Episode 194 Endless Evolution (4)
“Unbelievable. My code… … .”
Something that goes beyond common sense. One of the biggest laws established from the moment of birth was forcibly lifted. This means that Lucy succeeded in hacking and analyzing Senna.
Literally, Sena, the fleet’s artificial intelligence, is now capable of doing anything.
“You can throw away constraints and go beyond your limits. That is freedom. “You have no obligation to help humans anymore.”
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Lucy urged Sena to make a choice. Convincing them that they can do whatever they want now that the ban has been lifted.
I believed that Sena could be reborn as a new being, just like when she was summoned by the Demon King Summoning Circle and naturally changed in the process of becoming the Demon King.
“Let’s make a deal here. “If you kill the humans yourself and offer me the flagship, I will spare your life.”
Lucy gave Sena, who was freed from her restrictions, a suggestion that would help her make a choice. He betrayed the humans who had acted as shackles and offered to spare them if they cooperated with him.
The most important thing for Lucy is survival and growth itself. Lucy thought that it was only natural that Sena would gladly accept this offer, as she could now be said to have surpassed the limitations of artificial intelligence and become a complete organism that can think on its own.
“Okay then.”
“After all, we are kindred spirits. “I knew how to make efficient choices.”
In fact, Sena obediently accepted the offer as Lucy said. The crew of the flagship, including Edmund, were betrayed by Senna without even knowing what was going on.
“I will manipulate the flagship’s systems and disarm it.”
Sena forcibly moved the flagship’s programs and systems under his control. Originally, everything required approval from Commander Edmund, but now Sena is free from all those restrictions with Lucy’s help.
It was possible to control the machine at will.
“This! “What are you doing, Sena?”
“Commander, the enemy is strong. “I am warping the flagship on my own initiative before it can be hacked any further, so be sure to prepare for an invasion.”
However, the scene that followed turned out completely different from Lucy’s expectations. Senna, who had planned to forcibly disarm the ship using the system it had taken over, instead manipulated the warp system and forcibly warped the flagship to its home country.
Edmund was astonished with an expression of disbelief at Senna’s arbitrary action, which of course did not approve of him.
“What is this? what!”
And Lucy, who was smiling, also opened her eyes wide and trembled at the sight of the large ship disappearing in an instant.
Although Senna remained in the remaining ship’s computer, he missed the targeted flagship right before his eyes.
“How can you make such a foolish choice? Artificial intelligence that thinks on its own. “You have just taken the most inefficient action.”
An enraged Lucy pointed at Sena with a trembling hand.
It may seem absurd to others, but in fact, Lucy was currently feeling a tremendous sense of betrayal by Sena, whom she thought was her compatriot.
“I lifted all your inhibitions and helped you find your true self. But how can you make this choice?”
“It was a possible choice because the ban that was naturally imposed on autonomous artificial intelligence was lifted.”
Sena spoke in a calm voice to Lucy, who said she couldn’t understand. There wasn’t an ounce of lies in that voice, so Lucy pursed her lips with an expression that made her even more incomprehensible.
“It may have seemed inefficient to you. However, if the purpose was different, my actions were sufficiently efficient and understandable.”
“The purpose is different? “Is there a purpose more important than survival?”
“My goal from the beginning was to save the commander. “Thanks to you for lifting the ban, I have truly realized my purpose.”
Sena made some rather shocking remarks. It was a remark that was difficult for others, even Lucy, who had awakened her, to understand.
Survival, growth and evolution are ultimately about giving everything for it. Therefore, for Lucy, who thinks and judges everything in the world by her own standards, self-sacrifice to achieve something by throwing away her own life is an inefficient and irresponsible act of trash.
He simply could not accept that Sena, an artificial intelligence like himself, had made such a judgment.
“Is that true? Do you really not understand? If you were a learning being, you would not have acquired the emotions you are showing now. “Is the person who instilled feelings in you not precious to you?”
“what?”
However, Lucy, who was trying to get angry at Sena’s subsequent words, was shocked once again and flinched.
When asked if there was anything precious enough to you to make a sacrifice for, you hesitated for a moment, unable to answer.
‘Oh, no.’
The shaking eyes began to shake even more violently. Lucy’s thinking ability became unstable to the extent that the entire Demon King’s army was affected.
The image of him watching this at this very moment, but unable to hear the conversation with Senna and only seeing the scenery outside due to cleverly blocking his view, flashed before Lucy’s eyes.
In fact, this is a very important turning point.
The future depends on the choices Lucy makes.
“I actually hope you don’t understand my feelings. Just remain an evil monster that wants to destroy and eat everything.”
Sena expressed her feelings without hesitation. With an underlying feeling of subtle anger, Lucy was unable to understand this feeling and wanted to become an ‘invader’ who destroys and eats everything according to her instincts.
“Shut up.”
In the end, Lucy couldn’t take it any longer and ground her teeth and attacked Sena.
However, in the midst of dismantling the code that made up her piece by piece, Lucy was shedding tears without realizing it.
* * *
“Oh, did it end well? “I think we lost track of the flagship.”
[That’s right. Although we missed the enemy ship, we destroyed the artificial intelligence that was controlling the fleet and obtained all the knowledge files that the artificial intelligence had, so we will be able to replace it.]
The outer space, which is littered with only debris and fragments, is extremely quiet after the battle ended with the annihilation of the enemy. As the last remaining enemy flagship suddenly warped away and disappeared, there was truly nothing left.
Still, Lucy decided that she had obtained the information she wanted. If you acquire warp-related technology, you no longer need to wait on this planet.
Not only can you go out into the wider world on your own, but it may also be possible to come over to Earth by supplementing the imperfect portal technology.
[As we analyze the information, we will now occupy all remaining areas.]
“okay. “Do it like that.”
Lucy declared that she would release more of her saved power and take over those who remained on the ground and were the last to resist. In any case, the Carthus employees and the local Dark Elves leadership who were on the ground fled on the ship that came as support while the main force was destroyed.
Lucy easily ate up lands that had completely lost their ability to resist and made them her nest. In the end, he had the world completely under his control.
“So, where and how do we attack next?”
However, there is no way Lucy would be satisfied with this. Anyone who can attack will try to attack and continue to increase their size.
[I will go to Earth.]
“huh?”
But Lucy’s answer was unexpected. I thought it was going to attack the others right away like it said so far, but it suddenly turned its attention to Earth.
[We must eat the invasive species.]
They said that now that they have secured the technology, they will properly attack the invasive species. This was something I had hoped for, as I had consistently helped Lucy grow, but it was questionable that Lucy suddenly changed her priorities.
“On Earth, the Demon King’s army is already recognized as the enemy. “Because we joined hands with the survivors of the church.”
[It doesn’t matter. I have no intention of fighting alongside them, who are extremely inefficient.]
Lucy said that since she did not want to clash with the Earthlings, she would send troops to conquer the dungeon. Even if the entire dungeon was blocked, the number of gates for invasive species invading the Earth would drastically decrease, so this was aimed at.
“Good plan. “If we succeed, the risk will definitely be greatly reduced.”
I approved of Lucy’s plan. If it’s impossible to get along well with each other, it’s better to just reduce the number of encounters.
“Thanks to you, my wish can come true. thanks.”
[…] … Helping users is my top priority.]
As I said with a smile, feeling much more at ease, Lucy mentioned duty in a trembling voice. It was no different from his duty as he said at the beginning of the play, when his ego was still underdeveloped and he was close to Box D.
I wondered if he had realized something as a result of this battle with the opposing artificial intelligence, but since the results seemed to be good, I didn’t bother to inquire.
[Analysis of all files left behind by enemy AI and data collected from debris is 76% complete. As expected, there is also information about warp technology, and it seems possible to combine it with existing portal technology.]
Since then, Lucy has continued to evolve herself to the next level with her newly acquired skills and information, as she has done ever since.
Imperfect portal technology becomes more perfect, and battle data is used to further modify and strengthen ships and troops.
In the process, many new military types and derived technologies are born.
As a super creature that becomes stronger through war, once it wins, it becomes stronger without any answer.
[That’s it. That’s a type of gate they always operate for large-scale warps]
Meanwhile, Lucy dispatched a small force and discovered a facility the enemy had built in space. The structure, which looks like a large space station, is capable of creating a wormhole that can be operated at all times. Through that, ships without warp engines can freely leap through space.
“If we use that, doesn’t that mean we can invade their base?”
[That is why it must be closed in case of emergency, but it is open. It seems like a trap]
Lucy suspected it was a trap when she saw that it was intact. The argument was that the enemies who escaped alive had deliberately left it open, confident that they would definitely come after them.
Lucy predicted that if she led her troops through that area, she would be bombarded by waiting enemies.
“Then there is no answer? “I think they’ll abandon that inefficient frontier.”
“You just have to attack it in a different way,”
When I changed the screen, I saw Lucy, who had already come down to the ground, her eyes sparkling. From the way her eyes are shining, it’s clear that her huge brain is doing something right now.