Chapter 36: The Meaning of the Universe

Hmm... this is quite a big project too!

Hehehe, understand, after all, this thing called a Smart Cube is quite difficult.

Especially a cube where the six sides are almost identical in color.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Cang began his journey of restoring the Smart Cube.

But this journey of restoration was not very smooth.

Influenced by various factors, Ye Cang was busy for a whole day without any results!

So on the second day, Ye Cang decisively chose to cheat!

First, he used Baidu to find the Smart Cube restoration formula, then he wrote the formula into the robot's program.

With the help of the power of science, in just half an hour, the Smart Cube was restored.

The moment the Smart Cube was restored, Ye Cang immediately hid away; he was afraid that some accident might suddenly occur after the restoration.

After all, such tropes are very common.

But what Ye Cang had imagined did not happen.

The restored Smart Cube simply split into two halves from the middle, then a Blue Light Energy Shield flashed, and immediately after, a small and exquisite figure appeared.

Looking closely, it was a girl wearing a dress.

Ye Cang recognized this; it was holographic projection technology.

It was far more advanced than AR projection.

Just then, that girl projection spoke.

"Smart Cube restoration detected."

"Artificial Intelligence Prince's Mansion, at your service."

Artificial Intelligence Prince's Mansion?

Ye Cang repeated this name in his heart.

How strange, why would there be such a strange name, called something like Prince's Mansion?

However, since it is an artificial intelligence, that means it can communicate, but some safety measures need to be taken before that.

For example, shutting down all the internet and electricity in the entire office.

Thinking of this, Ye Cang decisively went downstairs and pulled the power switch.

Only then did he return to the office.

When Artificial Intelligence Prince's Mansion saw Ye Cang, she bowed slightly.

"Artificial Intelligence Prince's Mansion, at your service."

"May I ask what your instructions are?"

Looking at the holographic projection in front of him, Ye Cang thought for a moment and asked: "You... why did you appear 10,000 meters underground, and what civilization's artificial intelligence are you?"

"I am a low-level artificial intelligence belonging to the Pangu Civilization. As for why I appeared 10,000 meters underground, there is currently no data!"

Artificial Intelligence Prince's Mansion replied.

When Ye Cang heard the four words "Pangu Civilization," he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Pangu Civilization?"

"Yes, Pangu Civilization," Prince's Mansion said.

But after hearing Prince's Mansion's answer, Ye Cang did not speak, but instead fell into deep thought.

If he remembered correctly, the Pangu Civilization was an ancient, extremely ancient civilization, and it could be said that there were no descriptions of this civilization.

Since that was the case, why did a low-level artificial intelligence belonging to the Pangu Civilization pop up on Earth?

Just then, Prince's Mansion suddenly said: "Sentient being, I need to remind you that my energy is about to be exhausted."

"If you have any instructions, please state them immediately, otherwise, after the energy is completely exhausted, I will be completely destroyed!"

Ye Cang:???

If there's no energy, just recharge it; what the hell is this "no energy means immediate destruction"?

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Thinking quickly about what he needed the artificial intelligence to do was the real priority.

After thinking for only one second, Ye Cang thought of one thing.

His system did not have a plan for optimizing genes; perhaps he could...

At this moment, Ye Cang had already made up his mind.

"Prince's Mansion, do you have a plan for optimizing genes here?" Ye Cang asked.

"I do," Prince's Mansion said. "But the data was just destroyed, so I cannot provide it."

The sentence "data was just destroyed" almost made Ye Cang spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Just destroyed?

Damn it, this is targeting him!

Before Ye Cang could speak, Prince's Mansion issued another prompt.

"Energy exhausted, 1 minute until automatic destruction; if you have any questions, please state them as soon as possible!"

"Starting countdown, 60, 59..."

This time, Ye Cang's mentality truly exploded.

He dug up an artificial intelligence of the Pangu Civilization, asked two questions, and now it's out of energy and about to be destroyed.

How does this look like anything other than targeting him!

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Watching the counting-down Prince's Mansion, Ye Cang's brain began to run at high speed; what question should he ask?

It would be best if it were a very difficult question, for example, what is the Ultimate Fear!

Yes, that is the question!

This thing called the Ultimate Fear has always been on Karl's lips, yet there has never been an answer.

Perhaps the Pangu Civilization would know.

Thinking of this, Ye Cang hurriedly shouted.

"Tell me, what is the Ultimate Fear! What is the true Ultimate Fear!"

"I have heard that the Ultimate Fear is some obstacle that wisdom cannot overcome, and also that it is something that destroys civilizations! Please tell me the correct answer!"

After listening, Prince's Mansion stopped the countdown, looked at Ye Cang, and replied: "The Ultimate Fear is the meaning of the Universe!"

This answer was completely difficult for Ye Cang to understand.

The meaning of the Universe is the Ultimate Fear?

Well, how strange!

Immediately, Ye Cang pressed further: "Then what is the meaning of the Universe? Don't you dare try to fool me by saying the meaning of the Universe is the Ultimate Fear!"

However, just as these words left Ye Cang's mouth, Prince's Mansion's countdown had already reached one.

But even so, Prince's Mansion still answered Ye Cang.

"..."

Prince's Mansion formed a shape with her mouth, then disappeared, and the metal cube on the table also turned into a pile of useless metal fragments at this moment.

But Ye Cang said nothing, instead sitting directly on the chair.

He was thinking about what Prince's Mansion meant.

Although Prince's Mansion only formed a shape with her mouth at the end, Ye Cang saw it clearly; the meaning of that mouth shape was... extinction.

In other words.

The meaning of the Universe is extinction, and extinction is the Ultimate Fear!

To put it another way, the Ultimate Fear is that the Universe dies.

What kind of ridiculous answer is this?

Everyone knows the Universe will die, but for the Universe to die, it would take at least another ten billion years.

And that is a conservative estimate; it wouldn't be a problem for the Universe to last another hundred billion years.

Furthermore, even if Karl is a Phantom Body, living ten billion years would be his limit; what would the destruction of the Universe have to do with him by then!

It is just inexplicable!

Thinking of this, Ye Cang couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, a bunch of accursed riddle-mongers. Is being a riddle-monger fun these days!"

"And saying the death of the Universe is the Ultimate Fear—if that's the case, and the Void that Karl speaks of can resist the Ultimate Fear, wouldn't the Void be the ultimate savior?"

"Pah! No matter how you look at that Void, it doesn't look like a good guy!"

Speaking of this, Ye Cang recalled the time when Karl and Morgana were discussing taking out Kaisha.

At that time, Karl suddenly blurted out a sentence.

The gods of the Main Biological World are not qualified to plan the Universe.

No matter how you listen to these words, they sound like something an invader would say.

Ye Cang declared that if the Void is a good guy, he would do a handstand and eat shit!