"We don't know what that organization is or what they're for." General Emak said very bluntly, "After we concluded that the 'genius' was you, all the clues were cut off, and we didn't investigate anything. All we know is that you have demonstrated your strength to our civilization by destroying the five Tarzan-class ships, and now you have almost destroyed our expeditionary fleet here - if you hadn't found another weakness in your mind at the most critical moment, our expeditionary fleet would have been wiped out. ”

"As for the challenge...... After investigating, we probably think so. After the other you were created, he drafted a number of plans for the creation of infinite replication robots, as well as evolutionary models that allow infinite replication robots to evolve themselves without relying on independent self-consciousness and scientific systems, and then presented them to you through many hidden channels, and you refuted them one by one, pointed out their Achilles' heel, and proved that they were not feasible - by the way, do you remember these things? ”

Xiao Yun thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't remember these things at all. In all my life experiences, I don't remember anyone asking me this question. ”

"You ignored it." "If you don't remember," said General Emek, "I can remind you. One afternoon in March of your seventeenth year at the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, a colleague named Li Ming once discussed with you some ideas about program self-learning in automated programs. And ultimately it's up to you to prove that it's not feasible. One night in May of the twenty-third year. A colleague of yours named Sun Hui once sent you an email asking you about your understanding of fuzzy language, and discussed with you the feasibility of using fuzzy language to make your program human-like, which you eventually proved to be infeasible, and, one day a few months later, you went to a university seminar. A student once asked you in a conference if there were some universal principles that could make the program adaptable to any environment, and you turned out to be unfeasible, and ......"

"Don't say it, don't say it." Xiao Yun endured the tumbling in his heart, and interrupted General Emek's statement with slightly trembling words, "You...... You mean, those of my colleagues, and everyone else...... In fact, they all belong to that organization? They...... How did they challenge me in this way? ”

Each of the problems described by General Emak may seem unrelated to infinitely replicating robots that can evolve on their own, but when you think about it, they can actually be related to robots. They are not a thing on the surface. But there is a deep connection in substance. It wasn't until now that Xiao Yun knew that he had been with that organization unknowingly. and another self who has fought many times. It's just that those questions are too secretive, and I don't think of the connection between the two.

"No, there's no connection between those people and the organization that stole your genes." General Emak outright denied this, "Through the most rigorous investigation, we have determined that the reason why those people ask you questions to communicate is solely because they have been deliberately leaked to them by that organization under some seemingly accidental circumstances - they think that the problems have arisen in their own minds, but in fact they have been deliberately directed by that organization." They talk to you, and that organization indirectly gets your views on these issues by monitoring those exchanges. So, strictly speaking, you and the other you have indeed fought many times, but each time the other you loses. In this respect, the phrase "Can you win this time" in the challenge letter he sent you seems understandable. ”

"I see." Xiao Yun muttered, only to feel that his mind was getting more and more chaotic, "It's just...... Why me? ”

"The reason is simple, because only you can build such a terrifying infinite replica robot." General Emak said, "I don't know how that organization knew about your abilities and talents so early, but now the results have proven it beyond any doubt. At the same time, I, as well as the top government officials, believe that there is no point in pursuing this issue at this time, we just need to know that another robot you can make such a terrifying robot, then ...... As the main body, you should also have the ability to find the Achilles' heel of robots, and then destroy all of them. ”

"At the end of the day...... This crisis is a war between two of you. General Emak sighed and said, "You are a genius, and the other is also a genius, this is a war between two geniuses." ”

"I've told you everything I know, and the rest ...... Let it be up to you. General Emak continued, "I want to defeat another yours...... Only you. ”

This passage sounds a little awkward, but the logic in that passage is very simple and clear. Xiao Yun has proven his worth through his actions - first, Xiao Yun has found a way to make the robot evolve, and second, Xiao Yun has found a weakness in the robot group, so that the expeditionary fleet can avoid the end of the total annihilation. It is precisely because of these two things that both General Emek and the top of the human government will come to the conclusion that "Xiao Yun is the most critical person to solve this crisis".

It's just that...... From Xiao Yun's own standpoint, it doesn't feel like this. At this moment, Xiao Yun didn't know what to feel in his heart, the one who had always hated himself, the one who had always made him a little powerless, the one who felt a little mountainous, the genius who killed his lover and killed his companions...... Could it be another self?

How can this be?

Myself...... Are you really sure to beat your other self?

"All I can say is that I'll do my best." Xiao Yun said silently, "I really don't have confidence. ”

General Emak said a little weakly: "The entire human civilization will be your backing. I think...... Our entire human civilization is stronger than the organization that supports the other you. ”

"I hope so." Xiao Yun said. After a moment of silence, Xiao Yun said again: "General, how are you feeling now?" ”

"I'm fine." General Emak waved his hand, "The court-martials will judge me fairly for all my actions." Now, our first task is to return to the solar system and bring back to civilization all the things we've been through, the information we've gotten, everything about robots. ”

Xiao Yun wanted to say some comforting words, but he didn't know what to say after all, so he could only sigh in the end: "It will take about twenty years to return, and it will take at least a few decades for our human civilization to prepare for combat and shrink the battle line." I don't know how far those robots will develop during this time......"

General Emak also fell silent, his eyes full of deep worry.

"If there's nothing to do, I'll go first." Xiao Yun stood up and said to General Emek, "You have a good rest. ”

Xiao Yun walked out of General Emmerk's hospital room, once again to the porthole where he had stood, and once again cast his gaze on the dim and small galaxy in the distance.

"So you're me, too?" Xiao Yun muttered, "Are you there?" ”

"In addition to having the same logical system and scientific thinking as me, your personality is ...... How's that? Why would you do such a thing, don't you know how much damage it will do to our civilization? ”

Xiao Yun's hand began to tremble lightly again, "Our lover is so lovely, gentle, and kind, she loves us so much...... Why, why do you have the heart to kill her? ”

Xiao Yun stood quietly in front of the porthole, staring there for a long time, refusing to leave for a long time.

The expeditionary fleet finally left the gravitational influence of the Rag 728 galaxy, and then entered the faster-than-light voyage and began to return to the solar system. Xiao Yun also entered hibernation at this time.

Except for those who could not leave their posts due to work reasons, all the rest of the personnel, like Xiao Yun, began to hibernate for more than 20 years.

It was like having a long dream, and when Xiao Yun opened his eyes again, the fleet had already come to the edge of the solar system. A huge warship like an Earth-class spaceship was not allowed to enter the inner solar system, so Xiao Yun and General Emmerk, some staff officers, and the senior officials of the fleet took a special passenger spaceship and began the voyage from the edge of the solar system to the earth.

The news of the crushing defeat of human civilization is clearly under strict lockdown, at least not in the slightest disturbance in the solar system. During the voyage, Xiao Yun saw a lot of spaceships, including passenger spaceships, cargo spaceships, scientific research spaceships, and travel spaceships...... The solar system is still bustling and busy.

The voyage lasted only a few days before it ended, and Xiao Yun once again came to the green planet that gave birth to the entire human civilization. The spaceship stopped directly in front of the government building, which symbolized the supreme power and the center of civilization, and in the building, the head of civilization, many high-ranking government officials, and many of the most outstanding scientists were already waiting for General Emek and Xiao Yun and his party. (To be continued.) )

PS: Two more are completed~