Half a minute later, it was Little Gray who broke the silence with a low chuckle. There was one part sympathy, two parts concern, three parts consolation, four parts amusement, and ninety parts condescending mockery in that laugh.
At that moment, Yu Lian could even clearly sense her derision toward the other schools. Hopefully, this wouldn't leave the other Enlighteners' relics with a bad impression.
"You see, the built-in protocols and algorithms prioritized strong mental projections. Over the past three thousand years, that created path dependence, which in turn led to the computational fallacy we have now." She laughed, then looked at Yu Lian with a smiling face. "You see, mystery has its place, but it isn't the most important thing. It's better to have someone like Big Sister here, with a normal way of thinking, sound logic, and the ability to move on her own. That makes the job much easier."
Yu Lian felt that, while what she said made sense, something about it still seemed off.
Indeed, he could clearly see displeasure on Feifei and Brunhilde's faces.
Just then, as if to prove the robot lady's messy, heavy-handed analysis right, the Void Crown finally reached a conclusion.
Or rather, this utterly incomprehensible old machine, having determined that it couldn't run that equally incomprehensible Xiangshan code, had gone straight into a stress response.
It stopped trying to choose anyone.
...Well, in a way, the Void Crown might not have been all that intelligent, but at least it understood the basic principle of how the world worked: "Flailing around is better than doing nothing."
Then, all the flowing spiritual light on the ancient ring of black iron suddenly contracted inward, gathering inside the ruby at its center. The gem, like a dragon's eye, blazed so brightly it hurt to look