Chapter 525: Kill them all and eat meat!

Talented people are really increasing more and more.

Zhang Jie watched Xiao Jiu, who was training an AI ahead, muttering to himself, while before him lay some technology his subordinates had screened for him.

These are all fun gadgets obtained from the talented people at the grassroots of various civilizations.

After the Star Sea Commonwealth issued the Heat Death Declaration to all civilizations, a large number of talented individuals and weird scholars sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain.

Heat Death is like a sword hanging over everyone's head; after experiencing the Star Alliance's downfall into heavenly disaster, the Heat Death Envoy's appearance and the disintegration of all matter, etc., all civilizations also realized that the legendary Heat Death might not be far from them.

Various analyses and videos spread wildly on the interstellar network; panic spread like floodwaters, and the chaotic scene seemed as if the world's end would arrive the next day.

But the Star Sea Commonwealth's later declaration completely ignited the fire in the hearts of all civilizations.

That was an extremely inflammatory declaration, but this time the speaker was not Zhang Jie but Yuan, because Zhang Jie was too busy to have time for such things.

Perhaps because their ideas differed, Zhang Jie believed only a few people could change the world, and he really couldn't be bothered to spare time for mobilization.

But Yuan was different; as a person famed for researching Ship Life to benefit civilization, she not only stayed grounded but also set up many advanced courses, widely recruiting students—something Zhang Jie considered himself forever unable to match.

Yuan truly is an excellent teacher and also an excellent person, which Zhang Jie can never deny, and the intellectual height of her views is also something he feels inferior to.

Her view is also simple: whether genius or talented weird scholars, they must emerge from the vast population base, and this is inherently a whole; even at the final critical moment, human strength can never be ignored.

The Star Sea Commonwealth's declaration will tell the world, tell all civilizations:

"We have the power to change all this; giant beast warships will roar in the sea of heavenly disasters! Superluminal engines will shatter the so-called Heat Death Envoy!"

"We have genius scholars who, at age 23, have already eradicated all Nightmares, and we have the Star Sea Commonwealth still upholding all civilizations' order; even without them, would we not die?"

"Those panicking now are merely unwilling to give up their comfortable work and life, unwilling to give up their meaningless property and status; fear of death is a biological instinct, but opening up a future path is the true hue of civilization!"

"No matter who, everyone is a part of the Star Sea; whether you like it or not, the world's truth is thus: the Five Great Heavenly Disasters have been reduced to one by a certain genius scholar; the precondition for a comfortable life is that someone has already borne the burden for you."

"Everyone has the right to choose death, but we will choose to make our lives blaze like a supernova explosion!!!"

A highly evocative declaration, at least as Zhang Jie sees it; thereafter, talented weird scholars began to increase, and various technologies entered their own boom period.

The Star Sea's own technology is hard to make fully universal; plus, civilizations and races usually have various contradictions, but now, under the possibility of total extinction, these things have finally synchronized.

And these ever-increasing 'heroes' truly made Zhang Jie feel powerful.

And the most formidable among them even discovered the Heat Death Envoy's deadliest weakness, or rather, discovered the way to save the world.

The disintegrated substances are their greatest weakness!

His greatest discovery is that, as long as those uniformly dispersed substances are destroyed or utilized, the enemy's power can be greatly weakened.

But how to utilize it on a large scale—don't worry about that....

At least for now it seems useless, but it indeed gave Zhang Jie an idea.

But what he's doing now is also important: he is doing his utmost to cultivate the AI that will later be loaded onto the Apotheosis Final Machine.

Although this thing is indeed unreliable, Zhang Jie still hopes it won't become something that lets both sides suffer mutual destruction.

"May I ask! If a civilization loves internal strife but possesses its own spiritual totem, able to unite at critical moments, how should you handle such a civilization?"

Xiao Jiu asked that AI; a small expression of its thinking appeared on the tiny screen.

ai: (°▽°)

ai: Kill them all and eat meat.

Zhang Jie:......

Xiao Jiu:......

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"It's not my problem, humans!!!!"

Xiao Jiu, anxious beyond measure, gestured wildly at Zhang Jie.

"Look at her! Wait, I'll test her again!"

Xiao Jiu cleared his throat and continued asking.

"Suppose! If a civilization's spirit is very noble, devoted to being a guardian of this Star Sea, what should you do?"

ai: Thinking......

ai:???

ai: Attempt to replace them, then have them accompany me in killing other civilizations to eat meat.

Zhang Jie:?

"Look, look!!!!"

"Whatever you say, this little thing wants to kill and eat people!"

"Humans! What exactly have you fed it?!"

"Cough....."

"Nothing much, just let him surf the net to learn, see what he can become in this situation."

"This is just a small experiment.... because I already anticipated the consequences of letting an AI freely surf the net...."

An AI, after surfing the net for half a day, finally concluded that all civilizations should be killed and eaten....

"Emmmmm, why is this so?"

"Because the essence of civilization's birth is to slaughter other civilizations on the same planet to achieve itself."

"That's not quite right; the essence of civilization is the strongest, most killer entity on all planets."

"Now you understand, right?"

Xiao Jiu sort of understood; she believed civilizations should be splendid and beautiful, not so dark.

Just as the person she interacts with most is Zhang Jie, she also thinks others are the same, but in reality only Zhang Jie treats her well.

"Alright, from now on continue to instill the notions of truth, goodness, and beauty into it.... the more saintly the better."

"At least don't let it become so extreme."

"Then why not just format him?...."

Xiao Jiu feebly complained, while Zhang Jie looked at her with some surprise.

「I thought you would say that this was cruel. 」

「How could that be! I, Xiao Jiu, am a bit stupid, but I'm not a saint! 」

「But, I have my own reasons for doing this. 」

「Just teach him well and you can relax. 」