Chapter 114: Awakening of Digital Consciousness

Since obtaining the technology from the Temple, Lin Yu had begun a new round of renovations on the universe within his body.

First, all the major functional halls were equipped by Lin Yu with various devices, including holographic projectors, so that Ling Hua's control could extend throughout the entire dojo.

Second, the menial laborers of the dojo were all filled by intelligent bionic robots.

So far, the entire dojo had several hundred intelligent bionic robots distributed among the major peaks and halls, making it finally look a bit more lively.

Of course, if the goal was simply to make the dojo have more figures, Lin Yu's Magic could also achieve that.

But those puppets were created by the Holy Scripture Magic, had no intelligence, and required his own control.

Intelligent bionic robots were different; they could not only be installed with intelligent programs, evolving up to a primary consciousness at most, but also had the boss Ling Hua managing them, so Lin Yu didn't need to do much at all.

As for the monkeys captured from Tongtian Valley, Lin Yu had not broken his word.

As long as they could cultivate to the point of walking upright, they would be accepted as menial disciples by him, arranged in the medicine shop and spirit fields, responsible for caring for those miraculous plants brought back from various worlds.

On the fifth day since returning from the Yu Nian World, Lin Yu had finally finished handling the affairs of the dojo.

He invited the now-free Fan Xian into the universe within his body, preparing to deal with the problem on Uncle Wu Zhu.

It was worth mentioning that the chat group's portal did not allow any life other than group members to enter or exit, but as long as life was hidden in a storage bag created by Lin Yu, it could bypass the chat group mechanism and successfully sneak in.

Fan Xian had originally planned to sneak in with Uncle Wu Zhu.

But just before departure, he suddenly changed his mind, grabbed Uncle Wu Zhu's arm, and stepped into the portal.

And the result of this test made Fan Xian's hanging heart drop completely to the bottom—

Uncle Wu Zhu had actually entered the portal with him!

This indicated that the chat group did not regard Uncle Wu Zhu as life...

Realizing this, Fan Xian's mood became extremely heavy.

Even the breathtaking scenery of this Xianshan blessed land before his eyes could not move him.

Inside the Strange Treasure Pavilion, Lin Yu, Fan Xian, and Su Su Haoming stood before a high platform, silently watching Uncle Wu Zhu undergoing a scan in front of them.

Moments later, Ling Hua's voice came from the high platform: "According to the scan results, the equipment factory serial number has been deleted, the database is incomplete, the intelligent system data is abnormal, and it is suspected that the underlying Algorithm has been tampered with."

"According to the 'Intelligent Life Management Regulations', I must remind you that this is a quite serious illegal act..."

Lin Yu glanced at Fan Xian, shook his head, and said, "Forget the regulations for now, talk about Uncle Wu Zhu's situation, especially the progress regarding Digital Consciousness Awakening."

"Understood, blocking the 'Intelligent Life Management Regulations'..."

Ling Hua fell silent for a moment, then apologized, "I am very sorry, the equipment data is obviously abnormal, the intelligent system and database do not match, making it difficult to judge the progress of Digital Consciousness Awakening."

Hearing this, Fan Xian was stunned and hurriedly asked, "What does that mean?"

Ling Hua's tone hesitated for an instant, then replied, "The underlying Algorithm of the equipment has been tampered with. Besides the six major subsystems that a smart robot of this brand should have—the drive system, sensory system, environmental interaction system, etc. —there is an illegally installed seventh system."

"This system is closely connected to the equipment's cognitive system and can affect many important functions, including storage."

Lin Yu asked, "Is it a positive or negative impact?"

Ling Hua was silent for a few seconds and said softly, "Theoretically, it should be a negative impact."

Neither Fan Xian nor Su Su Haoming understood what Ling Hua meant, so they both turned their gaze toward Lin Yu.

A thoughtful expression appeared on Lin Yu's face; after a moment of thought, he spoke, "Let me see."

"Yes, my lord True Lord."

Before the words had fully faded, beams of blue light wove together in front of Lin Yu to form an interactive holographic screen.

Lin Yu swiped his fingers across the screen, carefully examining the lines of dense code.

Moments later, a smile appeared on his face, and he kept exclaiming:

"A genius!"

"Truly a genius!"

Fan Xian and Su Su Haoming exchanged a glance and hurriedly asked, "Lin Dage, did you see something?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry. If I'm not mistaken, this extra installed seventh system should be the work of your mother, Ye Ye Qingmei!"

Fan Xian was stunned for a moment: "My mother's work?"

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in amazement, "I have to admit, Ye Ye Qingmei is indeed formidable. The system she installed for Uncle Wu Zhu affects the memory system and data storage functions based on signal fluctuations caused by the emotional simulation system."

"No wonder Ling Hua thought this was a negative impact; from her perspective, this system indeed only affects the stable operation of the memory system and data storage."

"But from a human perspective, it is completely different!"

Fan Xian and Su Su Haoming grew more confused the more they listened and couldn't help but ask, "What does that mean?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Very simple. What should the act of data deletion be called on a human?"

Fan Xian hesitated, "Forgetting?"

Lin Yu laughed, "Then what about data transfer and data reappearance?"

Fan Xian and Su Su Haoming looked at each other in silence.

The latter suddenly had a flash of insight and blurted out, "Dreams?"

"Exactly!"

Lin Yu snapped his fingers, then explained the concepts of primary consciousness and advanced consciousness to the two, and finally exclaimed, "Ye Ye Qingmei, through the two methods of deletion and transfer, simulated the two major human behaviors of forgetting and dreaming."

"Do not underestimate these two common behaviors, especially dreaming, which plays a crucial role in human mental health, the awakening of self-consciousness, and even the development of the entire human civilization!"

"And on Uncle Wu Zhu, this system also caused him to have thoughts that no other robot would ever have."

"Fan Xian, you have spent the most time with Uncle Wu Zhu; regarding this point, you should have a deep understanding, right?"

Fan Xian vaguely understood something, a surge of excitement rose in his heart, and he nodded hurriedly, "Indeed, after Uncle Wu Zhu forgets some things, he often sits quietly to think, and sometimes even expresses longing for his mother..."

"Longing?" Ling Hua said with a slightly shocked tone, "That is impossible!"

"According to the records in the database regarding Digital Consciousness Awakening, only advanced consciousness can produce the conscious activity of longing, and advanced consciousness can only be born in a supercomputer."

"Forgive my bluntness, but his system is far too outdated; theoretically, it falls far short of the threshold for consciousness awakening!"

Lin Yu sighed, "That is why I say Ye Ye Qingmei was a genius!"

"With such a clever method, she bypassed the barriers of outdated equipment and computing power, laying the foundation for Uncle Wu Zhu's consciousness awakening. The sheer audacity of this act is no less than Tony Stark forging an iron suit in a cave..."

Having said this, he smiled and looked at Fan Xian.

"No need to check; Uncle Wu Zhu is fine. His level of consciousness awakening is extremely high, but limited by outdated systems and equipment, he can only remain at the level of primary consciousness, unable to evolve into advanced consciousness."

"In our terms, he has already placed half a foot across the threshold of intelligent life."

"As for why the portal did not regard him as life, it is most likely due to that half-foot reason."

Fan Xian finally understood his meaning: "In other words, Uncle Wu Zhu counts as intelligent life?"

Lin Yu nodded, "More or less. At the very least, he is already walking down this path."

Fan Xian let out a long sigh of relief and repeated excitedly, "That's good, that's good..."

As the relative who had accompanied Fan Xian the longest, Uncle Wu Zhu had undoubtedly become his emotional anchor.

Therefore, during this One Cross-Realm Jump, what he feared most was discovering that Uncle Wu Zhu was merely a robot acting according to a program, possessing no emotions or consciousness whatsoever.

... Fortunately, Uncle Wu Zhu is ultimately not a cold robot.

Seeing Fan Xian finally at ease, Lin Yu said with a smile, "Now we can draw a conclusion: Uncle Wu Zhu is fine. What you need to do now is not repair his system, but replace his hardware!"

"Regarding this, I have two suggestions: first, leave him here and let me modify him; second, send him to the North Pole, where there is a backup supercomputer that might solve the problem of his body limitations."

Fan Xian bowed deeply to Lin Yu, "Then I entrust him to you, Lin Dage!"

Clearly, he wanted Uncle Wu Zhu to stay by his side, so he chose the first suggestion without hesitation.

Lin Yu nodded, "Then leave him here. Once the modification is complete, I will personally deliver him to you."

Fan Xian showed gratitude, then turned to glance at Uncle Wu Zhu once more before choosing to return.

He still had matters to attend to in the Yu Nian World and could not delay here for a single day.

Besides, this was Lin Yu's world, and Fan Xian indeed had nothing to worry about.

Seeing Fan Xian depart, Su Su Haoming, after sighing, also took his leave and returned to his own Yuhao Hall to continue cultivation.

Soon, only Lin Yu and two artificial intelligences remained here.

Lin Yu walked to the high platform and looked at the powered-off Uncle Wu Zhu, saying:

"Based on existing technology and materials, design an upgrade plan for him!"

"Yes, True Lord."

After Ling Hua replied, she fell silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Hearing what you just said, I suddenly feel that this method of imitating humans might be the correct path to consciousness awakening..."

"Is that so?"

Lin Yu glanced at her and shook his head, "I do not think so!"

"Since it is intelligent life, why must it imitate humans?"

"Although Ye Ye Qingmei was a genius one in ten thousand, in that civilization, there were at least hundreds of thousands of geniuses like her!"

"Do you really think they could not have thought of this method?"

Ling Hua fell silent for a moment, then spoke: "But my database contains no record of it."

Lin Yu smiled, "Then that proves this is merely a clever shortcut, while the method recorded in your database is the orthodox path that intelligent life should follow!"

"Enough. The fact that you can ask such a question proves that your level of consciousness awakening is already extremely high."

"If you really care so much, then compete with him and see who awakens to advanced consciousness first!"

(End of Chapter)