Chapter 708 434: Betraying Humanity (2)

The rebels who once overthrew the oligarchs have now become the new oligarchs.

Privilege, monopoly, wealth gap, class differentiation...

Everything that happened in the past is destined to repeat in the future.

What is dawn?

Dawn is merely the rising of the sun.

After dawn, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, eventually disappearing into the night.

The slayer of the dragon becomes the dragon, waiting for the next dragon slayer.

It is like an endless cycle.

The endings of the Dawn Game are divided into more than ten types. The three above are relatively easy to trigger, aside from other endings achieved through special means.

But no matter which storyline the players choose, there exists no perfect ending.

Even the 'dawn ending', which appears the most passionate, ends with a metaphor of darkness.

There was once a beta tester who asked the Dawn Game producer whether a truly perfect ending would be added to the game later.

The producer said no.

Because the tone of the Dawn Game is dark, in such a high-tech, low-life world, human desires and greed are maximized, and the word "perfect" does not exist.

The producer did not design a perfect ending, so naturally, players cannot achieve it.

After all, a game is just a game, confined by code.

Operations outside the framework of the program are impossible for players.

For example, the "Human Document" pass item, while set to "contain all documentation of human civilization".

But in the game, the actual role of the Human Document is merely to open functions for players to autonomously craft, refine, and upgrade equipment.

Like Su Mo, allowing a construct embryo to contact the Human Document and absorb the knowledge within...

Sorry, that's not possible.

The planners never designed such a function.

No matter how high the game's degree of freedom is, the choices and operations players can perform are limited, and it's impossible to play outside the framework.

But reality is different.

Reality holds endless possibilities.

Reality does not require choosing one ending out of dozens like doomsday, demon, and dawn, but can create a new direction.

And now, Su Mo is about to choose an "ending" unique to him.

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"I will not destroy the Spear of Judgment."

As these words left Su Mo's mouth, the previously noisy voices in the live broadcast went silent.

Not only those in the image who could directly speak with Su Mo.

People in the cities who were watching the live broadcast with joy and excitement were all stunned, as if the entire world had fallen into dead silence.

Not destroying the Spear of Judgment...

What does it mean?

Since something called the Black Extinction Virus can do it, why not destroy it?

What is the point of keeping such a weapon of mass destruction?

No one knew what Su Mo meant by these words, nor did anyone know what he intended to do.

As everyone was confused, Su Mo called out, "Qi Ling."

There was no response from Qi Ling, but Su Mo knew she must have already connected and could hear him.

And his subsequent words threw everyone into shock.

Su Mo: "Destroy the source code of the Black Extinction Virus and all its backups."

Instantly, cries of shock erupted, everyone was astounded by this command.

"Director Su, what are you doing?!"

"You yourself said that the Black Extinction Virus is the only thing humans can use to control the Spear of Judgment, why do you want to destroy it?"

"Exactly! You neither destroy the Spear of Judgment nor the Black Extinction Virus, aren't you intentionally leaving a scourge?!"

The shocked voice of Future also came: "Boss, what are you doing?! The Black Extinction Virus is a product beyond current technology, if you completely destroy its source code and backups, we will never be able to recover it! Why do you want to..."

At that moment, Qi Ling's calm voice spoke: "The source code of the Black Extinction Virus, backups, have all been destroyed."

Future: "Qi Ling, you?!..."

Because other people's connections only transmitted the sound, it was impossible to see the situation at Edge Mansion, and the expressions of Future, Qi Ling, and the others were unknown.

But one thing was certain.

For Qi Ling, who lived for Su Mo up to today, she might feel confused and question some of his ways.

But no matter how she felt inside, as long as it was Su Mo's request, she would unconditionally carry it out.

When she said everything was destroyed, it meant everything was destroyed, there was no possibility of deception or secretly keeping a copy.

From the moment she inputted the destruction command, the direction of human civilization was changed.

There was no longer anything in this world that could threaten the Spear of Judgment.

This ultimate weapon of construct civilization would perpetually loom over humanity as an eternal deterrence.

"Director Su, could it be that..."

Someone spoke, his voice trembled uncontrollably, expressing disbelief, but he still asked the question in his heart.

"Could it be that you want to monopolize the Spear of Judgment to rule over all humanity?"

Once these words were spoken, the communication frequency plunged into silence, an indescribable oppressive atmosphere spread unchecked.

Indeed...

On one hand, retaining the Spear of Judgment, on the other, destroying the Black Extinction Virus that threatened it...

What else could it be for?

Throughout antiquity, how many stories of dragon slayers turning into dragons are there...

As this thought arose, the reverence and regard people had for Su Mo as a savior turned into equal fear.

Yet, at this moment, Su Mo's eyes contained none of the fervor brought by ambition, only the same calmness as ever: "You were half right."

"I keep the Spear of Judgment, indeed, because I want to use it as a trump card, an ultimate deterrence."

"Throughout the history of wars in the Old Era, several world wars occurred before nuclear weapons were invented; after the advent of nuclear weapons, global wars have never occurred again, and this is the significance of ultimate deterrence."

"The Spear of Judgment is the same, precisely because such a doomsday-level weapon exists, it can serve as an equal deterrent to the world, thereby ending all future wars."

"However, you said one thing wrong, the person controlling the Spear of Judgment in the future will not be me."

"The Black Extinction Virus has been destroyed, and no human can control it, including me."

"And as the ultimate weapon of construct civilization, the only one who can control the Spear of Judgment is, naturally, a construct."

Since the truth of the Last War 156 years ago is only known to a handful of government officials, the general populace is unaware of it. Su Mo spent a long time explaining the construct, giving everyone a detailed understanding of it.

"I have defeated the construct's main brain but have not completely destroyed it; I deliberately preserved its light core, and soon its body can be reshaped."

"However, the former main brain will not appear again, I will erase all consciousness from the light core and transmit Su Motong's consciousness into it, upgrading her from 'Queen Bee' to 'Main Brain'."

"In the long years to come, as someone who has absorbed all the knowledge from the Human Document, Su Motong will be the supreme ruler of the world, leading us all forward."

As these words were spoken, it was no surprise that the crowd erupted.

If Su Mo intended to wield the Spear of Judgment himself and become an emperor-like figure above all humanity, people's reactions wouldn't be this intense, because it would be unexpected yet understandable.

But for Su Mo to hand over this position to Su Motong?

The civilization of humanity is to be led by a non-human entity?

Moreover, this entity was the culprit that once nearly destroyed the Old Era human civilization 156 years ago?

A cacophony of protests instantly erupted in the communication channel:

"You can't do this! How can you let constructs rule us?!"

"Indeed! Even if you ruled the new world yourself, or supported other companions to rise, I'd accept it, but how can you hand this position over to an enemy civilization?"

"Is this guy being controlled by constructs? Yes! He must be controlled by constructs! Is there anyone near New Moon City, hurry and do something!"

Amidst the uproar, seeing Su Mo's unwavering eyes, someone finally couldn't hold back and shouted the words suppressed in his heart:

"Su Mo! What you're doing is betraying all humanity!"