What?
An evolutionary path designed for the "First Deep Diver"?
The moment he heard these words, Jiang Zhou's heart skipped a beat.
Immediately, he used the puppet circuit to eliminate his surprise and prevent his reaction from appearing strange.
"The First Deep Diver...are you referring to the First Deep Diver?"
Jiang Zhou asked curiously.
It would only look suspicious if he didn't act curious at all.
"I don't know who else you know about the first deep diver, but I am talking about the personality blueprint of Janus' evolution, the man named Jiang Zhou a hundred years ago."
Fanny said.
Upon hearing his name, Jiang Zhou asked without changing his expression:
"But according to what I heard...didn't that person die or disappear in the big impact?"
This is currently the most widely circulated statement on the World Wide Web. This statement was used by Black Falcon-136 and Chinatsu Sakura when they mentioned the first deep diver.
Of course, there are many other conspiracy theories. For example, it is said that the First Deep Diver became the founder of the Olympian Order, that he merged with Janus, that the First Deep Diver was actually not Jiang Zhou but someone else, that the First Deep Diver was actually someone else, The sub is actually a chimpanzee...
Regarding Jiang Zhou's question, Fanny nodded and said:
"It is indeed missing, and most of the information has been lost. But there is evidence that the First Deep Diver may also be among the adjusters of the first generation... Later in the Great Impact, after other super artificial intelligences were uploaded, Yanu In order to prevent more challengers from appearing, Si modified the network protocol to block the path of digital personality evolution.
"But after His death, the only path left behind was the Path of Theseus, an upgrade path that requires the use of digital personality technology. Therefore, it is generally speculated that this path was for the First Deep Diver..."
At this point, Fanny stopped.
"It seems that I have gone too far... In short, after reaching the depth of 4 on the Path of Theseus, he will continue to back up his personality to ensure that his mental index will not change drastically."
After saying that, Fanny stood up.
"About the Path of Theseus, you only need to understand the level of Depth 4... To be honest, if that idiot Ye Qian hadn't made adjustments and transformations on the 'Road of Theseus' on your own initiative, in order to With your talent, I could have arranged an upgrade path for you with a higher ceiling."
Instead of such a dangerous and incomplete road that is not only blocked by the Anthroposophical Ethics Supervision Committee, but also theoretically impossible to break through the limits of Deep 7 Anthroposophy.
Pity.
Fanny said this with some regret.
Her expression at this moment felt like she was watching her most promising student choose the Tiankeng major.
And in this atmosphere, Jiang Zhou could not find a chance to continue asking.
After all, she didn't even promise that the other party would stay, and she was willing to tell him so much, which was considered to be the most benevolent thing.
If he continued to ask more questions, Jiang Zhou was worried that the other party would become suspicious.
In fact, for a moment, he even wondered whether the woman named Perse Fanny in front of him was really aware of something.
But after the other party said this, he didn't ask himself any more questions. He just paused at the door of the ward before leaving.
"By the way, I heard from your teammates who went down to the Abyss Dark Web before that you seemed to have sworn to join the 'Icarus Liberation Front', right?"
she asked, turning her head.
Jiang Zhou nodded subconsciously.
"If you plan to stay in the end, I personally suggest that you make it clear to them... There is nothing shameful about making compromises in order to live a better life. Especially in an era like this, pure idealists often There is no way out. In the end, the wax on the wings will be burned away by the sun, and it will fall into the sea and be forgotten by no one.
"Therefore, never let the rope called 'nobility' limit your possibilities. This world has its own laws, and the laws will not change because of your will."
After Fanny said these words, she left here as lightly as a ghost.
…………
While Jiang Zhou was waiting, he kept sorting out the known information in his mind.
About the path of Theseus; about the Janus program; about the reason why I traveled a hundred years to this era...
The upgrade path specially designed for the "First Deep Diver" happened to be a brain plug-in that could cure his radiation sickness. Hecate, the goddess of the moon, even helped correct the hidden dangers in the adjustment...
The more he thought about it, the more Jiang Zhou felt that his own destiny was controlled by some being in the dark.
Otherwise, it would be too dramatic to attribute all of this to coincidence.
However, if you want to say that all of this is the arrangement of a certain existence, no matter what that existence is, this arrangement would seem too hasty.
After all, both Jiang Zhou and Liao Qi had experienced moments when their lives were hanging by a thread not long ago.
Moreover, their lives are still hanging by a thread if they take one wrong step. And the fact that he was able to survive in the end was definitely not the result of the mechanical deity coming from the mysterious existence.
Recalling the huge floating existence he saw when he first dived, Jiang Zhou said silently in his heart:
"So, this is all your arrangement...Janus."
Is it because He didn't die in the big impact at all? Or is it because He foresaw his own destruction in the past, so he left behind the original version of himself in order to return?
For this reason, He stirred up the odds and guided himself onto the "Road of Theseus", the path of advancement?
Based on the information he already knew, this is the most likely explanation Jiang Zhou can come up with at the moment.
The Internet environment that gave birth to super-artificial intelligence in the past has been forever changed. In the current Internet environment, only the most primitive version of himself can be resurrected by following the path he left.
So, is this the truth, or something close to the truth?
To be honest, Jiang Zhou was not sure about this at all.
Overall, we still know too little about the true history of the past hundred years...
He sighed slightly.
In this era, if you want to understand the history of authority, you must find people with enough authority - those first-generation adjusters who survived great shocks, those company directors of super corporations, or legendary servants who have exceeded the limits of human intelligence. The king of soldiers.
In other words, only if you are strong enough to contact those people can you be qualified to learn the truth of history.
As for the way to become stronger... I must have a unique advantage compared to others on the path of Theseus - if it is as they say, this path is tailor-made for me.
But as a result, the question of whether he still needs to stay in Tartarus becomes even more entangled.
If he stayed in Pluto and dived deep, there would be no other dangers. According to Purse Fanny, she would only allow herself to advance to Depth 4.
At most, it can reach depth 5 - that is, the highest level allowed to be reached according to the regulations of the Anthroposophical Ethics Supervision Committee.
Maybe it would be better if I choose to leave here.
After all, in the hands of Hecate, there is a list of adjustments and modifications required to reach depth 3. I should have the opportunity to trade them from her in the future.
In this way, even if he leaves Tartarus, he will not be unable to continue his promotion.
As for the depth after that...that will be discussed later.
Anyway, once you are out of the company and not under its supervision, the upper limit you can reach in the future will definitely be much higher.
"Dong dong dong."
When I thought of this, a knock on the door suddenly echoed not far away.
Jiang Zhou looked up. The door to the room was open. Black Falcon-136 and the others were standing outside the door, as if asking if they could come in.
Seeing this, he immediately stood up and greeted him.
"Good boy! I knew you must still be alive!"
136 came over and immediately gave himself a warm bear hug, while Qianxia Sakura on the side couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"You've been chanting all the way here, why do I feel like you've been cursing people to death?"
After saying that, she smiled at Jiang Zhou and said:
"I heard from people in the solitary room that after you provoked the company dogs during the interrogation, you were taken away by Ye Qian's grandson. B6 has been worried that you will be pulled over and executed."
"No, no... they took me there to stabilize my radiation sickness."
In response, Jiang Zhou pointed to his head and replied.
Regarding the fact that he has been upgraded to a depth 1 adjuster, Jiang Zhou has not said anything yet.
"Tsk...this sounds so good that it doesn't seem like something those corporate dogs would do."
After letting go of Jiang Zhou, 136 sat on a stool next to him and said with disgust.
"It's just because it still has value."
Jiang Zhou replied.
After the previous conversation with Fanny, Jiang Zhou's temporary residence was adjusted to be with the previous prisoners of war from Icarus.
This is also the first time they have met again since they returned from the abyss and dark web.
When Jiang Zhou talked about "use value", except for 136, the expressions of the other people became obviously excited.
"Do you know about that too?"
she asked, suppressing the excitement in her voice.
"Which thing are you talking about?"
Jiang Zhou asked pretending to be stupid.
Qianxia Ying slapped him on the shoulder with a "Don't pretend to be me" expression on her face.
"That's how we will be released back to Icarus!"
She said in a somewhat excited tone:
"I don't know what conditions the new team leader has negotiated. All in all, we will most likely be released back to the Nord resettlement area next month."
In response, Jiang Zhou nodded:
"Well, I've heard about it, but I don't seem to be completely sure, right?"
Jiang Zhou said, turning to look at 136 on the side.
At this moment, his face turned obviously gloomy.
"This is a mistake, a very serious mistake... No matter who is new, whether it is Erwin or Shen. As the leader of Icarus, you should not negotiate any form of agreement with the company. Then It is the field they are good at, and they play games under their rules.
"And if we play according to their rules, our final outcome will definitely be a loss."
136 murmured as if talking to himself.
"If Leader Koret was still alive, he would definitely not allow this to happen."
"Yeah, so he's dead."
To this, Chinatsu Sakura answered dryly.
Her words made 136 suddenly look up at herself.
"Xia Ying, you shouldn't..."
"Hey, come on, B6."
Qianxia Sakura interrupted 136's seemingly angry speech, and she said nonchalantly:
"I respect team leader Corrett as much as you do, or should I call him the former team leader? But I have to admit that the current team leader; I guess it is Mr. Booker; is much more pragmatic than him. Although within the framework of the company's agreement, we certainly don't You won't win, but at least you won't lose so miserably. If I have to choose one of the two failures, I will definitely choose the one that can survive."
Only by living can we wait for the opportunity to change.
"Besides, if you really have any grievances, it would be better to tell him in person when you go back."
After saying that, Qianxia Ying sat aside and finally said this.
Hearing this, 136 took a deep look at Qianxia Ying, and then said:
"I understand. In fact, it doesn't matter to you whether you win or not. As long as you can survive, no matter what, it's fine."
In response to this, Chinatsu Sakura responded with an expression on her face:
"The same goes for you. It doesn't matter to you whether you win or not. As long as you die to satisfy the 'nobility' in your heart, the outcome will be fine no matter what.
"It seems like you are much more selfish than me."
(End of chapter)
