The Mechanic - Chapter 98

[Chapter 98 Feathered Serpent City (4)]

Zhang Xun stood beside Tian Yu, the former senior engineer of Genesis and the current senior engineer of Feathered Serpent City’s R&D department, and looked at the metal gate with many mysterious runes engraved in front of him, opening to both sides.

Behind the gate was a hall filled with pale blue light, and the light spread all the way to Zhang Xun’s feet like water. His eyes were locked on the cylindrical transparent container, a huge piece of meat was suspended in the light blue solution, and the translucent film was covered with dense blood vessels, squirming indistinctly with a certain rhythm. .

That is where the central module of the main AI phoenix of Feathered Serpent City is located. A new type of biological computer made by using DNA and amino acid molecules to store information is just like the one they saw in the underground base of Feathered Serpent City. There is a slight difference in the above, but that may be related to the different coding of DNA.

Countless pipelines are wrapped around the meat and scattered from the top of the container like an inverted giant umbrella, such as dense and complex blood vessels that transmit information to various areas throughout Feathered Serpent City. And all the surrounding walls are covered with screens, constantly displaying various data and charts. The R&D personnel in white research uniforms are holding paper-thin tablet computers, constantly walking back and forth to observe the data,

“The source of the phoenix The code combines evolutionary algorithms and quantum algorithms, and the energy consumption is not small, but if you consider its capabilities, such energy consumption can be said to be almost as insignificant as a grain of rice.” Tian Yu led Zhang Xun to the In front of the cylindrical container, the blue light reflected on the lenses of her spectacles, “It can not only detect potential threats quickly, but also predict the emergence of threats. It even predicted Eden’s decision-making direction several times. Zhang Xun asked, ”

Has it communicated with Eden?”

“Yes.” Tian Yu lowered his eyes, “Three times in total, each time no more than ten minutes.”

“For them, ten minutes is like ten years. It’s just as long.” Zhang Xun sighed and asked, “Since you have defected, why let it communicate with Eden? You should know Eden’s abilities.”

Tian Yu said, “I have no choice.”

Zhang Xun took a step closer to her and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, “You didn’t really defect, did you? You were sent here.

” The lens flashed behind his eyes, and then anger rose, “You say I’m a spy?!”

“Of course not. You may indeed think that you are fleeing. But in fact, you are here, in Eden. It’s within the plan.” Zhang Xun looked at her meaningfully, “It’s like our seance plan. We thought it was evidence of our victory over Eden, but in fact we were just acting according to what it wanted.”

Tian Yu’s brows furrowed tightly, and he opened his mouth to say something, but was unable to say it. She turned her head and changed the subject, “You said you wanted a similar biological computer. But a biological computer of this magnitude would take time to replicate itself. You only have a week.”

“I don’t need it. It is completely formed, as long as it is enough as a carrier of artificial intelligence. How long will it take?”

“If that is the case, I have one that has been self-replicating for three days, and it should be enough for you to use.”

Zhang Xun Nodding, “Besides, I also need some sophisticated instruments that can operate at the nanometer level, as well as some special materials. Here is the list.” He said, handing her a piece of paper.

Tian Yu probably hadn’t seen something as primitive as paper for a long time, and looked at it curiously for a while, “You people in Paradise Lost are really… retro.”

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At Zhang Xun’s request, the high priest agreed to send someone to take Cindy to take care of him in the city, and James was also placed in the intensive care unit of the central hospital for preliminary radiation testing and treatment. Todd sent someone back to report the situation on their side to Anya, and then started running to the hospital every day.

Zhang Xun took Enoch into a research and development hall inside the pyramid arranged by the high priest for them, and never went out again.

A still-developing piece of meat is suspended in a cylindrical vessel similar to the Phoenix, with dozens of lines extending out to several monitors. Zhang Xun took out the hard drive in the necklace and began to transfer Pan to the biological computer.

The door behind him opened, and Enoch walked in with his dinner, quietly placing the food beside Zhang Xun. The strong aroma finally diverted Zhang Xun’s attention from the screen, the golden roasted chicken legs, with vegetable salad and mashed potatoes, and a bowl of vegetable soup next to it.

“You already know where the kitchen is?” Zhang Xun smiled, sliding the seat and picking up the knife and fork.

Enoch said, “Morning Star has given me a lot of useful information.”

Zhang Xun glanced at it, the robot’s eyes seemed to be a little too… affectionate?

It must be an illusion…

“How do you think Feathered Serpent City?” Zhang Xun, who had been busy all day, wanted to steal a little time to change his mind, so he chose a topic at random and threw it away.

“It’s a beautiful city, but it’s a little too… religious.”

Zhang Xun raised his eyebrows slightly, making a very interesting comment. He also thought that Enoch would give some more mundane compliments.

“People always look to the outside world for support and energy when they are desperate. To believe that you are guilty is to believe that you have a chance to be forgiven and saved. It is better than thinking that you are only one half of the randomly selected half of the gender. more hopeful.”

“Do you have faith?” Enoch asked.

Zhang Xun paused while eating, then said, “I used to believe that humans and machines can coexist. We just need to find a balance and find some kind of consensus.”

“What about now?”

Zhang Xun lowered his eyes, and a dazed echo lingered in the depths of his eyes, “Now… I don’t know. To be honest, I don’t even know what will happen tomorrow, and what will all of us humans become in the end… …I don’t know what I will become.” He paused, looked at Enoch, and softened his eyes with some envy, “But you will still be the way you are now, and you will never change.”

Enoch frowned slightly, “I will also change. My parameters will be adjusted according to the data I collect.”

“But your overall goal will not change, your mission will not change.” Zhang Xun said, suddenly lost his appetite . He put down his knife and fork and went back to the monitor.

Just focus on work.

Don’t think about the man with blond hair and blue eyes, the man who saw him with stars in his eyes, but betrayed him for an unalterable purpose after all. Don’t think about the home he will never go back to, the father who may never be seen again, the brother who may die in half a year.

He can’t think too much, that way he won’t be able to do what he has to do.

Enoch looked at Zhang Xun’s slightly arched back, a hint of pain flashed on his expression.

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The day after completing Pan’s settings and adjustments, Zhang Xun was led by a few Feathered Serpent City soldiers and came to the quarantine The research center for the twenty-six subjects who tried to blow up the arsenal.

Each prisoner was isolated in a separate room, wearing a straitjacket, and the white-painted lights illuminated the faces of the people and magnified the hollowness in the eyes.

Zhang Xun passed in front of the one-sided glass, looking at the bloodshot eyes of those people, watching their different performances. Some appeared restless and wandered back and forth in their cells; others sat motionless on their beds like puppets; others were talking to themselves.

“I need to talk to them.” Zhang Xun said to the golden-eyed officer named Paulino who led him.

Paulino said, “Who do you want to talk to? These bastards are very dangerous.”

“You said someone has multiple personality disorder?” Zhang Xun’s eyes fell on a man in his forties with a robotic arm and silver hair on prisoners. He is singing in his prison, but his voice is milky, like a little boy, which is very inconsistent with his appearance.

“Yes, this person is one of them. We have found that he has six personalities.”

Zhang Xun turned to look at Paulino, “Are there any children among your subjects?”

Paulino turned away uncomfortably. Eyes, “A child had a serious traffic accident when he fled to Feathered Snake City with his father. The father was not seriously injured, but the child died. His father wanted his son to live, so he wanted to upload his consciousness to the cloud. …” A

trace of anger flashed in Zhang Xun’s eyes, but he controlled his emotions, “Let me talk to him. Also, give me some candy.”

The silver-haired man’s name was Luke, who used to be a Feathered Snake City. second lieutenant. He was escorted into the room by two robots and pressed onto the seat opposite Zhang Xun.

Luke’s eyes trembled in panic, filled with the most primitive and uncontrollable fear and dazedness. It reminded Zhang Xun of Adam who had just been consecrated.

Zhang Xun put a soft expression on his face and smiled, “Hello. My name is Zhang Xun. What’s your name?”

Luke wrapped his arms around his body, curled up into a ball, and looked at him defensively, “Sami…”

Watching someone older than me make the expressions and actions of a child is really a sense of disobedience. Zhang Xun took out the chocolate candy that Paulino had given him just now from his pocket, “Hello Sammy, may I ask you a few questions?”

“What question?” Luke’s eyes quickly glanced at Zhang Xun had the candy in his hand, but he was obviously even more nervous.

“Not a hard question. I just wanted to ask, do you remember how you got here?”

Luke licked his lips nervously, thought for a while, and shook his head, “I remember being with my dad, and there was a lot of noise, and then I was in a very empty, big place, and there was nothing there, I Wanted to find Dad, but couldn’t find it.”

“Are you alone in that empty, big place?”

Luke shook his head. “No, there are many more, I can’t see them, but I can feel them. It’s very noisy, it’s been digging into my head.” He said, tears began to flow. Zhang Xun hurriedly put a piece of candy into his hand, “Don’t be afraid, you are safe now.”

Luke cried, clutching the candy tightly, “No… I can still hear those voices now. I I want to sleep, but they won’t let me sleep…”

But at this moment, Luke’s body suddenly began to tremble violently, coughing loudly, as if to cough out all the alveoli. Zhang Xun stood up nervously and looked at Paulino at a loss. The latter shook his head at him, “He’s changing his personality.”

At this moment, Luke’s coughing and twitching stopped. The silver-haired man lowered his head and breathed for a moment before slowly raising his eyes. His face has a subtle change, more rough, more… vicissitudes. He glared at Zhang Xun fiercely, “Who are you and his mother?”

The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine~~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran 2

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