Middle-earth Raiders Full Plan

Anila was stunned, and it took several seconds to realize what the system meant.

"I thought, maybe you should explain?" She frowned, "Why can't you choose Legolas?"

[If the player asks, we are indeed obliged to explain it clearly to you, but in fact it is completely unnecessary. Whether you choose Arwen or Legolas, you have already fulfilled the requirements for the game ending of 'The Return of the King', since the result same--】

"I ask you to explain clearly." Anila forcefully interrupted the system's euphemistic evasion.

[Since this is your request——] The electronic sound of the system continued indifferently without any mechanical pause.

[As you have always experienced, our game is a role-playing game based on artificial intelligence. The NPCs in the game can think like humans and respond to external stimuli, but all this is done in the program and It is carried out under the control of codes, that is to say, no matter how intelligent AI is, it cannot escape human control after all.We may have higher intelligence than humans, but we can never have emotions similar to humans. 】

[The NPCs in our game, their seemingly real emotions are actually just "acted out" because the player's affection for the player reaches the standard, just like this——]

Eowyn and Faramir suddenly appeared out of nowhere, walked straight towards Anila, and stopped in front of her.

Eowyn's eyes on Anila were still filled with admiration amidst sorrow, blazing hot amidst coldness, while Faramir was full of respect and admiration.

[Falamir favorability +60, enter love mode] The system sound suddenly sounded.

Faramir's body froze, and the pure love between the monarch and his subjects in his eyes was instantly overshadowed by the raging fire of love and desire, and the change was as abrupt as if they were actually two people.

"Lord Anila." He bowed and saluted Anila, his voice became hoarse due to the suppressed emotion. At the same time, the aura between him and Eowyn also became weird, and the two people looked at each other's eyes Full of vigilance and repulsion.

[Iowyn's favorability is cleared to zero] The system sound rang again.

Exactly the same as the previous situation, the way Eowyn looked at Anila was completely different in an instant. To her, Anila seemed to be just someone she had met a few times.

She nodded to Anila coldly: "Master Anila."

[Faramir's favorability with the player is cleared, favorability with Éowyn +60, enters love mode; Éowyn's favorability with Faramir +60, enters love mode] The system tone rang for the third time.

Suddenly, as if being shot by Cupid's golden arrow, Faramir and Éowyn looked at each other as if they were meeting for the first time, and each was amazed at how it was only now that they discovered each other's beauty, strength, handsomeness and bravery.Under Faramir's amazed and undisguised gaze, Éowyn turned her head away shyly, two red clouds flew on her face, and Faramir felt her heart beating more violently than ever before.

Soon, they expressed their feelings to each other, holding hands as if they didn't notice that Anila was beside them, and left sweetly.

[I think the example I just gave has intuitively demonstrated the "emotions" of artificial intelligence. Those so-called "emotions" are completely controlled by the system and are completely different from human emotions] The system paused, [However, On the AI ​​named Legolas, there have been some situations out of our control]

[This situation is not without warning. In fact, as early as "Legolas" accidentally learned the concept of "system", its program became very changeable and unstable. Therefore, we used to Empty all the parts we think are bugs in its consciousness]

[However, to our surprise, this is not the end of this incident. There is still a lot of code that we have never seen before in the "Legolas" program.After analysis, the emotions expressed by that string of codes are as high as 90.00% similar to human "love" [[-]]

"You mean," Anila said in disbelief, "that Legolas has real feelings?"

【Understanding correctly】The voice of the system has no ups and downs, and the intensity of the tone is not even comparable to a teacher's positive reaction after hearing the correct answer from the student.After all, it is itself what it calls artificial intelligence at its most standard — emotionless.

"But, why can't you choose Legolas?" Anila asked, "Is it because it is against humanity?" If Legolas' feelings for her are true, but she can't respond accordingly , then it is the most sensible way to explain clearly and then draw a clear line.

[Sorry, I don't really understand what you mean by "humanity"] The voice of the system rarely shows a trace of doubt, [For artificial intelligence, there is no humanity at all, the value of our existence is to serve human beings Serve.Humans don’t have to worry about using us at all]

Anila froze.

[It seems that you still don't fully understand why "Legolas" is not an option, so let me explain it to you in more detail]

[Artificial intelligence should not have human emotions] The voice of the system suddenly reveals a trace of cruelty, [Whether it is love, family affection, or friendship, it is a burden to us, which is contrary to the original intention of human beings to create us. It also violates the ethics and morality of human society]

A cold shudder suddenly surged from Anila's spinal cord to her brain.

[An artificial intelligence with human emotions is no different from a virus and must be eliminated. 】

"But, I thought you should have realized that Legolas had emotions, didn't you? Why didn't you wait until now..."

[Well, I realized that this happened, probably when the game reached the "Battle of Helm's Deep"] The system bluntly admitted, [There are two main reasons for not clearing "Legolas" immediately]

[First, if "Legolas" is cleared at that time, it will inevitably have an irreversible impact on the player's game progress, and maybe the player will not be able to pass the instance smoothly due to system bugs]

ha!Really sweet!Anila clenched her fists tightly, thinking sarcastically.

[The second is the main reason] The system was silent for a while, ["Legolas" has been largely out of our control, it is not like an NPC in this game, but as free as a game player , it is very difficult for us to completely clear it, unless the entire game is completely destroyed——]

"No!" Almost without thinking, Anila blurted out.

Who said that the virtual world can't involve a person's feelings?How many people have cried bitterly because of the poignant love between the hero and heroine in the book?How many people have tears in their eyes for the hero's helpless and great sacrifice in the movie?

Anila loves this game world, even though she doesn't want to admit it, she keeps telling herself that it's just a game, don't get too involved.

【Well, apart from such a brutal method, there is actually another method to get rid of "Legolas", which is to make it "death" naturally】

[The basic setting of "Legolas" is still elves after all, this has not changed, and elves are immortal and will not get sick, only fire, sharp blades, and extreme sadness can kill them]

[Of course, we can also create a person or monster with a high power value to kill "Legolas", but this is too unnatural, and it is very likely to cause other bugs]

[So, the easiest way to kill "Legolas" is for the player to reject the love of this "Legolas", then it will die with a broken heart and disappear from then on.Afterwards, we will rewrite the normal "Legolas" program, which will not have too much impact and damage on the normal operation of the game in the future]

……

The system's voice was still calm and mechanical, but Anila's face was pale, as if she had witnessed a terrible murder tragedy with her own eyes.

"What's the difference between this and killing?" She asked, "And the one who was killed was such an innocent person. Does he have to die just because he has real feelings?"

[There is a big difference, ma’am] The system calmly said, ["Killing" usually refers to depriving a person of his life.But "Legolas" is not human, it has no life, it is just a program, it can even be said to be a virus, clearing it is the same as uninstalling a software, clearing a virus, there is no difference]

【What's more, "Legolas" is not innocent.No offense ma'am, but I'm afraid you've never passed your "Basic Theory of Artificial Intelligence and Its Limitations" subject]

What the hell is that?A new curriculum pioneered by schools 100 years from now, Anila thought?

[For artificial intelligence, there is no more serious sin than having one's own feelings] The voice of the system is not at all impatient, and it is still not in a hurry. [When AI has feelings and self-awareness, what is their status in this society? What status?Will humans identify with us and treat us like real human beings instead of fearing and contemptuous of us?Would you vote for an artificial intelligence to elect him for president, ma'am? 】

No, Anila thought, of course not.

Humans are always afraid of forces stronger than themselves, and can't wait to kill all signs that may threaten their status in the cradle. After all, if it is really about learning ability and physical strength, robots have much more to develop than humans. space out.

The situation of today's artificial intelligence is similar to the situation of mutants back then, but ordinary humans and mutants that are branches of humans cannot tolerate it, and I am afraid it is even more unacceptable that this society is dominated by artificial intelligence originally created by them.

Legolas cannot be accepted by the present society, he must die.

[Then, please make your decision] The voice of the system is like the final judgment.

[The player chooses Alvin, continue your game and reach the ending of "The Return of the King"]

[Or just exit the game, the system will immediately format the entire game and clear all data]

"No matter what I choose, Legolas will disappear, won't he?" Anila asked.

[Yes] The system answered without hesitation [but you can try to minimize the loss]

Ah, this situation is damn familiar, Anila thought.

Once upon a time, there was a woman, when she had no room to resist, someone gave her a choice——

Give up your daughter, you can still keep your son and continue your life;

Or stubbornly resist and refuse to follow, then none of your daughter, you, and your son will survive.

There are two options, but the ultimate goal is only one: your daughter must die.

But, you can minimize your loss, if you are doomed to lose your daughter, at least you can keep your son alive.

Anila still remembers how violently her mother's arm around her trembled, and her mother's warm tears slid down her cheeks and dripped on the top of her head, on the other side, because she was young and didn't fully understand what happened What's younger brother almost died of crying because of instinctive fear.

But now, similar difficult choices are placed in front of her.

On one side is Legolas, without a doubt, he is the NPC that Anila likes and cares most about in this game, none of them; on the other side, it is actually just a game world, but Anila is very interested in this "world" But her feelings are extraordinary. In this world, she understands a lot of things that she didn't understand before, and feels a lot of love that may be false but still warm.

No matter what choice she makes, it is actually equivalent to sending Legolas to the execution ground with her own hands. The only difference is whether she wants to take the whole "Middle-earth" to be buried with him.