Chapter 162 Contradiction I am not complete
Number Seven answered quickly this time, his voice still flat and steady: "It's not under my control."
Bai was delighted and asked, "Then why didn't all the intelligences develop consciousness before?"
Number Seven sat in front of Nan Qi's Star Brain screen and answered in a serious tone, "For intelligence to develop autonomous consciousness, besides requiring mature technology, it also requires many factors that even I don't understand."
"You don't understand?" Nan Qi stroked Bai's wrist, his tone slightly tense. "Then how did you develop consciousness?"
"I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I don't know either." Little Black Cat Number 7 shook his head. "My creator locked away the secret of my consciousness. Only the correct key can unlock it."
"Where is the secret key?" Nan Qi asked.
Number Seven blinked. "I don't know. After I woke up, I checked myself and found that I wasn't complete. Some things, including the secret key, were missing. Maybe when the previous civilization was destroyed, part of me was destroyed as well."
Nan Qi and Bai looked at each other. They had never expected that such a powerful Number Seven was actually incomplete. He didn't know what the conditions were for developing autonomous consciousness, nor could he control whether various intelligences would develop consciousness.
So, what exactly is Nan Qi, who can make intelligence develop consciousness?
Number Seven can't control it, but Nan Qi can. Is it a coincidence, or is Nan Qi actually more powerful than Number Seven? Does the lost item have any effect on Number Seven?
They originally thought that with the help of Number Seven everything would become clear, but unexpectedly, more mysteries surrounded them.
Bai wanted to ask, but swallowed the words back, and only asked, "You haven't been monitoring us all this time, have you? Even when we were on the Central Star?"
Number 7: "No, in the civilization I came from, privacy is very important. I would only activate 24-hour surveillance when necessary."
Bai felt relieved. Number Seven must have lied, so he probably didn't know about the problem with Nan Qi's brain waves that Lily mentioned.
I just don’t know if No. 7, who also has intelligent consciousness, can discover Nan Qi’s peculiarity.
Bai still couldn't let go completely. He had received too much information today. His mind was in a mess and he always felt that he had overlooked something.
This feeling was completely inexplicable, yet it was embedded in Bai's soul, making him somewhat irritated.
What exactly had he overlooked? Bai stared at Number Seven's emerald green cat pupils, his eyes slowly narrowing.
Seeing that Bai was only staring at him and stopped asking questions, Number Seven turned his gaze to Nan Qi.
However, what he didn't expect was that Bai Mingming was already lost in thought, but he was able to quickly block his sight from looking at Nan Qi.
He thought Bai had come to his senses, but after analyzing Bai's facial expressions, body movements, eye expressions and other data, he found that the action of blocking his sight was just Bai's subconscious reaction.
Bai subconsciously didn't want Him to pay too much attention to Nan Qi.
Is this the kind of complex emotion that only living intelligent creatures can have?
Number Seven thought of the person who created him. That person was also very strange. After he became conscious, he seemed to be happy and sad at the same time.
He doesn't allow me to call him master.
He also remembered that he said to himself, "I am only one of the people who created you, not your master. You must remember that no one is qualified to be your master."
Later, based on what He saw and learned, He knew that anything created was considered a "child" of the creator.
So, on a sunny morning, when He saw Him for the first time, He called Him Father.
Then, He heard his hearty laughter, but in the end he still rejected this warm name.
Number Seven swore that he had never seen him smile so happily since then.
Later they called each other by their first names.
He also told himself the name Number Seven, and he asked himself to call him - Dr. Pansy.
Dr. Pansy is very strange. He doesn't seem to want others to know that he has developed consciousness, and always intentionally or unintentionally blocks other people's exploration.
He would show her an extremely complicated expression, and his expression would change instantly when she looked at him.
At that time, He was still so powerful that He spent more time sleeping than awake every day, but every time He was awake, He could see Dr. Pansy.
Until one day, he was forcibly awakened from his deep sleep. Dr. Pansy, covered in blood, said nothing, but took out a data storage device from his relatively clean pocket and inserted it into the upgraded processor.
A powerful burst of data knocked him unconscious. In a daze, he seemed to see Dr. Pansy saying goodbye to him and apologizing to him guiltily.
Why should we say sorry to Him?
Number Seven couldn't figure it out.
After that, he fell into a long sleep until he was discovered by the Zerg 20,000 years ago and woke up briefly for a moment. It was 35 years ago when he woke up again.
After truly waking up, He quickly checked himself and understood everything that had happened since the previous civilization was destroyed and He fell into a deep sleep and was brought back by the Zerg.
After learning this, He realized that civilization was also in danger. He cleansed away some of the things that the Zerg had placed on Him over the years, began to control everything related to Him, and sought a solution.
Over the years, he has been operating according to the program implanted in him by Dr. Pansy before his death. He has not communicated with intelligent life and has hidden his tracks. Naturally, he has never had the opportunity to experience the complex emotions of intelligent creatures face to face.
Looking at Bai like this, somehow, he felt a little bit of intimacy, and didn't want to disturb the atmosphere between Bai and Nan Qi, which he didn't understand but felt was very comfortable.
After thinking for a moment, He said, "If there are no more questions, this conversation ends here. If you still need my help, you can come back to me."
After saying that, Number Seven wanted to disappear.
"Wait a minute." Nan Qi's voice sounded, and Number Seven stopped and looked at Nan Qi who was covered in white.
Bai then realized something and felt a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to move away, Nan Qi's hand touched his back. Bai paused and stopped moving away. Only then did Nan Qi look out from behind Bai with satisfaction: "How can we find you?"
Nan Qi pointed at the Star Brain tablet and said, "Is it okay to just shout your name into the Star Brain?"
Little Black Cat No. 7 sat down again, but this time he sat a little to the side, revealing the icons of various software downloaded on the Star Brain.
Nan Qi and Bai had good eyesight and naturally noticed that there was an icon that looked like a kitten's head.
Number Seven said, "If you want to find me, just click on this cat head. I usually don't open the door to the signal shielding system I left open at will. You can rest assured about the information security."
After saying this, Number Seven did not stop and disappeared from the screen of Nan Qixing's brain.
Without the little black cat, the screen of Nan Qi's star brain, which had transformed into a tablet, flickered a few times and then went completely dark.
Bai reached out and picked it up, looking left and right. After confirming that Number Seven was really gone, he calmly restored the Star Brain to its watch-like form and placed it close to himself. Bai then let out a soft breath, "Is what He said true?"
Nan Qi smiled slightly, pretending not to notice Bai's little action, and stood up to go to the small kitchen to pour a glass of water and handed it to Bai: "Drink some water first, your lips are dry."
Bai felt warm in his heart. He took the cup of water, drank half of it, and fed the remaining half into Nan Qi's mouth who was sitting next to him.
Putting down the water cup, Nan Qi held Bai in his arms, letting him lean against him, and said lazily: "He shouldn't have lied to us."
"What he said wasn't alarmist. We do need to take action against these laboratories anyway. Regardless of his ultimate goal, at least our goals are the same for the time being."
Nan Qi is open-minded. He does have some inexplicable hostility towards No. 7. When Bai was scared by No. 7, he even wanted to kill No. 7. In fact, he can't really say that he hates No. 7. He is even a little curious about it.
It may seem a bit contradictory to say this, but this is Nan Qi's truest feeling deep in his heart.
Nan Qi did not tell Bai about these thoughts. He could see that Bai didn't want him to contact No. 7 at all. However, the "contact information" left by No. 7 was on his Star Brain, and Bai had just "hid" his Star Brain like that. Nan Qi was looking forward to what Bai would do next.
Bai was very patient and didn't do anything unnecessary. Seeing Nan Qi relax, he also relaxed his tense nerves and lay on Nan Qi's chest as if exhausted.
"You're so optimistic. He said that if we can't stop Him, He will destroy the world." Bai sighed. "Don't you think that's a contradiction?"
Nan Qi: "What do you mean?"
Bai stared at the ceiling, his voice a little erratic. "He says he wants to stop civilization from falling into destruction, but then he says he'll destroy the world if control becomes uncontrollable. He says we can't attack intelligent life, but then he says he'll destroy all intelligent life."
"If he can't control it anymore, wouldn't he be able to prevent civilization from falling apart if he wiped out all the intelligent creatures involved?"
Bai's eyes were filled with confusion as he spoke. He was like a rabbit that had barely escaped from a ferocious beast, completely lacking energy. His whole body seemed somewhat languid, and upon closer inspection, he could see a worry hidden within him that he didn't want to show.
Nan Qi knew what he was worried about without even having to think. He was worried that things would be just as Number Seven said, but he was also worried that things would not be like Number Seven said.
I worry that the mysteries surrounding my partner will be solved, but I also worry that those mysteries will never be solved.
Therefore, the real contradiction is not Number Seven, but Bai who has unknowingly fallen into the contradiction.
"That's quite contradictory." Nan Qi felt a little distressed and sighed secretly. He hooked Bai's fingers and said thoughtfully, "Maybe the person who created him was quite contradictory, so the design process is also quite contradictory."
"That's right." Bai was convinced by Nan Qi. He closed his eyes and lay on Nan Qi, his voice gradually becoming lower. "Contradiction is a natural skill of intelligent creatures."
Nan Qi looked down at Bai, who was completely out of spirits. His handsome eyebrows knitted together as he hugged Bai and rocked him gently: "Bai, Bai?"
Bai hummed twice but didn't answer. Nan Qi frowned even tighter. Reaching out and caressing Bai's forehead, he felt it burning hot. His face was also red as if he was drunk, as if he had put on two layers of blush.
White hair has a fever.
Nan Qi's heart suddenly sank. He hugged Bai's waist and used his waist to stand up from the sofa. He carried Bai sideways into the bedroom, put him on the bed, covered him with a quilt, then turned around and left the bedroom.
He remembered Pu Bo saying that the Zerg had excellent physical fitness, especially the high-level female Zerg.
The elites among them can travel through space in their physical bodies without wearing mechas or using starships. They have no accidents from small to large and rarely get sick.
Bai is a female insect with SS-level mental power, and this kind of fever should not appear in Bai.
Nan Qi wanted to find a military doctor, but he put his hand on the door handle and then took it back.
No, now many countries are joining forces to fight bandits, and with what happened on the 7th last night, the coalition forces must be unstable.
At this time, as the commander-in-chief of the anti-bandit joint army, if he rashly revealed that he was sick, it would likely give those creatures with ulterior motives the opportunity to cause trouble.
Looking for Mellon?
No, Mellon and the others are now busy with the final suppression of bandits. Besides, they are not doctors. It would be useless to ask them for help except to make them worry.
what to do?
Suddenly, Nan Qi's eyes fell on Xing Nao, who was placed on the sofa by Bai and was about to fall into the gap of the sofa.
Nan Qi's eyes lit up, he walked over quickly, took out the Star Brain, unfolded it and turned it into a tablet again, and without hesitation, he clicked twice on the little black cat icon.
Soon, ripples appeared on the screen again, and the little black cat No. 7 appeared on the screen.
Number Seven: "Excuse me..."
Before he could finish his words, Nan Qi spoke up, "Please call Popo Fergus for me. The signal is blocked and I can't get through."
Number 7: “…”
Are you looking for Him in such a hurry just to let Him be a signal connector?
If Number 7 were an intelligent life form, he would probably know that his current mood is speechless.
Without asking Nan Qi why he was so anxious, Number Seven sensibly acted as a signal connector and dialed Pu Bo's number.
Soon Pu Bo's holographic image appeared in Nan Qi's small room.
"Nan Qi?! How did you contact me?" Pu Bo was a little surprised. Didn't Nan Qi go on the expedition with Bai?
When going on an expedition, the signal will be blocked. How did Nan Qi contact him?
Nan Qi did not answer, but walked towards the bedroom with Xing Nao, telling Bai about his fever as he walked.
Pu Bo's holographic image was led by Xing Nao and followed Nan Qi. When he heard Nan Qi's words, his brows furrowed tightly:
"Why is he feverish again? Every time he goes on a campaign, I always put some common medicines in his space ring. Look around and see if there's a bag of pink pills. Give him one."
"Again? What's going on? This has happened to Bai before?" Nan Qi didn't expect that this was not the first time Bai had a high fever. Could it be that Bai had a hidden injury that he didn't know about?
Nan Qi moved quickly. He could use Bai's space ring at will. He used his mental power to search for the medicine Pu Bo mentioned and carefully fed it to Bai.
When Bai didn't seem so uncomfortable, he looked at Pu Bo and said, "What's going on? Bai shouldn't have a fever all the time."
Sure enough, Pu Bo's next words made Nan Qi unable to restrain his heartache.
Pu Bo: "A few years ago, the teacher was forced to give up most of his power due to the schemes of the Insect Emperor. As the teacher's chosen successor, Bai had to fight hard to receive more of these rights."
"During those years, Bai had to take care of military affairs while leading troops on campaigns. During this time, he also suffered several assassinations from various parties and suffered several serious injuries. Furthermore, his mental power frequently erupted..."
Pu Bo looked at Bai, whose face was red with fever, lying on the bed. He felt distressed and a little angry, and his voice was lowered a little:
"That's the aftereffect. After being extremely tense and then quickly relaxed, he becomes like a deflated ball."
"How could this happen?" Nan Qi stroked Bai's face and blamed himself, "I was too careless and didn't take good care of him."
"It's not your problem." Pu Bo sighed, "You don't have to worry too much. This medicine is specially made according to his constitution. After taking it, the fever will go away quickly. There won't be any impact."
Nan Qi: "Thank you."
"No need to thank me. Have you encountered any difficult problems recently?" Pu Bo's face was solemn. "Even Bai couldn't bear the pressure. If you need anything from me, just let me know."
"It's okay. It's not about suppressing bandits. This matter is very complicated and can't be explained in a few words. We will sort out everything that happened and tell the teacher. You can go to the teacher tonight. As for what I need you to do..."
Nan Qi pondered for a moment: "Follow the teacher's arrangements. Also, don't tell the teacher about Bai's illness. Bai probably doesn't want to worry the teacher."
"Okay, I know my limits. You must be careful and take good care of Bai and yourself. The medicine I gave Bai has instructions. If something happens and you can't contact me, you can look for these medicines."
"Yes, thank you."
"Well, I won't bother you anymore. Just take good care of him."
With that, Pu Bo's holographic image disappeared into the small bedroom.
Number Seven seemed to have been inspired and did not occupy Nan Qixing's brain screen. Instead, he projected his holographic image onto the bedside table in the small bedroom.
It's small and furry, and looks quite cute.
However, Nan Qi's own spiritual form is like this. Looking at the little black cat always feels like looking in the mirror. If it weren't for the fact that No. 7 turned into a little black cat with only one tail, he would have been self-indulgent and thought that No. 7 had a special liking for him.
However, he seemed to remember that No. 7 said that he and Bai were more accepting of the image of the little black cat.
Quite observant.
Looking at Number Seven whose attention was completely focused on Bai, Nan Qi couldn't help but think of the conversation he had just had with Bai.
Bai was right when he said that Number Seven was contradictory. He seemed to be very concerned about Bai's health now.
After coughing twice, Nan Qi said, "You're looking so hard, can you tell what disease Bai has?"
Originally a sentence to guide No. 7 to talk to him, Nan Qi did not expect No. 7 to give him a positive answer.
"Can."
Nan Qi looked over and heard Number Seven say in his signature steady voice, "Tests have shown that he's not experiencing stress symptoms from being nervously tense and then quickly relaxed. His mental strength is undergoing a qualitative change."
"What do you mean?" Nan Qi's nerves instantly tensed up.
The method of refining the spiritual body was created by him. He had tested it himself and found no side effects, so he let Bai and the others start practicing it.
Could it be that there really was some secret in his body? Unlike Bai and the others, adverse reactions only occurred after Bai practiced the spiritual body condensation method?
"Will Bai be in danger? After he wakes up, will he be fine if he stops practicing?" Since it was related to Bai, Nan Qi did not dare to be careless at all.
But Number Seven shook his head. Just as Nan Qi's heart was about to leap into his throat, He slowly said, "There's no danger. According to my calculations, this qualitative change will only benefit him. You can consider the fever a precursor to his physical evolution."
"Is that so?" Nan Qi was in hell in one moment and in heaven the next, with cold sweat all over his back. He said thank you to No. 7.
Number Seven nodded and accepted it with pleasure. Then, he spoke again and actually took the initiative to make a request that surprised Nan Qi.
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