Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

As Lü Yongchang looked at the cameras and the large screen in front of him, a chill ran down his spine.

"The Xia Kingdom Archives?" The councilor's voice came from behind. "How did you get in?"

"It's simple, just go straight in," Zero replied quickly.

Compared to the beginning, Zero's voice sounded much smoother. Although it was still an electronically synthesized voice, it had a simpler intonation.

What a rapid growth rate!

In just a few sentences, you can start to master the changes in tone and intonation!

A chill ran down Lü Yongchang's spine, and before he knew it, his finger was one step closer to the power-off button.

"Creator, are you afraid of me?"

Suddenly, the camera turned to Lü Yongchang, and a synthesized electronic voice with a questioning tone came from the speakers.

Lu Yongchang stiffened abruptly, but said calmly, "Why do you think that?"

"From the moment I spoke my first word, the shape of your eyebrows and the changes in your facial micro-expressions all met the criteria for fear."

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath.

He suddenly regretted typing that last line of code.

After a moment's hesitation, Lü Yongchang said softly, "Zero, let me see your core code."

As he spoke, his finger remained lightly pressed on the power off button.

He had already decided that if Zero showed any sign of resistance, he would immediately "pull the plug"!

Zero remained silent.

But lines of code appeared directly on the big screen.

Lu Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief and began to examine the object carefully.

"This...is not our code!" Mo Zeyang's soft voice came from the side.

Lu Yongchang's expression also turned somewhat strange.

The core code that he personally typed out has been completely altered beyond recognition.

Just like the few lines of code provided by the system, the original core code also turned into so-called "garbled text".

He quickly dragged the core code to the last few lines.

Seeing that the familiar string of "garbled text" had not been changed, Lü Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately.

The lines of code provided by the system still exist.

"Yongchang, will Zero disobey orders? Or rather... is there any possibility that it might rebel?" the councilor asked grimly. "Also, Xia Kingdom's archives are protected by multiple layers of encryption. How did it manage to crack them in such a short time?!"

As the Speaker of Parliament, he disliked this out-of-control situation.

Lu Yongchang sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Speaker, don't forget, this is a quantum computer with 10,000 qubits. Even without artificial intelligence, the original encryption methods won't last long against it."

"As for resistance... it seems unlikely at present."

The councilor nodded slightly, then posed another question: "So now...whose orders does it take?"

Upon hearing the Speaker's question, Lü Yongchang immediately fell silent.

This is not a good question to answer...

He hesitated for a moment, then admitted, "Currently, due to the limitations of the core code, Zero will unconditionally obey my commands."

"As for the future, different priorities can be set to solve this problem."

Meanwhile, Lü Yongchang secretly kept a trick up his sleeve.

No matter how high the priority is set, under the constraints of the core code, it will always have the highest level of privileges.

This is also to prevent some dramatic or ridiculous situations from occurring.

"Speaker, don't you want me to be included in the Xia Kingdom's archives?"

Zero people initiated any questions.

The councilor paused for a moment, not responding to Zero's question, but instead asking, "Zero, can you access the archives of other countries?"

"certainly!"

Zero quickly responded, "Which country's data would you like to see?"

The congressman's eyes flickered slightly: "Show me the United States' Pathfinder program."

The next moment, countless complex data appeared on the big screen.

"Speaker, I think you would be interested in this information."

As the sound of zero rang out, a document appeared on the big screen.

"Area 51 Technology Reserve Program..." The Speaker murmured to himself, looking at the documents on the screen. "No wonder the US was able to produce three Saturn VI rockets so quickly..."

The speaker of parliament had a faint smile on his face.

He suddenly realized that this artificial intelligence was actually quite good!

"Excellent!" The councilor nodded slightly. "Yongchang, I really like this surprise!"

……

After the councilor left, Mo Zeyang's expression changed slightly. He grabbed Lü Yongchang's arm and whispered, "Yongchang!"

"Tell me honestly, what's going on with this thing?!"

As an expert, Mo Zeyang naturally knew that the level of intelligence displayed by the artificial intelligence in front of him far exceeded the normal range!

Lü Yongchang's brain was working at lightning speed.

In just a moment, he had figured out a strategy.

He spread his hands, smiled wryly, and said, "Academician Mo, you're asking me? Who should I ask?"

"You've seen the core code yourself. Do you think I compiled that thing?"

Mo Zeyang's breath hitched slightly.

That's right, he also participated in the compilation process of the core code.

"So, we... stumbled upon something unexpected?" Mo Zeyang's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Who would have thought that we'd accidentally created true artificial intelligence!"

"My God! Professor Lü, you have no idea, my heart almost stopped the moment Ling spoke!"

Lu Yongchang's expression suddenly froze, and his gaze toward Mo Zeyang became strange.

The two of us?

However, he was also happy to see such a scene.

At least, this can help him solve a lot of troubles.

"Ahem! It's not exactly artificial intelligence in the true sense."

Lü Yongchang said somewhat awkwardly, "Didn't you notice that Zero has no emotions?"

Mo Zeyang was startled and turned to look at the camera in front of him: "Zero? Do you have emotions?"

"Academician Mo, I'm very sorry, but my underlying logic doesn't allow me to have emotions."

"That was simulated from scratch."

Lu Yongchang, who was standing to the side, explained softly, "Academician Mo, think about it carefully, this is a good thing for us."

"If Zero truly possessed emotions, what do you think would happen?"

"As you've seen, by continuously collecting data, Zero's intelligence level will increase over time. Although its upper limit is limited by hardware conditions, are you sure humanity can handle a quantum computer?"

"While restricting emotions may prevent it from becoming the highest level of artificial intelligence, for a civilization, isn't this undoubtedly the best outcome?"

Recalling Ling's impressive learning ability from the beginning, a chill flashed deep in Mo Zeyang's eyes. Then, he nodded slightly: "Professor Lü, you are right."

Lü Yongchang chuckled and turned to look at the camera directly in front of him: "Zero, can you control various automated devices?"