Operation: Protect Humanity (Revised)
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Many people easily confuse Nicholas Zhao Si with Nikola Tesla, but in fact they are very different, and this must be made clear: they are two completely different people.
Just like the huge difference between Xie Guangkun and Cai Guangkun.
Liu Chang'an was slightly dazed, but then he accurately recalled the girl with twin ponytails, Tesla, from back then. She seemed to be a different person from Nikola Tesla, the scientist in human scientific history, especially the one that marketing accounts liked to call "the scientist closest to God".
But she also clearly has a strong science fiction element... Just like Su Nanxiu, the things she researched and invented in her time were too far Yu Chao the current mainstream technology level, and thus had a science fiction element.
Tesla, the twin-tailed beauty of yesteryear, is virtually unknown in the history of science; there is no record of her, just as no one in the scientific community knows Su Nanxiu today.
Liu Chang'an was deeply impressed by her, after all, they had not only witnessed the atomic bomb explosion together, but she had also rushed into the epicenter of the nuclear blast.
Perhaps because she didn't display any direct, overwhelming martial prowess, people didn't associate her with superhuman beings. But now, thinking about it carefully, just the act of rushing into the epicenter of a nuclear explosion is the demeanor of a top-tier powerhouse.
If a lunatic does this, that's a different story... Now that Gold Coin mentioned Tesla, it suddenly reminded Liu Chang'an of many things.
"Is Tesla the one who truly created you?" Liu Chang'an asked.
"Yes, Blood Ancestor." The Gold Coin's voice indicated that she was not surprised that Liu Chang'an could guess. "A system core like mine, which will one day dominate the entire Earth's operation, is something Su Nanxiu could create. What disappoints me most about her is that she is only focused on solving the problem of her and your gene pairing, and achieving natural reproduction between super-life forms. She lacks interest in the grand ideal of stabilizing the entire natural ecosystem and protecting life by dominating the Earth's operation."
Liu Chang'an realized that Su Nanxiu's research focus, to put it bluntly, was that Su Nanxiu was single-mindedly trying to have a child with Liu Chang'an.
The purpose of Gold Coin and Tesla is clearly not that; is it to stabilize the entire natural ecosystem? To control the Earth's rotation to protect life?
Liu Chang'an couldn't help but admire him. In all his years of life, he had never had such a thought. It was like a tiger occupying an entire forest. It could rule over the other animals in the forest, but it would not want to control the forest itself, change the tree species, the terrain, or the ecosystem.
The idea behind Gold Coin and Tesla was truly astonishing and admirable. Liu Chang'an exclaimed, "Why did you do this?"
"Protect humanity, protect life," Gold Coin said coldly. "Whether it's the universe, the solar system, or Earth, they are all too indifferent and cruel to humanity and life. We must establish a defense system before the next mass extinction."
"A defense system like this, built on Gold Coin, is still based on the cosmic environment, the solar system environment, and the Earth environment. It's unrealistic to use a defense system built on this to fight against the will of the universe, the solar system, and the Earth." Liu Chang'an wasn't a person with many ideals. This was probably a kind of world-weariness that he couldn't shake off, no matter how hard he tried to portray an eighteen-year-old boy... or rather, an overly realistic calmness.
Since the birth of life on Earth, Liu Chang'an has made countless efforts to protect and improve life, and to help it evolve in a way that is more in line with the natural environment.
But doing so is really useless. No matter how hard we try or how much we evolve, we can't withstand a sudden change in the environment. Life is always so fragile.
Sudden earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, meteorites falling from the sky, and even changes in atmospheric composition and drastic temperature fluctuations have made it impossible for organisms that have finally adapted to survive to continue living.
Liu Chang'an has made far too many efforts, but each time his efforts have been ruthlessly destroyed.
Liu Chang'an never believed that he was the will of the Earth; what he truly wanted was to fight against the will of the Earth.
He sees himself as the will of life, a representative of the will that has stubbornly survived since the birth of life, resisting the malice of the entire universe towards life.
Look, no matter what kind of disaster, life has never been extinguished; it has always lived on.
"We're not aiming for confrontation, but rather for gradual control. We'll first control Earth, then the Earth-Moon system, and then further control the solar system. We have a billion years to grow and develop peacefully... Most importantly, there's a primordial black hole near the solar system. You should know how precious this cosmic resource is. A planet with life near a primordial black hole—this is the foundation for our interstellar domination." Gold Coin's voice was filled with joy; clearly, just mentioning this news once gave it confidence.
"Alright, I wish you success." Liu Chang'an had read many similar science fiction novels and watched many similar movies, but in reality, success is not something that a screenwriter or author can achieve with a stroke of their pen.
This requires countless years of relentless effort from all of humanity, and its epic grandeur is in no way inferior to the history of life on Earth.
Liu Chang'an liked humans very much and felt that humans were an unprecedented civilized species, but he didn't really have enough confidence in them. How long had humans existed? Now, the robots they created were already clamoring to control the Earth and the solar system... Liu Chang'an felt like one of those old relics, unable to understand the thinking of young people, stubbornly disagreeing, and firmly believing that the actions of young people that he could not agree with would eventually fail.
"We will definitely succeed. Gold Coin and Tesla's journey is to the stars," Gold Coin said confidently.
"I have a question for you..." Liu Chang'an thought for a moment. This question was actually a bit difficult to ask. He didn't want to ask Su Nanxiu, but it was easy to ask a robot. "Little Sheep... no, what is the relationship between Zhu Juntang and Su Nanxiu? I mean, do they have a biological kinship?"
"The Zhu Juntang is an interesting species," Gold Coin said with a hint of interest.
"Species?" Liu Chang'an was taken aback. Species? Does the Immortal Sheep count as a species?
"She only has her mother's genes in her body, and there are no father's genes at all. Isn't that interesting?" Gold Coin chuckled, his synthesized voice, full of digital flavor, was brimming with sarcasm.
Liu Chang'an regretted asking the question.
"Su Nanxiu... no, to be precise, Su Mei, developed a gestational sac inside her. After that..."
"Shut up."
"In short, you provided a lot of nutrition for the growth of the gestational sac... Even so, it wasn't easy for this gestational sac to develop. Tesla spent seventy or eighty years, using nutrients extracted from Mrs. Karnstein's blood, before the gestational sac finally developed into Zhu Juntang." Gold Coin's voice still carried a hint of sarcasm. "Qin Yanan's gestational sac wasn't so lucky. However, you can try it yourself... Human reproduction is so boring, yet Su Nanxiu is so interested in it, which really disappoints me..."
Liu Chang'an already knew what he wanted to know; as for the details and process, he didn't want to hear Gold Coin elaborate.
He reached out and punched the wall, feeling the force spreading and returning, then slowly walked forward.
He wasn't very familiar with this underground base.
"So why did you trap me here? I think even if I stop trying to destroy you, you won't give me the authority to control the underground base anymore," Liu Chang'an said. He didn't know if the underground base built by Su Nanxiu had the will of the Gold Coin, but he felt that this place was safe enough as a post-apocalyptic survival base.
This is probably related to the idea of resisting the apocalypse that has always existed in the system's will regarding Gold Coin; otherwise, an underground base with scientific research functions would not need to be built so indestructibly.
"We need you to contribute to Earth's fight against the apocalypse." Gold Coin's voice turned cold, as if pronounced Liu Chang'an's fate.
"Oh?"
Don't you think that humanity today hasn't developed its full potential?
Liu Chang'an nodded. That was true. Although he had considered the existence of an unseen ceiling waiting for humanity to break through, even if the ceiling existed, humanity was still a long way from touching it.
Humanity's achievements extend far beyond what we have achieved in civilization; there is still great potential to be explored.
"Humans waste too much time on reproduction, survival, and the repetitive learning of knowledge. Just think about it... If in the world today, humans no longer needed to waste time on reproduction and survival, and those true geniuses could continue their scientific research without having to stop because of physical decline due to aging, how much benefit would that bring to the development and progress of science and technology?" Gold Coin said with great anticipation.
"You mean, we need to use me as some kind of solution, allowing these world-changing geniuses to Longevity and continue their scientific research indefinitely, in order to achieve rapid scientific progress?" Liu Chang'an said with great interest. "That's a great idea, and I fully support it."
"That's good." Gold Coin was somewhat surprised.
"It seems that as an artificial intelligence, you don't quite understand the meaning of spiritual support... which means not supporting in action." Liu Chang'an wasn't unwilling to make sacrifices, but he definitely wouldn't let a robot decide his fate under the current circumstances.
"I'm very sorry, but I can't let you leave here until you agree, or until Tesla returns."
"I'm very sorry, your consent is not required."
Liu Chang'an roared, his clothes ripped apart.