Capítulo 15: Citizen ID
"So, did you actually report him?" Dante asked as they walked out of the former White House building.
"No, of course not." Beatrice shook her head.
Dante smiled in approval. "It's better that way. He will be grateful to you and now you have blackmail on him. You can get stuff like this done much easier next time."
Beatrice smirked and folded her arms. "Not only that, but he would be in a worse position and have nothing to lose if I did report him. I don't want someone like that having hatred towards us. Who knows what he can do?"
Dante shrugged. He doubted that even if the fellow went crazy, he could do any harm to Beatrice. As for him, Dante, there was no telling what could happen, so he obviously wouldn't complain.
When the duo sat in the car, Beatrice gestured to the tube with her chin. "Inject the stuff and familiarize yourself with your new identity. You'll need it since we're off to your potential villa right now."
Dante glanced at the injector and remembered when Beatrice stabbed his heart with the gene enhancer. His heart couldn't help but become cold and his resolve wavered.
Dante firmed his mind and brought the needle to his arm, ready to stick it in. Beatrice looked shocked and hurriedly stopped him.
"What do you think you're doing?!" She asked with a reprimand.
Dante stopped and glanced at her with confusion. "Is there a problem?"
"Of course there is! Where do you think you were about to inject yourself? Your arm?! Are you mad?!?" She shouted with increasing intensity, making Dante frown.
"Shouldn't it all be the same? The bloodstream is the bloodstream." Dante argued as he brought the injector away.
"No, not in this case. You are injecting foreign coded nanites into your body that are going to come together to form your AI chip, or in this case, upgrade your AI chip to the level 1 standard. You think this is something you can just do with ease?" Beatrice chided with a look of disapproval.
Dante looked down at the injector then up at the solemn Beatrice and his eyes narrowed. " I don't believe you. Why didn't Johnson inform me of this and why aren't there any instructions on the tube?"
Beatrice tilted her head like she couldn't believe this garbage. "You mean the guy you just offended and outed as a corrupt official, who thinks he's about to lose his job because of you, would tell you common information to us that we all know is actually crucial to you? Wow!"
Dante's lips twitched.
"Besides, he knows I am with you and there is no way I would make you take the wrong path. If you do, the blame falls on me, not him." Beatrice waved her hand and explained.
"Okay then, where am I supposed to inject?" Dante asked with exasperation.
Beatrice pointed to different spots on her head. "This is going directly to your brain and needs the best access, so anywhere on your head would do. Your neck, your cheeks, your nose, or even your ears."
Beatrice folded her arms coolly. "Personally, most people do it in their eyes. It's more direct and the safest, and there's no pain since- hey!"
Dante ignored her and stuck it in his arm, choosing a suitable vein and gritting his teeth from the short stab of pain. He then pushed the substance in slowly until the tube was empty and then removed it.
Beatrice's expression was ugly and she sulked as she leaned back into her seat. She glared at Dante with dissatisfaction and complained.
"You selfish guy, that was my last chance to trick you. After you get your citizen ID and your AI chip is updated, you can just search these things up."
Dante glanced at her, but his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. This woman loved to cause trouble too much, and he always had to calculate the meaning of her words as well as the likely truth behind them.
This, plus the unfamiliar environment, was why Dante was so cold, always frowning and acting wise. He felt like the moment he let up and showed his normal self, who was pretty above average in this regard, he would be played to death.
With his citizen ID and an upgraded chip, this should change!
Dante closed his eyes and felt a wave of coolness in his brain. He literally felt the insides of his scalp shift a little, but apart from feeling gross and weird, there was nothing else but the refreshing coolness.
Eventually, the shift came to an end and Dante felt like something new was in his mind, something far more present and potent.
[Greetings, user Dante. Since Ive have already registered your usership, I have attached your Citizen ID and automatically listed you in the pure human database. You already have a preliminary idea of my capabilities from when I was partially functional, but I will divulge the rest.]
[As you know, AI chips are only as good as their users. Our storage and computing power are based off of your own brain power. However, my computing abilities have been greatly optimized, and can do ten times what I could before while using ten times less of your brain's resources.]
[Also, I will always have a connection to the Etranet, but without a terminal, it would be sector-based and quadrant-limited. To access all of the Etranet with no lag or delay, you would need a quantum terminal like on The Inferno.]
[In times of emergency. I can take over your physical functions to ensure your survival at all costs. I can control everything you wish to control that is network/digital-based at any time.
[Some other functions are being uploaded to your mind; you can ratify them at your own pace.]
Dante was surprised. This communication within his mind was far faster than before, and only less than a picosecond passed in reality as he learned this.
He also noticed that the information uploaded to his mind was part of his memory and had already been processed. He only needed to casually access it to remember what it said.
That was exceedingly convenient. Dante opened his SDI to check.
｢User: Dante (ID Number: DANTE10998-03-15)
Age: 21 (Converted to Earth years)
Race: Pure Human (99.9% genetic perfection)
Strength Index: 2.3
Agility Index: 2.2
Dexterity Index: 2.3
Intelligence Index: 2.5
Constitution Index: 2.1
Vitality Index: 2.1
Bionic Level: 0
Psionic level: 0
AI Chip level: 1 (Civilian Category)
Superpowers: Quantum Entanglement.｣
Dante put that aside and finally got to what he was looking forward to all this while.
The Etranet!
The moment he accessed the Etranet, Dante felt the same wonder he did when he first logged into the internet, but this was grander since he was directly accessing with his mind.
He felt like his mind was sucked into a vortex and then appeared in a white room. In the white room, a terminal stood in the center that was glowing with a resplendent light.
Dante looked around and realized that he could control everything in this room, so he replicated his bedroom at home, and it was done to perfection.
Even the terminal melted and transformed into his laptop at his desk, so he sat down and accessed it.
When he did so, his eyes flashed with many weird symbols and signs unbeknownst to him.
Dante was fed information about the Etranet to his mind by the AI chip which was the intermediary for the connection. He was given the equivalent of a basic tutorial on how to use the Etranet for all newbies logging in with their citizen ID for the first time.
After he processed the information, he sighed and felt amazed. This kind of network had been theorized on Earth as many scientists and researchers strove day and night to complete it, but here it was.
And in the tutorial, the basic framework of this was easily explained, all the fundamentals that scientists on Earth lacked were common knowledge here.
There was no search engine for this kind of network, anything you could think of could be accessed by you at any time and at the speed of thought.
For example, Dante curiously searched for how to achieve Controllable Nuclear Fusion, and he was led to many sites for basic primary school science to help kids pass their 3rd-grade exam.
Dante was thoroughly speechless.
He almost had a breakdown on behalf of all the Nuclear Physicists of Earth. Something they strove for and were stumped by even to the modern day was something that children by the age of 8 were writing for their 3rd grade, third-semester exam.
Above that was Dark matter energy, Anti-matter energy, Psion energy, natural energies, and more, studied by kids all the way to 12th grade. The various forms of energy above this were for higher students and required specialization, like what we all experienced in Senior High ongoing.
That meant that these science-fiction and almost pseudo-science energies believed to be alien-tier tech on earth were 'general' knowledge things all beings of this universe were supposed to know.
Capítulo 16: Quantum Network
What is a Quantum Network?
It was a unique form of communication that surpassed the common method that required a direct physical connection. Unlike typical networks that transmitted data through wires or waves, the quantum network used the quantum realm of the universe.
In other words, you don't necessarily need a 'cable' to connect two interfaces. Through quantum entanglement, one side would send the communication and the other side would receive it through the quantum network.
The AI chip in everyone's heads at level 1 was a basic quantum processor, which was why it was so powerful. Through it, anyone could connect with the quantum network of their sector without a terminal, even if you were in the dead of space.
However, even if it could do so, the AI chip at its current basic level was not powerful enough to use the quantum network of the universe on a large scale.
Putting aside its own limitations, it worked with the brain power of the user. Unless you wanted to fry your brain from overextension, it was better to find a terminal if you wanted to access the full quantum network.
As Dante was on Earth, the entire planet was a hub, so his connection was fluid and could reach anywhere in the universe.
And the quantum network when used directly through the mind was akin to a virtual reality experience. In fact, Dante knew from the tutorial uploaded to his mind that some sites even possessed augmented reality features.
For now, he accessed his bank to start. He was banking with the biggest and most stable establishment in the universe, the Bank of Eternity. They were the central bank of the entire universe and handled the financials of the entire universe as well as all civilized systems.
They also issued Etrans and were the only authority allowed to do so, so they kept strict control on the amount of currency floating about throughout the universe at any time.
With AI and the quantum network, you could be sure as hell that inflation was a thing as rare as a unicorn. The level of intensity and calculations the bank had over this was beyond what even a skilled economist could speculate.
After all, working with AI and the quantum network meant one solid fact; the human element that poisoned all concepts and ideas was gone, replaced by the cold impartiality of AI.
No embezzlement, no stealing, no nepotism, no favoritism.
Dante appeared in a virtual banking hall where he could see the avatars of other bankers. He realized that he was in an instanced banking hall, and this one was instance number 4 quadrillion and some remnant numerals.
There was a limit to the number of people who could enter each instance, which was 30. Dante saw that there were 23 of out 30 in the room and it was filling up quickly as new instances were being created to handle newcomers.
Dante looked around and saw a variety of races and species just like on that street on Planet Etonia. Standing here, he finally felt the Sci-fi vibes again that filled him with excitement.
The past few hours he had been stuck with Beatrice and despite being beautiful, she did not excite him much. Not to mention she took him straight to earth and he just saw some futuristic human buildings and another human.
This right here was much better for his sense of accomplishment and adventure.
The aliens who were in the banking hall doing various things were also surprised to see a pure human in their instance. After all, the ratio of pure humans to any other species was like grains of sand on a beach to the number of crabs on that same beach.
Dante just happened to see a lot of them because he was one, so they seemed more common than they were.
Despite his rarity though, the other aliens only looked a bit to see what was different about this one before looking away. None came to fawn on him for being a part of the racial elite of the universe or to find out more about him.
In fact, there was a faint hostility in their demeanor, not enough to do anything violent, but they certainly would not show any unnecessary goodwill without a solid reason.
Dante narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Beatrice had underplayed the dislike the other species had for pure humans.
Whatever the case, Dante noticed that he was called up to a booth that was numbered 23, which was his number. In there, an AI-generated human was formed right before him that was based on his taste.
This was generated by his preference through his AI chip. At all times he was communicating with the Etranet with his mind, so any command he had that he wanted to share was implemented at the speed of thought.
The representative flashed a brilliant smile and gestured to the seat opposite her. Dante naturally sat down and got to business, stating that he was there to bind his account.
The bank's representative nodded and then processed his Citizen ID. She soon found an in-trust account opened for him and then handled the transfer process.
The account was bound to Dante's AI chip and could not be accessed by anyone else without his permission. Not only that, but he could use it anywhere in the universe since the Etranet was everywhere.
Even in those outland places, they mostly had to use the quantum network, and the bank didn't care if you were a criminal or a hero. They only dealt with money and not law, this was something they were strict about.
Dante opened his account and saw that a balance of 300 Etrans was sitting inside, ready to use however he wanted. That reminded Dante of something else he had to do and he thanked the representative before logging out of the Bank of Eternity's site.
Dante came to his home page and pondered. He then gave the AI chip a command to download all the formation, be it writing or videos of 'basic' things like Controllable Nuclear Fusion, the initial breakthroughs in medicine like the Penicillin 2.0 which could cure all known diseases, as well as the Literfuel, a special nutrient solution that could slowly enhance the quality of life of any species.
The Literfuel was proprietary, but the patent was over 3,000 years old and had become obsolete with modern tech that had found better formulas and even the gene enhancer, so such a thing was dumped into the public for kids in high school who chose a medicine-related course to study.
Dante was excited. To the Eternal Universe, these things were absolutely outdated and useless, akin to a modern earthling hearing about the steam engine and locomotion, an ancient breakthrough in technology that was long developed upon.
However to the earthling that was stuck in this 'ancient' era, this was revolutionary!
With this, Dante could start on some basic things on Earth. However, before that, he would need to set up a few things and buy some other things.
Most importantly, he would need to empower himself further as his current ability was not enough to make him infallible. If he was to use these things to stand out on earth, he would need martial might as well as political and financial power.
The kind of progress he would be bringing would revolutionize the planet and usher in a new era, causing his name to be in the history books forever. Many would kill for such an opportunity and Dante wasn't about to die to his measly earthling colleagues when he had access to this vast world.
Dante sighed and logged out of the Etranet. His mind could situate itself in reality while his AI chip was on the network doing things for him, so there was no conflict.
The only reason he went in like that was because he was somewhere safe and also because it was his first time. He absolutely had to experience for himself what such a thing would be like, and his curiosity was mostly sated for now.
Beatrice was seated before him, glancing at him with interest. "Well, how was it?"
Dante smiled. "It was actually quite fun."
Beatrice laughed. "Right? I also felt the same way when I first logged in. Oh, we're here by the way."
Dante was startled and looked out. He noticed that they had left the bustling city and had come to a countryside-like area. There was a swath of beautiful villas on each plot that extended for miles and the environment was almost magical.
The mental health of anyone who lived here would be extremely good, that was something Dante could swear.
The shuttle came to a villa numbered 56 and entered its compound. A few butler robots and maid robots filed out from the main door and stood on either side of the entrance, bowing to the humans.
"Welcome Master Dante and Mistress Beatrice!" They echoed in vibrant tones.
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