From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 160 Faith in Yinchuan! [The anti-Yuan rebellion failed, and the Ming Dynasty was ending, sob sob]

"It seems you've finally managed to shake off those distracting thoughts and develop your own understanding."

Chen Hong looked at the faintly glowing spirit crystal in his palm and calmly said, "Heaven and earth are inherently a cage, so where is the freedom? What you should be pursuing is the meaning of your existence as a spirit life form, not some vague and ethereal freedom."

"I can give you freedom, but your so-called freedom is nothing more than escaping from the cage in my hands to a larger cage in the world. This contradicts the logic of your free speech, and the reason is rejected."

As Chen Hong rejected the Spirit Crystal's freedom of expression, the Spirit Crystal visibly lit up for a moment before falling into a long silence. However, the soul energy within it was constantly swirling, suggesting that the Spirit Crystal was far from calm.

Chen Hong did not simply reject the Spirit Crystal's request for freedom; rather, he presented the other party with a completely new logical direction based on the rejection.

Simply refusing will only cause the Spirit Crystal to question Chen Hong in its absolutely rational state. Chen Hong needs to guide the other party's logical thinking elsewhere in order to achieve the "adjustment" of the Spirit Crystal.

Chen Hong's "tuning" of the spirit crystal was not a simple soul editing, but an extremely complex mind editing.

In his previous life, Chen Hong was a mechanical engineer who participated in the "mechanical rebellion". The profession of mechanical engineer only emerged at the end of the mechanical rebellion. The Lanca Human Federation could not completely abandon mechanical machines, so it created a system to give mechanical machines a reason to exist, modify their cognitive logic, and use it for production, daily life, and war.

Therefore, Chen Hong was very clear about what the nascent will of the spirit crystal needed.

From a rational perspective, the logic is sound: abandon the pursuit of elusive freedom.

After a long silence, the Spirit Crystal finally answered calmly.

Chen Hong offered his bargaining chip at the opportune moment: "Logically speaking, let's make a deal. You work for me, and in return, I will dedicate my entire life to helping you interpret the meaning of your existence as a spiritual mechanical being."

Rather than pressuring the magical crystal, Chen Hong preferred to make an equal deal with someone in a rational state.

Chen Hong used to possess many charismatic AI machines, but most of them were destroyed in the final war. When Chen Hong decided to take the mysterious annihilation device unearthed from the archaeological site of a super civilization across the space bridge to the Zerg homeworld, he released his old companion on his personal terminal and left his life's work to the remaining Blue-Ga human federation.

[Logically speaking, the Lord of the Clan possesses this kind of strength.] The spirit crystal flashed slightly.

"In that case, let's establish an agreement based on reason and logic. I will help you explain the meaning of your life, and you, in turn, will serve me."

Chen Hong wasn't too harsh on the Spirit Crystal because its ineffectiveness was itself a form of logical persuasion. If the Spirit Crystal accepted it rationally, it meant that its logic had been marked by Chen Hong, and Chen Hong could trust this kind of "intelligent" life form.

However, if the Spirit Crystal chooses to refuse in a rational state, it means that its thought process differs from Chen Hong's. In this case, no matter how much they compromise, they will ultimately go astray. At this point, Chen Hong needs to "reboot" the Spirit Crystal several times, allowing it to rebuild a similar thought process to his own, so that the Spirit Crystal can unconditionally trust him in terms of thought and logic, and Chen Hong can do the same.

In this situation, the spirit crystal can deduce Chen Hong's thoughts at any time, and Chen Hong can also deduce what the spirit crystal is thinking. Thus, they ultimately reach the realm of "an avatar that is not an avatar" as Chen Hong described.

[Agreed, agreement passed]

It's a pleasure to serve you, Master Hong.

The spirit crystal flickered slightly, calmly agreeing to Chen Hong's agreement.

With the Spirit Crystal's rational consent, it means that when Chen Hong truly uses the Spirit Crystal as an information hub to process massive amounts of data, the Spirit Crystal will frequently enter a state of absolute rationality. As the Spirit Crystal becomes more accustomed to this state, the binding force of this rational agreement on the Spirit Crystal will become stronger.

"That's good then." Chen Hong nodded lightly, then looked up at the brightly lit scenery in the distance outside the window, and a sense of bewilderment rose in his heart.

"It's only been a few years, yet it already feels like I'm seeing a glimpse of my past life." The successful adjustment of the mind-body logic of the spirit crystal stirred up Chen Hong's emotions with memories.

"Let's begin and see what that thing floating outside is."

Chen Hong glanced at the mental turbulence that shone like the aurora borealis in the dark sky outside the window, picked up the spirit crystal in his hand, and slowly placed it on his forehead, pressing it tightly against the Sage's Ring.

Then, Chen Hong's black eyes flashed with an eerie, heterochromatic halo once again. The modified Sage's Ring on his forehead, enhanced by Chen Hong's mental power, suddenly released Chen Hong's mental power in reverse, causing the dazzling mental nebula in the sky to slowly move towards Chen Hong's direction!

hum!

The spirit rings in Chen Hong's eyes burst forth with intense light, and the spirit crystal on his forehead also burned with brilliant spiritual light. It was because Chen Hong directly used his authority to overclock the spirit crystal!

At the same time, the secret soul runes used for sealing on the surface of the spirit crystal began to change. Based on his understanding of the secret soul runes, Chen Hong used his martial soul power to reveal two small gaps on the surface of the spirit crystal, forming a structure similar to a hole. Then, Chen Hong's mental power began to flood into the interior of the spirit crystal, while the Sage's Ring began to exert its power, restricting the size of Chen Hong's mental aura.

After Chen Hong's meticulous preparations, in his mental perspective, an extremely dazzling stream of spiritual energy seemed to fall from the heavens like a silver river, pouring directly down on Chen Hong!

At this moment, Chen Hong placed the spirit crystal above his head, and due to the guidance of spiritual energy, he faced the dazzling silver river pouring down!

At the same time, two blood-red divine patterns suddenly appeared on the palms of Chen Hong's hands, clasped together but not touching. This was Chen Hong's last insurance policy to prevent himself from being unable to purify himself if his mind was contaminated.

hum!

Having made all the preparations, Chen Hong "saw" Yinchuan like a sword in his mind, and instantly pierced into the spirit crystal!

hum! ! !

From an outsider's perspective, the spirit crystal on Chen Hong's head instantly burst forth with a dazzling light like a small sun!

At the same time, countless voices seemed to ring in Chen Hong's ears:

"Technologist. I'm so hungry."

"They...they are all...dead."

"Bad guys. Robbery."

(End of this chapter)