My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

"But... to fall into madness, for parts of the body to mutate and turn monstrous!" Chu Bamboo lowered his gaze. ’Pollution... so that’s how it is. Once the pollution reaches a certain level, you mutate into a monster? You completely lose your sanity, but your combat power drastically increases?’

’No wonder... in the last ruined timeline, Guan Fei, Bi Xuan, and the others were like mindless fools, unable to even speak... No wonder Zhou Ze and his group had that attitude toward Transcendent!’

Chu Bamboo sighed, looking up at the sky. These were all lessons learned the hard way.

’No wonder the death rate at the Captain’s Office is so high.’

The enemy wasn’t just rogue Transcendent, but even themselves!

’And no wonder he was a Level 2 Authority holder.’

A thousand thoughts raced through Chu Bamboo’s mind. To put it bluntly, this was only because he had failed. If they had truly managed to analyze a cure for radiation sickness from his corpse, his authority level would have likely been raised by another rank.

Closing his eyes, Chu Bamboo took a long moment to calm himself. Once he had settled his emotions, he collected his thoughts and continued his query. "Nuwa No. 17, tell me about Zhao Shao!"

"Found 34,800 individuals named Zhao Shao! Please provide more detailed information."

"The Zhao Shao who graduated from Jinling University. I think he was the boss of his own company? His company’s focus was probably related to AI, artificial intelligence?"

"Commencing search. Subject identified! Commencing authority check. Authority confirmed!"

"Name: Zhao Shao. Gender: Male. Date of Death: June 7th, 2028!"

Chu Bamboo: "???"

’Dude, seriously? He died that young?’

"Profile: Date of Birth... Place of Origin... Researcher at the Celestial Opening Institution, Honorary Professor of the Electronics Department at Tianping Academy of Gusu Science and Technology University, Purple Mountain Talent..."

"Long-term researcher dedicated to artificial intelligence. Primary research areas include machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and more. In the field of machine algorithms, he proposed the Spiritual Star Algorithm, which significantly enhanced model intelligence."

"Note 1: The Spiritual Star Algorithm he researched had an unimaginably significant effect on the self-intellectualization of artificial intelligence! It has been hailed as the seed of artificial intelligence."

"Note 2: In the final period of his life, Zhao Shao was regarded by all as a fraud! Even his mentor severed all contact with him. Although he developed the Spiritual Star Algorithm at the very end of his life, he couldn’t even find a single person or organization willing to test it! He ultimately died in a car crash, and the matter was left unresolved."

"Note 3: On June 7th, 2035, Academician Cai Shaowen developed the Bai Ze Algorithm. While conducting data comparisons, he was astonished to discover that an algorithm similar to Bai Ze already existed in the database! This algorithm was none other than the Spiritual Star Algorithm. Zhao Shao was thus vindicated, proving he was absolutely not just a fraud!"

"Note 4: Zhao Shao once worked together with a junior from his university, the ’Light of the World’ Chu Bamboo! He swindled large amounts of cash from Chu Bamboo, which led to a falling out between the two! After Zhao Shao’s death and his company’s bankruptcy, many of his patents were transferred to Chu Bamboo as compensation! In 2035, after the truth came to light, Chu Bamboo chose to license the Spiritual Star Algorithm for free to the Red County Divine Continent government and numerous civilian enterprises in the Divine Continent. For this, he too is regarded as one of the progenitors of artificial intelligence!"

"Summary: A tragedy of an era! After exhausting everyone’s trust, he developed something of immense value, yet lost any possibility of even verifying it! If an algorithm like Bai Ze had been put into use seven years earlier, the advancement it would have brought to the AI industry of the Red County Divine Continent would have been unimaginable." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’Well, well, well. So that’s where my reputation as a progenitor of AI came from in this life, huh?’

Chu Bamboo silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. ’What rotten luck... All I can say is, Zhao Shao certainly lived up to my first impression of him being a "check’s in the mail" kind of guy. Just reading this profile, you can tell that in the early days, Zhao Shao was definitely running a full-on scam!’

’He really was talented and probably confident he could fill the holes he was digging... but in the end, it all came crashing down. Only after the total collapse did he manage to produce concrete results! By that point, however, the investors whose trust he had overdrawn time and time again, including Chu Bamboo, were never going to give him another chance.’

"The main thing is, he died!" Chu Bamboo shook his head, his feelings a complex mess. ’Still, how much money did that bastard swindle out of me? In the future, I was a superstar, a sports megastar... My endorsement deals guaranteed several hundred million, maybe even over a billion a year, right? How bad did it have to get for me to just block the guy completely... to the point where after he died, his entire company was given to me as compensation?’

’So I was the biggest sucker, huh? Although, seeing as he actually produced real results in the end... it wasn’t a complete loss!’

But looking at it from this perspective, the previous Chu Bamboo had underestimated Zhao Shao’s talent. His appearance in the history of AI development was a fleeting flash, not because he lacked ability, but because he died too soon.

A sudden thought struck him, and Chu Bamboo’s eyes lit up. "Right, Nuwa No. 17! This Spiritual Island... no, Spiritual Star Algorithm. Jeez, what a mouthful! The name the Official academician came up with is way better. Bai Ze... now that’s a good name! Sigh."

"Nuwa No. 17, did the Spiritual Star Algorithm provide any inspiration or help to you?"

"Spiritual Star laid the foundation for the genesis of post-civilization artificial intelligence!" Nuwa No. 17’s voice was as monotone as ever. But the meaning was perfectly clear!

Without Spiritual Star, Nuwa might never have been born...

’No, that’s not right. Even without Spiritual Star, there was the Bai Ze Algorithm! The advance of human civilization never relies on a single person... And yet, one sufficiently brilliant individual can push the course of civilization forward!’

Chu Bamboo took a deep breath, his eyes burning with intensity. "Then I’ll trouble you to display the Spiritual Star Algorithm, and the Bai Ze Algorithm, before me!"

"Commencing search. Commencing deep analysis!"

"According to patent law, without having purchased the rights, you are not authorized to view the contents of the Bai Ze Algorithm! However, as you are the owner of the Spiritual Star Algorithm, you are permitted to view it."

"Logic passed!"

In the next instant, a dense wall of characters was projected onto the silver-white wall.

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’What the hell? Level 2 Authority isn’t enough to see the Bai Ze Algorithm...? No! Wait, patent law... that actually seems pretty reasonable.’

"So, if I want to access materials in the future, I actually have to buy the patent rights in the Real World first so I can see them later?" Chu Bamboo grabbed at his hair, his expression a mixture of emotions too complex to describe.

But then he remembered he even had to pay for the games he’d played earlier... and he felt a sense of acceptance!

Then, Chu Bamboo began to seriously study the data and code, attempting to memorize it.

In the first minute, his gaze began to wander. By the tenth minute, Chu Bamboo had started to space out...

By the thirtieth minute, a smile of pure, blissful ignorance was plastered on Chu Bamboo’s face.

"Nuwa No. 17, turn off the screen!"