Assassin Seven, starting in Shennong Kingdom!

Chapter 267 Bio-computing Power

"What did you say!?"

Mark stared at the other person in shock, his mind flashing back to his previous encounter in the densely populated ecological area. The things he experienced the first time were still fresh in his memory.

He suffered heavy losses, was killed by 4068, then mutated into a Devouring Beast, and finally, driven by instinct, absorbed Ran Bing's life essence, which was equivalent to killing her with his own hands!

Those experiences were not just hallucinations; to him, they were real events!

He thought that only he and Qin Ming knew about this, but he never expected that someone would suddenly reveal it.

Master Lai glanced at Mark, a look of realization dawning in his eyes. He said, "So that's how it is. It seems someone interfered with the outcome. Tsk, besides that monster, the only one with such ability should be some even more terrifying monster."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui gestured for Mark and the other man to sit down and talk. Then he said to Master Lai, "That man probably won't be happy that you said that about him."

"Tsk."

Master Lai, however, didn't care at all. He clicked his tongue and, still somewhat drunk, said, "What can I do if I'm unhappy? I'm just a worthless life, it doesn't matter."

But then, Master Lai's expression froze, and he stood there stunned.

"To record all the knowledge of civilization directly through highly evolved genetic sequences, I see, so it's similar to the inheritance of divine beasts..."

Standing behind Master Lai, Qin Ming had already seen through the other party's true nature.

A highly advanced civilization, but one that is centered on biotechnology, where knowledge is passed down directly through genes, the brain is highly developed, and computing power can even rival super artificial intelligence!

Because of his unique genes, even Qin Ming couldn't easily access his memories.

It's not something you can figure out at a glance, because it's too massive...

If you remove the unnecessary parts from Qin Ming's memories, they only amount to less than five hundred years at most. The other party's memories include a vast amount of knowledge from a highly advanced civilization, which is quite astonishing. Qin Ming is somewhat interested, but not much.

Master Lai's face was also stiff at this moment. The people around him did not recognize Qin Ming, but they could tell that he was a little nervous.

Bai Yuekui waved his hand, and Bai Yuetian, who had just arrived, beckoned the others outside.

A green luster flashed in Master Lai's eyes, and his entire demeanor seemed to change, even his age. Looking at Qin Ming, he said in a majestic voice, "Who exactly are you? Several civilizations before my time have already disappeared. Those civilizations could not possibly have life forms that have evolved to your level. Even if it were an eternal life form, it would be impossible for it to span hundreds of millions of years in individual form."

"It might be different from what you think; I don't belong to this world."

"Um!?"

Qin Ming's eyes flickered slightly as he met Qin Ming's gaze.

Master Lai felt a stinging pain in his eyes as Qin Ming directly saw the memories in his mind, including everything about the civilization of his era!

"what?"

After reading a portion of the memories, Qin Ming felt resistance and did not continue, because Master Lai looked exhausted, as if he had suffered a severe injury.

"I see... part of it was lost."

Looking at Master Lai, Qin Ming had already learned more about the other party's race.

In addition to inheriting knowledge through genes, they also possess an innate and powerful biological computing ability that allows them to almost predict the future!

Master Lai covered his head, looked at Qin Ming wearily, and said, "It's really terrifying. In terms of computing power, I should already be at the limit of carbon-based life, so you can't possibly be a carbon-based life form."

Qin Ming remained noncommittal and said, "So you should be able to sense that thing on the lighthouse, no, it should be half of it... I see."

Qin Ming suddenly realized something. He had tried to explore the origin of the earth vines, but the result was that the roots of the earth vines were almost integrated with this world!

Rooted in the earth's crust, it might be possible to forcibly uproot it, but the consequence of doing so would certainly be the complete disappearance of human civilization.

If it really comes to that, it won't be as simple as plate displacement, tsunamis, or volcanic eruptions destroying the world; it will be a true cataclysmic change in the universe!

The earth vines that are able to do this can no longer be called a plant or a creature, but a special "civilization"!

Because it possesses some consciousness, what puzzles Qin Ming is that the earth vine itself does not have a large, dominant consciousness.

Only after spores infect an organism will the resulting organism exhibit a preference for the manna ecology derived from the ground vine, and once infected, its genes will undergo irreversible accelerated evolution!

This is like a catalytic selection mechanism used to accelerate the evolution of life on Earth, but the result is that more life forms will completely disappear in this evolution!

It was only when he saw Master Lai that he realized some key points.

"Your civilization evolved under the catalysis of the earth vines, becoming an eternal life form with a certain predictive and computational ability. Am I right?"

Scratching his face, Master Lai didn't refute, but nodded and said, "That's right, but eternity isn't what we imagine; it's the ultimate form of life, alas..."

Time will gradually corrupt the soul, and even with a long lifespan, Master Lai's race can only spend the almost lifeless time in slumber.

This sleep lasted for 2.5 million years!!

Then, Bai Yuekui introduced Master Lai to Mark and Ran Bing. As for Qin Ming, they had both met him before.

Mark asked, "Are you also a surface human?"

Qin Ming pointed at Master Lai and said, "Didn't he say that, from a genetic point of view, he and you are at least 90% similar? As for me, I probably can't get my genes tested."

Bai Yuekui explained to the two of them, "In terms of time, it should be that our human genes are like his, and his era is much older than our human ancestors."

"This……"

"and many more."

Mark shook his head, trying to understand, but he felt like a bunch of knowledge was being forcibly crammed into his brain, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

After finally calming down, Mark looked at Bai Yuekui and said, "Let's get down to business first. I still want to know how to survive on the ground as soon as possible. If possible, we can exchange some resources with you."

Bai Yuekui looked at Master Lai.

Master Lai then looked at Mark, scrutinized him carefully, and said, "That's right, it's you. Originally, you were supposed to become a Devouring Beast Chimera in that accident, retaining your humanity, and go deep into the Blood Vortex to shut down the source of the Mana ecosystem. Only in this way could your human civilization possibly be restored."

"What?! Turn Mark into a Devouring Beast?! That won't do!"

Ran Bing was startled and stepped in front of Mark.

Mark raised his hand to dissuade her, saying, "Ran Bing, let Master Lai finish speaking first."

Then, Mark looked at Master Lai and said, "I actually saw some of what you said before. It's very real. I was in mortal danger in an ecologically dense area, and then I was possessed by a spine. After I survived, I became a monster that was half human and half Devouring Beast..."

"Oh, I knew it..."

Master Lai looked at Qin Ming, who seemed to have known this outcome all along.

Qin Ming smiled, while Master Lai looked embarrassed and continued talking to Mark.

These things were actually predicted by Master Lai, no, they should be said to have been calculated, including everything on the lighthouse.