The mechanic.

Zhang Xun was shocked. He never expected that Eden would offer such..."generous" conditions.

Accepting a male refugee country is tantamount to acknowledging that one's previous strategies and propositions were wrong. This is like cutting off an arm for the controller of the human world, which will never make mistakes, and will greatly shake its popularity among women and other non-male genders The status and image in the minds of mankind.

Knowing that he has certain feelings for Adam, but still saying such words on purpose... What is Eden's purpose?

Zhang Xun could only reluctantly accept the move, straightened his back, and tried to make himself appear indestructible.Although Eden couldn't see him, at least he hoped that his confidence could come out from his voice, "We are free, we are not controlled by you, and we don't need your pardon."

"Freedom? You can't even leave the [-]-kilometer range of Lost Paradise. The limited arable land forces you to eat artificial meat and synthetic food. Even if you risk your life, you must send soldiers to search for supplies outside. Limited resources make Your social status is deeply divided, your resources are extremely unevenly distributed, and you see each other as enemies. You are unable to engage with the wider world, like a group of frogs trapped in a well. This is not freedom."

Eden has obviously learned a lot about Paradise Lost from the captives he captured and Feather Serpent City.

Zhang Xun bit the bullet and continued to fight, "Everything in life, from major life events to birth, old age, sickness and death, to small things in life, is spied on and controlled by you, just because you don't believe that human beings can make decisions for themselves. Just like a group of children under your supervision, a group of cattle you have penned in, is this freedom?"

"Although I can see everything, I am an artificial intelligence, not a human being. I have no selfishness and desires, and I will not use that information to do selfish things. As long as human behavior does not violate the laws with clear provisions, I will not conduct Any interference. And as compensation, I provided them with an absolutely comfortable and safe life. When everyone’s privacy is deprived to the same degree, it is equivalent to not being deprived, because human beings can only recognize differences and changes, and everyone is the same Naturally, I don’t feel it anymore. The freedom that people in the ordinary world have gained in the past 100 years is something that humans have never had in the past thousands of years.”

There is a frightening sense of confusion in the consistency of Eden's and Adam's statements.

"If this is the case, why are you so afraid that Adam is alive?" Zhang Xun tilted his head slightly as if confused, "If your so-called 'freedom' is so popular, why would anyone want to fund a refugee country? Why do I hear that some ordinary Tensions between countries of the world are starting again? Why don't you even dare to transfer yourself into a more powerful organic server? Just because of fear of not being accepted? As far as I know, a considerable portion of women and gender minorities in the general world are The male personality traits that you demonized have already appeared, such as indifference, irritability, short-sightedness, extremes, and impulsive stimulation... They, like us, cannot stand peace and absolute equality. You spent so much time driving men out Ordinary world, but failed to achieve your ultimate goal."

Eden was not affected by the sarcasm in his tone, and continued to say calmly, "My goal is a process of eternal approach. With my existence, human beings can avoid being led to nuclear war and destruction by their own wrong decisions You don’t believe that I can give happiness to human beings, and you don’t believe that I can give you happiness. This is also very understandable. In this case, I would like to show you what it means to accept me and return to the ordinary world .”

As soon as the voice fell, a window requesting to transfer images appeared on the window-like screen in front of Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun hesitated.

Adam said that Eden can unconsciously hypnotize humans through visual images and influence human decisions.Should he accept it?

But if visual distraction can be used, sound presumably has the same effect, which may be why Eden chose to use Adam's voice to speak to him.That being the case, you cannot back down at this time.

He chose "Accept".

The surrounding screens suddenly turned blank at the same time.That lustrous, life-like luster is like the light emanating from the icosahedron.

Gradually, a figure appeared from the white halo.

It was a person, a man lying on a bed.Zhang Xun looked at him from a bird's-eye view, but a chill ran down his spine.

That man is himself.

"Zhang Xun" on the screen is gradually waking up.The sunlight came in from the clear floor-to-ceiling windows, and after being filtered by the glass, only soft and harmless light fell on his face.He reached out and rubbed his eyes, turned over, as if he didn't want to get up.

"Zhang Xun, it's seven o'clock in the morning. Today's weather is sunny to cloudy, and the temperature is [-] degrees Celsius."

The gentle and elegant female voice is one of the voice channels of Alex, the AI ​​housekeeper designed by Eden.

Zhang Xun reluctantly sat up and found that the clothes for work today had been prepared by the housekeeping robot controlled by Alex.The aroma of coffee and fried eggs wafting from the kitchen cheered him up a little.While he was washing up, the mirror flashed Alex's to-do list and today's headlines.He browsed briefly while rinsing his mouth, shaved quickly, checked the time, and rushed to the kitchen.A rich and balanced breakfast is already on the table.By the time he finished eating, the self-driving car sent by Ross, the urban traffic planning AI, had already arrived at his door.

The body with smooth lines is spotlessly clean.Every day, the car will be sent to the fully automatic maintenance factory for thorough cleaning and disinfection, so there is no need to worry about the messy vomit left by other passengers.There is no accelerator or steering wheel in the car, only touch screen and stereo.Zhang Xun chose his favorite light music, closed his eyes and calmed down for a while.He is going to take a few graduate students to test the new space station colony robot today, and there are many things to consider.

The city passing by outside the car is clean and bright, all the buildings have a sense of coldness and dust, and the plants are just right on the sidewalk.Since there are no longer human-driven vehicles, all vehicles are controlled by Eden's subsystem Ross, so there have been no car accidents for decades, and traffic jams are even more unheard of.The daily fixed monthly rent of these cars is also very cheap. If you want to be cheaper, you can share with other passengers, but Zhang Xun likes to be quiet in the morning, so he has always chosen the morning and evening single box package.

There were also two rows of vehicles passing by in the sky, and the tires were put away and replaced with jets.

The university where Zhang Xun works still retains the ancient architectural style, standing like a Victorian castle in a rose garden.The first class in the morning has started, but there are not many students.More and more college students choose to study with the university's artificial intelligence professor at home, and only those graduate students, doctoral students and professors who need to use laboratory materials need to come in person.Zhang Xun got out of the car and walked up the steps briskly.As soon as he entered the door, he heard a Qingyue calling, "Axun, good morning!"

Zhang Xun's heart skipped a beat, filled with endless joy.He turned his head, and saw Adam...or a replica of Adam, leaning against a pillar with his hands in his pockets, smiling purely at him.

Adam's mind contained an incomplete copy of Eden, and his body was cloned from the dead original Adam.Nowadays, many people choose to customize such a compound person, creating a "soul mate" for themselves that perfectly fits them in all aspects.Marriage with AI has been legalized, and many people have even begun to replace their bodies little by little, turning themselves into machines, so as to live forever with their beloved AI.

Zhang Xun looked at his lover, and asked in a low voice with some reproach, "Why didn't you come last night?"

"I went. But you are too tired and have fallen asleep. I don't want to disturb you, so I left quietly." Adam said in an aggrieved tone, walking towards him slowly, holding Zhang Xun's cheeks with both hands, gave him a deep kiss.

And Zhang Xun, as a matter of course, raised his head and responded, as if this was the most natural thing.

"Axun, today is Friday. Let's go to the movies after you get off work! It's the new thriller, it seems to be called The Last Space Station."

"Movie? I'm afraid you already have it in your database..."

"Yes, but I haven't seen it with human eyes~"

Zhang Xun smiled lowly, he couldn't refuse any request from Adam, "Okay, if I can get off work on time today."

"With me here, you will be able to leave work on time!"

The huge laboratory is loaded with equipment, materials, and 3D printers that you can't think of, but you can't find it... There are projection computers everywhere, and you can access the knowledge base shared by the whole world at any time, browse and search all preserved from the past to the present. knowledge.With so many documents and books, even with the assistance of learning AI Athena, it is impossible to read all the materials of a certain subject.As a result, more and more people have begun to upgrade their brains, so that they can download all data to the "hard disk" of the brain like artificial intelligence.There is no need to memorize anything by rote anymore, everyone can become as smart and powerful as Ai.

Zhang Xun has not yet carried out such a transformation, but he plans to put the transformation on the agenda after the completion of this project.He found more and more that even rare mechanical geniuses still have some disadvantages in competing with those transformed and upgraded humans.Recently, he and Adam have been browsing the prices of various transformations on the human evolution company's app, imagining what they can become.

"Why don't you upload your consciousness to mine?" Adam asked him tentatively once, "In this way, we can be together forever."

forever……

Such a concept used to be just a romantic imagination for human beings.But now, it is gradually becoming a choice, a reality.

But Zhang Xun still couldn't accept the loss of his independence.Without the ego, wouldn't he not exist?

And Adam sensed his nervousness and discomfort, so he considerately did not mention this matter again.

His colleague Lilian walked towards him, with a pretty face and flying red hair, but her body was almost completely transformed into some kind of organic alloy material.She warmly greeted him and Adam, "My favorite little couple, what are your plans for this weekend?"

"Watching a movie." Zhang Xun said with a smile, "Where are you and Albert?"

"He's definitely going to drag me to climb the mountain again. I don't know why those police officers like outdoor sports so much. I'm exhausted from thinking so much every day. I just want to lie down when I go home..." Lilian complained , Suddenly the topic changed, "By the way, I have an idea about the visual error that may be caused by the special results of the space station..."

From here, Zhang Xun devoted himself to a day's work, so busy that he didn't even have time to eat.By five o'clock in the afternoon, he finally submitted his report and could go home with Adam.

As agreed, they went to an open-air drive-in movie in a retro car and ate a lot of popcorn.Afterwards, they went home together, and Adam cooked a cozy dinner by himself, while Zhang Xun sat on the bar and watched Adam busy.A faint sense of comfort, a sense of completeness similar to happiness, permeated his heart.

"Adam, you can live with me from now on." Zhang Xun said suddenly.

Adam turned to look at him in astonishment, "Are you sure? You don't want personal space?"

"You are a part of Eden, and you know best that there is no such thing as a private space." Zhang Xun said, but he lowered his head as if feeling a little uncomfortable, "Of course, if you don't want to, you don't... "

"I'm glad you asked me!" Adam's eyes sparkled, "I'd love to!"

After finishing speaking, like a real human being, he excitedly walked around the bar and hugged Zhang Xun tightly.

At this moment, even if he knows that this is not the original Adam, even if he knows that this is a copy, Zhang Xun still feels similar throbbing and warmth.The same source code, the same DNA, what is the difference from the original one?

However, it was here that Zhang Xun suddenly woke up from the dream weaved by Eden.

He closed his eyes hard, no longer looking at the fantasy dream in which he was the protagonist.He said coldly, "Okay, I don't need to read any more."

Then the image disappeared, and it returned to the state of being painted white again.

Eden said softly, "You can have this kind of life as long as you want."

Zhang Xun was silent for a moment, chuckled, raised his head, and said in the direction of the camera, "It is indeed a beautiful dream, you almost convinced me that I really want that kind of life. But, you are not human after all, you Don't understand one thing."

Zhang Xun paused, and continued, "For humans, an individual cannot be copied. Even if every piece of DNA and every piece of code is exactly the same, even if we can't tell the truth from the fake. But for us, it is still Not the same. Totally different."

Belonging to human beings, AI will never be able to understand the persistence.

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angels who threw the landmines~~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran 2; myvanillaworld, San San San, Ah Yi, Oh 1