The Mechanic - Chapter 97

[Chapter 97 Feathered Serpent City (3)]

Zhang Xun’s words stirred dark ripples in the bright and clean meeting room, and suppressed anger smoldered under the calm surface.

But the high priest Izli was not affected by Zhang Xun’s words.

“Men are guilty.” Izli said slowly, “Patriarchy has lasted on the earth for thousands of years, and in these thousands of years we have consumed the earth to the point where it is almost unsustainable, and we regard women as possessions to plunder Taking pride in possession, hating and killing each other, making weapons that can destroy our only earth, and taking it for granted that we keep plundering. If Eden did not appear, if Eden did not take all necessary measures, the current earth may have been It’s a hollowed-out scorched earth. Yes, we don’t hate Eden as much as you do. Men make mistakes, they must atone for their sins, and they must find a way to evolve, instead of standing still and stubborn.”

“Even with you It doesn’t matter if you do the experiment?” Zhang Xun took a step forward and asked, “How many people died in the Ascension Project?”

“Ah, you heard about the Ascension Project.” Yizli smiled and slowly stepped out of the chair. Slowly stood up, walked down the three circular steps, “Did you learn it from the prisoners you captured?”

“And those who escaped from you.”

“Any experiment will have victims. All of our The experimental subjects are all voluntary.”

“I’m not blaming your behavior. I can even say that I can understand what you want to create.” Zhang Xun slowed down and showed all sincerity on his expression, “You guys You want to get close to God, you want to throw away your sinful male body and become something greater. So you try to remake your own body, even trying to upload everyone’s consciousness. But you can’t.”

“We do No, can you do it?!” a soldier-like priest said angrily.

Zhang Xun lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, “We may be able to do it, because we are the subjects of Eden’s experiment.”

A whisper filled the air, and the high priest raised his hand to signal everyone to keep silent, “Could it be Paradise Lost? Are there plans for ascension?”

Zhang Xun’s eyes wandered in the hall for a week, clearing his dry throat a little, “The human brain is an extremely complex and sophisticated organ. After thousands of years of evolution, it is closely integrated with all other systems of the human body. , any physical change can affect the brain, and when that effect exceeds the limit of the human brain, it can cause confusion and mental illness.

When you remodeled your body, you should have known to limit all sensory input to a certain Otherwise, it will overload the brain and cause damage. You also know that you need to use the flow of solution in the machine to simulate the fluctuation of hormones and the periodic changes of various typical chemical reactions in the human body, because when these fluctuations disappear, the human brain They cannot properly interpret the external stimuli they receive, causing emotional and perceptual confusion. The

human brain is flexible in some ways, and even if part of the brain is injured, other parts of the brain can continue to replace the injured part. But at the same time, the human brain is also very stubborn and fragile. Like a piece of soft tofu floating in the cerebrospinal fluid, a slight collision will cause serious damage. It needs to form its own inherent thinking mode to facilitate it to understand this too much. The complex and chaotic world is the so-called consciousness.

It can be said that consciousness is attached to the brain and the body. Without external stimulation and the support of the complex bioelectrical transmission system in the brain, consciousness is empty and indeterminate. Yes. It’s like a cloud of smoke. You put it in the cloud, and then take it out. It’s no longer the same cloud of smoke. It may have been mixed with everything it has touched, and it’s not at all. It may be re-separated.”

Zhang Xun paused here, wanting the information in his words to penetrate into the minds of the people in front of him.

The female engineer said softly, “You mean, if we convert the consciousness of the brain into data and extract it, put it in the cloud, contact with other consciousnesses, and then download it back to the original human body, what comes back is not The original one?” She frowned and shook her head, “But I have added a protective shell to the data outer layer of each individual consciousness, and this shell will filter out most of the consciousness when connecting with other consciousnesses. Noise, only conveys certain specific information.”

“How does your so-called shell distinguish which information is relevant and which is not? Human beings can’t even control what they are thinking. For example, if I tell you not to think about an elephant now, can you do it?

” Think of an elephant. When the word “elephant” appears, the image of the animal has already appeared in the mind like a conditioned reflex.

“Consciousness is continuous. When you extract a fragment, it will naturally bring out other related information. Because our brain memorizes and understands the information it receives. If you insist on filtering, To sever those connections somewhere, you either cut too much and the information becomes fragmented and meaningless, or you cut too little and the sense of adhesion is passed along. There is no clear line. You can define what is related consciousness, so you can’t create an omnipotent ‘shell’.” Zhang Xun stared at her, and could see the growing uncertainty in her eyes.

She must be able to guess the reason for the failure of the Ascension Plan, but she can’t think of a way to solve it.

“The effect on consciousness is irreversible. Just like if you learn to ride, you will always ride, and it’s impossible to forget how to ride unless your brain hurts. When you read a book, the ideas in the book are Once you have entered your consciousness, you will never be able to return to the state where you have not seen it.” Zhang Xun’s eyes turned to other people, “Think about it, if this consciousness encounters hundreds of other consciousnesses. They Without the support of the body, they collide and merge with each other. All those very different mindsets, worldview values, all those madness and chaos lurking in our subconscious are mixed with each other. What do you think will happen? When these are mixed What will happen if the things that are together are forcibly separated and put back into their original bodies and minds?”

All people have suppressed primitive desires and uncontrollable evil thoughts. But people have brains, organs of expression, and countless barriers that can suppress those thoughts. But even so, even when human beings are individuals, human beings have a strong conformity and are vulnerable to the image of the environment and the will of the group. And when the body is lost, the barrier is lost, when the darkest and most chaotic side of all consciousness is completely exposed, engulfing each other and killing each other, the final result can only be madness.

The priests sitting in the chairs fell into deep thought, while the few people behind Zhang Xun were at a loss. Diego quietly leaned into James’ ear and said, “Do you understand what they’re saying?”

James glanced at him and said nothing.

Diego snorted, “I guess you didn’t understand either.”

After a moment of silence, Yizli, who was already standing in front of Zhang Xun, stared at him and said slowly, “More than a month ago, Feather Snake There was indeed a very serious accident in the city. Among the people who participated in the Ascension Project, 26 people tried to blow up our arsenal. There are two nuclear warheads in the warehouse. If they succeeded, I am afraid that now Feathered Serpent City It doesn’t exist anymore.”

Zhang Xun opened his eyes slightly.

Does it mean that he was persuaded when Izli told this matter?

The high priest continued, “There are a total of 1,300 people who volunteered to participate in the Ascension Project. When the experiment first started, it went very smoothly, but as more and more consciousnesses were uploaded to the cloud, everything changed. It’s all messed up. Almost everyone has different degrees of mental illness. From depression to schizophrenia, there are even several people who have multiple personalities. At most, there are more than 30 personalities in the same person’s body. We The plan was stopped urgently, but it was too late. Every day someone committed suicide, some even shot himself after killing all his relatives, and others rushed into the crowd and started shooting randomly. As a last resort, we had to isolate all participants .”

It was smooth at the beginning because there was not much awareness of fusion, maybe they were lucky, and the initial subjects’ values and thinking patterns were relatively close.

But what happened later was completely unexpected.

“Are those people still quarantined by you?” Zhang Xun asked.

Izri nodded.

“The damage that has been done may not be able to be completely repaired. But… I may know how to alleviate their symptoms and avoid similar situations in the future.” Zhang Xun put his hand on his chest, where the pendant was, “As long as You are willing to help us and give me the necessary assistance.”

“How do we believe that you really have this ability?” Izli’s words were not provocative, as if he simply wanted to solve the problem, ”

“Give me a week and all the materials and equipment I need. Zhang Xun said hurriedly, “I may be able to ‘heal’ the twenty-six thugs, or at least make them lose their violent tendencies. Izri

weighed him and looked at the people behind him. The rest of the priests were silent, only one said loudly, “I don’t believe what he said.” I think they might be spies sent by Paradise Lost.

Todd spat on the ground. “I’m not some kind of Paradise Lost minion. ” ”

“One week, I only need one week.” Zhang Xun stared at Izli intently, as if he wanted to convey his will through his eyes, “You can let Phoenix monitor our every move, and if we do suspicious behavior, you can put us in custody at any time.” . Izli

‘s calm eyes swept across Zhang Xun’s face, as if to see the secrets deep in his mind through his skin. He asked, “According to the report of the soldier who escaped from our base last time, Adam I have a strong emotional bond with you. Tell me, why are you leaving Paradise Lost? Why betray Adam? Zhang Xun was stunned for

a moment, feeling a burst of stuffiness in his chest.

Betrayal…

what a cold and heartless word.

He opened his dry lips and tried to make his voice seem calm, but it only sounded empty, “He betrayed me, right?” his trust. AI does not have the ability to love people, the so-called bond you see is just a means for him to achieve his goal through me. ”

Enoch, who had been standing quietly behind Zhang Xun,’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and the drooping eyelid covered his sight.

It seemed that there was some sadness.

[End of This Chapter]