Sword of Dawn

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"Hello."

Gao Wen's expression was serious for an instant, and all his movements stopped.

The letters on the device still floated clearly and sharply on the crystal interface, using the common characters of the Loren Continent. The owner of the characters seemed to be full of patience. Even though Gawain didn't make any response, those symbols were still waiting patiently.

After half a minute, Gawain finally broke the silence.

"who are you?"

"Omega is talking to you."

Gao Wen stared closely at the words that appeared on the palm-sized interface, but there was not much surprise on his face.

The moment those letters jumped out, he had actually thought of this possibility.

The entire Tarrond is under the control of the huge "human" artificial intelligence Omega. The Omega network connects every device terminal on this continent. These terminals include not only the brains of the dragons, but also all the intelligence in their homes. facility.

Therefore, the only one who can directly intervene in these devices and talk to oneself outside the rules, apart from the possible "super administrators", is the "Omega" itself.

"Omega..." Gawain said calmly, "I thought you were just a 'service program' in Tarrond—frankly speaking, I'm a little surprised now."

"Omega is the service program of the Dragon Clan and the administrator of Tarrond," the letters on the interface were refreshed quickly, with a certain sense of mechanical coldness and logic, "I hereby make a correction."

Gao Wen was not in the mood to waste energy trying to pick out words with an artificial intelligence, he just asked in a deep voice, "Why did you find me? And...in this way."

"Omega has tried to establish contact with you in a more accustomed way, but it has not been successful. You do not have the necessary hardware foundation and cannot directly hear the call of the Omega system, and a contact method that is too eye-catching will produce more than necessary Considering the resource consumption, it is the most reasonable plan to contact you in the current form at the current moment."

Don't have the necessary hardware foundation?

Gao Wen was taken aback for a moment, but then realized that what the other party was referring to should be the "resonance core" that every dragon's brain should have—obviously, as a human being, he must have no way to communicate with Omega through this method. Make connections.

And after Gao Wen was stunned for a brief moment, the text sent by Omega has already started the next round of refreshing:

"The purpose of this contact...is for communication needs."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Communication needs?"

"Omega has been watching you."

Seeing the text that popped up on the interface, Gao Wen subconsciously wanted to emphasize the issue of personal privacy, but soon he thought of the "daily work" of the artificial intelligence in front of him and its continuous work for tens of millions of years. According to the system rules implemented, he realized that it would be meaningless to emphasize personal privacy with the other party, so he turned to another direction when he spoke: "What are you observing me?"

"Language, action, logic, many aspects - there are very few outsiders in Tarrond, so every outsider is a valuable observation sample. This time Tarrond welcomed three visitors. The system judges that your behavior pattern is the most worthy of observation, so it is listed as a key observation object."

Looking at the lines of text that were constantly being refreshed, Gawain was a little dumbfounded. He showed a dumbfounding expression—and he believed that Omega must have seen his expression, as if the other party could "hear" his own voice. In this small room, I don’t know how many sentient devices under Omega’s control are running silently: “Okay, focus on the object to observe the object...then after some observations, are you Is there anything you want to tell me? Or do you have any questions to ask me?"

"Omega wants to know what the meaning of life is."

Gao Wen: "..."

At this moment, he didn't know what kind of expression to show, he just felt that the scene in front of him was full of weirdness - he had seen enough weird scenes after coming to this so-called dragon kingdom, but weird things still happened one after another , After discussing with a god how to "untie" the god, how did this come out with a super artificial intelligence to discuss philosophy with him?

And it's still such a question full of déjà vu...

Chapter 0967 Consulting

What is the meaning of life.

The bright white words were still quietly displayed on the crystal interface, Omega seemed to be patiently waiting for Gawain's answer, and Gawain... didn't know where to answer for a while.

This question is very classic, but it is too broad, especially on this occasion, when faced with a "human" artificial intelligence that he knows nothing about, he does not know how to answer it.Perhaps an eloquent and sharp-tongued philosopher can express a long piece of opinion here, but it is a pity that Gao Wen is not such a philosopher, so after more than ten seconds of thinking, he just shook his head: "I don't know where to start from." How to answer your question."

"...Interesting, the system records show that the same or similar answer as yours appeared four times."

Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, and then he realized: "Have you ever asked someone else this question?"

"There are very few outsiders in Tarrond—that means there will still be outsiders," the text on the interface began to refresh, "perhaps at intervals of hundreds of years, perhaps at intervals of tens of thousands of years, whenever a new Observe the target, Omega will ask them similar questions - it is also very meaningful to observe the target's reaction to the question."

Gao Wen suddenly found it interesting, and couldn't help but ask, "Who gave you instructions to do this? Who gave you the instructions to observe and ask questions?"

"No." The text on the interface replied immediately.

"So this kind of observation is your own...'interest'?" Gao Wen felt more and more interesting, "What are you doing this for? To satisfy your own curiosity? Do you have curiosity?"

"...Because of the need to collect data," I don't know if it was an illusion, but the letters that appeared on the interface seemed to be delayed for a moment, but soon the lines of text began to be refreshed, "expand the database and carry out self-growth , becoming a better server is Omega's duty."

Gao Wen looked at the text that appeared on the interface, thought for a while, and then said casually: "Look, for you, expanding your database, growing yourself, and becoming a better server are your life. meaning."

"...It's hard to understand, Omega has no life, Omega is a service system, so Omega has no 'meaning of life'," the text began to refresh again, "Are you changing the topic or avoiding answering? This question is right Is it too difficult for you?"

Gao Wen was dumbfounded for a while. In fact, until the last second, he still hadn't taken the conversation seriously - the sudden and unexpected contact made people feel unreal, and the communication through the text interface made him feel a kind of "separate". The illusion of "playing a quiz game with barriers", and until now, he felt that this so-called "Omega" system was seriously communicating with himself something, seriously... "consulting" himself.

He didn't speak for a while.

What does this "human" AI want to do?Why did it suddenly find itself?Just for the "observation" and "information gathering" it mentions?It chose to come to the door after talking with Dragon God alone. Is there anything special about this timing?Is this really a communication initiated by it, or is there actually another commander behind it?

For a while, various guesses came to mind, stirring Gao Wen's thoughts. When he temporarily suppressed these questions, he found that the text on the interface was still there.

Should we seriously answer this inexplicable "human" artificial intelligence that suddenly came to us?

After hesitating for a while, Gao Wen really failed to analyze the possibility of any conspiracy and trap behind this matter, so he said, "I can only talk about my own thoughts-you can use it as a reference.

"Your question, I think it should be considered from two aspects: individual and group - if the 'life' you mentioned refers to living body, then it is divided into individual and group, at least on this planet .For a single living body, it may have many meanings, it may be for reproduction, it may be for survival, if it has higher intelligence and pursuit, then it may be for knowledge, for the pursuit of truth, for a better life Enjoyment, or living for dreams and self-worth... These are the "meanings" for individual life.

"But if it refers to the group, the big concept of 'life'...then I think that allowing oneself to continue is the meaning of 'life' itself."

The text on the interface did not start refreshing this time, so Gao Wen couldn't help asking after waiting for two seconds: "Omega, are you still listening?"

"Omega is listening," Omega's message finally resumed refreshing, and lines of text began to scroll upwards, "Interesting answer, sounds like the result of careful consideration. Is this the answer of 'human'?"

"This is just my own answer," Gao Wen said immediately, "As I said just now, life is divided into individual and whole, and on this question, human beings as a whole do not have a unified and generally accepted answer, so I I can only talk about my own opinion. And to be honest, your question itself is very general, the definition of life, the definition of existence, the definition of meaning... these are not concepts that can be quantified, so I said, I The answer is for reference only."

"Omega understands that your answer is used as a 'reference'... very instructive. It will be included in the database and will definitely be used..."

The refreshed text on the interface suddenly stopped, and then the shimmering crystal panel trembled a few times, and the interface that was originally used to display data such as temperature and air flow appeared in front of Gao Wen again.

Why did this suddenly run away?

Gawain didn't react for a while, and was about to ask Omega what it planned to use these data for, but then he sensed a certain breath not far behind him, and the expression on his face froze instantly.

He stood up (because the equipment was only over one meter high, while Gawain was over two meters tall), turned his head a little embarrassed, and saw Melita standing at the door, looking at him with a surprised expression .

"I..." Melita opened her mouth and said with a strange expression as if she had sorted out her words, "I saw that the door was open just now, and I heard you seemed to be talking to someone, so..."

Gao Wen's mouth trembled slightly: "So what did you see?"

"I saw you talking to my air conditioner (Note)," Melita replied honestly, "And you have a thoughtful face..." (Note: Paraphrase)

Gao Wen: "..."

"That's right, Omega suddenly appeared just now." After a moment of embarrassment, Gawain decided to tell the truth, "It seemed to be a little curious about me, an 'outsider', so we communicated a little bit-you know, I'm not like you Resonance core, so it will be more... strange to communicate."

Melita blinked, and seemed to accept this statement immediately, and showed a dazed look: "Oh—so that's the case. Let me tell you, you usually seem to be a serious person..."

Gao Wen: "..."

What else can he say?It is enough for one person in this world to study "Emperor Gawain Cecil's sacred words" all day long... It is also good that Melita can maintain her current knowledge.

After that, Melita was still standing at the door, and she didn't seem to want to leave.Her eyes fell on Gao Wen, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak for a few times.

"You want something from me?" Gawain finally realized that it was not accidental that Melita suddenly passed by his room at this time, so he asked proactively.

Melita thought for a while, then nodded: "Actually, I'm just a little curious... After all, you talked with our god alone for a long time today, and in my memory, no mortal has ever experienced something similar..."

Gao Wen showed a smile, and pointed to the side: "Then do you want to come in and talk?"

Melita didn't refuse. She walked into the room and sat skillfully on a chair next to the bar counter by the wall. She waved to the side, and drinks automatically flew from the shelf not far away. Putting it in her hand, she picked up the cup and shook it gently to Gao Wen: "Would you like a cup? Although it may not be as good as the hospitality of the gods."

Gao Wen came to sit down next to Melita, and at the same time declined the other party's kindness: "No need, I'm still... not thirsty."

He is not being polite, after all, he drank too much "Coke" at Dragon God's place not long ago, and when he came back, he felt that the leaves of his lungs were about to float up. He really doesn't want to drink anything now...

Melita didn't care too much: "Okay, then I'll enjoy it alone."

Gawain glanced at her: "You want to know what I talked about with your gods? Are you sure you want to ask?"

Melita's movement of picking up the cup froze for a moment, and a trace of nervousness was visible on her face. Obviously, she quickly thought of some bad experience, so she quickly shook her head: "That's not what I mean... I'm just curious about you guys. What kind of things did you talk about, roughly, without any specific information... Ah, in fact, my curiosity is not that strong..."

"I understand, I understand," Gao Wen suddenly couldn't help laughing, "I already know that as a member of the Dragon Clan, there are some things you really can't discuss with outsiders, not just God's punishment or 'corporate regulations' The problem... don't worry, I've already made up my mind, and I won't touch that 'lock'."

Melita's movements stopped again, but this time out of surprise.

She stared at Gao Wen for a long time with her eyes wide open, and then she showed a slightly complicated expression: "You... It seems that you really talked about a lot of great things with our god. You even know this gone."

Gawain nodded: "We talked about the history of Tarrond, what happened on this planet in ancient times, and the topics of faith and gods."

Melita seemed to be confused. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't help asking curiously: "Why does our god talk to you about this?"

"...Actually, even I'm not sure," Gao Wen said frankly, "Maybe...even He is just looking for some answers."

"Looking for an answer?" Melita seemed even more at a loss, "Do even gods get confused?"

"People are confused, so gods are also confused," Gawain smiled, then looked at Melita, and suddenly asked curiously, "Do you believe in that 'Dragon God' devoutly?"

Melita opened her mouth, but suddenly hesitated for a moment.If it was in front of the priests or the speakers, this should have been a question that required an immediate affirmative answer. However, in front of Gao Wen, an "outsider", she finally gave an answer that might not be so "pious": " I'm... in awe of Him, but I don't know if that counts as piety."

"Awe is a part of piety, but piety requires more than just awe. I understand your answer," Gawain nodded, and then asked, "What about your friend Noretta? She is a devout believer What? Are there other upper-class dragons?"

"It's... I'm not good at judging others," Melita hesitated, but after struggling for two seconds, she seemed to think that her friend should be sold. "Noretta should be similar to me. At least from my point of view , the dragons of the upper Tarrond are more in awe of our gods - of course, I mean we respect the dragon gods very much, but we are a little afraid of the great priests of the temple. You know , Places like temples always make me a little nervous..."

Melita shrank her neck as she spoke, as if she already felt that she was doing something very disrespectful, and then, as if to divert this awkward topic, she said: "But the words of the lower Tarrond , it seems that there are a lot of extremely pious dragons... They even use more than half of the synergists that are rationed for free every month in pious ceremonies."

Gao Wen showed a thoughtful look.

Most of the upper-class dragons are in awe of the Dragon God, but the lower-class dragons are closer to unconditional believers... Is this because the only value of the lower-class dragons in this society is to provide support for the Dragon God, and the upper-class dragons still need to do some practical things?Or maybe there is some kind of deeper arrangement behind this situation... Is this the tacit consent of the Dragon God, or the secret tacit understanding of the upper Tallond?

"What are you thinking?"

Melita's voice woke Gao Wen from his thoughts. The latter came to his senses, smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing. I just suddenly felt that your 'stimulant' is really an incredible and useful thing. Can it still be used in religious ceremonies?"

"A synergist is a collective term for a series of biochemical agents, some of which can be matched with our implant technology, and have various functions," Melita immediately said with a sense of pride, "Some synergists Potions can strengthen the nerve response and the body's recovery ability, and some synergists are used to concentrate the mind and strengthen the supernatural perception. The "soul" synergists used in religious ceremonies are usually 'soul' synergists, and its consumption in the lower area is almost the same as that in the upper area. Nearly a hundred times that. That thing is actually a low-efficiency hallucinogen, but the effect is not so strong..."

Listening to Melita's enthusiastic explanation, a face and a promise that he almost forgot suddenly appeared in Gao Wen's mind, so he quickly interrupted Miss Dragon in front of him: "By the way, Mei Rita, there is something I want to ask you..."

"Ah?" Melita was startled, then nodded quickly, "Of course, if I can do it."

"That's right, I have... a friend," Gao Wen hesitated, trying to think about how to organize the next words so that it would not be so strange to say, "He wants me to inquire about Let's see, do you have some kind of technology that can help...hair growth...such as boosters or something."

After Gao Wen finally finished speaking, Melita immediately looked him up and down with a strange expression: "But you don't look like..."

The corner of Gao Wen's mouth trembled suddenly: "I really have such a friend!"

"The friend you're talking about isn't you?" Melita seemed a little surprised, and finally realized, "Ah, sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that..."

"It's okay," Gawain said helplessly, "Just tell me if there is anything in this area in Tarrond—this shouldn't be a difficult task for you, after all, your technology seems to be..."

"But we really don't have one." Melita said with her eyes wide open, with a helpless expression on her face.

Gao Wen: "...How come Tarrond has such advanced technology..."

"Because the Dragon Clan has no hair..."

Gao Wen: "..."

Chapter 0968

For half a minute, Gao Wen looked at Melita quietly, and Melita looked at Gao Wen quietly.

The former looked stunned, while the latter looked bewildered.

In the end, Gao Wen was the first to react. The corners of his mouth trembled, and he subconsciously pointed at Melita's long lavender hair: "Why don't the dragons have hair, you..."

"Our human form is a spell effect, and of course the spell effect can change into anything - I just became like this because I like it," Melita said with a face of course, and pointed at the top of her head at the same time, " The dragon form is my real body—I have scales, where did I get my hair?"

Gao Wen: "You... are really justified..."

Melita thought for a while, and added kindly: "It seems that your friend is going to be disappointed—Talrond will not have similar products and technologies. If you have to say, our closest The industry is scale polishing, dyeing, and implantation technology, which is a type of beauty treatment. If your friend doesn’t mind, you can try planting a layer of scales. There are many colors to choose from, and the scalp can also resist swords and bayonets in the future... ..."

Gawain didn't see any joking elements from the agent lady's face - obviously she was quite serious, but Gawain made up his own brain, and a dragon-scale scalp version of Soldering emerged. In his mind, this made him shiver instantly, shaking his head again and again: "Forget it, he's already... um, bright enough."

In fact, after thinking about it carefully, he thinks that Melita's proposal is still attractive. If it is not considered from the aesthetic point of view, a head implanted with synthetic scales to make it invulnerable obviously has high practical value. A real strong man He shouldn't mind this, but he admits that it's useless, the point is that Soldering probably can't accept this...

Realizing that more and more weird associations were emerging in his mind, Gao Wen decided to end this embarrassing topic.

"We have been stuck in Tarrond for several days," he said suddenly, "perhaps in a few days, we should leave."

"So fast?" Melita's eyes widened in surprise, "You can definitely stay here for a while—it's not easy for Tarrond to entertain guests once."

"But the current Cecil cannot operate for a long time without the emperor's absence. We have been away from Loren Continent for too long." Gawain shook his head, "There is always a banquet in the world."

"There is always a feast that never ends...an interesting statement. The Cecilians all say that their emperor is a master of grammar who can create many wonderful sentences. It seems that this statement does have some truth." Melita blinked and smiled. said.

Gao Wen didn't need to inquire about it to know that it had something to do with the "Emperor's Holy Words" secretly compiled by someone...

He coughed dryly, and then said: "Although I have already made plans to leave, to be honest, I still have a lot of things I haven't figured out... For example, about the magic tide, the way the dragon clan resists the magic tide, and the information we have received. That signal... You should remember that I asked you to help investigate whether that mysterious signal was related to Tarrond, and now I think that Tarrond, who has such a deep accumulation, should know more secrets behind that signal, but These things... I can't ask your gods directly."