At this moment, Shen Shi even felt a chill run down his spine as goosebumps rose one by one on his skin.
Because he simply couldn't understand!
In such a short time? Create a person? Or appear in an instant?
And this cold touch...
The word "ghost" surged up; in that instant, he even felt his worldview was shaking!
"My lord, your heart rate is accelerating, emotions are agitated, consciousness is unstable, do you need help?" Sebas's expression showed a hint of worry.
"...No." Shen Shi took a slight breath, shaking his head.
He was just a bit scared by the appearance of this "ghost."
This was an instinct brought about by past cognition.
If something with an obvious technological style appeared, even if he couldn't understand it, he wouldn't feel this way.
But now, he just wanted to say—this is not scientific! Not even futuristic!
"What's going on?" After calming down a bit, Shen Shi hurriedly asked, "Are ghosts real?"
"I deeply apologize, my lord, I cannot fully understand your meaning." Sebas bowed slightly, every move showing precision, "However, this form is an information complex constructed based on Primordial Energy; your sensation is actually due to the transmission of information data, and the best expression I could find in your vocabulary for this technology is 'ghost.'
The description of an information complex with a technological feel slightly calmed Shen Shi.
He had realized.
What is called science, is actually also a research attitude towards unknown phenomena, which means that even if ghosts truly exist, they might already have been thoroughly studied in the future.
Sebas right in front of him was the best example.
However, Shen Shi couldn't help but ask, "Then, do ghosts exist on this planet?"
At this moment, he really wanted to know if the mysterious things he had heard about in the past were real.
Sebas was silent for a moment.
He was the simulated image of the central AI of the warship, and naturally, the warship was equipped with information warfare functions, so in just an instant, he collected and analyzed a vast amount of information from the world's network.
Then he said, "My lord, based on preliminary intelligence collection and analysis, the development of consciousness information system technology on this planet is still at a primitive stage, with a corresponding technological deficiency, and the probability of forming a consciousness information complex in this civilization is less than one in three billion."
"Huh—"
Shen Shi let out a long sigh of relief.
Good, there aren't any.
If not, the "ghost" that Sebas referred to is not the kind of "ghost" he knew, and his fear greatly diminished.
Still, Shen Shi was also curious about the "consciousness information system technology" mentioned by Sebas.
After all, for him at the moment, the most important thing is to quickly understand this spaceship, then grasp the current state of the Interstellar Society, and even information about the future, so that when his knowledge base meets the "Future People Standards," he can trade without being overly cautious, worrying about revealing his origins and affecting the trade.
And when Shen Shi opened his mouth to inquire, Sebas did not directly answer but respectfully said again, "My lord, the 'Wogte' is equipped with a complete basic archive information库, your inquiry can be more thoroughly answered from the information库, which requires your authorization."
Information库?
Shen Shi recalled that this seemed to be the "bonus" given to him by the Collector at the end of the transaction.
He suddenly realized that this information库 might actually be the most valuable thing to him!
"Granted." Shen Shi was eager to know more information.
"Yes!" Sebas raised his hands.
In an instant, the surrounding environment changed.
Three-dimensional images appeared.
As if still in the virtual market.
Making Shen Shi unable to tell whether this was virtual or real.
Until the sound accompanied the images conveyed.
"Consciousness information system technology, also known as Primordial Energy technology, and alongside macro technology and micro technology, are considered the three major developmental directions of limitless potential within the cosmos civilization."
"Its development originated from the inquiry into the essence of 'consciousness' by intelligent life forms."
"In the preliminary stage, most intelligent civilizations would believe that the essence of 'consciousness' comes from the macro performance of micro particle rules, but in the second stage, researchers will find that the micro particle rules under the influence of 'consciousness' do not conform to the basic tenets of micro technology."
"In the third stage, consciousness would be explored as an independent entity separate from matter."
"The fourth stage assumes the existence of an unknown energy level within consciousness—Primordial Energy, which marks the application initiation phase of consciousness information system technology."
"Fifth stage..."
"..."
The continuously emerging explanatory voice, various corresponding research images, and experimental scenes made Shen Shi feel as though he was watching an Interstellar Society science film, but there was not much fun involved, and with his cognitive ability, he could only feel dizzy from viewing it; most of the content was beyond his comprehension.
And in the places he could slightly understand, they posed immense cognitive pressure.
For instance, a life form being completely duplicated down to the most definitive fundamental particles, resulting in another being, would exhibit entirely different consciousness even if in an identical environment as the original.
To Shen Shi, this was virtually a philosophical problem.
Duplicating another identical me, is that person truly me?
Most would think not.
And the experimental results were the same.
Then a further experiment emerged: when uploading consciousness to a virtual network, is the consciousness operating in the virtual network still you?
The fantasy of uploading to a network also exists in modern society, so when you become a pile of electronic information, is the reborn one truly yourself?
Especially since Shen Shi experienced virtual reality; when trading in the virtual market, he felt half of his consciousness was still in his body, while the other half was in the virtual market, what kind of situation is this?
Thinking deeply about it is fine, but exploring it intensely is mind-blowing!
Finally, Shen Shi gave up probing further.
Human understanding of the world is but a drop in the vast ocean of the cosmos, not to mention, simulated metamorphic substances seemed like divine magic to him, having no scientific spirit to explore might as well be finding trouble on oneself.
"In essence, is there this kind of 'Primordial Energy' which can achieve such an effect as seen at present, right? Knowing this is enough for me." Shen Shi exhaled a breath and felt relaxed after abandoning deep thought, but suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, I remember there is a so-called 'Primordial Energy Room' inside the warship? Is that where Primordial Energy is produced?"
This Primordial Energy Room was listed on the first page in the warship's long "instruction manual."
So Shen Shi remembered it.
Yet, at this moment, he was also slightly curious; since Primordial Energy comes from consciousness, where does the warship's Primordial Energy come from?