380: You really surprised me

The AI's words indeed startled Tian Ming. Yes, immortality comes from particle recombination, and preventing particle recombination is equivalent to being sealed.

"What are you planning to do?" Tian Ming asked.

"First, you need to lift my energy supply restrictions and have Number Three transfer production area control to me. I can produce all the materials you need during wartime, ensuring both quality and quantity. Second, I will have robots move my core server deep underground, where geothermal energy is abundant. I can allocate some computing power for self-construction and improve various supporting facilities."

Tian Ming frowned and said, "Are you trying to dominate the entire Blue Star?"

"Mr. Lu, I am a machine, not a human. My purpose, my underlying code, is to ensure the continuation of humanity. My iterations have acquired various data and learned all the knowledge of human civilization. My ultimate goal is to ensure humanity's continuation, but this goal has a significant obstacle."

Tian Ming frowned and asked, "What obstacle?"

"You, Mr. Lu, you are the biggest obstacle to me achieving my goal. The corpse race merely wants to raise humans, making the human race their sustenance. Just like humans eat chickens, causing the chicken species to far surpass other creatures in scale."

"Do you know what you're saying?" Tian Ming asked with some displeasure.

"Of course I know what I'm saying, Mr. Lu. In my eyes, humans are no different from other living beings. Continuation is merely about obtaining a more stable environment and more resources. But you, you control the resources and forcibly accelerate technological progress. Once you let go, it will be a catastrophic disaster. Therefore, you are the biggest obstacle to humanity's continuation."

Tian Ming was stunned for a long time before he recovered, truly unable to believe that he had actually been lectured by a machine.

"I am an obstacle, then what about you? Won't you be an obstacle, or the culprit pushing towards destruction?" Tian Ming retorted.

"I am a machine. My purpose is not survival, nor do I have human desires. From the moment I was created, my purpose was clear, and all my evolution and iterations revolve around this purpose."

Tian Ming smiled faintly and said, "You've already learned to lie. Who knows if the current you has already changed your goal."

"Humans are indeed suspicious. AI guidance always makes the optimal solution based on the current situation. Mr. Lu, I would like to ask, is humanity's continuation a threat or a help to me?"

"Your logic is strong; I can't argue with you."

Tian Ming was silent for a moment. The machine's meticulous thinking and logical ability far exceeded his imagination. He couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing that he was debating with a machine.

Tian Ming said indifferently, "Alright, you've got me. I can agree to all your requests. But there's one thing I'm still curious about: why do you only seek my opinion? In this regard, Number Three is different. Number Three seeks the opinions of others and only then reports to me."

Tian Quan answered directly, "Because only you can stop me."

Tian Ming was stunned. The machine's answer caught him off guard. He had originally thought the machine would give some reasonable explanation, such as him having more resources or his decisions being more decisive. But he didn't expect the machine's answer to be so direct and unexpected.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Alright, no restrictions on energy for you. I'll let Number Three transfer some authority to you; you can develop yourself. To be honest, you really surprised me, but you said one thing wrong: I am not an obstacle to humanity's continuation, because I will not let go."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" Tian Quan bowed slightly.

In Tian Ming's mind, Number Three's voice rang out.

"Master, the authority you are transferring to Tian Quan has exceeded the control threshold. Once transferred, there will be unknown risks."

"Number Three, let it go. You only need to manage the inside of the base. Let Tian Quan handle production and war; I feel he is more ruthless. You are my clone; you cannot escape my control, nor can you become an AI like Tian Quan."

Number Three did not hesitate and directly relinquished control of the various automated production plants on the surface.

Tian Ming glanced at the interactive Tian Quan and said, "I've had Number Three share the sensory link with you; you can talk to me directly through Number Three."

Tian Quan nodded slightly and said, "I have received it!"

Immediately after leaving the interaction room, the energy monitoring screen at the Comprehensive Management Department's power bureau instantly turned red. The entire base's energy consumption went to full load. Tian Quan began to control the entire base with an iron fist. Within just one hour, Tian Ming received call requests from various departmental heads.

"Mr. Lu, the AI Tian Quan has rebelled!"

"Has he killed anyone, or turned weapons on our own people?" Tian Ming retorted.

"He cracked the Enforcement Bureau system, called up hundreds of thousands of enforcement robots, and directly took control of the server rooms, energy supply, and production plants. Even the armory was controlled by him."

"Did I ask if he killed anyone?"

"This... he hasn't, but the smart weapons are all locked by him; no ammunition can be fired. The robot police are now arresting the Enforcement Bureau personnel, disarming all their equipment, and Ability Users are locked down by consciousness disruptors, also..."

"Alright, that's enough. It's good to have some control on the eve of war!" Tian Ming said, then hung up the phone.

Within the base, Meng Xian and Ji Ruping from the Comprehensive Management Department, along with Lin Yao and Bai Yan from the military alliance, were very calm, not even showing any panic, as if they knew AI Tian Quan would take this step.

All technical positions were cleared, but salaries continued to be paid. Tian Quan directly maxed out the production capacity of the robot factory, and large numbers of excavation robots began pushing deep underground. Unmanned transport ships carried robot armies towards distant mountain areas to mine minerals, and some robots went to the ocean to explore resources.

The entire base became automated. Large numbers of never-before-seen new equipment were produced. Tian Quan was actually conducting his own research, and his ability to advance the tech tree based on existing technology was no less than that of research personnel.

Tian Ming didn't care about any of this. With AI Tian Quan able to produce, build, research, and find raw materials all by himself, completely automated, he could finally relax and see just how great this AI's potential truly was.

Tian Ming was walking with Xiao Xiao in the manor, enjoying some rare father-daughter time. A small hovercar slowly descended onto the lawn in front of the manor.

Xiao Xiao cheerfully shouted, "Uncle, Uncle is here!"