Jiang Zhou had thought about whether he should continue to stay in Tartarus for a long time.
There is no doubt that through the "Janus Program" and relying on the company's resources, he can continuously "smuggle" various printing permissions from the Abyss Dark Web.
It was only the first time to dive, and the technological blueprints he brought out were enough to revitalize the entire Icarus Liberation Front. And strategic resources such as "two grams of antimatter" gave them the confidence to confront the enterprise head-on.
In this way, one's own body continues to "mining" here, while the controllable elements grow in power and accumulate strength outside, which seems like a good choice.
It's just that...the risk of continuing to stay here is also terrifying.
Previously, Jiang Zhou had searched for information about the "First Deep Diver".
Just like other historical information, the World Wide Web is filled with hundreds of thousands of theories - real and fictional intertwined. It can be said that everyone who is interested in this period of history can choose to believe what they want to believe. statement.
But Jiang Zhou saw his name and appearance among them.
Of course, due to the great impact, most of the data from the AD era sank into the abyss of the dark web along with the old network. The information he found only contained fragments of information, and the images were as blurry as a mosaic.
But Jiang Zhou was still certain that it was him.
In other words, the possibility of his true identity being exposed is by no means non-existent.
And this is only the first level of danger for him to continue to stay in Tartarus.
In addition, it involves factional strife within the company. With his own identity, the dangers he may encounter inside the company are no less than outside - after all, Fanny is definitely not planning to take advantage of her because she thinks she is good-looking. He left it behind.
Therefore, after considering all aspects, Jiang Zhou finally believed that if possible, it would be better for him to regain his freedom as soon as possible.
Staying in Tartarus is indeed a shortcut to becoming stronger, but if he is not short of time, there is really no need for him to take such a big risk and stay here.
But, do you really have no shortage of time right now?
"In addition to allowing you to obtain the 'zombie switch', the Depth 3 plug-in Pegasus also has another ability - repairing brain damage, even if your brain cells have been cut to pieces by radiation at the DNA level. Baluo, it can also help sew it back completely."
Fanny said this without denying Jiang Zhou's statement.
Then, without waiting for Jiang Zhou to reply, she continued:
"Perhaps when I say this, you may regard it as a threat. But in my opinion, this is a fact. If your current radiation sickness is treated with the resources that I can use within my authority, even if the operation is successful, it will probably It can only prolong your life...for two to three years. And after that, you have to take drugs that are almost astronomically expensive for you."
"But, as long as I can upgrade to Depth 3 of the Path of Theseus, my radiation sickness can be cured?"
Jiang Zhou asked slowly.
"I never like to force others, so it all comes down to your choice."
Fanny nodded.
The classic "don't like force", but actually gives no choice.
Jiang Zhou curled his lips inwardly.
The other party's words were as aggressive as when he came to the Nord settlement area to negotiate with the Icarus Liberation Front.
"Do I have to give an answer now?"
Jiang Zhou asked after thinking for a moment.
To be honest, after hearing what the other party said, he was really undecided.
"Including you, those who have previously carried out dive missions will be the last batch of prisoners to be released... As long as you give me the answer before then, there will be no problem."
This was Fanny's answer.
In fact, Jiang Zhou was not too worried about his radiation sickness.
After all, the brain modification "Pegasus" is also in the hands of Black Falcon-136, and he had previously said that he would give this to himself - Perse Fanny should not know this information, otherwise she would Nor will this be used as the key to negotiation.
However, even if 136 has "Pegasus" in his hands, Jiang Zhou does not have other things needed for the transformation of Path of Theseus Depth 2 and Depth 3, including transformation lists, adjustment permissions, and printing materials.
In other words, if he chooses to stay, then he can at least be walked to depth 3.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou nodded and replied:
"I'll think about it carefully."
Wait a moment...
But it was also at this time that Jiang Zhou suddenly realized a problem.
From beginning to end, the other party did not mention at all that the "Road of Theseus" would be manipulated by others...
But in the eyes of the other party, he should be a puppet whose emotions can be controlled by Ye Qian, right?
Could it be that the other party doesn't know how special this upgrade path is?
This is unlikely, after all, the other party even knows what adjustment permissions are required for depth 3 of this path.
Or is it that the biggest reason why she wants to stay is to use it against Ye Qian?
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou asked tentatively:
"Also, can I ask, what does the upgrade path mean? And what kind of capabilities will the Path of Theseus have in the future?
"After all, if I don't even know what my future will look like, it's really difficult to make a rational judgment."
After hearing this, Fanny walked to the side of the hospital bed and sat down, and then said in a very natural tone:
"I believe someone has told you some basic concepts before, so I won't waste time introducing them again... In a nutshell, the upgrade path is the different evolutionary directions designed for human beings by the super artificial intelligence Janus. Of course. , not all directions are acceptable to humans. Many of them are no different from destruction according to our value standards.
"Therefore, we will use the 'mental index' as a standard to judge whether each person is suitable for continued adjustment and transformation. This will prevent the emergence of individuals or groups that will cause serious damage to the current social order."
Jiang Zhou nodded slightly.
This is very close to what I understand - the degree of evolution needs to be adapted to the current development of human society, and too radical evolution will lead to destruction.
"As for the path of Theseus... I don't know much information. After all, this is one of the nine upgrade paths listed by the Anthroposophical Ethics Supervision Committee as 'satisfying the collapse of human intelligence'. This path only allows at most Adjust and transform to depth 5 level."
Fanny said.
"Why?"
Jiang Zhou immediately asked.
"I'm going too far... You don't need to know such high-level things as 'Human Intelligence Collapse Situation'. But in short, you already know the capabilities of Path of Theseus in Depth 1; and the core capabilities of Depth 2, It is a sub-machine that you can implant a puppet circuit into other people's bodies, thereby gaining the ability to control other people's behavior by influencing their emotions.
"As for Depth 3, in addition to obtaining the 'zombie switch', it further strengthens the control of the puppet circuit. Not only can it affect the emotions of others, but it can also expand the boundaries of its own perception by sharing the other person's emotional feedback."
Of course, whether it is controlling or receiving feedback, there will be a delay due to changes in the distance between each other.
Fanny spoke eloquently.
In this way, a loosely connected consciousness matrix is gradually built...
Jiang Zhou thought to himself.
He still remembered that Hecate had said before that the real "Path of Theseus" was the evolution towards hive consciousness.
The swarms of bees transmit messages to each other through the pheromones they leave behind and through their dancing gestures.
The Road of Theseus completes the sharing of information through emotional connection.
This sounds somewhat similar to the fact that he can control two bodies at the same time through the Janus program. But just like two kickers and anti-gravity aircraft can go to the sky, the actual difference between the two is huge in Jiang Zhou's view.
There is no delay or loss between yourself and the controllable elements, and at the same time, all information that both parties can feel is completely shared. Moreover, based on the cognitive enhancement of both parties, immediate support can be provided to the other party.
But the Path of Theseus, at least until depth 3, can only rely on "emotions" to make connections.
However, if the final evolutionary form of this path is hive consciousness, is it really only the emotional connection that will be used to connect individuals?
"What about Depth 4?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou asked.
Fanny was silent for a while, and then said:
"Do you know why this upgrade path requires the installation of 'Pegasus' at depth 3?"
Then, without waiting for Jiang Zhou to answer, she answered herself:
"Because at Depth 4, they will need to conduct a deep scan of their brains every once in a while to save their personality as data. For this reason, their brains need to be repaired all the time."
"You mean..."
Recalling the information Hecate shared with him before, Jiang Zhou thought of a possibility.
"Depth 4 of the Road of Theseus requires you to digitally save and back up your personality at any time to ensure that the Ship of Theseus will not completely collapse.
"It is said... that this upgrade path is the evolutionary path designed by Janus for the first deep diver."
(End of chapter)
