Chapter 710: This cup is a toast to humanity.

"Is... is that really my race car?"

Chu Boyong couldn't help but stand up.

Watching the car speeding towards the finish line on the screen, hot tears welled up in his eyes.

He clenched his fists tightly, staring at everything before him in disbelief; it felt so unreal.

Yet, it was actually happening!

The car was racing forward at an incredible speed, stumbling, yet its "gaze" remained resolute.

8 seconds... 6 seconds... 4 seconds... 3.25 seconds... 2 seconds!

The gap was constantly closing!

Shang Yanxi, sitting not far away, stood up abruptly.

He went to the backstage with a gloomy face and violently slapped the team leader across the face.

"Damn it, what is going on? What happened just now?"

The team leader was trembling at this moment.

He glanced at the car that had just crossed the finish line nearby.

His eyes were full of panic, "I guess, I guess the system had a minor problem. If it weren't for Li Hua's quick decision, I'm afraid... I'm afraid the car would have been destroyed and lives lost. The accident would have been even worse, and we wouldn't be able to answer to the public!"

Hearing this, Shang Yanxi slapped him again.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, if you can't answer to them, then don't! Fuck, even if Li Hua died, he shouldn't have touched the car at the very end! No, his death should have been more worthwhile; that way, we could have blamed the accident on him!"

Damn it... Just as Shang Yanxi was about to continue his angry rant, Li Hua walked out of the car.

Facing the reporters rushing towards him, he took off his helmet with difficulty.

"It... it was my fault. At the last moment, I interfered with the car's controls, which led to the accident. If I hadn't been greedy and tried to challenge Sion Stanley with my own skill, then... then this wouldn't have happened..."

Li Hua's face was full of bitterness. After thinking it over, he decided to take all the blame upon himself.

"You are lying." A girl holding a microphone said seriously, "We all saw that you didn't touch the steering wheel at the last moment. The car turned right on a clearly straight road on its own! This is a problem with the Light Year system!"

Hearing this, Li Hua looked panicked, breaking out in a cold sweat.

He hurriedly waved his hands frantically, nervously explaining, "No, no, no, it's not like that! It's all my fault! My fault..."

But!

Everyone's attention was no longer on him!

Accompanied by the commentator's hoarse screams, everyone looked towards the sound!

It appeared! The Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse, it appeared!

"Full throttle! Full throttle! Full throttle!"

"It's simply too fast! Incredibly fast! I was wrong just now; this isn't just a duel between a human driver and a heartless machine; it's a duel between a driver and human intelligence! In this race, no human is a loser!"

"It inspires the anthem of humanity! The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage!"

"We all know this car is Chu Boyong's vehicle! He entrusted the qualification to the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse, so... it is not fighting alone right now! It carries Chu Boyong's spirit, it carries human intelligence, it carries the driver's conviction!"

"It is racing at full speed! It—has reached the finish line!"

The moment this steel beast crossed the finish line, there was a momentary silence throughout the arena.

Everyone's gaze swept towards the electronic speed display by the track.

[ 56.2 seconds! ]

The commentator kicked over the commentary desk, frantically smashing everything within reach, and roared excitedly:

"56.2 seconds! This product of artificial intelligence has actually broken the human record for this course! Against the heavens! It's truly defying the heavens! I really can't believe that an Autonomous Driving System could achieve this level!"

"It's no longer just a simple system; it possesses intelligence! It's racing with a brain!"

"Look, it has different performances in different track segments, always able to determine the best driving line in an instant, fully mobilizing the car's potential... Its speed is getting faster and faster; it is learning while running!"

"Damn it! Even if President Shang gave me a tip, I still have to say it!"

"It, defeated Sion Stanley! It defeated Light Year, it defeated humanity!"

...

[ Bang—! ]

Alberts excitedly smashed his coffee cup onto the floor!

He tremblingly picked up the phone and roared excitedly, [ Hey! Jerry! You listen to me, go tell the people in the editorial department immediately, replace the cover for me overnight! I want Professor Ji Muxi, and this car, on the cover! ]

[ Okay, Professor! My God, I can't believe it, this model is actually so powerful... ]

Jerry was also very excited.

This was the article he recommended, which not only received the preferential treatment of jumping the queue but also became the cover story.

As a third-generation immigrant of Jiuzhou, he felt very proud.

Laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the technique.

They saw the terrifying nature of the model behind this machine.

It was driving completely with intelligence, as if the most experienced racing god in history was sitting in the car.

Facing different situations, it was always able to make the most correct choices, and even... carried human emotions!

The car's condition was clearly very poor at the end, with the danger of being scrapped at any moment.

But for the final victory, it still forcibly squeezed out the car's maximum potential.

This was not a judgment a normal AI could make.

A normal AI always maintains absolute rationality and never does anything wrong.

What is the most terrifying thing about AI?

It's not that its ability is strong, it's not that it can always remain rational, it's not its quick reaction.

No, it's none of those.

The most terrifying thing about it is that it is like a [ human ].

While being [ like a human ], it is also constantly learning how to far surpass humans.

The Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse achieved it.

Everyone could feel that intense ambition from the Mercedes-Benz of this car.

It wanted to win, it wanted to surpass everyone in front of it, it wanted to cross the finish line at any cost!

Until Alberts watched the car slowly come to a stop, he even started to look forward to... looking forward to opening the car door and seeing a person walk out from inside.

That person would smile bitterly and say to everyone, sorry, it was actually me driving, not the system.

But, no, it was empty inside.

...

"Where is the person?" Shang Yanxi roared in a low, excited voice.

The team leader was sweating profusely, trembling as he replied, "I, I don't know. Just after Li Hua finished the interview, we sent people over to bring him here. But... but we couldn't find him anywhere, I, I didn't see him either..."

Damn it, fuck!

Shang Yanxi clutched a wrench and smashed it hard onto the car's hood.

Li Hua definitely couldn't be allowed to live any longer, and he absolutely couldn't appear on the podium, he couldn't say another word!

Their Shanghe International actually placed second this time; that wasn't the main issue, it was that an accident had occurred!

More importantly, they lost to Zheng Qian!

This was even more painful than killing him!

He didn't dare to imagine what kind of expression his older brother would have when he heard about the race results!

This race had been arranged in every aspect, whether it was Sion Stanley, Li Hua, or even some of the drivers present.

The purpose was for them all to serve as green leaves for the sudden emergence of the Light Year system, all just supporting roles.

Yet even so, they still suffered a crushing defeat in the end; it was too shameful!

Especially when the system exhibited brain-dead behavior earlier...

The whole world saw it!

Lin Qingyu walked down from the rostrum, and as the spokesperson for Qianlu Group, she slowly walked to the side of the car.

From beginning to end, she maintained a calm, composed, elegant, and confident demeanor.

But, at this moment, she seemed to have lost her composure.

She bowed slightly and kissed the hood.

Almost trembling violently, she said with tear-filled eyes, "This kiss is not dedicated to the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse system, nor even to the experts at the Qianlu Research Institute. This kiss is dedicated to all the opponents, to all the human drivers."

"In Go, the world pursues 'the move of the gods'."

"But, if there were no worthy opponents, no sufficiently excellent players, how could that legendary move ever appear? Thank you for your all-out pursuit. If it weren't for this level of intense battle, it would have been impossible to inspire the best Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse!"

"Thank you all!"

"In this duel, there are no losers; we are all winners!"

"We will donate the first-place prize money, as well as the sponsorship fee previously promised by President Zheng, to give back to all the Jiuzhou drivers present! I hope you can go higher, faster, and stronger on this path of forging ahead."

"This toast, to humanity."

Saying this, Lin Qingyu took the champagne and drank it heroically.

Cheers!

The whole arena erupted in thunderous applause!