Despite his reluctance to get out of bed, Russell arrived at Director Amirus's office unhurriedly a minute before the appointed time.

"You're really stuck."

Amirus sat at his desk and looked at the papers.

When he saw Russell push the door in, he looked up at the time: "There are still fifteen seconds left before the appointed time, why don't you wait from the door for a while?" ”

"I'm afraid that even if I step on the spot, you'll say I'm late because I'm a second late."

Russell, who was wrapped in the cold, grabbed his hands and shrank into the corner of the sofa.

He squinted his eyes and said lazily, "This is the essence of modern technology." By planning your itinerary accurately, you can effectively reduce the amount of timeless waiting time.

"Everyone's time is precious, so don't waste time waiting for each other."

The heating in the office was just right, as if it was going to blow him until it melted.

"You don't seem to have much energy."

Director Amirus smiled and said, "Why don't you lie down and sleep?" ”

"Let's get down to business first."

Russell opened his eyes and looked at the old elf: "What does it have to be discussed?" And they asked me to come over a few days in advance...... Is it a big deal? ”

"Hmm. It's a big deal. ”

Amirus said gently, "I want to ask you to go on a business trip to Tongshen Island." ”

"On a business trip?"

Russell was a little surprised: "Why me?" Why Tongshen Island? ”

Amirus is the director of Thothronic Energy, and if he is looking for him on a business trip, he should also go to Sun Island, which is controlled by Thothron...... And not the island of Tongshen to which the director of the fake Tokifate belongs.

Even if he really wants to go on a business trip to Tongshen Island by himself, why didn't the fake Tokifat come to him in person?

"It's actually a task that someone has entrusted to me. But the people I have at my disposal have already been killed by you. ”

"You can actually choose someone else. After all, the hero profession is still quite rolly, and if you want to choose, it should be quite easy to choose. ”

"That's not going to work. I'm dying, so don't bother the next one...... Let him choose who he wants. ”

"So you're causing me trouble, huh?"

Russell asked angrily: "Then since you have no one at hand to do this, why do you want to do it?" ”

"Because it's funny."

The old elf smiled and said, "When I heard this, I immediately responded, because I knew that you would definitely agree." ”

"Not necessarily."

Russell narrowed his eyes: "Why don't you talk about it first?" What is it exactly? ”

"There's a little problem on Tongshen Island," the old elf said lightly, "and a gang of synths have rebelled. They stole control of one of the mechs and wanted someone to help with it. ”

“…… Well? Well?? ”

As soon as he heard two sentences, Russell suddenly felt a little nervous.

He looked at Amirus in amazement, "Wait, wait...... Why don't you define what a synthesizer is? ”

"That's what you think."

Amirus said gently: "The kind of artificial human that can be produced from the assembly line at the touch of a button. ”

“…… AI rebellion? ”

Russell had a ghostly expression on his face, and the sleepiness and drowsiness that were still wrapped around his eyebrows suddenly disappeared: "There is no rebellion on Sogo Island...... What are you doing? How could that kind of big thing be something I could solve? ”

"No, no, no, it's not that outrageous."

Amirus hurriedly and patiently explained: "It's not artificial intelligence, it's an ordinary human. Although their bodies are man-made, the souls inside are real. ”

“…… Elaborate. ”

Russell's brow moved slightly, vaguely aware of why this job had found Director Amirus.

Thotreonic is the only company in the Big Seven that has studied such a thing as "souls".

If something goes wrong with the soul research on the Sanity Heavy Industries, I'm afraid only Thothling can wipe their butts for them.

But Thotrein apparently didn't intend to help them personally, but was in a position of watching the excitement.

It's Russell's side, if the operation is good...... This may be an opportunity.

For ordinary people, this kind of thing is just thankless.

Regardless of whether or not such a major matter can be solved, no matter how it is handled, I am afraid that nothing will end well in the end.

It's a blessing not to be silenced.

For Russell, however, it can be regarded as a prestige capital. The Tower of Babel was also hungry for more secrecy......

Russell looked up thoughtfully and took a closer look at Amirus's face.

The old and kind face, only because Russell gave an ambiguous attitude and did not refuse at the first time, became satisfied.

Curiosity and excitement have completely overwhelmed Russell's inner laziness.

"I guess you should know about the 'Dust Gap'."

Amirus asked, "How much do you know about that?" ”

"Knowing how far the Dust Cress is holding the 'Monkey-Faced Eagle Program' in his hands."

Russell didn't shy away from saying it.

By now, he had roughly guessed what was going on on Tongshen Island.

There was no longer any need to hide it.

"Well, it seems, you've got everything you need to know."

The old elf gloated, "Actually, Tongshen Island's attempt to create a 'bionic body' didn't start after they got the monkey-faced eagle and the dust gap.

"They've been trying to make synths for a long time. Or to be more precise, what they really intend to create is a 'prosthetic brain'. ”

In fact, even if the world's technology has developed to such an extent, the human brain is still a black box.

No matter how high the degree of prostheticization is, it is impossible to reach 100%.

Because prosthetic transformation is always to avoid the brain. All organs can be replaced, but the brain cannot be replaced with a prosthetic body.

Just like a person with too much prosthetic modification, he will get "cyber disease" - that is a kind of mental illness. They can't confirm their existence, or even that they're alive.

The use of more expensive personal systems and more expensive prosthetic parts can circumvent this to a certain extent.

This is because expensive prosthetics can analyze the sensations of touch and feed biomimetic signals back to the brain in the first place, and more expensive personal systems can assist in adaptation by better and more precisely regulating hormones.

But even so, the solution to "cyberpsychosis" is to trick the brain into having a sense of touch and presence by sending specific signals to the brain, rather than directly modifying the brain to solve the problem at its root.

"The technology of Shensane Heavy Industries has reached the level of being able to synthesize 'any part except the brain' more than ten years ago. But on the other hand, they've been stuck here for more than a decade. Now, they are ready to cross the 'final boundary of cyber immortality', so they need to get the 'monkey-faced eagle program'. ”

Director Amirus spoke slowly: "[Monkey-faced Eagle] is the best forerunner. ”