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Chapter 13 -Proto stand’s up –
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Translator: Xean
Editor: SevenTails
After returning from Serena’s house, I immediately holed up in my workshop and started researching. Can this research help the prototype work? It was why I was researching.
The “Crawling Carrot” (TN: ハイハイする人参 , Hai~Hai Suru Ninjin) was the prototype of a fully independent artificial intelligence I developed. I’ve named it Proto because it’s a prototype.
Lately, this guy’s crawling speed has been increasing and its limbs are getting bigger. They’re a few percent larger than before and I can visualize it because all the data is quantified. I then looked at the numbers and had an idea. I wondered if I could make Proto stand up like the first guys… since numerically speaking, it is comparable to No. 1 and others, so it should be theoretically possible. However, the problem was the incorporation of the training program. Was it possible to incorporate an independent bipedal walking technique later on? If I could do that, then Proto can grow more.
When I arrived at the workshop, I called out to Proto.
「Proto, I’m back~!」
Then Proto showed up. It was a very good kid, it basically didn’t leave on its own or do anything I tell it not to do, and unlike the corns, it doesn’t stage a coup d’état. 「”Listen, Proto, stay put until I get back, okay? Here are the nutritional supplements, but don’t consume them too quickly, okay?”」It nodded when I said that and then just crawled off somewhere. I’d really like to let it crawl outside in the sun, but I had to run some errands today, leaving me no choice.
When I came back, Proto looked fine.
「The amount of nutritional supplements intake… o~oh! Proto, that’s another optimal intake interval today! That’s amazing!」
I stroked Proto gently and it shook his head vertically. This was a sign that it’s happy. By the way, when it doesn’t like it, it shakes its head sideways.
「But then, this is… interesting.」
Proto’s nutrition intake time was ideal. Twice a day, with a minimum of six hours in between. This one follows it exactly unlike the corns. This is a guy who does what it is taught and does it honestly.
Proto and the corns were born completely by accident, but because they were born, I need to be responsible for them until the end of their lives. That’s why I’m continuing my research like this.
「… Code activate.」
I quickly hold out my hand to Proto and it lies down to expose its belly. I was now going to decipher its code. Each creature has its own code that is not available to the public and that code is filled by the Prima Materia First Quality. By rewriting the sequence of the code, it is possible to improve the breeding of crops.
In fact, this can be applied to humans as well, but only a few people know about it apart from me and Fii.
「Listen, Elle. It’s an absolute secret that the code— that code can be rewritten and that when it is, the creature will transform. We can’t let this be known.」
「Because it’s about Life Ideology? 」(TN: 優生)
「That’s right. If this knowledge was spread, you can artificially create better humans. Unlike homunculus, people are easy to find. People would have no human rights. The lower classes would be squandered and the alchemists would be like gods. That’s the kind of thinking that the mystics seem to love.」
「All right. I promise I won’t say anything.」
「Thanks.」
That’s what the conversation I had with Fii. Of course, I will not publish the results of this research. What I want to do is to spread my crops around the world, not to publish the results of my research and be admired.
And while I was cracking Proto’s code, I still saw the changes I expected.
「… I still see a similarity with the sequence of the code of the corn. Does that mean that Proto is capable of standing up…?」
I quickly write a memo in my notebook. Lately, I’ve been managing the corn at the academy while Proto stayed in the basement because I believed that Proto was the key to this, even more so than the corn.
A fully independent artificial intelligence. There was still a lot to figure out and I’m the only one in the world who could do it. I’ll figure it out and make the best crops possible. Honestly, I didn’t set out to make a homunculus, but I’m thrilled that this is how it came to be. It’s like having my own child.
Up until now, I thought there was no room for evolution in fully independent artificial intelligence because Proto’s code hadn’t changed in a long time, but lately, Proto had been getting a lot smarter. At first, it didn’t listen to me, just like the corns, but now he could understand my words well and acts accordingly. His reasoning and intelligence were already at the level of an elementary school student.
「Proto, are you okay?」
「…!」
Proto suddenly raised its right hand. I felt like I was a doctor of sorts, but it’s not bad. Every time we communicated properly, I could feel that I was getting closer to my dreams.
As a matter of fact, I expect this research to go even further. Deciphering the codes that exist in living things. It is equivalent to the realm of God. Well, I’m not a mystic, so I don’t know much about God or anything, but I’m sure it’s something like that.
I finished Proto’s regular checkup while thinking about this.
「You’ve done a great job, Proto. We’re done for the day.」
「…!」
The moment it gingerly raised it’s right hand again… Proto stood up.
That’s right, it stood up.
「Pr-Proto!!? You stood up!」
「…!!!」
While I was astonished, the standing Proto raised its right hand again and not only that, but it lifted both hands up high.
「A~ah…… a~ahhh!」
My body shook with shock from the sheer astonishment. I didn’t have an independent bipedal walking technique built into Proto. The only thing it had was a fully independent artificial intelligence and yet Proto was now walking comfortably in front of me.
It was standing up, walking leisurely.
「Proto! Let me check the code again!」
「…!」
When I said that, Proto sat down and lied on his back again. This guy’s behaviour… is a notch above the rest!
Then, I checked Proto’s code again.
「What is this…?! This is an independent walking technique! This alchemy formation had not been incorporated yet but… it learnt it…!」
Yes. There was now an independent bipedal walking technique there. Strictly speaking, the alchemy formation was intricately intertwined in the code.
I hurriedly wrote down the current phenomenon in detail.
As a result of this research, it turns out that a fully independent artificial intelligence can be developed. It was also found that it can generate its own alchemy formation inside the body. This must be the discovery of the century. A major step forward in my project!
「All right, that’s it. Proto.」
「…!!!」
With that, Proto quickly stood up and went to rehydrate. His steps were light.
「…」
Proto was silently dipping his head into the water. That was something I’ve had to assist with until now because Proto, who could only crawl, couldn’t put its head in the water that was in the bowl but now, it’s doing it by itself. Yes! On its own…!
Is this how a parent feels about a child who is becoming independent…?
That’s what I feel at this moment. Right now, I want to share the results of this research with someone else. And there’s only one person I can share it with — Fii. It was night time now, so she should be at home.
「Listen, Proto. I’ll go get Fii, okay?」
「…!!!!」
Proto held up his right hand as if to say “No problem.”
And so I immediately headed to Fii’s room.
「Fii! Fii! Hey, open the damn door! It’s a big deal!」
I forget to press the intercom and knock on the door loudly. After a loud thumping, Fii came out.
「Wh-what’s wrong!!!? Did something happen, Elle!!? Did the vegetables revolt again!!? My God! It’s bad, isn’t it!!!!? What should we do!!?」
Her face was flushed-red due to the panic, but she was thinking about the wrong thing. Today was a day when history had changed.
「Listen to me, Fii. Proto’s up.」
「…Eh? Proto is that carrot, right? Did you succeed in incorporating the alchemy formation? But, as I recall, it’s difficult to incorporate independent bipedal walking techniques」
「How can I say this… I-it happened naturally…」
「Ha?」
「It was acquired through learning. I tried to decipher the code, and the alchemy formation was complex and intertwined. In other words, the fully independent artificial intelligence I created is… evolving…」
「Eeeeee~~eeehhhhh!!!!? Are you serious?! Is it true?! Did it really happen?!」
「Of course! Come! I’ll show you!」
「Okay!」
Then we took the elevator to the first floor and went straight to the basement.
「Hey, Proto. I’m back.」
「…!」
Then Proto raised its right hand in a swift motion. As if to gesture “Hey, you’re back.” There was a vaguely graceful feeling to it.
「…E-eehh!!? It’s really standing up! Elle, didn’t your paper describe the lack of development of fully independent artificial intelligence!」
「… Technology and concepts are constantly changing. I accomplished the feat again today… I did it, Fii…」
「Th-this… this is… Elle is really amazing… This is going to change history again…」
Fii was so surprised that she flopped down on the spot. Fii may seem silly these days, but this guy was a genuine genius, a platinum alchemist. She understands how much of a feat this is.
「Ha~a… This is going to be another hassle if the… mystics find out about this.」
「What’s the matter? What’s going on?」
「Actually …」
Apparently, life didn’t work out that way.
Thus, “The World’s Best Farmer Project” took a big step forward.