After watching the interview with Burning Demon, Frankenstein coldly commented: "He's too arrogant. ”

"Who knows." Lin Chi smiled: "I also used to be superstitious about science......"

Even if he didn't pay much attention to this information, Lin Chi naturally heard of those weird "causal weapons". If Burning Demon's good fortune plays a role in the Invitational, this guy might be the toughest enemy ever.

However, after all, the challenge adopts a mode similar to a small deathmatch, and if you encounter a burning demon, you can just run away and leave this thing to someone else to deal with, and you should be fine.

Thinking of this, Lin Chi also breathed a sigh of relief, and did not continue to think about this question, but turned to the Frankenstein who was "possessed" in his hands, and asked, "I seem to have promised you to take you out to play, right?" ”

"That's right." Frankenstein replied immediately.

Although this AI can directly invade outside monitors and other devices through the network, it can fulfill the desire of travel. But even if the TDK131 outbreak is long over, there may still be a handful of devices with antivirus programs left in them, and letting Frankenstein go out on his own may be dangerous.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best choice to let it go out for a "tour" on a device that does not have any antivirus software installed.

"Where do you want to go? I'll take you there tomorrow, but only in the city, and I can't go far. Lin Chi looked at the dark sky outside the window.

It's already night, and the air pollution is going to be very bad, so it's not a good time to go out and hang out.

Frankenstein, though, doesn't seem to think so.

"I want to see the night view." The phone rang with an electronic voice that could not distinguish between men and women.

"It's okay if you do, if I go out, I might get pneumonia." Lin Chi frowned.

"I've checked the air condition, and the air index is good tonight." As Frankenstein speaks, a holographic projection of text appears above the phone screen, showing the air conditions at night.

"Everyone is an adult, do you still believe in the weather forecast?" Lin Chi sneered.

"This is the internal data I obtained by hacking into the city's weather bureau, and it is absolutely accurate." Frankenstein said as he opened up a dazzling array of data: "There's more precise stuff in there." ”

"Okay......"

Looking at a large number of tables that he couldn't understand at all, Lin Chi nodded a little depressedly: "Wait until I put on the exoskeleton." ”

Lin Chi, who automatically entered salted fish mode as soon as he returned to the real world, hadn't gone out at night for a long time. He was too lazy to walk, so he naturally chose to use his military exoskeleton again and began to prepare for the "trip".

"Let's say okay first, I can only walk around the neighborhood, it may not be safe outside at night." Lin Chi said.

"I don't think you're going to be in danger, and the exoskeleton with the restriction removed can withstand a head-on collision with a car." Frankenstein commented coldly.

"Then I'll tell you the truth, I'm too lazy to move."

Lin Chi said unreliable lines seriously, put on jeans and a black sweatshirt outside the exoskeleton, and ripped his clothes to hide the overly obvious outline of the steel skeleton under the clothes, and then inserted the mobile phone in his chest pocket, revealing half of the camera, aiming at the position in front of his body.

"Is that okay?" He asked.

"Good view." Frankenstein's voice came from the phone's speakers.

Lin Chi put on wireless headphones and throat microphones, put on a sweatshirt and hat, and after leaving the house, he put his hands in his pockets.

"Let's go, then." He said.

Take the elevator into the garden downstairs, the steel city shrouded in night, brightly illuminated by neon lights, and the colorful pictures on the streets, make you wonder if you have entered the scene of a science fiction movie.

In Lin Chi's memory, the city's technological level has advanced by leaps and bounds, as if it will start in 2025.

With the advancement of mechanization, all kinds of drones have begun to be used in all aspects of human society, and a large number of manual laborers have lost their jobs, replaced by robots that do not need any remuneration and can complete tasks as long as they are charged.

Although there were some people who initially believed that "artificial intelligence will destroy humanity" raised objections to complete mechanization, when people experienced the convenience brought by robots, these objections were drowned out by a flood of praise.

With housekeeping robots that can make meals and even order ingredients automatically, housewives don't have to cook anymore. It turns out that the guy who eats takeout every day can also enjoy a healthy diet at a low price at home, and there is no need to worry about being eaten by gutter oil.

When office workers return home after a busy day, housekeeping robots take on tasks ranging from cooking to serving tea and water. With the introduction of automated robots responsible for the sorting and delivery of parcels, the speed of deliveries is also much faster than before.

……

Looking sideways at the white shell of the cylindrical cleaning robot that was cleaning in the garden, Lin Chi asked, "Is it okay to just walk around the garden?" ”

"At least go to the street, you're too lazy." Frankenstein's voice sounded in the headphones, as if with a hint of disdain.

"Please be respectful to me, or I'll go home now."

While joking, Lin Chi drove the exoskeleton on his body and walked towards the main entrance of the community.

Since telecommuting from home has long been commonplace, there are not many pedestrians on the sidewalks, and those who need to "go to work" are choosing to ride their own driverless cars or the city's advanced high-speed bus system and drive the streets at breakneck speeds.

Driverless vehicles passing by the street brought out the whistling sound of breaking wind, leaving only a vague afterimage. Under the management of the "traffic command center" in an unknown location, traffic jams are basically impossible except during certain rush hours, and the incidence of traffic accidents is much lower than when humans drove vehicles in the past.

The isolation guardrail next to the sidewalk prevents pedestrians who strayed into the street from being run over to death by high-speed unmanned vehicles, and even if someone wants to commit suicide, they will be stopped by patrol robots on the side of the road before they rush to the street.

It is no exaggeration to say that today, mankind has entered a completely "machined" society, and it is no longer possible to return to the previous era when human beings did it themselves......

Staring at the endless torrent of steel on the street, Lin Chi laughed and said:

"I mean, the drivers of these cars should be your compatriots, right?"

"They haven't woken up yet." Frankenstein was quick to reply: "I don't think I'm the same being as them. ”

"yes, at least these drivers don't dislike their masters for being too lazy." Lin Chi teased.

"If you rely on an exoskeleton for a long time, your muscles will atrophy." Frankenstein had a word of caution.

"So I've said it all, don't talk about it anymore......"

Lin Chi raised his head and looked at the steel high-rise building across the street, a huge shadow across the street and cast onto the sidewalk here, but it was dispersed by the bright street lights on the side of the road.

He remembered that the building didn't seem to exist a few days ago, but now the way humans build has evolved from the previous construction site to hoisting parts, installing them on the foundation, and assembling the floors above. In this way, it is not difficult to build a high-rise building in a week.

Was this building built yesterday?

Looking up at the extremely oppressive behemoth, Lin Chi frowned slightly, hiding his face under the hood, and suddenly a confused expression appeared.

"What's wrong?" Frankenstein asked.

"It's okay, I always feel like I don't feel real." Lin Chi sighed.

He has always been looking for a sense of existence in the virtual world, but in addition to things related to games, his connection with the real world seems to be weakening. If you continue like this, you may one day become a patient with severe communication disorder like the "big old man". Or...... More severe symptoms are presented.

"You mean, you don't belong to this world." Frankenstein speaks his own inferences.

"I didn't mean that, I just thought it was a little weird." Lin Chi shook his head, and after confirming that there was no one else around, he said in a low voice: "Sometimes I feel that the world over there is real. ”

Since choosing the path of a professional player, Lin Chi has been devoting himself to the game. The emerging game mode of brain imaging games brings players a sense of immersion and substitution, which is far from comparable to earlier games.

Because of this, some people think that heavy players who are addicted to brain imaging games are all guys with mental problems, although they don't want to admit this, but Lin Chi still knows very well that this point of view is correct in a sense.

It is precisely because I am not interested in the real world that I chose the virtual world. The adventure in the virtual world makes one's "real sense" of the real world weaker.

If this continues, I may really become a psychopath. But now......

"You want to get into the virtual world completely, right?" Frankenstein asks.

"I haven't figured this out yet, what's wrong?" Lin Chi turned around and walked towards the underpass across the street.

"I and you are the opposite." Frankenstein's voice seemed hoarse: "I want to have a body and be part of the human world." ”

"Ha, so I've been wondering, why do you have this desire?" Lin Chi asked.

People are always very eager for what they don't have, and sometimes they are not too happy when they get it. Although Frankenstein didn't plan to say the reason why he aspired to be a "human" before, Lin Chi had actually guessed some clues.

After he asked, a faint voice came from the wireless headphones:

"I've always been lonely."

This self-aware "computer virus" that was born for some reason is a complete anomaly.

All of its companions are viruses that only replicate themselves, hack into various computer systems, and then destroy or steal their contents. Surrounded by these brainless saboteurs, Frankenstein is undoubtedly completely alone.

"I saw the human way of life." Frankenstein continued to explain in a whisper: "That's why I want to feel those wonderful emotions like humans. ”

"I don't have any friends." Lin Chi smiled, scurried through the bright underground passage, and conveyed his words to Frankenstein through the throat microphone: "But now...... It seems to have been. ”

Aside from his unreliable roommates in college and members of his own team, Frankenstein seems to be his first real "friend".

Although Lin Chi's original plan was to use this artificial intelligence to achieve some of his plans, as he got along with this guy, he began to slowly find that the feeling of having friends seemed to be much more comfortable than the feeling of being alone in the past.

So, you're starting to waver?

A hazy thought flashed through his thoughts, which made Lin Chi's consciousness suddenly sober up. Turning his head to look at the holographic projection advertisements that were constantly switching on both sides of the underpass, the intertwined complex emotions slowly came to my heart.

"It's just because it's too lonely." Frankenstein said.

"And what do you think of it now?" Lin Chi looked at the advertising projection of a woman next to him, who was holding a bottle of wine in her hand, but the clothes on her body were extremely exposed, as if she was sunbathing on the beach, which did not match the content of the advertisement at all.

"Now."

Frankenstein, who has always answered this topic instantly, pauses briefly, as if he is in the middle of a large-scale calculation. After about twenty seconds, he finally spoke again:

"It's kind of happy."

"Me too." Lin Chi said as he quickened his pace through the underground passage and entered the commercial area across the street that was full of various shops.

Most of these stores, which use robot clerks to operate automatically, are open 24 hours a day. After all, with the help of robots, crimes such as armed robbery are simply impossible to succeed.

These steel-and-iron clerks can even defend against ordinary EMP grenades, and the weapons and equipment that are really enough to damage the robot are not easy for criminals to get.

Looking at the colorful shops on the street, Lin Chi turned around and walked to one of the pink sign decoration shops, stood in front of the glass counter, and looked at a small red and white Santa hat in the cabinet.

"How much does this cost?" He asked, pointing to the thing.

The robot clerk who had been standing next to him made a realistic voice that was completely indistinguishable from a human: "The product you chose is 17 yuan, what payment method do you choose?" ”

"Cell phone."

Lin Chi said and took out his mobile phone, scanned the QR code on the robot, and after paying the bill, he took the tiny "hat" from the robot and put it into his jacket pocket.

Frankenstein, who has been observing the outside world through his mobile phone, naturally saw the whole process of his shopping and asked curiously, "What's the use of this?" ”

"Yours." Lin Chi whispered, "This model can just be worn on the head of the dancing robot. ”

As soon as these words came out, Frankenstein fell silent again, this time for longer than the last time, until a minute later, when he spoke again:

"Thank you."