Ti was slowly ticking down.
Ves was acutely aware of how much ti had passed and how many more minutes he had left.
As much as he was interested in continuing to talk about the new and rapidly escalating voribug threat, Ves did not forget about his original goals.
"Can we please get back to the original topic?" Ves asked as he gestured to the projection of the draft design of a Polytal ch. "As we have established before, my personal Polytal ch will consist of two fundantal smart tal products, the NanoGatherers and the NanoSmiths. This should be enough to serve as a productive foundation for my Polytal ch. I think that I can produce remarkable results if I turn this smart tal ch alive."
The Web Mistress looked intrigued. "You already possess a solid plan for your future Carmine ch. What aid do you seek from , young man?"
"I have several questions where your input is welco, Your Excellency. First, I roughly understand what will happen if I turn a smart tal ch alive. Only the collective is alive. The individual nanomachines are sadly not clever enough to be alive by themselves. They're too small and rudintary to develop this quality. They are also just components rather than fully self-contained units."
The Devil Tiger was his first true smart tal ch. It possessed several interesting qualities that Ves never fully appreciated at the ti. It was only now that he had beco a Senior ch Designer with ambitions to develop a Polytal ch that his first smart tal ch as well as tiger ch possessed a lot of reference value.
What Veronica learned from studying the present incarnation of the Devil Tiger both delighted and disappointed Ves.
His father possessed excellent control over his now-ace ch as a single unit, but he was unable to exert precise control over the individual nanomachines. It was only the programming as well as the living personality of the Devil Tiger that could perform such a feat.
Perhaps the only way for his father to gain total granular control over the individual nanomachines was to beco a god pilot, because by that point he would rge with his living ch.
That should probably work out for Ryncol Larkinson. He did not possess the ntal capacity to control an astronomical amount of nanomachines directly. He never expressed a need to control nanomachines to such a surgical extent either. He was more than happy with his present level of control over his battle partner.
Unfortunately, that did not align with Ves' own demands.
He had beco a much more capable ch designer than when he initially developed the Devil Tiger on a whim.
Ves also had access to much better technology as well as materials.
With such luxurious conditions, he owed it to himself to design a smart tal Carmine ch that completely raised the ceiling of what was possible and set a new standard in the ch industry!
Ves outlined his ambitious demands to the Star Designer.
"My wishlist for my personal Polytal ch can be boiled down to three key features." He said. "The first one is what I call Polylife. I not only want to find a way to make each and every individual nanomachine alive, but also grant them the ability to pool their intelligence in a very intimate and unbreakable kinship network. I want each of them to rge their spiritualities together in a superintelligence of sorts that is greater than the sum of its parts. The more nanomachines in the pool, the smarter and more alive my Polytal ch has beco. What do you think about this idea, Your Excellency?"
This was the first ti he shared this radical concept to anyone. He had never bothered to share this crazy idea to Gloriana or his RA liaisons because their perspectives were too limited to appreciate the greatness of this idea.
Ves hoped that a Star Designer would be different. The one sitting before him should not only be smart enough to understand the intricacies of his idea, but hopefully be able to offer concrete tips and advice on how to realize it. He urgently needed guidance on how to translate his imagination into a concrete ch design.
The Web Mistress genuinely looked interested at this point.
"You have presented a difficult puzzle to , Ves. Do you even have a plan to turn every individual nanomachine alive?"
"I do. I would not co here if I haven't figured out at least that much, though I still need to flesh out the chanics of my action plan. What I am struggling with is how to tie all of these nanomachines into a small and most importantly unbreakable kinship network of sorts. As stated earlier, I want all of the NanoGatherers and NanoSmiths — or at least their original batch — to not only be alive on an individual basis, but form a superintelligent amalgamation that will constitute the main living ch."
The Web Mistress understood the key point.
"You believe that forming them into a strong network with my assistance will enable you to realize this Polylife concept, is that correct?"
Ves nodded. "Yes. I may be able to figure it out myself through lots of trial and error, but that requires to commit a huge amount of ti and effort. I can't spare that much these days. I would like you to help draft the outline of a more complex 'kinship network' that can satisfy my demands."
The Web Mistress looked at the projection of the draft design of the Polytal ch with a different mindset.
Knowing more about what Ves had in mind interested her a lot. This was definitely one of the boldest ideas that she had heard from a young Senior ch Designer.
Most ch designers who heard about his Polylife concept would dismiss it as pure fantasy that was impossible to translate into reality, but she was different.
Star Designers rarely if ever dealt with impossibilities.
They were so much more capable than other ch designers that they were limited by ti and resources far more than competence and ability.
In other words, almost anything was possible to a Star Designer. They just had to find it worthwhile and cost-effective enough to pursue an ambitious project.
Not every Star Designer would think so, but the Polylife concept happened to be a viable design application to the Web Mistress!
"You have approached the correct Star Designer." She complinted him. "I am able to devise the steps you need to take in order to have a good chance of realizing this Polylife concept for your smart tal ch. It will appear as if you are creating a heavily altered version of a kinship network. It is much more limited in scope and lacks a true nexus of sorts. It will also be more difficult to expand. Adding more smart tal to your Polytal ch will not imdiately upgrade the superintelligence. It may take days or weeks for the new additions to be fully assimilated."
That last part surprised him. "Why does it take much longer for the new nanomachines to assimilate into this 'Polylife Network' or whatever?"
"That is because the nature of the network has changed too much. The absence of a nexus will remove a critical weak point to your Polylife ch. Theoretically, each nanomachine can be eliminated and replaced by new ones without negatively affecting the whole."
"I am familiar with the Ship of Theseus concept." Ves ntioned. "I always take advantage of that when upgrading my existing living chs."
"That is clever, but it is also reflection of the looseness of the living traits of your chs." The Web Mistress gently chided him. "The 'Polylife Network' that I have envisioned will strengthen and harden it against external tampering and attacks, but it will also make it much more difficult to adapt to rapid changes."
Ves' eyes lit up. "Can these asures be used to strengthen other kinship networks such as my own Larkinson Network?"
"Nya?"
Even the Golden Cat who had previously been napping in the last half hour perked up after hearing this possibility.
However, the Web Mistress shook her head.
"Do not get your hopes up, Ves. It is theoretically possible to reverse engineer my specific solution for your Polylife Network and apply the sa principles to the Larkinson Network, but the conditions are completely different. A small-scale local area network is incomparable to one that rivals the galactic net in scope."
Ves grew disappointed, but he did not dispute her words. It was ridiculous for him to think that it would be that easy to translate the benefits to the Polylife Network to normal kinship networks.
"So what do I need to know about this Polylife Network?"
"There are several points that you need to be aware of. I am unable to create this Polylife Network myself. Only you can do so as you are the living ch specialist. I am therefore unable to verify whether it is viable enough for you to produce a successful outco. In the event that you are able to create your Polytal ch as you have envisioned, your new living ch may not behave as you expected."
Ves frowned when he heard that second part. "What do you an by that, Your Excellency?"
"Have you ever spent much thought on the form this 'superintelligence' will take? I am unable to determine how intelligent you can make each and every individual nanomachine. Regardless of that, even if every single NanoGatherer and NanoSmith is only as alive and intelligent as an ordinary bee, their quantity is so vast that lding them together in a Polylife Network will result in the birth of an amalgamated life that far exceeds anything that you have produced with your living chs up to this point."
He froze as he thought about what she said. He admittedly put a bit of thought behind how smart or how stupid this superintelligence may be, but he possessed so little data and knowledge about it that he could not make any solid predictions.
The Web Mistress evidently suspected that the most likely outco would be an unprecedentedly powerful and intelligent living ch!
"All of my latest living chs, especially the ones that I have designed and crafted in person, are what I call third order living chs." Ves explained. "They are as intelligent and sapient as baseline humans. They are even better at certain aspects, especially when they grow older and more experienced. If what you are saying is right, my Polytal ch may be able to reach the fourth threshold of a living ch. It is one that I have yet to define or even imagine, but if your theory is correct… my Polytal ch may actually break the barrier of a third order living ch, if only on a conditional basis."
He never imagined that his Polytal ch may be the first living ch to beco a fourth order living ch!
Even if it did not truly reach the fourth order due to the nature of its existence, what mattered was that Ves could study his machine extensively and gather lots of data on the traits that made it different from his previous works.
It was like gaining a preview on what he was capable of if he mastered his specialization further.
His analysis and conclusion would subsequently help him develop a genuine fourth order living ch in the future!
Perhaps his Polytal ch may only be classified as a pseudo-fourth order living ch.
This was because it could theoretically regress back into a third order living ch if it lost a lot of smart tal.
Yet Ves did not see any reason to quibble over this circumstance as the only other alternative was a regular third order living ch.
"Are you not afraid of what you may inadvertently bring to life, Ves? What if your creation escapes your control?"
"I am not afraid." Ves said with a smirk. "That is because I intend to form a Polytal Pact with it right away. As long as we are bound by blood or rather smart tal, the two of us are completely tied together. That should be enough to ensure its loyalty and obedience."
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