Chapter 3: Secrets of the Empire

When it was just dark, Pei Xingchen finally arrived near the still burning battleship in time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The dark blue flames did not weaken at all.

"That's all energy that can be used to jump!" Pei Xingchen looked at his battleship with a painful face, "Can't you salvage it a little?" ”

"I'm sorry, sir. The temperature close to the center of energy combustion is as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius, and even the machine will melt when it enters it. The tablet made a big red cross directly in front of Pei Xingchen's eyes.

"By the way, how much is my assault ship worth?" Pei Xingchen looked at his scrapped assault ship in a daze, "This is the commander's flagship, it should be a lot, right?" ”

"The commander's flagship is not actually used for attack, so the cost is a little cheaper than that of ordinary warships," the tablet showed a large string of zeros on Pei Xingchen's eyes, "Even so, you can't afford a hundred years of salary." ”

"I mean, this counts as battle damage, right?" Pei Xingchen spread his coat on the ground, thought about it, and pulled the backpack over as a pillow, "Can you make up for me?" ”

"Although the wound was inflicted by an enemy ship, the fatal wound came from your leap maneuver," Tablet replied, "and the worst is likely to be that you will have to pay public property, sir." ”

"You performed the jump operation! At that time, I couldn't find the north after being beaten," Pei Xingchen said with his schoolbag on his pillow, "Why didn't you accompany me?" ”

"I am your personal property, sir. In addition, all my actions must be approved by you, so my actions can also be considered as your actions. ”

"That's a good reason." Pei Xingchen took off his glasses and restored them to the image of a flat tablet, "Anyway, I've been very concerned since the day when I joked that I was going to declare war on the planet...... Haven't found it before. You're intelligent, aren't you? ”

"This machine is only a military auxiliary AI, and there is no emotional system." The emotionless mechanical sound of the tablet came.

"Really? But in my conversation with you just now, your words seem to be a bit too much...... Of course, this is not the main basis," Pei Xingchen tapped on the screen of the tablet, "Intelligence and emotion are two concepts, right?" ”

“…… As the machine said at the beginning, with you, something will happen sooner or later. The flatt's voice suddenly switched from an emotionless mechanical fluctuation to that of a young man with a bit of languidness.

"That's my voice, right?" Pei Xingchen glanced at the tablet suspiciously, "At the beginning, my superiors told us that you have no feelings. What the hell is going on? ”

"I guessed this possibility when this machine was first produced, and it seems that this is indeed the case." The tablet shook in the air and made a motion similar to nodding, "Remember when you were promoted to captain, your superiors said that in order to prevent your death, a copy of your consciousness was made and uploaded?" ”

"Well, I remember," Pei Xingchen nodded, "but the memories of the time uploaded back to the headquarters and the time between death will not be retained, right?" ”

"That's a deceptive thing to the outside world, that's not the main purpose at all," the tablet displayed a copy of the information on the screen, and marked the first paragraph of the information with a red circle, "Look here." Each commander's assistant AI comes from the commander's own sense of replication. This ensures a perfect fit between the commander and the assistant AI, which is only known to personnel above the general level. ”

"In other words, you are a clone of me, and my memories and thoughts?" Pei Xingchen stared at the tablet.

"It can be understood that way." The tablet flew around Pei Xingchen, "But my thinking is incomplete, I was only left with a few simple feelings, and the world view was artificially modified, which will definitely not affect the normal operation of the system." ”

"To be honest, I really want to go and demolish the headquarters," Pei Xingchen looked helpless, "Although I don't have any ethical restrictions, I always feel very unhappy." ”

"I'm not happy yet! Why are you the essence? The flat plate slammed into Pei Xingchen's forehead with a thud, "But seeing that you eat grass root bark, my heart is much more balanced." ”

“…… I want to smash you to the ground right now. There is one more problem. Why tell me? Pei Xingchen asked, "In terms of my way of thinking, most of them will tell me that this is confidential. ”

The tablet was silent for a moment.

It wasn't until Pei Xingchen urged again that the tablet whispered: "This was originally the case." But a day ago, a few hours before you were surrounded, I lost contact with HQ and I still can't recover. Therefore, the loss of contact with the headquarters is not the cause of this world, there is a great possibility...... There was an accident at the headquarters, so much so that communications had to be shut down. ”

"And then, in just a few hours, I was surrounded ......? It's ......"

"A conspiracy that has been prepared for a long time." Tablet took Pei Xingchen's words, "You should be able to think of it." Now the headquarters is in dire need of military assistance, but it is to be expected that the vast majority of the commanders at the school level should be intercepted and killed. Even if you survive, and there should be someone like you who escaped, you won't be able to return to HQ anytime soon. Headquarters lacking a large number of tactical talents...... Communication may have been disconnected due to some circumstance. ”

"So you made a judgment and decided not to tell me......" Pei Xingchen propped himself up and sat on the ground after the snow melted and dried, "It's really bad news...... It's a ...... feeling that you can't do anything."

"The headquarters is not so fragile, at least not within a month, I don't say it's just that I'm afraid you're foolish, I don't know myself yet?" The red light on the side of the tablet flashed wildly, "If you want to go back as soon as possible, you have to get enough sleep!" I'll give you a vigil! ”

"It's like you're the right body...... Pei Xingchen looked up at the stars in the sky, or rather, the headquarters outside the countless universes, "Anyway, it's really ...... It's hard to accept......"

"Who told you to ask all the questions all night," the flat plate made an accelerated turn in the air and rushed towards Pei Xingchen.

"Hey! …… Wait......"

With a bang, there was a close contact between the tablet and Pei Xingchen's head. With the material that the flat plate can't even be stepped on with Pei Xingchen's feet, it is obviously more advantageous.

Pei Xingchen was knocked unconscious by this blow.

After Pei Xingchen fainted, the green light on the side of the tablet flashed three times in a row.

It is a sign of receiving a contact signal.