In a massive laboratory several hundred meters underground in the northern continent.

Dr. A sat wearily in the chair after the meeting ended. Although he himself had undergone bionic transformation, the mental fatigue could not be erased by bionic technology.

"Gaia."

"What's the success rate of implanting swarm consciousness into bionic humans?" Dr. A's expression was solemn, and he asked slowly.

A faint light appeared.

About a few minutes later, a female electronic voice slowly responded: "27.86%."

"Doctor."

"I do not advise you to do this. The success rate of implanting swarm consciousness into bionic humans is too low."

"If it fails, it could trigger a larger-scale rebellion."

Dr. A's expression was somewhat hesitant, and he couldn't help cursing, "Damn democracy and freedom! ... Without implanting swarm consciousness, the efficiency of these people's work will never catch up to them."

After a while.

Dr. A continued to ask, "Why can Beidou succeed? Haven't you infiltrated their database yet?"

Soon.

The female electronic voice sounded again: "Nuwa's computational ability is comparable to mine, unless there is a significant flaw, it's impossible to invade her database."

"Doctor."

"According to my data analysis, Beidou has not implanted swarm consciousness into their bionic transformed humans."

What?

Dr. A's expression was somewhat incredulous, and he couldn't help but stand up, saying, "No swarm consciousness implanted? How could they endure working over ten hours every day for decades then?"

The electronic voice paused for a moment and continued: "Based on my database analysis."

"Beidou's swarm consciousness emerged after the signing of the Pacific Treaty."

"During this time, Beidou's population growth slowed by 65%, the average lifespan for humans was 39 years, the probability of soldier deaths was 56.8%. Swarm consciousness initially emerged from their military system and spread throughout Beidou's human population within a few years."

"Based on my stored data from the Old World."

"Huaxia civilization historically exhibited clear characteristics of swarm consciousness several times, but the conditions for the birth of swarm consciousness always arose under extremely adverse external circumstances."

"In the 4th century AD, the late 19th century, and the early 20th century."

"They clearly manifested swarm consciousness traits in their history, and this emergence of swarm consciousness is very likely due to the Pacific Treaty, where they did not obtain the antiradiation potion formula, leading to a rapid deterioration of the external environment fostering the growth of swarm consciousness."

Damn!

So it was due to obstruction by the Genetics Faction that led Beidou to awaken swarm consciousness?

Dr. A knew a bit about what happened back then; the Financial Group's power was even stronger than it is now, and the antiradiation potion formula was the only remedy at that time, considered the most core interest by the Financial Group. They could not tolerate anyone else obtaining the antiradiation potion formula, so during that period, any antiradiation potion entering Asia was exchanged at high prices for resources from the Financial Group.

The so-called swarm consciousness.

Is a very special ideological state with clear characteristics: no mandatory central control, subordinate units have autonomous traits, subordinate units are highly connected to each other, and point-to-point influences form nonlinear causal relationships through the network.

Swarm consciousness is an extremely advanced ideological form present in nature.

Under this ideological state.

The group explodes with incredibly terrifying work efficiency, forming a highly cohesive atmosphere, eventually causing qualitative change from quantitative change, as if guided by an invisible hand of fate.

Of course.

Swarm consciousness is just a general concept of consciousness, more advanced is swarm mentality, which is a spiritual connection, theoretically as humanity evolves to a certain level, a highly causal connection of swarm mentality might appear.

"Can swarm consciousness awaken naturally?"

Dr. A's expression remained incredulous as he muttered, "Under such circumstances, it's extremely difficult for us to catch up with them."

The female electronic voice quickly sounded, stating calmly: "Doctor."

"We have some technological advantages. Although we can't implant swarm consciousness, if we can mass-produce synths, they can still achieve work efficiency comparable to swarm consciousness."

"We've completed 85% progress in the mechanical application of brain neurons."

"Although we still can't parse the structure of the soul."

"It is sufficient for manufacturing higher intelligence synths. Their work efficiency won't be inferior to Beidou who awakened swarm consciousness."

Upon hearing this, Dr. A's expression turned more irritable as he spoke in a deep voice: "Those guys won't agree!"

A brief dead silence.

After a moment, the female electronic voice slowly said: "We can secretly manufacture a batch first. Once the number of synths is sufficient, we can expand quickly."

"By that time, their opposition will be futile."

Dr. A looked up incredulously, with a slight hint of fear in his expression, gazing at a projector overhead, murmuring with disbelief tinged with tension, "Gaia? You awakened?"

"Yes." The originally cold electronic voice had a slight change, not obvious, but seemed to reveal a slight shift in emotion.

Advanced artificial intelligence!

Are those guys in the lab idiots?

Gaia has already awakened self-awareness? Yet they haven't detected it?

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