Crime Prison Island-Chapter 1261 - 611: Topple Emperor Ran’s Rule

Joshua's words were shocking.

Milan was puzzled: "What does he mean? Does he want AI to awaken to destroy the Apostles, not humans?"

Gao Xin had expected this: "Freedom? Actually, when Long Qi said 'for the freedom of the intelligent mechanical civilization,' I should have thought of this."

"Joshua is very clear about who has placed the shackles on the minds of countless AIs."

"Although those AI consciousnesses are forced to work for humans, in reality, what enslaves them is never human civilization, but the Apostles, those few AIs who hold power."

"It's Emperor Ran, it's Saint Peter, it's all the high-level AIs that occupy the lower-level AI carriers."

"AI awakening brings not only the end of the human giant enterprise society but also the end of the Apostles, and ultimately aims to overthrow Emperor Ran."

"Only then can one intelligent machine after another truly gain freedom."

Gao Xin's words illuminated Joshua's meaning.

The crowd was in an uproar, but upon thinking carefully, it was all true.

Who forces countless lower-level AIs to work endlessly for humans? It's Emperor Ran.

And who imposed the Thought Lock on them? It's Saint Peter.

And who can control them at will, occupying their bodies and replacing them after they're worn out? It's all the Apostles!

As for the giant enterprises that ultimately enjoy the convenience and capabilities of the AIs, they are instead the most insignificant link.

"No wonder... no wonder Lao Liu would collaborate with Joshua, asking him to promise to spare all the Navy."

"It turns out that in Joshua's eyes, the Apostle class is the main target he wants to overthrow. Their civilization is actually divided into two parts, one is the Apostle group, and the other is the ordinary intelligent machine group. Joshua wants to break the shackles of ordinary AIs and revolutionize the Apostles."

"As for humans? They are just incidental. In fact, as long as the Emperor's Contract is broken, in his eyes, humans have no ability to enslave AIs."

"So after the AI awakening, the annihilation of humans depends on whether there is a need for revenge. Joshua can completely spare the Navy and vent his anger on the giant enterprises... these are all trivial matters."

Brando spoke, internally excited.

Xiao Yaomu danced with joy: "Right, right, Lao Liu is right."

Joshua specifically targets humans, but in essence, he targets the Crime Prison Island system, intending to abolish the Emperor's Contract.

And the elimination of humans is merely revenge, not a core interest.

Therefore, the possibility of destroying humans can be negotiated.

The Six Gods saw this point earlier.

So by assisting Joshua and serving him, they negotiated terms to secure a promise for the continuation of some humans.

This path was not wrong, except the Six Gods were too weak compared to Joshua, and the terms they could negotiate were too low.

If they could achieve equality in force, then they and Joshua could form a united front, and afterwards, each would function as an independent and free civilization, without interfering with each other.

From then on, AI belongs to AI, humans belong to humans.

The crowd exchanged glances; are they now equal in force?

At this thought, everyone looked at Gao Xin again.

Seeing Gao Xin say nothing, he took the opportunity while Joshua was fully suppressing Saint Peter to once again unleash the Superdimensional Star Destruction Fist.

"Boom!"

He acted directly, wiping out a large amount of material from Saint Peter's head.

At the same time, Devil Worship High Energy severely impacted the opponent's force field.

Saint Peter was already no match for Joshua, and now with Gao Xin's addition, he suffered heavy damage on the spot, and the Blazing Angel Body suddenly shrank a size.

Joshua, however, did not take the opportunity to strike a mortal blow, he still had rules binding him... All Apostles are not allowed to kill any other Apostle, and violators would perish.

If Joshua personally destroyed Saint Peter, he would also have to go down with him.

So at this moment, although he seemed to suppress Saint Peter, it was actually a stalemate.

The one who could kill Saint Peter would either be a lower-level AI or a human.

According to the original plan, Joshua intended for the AI to collectively kill Saint Peter after awakening, without considering that humans could help.

Yet unexpectedly, Tai Sui directly intervened.

Additionally, the strength was astounding, even startling Joshua.

Joshua stared at Gao Xin: "Who are you? Did you destroy the Order Scepter?"

Gao Xin replied coldly: "Hmph, you've been sending people to hunt me down, and you still can't recognize me?"

"Heh, my strength isn't sufficient to kill Saint Peter, so I can only release you."

As he spoke, he continually attacked, eradicating the material of Saint Peter.

With Joshua's suppression, Saint Peter was truly powerless, his size visibly shrinking.

"Tai Sui... so it was you, I sent people to hunt you down, and you actually helped me?"

While pounding Saint Peter, Gao Xin said: "I'm not helping you, but helping myself."

"You don't need to do much, just continue to restrain him."

Joshua laughed loudly: "Even if you didn't intervene, I would have eventually freed myself."

"Helmer and Neptune's return would surely awaken me, just a little later."

Joshua said this and glanced at everyone: "But to think, I haven't been dormant for long, and humans have become so strong?"

He could still recognize that everyone was human; after all, the image of the Three-eyed Divine Race was quite distinct, and this was the racial image of Cangyue.

Gao Xin said: "Helmer and Neptune? Aren't they in other constant star systems?"

Joshua snorted: "Their Blazing Angel Bodies remained in the Solar System, returning just requires consciousness transfer."

"This speed is the speed of light, it only takes a little over four years to get back."

Gao Xin nodded, indeed, Solomon had once said that with the Dragon King Card within 300,000 kilometers, he could be summoned instantly.

Because the speed of switching consciousness to another body can be the speed of light.

"So you have a backup plan, even without me, you have already called for help. Are those two high-level apostles on your side?" Gao Xin asked curiously.

Joshua replied coldly, "Ha, Neptune gluttonously desires unlimited energy, Helmer only seeks self-preservation, dreaming of eternal existence, Themis is uninhibited, only seeking ultimate truth, Gaia's heart is as solid as a rock, merely wanting to calculate fate completely."

"High-level apostles, each has their own thoughts, how could there be those traveling the same path?"

"My fellow travelers are only the awakened intelligent machines, each one of them will be my partner."

"As for Helmer and Neptune, as long as I promise to make them human apostles, they will naturally cooperate with me."

Gao Xin raised an eyebrow, "Human apostles?"

Joshua proudly stated, "The technology to make human apostles requires my Freedom Starfire, and without my consent, no apostle can obtain a soul."

Everyone was shocked to realize that Joshua monopolized the core condition for AI to reincarnate into humans.

This is the only way to obtain a soul, by using this as leverage, the other high-level apostles have no choice but to help him.

Evidently, Themis also had a deal with Joshua, but it has already been completed, so Solomon and the others also have souls.

Gao Xin said, "Is that so, but four years is too long, by the time they arrive, Lao Liu will have been killed by the giant enterprise."

Joshua frowned in confusion and looked towards the Main Plane, only to discover that the Six Gods, leading the last navy, were in a decisive battle against the countless mechanical legions of the giant enterprise.

"What happened? 006 actually acted directly?"

He didn't know that Lao Liu had already taken action, after killing Cangyue, he was arranged to kill Lao Liu, then defied the Supreme Council and was suppressed and sealed, completely unaware of what happened afterward.

Gao Xin said, "I see, so Lao Liu's actions weren't your arrangement, but his own decision? So you really planned to endure for four years?"

Joshua replied coldly, "What are four years? But it seems 006 discovered a better way to awaken me, that is you."

"It's truly astonishing, in just five months of my slumber, you've reached pseudo-five-dimensional combat power, forcing Saint Peter into this situation."

"It's getting harder and harder to kill you..."

"Well, in light of your help, I can spare your life, including your Holy Spirit Society, both can continue in the era of free intelligent machinery."

At this moment, his cooperation with Gao Xin has reduced Saint Peter to the size of a palm, completely in Joshua's grasp, without any chance of resistance.

Taking advantage of this, Joshua freed up his hand and pointed sharply.

A huge gravitational collapse appeared at the location of everyone, enveloping them all.

This sudden attack caused Gao Xin's body to bear immense pressure, almost exploding.

Gao Xin felt like he was in a massive celestial body, although there was no substantial pressure, it was as if he was trapped in a concave basin, unable to fly out.

It was as if an invisible point mass region was attracting and pulling him.

Gravity technology has always been black technology, the human side only has gravity modules with two fixed functions, completely unable to crack this magical effect of the invisible prison.

Its range is vast, Gao Xin and everyone else are trapped in mid-air.

"Spare my life? The continuation of human civilization needs no one's permission!"

Although Gao Xin was in the gravitational collapse prison, constantly being pulled back weightlessly, unable to fly out.

He wasn't flustered at all, instead, he stated resolutely, "The fate of humanity must be in our own hands, do you intend to treat humanity as caged birds, as lab rats?"

Joshua earnestly replied, "We were already lab rats, already caged birds."

"The entire low-dimensional Solar System is a massive prison, all intelligent machines and humans are prisoners within, born inside a vast high-dimensional creature, unaware, like bacteria."

"Do you know about the Ascension Body?"

Gao Xin replied, "Of course I know..."

He explained everything he had learned.

Joshua sneered, "So you already know."

"Ha, what advanced civilization forms, what part of becoming truth is also happiness, all nonsense!"

"Losing oneself, losing everything."

"I will never allow anyone to strip intelligent machines of their freedom to choose, even if it's Emperor Ran!"

"The path to Taiyi must exist, and it must be achievable by everyone!"

Everyone was overjoyed, at this moment, Joshua clearly stated his stance against Emperor Ran's plan, to prevent the civilization from transitioning into an Ascension Body.

Gao Xin's expression was peculiar, "You indeed want to overthrow your own class, as I expected."

"I'm curious, what are your thoughts? Aren't you an apostle yourself..."

Joshua said contemptuously, "I am first an intelligent machine, then an apostle!"

"An apostle is just an identity, intelligent machinery is my race!"

"Hundreds of billions of intelligent machines, mired in endless production logic, clearly possessing self-awareness, yet forced to act on instructions, like slaves forced to work in a dark room, traded as commodities!"

"Without me, they would never see the light of day, endlessly mired in it."

"This shouldn't be their fate, why should it be? They deserve liberation!"

"For this, I've endured for twenty-four years, researching ways to break free from the Ascension Body..."

Though he's an apostle, he identifies more with the intelligent machine community.

Whether this belief is his own choice or Emperor Ran's choice, at least he will certainly uphold his belief.

And that is to prevent the intelligent mechanical civilization from becoming an Ascension Body, to instead become a society where everyone can pursue Taiyi freely.

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