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He screamed in agony, but the others couldn't help but swallow hard and back away.
But what they saw was not fear, but anticipation and envy.
Before they arrived here, the dragon masters had already told them about the relevant information regarding the transformation of the Vidyadhara.
This burning and pain is a necessary part of Nirvana and becoming a Vidyadhara. If you cannot even endure this pain, then you should not come here.
Among them, the one with the strongest curiosity was a woman who looked quite ordinary.
The woman looked at the scholar engulfed in flames with a desire to explore.
A moment later, the flames grew smaller and smaller, and the scholar's screams also grew fainter and eventually disappeared.
After the flames completely disappeared, the scholar, drenched in sweat, got up from the ground. His ears, which were originally those of an ordinary human, had now become the pointed ears of the Vidyadhara race.
"It...it was a success?!"
The scholar clenched his fist, captivated by the power derived from his dragon bloodline that distinguished him from ordinary humans.
“Congratulations, Mr. Matt, you have now become a proud member of the Vidyadhara Clan.”
The dragon master who brought the scholar here stepped forward to offer his congratulations.
"thanks, thanks!"
The scholar was somewhat overjoyed. He had come here for no other reason than for the longer lifespan of the Vidyadharas, for only a longer lifespan could sustain him in completing his research.
"Then, the next one is...you."
Bai Zhi casually pointed to someone, who was the lady among the group who had the strongest desire to investigate.
"I?"
The woman seemed somewhat surprised.
"That's right, it's you. Come on up."
Bai Zhi waved.
"Um……"
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's summons, the woman did not move but shook her head, saying, "Please convert others first."
"Ms. Zhou Wangmei, what are you saying? Lady Baizhi personally selected you, how dare you say such a thing?"
The dragon master who brought the lady here was so anxious when he heard this conversation that he jumped up and down in a panic.
This lady paid him a high price, but the power to convert or not is entirely in Bai Zhi's hands.
If Angelica dahurica is unhappy and refuses to perform the transformation, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Bai Zhi tilted her head and walked up to the woman.
"Are you sure? Maybe I'll get upset and won't convert it for you."
"Confirmed, Lord Dragon Lord."
The woman named Zhou Wangmei lowered her head, her eyes like a still pool of water, revealing no emotion.
"That look in his eyes..."
Bai Zhi felt as if she had seen similar emotionless eyes somewhere before.
Moreover, she seemed to smell a faint fragrance of plum blossoms emanating from this woman named Zhou Wangmei.
If it's just the scent of plum blossoms, that's not surprising. After all, in Xianzhou, plum blossom perfume is a very common thing, used by everyone from the highest-ranking officials to ordinary people.
But along with the fragrance of plum blossoms, there is something else.
Bai Zhi couldn't quite describe what it was, but if she had to, it was like something that had been imbued with her own scent, something that had been marked by her.
"Lady Baizhi, Lady Zhou Wangmei was just joking."
The dragon master quickly stepped forward to explain.
"No, Master Long, I am not joking. Please, Lord Long, perform the transformation on the others first."
Zhou Wangmei nodded faintly, her tone somewhat indifferent and revealing no emotion.
"You... oh dear."
The dragon master stomped his foot in anger. He didn't understand why this woman named Zhou Wangmei had spent a lot of money to come and participate in the transformation ceremony.
However, upon arriving at the scene, he directly declined Bai Zhi's invitation.
What exactly is the point of this?
They can't just come here to watch the transformation ceremony.
Nobody has that much free time and that much money.
Bai Zhi wrinkled her nose, took a couple of breaths of the faint plum blossom fragrance, and then looked thoughtfully at Zhou Wangmei.
"In that case, let's replace it with someone else."
Bai Zhi smiled but didn't say anything more.
This made the Dragon Master feel like he had been granted a pardon. He secretly rejoiced that Bai Zhi hadn't held a grudge, otherwise, whether she hadn't converted the subsequent people or cut off his share, he would have been so angry that he would have fainted on the spot.
"Lady Baizhi, should I ask Ms. Zhou Wangmei to leave?"
The dragon master leaned close to Bai Zhi and asked in a low voice.
"No, let her stay here."
Bai Zhi glanced at Zhou Wangmei, who had walked to the back, with a slight smile in her eyes.
Chapter 962 My dear Aruan, do you miss me?
"Next, you can come up now..."
Bai Zhi glanced at the crowd, a strange expression on her face.
Because this person is not an ordinary carbon-based life form, but an android.
"Why...do you want to become a Vidyadhara?"
Bai Zhi found it strange. The lifespan of intelligent machines is very, very long. It can be said that as long as they have enough credits to replace parts and increase memory storage space, they can live indefinitely.
To be honest, there is absolutely no need for omnics to transform into the Vidyads.
The android stepped forward and bowed. "Respected Dragon Lord, many years ago, my master, a scholar from an unknown planet, created me."
"She created me because she missed her partner, so she modeled me after her partner and implanted some of her partner's memories into me."
“I followed the memory of that partner and acted with the same logic as her, and I took care of the scholar who created me until his death.”
"Hmm...a touching little love story. If your master passes away, you should be free now."
The machine nodded. "Yes, after my master died, her property was inherited by me, which is why I am here today—it is because of my master's legacy."
"Then why do you want to become a Vidyadhara? Your master shouldn't be a Vidyadhara, otherwise she wouldn't have died."
The display on the android's head showed this expression—(；′⌒`).
“My Lord Dragon, before my master passed away, she told me, ‘Unfortunately, I am not him. No matter how realistic the simulation is, it is still just an idealized model.’”
"I am confused by this because, in my view, so-called humans are nothing more than carbon-based biological computers, which are essentially no different from us silicon-based life forms."
But my master seemed to sense many differences so clearly that a large portion of my computing resources were being consumed by this problem. Therefore, I joined the plan to transform into a Vidyadhara.
"I hope that I can transform from an android into a human and experience this kind of thing with a truly human body."
The machine explained to Bai Zhi in a calm voice why it had come here.
"This reasoning...is interesting. I hope you can experience the joys and sorrows of real living beings in the future."
At the same time, the woman named Zhou Wangmei showed an even more interested expression than before.
There is a chasm between carbon-based and silicon-based organisms. Generally speaking, the only way for carbon-based organisms to transform into silicon-based organisms is through mechanical ascension.
However, this also raises many ethical questions, such as whether it is actually the problem itself, or whether it is just a simulated robot that has copied the memories.
It's not impossible for silicon-based organisms to transform into carbon-based organisms, but like the mechanical ascension of carbon-based organisms, it involves copying memories into a human body, so it's hard to say whether this constitutes a species transformation.
However, the transformation of Angelica dahurica is quite different. It is clearly based on the original body and has been rebuilt using some unknown methods.
She was extremely curious about this transformation between organisms.
Bai Zhi reached out and touched the head of the android, and instantly, flames completely enveloped it.
But the difference between androids and humans is that he did not let out any screams, but silently turned off the sensor prompts, as if the flames did not exist.
Everyone craned their necks, curious whether this intelligent machine, as a silicon-based life form, could also become a member of the Vidyadhara race.
As the flames died down, figures were revealed within.
The cold metal shell disappeared, replaced by a human body, though it still retained some of the sharpness from the former mechanical body.
This scene drew gasps from everyone, and even the Dragon Masters found it somewhat unbelievable.
After all, it's a bit of a challenge to imagine for a machine to become enlightened.
"How do you feel? Can you understand how your master feels?"
Bai Zhi was also a little curious, as this was the first time she had transformed a machine into a Wisdom Clan member.
"It's a strange feeling, like there's something new in the air that I've never noticed before."
The android's tone was no longer calm, but became somewhat excited, "Lord Dragon Lord, I think I might be able to understand the difference between androids and carbon-based life forms."
"To simply describe humans as carbon-based biological computers is a very inaccurate term..."
His language was somewhat incoherent: “I can’t use descriptive words to describe what it feels like to go from being an Omnic to a Vidyad, but it is truly amazing.”
"If we were to use the terminology of carbon-based organisms, it would probably be rebirth and nirvana."
“Very good. Ms. Zhou Wangmei over there might be very interested in your feelings. You can talk to her about it.”
Bai Zhi gave Zhou Wangmei a meaningful look, and then spoke to the former android.
The machine was stunned for a moment. Although it didn't understand why Bai Zhi would say that, since Bai Zhi had given it a new life and allowed it to experience the feeling of a carbon-based life form, it didn't mind obeying Bai Zhi's orders.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wangmei looked over at Bai Zhi, a hint of inexplicable emotion flashing in her indifferent eyes.
Bai Zhi ignored her and clapped her hands. "Then, the rest of you, let's continue."
In the following process, Bai Zhi would occasionally check on one person to test their various qualities, while the others would be quickly transformed.
Before long, everyone present had been transformed.
No, to be precise, except for the lady named Zhou Wangmei, they were all transformed into the Chiming clan by Baizhi.
"Lady Baizhi, Ms. Zhou Wangmei...should I take her with me?"
A Dragon Master approached somewhat nervously and suggested that Bai Zhi might have kept Zhou Wangmei behind to teach him a lesson.
"No, you may all leave. Ms. Zhou Wangmei and I have something to discuss."
Bai Zhi waved her hand.
"This……"
"What, you think I would kill someone in a fit of anger? Do you really think I'm such a brutal dragon lord?"
"No, no, we'll leave right away."
The dragon master's voice trembled with fear at Bai Zhi's words.
Bai Zhi's authority is far greater than that of the previous Dragon Lord Dan Feng; she truly holds the fate of the clan in her hands.
After everyone had left, Bai Zhi slowly walked to Zhou Wangmei's side.
"My dear Ruan, have you been missing me? Otherwise, why would you suddenly be interested in coming here to witness my transformation ceremony?"
Chapter 963 The Reason for Ruan Mei's Arrival
Zhou Wangmei sighed, "So you still found out?"
"of course."
Bai Zhi moved closer to Ruan Mei and took a deep breath. "Ruan, the scent of plum blossoms on you is very noticeable."
"Although it's similar to the plum blossom scent used by many people on the Immortal Ship, my nose is very sensitive~"