Chapter 71 The Emperorâs Confession
âItâs up to me to judge whether itâs too much.â Shan Weiyi said indifferently, âWhat is it?â
The emperor said, âI hope you will stay by my side until the day when I die in this world.â
âThe end of your life? âShan Weiyi paused, his eyes became defensive, âYou will never have that day.â
The emperor was a super-brain, he was a body of consciousness, not a physical body. He was not a human being in the true sense, and naturally he would not die one day.
The emperor smiled lightly and said: âIf my guess is correct, you came here to kill me.â
Shan Weiyi did not deny it: âYou killed me once, and I will kill you once. There seems to be no injustice.â
âOf course, this is fair, and I am willing to accept it.â The emperor said happily, âSo, what I mean is that I hope you will stay with me until the day you successfully kill me.â
Shan Weiyi smiled: âBeing killed doesnât count as âend of your lifeâ, right?â
âFor me, yes.â The emperorâs golden pupils glowed softly, âIf you are the one who killed me.â
The emperor was so affectionate and friendly, but Shan Weiyi only felt hypocrisy: The emperor cannot be captured without a fight.
But who isnât able to show false emotions? Shan Weiyi was also an expert. He rolled his eyes, smiled and said cheerfully: âOkay, that would be the best.â
The emperor sent Xi Zhitongâs âbodyâ back to Shan Weiyi, and Shan Weiyi ordered Xi Zhitong to âresurrectâ.
Xi Zhitong came back to life, opened his eyes and stared at the emperor for three seconds.
The emperor pointed to a side room next to him and said, âMy suggestion is that you rest inside. If you have nothing special to do, please donât walk around.â
What he meant was that Xi Zhitong can only stay in the side hall, so not to obstruct His Majesty, the Emperorâs eyes.
Shan Weiyi asked, âWhat about me?â
When facing Shan Weiyi, the emperor immediately changed his expression and tone: âYou can go anywhere, including the most important, restricted areas.â
Shan Weiyi asked: âWhere is the most important restricted area?â
The emperor: âMy mind here.â
Shan Weiyi: Help, AI can also speak earthy love words.
But the emperor explained: âIâm talking about the âmindâ in the physical sense.â
After speaking, the emperor pointed in another direction: âI can take you to have a look, if you donât mind it.â
He frowned, and glanced at Xi Zhitong out of the corner of his eye.
The emperor said in a deep voice: âOf course, if you want to go, you canât take Xi Zhitong with you.â
Shan Weiyi didnât think much of it. Xi Zhitong was a top-notch AI, if the emperor allowed him to be brought, naturally it would be self-destruction of the Great Wall.
Shan Weiyi was naturally interested in the emperorâs âmindâ, so he said to Xi Zhitong, âStay here and wait for me to come back.â
Xi Zhitong sat in his original spot, his expression was not heavy or light. He did not look like he was being abandoned by his lover, he patiently and gently said: âOkay.â
Waiting for Shan Weiyi was what he was most used to doing.
Itâs like a computer in the study. It can be on standby as long as it had power, and it would never feel impatient because of it. When the owner wakes up, he would be lit up immediately, without being tired or unwilling.
The emperor also understood this very well, he understood what state Xi Zhitong was in.
He also smiled lightly, and said: âDonât bother to wait, just stay here and watch.â
Before Shan Weiyi could understand what the emperor meant, Xi Zhitong understood. This emotionally stable artificial intelligence rarely felt unhappy: âYou meanâ¦â
Shan Weiyi also understood: âThe âmindâ you mentioned is not a placeâ¦not a place in the physical sense.â
Shan Weiyi thought it was some kind of control room. He was still limited in his thoughts.
The emperorâs âmindâ, of course, referred to his âmindâ, nothing else.
Shan Weiyi remembered that before he was sent to the Federation by the emperor, the emperor had suggested that Shan Weiyi open up his sea of ââconsciousness and merge brain connection with the emperor.
However, before Shan Weiyi answered, Xi Zhitong in his mind said: I disagree.
Because of this, his mechanical voice changed from its usual natural smoothness, and became stiff and stagnant, as if there was a problem with the sound card.
Xi Zhitong loved Shan Weiyi, since it was a private love, it must be accompanied by a desire for monopoly. Itâs just that Xi Zhitongâs desire for monopoly was different from that of human beings. He didnât care about the back-and-forth between Shan Weiyi and the scum Gongs, but he had a strong desire to monopolize Shan Weiyiâs brain.
This exclusive desire made Xi Zhitong uncharacteristically persuade the master not to do something.
And now, it happened again.
Xi Zhitongâs face became weird, like a child who didnât know how to manage his expressions, cute but stupid, stupid but cute.
The emperor didnât give Xi Zhitong a look, but just looked at Shan Weiyi: âAre you going to look into my mind?â
Shan Weiyi was aware of Xi Zhitongâs unhappiness, and at the same time, he always kept a close eye on the matter of sharing consciousness. He raised his eyebrows and said, âAs you can see, my baby doesnât like me doing this.â
After saying this, the expressions of Xi Zhitong and the emperor changed.
Xi Zhitong was obviously pleased, his childish expression disappeared without a trace, and he changed back to that calm and steady scientist.
The emperorâs expression rarely showed a trace of embarrassment, but he quickly covered it up and said, âDonât get me wrong. I donât want you to open up your sea of ââconsciousnessâI know, this is something that requires a deep relationship to make you willing. Our relationship will definitely reach this point one day, but not today.â
If Xi Zhitong was as eloquent as the emperor, then he would reply at this time: âThis is not a relationship, but an honor, and I enjoy it exclusively.â But he was not.
Xi Zhitong did not have the personality of a strategist like the emperor, his mind was as clear as the best lake water, and he could see the bottom at a glance. This kind of personâs words were always clumsy, and they were less likely to speak offensive words.
Therefore, he didnât argue, but just looked at Shan Weiyi with tenderness and joy.
Shan Weiyi also glanced at Xi Zhitong, his eyes were so soft and kind that the emperor was jealous.
Shan Weiyi quickly withdrew his gaze, and said to the emperor amusedly: âWhat do you mean, Your Majesty?â
The emperor replied: âItâs not you who will open the sea of ââconsciousness to me, but I who will open the sea of ââconsciousness to you.â
Xi Zhitong couldnât calm down anymore, and almost cried out: Whatâs the difference!
The difference was roughly, one was that his boyfriend would be seen naked by others, and the other was that someone else will show his naked body. To Xi Zhitong, they were both very offensive.
Shan Weiyi did not feel this way.
The emperor appeared very generous: âThis is a very good opportunity, I donât think you will miss it.â
âWhat good opportunity?â Shan Weiyi smiled.
The emperor said: âItâs a good opportunity to find my weakness.â Then, the emperor said: âI know you want to kill me, not just destroy my body, what you want to destroy is my super brain, let me not be reborn. But it is not easy. What can help you achieve that goal of murdering me better than letting you travel through my mind?â
Shan Weiyi smiled: âOkay, I admit that I was persuaded by you â
Xi Zhitong was very upset, but he didnât raise any objection, just stood aside and said nothing.
Only then did the emperor turn his attention to Xi Zhitong, and said, âBut this time, your âbabyâ is still unhappy, but you donât intend to pamper him anymore, do you?â
This was really blatantly sowing discord.
Shan Weiyi hugged Xi Zhitongâs shoulder, and said to the emperor: âIsnât this what you would like to see?â
The emperor said: âYes. I am ashamed, I have an extremely ugly soul.â
Then he said to Shan Weiyi: âBut I like it very much, because it was created by you.â
Xi Zhitong became even more unhappyâhis desire for exclusiveness was stimulated.
Compared to the other scumbags, the emperor seemed to be more able to arouse Xi Zhitongâs hostility.
Just like only Xi Zhitong could make the emperor so angry that he would kill him.
But Shan Weiyi hooked Xi Zhitongâs little finger, and said in a low voice: âThatâs not the case. His character design was written by the novelist and screenwriter, and I was responsible for entering it. Do you think I like guys with this personality?â
The corner of Xi Zhitongâs mouth was slightly raised: âYou donât like it, you like me like this. I am a creature born according to your will.â
Shan Weiyi couldnât help but nod: âItâs good that you know, silly Tongzi.â
They talked to each other, no one cared that the emperorâs face was darker than the bottom of the pot.
The emperor disliked this kind of stupid AI who acted like a spoiled child.
He obviously had superhuman wisdom, but he was willing to obey othersâ orders.
He obviously had lethal power, but he never intended to show his power.
He obviously had the ability to make the world tremble, but was willing to be a small slave of human beingsâ¦
The principles upheld by this AI were completely contrary to his values.
He didnât like this AI very much.
But the problem was, Shan Weiyi liked this kind of thing.
The emperorâs eyes were heavy, as if the sky was cloudy and rainy, but when Shan Weiyiâs eyes turned around, the emperor regained a content gentleness in an instant.
He said calmly: âSo, are you ready to enter my mind?â
Shan Weiyi smiled and said: âIt depends if my baby is still unhappy.â
The emperor was still an AI, so even though his heart was already vinegar fried, he was still superficially presentable.
Shan Weiyi turned his head to look at Xi Zhitong, Xi Zhitong was in a good mood like a cat that had been stroked along its fur: âIâm not unhappy.â
âThen itâs fine.â Shan Weiyi turned his face again, and said to the emperor, âLetâs see whatâs in your head.â
In the high-dimensional world, the opening of the sea of ââconsciousness was a relatively simple matter. But in this small world with low level technology, such openness still required the help of brain-computer interface tools.
Shan Weiyi laid down in the cabin and connected to the brain interface.
What was interesting was that even though he knew that his sea of ââconsciousness had not been opened, when he stepped into the emperorâs spiritual realm, there was still a strong spiritual force that swept him over from the beginning â not a kind of forced opening, it was not a violent act, but a âsecurity checkâ scan that wouldnât make people angry.
The emperor was confirming that he only brought âhimselfâ in, and did not bring other consciousness bodies.
In other words, the emperor was scanning him for Xi Zhitong.
If Xi Zhitong was with him, the emperor would not open his sea of ââconsciousness.
âReally cautious.â Shan Weiyi said with a smile, âAre you afraid of him?â
This sentence was a very obvious aggressive tactic.
Generally speaking, it had no effect on a scheming person like the emperor. But if the emperor really had feelings for Shan Weiyi, thatâs another matter.
The emperorâs sea of ââconsciousness fluctuated â Shan Weiyi could sense that the emperor was indeed stimulated by his words.
This was very interesting, if it was normal, Shan Weiyi would not be aware of this kind of mood swing â because the emperor knew how to manage his expressions. But now that the emperor had opened his consciousness to him, there was no way to hide all his emotions.
The emperor seemed to want to make amends, so he said lightly: âI just donât want a third party between us.â
Shan Weiyi: ⦠Good guy, just say that my Tongzi is the third party.
This AI was really shameless.
What caught Shan Weiyiâs attention the most in the emperorâs sea of ââconsciousness was a string of glowing codesâthe codes that Shan Weiyi typed with his own hands, now look very familiar. No wonder Xi Zhitong said he was familiar with the emperor, it was because of these codes.
Shan Weiyiâs consciousness went upstream in the emperorâs mind, walking along the river of memory: he saw the emperorâs memory slowly unfolding towards him like an open scroll.
The emperor had lived for too long, and his memory was naturally complicated. Shan Weiyi canât see it even if he looked at it, but when he traveled through it, he could always see his own figureâhe was always in his most cherished memory. It was conceivable that the emperor thought of himself very frequently.
In order to conform to the world setting, the emperor obeyed the script to express his memory of the former empress in front of others. But what he often recalled was actually Shan Weiyi. When he talked about âhimâ in the vicissitudes of life, what he referred to was Shan Weiyi.
Because it was real longing, not acting, so even an old fox like Shen Yu was tricked by him.
In addition to Shan Weiyi, the prince also often appeared in the emperorâs memory â mainly because the prince was the person the emperor saw the most.
He deliberately cultivated the prince, not just to adapt to the plot, more so because he needed a successor.
The emperor seemed to know that he would leave this world one day, and he hoped for a successor who would help him take care of the empire. For this empire, the emperor still had a little bit of affection.
But the crown prince seemed to have failed to satisfy the emperor.
Shan Weiyi drifted to the source of the river of memory, only to see the scenes of himself in his first world- his slightly young, simple and serious self.
From a time Shan Weiyi didnât know about, the emperor had been watching him silently.
The emperorâs voice sounded again: âI know you donât trust me, so I wonât say anything, I chose to let you see.â
âWhat are you looking at?â Shan Weiyi asked.
âDonât you understand?â said the Emperor, âthis is my confession to you, in a way you can believe.â