I make a contract with myself

Chapter 450 The Concept of Mechanical Life

As they walked, they verified their respective research findings.

When disagreements arise, they will stop and use facts to test each other's viewpoints.

Sun Yan and Ye Qi often disagreed and argued fiercely.

This city lord of Hundred Refinements City focuses on weapon crafting, unlike Sun Yan who uses unorthodox methods and doesn't have many wildly imaginative ideas.

Unfortunately, without some wildly imaginative ideas, how can one create a technological golden age?

“Intelligent systems can be inanimate objects or magical artifacts, crafted by us weapon refiners, and act according to the underlying computational logic. But what about you? Your idea is too absurd. You want to give it life? What are you planning to do?” Ye Qi glared, his beard bristling.

If it weren't for others holding him back, he probably would have fought with Sun Yan.

Sun Yan retorted without backing down, "The Ancient Spirit World can accommodate all races, so why can't it have a mechanical race? Wouldn't it be better to give machines life, let them evolve and become spirits based on code calculations, and achieve the form of elves? You need to have a long-term vision, instead of always thinking about keeping the intelligent system in your own hands. You are a weapon refiner, that's true, but why can't you set aside a branch and become a mechanical engineer!"

Neither of them would give in, and their differences were enormous.

Qin Yue, feeling extremely annoyed, said impatiently, "Can't you two continue arguing when we get back?"

"This is none of your business!"

"..."

Qin Yue simply shut up, too lazy to pay attention to the two of them.

Chu Shudai didn't even look this way; she was eating and drinking with Xie Xintong and Xiao Xingwan, treating the trip purely as a vacation.

The plant kingdom is vast; relying solely on two legs, one could never cross it in a lifetime.

The group had already ventured deep into the area, and now, following the signs, they walked and stopped along the way. After about a month, they could vaguely see the outline of a towering tree when they looked up.

Just as a horse can run itself to death looking at a mountain, it would take at least three to five years to get close to a tree.

The ancient tree of life is much larger than a mountain.

However, they didn't rush me, so there's no hurry.

We are all practitioners, able to endure loneliness, either cultivating as we go, or exchanging ideas and verifying our own paths.

Sun Yan rarely has such an experience.

The grueling battles of that year, and his current discussions with geniuses, have brought him great rewards.

He accumulated knowledge and skills gradually, and his cultivation level continued to rise.

……

Six months later.

Sun Yan and Ye Qi continued their argument without reaching a conclusion.

Unfortunately, Sun Yan held the reins, since the core energy sphere was in his hands.

If it weren't for not wanting to lose this master craftsman, Sun Yan would have gone solo long ago.

Let's talk about the Dao, weapon crafting is also a kind of Dao...

However, with the ancient tree of life right before our eyes, it would be impolite to continue arguing about it.

The key issue is that the opponent is too strong.

Like Fan Wuji, the Ancient Tree of Life is the strongest in its clan.

However, it is clear that, in terms of sheer presence, the former is stronger.

In the eyes of humans, the plant race has five leaders, among whom the Ancient Tree of Life is the strongest.

In the plant race's concept, they, like the dragon and phoenix races, have only one leader.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to speak first.

Then, their gaze turned to Sun Yan.

Sun Yan's current cultivation level may not be the highest among these people, but his mental state is definitely the most stable. After all, this guy has been moving among the leaders of various tribes for many years, not only joking around but also often extorting money from them, which is seen by them as his daily suicide.

Well, it won't make a difference if we do it this time.

Sun Yan's lips twitched: "You two, one is the peak master of the Dao Court, and the other is the supreme elder of the Free and Unfettered Cave Heaven, pushing a junior like me to take the fall, have you no shame?"

The two men, thick-skinned as ever, responded with smiles: "That's not true. In terms of status and position, Sect Leader Sun is above us."

Sun Yan: "..."

He forgot that he was now the sect leader of the Otherworldly God Sect, a leader on par with Fan Wuji.

Among the dozen or so people present, he was no less capable in terms of strength, status, or seniority.

Helpless, Sun Yan cleared his throat and said, "Senior, my soul is incomplete, and I would like to borrow this treasure land to cultivate for a period of time. I wonder if you would be willing?"

That's what they say, but if He doesn't want to, Sun Yan has no choice but to force himself on Him.

There's no reason why four Primordial Immortal Spirits working together shouldn't be able to defeat a single tree!

Moreover, he himself is not weak. While he may not be guaranteed a victory, he can at least put up a fight against a slightly weaker leader.

"You seem indifferent to whether I agree or not?"

The sound of the ancient tree of life drifted to my ears like a gentle, languid breeze.

Sun Yan shrugged in response, his meaning clear though he didn't give a direct answer.

I never intended to hide it.

In the past, with low cultivation and no background or support, I had to rack my brains and make various plans in advance, all for the sake of my own life.

Now...

Ha, I don't eat beef!

The ancient tree of life remained unperturbed, calming the angry tribesmen around it, its tone still gentle: "Exchange your knowledge for this."

Sun Yan asked in confusion: "Knowledge?"

The voice of the ancient tree of life was very urgent: "Could I participate in your research on the intelligent system?"

Ye Qi: "No way!"

Sun Yan: "Okay."

other people:"……"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, they were at their wits' end and quickly spoke up to stop them.

After much persuasion, they finally managed to calm Ye Qi down.

There was nothing Ye Qi could do; the core resources were in Sun Yan's hands. He was not only a researcher but also the largest shareholder. What could Ye Qi do to stop him?

Ye Qi sighed softly, "Congratulations."

Sun Yan smiled broadly and wisely kept quiet, refusing to provoke him further.

As for why they congratulated themselves, everyone knows the answer.

Magical artifacts and race—this is where the two disagree.

Originally, no one could convince anyone else, but now, with the Ancient Tree of Life intervening, it seems not difficult for it to imbue machines with life using its status and abilities as the sole leader of the plant race.

Their greatest strength is their vitality.

Disasters are caused by an individual's vitality being ridiculously strong, while the ancient tree of life shelters the entire plant world, and its life force covers the territory of a species.

Sun Yan's plan for the mechanical race is showing promise.

During the conversation, because the ancient tree of life was too large, it created a clone, using branches as its body and leaves as its clothing, and enthusiastically joined the research on the intelligent system.

The few people here who were interested in weapon crafting, whether human or plant, were all excited and immediately began conducting experiments.

Chen Qian was utterly bored.

He was basically just someone who paid money and, incidentally, supervised things; he had absolutely no interest in any intelligent systems or mechanical races.

Of course, there's another reason: without Zhou Bapi to keep things in check, no one can get along well with Sun Yan.

Chu Shudai walked over gracefully and said, "There's something I need to trouble you with."

Chen Qian pretended not to hear.

Chu Shudai continued, "Sun Yan had a spirit that he lost and now wants to find. It's a vine snake demon, a low-level celestial spirit, possessing three main attributes..."

After listening to her, Chen Qian did nothing and continued to play dumb.

Chu Shudai chuckled: "If you can find it, Sun Yan said he would guard the Starry Sky Pass."

Chen Qian frowned: "What if we can't find it?"

Chu Shudai relayed, "It depends on my mood. Anyway, I don't have much affection for the Ancient Spirit World."

"Of course, this 'I' includes myself, after all, I am also a time traveler."