Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Accompanied by the distortion of the light, Merlin's figure appeared in the ghost base. He was dressed in the same way as usual, still wearing a light-colored casual suit with a black windbreaker, but he changed into a pair of glasses.

He switched back to the previous style of rimless glasses, which had no other auxiliary functions and could only be used to cover up his distinctive eyes.

Merlin didn't alarm the other agents in the base, he walked quickly into the data room that George was in charge of, and as he expected, this severely dead house was sitting on his suspension chair, eyes closed, manipulating the data, Roaming in the online world.

There are many operating computers and computing equipment in the entire huge data room. No one is manipulating them, but they are still running autonomously and are well organized. Each computer has its own computing tasks.

No matter how many times I watch it, I always feel that this ability is really cool.

Standing in the data room, Merlin said to George, who was suspended in front of him:

The real Internet age is coming, George, as long as you think about it, in that era, you can easily become the king of the world.

What good is it to be king of the world, my friend?

George's indifferent voice sounded in the data room. He manipulated the suspension chair to fall from the air and landed in front of Merlin's eyes. He folded his hands on his stomach and said to Merlin:

I have no interest in ruling. In the century, after my brain was expanded, I have no interest in the pursuit of power. Besides, the world's network is not as peaceful as you think, even if I want to control the entire data The world is impossible.

Tony Stark, Reed Richards, Lex Luthor, Shu Rui, and Bruce Banner, Adimas Zhao, etc., these humans with top intelligence in the world will not Give up this position, and any ambitious person who wants to conquer the data world will be hit head-on by them.

George shrugged, a smile appeared on his thin face, and he said to Merlin:

Tell me, why should I make fun of myself?

I care about more important things. Those unknown knowledge, such as the knowledge of the Cybertronians, fascinate me.

Hearing George's words, Merlin also smiled, and said:

Well, it's a good thing to have pursuits. But you should also step out of this data room once in a while, to bask in the sun. Look at you, you have serious dark circles, you are thin, your appetite is poor, and your muscles are starting to shrink.

Merlin says:

Wisdom needs to be carried by the body. If your body collapses, your pursuit of knowledge will no longer be possible. By the way, didn't you invite Ms. Moira to dinner? Why haven't you taken any action?

Well.

This question caused a tangle on George's face with a calm face. He faltered and said:

No, it's nothing. We went to eat, but we didn't feel very good. So, we haven't contacted her much recently. I have her things to do, and I have mine to do, so it's good.

You can't do that, George.

Merlin poured himself a glass of water, and he said calmly:

You should be more proactive. You see, you and Ms. Moira are the kind of people who pursue knowledge. I don't think you need to go alone on this road. It's good to have someone to accompany you.

Why do you keep talking about me?

George was a little annoyed, he stared at Merlin, and said:

Are you looking for me just to waste time?

No it's not.

Merlin took out the Icarus mirror frame from his pocket, and he handed it to George, who said seriously:

Can you fix her?

I have to take a look first, you wait a moment.

George didn't reach out to pick it up. In the invisible data command, a flexible robotic arm extending from the top of the data room pinched Icarus's frame and placed it in front of George's eyes.

From the back of George's giant suspension chair, a more slender mechanical arm also popped up. There were various conversion tools at the top of the mechanical arm. Under Merlin's gaze, the mechanical arm was very flexible, and the edge of the Icarus frame was disassembled. , and then took out several complex micro-circuit boards and chips.

Um

A cylindrical microscope popped in front of George's eyes. He frowned and looked at the chips and circuit boards in front of him. He said:

All the circuit boards are overloaded. Although the chip is intact, the internal mechanism is also distorted. It seems that the damage is serious. Look, even the advanced functional system from Wakanda has stopped.

She was exposed to the core of the energy storm created when the spark source exploded.

Merlin explained:

I could even feel her struggle and pain and that must have hurt.

pain?

George looked at Merlin with a strange expression, and said:

No, Icarus is just an artificial intelligence, she doesn't have a simulated sensory system, she doesn't feel 'pain'. With all due respect, Merlin, your fetish seems to be getting worse, you'd better see a psychiatrist Go check it out. Put it here first and I'll try to fix it, but I have to warn you, Merlin.

George said seriously:

From the current situation and the information we have collected, any mechanical creation will be affected when it is close to the fire energy, even if it is just contact, it will cause changes in the shape and existence of the mechanical creation, not to mention, Ika Ross is exposed to the energy of the spark source in such a close range, which will cause some unexpected changes in her that we cannot guess.

She may break away from the level of artificial intelligence and become a real data life. There is no entity, but she can survive on the Internet. She has her own wisdom and ideas, her own principles and models of action, and her own likes and dislikes.

You should be able to understand that this can't be regarded as a good thing. She may stop obeying you, or even resist and disobey you. I mean, if she can be restarted, she may trigger a similar In the case of the Decepticon attack on the data network.

George looked at the frame of the glasses in front of him and said:

If you really want, I can make another original Icarus for you, but if you decide to take this risk, then I will do my best to restart Icarus at your request, to be honest , I also really want to see how a living data life survives in the network, but the choice is in your hands.

George's warning was also something that Merlin had thought about, but facing George's inquiry, he didn't hesitate too long. He said to George:

I'm a nostalgic person. I still remember that Icarus made a promise for me. Maybe it's a bit silly, but I want to believe her, so restart her.

Merlin says:

If she really gets out of control, then I will destroy her with my own hands.

Come and pick it up in half a month.

George put away the disassembled eye-frames and said:

I need to redesign her internal circuit, upgrade her hardware, and take some precautionary measures. Another point, restarting the database in this case is likely to cause Icarus' memory database to lose part of the data. It means that after she 'wakes up', she may not know you anymore.

It doesn't matter.

Merlin pulled out a smile, and he said:

I have enough time to get to know her again.

Doo Doo, Doo Doo

Just when Merlin and George finished chatting, a warning-like alarm popped up on the screen of a certain computer in the data room. George controlled the hover chair and landed in front of the computer. He glanced at the data on the screen, and then Turn back to Merlin and say:

The Cybertronians you summoned have landed on Earth. Uh, they landed slightly off their destination. It may be that there was a mistake in the landing process. They are on glaciers within the Arctic Circle.

Go and meet them.

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Ten minutes later, in the cabin of the military transport plane that took off from Alaska, Merlin's figure appeared in the distorted light. Before his eyes, Bumblebee, Fei Guoshan, and Arcee were fixed in the cabin in the form of a car.

It's time to see old friends, don't you say anything?

Merlin stretched out his hand to open the door of Feiguoshan, sat in the cab, and said:

While there is still time, why not introduce your friends to me.

OK.

The sound of flying over the urn, with a mechanical sound, sounded from the speaker in the cockpit, and it said to Merlin:

They are all fighters of the Cybertron Rebel Army. For a long time in the past, they have been on various battlefields among the stars, continuing the battle with the Decepticons that may never end.

You may see a good-tempered ambulance in a while. It is the best old military doctor among us. It can perfectly heal all mechanical injuries. In the past war, it healed many, many brothers. It Also my best friend, we used to work together in the same area when Cybertron existed.

And Sir.

Bumblebee's quirky, audio-snippets-like voice rang through the car as it flew over the mountain, and there were clips of upbeat music in its voice, and Bumblebee seemed to be in a good mood.

Jazz is a good friend and a good fighter, brave, fearless and powerful.

Yes, the jazz is a very good scout and fighter, just like the bumblebee, they used to act together.

fly over the mountain says:

There is also Drift, a rare three-change fighter among the Autobots, a master of martial arts who is good at using cold weapons. It can fly, run, and kill the enemy neatly like an assassin. Before the war started, it used to be The guardian of Cybertron's mechanical dome, it once joined the Decepticons, but later came to our side, it is a slightly rigid, traditional mechanical warrior.

We might see Ironhide again, the one with the loud voice.

Arcee also interjected:

When I left Cybertron to explore the stars, it even sent me to the launch site. I haven't seen it for many years. I don't know if he still likes to make some vulgar jokes like before.

Unfortunately, maybe we'll never see Optimus Prime again

Arcee asked sadly:

Bumblebee, are you sure that Commander Optimus Prime died in battle on Cybertron?

Yes, I saw it with my own eyes.

Bumblebee's voice became deeper, and the speech edited with the deep voice of a certain movie seemed to return to the former Cybertron battlefield.

Under the big launch tower, we retreated in 4 teams, but encountered an ambush. Star Howl and Shockwave commanded countless Decepticons, trying to intercept us. The commander blocked them for us. When my launcher lifted off , the last picture I saw was that Optimus Prime was thrown to the ground by the Sark giant, it still did not give up the fight, but

Maybe a miracle happened?

Merlin suddenly said:

As you said, when the Cybertron star exploded, the Sark giant was already fighting with your commander Optimus Prime. If Optimus Prime died in the star explosion, it stands to reason that the Sark giant should also Died there. But you also saw that huge steel battle scorpion appear on the earth, although it looks like it has lost its mind, it is at least alive. Mobile terminal::

Merlin was right.

Flying over the urn said in a low voice:

The Sark giant is still alive, maybe Optimus Prime also escaped there before the Cybertron star exploded, but we don't know where it is. Bumblebee, you also said that Star Howler forced you to ask about Optimus Prime In other words, the Decepticons are not sure that Optimus Prime is really dead, if they haven't given up, then we shouldn't give up first.

Maybe it's hiding on Earth.

Arcee suddenly said something that caught Merlin's attention. The famous explorer of Cybertron said:

If it was Optimus Prime who told you about the fire hidden on the earth, Bumblebee, if it survived by chance, it might find a way to come to the earth to join you, maybe it also encountered the same situation as you, I It means that it may even be the same situation as Megatron, when it encounters some kind of danger, it has to go into shutdown and sleep, waiting for us to wake it up one day.”

So, don't give up hope.

Merlin leaned on the driver's seat that flew over the mountain. While stroking the Kaby ring on his finger, he whispered thoughtfully:

If you trust me, you might as well draw the transformation state of Optimus Prime. I can mobilize part of the resources of S.H.I.E.L.D. to help you find it. , is to wipe out the Decepticons on the earth. This war is coming to an end, have you ever thought about what you are going to do next?

I will continue to explore the stars.

Arcee's headlights flickered for a moment, and she replied:

My exploration career has been interrupted for too long. I want to return to the stars to find the traces left by the creators of Cybertron in the stars. Maybe someday I will return, but it's hard to say when. .”

I will stay on Earth.

Bumblebee said in a strange voice:

Charlie is my knight, and I will guard her until the end of her life, and then embark on a journey to reshape Cybertron again. If Optimus Prime is indeed still in this world, then I must find it.

What about you? Fly over the mountains.

Merlin asked:

Are you leaving with Arcee? Or are you staying in this world?

I will stay.

fly over the mountain says:

You are my knight, Merlin, and I know you are always in trouble, and you are always in need of help.

hehe.

Merlin patted the steering wheel flying over the mountain, and he said:

No, I said it long ago, you are free to fly over the mountains.

Merlin glanced at Arcie parked next to Fei Guoshan, and he whispered in a voice that only he and Fei Guoshan could hear:

Don't give up a relationship that has finally improved because of me.

You see, I don't really understand your Cybertronian emotional model, but I personally think that Ms. Arcee may need a warrior to accompany her. After all, traveling among the stars is also very dangerous. You should shoulder your own responsibility. Duty, fly over the mountain, you should be with her, my brother.

Fei Guoshan didn't answer, but Merlin could also feel that this guy was struggling.

It obviously has a crush on Arcee, but its personality is not the kind of person who can express its feelings openly.

Okay, we'll talk about these things later.

Merlin opened the car door and walked to the edge of the cabin. Looking at the frozen land outside the window, he said:

Look! They're greeting the seals on the ice field. Well, what's the matter with that smoking hole? Did their spaceship crash?