For the extinct first quarter of humanity, Focus is equivalent to a combination of modern smartphones, tablets, home game consoles and personal computers.
The small Focus has built-in functions that are unimaginable to Lu Xiao. It perfectly matches and even exceeds some of his fantasies about future technology.
Lu Xiao had just gotten a new toy, and it was rare for Lu Xiao to indulge in fun in the mission world when the external environment was safe.
Aletheia only restored the appearance code of the underlying program of Focus and removed the DNA lock of the original owner. The applications originally loaded in Focus were not affected.
This miniature cutting-edge technology device not only has built-in AR technology, Lu Xiao even found a large-scale VRMM game among many applications.
In addition to its entertainment functions, Focus is completely incomprehensible to low-generation semi-intelligent technology products.
Whether it is a tablet, a smartphone, a personal computer, or even a smart home, door lock, etc., using Focus, you can hack it remotely and brainlessly, without even requiring the user to do any extra actions, just give a direct command.
Not to mention the other gains you will get in the world of Zero Dawn in the future, the few Focus coins you get can be said to be worth the price of admission.
At its peak, the Isu civilization was also capable of producing intelligent terminals similar to Focus, but the Isu people's research focus was not on this aspect. The approaching solar storm caused them to use most of their research resources on how to avoid the Toba catastrophe.
Aletheia also obtained Focus from another remains. Her eyes flashed with a faint golden light as she comprehensively analyzed the principles and internal structure of Focus.
"I probably know how human civilization perished in the first season."
Aletheia had a strange expression: "Human beings are indeed a race that is good at seeking death. They actually dare to use this unlimited energy technology into a war machine that can act autonomously."
Aletheia figured out the reason why Focus has unlimited energy through some analysis.
"This small personal terminal has a built-in micro power furnace that absorbs bioenergy, which can maintain an infinite cycle of energy by absorbing energy from the human body."
"Look, the interface is right here."
Aletheia pointed to the human body adsorption pin on the inside of Focus that is used to hang on the ears: "Through this energy input interface, Focus can absorb biological energy from the human body to supplement its own consumption."
"Humans only need to eat to replenish the bioenergy sucked by Focus."
Aletheia's explanation reminded Lu Xiao of the mechanical beasts he had seen before: "No wonder they are machines but can eat plants. Is this how they replenish their energy?"
"That's right."
Aletheia continued to explain in depth: "Humans in the first season developed technology to convert biological energy into usable energy."
"I speculate that it should be an arms dealer who is good at committing suicide and rashly put this technology on war machines without understanding the dangers."
"And these war machines went out of control for unknown reasons, and then..."
Aletheia made an explosive gesture with her hands: "Bang~ Human civilization perished under the impact of the crazy war machine."
Although Yongzhen has been trying to adapt to modern technology, the content of the conversation between Lu Xiao and Aletheia clearly exceeded the limit of what she could understand.
Anyway, he didn't understand, so Yongzhen simply left the two of them to discuss slowly for the time being, then turned around and started packing up the newly unlocked underground shelter, preparing to use it as their base in the new world.
"One more question."
Lu Xiao raised his question: "The number of war machines should be limited, right? With the huge arsenal controlled by humans, why would they perish so easily in the hands of machines that cannot reproduce?"
Aletheia lowered her head and pondered: "There are no clues, so there is no way to know yet."
"But I would venture to guess that today's mechanical beasts are not the same species as the war machines that destroyed mankind at that time. Under some unexpected circumstances, the war machines should have acquired the ability to multiply themselves."
"Only in this way can we explain the reason why mankind loses the war. Facing more and more enemies, human beings, who are just flesh and blood, will one day exhaust the remaining population in the war."
"Think about it this way."
Aletheia pointed to her feet: "The purpose of this shelter is self-evident. There should be many underground ruins with similar functions in the world."
While Yongzhen was busy organizing the base and arranging the portable base station brought by Aletheia, Lu Xiao and Aletheia went around the entire shelter separately.
The area of the underground shelter is not too large, at least it cannot be compared with the bustling cities built by humans on the ground.
Based on the number of rooms and beds, the shelter can accommodate a few thousand people at most.
Lu Xiao scanned around with his Focus along the way and found many ancient humans who left messages or last words in the ruins.
Not every Focus is as intact as the one Lu Xiao and Yongzhen first picked up.
Some of the information on Focus is preserved very completely, and you can feel the situation they faced at that time from the desperate tone of the messagers. There is also some information that cannot be extracted due to the damage of Focus.
"I can't remember which year this year is. I turned off the time function of Focus a long time ago."
"Looking at the time jumping day by day, we can only wait desperately for the end to come. It is better to simply pretend that we cannot see it."
"That son of a bitch, Ted Farrow! He and his Farrow Company destroyed everything for us! It was his self-righteous thought of equipping these war weapons with biodynamic furnaces, which directly led to this catastrophe! I...
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"Hey~"
"It's useless to say anything now. Dr. Elisabeth Sobek is leading the smartest scientists in the world to study the rescue plan and hope they can succeed."
"Otherwise, human civilization will end here."
"Physicist, Anthony Hogan."
Compared with other incoherent messages in despair, physicist Anthony Hogan is relatively calm.
Although he almost lost his temper at one point, as a scientist, he still controlled himself, at least he did not explode while leaving a message.
"Ted Farrow, Farrow Corporation, Dr. Elizabeth Sobeck, Rescue Plan..."
Lu Xiao subconsciously rubbed his chin, trying to extract useful information from this piece of information.
"The out-of-control war machine comes from a company named Farro. The boss of the company is named Ted. It should be a military-industrial complex, right?"
"In order to seize the market by selling the most cutting-edge arms, he equipped the war machine with a biodynamic furnace. The AI that controlled the war machine went out of control, which led to the tragedy."
"Professor Elizabeth Sobeck, leading the smartest brains in all mankind, is trying to solve a series of problems caused by out-of-control machines before the worst happens."
"In terms of results, they failed."
"Then here's the problem."
Lu Xiao lowered his head and pondered: "Where did humans come from in the second season? Isn't the history of evolution repeating itself again?"
"No, that's not right."
Lu Xiao quickly rejected his idea: "Most of the animals on the earth have been 'eaten' by mechanical beasts to extinction. There is no environment for ape-men to evolve."
"So, they are the inherited fire that the humans in the first season desperately saved in despair?"