Anyone who has read a little bit of the modern history of the Red Continent will know the meaning of the name "Nova" and the vast system behind it.

More than 260 years after the undercurrent of time and space hit the red world, the nuclear winter is over, and the radiation on the surface is gradually weakening. Expeditions were dispatched by various survival centers to explore the space debris that had been brought to this world by the undercurrents of space, in addition to confirming the condition of the earth's surface.

Around DR2300, an expedition team discovered the remains of a female robot in a space debris that was about to be destroyed.

It's a highly developed world of machinery, and every inch of space under your feet is filled with pipes and wires. Although the remaining space debris completely collapsed shortly after the expedition team left, it was still talked about by scholars in later generations and was called the "Mechanical Heaven".

Later, after several changes, the wreckage was bought by the White Tower scholars of Ivory City, and it was studied for hundreds of years.

Scholars have found that the technological content and precision of this robot are far beyond the level of this world, and even hypothesies are difficult. During an apprentice's erroneous operation, excessive electrical current caused a biological reaction in the wreckage.

Scholars are beginning to realize that it is not an ordinary robot, but a new life form, perhaps called "silicon-based life".

So the scholars began a new direction of research, from the initial dismantling to restoration. Although they could not understand the structure of the robot, they finally completed the restoration based on the human body structure and the needs of life. After input of 100,000 megavolts, the mechanical life was successfully activated.

She calls herself "Nova" and comes from a world called "XCO1".

She told the scholars that her identity was that of the public maid of the library, and that the meaning of life was to serve the public. So she asked the scholars to let her continue to serve the public.

After a period of testing, scholars were surprised to find that Nova is 10 trillion times faster than the Ivory City supercomputer, and the data storage capacity is also trillions of times the largest capacity of human beings.

Faced with an astronomical disparity, scholars were amazed and built a complete system around Nova to make full use of her computing power. And this system is the prototype of the "mass network system" of later generations.

Nova is the mastermind of the system and controls the operation of the whole world.

Faced with such a behemoth, Chen Xing fell into a daze. Before I could figure out how to answer, two lines of small text flashed on the screen.

[Bring the "heart" to me, and you will reap my friendship]

[Remember, don't mention it to anyone, or we'll be doomed]

The words on the screen flashed, and then the armed robot returned to normal, turned its body, and moved on to the next table of service.

Although there were only two simple sentences, the amount of information contained in them was extremely huge, which made Chen Xing fall into a short distraction.

One thing is certain, though, that he's safe.

Willing to communicate, it means that the other party can't directly erase him, otherwise there is no need to be so troublesome.

Nova wants the Witch King's treasure, the half-machine, half-life heart. Based on the information he had read from the history books, Nova was a mechanical being, and it was not surprising that he was interested in it.

Then why didn't Nova just wipe him out and then confiscate something?

It stands to reason that she could easily do this. Chen Xing never believes in any kindness and noble moral sentiments. In the face of huge interests, the law of the jungle is the only law. There is only one possibility, and that is that Nova is restricted by some kind of rule.

In his last life, he had heard that the Human Survival Committee would discuss an issue every year - whether or not to let Nova continue to serve the world.

Nova is not human, but she holds the core lifeblood of humanity, which is indeed worrying. It's just that every year the result is for Nova to continue to serve. No way, human beings are already almost as dependent on the crowdnet system as addicts.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce the attitude of the human hierarchy towards Nova - both dependence and vigilance.

"Don't mention it to anyone, or we will be destroyed"

To a certain extent, this sentence indicates Nova's condition, once the upper echelons discover that she has "selfish intentions", she will be greeted only by destruction.

What made Chen Xing feel very unhappy was that Nova used the word "we". In other words, whether he wants it or not, Nova has already pulled him onto the thief ship. Once the boat capsizes, even if others don't trouble him, it is estimated that Nova will kill him before the accident.

It's not an easy thing to be targeted by the mastermind of the system.

However, he quickly thought of a possibility, and immediately became ecstatic, and quickly beckoned at the nearby armed robot.

"Zizi Zi ......"

The robot rolls its tracks in front of him.

"Can you hear me?" Chen Xing asked in a low voice.

[Say ......]

A small line of small print flashed on the small screen on the robot's chest.

"I'm getting out of here." Afraid that Nova would misunderstand, Chen Xing added, "I mean, leave this continent." ”

The cursor flickered on the screen, and it took a few moments for a line of words to slip out.

[Any action that violates the rules will be destroyed]

Seeing this, Chen Xing's whole person was not good. His eyelids shrugged and he was sluggish, like a patient who had just learned from a doctor that he was terminally ill.

That's right, Nova said at the beginning that she would "send things to her". If she could do this herself, she would have killed him a long time ago, and did she still need cooperation?

"Then how do I get something over?" Chen Xing asked, holding on to the last glimmer of hope.

[WAITING ......]

"You mean, ten years from now?" Chen Xing asked helplessly.

[Ten years is not long for us]

"Alas......" Chen Xing sighed. If he couldn't even do it, he would have to squat here for ten years.

Perhaps for Nova, ten years is just a number, and it has passed in a blink of an eye. But how many decades can there be in a human life? He couldn't help but think of Wu Jinjian's sentence "It's been three years......".

The loneliness and sadness contained in it are not something that he, a newcomer, can experience. Perhaps out of self-conscious protection, he didn't think deeper. But in fact, if you think about it deeply, he will not be able to see Yeyang Bailiu, Suna, and those who follow him in Orchid Town for ten years.

Ten years of living in a desolate land may end up going crazy, right?

An indescribable bitterness welled up in my heart, and the desire to go back became intense.

Although he had mixed feelings in his heart, he was a sane person, and the experience of being a human being in the third life was his greatest treasure, so he quickly calmed down.

Anyway, it's better to run your own team first and then think of other ways. He has always believed that there is no endless road, and as long as you are willing to work hard, there will be opportunities, even if this opportunity seems slim.

[Looking forward to your arrival, Exile Chen Xing]

[Anything else?] ]

"How can you help me?" Chen Xing asked.

[no ......]

The small print on the screen paused for a moment, and continued to flash out the back.

[Before You Get My Friendship]

"How can you guarantee that I will survive here for ten years?" Chen Xing asked.

[According to the records in my database, you have this ability]

"Think so highly of me?" Chen Xing smiled.

[I'll provide you with some information if necessary]

[But just information, anything that violates the rules, will usher in our destruction]

"What is our relationship now, partners?" Chen Xing asked tentatively.

[According to the rules of your human society, it can be understood in this way]

"Then can you tell me......" Chen Xing hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does this heart mean anything to you?" ”

[No comment......]

[Before You Get My Friendship]

For some reason, Chen Xing suddenly felt that he was facing a tsundere little girl.

"Is your friendship valuable?" Of course, he only dared to say this sentence in his heart. After all, the other party is the mastermind who controls the whole world, so it's better not to offend.

"So, can you talk to me before gaining your friendship?" Chen Xing changed his request. Because he thought of Xiaoice, a chatbot on Earth, and Siri from Apple.

[……]

Six dots flashed across the screen, and then the armed robot turned and left.