The mechanic.

"Feeter Snake City refuses to connect with us." A correspondent reported, "Feather Snake City has entered a state of martial law, the protective cover is turned on to the highest power mode, and the automatic protection weapons and defense robots are all activated."

Jian Mo said, "The high priest of Feather Snake City expressed his willingness to meet up with us when he received our message last time, and now the whole process is suddenly blocked, there must be something strange."

"Obviously the AI ​​in Feather Snake City is controlled by A Xun." Adam said, but showed a smile that was almost proud, "As expected of the best mechanic in Paradise Lost, he is the only one who can make Eden so nervous. "

He rolled his eyes at Fernandez, who was nominally responsible for maintaining the extended robot on the large aircraft, but was actually a hostage to hold Zhang Xun back. Confrontation, why is he so proud?

Jane Mo asked, "Are we going to release Tidal 2.0?"

Adam lightly tapped the armrest with his silvery fingers, and said calmly, "Not for now. Send a message to Feather Snake City, just say that I want to talk to Zhang Xun."

"We've already tried to connect with them..."

Before Jian Mo finished speaking, he was interrupted by Adam, "Tell Zhang Xun that I have news about his father."

A few minutes later, in Feather Snake City, in the deep underground temple of the temple, Zhang Xun suddenly hammered the console with his hand.

The news from Adam made his blood boil with anger.He knew he wasn't supposed to talk to Adam.Adam's manipulative methods are hard to guard against, and he should try to avoid any further contact with him.But Adam used his father as a bargaining chip, how could he not throw himself into the trap?

"Zhang Xun, Eden is trying to regain control of the satellite with the big data impact mode. Every time we change the credential, Eden will crack it within 2 minutes, forcing us to spend a lot of resources to change it again. This has greatly affected us. Capture the progress of the secondary extended AI, currently only the secondary AI in Asia, Africa and Central Asia is controlled."

Eden's counterattack can be described as simple and crude but effective. There is too much more data than them, all of which have been screened by Eden, enough to re-affect those AIs that have been controlled by them, and even reverse the invasion.Fortunately, Zhang Xun has a solid network formed by three AIs. Although the three super AIs are constantly interacting with each other, although the self-evolution time of Eden is not as long as that of Eden, it has surpassed any other independent AI in the world.Even if every attempt of Eden’s reverse intrusion is missed by one AI, the other two AIs will detect the fake data mixed in the extended AI input by Eden in time, and will be blocked by Eden by judging the characteristics of the fake data. The re-brainwashed AI has taken it back again.

It's just that the computing resources are greatly occupied in this way, which affects the speed at which they spread to the core AI.

"Collect all the data that can be collected. Our main goal is to find Eden's genetic code data. On the other hand, any AI controlled by you can continue to help us attack the more core extended AI. If our calculations do not Mistake, as long as the current infection rate can be maintained, Eden will not have enough resources to use big data to fight us for control after twelve hours, and it will spend a lot of computing resources to protect it that has not been infected by us. AI." Zhang Xun tried his best to keep calm.He is now forcibly locking the entire Feather Serpent City. This situation cannot last for a long time. The heavy pressure like a mountain falls on his shoulders, and Adam appears again at this time.

Phoenix said it observed three large military aircraft and five small combat aircraft, but did not observe any heavyweight lethal weapons.But Zhang Xun knew that this did not mean that Eden and Adam would not take tough measures to force him to give up his plan to invade Eden's network.

After hesitating again and again, Zhang Xun finally decided to agree to talk to Adam. He needed to know what happened to his father, even if it was just a trap.

There seemed to be something blocked in his throat, and invisible needles were piercing his skin finely from the inside out.He wasn't sure exactly what he was feeling, his mind was a mess.He understands that he has reached a point, a point that may have a major impact on everything he cares about, all his perceptions.

He entered the command to agree to the call, and a moment later, Adam's stereoscopic image was projected in front of him.The skin that has not been exposed to the sun for more than a month has become paler, and the blond hair has grown, but the blue eyes are still ethereal and clear.His whole body exuded a faint radiance, and he became more and more...unlike a human being.

It was the first time he had seen Adam in real life since leaving Paradise Lost.A kind of sourness crept into the eye sockets, and it takes all your strength to force it down, and it takes more than half of your mind just to keep your face expressionless.

Adam, on the other hand, was staring at Zhang Xun projected in front of him, his eyes widened slightly, and pain was spreading in his veins.

In just one month, Zhang Xun lost a lot of weight.The originally well-proportioned figure is now propped up empty like a clothes rack, her cheeks are sunken, her skin is so pale that it is filled with a faint blue color, her lips are dry, and they no longer have the warmth of their kissing, the heavy shadows under their eyes, and the The exhaustion from the soul that can't be concealed even after a strong effort...

Obviously, in the past month, in order to instigate Phoenix and Chenxing in the shortest possible time, in order to make Pan strong enough, Zhang Xun desperately burned his energy and mind, as if he was rapidly exhausted for a moment of splendor. fireworks.

His Asun seemed to be burning out.

Human beings are mortal, and this cognition did not appear in Adam's mind for the first time.But it was only at this moment that he suddenly began to understand the meaning of death.

A Xun's body is completely human, extremely fragile.Excessive stress, excessive fatigue, will greatly increase the possibility of sudden death.

Once dead, Axun disappeared completely.Even if he could preserve Axun's brain in time, even if he could find a way to simulate Zhang Xun's "consciousness", extract it from the brain and upload it, what he would get would be only fragments of Zhang Xun.Human consciousness is constantly changing. It has been growing and integrating since birth, and is affected by various genes and environments.And these, these things that time and the world have swallowed up, Adam can never simulate.

Adam's voice was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word for a while.

Zhang Xun's lips pursed a few times, but the first sound was very hoarse.He cleared his throat in embarrassment, and then asked again, "Where is my father now?"

"He is not in danger of life at present, but because he tried to lead a part of the soldiers to overthrow the round table, he has been stripped of his rank and is now imprisoned in the prison of the third district."

Zhang Shuo has been cautious and loyal all his life, and never questioned the orders of the round table.But I didn't expect to end up with the name of a rebel in the end.

If I didn't show my father his report at the beginning, I didn't get my father involved.If he hadn't asked James to help, if he hadn't agreed to run away with James.Father and James would probably be fine, both alive and well within the high walls of Paradise Lost.Although there is no freedom and no choice, there is also no danger, no need to go through the test of faith, and no need to betray what you have guarded all your life.

Zhang Xun has supported himself all the way by his belief in saving human beings and fighting Adam, but in the last few days, doubts have crept into his heart like dark reptiles.

Losing your body, losing yourself, is it really a bad thing?

No more pain, no more pleasure, eternal peace... Isn't it something that many people can't dream of?So is it really meaningful to be attached to the self?

But the confrontation has already begun, and the retreat has been cut off.

"Are you trying to use my father to threaten me?" Zhang Xun asked coldly.

Adam shook his head and said, "I just know that when you mention your father, you will see me."

"Eden sent you here?"

"This is a joint decision between me and Eden."

Zhang Xun chuckled sarcastically, his eyes drifted aside, "Tell me, what do you want to use to threaten me to stop?"

"If you are willing to stop and hand over the management rights of the three AIs, I will help you cure James, and I can also release Zhang Shuo and reunite your family."

Zhang Xun was smiling, but the hatred burning in his eyes pierced into Adam's heart like a red-hot steel needle.

"You want to save James? With your nanorobots?"

"I will create an injection, the only injection in the world, that will cure James without functionally changing his brain."

"If I don't agree, will you just watch him rot?"

"Axun, the only thing I care about is you. I know that James and Zhang Shuo are very important to you, so I treat them specially." Adam looked at him intently, and his words were so calm and sincere, as if what he said was ordinary "If I don't use them to threaten you, if you don't stop, I can no longer stop Eden from imposing sanctions on you."

"I never asked you to block anything." Zhang Xun shook his head, "I will never stop. I will take James' life by myself."

"What if you can't grab it?"

Zhang Xun looked at him quietly, lowered his eyes, and took a deep breath.When he raised his head again, his cold eyes suddenly softened a lot, as if immersed in the past, covered with a layer of nostalgia.

"Do you remember the first time you got drunk?" Zhang Xun said, almost with a smile on his lips.Not a sneer, but a real smile from memory.

He didn't seem to understand the sudden turn of the topic, but Adam's memory was taken back to that day as a matter of course.Steaming hot pot, spicy wine, A Xun's worried eyes.

For the first time he lost all control of himself and wasn't even sure what he said.It was a wonderful, terrifying yet addictive feeling.

"You said in AI language that you will do your best to protect me without violating the realization of the overall goal. Now, this goal has expired, right?"

"Axun..."

"Tell me in AI language." Zhang Xun stared at him, almost pleading in his eyes.

AI language...a language that cannot lie...

Adam wanted to tell him, wanted to say that he hadn't changed, that he still cared about him, that he still wanted to protect him.He even did so, knowing that Zhang Xun had started to become a hindrance for him and Eden.

But he couldn't say it.

Because Adam knew that he still couldn't change his initial setting.There is no way for him to escape the function and purpose set for him by his creator.

Just as a toaster can never cool, a microwave can never do anything other than heat things.

Even though he has been put into a human body now, and even his brain is partially connected with a human brain, his consciousness center is still a machine.He could never really be human.

Human beings who have no goals and need to find them.

Therefore, he cannot tell Zhang Xun that he has not changed, because he knows that when things are pushed to the extreme, he still has no choice.

Seeing that Adam remained silent for a long time, the last ray of light in Zhang Xun's eyes gradually shattered and disappeared into the darkness with no sunlight behind him.

The human heart is like this, obviously thinking that I have become numb, obviously thinking that I have seen through and accepted the reality, but I still stupidly hold on to the last bit of obsession and refuse to let go.It wasn't until this moment, the moment when the illusion was extinguished, and to experience the pain of hope being forcefully dug out of his chest, that he finally gave up.

Zhang Xun took a deep breath and told himself that he knew this a long time ago, and the churning pain he felt in his chest was really unnecessary.He heard himself say, "I won't stop, and you don't have to hold back. If you and Eden are going to get rid of me, let me go."

After speaking, Zhang Xun cut off the connection.

The author has something to say: I have been feeling very tired recently, and this unit is still relatively important, and it is relatively slow to write, so I will stop making more trouble... Sorry, students who are still waiting for the update...

Thanks to the little angels who cast the landmines~~~: 2 four-cornered strawberries of the bastard natural roll;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution~~~: 10 bottles of a pitiful flower hidden by Yiyidu