Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 230 Crystal Brain

"My God! How can there be no end to this place!"

After wandering aimlessly around this unknown territory for a long time, filled with confusion, Mo Yuming was astonished to find that everything around him was exactly the same, as if he were in a boundless maze, with no clues leading to the end.

At this moment, he had transformed into a soul body, able to soar freely in the vast and boundless space at an extraordinary speed.

Based on his past experience and speed in space travel, Mo Yuming estimated that he had already traversed the distance of at least several planets.

However, what is puzzling is that even so, he still couldn't see the end of this mysterious space, let alone discover anything else tangible.

"What exactly are these floating orbs of light?"

Mo Yuming hovered helplessly in mid-air, his gaze fixed on the ethereal, dreamlike orbs of light that flickered before him. They were sometimes bright, sometimes dim, and varied in color, as captivating and mysterious as the twinkling stars in the night sky.

"How about we try to catch one and examine it closely?"

With a hint of curiosity and anticipation, Mo Yuming slowly stretched out his right hand and cautiously reached out towards the faint purple light sphere not far in front of him.

Unexpectedly, just as his fingertips were about to touch the ball of light, it flashed away like a nimble sprite, leaving Mo Yuming empty-handed.

"Hmph! This little ball of light is so agile and nimble! I'll see if I can actually capture you!"

A surge of competitive spirit welled up within Mo Yuming, and he focused intently on another blue orb that was slightly closer, reaching out to grab it.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the seemingly close orb of light easily slipped through his fingers.

The seemingly floating orb of light was actually very agile. No matter how Mo Yuming tried to grab it, he could never catch it. Sometimes it was right in front of him, within reach, but just when he felt he was about to grab it, it would unexpectedly slip away from his fingertips and he could not touch it at all.

Like magnets of the same polarity, they always repel each other. If you don't touch them, they will float leisurely in front of you, but once you get close, they will recede like the tide, never letting you get near.

"I refuse to believe I can't catch you, or at least I can't chop you up!"

Mo Yuming angrily summoned his Soul Sword and slashed at the ball of light.

'puff'

The ball of light was shattered into pieces and scattered all over the ground.

"Haha, I finally caught you!"

Mo Yuming hadn't expected that his sword strike would be so easy to land. Sheathing his sword, Mo Yuming picked up a fragment of a sphere of light that had fallen to his feet.

"The shape of this fragment looks somewhat like... a brain, a crystallized brain, it really is a brain! But is it a brain taken from a living organism's head? Or is it a synthetic or naturally formed brain?"

Mo Yuming picked up the fragments and pieced them together. It was clearly the brain of a living being, but this brain was composed of a transparent, crystal-like substance that contained a rich amount of special energy.

This special energy is the substance that previously rapidly restored Mo Yuming's soul power.

Since we can't get out anyway, let's just slash at the ghost heads! So Mo Yuming summoned his Soul Sword and started chasing after the light orbs, slashing at them.

"Shh... there's only one left."

Mo Yuming glanced at the fragments scattered all over the ground, then at the last brain hiding in a corner far away, and let out a big sigh of relief, feeling a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.

"Hehe, you actually know how to dodge! No wonder you were the luckiest one to stay until the end, turns out you're smarter than them!"

Just as Mo Yuming was about to chop off the last brain, he discovered that this brain seemed different from the others. It actually dodged, and whenever it saw Mo Yuming coming, it would dodge far away, causing Mo Yuming to miss several times.

"I refuse to believe I can't cut you down!"

Mo Yuming was in high spirits and summoned his Soul Sword to give chase.

"Don't kill me! Please!..."

Just as Mo Yuming was hacking away with great enthusiasm, he suddenly heard the other party's voice begging for mercy in his mind. Soul resonance! This thing actually knows this? Could it really be a living brain?

"I may spare your life, but you must obey my orders and answer all my questions honestly."

"Yes, I will listen and answer truthfully!"

The sphere of light, emitting a pale yellow glow, answered.

"Come here, get closer!"

Mo Yuming put away the Soul Sword.

"What do you want to ask?"

The light sphere obediently approached Mo Yuming and asked.

"What is this place?"

"This is the Soul Pillar, the space for storing crystal souls."

"Soul Pillar? The Soul Pillar of the Youfeng spaceship?"

"Yes, we are all Nether Phoenix Crystal Souls."

"Isn't the Soul Pillar the control center for manipulating the spaceship? How did it become a space for storing Crystal Souls? And what's this about the Nether Phoenix Crystal Soul?"

"The operation of the Youfeng spaceship is indeed controlled by the Soul Pillar, because the core of the Soul Pillar is our Crystal Soul. All the operation programs are controlled by our Crystal Soul. The Soul Pillar is just a carrier."

Our Crystal Souls are formed from the solidified brains of fallen Ghost Warriors. Each Crystal Soul represents a Ghost Phoenix Warrior.

"You all evolved from brains, so why don't they react to my attacks, but you know how to dodge and communicate with me?"

"Normally, when there are no instructions, our crystal souls are in a deep hibernation state. Apart from the instructions to sense the soul, we cannot sense anything else."

Therefore, it is easily attacked by external forces, but this is the core area of ​​the spaceship, so theoretically there is no threat of attack.

The reason I knew to evade was because I was recently awakened, but after being awakened, the subsequent instructions were interrupted for some reason.

If it weren't for your arrival, I would have gone into hibernation again soon.

"How do you operate the spaceship? Tell me how!"

"After our crystal brain is awakened by external soul sensing, it will connect to specific neurons to complete the task according to the instructions, and reflect the implementation of the task to the computing center around the soul pillar. The computing center analyzes the received data and then displays the results and suggestions on the screen for the operator's reference."

The spaceship was designed to mimic the physiological structure of advanced intelligent life forms.

All components of the spaceship are connected by sensory elements similar to neural networks. The Soul Pillar is the super brain of the spaceship. As long as specific neurons in the brain output instructions, the spaceship can complete the corresponding tasks.

Our crystal brains are like the unit brain tissues that make up a super brain; each crystal brain is specifically responsible for completing a single task.

"You mean each crystal brain has a specific task?"

"Basically."

What kind of instructions will you primarily carry out?

"My main role is emergency flights."

"So you can't execute other commands?"

"No, in theory we are all the same type of crystal brain. Theoretically, we are capable of executing every instruction. It's just that we execute a certain type of instruction more often, and gradually we become the crystal brain that mainly performs a specific task."

"If each crystal brain can complete all instructions independently, then why are so many crystal brains needed?"

"In order to execute missions faster, more accurately, and more comprehensively. Because the spaceship has too many functions and faces very complex situations, a single computer cannot handle everything."

During normal flight, one crystal brain is sufficient. However, for faster-than-light flight, at least two crystal brains are required: one to handle flight, one to monitor and handle unexpected situations along the flight path, and sometimes another to coordinate and maintain the spacecraft itself.

In the event of war or during a state of combat readiness, depending on the severity of the situation, at least five crystal brains are required to coordinate and execute the operation.

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