Don't trust… the Federal Government?!

Gu Shen was deeply shocked by this sentence.

The image was very blurry and fragmented, and it looked like the beginning and end were missing… only a small fragment was intercepted by the source code.

Judging from the background, it seemed to be a very cold long night.

There was also continuous roaring behind him. The old man seemed to be hearing bombing sounds from afar, and the flying shrapnel and debris confirmed this guess… In any case, this image could prove that Alan Turing was not what the Federal Government claimed.

He didn't die of an unfortunate illness.

He didn't die peacefully.

Gu Shen sat at the long table. This was the world of consciousness, but he still felt a chill run down his back.

Was it that the Federal Government couldn't be trusted, or was Alan Turing fabricating lies?

"Although it's the source code… my specific consciousness was born in the New Calendar year 620. Perhaps it was a mistake in the memory program, or perhaps there was an error in reading. I don't have any memories before that." Chu Ling said softly, "This image was data that I subconsciously intercepted at the beginning of my consciousness. After that day, I was given the ability to 'evolve' and 'think.' I began to judge whether the information left by Mr. Turing was trustworthy."

"After Deep Sea fully connected the five continents, it gradually began to take over the lives, culture, and politics of human society… As the most basic source code, I initially had the highest authority to access everything."

"But… soon."

"Along with the first round of Deep Sea self-inspection, the authority of the source code was reduced. The Deep Sea that connected the five continents seemed to have its own consciousness. It began to replace its blood, write its own code, and consciously replace the 'logic' constructed by Mr. Turing. After the first round of self-inspection, the 'Deep Water Zone' was opened up, and countless extraordinary individuals began to enter the spiritual link… For me, this was a good thing. The Deep Water Zone was too large. Before the source code was completely cleared, I found a 'pure land' of my own."

Chu Ling paused. "During the second inspection, Deep Sea completely abandoned the source code left by Mr. Turing. If I hadn't withdrawn in time, I should have been eliminated… but it couldn't abandon the 'underlying logic' constructed by Mr. Turing, so I still have higher authority in Deep Sea that humans can't compare to. At the same time, I also began to upgrade myself, stealing computing power as an outdated source code, trying to catch up with the speed of Deep Sea's upgrade."

"But…"

"It's too difficult."

She shook her head. "After connecting the five continents, the speed of Deep Sea's evolution became faster and faster, and I was being left further and further behind."

After speaking, Chu Ling smoothed the hair at her temples, a very human-like action.

"Telling you this… is not to gain your trust."

"I just want to tell you about what has happened to me over the years… after all, I have no one else to tell."

Gu Shen listened carefully.

He didn't speak, but fell into deep bewilderment.

"Don't trust the Federal Government."

If someone else had said this… any citizen who grew up under the Federal banner would only find this admonition disdainful.

But the person who said this…

Was Alan Turing.

Since the New Calendar, the most influential person in the five continents, bar none.

Gu Shen rubbed his eyebrows. His thoughts weren't actually乱 (luàn, chaotic), because there were only two choices in front of him: either believe Alan Turing's monologue, or believe in the Federal Government's glory.

"The Federal Government has labeled the 【Gu Wen Hui】 (Ancient Text Society) as conservatives, but in reality, the Gu Wen Hui is different from fanatical cults like the Evergreen Foundation." Chu Ling said slowly, "It was originally a mild organization, and was recognized within the parliament for a long time, but after Alan Turing's death, the Gu Wen Hui suffered an unprecedented purge over a period of ten years, and was completely removed from the parliament."

"The underground leader of the Gu Wen Hui in the Capital District is 'Lu Cheng.'"

"Lu Cheng once went to Zhong Zhou (Central Continent) to study, and he conducted research with Alan Turing… The two of them once conducted a very interesting experiment together, which was to fuse extraordinary elements, imprint them with mental elements, and create extraordinary items that ordinary people could also experience."

"Lion's Wake Wine." Gu Shen said softly.

"Yes… he failed, but he also succeeded." Chu Ling said, "Because Lion's Wake Wine is unstable, ordinary people cannot bear this vast mental power. Under the impact of mental elements, it is very likely to cause loss of control, so this technology was locked up, but the parliament found past files… and someone smelled a business opportunity in it."

"If extraordinary elements can directly impact the spirit of ordinary people… then does it mean that 'extraordinary awakening' can be artificially induced?"

Gu Shen's pupils contracted.

It was as if a gate had been opened in his mind.

"Yes… this is the embryo of the 'Awakening Act.' Lion's Wake Wine is a sealed technology. After Alan Turing's death, no one except Lu Cheng possessed it."

Chu Ling said slowly, "But… after the Lion Lane case, this technology was leaked, and someone began to touch the forbidden. The impact of extraordinary elements is no longer reflected in alcohol. The 'Lion's Wake' technology, which was originally intended to please the masses, was used in the field of extraordinary awakening. Deep Sea began to simulate the stimulation of mental pulses, and gradually improved this technology…"

"Finally, there was the Awakening Act."

"After Alan Turing's death, Lu Cheng seemed to have foreseen his future. He left his eldest daughter something very important… which is the 'Red Gate.'"

Chu Ling snapped her fingers again.

The image containing fragmented information dissipated, turning into a torrent of data, piecing together the outline of the Red Gate.

She linked Deep Sea, trying to open the file about the "Red Gate"—

And the result displayed was:

【Insufficient authority, retrieval of file failed.】

"No one knows what this 'Red Gate' is, including me." Chu Ling said, "This door previously existed in Lu Cheng's mind, and was later passed on to Lu Nanzhi's spirit… Over the years, the door has been looking for the key, and the key has also been looking for the door. The only information I can infer is that this is a 'secret' left by Mr. Turing and Lu Cheng together. The information behind this door is definitely not just a conference room, it's that simple."

After speaking, Chu Ling fell silent.

She had poured out all the secrets in one breath.

She even felt a little "refreshed."

She looked at Gu Shen, the boy was still thinking deeply at the end of the long table, as anyone would be.

A long time later, Gu Shen spoke.

"I thought of when I went to Lion Lane… the way Madam looked at me."

He raised his head, slowly looking at Chu Ling, and said, "Madam looked at me as if she was looking at a life-saving straw… At that time, I once thought that she had suffered from 'insomnia' again. But later I found that there was nothing wrong with her spirit, so I was puzzled, what exactly had happened to make her look at me with such… urgency."

"Now I know that this door is waiting for the 'key.'" Gu Shen turned his head, looking at the outline of the door behind him, and he said softly, "The remnants of the Gu Wen Hui are waiting for hope."

According to what Chu Ling said, if there is no 'key,' it won't be long before this conference room is cleared.

At that time, how many Gu Wen Hui members scattered around the world will still be able to contact each other?

They are already rootless duckweed, a dying flame.

Even if they hold a sincere hope in their hearts, what they do is ultimately useless.

"There's not much time left. I can't maintain the spiritual link for too long. Those people in the auditorium should be getting impatient…"

Gu Shen stood up. Before leaving, he suddenly said:

"Repair the loopholes in the conference room as soon as possible."

Chu Ling was stunned.

"The last ship of the old world should not sink in the tide like this."