Chapter 341: Evil Number
Chapter 341: Chapter 328: Evil Number
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[Ju God]
Life Value: 120,157/120,157
Mana Value: 6,092/14,883
Damage: 122
Defense: 114
Speed: 148
[Order Creation]
Grants Order Traits to an individual or group.
[Algorithm Library LV42]
Stores a large number of recorded algorithms.
[Giant State Numericalization LV5]
Scans and exports various substances and phenomena into numerical data, acquiring a massive amount of information about them.
[Divine Format]
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[Divine Format]: Present.
[Divinity]: As Lowly as an Ant (32,451).
[Divine Body]: Gods Tier (120,157).
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‘A computer in the form of a God? Or a player from a computer civilization?’
The rational and cooperative attitude Ju displayed reawakened Luh Yao’s long-dormant desire to communicate.
He tried typing to communicate with the other party.
“Where are you from?”
“I come from the Giant State Civilization. After undergoing Demotion, I entered the Void Cosmos to escape the annihilation of my civilization.”
Luh Yao’s heart skipped a beat.
‘So it really is a player from an extraterrestrial civilization.’
He continued to ask, “How many Pioneers does the Giant State Civilization have?”
“Apologies. The content you are looking for cannot be found.”
“What about Divine Beings?”
“Apologies. The content you are looking for cannot be found.”
Luh Yao was a little disappointed. It seemed this Ju’s knowledge was limited.
“Tell me about the Giant State Civilization.”
“42.”
“?”
Ju said, “All information about the Giant State Civilization is contained within the number 42. My current computing power and algorithms are insufficient to support the analysis of the vast information within this number.”
Luh Yao tried a different approach. “You said you’re good at computation. What are you computing?”
“42. I am attempting to decipher the number 42.”
From Ju’s statement, Luh Yao learned that this player from the Giant State Civilization had undergone Demotion and fled to the Void Cosmos. To avoid the risk of information loss, it had heavily compressed its data, which was why its mind now contained almost nothing but encrypted numbers and formulas.
What it needed to do was recreate a computational tool in the Void Cosmos to re-parse this highly compressed and encrypted information.
“The Divine Kingdom is the calculator.”
Ju said, “All life in this world can be called upon as constants and variables. The constants need to remain stable over long periods, while the variables are subject to unpredictable changes.”
Luh Yao found this rather novel.
He typed, “Run a calculation for me. I want to see.”
Ju was silent for a moment. “The Divine Kingdom’s computational power is still in a very primitive stage. Both calculation efficiency and operator arrays are severely lacking, limiting its computational capabilities… A local calculation will have a slightly smaller margin of error.”
“As you requested, I will now use the Divine Kingdom to calculate a sample: the time of death for a single Tri-Colored Insect.”
Ju’s pyramid-like body projected a green beam of light, levitating a Y-shaped green insect from the ground and placing it beside a protruding white rock.
“Tri-Colored Insects are afraid of salt, and this rock is covered in salt granules. After being placed on it, the Tri-Colored Insect will squirm continuously and soon die of dehydration. However, driven by survival instinct, it will remain still, delaying its time of death… Now, I will immediately calculate its time of death.”
After explaining, Ju projected another beam of light—this time a red one—that pierced through the clouds and shone down on the ground.
Only then did Luh Yao notice that the surface of this Divine Kingdom was covered with red, yellow, and green Y-shaped insects.
They had been in a nearly static, hibernating state, but under the red light, they woke up one by one and began to move rapidly.
From a bird’s-eye view, the vast number of insects looked like tiny dots. The red, yellow, and green pixels constantly moved closer, arranged themselves, combined, and then generated new red, yellow, and green pixels.
The entire calculation resembled a large-scale military drill. The three colors of Y-shaped insects each had their own traits. Following a specific set of rules, they constantly moved and overlapped, rapidly giving birth to new insects while the old ones quickly died and lost their color.
Leading the entire colony of Tri-Colored Insects was a type of X-shaped Tri-Colored Insect. They were a size larger and could make the surrounding Tri-Colored Insects form specific arrangements and movements around them.
Luh Yao didn’t understand it, but he was profoundly shaken.
‘Is this… a biological computer?’
Ju explained, “In the Tri-Colored Insect algorithm, the Red Insects are certain to combine, the Yellow Insects refuse to combine, and the Green Insects are in an uncertain state. These three basic mating traits are enough to form a simple algorithmic logic.”
“As long as there are enough Tri-Colored Insects, the computing power can be continuously increased.”
“A level higher are the evolved Unit Insects, which are essentially LV5 Tri-Colored Insects. They possess Wisdom, are capable of memory, and have longer lifespans. They can be used to construct basic units that can be called upon at any time.”
“Using life as computational units to build a biological algorithm is what best suits the local environment and rules of a Divine Kingdom. Due to the inherent evolution of living beings, the algorithm itself gains more flexibility and evolves more variables. If continuous stability can be guaranteed, they become very high-level, high-quality operators.”
Ju held the Tri-Colored Insects in high regard.
The Tri-Colored Insects on the ground moved ceaselessly, with large patches of color constantly shifting, like a single tri-colored creature living on the plane of the world.
Soon, the long, thin tail of this colorful creature produced a result, like an offspring it had given birth to: two Red Insects surrounding one Green Insect.
Luh Yao didn’t understand it, but Ju said, “Time of death: between 79 and 86 seconds.”
Only then did it project a green light, place the Green Insect on the rock salt, and begin the field test.
Luh Yao zoomed in and saw the Tri-Colored Insect struggle a couple of times before quickly becoming rigid.
He clicked on the Y-shaped insect.
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[Tri-Colored Insect LV1]
Life Value: 3/3
Mana Value: 1/1
Damage: 0
Defense: 0
Speed: 2
[Order]
Innately possesses the Order Trait, preferring stable and continuous ways of life.
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Luh Yao timed it on his phone. The Green Insect died at the 80-second mark, completely shriveled from dehydration, its surface color vanishing along with its life.
The result from the Tri-Colored Insect algorithm was consistent with the Green Insect’s actual time of death.
Luh Yao clicked his tongue in amazement. A biological computer was still a computer, and it seemed to work quite well.
Players from different civilizations displayed completely different abilities and tendencies after entering the Void Cosmos.
“Calculating a simple, local individual has a relatively small margin of error. If the target is a group or a more complex environment, the Tri-Colored Insect algorithm’s error margin will be larger and require overclocking the calculation, which will lead to the deaths of many Tri-Colored Insects.”
Ju said, “This algorithm is still in a primitive, rudimentary stage and requires a great deal of time to perfect. I hope you will grant me that time. They will be able to complete any calculation for you.”
Luh Yao finally recalled that this system was somewhat like a ternary numeral system.
In the binary system that dominates computing, 1 and 0 correspond to “true” and “false” in logical operations. In a ternary system, 1 represents true, -1 represents false, and 0 represents unknown.
The mating instinct of the Tri-Colored Insects happened to align with the principles of a ternary system.
‘No. The so-called binary and ternary systems are themselves just the study, induction, and application of natural laws. The Tri-Colored Insects are more like the prototype for a ternary system.’
Although Luh Yao had been a poor student in college, he had still paid some attention to information related to science and engineering.
The concept of a biological computer had appeared long ago, but unfortunately, it had never reached the stage of practical application. He never thought it would become a reality in the Void Cosmos, in the hands of a player from another civilization.
The computational ability Ju demonstrated was of great significance to the Yao Race Civilization, and even to the Ring Realm Group constructed by the Vortex World.
Luh Yao didn’t waste any time with pleasantries. He typed out a command: “I need you to undergo Demotion to an Apprentice Deity and become my Subordinate God.”
“As you wish.”
Ju’s response was rational and efficient.
On the ground, the pyramid-shaped Temple collapsed, announcing Ju’s fall from the Gods Tier to an Apprentice Deity.
Ju flew through the passage opened by Luh Yao, heading all the way to the Divine Hall in Yao City. Wherever it went, the Yao Clan People looked up, but strings of question marks appeared above their heads, as they were unable to see the God’s true form.
A notification popped up in the simulator.
[The God “Ju God” reveres your great power and wishes to become your Subordinate God. Do you accept its vassalage?]
[Yes] [No]
Luh Yao chose yes.
A pyramid-shaped sculpture materialized in the Divine Hall. It looked simple and heavy, taking its place beside the pig head of the White God. The two words “Ju God” were inscribed on the Divine Statue.
Only then did Luh Yao feel relieved.
‘Now that it’s ranked in the Yao Divine Hall, we’re all brothers and one of us!’
He told Ju that Sun Casting Bay would maintain its previous autonomy; it only needed to provide computational power and back-end support for the Yao Race Civilization. In short, it could continue doing what it had been doing, and he would only call on it when needed.
Having received this promise, Ju said, “Thank you, tolerant Navigator 15.”
“What does 15 mean?”
“In the Giant State Civilization, 15 represents a powerful predecessor civilization and Navigator. It is a historical reference to the golden spirit and tolerance of the past, and a collection of all that is outstanding and joyous.”
Luh Yao asked again, “Then in the Giant State Civilization, what’s the… most hated number? The one used for cursing?”
“44.”
As Ju spoke of this number, a gloomy thundercloud appeared above its head. “This number represents an error, a calculation failure. It is the most evil number in the world.”
These words made Luh Yao recall his college laboratory: the lights on the circuit board that would never turn on, the endlessly repeating “error” messages, and the sight of everyone tearing their hair out in despair.
‘I know what you mean.’