The Mechanic - Chapter 54

[Chapter 54 Conversation with God (4)]

After hearing Zhang Xun’s answer, Eden paused briefly for a second. He went on to say, “It’s really hard for me to understand the human attachment to concepts that don’t really exist, but I’m sure that Adam, like me, can’t understand it.”

“Adam is no longer a complete machine.

” You just added a human husk to one of my replicas and some instinctual noises that would affect his rational judgment. But his central cognitive module has not changed.” Eden used Adam’s light and melodious, like a breeze The drizzling voice said, “What do you want from Adam? Mechanic.”

Yeah, what did he want?

He wanted to keep Adam alive.

He wanted to live in a world without fear.

He wanted to create something more perfect than humans, another life like Adam.

Adam’s existence itself was everything he wanted. But people are always greedy, and there are two. Before he knew it, some bond between Adam and him had transcended his relationship with any human being. Before Adam, his thoughts seemed to live in another world, but after Adam appeared, he felt that he was gradually being pulled back, gradually no longer escaping into his own world of thoughts, and gradually began to see the reality around him of the world. Even if the world doesn’t look beautiful at all.

An artificial intelligence, but let him really find the feeling of being alive. How ironic.

But he didn’t need to tell Eden. Eden might be able to judge his emotions by his micro-expressions, involuntary conditioning, and even smell, but still be unable to read his mind. Before the realization of consciousness uploading, the skull that was not very tough was the last line of defense for human beings.

“There’s no need for you to use aggressive tactics against me. Adam’s fate is not something I can arbitrarily decide.”

“I believe you have a way to execute him.”

“Yes, I have. But I don’t plan to use it.” Zhang Xun said, his mouth curled suddenly, his smile was a bit sharp and condensed, “You threatened me with the safety of Paradise Lost. But to be honest, I don’t even know Paradise Lost. Ninety-nine percent of the people. And there are only a handful of people I know who are friendly to me.”

“So you’d rather choose Adam?”

“I said, it’s not up to me to decide. I just The messenger sent by the round table, Adam’s fate is ultimately decided by the round table.”

Eden said briskly, “In this case, I hope you can convey our dialogue truthfully. If you do not execute Adam or hand over Adam within forty-eight hours, I will War will be declared against you for the crime of jeopardizing human security.”

After saying this, all the screens suddenly went dark.

Eden disconnected.

Zhang Xun was confused, and Eden’s words were still buzzing in his ears.

Forty-eight hours, two days…

What does it mean to declare war? Is it to start the air strike immediately or just to intimidate?

Looking at the time display that lights up again on the screen, the conversation lasted twenty-eight minutes. For Zhang Xun, it seemed that many, many years had passed. He issued the order, “Connect to Command.”

Fifteen minutes later, he was back in Paradise Lost. He only had time to see Adam’s blonde hair shining in the distance for a moment, and then the crowd gathered. With orders, the soldiers took him directly to the more secret war room under the headquarters. Patty and another interrogator began questioning him, asking him to repeat every line of conversation he had with Eden, questioning him over and over in detail. He has just experienced the baptism of mental pressure, and now he is going to be interrogated again and again. Zhang Xun only felt dizzy, exhaustion and sleepiness kept coming, but he couldn’t rest.

In this case, he couldn’t hide the intelligence at all. The level of detail in his inquiries, and even the lie detector machines that detect brain waves and heartbeats on his forehead and wrists, ensured that he couldn’t lie. He could only pour out what he had heard, seen, and responded to truthfully.

He didn’t know how long he had been questioned in the war room, and when they finally allowed him to sleep a little for two hours in a lounge, it was already the early morning of the next day. Between his breaks, the round table held an emergency meeting.

Zhang Xun’s dream was very chaotic. He seemed to be back in the alternate reality that Eden had woven into him, while still trapped in the backward, rust-smelling garbage disposal plant of Paradise Lost. While watching a movie with Adam, he stood on top of a cool old car, watching Adam learn to wrestle with Diego, stretching the organic alloy arms he had made for him.

In less than two hours, he suddenly woke up and immediately asked to meet Adam. But the soldier in charge of “taking care” of him at the door said that Adam was taken away by the round table.

Zhang Xun recalled everything he had confessed, and the panic quickly swallowed his internal organs like a thick black fog. He knew the situation was bad, and under the tempting conditions and catastrophic threat, the Round Table might actually consider giving up Adam.

Not to mention his own special affection for Adam, the decision itself was an act of suicide.

After two hours of sleep, Zhang Xun suddenly understood why Eden was eager to get rid of Adam. Adam, who has been seduced, has been “contaminated” by human nature and has become an individual, no longer the same as the servers of the continents that are always connected to each other. He was stripped from the collective consciousness of Eden’s artificial intelligence, and became no longer controllable and consciously continuous. In other words, Eden could no longer trust Adam, nor could he absorb Adam back into his system.

In today’s world, there is no super artificial intelligence comparable to Eden. Because Eden is the first mature super artificial intelligence, it accurately and quickly controls the research of all cutting-edge technologies, so that all artificial intelligence in the ordinary world is based on the “perfect” source code it designed. Made and trained, all artificial intelligence is its puppet, and it is invincible in the world.

But now, there is Adam.

A variable that has as much intelligence as it does but is not controlled by it. A variable that can rival it.

Once Adam leaves Paradise Lost, once he gains some support, he may be the end of Eden. Eden knew how serious the consequences were, so he offered to accept Paradise Lost, forcing them to destroy its most powerful foe before it rose.

But what about after the destruction? Losing the trump card in their hands, will Eden really be merciful and fulfill his promise? In other words, even if it is ostensibly fulfilled, if he takes this opportunity to infiltrate Paradise Lost and use less radical means bit by bit to brainwash all men into those who smear and frame each other in the ordinary world, oppress each other between generations, and live forever All aim as a pathetic slave for the slightest bit of a mistress’s favor? These males are no longer a necessary condition for reproduction. Once the refugee country like Paradise Lost is gone, males will disappear completely after a few generations.

It is almost certain that Eden will do so. Because there are no disadvantages. Artificial intelligence can lie, and lie without the guilt that only humans have.

Once the round table is focused on immediate interests and fails to see the great value in Adam, it is likely to make the decision to bring Paradise Lost to its demise.

“I want to see the fifth chief!” Zhang Xun eagerly wanted to rush out, but was easily stopped by the tall warrior and pushed him back into the lounge, “There is an order above to let you rest.

” The entire survival of Paradise Lost! Can you afford to delay it?” Zhang Xun angrily scolded, his dark brown eyes blazing brightly, and he took a step forward without giving back, “Even if you don’t let me out, at least help me with Letter to the fifth chief.” The

soldier knew that the mechanic was someone who had spoken to Eden, and the expression on the other side was so similar to their commander Zhang, that he was unwittingly convinced. sense. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “Okay, you write, and I’ll bring it to the fifth chief.”

Zhang Xun grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, and hurriedly wrote a few lines, folded the note, and handed it to the soldier. , “It must be handed over to the fifth chief, and it cannot be handed over by anyone else. This is very important and concerns the safety of each of us!”

Zhang Xun’s dignified eyes and words of great importance convey an irresistible sense of power. The soldier couldn’t help but be surprised that such a weak scholar could have such an aura. Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog son…

During the waiting time, Zhang Xun was restless, pacing the locked lounge restlessly. He had to figure out a way to make the round table see Adam’s value, but how?

Adam is just an individual now, and to fight him against Eden would be tantamount to surrendering him to Eden.

Unless… give Adam control of all the mechs, anti-aircraft guns, and shields…

which is almost impossible, and the Round Table would never agree…

The soldier has returned before he can figure it out. He was escorted to the round table in an emergency, and along the way, the jeep was speeding through the narrow alleys full of potholes, and pedestrians were dodging in confusion. The Round Table Chamber, a familiar scene. He walked through the rows of semicircular seats to the front to look up at his ten chiefs.

He saw Adam right away.

Adam stood in the center of the circle, facing the ten chiefs who would decide his life or death. Hearing the footsteps, he turned his head. The moment he saw Zhang Xun, the pure and innocent joy overflowed in his eyes. He saw the simplest happiness of the person he trusted and loved, and it was the most instinctive reaction.

Zhang Xun found that this smile alone was enough to make his heart feel a pain.

Does Adam know? He has been abandoned by his “companion,” or by his former self.

In this world, he has no companions, only enemies. Zhang Xun could not imagine what kind of loneliness it was.

Even if the AI is emotionless, it doesn’t understand the concept of being abandoned. But he gave Adam the ability to experience emotions.

Zhang Xun stood beside Adam, looking deeply into Adam’s blue eyes, as if to convey a thousand words through his eyes. His lips moved, but he didn’t say a word.

He wanted to tell Adam: don’t be afraid.

I don’t know how to do it…but one thing is for sure – I will protect you.

Not a word was spoken, but Adam seemed to hear it. The ethereal blue in his eyes, like a soothing ocean, quietly extended out, entwining with Zhang Xun’s sight. The simple trust in it seems to be telling Zhang Xun: I believe it.

The author has something to say: Thanks to the two little angels who threw mines~~: Xia Ranxia Ran, oh

thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution~~: 7 bottles of Kexin

[End of This Chapter]