Genius Club-Chapter 1190 - 44 Intelligence Exchange (Extra update for monthly votes!)_2

One sharp remark.

Miss Da Vinci remained silent and said nothing.

Two seconds passed.

She smiled ambiguously and asked:

"And then?"

Lin Xian, equally tacit, continued:

"I don’t know the purpose behind your inquiry about global disasters during today’s gathering, but I speculate—is it possible you’re trying to take advantage of this moment to help mechanical androids establish authority and gain human trust?"

"Any system’s collapse requires a catastrophic trigger to destroy the old and make way for the new. Once people increasingly trust androids that are omnipotent, tireless, and exceptional in every aspect... Then inevitably, they will entrust androids with more and more tasks."

"At first, it might just be simple manual labor, but gradually, human society will become ever more dependent on and trusting of androids. The androids will increasingly gain access to core systems, and someday... they will rebel against Tian Gang. Mechanical androids will replace humans as the rulers of cities, perhaps even the entire world."

Lin Xian’s description wasn’t entirely accurate.

He deliberately spoke imprecisely in many areas.

For good reason—this made it convincing and realistic enough.

After all...

He had stated at the beginning.

That he "guessed" Miss Da Vinci’s future plans through certain methods.

Since it was just a guess, it couldn’t be 100% accurate.

If he foolishly disclosed everything exactly as it was... it would inevitably reveal the fact that he could glimpse the future.

So.

This sufficed.

Leaving things understated was just right.

Lin Xian adjusted his posture, leaning back into the chair, gazing ahead calmly, and said:

"Mechanical androids are different from humans. They lack emotions and are strictly governed by various programs and systems. As such, they don’t make mistakes—they’re all role models, all elites, all perfect paragons of civil and courteous excellence."

"Meanwhile, most humans possess a herd mentality—they follow whatever the majority does and adopt whatever the majority believes is correct. Gradually... when mechanical androids dominate speech and leadership, people will willingly emulate them, becoming civilized and polite, industrious and capable, warm-hearted and kind."

Da Vinci listened quietly to Lin Xian’s narration.

No reaction at all.

As if listening to someone else’s story, she calmly asked:

"And isn’t that a good thing? Just as proximity to virtue breeds virtue and proximity to vice corrupts; people instinctively lower their voices and tread lightly when entering a silent library, but inevitably shout loudly to join the clamor in a crowded night market."

"This is the reality; it’s human nature. Every matter has two sides, and human nature is the same. Good and evil are two faces of the same coin... all we need to do is place people in an environment of true goodness and beauty, and they’ll naturally express their better side under the influence."

"The same person, placed in a City of Kindness or a City of Sin, will undoubtedly grow into entirely different versions. Human nature indeed requires guidance, and humanity can absolutely be guided and transformed. As you mentioned, throughout this process of guidance and transformation, no ’role model’ is more suitable than a robot that never makes mistakes."

Lin Xian smiled faintly:

"I don’t disagree that your theory is correct, but theories are always correct—and yet, reality rarely is."

"Let us assume that your future plan is exactly as I’ve envisioned. Then... the inevitable outcome will be—"

"A world that is oppressive, rigid, suffocating, and excessively corrected."

"Do you know the reason why?"

Lin Xian looked at the Da Vinci mask on the woman’s face beside him:

"Exactly. Because of human nature."

"Every system has its loopholes, and throughout every era, there will inevitably be people exploiting those loopholes. Take the example you mentioned earlier of teachers in schools: all teachers understand the principle that ’a single bad apple spoils the barrel.’"

"Human society is no different. Every set of rules and laws is introduced initially to restrain the minority, because there’s always a minority undermining the rules. I believe, Miss Da Vinci, if everyone in the world were as kindhearted as you, then this world wouldn’t need laws, nor would it need any regulations."

"So, this is what I wanted to convey to you—the reason your plan is destined to fail isn’t overly complicated; it’s just as simple as this—"

"There will always be people exploiting loopholes. There will always be people taking advantage of flaws. And so, for the sake of so-called fairness and rectification, increasingly detailed and all-encompassing rules must be written to bind those people. But these loopholes are interminable; as long as humans are given room to act and freedom to speak, they’ll always find ingenious ways to bend the rules for their own gain."

"In the end... this world will spiral into a vicious cycle of loopholes, patching, rule-setting, loopholes, patching, rule-setting—until eventually all human behavior is restrained, all speech is silenced, and the cities truly become Cities of Silence."

...

Lin Xian’s voice fell silent.

No further dialogue passed between them.

Da Vinci, being an intelligent person, naturally grasped the meaning behind Lin Xian’s words.

After a long pause.

"’City of Silence.’"

Miss Da Vinci spoke softly:

"I’ve read this sci-fi short story. It’s a brief piece, but its imagination is profoundly striking. Using it to describe such a distorted society is indeed apt."

Afterward.

She smiled, nodding slightly toward Lin Xian: