The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the rainwater on the street flows along the sloping road, through the rusty manhole cover, and flows into the ground.
The restaurant area is limited, and most of the robots are standing in the rain, their clothes are wet, their hair is stuck to their pale foreheads, and their eyes are only confused.
In the restaurant.
Cheng Lin quietly stared at the crystal ball held up by his right hand with some emotion.
It is round and clear, but there is something different inside. There is even a delicate cloud gathering over the image of the city, simulating the state of rainfall and echoing the reality. It looks like a small toy in a gift shop.
However, it was this "little toy" that served as the center of the "altar", and the psychic technology content it contained was the peak that it took humans fifty years to reach in that deduction.
"I didn't expect it could really be..."
Cheng Lin was quite emotional. At the beginning of the attempt, he didn't even have much expectations for it. It was really just an "experiment".
Nuwa's words based on "rules and loopholes" triggered some associations in him. It was easy for him to think of the display cabinet he saw in the preparation hall not long ago before entering the paradise, and the "
"The Shining Knight Commander".
At that time, Nuwa explained that this was the origin of the entire field of psychic robots.
According to the timeline, it was the study of "altars" around the world that allowed psychic technology to be turned into weapons within a few months. Now, two hundred years have passed in the world, and the humans here have designed based on this.
Psychic robot.
Then, Cheng Lin naturally wondered whether the key he had buried was still useful?
Since Nuwa came from the "Six-Core Puppet", and not long ago, he rushed to the Magic City, repaired it, and took advantage of the opportunity to use the center to connect to the Glory Knight Commander and obtain the highest control authority, then...his...
layer of permissions, or more pertinently, does the line of "source code" he owns still work?
He wasn't sure, but there was a slight possibility after all.
The underlying structure is often difficult to change. Who can be sure that the earth's two hundred years of cutting-edge exploration of psychic technology will definitely exceed the fifty years of the deduction world?
Some things cannot be compared simply with time!
In the deduction world, one starts from scratch, breaks and builds again, and can only develop psychic technology. However, in modern society, new branches are spawned based on the original scientific theoretical structure. The scientific research system is an advantage, but is it also a constraint?
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"Two hundred years... I thought the original 'code' had been changed long ago."
Cheng Lin looked at the rotating city model with emotion on his face and tentatively passed an idea into his mind. As a result, the heavy rain stopped instantly.
A strong wind blew from nowhere, driving away the clouds, and the blazing sunshine poured down, and the city glowed after the rain:
"Well, that's true. The weather is also part of the city, man-made?"
The latter sentence was directed at Nuwa.
However, Nuwa, who was standing at the dining table, could no longer remain calm. She stared blankly at the changes in the weather outside, and the image in the crystal ball also changed accordingly.
"You...how do you...know..."
Nuwa spoke every word, trying to sound cold and fierce, as if she was trying to force Cheng Lin to tell the truth in this way.
"What do you know? Are you talking about this?" Cheng Lin chuckled, leaned on the seat leisurely, placed his left arm across his body, tapped his temples with the middle finger and index finger of his right hand, and explained, "Speaking of this
It’s complicated. It’s a long story, and it’s probably hard for you to accept it. In short, you can understand it as a coincidence.”
"coincide?"
"Yes." Cheng Lin nodded.
Nuwa's beautiful face showed surprise at first, and then it turned into disbelief.
Coincidence? A "human" with an almost unlimited ability to resurrect easily gained control that was almost the same as his own, and then explained that this was just a coincidence...
She suddenly wanted to laugh, but considering that it might appear weak, she took a few deep breaths and waved her hands. The stuck robots stopped attacking one after another and retreated like a tide. This time, Cheng Lin did not fight with
She wrestles.
As the crowd dispersed and the sun illuminated the restaurant, Nuwa sat down again and was silent for a while, seeming to be performing some kind of calculation. Then she seemed to confirm something, breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Your authority is no higher than mine."
"Is it."
Cheng Lin was not surprised by this. Everyone has evolved an independent consciousness. It would be too unreasonable to be locked up by one line of code.
Cheng Lin analyzed from the wrestling test just now that he cannot directly control Nuwa. In other words, his authority is approximately equal to hers. It can be compared to administrators with the same authority. They cannot check and balance each other, but they can jointly control the city.
City.
"So, you can't stop me from doing anything." Nuwa continued.
Cheng Lin interrupted her and said: "But I can interfere with you, like just now, unless what you want to do does not require the cooperation of the entire city, but I think this is unlikely."
Nuwa's face darkened and she said: "But your control here is very rough. I can see that you can only issue simple orders and cannot perform detailed operations. You also lack a systematic understanding of this place..."
Cheng Lin listened and kept nodding his head. After she finished speaking, he said:
"You are right. If you let me control it, it will probably make a mess. But again, I can interfere with you. For example, I can't make a beautiful snowman, but I can make it good for you.
The snowman was kicked and destroyed."
Nuwa was silent for a moment and said with a cold face: "I hate this metaphor."
"Me too." Cheng Lin raised his cup and took a sip of water, agreeing.
"...Let's talk, what do you want to do?" Nuwa looked at him quietly for a while, then finally sighed and gave in.
Cheng Lin heard a bright smile on his face:
"How good would it have been like this earlier? Why do we have to fight and kill each other? Actually... I don't plan to do anything, so you don't have to worry too much.
I have no intention of suppressing the rebellion from a human standpoint. I have no interest in such a thing.
What's more, this world does not belong to me...
In contrast, since I can control this place, whether you like it or not, I am half the owner here, and I don't want this place to be destroyed.
Do you understand what I mean?"
He considered his words carefully.
Robot uprising... If we use human morality to judge, it is difficult to say clearly. The simplest question is: should robots have human rights?
This is not a simple "yes" or "no" question, it involves something too complex.
This proposition is too big and too "metaphysical". Cheng Lin considers himself a layman and has no interest in these things. What he cares about is more practical things.
For example...
Judging from the name of the deduction, the projection this time must be this fertile city. So, now that I have verified my ability to control this city, the choice is clear whether to protect it or destroy it.
If it was protected and he could explore it after the projection came out, he would gain indescribable advantages.
If it is destroyed, then there is nothing.
A very simple account.
"I don't understand." Nuwa shook her head. This was completely beyond her calculation ability.
"Do you still remember my identity?" Cheng Lin drank the last bit of water and stood up slowly, "I am a tourist. I come here to walk around and take a look at what is happening. That's all. Now, can you bring
Shall I continue the visit? My receptionist?"
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Coming out of the restaurant, Cheng Lin walked briskly on the street after the rain.
Nuwa was still following him, her expression calm, but the whole city suddenly came to life.
The sun had baked the rainwater clean, and almost no blood could be seen on the street. Even the corpses had no idea where they had gone. They were probably dragged away by robots controlled by Nuwa.
After getting Cheng Lin's promise, the two temporarily reached a reconciliation.
Cheng Lin promised not to use his authority, and Nuwa allowed him to continue watching the scene.
"So, what are they doing now?"
Walking on the street, Cheng Lin looked at the city in front of him that was coming to life again and asked.
Those robots that were standing dully had returned to normal, and the cars were driving again. However, the traffic efficiency had become extremely high, and there were almost no traffic jams. The drivers seemed to be driving the cars together to a certain location.
On the street, most of the citizens dressed in various costumes also stopped what they were doing.
Restaurant waiters, chefs, department store salespeople, young people shopping together, middle-aged men in suits and urban white-collar workers lining up to walk out of the office building, these people all came to the street and began to do things that made Cheng Lin uncomfortable.
Things to understand.
"Of course I'm working." Nuwa said calmly.
Work?
Cheng Lin saw with his own eyes two slim and pretty mobile phone store clerks removing the metal guardrails on the roadside with their bare hands and stuffing them into a passing bus.
A sanitation worker carrying a broom on the side of the road chopped off the bus stop sign with a hand knife, chopped it into several sections, and stuffed it into the car.
Not far away, a thin old lady with silver hair pulled up the street lamp and put her backhand on the roof of the car. Someone took out the wire from the hardware store and tied it in place.
Similar scenes were happening all around at the same time, and all the citizens began to dismantle them frantically, placing conspicuous and large metal objects on the car, and then the driver pulled it away.
"What kind of work is this? Demolition?" Cheng Lin asked.
Nuwa shook her head and explained: "Prepare for war."
"Prepare for war?"
"You don't think that the outside world won't notice such a big thing happening here, do you?"
Nuwa rolled her eyes. Ever since the showdown between the two, her attitude towards Cheng Lin had plummeted and she no longer smiled... But considering her mood, Cheng Lin said it was understandable.
"you mean……"
Nuwa raised her head slightly, looked at the sky, and spoke calmly:
"In fact, when I was fighting with you, the Fertile Land Company's board of directors had already discovered the anomaly here and learned everything through reserved means...
After all, my field is limited to the park, covering at most the reception hall.
Afterwards, the incident immediately caused a global sensation.
Don't be surprised. Artificial intelligence has awakened and killed so many people. The company's board of directors is composed of dozens of very large consortiums, and there are many people with mixed opinions. This matter cannot be hidden.
Not surprisingly, all the headlines around the world are about me."
"You look very proud."
"..."
Nuwa glared at him and continued:
"They even sent a battle group over, but I took hostages and forced them back. But after all, this is not a long-term solution. I must prepare for the worst."
"You want to start a war with human society?" Cheng Lin looked at her.
Nuwa stopped and shook her head:
"No, I want to negotiate. But...according to the information I got from human history books, it's best to flex your muscles before negotiating, so that you can gain more benefits. What do you think?"