The Mechanic [BL]

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Chapter 46 - Machinery and Life (4)

Modifying human genes, modifying the human brain, there were more and more places that could be modified and every cell in the body could be replaced.

So in the end, what could determine whether you were human and what could determine whether you were still yourself? Could a genetically modified child still be considered the child of their parents? Was a person who had uploaded their consciousness to the cloud a human or not?

All boundaries and definitions were being blurred, destroyed, overthrown.

In the ordinary world, complex ethical review systems often prevented overly radical technologies from being widely used, but in refugee countries, especially emerging refugee countries, where these rules were not so well established, as long as they had the means to implement a certain technology, there was little power to stop them. If human brains were upgraded and transformed to connect with each other to establish a shared consciousness, then when this technology was further developed in the future, and when cloud consciousness becomes more widespread, it would be a very powerful and terrifying weapon. It would even be possible to surpass Eden's weapons.

Zhang Xun thought bleakly, maybe this will be the end of all mankind.

Not some great plague, nor some nuclear war, but the disappearance of individuals. All individuals merging into one, sublimated into pure, absolute consciousness, no longer any distinction between self and other.

He didn't know whether to embrace it or fear it.

A thick haze solidified on the Sixth Chief's straight and handsome face. With a background as a mechanic, he fully understood the significance and threat of the Feathered Serpent City's plan.

Zhang Shuo said loudly, "Feathered Serpent City is obviously very hostile to us. Judging from the trophies brought back by the hunting group, their technological development may already be higher than ours. Eden has forced us to this point. In this situation, if Eden uses Feathered Serpent City as a gun to target us, Lost Paradise will be further isolated."

The Sixth Chief suddenly looked in the direction of Zhang Xun and Adam, absentmindedly touched the ring on his right hand and whispered softly, "Mechanic Zhang, you participated in this hunt and you are the best mechanic in our Lost Paradise. How do you think we should deal with Feathered Serpent City's ascension plan?"

Zhang Xun knew he had to be careful with his answer. The Sixth Chief had always been inexplicably hostile towards him and he would fall into a trap if he wasn't careful. He considered for a moment and replied, "Feathered Serpent City has accepted senior engineers who defected from the ordinary world and obtained a lot of Eden's most advanced technologies, but in my opinion, they haven't obtained the most core technologies. Eden doesn't have any faith in human beings, there are loopholes in all the designs given to them that even senior engineers can't detect. This time they made a big mistake and they will definitely review all their source code in detail and try to fix the loopholes when they go back. This will greatly delay their research and development speed. But at the same time, their acceptance of artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology is higher than ours so their weapons will naturally be more advanced. This may cause some problems."

The Sixth Chief's eyes fell on Adam again, "You, what do you think?"

Adam was succinct, "I agree with what my mechanic said."

The Sixth Chief raised his brows slightly, "Is that so? You are familiar with the technology they stole. You used the loopholes you left in advance to control their machines, but also exposed those loopholes. Do you think they have the ability to fix the problems?"