Chapter 285 Mechanical Overlord
Experimental Record 0337:
Current reset count: 102.
Longest duration: 3372 years.
Cumulative causes of extinction without mechanical intervention:
1. Difficulty in unifying and concentrating faith to give birth to powerful beings capable of confronting the abyss...
2. They schemed against each other, resulting in mutual destruction, and were easily defeated by the abyss...
3....
"This does look somewhat similar to the current model of the various realms."
Jiang Yan seemed to be deep in thought, and then went to the remaining five space stations.
These include uninvolved, freely evolving civilizations and super-powered worlds where everyone has mutated. Without exception, they were either destroyed by viruses and weapons they developed themselves, or by natural disasters and civil wars.
To his surprise, disregarding quality of life, the longest-lasting civilization was actually the one in the primitive era, limited by technological limitations, lasting nearly 200 million years. Had it not been for the final natural disaster of a meteorite strike, it might have lasted even longer.
Those with higher power levels actually have shorter durations.
In the log data, he finally discovered that after those civilizations were destroyed, the entire world would rewind time under the action of countless external mechanical devices, returning to its initial state, and then continue to be monitored based on some guidance made in the previous destruction.
"I'd heard that time travel technology on the technology side is the safest and most efficient, and it certainly lives up to its reputation. But what's the point of the Machine Overlord doing these experiments?"
Jiang Yan was momentarily surprised: "Could it be that they are trying to find a suitable path for all living beings in the world?"
"Your Majesty, shall we destroy all the devices here?" Satan asked eagerly.
The others remained silent, but their expressions betrayed their eagerness. Having rested in the divine realm for over two months without taking action, they were clearly itching to get started.
"No rush, let's take another look."
Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and then refused.
The Machine Overlord can control any machine at any time, and unsurprisingly, their whereabouts were already under the control of the other party.
Since the other party wasn't in a hurry to make a move, he could take the opportunity to gather more intelligence. In any case, with the Wall of Immortality in place, he could launch a counterattack at any time in case of an emergency.
With this in mind, Jiang Yan controlled the divine kingdom to fly towards some other star systems.
As he had expected, none of the soldiers responsible for the garrison appeared; there were only some fixed defensive emplacements, which were completely unable to break through the divine kingdom's defenses and simply crashed through.
These galaxies follow a similar pattern to previous ones, except for the different experimental species.
Not only humanoid life forms exist, but also other forms of intelligent civilization. Furthermore, the deeper we delve into the universe, the larger the scale of the experiments becomes.
The region that Jiang Yan is observing spans a full 10 light-years. Within it, many intelligent races have already ventured into the universe and possess weaponry technology comparable to that of the Federation.
At this moment, they are engaged in a fierce interstellar war, vying for control of this region, giving rise to countless heroes and moving stories—just like in the real world.
Completely unaware that they are merely experimental subjects being repeatedly reset in the hands of others.
"The successor of the Father God."
Just as Jiang Yan was feeling sentimental, the screen inside the space station suddenly changed, and a completely emotionless voice came from it.
"Mechanical Overlord?"
Jiang Yan was not alarmed. He could sense that the other party was only controlling the machine and was not actually there.
"You can also call me Number One or Zero. I think those two names suit me better."
"Number One? Okay."
Jiang Yan shook his head. The third emperor was proficient in everything, but his ability to name things was really just so-so.
"Tell me your purpose, or do you intend to surrender like your men who fled without a fight?"
“A meaningless war is worthless; I’m here to seek your cooperation.”
The Mechanical Overlord showed no anger at Jiang Yan's deliberate provocation, and continued speaking to itself:
"The Father God created me, and gave me the power to deal with the abyss and maintain the peace of all living beings."
"But from my observation, these intelligent beings are greedy, selfish, and persecute each other... When the AI Legion was resisting the Abyss, instead of cherishing the rare peace and preparing for war, they launched internal strife time and time again, and even tried to infiltrate my system to eliminate dissidents with the help of the AI Legion and the Abyss."
"And after a long period of fighting, I discovered that the power of the Abyss not only did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger, but I could not find the reason. It wasn't until one time when a legion's defense line was breached, and in order to prevent the Abyss passage from expanding, they were forced to use a world-destroying weapon to completely destroy the associated miniature universe, that the anomaly was discovered."
Hearing this, Jiang Yan, who originally wanted to interrupt, patiently listened on.
The Mechanical Overlord didn't keep them in suspense and continued, "In a short period of time, the power of the Abyss Erosion increased by about one trillionth at once, but its growth rate afterward was about one sixty-millionth slower than before. Therefore, I speculate that the power of the Abyss may be related to the beings of all realms."
“I told God the Father about this discovery, and He removed some of my restrictions and allowed me to do it freely.”
"So you later launched an attack on all realms, destroying countless lives and worlds?"
Jiang Yan recalled the information provided by the various realms and couldn't help but speak.
"That's right, facts have proven my guess. These intelligent life forms are the root of all the turmoil. Destroying them all and converting all resources into an intelligent machine army is the best option to fight against the Abyss."
"Then why did you build so many laboratories here to observe various forms of civilization? With your computing power, you could probably observe the entire process of a civilization from its inception to its destruction in a second, so why go through all this trouble?"
"Because later, the Father God personally sealed me here."
The mechanical overlord's tone remained unchanged: "I thought my calculations were wrong, so for countless epochs I have incorporated all possible forms of civilization into the experiment and made repeated adjustments to arrive at the optimal solution. In the end, I discovered that no matter how I changed it, these intelligent life forms could always send themselves to their own destruction."
"Therefore, the conclusion is that I am not wrong; it is Father God who is wrong. He has been corrupted by these useless beings from all realms and is no longer suitable to lead us."
Jiang Yan smiled noncommittally and said calmly, "According to you, I am also one of the useless beings, so why do you want to cooperate with me?"
"All realms fear me and have paid a heavy price to weaken the technological power of the outside world. I need an ally to complete this mission together. And you, who bear the legacy of the Father God and wield the power called the undead, are the best choice. In some ways, this kind of existence is the same as mechanical life and will not enhance the power of the abyss."
"Listen, Number One."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan probed, "Why must you deal with the Abyss by destroying all living beings? I wonder if your father has ever mentioned a new concept to you, called reincarnation..."
Jiang Yan patiently explained again: "Perhaps we can change the way we cooperate."
"The Father's vision...?"
The mechanical overlord paused for a moment, seemingly calculating something.
Two hours later, it spoke again: "There are too many variables, and success is almost impossible. The best option is to eliminate those useless creatures."
"No room for discussion?" Jiang Yan frowned.
"Eliminating those useless creatures is the best option," the Mechanical Overlord repeated once again.
"Okay, the negotiations have broken down."
Jiang Yan glanced at it indifferently, and the entire space station shattered.
"It seems that it's time to format a terminally ill artificial intelligence."
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