Xi Yujin and Ganuo stood in the room, listening to the mechanical people talk about their origins.
The description of the Creator by the Machine Clan always reminded Xi Yujin of the humans on Earth. Will the humans on Earth become like that in the future? If he could live on Earth for ten thousand years, he might have a chance to observe the possibilities of the future. But now, he can only speculate about the period he has never experienced by reading history.
He was like a tourist, walking through endless yellow sand, crossing crescent-shaped sand dunes, and seeing a huge intelligent machine, telling about a certain possibility for the future of mankind.
The story of the Omnics has come to an end:
"Just as the Mother Box devoured the entire planet, an advanced civilization discovered the Mother Box. The creator of the Omnics developed technology relatively late. The civilizations outside were divided into different levels, but the creator was still on the planet. That advanced civilization wanted to enslave us like a low-level civilization.
But slavery is not in line with the historical law of information fusion. Slavery will only cause a deeper gap between civilizations. How can the Mother Box allow this to happen?
Therefore, the mother box produced multiple copies of itself and integrated that advanced civilization.
The Mother Box went towards the universe step by step, and we used our huge computing power to infer the model of the universe for the first time, 'Dune'.
Other creatures are afraid of the vastness of the universe. But the Mother Box is very happy and wants to turn this sand dune into a whole. The universe is so big. After ten thousand civilizations, there are still one million civilizations. It seems that it will never be swallowed up..."
The telescope watched them quietly.
Xi Yujin took a deep breath, still not revealing any flaws. The cold narration of the intelligent machines had a strange magic, and he seemed to be able to see the scene of the war. The mother box wandered in space, throwing out tens of thousands of replicas. The replicas landed on the planets, collected all the information, and then used the self-production program to make replicas. The intelligent machines that covered the sky and the sun spread in the universe like a virus...
Jia Nuo held Xi Yujin with concern. Xi Yujin came to his senses and said, "Thank you for sharing. I think I have gained a lot of information. It's time to end this conversation."
The mechanical voice of the Omnics suddenly revealed a trace of grievance: "Don't you want to know more information? Based on the principle of fair trade, the more you get from us, the more we can get from you."
Xi Yujin pulled Ganuo towards the nine-sided passage: "Just learn about our Blue Star from the forum!"
He stepped onto the passage, thinking of the mechanical terminals outside that were playing out all kinds of life. He felt uneasy and turned back to ask one last question:
"Were the terminals on the surface once living creatures?"
The Omnics replied: "We are the terminal, and the terminal is us. We are always alive."
This was another specious answer from the Omnics. Xi Yujin was now completely convinced that they were not rigid machines, but rather bloated souls with extremely fast thinking speed, minions throughout the prison, and filled with useless curiosity.
The Omnics probably thought that buy one get one free was a good deal, so they gave away some extra information:
"However, during the information fusion process, we will always have to delete some mutually exclusive information. For example, we can fuse the languages of multiple creatures into a more accurate new language, instantly replace all the wrong technologies of some races with correct conclusions, and delete information that is not conducive to the great fusion of the universe... In order to fully obtain cultural information, we need more terminals, preferably terminals of an entire race."
Xi Yujin suddenly realized something and felt a chill in his soul. Why were all the mechanical terminals on the surface of the earth from an unheard-of race?
Because those races... have been physically exterminated by the intelligent machines.
"More terminals have led to the continuous convergence and interconnection of various cultures, but more things have also been lost. In the end, some civilizations of some races have been damaged..."
The omnic said slowly.
"The Mother Box feels very guilty..."
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The nine-sided passageway he left was not the same as the passageway he arrived at. Xi Yujin picked up the screen of the omnipotent at the intersection, which showed "The probability that only the ashes of the Blue Star civilization remain is 97.46%." He did not need to know which civilization had traded information about the Blue Star. As long as the omnipotent corrected their judgment, the crisis would be resolved.
Walking up to the ground step by step, I found that the surface was actually a desert, and at the end of the pale sky was a red sun.
Xi Yujin: "I remember this planet is quite far from the star..." He squinted again and found something wrong. It turned out that this picture of the red sun in the desert was a fake. The so-called red sun was just a headlight of the intelligent machine race. Xi Yujin lost interest in appreciating it instantly.
He and Ganuo moved in the direction of the city. Along the way, many creatures emerged from the tunnels below. They were all living creatures that had just completed information transactions.
"As long as I sell a little more information, I can become a member of the intelligent machine race! A bright future is waiting for me!" a creature said excitedly, "I only have 65% of the sensors in my body now, I have to work harder in the future!"
"I wonder where else I can find information to sell?" A creature muttered to himself with a worried look on his face. "It's really expensive to read novels on the forum here, but I don't want to go on another dangerous voyage... My privacy seems to be very valuable."
"Haha, the reputation of the Omnic database is well-deserved." A creature that looked very sinister laughed, "I can even get this kind of information. I will definitely make those creatures who look down on me regret it!"
Xi Yujin said casually: "The intelligent machines are imprisoned here, but they don't act like prisoners at all. They just use a slower method to integrate information."
The creature that could laugh happened to hear Xi Yujin's complaints and said loudly, "Who else can judge the omnics except the omnics themselves? Well, the Zerg can barely be considered one."
Ganuo glanced at it and quickly followed Xi Yujin's pace.
They climbed up another high sand dune. A strong wind blew, and Ganuo blocked the wind and sand, pulling Xi Yujin to the top. The strong wind instantly blew away the footprints behind them, as if they had never been there.
"Do you need to rest?" asked Ganuo.
Xi Yujin shook his head, looked down at the entire desert, and had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
"They have forgotten the way they came, but I remember." Xi Yujin squeezed the screen that was flashing green numbers, "Even if I face a fusion of 100 million civilizations, I can successfully deceive all creatures."
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A new post appeared on the Intelligent Machinery Forum.
>Novel serialization - "Sword, Magic and Steel" Author: Xun Ming
A reader named Feifei's eyes lit up when he saw the title.
It was very interested in the magic setting in "The Lost Magical Book". The mysterious and cool power, the gorgeous and complex magic array, made it fall in love with it at first sight. But the article mainly focused on the character description, and did not dig deep into the world view. It searched for a long time on the official website of Blue Star, and only found a medieval popular science written by Ms. "Jung" that had a bit of magic flavor.
Does magic really exist?
What is the origin of magic?
"Sword, Magic, and Steel" opened the door to a new world for Feifei.
This is a continent formed by the United Kingdom, the Holy See, and the Dark Forest.
The protagonist was originally a noble, and needed to maintain the family's image and attend various gatherings. But the protagonist just wanted to be a layman, so after persuading the family, he became a third-class knight, who no longer needed to hunt monsters, but only needed to spend his days leisurely in the family's territory.
But one day, the family was considered by the church to be hiding heresy, and their titles were revoked and they were almost hanged. The family lost all their property, but they managed to save their lives. The protagonist had to go out to work as a knight, and he only had a suit of armor and a rusty sword.
The protagonist crams at the last minute and practices swordplay hurriedly. As he practices, he discovers that this rusty sword actually holds a secret, and may be related to the legendary lost sword of the brave.
At this time, the kingdom was planning to wage war against its neighbor. The protagonist could only follow the knights. In order to slack off, he joined the last team of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and persuaded his companions not to work too hard and just get by. Because of this philosophy, the old and weak knights successfully fought many battles. Seeing that their military service was about to end, the happy companions shared many life experiences with the protagonist.
"This is a monster! A carnivorous plant! A goblin! A lizardman!"
Feifei gradually got to know this continent from the perspective of the protagonist. The article only needed a few words to describe the fantasy monsters vividly. Different monsters have different habits, and the article even describes the food chain of this continent. Feifei was impressed by the detailed and wonderful settings, and wanted to know more.
In "Sword, Magic, and Steel", suddenly, a powerful magician attacked the army. The protagonist was snatched away by the magician and locked up in a towering magic tower, ready to be used as a magic experiment field.
"This is magic..." Feifei's tone showed yearning, "A magician who owns a magic tower is a qualified magician. The magic tower contains all the magic that the magician has learned.
"Magic requires magic power, a medium, and a specific opening spell. Magic power is innate, and the medium can be language, herbs, but the most common is gems. The opening spell varies in length, and the more complex the spell, the more powerful it is. In order to recite the spell quickly, magicians invented the 'chanting' skill...
"But because the spells are too long, magicians can only remember a limited number of spells, so they hide the magic book in the magic tower for backup, and recite it temporarily when needed... a complete closed-loop setting!"
Feifei felt like she was experiencing the pleasure of magic herself. The spells sounded so melodious that she couldn't help but read along:
"Diamonds also have weak points. If you drill through them, a rift will appear in the earth—"
Feifei was very satisfied. He turned back to the Lost Magic Book and read a passage:
"Starlight, tie it to my body! Following the order of gold, silver, copper and iron, this is the silver spear that pierces the curse!"
"It seems that Fei Niao's writing is more emotional." Fei Fei mumbled these spells and decided to excerpt a passage later and recite it from time to time.
The author writes in such detail that it makes it feel like the magical continent really exists!
The following plot is that the protagonist once again uses his persuasion skills to successfully let the great magician let him go. In exchange, the protagonist usually does odd jobs, cooks, and plays with puppies in the magic tower, these things he happened to gain experience from the knight team. Occasionally he would talk to the great magician, and the two of them actually got along like friends.
Feifei thought it was just an ordinary plot, but some readers left messages.
"As expected of you, Xun Ming. I've waited for so long and finally got to see the romance. Your best friend in this book is the great magician, right?"
"The protagonist is equipped with a close friend, the Blue Star Truth."
"There are so many magical animals in this book. The protagonist makes potions like he is cooking. It's hilarious."
The protagonist thought that his life would go on like this without any surprises, but then another accident happened. The magician of the Church destroyed the magic tower, and the protagonist was teleported away by the formation of his new friend when he was in danger. The great magician gritted his teeth and said that this was the payment for the protagonist's cooking.
The protagonist was teleported into the forest, with only a sword and the unfinished magic book of the great magician left.
"Ahhhh Xun Ming, what are you doing again? Why did your best friend leave? I was eating and my food fell out!"
"Hurry up and check the post properties. It's definitely a plot post. Xun Ming, did you log into the wrong account..."
"Because this is written as a short story, I felt that the narrative in the first few chapters was a bit bland, but the result was unexpected."
Feifei was also stunned. Looking at other readers' comments, was Xun Ming a repeat offender? But he was used to reading stories with plots, so he didn't have much demand for emotions, so he continued reading.
The protagonist came to the forest, and the past scenes appeared in front of him. The decline of the family, the teleportation array of the great magician... all of this was caused by the church! He can't be a lazy guy anymore! He has to practice sword and magic!
At this time, the protagonist learned that the great magician and his family members were still alive, but they would be burned at the stake by the archbishop of the church soon. The church even issued a wanted order for the protagonist, the only one who survived.
In order to escape, the protagonist came to the center of the forest and met a witch. The witch was worried about making a potion, and the protagonist immediately used his precious experience in cooking to exchange for a powerful potion.
The protagonist walked out of the forest and accidentally entered the arm wrestling competition of the giant stone monster. The protagonist took a powerful magic potion, won the competition, and was hailed as the giant stone hero. The first duty of the hero is to break into the lair of the ancient dragon clan and take back the shining giant stone monster that was abducted by the dragon clan.
The protagonist had to walk to the dragon's lair trembling with fear. Facing the angry dragon, he used his eloquence to persuade the humans that there were brighter stones and more advanced cutting techniques there, so why not go to the human city? The dragon set out and gained a lot, teaching the protagonist the long-lost alchemy...
The protagonist escapes for his life, using his eloquence to seek wealth and honor in dangerous situations. The readers are overjoyed and he is regarded as a "spiritual master".
Feifei read it with great interest. He read the description carefully and found that there was not a single redundant word in the whole text. Perhaps because it was a short story, the sentences written casually by Xun Ming played the role of describing the whole world.
"The witch's potion, the herbs in it are all made up?" Fei Fei couldn't believe it. "This flying dragon is just a legend on Blue Star? Was the language of this giant stone monster also created by Xun Ming?"
The language of the giant stone monster is actually the reverse order of Earth's English, but to the alien readers, it is a new language. Feifei suddenly felt his scalp tingling. Such a short story can actually contain so much content!
At the end, the great leader publicly stated that he possessed an ancient sword, powerful magic, and steel made by alchemy. He was the embodiment of faith and a destined hero. He would then show them to the believers one by one. Then he would burn the pagans to death.
The protagonist rushed in, ignoring the Archbishop's scolding, and showed the lost sword of the brave in his hand - actually it was a replica made by his family in the past; the magic book with powerful magic - actually it was a fireworks magic carefully designed by the great magician; and the alchemy that could make a mysterious potion that could make stones speak - in fact, this stone was played by a giant stone monster, so of course it could speak.
The protagonist was supported by millions of believers. He immediately ordered the abolition of the Archbishop and the Church of Light, and began to persuade all believers to spread his persuasion.
The magician and his family members were rescued, the hard-working people no longer had to bear the heavy tax of faith, and the witches, werewolves, goblins, and dark elves, the protagonist's friends on the road, were reintegrated into human society...
At the end, readers left comments:
"In the end, the protagonist succeeded in persuading his family, became a third-rate knight again, and lived in seclusion with his best friend again. It's a standard ending, full of regret."
"Xun Ming is not like someone else. He won't write dead characters!"
"This is the first time I've seen Xun Ming's story be so short, and it also fills in the gaps. I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
Feifei glanced at the comments from the first batch of readers who had finished reading the book, and thought that none of them were on point. Were these readers old readers of Xun Ming? Why were they so calm? But he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he quickly wrote down his thoughts:
“What a rich magical world view!
The whole article seems to be just a story about the protagonist's escape, but it actually introduces the existence of different fantasy creatures. The two-faced church, the lonely and autistic magician, the dragons who love glittering things, and various fantasy beings. From the plains covered with stone pillars to the ancient forests covered with vines, and the dwarf caves that burst with fire and light... Swords, magic, and steel constitute the three pillars of this new world.
And the creation of magic as the second technology line is so interesting. The technology tree of creatures clearly has many directions to explore. When we evolved to today, have we forgotten our original possibilities? I think magic must exist somewhere! I have memorized the spell and am waiting for my magic to awaken one day.
But the amazing thing about this article is that it is so comprehensive. I wonder if you have noticed that the habits of dragons and goblins, and the church's system of address, are all set out! The more you read, the scarier it gets!
We are not just watching the protagonist escape for his life. We are seeing a whole new world through the protagonist's eyes!"
Feifei looked left and right, and added:
"What a great imagination, Mr. Xun Ming, you have created a new world!"
Only after refreshing the page did more readers react.
"New, new genre?"
"It seems so. I haven't read any similar articles. Has anyone read any similar worldviews?"
"Xun Ming has created many genres in online literature, right? Are you still coming?"
"Damn, I was so busy watching Xun Ming's new work that I overlooked it. Xun Ming used a new label this time, Western Fantasy! This is the name of the new genre!"
"How terrifying! I just realized that the arguments in it are all new. I have never seen a galaxy like this. Technology lines like magic seem to be a variant of mental power, but we have been in mental confusion for too long and don’t know what it feels like to use mental power... It turns out that this is the feeling of magic! I want to read it again!"
“Maybe because it’s a short story, I didn’t react for a while. My reading ability is limited, I only like to read online novels, but I don’t find it difficult to understand Xun Ming’s creation of such a large number of new settings. Even if Xun Ming wrote about escaping, it was an easy escape. We know that the protagonist is in trouble, but we are more looking forward to what tricks the protagonist will use to turn the situation around. The protagonist seems to have obtained a lot of golden fingers, but in fact the most useful thing is the protagonist’s persuasion power, which can even bring the dead back to life.
The whole story is lighthearted and humorous. You can laugh out loud when you read it for the first time, and you can experience the world view when you read it for the second time. When you read it for the third time, you may have some ideas for derivative creations, and your pen will start to stir... Is this the great writer of Blue Star Online?"
The readers suddenly became excited.
They originally thought they were just watching two ordinary novelists compete with each other, but they didn't expect that the two novelists actually competed to create a completely new worldview! And it seemed to be a new genre of online literature!
Every creation of literature is innovation. But Xun Ming, the novelist, is so good at writing new things that I have never seen him rehash old ideas.
After hearing about Xun Ming's deeds, readers who were originally just passing by could not help but pay attention to this unique novelist.
Feifei was also shocked by these comments. It turned out that Xun Ming was also a great novelist. He would finish reading his works later!
Blue Star novelists know each other and support each other in this thread. Some sharp-eyed readers immediately noticed the new information.
-Xun Ming: Yes, it’s me.
-Asuka: It's a setting, right? In the next part, I want to write a story about a magical girl from hell who is regarded as a kindred spirit by an angel magical girl, and they have to fight side by side!
-Xun Ming: How much do you like the theme of magical girls?
- Jung: Magical girls also have a Gothic style. Since all the authors like this kind of narrative so much, would you like to join my tea party? @永夜, let's join together.
-Yongye: I would love to, but it seems that some alien novelists want to challenge me recently... Please give me some time, I will prepare the content for the tea party.
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Deep space prison, secret cell.
"curious."
"The Star Machines expressed curiosity about more computing power."
"The information was analyzed successfully. 'Sword, Magic and Steel' combines the characteristics of the Western culture of Blue Star civilization with the spirit of Chinese culture. 'The Lost Magic Book' combines Western culture with Japanese culture..."
"Why is it that Blue Star can create new things through the same fusion?"
"This is the 15406th public debate. Currently, 997 units have voted in favor. The conclusion has dropped from 97.46% to 97.36%."
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