Chapter 51: The Mountain Rain is Coming
Without the network and all kinds of data, the whole world will be turned upside down. In the 20s of the 21st century, human beings have long been inseparable from various electronic devices and the Internet, and they must be at a loss at this time.
"It's like a fantasy." I muttered.
"It's a fact. Now the top management is trying to find a way to get back the destroyed data and rebuild various basic services and facilities to restore the normal functioning of society. Blonn said.
"But how can the economic damage be saved? So much money evaporates out of thin air, which has a very bad impact not only on the financial industry, but also on all other industries, and even on everyone. I said, "This could lead to a Great Depression and all kinds of unrest." I'm afraid that before artificial intelligence can do anything, humans will destroy themselves first. ”
"If there are measures, there must be." Bron frowned, "I think the Fed seems to be printing money like crazy......"
It is certainly one way to make up for this huge funding gap by printing a large amount of money in a short period of time, but the target does not cure the root cause and can only be suppressed for a while, and if it is not well controlled, it will cause new economic problems.
"Forget it, let me rest for a while." I rolled over in bed and said, "Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner when I'm discharged." ”
"I asked you." Bronn picked up the leather bag on the table next to him, turned around and just wanted to leave, but turned to me again and said, "It's been a very unstable time, I'll arrange for someone to pick you up to a safe place after you are discharged from the hospital." ”
"Thank you." I nodded.
With that, he left. Now that his power has been hollowed out, the government and the military are directly involved in Microsoft, which has become a battlefield, and it took a lot of effort for him to come out and see me this time.
I watched him leave, and there was a warmth in my heart. It's not easy to be so well taken care of in a foreign country, and although Brown always says that I have half the credit for being CEO, I think it's more about his ability, and I'm just doing a small favor.
But he is very good to me, can help when it is critical, and is a good brother who can be trusted.
"Boss, how are you doing?" Chen Xiaolin leaned over and asked with concern.
"Thanks, except for the fact that my head is still a little dizzy, everything else is fine. Have you told your parents that you are safe? I said with a smile.
Chen Xiaolin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said a little embarrassed: "Now there is no signal on the phone, and the address book software or anything is gone." ”
"Good thing my stuff is there, hehe." Bu Xin smiled cheaply, "The screenshots, photos, and contacts are all intact, and artificial intelligence can't help my Huawei!" ”
"Mine is still there, and this time some people's electronic devices are safe from poison." Chenxi also took out his mobile phone, "But boss, your phone has turned into a brick, and you can't even turn it on." ”
"The face is so black, and I am unconscious and my phone is bricked." I'm covered in black lines.
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Three days later, I was discharged from the hospital and ready to leave the hospital.
The discharge procedure is not usually slow. In the past, the hospital was operated on the platform by networking, and the order was issued with one click, but now it is all handwritten, and it is extremely troublesome to run up and down.
After I was discharged from the hospital, I got into the car that Bloom sent to pick me up and headed to Silicon Valley. Along with me were Bu Xin and Chen Xiaolin.
The scene on the road is very strange, and every time you walk along the road, you can see soldiers patrolling with loaded guns and ammunition, and they also set up barbed wire fences to resist horses, etc., making it as if they were in a war, and they are heavily guarded.
According to the driver of the car, this is to prevent the people from marching and rioting. When I heard it, I thought it was funny, because the United States, which has always preached democracy and freedom, would do such a thing, and it is really worthy of being a "lighthouse country".
In addition to the army, the traffic lights at various intersections are all dark, and the traffic police manually pinch the meter to command. The once bustling streets are now deserted, with the occasional few people walking around and being interrogated, all with sullen expressions on their faces.
"Recently, many people have been suffering from depression, and I heard that there are a lot of suicides." The driver said, "Communication has not been restored, and now it is relying on walkie-talkies." At the government's pace, it is estimated that it will not be finished in a year. ”
For three days, the federal government has been doing several things — reassuring people, controlling the situation, rebuilding facilities, and restoring communications. At present, it seems that there is no unrest in the whole society, but it is worrying that it may one day accumulate and erupt.
Relying on the coercive power of the state, the stability maintained by the machinery of violence is like a flood that is only blocked, and if the people's discontent is not resolved for a long time, it will one day erupt like a volcano, and the whole society will be plunged into a sea of fire.
Moreover, while stabilizing the situation, we must also find a way to deal with the initiator of the whole thing - artificial intelligence. Therefore, the high-level people are now afraid that they are already anxious and worried.
The nuclear arsenals and weapons systems of various countries are still in the hands of artificial intelligence. I shudder at the thought that a nuclear bomb might be aimed at my land.
For now, AI doesn't really plan to do anything with humans, they may be waiting for a response from humans, or they are still afraid of something.
None of these things are something I can know, and even if I did, there was nothing I could do about it, and I couldn't help it.
"Here we are." The driver spoke, interrupting my thoughts.
When I came back to my senses, I saw that the car was parked in front of a large iron gate, and there was a sentry next to the door, and in it stood two American GIs who were tall and tall. The driver spoke a few words to them, and the two American GIs looked at us for a few moments with their big brass eyes before nodding and opening the iron door.
When the car drove into the iron gate, it was a huge group of villas, all of which were in European style, with white bricks and red tiles, and chessboards neatly arranged, which was very good-looking. Next to the villa, there are fragrant grass and flowers, green, red and bright, full of vitality and vitality, butterflies fluttering among the leaves, and birds singing on the branches.
In the distance, the green hills are lush and green; Nearby is a bay of Bihu, sparkling. The villas are built around the lake, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and are as picturesque as they are.
Paradise, paradise on earth.
"Wow, what is this place?" Chen Xiaolin's eyes sparkled, she opened the car window, and took a sharp breath of fresh air with the scent of flowers and plants.
"Where is this? It's not Silicon Valley, is it? I asked the driver.
"This is a secret high-end residential area near Silicon Valley, originally for some key, special people, and now you will live here for a while." The driver replied, "This is your reward for passing the race." ”
"Damn, such a trench, I like it!" Bu Xin shouted happily, and at the same time patted me on the shoulder very hard, "Yi Ouyi, it's really right that I follow you!" ”
I looked at the villas with a smile on my face, but there was something strange in my heart. Such a place guarded by the army and isolated from the world must not be so simple, and it may have other uses.