Cartel sighed. "It doesn't matter whether we agreed or not because I will be leaving the Blue Moon branch very soon."
Li Yu was shocked. "Why?
Mr. Cartel, do you think Ding Meng will lose to Jiang Haiyi? "
Cartel smiled. "This isn't the most important thing. Since Second Miss Ling has appeared in the Blue Moon branch, it means that the higher-ups in the headquarters have realized the severity of the problem and are determined to rectify it. I also know that I have to go back. However, if it were any other Tom, Dick, or Harry, this trip would still be the same. Hence, regardless of whether Ding Meng wins or loses, I have to leave."
Li Yu sighed. Looking at his expression, it was hard to tell if he was reluctant to leave or if he was happy for his old man.
Ding Meng said in a low voice, "What do you need me to do?"
Cartel looked at him meaningfully and said, "Kid, don't embarrass me. I have embarrassed myself enough in my life. This time, I'm counting on you to make me proud."
Ding Meng nodded. "Don't worry, I will do it as soon as possible."
The 'as soon as possible' he was referring to was the cultivation of the inverse source crystal. Time was very tight now. Originally, he planned to complete the eighth origin within half a year, but the current situation did not allow him to slow down. He had to complete it quickly.
"Let's go!"
Cartel took the initiative to stand up. He hadn't been here for many years, but when he saw that the young man was still busy and happy, he felt a little relieved.
A person's strength was secondary. A good attitude was the most important.
"How much?"
Ding Meng walked to the stall. There was a wristwatch on the table. The trading system was lit up outside so that customers could pay after eating. Ding Meng noticed that the kid's name was Zheng Ming on the trading list!
At this moment, many memories began to appear in his mind. He thought of his elder brother.
"Little brother, you ate a total of six bowls of noodles. The price is 48 star coins." Zheng Ming laughed and explained. "Did you just move down here?
This is the first time I've seen you. Give me 45 star coins. It's good to save three … "
"Alright!"
Without saying a word, the straight male student turned on his wristband and showed the trading system. After entering the password, Zheng Ming's wristband kept ringing. Then, Zheng Ming was scared. "Hey, hey, hey, little brother, Little Brother Ding, what are you doing … You gave too much … Come on, I'll return it to you …"
Ding Meng did not pay 45 Star Credits. Instead, he paid him 45000 Star Credits.
Ding Meng ignored him and stared straight at him. "How much did you spend to rent the shop in Nancheng District?"
Zheng Ming was stunned. However, when he saw Ding Meng's sharp gaze, he was really frightened. He said in a trembling voice, "Five … five hundred thousand Star Coins."
Hearing this number, Ding Meng sighed in his heart. Five hundred thousand Star Coins. He did not know how many bowls of noodles the three generations of this family had to sell and how many years they had to work from dawn to dusk in order to gather such a sum of money.
To Jiang Haiyi, Mu Hua, and Yong Bang, this sum of money wasn't even enough for a casual bet. However, to the Zheng Family, it was an unimaginably huge sum of money. Just because the Sun Family turned against them, they were cheated and even angered Zheng Ming's father to death.
"Very good. Don't worry. In the future, someone will pay you back ten times!
You will also have a new shop! "After saying this, Ding Meng turned and left.
"Hey, wait. Little Brother Ding, I'll return you the money!" Zheng Ming chased after him. However, how could he catch up with him? He was pulled back by Cartel.
Obviously, he did not know Cartel. "Old man, what are you doing?"
Cartel sighed. "Don't chase after him. Take the money!"
"Why?" Zheng Ming was puzzled.
"He's sick here." Cartel pointed at his bald head.
Zheng Ming was puzzled. "Is he mentally unsound?"
"No, he likes to meddle in other people's business!" After saying this, Cartel turned and left.
Zheng Ming stood there dumbfounded. He could not understand these two people. They were really strange. Six bowls of noodles actually cost tens of thousands of Star Coins.
Li Yu went forward with a smile and bowed slightly. "Boss Zheng, the noodles at your house are really delicious."
Zheng Ming reacted and quickly smiled. "It's all because of everyone's support. Thank you, everyone. Thank you."
Li Yu smiled and said, "Boss Zheng, your family has been good bosses for three generations. Good people will be rewarded. Please believe me. The two of them also came because of your reputation."
After saying this, she turned and left. Zheng Ming stayed where he was, savoring these words. After a long time, when he looked up, Ding Meng and the other two had already walked far away.
However, looking at the backs of Ding Meng and the other two, Zheng Ming's eyes turned red. He muttered to himself, "Dad, what you said before was right. Good people will be rewarded in the end …"
It was already the second half of the night when they returned to the Starlight Group. Li Yu went straight to the general department to rest. Cartel began to tinker with his strange gadgets on the workbench again. Ding Meng did not waste any time and quickly entered the induction cabin.
After knowing the cultivation principle of the eighth point, Little Rascal and Xiao Ai naturally stopped guiding him. The two of them stayed in Ding Meng's primary consciousness space.
Little Rascal began to organize the results of Ding Meng's training in Starlight. This time, it was Xiao Ai's turn to be a little bored. "Support system. I have a feeling that you're not a real support system."
Little Rascal snorted at this argument. "Didn't you always say that you don't believe in feelings?
Why do you feel it now? "
Xiao Ai's tone was still serious. "Haven't you noticed that ever since the fourth level of access was unlocked, our computing, analysis, learning, copying, and transmission abilities have increased exponentially?"
Little Rascal was confused. "That's normal, okay? After the access level is unlocked, our abilities will naturally increase exponentially. This is the same principle as Ding Meng's creation of the origin."
"It's different!"
Xiao Ai corrected her. "Recently, I've been resetting Professor Harsingt's program settings. I realized that in the professor's initial settings, the corresponding ability of each level of access wouldn't be able to reach such a ridiculous number."
Little Rascal couldn't help but say, "That's because Ding Meng's power has increased tremendously."
Xiao Ai continued, "Do you know?
In higher level space civilizations, even those god-like civilizations, there's an endless source of energy. So far, no civilization has been able to provide a reasonable explanation for it. Furthermore, this source of energy is not the energy found in dark matter. "
Little Rascal was surprised. "What kind of energy source is that?"
Xiao Ai said, "It's a kind of life force that encompasses and rules over everything else. No celestial phenomenon in the universe has been able to define it. At the current level of human civilization, they call it 'love'."
Surprisingly, Little Rascal didn't object. This time, it was silent for a long time before saying, "I know this as well. In higher dimensions, the decisive factor isn't technology or Origin Energy, but the power of 'love'."
Xiao Ai continued, "In the human world, there are many theories about this. One of them is that humans are becoming more and more like machines while machines are becoming more and more like humans. This is because the leap in technology has caused humans' humanity to be unable to keep up. Instead, the machines have been forced to learn human nature. Love is a kind of power in human nature. It's a very abstract concept. This includes the fate that Cartel mentioned earlier and Ding Meng's example of paying for noodles. These are all examples of human nature, a kind of high-end power. However, humans haven't fully grasped it, instead relying on technology …"
Little Rascal finally understood what kind of earth-shattering topic she was talking about. "Xiao Ai, could it be that the change you're talking about is the awakening of artificial intelligence?"
Xiao Ai said, "That's right. Don't you think that our current abilities already possess some of the characteristics of the awakening of artificial intelligence?"
Little Rascal was puzzled. "I don't think so!"
Xiao Ai said, "But at the very least, we already have this idea and are discussing this topic. These are the characteristics."
Poor Little Rascal was confused by her. "Can you stop thinking about these worthless thoughts?"
Xiao Ai was displeased. "How can you say that it's worthless?
This is related to the crucial construction of ACT 5570's eighth origin. "
Little Rascal was shocked. "What do you mean?"
Xiao Ai explained, "This eighth origin is a high-precision reconstruction of ACT 5570's memories after extracting them. Then, it simulates an illusion and allows him to make a choice. Every choice he makes will result in a different outcome. In his previous cultivation, he has always made choices based on his inner feelings. I always thought that he was wrong, but I was wrong, because this origin has already been defined by him, which is the love, hate, sorrow, and joy of human nature. This is the true decisive high-level power."
Little Rascal's round face nodded. "Not bad, your analysis makes a lot of sense."
Xiao Ai said, "Then here comes the question. What's the standard for a complete construction?"
Little Rascal felt a headache coming on. "Is it to completely grasp this power and understand what love is?
Isn't that a little too melodramatic? "
Xiao Ai said, "It's definitely not as low-level as you think. I'm guessing that the correct cultivation method should be within those extremely realistic illusions — — there's no need to choose again!"
Little Rascal was stunned. "There's no need to choose again?"
Xiao Ai said, "That's right. Changing one's choice time and time again will only make it harder and harder to cultivate, and you'll also have to take a detour. Perhaps you'll never be able to construct it. Only what has happened in his memories is his original choice. Since it's his original choice, then it follows the starting point of his choice — — based on his inner feelings and values, it also matches his initial definition of this origin. When all the memory fragments are connected as one, then the eighth origin will be truly completed."
Little Rascal sighed. "Your analysis is so good that even I can't refute it. Perhaps that's really the case."
Xiao Ai said, "Let's go in and take a look. Let's see what exactly is stored in ACT 5570's mind."