the days before i bought the galaxy

Among Bethel's many attractions, the embankment between the theater and Victory Square is considered one of the most romantic dating spots.This long embankment consists of three colored marble corridors of different heights facing the largest artificial river in Bethel. Every two corridors are blocked by shade belts and connected by steps every 50 meters.

The black, red and white corridors gradually become lower from the inside to the outside, and the lowest white corridor is almost level with the water.Since the water level of the artificial river is not affected by the tide, people can always walk barefoot on the semi-wet white marble, leaving their footprints on the embankment for a short time.

There are many restaurants and gift shops on the slightly higher red corridor, where people can taste the most characteristic food of Bethel and buy a variety of fluid platform models.It is also a paradise for buskers, with unique performance art and street singers everywhere.

The highest black corridor is the best place to overlook the scenery on both sides of the artificial river.This promenade is more than ten meters above the ground, and there are no tall buildings on both sides of the river bank. Standing on the black promenade is enough to overlook the boats on the river and the flow of people on the river bank.

Above the Black Corridor stand two clock towers, known as the Clock Tower of the Day and the Clock Tower of the Night.There is a distance of about three kilometers between the two bell towers.According to legend, as long as couples walk hand in hand from the Bell Tower of the Sun to the Bell Tower of the Night without talking, they can stay together for life, and walking in the opposite direction means that the separated couple will see each other again.

"Okay, now you can talk." After stepping up the stairs, Warren happily kissed Lan on the lips.

They are currently inside the Clocktower of the Night.The upward stairs almost completely cut off the external light from the lighthouse, but the subtle starlight shining on the walls and dome allows people to barely see things in this space.The moon-shaped coat of arms on the dome is pale and beautiful, like a lonely bright moon, giving people a sense of distance that is beyond reach.This is a place where people can involuntarily calm down.

"Beautiful stone, isn't it?" Warren touched the dark and cold wall with his fingers.

"This is starlight obsidian, with a hardness level of 9.7. It is one of the hardest natural stones known except diamonds. This stone has the ability to emit starlight in the dark. According to the color of starlight, it is divided into colored starlight obsidian and white starlight obsidian. And different varieties such as yellow starlight obsidian. The main material of this clock tower should be white starlight obsidian. Warren, do you like this kind of stone?"

Although Lan's voice was not high, his words still caught the eyes of another couple on the side, and Warren reluctantly received a sympathetic look.Warren doesn't think Lan's performance is incomprehensible, on the contrary, he thinks it is this kind of Lan that is more lovely.No matter when, the robot is always so serious.

"Yeah, it's really nice to use this for the ceiling and the walls, doesn't it?" Warren said with a smile.

"Starlight obsidian is believed to have a calming effect, although this has not been proven." Lan began to consider whether to change the layout of Warren's bedroom.

"Well... so, Lan, what material is the Clock Tower of the Sun we just passed by?" Warren asked curiously.

"That's tempered fluorite. Fluorite is a kind of stone that can emit light, but its hardness is not suitable as a building material. Special tempering treatment can make fluorite more transparent and harder, and obtain a kind of The unique spotlight effect makes people inside the building feel bathed in the light without feeling glaring."

Lan's words made the lovers lean over curiously.

"This material is widely used by the Holy Light sect, and it is specially used to build a prayer room for cleansing the soul. The moment the door of the prayer room is opened, the whole body is suddenly surrounded by holy light. This is indeed a very unique feeling." Robot His brows suddenly frowned, "Warren..."

"what happened?"

"I just retrieved a piece of information about these two clock towers. This is Bethel's holy place for dating. It is said that walking from the Clock Tower of the Day to the Clock Tower of the Night hand in hand in silence can make lovers stay together forever. So you Are you planning to bring me on a date today?" This conclusion made Lan feel puzzled.

Dating should be a human activity.Why would Warren choose to date me?And going from lighthouse to lighthouse like that...

Does it mean you want to be with me for the rest of your life?

The robot's mastermind was briefly in disarray.

"Otherwise, what do you think is the purpose of me sneaking Charlie out of the headquarters?" Warren smiled and admired the robot's embarrassment.

"But this is a behavior only among human beings." Lan said hesitantly.

"No, this is a behavior only between lovers, and it has nothing to do with whether they are human or not."

"Did I forget something important again?" Lan said rather dejectedly.As far as he can remember, he's just Warren's robot.

"Yes, it is very important to you and to me. That happened not long ago. You can try to recall. The mechanical engineer told me that even if the memory is gone, you may still remember To reconstruct the past memory in the existing program, all you need is a good opportunity." Warren smiled and took Lan's hand, "Let's go! I heard the sound of music, let's go ahead and have a look!"

"Is this kind of thing really possible? There is no such precedent in my database." Lan was still struggling with this issue.

"Theoretically yes. This has something to do with the initiative of your algorithm. Blue, do you want to remember?" Warren asked with a smile, handing over the initiative to the robot.

"If you can, of course!" Lan desperately wanted to know what happened in the past two years.

That's good.

Warren did not tell Lan that during the process of repairing the airframe, the engineer in charge of the repair found that Lan had an astonishingly large number of autonomous modules, to the point where he needed to report to the Federation.According to the engineer's deduction, Lan's situation is likely to be an autonomous breakthrough of artificial intelligence.Usually once such signs appear, the robot will be forcibly confiscated by the Federation immediately, and no one can predict the final result.Therefore, Warren decisively ordered the news to be suppressed, and installed a protective program for Lan according to the engineer's suggestion, so as to prevent the federation from discovering the abnormality in Lan when he was synchronizing with Lightyear Network.

Although it is impossible to estimate the specific extent of Blue Intelligence's breakthrough, engineers believe that this breakthrough should be continuous, and it is very likely that it will eventually reach the height of a real living body.

But it takes time and opportunity.

Giving Lan a hint made him have an urgent need to reconstruct his memory, which is precisely an excellent opportunity for a breakthrough in intelligence.That's why Warren decided to temporarily use Lan's past memory and let him reconstruct his memory independently.So far everything is going well.

"The sound of the violin sounds familiar!" Warren walked out of the Lighthouse of the Night and looked down at the red embankment. "Linda?"

To Warren's surprise, the person playing the violin in the distance is actually Linda, a powerful figure in the smuggling group.At this moment, the violinist with dual identities is standing on the side of the river embankment facing the wind, playing relaxed and cheerful music like a street performer.Her long hair flies with her music, making people feel a dynamic beauty.

"Is it someone you know?" Lan asked.

"Yes." Warren nodded. "Maybe they came to see me."

Linda appeared on the streets of Bethel just after the establishment of the Free Chamber of Commerce Alliance. He didn't think it was a coincidence.He had made a promise to the smuggling group to keep a part of their interests in the alliance. Linda's arrival was most likely to ask him to fulfill his promise.

"Lan, can you wait for me in the airship first? I'll find you in a while." Warren noticed that Linda had seen him and made a gesture of asking to meet him.Restricted by the core program in Master Lan's brain, he cannot involve Lan in any underground transactions.

"Don't you need protection?" Lan asked vigilantly.

"She's still my ally." Warren turned around, put his arms around the robot's neck, and kissed him hard on the lips. "I'll join you soon."

On the red river bank below, Linda had hurriedly finished her performance and was packing her piano case with her head down.Warren walked down the stairs, and before he reached Linda, Linda had picked up the piano case and started walking forward.He and Linda walked forward for a while like two strangers, and then turned into a coffee shop one after the other.

"Congratulations, the scale of the Free Chamber of Commerce Alliance is far beyond my imagination." Linda extended her hand to Warren friendly.

"The current development speed is indeed faster than originally expected, but it is still within my plan." Warren smiled and sat down after shaking hands with Linda.

"You should know why I'm here." Linda said with a smile, "Although I don't think it's necessary, the head of our organization ordered me to confirm whether the previous transaction is still valid. You just need to give me a verbal promise enough."

Warren: "I never betray my allies. The alliance will be open to your organization according to the previously agreed amount. You can negotiate with Odin on the specific situation."

"Great! I'm glad you are a person who keeps your word." Linda smiled and said casually, "I heard that you are planning to form an interstellar expedition? I have no other intentions, but it just happens to be on hand Some information is going to be sold to you."

Warren raised his eyebrows with interest: "What information?"

"The way to get in and out of the Freya area." Linda's eyes flashed brightly, "This area is close to the Slim family's sphere of influence. It is a legendary paradise for human activities. It can be said that it is the best for the future development of the Free Chamber of Commerce Alliance." The direction. But I guess you also know it, because of the existence of the black hole active zone, it is almost impossible to safely enter Freya. Only a very small number of people know how to enter and exit Freya, and the head of our organization happens to be one of them .The headmaster went to Freya a long, long time ago and successfully returned, and you will never find anyone who is more familiar with Freya than him in the entire Bethel!"

Warren pursed his lips: "What do you want in exchange?"

"A place in Star Expedition. All we need is some exotic cargo, but it's hard to get to no-man's land and find that without protection. We'd like to send a few ships to join Star Expedition, and you provide us with Protection, it's that simple."

"I need to make sure that your information is true and reliable," Warren said calmly.

"You can send people to Freya to conduct preliminary investigations, and I will personally lead your people through the black hole active zone."

The confident expression on Linda's face made Warren feel that the news was quite reliable.He nodded: "I'm very interested in this deal. If you can prove that the information is reliable, your organization can have [-] cargo compartments in the expedition."

"I will pass on your conditions to the chief. One more thing..." Linda took out a chip from her pocket and put it in front of Warren, "This matter is my private matter, I would like to ask you to help me busy."

After starting up, the chip unfolded slowly, revealing a file.

"This is your information?" Warren's expression was a little puzzled.The photo on the file is undoubtedly Linda, but this person gives him a very different feeling, and from the content, unless this resume is forged, otherwise Linda will never have such a third identity .

"She is my twin sister. We have been separated since childhood, and she doesn't know my existence. She has been receiving elite education in the pronuclear area, and she has just graduated from the Diplomat Academy. You will definitely need interstellar diplomats in the future Yes, if you are willing to hire her, she should not refuse such a good opportunity." Linda said.

Warren: "I want to know why."

"She just broke up with a terrible guy, but I don't think he's going to let her go easily. We're like two sides of a mirror, she doesn't know I exist, but I'm looking at her. I think I have Responsibility took her out of danger." Linda stared at the face exactly like her in the photo and said, "Bethel is far enough away from the pronuclear area, plus the Star Expeditions will go to no-man's land, no one should be able to Track her down."

"Of course, I won't let you help in vain, I will pay the corresponding price." She pushed another chip in front of Warren, "Here is what you are interested in."

Warren glanced at the chip. "What is it?"

"A recording of a piano piece, which is exactly the same as Odin's playing in terms of technique and arrangement. I found it with great difficulty. The reason why this thing is valuable is because the person who played the piece is not a professional musician , and has not published any of his own works, but his musical talent is indeed amazing." Linda smiled meaningfully, "You can guess who is playing this piece of music."

Warren frowned: "Who?"

"Lord of the Flies. Lord of the dark world, king of billions of flying insects that inhabit black figs!"