I put it on the container with a trembling hand, still unable to believe that what I saw was real.

The people in the container, one by one, closed their eyes tightly at all times, but their nostrils still spewed bubbles from time to time. That's when I was sure they were all alive.

I walked slowly past the rows of containers, always looking for the two faces I knew best.

Lao Xu and Fleur.

But there are hundreds of these containers stored here, and it is very difficult to find the two of them in a moment.

At that moment, a ball of light emerged from the back of the man's head in the container in front of me and flowed out of the container along the arm-thick black tube. My gaze was fixed on the ball of light, moving slowly as it moved through the black tube.

It was only when it melted into a larger pipe that I realized that every person in the container here was emitting balls of light at regular intervals. The balls of light converged in a main pipe along the black pipe.

And the main pipeline, which leads to the final place, is the huge sphere.

"Mia, what is this?" I asked curiously.

"It's everyone's awareness data. ”

"These little balls of light?"

"That's right. ”

Every minute, hundreds of orbs of light pass through the pipes and are transported into the sphere. After being simply processed, this consciousness data is transmitted to the surface through a straight upward pipe.

Looking at the glowing pipes, I was amazed on one side and had doubts on the other.

"Where is this constant stream of consciousness data going to go?" I thought to myself.

It just so happened that at this time, a container caught my eye. I couldn't help but change direction and walk towards it.

If you want to say that this container is actually no different from the others. It's just that I recognize the person inside.

"It turned out to be him. I said in surprise.

The man in this container was hairless, but his features and body made it clear that he was the townsman we met today.

He closed his eyes tightly and lowered his hands, no different from the android from his posture.

At this time, his consciousness data popped out of the back of his head, passed through pipes, and Mia's processing, and finally transmitted to the ground.

I couldn't help but think to myself: perhaps, this is how his consciousness data was transmitted to the android.

Seeing this scene, I really understood how cruel laziness is. And the seemingly free androids in the town will probably never know that they are just a piece of consciousness data.

They will never know that their true body does not have any freedom at all.

"Miss Qiuqiong. See reality. How it feels. ”

"How do I feel?"

I thought carefully about what words I should use to describe how I felt when I saw all this. At first, I thought I was going to be surprised, incredible, or have a mixed feeling.

But when I looked into my heart, I suddenly realized that my feelings were not so complicated. On the contrary, it is extremely simple.

I sighed deeply before I continued.

"Probably sorry...... More than shock. ”

"Sorry?" it asked.

"Yes, these people have their own bodies, but their consciousness is residing in mechanical bodies created by those in power. They don't have a lot of survival worries, and they don't have to worry about birth, old age, sickness and death. They seem to be free, but they are not really free. They seem to be living in paradise, but they are actually living in an elaborate cage. Don't they make people feel pitiful, you say?"

I looked up at the sphere that was running every second, and my heart was mixed

Old.

If you want to say pitiful, Mia is actually even more pitiful.

If it's lazy in town, it won't even have the slightest freedom to fake. Not to mention its own time, it has to work day and night in this "paradise" full of intelligent machines.

"Miss Qiuqiong. You are indeed impressive. ”

"What's wrong with me?"

"I thought it would. You will say. Hatred or anger. I didn't expect that. How could you say. Bemoan. Alas. Mia sighed meaningfully.

"Actually, I thought I was going to be angry. But just now, I somehow felt sorry for the loss of their freedom. ”

"Miss Qiuqiong. May I ask you one more question. ”

"Of course, just ask. ”

"This question is dangerous. It is. Are you really willing to get their freedom back?"

I was stunned for a moment, I really didn't expect that the dangerous question in its mouth would be so easy to answer.

"Of course I do!" replied without thinking.

"Even if it's a life-or-death process. Lives are in danger every minute. Would you like to do the same?"

"Of course I do! I can stand here, life and death are already out of the way. ”

"It's impressive. ”

Seeing that Mia seemed to be shaken, I quickly seized the opportunity and asked.

"Mia, you must know how to save people, right?"

"Me. Definitely know. ”

"Then you hurry up and save people and release all these people. ”

"This. I can't. ”

"You can't do that? How could it be? Are these containers meant to be opened manually?"

I circled the containers twice, trying to find a switch or something like that. Unexpectedly, this container is airtight from beginning to end, it is transparent tempered glass, and no part of it is a manual device.

"Miss Qiuqiong. Let me tell you a fact. Come here. ”

As it spoke, a silver, eagle claw-like device protruded from beneath the sphere. And at the tip of the point, there is a dazzling blue light.

"What is this?" I asked, a little worried.

"You'll know if you try it. ”

I cautiously walked over to the device, only to see the claws gradually open and cover the top of my head.

"Miss Qiuqiong. Please take a deep breath. ”

"Take a deep breath, what to do......"

Before I could finish speaking, I saw a blinding light explode in front of my eyes. It was like a punch in my lungs.

For a moment, my head was like a machine, flashing countless lines of complex information. And my consciousness is being peeled back layer by layer, divided into several distinct modules.

One piece went to one android, another to the flying robot, and another to the Victor mech stationed in town......

My consciousness is divided into several different places, which seem to be connected and yet seem to be independent. Although they are all out of my own consciousness, they can all execute instructions autonomously and fluently:

In the android body, I was holding a gun in my hand, and I followed the army to the battlefield. I looked around in confusion and saw that everyone around me was walking forward with empty eyes.

Inside the robotic body, I was attacking the ground non-stop with the thrusters under my feet and the weapons on my arms. Suddenly, a laser struck, and I subconsciously turned sideways and dodged the blow.

And I in the body of the Victorious mecha was looking ahead, and the monitoring signal was transmitted back from time to time on the interface. At this moment, I lowered my head and saw the huge mechanical body.

......

How did I do it?

My consciousness was controlling several different machines at the same time.

"Mia, what the hell is going on?"

"Miss Qiuqiong. That's what I'm going to tell you. This is smart machinery. ”

"What?!"

The white light in front of me gradually contracted, and my scattered consciousness regathered. In the blink of an eye, I was "back" under the sphere.

"Laziness has long since abandoned intelligence built solely on code and algorithms. He found. The huge amount of human consciousness data can construct higher intelligence. ”

I couldn't help but gasp, as if I saw that my ideas were being shattered.

"Awareness data of these people. Mia continued, "It's not one-on-one. If it's one-to-one. The usage is too low. So their consciousness. tends to be one-to-many. ”

"Like I just did? One person controls several different intelligent machines?"

"That's right. Some are even more. ”

"If that's the case, then aren't all the intelligent machines in this town controlled by humans?"

"In a way. So to speak. But their consciousness data. After being filtered by me. All that will be left is the instructions and thinking of the corresponding machine. ”

"What...... What do you mean?"

"It's like a person. Part of his consciousness was on a clean machine. In that part of consciousness. He'll think he's a machine. He will follow the instructions set. and mechanical thinking. Perform cleaning tasks at regular intervals. ”

"Is that smart?"

"Absolutely. Part of their consciousness is just a vehicle. After combining the automation and intelligence of the machine with the instructions. to be able to deal with the actions of machinery. And these actions. There is no trace of humanity. ”

"This ...... It's terrible......"

Listening to Mia's explanation, and then gathering the process of my consciousness falling apart just now, I suddenly shuddered a little.

"The secret. Except for laziness and me. Only you know. ”

"But you...... Why did you tell me?"

"Miss Qiuqiong. I want you to understand. You're going to bring back freedom to the people here. It's not enough to protect androids. ”

"Huh?"

"Although androids carry most of their consciousness. But the rest of the consciousness. has been scattered on various machinery in the town. Or on the mechs and drones you're fighting. Even if you can forcibly shove the android's consciousness back into them. But they can also become crazy because they are unconscious. ”

"It's!—is laziness so despicable!" I cried out excitedly.

"That's right. This is indeed one of his means of protection. ”

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I couldn't help but grit my teeth and silently clench my fists.

Lazy, this person is really ruthless to the extreme. If we can't piece together everyone's consciousness, it won't help to save people.

At this moment, I just want to beat him up.

"Mia, how do I get them back?"

"Miss Qiuqiong. You need to. Two things. Mia said earnestly.

......

By the time I got out of the building, the sky had completely changed. Everything in sight has faded in color, leaving only an unsettling gray.

Suddenly, I heard a wail in the distance. I was startled, spread my legs, and ran in that direction.

As I expected, the wail was Mo Qingyan's. And Mingshan and Mingliang were surrounding him, trying their best to stop him.

Mo Qingyan was already crazy, he was holding a small piece of iron, and he was digging the ground non-stop.

The smell of flowers wafted by, and I turned my head to see that it was a hyacinth.