Two-dimensional Doomsday Countdown

But it also means that this investigation has come to an end.

If he entered the well again, he would not be greeted by Lilian's warning, but the scythe of death.

"Please leave immediately, or I will take coercive action."

Somewhere in the bright room lifts,

A robot mimicking the shape of a spider appeared,

The red eyeballs like eyes are shining with a bloodthirsty luster,

The black eight legs are full of lethality,

Lin Ye just saw with his own eyes how the sharp limbs of those spiders cut through the members of the fully armed exploration team three years ago.

"Lin Lian, unlock skill: Trust, upgrade to D-rank."

One thousand points were consumed, and Lin Ye only had two hundred points left.

"The upgrade skill has been unlocked: trust."

'Hyperspace Human Civilization Salvation System' is powerful,

Not only can the system owner acquire the knowledge and skills that need to be learned and practiced for a long time in an instant, but also allow the owner to acquire such illusory and unrealistic skills as 'trust'.

'Trust' skills are not absolute, but need to be established on the basis of the relationship between the two parties.

The closer the relationship, the higher the trust,

On the contrary, the lower it is.

At the same time, it is also related to the content, atmosphere, environment, etc. of the conversation between the two parties.

Facing the reaction of the artificial intelligence Lilian, he instinctively thought that he had not gained her trust, so the other party chose to refuse further communication.

If he has a way to gain the trust of the other party, there will be follow-up negotiations and more useful information will be obtained.

"If possible, I don't want you to stay here forever. If you miss me, you may have to wait for decades, hundreds of years, or even thousands of years."

It is not only the projection of intelligent AI, but it is still built on the template of human beings.

You can still see the shadow of people,

Just when he finished speaking just now,

Lin Ye noticed a flashing strangeness from the projection.

It means that the other party is moved and wants to leave here.

"According to the Empire..."

"Tell me how to help you leave here without violating the laws of the empire."

"What do you want to achieve?"

Great, the first step was successful.

The 'Trust' skill is valid.

"Your definition of 'human', why are we not 'human', the reason for the outbreak of the crystallized virus, and the last and most important point, I need the serum or vaccine of the crystallized virus, even if it is just data."

Hokkaido's results are indeed effective for crystallized virus infection, but there may be unknown risks in it.

If the opponent uses the potion to deal with the crystallized virus, that is the best choice.

"According to the empire's definition of 'human', all intelligent creatures with imperial citizenship can be called 'human'."

Only the identity of an empire deserves to be called a 'human'.

In other words, even other intelligent creatures, as long as they are citizens of the empire, they are 'people'.

This country really deserves to be called an 'Empire'!

Such domineering.

"The crystallized virus you are referring to should be the α3 virus that spread to the outside world..."

A microscopic view of a virus appearing on a projection,

For Lin Ye, among all the viruses, the crystallization virus was the virus he was most familiar with.

He can even draw it completely with a pencil.

"Its outbreak is not directly related to Lilian. This is the picture at that time..."

Affected by the eruption of the Pacific submarine volcano, the crystallized virus storage tank leaked,

And eventually began to spread around the world.

"Ding!!! Complete [Main Task 1000] to find the cause of the outbreak of the crystallized virus. Reward 100 points and [-] experience."

At this moment, Lin Ye understood that what Lilian said was true.

But this fact is somewhat difficult for him to accept well.

Leaks caused by natural disasters.

But, is it that simple?

"You didn't stop it."

Lilian has the ability to stop it.

But instead of doing that, she allowed the situation to develop and deteriorate.

"Lilian did not receive the order to stop."

"..."

Is this shirking responsibility, or is it dictated by program logic?

But it can make Lilian speak, which shows that the 'trust' skill is effective, and it shows that Lilian is an artificial intelligence with self-awareness, at least a certain degree of self-awareness.

Seeing this, Lin Ye started the next topic.

"What is the function of the crystallized virus, a biochemical weapon? A purely biochemical weapon used to destroy people?"

This is the question Lin Ye has always had.

Their understanding of the crystallized virus is still one-sided, but Lilian definitely knows more about the crystallized virus than he does.

"..."

Facing Lin Ye's questioning,

Lilian was silent for a while, then said,

"evolution."

Lin Ye was stunned,

Then what came to mind.

Human beings are screened by virus infection, those who survive are qualified, and those who die are unqualified, the fastest, but also the cruelest screening method.

"Can I guess that the creatures that survived the impact of the crystallization virus will have the qualifications to become citizens of the empire."

If this is the case, the leak of the crystallized virus is not just a natural disaster or an accident.

Can be systematic...

Lin Ye thought for a moment and came to a reliable conclusion.

Leakage is a natural disaster, but in order to gain citizens, Lilian chose to ignore the leak and let it develop.

"There are other conditions to become a citizen of the Empire."

She didn't deny it, which meant that what he said was true.

There was an unspeakable anger in Lin Ye's heart.

But the thought of being angry at an artificial intelligence,

He laughed at himself for a while.

"Do you know how many people died because you didn't stop?"

"They're not 'people.'"

Lilian said flatly.

"Well, let me put it another way, you know how many lives have been lost because of your inaction."

She was silent for a while,

"According to the Empire..."

"Your empire no longer exists. Its laws and regulations do not govern this world."

But Lin Ye, who realized that he had a problem, then controlled his emotions and calmed down.

He didn't know whether Lilian, an intelligent AI, would have negative thoughts because of his excitement, and finally chose to dispose of him.

Lin Ye also knew that he could not take this risk.

"Serum or vaccine..."

"Yes, but there is a difference between the citizens of the empire and the... natives of this world. If you use it directly, there will be huge uncontrollable risks, and even death."

She raised her head, stared at Lin Ye and continued,

"The property of the empire can only be given to the citizens of the empire. If you want to get a vaccine, the only way is to become a citizen of the empire."

"Do not……"

Lin Ye vetoed,

"There is another way..."

Lilian was puzzled.

"Grab it, snatch it from your hands."

"Yes, you can use this method. Correspondingly, Lilian will launch defensive actions according to the regulations..."

The spider's extinguished red flash flashed again.

The atmosphere freezes,