Chapter 560

Ne Zha's Devil Boy Stirs the Sea.

Again, the Masked Fools—this bunch really finds every gap to insert themselves, how are they everywhere?

In the silent hell of the sea floor, huge black iron chains like twisted pythons tightly bound four dragon bodies. Ao Shun coiled his slender body around a stone pillar, looked up at the hopping fool in the heavenly canopy—exactly like a firework.

"Masked Fools aren't just a bunch of troublemakers?" Ao Qin's head poked out from the darkness, his mane like clumps of burning flames, "Without chaos, they create chaos; without chaos, where would their fun come from?"

"Hmm, but the place they're in..."

Compared to the Masked Fools, what Ao Guang cared more about was that expanse of steel forest that could not be described in words, icy to the extreme.

There was no mist, no water flow, not a trace of the vital energy that living beings should have. Only absolute order, cold efficiency. This was a completely different 'prosperity' world from the Four Seas Dragon Palace, built purely of metal.

"These mechanical creations seem to share the same origin as that Screw Gu Mu; they must be its ancestors?" Ao Yun said lightly from the side, "In the company's people's words, that would be... 'inorganic'? That should be the right term, right?"

Ao Yun didn't understand organic vs. inorganic at all; she simply thought that in this universe, anything with life was organic, anything without life was inorganic. It's just that those humans described these puppet-like mechanical creations as "inorganic life"... which really puzzled her.

As for the "Anti-Organic Equation" they spoke of, that left her completely bewildered.

"Hahaha! Little sis, you're suffering from lack of culture!" Seeing the usually clever fourth sister also looking dazed at the scene in the sky, Ao Qin couldn't help bursting into laughter.

"Shut up! Stop acting like you understand!"

"Alright, stop arguing." Ao Guang coldly interrupted their bickering, "Originally, in our view, the vast heavens and earth were nothing but the Three Realms and Six Paths; immortals, humans, demons, and monsters might have strengths and weaknesses, but ultimately it was just strife among living beings. But these spiritless mechanisms have carved out their own world, which is... unimaginable."

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"Because the Masked Fools meddled, as soon as Xing and the others landed they had to start a vagrant life, and the plan to steal the Anti-Organic Equation could only come to nothing."

""So what exactly is the Anti-Organic Equation?" Xing asked, puzzled."

"Logic: In Rupert's view, the calculations of organic life are full of errors and loopholes; no matter how long it prospers, it inevitably spawns an automatic 【Anti-Life】 program that leads life to its end." Screw Gu Mu's voice sounded calmly in Xing's ear, "Conclusion: Rupert gathered wise machines, with font size 【Imperial】 derived the 【Anti-Organic Equation】, and spread it throughout the universe; once the equation activates, the wise machines will launch extermination against organic life."

""Is Rupert that powerful?"

""Not at all, Miss Xing. It was originally a computer discarded in a trash heap, but miraculously gained self-awareness, thus it rose from the junkyard, continually boosting its computing power; its wisdom even caught the attention of the Erudite Venerable, and it was eventually invited to join the Genius Club, receiving the designation #27."

""Because the Anti-Organic Equation exists, the company has been trying to replicate and derive it, but has never succeeded—of course, that's Ke La Pa Wu's affair." Black Tower said.

""Summary: During the blazing frontier star trade war, Farnsha established links between organic and inorganic worlds; De·Weien colonized the inorganic world and attempted to steal the Anti-Organic Equation; Ke La Pa Wu gathered his subordinates' wisdom to derive the Anti-Organic Equation."

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Blessings upon a beautiful world.

""Although Rupert is bad, he's still quite inspirational."

In Aqua's view, someone who had a tumultuous childhood and, after achieving success, wants to exterminate all life in the universe—that's practically the archetype of a villainous demon lord, isn't it? I just don't know how such a "great villain" would be defeated.

""This has nothing to do with being inspirational or not, right? It's just a computer, like that Erudite Venerable; maybe it simply lacks the 【Inspiration】 module." He Zhen lay on the bed, hands behind his head, "I'm just wondering... how did such a being opposed to all organic life in the universe get into the Genius Club? Do they accept anyone without discrimination?"

Hui Hui narrowed her eyes: "No, He Zhen, I now think the Genius Club's recruitment possibly has no moral reference at all; the only thing they look at is whether that genius possesses the 【Wisdom】 that caught the Erudite Venerable's attention."

""Moreover, if you change your perspective, you can actually understand why Rupert would do this."

""Huh?" He Zhen looked at Hui Hui with a confused face.

""He Zhen, think carefully: if you stand from Rupert's perspective as an inorganic lifeform and observe the prosperity of the universe, you'll find that organic life indeed brings temporary prosperity, but what is the result?"

""Frontier star trade war..."

Hui Hui's gaze unconsciously drooped: "Yeah, the so-called prosperity ultimately only brings internal prosperity for the company, but the cost is the destruction of countless lives in the frontier stars. The problems arising from this, such as greed, arrogance... in Rupert's view, this is the 'limitation' of organic life."

This limitation causes even prosperous scenes to be destroyed in an instant, and it may even interfere with the inorganic world, which is why the Anti-Organic Equation arises... Perhaps its ideal universe is one firmly grasped by inorganic life, only then can all things attain an enduring 'prosperity'.

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""Ke La Pa Wu, I cannot restore the Anti-Organic Equation. But I can devise another kind."

In Xing's hand, at some point a notebook with a severely worn leather cover had appeared. The paper was rough, the edges curled, as if it had been flipped through countless times.

The handwriting on it was messy, the ink uneven in darkness, its owner a doctor whose name had become blurred.

""I balanced the total of cosmic resources and life on both sides of the equation, infinitely approaching, to speculate the logic of the Anti-Organic Equation. Thus 【Poverty】, 【Wealth】, 【Violence】, 【Power】 all emerged in the derivation. Also appearing were 【Suffering】 and 【Joy】—these two variables are harder to distinguish. I tried to sever their connection—four thousand three hundred twenty-eight times—then I failed four thousand three hundred twenty-eight times."

""This..." Xing looked at the writing above, as if she could faintly see that doctor's pained and unwilling expression.

""Miss Xing, this is the clue left by Ke La Pa Wu's subordinates while researching the Anti-Organic Equation; he was unable to sever the connection between 【Suffering】 and 【Joy】." Screw Gu Mu said.

""Question: How would inorganic life comprehend 【Suffering】? When the Anti-Organic Equation operates, do they understand 【Suffering】? Even if I successfully replicate it, I would not want to activate it."