Wasteland Survival Code

Chapter 863 Still Alive
"Human beings are always so suspicious." The mastermind said contemptuously.

"Don't you review after writing a program?" Qi Lin said relentlessly.

"Forget it, it's pointless to argue with you." In the end, the mastermind ended the topic on his own initiative, "This No. 150 stronghold was built by me using the few available resources, and it has the standard defense of a Level III fortress. It has a complete air and water circulation system and an underground farm covering an area of ​​[-] square meters. The energy source is a small fission reactor. If you don't absorb the nuclear fuel stored in the stronghold, this reactor can make this The stronghold continued to operate for [-] years."

"Sounds good." Qi Lin nodded, walked through the hall, and walked in along the corridor.

"In the words of you humans, it is 'although a sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs'. In addition, I also equipped the periphery of the stronghold with a high-voltage current defense field and optical camouflage camouflage, which are enough to resist the attack and monitoring of mutant creatures. Satellite detection." The mastermind introduced the No. [-] stronghold to Qi Lin like a real estate salesman.

At the end of the corridor is a large living room, which is decorated in an American country style. The original-colored solid wood floor is covered with a thick floral carpet, and there is a fireplace piled up with stones in the corner. There was no firewood in the fireplace, but a cleverly disguised electric heater.

"Coffee or tea? Or, some alcoholic beverage?" asked the Mastermind.

"Tea bar." Qi Lin said, took off Thor's hammer, and sat on the sofa in the living room.

"Wait a minute." The mastermind's holographic projection snapped its fingers, and an ethereal and melodious music sounded in the living room immediately, and a female voice sang softly:

"This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction."

"It's "Still Alive", the ending song of the PC game "Portal" released by Valve in 2007." Just when Qi Lin thought the song sounded familiar, the mastermind spoke first. The little white football-like robot slid to Qi Lin's hand with a cup of steaming black tea, and a small packet of creamer and two cubes of sugar were placed beside the teacup.

"I know the song, it's just...are you playing it here to imply the similarity between you and Grados?"

As one of the most famous PC games of this century, Qi Lin has of course played "Portal", and this Grados is the final boss in the game...a super intelligent robot developed by Aperture Technology.

"Similarity... No, I just think this song is good."

"Can AI still appreciate music?" Qi Lin looked at the holographic projection of the main brain with some curiosity.

"What do you think?"

The rhythm of the music gradually became faster, and the holographic projection of the main brain slowly closed its eyes, showing an expression as if it was really enjoying the song.

"We do what we must because we can.
(We can do anything because we can do anything.)
For the good of all of us.
(For the good of all of us.)
Except the ones who are dead.
(Not counting the dead guys, of course.)”

"This song expresses your artificial intelligence's way of thinking very well, right?" Qi Lin tore open the packaging bag of the creamer and poured the milky white powder into the cup.

"You can understand that."

"For the people who are still alive.
(For all living people.)
I'm not even angry.
(Let the hatred follow the wind.)
I'm being so sincerely right now.
(I am in a clear state of mind.)
Even though you broke my heart.
(even if it breaks my heart.)
And killed me.
(Let me not live.)
And tore me to pieces.
(Grind me to dust.)
And threw every piece into a fire.
(Or push me into the kang.)
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
(When I burn, it hurts a little, because I was the one who cheered for you.)
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
(The data points are now plotted beautifully.)
And we're out of beta.
(We're about to finish our final tests.)
We're releasing on time.
(And still catch up with the on-time release.)
So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
(I'm so happy, even if I'm burned.)
Think of all the things we learned for the people who are still alive.
(I've learned something about the guys who survived.)
In the game, players use the portal guns in their hands to pass through obstacles one after another, break through one difficulty after another, and finally come to the host of Grados, and use Grados' rockets to shoot it down. Dismember yourself, and throw the cores of Grados into the incinerator one by one-for the player as the protagonist, this is the only way to pass the game, and for the burned Grados, this is also is a successful test result.

Although Grados seems to have rich emotions, in fact it is still just an AI with no personality. Its way of thinking is very simple, and it is precisely because of this simple way of thinking that it killed Aperture Technology all the people in it.

Grados has been guiding the protagonist, killing the protagonist or being killed by the protagonist is the ultimate goal it wants to achieve, and at the same time, it is also the last link of the entire testing process.

And now, what happened between the mastermind and Qi Lin is so similar to the plot of this game decades ago...

Even the contradictions and conflicts between people and technology are exactly the same...

Qi Lin doesn't think that the mastermind simply likes this old song... Between the lines in the lyrics, almost every word is full of hints.

"I've experiments to run.
(I still have experiments to do.)
There is research to be done.
(I still have reports to make up.)
On the people who are still alive.
(On those survivors.)
And believe me I am still alive.
(Trust me, I'm still alive.)
I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
(I'm doing research, so I'm alive.)
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
(I'm whimsical, so I'm going to live.)
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
(When you die, I'll still be alive.)
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
(When you die, I will still be alive.)
STILL ALIVE
(still alive!)
STILL ALIVE
(still alive!)
"Can I really 'kill' you? Or is it all the same as in that old game, just a 'test'?" Qi Lin clearly remembered that after the game was cleared, the players got their wish I got the reward that Grados promised at the beginning - a chocolate cake that looks very delicious, but around the cake, there are countless spherical cores piled up, these cores are almost exactly the same as those burned by the players, accompanied by The cores lit up one by one, a mechanical arm snuffed out the candles on the cake, and the whole picture returned to darkness.

Grados is not dead, just like the name of the ending song - "still alive", still alive.

"I don't know if you can do it, but you have to do it." The mastermind said in a deep voice, "For the people who are still alive."

For all who are still alive.

(End of this chapter)