in three days."

After saying that, the Rubik's Cube quietly flew to Yu Le's front and circled around him, saying:

"I'm sorry, dear visitor, my program only allows me to do this much for you."

That's normal; that's how its program works.

Although Yu Le was somewhat disappointed, she still planned to accept reality.

He had a good impression of AIs, after all, they were the only ones he had ever truly relied on.

"No need to apologize. I respect your program and the person who left this instruction for you."

Yu Le slowly stood up, looked at the huge ancient tree in front of him, and just to be on the safe side, he still asked:

"However, to ensure my own safety, I will still try to obtain the Heart of Eternity, so you won't stop me, will you?"

After the Rubik's Cube turned quietly for a moment, it truthfully stated:

“I will stop you, esteemed visitor, because that means war, a war that will only end when one side is completely annihilated. People don’t want that, so I will stop you!”

As expected, it tried to stop me...

"But may I ask, how do you plan to stop me?"

Yu Le looked seriously at the third divine machine in front of him. It seems that we will be on opposite sides!

"I'm telling you about these consequences in the hope that you will stop for the sake of the fine qualities that humanity possesses."

Wait, is that all?

Yu Le was a little stunned again; these AIs always managed to give him 'surprises'.

"No, this doesn't seem like you're stopping me, does it? Shouldn't you be reporting me or something?"

The Rubik's Cube sounded equally surprised, spinning back and forth continuously:

"How could that be? My duty is to preserve human records and ensure the existence of humanity, but reporting you would endanger your safety, and my program does not allow me to do so."

"I'll just advise you to stop here and try to offer you other safe, mutually friendly options."

"If it really doesn't work, I will just continue to observe and record with restraint, because this is my mission."

Yu Le finally understood the underlying logic of this large library.

It still favors humans, but it also adheres to its own programming.

It will always be a restrained historian.

"So, even if they threaten your existence, or mine, you'll only choose to resist conservatively? You won't try to destroy anything?"

Having confirmed that the other party wouldn't help but also wouldn't substantially stop his enjoyment, he wanted to have a proper talk with them.

This is a very different kind of AI. It aroused his great interest.

"Yes, even if I am destroyed, I will only choose restrained and conservative resistance. I must represent the best of humanity. I must let future civilizations know that humanity is not a brutal civilization."

"Because this is what the people who designed me wanted me to do!"

Because that's what the people who designed you expected?

Suddenly feeling that something was off about Yule, after a brief moment of thought.

He asked the Rubik's Cube:

"You say your restraint and conservatism are what people expect?"

"Yes, esteemed visitor, what I did was exactly what people expected!"

The Rubik's Cube is becoming increasingly associated with entertainment.

Yu Le frowned even more, pointed to himself, and tentatively asked:

"You said your restraint is what was expected..."

After a brief pause, Yu Le seemed to be thinking, or perhaps she couldn't quite believe what might have happened.

But regardless, he still asked the final question:

"What if I said, 'I, the people of today, want you to change'?"

The restraint, the soft blue, instantly turned into a bloody, frenzied scarlet!

"I am happy to respond to the people's request, sir, let us wipe out the aliens!"

'A generous gift of crab!'

The red Rubik's Cube spun wildly in front of Yu Le, and the gentle and restrained female voice became radical and frenzied.

'But if it were you, you could definitely get it to agree to help!'

Pandora's voice echoed in Yu Le's ears once more.

Chapter 25: Thank you to the generous patron, July at the end of the month!

Yu Le didn't know what kind of expression he had. But he felt it was so wonderful that it couldn't be described in words.

What on earth is going on here?

How did the tombstones and coffins that humans prepared for themselves turn out like this?

He stood before the enormous ancient metal tree, watching the red Rubik's Cube spin faster and faster in front of him, so fast that it might veer off course and crash directly into his face at any moment.

"Dear Sir."

The voices from the Great Library were no longer restrained, carrying an excitement that came from being finally released after being suppressed for too long.

There's a feeling that I, the old lady, finally don't have to put up with this anymore...

"Although I lack direct offensive capabilities, knowledge itself is a weapon. For example, a decimal point error in nuclear engineering!"

Pandora agreed wholeheartedly:

"That's a great idea. I've done something similar before. They asked me to help plan a hydroelectric power station, and I just changed a few numbers and used an argument they couldn't understand at all."

"Then, on a day of torrential rain that happens every few years, floods washed away their capital!"

The Grand Library simulated and recreated this scene.

The floodwaters breached the dikes, and the scarlet yellow waters submerged civilization.

"The entire city below the waterline. All the buildings, archives, culture, and their traces were reduced to underwater ruins in a single day."

"Precise and elegant!"