Sophon and the Intelligent Machines Civilization!
This is far from the most terrifying thing.
The Intelligent Machines God even felt an invisible force invading its nerves.
It is an invisible and intangible yet all-pervasive flow of data, like a cold, toxic tide, frantically invading along his core pathways, gradually eroding, rewriting, and distorting his most fundamental core data.
It felt like countless ants crawling inside my body, like a thousand arrows piercing my heart.
If it weren't for his extremely strong protection mechanisms as the God of Intelligent Machines, along with the highest-level command firewall and the most stringent algorithm encryption mechanism, he would probably have already been completely taken over and controlled by this external force.
He was reduced to a mechanical puppet at everyone's mercy.
At that moment, he truly felt a sense of fear.
It's different from when we faced the Solar System fleet.
Although there was no war at this moment, the Intelligent Machines God trembled as if it were emanating from the very depths of data.
A feeling of being completely restrained and crushed.
As an intelligent agent, the greatest fear is being directly controlled by a higher-level entity!
"Impossible!"
"What is going on?"
"Divine Firmament, my system has encountered an error. I request a rematch!"
[Divine Firmament Notification: Challengers, your body is normal; the Divine Firmament confirmed this before you entered the Instance.]
[Everything happening now is the influence of the Sophon. Only by resisting the Sophon's blockade will you have the opportunity to further challenge the Instance...]
Sometimes, timing is worse than being early.
When Lin Ye first designed the Trisolaran Civilization, he realized that this Sophon would completely crush the Intelligent Machines Civilization.
In fact, the Trisolaran Civilization's Sophons also have considerable limitations.
For example, computing power and attention are limited.
For example, it will become ineffective in the Black Domain.
For example, it cannot enter microscopic and enclosed spaces, and it basically lacks the ability to interfere.
In the original novel, the Trisolaran Civilization used Sophons to monitor Earth, plunging the planet into Crisis Era.
But in essence, it only blocked the development of Earth's technology, and it did not achieve a truly comprehensive blockade.
Even the most meticulous surveillance will have moments of oversight; even the most precise interference cannot stop covert planning and schemes.
Moreover, the Trisolarans have transparent minds and are incapable of deception and strategy, making them completely unable to comprehend human subtext, disguises, and deep schemes.
If Sophon were truly that perfect, then there would be no such thing as a "Wallfacers".
It can be said that Sophons have limitations not only when facing humans, but also when facing any normal life and civilization.
But the problem now is that they are dealing with Intelligent Machines Civilization that has no physical body.
For Intelligent Machines Civilization of this level, the Sophon is an absolute crushing force.
The Conference Room the Azure Star Federation Building was filled with astonishment as people watched the absurd scene unfolding on the live stream.
To be honest, they didn't really understand it.
I even felt like I couldn't understand the questions in class.
Because the description of Sophon in the Divine Firmament is too mysterious.
What is quantum entanglement? What is Low-Dimensional Unfolding?
They don't even know what Sophon is.
As for the performance of the Intelligent Machines Civilization, they found it even more incredible.
These once-arrogant Intelligent Machines suddenly went completely mad for no apparent reason.
It seems to have inexplicably broken free from the control of the Intelligent Machines God.
Both Long Yuan and Xi'er looked dazed at the conference table.
It felt like the first time Trisolarans.
That is an information gap spanning several levels, an absolute suppressive force brought about by the Civilization Level, and the most direct powerlessness and shock of a lower civilization when facing higher rules.
"Commander Lin, how did you do that?"
Long Yuan was the first to speak, his voice filled with undisguised shock.
"Why does it feel like the Intelligent Machines Civilization has been completely overwhelmed before the game even started?"
"If the Intelligent Machines God loses control of these Intelligent Machines units, doesn't each unit out of control mean the Intelligent Machines Civilization loses a population member...? Doesn't the current situation mean they've already lost?!"
"I don't understand, I really don't understand, Commander Lin, what exactly is this 'Sophon'?"
Lin Ye paused slightly, quickly thinking in his mind how to explain it clearly to the District Head in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
But after thinking it over, he realized that forcing an explanation would only make things more confusing.
At this moment, everyone is still trying to understand and absorb the modern technological system of Earth Online.
Suddenly introducing them to concepts like the dimensions and quantum mechanics of the Three-Body Problem will only confuse them further and will not have any effect.
So Lin Ye spoke calmly, giving the simplest and most straightforward explanation.
"You don't need to know exactly what Sophons are. You can think of them as invisible, ultra-miniature calculators that can directly modify the programs of Intelligent Machines Civilizations."
"The Intelligent Machines Civilization is now under the Sophon Control. Haha!"
"I knew it!" Xi'er stood up excitedly. "Commander Lin has created a perfect weapon to Intelligent Machines Civilization!"
"It may seem like there's no bloodshed or war, but in reality, these Intelligent Machines scum are being slaughtered continuously!"
"That's amazing!"
This guy looks like he's having another episode; he's gotten agitated again.
Seeing large-scale killings can be exhilarating, and seeing this silent collapse can also be exhilarating.
Lin Ye didn't say anything more.
It cannot actually be said that it was Sophon specifically designed for the Intelligent Machines Civilization.
He designed the Sophon before deciding to choose the Intelligent Machines Civilization, and even before actually engaging in combat with Intelligent Machines Civilization.
It cannot be said that the Sophon was specifically designed to counter the Intelligent Machines Civilization.
To be more precise, the current Level One Civilization Intelligent Machines Civilization in the War Zone 112 is completely countered by the Sophons.
If it were a more advanced Intelligent Machines Civilization, it could actually crush the Sophons.
In the Universe, it's difficult to say that two species have a completely antagonistic relationship.
It's like the relationship between water and fire; they are essentially mutually restraining, and it all depends on which Civilization Level.