Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 458 - 102 Observation

Chapter 458: Chapter 102 Observation

That was already many years ago.

Back then, Xiang Shan wanted to become an extraordinary person—he had nothing, no qualifications, no resources, and he didn’t even believe he could create technology that would change the industrial pattern within one generation.

But at that time, he had passion.

He was willing to tirelessly share his ideas with anyone who would listen.

Even if he had no confidence, it was the same.

Hmm... Maybe it could be said that the fallen Argon on Earth gave him a little bit of confidence.

So, within the Rama Project, Xiang Shan made some friends.

Of course, when chatting, it was inevitable that they would influence each other.

Xiang Shan once questioned whether Yawgmoth’s "complete sharing of knowledge" should include some dangerous things—like the making of nuclear weapons, and so on.

Yawgmoth’s reply was, "There should be stricter management systems in place to control the distribution of nuclear weapon raw materials, rather than limiting the technical data related to it—and besides, nuclear technology is not that difficult, technology from a hundred years ago could achieve it."

At this point, Xiang Shan would question further, "What about the technology for forging cold weapons? Conventional weaponry?"

Yawgmoth would answer, "If we really come down to that, then you should first find a way to remove the stones on the roadside. We should stop crimes through other means rather than restricting the spread of knowledge."

"Isn’t limiting this knowledge one way to stop crime? Taking away the tools from criminals’ hands also helps prevent crime, doesn’t it?"

"The causes of crime are diverse, but there’s certainly not one that says ’because I have a knife in my hand’."

"The motives for crime are diverse, but the process that turns motive into impulse might just be ’because I have a knife in my hand’—besides, anyway, does this knowledge serve to promote production? Can it advance humanity?"

"Maybe it can. Who knows. ’Knowledge’ needs to flow. Nobel’s patents are very effective in transforming nature, aren’t they? It’s clear that technology has no will of its own."

"Precisely because technology has no will of its own, it needs to be restricted from falling into the hands of those who would misuse it."

Xiang Shan, Yawgmoth, and other friends often engaged in such debates.

Especially between Xiang Shan and Yawgmoth. In some matters, their starting points were exactly the same. Sometimes they would reach parallel conclusions, other times they’d come to opposing answers. Often, they were at loggerheads.

But whether it was Xiang Shan or Yawgmoth, they both felt that fundamentally, they had a lot in common.

They were extremely similar individuals, naturally comrades in arms.

And there were others.

Including David, more and more people were willing to join in the discussion on the topic of "mankind’s fate and future."

More and more people started to ponder Xiang Shan’s ideas.

Of course, this was exactly what Xiang Shan craved.

Xiang Shan didn’t think he alone could develop 3D printing technology to the point where it could compete with assembly line technology.

But if even one tenth of the world’s engineers were willing to think about this issue, things would start to change.

Xiang Shan would occasionally relay some of the things he discussed to Jing Hongtu.

Jing Hongtu would listen seriously to Xiang Shan’s ideas. Xiang Shan himself knew that his understanding of politics was very superficial. Those who were older and more practical often initially doubted whether he had gone mad and then questioned whether his idealism was laced with other things—like personal ambition, for instance.

Yet Jing Hongtu always listened sincerely to Xiang Shan, then told him how much of what he was discussing had already been thought of, debated over, and whether there had even been results in the past.

"Oh," Xiang Shan would nod his head.

"You don’t necessarily have to accept it," Jing Hongtu also said, "The words of most great men and philosophers can be taken as ’one opinion’ and ’for reference only’. Not to mention history, economics, and psychology, even physics and biology have some contradictory theories and models, some things that ’according to theory should not be able to coexist in the world’. In those social sciences, this phenomenon is much more evident."

"Besides, I think you are discussing some issues that predecessors seldom discussed. Viewing social history from the perspective of a technology developer is rare in this discipline. That is your advantage."

Those were among the happiest days for Xiang Shan.

They were even comparable to the era of the superhuman enterprise’s meteoric rise.

But that was three hundred years ago.

At this moment, Xiang Shan looked up at the sky, in search of the celestial body that moved most erratically—the location of the Godspeed Court.

According to TX-0, the King of Godspeed should also be someone that Martial Ancestor Xiang Shan knew.

However, the name "King of Godspeed" was regarded as "unnecessary information," and saying it might bring terrifying consequences, so TX-0’s main body simply did not load the related memories into this Personality Mask.

TX-0 only said that the King of Godspeed was also a remnant of the old era, someone Xiang Shan knew.

—Who could it be?

Xiang Shan thought to himself.

The Godspeed Court was a giant scientific research ship, its mission to traverse the Solar System and conquer the starry seas.

This approach reminded one a bit of David.

But David...

Xiang Shan sighed suddenly.

It wasn’t like this three hundred years ago.

"Alright, that’s enough," Eight said, "We have gathered enough information. By observing tomorrow, we’ll be able to discover more."

The man-made celestial bodies of this era were too numerous. If the Godspeed Court was far from Earth, then from Earth, its speed of movement might be similar to some satellite.

It would require a long period of observation and comparison.

These data were also provided by TX-0.

In the Solar System, if one wanted to undertake significant activities, one had to consider the trajectory of the Godspeed Court.

The Godspeed Court was in a state of continuous acceleration or deceleration, capable of changing speed freely within roughly ten percent of the Speed of Light, making it hard to predict when it might pass by a certain planet.

But if the timing you choose to act coincides with the King of Godspeed’s trajectory, then you may have to face the strongest External Martial Artist in this outdoor realm.

Most people wouldn’t even have the time to initiate an Inner Strength hack before being directly slain by the King of Godspeed.

Of course, not every piece of trash is worth the King of Godspeed’s intervention.

But what Xiang Shan planned to target was Paradox City, where the Ninth Martial God was humiliated.

If Xiang Shan’s chosen moment was close to the itinerary of the Godspeed Court, then during his escape, it was quite likely that he would encounter this "old friend."

Currently, Xiang Shan facing the King of Godspeed meant almost certain death.

But still, Xiang Shan was always curious about one thing.

—So, who exactly are you...