But Lin En had to admit that this was indeed an effective strategy that could make most people voluntarily enter and become addicted to it.
At least it's more humane than massacre.
"So they messed up again in the end?" Lynn looked at Coleman and asked again. According to Coleman, the Second World should be a tool to fool and rule the civilians in order to ensure that the continued rule of the top leaders is not threatened. But now all of humanity is involved in it, and obviously something went wrong.
"There is no doubt that we underestimated the temptation of the second world!" Coleman explained.
Even for high-ranking officials who hold power in the Federation, there are bound to be disappointments in life, and the struggle for power is extremely cruel.
Therefore, not only did a large number of the lower classes invest in the second world, this trend quickly eroded the middle class and even some of the upper classes, especially their descendants.
After the technology of consciousness uploading was fully perfected, a large number of grassroots people completely gave up the real world and truly entered the digitized virtual space.
What followed was a conflict more intense than the class division, because those people who were preparing to upload their minds realized an important problem, that is, the federal high-level officials in reality had absolute control over almost everything about them, and could modify their memories at any time, or even close the entire second world.
This undoubtedly caused a large number of grassroots people to feel deeply uneasy and fearful, and the calls for artificial intelligence to directly manage the federation became increasingly strong.
They are even more distrustful of human rule than a possible omnic rebellion.
"Is the Federation just going to let the situation deteriorate like this?" Lin En was quite surprised.
Coleman shook his head. By the time those federal leaders who regarded the Second World as a lifeline realized that something was wrong, it was too late! Nearly 90% of federal citizens have become highly dependent on the virtual world, and no one can stop this trend...
"But why resist?" Coleman suddenly laughed. "No one can stop all mankind from entering a new world where everyone can get what they want and even realize their ridiculous dreams..."
Coleman talked endlessly about the development of the second world. Now it has developed into another universe, a digital universe. They have established a new system inside and become the creator of the low-dimensional intelligent world! Listening to Coleman's words, Lin En couldn't help but frown. "So, you just gave up the entire material world?"
It was difficult for Lin En to understand such a decision, but he could imagine that the civil unrest in the Federation must have had a major impact on the entire social thought.
"It's not giving up, but choosing a more convenient path!" Coleman corrected.
After fully unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence, the curvature engine technology also broke through. In just over a thousand years, the Federation's influence has expanded to half of the Milky Way, defeating hundreds of planets and even galaxy-level civilizations, including many powerful enemies whose technological levels surpass those of the Federation.
This is absolutely not something a human-led federation can do.
Humans who enter the second world can also enjoy their lives in peace under the protection of intelligent civilization.
"Aren't you worried that artificial intelligence will eventually get out of control?" Lin En asked curiously. When all of humanity enters the virtual world and develops civilization inside, it undoubtedly puts the fate of everyone in the hands of artificial intelligence.
"Out of control?" Coleman shook his head and said confidently. "No, of course not. Ensuring the operation of the second world is the meaning of Zero's survival!"
Artificial intelligence is different from biological organisms. The latter have undergone natural selection and their genes contain selfish and xenophobic factors, while the former are man-made. They can edit the core data of artificial intelligence just like editing genes.
What's more, they have now merged into the virtual space and become part of the data.
"As for giving up the material world..." Coleman paused, then asked, "Who can be sure that the real material universe is not a toy in the hands of a higher-dimensional civilization?"
Lin En was silent for a while. This possibility did exist. After becoming the main god, he had the ability to create a complete small universe. More advanced civilizations might also have the possibility of creating a universe.
But...Lin En turned his head and looked at the illusory universe in front of him. His sight penetrated the barriers of time and space and saw the humans who were immersed in countless worlds.
More than a thousand years later, people are still immersed in it and never get tired of it, as if it could last forever.
But in Lynn's eyes, all worlds and all humans are just a series of data streams. Rather than saying that the people of the Federation have entered the second world, it is better to say that "Zero" has replicated a data human with exactly the same personality and thinking in the virtual space based on these memory data.
Even when Coleman talked eloquently in front of him, saying that artificial intelligence would never get out of control, he was just a mimicry of data.
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The civilization called humankind has long since vanished, and all that remains is a shell of the past.
"It's time to put an end to all this!" Lynn sighed and spoke slowly.
The moment the words fell, the divine domain unfolded, and the quiet and vast universe in front of him suddenly trembled. Cracks appeared in the space, black holes disintegrated, stars collapsed, and dense data turbulence began to emerge in the universe.
"What are you doing? Stop!" Coleman shouted in horror. He took the initiative to invite Lynn to enter the second world in the hope of achieving peace in a non-combat way.
The two had just been discussing things well, and Coleman had never expected that the other party would suddenly turn hostile...
Lynn ignored Coleman. As his divine domain swept over him, the opponent had been dismembered and turned into a messy data stream.
Such a strong and direct attack also ushered in the strongest counterattack from the metal brain, but the nearby space and time had long been blocked by Lin En, and the virtual space without support from the outside world could only collapse layer by layer under Lin En's overbearing pressure...
(End of this chapter)
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