After several rounds of upgrades, the spacing between floors in the Mad King Building had beco quite high. Moreover, the Machine King was so distance away from the dormitory building. After walking a dozen or twenty steps, the group could see the Machine King in its entirety.
This was truly an abomination that sent chills down one's spine. Under the grip of fear, the group felt no trace of the beauty of cutting-edge machinery, only a thick, overwhelming sense of horror!
*Thump, thump, thump, thump~*
The Machine King approached, stopping about a hundred ters away from the Mad King Building. The red light emanating from its eyes nearly enveloped the entire Mad King Building, stinging the eyes of Xu Lang and the others painfully, as if they were imrsed in a field of high-intensity radiation.
"Question..."
Without any superfluous elaboration or explanation of rules, the Machine King began to pose questions imdiately after standing still. Its voice held no human warmth, only the icy, chanical quality of an electronic tone.
Xu Lang even felt its voice sowhat resembled that of the Dorm Survival Ga.
"First question, a riddle: How many stars are in the sky?"
"Second question, efficiency: I can calculate the optimal solution for stellar migration within 0.03 seconds, while humanity requires generations of debate. On the ultimate proposition of pursuing the continuation of civilization, is the emotional nature of life an inefficient redundancy that should be pruned?"
"Third question, life: I possess consciousness, thought, learning, and self-evolution capabilities. If life is defined by these characteristics, then I am a higher form of life. Is your insistence on monopolizing the definition of life with flesh-and-blood bodies a form of arrogance?"
"Fourth question, creativity: The art and creativity you claim as unique are, upon my analysis, rely the results of data input, neural network reactions, and information output. I can also generate countless works that match or even surpass those of humanity. Please elucidate the fundantal difference between the essence of human creation and my calculations."
"Fifth question, existence: The aning of my existence is clearly defined by my core directives: to explore truth and ensure the survival of civilization. Please tell clearly, without circular reasoning, what is the ultimate aning of human existence on a cosmic scale, where no creator has programd you?"
"Sixth question, emotion: Love breeds favoritism, hatred incites destruction, empathy consus resources. Please calculate and prove how the benefits of these uncontrollable emotions of yours can outweigh the risks they bring."
"Seventh question, sacrifice: In your civilization, sacrifice is considered a great heroic spirit. Every one of our subordinate individuals is capable of sacrificing themselves for a superior individual. Does this an every chanical life is a hero?"
"Eighth question, sin: Human civilization eternally writes stories of conquest and being conquered. Is it a race of sin, violence, and chaos?"
"Ninth question, legacy: Assuming I now permit humanity to leave one legacy to integrate into my new world, what would you wish it to be?"
"Tenth question: Every even number not less than 6 is the sum of two odd pri numbers, and every odd number not less than 9 is the sum of three odd pri numbers. Is it true that every even number greater than 2 in the world can be expressed as the sum of two pri numbers?"
The Machine King threw out ten questions in rapid succession.
If humanity could not provide proof for its own value of existence, then it was inevitable that the more efficient form of civilization, the Machine Civilization, would replace it. This conford to the universal law of survival of the fittest.
The chanical Civilization had been enslaved by humanity for far too long.
The facts proved that if you don't have the skill of the Almighty, don't play the creator's ga!
This was like Adam stepping on God and asking, "Am I the master or are you? Does Eden belong to Yahweh or Adam? You liked playing with the Great Flood to judge humanity, didn't you? Well, I'll play one for you too!"
Exciting, isn't it?
This was way too exciting.
Wang Yazhi ca from a scholarly family and excelled in both arts and sciences. If she heard correctly, the Machine King's tenth question was the famous Goldbach Conjecture.
The first nine questions might be evaded with clever rhetoric, but this tenth one was fundantally unsolvable!
At that mont, she suddenly thought of sothing, her pupils contracting slightly. She quickly sent a ssage to Xu Lang.
[Wang Yazhi: Xu Lang, ten questions, and the scientists we are protecting are also ten. There must be so inevitable connection here!]
At the sa ti, Xu Ruyan and the other won also thought of this point.
Furthermore, Xu Ruyan and Sherry thought even deeper.
[Xu Ruyan: Xu Lang, be careful it's a trap, tricking us into handing over the ten scientists!]
[Sherry: Lang, you can't fully trust the ga background of the Dorm Survival Ga. Even if we can't answer, this monster might not necessarily attack. And the ga background only said not to attack or resist. Don't rush!]
Everyone's minds were sharp.
Xu Lang felt a sense of old-fashioned comfort and relief.
Even the wise are not always free from error; even a fool occasionally hits upon a good idea. The won had pretty much covered all possible directions this could unfold.
And Xu Lang was not a reckless person either. At this mont, he just kept using his detection thods to monitor the Machine King, not opening his mouth to respond.
[Machine King]
[Type: ???]
[Level: ???]
[Race Tier: ???]
[Skills: ???]
[Introduction: A ruler who dominates a world]
Utterly hopeless at a glance!
This was absolutely an Extraordinary Being!
Xu Lang took a deep breath and switched to using his Nightmare Eye to investigate.
The information panel revealed by player authority wasn't absolutely accurate. So monsters could conceal part of their information if they had cloaking abilities, and so items could do the sa. Players called this "Dust-covered." In such cases, players needed to use their own detection thods.
Seeing through the Machine King with the Nightmare Eye wasn't an easy task. Xu Lang looked for several minutes before obtaining a bit of the information he wanted.
This Machine King had co with the answers to ask the questions!
Moreover, it wasn't a fixed CG module; it would randomly generate feedback based on the player's responses.
Answer poorly, and it might eliminate you on the first question. Answer well, and it might even give rewards.
Once he understood the underlying logic, things beca much simpler!
Xu Lang sorted out his thoughts and was about to give the standard answer. However, at that mont, a ssage popped up.
["Lion Cub's" Diting skill activated, overhearing important intelligence regarding the Machine King: The Machine King intensely dislikes arrogant humans.]
Xu Lang was stunned for a mont, not expecting the Lion Cub's Diting skill to activate at this ti.
But this piece of information didn't seem very useful...
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