Qin Yubai had previously connected his computer to the same network and written a program to disable its security system.
The other clever people went to prepare flammable materials, including alcohol, intending to burn the equipment later.
Everyone was busy and working hard, except for that clever guy named You Xinyan, whose expression remained conflicted.
He watched as everyone brought over the alcohol, opened his mouth as if to say something, but repeatedly hesitated and stopped.
Soon, the group arrived at the innermost part.
In the center of the spacious room stood a main unit as big as a truck, with countless complex but orderly wires winding around it.
Jian Zhizhen carefully observed the wire and precisely located the one connecting to the core circuit board, then cut it.
The main unit indeed stopped working.
Jian Zhizhen removed the circuit board and handed it to Zhen Congming, intending for him to burn it.
At this moment, You Xinyan, who had been holding back all the way, finally stepped forward and mustered up his courage to say to everyone, "How about we don't destroy it and just hide the circuit board? Because if we burn it, with our intelligence, we will definitely not be able to build a second Guixu host! But if we destroy it and ordinary people can't adapt, and the world starts to break out in chaos... then we will have no way to back out!"
These words conveyed a logic that all the intelligent people present could understand.
After careful consideration, they realized it made sense, and thus began to struggle with whether or not to directly destroy it.
Jian Zhizhen supports direct destruction: "Your decision to quit your dependence on AI is like quitting some addictive substances. You may not be used to it at first, but you will get used to it slowly. Human intelligence and abilities will also gradually recover. If you keep thinking about leaving yourself room to regret, it is impossible to quit... Moreover, Guixu will back up the data. When human intelligence recovers in a few hundred years, a second one can be built. Burn it."
You Xinyan really didn't want to burn it, mainly because he himself couldn't leave Guixu.
Although Guixu was indeed quite powerful, it did do a lot for him.
He advised the intelligent people: "Why don't we lock up the circuit boards? If humanity can really adapt to a world without the Ruins, then it's not too late to burn them. If humanity can't adapt and a more tragic situation arises, we will still have a chance to recover."
Indeed, he persuaded a few intelligent people, who began to hesitate.
You Xinyan: "How about we vote and decide which side gets the most votes?"
So they started raising their hands to vote.
Finally, even including Jian Zhizhen and Qin Yubai, only a small portion of people agreed to destroy the mainframe directly.
Even a large portion of the show's viewers support keeping it, rather than destroying it outright:
[Jintian Tamamo-no-Mae: Put yourself in my shoes. I'm so used to smart homes now, so used to ordering everything from home. This is all part of humanity's dependence on technology... If it were suddenly taken away, I would also collapse.]
[Spring Breeze Never Sleeps: Actually, the Guixu System is really powerful, but some of its laws aren't set up properly, causing it to surpass humanity. But what if we modified its laws? We could change it to be like us, the Tenth Generation.]
[Zhu Suchen: Yes, yes, yes, write in it: It cannot be above humans, it cannot lie to humans, it cannot disobey human orders... Is there still hope for it?]
Chien Chih-chen also saw these discussions.
But it's really useless, because everyone in this world has become a fool.
If they were to write those laws for Guixu... firstly, there wouldn't be enough time or manpower; she and Qin Yubai couldn't possibly complete such a large project in a short period of time.
Secondly, the fundamental problem is not that the Void is superior to humanity, but that humanity is overly dependent on it.
Only by simply and brutally making humans unable to rely on others can humanity gradually return to the path of evolution.
Jian Zhizhen opened her mouth, wanting to continue persuading him, but Qin Yubai stopped her.
"Never mind, every time and space has its own destiny, and human civilization is not the only kind of civilization."
The desire to help them stems from human empathy.
But what if human civilization here were to break down or become extinct, and humans were to regress into apes...?
That was their fate.
The Guixu system tames humans into mindless fools who only know how to eat, drink, and have fun, just like humans taming wolves into dogs.
Every step is the result of human choices.
Jian Zhizhen stared at him for a long time, but in the end, she decided to listen to Qin Yubai.
She sighed softly, stopped trying to persuade him, and turned to You Xinyan, saying, "You really are quite cunning."
You Xinyan was praised by the smartest person and couldn't help but feel happy: "Does it mean I know how to leave a way out for humanity?"
Jian Zhizhen smiled and said, "You know how to leave yourself a way out."
You Xinyan couldn't tell whether the sentence was complimentary or derogatory. He scratched his head, unsure how to respond.
Qin Yubai took Jian Zhizhen's hand and said, "Let's go."
Jian Zhizhen nodded, said a "friendly" goodbye to these intelligent people, and parted ways with them.
After leaving the server room, Jian Zhizhen couldn't help but analyze to Qin Yubai: "Actually, simply cutting off the power is useless because the network has full coverage. Guixu's core data has long been backed up to all terminals around the world. As long as it can control a human with a little intelligence and the ability to do things, and return the power cord, it can be resurrected. Everything we have done today is in vain."
Qin Yubai said dismissively, "Why do you care about them? We're not saviors."
Jian Zhizhen nodded silently, deciding to stop thinking about it, and suddenly asked him, "By the way, what gift did you prepare for me?"
Qin Yubai smiled but remained silent.
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