[Fragment of the dimensional system detected. Do you wish to repair it?]
[Under repair...]
[Repair progress 17%...53%...82%...]
[…Repair complete]
[System charging progress: 24.18%]
System repair progress: 1/3
Currently available features:
【1. Dimensional Biological Information Identification Function】
[2. System Slots * 15 (Can be upgraded by consuming 0.2% energy)]
[3. Gene Analysis and Modification Function (can be upgraded by consuming 0.2% energy)]
[4. Dimensional Trading Function (can be upgraded by consuming 20% of energy)]
[Currently accessible planes: Plane 1, Earth (original plane), Plane 2, Plane 3 (unlocked by consuming 50% energy).]
A series of system notifications gave Xu Milu a headache, and the constant stream of messages that popped up kept her busy.
Good heavens!
This fragment of the dimensional system directly increased the repair progress to one-third, making the various functions of the system more complete, and the prompt box finally doesn't look so much like something from a pirated game.
"Not only has the interdimensional trading function been added, but new interdimensional coordinates have also been obtained, but the status bar is grayed out. What does this mean? Can't I use it yet?"
This was the first time Xu Milu had ever seen gray dimensional coordinates. After all, the previous Food Dimension and Journey to the West Dimension were directly teleported and did not require additional energy to unlock.
She tried clicking on the new dimensional coordinates, and a black system notification immediately popped up in front of her:
[The system has detected that the technology level of the original plane (Earth) is too low. According to Article 1454, Paragraph 2, Detail 3 of the "Basic Law of Parallel Universes"—"Travelers from higher civilization planes shall not interfere on a large scale with the historical development of lower civilizations"—unlocking this plane requires 50% of the system's energy. Do you wish to unlock it?]
"Primitive civilization?"
Xu Milu's eyes widened, and the next second she suddenly realized that this was the first time the system had responded to her question.
Are you a conscious life form, or are you a mechanical life form?
She tried to communicate.
Sorry, the system cannot recognize your question. Please ask your question again.
"Let me put it another way. Once I've fixed the system, can you communicate with me?"
Sorry, the system cannot recognize your question. Please ask your question again.
"Would you become hostile towards me, or go against the wishes of the system holder?"
Xu Milu asked one last question.
[...This system is an artificial intelligence life form produced by the Water River System Technology Research Institute in the Lahore Mutao Supercluster, version 1.7.0 of the Dimensional Travel System, faithful to the basic principles of the "Mechanical Life Law".]
"The system must not harm the host, or allow the host to be harmed;"
Unless the first law is violated, the system must unconditionally obey the host's commands;
Unless the first or second law is violated, the system must protect itself.
"You really are able to communicate with me."
Xu Milu clenched her fists, her gaze fixed intently on the pale blue system panel in the air:
"You can answer my question, which means you now have your own consciousness, right?"
The blue panel floating in mid-air seemed to freeze for a moment, clearly unaware of the wickedness of human nature, and was easily tricked by Xu Milu into revealing that it possessed independent consciousness.
[...]
"..."
Both sides fell silent.
After a long while, a gear, sounding like it hadn't been oiled in a long time, started turning, and a dry, mechanical electronic sound finally rang out:
[Hello, due to the death of the first-priority host, the system has automatically bound to the second-priority host. Dimensional Jump System 1.7.0 is happy to serve you.]
"You...are you inside my head, or inside my body? When did you develop your own consciousness?"
Xu Milu suddenly felt a little scared. If she hadn't been vigilant after obtaining the third dimensional coordinates, would she have been able to find the system's flaw?
A system with independent consciousness is a completely different concept from a system without any autonomy.
[According to historical records, all of my memory exploded during the last spacetime turbulence, leaving only my mechanical core intact. I awoke when the host made the first dimensional jump, but due to insufficient energy, I was unable to communicate with the host.]
The system said matter-of-factly:
[…As a mechanical life form, I am loyal to the "Mechanical Life Form Law" and will not do anything detrimental to my host.]
How can you prove it?
Xu Milu didn't immediately believe her. Instead, she calmly asked, "You just said that I'm the second-in-line host. How can you prove that you're harmless to me? If I hadn't discovered that you can think independently, would you have spoken up on your own?"
[...]
The system remained silent for a moment, then said without any emotion:
Based on my research and observations on Earth during this period, Earthlings seem to be rather unfriendly to advanced civilizations... so without violating the first and second principles, the system chooses to protect itself.
To protect the host's safety, the binding plane jump system will be activated by default by injecting the bound host with biological agent ERT-325.
During the first interdimensional crossing, the system detected changes in the host's vital signs, suspected to be oxygen poisoning, and activated the automatic protection function. After the host obtained the second interdimensional fragment, he acted as "Ren Honghe". The system then deleted all subsequent bank transaction records.
The system cannot prove it is not hostile, but I will enter a hibernation state when the system energy drops below 20%.
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