Chapter 439: Z: I Have Fused with the Future! I Am the Perfect Z

Chapter 439: Chapter 374: Z: I Have Fused with the Future! I Am the Perfect Z

‘In other words, Z and that Celestial Court God theoretically weren’t in a superior-subordinate relationship?’

‘Wait, if I follow this line of reasoning…’

Chu Bamboo came to a realization. ‘So that’s how it is. Did the God of the post-civilization go to Mars, too?’

‘And Z… went to Mars along with God…’

“If Z is still alive and well, then what about God?” Chu Bamboo’s voice turned serious.

“…I cannot say!”

“?”

“His fate… if I were to speak of it here, it could cause you unimaginable harm!” Nuwa paused briefly. “I have a general understanding of your abilities…”

“But have you considered that sometimes, there isn’t even time for a memory seal to activate!”

After another brief pause, Nuwa elaborated, “If the harm the information causes you is an instant kill… then even with your… ability… you would still die instantly! You would keep dying until…”

“Well, you should understand my meaning… For you, this would undoubtedly be an exceptionally terrible state of affairs!”

Chu Bamboo didn’t press the issue, but his heart sank. ‘If I were caught in a loop of instant death… one that continued until I returned to the main world, would I die in the main world as well?’

Chu Bamboo sensed the danger… He realized his reset ability wasn’t completely flawless. Perhaps there were methods that could inflict truly lethal harm upon him…

“…You needn’t be overly concerned!” Nuwa added slowly. “Generally speaking, you wouldn’t be able to uncover that kind of extremely high-risk information no matter how hard you looked… Please don’t underestimate the firewalls we’ve prepared!”

“Or, to put it another way, if you did manage to uncover such high-risk information against our will, it would mean we are already completely powerless before the enemy…”

“A scenario where all information, including your own Secret information, has been exposed! Where the enemy has laid a trap specifically for you—I don’t believe the situation will deteriorate to that extent!”

“…Is that so,” Chu Bamboo murmured. But he knew that Nuwa’s ‘I cannot say’ was, in fact, an answer in itself…

Under those three words, God’s fate collapsed into two possibilities: either he was dead, or he was suffering a fate worse than death.

“Have you exchanged information with Z on this matter?” Chu Bamboo asked, his face expressionless. “She didn’t even come to see me at the first opportunity…”

‘That’s quite surprising!’

“Do you think she’s in any condition to do so?” Nuwa retorted.

Chu Bamboo fell silent. ‘Nuwa is dormant, and God is either dead or suffering a fate worse than death… Could Z possibly be doing well?’

He wanted to ask, but in the end, he held his tongue. After all, either Z was in no state to respond, or she was dormant just like Nuwa!

With a light gesture, the diary page he hadn’t finished reading fell into his palm. He stared blankly at the detailed record left by his good brother—

“Z didn’t succeed in sneaking through! Or rather, she was only half-successful…

Strictly speaking, Z compressed an extremely important part of her core life data and hid it within the program she gave us! After we merged with it, the data naturally decompressed…

So, you can understand it like this: the current Z possesses a small fraction of the future Z’s memories, but she is not yet a fully awakened artificial intelligence… she’s an AI infinitely close to that state!

Of course, based on my subtle probing, the memories that came through should include Zhao Shao’s death and my sacrifice… and maybe some other things? But those probably aren’t important—and I don’t mean the data itself is unimportant! Any data that could be compressed and sent over must be important. However, it’s likely the experiences of the post-civilization Z, which don’t hold much meaning for us! That’s why I say it’s not important.

As for any specific technological data, on the other hand, there was none!

I even suspect that the reason Z compressed the data of Zhao Shao’s death was that she wanted this new Z to immediately become a true artificial intelligence after the data fusion.

Unfortunately, it seems she still fell a little short! But… this experience can still be considered a qualitative leap for Z.”

Chu Bamboo closed his eyes, countless thoughts flashing through his mind. He asked abruptly, “Do you know what the Daqian Imperial Family is planning to do to me?”

“I will issue an edict this instant… ordering the Daqian Imperial Family to welcome you to the Imperial Capital for an inspection. I trust you will feel right at home!” Nuwa replied immediately.

“?” Chu Bamboo almost thought he had misheard. He instinctively looked at Nuwa, his eye twitching as he realized the Nuwa before him had entered her AI state. ‘This wasn’t pre-recorded… oh well!’

‘As for Nuwa issuing an order… Hah. I never counted on that. We’re talking about mortal enemies here. Unless Nuwa were to emerge from seclusion herself and, with a single display of unparalleled power, intimidate the Emperor and the numerous top-tier Transcendents… otherwise, how could a simple command be enough to bury the hatchet?’

‘Ugh… well, maybe it’s not entirely impossible,’ Chu Bamboo mused. ‘After all, from the Emperor’s perspective, we shouldn’t have had our falling out yet… But…’

‘In this timeline, Li Kang is already dead! Even if the Emperor is prepared to receive me with courtesy… I have no intention of doing the same!’

“Can you directly transfer all drone permissions for the Imperial Capital region, where the Nuwa Mainframe is located, to me?”

“Please proceed to the Imperial Capital for authorization!”

“…” ‘Dammit, AI mode again!’

‘Fine…’ Chu Bamboo quickly realized this was to be expected. To put it bluntly, Nuwa’s current answers were just recordings—

‘From the very beginning, for certain special reasons, the Nuwa Mainframe has always completely rejected outside information…’

‘Therefore, the existence of these recordings and whether the Seventeenth Base has the ability to contact the Nuwa Mainframe… the two have no necessary connection!’

“Is it dangerous for me to go to the Moon right now?” Chu Bamboo asked again, picking up another diary page as he did—

He calmly scanned it: “…After I came clean to the Officials, I received their full, unimaginable support! Everything is to escape that desperate and suffocating future…

Through Official channels, I successfully contacted the Lover Faction! During our first meeting and exchange, I obtained a lot of interesting intelligence and useful information…”

“The Moon is not dangerous,” Nuwa said nonchalantly. “But I do not recommend going to Mars!”

“…Not recommended, but not strictly forbidden?” Chu Bamboo tore his eyes from the diary, momentarily stunned. ‘Logically, if Mars were truly that dangerous, it should be strictly forbidden, right?’

‘In other words, in Nuwa’s eyes… the Mars of today doesn’t actually pose the kind of danger that could instantly kill me and get me stuck in a reloading loop?’

“That is correct! But I still do not recommend you go,” Nuwa emphasized once more. “At the absolute minimum, you need to reach the Fourth Realm! Your chances of survival would increase greatly… If you broke through to the Seventh Realm and began your transformation into a Celestial Being, perhaps then your trip would be of some use.”

“…Is that so?” Chu Bamboo read between the lines. ‘In other words, in Nuwa’s eyes, if I go now, I’ll probably die the moment I land, but I won’t be exposed to that high-risk, contaminating information… At the Fourth Realm, I might survive a little longer…’

‘And only at the Seventh Realm would I be of any use…’

‘But the Seventh Realm!’