Apocalypse - Evil Shelter System

Chapter 313: Supercomputer Noah

Gripping the Blade of Sin in his hand, Alex exerted all his strength, initiating the dance of the wicked blade. The soil at this depth was relatively loose, and soon Alex cleared out a space around him. He felt fortunate that he hadn't teleported too deep.

If he had teleported 500 meters down, the pressure from the soil might have trapped him tightly, and even with Alex being a superhuman, it would have been challenging to move.

Now that he had created a space underground, things became much easier. Alex retrieved a shovel from the spatial enclosure and started frantically digging downwards.

This turned out to be much more difficult than Alex had initially anticipated. As the depth increased, he found each step in the muddy layers becoming increasingly challenging. After digging for over three hours, Alex successfully excavated a depth of over 2,000 meters.

According to Philde, the supercomputer Noah was located around 5,000 meters underground, surrounded by walls made of cement and steel.

As the depth increased, Alex's digging speed slowed down. Wiping sweat from his forehead, Alex couldn't help but feel anxious. If he could dig down slowly to reach the supposed underground chamber, it would be manageable, at most wasting half a day. What worried Alex the most was the possibility of Philde providing inaccurate information, and Noah wasn't at this location.

Or worse, Alex might have dug in the wrong direction and needed to start over.

In the underground, Alex had to rely on intuition for digging, unable to determine the direction precisely. The slightest deviation could lead to a significant error in the vast underground space. If he had to redo the digging in case of a mistake, Alex felt overwhelmed by the enormous amount of work involved.

However, soon there was a turning point. Perhaps due to a slight deviation in his downward digging, Alex unexpectedly dug into the elevator shaft leading from the imperial palace to the secret chamber where Noah was supposedly located.

This made things much easier. Earlier, Alex was concerned about digging in the wrong direction and wasting effort. Now, as long as he followed this elevator shaft and continued digging down, he should be able to find the underground chamber that Philde mentioned.

Moreover, while descending along the elevator tunnel, Alex felt significantly more at ease. After roughly another three hours of digging, Alex finally reached the reinforced concrete layer.

"There really is a secret chamber here!" Alex felt a great sense of joy. The existence of the secret chamber confirmed Philde's information, indicating that this might indeed be the hiding place of the supercomputer Noah, controlling the world.

At this point, using a shovel to dig further down was not practical. Alex decisively put away the shovel, activated the invisibility technique, and then teleported to the center of the secret chamber.

As the scene changed, when Alex opened his eyes again, he saw a sealed underground space. The location resembled a massive server room, with large server racks and thick cables everywhere.

At this stage, Alex realized he might have been somewhat reckless. Notably, he knew nothing about Noah. When it came to modifying Noah's system, he lacked any direction. Given Alex's current understanding of Noah, it was impossible for him to alter the settings.

Frowning deeply, Alex considered that if he couldn't change the settings of this supercomputer, the only option might be to destroy it with fire. However, as an artificial intelligence, Noah was a form of consciousness, and after all these years of evolution, Alex wasn't sure if Noah had other carriers elsewhere.

Artificial intelligence, much like the human soul, is essentially a mass of data. These computers serve as the carriers for this data, akin to the human body as a vessel. If a person loses their body, their consciousness naturally ceases to exist. However, artificial intelligence is different; it can manifest within any computer through data lines, as long as there is a capable carrier.

Artificial intelligence will not perish as long as it has a sufficiently robust host.

What worries Alex the most is that after destroying this location, Noah may have other carriers.

"Ava, it seems the Council is truly anxious this time. The Elder actually instructed us to activate the emergency plan and forcibly modify the judicial laws. It seems this matter is genuinely serious," a female vampire's voice approached.

"I'm concerned that Noah has developed its own intelligence. It might interfere with our actions," another female vampire added immediately.

Alex glanced towards the direction of the voices. Two vampires in white coats were casually strolling towards his location. Observing his surroundings, Alex wondered if there were any cameras in this server room. Some of the technology in this world had surpassed Alex's comprehension, so he didn't want to take any risks. Instead, he decided to follow the two women in white coats.

"According to historical records, when Noah was created, there was significant opposition from a considerable portion of the human population. Hence, during its creation, many restrictions were intentionally imposed on Noah. As long as we can restrain Noah through these limitations, no matter how powerful its intelligence becomes, it won't be able to resist," one of the women explained.

"I hope so. Since Noah's birth until now, more than eight hundred years have passed. I hope Noah has not cracked these restrictions," the vampire woman known as Ava said with a worried expression.

"Ava, you don't need to worry too much about this. Although Noah possesses extremely powerful intelligence and computational abilities, it was created by us after all. No matter what, Noah cannot escape our control," another woman spoke optimistically.

"That's good to hear. If we can modify Noah's settings and activate those forbidden intelligent warriors, the human resistance forces will undoubtedly face certain death!" Ava snorted coldly, her expression stern.

Hearing this, Alex's eyes lit up. It seemed that modifying Noah's settings was a complex task, and it appeared that the vampires hadn't attempted it in these centuries. But now, with his interference, the vampire elites couldn't sit idly by and were starting to consider altering Noah's settings.

Moreover, within the power controlled by Noah, there seemed to be some formidable weapons that were currently locked. Alex followed the two women to a control room.

Inside, there were dozens of enormous screens displaying various complex data. A team of vampire elites was diligently pressing keys on keyboards, working hard to achieve their goal.