The mechanic.

Zhang Xun stood next to Tian Yu, a former senior engineer of Genesis and now a senior engineer of the R&D department of Feather Snake City, watching the metal gate in front of him with many mysterious runes carved open to both sides.

Behind the gate is a hall filled with pale blue light, which spreads like water all the way to Zhang Xun's feet.His eyes were locked on the cylindrical transparent container, a huge piece of meat was suspended in the light blue solution, under the translucent film was covered with dense blood vessels, wriggling indistinctly with a certain rhythm .

That is where the central module of the most important AI Phoenix in Feathered Snake City is located. The new type of biological computer manufactured by using the technology of DNA and amino acid molecules to store information is just like the one they saw in the underground base of Feather Snake City, only in form There is a slight difference, but that may be related to the difference in the DNA encoding.

Numerous pipelines are wrapped around the meat, and spread out from the top of the container like an upside-down giant umbrella, like dense and complex blood vessels, transmitting information to all areas of the Feathered Snake City.And all the surrounding walls are covered with screens, constantly displaying various data and charts. The R&D personnel in white research uniforms are holding a thin and light tablet computer in their hands, and they are constantly walking back and forth to observe the data.

"Phoenix's source code combines evolutionary algorithms and quantum algorithms, and consumes a lot of energy, but if you consider its capabilities, such energy consumption can almost be said to be as insignificant as a grain of rice." Tian Yu brought Zhang Xun walked in front of the cylindrical container, and the faint blue light reflected on the lenses of her glasses, "It can not only quickly detect potential threats, but also predict the emergence of threats, and several times it even predicted Eden. direction of decision-making."

Zhang Xun asked, "Has it communicated with Eden?"

"Yes." Tian Yu lowered his eyes, "A total of three times, and each time did not exceed 10 minutes."

"For them, 10 minutes is like ten years." Zhang Xun sighed and asked, "Since you have defected, why do you want them to communicate with Eden? You should know Eden's ability. "

Tian Yu said, "I have no choice."

Zhang Xun took a step closer to her and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You didn't really defect, did you? You were sent here."

A look of astonishment flashed behind Tian Yu's glasses in an instant, and then anger rose, "You say I'm a spy?!"

"Of course not. You may really think that you have escaped. But in fact, you are here within Eden's plan." Zhang Xun looked at her meaningfully, "It's like our seance plan. We thought that was evidence of our victory over Eden, when in fact we were only doing what it wanted us to do."

Tian Yu frowned tightly, and opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't.She turned her head and changed the subject, "You said you wanted a similar biological computer. But a biological computer of this level takes time to replicate itself. And you only have one week."

"I don't need it to be fully formed, as long as it is enough to be a carrier of artificial intelligence. How long will it take?"

"If that's the case, I have one that has been self-replicated for three days, and it should be enough for you to use."

Zhang Xun nodded, "In addition, I also need some precision instruments that can operate at the nanometer level, and some special materials. Here is the list." He said, and handed her a piece of paper.

Tian Yu probably hasn't seen such a primitive thing as paper for a long time, and looked through it curiously for a while, "You people of Paradise Lost are really...retro."

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At Zhang Xun's request, the high priest agreed to send someone to take Cindy to the city for care, and James was also sent to the intensive care unit of the Central Hospital for preliminary radiation testing and treatment.Todd sent a person back to report to Anya about their situation, and then started running to the hospital every day.

And Zhang Xun took Enoch into a research and development hall inside the pyramid arranged by the high priest, and never went out again.

A still-developing piece of meat is suspended in a cylindrical container similar to a phoenix, and dozens of pipelines extend out to connect to several monitors.Zhang Xun took out the hard disk in the necklace and began to transfer Pan to the biological computer.

The door behind him opened, and Enoch came in with dinner, and quietly placed the food next to Zhang Xun.The strong aroma finally diverted Zhang Xun's attention from the screen, golden roasted chicken legs, vegetable salad and mashed potatoes, and a bowl of vegetable soup next to it.

"You already know where the kitchen is?" Zhang Xun smiled halfway, sliding the seat, and picked up the knife and fork.

Enoch said, "The morning star told me a lot of very helpful information."

Zhang Xun glanced at it. The way the robot watched him eat seemed a little too... affectionate?

Must be an illusion...

"What do you think of Feather Snake City?" Zhang Xun, who had been busy all day, wanted to steal a little time to change his mind, so he chose a topic at random and threw it over.

"It's a beautiful city, but a little too...religious."

Zhang Xun raised his eyebrows slightly, making an interesting comment.He also thought that Enoch would give some more ordinary compliments.

"When people are in despair, they always look for support and energy from the outside world. Believing that you are guilty is equivalent to believing that you have a chance to be forgiven and saved. It is better than thinking that you are just one of the randomly selected half of the gender. Members should be more hopeful."

"Do you have faith?" Enoch asked.

Zhang Xun paused while eating, and then said, "I used to believe that humans and machines can coexist. We just need to find a balance and find some kind of consensus."

"What about now?"

Zhang Xun lowered his eyes, and a blank echo lingered in the depths of his eyes, "Right now... I don't know. To be honest, I don't even know what will happen tomorrow, what we all human beings will become in the end... …I don’t know what I will become.” He paused, looked at Enoch, and softened his eyes enviously, “But you will still be the same as you are now, and will never change.”

Enoch frowned slightly, "I will change too. My parameters will be adjusted according to the data I have collected."

"But your overall goal will not change, and your mission will not change." Zhang Xun said, suddenly losing his appetite.He put down the knife and fork and returned to the monitor.

Still concentrate on work.

Don't think about the man with the blond hair and blue eyes, the man who saw him with stars in his eyes, but still betrayed him for an unalterable purpose.Don't think about the home he will never return to, the father he may never see again, the brother who may die in half a year.

He can't think too much, then he won't be able to do what he has to do.

Enuo looked at Zhang Xun's slightly arched back, and a look of pain flashed across his expression.

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On the second day after completing Pan's settings and adjustments, Zhang Xun was led by several soldiers from Feather Snake City to the research center where the 26 subjects who tried to blow up the weapon depot were isolated.

Each prisoner was isolated in a separate room, wearing a straitjacket, and the whitewashed light illuminated the face without any hair, and also infinitely magnified the emptiness in the eyes.

Zhang Xun passed by one side of the glass, looked at the bloodshot eyes of those people, and watched their different performances.Some appeared agitated, wandering back and forth in their cells; others sat motionless on their beds like puppets; still others were talking to themselves.

"I need to talk to them." Zhang Xun said to the golden-eyed officer named Paulino who led him.

Paulino said, "Who do you want to talk to? These bastards are very dangerous."

"You said someone had multiple personality disorder?" Zhang Xun's eyes fell on a prisoner in his 40s with a mechanical arm and silver hair.He was singing in his prison, but his voice was childish, like a little boy, which did not match his appearance.

"Yes, this person is one of them. So far we have found that he has six personalities."

Zhang Xun turned to look at Paulino, "Are there any children among your subjects?"

Paulino turned his eyes uncomfortably, "A child had a serious traffic accident when he fled to Feather Snake City with his father. The father was not seriously injured, but the child died. His father wanted his son to live, so he wanted to Upload his consciousness to the cloud..."

There was a flash of anger in Zhang Xun's eyes, but he controlled his emotions, "Let me talk to him. Also, give me some candy."

This silver-haired man's name is Luke, and he used to be a second lieutenant of Feathered Snake City.He was escorted into the room by two robots and pushed to the seat opposite Zhang Xun.

Luke's eyes trembled in panic, full of the most primitive and uncontrollable fear and bewilderment.It made Zhang Xun think of Adam who had just been descended from the gods.

Zhang Xun put on a soft expression and smiled, "Hello. My name is Zhang Xun. What's your name?"

Luke wrapped his arms around his body, curled up into a ball, and looked at him warily, "Sami..."

Watching a person who is older than me make a child's expression and movements is really a sense of disobedience.Zhang Xun took out the chocolate candy that Paulino asked to give him just now from his pocket, "Hello Sammy, may I ask you a few questions?"

"What's the problem?" Luke's eyes quickly glanced at the candy in Zhang Xun's hand, but he was obviously more nervous.

"Not a hard question. I just wanted to ask, do you remember how you got here?"

Luke licked his lips nervously, thought for a moment, and shook his head, "I remember being with my dad, and then there was a loud noise, and then I was in a very empty, big place, and there was nothing there, and I I wanted to find my father, but I couldn't find it."

"Are you alone in that very empty place?"

Luke shook his head. "No, there's a lot more, I can't see them, but I can feel them. They're noisy, they've been drilling into my head." He said, tears starting to flow.Zhang Xun hurriedly stuffed a piece of candy into his hand, "Don't be afraid, you are safe now."

Luke cried, clutching the candy tightly, "No... I can still hear those voices now. I want to sleep, but they won't let me..."

But at this moment, Luke's body suddenly began to tremble violently, coughing loudly, as if to cough up all the alveoli.Zhang Xun stood up nervously and looked at Paulino helplessly.The latter shook his head at him, "He's changing his personality."

Just then, Luke's coughing and twitching stopped.The silver-haired man lowered his head, gasped for a moment, and then slowly raised his eyes.The shape of his face has changed subtly, becoming rougher and more... vicissitudes.He stared fiercely at Zhang Xun, "Who are you?"

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine~~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran 2