Chapter 18 Wang Ze’s off-court assistance
Just as Zhao Dafu said in this joke.
Brain-inspired technology can perfectly replicate the human brain, but it cannot perfectly replicate human consciousness.
The Eternals gave up their bodies and relied on "brain simulation" to live in the online world, which itself involves many ethical issues.
——The moment they gave up their bodies, did they already belong to the dead?
——The artificial brain relies on machinery to maintain consciousness. Is this considered a new species?
Regarding these issues, before human society has discussed the results, the Eternals themselves have problems first.
After losing their bodies, they soon began to exhibit various strange behaviors. Some lost their rational thinking inexplicably, some were entangled in a thought and began to behave abnormally, some inexplicably focused on self-destruction, and some even... Aggression arose.
Various anomalies made the second batch of wealthy people who wanted to transform into Eternals wisely choose to wait and see.
At the same time, along with various shortcomings, another major advantage of the Eternals has been revealed-because it is based on brain-simulating technology, they have absolute dominance over the online world.
For ordinary human programmers, the online world is a pyramid built up of strings of characters, with humans outside.
But for the Eternals who exist through brain simulation, the online world is their ‘real’ world, and they are in it.
The Eternals with artificial brains, no compilation, no programming, absolutely zero latency within the same star domain network, highly integrated tools...
They originally placed themselves in the black box world, hoping to enjoy eternal life and a colorful life;
But they ended up becoming the ‘overlords’ of the surface network.
In addition, new technologies such as artificial brains, key systems, and black boxes seem to create conditions for mechanical ascension, but what is still needed behind them is massive natural resources.
The virtual network world is not separated from the physical world. All kinds of equipment are the foundation of the network. The Eternals must establish vassal forces to ensure the maintenance and upgrading of equipment.
Therefore, they began to demand a greater say in human society.
‘God should sit on the throne of God. ’
There are always political systems that will not succumb to the power of capital;
There are always countries that really consider the interests of ordinary citizens.
A war in the online world broke out.
Fortunately, the development of human civilization history has not been smooth sailing, and the development of science and technology is not just for social progress.
In the process of moving from the Earth Era to the Interstellar Era, mankind has made many mistakes, such as the abuse of cloning technology, AI riots, etc.
Because of this, human society has been patched a lot. For example, human society in the 2200s of the Nova Era has long banned fully automatic weapon systems.
These patches greatly limited the Eternals' attacks and locked the Eternals' influence into the virtual network.
After the war with the Eternals broke out, for a brief few months, ordinary people were prohibited from logging into the Internet. All administrative planets closed all terminals that could be closed, and launched a comprehensive campaign to annihilate the Eternals.
The war ended with the reconciliation between the Eternals and human society.
The Eternals wanted to create the Tenth Star Cluster and moved to a star system together.
The good times did not last long. Just a few months after the migration was completed, a violent stellar storm broke out in the star system. All the equipment of the Eternals was shut down, and the shutdown button was pressed on the server hosting the brain simulation...
The few Eternals were eventually buried in the fluctuations of the material world.
There are different opinions on how the stellar storm broke out.
Some people say it is the secret weapon of the First Star Cluster, while others say it is the plan that the Sixth Star Cluster has laid out long ago.
After that, the use of brain-like and treasure key technologies was banned, black box technology was weakened many times, and the sporadic flames of the Eternals were quickly extinguished.
Because the Eternals had the support of many politicians and businessmen in the early stage, the riots caused by the Eternals were tacitly chosen to be forgotten by the officials of the Nine Star Clusters, and gradually became an urban legend.
Unfortunately, virtual reality technology has regressed for several generations as more restrictions have been added to black box technology and surface networks.
And human civilization has a few more patches.
……
After talking about the destruction of the Eternals, Zhao Dafu was also a little sad.
He concluded:
"I was not sure before because when the murderer appeared, we did not allocate resources to this matter and left no substantial observational evidence, so we have never dared to say this hypothesis.
"To be honest, if the Eternals really revive, it will cause a lot of commotion and have a much greater negative impact than a ghost or a super hacker.
"But Mr. Wang Ze was attacked when he logged into Liming Street. Because the equipment he used was relatively old, it left weak traces on the opponent.
"This is actually the same as the Eternals attacking the network security system several times in the early days...well, I can't say it is exactly the same, but it is very similar.
"Eighty percent of the possibility is that it is brain-inspired technology."
After speaking, Zhao Dafu obviously felt much more relaxed. He smiled apologetically at Lin Weilin, lowered his head and sat in his seat.
There are many conceptual terms written on the screen behind him.
The technicians present were silent for a while and began to explore the possibility that the murderer was the Eternals.
Wang Ze suddenly asked: "Director Zhao, Liming Street belongs to the surface network?"
"Yes," Zhao Dafu immediately replied, "Lingming Street is a forum-type website, and it is also a bridge that guides players to access the real virtual game world. Player communication within the black box game world is limited, and Liming Street is a better supplement.
"Actually, our Dawn Street can occupy 80% of the market share of our home planet, not because of how good Dawn Street itself is. This was also proved by your previous conversation with Els.
"It's because our port equipment market coverage has reached 80%. This is our confidence."
Lin Weilin added: "Our traditional sales strategy at Weixing is to sell high-end equipment at low prices to consolidate market share, and then make up for the cost and maintenance expenses of the equipment from online revenue."
Wang Ze frowned and said: "Isn't this already a monopoly? The anti-monopoly law of the home planet?"
Zhao Dafu shrugged: "That's a business matter."
Lin Weilin hurriedly said: "The coalition government of the home planet is also out of the protection of outstanding enterprises, so it has appropriately relaxed some regulations."
Wang Ze nodded understandingly.
In short, there are connections and insider information.
He tapped his fingers on the table and asked the question he always wanted Wei Xing to answer:
"Then if the murderer uses brain-simulating technology to invade the Liming Street server and steal the account to pretend to be the target, is it theoretically feasible?"
"Yes...it is indeed the case."
Zhao Dafu wanted to explain a few words, but he felt powerless when he spoke.
For the online world, brain-inspired technology is really a dimensionality-reducing blow against ordinary engineers like them.
Wang Ze asked again: "Then do we have any means to deal with the Eternals?"
Lin Weilin added from the side: "We are just an entertainment technology company, so naturally we do not have technology in this area, but I think the Home Planet Defense Guard should have such technology reserves. After all, before the Eternals appeared, brain-imitation technology reproduced Virtual personalities have also been used as the vanguard of new information warfare.”
Wang Ze thought carefully for a while.
If the murderer really is this kind of existence, he is indeed a ghost of the virtual network.
But, is it really that simple?
Zhao Dafu's sudden opening seemed to lift the layer of fog surrounding the murderer;
But Wang Ze was not carried away by this information.
The Eternals could only explain each other's abilities in the network, but how could they cross the barriers between the virtual world and the material world and inflict gunshot wounds on Wenquan's head?
"Time is running out, everyone needs to act quickly."
Deputy Director Gong Tianzheng solemnly said:
"Whether the murderer used brain-simulating technology or someone was deliberately making up his mind, after this countdown is over, he is likely to commit another crime!
"Our mission is not only to catch criminals, but also to make every effort to prevent crime and protect the safety of citizens!
"I will contact the home planet defense force to obtain relevant technologies for detecting and fighting the Eternals... Why bother?"
"Arrived!"
He Qiu stood up abruptly, his strong body standing straight.
Gong Tianzheng said sternly: "You will never leave Wang Ze's side. You must protect his safety and set up a safe room that isolates network signals as soon as possible to prevent the murderer from really trying to kill Wang Ze."
"Yes! Don't worry, Palace Bureau! I will definitely protect Lao Wang!"
"The meeting is dismissed! Everyone, get moving!"
The conference room door opened, and more than a dozen technical backbones from the police and Weixing Group ran away.
Qi Ming, who was waiting outside the door, immediately cheered up and glanced at the dimly lit conference room. He found that his boss was discussing something with Captain He Qiu, and immediately gave up his preparations to go in and report on his work.
Huh? Why is there a beautiful lady next to the boss?
Qi Ming blinked and looked carefully at Lin Weilin on the other side of Wang Ze.
‘This eldest sister has such a great temperament. ’
Qi Ming secretly praised him, politely withdrew his gaze, and continued to bite his bread with his head down.
Wang Ze rubbed his eyebrows and chewed over the last few words Zhao Dafu said.
"How come another Eternals has been brought up?" He Qiu sighed dejectedly, "Can this case still be solved? Is there any room for a traditional police officer like me to show off?"
"Mr. Wang," Lin Weilin whispered from the side, "How likely is it now that you think the murderer is the Eternals, or uses brain-simulating technology?"
"I can't say for sure...wait a moment, I'll make a call first."
Wang Ze tapped his fingers on the table, took out his cube-shaped mobile phone, and made a call.
Since there are resources, there is no need to hide them, just use them as needed.
Several lines of light were projected from the upper left corner of the square, intertwining to form a simple projection screen. The screen flickered gently, and a half-length photo of an old man was added.
The system prompts that this is an interstellar call and there will be a delay of about three seconds.
"Ozawa? Why did you suddenly remember to greet your uncle?"
"Uncle, can you give me some information about the Eternals? The more detailed the better."
Wang Ze gets straight to the point:
"I am currently assisting the police in investigating a case on my home planet. I encountered a murderer suspected of being an Eternal clan. The technical power here cannot handle it and I need some relevant information."
After a few seconds, laughter came from over there:
"The Eternals? Aren't they all history?
"Why do you always encounter such weird cases? My uncle will arrange for someone to pass the information to you.
"You must pay attention to safety if you are sure you have encountered this kind of murderer. It is best not to log in to the Internet for the time being.
"Also, Ozawa, when are you going to step down from your position as a great detective and come to work in my small electronics factory? The inheritance of our family cannot be interrupted. The uncle has no children, so we can only count on him. You.”
Wang Ze couldn't help but rub his eyebrows.
This series of instructions from the uncle did not delay at all:
"Ozawa, are you still there?
"If you are on your home planet now, why not meet the daughter of one of my uncle's family friends? She is also of marriageable age and is said to have a very gentle personality. I will arrange for you to meet her."
"Ozawa... Can you hear me, Ozawa?"
"Hello, uncle? The signal here is not very good, hang up now! Hey, uncle is in good health! I will see you when I return to Hengzhou Star."
Wang Ze quickly clicked his fingers twice, and the call was immediately cut off.
He let out a long sigh of relief, and his shoulders relaxed a lot.
Feeling that something was wrong with the way He Qiu looked at him, Wang Ze tried to argue: "The family business is like this. They still have many traditional concepts in their bones, and they always urge me to go on a blind date."
"Just go on a blind date, are you going to end up alone? But your uncle is quite funny," He Qiu tutted, "Tianze Technology, a small electronics factory? Isn't that the designated partner of the Sixth Star Cluster's military? ”
Wang Ze tried to bring the topic back to the topic: "I hope the information given by the uncle can help Director Zhao and others in the future."
Lin Weilin looked a little apologetic and said slowly: "Mr. Wang, I'm sorry for your trouble. I didn't expect that I would also need your help in technical aspects."
Wang Ze glanced outside the door, stood up, and said with a smile: "Professional things should be done by professionals. Let's stay away from technical matters and continue to look for clues."
After saying this, he walked towards the door of the conference room.
Qi Ming was already standing there holding her watch, and shouted obediently: "Boss."
"Thank you for your hard work. Have you gained anything today?"
"I've gained a lot," Qi Ming said. "I originally just went to investigate Robber A, but I didn't expect that I accidentally investigated Robber B..."
Wang Ze raised his hand to stop her from continuing: "Go to my room and discuss it later."
"Good boss."
"Have you had dinner?"
"Eat! Don't worry about me, boss! Come on, solve the case!"
Qi Ming's ponytail flicked slightly, and the two figures quickly disappeared from the door of the conference room.
He Qiu stretched his waist, remembered the mission he had just received, and trotted after him.
Not long after, Lin Weilin walked out of the conference room wearing sunglasses and carrying a handbag. Several assistants waiting on the side immediately moved forward and followed her quickly.
"Boss, the press conference is ready and can start at any time."
"Wait another two hours and give the reporters the press release we prepared before, so that they can warm up and build momentum. The price can be 30% higher than usual, but it must be reviewed by me personally before publishing."
"Okay boss." An assistant turned and ran away.
"Also," Lin Weilin paused and glanced at the direction Wang Ze, Qi Ming, and He Chou were leaving, "all the hot searches about Mr. Wang have been removed. I will invite Mr. Wang to the press conference later. If If there is any information about Mr. Wang’s background other than being a detective, report it immediately.” (End of Chapter)