Chapter 6 Swimming
The high-speed freight elevator quickly went down to a depth of more than 20 meters underground, and when the door of the freight elevator opened, Vito saw that it was pitch black in front of him, only a little light came out of the freight elevator behind him, and with a "click", the door of the freight elevator was closed, and then the freight elevator was reset and went up.
Vito didn't dare to move, the darkness in front of him made him feel a kind of fear, he heard his heart beat non-stop, if he hadn't just come yesterday, he would have been frightened back by the darkness.
The desire of his heart overcame the haze, he mustered up the courage of his whole body to take the first step, with the sound of footsteps, the light in front of him flashed, a lamp illuminated the space in front of him, although he had tried it yesterday, but the sudden light still startled him, the bright light dispelled the shadows, Vito was a little bolder, he stepped forward, as a set of lights in this passage lit up, Vito saw the large steel iron door at the end of the aisle again, it was the door to the treasure, which contained the key to open his mind, Eager to make Vito forget everything outside of him, he walked quickly to the door, his heart lightened as his hand touched the cold steel.
He let out a long sigh of relief, and slowly squatted down in front of the touch screen combination lock, at this time, the light behind him flashed, and went out one by one, and the darkness behind him fell again, only the blue light of Yin Yin was reflected on the screen of the combination lock.
Vito carefully observed the smooth screen, some of which had been touched by hand on the number keys, and a few that were so clean that they had never been touched.
Vito closed his eyes, and he began to recall the direction and order of Ellie's finger movements when she entered the password yesterday, although Ellie's speed was very fast, but in front of Vito, who had a super memory, all this was still firmly remembered by him.
The first number is "2", that's for sure, and then he remembers that Ellie's finger moved to the bottom left, then the corresponding should be "7", and then her finger pointed to the middle, not the "2" in the first row, so it should be "5" or "8", definitely not "0", the last number of the first group she pressed to the bottom right, that is "9", so the first set of passwords should be "2,7,5(8),9" the second set of passwords, Elle pressed the first time to the middle and lower part of the right, so it should be "6" or" " 9", the second number is in the middle, but not "2", so it should be one of "5,8,0", the third number Elle pressed to the bottom left again, that is "7", the last number is still in the upper left position, it may be "1 or 4", so the second set of passwords should be "6 (9), 5 (80), 7, 1 (4)".
After recalling these, Vito opened his eyes again, staring at the screen like a mirror, observing the traces left by the fingerprints on it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the numbers "1" and "8" on it, very clean, without a little dirt and residual fingerprints, this discovery greatly narrowed the scope of Vito's search, according to the results of his own recollection just now, then the first group of passwords is "2759", and the second group of passwords is "6 (9) 5 (0) 74", such a combination is very simple.
Without thinking, Vito began to enter the password, "2759,6574", "2759,6074","2759,9574"..."click", the iron door made a crisp sound, the door retracted into the wall, the door was opened, and rows of lights flickered layer by layer, spreading forward.
However, Vito did not care about how reckless he was in doing so, because once the combination lock was connected to the alarm system, then he had to wait to be arrested, fortunately, the underground warehouse was so old that the buildings on it were rebuilt, and in the process of rebuilding, the designers did not incorporate the basement security system into the design drawings, only made a physical connection to its power supply equipment, which Vito had no idea about.
There was a damp musty smell in the air, something Vito hadn't noticed yesterday, but who cares! Vito's eyes widened as he watched a huge "gold mine" open its arms to him, and at this point, he did not hesitate any longer, and walked into the large treasury with his legs raised.
Books, millions of books, piles of books, here is a sea of books, Vito is a little at a loss, he doesn't know where to start, in his consciousness, these books are treasures, the key to solving his doubts, as for what he needs to see now, what he wants to see, he has no purpose.
Ellie's explanation is that these books are to be destroyed in a centralized manner, so as long as they are not piled up randomly, no one will care, and it is impossible to arrange them according to the type of books.
Before Vito walked to the first shelf, he picked up a book at random in his most convenient position, and the first book he had read, the book was worn, the four corners of the book were rotten, and there were a lot of confetti hanging on the edges, but the title of the book could still be seen clearly, called "On Human Nature", Author: England, David, the handwriting behind it was a little blurry, and it was not clear to read.
Vito stared intently at the name of the book, wondering what the title meant, human nature, does it refer to human nature? David, what is his full name, Vito opened the cover of the book with the idea of finding out the author's full name, and sure enough, there was a blurred picture on the title page, which was the head of a man with curly hair, and it was written underneath: David. Hume (1711-1776).
It turned out to be called David. Hume. Vito muttered in a low voice, and he continued to turn the second page, which was directed to David. An introduction to Hume's life and his main contributions, noting that A Treatise of Human Nature is his most important work, and the critics conclude that he is one of the most important and representative figures in the history of the Scottish Enlightenment and Western philosophy.
Where Scotland is, he does not know, the West should also be far away. "Enlightenment", is my current state "enlightenment"? If so, isn't that exactly what I'm looking for? Vito thought. Driven by this feeling, he continued to read the book.
The first volume, On Intellectuality, Vito reads carefully, but the meaning of many words in the book is obscure, and he cannot understand the meaning, but in some places it is very clear, the theory of knowledge, the origin, categories and categories of knowledge, the limits of human knowledge and understanding, and the nature and function of reasoning.
Volume II—On Emotions.... Volume III—On the ..... of Morality
Vito forgot the time, forgot where he was, forgot to eat, forgot everything, he read the whole book in one go, he understood, seemed to understand what he didn't understand, what he didn't understand, what he comprehended, what he couldn't explain, all of them stuffed into his brain.
When he closed the last page of the book, his eyes were frozen, his eyes were full of chaos, and his mind was at war with heaven and man, and he compared the society described by the author at that time with his current environment, comparing the differences and similarities between them.
Human nature, ethics, will, morality, essence, etc., these concepts are intertwined, making his mind extremely confused.
Do I own these things? Should I have these things? Why don't people nowadays mention and hate these things, are they really all evil theories? Should it really be destroyed?
The sane Vito was quick to give a negative answer.
No, these are all realities, people must have their own human nature, their own will and essence, and they must abide by the ethics and morals of society, thus forming a law, which is a necessary constraint on human nature.
Vito made his own judgment and formed his own opinion, which also pointed out the direction of how he would choose which kind of books to read.
"Coo-coo", his stomach let out a rumble, and this quacking sound woke him up at once, "Ah"! Vito scrambled to his feet, glanced at his photoelectric watch, and stared blankly in the direction of the door.
It's over, the building must have been sealed, and it will be very troublesome to go out now, and you have to be strictly interrogated, and the reasons and reasons must be explained in detail, and if you are not careful, you will be detected, and you will be severely punished.
Vito shook his head: Forget it, let's just give up, just stay in this basement for the night, and before going to work tomorrow, sneak into the office, hoping that no one notices him.
Deciding on the contrary, Vito felt a little relieved, and he began to search carefully through the stacks of books, first looking for some philosophical books like "On Human Nature", and when he realized that he needed to make an understanding of the society that had been, he began to look for some historical books.
In this treasure, Vito, the synthetic, burst out with amazing energy, at first he was very slow, but then he read at an astonishing speed, combined with his amazing memory, and that night, in this pile of rotten papers, he met Plato, Aristotle, Conciu, Menke, Russell, Bacon, Descartes, Montesquieu, Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx and other famous thinkers, philosophers.
The classic thoughts of these sages and the brilliance emanating from them lit the light in Vito's heart, allowing Vito, a synthetic creature, to recognize the world and understand the past life of this world.
He sucked the sweet milk like crazy, immersed in the vast ocean of knowledge, forgot to anchor the shore, forgot to be hungry and thirsty, forgot to be tired, time seemed to freeze, his body was like a rotating engine that kept running, he felt that he was free here, his dusty soul was cleansed, and his soul became noble.
But for an ignorant and imprisoned mind like Vito, to accept these theories in such a short period of time is too harsh, unbelievable, and unrealistic, and he needs to digest, think, absorb, and form his own ideas, so who can't be sure that he will go crazy if he continues to look at them endlessly.
Raised his hand and looked at the photoelectric watch on his wrist, it was already eight o'clock in the morning, and he would have to go to work in a while, and he had stayed here for too long, which was very dangerous, he should leave, not to mention that he was hungry, thirsty and tired now, and he urgently needed to eat something, and he had to eat something, and the restaurant at the headquarters provided food from morning to night every day, but he couldn't go back to sleep, and it seemed that he had to spend a day in the office.
Before leaving, Vito found another set of "General History of the World", which was divided into two volumes, and he needed to make a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the past history of the world.
Vito carefully hid the two books around his waist, walked quickly to the big iron door, and when he was about to go out, he reluctantly glanced back at the treasures on the shelves, and said in his heart: You wait for me, I will come back.