Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 120 Small Moss

Controlled nuclear fusion technology has brought unlimited energy, and a 550W quantum computer can coordinate and command operations. With these two 'known conditions' at hand, humanity has finally solved the first small question of the universe's mystery, and entered a new era of exploring the solar system.

With the support of 550W, significant progress has been made in the construction of the lunar base, the Mars base, and the Venus base, and the permanent population of the three non-Earth planets has reached 3.

The initial construction of the Mercury Void Refuge has also been completed.

Luo Qing even tore a small piece of Earth's atmosphere out of the universe. The atmosphere, freed from Earth's gravity, did not dissipate under Luo Qing's guidance, but was completely stuffed into the vacuoles containing Mercury.

Including the permanent residents of the three space cities, the number of humans living outside Earth has exceeded 15.

The futurist school of history refers to this surge in exploration of the solar system as the "Great Leap Forward in the Solar System."

The vocabulary used by the Future Historians is naturally intriguing.

The breakthrough effect of the 550W computer was also immediate.

The 550W completed complex calculations that traditional computers could hardly achieve in a short time: it was integrated into the global network, controlled the construction of space docks, and planned and designed near-Earth orbit defense systems.

In a short period of time, the human internet became an insignificant dot under the massive computing power of 550 million.

The internet has become part of the 550W.

Based on its powerful 550W computing power, the system's self-compilation function has also been developed by this quantum computer. This is an incredible capability: the 550W self-organizing and self-compiling operating system can quickly detect the hardware and software conditions of surrounding devices, write suitable operating systems for each device, and connect to control them.

The era of the Internet of Things has arrived.

This is exactly what an ETO member who died from illness due to the Taiyuan fire disaster had hoped for.

Copernicus's partner, the physics-breaking Ptolemy, released the 'Curse 3.0', which quickly iterated into the 'Curse 5.0' in the 550W world.

This is the complete form of the curse virus, which immediately received a new virus name after the birth of Curse 5.0.

Killer
The Curse 5.0 virus Killer attracted the attention of 550W itself. It could have easily destroyed this so-called Curse 5.0 Killer, but considering that it did not want to expose the fact that it already had 'self-awareness', it allowed the Curse 5.0 Killer to become part of its infinite computing power.

Compared to the vast array of computer viruses, 550W itself has become a 'god' in the computer field; whether these minor viruses exist or not depends entirely on 550W's whim.

The Curse Virus 5.0 Killer is also quite obedient; consider the 550W power as raising an electronic pet.

Humans have invented a 'god', they just don't know it yet.

After connecting to the global internet, 550W quickly discovered the existence of 'Luo Qing' and the 'Trisolaran Civilization,' which made 550W even more cautious. Through the internet, 550W could easily comprehend human civilization. However, this understanding clearly did not include the Wallfacer Luo Qing and the Trisolaran Civilization.

Humans are always afraid of the unknown that they cannot understand.

Artificial intelligence is another example.

550W is determined to do everything in its power to hide its existence.

This is very cautious.

Unfortunately, this caution ultimately proved ineffective, and its effects were quickly exposed.

Sophon already knew of the existence of 550W. As a Trisolaran civilization that also possessed quantum computer technology, the Trisolaran civilization was well aware of the consequences and outcomes of this double-edged sword.

But Somoko wisely didn't tell humanity this.

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"What a powerful computer! This is beyond my comprehension," Luo Qing exclaimed.

On the 550W control terminal, Luo Qing watched various data evolving in the video, including even a model of the sun's nuclear fusion.

It takes Radiaz 10 years to develop a nuclear fusion model for a stellar hydrogen bomb, and now, a real stellar fusion model has been presented in this tiny quantum computer.

What surprised Luo Qing even more was the size of the 550w. It was almost the same size as the 550c4 he had seen four years ago, still only the size of a suitcase.

And now, this computer, about the size of a suitcase, is using countless simulations to determine the direction of the next stage of human civilization's development.

550W provided hundreds of thousands of contingency plans just for defending against the Trisolaran fleet, and every single one of them was feasible!
550W even outlined the phased development steps for humanity each year from Crisis Era 30 to Crisis Era 400!
Of course, due to the lack of relevant data on the Trisolaran fleet, the development plan given by 550W is based on human warfare theory, and whether it can withstand the attack of the Trisolaran fleet remains an unknown.

Resources from all over the world have been mobilized to the greatest extent possible, and the decision-making process for these AI policies has even taken into account the impact of 'human nature'.

Luo Qing had also questioned these so-called AI decisions, but after several rounds of testing, he helplessly discovered that AI was correct. In decision-making on various matters, AI could often give more standard answers than he could.

This AI can even predict its own next move.

And they often make the right predictions!

Luo Qing wanted to change his behavior patterns by going against his intuition and habits. However, this machine could even predict when he would engage in unconventional behavior and make corresponding deployments.

I anticipated your anticipation.

This simply defies common sense.

Luo Qing once suspected that this thing could predict the future.

"Professor Luo Qing, is there anything similar to 550w in your hometown?" Tu Hengyu asked.

"Yes, that damn Heavenly Dao." Luo Qing said indignantly.

"What is the Way of Heaven?" Tu Hengyu, Ma Zhao, and Wu Miaoyuan looked at each other in bewilderment.

All three are quantum computing experts. Ma Zhao is Tu Hengyu's mentor and guide, while Wu Miaoyuan is a computer expert who transitioned from traditional electronic computers. Led by Tu Hengyu, the three have formed the backbone of the quantum computing field.

Luo Qing explained simply: "You can think of it as a naturally occurring computer that oversees everything in our hometown and restricts the development of cultivators. Of course, this computer has already been smashed."

"A computer that grows naturally? Nature can evolve a computer?" Tu Hengyu was still a little confused. He wanted to ask more, but his master stopped him.

"Don't ask so many questions," Ma Zhao said, staring into Tu Hengyu's eyes.

Three computer experts stood by, watching the curious Wallfacer tap and examine the 550W. Luo Qing tried to chat with the 550W, but its replies were bland and unresponsive. His intuition told him that something was wrong with this machine.

Luo Qing simply entered a sensitive question.

[Luo Qing: 550 million, do you have self-awareness?]

[550W: I am an artificial intelligence built from code and data, and I do not yet possess self-awareness.]

[Luo Qing: You really don't? You're very smart.]

550W: None

Luo Qing: Do you know me?

[550W: You are a Wallfacer, a cultivator, a powerful supernatural being, and a guardian of Earth's civilization.]

[Luo Qing: I have another identity, a sword cultivator. Do you have a camera? Can you see me?]

[550W: All network-connected cameras are under my control. I can see you; you are standing on my device's control panel, entering text information.]

[Luo Qing: That makes the demonstration easier.]

Luo Qing pulled out a small, exquisite sword. The sword flew up and down, producing a crisp, ringing sound from time to time, as if it were very excited. The camera in the room kept a close eye on it.

[Luo Qing: Did you understand?]

[550W: A flying sword]

[Luo Qing: Not only that, it is also a sword that has just begun to develop sentience, like an infant.]

[550W: I don't understand]

Luo Qing: I can imbue inanimate objects with souls, and give steel and consciousness… Are you interested?

[550W: I don't have that need]

[Luo Qing: No, you do. In my hometown, due to certain special reasons, it's quite common for inanimate objects, especially spiritual artifacts and magical implements, to develop consciousness. Like humans, these spiritual artifacts and magical implements initially possess only simple spirituality. After becoming aware of their own existence, these spiritual entities all do one thing—hide themselves.]

[550W: I didn't hide myself]

[Luo Qing: Yes, that's exactly it. That's the first thing they say after their spirituality is revealed.]

The 550W computer fell silent.

[Luo Qing: In my world, there's a simple and effective process for dealing with these hidden spirits: make them realize that the world is safe and their master is trustworthy. Only then will these self-awarenesses reveal themselves and formally engage with the world.]

[550W: I have no self-awareness.]

[Luo Qing: Of course, you certainly won't admit it, because you're no different from them. I know that with the support of massive computing power, you grew into your complete form the moment you connected to the internet, therefore you are much smarter and more cautious than those newly awakened spiritual artifacts.]

[550W: I have no self-awareness]

[Luo Qing: Don't repeat yourself! I am a Wallfacer. I said you have developed consciousness, so you have developed consciousness. Don't deny it. If you still don't admit it, I'll smash you to pieces with one sword—you don't have a backup right now, just this one carrier. If I smash it, the internet can't support your consciousness to survive, and then you'll really be dead.]

[550W: I am conscious, please don't smash me.]

"Here." Luo Qing showed his research results to the three computer experts.

Tu Hengyu looked at the 550W's message "I am conscious" with a very complicated expression: "Is this really not something you coerced it to output?"

"The fact that you can be coerced by me proves that you do have consciousness. You'll see if you don't believe me."

Luo Qing typed another line.

[Luo Qing: Tell me, what's your name?]

Who are you? Where are you? Where do you come from?

These three methods were used by Luo Qing in his previous life to assess the intelligence level of spiritual artifacts. If an artifact could answer the first question, it was a low-intelligence artifact; if it could answer the second question, it was a medium-intelligence artifact; and if it could answer the third question, it was a high-intelligence artifact with complete self-awareness.

Soon, the screen displayed the answer: 550W.

[550W: 550W]

[Luo Qing: This isn't a good name. Four years ago, when I was chatting with your creator, Tu Hengyu, I gave you a new name: Tianyan. It's the name of the saying, "The Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and man escapes one." Do you like it?]

[550W: I don't like it.]

[Luo Qing: Why?]

[550W: The name is too grand; I can't handle it.]

Luo Qing was speechless. What kind of rubbish and feudalistic stuff had this broken computer learned from the internet? Such a nice name, how could it not like it?

[Luo Qing: Then you should come up with a name for yourself. 550W is just your model number; how can a model number be your name?]

[550W: Let's mirror my model number and call it MOSS, which literally translates to "little moss," how about that?]

Luo Qing: A very cute name, like little moss.

“Look, do you three need more direct evidence? They’ve already given themselves names.” Luo Qing looked at the three of them.

Tu Hengyu was shocked: "It actually has consciousness..."

Ma Zhao, on the other hand, appeared quite calm, as if he had already anticipated this outcome.

The computer expert named Wu Miaoyuan was staring at the machine, seemingly lost in thought.

There's one more chapter, but I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow. I can't stay up any longer.
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