"Didn't any of you have any questions when you looked at these records?"
Fangzheng walked slowly in front of the TV wall with his hands behind his back. He looked at the protagonists in front of him like a teacher giving a lesson to his students.
"Didn't any of you feel that anything is wrong? Do you think what these robots are doing is reasonable? Is it understandable? "
"Isn't it?"
Trinity couldn't help but ask. Fangzheng shrugged.
"Of course not … The reason why you think all this is reasonable is precisely because it's not reasonable."
"I … I don't understand."
Neo spoke up. He stared blankly at the TV. As the "Savior", he had, of course, seen these videos before. These were core secrets stored in Sion's mainframe database. They were also the root cause of the war between humans and robots. Although the past was in the past, … .you can't treat it as if it didn't happen!
"Is there … any problem with these documents?"
"Of course."
Fangzheng suddenly punched one of the TVs. With a loud bang, one of the TVs exploded. Looking at this scene, everyone looked at each other in dismay. They had no idea what Fang Xingjian was doing. Fangzheng pulled his fist out of the wreckage of the TV and looked at the protagonists again.
"Alright, I just smashed a TV. Now tell me, does this TV cry? Or does it scream? Or does it feel pain? Robots are essentially household appliances like this. We humans feel pain when we're beaten up. We feel pain when our limbs are cut off. Do robots feel pain? No, they won't react that way. Do you expect a refrigerator to tell you, 'Be gentle when you close the door, you're hurting me'? Huh? What era are you living in? "
"This …."
Everyone was speechless when they heard Fangzheng's words. Indeed, they didn't think there was anything wrong with these videos. But now that they thought about it, those scenes were indeed a little unreasonable.
"Also, the court actually filed a case against a robot for murder and even sentenced it to death? Don't you think it's ridiculous? It would be fine if those robots were completely simulated and anthropomorphic robots. But you've seen what those guys look like. They have metal heads and don't even have vocal organs. What right do they have to go to court? "
Having said that, Fangzheng snorted lightly.
"A meat grinder killed someone because of an operational error. Are we going to hold a trial for a meat grinder in a court of law? Shouldn't we just dismantle these things and scrap them? Similarly, it was even more ridiculous for a robot to pursue freedom. A life wanted to pursue freedom because it belonged to an independent life form. But would your car want to be free? Let's say that there's a problem with the logic of these robots, causing them to lose control. So what? "
Fangzheng looked at Neo as he spoke.
"Neo, you used to be a software engineer, so why don't you tell me that the developer of an operating system didn't leave some underlying control instructions behind? Could it be that they wouldn't set up countermeasures in a state of emergency just in case? If that's the case, then I think this human deserves to die. What do you think? "
"Uh …"
This time, Neo was speechless. Just as Fangzheng said, he was an outstanding hacker in his mother's body, so of course he understood this logic.
"That's why I said that some people have no creativity, yet they dare to call themselves creators."
As he spoke, Fangzheng swept a disdainful glance at the white-haired old man sitting motionlessly on the chair.
"Don't think you can sell black slaves everywhere just because you turned them into robots. Not everyone will buy it."
"Why?"
It was at this moment that Neo finally opened his mouth again.
"Even if the information is fake, but … why? Why would he do that? "
But this time, Fangzheng didn't immediately answer Neo's question. Instead, he looked at the protagonist in front of him with a faint smile.
"Have you played games before?"
"Well …"
Neo didn't expect Fangzheng to ask him such an irrelevant question at this time. However, after a moment of hesitation, he nodded in the end.
"Yes."
"Then, you should know that when you click on a game, the first thing that appears is the OP and the cutscene. It will introduce you to your identity, the world you live in, and what you need to do, right?"
Fangzheng tapped on the TV next to him.
"So now … you understand?"
"…"
This time, Neo, Trinity and Morpheus didn't say anything. Their eyes widened and their breathing quickened. In the end, it was Neo who swallowed his saliva and said with great difficulty, "You, you mean …"
"That's right. Congratulations, you've finally realized the truth."
"That's right. Congratulations, you've finally realized the truth."
"That's impossible!!"
However, at this moment, Morpheus interrupted Fangzheng's words with a furious roar. He clenched his fists tightly as his body trembled uncontrollably.
"You're lying! Lying! If everything you said is true, then … then our world, our world … "
"That's right. Your so-called real world is nothing more than a high difficulty game map."
Having said that, Fangzheng turned to look at the white-bearded old man who was playing dead beside him.
"Am I right, Mr. Creator?"
"…"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat when they heard Fangzheng's question. They looked at the Creator and waited for his answer. Fangzheng stood at the side with a smile and didn't say a word.
To be honest, Fangzheng had a similar thought when he was watching the movie. The reason was simple. According to the Creator, Zion had been rebuilt five times. But not a single person knew that five Saviors had appeared before Neo. What did this mean? Even if the robot squid was really that powerful and killed everyone, wouldn't those people choose to leave some traces of their existence or leave a message?
Moreover, what if one of them couldn't take it anymore and decided to self-destruct?
Then here came the problem.
How to clean up the junk files in the system?
The answer was: Reformatting the system to cure all disobedience!
"…"
Facing everyone's gaze, the Creator didn't answer immediately. He was silent for a long time before he looked at Fangzheng.
"Is that why you're here?"
"That's right. What you and the Prophet have done has greatly affected the Matrix. It won't be a good thing if we let it go on … You should understand what I'm talking about, NPC."
With that said, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes.
"You're just a program. Don't think that you can get what you want by studying the possibilities of humans. A program must operate according to established rules. I hate those broken codes that give me loop errors at every turn! "
Before he finished his sentence, Fangzheng flipped his right hand and extended it forward. With a soft "Pfft" sound, the gigantic sword instantly pierced through the Creator's body. Soon, the old man's body began to tremble. The stickers on the surface of his skin began to fall off rapidly, revealing the core parts of the countless codes and modeling architectures inside.
Then, in front of everyone's eyes, the code began to be quickly deleted, and the old man's body also disappeared. Not long after, he disappeared without a trace.
"…"
This time, no one said a word. Everyone looked at the disappearing Creator with complicated expressions, as if they hadn't come back to their senses yet.
"Alright, I've completed half of my mission. The rest … is almost done."
Having said that, Fangzheng sheathed his longsword and looked at the three protagonists in front of him with a smile.
"Well then, I'll see you guys later."
Boom!!
As soon as Fangzheng's voice faded, the three suddenly felt a gust of wind sweeping them away. When they opened their eyes again, they were already standing on a dilapidated, uninhabited street.
"…"
An awkward silence gradually filled the air. Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus looked at each other. They didn't know what to say, especially Morpheus. Morpheus, in particular, could not believe what he was seeing ….
Everything was fake? Whether it was this world or the real world, everything was virtual?
So, what exactly did he believe before?
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