[Here's Shang Qinghua, clicking away the stress of the symbolic nightmare on the computer. What is he doing? Should Newt approach, the answer will become clear: solitaire. He's playing solitaire to numb his mind. It's therapeutic(?).]
Everything in this room, as well as the kitchen, is new to me. In my world, we draw water from the source and light our own fire for food. Messages are dispatched through messengers. We have something akin to videos, but that's all.
Judging from your words, all of this must be common where you're from.
Yikes. Well, you seem to be adjusting pretty well.
[All of that sounds frankly awful to Newt.]
What we've got in my world is a bit different, but yeah, it's more or less on par with what's here. Some stuff I've never seen before, some stuff is outdated by my world's standards.
[He shrugs.]
We haven't nailed any true AI systems yet, but the robotics is about the same.
[Newton has never been good at dialing back his muchness, sorry bud.]
Oh, right, uh... So like, robots like the ones we have here? There's two components to them, sort of. There's their physical build, which is pretty self explanatory, and then there's the mechanical equivalent of their brain. My world has tech that could build stuff that looks like Ava or Connor or Luna, but they wouldn't be capable of AI—that's artificial intelligence. That make sense?
Your explanation is quite clear. I think I understand.
This sort of technology is something far beyond the imagination of the people in my world. Those who came up with the idea in the worlds beyond are possessed of truly brilliant minds.
Heh, well, thanks. Your world will probably get there eventually. It took humankind a long, long time to advance as far as we have.
[Though maybe it depends on your definition of "long".]
Once the age of technology starts, though, things move pretty quickly. Computers like the ones here were only invented about a hundred years ago where I come from.
Eh, not to rain on your parade, but probably not. Unless you're one of those immortal types that has been alive for hundreds of years or whatever.
[Since apparently that's just a thing here.]
But, hey, that's just one more cool thing about this competition, right? We get to see stuff from different worlds. Now you can go home and invent the computer.
Inventing something like this is beyond what this one can do. But if it's in another hundred or so years, I should be around to see it happen . . . [He ducks his head.] Probably. After all, I'm one of those immortal types.
By cultivating my spiritual energy throughout the years, I eventually achieved a state of immortality that doesn't require sustenance and maintains this youthful appearance of mine. As long as I remain vigilant, a long life should await me.
Meditation is but one part of the process. A disciple trains in both the martial and mystical arts, and he can only cultivate as much spiritual energy as he was born with. And so, not all cultivators have the potential to become an immortal.
This one's cultivation is nothing special, but it was enough.
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[Hi Shang Qinghua did you want company too bad Newt is sitting down next to you.]
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Would you like to play? All computers should have this game.
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[He's not a big solitaire guy.]
Didn't expect to find you in here, though. Where I come from, solitaire is a game people play when they're bored and don't have anything better to do.
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[He glances at the screen. Help, Newt. This is so monotonous after a while. Teach him how to open the pinball game.]
A kind participant showed me how to launch this game. There's nothing that can be done until the trial tomorrow, so I opened it to occupy myself . . .
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[Especially when people are dead and there's stuff to be done but he has to wait...]
Still, I didn't expect you to choose this as a time-waster. You don't have computers and stuff where you're from, do you?
[He's guessing no, but he's been wrong before.]
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Everything in this room, as well as the kitchen, is new to me. In my world, we draw water from the source and light our own fire for food. Messages are dispatched through messengers. We have something akin to videos, but that's all.
Judging from your words, all of this must be common where you're from.
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[All of that sounds frankly awful to Newt.]
What we've got in my world is a bit different, but yeah, it's more or less on par with what's here. Some stuff I've never seen before, some stuff is outdated by my world's standards.
[He shrugs.]
We haven't nailed any true AI systems yet, but the robotics is about the same.
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I don't completely understand, but your world sounds incredible. An innovative place like that should definitely be kept safe.
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Oh, right, uh... So like, robots like the ones we have here? There's two components to them, sort of. There's their physical build, which is pretty self explanatory, and then there's the mechanical equivalent of their brain. My world has tech that could build stuff that looks like Ava or Connor or Luna, but they wouldn't be capable of AI—that's artificial intelligence. That make sense?
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Your explanation is quite clear. I think I understand.
This sort of technology is something far beyond the imagination of the people in my world. Those who came up with the idea in the worlds beyond are possessed of truly brilliant minds.
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[Though maybe it depends on your definition of "long".]
Once the age of technology starts, though, things move pretty quickly. Computers like the ones here were only invented about a hundred years ago where I come from.
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I wonder . . . if I will still be there when that age starts. I can't imagine it beginning within the next few hundred years.
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[Since apparently that's just a thing here.]
But, hey, that's just one more cool thing about this competition, right? We get to see stuff from different worlds. Now you can go home and invent the computer.
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Inventing something like this is beyond what this one can do. But if it's in another hundred or so years, I should be around to see it happen . . . [He ducks his head.] Probably. After all, I'm one of those immortal types.
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Whoa, really? That's awesome, dude. How does that work?
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Are you saying you meditated yourself into a vampire?
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[What.]
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This one's cultivation is nothing special, but it was enough.