Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 515 - 159 Leaving and Deception

Chapter 515: Chapter 159 Leaving and Deception

Xiang Shan did not agree with the philosophy espoused by the Hermit of Heavenly Machine.

However, he was willing to acknowledge that within this twisted logic, there were traces of "correct" elements.

Human "modernization" was supposed to be like cutting through the chaos to break the gloom of old days and bring the light of reason and civilization, making life happier for more people.

At least that’s what Xiang Shan, someone with a certain faith in "modernity," believed.

"Modernization" should be an earth-shattering event.

But Xiang Shan knew that in reality, this was not the case.

Human modernization was magnificent. But that did not stop it from being a piece of shit.

"Modernization" was entangled with capitalism. Science and imperialism supported each other, and the undead of the old days quietly infiltrated the very foundation of society. Errors that had persisted for thousands of years remained uncorrected.

This society was even less suited to human instincts than the "pastoral idyll."

Humans had acquired material resources. But spiritual alienation had intensified.

Humanity, which should have roamed the plains as hunter-gatherers, was now trapped in the concrete steel cages they had created.

But this could not be said to be truly "bad."

It was "not good enough."

Xiang Shan was deeply aware that some processes in the world are irreversible.

Once humans had undergone modernization, they could never return to the starting point.

Even if a "modernized society" fell apart, humans would not return to the pastoral idyll full of longing for the future, but would become another state of being that harbors fear of "civilization."

It was not a good idea to revert humans to a hunter-gatherer state and start over.

Moreover, humans could not truly abandon advanced production methods. Since the onset of the agricultural age, humans have lived days that do not match their instincts. But they did not, for that reason, abandon the pursuit of civilization.

Xiang Shan looked in the direction of Daijiu Tai’a.

The Hermit of Heavenly Machine was still a member of the Six Dragons Sect after all. The memory just now contained only that one story. A large number of details had been deleted. Xiang Shan did not know what the Hermit of Heavenly Machine looked like when he was still a Natural Person, did not know his real name, or which "Space City without a story" it really was.

The only definite name was the AI code "Orda Six Two." But this code was also vague, certainly omitting a part of it.

In such a mega project, the beta branch of a core AI would definitely not be limited to a double-digit number. And each branch corresponding to user groups would certainly not be limited to one person.

Xiang Shan could hardly deduce anything from this information.

Even "between the orbit of Earth and the orbit of Mars" was determined based on the social structure, the length of day and night, annual cycles, and other concepts in the memory.

If it weren’t for the fact that this memory couldn’t bypass these things, the Hermit of Heavenly Machine would probably have blurred this detail as well.

But the Hermit of Heavenly Machine also revealed a lot.

It was difficult to edit memory files with precision. The Scientific Knight Order expended a massive amount of manpower and resources to "remove all subjective elements" to produce pure "knowledge chips."

Those memories inevitably contained unintentional impurities.

And this particular memory was a critical part of the formation of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine’s personality.

This segment of memory was also once pushed deep into the recesses of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine’s memory.

But the years spent in the Green Forest only strengthened his belief that "modern society is also a kind of Hell."

This segment of memory was hammered with various technical methods, becoming a crucial part of his own identity.

The last moments of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine’s life revolved around this thought.

Within it lay countless regrets and thoughts of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine as a person.

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And these "impurities" could also become a profile of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine’s personality.

Xiang Shan could infer how the Hermit of Heavenly Machine might choose in certain situations. He was able to imagine the style and preferences of the Hermit of Heavenly Machine’s Internal and External Skills.

This was already quite useful intelligence.

What’s more...

Xiang Shan had a next step planned.

A signal was received by Xiang Shan’s receiver.

It was an encrypted message from the Solo Kill King.

The Solo Kill King had gone to the coordinates provided by Daijiu Tai’a and, as expected, found a mysteriously crashed flyer. Those soldiers, against their usual behavior, did not immediately destroy the materials or establish a defensive line, but rather, they quickly retreated.

The Hero Faction easily obtained the items inside the flying vehicle.

Among them was indeed a small refrigeration device.

During the crash, this refrigeration device had been slightly damaged, the refrigerant had leaked, and some parts were destroyed. But these were still within the range of "salvageable."

Meanwhile, another Hero had also made contact with the local Burrowing Dragon Community, notifying them to evacuate quickly.

Xiang Shan said to Daijiu Tai’a, "Quite decisive. But did you really not consider the possibility that I would take the goods and still not spare you?"

"I’ve said, this is not a trade, but a gesture of goodwill," Daijiu Tai’a said. "It’s fine even if you kill me. This represents the Six Dragons Sect expressing a kind of respect for you."

Xiang Shan waved his hand dismissively, "Cut it out, I’m disgusted."

"I still have to remind you," continued Daijiu Tai’a, "the countdown has already begun. The impending disaster could happen at any time."

Xiang Shan looked at Daijiu Tai’a, seemingly weighing the pros and cons. But in the end, he shook his hand and said, "Get lost."

But Daijiu Tai’a responded, "Before the senior leaves, I will not leave this pile of junk. The ’hesitation’ you just pretended earlier, was also to trick me into leaving, wasn’t it?"

Now that the Hermit of Heavenly Machine was dead, no one would believe Daijiu Tai’a came to save a member of Green Forest. He wasn’t afraid of being investigated.

Staying here, he had nothing to lose.

Xiang Shan waved his hand, "Fine then. If you won’t go, I will."

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

About half an hour later, the Prosthetic Body controlled by a Personality Mask knocked on the broken External Armor of the War Chariot, saying, "Main body, that old man really left."

Daijiu Tai’a’s spirit relaxed, and he almost collapsed on the spot.

He had actually been under tremendous mental pressure.

Although he was willing to die for the great cause of the Six Dragons Sect, after all, the sect was not a follower of the "Other Side." Daijiu Tai’a’s noble sacrifice was not for glory in the "Other Side."

Better not to die if possible.

He said out loud, "Keep an eye out a little longer... wait a while longer before leaving."

Daijiu Tai’a now didn’t dare to sense the outside world at all and could only rely on the Personality Mask to scout a bit.

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After turning through several mountain roads, Xiang Shan took a path that Daijiu Tai’a was unable to detect.

He let Daijiu Tai’a go, not because of the principle "one who accepts a favor is thereby indebted to the benefactor."

And the brief hesitation he showed earlier was not so Daijiu Tai’a would think "the Martial God, after a long consideration, decided to spare himself."

It was to make Daijiu Tai’a think "the Martial God’s purpose was to make Daijiu Tai’a think ’the Martial God, after a long consideration, decided to spare himself.’"

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