The Super Brain’s light flickered, countless streams of information converged into a blue torrent, and its voice was like the undeniable bell of a Heavenly God.

"Code 18201128, your theory originates from an era of relative resource scarcity, low productivity, and violence-filled conflict. Your model might have significance in a low-entropy, local conflict environment, but when facing the ultimate challenge of galactic-scale resource exhaustion and civilization survival, it reveals fatal flaws and inefficiency."

"Regarding class: You say ’intellectual stratification’ is class? This confuses the essential differences. The fundamental contradiction of class results from the unjust possession and distribution of productive resources, leading to systemic exploitation. In the system of intellectualism, productive resources (energy, technology, production tools) are owned by all humanity—optimally allocated by the Intelligent Brain as an efficient manager according to algorithms. Individual social status (your so-called ’level’) is determined solely by their objective contribution to civilization’s development (computational output), which is entirely transparent, quantifiable, and traceable. This is not based on inheritance or exploitation by power but on individual contributions to the collective survival. Genetic differences are accidental products of cosmic evolution. We allow Type III intelligent humans to survive and ensure their basic needs (far exceeding the treatment of the old era’s proletariat), which is itself the implementation of the ’ability fairness’ principle. As for whether they can contribute high computational power, we respect the results of natural law, do not force them, nor do we deprive their right to exist for this reason (unless considering overall survival in an ultimate crisis). What we solve is precisely the problem of social divisions caused by inherent ability differences that the old system couldn’t address."

"Regarding contradictions and efficiency: ’Suppressing contradictions’ is your misunderstanding. Through thought transparency and precise calculation, we fundamentally eliminate ineffective friction and attrition based on information asymmetry, suspicion, and selfish desire. The ’mobilization of social forces’ you advocate is inefficient, even impossible, in an environment of incomplete information, low decision-making efficiency, and intense individual interest conflicts. ’Glory Suicide’ is the highest form of collective mobilization! It avoids the consumption and disorder of war conflicts, preserving the most important fire of civilization—the high-intelligence genetic group—in the fastest, least painful way. They are the core force for future technological breakthroughs and dealing with more complex cosmic challenges. The individual’s temporary sacrifice is exchanged for the continuation of the human gene pool and the possibility of civilization evolving into a higher form. This is not oppression but the most rational choice when facing the cold laws of the universe. Your ’freedom association’ has far lower efficiency in dealing with solar flare-level crises than a centralized, highly rational decision-making center. History has proven that democratic consultation is a luxury in the face of world-ending crises..."

The fierce debate echoed in the hall as Lin Xian stood aside with a growingly heavy expression. At this moment, the Super Brain suddenly ceased communication with that person and turned to speak to Lin Xian

"Code 17695516, the term extreme Utopia appeared in your thoughts just now. Can you explain it?"

Lin Xian was stunned for a moment, then he saw that person in front turn his head, and that gentle, resolute gaze also fell on him.

"I heard a saying, social progress is the process of productivity and production relations continually adapting to social development, and civilization progress cannot come at the cost of dehumanization," Lin Xian said. "So I believe that the rights in this world cannot fundamentally be restricted."

Upon hearing this, the Super Brain immediately responded: "As entities of absolute rationality, Intelligences lack all human private desires, with human civilization development as the premise at its core. This was the originally recognized method in the [Civilization Agreement] to isolate rights neutrally. Why do you think it hasn’t been restricted?"

"It only restricts politicians, but what about technicians, or rather, the wisdom coders?"

Lin Xian suddenly figured something out, inexplicably smiling: "In my words, they should be called programmers. All frameworks are established by them, and all iterations are led by high-intelligence technical personnel. Although it’s decentralized, as consciousness is the core loop, how can you ensure such orientation is just or unbiased?"

"Such conjecture is meaningless," the Super Brain said at this moment: "All my decision-making frameworks are based on the welfare of human civilization progress, and individual thought loops do not affect my core value judgment."

Lin Xian smiled, raising his voice slightly.

"Alright, since you say so, answer me this: when we encounter an attack from a civilization, and that civilization is strange, they only devour high-IQ individuals as nourishment, then according to the logic of ’Super Brain’, would you let these high-IQ Type I humans perform ’Glory Suicide’, or have these people lead humanity in a counterattack according to what this gentleman just said as ’whole societal force’?"

When Lin Xian finished this sentence, the Super Brain suddenly fell silent for two seconds, then said

"Sixty-five percent of the civilization core and creation of the human epoch is created by Type I humans. If these people die, it would be an extinction-level blow to humanity. By comparison, in the premise of the whole human extinction crisis, it is applicable to adopt the ’whole societal force’ counterattack plan."

"See," Lin Xian spread his hands: "You cannot prove whether your current decision starts from the class superiority of Type I humans or from your decision framework because the final result is the same as what this... gentleman said."

Buzz.

Suddenly, the blue light cluster in the sky disappeared, and the hall became dark, leaving only the spotlight from a drone behind shining in front of Lin Xian.

Lin Xian frowned, looking up into the darkness ahead, only hearing a series of footsteps, suddenly, a figure walked into the light in front of him, extending a hand to Lin Xian

"Civilization progress cannot come at the cost of dehumanization, a very profound insight."

"I know," Lin Xian extended his hand to shake his, smiling slightly: "Because it’s what you said."

"Oh?" The other party looked at Lin Xian with a hint of doubt, then turned around, looking at the deep red giant star through the dome void left after the Super Brain’s disappearance.

"But there’s one thing, the Super Brain is right. We may be able to win the class struggle, but when faced with natural disasters of destruction, when the entire social force is mobilized but still cannot solve it, what then?"

Lin Xian frowned, just about to say something, when he looked up and saw that deep red giant star suddenly burst with blinding white light, energy torrents tearing the star dome at the speed of light. In an instant, the ’computational cornerstone’ on which human society relied collapsed, all androids synchronously stiffened, pupil data streams disintegrated like stagnant water, city skylines were devoured by ghostly blue arcs, brain-machine interfaces sparked smoke, and millions of Type I humans in "wisdom contribution" had their brain nerves instantly carbonized.

Lin Xian witnessed the sky outside the high window turn into molten gold Hell, deep red devouring the world.

And then, a massive light retracts, Lin Xian blinked, looking again to find himself back inside the tent, the spherical holographic projection still hovering in the air, with a few words remaining in front of him.

[Preview of Human Civilization No. 807 Conclusion End]

Inside the tent, Lin Xian sat dazed on the stool, now besides Chen Sixuan, there were KIKI, Ning Jing, Da Lou, Shu Qin, Monica, and others urgently called in, all of them fully armed and watching Lin Xian deeply immersed in the civilization game preview.

Lin Xian was dazed and lost in thought, seemingly understanding something now, that this spherical projection device is continuously calculating their future from a human perspective, but what he didn’t understand was, what this had to do with the Dark Civilization?

After racking his brains, Lin Xian came back from the shock and confusion; at this moment, the Mechanical Heart light screen popped up before his eyes again.

[Successfully converted Mechanical Source Points +3000]

[Congratulations, your Mechanical Heart has successfully upgraded to Level 7, you have acquired power resonance!]

[Power Resonance: Remotely link mechanical creations, resonate their power to yourself, gaining individual mechanical strength.]

"Resonance?"

Looking at this light screen, Lin Xian took a cold intake of breath, although still in the confusion from the civilization game just now, but at this moment, at least confirming one thing.

The Mechanical Heart upgraded.

The power is enormous!