In that terrible silence, only whimpers and sobs remained, Bubble-30 stopped what he was doing and handed Russell a glass of coffee liqueur with ice.
Because it had been cooled down with ice cubes in advance, a layer of ice dew did not immediately condense on the outside of the glass. There was no thick and dense layer of foam on it, and the flavors of caramel and cocoa were immersed in the liqueur.
It has an overflowing, fragrant and sweet aroma like hot mulled wine.
Russell first stuck out his tongue and gently touched the surface of the wine with the tip of his tongue to confirm the temperature and sweetness.
The unexpected coldness and bitterness made him couldn't help but open his eyes wide. What followed closely was the stinging stimulating sensation of strong liquor.
Russell originally thought that it should be at least sweet. At least it should be some kind of low-alcohol wine that only provided a slight alcohol taste.
But he didn't expect that when the wine was made into a cocktail, it actually had an alcohol content of close to 20 degrees.
The alcohol content is twice as high as that of ordinary red wine... Although it doesn't look very high, it is a full liter and a half.
...Mr. Otter just drank it all in huge quantities?
No wonder it started to get wet on my face after I drank half of it, and started to cry after I drank it all. This is indeed not acting...
"He really drank too much."
Russell looked at Mr. Otter who was huddled up and sighed softly.
"That's right."
Bubble-30 replied in the same soft voice.
It's like a lover's whisper in your ear, or like a voice sent when you wake up in the middle of the night. The sound is made based on the principle of not waking up or disturbing others.
Russell raised his head for the first time and carefully looked at the appearance of Bubble-30.
Taking a closer look... he was shocked to realize that the child's figure was unimaginably thin.
The outline of the collarbone is deeply outlined, and the waist is slender without any fat. From the appearance, it is almost the same as that of human beings. Although thin, the upright posture has not wavered in the slightest.
There is a maternal... helpless and kind smile at the corner of her mouth, which reminds people of a loving mother sewing clothes for her children under the warm light.
The face that gives off a pale feeling is so pale that it is almost transparent. In the dim yellow light, the girl's face and arms reflect a warm light, making people feel sleepy and warm just by looking at it.
She looks quite calm.
Even after hearing what Mr. Otter said before, there was no sad look on his face.
...Or perhaps, she has already grieved for this before. Perhaps she has grieved for it many times.
Russell believed that this was not the first time Mr. Rex had complained like this. There were more than two hundred researchers engaged in "synthetic human" research. And they opened a private tavern here where they could only drink alcohol.
It brought out their daily sorrow.
Based on his perception of Mr. Otter's heart... I'm afraid that even if there was no matter about the "dust gap" and "monkey-faced eagle", his heart would have been so patient that he was about to collapse.
——The "Nirvana" that occurs once or twice a year probably hurts these researchers the most.
As he said himself, even if he keeps a dog, he should be affectionate after keeping it for more than ten years.
On weekdays, I get to spend time with these innocent and innocent children, watch them grow from scratch, and teach them knowledge.
The purity, cuteness and sensibleness of these children can easily heal the tired hearts of adults and make them truly fall in love with these "children" created and raised by themselves.
Synthesizing the incomparable true humanity shown by people can also make people deeply realize that these are all constructed from parts from beginning to end. There is no brain, no stomach, no heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, just a mask.
With a layer of artificial muscles and artificial skin, the only thing that looks like a human being is the baby...but it is more like a real human being than those "human beings" who are full of animalistic nature.
Those researchers in the Theosophy Heavy Industry are not the kind of wise men in science fiction novels who can coldly and ruthlessly ignore all "research materials".
They are not the kind of pure researchers who can dedicate themselves to human nature just to be able to study; nor are they the kind of evil scientists in "Paradise" who ignore ethics and morals and only want to display their talents. They are more just because "they are good at 'research'
"Work", and ordinary people who receive a monthly salary from the research institute of Shenzhen Heavy Industry.
After spending fifteen years living with these synthetic humans day and night, feelings will naturally develop.
After developing a relationship, you have to watch them reset their personality every year or six months.
Although the knowledge of the past and all memories are still preserved.
But that polite smile and distant eyes will constantly remind them...this is a completely different person from the previous child.
It's like raising a dog, and then the dog was lost by the parents... In order not to make themselves sad, the parents bought an identical one.
Holding the exact same pet in your arms, looking at it just like the pet you loved in the past, feeling its struggle and fear, you will feel a kind of alienation from the world - there is indeed something,
Fundamentally, it has become completely different. It cannot be felt with eyes, ears, or touch.
It's the difference in "heart".
From that period on, children understand the boundaries between truth and falsehood in advance.
I know that similar things cannot be used to replace the trauma in my heart. No matter how similar it is, it is indeed not the thing I love; just like the so-called "meal replacement" and "substitute", they can never replace the real person you love.
...After that, when these researchers finally let go of their psychological burdens, they got acquainted with the new Bubble-2 again, got to know each other, and became new friends again.
One morning when I woke up, I saw her smile became polite and distant again, as if she was looking at a familiar stranger.
——She shed her old personality shell again and became the "third bubble" that carries the memories of the first two bubbles.
And this cycle has been repeated thirty times on Bubbles alone.
"Feeling my own powerlessness, questioning the meaning of my work... I realize that what I cherish is right in front of me, but because I lack talent, I can't do anything... I can only watch the train of fate unstoppable.
Go onto another road."
Russell sighed: "He is indeed tired."
Only then did he finally completely forgive Mr. Rex for trying to plot against himself and his criminal research that created these synthetic humans against humanity.
After all, this really has nothing to do with this fat Mr. Otter.
This poor fat researcher is just following orders... The one who really wants to make himself a rubber stamp should be his immediate boss; and the one who wants to create these synthetics is Sanos Heavy Industries and the board of directors
, is the Cyber Church. They can't wait to get more mature technology, and for this purpose, they can even use human lives to continuously pile up a large number of "losers" to try and make mistakes.
Mr. Otter never had a choice. Without him, there would be others, and he couldn't change anything; just like he could only stay here, watching these children continue to "nirvana" in the past fifteen years, but he always found
There is no way to stop this.
Because their technology itself has flaws, and even their thinking is wrong. Now that the plan has been scrapped, it is obviously related to their incompetence.
Rather, they were unable to refute the board of directors' order to "abolish the synthetic human project" precisely because they really could not come up with a solution to the "Nirvana" problem——
If this problem cannot be solved, synthetic human technology will always be incomplete.
Seeing Mr. Otter's whimpering voice gradually become quieter, Bubble-30 lowered his head and glanced at him tenderly.
The prosthetic eye she used cannot be called sophisticated, and can even be said to be cheap. It is far less advanced than the beautifying prosthetic eye used by Xiao Liuli, and it has no complicated functions. But from the cold prosthetic eye, something belonging to the student, her daughter, was leached out
, the intellectual return of lovers and motherhood is filled with the radiance of love.
That is by no means a complex love that humans can possess that transcends morality.
"My first nirvana was half a year after the birth of 'Bubble'..."
Bubble-30 finally spoke, whispering to Russell about the past that she could never forget.