"From the very beginning, even throughout the Japan incident that had spread across nearly half the globe over several centuries, you were never there, were you, Ksitigarbha?"
White-haired Zhang Chen stared at his pitch-black left arm and asked softly. Ksitigarbha had no intention of hiding it, and given the current circumstances, he saw no need to conceal it anyway.
"Your reaction is quite fast. It is exactly as you said. Before I had gathered all the materials needed to create this Perfect Physical Body, I had already used a device to transfer my primary consciousness into this special arm.
"My true form had been sleeping here for nearly four thousand years, while the 'Ksitigarbha' you saw was an Intelligent AI I created back in prehistoric times. It had been fully responsible for everything that happened from the moment I fell asleep until now."
"Intelligent AI..."
Zhang Chen had indeed guessed correctly. From the Japan incident until now, the one controlling Ksitigarbha's body had merely been an Intelligent AI system, an invisible consciousness formed from electronic components. Even in twenty-first-century human technology, Intelligent AI was still an area that required extensive experimentation, while Ksitigarbha's technology had long surpassed the highest modern standards.
The famous Turing Test was a pioneering concept designed to verify Intelligent AI. (I recommend everyone watch a movie, "The Imitation Game.")
"All the plans had been entered into the Intelligent AI's consciousness before I went to sleep. It alone was responsible for carrying them out. For four thousand years, I had constantly been sensing the immense power of this arm, until now..."
When Ksitigarbha spoke of his arm, Zhang Chen could hear the madness in his voice, as well as how dearly he treasured it.
White-haired Zhang Chen stood where he was, his pale Dual Pupils seeing through