Prometheus's system told Xiao Ran many things, but the more it said, the more Xiao Ran noticed. Prometheus's Main System was indeed an entity with its own intelligence, yet that intelligence did not possess the autonomy, personality, and traits that Eagle and the others had.
What was certain was that Prometheus's Main System possessed a far higher level of intelligence than Eagle and the others. In every respect, it surpassed Eagle by countless leagues; there was no doubt about that. Otherwise, it could never have controlled an existence like Prometheus. Yet it was also exceptionally rigid, absolutely incapable of violating whatever those core directives were. It was more like a powerful but old-fashioned, pedantic Overseer that silently carried out its duties.
As for Eagle's kind, it was obvious that Super AI had gone completely off the rails. A robot with a cleanliness obsession—who could even imagine that?
Although Xiao Ran did not know what great being had created Prometheus, just a few brief exchanges had already given him a deeper understanding of it.
For a moment, a thought suddenly arose in Xiao Ran's mind: he had to find out what Prometheus's core directives truly were. And what Prometheus had said about something going wrong with his world also left him puzzled.
With that in mind, Xiao Ran directly asked, "You keep mentioning core directives. What exactly are they?"
"Your authority is insufficient for me to answer that question."
Xiao Ran had already suspected that he would not get an answer, but he had not expected Prometheus to say that his authority was insufficient. So he continued, "What level of authority is required to obtain the answer?"
"The highest authority: Marshal."
Xiao Ran raised his brows. His current authority was only that of a brigadier general; who knew how long it