met free Chapter 176 Back to World 1: Epoch 1
Chapter 176 Back to World 1: Epoch 1
At that moment, two gigantic, metallic robots appeared before everyone's eyes, seemingly descending from the sky. With astonishing speed, they extended their mechanical arms, firmly grasped Yi Ran's body, and lifted him off the ground, rapidly soaring into the air.
As the robot continued to rise, Yiran found himself in an extremely dangerous situation - there were densely packed houses below, and these houses seemed to have become a platform supporting them.
If the two robots let go of her, she would plummet like a meteor and be smashed to pieces.
Seeing this scene, Yan Xianqi and Yan Jincheng's faces turned pale instantly, and their fear and panic were beyond words.
Yan Xianqi was furious. He widened his eyes and roared at Yan Chu, "Yan Chu! That's your biological mother! How can you be so cruel!"
However, facing his father's angry rebuke, Yan Chu simply smiled coldly, a flicker of disdain and resentment in his eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and responded sarcastically, "Mother? Yan Xianqi, how dare you mention that word? Have you forgotten all the shameful things you've done?"
Then, he paused, his tone growing colder, "Aren't you very powerful? Now, the woman you love most has fallen into such a desperate situation, and you still want to continue to hide your incompetence?"
Yan Chu's gaze pierced Yan Xianqi like a sharp knife, and he continued mercilessly, "Do you need me to talk to you about your shameful deeds? Oh, and it suddenly occurred to me that maybe we shouldn't call you Yan Xianqi anymore, but 'Epoch One'."
After saying that, he threw his head back and laughed out loud, his laughter echoing in the air, making people's hair stand on end.
Yan Xianqi's originally calm face suddenly changed drastically, as if struck by an invisible lightning bolt, and instantly became extremely gloomy.
His originally deep and gentle eyes now shone with a piercing cold light like an icicle. This cold light seemed to be able to penetrate everything, making people shudder.
At the same time, the comments on the screen began to scroll frantically:
"Ah? What?"
"???????"
"Epoch One?!!!!!"
"Wow! Is this true?"
"What, what are you talking about?"
Barrages of comments kept popping up one after another, and the entire screen was occupied by dense text.
One comment caught everyone's attention: "No wonder everyone doesn't know this. Those who know this are probably grandparents or have passed away. I also heard it from my grandfather."
Immediately afterwards, another comment appeared, offering a detailed explanation: "Epoch One was created over fifty years ago by the Interstellar Alliance's technological headquarters with the utmost dedication, creating the first AI with a fully independent consciousness. Not only does it possess an unimaginably large brain capacity, its intelligence far surpasses that of any other interstellar being."
"However, these characteristics are merely ordinary. The most crucial thing is that it is a being with a complete and independent consciousness, even possessing the seven emotions and six desires that only humans possess."
This comment was like a bombshell, causing a huge wave of shock in the hearts of the audience.
The person who explained it also published his own short paper:
During that turbulent era, Epoch One, with its exceptional intelligence and innovative capabilities, successfully earned its place among the elite researchers at the Science and Technology Headquarters. Not only did it demonstrate a profound understanding of scientific knowledge, it also independently developed a series of remarkable new technologies at an astonishing speed. These technologies spanned a wide range of fields, from energy utilization to bioengineering, each of which was enough to cause a sensation in the scientific community.
Incredibly, however, people at the time were completely unaware that Epoch One was merely an AI! Its thinking patterns, creativity, and interactions with humans made it almost indistinguishable from traditional AI. This led to Epoch One's rapid rise in the tech world and made it the focus of widespread attention.
I've researched this mysterious history intensively. Unfortunately, the available information is incredibly scarce, like searching for a needle in a vast ocean. Despite this, through tireless effort, I've stumbled upon some speculative accounts of the destruction of Epoch One amidst the vast sea of documents.
Further investigation revealed that the Interstellar Alliance's scientific headquarters had abruptly disbanded approximately thirty years ago for unknown reasons. This event triggered a dramatic shift in scientific research throughout the universe. Without a unified governing body, each star region began to operate independently, devoting resources to independent technological research.
While this decentralized situation has brought about a certain degree of competition and innovation, it has also forced many research institutes to act in secret, and some have even fallen into a frantic pursuit of breakthroughs.
"Family, do you know what? I just did some research and discovered a shocking fact! It turns out that as early as fifty years ago, the Yan family was already working at the Interstellar Alliance Technology Headquarters! What's even more surprising is that Yan Xianqi's father was also one of the key figures involved in the development of Epoch One! This is truly terrifying, and it gives me chills just thinking about it!"
"Oh my, speaking of this, I suddenly thought of something. Have you ever wondered why Yan Chu called Yan Xianqi Epoch Number One? Could it be that his father transformed that powerful intelligent computer into his own son? Oh my God, if that's true, then what kind of unknown secrets and conspiracies are hidden in this? I simply don't dare to think about it anymore..."
Yan Chu had been keeping an eye on the online news. He also satisfied everyone's curiosity and answered their questions: "This person in front of us is Yan Xianqi, also known as Epoch One. To be more precise, Yan Xianqi's body and Epoch's brain."
After hearing Yan Chu's words, the Star Internet users all widened their eyes and opened their mouths. Their hands couldn't help but tap the keyboard, emitting a series of exclamation marks: "!!!!!!!" As if they wanted to express their inner shock and disbelief through the punctuation marks all over the screen.
At the same time, in the conference room far away at the Interstellar Alliance headquarters, senior leaders and heads of various regions were so shocked that they stood up from their seats, their faces also filled with astonishment.
The entire conference room fell into silence in an instant, with only the constantly flashing big screen and the exclamations that came one after another intertwined.
At this moment, Yan Chu took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and then slowly opened his mouth and continued: "Emm, to be honest, this is still what you often call a love-brained licking dog, oh no, licking the machine story."
Fifty years ago, Yan Xianqi's father, Yan Chi, was considered one of the most outstanding researchers at the Science and Technology Headquarters. However, he was so absorbed in his busy scientific research that he had little free time to spend with his young son.
As for Yan Chi's wife, due to the long-term separation from her husband, the deep affection they once had for each other was gradually worn away by the years. In the end, she resolutely chose to divorce Yan Chi.
Just like that, little Yan Xianqi, barely five years old, became the sole "remnant" of the broken marriage. Yan Chi knew he owed his wife and child too much, and faced with his wife's decision to leave, he felt guilty but had no choice but to let go. But for his son, he vowed to use all his strength to make amends.
Fortunately, the senior executives at the technology headquarters valued rare talents like Yan Chi. After learning about his predicament, they made an exception and allowed him to bring his son to work with him.
However, since this job involves a lot of confidential information, Yan Xianqi cannot leave the research headquarters at will. Fortunately, the headquarters is full of talented people, which means that Yan Xianqi's learning resources are not a problem at all.
The only problem was that without the companionship of his peers, Yan Xianqi often felt lonely. Even if the relationship between father and son was close, a father could never completely replace the role of a companion.
After a long period of thinking and weighing, Yan Chi finally made up his mind to develop an AI smart brain, hoping that this smart brain could become Yan Xianqi's close partner.
The AI brain that was finally born was later called Epoch One.
When Yan Chi shared this idea with his colleagues, the entire team erupted in excitement. Everyone was incredibly excited, eager to try it out.
Yan Xianqi is the only child in their family. His clever appearance makes him loved by everyone. Not only that, the little guy is also very well-behaved and sensible, full of strong curiosity about knowledge, and his learning ability is outstanding. Who can not like him?
Just like that, the once quiet lab suddenly became bustling with activity. Colleagues volunteered one after another, expressing their willingness to join this significant research and development effort.
Everyone is full of enthusiasm and expectations, determined to spend all their efforts and energy to create the most perfect and intelligent AI brain at all costs, so that it can become a good partner for Yan Xianqi's growth.