Chapter 1237 - 1099: Those Seniors Know How to Play

Chapter 1237: Chapter 1099: Those Seniors Know How to Play

Regarding Qu Jianlei’s question, Jelly seemed quite confused too, and only answered after about ten seconds of silence.

"Who says the Awakened control me? With their level, they barely qualify! I just strictly follow the program settings to execute."

"Hold on a minute," Qu Jianlei thought that his brain was at risk of crashing.

Cultivators and program settings... How can you blend these two concepts so naturally?

After organizing his thoughts, he finally asked.

"You mean to say, all the operations you perform and the related execution programs were set by your original owner?"

"Of course," Jelly... Golden Crow Bing replied without hesitation, "I don’t listen to anyone except the original owner."

Try not listening to me! Qu Jianlei really felt quite disdainful internally.

However, how could he seriously argue with an idiot?

What he was most concerned about was, "So, this robot was created by your original owner?"

The predecessors from Divine Land really know how to play, actually using an Artifact Spirit to control a robot?

"Certainly," Golden Crow Bing replied without hesitation, "it’s just that the owner unexpectedly died, and I was picked up by the Awakened."

Give me a moment to process this! Qu Jianlei again felt a headache coming on.

This kind of robot technology couldn’t possibly have come from Divine Land unless someone traveled back from five hundred years in the future.

So he was really a bit curious, "But from the robot’s construction, apart from the core area, it’s Imperial technology?"

"It should be... I guess," Golden Crow Bing once again displayed a low IQ, not being able to confirm the source of its own technology.

But then it remembered something, "The original owner said Imperial technology is worth nothing in the eyes of Cultivators."

This statement is indeed valid! Qu Jianlei nodded slightly.

Compared to the mysterious side, technology is straightforward and transparent, learning it is really easy.

The crucial part is that most people on the mysterious side are relatively long-lived, which gives them the biggest advantage—time.

A one-hundred-year-old Imperial scholar, no matter how high their IQ, has limited achievements they can uncover.

But for Cultivators who can live for a thousand years, even if they don’t focus much on the technology side, they can still fill in the gaps over time.

People who live a long time don’t have to waste most of it learning this or that like young people do.

This is why the sustainability of research projects is important—having someone present from start to finish saves a lot of trouble.

On the technology side of the Empire, after a hundred years or so, there’s a generation change.

The learning process has to be repeated again and again, not to mention, once there’s a change of generations, the experience of predecessors can’t be passed down without obstacles!

Qu Jianlei, as a Cultivator and a technology expert, understood the differences very well.

So the question moved on. He also believed that if Cultivators wanted to "steal techniques," Imperial technology isn’t all that difficult.

This also indirectly explained why this robot seems so outdated.

It turns out that when the predecessors from Divine Land were still around, they made this, so this generation gap is really easy to understand.

Of course, he had other questions, "So your original owner created robots to explore planetary resources?"

"Yes," this time Golden Crow Bing answered very crisply, "I am the helper in the owner’s interstellar resource exploration."

Those predecessors from Divine Land really know how to play! Qu Jianlei nodded slightly as he listened.

But it made sense, too. Cultivators have plenty to deal with, and exploring mineral resources on a planet is indeed hard work.

This is different from perceiving the conditions on a planet’s surface.

At the Supreme level or Nascent Soul, perceiving a planet’s surface shouldn’t take long; even at the Supreme level, it won’t take too long.

But for mining, you have to go underground! It’s really not a one-day affair.

So inventing robots to improve efficiency by the predecessors from Divine Land makes complete logical sense.

Thinking that the potential opponent he was worried about didn’t exist, Qu Jianlei let out a long breath.

But very soon, he realized another problem, "You’re responsible for resource exploration, so why are you called ’Golden Crow’?"

The Sun, that thing, isn’t it related to farming?

Golden Crow Bing’s answer was indeed silly, "A name is just a label, it doesn’t need to have meaning, right?"

But then it went on, "However, the owner seemed to have said once that the Golden Crow rises in the east and sets in the west, in charge of patrolling the entire planet."

I can accept this explanation! Qu Jianlei nodded, remembering the legend of Hou Yi shooting the sun—it was because those Golden Crows liked to roam around too much, wasn’t it?

Nevertheless, he had more questions, "You’re called Bing, which indicates you’re only the third... does that refer to combat ability or exploration capability?"

"That’s just how it’s ordered," Jelly replied cluelessly, "I only know I’m called Bing, I really don’t know anything else."

To be honest, Qu Jianlei did believe this. It’s just like people from Divine Land naming their children, do they consider the child’s opinions?

Moreover, their original owner directly labeled them as "Bing," which is like "Wu Dalang" or "Zhang Lao San."

But this guy... does it really look that dumb?

Qu Jianlei really didn’t want to delve into it, but he also didn’t want to seem so easily fooled.

"Where did No. Alpha and No. Beta go, and how did you end up in the hands of the Awakened?"

No hesitation from Golden Crow Bing as it immediately recounted the story.

It must be said, this is a tragic story.

Number Bing is inherently a being that only knows mining, very simple-minded, with no interest in Alpha and Beta.

It only knows that while its owner was taking it to mine, they suddenly encountered the "Black Tide."

The Black Tide is a rare cosmic phenomenon that can engulf all life forms and even some non-life forms.

Bing’s owner perished because of it, but since Bing needed to verify mineral deposits deep underground, it narrowly escaped disaster.

Later on, it was picked up by the Awakened and served them.

This process isn’t much worth mentioning; Golden Crow Bing knows well enough that it is currently in the hands of the Awakened.

Its duty is mining, and the arrangements made by others don’t conflict with its responsibilities.

So it just honestly does its job without worrying about who its nominal owner is.

Anyhow, no one can dismantle the two protective layers to communicate directly with it.

Thus, it doesn’t even know how many owners it has changed— it only acknowledges its original owner.

Encountering Qu Jianlei, such a stubborn person, who directly removed the two protective layers, was something it hadn’t anticipated.

The key thing is, the other party can communicate directly with it, which makes it all the more bewildered.

Qu Jianlei was actually a bit helpless, as he initially intended to seize control of the robot, even if it meant erasing the other party completely.

But now, although the other party possesses basic intelligence, the crucial part is... it’s something left behind by Divine Land ancestors!

After pondering for a while, he asked again, "Has your intelligence always been at this level?"

This was indeed a very impolite question, yet Jelly feigned ignorance, "Can intelligence change?"

Qu Jianlei helplessly shook his head, changing his approach, "How much memory do you still have of the original owner?"

His main consideration was the extent of knowledge this being had about the cultivation system— the more detailed the information, the fewer detours he would need to take.

Jelly naturally replied, "Owner is owner, what memory could there be?"

Qu Jianlei felt even more helpless, "It’s fine if you don’t know their name, but you should at least be aware of their cultivation level, right?"

"But why should I know it?" Jelly asked quizzically, then said, "I think I can’t remember."

Qu Jianlei wasn’t in a hurry; temporarily forgetting is better than completely not knowing.

Jelly twisted for a while before timidly saying, "Golden Core, or was it Nascent Soul? I really can’t remember."

Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised; higher-tier cultivators likely wouldn’t use robots anymore, "Will you be able to recall in the future?"

Jelly hesitantly replied, "Estimated... hard to say, I’ve never really paid attention."

Could it be not memory loss? Qu Jianlei raised an eyebrow, "Have you always been this weak, or can you become stronger?"

Jelly misunderstood the question, "I need energy supplementation, otherwise I will gradually dissipate."

It explained a bit more, and Qu Jianlei finally understood that when Jelly worked, the energy naturally nourished its own being.

Hence, even if the controller was from the Imperial or the Awakened, it didn’t matter— without energy support, it would gradually perish.

So, has it always been this weak? Qu Jianlei tried rephrasing, "Can’t you possibly become stronger?"

This time, Jelly twisted a bit again before answering, "I don’t know... how to become stronger?"

Qu Jianlei was completely speechless, so you’ve never been strong?

But thinking about it, it makes sense; after all, it’s just an artifact spirit controlling a machine— does being stronger matter?

"Analyzing from your consciousness, you should be... A-level?"

"Mortal Ascension Stage!" Jelly responded very firmly, "Not some A-level or B-level, don’t use those low-grade systems to describe me!"

Due to the nature of consciousness communication, Qu Jianlei instantly understood the concept of the Mortal Ascension Stage.

Indeed, it’s one realm lower than Golden Core, and the cultivators of the Mortal Ascension Stage can indeed fly!

Given the label "Mortal Ascension Stage," Qu Jianlei felt he couldn’t arbitrarily erase the other’s consciousness.

Previously, he had never heard this term, as in his impression, below Golden Core should be Foundation Establishment.

The information the other holds might not be much, but it absolutely couldn’t be obtained elsewhere!

Purely from a practical standpoint, he couldn’t erase the other, not to mention some personal sentiments were involved.

Thinking about it, he asked again, "Is your method of energy supplementation only through this machine?"

Jelly twisted a couple of times before answering, "Not necessarily, there’s also an array that can supplement energy... what’s that array called?"

This guy isn’t just slow-witted; its memory also seems poor.

Qu Jianlei naturally asked, "Spirit Gathering Array?"

"Yes, yes, that’s it," Jelly immediately recalled, "Before I was installed into the machine, I was nourished by this array."

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