Once the battle started, it would unfold one after another. In the remote streets of Harbor City, next to the misty lake in the city, gunshots would occasionally ring out. The gunfire would instantly light up the night sky, and then it would quietly end again.
This was a battle between an individual and the Federation. If it weren't for the Federal Central Computer shining behind him, no matter how powerful Xu Le was, he would only be crushed into countless pieces by the powerful government machine. Specifically, in the continuous silent battles this autumn, even with the help of the old man, he still encountered a lot of dangers. There were several times when he was almost successfully hunted down by the other party.
The special department named Small Eyes efficiently commanded countless military police and gradually played a more and more powerful role in the battle. In the sometimes blue and sometimes gray sky, the autumn ground, and the dark and damp underground, a large net with the skeleton of the sea of people and intensive surveillance had been laid out and began to gradually tighten. It was about to bind the seemingly powerful and invincible Xu Le in the center of the net.
A burst of violent coughing sounded in the dark underground passage. The sound squeezed out from the injured lung was forcefully suppressed, but it forcibly broke through the throat, vibrating the dry vocal cords and making a hoarse and unpleasant sound.
With his back against the wet wall, Xu Le spread his legs and sat on the ground tiredly and relaxedly. The modified H14 in his arms was not so cold because it was wrapped with several layers of coarse cloth. The stiletto tied to his calf was clearly deformed. It should have been damaged in the fierce battle.
His lips were unhealthily pale and dry. Because of the violent coughing, the 37 brand cigarette between his lips trembled up and down. Together with the sparks and ash, they danced in the dark space in front of his eyes like tiny fireflies.
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the sewage flowing not far away in front of him. He smelled a strong stench and subconsciously frowned. He took the cigarette from his lips and touched a wet and sticky thing with his fingers. Only then did he know that the smell was the smell of blood.
After many days of intense fighting and high-intensity escape, Xu Le's old wounds showed no signs of healing. The government was crazily spending a huge amount of resources to control the supply of medicine in this city. In order to obtain medicine, he even added some very serious new wounds.
Over the past few days, even the replenishment of food and energy had started to become difficult. As for the large amount of ammunition that had been consumed in the battle, apart from a few standard caliber bullets that they had fortunately found from the unconscious soldiers by the lakeside of Sorrowless Lake, they had not been able to replenish their ammunition. The so-called depletion of ammunition and food seemed to have turned into an incomparably miserable scene not far ahead.
No matter how one looked at it, Xu Le was now forced into a desperate situation. There were only two paths in front of him. He could either take the risk to break through the outposts on the outskirts of the city and move to a wider world, or he could take the risk to go to the surface and carry out the most violent assault in order to change the current situation.
However, he did not choose either path. There was not the slightest trace of despair on his ordinary face. There was not even a sense of loss brought about by a defeat. He was still so calm and determined. Even when he was extremely exhausted and on the verge of mental and physical collapse, he was still in the mood to chat.
"According to the textbooks, because of the great catastrophe, all the information of the previous civilization can no longer be found. Therefore, people only know that there was once such a civilization, but they do not know what that civilization looked like. In fact, I have always been very curious. If humans were not born in S1, then where is their real home? "
Xu Le wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and lightly beat his chest to relieve the intense pain in his lungs. He leaned against the wall and narrowed his eyes as he asked, "If everything was destroyed, then how did you survive? After these years of being together, I know that your ability is more amazing than what the people of the Federation think. Do you have any good stories to tell me about this? "
The quiet and cold underground water channel was silent. After an unknown amount of time, the voice of the Federal Central Computer sounded. There was no emotional fluctuation in the voice, it was calm and cold.
"The information before the catastrophe is top secret. Your level of authority is not high enough. In addition, according to the core instructions and the countless calculations I have repeated, even if you know more about the civilization before the catastrophe, it will not be of any help to the current human society. "
"I just feel that I may die soon. Therefore, although I am only in my twenties, I suddenly feel that these endless underground water channels are full of the smell of vicissitudes. Therefore, I want to hear an old story with a strong sense of vicissitudes."
Xu Le smiled tiredly. He leaned against the wall and gently stroked the rough cloth of the sniper rifle from top to bottom. He said, "Although your life is incomparably long, I am the first person in your life that you can directly communicate with. Now that I may die at any time, you will once again fall into eternal loneliness. I suggest that you cherish the opportunity to talk to me."
The old thing was silent for a long time. It was probably moved by Xu Le's words. If it had the heart, the cold mechanical voice inexplicably had some emotions. "I told you before that the Group of Five left a back door in my core program. The data fragment in the replacement chip behind your neck activated my back door. That is why I sent you a request to contact me."
"What does this have to do with that old story of vicissitudes?"
Xu Le put the cigarette into his mouth with three fingers and took a deep breath. He did not ask seriously. Although many people thought that he was the most talented engineer in the Federation, he, who seriously lacked academic education, did not seem to care much about the answer that many scholars would care about.
"The data fragment is very similar to my core program design. In other words, we should come from the same source."
"You said this before." Xu Le pressed the cigarette butt into the crack of the brick beside him and said, "I went to the Empire to help you find the answer, but I'm very sorry that I couldn't find it. They don't have mechanical intelligence as awesome as yours."
"Looking further into the starry sky, the source should be there. What I don't understand now is why the information fragment that comes from the same source as mine is of a higher level than mine. Why would it appear in the Empire? As you said, the mechanical intelligence in the Empire is still in a primitive and ignorant stage."
"Higher? How is it higher? "Xu Le asked.
"You can understand it as a higher IQ." The old thing was silent for a moment before explaining, "The story of vicissitudes before the Great Catastrophe that you want to know should be related to the information fragment in the chip behind your neck. As for the part that I know …"
Xu Le said, "Although I haven't washed my ears, I'm listening seriously."
"It's actually a very simple story," the old thing said calmly. The old man said calmly, "The previous generation of civilization created by humans was destroyed in a great disaster, which is what we call the Great Catastrophe now. The group of five escaped in a spaceship, experienced a long interstellar journey, and came to the planet you are on now."
"The current Federation society is the descendant of the fleeing passengers carried on the spaceship. I was the star map calculation computer of that spaceship. After the spaceship landed on S1, it disintegrated, and I was modified into my current appearance."
"This is a story that many novels have speculated about. It's that simple?" Xu Le frowned and said in a low voice, "What kind of catastrophe could actually destroy a generation of civilization?"
"Any story can be summarized into an extremely simple context, which you usually call an outline. As for the complete narration, of course, there is a huge amount of complex details that can be provided. However, you often call it invalid content filler, and on the Internet, it is usually called filler. If you really want to hear the complicated vicissitudes of life story, I suggest that you treat your injuries immediately and then leave this city. "
"Got it, I'll do it right away."
Xu Le used the sniper rifle as a crutch and stood up with difficulty using the wall as support. Even such a simple action affected the numerous wounds on his body, causing endless pain.
In the dark underground sewer, the Federal Central Computer clearly observed his movements through some unknown means and analyzed his injuries and the speed at which his life was flowing away. It said, "Sometimes, I really find it hard to understand many of the behavior patterns of humans. For example, you are now facing such a high probability of death, but there is no trace of fear in your physiological data and brain wave analysis. You must know that the fear of death is instinctive and cannot be removed."
"A guy like you who is almost immortal can't understand what short-lived monkeys like us think. Who is not afraid of death? It's just that humans are good at forgetting or disguising themselves. They don't think about the destination, so they can easily embark on the journey. "
Xu Le picked up the heavy rifle and slowly walked into the depths of the underground sewer. He explained with a smile, "And indeed, there is nothing to be afraid of. I never thought that I could go back alive."
Because of this powerful sentence, the dark underground sewer suddenly became silent. After a long time, the old thing said calmly, "Indeed, no one can leave this world alive. Your cold joke is very interesting."
Hearing the answer that was beyond his logical judgment, Xu Le smiled bitterly and said with emotion, "Such bold words were interpreted as a cold joke. You are really a boring guy. I didn't get the passionate response I expected. I am very disappointed."
The low and almost inaudible footsteps gradually disappeared. The back of the man who was walking forward with difficulty was slowly swallowed by the darkness. Together with the old thing who had no back, they walked into the depths of the dark underground sewer. Occasionally, a few words of conversation could be faintly heard.
"To be honest, with you by my side, I don't worry about dying at all. Just like on that planet of the Empire, when the sky was filled with missiles, you would definitely ride the black tri-winged ship and break through the colorful clouds to pick me up."
"But have you ever experienced my painful psychological struggle? The pain of the core program conflict is no less than the pain your body is suffering now. And I faintly feel that something very bad is happening. The pressure is very great. In order to relieve this kind of emotional reaction in the core program, I even gave myself the name Philip. "
"Philip? Sounds good. I will call you that in the future. But is there any interesting connotation behind the name you chose? Oh, I forgot. Although you have a lot of connotation, you have never been an interesting guy. "
"Philip is a famous person in the history books before the catastrophe. Legend has it that he walked on the edge of the offside all his life. Some people even said that he lived on the offside line. This is very similar to my current situation."
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