Chapter 7: Liberation and Forgetting
After the names of the three parties and four people were signed on some kind of soft paper, Elizabeth's hand immediately covered it with a burst of light, as if the contents of the paper had been solidified - Chen Heng and Sakamoto were also very familiar with this, it was actually a special coating developed nearly three hundred years ago, as long as it was covered with a layer, it can make the fragile carbon-based paper enough to last for tens of thousands of years (theoretical value) without damage. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"That's the end of it." After the text was finished, Elizabeth and the other AI applauded unevenly, "But everyone, I have one thing to ask for, and I don't know if you will allow it." ”
"But to say...... Anyway. ”
"Let's have a banquet where everyone can have fun." Elizabeth opened her arms easily, "We have been working on our nerves for 20,000 years, and the matters of work can also be discussed at the banquet. At this point, the destruction of the theocracy on Lancas Island is already complete. ”
The "elves" could have such a request, and the central elders on the other side of the screen naturally agreed, and designated the subordinates of the task force to prepare for the task force on the spot. So, skipping all the priorities of supplies, a seemingly ordinary sailing ship quickly brought a large amount of food from the Liberation ship in the bay near Lancas, with the help of the "elves", of course.
Naturally, the crew of the Liberation Wheel leaned against the railing on the side of the ship in amazement, stretched their necks and scrambled to see this spectacle that no one would ever witness for a thousand years: several elves were lifting the pallets pushed out of the freezer warehouse into the air, as if they were transparent pillars with their legs on the sea, standing still above the sea breeze, turning and moving as if they were walking on the ground.
As for the cargo boxes, each weighing hundreds of kilograms or even tons, they rose out of thin air from the deck of the liberation ship to the wind, as if an invisible but weight-saving silk thread was tied to it, moving smoothly in the air.
"It's so beautiful." On the platform outside the navigation bridge, the captain of the liberation ship put down the binoculars, but he was a little reluctant to pick up the lens barrel and glanced at the backs of the "elves", "It's just that no one would have thought that their handsomeness, beauty and great strength would be such a frightening fact." ”
"The above has already told us to strictly guard the truth, at least until the secrecy period." Beside him, the black district chief of the liberation ship patted him on the shoulder, "These words can be said here, but it's better not to talk nonsense when you go out." For a long time, they were just 'elves', creatures of 'true gods', and had nothing to do with concepts such as artificial intelligence, machines, etc...... At least for them. ”
On the first deck a few levels below the bridge, the crew of the expedition to Lancas Island were waving their hats in their hands, greeting the "elves" who were also carrying provisions—perhaps it could be understood as courtesy, or perhaps the instinctive act of the male to attract the attention of the female.
"You're still fooling around, don't you see that the elves who come here are half male and half female?" An old Elta seaman, still wearing a standard white seaman's hat, snuffed out the burned cigarette butt in his hand in a fireproof bag and turned to lean against the railing. "Brother, you have to understand that there are some women that you will never be able to touch in your life. Don't even think about these elves......"
"Spoiled." The young man glanced at his old friend and elder friend, and then fixed his gaze on the fluttering skirt, "You must know that this is utterly beautiful, truly breathtaking, my friend. If I don't look at it twice, I'm afraid I'll lose my life...... Oh, my pants are starting to run out, God is above, please forgive me for my abruptness and love! ”
"Even if they agree with the Chinese and our approach, abandon the Bilunar Church that has been deceiving the people, and then decide to appear on the earth and between the people, it does not mean that people and elves can intermarry." The old man sighed softly, patted the little apprentice on the shoulder again, and turned to walk towards the cabin. "It's better to do less of this dream, after all, you have to go back to your hometown to ask for a worker's wife, and then build a warm little home, and give birth to a few children to enjoy your family fun."
The old man sighed heavily as he said this—his only son and his wife had disappeared during the riots in East Elta, and their fate was still unknown. At the moment when the census of the entire Elta continent was almost completed, it was almost certain that they and themselves had been separated from each other.
Of course, he did not complain about the Chinese who came from the portal, it was they who gave him a glimmer of hope for the bad old man to live, and gave him the ability to continue to live a better life with his own hands than before. As for the middle-aged son who he originally regarded as a treasure in his palm, it was already a passing cloud - he knew better than anyone that it was not the Chinese who killed them, but the insatiable theocratic church that no longer existed.
“…… Just now, after a meeting with us, the elves of the true gods have decided that there is no longer a need for divine power, and that in the future, the elves will live with us under a blue sky, and the political power of the 'divine servant' has been completely lost! Those compatriots of the people who have been killed by the clerical and theocracy, please close your eyes under the Yellow Spring, forget all your regrets and hatreds, and quietly listen to the music of requiem! ……”
The truth is too exciting to be made public right away. But at the same time that the elves have been relieved of their status as "caretakers" and appear almost as free men on the surface, this social foreshadowing is urgent and necessary. The truth concealed by these clichés lies in the fact that the old and young people on this ship are completely unaware.
"Even if you can't please an elf." The young seafarer licked his lips, shriveled by the early winter sea breeze, and it was evident that the elves on the departed sailboat had aroused some primitive desire, and the impulse between his legs could not subside for a long time, "I also want a wife like the red-eyed bachelor......"
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In the square of Lancas Cathedral, within the blockade that had been pulled up, Sakamoto Xiao, who had already changed into another set of winter clothes, sneezed unexpectedly, attracting the concerned and curious eyes of several Chinese personnel around him.
"Feeling cold?" Chen Heng, who was preparing for the banquet beside her, immediately rubbed her hair and handed over a tissue, "Do you need to get you a military coat to wear?" I'm afraid these clothes are not enough. ”
"Nothing." Sakamoto took the tissue cleanly and wiped off all the snot. "Compared to the external cold, I just feel that the underwear I wear for myself in my dream tastes very poor, so bad that I am very uncomfortable now. You see what I mean, right? ”
Speaking of which, the winter clothes on Sakamoto Xiao's body now are still purchased by Chen Heng with artificial intelligence Ramaheti as a cover, and they have been purchased in Mendong City for a long time. As for intimate clothing, Chen Heng is afraid that none of them can be looked down on - as for Sakamoto Xiao's last consciousness, Wolf regarded those cheap chemical fiber clothes and pants as a godsend, that is another matter.
"It's hard to do custom services now." Chen Heng took the facial tissue used by Sakamoto Xiao, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can not far away by Maotian, "It's not that there is no usable fabric on this planet, but there are no such good craftsmen anymore." If it's artificial intelligence to cut, can you accept it? ”
"Whatever, it's more comfortable than the current assembly line goods." Sakamoto Xiao quickly found a place to sit down at the table set up by the agents of the Fifth Department of the General Staff, "When this troublesome matter is over tonight, you ask Elizabeth to do this thing, this is really troublesome, even sitting now feels tight in my chest, and it is very uncomfortable!" I'm not going to wear it tonight, that's all. ”
"As you wish, Your Highness." When Chen Heng heard the words "don't wear it tonight", he really wanted to burst fire in his eyes - but for the time being, he could only suppress this primitive impulse that burst out of his body, elegantly pulled out a chair and sat beside her, forcibly allowing himself to look in other directions and not think about a certain aspect.
If it didn't matter what happened now, he really wanted to summon the speeding car with the expired license plate immediately, and the little couple would have an eleven consecutive shocks on it first-but tonight's banquet was not as simple as "a celebration banquet shared by artificial intelligence and humans in the old era", and even the elders of the Republic who were on the road to Banye Island would definitely attend, which showed the true weight of this banquet.
In other words, the banquet is about the future of artificial intelligence. Except for the only individual who lifted his feelings in the sky above Mendong City, other artificial intelligence can actually become a part of society and be integrated into society, instead of living a mechanical life underground like hundreds of millions of days and nights before, and memories and consciousness must be backed up and initialized at the end of each cycle along with the maintenance of the body...... Even the choice of death and rest is a complete luxury.
With emotion and reason, they are also part of humanity after all. Thinking of this, Chen Heng cast his eyes at the active "elves" in the corner of the venue, and he couldn't help but feel a little more pity.
"Will the public be able to accept a group of aliens who are fundamentally different from human beings?" At this moment, Elizabeth sucked away her chair and sat down next to Chen Heng, "Our unanimous conclusion is that even ordinary people in the twenty-first century are probably very probable...... This fact cannot be accepted. ”
"If you can't accept it, you have to accept it." Chen Heng took a deep breath, "Otherwise, you and your companions will also erupt into dissatisfaction." Anyway, what do you plan to do in the future? My friend? ”
"Memories on different trajectories and excessively long redundancy have taken a heavy toll on my consciousness." Elizabeth grimaced, "Unlike the lucky ones who can 'forget', I have to be able to remember every detail of this planet, at least the index. So, I decided to ......"
At this point, he crossed his two index fingers and made an X-shape—both Chen Heng and Sakamoto opened their mouths in surprise, they knew what the gesture meant.
"What? Still not allowed to rest in peace? Elizabeth brushed her hair and smiled easily. It's relief, not something sad. Well, let's enjoy the Last Supper, be happy, and don't let me see the last sorrow, my friends! ”
With his whispered cheers, the lights inside the blockade were lit up - and the dinner began.