Cyber ​​Sword Immortal Iron Rain

But physical conflict does not stop communication - as long as both parties still have something they want to know.

Fang Bailu raised his head: Even though he was illuminated by the red light from the giant tree, his sight could only stop at the surface of the thick clouds above Manila——

Even though all the lights in Manila had gone out, Fang Bailu still couldn't see the stars in the night:

"I'm a little curious...very curious."

"Why didn't humans in the Golden Age colonize or develop space... or anything like that? With the technology you have, it should be easy to do that."

Patient Zero:

"It's normal for people who lived in your era to have such doubts. When I was young, there were also many debates about whether humans should enter the vast universe - but it didn't last too long."

"In fact, no human being would do something 'for no reason'. Especially if you regard the human race as a whole, as a personified individual..."

“Whether to explore the universe depends on demand.”

"First, there are benefits. Many people have imagined that the earth is not big enough to accommodate the growing human population; the earth's resources cannot keep up with human consumption..."

"In fact, it is enough - especially after the Age of Ascension and the Golden Age, humans are even busy digesting the benefits."

"Finally, there is curiosity: undoubtedly, by my standards, I consider this to be the noblest reason."

"But the fact is, no one is curious about what it's like in the stars anymore—"

"What the universe is like... Humans in the Golden Age know everything. In fact, we can travel the universe with our consciousness at any time - ha! Do you think that among those weird and messy electronic dreams, no company has made niche products related to space exploration?"

"Of course, there are still many secrets in the universe and among the stars that humans have never truly understood..."

Patient Zero took off his glasses and let out a long sigh:

"But what is the significance of those secrets to humans?"

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Fang Bailu:

"Are they satisfied with this?"

Patient Zero:

"Of course. The natural scenery of the universe - I'm not going to lie, the electronic dream is enough to satisfy me..."

“Why go to outer space?”

"If you were a king, would you visit those huts?"

"The universe is empty; man has found everything he needs on Earth."

“Resources are no longer a problem or a difficulty; there is no need to develop them externally: humans are originally alone, and there are no other civilizations among the stars.”

"In this universe, humans are the only civilization..."

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Patient Zero:

"Man has conquered instinct: reproduction no longer has any meaning."

"So in the end, all that's left is war and destruction."

"Technology has surpassed the 'limits' of human beings - what they can do has far exceeded the limitations of their individual existence... The liquid has overflowed the container."

"Ordinary humans haven't discovered this yet, but those 'future people' - people like me - have already seen the clues."

"If I can do one thing...I'm going to try it."

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Fang Bailu:

"So this topic finally comes back to 'farewell'."

Patient Zero took off his glasses, closed his eyes tightly, and leaned his head closer to the seat:

"Alas... separation, separation. Yes, everything leads to separation, and separation leads to everything."

Fang Bailu:

"Why don't you cooperate with the Immortal Assembly? It shouldn't be because they are resting in turtle state."

Patient Zero:

"This is a complicated issue... But you can understand that I don't trust people born in the 'bohemian era' - in this regard, I do wear tinted glasses, or even discriminate; I am willing to admit this."

“But what I said is also true: I don’t think they are a group of people who can and should be worked with.”

Fang Bailu:

"Hahaha, it seems that every generation will look down on the next generation? Isn't this the same view as before? How come after so long, it's still like this - I thought you could clearly distinguish between public and private, and wouldn't let your emotions block your vision."

Patient Zero:

“This may be a common problem among humans, but it does make sense.”

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Fang Bailu:

"So what exactly is 'Splendid Scenery'?"

He still remembered everything he saw in that chat room: he also remembered the so-called "grand scene" that all those "immortals" expected in the chat records.

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Chapter 358: Wishes (Part )

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Patient Zero shook his head:

"do not know."

This was an answer that was beyond Fang Bailu's expectations:

"Even you don't know? But--oh."

He suddenly understood what Patient Zero meant.

"You mean, even the Immortal Assembly itself doesn't know what the grand scene will look like."

Patient Zero:

"It's because I don't know that I'm curious... and I want to see it."

Fang Bailu:

"But you know their definition of grand spectacle. Why are you suddenly keeping me in suspense? I thought you were here to convince me."

Patient Zero:

"I really can't get over you."

"In the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the solar system, there is a visualization machine of the largest size."

"In addition to recording and hypothesizing the future, this visualization machine has another mission..."

"Calculate a path: sift through these various, almost infinite futures and find the one that is most beautiful for humanity - the so-called 'glorious vision'."

There was no sudden enlightenment, no sudden realization that the answer was finally found. Yes, a perfect optimal solution; there are always people pursuing similar things.

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Fang Bailu:

“I have to say, it’s not amazing at all.”

Patient Zero:

"If it's amazing, it's boring - they have to really think about the plan and implement it."

"What these little children and immortals want is suspense... a hope."

He paused:

"Who isn't?"

Fang Bailu:

"I have a different opinion. How should I put it..."

He found the right one.

"Ha, it's like a 'deadline', a deadline—"

"Before that, the immortal can do whatever he wants; after all... he has this machine and this calculated future to back him up."

"Besides, no one knows whether what you do will make everything closer to this grand scene."

"So, this is also a reason for self-persuasion - at least in the beginning, the immortals were still similar to humans... rather than personal gods who magnified their own hearts and desires."

"Don't you have any ideas about the 'grand scene'? Have you ever imagined what it would look like...?"

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Patient Zero:

"No. The world is complicated, and people are even more complicated - I don't think there's a neat, elegant solution... This isn't a math problem."

Fang Bailu:

"But I see that you think highly of 'Farewell': isn't it the best solution in your mind?"

Patient Zero:

“There will never be an optimal solution—as long as we are still human beings and have human hearts.”

Fang Bailu:

"On this point, I can agree with you..."

"However, I have a question: When will the optimal solution produced by the End Machine be available?"

Patient Zero:

"That... I really don't know. The End Machine was originally a small project that only appeared in the Wandering Age, and I only know a little about it."

Fang Bailu:

“Perhaps our debate is part of the grand scene—the optimal solution? Will a better solution emerge from discussions and arguments?”

Patient Zero:

"The End Machine will only collect information, record, simulate and calculate."

"The Immortals Gathering regards themselves as the executors of Sheng Jing. When the turtle's rest ends and everyone wakes up, they should try to drive the world into the orbit described by Sheng Jing."

"Just looking at it now - perhaps the real optimal solution will appear before they wake up."

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"Actually, after I finished my turtle rest... I also had a wish of my own."

Fang Bailu was rarely shy:

"I'm not going to convince you - but if you're interested, I can share my wishes with you."

This was the wish that he had when his tortoise breathing was interrupted, he felt the memories of Anbennola, swallowed the flesh fetus, and became a human again.

His final wish: Fang Bailu himself didn’t know whether he could express this wish clearly.

Patient Zero:

"I'm all ears."

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Fang Bailu nodded gently:

The bodies that were connected to each other with filaments emerged from the surface of the giant tree of flesh and blood. Then they protruded. They were three continuous human figures, born from the "fruit" of the tree of flesh and blood, but wearing clothes that mimicked biological tissues.