The Mechanic - Chapter 13

[Chapter 13 Adam (8)]

There is a dark green lake in the hinterland of Paradise Lost called Lost Lake. A nearby giant water pump continuously pumps out the lake water and sends it to the drinking water treatment center. The distilling machine that roars day and night keeps filtering and processing the excessively acidic water here, and then transporting the water to the surrounding urban area through complicated pipelines.

About a kilometer from the Lost Lake, there is a circular building. Cast from wood and steel like the rest of Paradise Lost, it is surrounded by intricate plumbing and fortifications. The double-opening front doors are cast in heavy bulletproof alloy, and dozens of large and small gears drive them open and close. Above the gate hangs the flag of Paradise Lost, with a crimson bottom and a white Leonardo Vitruvian printed on it, but bleeding from the ribs.

This rotunda is the seat of the Round Table Parliament.

There are a total of thirty seats in the council, and there are ten chief councillors on the chair, from ten Paradise Lost districts. Each chief councillor is the highest-ranking officer in their respective district. Any decision must be supported by two-thirds of the chief MP and a majority of MPs to be implemented. Most of these members come from a few elite families, almost all of them have served in the garrison, and have been formally commended by the round table at least once.

Zhang Xun didn’t come in very often, because he was not a soldier, and he was addicted to technology, so he didn’t participate much in the politics and decision-making of Paradise Lost. But he came from an elite class after all, and his father Bi was a commander, so he had also met several members of the round table council. He didn’t like the atmosphere of the round table, and the repressed, indistinct menacing greetings and the peaceful but deep smiles terrified him. And now, he took Adam and stood in front of the gate waiting. Several guards stood in front of the door with guns, staring at Adam behind him with a curious look.

This morning, Zhang Xun put a metal ring around Adam’s neck. Adam raised his head slightly to facilitate his movements, and asked in a serious tone, “What is this?”

Zhang Xun paused for a while, feeling somewhat inexplicable guilt, “This is an electric shock collar, used to control threatening people or animals. Remote control. The device is housed in my watch and has five gears. It ranges from a reminder-like tingling to an amount of electricity high enough to cause temporary paralysis.”

Adam didn’t show any sad and disappointed expression, just nodded understandingly, like a submissive golden retriever.

In fact, Zhang Xun didn’t intend to use such a thing at all. He didn’t think that Adam in the current situation would make out of control actions, because Adam knew that it was meaningless and would only accelerate his demise. Putting this on Adam is to show those MPs that Adam is under his control and poses no threat.

The door opened with the screeching of gears, calling him on behalf of the chiefs. Zhang Xun looked back at Adam and said to him, “Remember what I told you.” Then he stepped in.

In the half-circle of seats in front of them above the seats opposite, there are ten chief MPs. The oldest of the ten people was seventy-eight years old, and the youngest was only two years older than Zhang Xun. Everyone was dressed in suits and ties. Pairs of eyes of different colors drooped slightly, and there was no emotion. The semi-circular seats that were colder than machines were

mostly empty, and there were only a few military and Lab observers sitting here and there. Zhang Xun noticed that his father was not present, presumably to avoid suspicion.

Instead, James sat on the side seat next to the senator’s seat, looking at him with concern. Then he looked at Adam next to him curiously.

It was probably his father who sent him to sit on his behalf.

Not only James, but everyone was staring at Adam with more or less unbelievable expressions. In the body of such a young man, there is actually the culprit who almost destroyed the males on the entire planet.

The Chief of the Fifth District, who was sitting in the middle, began to read aloud the document in front of him, which was a letter of protest handed in from the First Unit of the Guard.

“… Obtaining local information is of great significance for us to understand Eden’s further action plan against us. We have reason to believe that this bombing is just a prelude. And if we can obtain the latest type of mecha of the coalition, we can develop it for us. More advanced weapons provide a great help. But obviously, the North American server realizes the great significance of the captives to us, and deliberately kills the captives, which shows that the domestication of Adam by the R&D department has failed. Continuing to keep the North American server may cause the loss of Eden invasion. The chance of Paradise’s defense system poses a major threat to the survival of Paradise Lost…”

Several guards around held guns, and the muzzles were all pointed at Adam without exception. It seems that he has agreed to the demands of the protesting soldiers.

Zhang Xun listened patiently, his back was straight and his eyes were firm, a little like his father. His palms were actually sweaty, and his heart beat a little faster than usual. After the fifth chief finished reading, he raised his lazy eyes and looked at Zhang Xun, “We have learned about the situation from various aspects. It is said that you brought Adam into the war room privately at first. As Adam’s mechanic, right He is fully responsible. How do you explain Adam’s behavior?”

Zhang Xun said loudly, “At that time, the situation was critical, and it was impossible to repair all the computers in a short period of time using traditional methods. Adam’s training has already yielded initial results, which are The best choice at the time. General Zhang Shuo approved my action because of this. And Adam’s performance is obvious to all. If there is no him this time, Paradise Lost will probably no longer exist. Isn’t this enough to prove Adam’s performance? Plasticity and availability?”

“And what about the captives?” asked another District 3 councilor in his fifties, staring at Adam with a hint of disgust and provocation in his voice, “Is it Did the prisoner know that he was in a secret relationship with Eden and killed him? The damage to the two launchers during the first bombing was strange, who knows if he did it?”

“Our barrier launch system is relatively old, and it is not unexpected that it malfunctions under the power of air bombs.” Zhang Xun retorted in a restrained and submissive tone, “As for the killing of prisoners, it is inevitable that there will be cases in war. Accidental injury. The technology of downloading a super artificial intelligence like Eden into the human body is the first time it has been implemented. It is understandable that Adam’s calculation is affected by the basic human brain and has a certain deviation. I don’t think it is necessary because of this. Just deny Adam’s value to Eden.”

“Deviation? Will Eden be deviated? If Adam begins to deviated because he became a human, how can we use him to fight against Eden? The seance program took decades. , consumes countless manpower and material resources, we cannot allow any deviations to appear.” The sixth chief, and the youngest chief, has a certain background as a mechanic. At this moment, he was staring at Zhang Xun with dark brown eyes, his sharp-edged eyes seemed to be somewhat targeted, “Is this deviation because you made a mistake in the process of serenity? If so, as Adam The ability of the mechanic needs to be re-evaluated, maybe we should replace you.”

His words had a certain impact on the other chiefs, and two chiefs even nodded.

Zhang Xun was about to defend himself, but Adam, who had been standing quietly behind Zhang Xun at this moment, suddenly said, “I think my mechanic’s serenity technique is perfect, and there are no mistakes.

” Eyes focused on Adam, and the atmosphere changed subtly.

The sixth chief stared at Adam, his tone becoming more and more dangerous, “You mean, you killed the captive, it wasn’t an accident?” Adam

said, “Indeed, it wasn’t an accident.”

with Adam.

What is he doing? Didn’t you teach him?

Adam continued, “I am concerned that the captives are alive and will be abused and killed by some female-hating military personnel. Using the captives to negotiate with the coalition will not lead to any results, because Eden does not care whether the individual survives or not. It will only use the This opportunity aggravates the conflict between the ordinary world and Paradise Lost, which is detrimental and not beneficial. As for the technology you want, most of the mecha update and maintenance systems of the coalition forces are designed by Eden. In other words, the technology you want is all It’s in my database. So I don’t think killing the captives has any negative impact on Paradise Lost.” After

saying this, the meeting room fell silent for a while. After a long while, the third chief said gloomily, “So you treat all our soldiers in Paradise Lost as low-level rapists? As long as women appear, they will lose their minds and turn into inhuman beasts?”

Zhang Xun hurriedly said, “He That’s not what you mean.” But at the same time Adam was also answering, “Can you guarantee that no one will take the opportunity to abuse female prisoners, and there has never been an incident of torture and

murder of prisoners before?” The third chief said, “You really still have your heart on the enemy!”

“Maybe Mechanic Zhang is too gentle.” The first chief said in a calm voice, “But Eden should understand that his identity is a slave, we are The only thing he can do is to carry out orders. Eden who doesn’t obey orders is too dangerous.” The

third chief said coldly, “Maybe we should neutralize him.”

“I think it is equivalent to neutralizing Eden like this. Yu has given up the efforts of so many researchers over the past few decades, and everyone has suffered some casualties in order to steal the North American server. Maybe the mechanics can be replaced, and soldiers can guard and manage Eden.” The sixth chief said.

Let the soldiers manage… it’s like handing Adam into the hands of a pack of wolves whose eyes are burning with hatred and violence. Who knows what they will do to Adam?

Zhang Xun hurriedly interjected boldly and loudly, “Adam’s killing the captive just shows that his domestication has had a significant effect.”

The sixth chief sneered, “Didn’t you just say that it might be a mistake? Your artificial intelligence deliberately prevented you from stepping down. Having no prestige in front of the artificial intelligence that you are in charge of is a major taboo for a mechanic, and you are basically required to do so. If you can’t do it, how else can you say successful domestication?”

Zhang Xun took a step forward, his eyes swept across the faces of each chief with different expressions in turn, “Adam killed the captive, it just shows that he has sympathy. Eden Never considering the interests of a single individual, all his strategies are formulated from a more macro perspective through big data analysis. But now, he knows that his actions may attract the anger of the guards, but he still does it because he doesn’t want to see a female captive tortured to death.”

“We have rules and regulations to protect captives!” said the second chief angrily, “women in the ordinary world have demonized us into primitive people and treated us as monsters. You Do you look at your own countrymen like this? I think you might as well put on women’s clothes and submit to Eden!”

“Whether Adam’s worries are right is another matter. According to Eden’s big data, when men dominated the world at first It is true that the crime rate of men, especially the violent crime rate is overwhelmingly higher than that of women. This is a complex social factor. But those data are also the only channel through which Eden can truly understand men. Now he has just been seduced, He has been locked up in the Lab, and his perception of men is still two hundred years ago. It is not surprising that he has such prejudice. On the other hand, now that he has become a man, he has begun to have human emotions. I think this is the proof that we can domesticate Adam. He sympathizes with women, and he also empathizes with our situation. It is much more efficient for him to volunteer to help us than forcing him to torture him.”

Zhang Xun’s statement was loud, not In no hurry. At this moment, he looks so similar to his commander’s father, there is a certain convincing determination in his eyes, which makes people unconsciously want to believe his words. However, Zhang Xun’s heart is not at all. Not all of the ten chiefs agree with the seance plan. He knows that the first, fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth, and tenth chiefs agree with but also very much. Be cautious, especially the sixth chief has a certain hostility to him, while the second and third are very disgusted or even opposed, and the fifth and seventh chiefs take a wait-and-see attitude. Even those who agree with the seance plan do not necessarily agree with his philosophy.

“How do you know that he is really sympathetic to that woman and not lying to you?” the tenth chief asked, but in a softer tone, “his knowledge and intelligence far exceed all of us combined, and his way of thinking also He is completely different from human beings, how do you understand his thoughts?”

“I can, because I turned him from an emotionless machine into a human.” Zhang Xun said, and even raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking confident and confident. firm.

At this time, after the beginning of the recitation, he remained silent, but the fifth chief, who was very prestigious and the oldest, suddenly motioned for the guards to take Adam into a rest room to take care of him, and then said to Zhang Xun, “Zhang Xun, as a mechanic, you are a mechanic. We have no doubts about your ability. You are also the only one who broke through the technical bottleneck of the seance plan, and the first genius in the world to turn a machine into a human. You and Adam also contributed to the bombing a few days ago. However, you also Knowing the dangers and deceptiveness of artificial intelligence, even the creator of Eden was completely deceived by its innocuous appearance. When you created Adam, you also developed a certain emotional dependence on your work, we need Know what your plans are. How to tame Adam step by step, to what extent, and what metrics can help us intuitively understand how tame he is.”

Apparently, the fifth chief was speaking for him, giving him a chance to convince the crowd . As soon as he opened his mouth, the other hostile chiefs had to suppress their hostile attitude. This is a big turnaround.

Zhang Xun cleared his throat, handed the ten documents in his hand to the guards, and distributed them to each chief, “That’s exactly what I want.”

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In addition, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival~~

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines~: Xiang raised his head 3; Xia Ran Xia Ran 1

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