Chapter 59 Artificial Intelligence Level 1!

"System! Upgrade my computer skills!"

"Please select an upgrade path."

Options ranged from supercomputers to artificial intelligence, covering everything from hardware to software—a vast and exhaustive array of computer-related directions.

Yu Fei even spotted an exotic, sci-fi choice: "Psionic Computer."

"Such an option actually exists?"

This was Yu Fei's first time advancing a skill, and he had never imagined his system would present him with so many possibilities.

"If I recall correctly, this psionic computer is something that appeared in a sci-fi novel I read once. If even this can be evolved, does that mean I can acquire any skill I want in the future?"

Driven by curiosity, Yu Fei couldn't help but tap on the "Psionic Computer" option.

"Upgrading computer skills to psionic computer skills requires consuming one hundred strands of merit points. Confirm?"

Yu Fei: ......

Fine.

Evolution was indeed possible, but the cost in merit points was just a wee bit too exorbitant!

Normally, advancing an ordinary skill to a transcendent skill only cost five strands of merit points, but this had skyrocketed directly to one hundred strands!

With this many merit points, Yu Fei could practically elevate his transcendent skills, such as psychokinesis or super defense, to Level 3.

Next, Yu Fei tried out the other options one by one.

He discovered that the more unreliable an option was—no, to be precise, the less knowledge Yu Fei had about a given skill—the more merit points it consumed.

The psionic computer wasn't even the most absurd one; the most outrageous option required a staggering one thousand strands of merit points!

That was a term Yu Fei couldn't even remember where he had heard.

Yet, under the mighty power of the Merit System, it could still be manifested.

Of course, the merit points required for it were somewhat preposterous.

One thousand strands of merit points could almost max out ten transcendent skills.

Conversely.

If an option was something Yu Fei understood well, the merit points required for advancement decreased significantly, sometimes even dropping below five strands.

For instance:

"Upgrading computer skills to supercomputer skills requires consuming four strands of merit points. Confirm?"

"No!"

Yu Fei chose "No."

Although his current merit points were sufficient for the upgrade, regretfully, this option wasn't what he needed.

Yu Fei took a deep breath.

"System! Select the artificial intelligence path!"

"Ding! Upgrading computer skills to artificial intelligence skills requires consuming three strands of merit points. Confirm?"

Three strands of merit points?

Yu Fei's eyes lit up.

This was roughly equivalent to the support of an additional evolutionary serum. Awakening psychokinesis on its own had also cost him three strands of merit points.

Psychokinesis and seventy percent of the Red Queen's code had directly saved him nearly half of the required merit points.

"Confirm!"

There was no hesitation.

He had previously even considered settling his pending event merit points early just to perform the upgrade; now that he didn't need an early settlement and it only cost three strands, what was there to hesitate about?

The three strands of merit points vanished.

Unlike before, Yu Fei did not enter that mysterious spatial realm.

The three wisps of golden merit directly merged into his soul. In an instant, Yu Fei felt his soul become exceptionally lucid, as if harmonizing with the heavens and the earth.

From a unique perspective, he began to "observe" himself.

Through this vantage point, he perceived vast amounts of information, feeling almost as though he were witnessing the future.

To be precise, he was witnessing the knowledge of the "future."

Using his existing computer and artificial intelligence knowledge as a foundation, Yu Fei deduced a massive amount of advanced, corresponding knowledge.

His comprehension of artificial intelligence grew increasingly complete and profound; he almost felt as though he had touched the very origin of artificial intelligence.

Just as Yu Fei thought he was on the verge of comprehending everything, this state abruptly and abruptly ceased.

He fell from that unique perspective of unity with heaven and earth, tumbling down as if dropping from the sky back to the solid ground.

"What a pity."

Yu Fei sighed softly.

If that state could have lasted longer, he felt he definitely could have gained even more!

"System!"

A pale blue, translucent panel materialized before his eyes.

Host: Yu Fei
Physique: 2.5
Spirit: 2.5
Transcendent Skill: Artificial Intelligence Lv.1 (0/10)... Omitted.
Skill: Computer Lv.3 (MAX)... Omitted.
Merit Points: 1 strand / 85 points
Event Merit Points: 1,300 points

As visible, a new entry—Artificial Intelligence Lv.1—had been added to Yu Fei's transcendent skill column. Simultaneously, his spirit attribute had increased by 0.1, reaching 2.5 to match his physique attribute.

It was worth noting that the computer skill in the ordinary skill column had not vanished; it still remained intact.

If Yu Fei continued to upgrade based on that foundation, options such as supercomputers and psionic computers would still appear, with the sole exception of the "Artificial Intelligence" option.

Not only that, if any of Yu Fei's prospective choices related to artificial intelligence, the merit points required for the upgrade would decrease accordingly.

For options that were closely related, the merit point consumption was even slashed by more than half.

This showed that the consumption of Yu Fei's Merit System was never static; rather, it scaled based on Yu Fei himself.

The more foundational conditions Yu Fei possessed, the lower the upgrade cost naturally became, and vice versa.

"Unauthorized intrusion detected!"

"Evaluated as an enemy! Elimination required!"

......

The Red Queen's voice still echoed in his ears, but Yu Fei's mindset had already shifted.

Calmly looking at the Red Queen, he activated his psychokinesis, transforming once again into a quasi-electronic state.

Perhaps due to the baptism of the merit points, Yu Fei found that the shock he had suffered earlier was now completely healed.

However, compared to that, the most important change was something else.

The quasi-electronic state!

Yu Fei's quasi-electronic state was miraculous, its underlying structure resembling computer code.

Following this upgrade, the underlying structure underwent a massive overhaul, mutating directly into the code of an artificial intelligence.

This granted Yu Fei's quasi-electronic state a qualitative leap.

If his previous quasi-electronic state was equivalent to cotton, his current quasi-electronic state was akin to steel, enhanced by more than tenfold.

"Intruder detected! Expel immediately!"

Red light flared in the Red Queen's eyes as she instantly sensed Yu Fei's renewed intrusion.

Though utterly perplexed as to why a "human" possessed the ability to manifest a quasi-electronic state—and intensely eager to dissect this peculiar form—the directives deeply engraved within her core code compelled her to launch an immediate and ferocious counterattack.

The war of offense and defense erupted once more!