The mechanic.

Adam blinked, staring blankly at the empty space in front of him.Several slender lines extended from the interface at the back of his cervical spine, and some of them were connected to the huge copper-yellow machine behind him.

It was a signal booster device he made using materials already in Lost Paradise, which could help him connect to the satellite system controlled by Eden in space.When Zhang Xun was under house arrest, he started to make this machine. After the last conversation with Zhang Xun, he made an interface extending to the mechanical brain on his cervical spine to facilitate his connection with all external devices.He used this device to communicate with Eden, and at the same time determine the location of Zhang Xun, so as to control Enoch.

Zhang Xun did not make any interfaces on his body surface at first, in order to make him more human-like, so that he could not easily connect to other devices like a robot.But now, he is changing himself back little by little.

In addition to the lines connected to the signal booster, other pipelines extend to the top of the head, connecting to countless servers that are constantly flickering.They spread out densely on the ceiling, hanging in several layers.

This is the world's first human consciousness cloud.The hardware is somewhat crude and primitive. After all, the available resources in the Lost Paradise are limited, but the functions are very complete.In a short period of time, several signal transmission towers have been built in Lost Paradise, and the network covers all ten urban areas.In every urban area, old buildings have been transformed into consciousness uploading centers.All the people who want to accept nano-robot transformation and upload their consciousness will go to those centers and be infused with nano-robots.While the brain is being transformed, the nanorobot will also start the function of sending and receiving data, record all the consciousness activity data of the brain, convert it into a signal and transmit it to the cloud.

None of the current uploaders have opted out of their bodies completely.Nanobots are constantly uploading and downloading their consciousness, all sharing what they see, hear, feel, and even think.Privacy no longer exists, and everything is unfolded naked in front of all sharers.

According to the plan, the first batch of uploaders who will completely leave their bodies will be those who have died of terminal illness soon.

Adam has been staying underground in the Lab. In this huge space transformed from three floors of underground space, he connected himself to these servers to monitor the activity status of all the uploaded data. The Lab has a complete defense system and is the safest place, and the server used to store the consciousness cloud is the most suitable.Until one day the Lost Paradise opens, he can begin to transfer his consciousness to countless servers around the world.

During the days when Zhang Xun left, he hardly left this space.He can use Pan's extended robot to monitor the situation in every corner of every city in Lost Paradise at any time.In the production of machines, nanorobots and uploading devices, most of the actual operations are assisted by Pan and other mechanics. He is only responsible for providing specific design and operation methods, and inspecting the results after the hardware production is completed.

He divided his attention into two parts.Some of them stayed here, but some of them have traveled across North America with Zhang Xun.

He originally thought that he could hide it for a longer time and spend more time with Axun, but recently it seems that there are too many things that require his attention in Paradise Lost, which led to some unsatisfactory things when controlling Enuo. Controlled irrational decision to slip out, aroused A Xun's suspicion.

At the same time as the connection was severed, a huge hollow feeling quietly spread in his mind.It was a feeling he had never experienced before, as if suddenly everything went dark, and for a moment, he was not sure of the meaning of what he was doing.

Meaning...that's what human beings are obsessed with...

The body doesn't feel cold, but only cold can describe his feeling at the moment.If he had been more human, if he had been human longer, perhaps he would have understood the feeling as loneliness.

He raised his hand numbly, and unplugged the few pipelines connected to the signal booster.A part of his consciousness is still constantly monitoring all the data flow in the cloud, while another part, the consciousness that should start to deploy the next move now, is floating in vain.

He remembered the way Axun looked at him.

He knew that Axun was in pain, not physically but mentally.Because I lied to him again.

A Xun didn't believe that he was following him all the way, he just wanted to protect him, just wanted... to be with him.

I'm afraid Ah Xun will never believe it again...I won't believe that I just want to spend more time by his side.Even in another capacity, with another name.Axun will never look at him with that kind of helpless but doting eyes again, never lie lazily on his chest and refuse to get up, never smile softly and reach out to wipe his mouth. side of chocolate.

All those small actions, those routines between the two of them, those memories between him and Zhang Xun, all became the past and will never reappear.And he didn't even know it was the last kiss, the last holding hands, the last tenderness.

This recognition suddenly made him very uncomfortable, as if the air in his chest had been sucked out and filled with gravel.His mechanical heart was actually hurting as if he could feel it. Maybe it wasn't the heart hurting, but his spirit hurting.

He felt like he was being torn apart a little bit.

Is this what it's like to be human?Out of control, fear, helplessness...

It was as if everything had returned to the starting point, back to the early morning when he had just been seduced.But Zhang Xun no longer comforted him with a gentle voice, supported him with warm hands, and stared at him with dark eyes.

At this time, the gear combination next to the metal gate directly opposite began to rotate, driving the heavy gate to slowly open.The sixth chief, Jian Mo and the psychologist Patty walked in.

In an instant, all the expressions on Adam's face disappeared.He sat up straight, raised his head slowly, curled the corners of his mouth, and smiled elegantly and politely, "Good evening."

The sixth chief's face was not very good, and he said coldly, "After Eden announced today that we have lowered our threat level, there have been riots in the tenth district, the eighth district and the second district."

Adam kept smiling, "Any change will stir up ripples. This is what I expected. Up to now, the few who took the lead in making trouble have been controlled, and the rest can't stir up any waves. After all, most people are still I hope to live in peace with the outside world.”

Patty whispered, "For 200 years we have been the last bastion of men, until not so long ago we were still promoting hostility to women and AI. If there is no honey plague, I believe this situation will not change until now. I think We’re moving so fast that there’s a real risk that people will lose their sense of belonging and their place.”

Adam looked at the psychologist who was always so low-key that he couldn't find it in the crowd, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"If we want to open Paradise Lost, we need to proceed step by step. We can start with open trade and exchanges. First introduce some external technology and entertainment products to break some stereotypes. At the same time, we should also export some things that we have but the outside world does not. After all, the ordinary world The impressions on us are just as extreme."

"Your suggestion is very valuable, and I will consider it carefully." Adam replied formulaically, although he had already thought of all these details.

The sixth chief continued, "There are still quite a few people in the guard who sympathize with Zhang Shuo. You have repeatedly emphasized that Zhang Shuo cannot be moved, but if you don't deal with him, it will be legally unjustifiable. After all, he did spread the word about the cloud of consciousness." Rumors, and blatant disobedience to the order of the round table, have caused bad influence. Moreover, he is Zhang Xun's father, we should take advantage of this."

"Zhang Xun is not our threat yet."

"But he will definitely be our threat." The sixth chief said solemnly, "You don't think he will disappear after he escapes, do you? Zhang Xun tried to kill you, and it was he who completed your seance. Even Pan It was all designed by him. He knows too much about the inside story, so it's hard to say whether he will unite with some forces to deal with us."

"Chief Sixth, I think we have reached a consensus on this issue." Adam's smile was slightly restrained, and his expression was slightly condensed. "Zhang Xun and Zhang Shuo are people under my responsibility, and you will not ask."

"If they're going to be a threat to Paradise Lost, of course I'm going to ask!"

The smile on Adam's face disappeared.He slowly stood up from the armchair, and took a few steps forward regardless of the various pipelines connected to the back of his head.Obviously the height is similar to that of the sixth chief, but the sixth chief, who is watched by Adam, has the illusion of being overlooked.

A sense of suffocation that is mentally suppressed.

"If you question my decision, we can terminate all plans at any time." Adam said in a calm and emotionless voice.

Terminating all plans means that both the consciousness cloud project and the plan to open the Lost Paradise have stalled, and Eden may raise the threat level of the Lost Paradise again, and those mechanical soldiers will return... everything that has been done before will be in vain.

This is an overt threat.

The sixth chief has begun to feel that Paradise Lost has become too dependent on Adam and Pan, and Pan has been controlled by Adam.The voice and prestige of the round table is rapidly decreasing.

Without Zhang Xun, it seems that no one can control Adam anymore.Although Jian Mo is Adam's mechanic in name, he is more like Adam's puppet.

Feeling the tense atmosphere, Jian Mo stepped forward and said in a slow voice, "Adam, how is your headache?"

Headache, an extra symptom since Zhang Xun detonated the miniature bomb that almost killed him, but Jian Mo checked his human brain and mechanical brain and found no problems.

"Nothing has changed," Adam replied simply, "but I'm used to it."

"Do you think we should continue to increase the number of uploads? When will you stop monitoring?"

"Currently our cloud hosts a very small number of people, and I hope to wait until at least [-] people will be able to automatically run it. According to the growth rate of uploaders, I expect to reach this number in about a month." Adam said, looking at the sixth chief again, "Have you thought about who will meet with the President of the United States?"

The sixth chief nodded, "I will go in person."

"Are you sure? There will be certain risks in this journey."

"This is the first time Paradise Lost has appeared in front of the media in the ordinary world, and it can only be me."

Adam nodded, and continued after a while, "A month later, when the consciousness cloud stabilizes, I will go to Feathered Snake City."

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels who threw the mines~~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran, nicolekef, myvanillaworld1

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution~~~: 13 bottles of Xingxing’s medicine pack; 10 bottles of Wang Jiexi’s left eye and Xiaoming; 1 bottle of Suyi