This is a small lounge, and it is this lounge that I saw when I entered a certain data room on the sixth floor. Maximan did not take everyone to continue to walk inside, although the two sides have remained friendly to this day, and the mechanical camp has also shown great cooperation, but they also have their own private areas, which are inconvenient for outsiders to visit, in addition to the top floor, the information showroom is also one of them.

It is said that in the exhibition room, there are various items with certain meanings, such as samples of the first generation of automata at the end of the machine, such as the records of the first independent spaceship sent by the automaton after the human withdrawal from the space stage, and the exhibits here are all similar things, maybe of little real value, but very symbolic.

Two memory chips are also one of them.

"Although they are enemies of each other, the two of them are also heroes in the eyes of our central institutions. Maximilian waited in the lounge with the six people who appeared, "Yes, they did want to destroy us, and even in the end, this idea did not change, but even so, we consider them heroes, because it is not only hatred that prompts them to do this, it is coming, this is their memory chip." ”

A cylindrical self-propelled storage table opened smoothly from the inside of the showroom, and everyone could see at a glance that there were two prismatic crystals on the shelf, which we had seen in the image before, which was the memory chip of the Brown Star human. As the shelf walked in, the chip became more and more clear, the crystal was silvery-white, the surface was smooth and crystalline, but the details inside could not be seen, unless a professional producer, otherwise, I am afraid no one knows what the structure is inside.

I don't know what material the crystal is made of, although it has been six years, but the appearance still looks like new, obviously in the past few years, the chip has been in a closed and dry environment, and it has been very well preserved.

"It's a strange story, do you want to hear it?" Looking at the two crystals, Maximi's emotions were a little subtle, as if he was caught in a memory that a machine should not have, "Actually, it's only been six years, but in my senses, it seems like decades have passed." ”

"Tsk, that's the other way around. Shuer stretched out his hands, "As long as you're not afraid of the other centers waiting in a hurry, I have no opinion, after all, I like to listen to stories the most." ”

"Heh, that's what it means anyway, just understand it. "It was August 3rd six years ago, and it was just an ordinary pilgrimage in the plan. ”

"The pilgrimage process is no different from what you see today, not even the guide has changed, only the pilgrims are different. Because there is nothing special, it stands to reason that the members of the third-level authority are responsible for the reception, like us centers, the usual amount of computing is very large, precious threads and time, should not be wasted on such trivial things. But that day, I didn't know why, and I suddenly wanted to be active, so just like today, I pulled Jessica out to receive the pilgrims. ”

"I won't repeat the process, anyway, we didn't find anything out of the ordinary, well, to be exact, the group of pilgrims was much stronger in their faith than today's, and it went very smoothly, and every step was completed very quickly, all the way to the last step, which is the reincarnation ceremony. ”

"They've failed at this step. ”

"No, on the contrary, they succeeded. ”

"Hmm, it worked, how could it be?" several of the shadow chasers subconsciously straightened up, and Delia's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe her ears.

"yes, how is that possible. Massiman said helplessly, "As I have just repeatedly introduced, the reincarnation ritual is actually very dangerous, especially the belief in reincarnation is the most important, as long as there is a little resistance, it will lead to the failure of reincarnation. Theoretically, they couldn't have succeeded, but they did. ”

"Whew, I see. Shure closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "They really want to be reincarnated. ”

"Yes, in fact, the key factor influencing rebirth is not whether the belief in the Supreme Mastermind is devout, but whether the belief in abandoning the body and becoming a mechanical body is strong. "They genuinely wanted to join us, and they didn't resist giving up their human bodies, no, rather, they were more determined to do so than the other pilgrims, so the two of them succeeded in completing their reincarnation and becoming members of the mechanical body without accident." ”

"Dead soldiers. Shuer remembered the dead soldiers that the family had secretly cultivated in his hometown, and the interests of the family were their beliefs, and they could die for the sake of faith, I am afraid that Delia's parents had no different thoughts from those dead soldiers at that time.

"Just like the Assassins of ancient legends. Maximan nodded, "Once they become mecha, it will never be possible to return to the human world, and once their mission is successful, they really introduce the virus into the system of the Supreme Mastermind, destroy our system network and paralyze us, then there is no doubt that even they themselves will be destroyed by humans, and it is impossible for humans to leave them two mechs alone." ”

"Well, the hidden danger must be completely eliminated. ”

"They knew all this, but they still resolutely completed the reincarnation without any resistance, heh, the two of them were the first to complete it, and Jessica and I were excited to have two more companions at the time. Massimilian shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Even the entire central organ never thought that someone would use this impossible way to trick the reincarnation ritual into infiltrating our team. ”

"It's admirable, but that's all, such a person is just a dead soldier who is used by others, not a hero. Shure shrugged, "There are many ways to cultivate the dead, and although it is difficult to be as decisive as them, and even the subconscious mind is not excluded from being transformed into a mechanical body, there will always be a few exceptions. ”

"If it's just revenge for hatred, or for the belief that the human camp has instilled in them, it's really just a dead man, and we've seen a lot of such humans that we don't see them as heroes. But they are different, they are genuinely thinking about the future of civilization, in order to save the future of civilization, they do not hesitate to carry everything on their backs, they have the same fundamental purpose as ours, so even if they are hostile, we respect them. ”

Shul didn't comment, just made a gesture asking to continue.

"They almost made it, really just a little bit. There was even a hint of regret in Maximi's tone, "Don't blame them, after all, life forms are different, they couldn't have thought in advance, after transforming into a mechanical body, their plan would be impossible to come true." ”

"Direct connection?"

"Yes, Mr. Shull did it just now, and that Ms. Wei should know best that once the connection is direct, there is no secret between the two sides. Maximan gestured to Shure's backpack, "Each machine, after completing the reincarnation ritual, needs to be directly connected to the system to load their mind system with all the necessary knowledge, a step that all pilgrims who participate in the reincarnation ritual know. But what they don't know, or what they can only know after the direct connection, is that once the direct connection is carried out, both sides of the direct connection are in a state of complete openness, and there is no secret to speak of. ”

"Hehe, who would have thought that it was the success of the reincarnation ceremony that led to the exposure of their plans. ”

But if the rebirth fails, the plan cannot be carried out, so the plan cannot succeed from the beginning. "In fact, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for other mechanical bodies to understand the heart of the direct connection, after all, no one is so idle, always staring at who is directly connected to the system network, and everyone has long developed a habit of deliberately avoiding anyone who is directly connected to avoid prying into the privacy of individuals." Only when each group of pilgrims is directly connected for the first time, the central agency will enter their mental system through a network of systems, not to guard against any conspiracy, but to know the beliefs and piety of the newcomers in order to confirm the authority. ”

"Every time the reincarnation ceremony is a necessary process, I didn't expect that this time there was a problem, in fact, when the central organization found out that they actually had bad intentions, we ourselves couldn't believe it, the first reaction was actually whether the system network was wrong, but soon we were sure that they did have another purpose, not a system error. ”

"So you're going to war?"

"No, well, not yet. Maximilian shook his head and said, "After all, we have become one of our kind, and we are two of the same kind with such a strong will, we don't want to lose them, so war is the last resort." ”

"At that time, the direct connection was on the fifth floor, that is, it had broken through the seventh layer of separation. When we found out about their plan, they themselves realized that it had been exposed, but they didn't try to break into the higher levels as we imagined, no, they didn't even disconnect the direct connection, because they already knew from the system network that the higher the level, the more terrible the defensive force hidden in the shadows, and it was impossible to break through with just the two of them, so they accepted the defeat very calmly. ”

"Oh, sometimes it is a kind of courage to dare to face failure gracefully. ”

"We didn't react too much at the time, but started a discussion with them about the future of civilization through direct connection. Maximillan gently held up the two memory chips, "Both sides are thinking about the future of civilization, have their own beliefs, and both have a set of self-consistent logic to support this belief, the final result is obvious, no one can convince anyone, and it is just a waste of time to continue the discussion." ”

"We don't know what to do at this point, and from the faint emotional point of view, we really want them to live, but logically speaking, they must not be allowed to return to the human world, and they cannot go back. "But soon we won't need to be embarrassed, they have solved this problem for us considerately." ”

"I don't know exactly what method they used, but as a result, not only did they empty the data in their memory chips, but even the hardware of the chips was damaged, and there was no possibility of recovery. ”

"I see. Shul took the chip from Maximilan's hand, and was about to say something, when Wei's faint voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I just secretly scanned two chips. ”

"The internal data was indeed emptied, and the circuit was overloaded and unusable. Weypause, showing uncertainty for the first time, "but the results of the preliminary scan show that the point in time when the circuit is overloaded ...... Not just six years ago. ”

"Huh?"

"At least a few decades ago, no less than fifty years. ”