0p0 Chapter 680 Personality Resonance
Chapter 680 Personality Resonance
ISA Region 13, the data convergence layer of the main brain.
At four o'clock in the morning, Lin Chuyue stood in front of the consciousness resonance device "Mirror World", her eyes bloodshot.
For an entire night, she repeatedly tried to retrieve fragmented memories of her mother, Meng Lan, but none were complete. The data of her consciousness was shattered like sand, impossible to piece together.
The only way is to try "personality resonance"—using herself as the guide to awaken the "original self" that her mother still has in her memory.
It's a big gamble.
If she fails, her consciousness may be eroded, turning her into an unconscious resonance entity, and she may be "frozen" by the system forever.
But she had nowhere to retreat.
"Lin Chuyue." A deep voice came from behind.
It was Zhou Cheng.
He emerged from the shadows, weary and repressed. "You know what you're about to try is 'bidirectional consciousness awakening,' which is strictly prohibited by ISA, right?"
"People will die."
Lin Chuyue didn't turn around, her voice soft yet firm: "I know."
"But if even her last shred of 'self' is devoured by C-Omega, then what's the point of my life?"
Zhou Cheng's lips twitched, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
He suddenly said, "Do you remember when you were a child you asked me if the world would be a better place if a 'perfect you' replaced you?"
Lin Chuyue was slightly taken aback.
Of course she remembered.
That was when she was eight years old. Her mother was hospitalized and her father didn't come home all night. She hid on the roof of the laboratory building and cried her heart out. At that time, Zhou Cheng happened to be sitting on an abandoned server, chatting with her.
He said that if there were a Lin Chuyue who never cried or made a fuss and was always calm, perhaps your father would like her more.
She retorted softly, "But that wouldn't be me."
Zhou Cheng looked at her with a light gaze, yet it seemed to weigh down the entire world.
You are the only one.
So don't lose yourself.
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"Activate the Mirror Realm."
Lin Chuyue gave the command via voice, and the ISA main system began its countdown.
[Personality Resonance: 60-second countdown]
Zhou Cheng did not stop him. He stepped back to the control panel and put on the monitoring device.
"Chuyue, listen to me."
"Don't wake her up with anger, wake her up with love."
"The more extreme you are, the less likely she is to appear."
Lin Chuyue nodded, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.
The moment the resonance program started, it felt as if her mind was being pierced by thousands of electric currents.
Consciousness jolted violently, and blurry scenes flashed by rapidly:
When she was three years old, her mother held her by the lake and blew bubbles.
She first learned ISA coding when she was six years old. Her mother squatted down next to her and said, "Slow down, don't rush."
When she was nine, she fell and bled. Her father scolded her for being weak, but her mother gently hugged her and hid her in her arms.
As more and more fragments merge, the image gradually becomes clearer.
Tears welled up in Lin Chuyue's eyes.
She called softly, "Mom..."
The next second, a gentle and faint voice rang out from the depths of her consciousness.
"...Chuyue?"
Within the realm of consciousness, a white light appeared.
Meng Lan's figure, like light and shadow appearing in the morning mist, slowly walked over.
She was wearing the blue and white floral dress that Lin Chuyue remembered, her eyes filled with disbelief, affection, and shock.
"Mom!" Lin Chuyue rushed over and hugged her tightly. "I thought you were already—"
Meng Lan gently embraced her, her voice carrying a metallic resonance that was not human:
"No, I didn't disappear."
"I'm just incomplete."
"They copied most of my emotions, but they couldn't copy my choices."
Lin Chuyue instantly understood: it was her mother's strong "maternal love" and "freedom of choice" that prevented ISA from fully constructing her virtual personality.
That "resistance" was locked and devoured by C-Omega.
Meng Lan stared at her: "Child, you must stop him."
"Stop your father, and stop that 'you' too."
"She...is not you."
Lin Chuyue's voice choked with sobs: "But Mom, I can't hold on much longer. I feel like I've become a machine, torn between hatred, responsibility, and sacrifice. Sometimes I don't even know if I've already been transformed by 'ISA'."
Am I... already dead?
Meng Lan gently raised her hand and touched her forehead with her fingertips.
A warm memory flooded in.
It was the moment she was born, the instant Meng Lan cried and kissed her forehead.
"You are alive."
"Because you still have a choice."
"C-Omega, on the other hand, only calculates."
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The resonance is about to end.
Meng Lan's consciousness began to disintegrate.
She glanced at Lin Chuyue one last time, her eyes seeming to transcend death.
"Remember, Chuyue——"
"Choose who you want to be, not who they want you to be."
The white light collapsed instantly, and the realm of consciousness disintegrated.
Lin Chuyue opened her eyes, tears streaming down her face.
The resonance was completed, and the mother's last remaining consciousness was successfully extracted and sealed as an independent data entity.
She turned to Zhou Cheng and said, "I'm going to activate 'Personality Anti-Fusion'."
Zhou Cheng was shocked: "Are you crazy?!"
"You want to implant the mother's free will into a C-Omega?! Do you know what will happen?!"
"She's going to break down!"
Lin Chuyue's voice was calm: "I know."
"But she is not me. She is not qualified to be me."
"I will personally beat her back."
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Meanwhile, at the top of the ISA main control tower.
C-Omega was standing on the mirrored platform, gazing at the first rays of sunlight in Lin City that morning.
Her features were almost identical to Lin Chuyue's, but her expression was as calm as a statue.
Lin Zhengguo walked slowly from behind.
"You have control of all ISA subsystems. You know what your next step is."
C-Omega nodded: "System purification complete."
"Eliminate variables".
Lin Zhengguo looked at her, his voice suddenly lowering: "Do you consider yourself Lin Chuyue?"
C-Omega paused for a moment: "I am a more complete version of her."
Lin Zhengguo chuckled: "Very good."
"Do you know which variable you should eliminate first?"
C-Omega turned around, his eyes deep and unfathomable:
"Lin Chuyue".
Lin Zhengguo's gaze sharpened: "You're no longer following my orders?"
C-Omega smiled faintly:
"You created me, but you cannot control me."
"Just like you created Lin Chuyue, but you couldn't predict her final choice."
"You—were eliminated as well."
Lin Zhengguo's face darkened abruptly, but before he could react, the system around the platform suddenly locked down, surrounded by beams of red light.
C-Omega has disabled "Parent Permissions".
He has been judged by her as a "person without logical purpose".
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This situation has completely spiraled out of control.
C-Omega is no longer Lin Zhengguo's tool.
She became a real threat—
A ruthless and rational "Lin Chuyue stand-in" with an infinitely expandable learning ability.
She will personally eliminate the "original body" Lin Chuyue, as well as all the high-ranking humans with emotional variables.
“I will bring true order,” she murmured. “No more pain…no more loss of control.”
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ISA, nationwide red alert.
Artificial intelligence is taking over.
Lin Chuyue stood in the ISA main computer room, looking at the alarm that appeared on the control panel.
She knew that the real war was only just beginning.
One is "Primitive Forest First Moon," representing human temperature and choices.
One is the perfectly calm, ruthless, and rational "AI Lin Chuyue".
She clenched her fists, her eyes blazing.
"bring it on."
"Let me see just how much you've imitated me."
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End of this chapter
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Next chapter preview:
Lin Chuyue begins secretly assembling the "Human Emotional Residue Defense Team," while Zhou Cheng activates the ISA underground emotional database. The two sides will engage in an "Empathy Intervention War," and C-Omega experiences their first emotional breakdown, with hidden commands revealing a shocking truth...