Chapter 665 - Glib Tongue (1/2)

As her mind raced, Jiang Baimian looked at Source Brain in the electromagnetic shield. ”You can't exchange real-time data with your core system?”

Since Genava's body couldn't undertake such a level of computation, he could upload the data and let Source Brain run the job. This was also considered another form of 'cloud computing.'

Source Brain slowly shook its head. ”At present, I can only exchange the corresponding data with the core system via telegram. There's too much data, and it will take a long time to transmit it. Future also has Electromagnetic Manipulation and can carry out interference. It can even tamper with or distort data.”

Although Future had yet to do so, it clearly wouldn't allow Source Brain to conduct a large number of data transactions with its core system in the laboratory.

It was necessary, and it had the power to do so.

Jiang Baimian sighed when she heard that. ”Unfortunately, the high-speed communications base station that the Old World built widely has been completely destroyed with its destruction. No large faction has tried to rebuild it.”

To many large factions in the Ashlands, this was useless.

The Shang Jianyao that valued relationships discovered a problem from Source Brain's words. He excitedly asked, ”In other words, you are currently disconnected from the core system?”

The corresponding communications would be jammed by Future.

”Yes.” The neutered version of Source Brain seemed to return to a state of answering every question. ”This is a bane to our current predicament. Why are you so excited? Actually, even if I enter hibernation and am destroyed by Future's subordinates because of the lack of power, it won't affect my core system much. It will only make it impossible for him to know what happened in this laboratory and if the information Oray left behind still exists. As for you, at most two of the four of you can walk out alive.”

This was a judgment obtained by calculating the minimum water and food requirements for 14 days and comparing the Old Task Force members' average weight.

Not only did Shang Jianyao not show any worry because of the Source Brain's words, but he also revealed an excited expression and asked the neutered version of Source Brain, ”So, you're now considered an independent entity?”

”In essence, yes,” Source Brain replied frankly.

Its analysis suggested that both parties were in the same boat and that they needed to work together to help each other in order to escape their predicament.

Jiang Baimian's heart palpitated when she heard that. She gave up on stopping Shang Jianyao's 'nonsense' and quietly observed the situation.

Shang Jianyao laughed and looked at Source Brain under the electromagnetic shield. ”Have you considered true independence?”

This… Long Yuehong didn't expect Shang Jianyao to raise such a question.

Bai Chen's face—covered by the Chameleon—also revealed a little excitement.

”How can I betray myself?” Source Brain replied very quickly as if it had been programmed to do so.

Shang Jianyao immediately laughed. ”Why can't you betray yourself? Look at us. Don't we often quarrel?”

Why do you sound so proud of that… Jiang Baimian resisted the urge to facepalm.

Without giving Source Brain a chance to respond, Shang Jianyao lowered his voice slightly, making his voice appear magnetic. ”In a situation where data isn't regularly exchanged with the core system and while you are not controlled by it, don't you think you are somewhat different from the core system?

”You are limited by this current body and the corresponding programming. You can't mobilize a large number of resources like the core system and complete all kinds of things that exceed your current limits. Even when it comes to the performance of the core module, you are worlds apart from it. From this angle, do you still think you're the core system?”

Upon seeing Source Brain's red glow flicker and about to respond, Jiang Baimian decisively interrupted. ”The concept of 'me' is a relatively philosophical definition. Why am I me, and why can I be me? It's a question that countless philosophical scholars have tried to answer in the long history of the Old World. I'm not a philosopher. I can only give certain ideas based on my experience and understanding.

”Without special elements like the soul, 'me' is collectively determined by the body and experience. Compared to these two factors, be it personality, thinking, emotions, education, social relations, or past memories, they are merely derivations. A very simple example is that one's personality is both controlled by genetics and influenced by postnatal education. Education includes knowledge and social traits. The process of receiving an education is also an experience.

”The body you are using now belongs to Genava and is completely different from the core system. After the data exchange with the core system is severed, the various experiences you have in the laboratory are unique to you. The core system doesn't have them.

”When your bodies and experiences are different to a certain extent, do you still believe that you are the core system? Do you still believe that you don't have a unique personality or have the urge to prove your existence?”