(5) The Road to the Hunter (1)

The morning of the second day after the first test, the morning light on Sunday opened through the cracks in the curtains.

After a good night's sleep, the energetic Xumo stretched his waist and strolled to the sofa area of the living room, and saw Nolan with two dark circles under his eyes sitting in the corner of the sofa with his legs curled up, holding a bear mug in both hands, with a pensive look.

It seems that this kid didn't sleep very well last night.

"What's wrong? Still thinking about the clear sky? "Knowing my sister is like a brother, I said Nolan's heart with a single blow of silence.

"Yes, Sister Sunny Sky is in a hurry, we have to find a way to help her!" Nolan sat up and said to Void Mo with a serious face, "The first thing I did to get my Hunter's License was to help Sister Sunny Sky find Nana!" - That's what I'm determined to do! ”

Silent nodded, recalling yesterday's lunch moment, the game called [Brave Continent] mentioned by Clear Sky and her heart knot-

Three months ago, a company called Shengyou Network disclosed a game called [Brave Continent] and spent a lot of money to invite Nana to endorse it. As the goddess of the game's endorsement, Nana certainly did not hesitate to become the first batch of beta users of the game.

On the day off when the closed beta began, Nana put on a BrainStation headset at her home and used her closed beta account to enter the game......

After that, she never woke up, and lay on the sofa in the living room, until the assistant went to her home and found Nana motionless for a long time, then she realized that something was wrong and hurriedly called an ambulance to take her to the hospital.

Transferred from the hospital's special care room to the insulated cabin dedicated to life-sustaining, Nana has been lying quietly for three months, only relying on nutritious liquid food to continue her life, and the economic company is under pressure to suppress this secret, just trying to make Nana wake up as soon as possible. And after several turnovers, Qingtian couldn't solve this dilemma, and learned that this situation could only be solved by relying on the Phantom Ranger, so he hired the popular Phantom Ranger Hunter who ranked third on the Moonhunting Technology Hunter List a month ago, Sollens, to rescue.

However, a month has passed, and there has been no news.

The clear sky, which has been tormented by this situation, has been unable to eat for the sun and night, and finally made up her mind to obtain the hunter's license herself, go to the [Brave Continent] game in person, and personally rescue her best friend and dearest sister, Nana.

When yesterday heard what the clear sky had to say, Silence, Nolan, and Witt were silent. Clear Sky's tone of voice, which concealed sadness, made Void Silence feel the heavy responsibility of the profession of Phantom Ranger for the first time.

Silence was still pondering, and with a "ding" sound, the notification email of Moon Hunter Technology arrived.

When I turned on the light screen, I saw that the content of the final selection notice reads.

Mr. Silence:

We are honored to inform you that you have passed the preliminary competition of Moon Hunter Technology and officially entered the shortlist of the 3rd Phantom Hunter, and we sincerely invite you to go to the training base in New York for a month of final testing and training.

The e-ticket to the training site is already on your schedule, the plane will depart at 2pm and arrive at 3pm today, and the airport will arrange a special person to transport you to the training site, so please be sure to keep your electronic devices clear.

We look forward to seeing your name on the list of hunters representing the Phantom Hunter Hall of Fame in the near future.

Lei Shangjing, chairman of Moon Hunter Technology

"It's 2 p.m. today?!" After reading the email, the brother and sister screamed almost at the same time.

Looking at the current time, 9 o'clock in the morning, there are still 5 hours to pack enough luggage for a month, as a kind of silence, it may not be stressful, but it is still a bit of a mess for Nolan.

Fortunately, 5 hours later, the two still boarded the plane to New York on time, and Nolan, who had not slept all night, fell asleep as soon as he sat down on the plane. Maybe it was infected by his sister's drowsiness, and he died of sleep shortly after he got on the plane. After the plane stopped, both of them were woken up by the flight attendant, and silently helped Nolan, who was still a little comatose and wandering, to get off the plane, until the long-legged blonde beauty who picked up the plane appeared in front of her and took their luggage, she was a little sober.

After flying for a short time on the ultra-luxury retro style Linton flying machine, they came to a meadow in the center of a wooded area and stopped, the blonde and blue-eyed guide took them through a small grove of woods to a building that looked like an old haunted house, and when they pushed the door in, it was another high-tech modern scene, and in the center of the simple white space stood a tall and thin man in a black dress, with long retro British eyes, thin lips, and a high nose.

"Welcome to the Lunar Hunting Zone, Mr. Silence and Miss Nolan. My name is Lincoln, and from here on, I will take over your daily affairs, and your luggage has been delivered to your room in advance, and I will take you to your dormitory. ”

"It's a robot too?" Nolan asked for silence.

Then, instead of silence, Lincoln replied, "I'm not a robot, and I've disappointed you, Miss Nolan." ”

Nolan stuck out his tongue and obediently followed Lincoln's footsteps towards the inside of the building.

Walking through the white circular lobby, walking inside is a bright corridor, through the glass you can see all kinds of rare vegetation outside, lush and lush, combining a rare and rare scene in this era, which provokes the two of them to look around curiously.

"Where the hell is this? There was no specific address in the email, and there was no question about the lady who picked her up on the plane...... "The silence finally broke the silence and asked Mr. Lincoln, who was leading the way in front of him.

"This is the taming area of Moonhunter Technology."

"I know, you just said, where exactly is this taming area?"

"This is the Forest Park in Yorktown Heights, New York, which was the research laboratory of IBM in the late 20th century, and after changing hands several times, this park was purchased by Moon Hunter Technology ten years ago and became a training center for newcomers. What you see now is the result of nearly 10 years of renovation. ”

At this time, they passed a cylindrical glass room, through which it was clearly visible that there were antique-older machines made of wires and iron sheets that were completely impossible to see in this era.

Silently stopped, and took a serious look at these strange machines.

Based on his curiosity, Lincoln casually introduced: "Half a century ago, in 2011, when it was still the enlightenment period of science and technology, the supercomputer "Watson" that won the first place in "Edge of Danger" was born here. The original Watson computer is still here, as you see it now, the size of a bedroom, with 10 machines that look like cabinet refrigerators encircling four walls through tiny pores in between. The technician was able to operate the wires and cables behind the machine. The temperature inside is surprisingly high, which makes people feel that this group is alive, and it's interesting to think that our current technology has its roots in these ancient technologies. ”

"It's such an interesting place that something so old still exists." Silence couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, there are not only the first generation of 'Watson' you see here, but also several generations of later improved versions of 'Watson', these 'Watson' have witnessed the progress of the times, the development of science and technology, and the greatness of mankind over the past hundred years." Lincoln said, gesturing to another glass house next to the original 'Watson', "This is a modified version of the early 20th century 'Watson', you see, it's very different from before, the volume is gradually shrinking, from the size of a room to the size of a brick-sized server, these antiques can run billions of smart projects at the same time in their popular era, just like all cloud-based transactions, and serve customers all over the world at the same time." The scale of this type of AI can be adjusted according to demand. Artificial intelligence has begun to spread and evolve since this era, and began to improve itself with people's use, and now Watson is becoming more and more intelligent, he is no longer a separate program or a cloud, but a brain. ”

"Where is Watson today?" Silence asked curiously.

"Don't worry, you'll meet him soon." Lincoln smiled for the first time since they met, "Because, during the month here, Watson will assist us with all of your training." ”