When Yongzhen rushed from Ziwu City to the obelisk, he immediately saw Lu Xiao standing near the cliff with a golden sword in his hand.
At this time, the sword of Xuanyuan Sword began to glow with a hazy golden light, and Lu Xiao was looking at the forest to the west of Ziwu City.
In this technological world lacking spiritual energy, Xuanyuan Sword cannot independently absorb spiritual power from the outside world, and it is difficult to exert its full power on its own. Lu Xiao can only infuse the holy sword with his own magic power as a substitute.
The total amount of spiritual power that the Xuanyuan Sword can absorb is very huge. In order for it to explode at full power, Lu Xiao would have to spend several days slowly warming it up.
Although this process is not uninterruptible, considering the upcoming decisive battle, Lu Xiao still hopes to prepare once and for all before the war begins.
After coming to stand next to Lu Xiao, Yongzhen tried to call Aletheia with Focus, but failed to get any response.
"Have Aletheia and Consus not completed their search?"
Lu Xiao, who continued to inject energy into Xuanyuan Sword, shook his head: "No."
"With the help of the obelisk's increase, they searched the entire North American continent, but could not find any clues."
"I presume..."
Looking up at the sky that had begun to darken, Lu Xiao said thoughtfully: "Maybe Ted Farrow's electronic consciousness is not inside the earth at all."
Yongzhen's face changed, and she imitated Lu Xiao's movements and looked up at the sky full of red sunset clouds.
"You mean...space?"
"Um."
Lu Xiao transferred a part of the record from his Focus to Yongzhen: "This is the information that Aletheia obtained and compiled in the ruins of Gaia. According to the records, humans prepared two projects in the last 16 months.
plan."
"One is the Zero Dawn project led by Elizabeth."
"The other one is Project Odyssey as an alternative."
The Odyssey project was initially established in 2040 and officially launched in 2041.
The plan was funded by the Wuchang Kingdom, and its early purpose was to send human embryos to extraterrestrial space as a backup, as an initial attempt at an interstellar colonization plan.
According to records at the time, the public was very disgusted with this plan that prioritized serving the wealthy, and a protracted wave of resistance broke out in many countries, which greatly delayed the efficiency of the entire plan.
After a long period of coordination and discussion, the expected launch time of Odyssey far exceeded the expectations of the five countries, and the cost also increased significantly.
Seeing this, Lu Xiao guessed the outcome of Project Odyssey.
Sure enough, in the cheers of some people who thought they were victorious, the Odyssey project was shelved in 2057.
Just when the protesters began to cheer, a capital group called Yuanfeng announced that it would take over the Odyssey project, which was like a bucket of cold water poured on the heads of those cheering people.
Yuanfeng Group is a mysterious organization composed of 77 world-class rich people. Their strong capital allowed them to take over the plan that Wuchang Kingdom decided to shelve.
The Odyssey spacecraft changed from a formal plan prepared by the official to a toy of the capital group. The result of this reversal was that the people who participated in the protest collectively lost their voices. For a while, they did not know the meaning of their resistance.
By 2064, Project Odyssey was still under intensive preparation, but at this time the threat from the Faroe fleet had begun to erupt.
Under the strong intervention of various governments, the Yuanfeng Group changed the purpose of the playful plan and continued preparations for the Odyssey Project as a parallel plan to Zero Dawn in accordance with the requirements of various countries.
The information mentioned that the Odyssey spacecraft at that time was equipped with a lot of advanced technology, including a huge database called Homer.
The function of Homer's database is roughly equivalent to Gaia's Apollo subroutine, which stores most of the history of human civilization and various knowledge.
At the same time, the Odyssey spacecraft also retains in vitro culture chambers for breeding new humans. The only problem is that these devices do not have an artificial intelligence program like Gaia to coordinate and manage them.
In April 2065, the Odyssey spacecraft was completed in a hurry and was urgently launched in July of the same year.
At this time, most of the remaining humans on the earth were hiding in underground shelters, and there were only sporadic resistance forces on the ground fighting against the Faroe fleet.
According to the records, the launch plan of the Odyssey spacecraft failed. The specific details of the failure were not mentioned. It is only known that the spacecraft carrying the hope of mankind is still floating in low-Earth orbit.
Yongzhen gradually frowned during the process of collecting information. Especially when she saw that Yuanfeng Group was composed of 77 world-class rich people, her suspicion reached its peak.
"Could it be..."
Noticing Yongzhen's uncertain twinkling eyes, Lu Xiao nodded and confirmed her guess: "I think so too."
"Ted Farrow may be one of the 77 rich people. He knows the entire process of the Odyssey project. The bizarre failure report at the end also makes me very suspicious."
"Perhaps the Odyssey project did not completely fail, but the Yuanfeng Group deliberately lied about the situation for some purpose."
Lu Xiao shrugged and said: "In the chaotic situation at that time, governments could no longer spare their energy to focus on a failed project. They pinned all their hopes on the final Zero Dawn plan."
In view of this speculation, Lu Xiao asked Aletheia and Consus to use the signal tower's amplification to expand the scope of exploration to low-Earth orbit and capture the Odyssey spacecraft that is still drifting in the vacuum.
"Lu Xiao, we have gained something."
Aletheia's solemn voice sounded just at this moment: "There are traces of life in the spacecraft named Odyssey, and the main control computer also has feedback similar to artificial intelligence."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows: "So? What is your and Consus' conclusion?"
Consus: "I think there was some kind of problem when Ted Farrow uploaded his consciousness to the Internet, probably because of his improper operation."
"In short, Ted Farrow's human intelligence has been greatly weakened, turning into a semi-artificial intelligence that only knows how to think logically."
"It was he who sent a signal from the universe and gave part of his structural code to Hades, giving Gaia's subroutines intelligence."
Lu Xiao touched his chin in sudden realization: "That's true."
The act of suffocating the Alpha Team left a deep impression on Ted Farrow. In the process of uploading his consciousness, he convinced the Alpha Team's theory to be regarded by his electronic self as his true life creed.
After waking up from a long sleep adjustment, the semi-intelligent Farro discovered the strange civilization development process of new humans on the earth.
The "pure" new human beings he expected did not appear. A large number of ancient ruins left underground were excavated. The new human beings began to develop science and technology along the old path of their predecessors. The Oselan people are the most representative ethnic group.
Farrow's logical thinking believed that this kind of development was not in line with the vision of "pure" humans. He thought of Hades's world-destruction program, intending to once again clear away life on the surface, and then re-implant the life seeds stored in the Odyssey spacecraft into the earth.
.
He regards himself as the god of the new world and intends to guide these truly "pure" new humans onto the "right" path.
"Ha~"
Lu Xiao couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "Sure enough, a fool is still a fool even if he becomes an electronic consciousness. It's true that a dog can't change his mind."
According to the information preserved from the old era, Farro Tedder was just a loser who liked to talk too much. He did not understand how to run a company at all. A series of subsequent smart operations also proved the correctness of this evaluation.
But the irony is that such a loser has become the only human being to survive from the old era... although the principle of his existence has changed greatly.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Lu Xiao's lips: "This kind of fool who has committed the crime of exterminating the earth's civilization can only spend money and eliminate disasters in the lighthouse country of democracy and freedom."
"It is indeed a paradise for white capitalists. It really opened my eyes."