Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 690 - 372 Mechanical God

Chapter 690: 372 Mechanical God

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The father and son duo were immediately seized by panic, kneeling down on the deck with their foreheads touching the ground, as deferential as if they were in the presence of deities.

"We pay, pay our respects to all the Mechanical God Lords!"

The middle-aged man said with a tremble in his voice, his emotions somewhat unstable, a mix of excitement and fear.

"Mechanical Gods?!"

Fang Zhixing and the Great Black Buddha Mother exchanged a look, all feeling surprised.

They were clearly human, so why did this fisherman think they were Mechanical Gods?

Could it be that Mechanical Gods also had the appearance of humans?

Fang Zhixing pondered briefly before asking, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man quickly said, "I, my name is Liu Jiangshui, and this is my son, Liu Xiaohu."

Then, pointing to the cockpit, he continues, "That over there is my wife, Sun Lanhua."

Fang Zhixing paused, staring deeply at the mechanical person in the cockpit, speechless.

The middle-aged man, looking a bit embarrassed, explained, "My wife was in a car accident two years ago; her body was crushed multiple times, leading to the complete destruction of her body and brain death."

"Fortunately, the ’Intelligence Crystal’ installed in my wife’s head was not damaged. After she received a second-hand mechanical body, she tenaciously survived."

Hearing this, Fang Zhixing felt perturbed.

"Fang Zhixing, did you hear that?" Xigou suddenly transmitted his voice, "He mentioned ’Intelligence Crystal’. Didn’t you obtain an ’Intelligence Crystal’ before?"

Fang Zhixing nodded slightly.

He had previously suspected that the "Intelligence Crystal" was the core component of mecha, functioning like a memory chip.

Now, it seemed that the "Intelligence Crystal" had much more to it than that.

After a regular person’s death, they could continue living with the "Intelligence Crystal," albeit in a mechanical body.

So, didn’t the "Intelligence Crystal" effectively become a man-made version of a soul?

While they talked, the man’s wife walked out from the cockpit, her movements extremely stiff, with each step producing the sound of gears grinding against each other.

"We pay our respects to all the Mechanical God Lords!"

The mechanical wife slowly knelt down, showing the utmost respect.

Her voice contained some static, crackling.

However, her expressions were very fluent and natural, as though a living person was speaking.

Fang Zhixing, unphased, with his hands behind him, asked, "Sun Lanhua, is your Intelligence Crystal functioning properly? Have there been any abnormalities, such as memory loss or inability to think clearly?"

The mechanical wife bowed her head, saying, "To respond to the Mechanical God Lord, I have not lost my memory, and all functions of my Intelligence Crystal are normal."

Fang Zhixing then asked, "In your view, what is an Intelligence Crystal?"

The mechanical wife paused, then replied as if reciting from a textbook, "The Intelligence Crystal is our carbon-based life forms’ second brain, also known as the ’Human Soul Simulator’!"

Upon saying this, she expressed a phrase that sounded like a slogan, yet seemed to carry a hint of faith.

"The Intelligence Crystal is the soul!"

Fang Zhixing inwardly exclaimed a confirmation.

He glanced at Xigou and transmitted, "It seems that when technology has developed to a certain extent, the human brain can be completely replaced."

Xigou concurred, clicking his tongue in wonder, "It’s truly inconceivable. The Intelligence Crystal is most likely a high-level version of artificial intelligence, perfectly replicating a person’s memories, way of thinking, and even their personality."

Fang Zhixing’s eyes twinkled as he replied, "Do you feel that the ’Intelligence Crystal’ and the ’True Self’ are highly similar?"

Xigou thought more carefully, and indeed it was so!

The True Self is the most perfect version of oneself at a certain point in time!

The effect of Returning to Truth is to allow the True Self to be reborn continuously.

It was the same with the Intelligence Crystal. It didn’t matter if the flesh was destroyed; the soul remained!

That was clearly, the soul’s immortality!

Xigou, amazed beyond measure, repeatedly uttered, "Black technology, absolute black technology!"

Fang Zhixing gathered his thoughts and asked, "Do you have a map?"

"Yes, yes!"

The middle-aged man lifted a mechanical arm and pressed a red button.

Immediately, a holographic screen popped out from the mechanical arm, displaying a vast map.

On the map was a body of water with a triangle flashing in the middle.

The middle-aged man pointed at the triangle and said, "This is our current location, about two hundred and seventy-eight miles from the coastline."

Fang Zhixing’s gaze lifted to look at that piece of land.

It was labeled as "Mechanical God Continent"!

From the map alone, the Mechanical God Continent seemed vast, with rivers and mountains crisscrossing amidst numerous Giant Cities.

Fang Zhixing inquired, "Where are you from?"

The middle-aged man moved his finger along the map, pointing towards the seaside and said, "Our family lives in ’Sewage Treatment Plant Town’."

Fang Zhixing’s eyes flashed, noting that just above the town was a place called "Sea King City."

He immediately said, "Tell me about Sea King City."

The middle-aged man quickly said, "Sea King City is the first Giant City on the West Coast, with a huge carbon-based population. The City Lord is the King Level Mechanical God ’West Sea King’."

At this point, he hesitated, then in a low and humble voice, said, "Our entire family are lowly fishermen, without the right to enter Sea King City, so we can’t clearly say what it’s like inside."

Fang Zhixing nodded in understanding, then further inquired, "What position do carbon-based life forms hold on Mechanical God Continent?"

The middle-aged man looked stunned, clearly suspicious, but he didn’t show it and answered, "Mechanical God Continent has a strict hierarchy of identities. Carbon-based life forms are the lowest existence, belonging to the fifth class."

"The fourth class is the modified humans, the third class is the Mechanical Men, the second class is full Life Metal, and the first class are the Mechanical Gods."

Fang Zhixing glanced at the middle-aged man’s mechanical arm and asked, "Are you considered a modified human?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "No, no. Modified humans are those whose bodies are enhanced and can manage Extraordinary Energy at a basic level."

He lifted his mechanical arm, smiling wryly and said, "This is just an assistive limb, powered by low-level electrical energy. It doesn’t count as a modified human at all."