Since the end of the history of the Church, the status of the psychic has changed dramatically, from being admired by everyone to being a guinea pig in the eyes of the Council and related researchers.

So, sometimes it's better to bury some memories forever in the bottom of your heart.

"The Emperor" thought.

It is not an exaggeration to describe a person like him as a remnant of the old era.

However, the Church and the Psychic are not the only declining forces, as the Mechanicus Cult has disappeared into history, and the craze for transforming the weak body into a machine has faded, leaving only the prosthetic body, a legacy of history.

But is the world really a better place?

Such questions have always plagued the Emperor's mind, and from what he has learned so far, it seems that the situation is not getting better, and with the rise of the company comes a new problem for the people of the coalition government, which can only be described as a miasma of smoke when he passes through the border cities.

Not all cities can usher in the same changes as the 17th arrondissement.

This seems destined to be a fruitless answer, for when he distances himself from the barriers erected by the coalition government and sees the scenery of the "outside world" with his own eyes, he can only come to the conclusion that the country that people aspire to seems to exist only in the imagination after all.

Radiation contamination, water problems, warlords on one side of the war, and marauders roaming the settlements.

After the Fourth Sector trip, RT6 used the data she had "borrowed" from military technology to restore some of the Mechanica's records, which was the first time that the "Emperor" had put aside a hostile stance and calmly looked at the theories proposed by the Church's former enemies from the perspective of a bystander.

"RT6 believes that this facility is related to her brother RT1, who is still carrying out the teachings of the Mechanicus Cult, and now Q2 of Military Technology is faithfully carrying out this idea."

"You mean the complete fusion of humans with machines?"

Lu Xiang asked.

"This used to be part of a mechanical promotion, and only those who have completed 100% transformation can truly adapt to the baptism of consciousness link, and while it may seem strange to say so, RT1 didn't do it just to escape its 'mother' and satisfy its own ambitions."

The Emperor paused, then said, "I heard that you were invited to a trip to military technology before coming here, so I guess you should have met the person in charge of Q2, right?" ”

Song Lan was noncommittal.

Zero is undoubtedly a woman full of mysteries, with only a code name in the information, and her real name has long been hidden due to the company's processes, and perhaps even she herself can't remember how long it has been since her real name has been called.

But from what they learned afterwards, it didn't matter to her anymore.

After the research accident that nearly claimed her life, RT1 reshaped her body and used her to control the entire Q2 in the palm of her hand.

In fact, she was the one who was going to complete her mechanical promotion before Wild Bone.

Since then, Q2 has been working to achieve 100% prosthetic transformation of "Wild Bone".

"Mechanical promotion is the way they believe that they can change the world, it is not a simple measure of combat effectiveness."

After RT6's explanation, "Emperor" has fully understood the theory once proposed by artificial intelligence.

In her words, what is the 100% prosthetic "Wild Bone" better than the 99% him?

At best, they are more rational in their calculations for combat, but these technologies are entirely possible in the next year or two, even if they don't require brain replacement.

The biggest change brought about by this 1% is that it allows "Wild Bones" to be connected to the consciousness link created by RT1.

One of the effects of it is that he hears the voices of others.

The obsession and experience of defeat does not come from "Overload Type IV", but from the consciousness of others who are also in the chain.

"RT1 believes that the link of consciousness is the ultimate means of eliminating strife, and that the consciousness connected to it can understand each other in a true sense, feel the misfortune and pain of others, and thus strangle all strife in the cradle." ”

This theory is reflected in artificial intelligence.

During the Dark Ages, there was never any civil strife within the AI, and they were always able to work together to the fullest, and it was this model that allowed them to thrive in the face of the prevalence of the Church, and for a time became a possible threat to the Church.

"Even with the end of that era, RT1 disagreed with the idea of 'mother', and there was never a real conflict, and its departure was more like a clean house."

In RT1's view, "Mother" has given up on her ideals, but it feels that she can still try.

Especially after the collapse of the church, they had an unprecedented opportunity.

The Emperor thinks this is probably the reason why RT1 was able to create Area D under the nose of the "mother", and the relationship between them is far less tense than that of a knife blade.

And in contrast......

The intensity of the struggle within the church made him ashamed of himself.

The inquisitors were set up to punish the "heretics" of the Church, and their duty was simple and clear—to hunt down all heresies in order to ensure the purity of the Church.

It's just that the concept of "heresy" is too broad.

At first it was the detractors of the Church, and when the latter were slaughtered, anyone who was identified by the Church Round Table would be dealt with as heretical, and at the height of the Judgment Movement, all those who disagreed would be judged as heretics, and for a long time everyone in the Church was in danger, and everyone was careful in their words and deeds, for fear that something would fall into the hands of others.

Before the war with the Mechanicals, the church hierarchy had already begun to compete for the "evangelistic area", and every meeting ended in displeasure.

No one has ever really taken the Cult of the Mechanics seriously.

There is no doubt that infighting is one of the important reasons for the collapse of the church, and according to what he has learned so far, the fall of the upper world is also most likely due to an internal strife.

There are also ways to spiritual liberation within the church.

Unlike the link of consciousness that artificial intelligence hopes to create, the church convinces people that the suffering of this world is insignificant, and that their consciousness will eventually return to the upper world, and that all suffering is just a test for the upper world to determine whether they have a resilient will.

The Emperor knew that the next words would probably be unconvincing, but he relayed RT6's views to the two of them, "The main reason why RT1 wants to achieve a link of consciousness is to create a world where we can understand each other without strife, and in that ideal world, all disputes will be resolved in the bud. ”

"Yes, I only have one question."

Song Lan, who has been cognizing and listening to the lectures, expressed her opinions in a timely manner, "I have no opinion that RT1 wants to create a link of consciousness, but why should he treat me as an imaginary enemy? ”

He is such an honest worker, who is he looking for to provoke whom?

Judging from the sudden madness of "Wild Bone" and the hostility shown to him, it seems that this link of consciousness is not always based on the concept of resolving contradictions.

Now there is a group of little sunspots who share the same consciousness and discuss how to defeat him in the group chat every day.

"I'm afraid it's because you're the destroyer of the old world."

"Emperor" also asked the same question to RT6, RT6's answer was that in the thinking mode of artificial intelligence, Song Lan is a huge threat, given what he has done in the past, even if RT1 really achieves the popularization of consciousness link, it may be easily destroyed by Song Lan one day in the future.

"Why do you always think of me as a terrorist, like a dangerous person who wants to destroy the world if you are not happy?"

"It doesn't matter why, it's important that you're the only one who has done it."

Lu Xiang reminded coldly, "Up to now, everyone's theory of destroying the world is just a theory, only you have put it into practice." ”

The desolate upper world today is ironclad evidence.

"Lao Lu, who are you helping?"

"I'm just stating the facts."

Lu Xiang's face was expressionless - Song Lan was an unconscious dumb bird, and she had the obligation to remind the other party of this at all times.

"Since we've talked about it today, let's talk about our plans by the way."

The Emperor was already aware of the Mechanicus and the Church's plans to change the world, and he was now curious to see what the Church would say about the Church defining it as a "devil".

"Since you asked sincerely, then let me tell you, the plan is this, if RT6's intelligence is not wrong, I will go all the way down the Emic wastewater treatment plant, and then find RT1 and our fellow to resolve the dispute by peaceful means as much as possible."

"And then?"

The "Emperor" nodded, he believed that this dispute would eventually end with Song Lan's victory as before, and he was looking forward to the rest of the part.

"Then we went out of this place and went back to our own homes."

Song Lan glanced at the screen of her mobile phone, "Strictly speaking, this trip to prison is equivalent to working overtime in the field, and so far, I have worked overtime for more than 24 hours." ”

He felt that all this was reasonable, and according to the contract that had been drafted when the H1 department invited him, he decided to postpone the leave he had received for overtime to the next two weeks.

“…… I'm referring to the longer-term plan. ”

"This plan is not long-term enough?"

Song Lan was a little surprised, but she still answered the doubts of the 'emperor', "According to my calculations, I only need to work in this position for three years to save enough money, and then I will quit my job and move back to the seventeenth district to buy a house. ”

The expected answer made Lu Xiang cover his mouth and chuckle.

After all, the "Emperor" is still too young in this regard, and he would have heard insightful opinions from the Dumb Bird.

Apparently still unrelenting, he asked, "How can we change the world and eliminate oppression and strife once and for all?" ”

"Where do I know, you come on, I support you mentally."

Song Lan patted the 'emperor's' shoulder, and there was a long way to go.

He admired the drive of the other side, and carried such a heavy burden on his shoulders, and the coalition government needed someone with lofty ideals like the 'Emperor'.

Just now, everyone's good friend "Emperor" won Song Lan's vote with practical actions, "The next time the rescuer department votes, I will vote for you." ”

The direction of the dialogue is very different from the scene expected by the "Emperor", when he and RT6 discussed this issue, RT6 has actually been thinking about this issue, in her opinion, the "Mother" has not given up on the world and mankind, and the birth of her and the "King" is the best proof.

Their mission is to observe and understand humans, filling in what AI has been missing.

This led RT6 to believe that "Mother" also had more far-reaching plans.

Only Song Lan was indifferent to this topic.

While the "Emperor" was pondering and confused, Song Lan and Lu Xiang had already walked down the road ahead.

In the middle of the conversation, the road in front of me has changed.

No longer the deep, rancid underground waterways, the road ahead suddenly became much brighter, and blurred figures could be seen on both sides of the road, wearing white lab coats and translucent bodies, as if the doctor was a researcher at the experimental facility.

They ignored the three uninvited guests who came out of the sewers, and continued to carry out their work in an orderly manner.

This means that their progress has paid off.

They met someone, or more accurately, someone's memory.

But before that, Lu Xiang still has one more thing to confirm, "What you said to him before didn't seem to be a joke. ”

"Yes, I haven't had time to discuss it with you yet, I really plan to go back to the seventeenth district after I retire."

"Not this."

"Huh?"

"You said you destroyed somewhere."

"I must reiterate that all indications point to the destruction of the upper world due to a gas leak."

"I don't mean there."

Lu Xiang lowered his voice, stood on tiptoe, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

If it weren't for the 'Emperor' suddenly mentioning it, she probably wouldn't have thought of the time when they went to visit the Wisteria Academy, and to her surprise, Song Lan didn't have much emotional fluctuation during the whole process after seeing the students at that time.

According to her observations in daily life, Song Lan is only pursuing a peaceful life, which does not mean that he lacks emotions.

Even she sometimes inevitably has the idea of "killing the other party" in her heart after seeing something, but usually she will not put these thoughts into action like everyone else.

But Song Lan is different.

He has the ability to "read files" that no one else has.

Even if he did something irreparable, he was able to turn back time.

It wasn't until Song Lan was "joking" just now that Lu Xiang suddenly had a whim, thinking of the real secret of Song Lan's ability to maintain a good attitude all the time.

"Maybe you did it when we didn't know it."

This made Lu Xiang suddenly realize that she was one step closer to completing the book "Diary of a Dumb Bird Observation".

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The small theater of its three hundred and thirty-seven:

Saturday, morning, month, year

Song Lan regretted it a little.

After learning the truth of science, he couldn't eat anymore, and when he thought that every ingredient had passed his most resentful curse to the god of life before it was brought to the table, he suddenly felt that the matter of eating was full of horror.

Perhaps the Ph.D., who researches nutritional injections, was frightened by the ingredients in the first place.

But after thinking about it, Song Lan also felt that no kind of ingredient could maintain a positive and optimistic attitude when it was served to the table.

"No wonder there are so many vegans."

"Plants curse too."

Lu Xiang said mercilessly, "Including potatoes." ”

On this day, Song Lan discovered that Lu Xiang was probably the real warrior - every time she heard the curse of the ingredients, she could still eat them with relish.

What kind of strong heart does this require?

"How do you manage to eat?"

"So I never waste food."

Lu Xiang said in a natural tone, "This is the cycle of life, and letting them die as they deserve is my blessing to them." ”

(End of chapter)