How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1949 - 1943: A Small Plan

Since you believe you are mechanical, you can truly become mechanical. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Is it feasible? You know what, it actually seems so.

"Is this the accumulation of Earth..."

Having reached Lu Ping’an’s level, he actually becomes more clear-headed and rational.

He always believed he was not special, just a part of the surging times, not yet grown enough to independently influence the tides.

Indeed, the entire world is in a period of rapid development, ultimately due to the advantages of "environment" and "resources."

Earth’s professional system was incredibly difficult in the early stages, using social "Professions" to weave the locks of Order around chaotic contamination, transforming it into a relatively safe and stable ladder to Heaven.

Initially, it was a transition from human to non-human, advancement was exceedingly difficult, and the success rate was too low... Compared to the single-line evolution of many races, with their innate talents infinitely strengthened, the success rate was truly too low.

But once a certain level is reached, the high limit of this professional system becomes increasingly apparent.

So many paths intertwine, each with its own brilliance, yet they can splice together, forming new systems and power.

Even in the eyes of someone like Lu Ping’an, the extensive and plastic nature of this system, transcending innate talent, is astonishing.

"It indeed can’t develop humanity’s racial talent for safe and rapid growth... but not being able to tap into talents means it doesn’t rely on them at all, right? That equates to almost infinite possibilities."

Its low-level evolution is hard, growth is quite unstable (it might even explode), but once a certain level is surpassed, it commonly has a tailor-made occupation career path.

Though it might lack depth, it follows the path of predecessors, just like Zhi Xi’s mechanic spiritualist, who knows how many have died on this path.

Yet this accumulated knowledge, ability, and skill always prove effective in universality and applicability.

"Comprehensiveness is the greatest advantage of the professional system."

Perhaps too shallow in some respects... but as long as some descendant makes a discovery in this field, they can link up with the accumulated knowledge of their predecessors, deducing new pathways.

This constant hole-digging behavior has become increasingly apparent since Earth’s complete opening; now, no one knows how many occupation career paths already exist, only counting new professions and Abnormal Ability is meaningless, as those Rule-level strongmen often open up a path by themselves.

"Can it be done? It can be done."

When that stumbling stone-man surprisingly stood up, and obediently listened to Fang Wen’s command, all the Explorers were shocked.

No need for any prior preparation, no ritual magic required, merely using the basic ability of a mechanic spiritualist to grant that "mechanical" a "pseudo-life (self)," and a piece was activated.

"It actually works..."

These words of shock were from Fang Wen herself.

She was merely experimenting, yet she truly didn’t expect it to suddenly succeed.

Originally, it was just a project requirement for additional funds and experimental materials, but the theoretical preliminary attempt surprisingly succeeded instantly.

The Mechanical Spirit Awakening Skill used was only to the extent of energizing electronics.

"They are products of bodily mechanization, using the capability of mechanic spiritualists, it merely initiated their reverse process, and regression is often easier than progression... What about the intellectual level of the newly born?"

"It’s peculiar, somewhat unlike the virtual soul of mechanical awakening."

The seventh-tier mechanic spiritualist had been Fang Wen’s dream... Back then, there weren’t many mechanic spiritualists on the whole planet, and many even considered it a dead-end.

But with the advent of the grand cosmos era, witnessing many Life forms, including metal canned Luka people who are also energy creatures, mechanical Life is no longer a rare species in the Multi-universe, it’s just Earth lacked that "knowledge."

After replenishment, many rule-level Mechanic Spiritualist appeared besides Fang Wen, after all, it’s quite a good warfare tool.

And the problem with this profession is becoming clearer.

It is quite incapable of fighting.

"Isn’t it a virtual soul? Or could it be a True Spirit?"

The seventh-tier mechanic spiritualist can transform inanimate objects into living objects, but still far from truly creating Life.

It’s a kind of virtual soul, akin to a more spiritualized AI... Fang Wen’s dream was indeed too big, an achievement at the Creator’s level cannot be completed at the seventh-tier.

However, now, upon this Newborn "puppet," it’s not a virtual soul, but an "spirit" that has been awakened.

A small Stone Giant stands up, still composed of gray stone, but as for the part serving as the pupils, they faintly started to possess their own spirit’s gleam.

With child-like pure pupils, seemingly observing this unknown world.

"Yes... No, I don’t know either... What on Earth is this?!"

Fang Wen herself cannot provide an answer, faintly sensing the loss of control over the creation, yet filled with joy.

A genuine "child" is always an independent being, how could it be entirely controlled by "parents."

It seems, her dream, is right before her eyes.

"He is not a puppet..."

The planned program operates completely according to deduced logic, no matter how lifelike, it remains a Fake Man.

A complete Life learns, makes mistakes, takes wrong paths, yet it comes with infinite possibilities.

"Not a Creation... but there is this possibility."

And in Lu Ping’an’s eyes, that is a newborn.

Or rather, an "infant" just awakened from the womb.

Those fragments of spirituality seemed to be reactivated, poured into this body, forming a nascent new Life.

"Any reaction?"

"...Wait, here it comes."

And right before everyone’s eyes, that "small stone giant" suddenly paused.

In the next moment, its pupils lost the newborn spirituality, becoming vacant at a visible speed.

"A virus... the Curse of the world has arrived."

Lu Ping’an sighed, this was somewhat expected, "Evolution World" seems to have had a profound love for Giants, the Curse was written into the basic rules of the world, even with their extinction, the rules of "Petrification Disease" haven’t been removed.

Of course, it might also be the "computer" was simply too lazy to clear outdated "junk software."

It seems, the experiment failed?

"We succeeded, let’s collect more local ’giant remnants’."

If there are restrictions in this world, then leaving this world would be a solution.

Even though currently encompassed within the basic structure of the world, what happens when the entire world ultimately collapses?

And at this moment, looking at the surrounding walls, the ruins of this ancient Giant, Lu Ping’an vaguely had a seemingly overly audacious idea.

"I have a plan..."