I Found A Planet - Chapter 394

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Chapter 394: Technology That Violates Taboos

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Constantly comparing yourself to others will only make you more angry . ”

After learning about the pros and cons of the different starting points in the Galaxy Era, Cai Qinghai lowered his head, appearing as if he had received a fatal blow .

It felt like he had been ranked second in the whole class after working very hard, and then suddenly found out that all the other students were ranked first . He thought he had been elevated to the category of “tall, rich and handsome”, only to realize that he was actually just an average loser in this bracket .

However, the game did not allow one to delete one’s assigned star system and re-select . There was nothing to do about one’s bad luck . One could only continue down the path that fate had arranged .

“Boss, give us a helping hand when your situation improves, and bring us along with you to the peak of success,” Cai Qinghai said .

Li Dong’s starting conditions were so good that his star system would definitely develop at a much faster pace .

Li Dong smiled . “Of course . ”

He was not the kind of person who abandoned his brothers .

…

Two days passed in the blink of an eye .

Players had basically mastered and familiarized themselves with the game Galaxy Era .

As they got the feel of the game, the players—even the novices—inferred some rules and conclusions .

“This is a great strategy game . It’s not a role-playing game (RPG) . ”

“Every day, I just sit back and relax in the control room, give some instructions, handle some government affairs, wait for the results after implementation, conduct a comprehensive analysis, and then plan for the next step . ”

“For example, players who have been assigned to star systems with the potential for development would currently give orders like ‘start mining’ or ‘build space cities’ . There are not a lot of operations that can be executed . Although the time flow is set to 20:1, it still feels too slow . There is a lot of free time every day . ”

“Frankly speaking, this sort of game is a bit boring . Despite the high level of realism and the good experience, I estimate that it will not attract more than one billion players… You must know that strategy games have always been a niche . ”

“So, I thought of a good idea . Xing Hai Technologies should make another virtual reality game, an online RPG that emphasizes upgrading one’s rank and perfecting one’s skills . This is the real ‘Way of the King,’ as they say . A new game could also help us kill time, since we have it in spades—enough to use . The company will also earn more money .

“I hope that Xing Hai Technologies will seriously consider my suggestion . I am really looking forward to it . ”

One player took the initiative to make this suggestion, which got a lot of approval from many netizens . After all, there were quite a few players who were not really interested in strategy games .

Li Dong had also seen such comments when he surfed the forums .

His lips quirked in a mocking smile, the sort that was reserved for showing love and concern to children with intellectual disabilities .

” ‘Strategy game,”it’s boring’—not as fun as cutting your way through a horde of monsters with a knife and leveling up?

“Haha, you are only seeing the tip of the iceberg .

“Xing Hai Technologies’ claim that the game environment has a 99 . 9999% match with reality is not exaggerated at all . It has achieved 99 . 9999% realism not just in war, but in all aspects of the game! Everything in the game world is like the real world .

“In other words, it is another real world .

“Especially for the NPCs in the game . None can be described as a typical AI . All of them have their own behavioral logic and act in the same way as normal human beings . They are incredibly natural—I can’t detect any mistakes . ”

“After playing the game for a long time, one might even feel that he has crossed over into an alternate dimension, and start to doubt whether this really is a game . ”

Of course, there was no doubt that it was definitely a game… After all, just where in the universe were there nearly a million identical alien worlds for tens of millions of players to use?

This was the only explanation: Xing Hai Technologies’ “AI tech level” had progressed to something akin to the realm of God .

By chance, Li Dong had joined a mysterious group of experts… He learned some shocking inside information from this group .

The person who revealed it claimed that he was a senior AI researcher from Xing Hai Technologies . The credibility of his intel was very high .

“I will say it like this: except for one little flaw, our smart AI NPC is almost the same as an ordinary human in all other aspects .

“Whether it is behavioral logic, emotional expression, or temporal development, the NPC is similar to reality, and it has elements of both randomness and inevitability .

“At the technical level, we have added quantum algorithms to it based on quantum computing . With this, the AI can simulate all possible human behavior .

“We have designed the most intelligent NPU chip ever . Its architecture and working principles are similar to those of the human brain . Its functions have a 99 . 9% similarity with that of the human brain .

“Our AI has certain deficiencies when it comes to ‘creative power . ’ But under the random mode, the NPC can also produce some simple songs and literary works that conform with societal norms . Those works are of pretty good quality, too . Through this ‘creative process,’ the NPCs are also given the ability to appreciate art .

“In summary, apart from the different living environments, the AI characters in the virtual world are, to a certain extent, not too different from real human beings . They are at least the same as 99% of real humans . So… 99% of the time, there’s no problem treating the AI characters in the game as real humans .

“Also, there is something else that I hope you can help keep secret . If it is discovered by the company, I might be thrown in jail for a long time . The NPCs in the Galaxy Era can be transferred by electric signal—also known as ‘soul transfer’—into a medically human body in the real world . They can thus be incarnated into reality . In this way, we can fully repair the only flaw of the NPC, and give it creative power .

“In theory, as long as Xing Hai Technologies provides the related services, someone whom you cherish in the game, the object of your desire—he or she could become a person in reality, if you really yearn for them to come to your side . We call such people ‘AI people,’ although, referring back to what I said previously, they can also be called ‘game extracted people . ’ ”

The characters in the game could thus be extracted into reality .

But, obviously, this would seriously violate the bottom line of ethics, morality, law, and certain traditional ideas .

It could be considered the ultimate taboo!

Xing Hai Technologies could not possibly commit such a heinous crime . The company would not have the guts to break through such taboos, anyway . So this was destined to be a hypothesis that would remain within the scope of the discussion forum .

But even so!

The imagination of many players started to run amok, and they could not stop indulging in their fantasies .

“So, I could possibly bring a wife out of the game to solve my single status—a problem that I’ve endured for 30 years?”

“The duration of the internal test was too short . I’d just established a relationship with my lover, Elena, which could be called true love, when the aliens suddenly arrived to fight us, and then there was nothing . ”

“I also feel really depressed . I worked so hard to get rid of the aliens and was looking forward to a happy life with the person I love by my side . Then the internal test suddenly ended . I felt really lost for a few days . ”

“This game by Xing Hai Technologies is so criminal . It is so realistic that it becomes easy to form deep and unforgettable bonds that can’t be gotten rid of . If it is really possible to extract a wife, I must make sure to have a passionate love affair in the game!”

“…”

Seeing all these discussions, Li Dong, too, remembered that there were a number of NPC characters during the internal test with whom he felt a deep bond and whom he could not forget . There were some unforgettable memories . Sometimes, when he looked back, he felt a faint twinge of sorrow in his heart .

After all, humans were emotional creatures . The more realistic, the more your emotions would be stirred .

Li Dong could not help but sigh . “Xing Hai Technologies, what is the purpose of this game?”

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