The mechanic.

When Zhang Xun came back to his senses, he found himself standing at the door of the Lab.

He didn't remember how he came all the way here, his mind seemed to be crowded with a lot of things, but it seemed to be empty at the same time.He felt as if something in his internal organs had shattered, leaving a dark hole, swallowing all his strength.

The mechanics and researchers who saw him along the way greeted him earnestly, but they were all frightened when they saw his haggard look.Pan opened the door for him and said in a familiar tone, "Good morning, Zhang Xun."

Immediately afterwards, another voice as light as a breeze in the forest sounded.

"Axun!"

Zhang Xun felt a sudden twitch in his stomach, and the pain made the muscles on his face uncontrollable.He breathed hard, counting silently one, two, three, and then put the smile back on his face.He turned his head, but bumped into a large handful of fragrant roses.

"Happy Valentine's Day!" Adam's radiant smile appeared behind the roses, and his blue eyes shone with bright anticipation, as if he was waiting to see the surprise on Zhang Xun's face.

Zhang Xun was stunned for a while, trying to make an expression of surprise, but he couldn't do it.As he took the flowers, he said apologetically, "Today is February No. 14, I got so busy that I forgot about it."

Adam held Zhang Xun in his arms, bowed his head and kissed him deeply on the lips.The mechanics around me looked at their noses and mouths, caring, as if they couldn't see anything, which had long been commonplace.

Zhang Xun accepted the kiss, but felt that the kiss was bitter.Even after it was over, the bitter taste continued to spread, spreading to the depths of the throat, spreading to the internal organs.

Adam stared at his face, stroked his cheek gently with his hands, and expressed worry and concern, "Axun, did you not sleep well yesterday? Your complexion is getting worse and worse, and you will get sick if you continue like this." .”

Zhang Xun looked down at the words in his arms, and said softly, "I really need to take a good rest."

"Don't work today, let's go out and relax." Adam whispered in his ear, "I have asked for leave for you and Fernandez. I will be with you all day today."

Zhang Xun looked at him in a daze, then bent his eyes, "Okay."

Adam seemed to have been planning this day for a long time.As soon as he walked out of the Lab, he conjured up two tickets to the classical opera in the Fourth District at the King's Theatre. It was a very old but classic play "Carmen".Zhang Xun has always liked to watch classical operas or musicals, but the art of Paradise Lost has not developed much in the first place. The fees of the few theater troupes are so high that only the privileged class can afford it. Before the Shenshen project, Zhang Xun just I am a poor mechanic, so I have never had a chance to see it on site.

Zhang Xun just casually said something to Adam, and he didn't even remember it himself.Adam took it to heart.

Perhaps this is the advantage of artificial intelligence, they will not forget a word you said to them.

What Adam ordered was a balcony box on the second floor, where there were only two chairs, a tea table, and a lot of snacks, tea and wine.After Zhang Xun took his seat, he noticed that sitting diagonally opposite seemed to be the sixth chief and the first chief.In addition, there are many congressmen and military officers he has seen...all of them are wearing bright and bright dresses, bringing their partners, and holding amber champagne in their hands.The posture is elegant and noble, like a British nobleman who came out of the Victorian period.

Many eyes focused on him and Adam, presumably they did not expect to see the two of them in this kind of place.Especially the sixth chief, who looked at them unabashedly with snake-like eyes.

Zhang Xun was a little uncomfortable.

"Leave them alone." Adam whispered in his ear, squeezed his hand, then grabbed an orange, carefully pushed it aside, and gave half of it to Zhang Xun.

Not long after, the opera officially began. "Carmen" tells the story of Carmen, a gypsy girl with a variety of styles and a fiery personality, who uses her extraordinary charm to try her best to seduce an upright and ignorant sergeant Jose, but after getting him, she empathizes with another man. On a young bullfighter.Jose, who lost everything because of her doing all kinds of stupid things, begged her not to betray him, but only got a cold rejection.In the end, Jose, who had nothing left and fell into the abyss of despair, killed Carmen and surrendered himself.

When I saw the fourth act, it was also the final act.Zhang Xun suddenly felt fingers brushing his cheek.

"Why are you crying?" Adam teased with a chuckle, "Have you gotten into the drama too much?"

Only then did Zhang Xun realize that when he saw the scene where Jose thrust the dagger into Carmen's chest, he had already burst into tears.He wiped away his tears with his palm, and laughed at himself, "Yeah, I got too deep into the drama."

"If you like it, we will watch it every time we have a new play." Adam gently wiped the water stains on his cheeks, his eyes as gentle as the moonlight, "These operas are indeed very different from playing them in the head different effect."

"Okay." Zhang Xun nodded, looking at Adam seriously, "Let's watch together later."

When the actors called their curtain call, Zhang Xun took Adam and left quietly.He didn't want to deal with those people in the sixth chief right now.

Zhang Xun was already very tired, and just dealing with Adam already required him to concentrate and do his best.

Adam's schedule for the day was apparently based on the data he collected on human courtship activity.After the opera, he took Zhang Xun to a French restaurant with lazy jazz music.The restaurant was very full that night, all couples who came out for the festival.

After all, there are not many festivals that Paradise Lost can keep in sync with the ordinary world.People want to seize every moment to celebrate some of the few remaining bliss in life.

Zhang Xun really didn't have much appetite, but he still dutifully ate all the food on the plate.He tried to cheer himself up, and there were times when his laughter was genuine.

He has been looking at Adam seriously, trying to remember every subtle arc on Adam's face.

The last activity of the evening is to watch the stars from the clock tower in Victoria Square.

Adam had prepared enough coats to wrap them tightly.Adam's arms were also emitting a suitable heat, holding Zhang Xun in his arms.There is no light pollution in the city here. When the two of them raised their heads, they could see a galaxy of stars shining like diamonds across the entire black velvet sky.

The light of the stars fell into their eyes through tens of millions of years. Perhaps when they looked at it, the star that emitted or refracted the light had already died, and they would not be able to observe it until many years later. .

Adam suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the stars at a certain moment in the sky, "One day, we will go there."

Zhang Xun smiled lowly, "Are you going to the stars?"

"Yes. The earth's resources are limited, and they will be exhausted sooner or later. We must find a new home for the descendants of mankind." Adam said, turning his head, starlight danced in his blue eyes, "and, you Don't you think it's a pity that the universe is so big and you only live on one star for the rest of your life?"

Looking into those eyes, Zhang Xun felt that he was almost intoxicated.

"I may not live to that time." Zhang Xun said softly.

"No, you will live, and you will always be with me." Adam told him seriously, "I will find a way to lift the last curse of mankind."

The final curse, death?

How to cancel?If humans don't die anymore, it will cause extremely serious problems, the population will explode, resources will be exhausted, endless wars and conflicts...

Moreover, what is the concept of living forever?Can humans really bear it?Can the hardware of the human brain support so much data input?

In any case, this day can be regarded as a very complete day for Zhang Xun.Adam planned every step just right, and didn't need to worry about it.

Adam wanted to make Zhang Xun happy.

Later, Adam leaned on Zhang Xun's shoulder and fell asleep unconsciously.And Zhang Xun continued to look at the endlessly spreading stars above his head with wide eyes, but his eyes were empty, unable to reflect any light.He was breathing tremblingly, and the tears just overflowed the corners of his eyes, and they were dried by the wind.

He raised his arm, activating the control panel on the standby device on Adam's forehead.

Taking a last look at Adam's peaceful sleeping face, he pressed a kiss on Adam's forehead.Then, he entered the key for the standby program.

Adam's body went limp, lost support, and fell into his arms.

Zhang Xun felt a sharp pain in his chest.He hugged Adam, lips trembling.

Now Adam was defenseless, as long as he took out the folding saber he hid in his pocket and stabbed Adam in the heart, everything would be over.

He took out his saber and pressed the button.The cold color of the metal made his throat tighten.He stared at the knife in his hand, but he couldn't really stab it no matter what.

He has to do it.

Adam didn't think that what he was doing was destroying human beings, he might even think that he was helping human beings, freeing them from the shackles of nature and irrationality, and giving people freedom and happiness.

He just found a problem and then figured out a way to solve it.

Zhang Xun realized that his plan for succumbing to the gods had never been successful, it was just giving an artificial intelligence more interfaces to receive data.He thought that making Adam perceive the same feelings and instinctive experience as humans would make Adam understand and understand human feelings, and make him sympathize with human beings.But Adam was never human, and didn't think there was any good in being human.

The loss of control he experienced, the impulses that were not controlled by reason, the emotions that prevented people from making decisions that were best for them...these were all things that disliked him, obstacles that prevented him from accomplishing his ultimate goal.Eden used to think that masculinity was a hindrance, but now, he sees some human traits as hindrances.

Confirm the overall goal, collect data, analyze data, propose hypotheses, simulate hypotheses, set sub-goals, discover problems, solve problems, verify hypotheses, approach the overall goal... Adam, or Eden’s strategy has never changed .

He had to end Adam and stop the loss in time, which was his responsibility as a mechanic.

But...he couldn't do it.

So many memories rushed towards him like a surging sea of ​​anger.He saw Adam who woke up for the first time and shivered in the corner of the wall, Adam who sat in a wheelchair and refused to move and refused to accept a human body, Adam who ate omelet rice and his cheeks bulged like a hamster, holding on tightly during the bombing. Adam wearing his clothes, Adam who said that his mechanic made no mistakes in front of the chiefs of the round table, Adam who said "absolutely believe in me" in the base of Feather Snake City, Adam who blocked the fatal attack for him, unfolded in front of him. Adam with wings rushing towards the rising sun, Adam who got drunk and turned into a humanoid computer and kept speaking AI language...

So many looks, so many vivid expressions, so many memories.

Zhang Xun has never injected so much emotion into a certain individual.He always felt that he was out of tune with everything around him, like a kite without strings.But after Adam appeared, he felt that he was finally held by a hand.

Adam always said he was his mechanic and everything to him.But why isn't Adam everything in Zhang Xun?

How could he do it?

With a crisp sound, the knife fell to the ground.

Zhang Xun looked at his hand dejectedly, and an uncontrollable sob rushed out of his throat.what to do?What on earth should he do?

"Axun, thank you."

Suddenly remembered the voice, Zhang Xun was like being bitten by lightning.

He lowered his head in disbelief, only to see Adam, who was lying in his arms and was on standby, looking at him with a pair of faint blue eyes.

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