The mechanic.

Zhang Xun took a bag of feed for rats and quietly descended the escape stairs to the third basement floor.

It is mostly used to store waste equipment parts, and few people come down here.The air was filled with a damp and musty smell, and all the rusty instruments were covered with thick dust.There are intricate metal drainage pipes hanging above the head, and there is an uproar sound of water rushing past from time to time.

It's also the only place where Pan's camera isn't installed.

When approaching the area where he kept the mice, Zhang Xun intentionally walked lightly, hiding behind some stacked metal boxes, and peeping secretly through a gap between the boxes.

Three days ago, he accidentally discovered that the mice were aware of the presence of observers, and would behave differently in the presence of observers.At that time, he left after adding water and food to the mice, but found that he had left the microscope in the basement.When he went back to get it, he found that the white mice were doing some strange behavior.

Some larger white mice are at the bottom, and there are layers of white mice on top.They are forming a white wriggling "pyramid", trying to touch the lid of the incubator.

They are cooperating and trying to escape.

But as soon as Zhang Xun appeared, they dispersed immediately, and returned to the previous motionless appearance with dull eyes.

Rats are smart, but not smart enough to engage in this highly cooperative behavior...

Zhang Xun then installed a pinhole camera in a place where the white mice could not see, so that he could monitor these mice that were obviously undergoing some kind of mutation at any time.It was not obvious from the appearance, but after Zhang Xun quietly sent one to the Department of Life Sciences for autopsy, he was shocked by the results.

The mouse's brain seemed to have a growth that had never been seen before, but it was not the same as a normal brain tumor.Those proliferating tissues were in good shape and could communicate effectively with the rest of the brain.

Zhang Xun shivered fiercely as he looked at the brain slice picture displayed on the screen.

The nanorobots were manufactured under their own supervision, but most of the relevant knowledge and data came from Adam, who also participated in the entire manufacturing process.Other than myself, those who are most likely to tamper with the nanorobots and can't see it themselves, probably don't need to think about others.

It's just that he's not sure if such a "side effect" was intentional or unintentional.The proliferating tissue has clearly had an effect on the behavior of the mice. The question is what is the significance of this effect?The human brain is much more complex, is it immune to such "side effects"?After all, some advanced hospitals in the ordinary world have already begun to use nano-robots. If there is a problem, it should have been reflected, right?

Or, just because nano-robots are used in the most advanced hospitals to treat diseases of some important people, even if there are side effects, the news is all controlled and blocked.

Zhang Xun didn't tell the professor who helped him to test the source of the mouse, he returned to the Lab as usual, and accepted Adam's kiss on his lips as usual.When the two were having dinner together, Adam showed Zhang Xun a video of alloy fighting with a mechanic's pet dog, and Zhang Xun smiled appropriately.

Adam suddenly turned his head slightly to look at him, "By the way, where have you been today? I can't find you anywhere."

Zhang Xun said, "James asked me to watch a fighting match."

The smile on Adam's face faded slightly, and his brows were slightly wrinkled, showing obvious displeasure.Zhang Xun was uncomfortable seeing him, "What's wrong?"

"Don't go out with him alone in the future." Adam said bluntly, "If you want to go out with him, let me follow."

Zhang Xun was confused, "Ah? Why?"

"I would be jealous."

Zhang Xun opened his mouth slightly, and was stunned for a few seconds, "Are you jealous... James?"

"I'm jealous of all male and female human beings of the right age who may have a romantic relationship with you." Adam said righteously, "This is an additional negative emotion after human beings have love. I hope you can cooperate."

Zhang Xun was able to laugh this time without pretending, "Ordinary human beings don't say things like jealousy so directly. Besides, can I no longer talk to people other than you?"

"You can, but only if I'm there."

"Adam...you are showing too much possessiveness. It's an unhealthy state of mind..." Zhang Xun shook his head and explained half-jokingly to Adam who was staring at him persistently, "I'm over 30 You are so far the only... object. You really don't have to worry about me being snatched away, maybe no one else will take a fancy to me except you. "

If Adam really "sees" him, if the relationship between them is really not just based on the inexplicable fetters of artificial intelligence on administrators.

"Axun, you don't understand your own charm too well." Adam took Zhang Xun's hand with both hands, put it to his lips and kissed Zhang Xun's dexterous fingers, his big blue eyes were full of sincere tenderness, "I Think you're the best human being."

Zhang Xun looked at the face full of concentration and fascination, but felt sour in his heart.

The familiar faint sadness is back.How nice would it be if they met in another situation, if Adam was a normal human being, if there was no Paradise Lost and no Eden?

He even wanted to imitate the ostrich and bury his head in the sand, throwing away all the mice, just like he didn't know anything, immersed in the dream that Adam woven for him.

But now he came back, back to the dark and damp basement, watching the rats that would tear up everything he finally had at any time.

Those mice didn't seem to need to communicate, and Zhang Xun didn't see them communicating with each other in an obvious way.He squatted down silently and released a mechanical mouse.

A mouse crawling on the far right was the first to notice the mechanical mouse passing by on the ground.But in the next second, all the other mice, even those little white mice who couldn't see the mechanical mouse at the other end, immediately turned around and gathered towards the right corner.They didn't move extraneously, and their eyes like black dots stared straight at the things crawling on the ground.

Zhang Xun has done this kind of experiment more than once in the past two days. He found that there seems to be some kind of...spiritual connection between these mice?

When one mouse saw the important object, all the other mice responded.Then contact the mouse brain with the strange hyperplasia that I saw before...

Are the nanobots or antibodies to the honey plague producing these effects?

Zhang Xun quickly typed his observations into the report document, and then quickly browsed the video files in the pinhole camera to cut out useful clips.He intends to write a report on all possible effects of nanobots on people, and then secretly give it to his father.

Zhang Xun hoped that he had overreacted.I hope I'm thinking too much.Hopefully this side effect doesn't affect people to the same degree.But...it's better to be persecuted than to be caught off guard.

He needs the follow-up investigation of the honey plague patients cured by nano-robots. If Lab wants to collect such information himself, it must go through Pan's extension robot, but Zhang Xun doesn't want Pan to know about this.If it is done by the military, it will be safer.

It's just that you have to hide it from the round table at the same time...

Zhang Xun sighed, and the mice in the cage who had been gathering to observe the mechanical mice just now dispersed, and each returned to a motionless state.Zhang Xun quickly finished typing the report, added food and water, then squatted down and stared carefully into the eyes of a white mouse.He could see something chilling in those two small eyeballs.

Zhang Xun thought of the nano-robots that were improved by Adam and could be manipulated by Pan to move in the macro world... Each robot is an individual, but at the same time acts like a whole life, dominated by a higher consciousness with.Absolute order, absolute unity, absolute selflessness.

Just like the worker bees in the hive, they can sacrifice their lives to protect a "noble" goal, give up the opportunity to reproduce, and work tirelessly forever.

Almost all of the traits that humans admire...

With his own report, Zhang Xun found an excuse to leave the Lab and went to the Sunset Bar in Hawaii.He placed a capsule-sized hard drive next to James' wine glass and whispered, "Give this to my dad sometime before anyone sees it."

The stubble on James' chin was getting thicker, and his spirit was a little sluggish.He frowned, picked up the capsule, "What is this?"

"Some information. It's not convenient for me to go to him, so I told him to read it." Zhang Xun stared nervously at James, who realized the seriousness and nodded solemnly.

Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you...I have to go back quickly." He said, put on his hat and scarf, and turned up the collar of his coat to cover the lower half of his face.

"Axun!" James suddenly tugged on his cuff.Zhang Xun paused and looked at him questioningly.

"You have to be careful." James said in a deep voice.

Zhang Xun nodded, "You too."

In the next few days, Zhang Xun was so busy with the mechanic assessment that he didn't even have time to go to the restaurant for dinner.Adam goes to help him cook on time every day, serves tea and water, and even helps him deal with some sundries. He is like a model boyfriend, which makes all the mechanics cry with envy and invest in the army of artificial intelligence research.

Whenever he has free time, Zhang Xun will be slightly distracted.So he tried not to let himself be idle, especially when Adam was around him.

While stuffing chocolate biscuits into his mouth, Adam looked at the frame design of the new no-blind-spot shield system submitted by Pan Xin.He touched the plate with his hand and found that he had finished eating.He licked his fingers and felt that he needed more sugar for mental consumption, so he hummed a song and walked out of Zhang Xun's office to find some snacks.

Today is a rest day, and the whole Lab is quiet.When entering the empty kitchen, Pan suddenly said, "Zhang Xun locked the relevant database and folders of Nanobot 2.0."

Adam stood in front of the snack vending machine, hesitating which one to choose. Hearing Pan's words, he shrugged, "It's my fault. I should discuss it with him first. Axun must have his consideration."

"you are right."

Adam chose a bag of potato chips, and when he lowered his head to pick it up, he suddenly asked casually, "Ah Xun seems to be going out a lot lately?"

Pan said, "I don't think so. Compared with his previous frequency of going out, it is not above the average."

"Yes, but I can never find him."

"Probably because he's been going underground a lot lately."

"underground?"

"Yes, the main function of the second and third basement floors is to store materials. My authority only goes to the basement floor. Generally, only those who have been approved by senior mechanics can enter."

Adam let out a soft oh, and walked briskly back to Zhang Xun's office.

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