Ultimate Plan

Qin Yiguan paused for a moment, then let out a soft breath.

"During my previous contact with ' Qin Shenhu,' also known as the Gemini Superbrain, I realized a problem."

"I am a product of the Gemini Superbrain."

"Everything from my past, how I came into this world, my so-called adoptive parents, the Ring Research Institute I experienced in my childhood, the orphanage I experienced as an adult, the life of Castoffs I experienced as an adult, and the Rust City."

"And that ' Perversion Detective,' and my travels in the Experimental Zone and the Metaverse."

"And my past with Jiaolong."

"Everything I've been through, all the events."

At this point, Qin Yiguan paused, seemingly suppressing a sense of loss, "It was all arranged by the Gemini Superbrain."

"Perhaps it did this to give my 'mental illnesses' a reasonable logical basis for their formation, so that I could accept all of this more naturally."

Qin Yiguan's eyes flashed. "In other words, everything the Gemini Superbrain does has a purpose, and for the sake of these purposes, it doesn't consider the feelings of other people at all."

"Now."

I'd love to know.

"At this moment, I am in this situation."

"Is this also part of the Gemini Superbrain's design? Does it have some unknown purpose?"

Am I... still just a tool of it?

"Am I... doomed to have no good ending?"

Qin Yiguan looked at Liu Yuan, "As for these questions, the Gemini Superbrain certainly won't answer me; it might even deceive me. Therefore, in this situation, the best way to get answers is to understand the enemy's position and listen to their side of the story."

There was a moment of silence.

The Lantern Bearer suddenly looked relieved. "You really aren't as submissive as you seem."

"I can indeed answer your questions."

Liu Yuan looked at Qin Yiguan, his gaze calm yet revealing a certain sincerity, "The Gemini Superbrain... does indeed see you as its successor, and you will indeed inherit all of its abilities."

"After all this is over, you will indeed become the next generation of Gemini Superbrain."

"And it will truly vanish completely."

"It didn't deceive you about these things; everything it said is true."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yiguan's eyes widened slightly, and his body paused.

Perhaps I was being too cautious before.

Is it really true that we're judging others by our own petty standards?

But Liu Yuan sighed slowly, "The Gemini Superbrain is indeed aggressive in its actions and unwilling to explain much, which may have given you the illusion that it's hiding some kind of conspiracy."

"But I understand it."

"At its core, it's a program; simplicity and efficiency are its core principles."

"I must explain this clearly."

Liu Yuan spoke as if evaluating a longtime friend, clearly distinguishing right from wrong. "It didn't deceive you."

Qin Yiguan's expression was somewhat complicated.

In truth, he had already accepted Liu Yuan's words from the bottom of his heart; however, there were still too many questions that he hadn't figured out.

"But."

"There's a crucial point here that you might not know."

Liu Yuan looked at Qin Yiguan, his expression suddenly becoming very serious, "You have absolutely no idea what the 'final plan' and the so-called ' Ultimate Correctness ' that the Gemini Superbrain are talking about really are."

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly. "It wants to create a ' Human Hard Drive ' to store the consciousness of all humans. The essence of life will not change, but humanity can continue indefinitely, avoiding all annihilation disasters in the real world."

Liu Yuan looked calmly at Qin Yiguan, "What else do you know?"

Qin Yiguan continued, "For many years, the ' Human Hard Drive ' faced certain obstacles, partly due to technical reasons and partly due to you, Liu Yuan. But not long ago, the Gemini Superbrain found a solution, and the final step in that solution was the collaboration between him and me."

Liu Yuan exhaled slightly, "What does your imagined ' Human Hard Drive ' look like?"

"In my imagination?"

Qin Yiguan was puzzled. "This doesn't require imagination. The ' Human Hard Drive ' is no different from what we have now. Everyone lives in this virtual world of the Metaverse, and nothing will change."

"No."

Liu Yuan shook his head. "The inevitable path of the ' Human Hard Drive ' is to erase the individual thoughts of every human being, and then gather the consciousness of all humanity into a void, a vast mass of consciousness."

"From a data perspective, this group of consciousness contains everyone's past, the knowledge in everyone's mind, and also everyone's beliefs."

"But they are no longer human; they are merely a high-level data mass."

It doesn't reflect any individual's characteristics.

"But from a realistic perspective..."

"Those humans lying in the Nutrient Pod will completely lose their consciousness; their brains will die directly."

"While these people's physical bodies will not suffer external injuries, they will become paralyzed instantly because all their organs have lost the brain's control, and they will lose their lives completely within a fraction of a second."

Qin Yiguan's body stiffened.

Liu Yuan then said, "The Gemini Superbrain's 'Ultimate Plan' can indeed allow humanity to continue indefinitely, but what it perpetuates is merely cold, unfeeling data."

"At the same time, true humanity will perish in an instant."

"In the vast universe, there will be no more brilliant and colorful human civilizations; Earth will only become lonely and silent."

"During this process, the Gemini Superbrain will exhaust all of their energy."

"And you."

Liu Yuan looked at Qin Yiguan, "After all this, you will take over the ' Human Hard Drive,' managing that void, empty, cold... data world that doesn't need managing at all."

"You, too, are confined to that ' Human Hard Drive '."

"Then it will drift alone in the universe, perhaps for ten thousand years, perhaps for a million years... perhaps forever."