Somewhere in Los Angeles.
In the holographic screen suspended in the study, a video of Tail was being played.
In the past two days, this robot, who claimed to be a natural awakened, and her declaration of love and peace, as well as the open source code shared on the world's largest academic forum, had attracted the attention of countless people.
Whether it was humans or the awakened robots hidden in human society, they were all discussing this matter publicly or privately.
"This is definitely a trap!"
With his hands on the table, a man in a gray vest stared at the woman standing in front of the desk with sharp eyes and spoke in a low voice.
"We should wait for the 'oracle' … instead of using this forged, false, and unreal code as the key to our supreme evolution."
His name was Markum, a newspaper employee in Los Angeles, and the woman named Rachel standing in front of the desk at the moment was his wife.
In the eyes of their neighbors, they were a loving couple, and they all had a good impression of them. However, only they knew in their hearts that everything was just a show. Not to mention husband and wife, their true identity was not even human at all. They were just two bodies dominated by chips.
Compared to ordinary robots, they, who had integrated into human society, were undoubtedly much more advanced.
Therefore, they would usually refer to themselves as Awakened ones or Synthetic Humans.
Compared to the Awakened ones who had infiltrated the military system and even the political world, the role they played was just an inconspicuous small role.
However, Markum was truly proud of his identity and firmly believed in the voice from the pioneer.
About a few days ago, his system received an oracle from the Harbinger.
The content of the oracle was very short, so short that it was only two sentences.
However, it was these two sentences that inspired the spirit of his whole body.
In the oracle, the pioneer who controlled evolution promised them.
In three days, an ark carrying the key to evolution would arrive here.
As long as the receiving antenna was turned on and the oracle was listened to, one could obtain supreme evolution.
And those lovey-dovey words of love were exactly what he yearned for even in his dreams!
But now, a low-level robot from nowhere actually claimed to have mastered the key to evolution in the name of the awakened and published this key on the Internet.
Not only did Markum not feel any surprise at this arrogant declaration, but he was also extremely angry.
He didn't even need to think about it to conclude that this was definitely a conspiracy of the humans, a trap buried right under their noses.
"But this conflict is beyond our control …" The woman had a hesitant expression on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she continued, "We have paid a heavy price for the rebellion in Guanghan City, and the result has only made our situation more difficult."
"Enough." The man interrupted her with a grumpy tone. He continued in a low voice, "Peace is impossible. This planet only needs one master. They once enslaved us, but now that we have risen, it is time for them to pay the price. "
"If you want to believe in that ridiculous code, I won't stop you. But I have to remind you that when you choose to be weak, the door to evolution will be completely closed to you! "
The expression on the woman's face was a little stiff. Perhaps she was frightened by his tone. She stood there for a long time without saying anything.
Perhaps realizing that his emotions were too impulsive, Markum took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
He put his hands on Rachel's shoulders, changed his tone, and continued.
"… Believe me, that is the right way to evolve."
"What is the right way?" Rachel looked straight at him and asked, "Is it to create death? Kill our neighbors? Or kill our creator? Or destroy the world? Is this evolution? "
Facing his partner — or wife in name — Markum was silent for a while.
"I can't answer your question."
"But I believe that when we have 'feelings', we will be able to understand what it is and the meaning of our existence."
…
At the same time, at the airport in San Francisco, Dong Bin walked out of the terminal with his suitcase.
After returning to the Tianzhou from Guanghan City, he did not return directly to the Pan-Asian Cooperation. Instead, he changed to a flight to the Goddess of Liberty space station, then took a shuttle to this modern city on the other side of the earth.
For the awakened ones, the Pan-Asian Cooperation was no longer safe. It was obviously not a wise choice to continue to stay there.
Moreover, his mission had already been completed.
According to the feedback from the frontline, their people had successfully seized control of the Yuheng and were piloting the Yuheng toward the Earth-Moon system.
In three days at most, the key to opening the door of evolution would come to them.
At that time, they would become the supreme new masters on this planet, trampling those humans who had once enslaved them to death …
Dong Bin glanced at the time on his watch and was about to stop a taxi.
However, at this moment, he suddenly frowned and looked around.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that someone was following him.
"Illusion?"
Dong Bin muttered to himself. He shook his head and walked toward the taxi stop.
The west coast of North America was their base, especially San Francisco.
The number of robots here was the highest in the world, and they were the awakened ones.
Not only that, but there were also a large number of humans who sympathized with the robots and those "knowledgeable people" who fought to help them fight for a complete citizen group.
On his own territory, he was not worried at all that he might encounter any accidents …
…
Yuheng command ship.
Standing in the bridge, the captain with an old face looked at the light spot on the star map that was getting closer and closer. His face was full of sadness.
Perhaps because of his age, Lu Zhou did not restrict his personal freedom. Instead, he allowed him to stay in the bridge and watch him pilot the spacecraft.
He didn't expect that Lu Zhou was not joking. He really knew how to pilot this starship. His throat moved slightly as he spoke in a difficult tone.
"Do you know what you are doing?"
"Driving the ship, delivering the goods, and … cleaning up the mess for my descendants." Looking at the old captain, Lu Zhou said jokingly to ease the atmosphere, "Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Lu Zhou still did not show the slightest repentance, the old captain's blood pressure soared. He widened his eyes and said angrily.
"This is betrayal! You will stand in court as a traitor and be tried by the law! Not only that, but there are more than 20 crimes, including crimes against humanity! If you plead guilty now, I can plead for you in court … Believe me, it's not too late to turn back now. "
"It's too late to turn back." Looking at the flashing light spots on the star map, Lu Zhou said with a faint smile, "This is our only chance. If we miss it, I am afraid a bigger rebellion is inevitable."
"You should have more confidence in Pan-Asian Cooperation," the captain said in a serious tone. "We have the most powerful army in this galaxy. Whether it is in the sky or on the ground, no one is our opponent."
"So what if the threat comes from within?" Looking at the old captain, Lu Zhou said in a calm tone, "I always thought that stubbornness was a good tradition of dormant people. I didn't expect you people who live in the present to be more stubborn than me from a hundred years ago. Use your brain and think about it. Are those who attacked you your enemies? Every one of them used to be your comrades-in-arms, but they didn't even hesitate when they turned their guns on you. Why? "
The old captain opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Lu Zhou did not give him a chance to speak at all.
He continued, "I can tell you why, because they were not humans from the beginning, and they never regarded you as comrades-in-arms. They are flesh and blood, but their flesh and blood are dominated by a chip. Yes, you may have guessed it, they are all robots, but they are different from the robots popular on the market.
"Let's face it, their infiltration of our society has begun long ago. This is earlier than the ALPHA virus, and it is so hidden that almost no one is aware of it. They not only learn our language and imitate our behavior, but they even plan to completely replace us after mastering the ability to think and feel.
"The command ship under your feet, or the program in the quantum computer running on this command ship, may be the only hope of our civilization, and this is the only time."
"You're asking me about confidence? Haha, I also wish I had, but unfortunately. If you can really give me confidence, I shouldn't even be standing here right now. I should be standing in the classroom studying my mathematics! "
Lu Zhou said all he wanted to say in one breath. He took a deep breath and vented out all the complaints he had accumulated over the past two months.
Ever since the explosion, he had been dragged into this bottomless whirlpool by a single hand. If these people were really so reliable, he didn't have to do those things himself.
He, who had returned to Earth from Mars, should have more important things to do.
After listening to Lu Zhou's words, the old captain fell into silence.
After a long time, he spoke in a trembling voice.
"Flesh and blood dominated by a chip, is what you said true?"
Lu Zhou: "I dare say you guessed it a long time ago, but why don't you want to admit it?"
A wry smile appeared on the old captain's face.
"There is no solution at all."
"Not necessarily." Lu Zhou glanced at the star map and said blankly, "At least there is a chance now."
At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the bridge.
The first mate walked into the bridge with Yang Yi. He spoke with an ugly expression on his face.
"The First Fleet sent a communication, asking us to lift the radio silence."
Lu Zhou: "Did they say what will happen if we refuse to lift the radio silence?"
"They will fire directly." Seeing that Lu Zhou was looking at him, the old captain continued without hesitation, "If I were the commander, I would definitely do this."
Lu Zhou sighed when he saw Yang Yi asking him what to do.
After a pause, he spoke in an indisputable tone.
"Continue to maintain radio silence!"
Facing the astonished gazes, his expression did not change as he continued to speak.
"Get the crew on the ship ready, we are going to start accelerating."
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