Chapter 182 The Moment of Decision
"Boss, we are about to enter the area where the Omnic Twilight is located."
Yang Ming answered while holding his coffee, and said slowly: "Report the plans again."
"Okay boss."
Lu's three-dimensional projection appeared at the side, holding up a notebook in a serious manner and talking quickly about the arrangements they had made.
Yang Ming held his coffee and listened attentively.
They will disappear for three months and will not be able to directly contact the outside world in the artificial intelligence twilight. If any enemy disrupts Luofeng, Yang Ming will be caught off guard.
This is probably the risk that must be taken when taking over the fruits of the remains of the advanced Twilight civilization of the intelligent machines.
An emergency monitoring mechanism has been activated within the Luofeng Empire.
The second entity of the law will operate independently, make judgments in their interests based on various situations, and will coordinate on their own if an emergency arises.
Once any trace of the Valkyrie is discovered within the Sherman Empire, it will be immediately marked and tracked.
Additional guards were also added to Adwang's side. With the experience of Adwang's father as a lesson, Yang Ming has always attached great importance to Adwang's safety.
In the next three months, the siblings, Edwan and Emilia, will not leave the range of the cannons of the Ilando Star Palace...
Lu's voice paused.
Yang Ming thought carefully, wondering if there was anything missing.
Kolev is guarded by Mimili, whose strength is already very good among ordinary humans.
Although 026 is unable to act on her own now, she has temporary authority to mobilize the Dark Star Mechanical Corps and can also serve as an assistant to Lu's clone to deal with some emergencies.
"It should be fine."
Yang Ming exhaled softly: "Go in."
The puffer-like warship slowly sailed into the neatly arranged dust belt.
The subtle collision sound appeared again, and the spacecraft slowed down as much as possible, gradually approaching the center point.
No testing;
No questions asked.
After they arrived at the designated location, a ray of light swept across, and Yang Ming and the spaceship disappeared out of thin air.
There wasn't even a ripple in space.
However, Yang Ming still lost his perception for a few seconds. When he regained his sight, he was already in the cold, gray, and dusky building complex.
The lawyer is still conducting a safety inspection.
The three old mechanical thinking bodies in charge here always conduct extremely detailed inspections of mechanical thinking bodies; but for living beings like Yang Ming, they just take a few glances and that's it.
The figure of the patroller, examiner and gravekeeper appeared behind Yang Ming and asked slowly, "Is it to help you transform this ship?"
"Yes," Yang Ming immediately turned around and smiled sincerely, "Can I make a small request this time?"
The examiner smiled and said, "Tell us, we will try our best to satisfy you."
"Make the main gun more powerful," Yang Ming gestured, "The bigger the better. It would be best if we could add a system to kill a single person, something like a dot-matrix gun and a biological individual locking device."
The figure of the old mechanical thinking body was divided into three.
They looked at Yang Ming in confusion.
The examiner asked: "Did your superior life form give you so much pressure?"
"Yes," Yang Ming nodded honestly, "She has already started to hunt Zerg to improve herself. She may have awakened all kinds of strange abilities. I don't have any advantage over her genetically, so I can only make up for it in other ways."
He paused and said in a deep voice: "I really want to survive and inherit this civilization."
The Ranger stroked his chin and thought carefully: "In their plan, you are actually an unexpected product. They actually want to see if they can train new warriors."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows, but the knowledgeable patroller did not continue.
They, are you referring to the Kigrove team?
Or is it some other hidden force?
Even the Fayya civilization?
Yang Ming had no idea for a moment, and the gravekeeper had already brought up the topic.
"We will try our best to help you," the gravekeeper said, "but we can't promise you too much. You know our principles. We can't directly affect the ecology of the galaxy's civilization. We are just observers."
Examiner: "The purpose of modifying your ship is to protect you."
Ranger: “Yes, we must follow the conservation guidelines.”
Yang Ming thought about it carefully, not knowing whether it was a short circuit in his brain or a sudden enlightenment, he said with a firm look:
"As far as I understand tactics, the best defense is offense."
The three old mechanical thinking bodies were stunned.
They seemed to have readjusted their respective logical support.
"That makes sense," the gravekeeper said with narrowed eyes.
The examiner said, "Okay, you are our respected secondary ancient god life form. Next, you need to enter the building in front and soak in the water of the prophet. We will let knowledge irrigate your brain."
The Ranger smiled and said, "Don't worry. You just need to understand and master some basic knowledge. You can also choose some art categories to study. Every outstanding leader must know a little about art."
The gravekeeper sighed, "Your knowledge must be worthy of the civilization you will lead in the future."
"Don't worry," the Ranger said with a smile, "It is the Law that carries the comprehensive technology required for the development of civilization, not you. This is the meaning of the Law's existence."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Does this mean that every examiner is accompanied by a mechanical thinking body?"
The three old mechanics fell silent at the same time.
The examiner smiled and said:
“Okay, it’s time for you to choose the direction to take over.
“What I need to explain to you is that our civilization heritage is divided into two parts.
"The first part is the foundation, which means that no matter which direction you choose, you will carry the basic theories and normal technological applications, including the technology necessary to build a first-level civilization and develop a first-level civilization into a second-level civilization.
"Of course, there is more to a civilized society than just technology. Political forms and art are also important, but we cannot teach you those.
"The second part is extension, which is the direction you choose for yourself. I mentioned this to you before.
“The extension part has many categories, and it also determines where the civilization you build in the future will go.
“I can’t give you any other hints.
"Lü has already started to accept the basics. We will later build her a larger and better-performing main brain so that she can handle this massive amount of information.
"You must now choose the subsequent extended route, then enter this building and study hard."
The examiner had a book in his hand, and the pages turned over, and a wall of light appeared in front of Yang Ming.
The entire universe seemed to be contained in the wall of light.
A beam of light shone forward and passed over Yang Ming's shoulder. Then the light began to split continuously. In Yang Ming's eyes, it evolved into a densely packed and extremely lush tree-like pattern.
Next to the first level of split, two words were marked in a language that Yang Ming could understand.
The above is true;
The following is virtual.
Yang Ming couldn't see the options in the tree diagram clearly, but he could vaguely understand that these were two completely different development paths.
Yang Ming chose truth.
The tree diagram floated backwards, and the three splits of the second level after the truth appeared in front of Yang Ming, with a mark on the side, which was to choose two out of three.
These are the three basic development directions:
Life, machinery, evolution.
Yang Ming couldn't help but have several question marks in his mind.
Shouldn't evolution be within the category of life? Aren't there overlaps in these three options?
Why is evolution singled out?
Yang Ming looked at the branches at the back and could only see that there were three or four different options behind each option, and so on level by level.
"No hints?" Yang Ming asked.
There was no sound around.
Obviously, he had to explore and think on his own.
Yang Ming could only make his brain work...
There must be a reason why evolution is listed separately.
Life represents basic life science related?
No, if we consider the predecessor of the Omnic Twilight, that once highly developed mechanical civilization, its development path should be mechanical evolution, and the opposite of it is actually life evolution.
Thinking of this, Yang Ming roughly understood the meaning of these three options.
By simply permuting and combining them, we can get three different combinations.
'Life + Machinery' are two basic disciplines, which are more comprehensive but have a lower upper limit.
Choosing "Life + Evolution" means abandoning the relevant technology tree of mechanical civilization and looking for the path of individual and collective life evolution.
Choosing the 'mechanical + evolution' route means abandoning the relevant technology tree of life civilization and following the path that this high-dimensional civilization has taken.
Logically speaking, the path of "mechanics + evolution" is definitely the most orthodox and can bring the most benefits.
But Yang Ming is a secondary ancient god life form. If he wants to know more about himself, or continue on this path, then choosing the path of 'life + evolution' will naturally give him the greatest help.
What if it is 'life + machine'?
This is more comprehensive.
Although the 'evolution' part is missing, it is possible for me to explore the field of 'evolution' on my own after acquiring the relevant technology.
But Yang Ming changed his mind.
The predecessor civilization of this intelligent Twilight has reached the end of its civilization development and has chosen self-destruction.
Their path to mechanical evolution has been completed.
The most essential part of this inheritance lies behind the path of 'evolution'.
Yang Ming raised his hand and clicked on the evolution option.
The three old mechanics who were watching Yang Ming outside all smiled with satisfaction.
"As expected, the choice should be life evolution," the examiner said with a smile, "This is a path we have never tried before. Although it is a little disappointing, it is good."
The gravekeeper said: "The infinite evolution of life is a path that allows individuals to ascend to higher dimensions."
The Ranger said, "I have observed the past twelve civilization eras. Many of the individuals who have embarked on this path have the potential to continue to develop, but are restricted by technological limitations and cannot continue to evolve. He has a good foundation, a secondary ancient god life form, and maintains human thinking. He has refreshed my understanding of the human species."
"Humans are, after all, their most perfect masterpiece."
"He's going to choose."
In the shadow, Yang Ming raised his hand and pointed at the word "life".
This is actually his inevitable option.
Getting stronger.
Super powerful.
Become the ultimate infantryman capable of taking on fleets alone.
Can……
Yang Ming retracted his fingers slightly.
He stared at the two words in front of him, and life and machinery seemed to have a little more weight.
No matter how much an individual evolves, there is ultimately a limit. The ceiling of individual combat power is the ancient god life forms. Weren’t they also wiped out by the Sherman Empire?
I don't have that much time to evolve myself to the level of an ancient god.
It will be at most twenty years before the second assessment of the mother planet begins.
Mechanical evolution, infinite legion.
Even if we don't pursue mechanical ascension in the future of mechanical evolution, we will definitely be able to obtain sufficiently powerful military forces if we continue on this path.
It is true that his most important enemy now is the Valkyrie, but his enemies are not just the Valkyrie.
The Ninth Scourge...
Two or four competing planets and the last-place elimination system...
My parents were devoured by the underground fire in their peaceful life...
That annoying little sister...
Yang Ming slowly withdrew his fingers and stared at the word life.
The next second, he pressed his finger on the word "Machinery", and "Machinery" and "Evolution" were lit up at the same time, and the tree diagram took a big step back.
Yang Ming clenched his fist and then unclenched it, his eyes becoming firm again.
Yes, this is the path he chose.
Whether he can evolve or not is up to him to work hard for in the future, but what he wants now is an invincible fleet to build a force that can compete with powerful countries.
If there is another trial similar to the Ninth Calamity...
I soloed it!
There was a flash of golden light ahead, and a two-level tree diagram was lit up, followed by dozens of sub-fields with multiple-choice questions appearing inside.
"Can you give me some hints?"
Yang Ming asked again.
The three old mechanics outside were silent for a while, and finally spoke almost at the same time:
"certainly."
"Now it's OK."
Yang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that he had made the wrong choice.
So, after about a few galactic hours, Yang Ming walked into the triangular door in front with a dizzy head. Under the gaze of the three old mechanics, he slowly lay down in the mercury-like special fluid and his body sank into the pool.
The three old mechanics looked at each other.
"The last examinee chose life and machinery..."
"Forget about that guy," the gravekeeper muttered, "I see a light in this guy that I have never seen before, and that is the light of hope."
The examiner smiled and said, "I was right. He loves machinery and he likes to be with us. He is a really nice little guy."
"Give his ships more firepower, but don't let them get killed by that humanoid ancient god life form."
"Uh, will this anger the Faya civilization?"
"It is they who need us, not us who need them. They can destroy our entrance, and then we can open another one."
"Don't be afraid, they are only level 5.5."
"That makes sense, but now that they have mastered the energy of the large galaxy cluster, we still have to live in peace with them. We are just some afterimages."
Three old mechanics began chattering by the pool.
Yang Ming slowly sank in the pool. He had lost all sense of the outside world. Streams of information hit his brain, changing his perception of the universe.
