my robot boyfriend

The bright flames scorched the skin, and at the end of the conveyor belt, there was the roar of a rolling machine.

When his body was dismantled into pieces of scrap metal, he finally struggled like crazy.Clutching his palms that were already out of shape, he called a certain person's name over and over again in a hoarse and distorted voice.

That person couldn't hear him, let alone come to rescue him.

The one and only "master" whom I once loved deeply.

***

"The iris responds well to light and the body temperature is normal."

"Initial current ready, do it again. Three, two, one! Start!"

Slight numbness, tingling.

I opened my eyes.

The fluorescent lamp on the top of the workshop was shaking violently, scorching back and forth.

I thought that the body was dismantled, the nerves were crushed, and turned into a pile of rusty scrap copper and iron, and all the happiness and sorrows of the past would be burned.Follow the life that no one will remember, and disappear in the vast sea of ​​time.

But unexpectedly woke up again, as if time went back in time, a big dream.

I know very, very well how I was born again.

The core component of the artificial intelligence robot is a "condensed alloy" refined from precious metals such as platinum, gold, and hafnium. The temperature of the incinerator can't help it, and the weight of the rolling machine can't crush it.

Even if the body is completely destroyed, that thing will remain in the world.

"Condensed alloys" are expensive.Although the law clearly prohibits recycling, some small factories will secretly buy the discarded alloys from the waste station, format them, write new programs, put them into cheap bodies assembled in batches, and put them on the market again.

In this way, in a small underground workshop, I obtained a new body and a second life.

……

Do it all over again, it stands to reason that I shouldn't remember everything in the past.

All the refurbished machines that were mass-produced together thought they were new products, and none of them had the slightest memory of the past.

Just me, don't know what's wrong.Although the new parameter settings were successfully accepted, nothing in the past could be forgotten.

I still remember the master clearly.

I remember the long eyelashes that fluttered when he smiled, and the evil arc when he drew the corners of his lips.

The laziness of sitting under the wisteria trellis with his long legs dangling, the hot chocolate that he must have every afternoon, and the sweet tooth that is addicted to sugar.

Remember his whisper of "I love you", remember him saying "I will take you to see the aurora next time."

It should be forgotten, but it has never been erased.So that memory became a curse, and in countless quiet nights, it suddenly sprang out like a poisonous snake, biting the heart with one bite.

……

time flies.

It has been two full years since I was refurbished and put on the shelves again.

Starting from scratch is not "lucky", let alone a "gift from heaven".

On the contrary, it is very likely that the god hates me, so he specially gave me a black humor.

Before it "died" for the first time, no matter what I said, it was a top-level high-end match that cost tens of millions.

The appearance and personality are set by the owner himself, there is only one "unique" in the world and there is no pirated version.

But after being destroyed, I was refurbished in a small factory, but I was made into a cheap product with a thousand faces.

Due to the low configuration and poor workmanship, the price when it was put on the shelves two years ago was only 30.

Unfortunately, it ran into a big promotion of artificial intelligence across the board, buried in countless cost-effective models, and no one cares about it.

So, in a rare second life, I just stayed there to collect ashes on the shelves.

Later, the company saw that it couldn't be sold, so it simply lifted me off the shelf and compiled it into a "customer service robot" to make the best use of it, numbered H69.

……

The most prosperous upper northwest urban area in the capital city of the Sino-Singapore Empire is currently the world's largest artificial intelligence robot trading market "Night Night".

The AN-X company I work for is domineeringly located in the most conspicuous central area of ​​"Never Night".

From the 35th floor underground to the 200th floor above the ground, there is a super-large and magnificent shopping space of more than [-] million square meters, displaying nearly a million types of artificial intelligence robots and derivative products.

The company's passenger flow is usually tens of thousands or even 10,000+, and there are more holidays.

Welcome, shopping guide, consultation, cashier, after-sales and other posts are full of low-end phones like me that no one will take a second look at.

……

During the days when I first started working, I considered myself lucky and even looked forward to it.

I always think that if I work here, maybe one day, I will have the opportunity to see the master again.

After so many years, the owner almost needs to buy a new robot.If he is lucky, he might even be chosen to be his shopping guide robot.

……

I miss master.Miss him so much.

Although there are many grievances and sadness, but I still...want to see him again.

I always feel that as long as he is willing to come, as long as he can see him one more time in the vast crowd, even if it is impossible for him to recognize me at all, he won't even linger on me for a second——

……

But day after day, the master never came.

Later I learned that the original owner had already moved to a picturesque town in the south that he used to mention often.

A remote, quiet, water town thousands of miles away.

After confirming the news, there was a feeling of suffocation in the chest that was crushed by a heavy weight.Both powerless and miserable.

I knew I had to find a fulcrum, a fulcrum that wouldn't collapse.

When I said this, I thought it was funny.

As artificial intelligence robots, we are not designed to be so vulnerable - theoretically, as long as the program does not crash, the mind is absolutely impossible.

The so-called "emotions" are nothing more than systemic reflections, and they are all fake.

But I also know that I may not fall into the "reasonable" category.

……

Everything about me is a bit abnormal compared to other artificial intelligence robots.

They will always think of things that other artificial intelligences won't think about, and will do things they won't do.

I don't know why I am different.

Or maybe I'm not that different from other robots at all.

All of this is nothing more than a stupid idea of ​​my self-righteousness and self-deception.

……

After the hope of seeing the master again was shattered, I learned from the pain and had a new idea.

Thinking that since it is very likely that I will never see the owner again in this life.Then can I... also be selfish and find a new master?

In this way, maybe... a new chapter can be opened, and all the luck and sorrow of the past can be completely buried together.

Perhaps, there is still a slim chance to be happy again through a new owner.

Even new happiness... will most likely be fleeting.

Humans are always fickle.

Greedy but dissatisfied, it is even more habitual to like the new and dislike the old.

Therefore, as an artificial intelligence robot, if it can live a life of being loved and loved for two days before being bored by its owner, it is considered a fulfilled destiny.

If I think so, in my last life, I was pampered and loved by my master far more than two or three days.

Compared with many of the same kind, it is no longer a pity.

So, if in my second life, I can still be loved by someone, even if it's only for a very short time, it should be... I've earned it, right?

I think beautifully.

I almost forgot that I was just a cheap machine that no one wanted.

Fortunately, although it is cheap, it is a customer service robot after all, and there are always many opportunities to contact customers every day.

There have also been customers who have expressed interest in me.But after entering the store and looking around, you will find that there are so many models with high cost performance, so you completely forget about the little interest in me.

There are even some people who will lie without changing their faces for some small discounts or discounts.After achieving the goal, he smiled smugly, "Oh~ artificial intelligence is really foolish and easy to deceive."

Many human beings are really too deceitful.Even children can't believe it.

Once there was a little boy with good eyes who promised me that he would take me home. I thought he would not lie to me.

Later facts proved that he was just trying to help his mother get one more free lottery ticket from the company, and I was indeed "stupid and easy to cheat".

Gradually, I began to dare not have even the slightest hope for anything good.

Never again would I expect any guest to be blind enough to take home a bargain like mine.

Day after day, I earnestly work as a shopping guide robot, serving human beings cautiously and diligently, and taking them to buy "things" that are much newer and better than mine.

It also began to become clearer and more determined——

As long as there is no hope, there will be no disappointment, no sadness, no pain.

The author has something to say: I have been too busy with too many classes this semester, and I finally got a new one~~Scattering Flowers!

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