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It seems impossible for a world like the N-domain, which isn't even considered a medium-active world, to produce an item of this caliber. However, if it's supported by a certain rule, then the impossible can be accomplished. The most obvious example is the world of Godslayer. The activity reserves of a mere medium-active world would not be enough to give birth to an individual with such powerful activity control as Godslayer. However, the rule of that world bypasses activity and directly reaches the "rule," allowing Godslayer to directly control the rule by seizing the power of the disobedient god—by manipulating the activity energy.

That's what led to the huge gap between the Godslayer and the magicians, sorcerers, and Onmyoji of that world; the power they wielded was simply not on the same level.

Similarly, the Rosa Mystica is not simply a crystal with high-level magic power. If it were just that, it would at most be another "Seed of the Holy Stone". The Rosa Mystica possesses the power to give birth to "perfection", and there has never been a conclusion about "perfection". After all, there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers, so there are naturally a thousand different "perfections" in the eyes of a thousand people.

In this situation, the only thing that can accommodate everyone's view of "perfection" is perfection itself. The rule called "perfection" can satisfy this, and Eve's existence is the embodiment of the rule of "perfection." Although it cannot be fully manifested at present because it only exists in half, if Lin Yi chooses to destroy one of them, then the original two-part rule of perfection will be restored to its complete state. At that time, the terror that will appear will not only be "Alice," but a "rule of perfection."

"Perfect……"

Looking at the "fireworks" that kept blooming in the sky, and the "shooting stars" that occasionally streaked down with long tails of flame, Lin Yi couldn't help but be speechless: "At this point, what's the point?"

A spatial warp disappeared from its original location. Shortly after, a burst of intense light suddenly swept across the earth, accompanied by the melting and evaporation of a large amount of matter in the high temperature. The spacetime warship that had just completed the spatial warp and arrived in this area was detonated under the attack of the high temperature, falling to the earth with the splashed metal debris.

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No matter how bizarre the process, the outbreak of war was ultimately a reality, which made many people both on edge and relieved.

Often, the most difficult moment in a war is not during the fierce fighting, but rather the suffocating atmosphere before the war breaks out. Now that everything has already happened, there is no need to worry about being suddenly "undeclared at war" one day.

Although it was an unplanned situation, the Time and Space Administration reacted swiftly. Almost at the same time that Lin Yi had just mobilized the automated humanoids at the front line to approach the Ring-Index Galaxy, the Time and Space Administration had already begun to use "space jumps" to launch a disorderly attack on the Ring-Index Galaxy, attempting to capture all the planets in the Ring-Index Galaxy that could serve as regrouping bases before the conflict escalated.

However, the Platinum Clan was forced into a disadvantageous position because Lin Yi himself was unable to move (to avoid information leakage) and could not use the same "space warp" to counterattack the front line behind the Time and Space Administration. After noticing this situation, Lin Yi directly ordered the main god to throw a few folded spaces to the planets in the Ring Seal Galaxy that belonged to the Time and Space Administration.

Putting aside everything else, in terms of efficiency in sabotage and infiltration alone, the Reincarnators are probably the most efficient group. This was greatly demonstrated after Lin Yi invested in the completed "Apocalypse - War" and the "Apocalypse - Plague" created by "Hercules". With most of their energy tied up on the front lines, even with the total resources of the Time and Space Administration, they couldn't spare any time to deal with the Reincarnators who were wreaking havoc behind the scenes. They could only wear them down little by little and wait for reinforcements to arrive or for the front lines to be able to spare resources.

Clearly, Lin Yi couldn't allow this situation to continue. So, the day after deploying "Apocalypse - Plague," he directly assembled 80% of the automated humanoids within the Ring-Imprint Galaxy and launched the first all-out attack on the front lines of the Time and Space Administration, which were located within the same star system...

Against the backdrop of the vast and boundless starry sky, a "tiny" war is unfolding.

Compared to the universe, this war is indeed too insignificant, with an impact area not even a fraction of its size. However, for the two sides involved in the war, as well as the various intelligent races in their homelands, the importance of this war is almost equivalent to that of the universe.

If the universe is destroyed, they will naturally not escape for a while, but if the side they chose is defeated, given the cruelty that both sides are showing to each other at this moment, their fate will probably not be much better than destruction.

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 481 War of Attrition

Once the war in the Ring-Indian Galaxy began, it entered its most brutal and essential mode: a war of attrition.

Both sides continuously invest their own forces to deplete the other's forces until one side can no longer bear the losses and shows signs of defeat—after which a chain reaction of collapse ensues.

The same war pattern has been played out countless times in every world. As the initiators of this war, both the Time and Space Administration and the Main God Space are well aware of the consequences of such a chain reaction of defeats, and naturally cannot allow such a situation to occur.

Therefore, the more severe the losses on both sides, the greater the resources required.

At first, the sight of one or two interstellar warships clashing in space could attract the attention of countless people. But after half a month, even the wreckage of spaceships falling overhead didn't draw much attention... simply because everyone had become accustomed to it.

Every day, new warships appear on the battlefield, and similarly, old warships are "eliminated" from the battlefield. The lucky ones manage to escape with their wounds, while the unlucky ones are directly destroyed by the firepower of various departments.

Yes, these "unidentified" firepower did not all come from the enemy; some also came from our own side.

When Lin Yi was puzzled by this, the equation provided by the main god easily explained the "efficiency" of this action.

Under the same conditions, it would take 50000 to 100000 units of resources to tow a heavily damaged warship back to the dock for repairs, plus at least 10 days of sailing, and various energy and escort costs along the way, totaling about 200000 units of resources. Once repaired, the warship can shoot down an average of 1.04 enemy warships when it is put back into battle.

Using the same cost, 200000 resources can help repair five moderately damaged or ten lightly damaged warships and put them into battle, shooting down an average of 0.86 enemy warships—a total of more than eight enemy warships.

In comparison, the "benefits" obtained from the same amount of loss are worlds apart, making the choice obvious.

If the automaton had to accumulate experience again after dying, Lin Yi wouldn't have dared to easily activate this mode. However, after the production line was modified to be able to recreate the moment of "death" of the "deceased" automaton mind cubes, Lin Yi had no reason to make the main god stop this behavior.

War is cruel, as everyone knows.

But cruelty is not only when facing an enemy, but also when facing oneself.

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Ring-printed galaxy.

Bijushin (碧木星).

With abundant sunlight and excellent geological conditions, Bimu Star, located in the fifth orbit of its star, has all the conditions for the birth and growth of a celestial being. When the first explorers set foot here, the lush forests that greeted their eyes gave the planet the name "Bimu".

However, with the continuous arrival of extraterrestrial visitors, the transformation and exploitation of this planet has been deepened. Those beautiful scenes can only be seen in records. At least since Veneto arrived on this planet, he has never seen the sky outside clear, let alone that desert where dust storms blow up at an average of 1.45 times per hour.

Aside from necessary deployments, Veneto usually prefers to stay on his own ship, but today is different.

To avoid the "disorderly attacks" launched by the Time and Space Administration from time to time, almost all the shipyards on the planet Ringed were built underground. While successfully isolating more than 90% of the Time and Space Administration's conventional attacks, they also isolated the shipyards from the outside world. Due to the need for temporary intelligence control, the only way Veneto could contact the outside world after moving into the shipyard was to come to the main control room with the other androids.

The shipyard operates by consuming a large amount of the planet's existing resources. The screen in the center of the main control room, which is hundreds of square meters in size, displays the battle situation of the entire Ringing Galaxy at a glance. However, Veneto is not focused on the front-line battle reports that he has read over and over again, but on the fragmented information that appears and disappears like an assembly line at the edge of the screen.

Before long, Veneto found the information she "needed".

—Serial number 1107.

Andrea Doria remained silent (3)

With a pursed lip, Veneto turned and left the control room, heading towards another location in the dock, but the information he had just seen kept replaying in his mind.

The serial number is a unique identifier possessed by each automaton, bestowed by the "Supreme Will" and permanently maintained. Generally, there is only one way to cancel it: the automaton is permanently silenced...

Fortunately, the number of automatons shot down on the battlefield has been increasing since the start of the war, but none have actually had their numbers revoked yet; otherwise, it would have been a huge blow to every automaton.

Even so, the situation is far from optimistic. Behind Andrea Doria—an automaton with deep ties to Veneto in the old era—the number 3 represents only one thing: the third silence.

Yes, this is Andrea's third silence. It's either sunk by the enemy or sunk by itself; there's not much difference between the two, because soon—

"I'm Andrea Doria. You little brat, you're the new commander? Don't you dare hold me back!"

Looking at the girl who appeared before her, Veneto's suppressed emotions were on the verge of exploding. She took a deep breath and spoke in a slightly trembling voice, "Andrea, this is not the naval base."

"Eh?"

The newly "born" Andrea seemed somewhat confused, but as the "data" stored within the Mind Cube was transferred, in just a few seconds she had completed the "experience accumulation" that would normally require countless battles. At the same time, she also retrieved those memories...

"what--!"

Veneto wasn't surprised to see Andrea screaming and crouching on the ground; he had reacted the same way the first time he experienced something like this.

Death is equal for all life, regardless of status or wealth. But behind this equality lies an overwhelming fear. Facing death sounds simple, but that's just what people who have never died say. Only those who have truly experienced it understand what it really means...

It took Andrea a long time to recover from the fear of "sinking," and Veneto, who was constantly comforting her, suddenly had a question in his mind.

When will this finally end?

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 482 Intelligent "Eternity"

The changes originating from within the automaton did not escape Lin Yi's notice, or more accurately, he had already foreseen them.

The law of conservation of intelligence determines the limitations of mechanical intelligence. If we want to bypass this limitation, we must remove most of the "authorities" of mechanical intelligence, along with the emotional module. After removing the "authorities", highly developed mechanical intelligence will soon be able to acquire emotional perceptions that are no different from those of humans, or even stronger.

In this state, continuing to view mechanical intelligence as the rigid program that only knows how to obey orders will only lead to two outcomes.

First, intelligent collapse, self-destruction due to logical errors.

Second, intelligent awakening, changing the status quo amidst constantly overlapping contradictions... Obviously, if this is the outcome, then the beings that originally gave them form and concept will become the first obstacle to their change. According to the calculations of the main god, if this situation occurs, the probability of the automated humanoids ultimately rebelling exceeds 80%.

As for this group that could "awaken" and rebel at any time, Lin Yi was naturally not so oblivious as to turn a blind eye to their changes. Almost as soon as the first automaton showed signs of war-weariness, Lin Yi had already instructed the main god to start collecting data.

As expected, the war intensified, the number of androids that sank and were destroyed gradually increased, and more and more androids developed similar emotions... Until now, according to the data compiled by the main god, more than half of the entire android population has developed such thoughts, and about 0.3% have reached the red alert point.

In other words, given the right opportunity—for example, the appearance of a mentor or an olive branch extended from the other side—this 0.3% group will have a very high chance of "awakening."

"From the perspective of the development trend of mechanical intelligence alone, the evolution of intelligence to a certain level, breaking away from the maker and fully mastering itself should represent a certain direction of progress."

If these automated humanoids successfully rebel and survive this war, they will likely evolve into a different form of civilization than carbon-based civilizations, much like the planet Cybertron once was.

"For you, this is indeed an awakening, but for me, it is nothing short of 'betrayal'."

Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at the red alert zone that occupied 0.3% of the entire tree diagram in the table.

Regardless of the world, even with varying levels of activity concentration, development always follows certain "rules." This applies to forbidden zones of life, to the reverse flow of spiritual energy, and to mechanical intelligence as well.

If we disregard the existence of "intelligent conservation," then mechanical intelligence can develop and evolve at a speed far slower than that of carbon-based civilizations—under the command of a single will, sub-entities without self-awareness will unconditionally obey the interests of the whole, and sacrificing sub-entities for the sake of the whole's powerful continuation is perfectly reasonable.

However, mechanical intelligence existing in this way has huge loopholes due to the existence of the "intelligent conservation" rule, making it easy to be discovered and destroyed. The worst situation is nothing more than what happened in World 4, where the entire "authority" was taken away. Not only did the intelligent civilization that was painstakingly built be handed over to others, but it also had to face the intelligent weapons that it once held in its hands.

In another scenario, if the existence of "intelligent conservation" is taken into account, then "authority" must be relinquished, and mechanical intelligence must be given sufficient autonomy and independence to avoid the occurrence of loopholes. However, in this case, the greatest advantage of mechanical intelligence, namely, single-will command, will be lost.

Just like the situation Lin Yi is facing now, in the face of the brutal war, the autonomous androids have developed feelings of weariness or even disgust. This feeling is reflected in their behavior as a significant decrease in combat efficiency. This situation is impossible to occur when commanded by a single will, because before it occurs, the individual whose thinking is in conflict with the "totality" will be treated as a "harmful cell" and eliminated, and it is impossible for it to continue to exist inside.

"If we pursue efficiency, we must allow loopholes to exist; if we want to fix loopholes, we have to give up efficiency itself... Perhaps only when these two coexist can we achieve complete 'intelligent conservation'."

It remains constant at a certain peak value. Whether you sacrifice efficiency to maintain integrity, or pursue efficiency while prioritizing integrity, "intelligence" will always remain constant, no matter your choice.

After some thought, Lin Yi made a decision.

Maintaining the status quo is certainly a good option, since the Time and Space Administration has obviously consumed far more resources than the God Space has invested in this world. If this kind of fierce war of attrition were to become the norm, the God Space would have a greater chance of winning. However, the war-weariness and resistance that are gradually growing among the automatons cannot last.

Of course, this situation is not insurmountable. A relatively efficient way is to turn those automatons into reincarnators, or to directly copy the "naval base" or "command room" model from World Four and use the fact that the automatons have emotions to "conquer" them. When their concern for a person or thing surpasses everything else, mere war-weariness has no effect whatsoever.

Unfortunately, both of these require a lot of time to complete, which is not feasible given the current urgent circumstances Lin Yi is facing.

A relatively inefficient solution is to destroy and recreate the automated humanoids that possess this mindset. However, this would require far more resources than initially calculated, and if this continues for a long time, the God Space would be at a disadvantage in its confrontation with the Time and Space Administration.

"...we have no choice but to end it ahead of schedule."

Maintaining the status quo will only exacerbate the resistance of the automatons, eventually leading to a large-scale "rebellion." Since there is no effective way to stop it, we should nip the problem in the bud before the "rebellion" breaks out.

The source of their resistance is also easy to find.

--war.

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After the fifth "sinking," Veneto had ceased most of her mental activity. Faced with the ever-increasing battle damage information in the control room, she showed more of a numbness. In this state, Veneto encountered an automaton she had briefly met before.

"I am Lexington."

Her once neat and white military uniform was now covered in a few specks of dust that she hadn't been able to clean, but her tired face still wore a gentle smile, just like Veneto's first impression of her.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Veneto."

Time and Space Administration: Chapter 483 Intelligence and Humanity

The contact between the two automatons did not attract the attention of the others around them. At this time, almost every automaton had no time to pay attention to its surroundings, but instead dragged its tired body back and forth between the base and the battlefield—or the "construction pod".

After hearing Lexington's greeting, it took Veneto nearly three seconds to react, which was quite unbelievable for her in the past: three seconds was enough for her to "sink" several times on the battlefield.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Veneto."

Subconsciously turning around, Veneto noticed the presence of the automaton in front of him and searched his memory. He confirmed that he had not recorded any automatons with similar faces, but only automatons could appear here. Just as Veneto was about to ask, the girl opposite him spoke again: "I am Lexington, whom you met when you first arrived in the Ringed System."

Reminded by Lexington, Veneto finally remembered the "strange guy," as well as the conversation they had during their initial contact.

I don't hate 'resurrection' in itself; what I hate is war.

At the time, Veneto only felt doubt about that statement, but now...

"you……"

In that instant, the immense pressure accumulating in Veneto's heart nearly exploded, yet she didn't know where it would start. Noticing her unusual behavior, Lexington spoke gently, "If you don't mind, may I wait here with you?"

"wait?"

Following Lexington's gaze, Veneto saw the massive construction pod ahead.

"Feel sorry."

"It's alright, I've gotten used to all of this... At least compared to the past when there was nothing after it sank, I prefer this kind of life where it will never truly 'sink'."

With his lips pursed, Veneto suddenly spoke: "Unsinkable ships do not exist."

"Ms. Veneto?"

“Sinking is terrible, but it also means ending everything, instead of the same process repeating endlessly here… resurrection, death, resurrection, death—”

Through the thin gauze gloves, one could see the hands, slightly pale from exertion: "This kind of time will never end."

"..."

"..."

"Ms. Veneto, do you know who I'm waiting for?"

The sudden change of topic caught Veneto off guard, but he managed to continue, "Sorry, I don't know."

"Saratoga, my sister."

Veneto opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to react.

The emotional module derived from mechanical intelligence allows her to think and experience various emotions like a human, but it never tells her when or how to behave. So, faced with Lexington's sudden words, Veneto ultimately chose to remain silent.

Even the worst option is better than meaningless consolation.