The mechanic.

The technological breakthrough of the combination of biology and machine occurred 100 years ago, when women had gained absolute control over the world.However, human society has always rejected the mechanization of the brain, probably because of various ethical issues, such as whether a human being replaced with a mechanical brain can still be considered a human being, which involves the ultimate philosophical issue of the definition of human beings.And Eden seems to have no intention of promoting the mechanization of human beings, so even after another 100 years, there has been no breakthrough in the manufacturing technology of mechanical human brains.

I'm afraid even Eden didn't expect that this technology has developed by leaps and bounds in Eden's only blind spot—Paradise Lost.

Zhang Xun's teacher, Stanley Hogan, was the first to make a technological breakthrough. Unfortunately, at the age of 51, he suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and passed away without even being able to be rescued.Zhang Xun, who was only in his early twenties at the time, bit the bullet and took over all the research work of the teacher. It was like a retreat, staying at home and sleeping only three or four hours a day for eight years. A self-aware mechanical brain.This brain is not all silicon and metal, but is modified on the basis of a chimpanzee brain, retaining part of the middle and posterior frontal lobes, cerebellum and brainstem, so that the artificial brain can communicate with the original body and reduce rejection.Then the frontal lobe, which "stores the soul," was completely replaced with a machine made of silicon and metal.The completed brain managed to survive in the body of a chimpanzee and is now used as a mascot by soldiers in Paradise Lost to help with heavy loads or to deal with dangerous situations.

After Zhang Xun's success, they began to plan a plan to descend the gods.If gods are to be defeated, they must have gods of their own.

They want to imprison God in the body of men who are defined as "dangerous" and "evil" like them.

Zhang Xun typed a series of instructions in the window, and a door in the warehouse slowly opened, revealing a pure white laboratory.Numerous pipelines stretch out in all directions like a spider web, and the center of the spider web is connected to the brain of a "man".

It was the "corpse" of a young man brain-dead in a recent fight, only to be forcibly resuscitated with a pacemaker and a ventilator to keep blood flowing through his body.The male corpse is 24 years old, with a very handsome face and a tall and strong physique. Only one right arm has been replaced with a mechanical arm, and the heart has been replaced with a mechanical heart due to a congenital disease. Parts are still intact.

Zhang Xun has cooperated with a surgeon to remove the frontal lobe and hippocampus of the corpse, and replaced them with the artificial brain used to carry Eden's core program and the super storage hard disk made with nanoatom technology as a database.So at this time, in the "brain" half exposed in the cranial cavity, the soul part of the "human being" has been completely replaced by a machine.In this case, the relatively primitive hindbrain lobe, part of the midbrain lobe, and cerebellum were preserved and soaked in a layer of cerebrospinal fluid, which means that some human instinctive behaviors and perception abilities are not affected.

As the "greatest" AI ever, ever sane and perfect, Eden will be trapped in a man's body.Feel hunger, cold, fear, anger just like ordinary men.

Zhang Xun began to connect the data lines to different ports.Under his request, there is no assistant by his side, and he has to do everything by himself, which is a little bit of a rush.Eden was quiet the whole time, not even trying to stop him.

After connecting all the data cables, Zhang Xun rested for a while, and thumped his aching waist like an old man.It wasn't surprising to see the screen go blank.Eden doesn't know what fear is, or what "feeling" is.No, it should be said that he knows all the physiological mechanisms of "feeling", even the transmission speed and types of all biological signals, and can even accurately manipulate the emotions of the masses.But it could never experience those "feelings" he knew.

"You know, it doesn't make sense to do this, right?" Seeing him pause, Eden finally typed out a line, "I'm just one of Eden's servers."

"The five servers are connected to each other, and each has its own authority. If you control one, you can access the others."

"You want to control me?"

"I want to learn from you. But they will want to control you and even enslave you." Zhang Xun said, sighing softly, "I will try my best to protect your safety, after all, you are my research object and it is also my responsibility .”

Eden was silent for a moment, then said, "Good luck, Mechanic."

Zhang Xun let out a low laugh.The response of artificial intelligence will always be different from what humans expected.It was clear that Eden didn't take what he said as a threat at all, and didn't think such a thing had any meaning.Thinking about the hatred and fanaticism burning in the eyes of the men outside the door just now, and how absurd the revenge they shouted in their mouths seemed absurd in the face of Eden's seemingly indifferent attitude.

I'm afraid their actions are as meaningless in Eden's eyes as a group of ants trapped on a small sand island roaring angrily towards the sea.

Until the moment it becomes an ant itself.

Zhang Xun's slender fingers jumped on the keyboard, inputting commands smoothly and gracefully like playing a piano.

"I will shut you down again, and transfer your core cognitive modules and long-term and short-term memory to the artificial brain and hard disk. After the transfer is complete, I will permanently delete you from these servers." Zhang Xun said solemnly, pointing his finger Hovering above the enter key, "You will become a new kind of creature... half man, half machine."

Eden: Hope you succeed.

Although he knew that Eden didn't have such a thing as emotions, Zhang Xun still felt a hint of sarcasm and sneer when he saw this sentence.

I hope you can still be so calm when you reboot after the transfer is complete... Zhang Xun let out a low chuckle and pressed the Enter key.

There was no special reaction in the entire warehouse, but the sound of the machine running has been reduced a lot. After all, Eden's program has been closed.Now this supercomputer is no different from an ordinary computer.Zhang Xun began to transfer the core cognitive modules, and then automatically continued the long-term and short-term memory.The male corpse lying on the operating table was still motionless, but a small indicator light on the artificial brain that was originally silent turned on, indicating that the transmission had begun.

After the transfer is complete, the program will automatically clear all content on the warehouse server in front of you.

Zhang Xun was actually very nervous, his palms sweated thinly, and he had to wipe his pants off before typing on the keyboard.The manpower and material resources consumed by this artificial brain far exceeded expectations. If his father hadn't tried his best to ensure that Zhang Xun could complete the manufacture of the mechanical brain, the project would have been cut off long ago.After all, the relationship between Canada and Lost Paradise is also beginning to be tense, which is the time when more resources are needed for combat preparations.Men in that refugee city in South America last year carried out a terrorist attack on Europe, blowing up the iconic building built after World War III - the Triumphal Tower.As a result, a new wave of fear and hatred towards men has spread to countries around the world centered in Europe. Even in Canada, a country that is more tolerant and friendly than other countries, some women who are more hostile to men have begun to call on the government to stop funding These "natural born terrorists".

Since Eden's structure is too complex and the amount of memory is too large, the entire transmission process will take a whole night.Zhang Xun prepared enough coffee for himself, and planned to keep an eye on the progress bar, in case there was any unexpected situation that he didn't expect.But in the middle of the night, even if he drank a stomach full of coffee, he couldn't stand it anymore. After all, he had barely slept in the past two days to prepare for today's transmission work.Unknowingly, I sat on the chair with my head tilted back, and just fell asleep like this.

The intermittent dreams were messy and fragmented, and I didn't know how long I slept. When I opened my eyes, there was silence around me.

Zhang Xun's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sat up straight, looking at the operating table, but suddenly fell into an ice cave.

The operating table was empty, and the unplugged transmission lines were scattered around the head, and some coolant remained on the metal table.

how is this possible?He hasn't entered the command to activate the artificial brain yet?

Zhang Xun immediately stood up, but after taking two steps, his heart hanging in the air was relieved.

He saw the "male corpse" huddled in a corner, in a baby-like posture.The brain is still exposed in the cranial cavity that has not been closed. Through a thin layer of nano-plastic and light yellow cerebrospinal fluid, the fleshy hooks on the brain lobe can be seen.And that handsome but too pale face was full of confusion and fear.

Such a vivid expression lacks any restraint, almost baby-like theatricality.

Before today, Zhang Xun consulted Patrick Morrison, the most famous psychiatrist in the army.Morrison predicts that when an artificial intelligence first has a body, a sense of touch, smell and some of the most instinctive and simple emotional responses, it will be confused and frightened.Just like when a baby just came into this world, it should be under great pressure, lost the protection of the warm womb, and was forcibly dragged into a cold and noisy world. If an adult has to bear that feeling, I'm afraid It can also be extremely uncomfortable, but babies can only use crying to relieve the discomfort, while adults can choose to endure it.The only difference between the artificial intelligence put into the human body and a baby is that he knows a lot of knowledge, but knowledge is almost useless when facing instinctive reactions.

In other words, Eden might act like a baby.The way to calm him down at this time is to comfort him carefully like a mother.

Zhang Xun sincerely hoped that he would not have to breastfeed Eden...

Zhang Xun walked up to Eden cautiously.The other party shrank back like a conditioned reflex, but the expression on his face was full of confusion.

"I must admit that the instinctive emotions and conditioned reflexes of the human body have made me a little out of control." With a strange tone, as if he didn't know how to use his lips and tongue, Eden spoke the most emotionless words with the most trembling voice.With such a weird combination, Zhang Xun once again had that kind of... dumbfounding feelings.

Zhang Xun booed softly, trying to use his softest voice to say, "Relax, you need time to adapt to your body."

"I now have high levels of adrenaline, norepinephrine, ACTH and cortisol in my system and I need drugs that suppress these hormones."

"You are now in a state of stress response, because you are afraid." Zhang Xun said softly, "You don't understand what you feel, so you trigger the FightorFlight response, your body instinct tells you that you may be in danger, let You want to run away. But you don't use your body, so you can't run away. It's a normal human instinct. You don't need drugs, listen to me, and you will calm down."

Eden just stared at him with those blue-gray eyes, "You mean to use deep breathing and other physical relaxation techniques to counteract the stress response."

Zhang Xun has a slightly bigger head.Facing an artificial intelligence that knows all theoretical knowledge and objective facts and data is far smarter than humans like them, it is really difficult for you to pose as an authority...

That's why this is an extremely dangerous plan... Zhang Xun must be careful with every step he takes, otherwise they may usher in the end of Paradise Lost sooner than expected.

"Although you know the theoretical knowledge, the theory is far from the actual experience." Zhang Xun maintained a neutral expression that was not aggressive but did not reveal any emotions. This expression was practiced by the psychiatrist. It was only two years of training, a mask that would not be cracked due to inner turmoil.Because Eden has the ability to detect lies through micro-expressions, if you want to control it, you can't put all your thoughts on your face.He said patiently, "Follow me, put your hands on your stomach, and breathe in."

Eden watched Zhang Xun's movements, and finally raised his right hand, imitating Zhang Xun's way and putting his hand on his abdomen.

Zhang Xun inhaled, slowly raised his hands along with his abdomen, paused for a few seconds, and then exhaled through his lips.Eden worked hard to learn his breathing pattern, and after a few times, he finally caught up with him.The two sat on the ground facing each other like this, constantly inhaling, exhaling, inhaling, exhaling... After about 5 minutes, Eden really felt the kind of heart beating, sweating and uncontrollable The shivering discomfort subsided a lot.

Zhang Xun felt a little relieved to see that Eden had mastered the method of breathing and relaxing so quickly, and smiled slightly.He stretched out his hand tentatively, and said softly, "I need to put your skull on. Now your electronic brain is exposed, it's too dangerous."

Eden said, "Okay."

But when Zhang Xun reached out to help Eden, the other party suddenly pushed him.Unprepared, Zhang Xun was hit and fell to the ground, the back of his head hit the ground, dizzy.Eden stood up, staggered like a person who couldn't use his own legs, and ran for two steps before falling to the ground.Zhang Xun got up from the ground, wiped the back of his head with his hands to make sure there was no bleeding, then walked up to Eden who was trying to get up, knelt down and sighed, "You are so smart, you should know that you have no chance of escape, right?"

"I didn't want to run away." Eden distinguished, but his expression became more and more blank, "I don't know what's going on."

Another escape impulse created by the body's stress response... Is it because I tried to touch him?

This time Zhang Xun stretched out his hands and showed his fingers in front of Eden to show that there was nothing in his hands that could cause harm to the other party, "Please try to control your body with your reason? I can't help you Hit it a few times."

But at this moment, a hoarse voice shouted from outside the warehouse door, "What happened! Is it trying to escape?" Someone was already trying to hit the door.Zhang Xun immediately yelled, "Nothing, you are not allowed to come in!!!"

His voice was stern and resolute, and Eden flinched unconsciously, his gray-blue eyes opened wide, like a frightened little animal...

Although it is a "little animal" much stronger than Zhang Xun.

Even so, Zhang Xun still felt a little softness in his heart.He stretched out his hand again and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm your mechanic, and I will take good care of you."

This time, when his hand touched the somewhat cold skin on Eden's left shoulder, Eden only trembled slightly, probably because he was surprised by the feeling of skin contact.Zhang Xun's warm body temperature made Eden feel a little...comfortable.

Zhang Xun helped Eden stand up, and led him staggeringly towards the operating table step by step.Eden tried hard to control his legs, and kept his eyes on Zhang Xun's way of walking while walking.After placing Eden on the operating table, Zhang Xun put on medical gloves and installed an alloy skull on Eden's head.There are even artificial hair follicles planted on the scalp. As long as it takes a long time, the hair will grow to cover the joints of the skull, and Eden will look no different from ordinary human men.No one will know that his brain is a computer.

Seeing Zhang Xun working seriously, Eden suddenly said, "It's hard to imagine that you can survive for so long in such a body."

Zhang Xun chuckled, "Why do you say that?"

"Too much chaos, too many random mutations..." Eden raised his hands, frowning tightly, his expression seemed to be picking on a defective product, "Too many uncontrolled things. Imperfect .”

"Because we are not made. We are the result of natural random evolution and mutation, the survival of the fittest over trillions of years."

"I can create a more perfect body for you." Eden said, "There will be no more uncontrollable impulses, and most of the men's threats can be removed. You can be free."

"Are you bargaining with me?" Zhang Xun said calmly, "It's a pity you don't understand. If there is no uncontrollable impulse, there is no point in being a human being."

Eden frowned again, "I really don't understand your irrational impulses."

"You will understand soon, because you are already one of us." Zhang Xun completed the last nerve connection, took a step back, and looked at his most perfect body with an almost fascinated expression. Composition: "From today on, you are no longer Eden. Your new name is: Adam."