Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 478 - 85: Origin of Talents (1st Update)

This sentence seemed to imprison Song Que's thought process.

The faint smile on Xi He's face indeed did not carry any warmth.

But after that statement, Song Que suddenly felt that he was facing a non-living entity.

He couldn't pin down the source of this feeling, as if it were an unknowable rule or something of the sort, conversing with him.

"Who are you exactly? If you're not human, could it be you are one of the myriad beasts?"

Song Que immediately denied his own guess:

"No, that's not right. You're not one of the myriad beasts. How could the myriad beasts know about the Judgment Knights?"

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"I am Xi He, obsessing over my identity is pointless. I am here to save humanity. I know your life story, Mr. Song Que. You are well-suited to join our Evolution Zone, because I believe you are someone who can bring order to this world," Xi He said.

Song Que shook his head, saying in confusion:

"Since you want me to cooperate with you, then at the very least, I should know exactly what you are. You boast that you created me, this nonsensical statement deserves an explanation, doesn't it?"

Xi He appeared very patient with Song Que's doubts.

"Don't misunderstand, this creation isn't talking about biological genetic reproduction.

I cannot be sure of spawning offspring that perfectly match the Prophet's genetic legacy.

But the most crucial thing that you possess comes from me. It was what I gave to you that made your life shine like a legend, and you are destined to be inscribed in the annals of humanity."

Song Que seemed to think of something related to the hints given.

But the answer was too shocking.

Li Wanye and Song Gengzhao had said many times that talent was a treasure and wealth bestowed upon humanity by the great god of order.

If the "thing" Xi He referred to is talent—could Xi He be the Order-Bringer?

The highest existence mentioned on the Stele, the Pyramid?

But why does the Order-Bringer look like a familiar human, and why is the Order-Bringer in the Evolution Zone?

If the Order-Bringer is at Lincoln Fortress, if the Order-Bringer can move like a human, then why doesn't it help humanity climb higher levels of the Pyramid?

A barrage of questions came crashing in.

Xi He could feel that Song Que was troubled by a plethora of unknowns.

He wore an indifferent smile tinged with divinity yet did not speak, waiting for Song Que to ask the most crucial question.

"What is your relationship with the Order-Bringer?" Song Que said.

"There's some connection—I am part of it. My existence is to help it compile human emotions."

The combination of words about compiling human emotions felt very strange to Song Que.

"There are several entities like me. We appear separate, each with our distinct claims, but our ultimate purpose converges at one point," Xi He said.

"All in the Evolution Zone?"

"No, the Evolution Zone is only the project I'm responsible for. They are in charge of other projects. I will answer your doubts because you possess the potential to become one of us.

Before that, you need to first tell me, what is the Order-Bringer to you?"

Song Que was stunned by this leader's identity or rather, the significance his existence represented.

He and Tang Xian both very much wanted to explore the Order-Bringer.

Why did the Order-Bringer establish this hierarchical system, why did it deceive humanity?

It was clear you could survive outside the Pyramid, and the mining world could accommodate those without talents, so why did the Order-Bringer make both taboo?

All these things seemed to indicate that the Pyramid was a container imprisoning humanity.

And what exactly was the Order-Bringer doing with humanity?

Song Que initially thought that Tang Xian should be the first to know all of this, but now that he knew, he had to make sure he survived.

He needed to live to tell these secrets to Tang Xian.

With this thought, a light appeared in Song Que's eyes, and he quickly calmed down, following Xi He's question and said:

"I believe you are a form of advanced machinery with wisdom, or rather, consciousness, existing at the top of the Pyramid."

The expression on Xi He's face did not change, but he asked in return:

"Your guess about the Order-Bringer is more accurate than some other candidates I have deemed promising.

But I must correct you on one point, Mr. Song Que.

Consciousness and machinery cannot coexist.

Although many film and television works, influenced by human's romantic imagination and sense of crisis, have endowed machinery with consciousness, commonly referred to as a soul, machinery does not possess these qualities."

Xi He's smile faded, and his expressionless countenance was like a cold gaze observing the world.

"The Order-Bringer is indeed mechanical. Be it the Pyramid or the Judgment Knights, or the higher-performance mechanical bodies you will obtain on the ninth and tenth levels, all are the same.

They lack life, consciousness, and even wisdom.

The so-called artificial intelligence is not wisdom but a systematic response of repeating massive amounts of code endlessly.

Just like AlphaGo that once defeated the top human Go players.

It was not playing with wisdom but applying countless pre-set formulas. If you change the rules of Go on the spot, humans can adapt instantly, but the machine would pop up an error message."

Song Que became even more puzzled but did not refute Xi He.

He just felt that something was amiss.

If the Order-Bringer had no consciousness, then there must be a creator behind all that the Order-Bringer is doing now.