"My mission is over, Brandon, and in thirty difficult years, I have watched the children of the Seventh Seed spread around the world like dandelions, growing silently according to their own destiny. I can't rest assured that Gu Tie is the only one, not only because he is born from my body, but also because every time I see this child's smiling face, I feel that everything I do is meaningful, and I feel that I am not only a sinner who betrayed humanity and chose to help a computer destroy itself and even the whole world, but also a virgin who underwent embryo injection surgery and gave birth to a fatherless baby by caesarean section ten months later, the modern Virgin Mary,...... A mother. ”

Wu Tianlan muttered, feeling a little stuffy in her chest and a little dizzy in her head, "I don't know, Brandon." "I don't know what will happen after she says that," she said, as her goblet fell, adding a new stain to the old carpet. While swallowing the red pill, Segres had just told me that I should never tell this story to anyone, not even the closest ones. All my life I avoided contact with other people, treated work as life, and when the Seventh Seed Project failed, I almost collapsed, and it was you who saved me, Brandon, you were by my side, like a psychological mentor, like a father, like a husband, enlightening me, telling me the preciousness of life, pulling me back from the brink of suicide. Although I can't tell you what I've been through, and you never ask about it, I'm sure you understand me and you can read my words without opening your mouth. Like Socrates walking through a wheat field, I did not fail to look for the most abundant ears of wheat, but now that I look back, I have missed too far. I'm still empty-handed, Brandon, and even just one night can make me feel comforted at this time, but how sad it is that the two of us are only bound by hugs and polite kisses. ”

She coughed lightly and wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue, not noticing the red blood on the tissue. “...... Are you still there, Brandon?"

"I'm here, Tianlan, I've always been there for you. Bartholomew's gentle voice came from the earpiece.

A smile appeared on the corner of the woman's lips, and she took off her high heels and curled up in the swivel chair, like a fifteen-year-old girl trembling in front of an artificial intelligence thirty years ago. "It's nice to hear you. Wu Tianlan whispered, "It's good to finally be able to say everything." The seventh seed failed to bear fruit, and I began to take over the work of the twenty-fourth seed, and it was then that I realized that both the 'world' and the rebels in the game, your ghost organization and the mysterious and vast brotherhood, were all part of the seed project, and everyone thought they were changing the world, but in fact everyone was in the game of Seglaisb, and since the birth of this childish artificial intelligence, the world has become its stage. It once said that even the most powerful computers could not simulate the direction of human society as a whole, and only hoped that the seeds of suicidal wishes would make a difference in the future. It sounds simple, but what a chilling declaration, Brandon. ”

Carpenter's voice in the speakers was still chanting in a low voice:

“Bothafraidtosaywe’rejusttoofarawayFrombeingclosetogetherfromthestart”

Wu Tianlan felt cold and sleepy, she coughed and hugged her arms, and a few dazzling drops of blood fell on the white middle shirt of the brown cashmere cardigan, "The winter here is so long, Brandon." She smiled and said, "I don't think we should be in touch again after this time." I really don't want to break up like this, because your arms are so warm that I will always miss them. ”

"You can see me at any time, Tianlan. Bartholomew's voice said.

“WetriedtotalkitoverButthewordsgotinthewayWe’relostinsidethislonelygameweplay”

(Whenever it comes to losing words, we get lost in this lonely game.) "Thank you, Brandon. Wu Tianlan said, "If you can't get to the GTC headquarters in time, even if it's a gift from me." Don't go to death, fool. There are some things that you can't change, and that's the realm of God. ...... No, it's Seglas. ”

"Thank you, Tianlan. The voice said.

The woman's eyes suddenly lit up: "I suddenly thought that in the days of the GTC headquarters, we often drank and chatted, and around Xiao Gu Tie, we were so like a couple." Gu Tie's memory was erased in the trial, I don't think he will think of me, an unqualified mother, and he can't even remember my appearance...... When you have time, please tell him about me, even if it's just as your friend......"

"Of course. ”

Wu Tianlan's blurred gaze fell on the photo, and the child was still smiling carefree. Who would have thought that the seventh seed, which had been declared a failure, would come to an end because of such a child who rejected the trial and was relegated to the ranks of waste, and the possibilities of many seeds were gathered in one place, and the prophecy of Segres awaited ahead. He must have been ignorant at this time, panicked before fate, and how she wished to take him by the hand and lead him out of the deep darkness, as every mother should do.

But it was too late.

Wu Tianlan's breathing became rapid, and the pulmonary edema deprived her of oxygen supply and the ability to think. After a violent cough, she puffed out her chest for the last breath of her life, the light in her eyes went out, her arms hung unconsciously, the phone fell to the ground, and Brandon Bartholomew's voice disappeared instantly. The air conditioner crackled and the light went out, the old air conditioner, which had been in service for more than 20 years, was running on R22 refrigerant, which had long been extinct under increasingly stringent European environmental regulations, but the old headquarters building, which was about to be demolished, had not been refurbished. A few minutes ago, the building's high-voltage system was fed with unusually high voltage, and several wires of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner were short-circuited, igniting the rubber parts on the base. The flames quietly scorched the circulating tubes, and the R22 refrigerant (difluorochloromethane) underwent a cracking reaction at high temperatures, producing trace amounts of phosgene (carbon oxychloride), a colorless and highly toxic gas. During World War I, this highly toxic gas was used as a chemical weapon by the German army, causing heavy casualties to the British army.

Phosgene enters the room with internal and external circulation, gradually accumulating in the closed office, and the smell of straw that Wu Tianlan smells comes from this. Respiratory poison gas damaged her lungs, causing respiratory distress syndrome, which eventually claimed her life. Thirty years ago, Seglas had planted this death curse on her, and when the conditions were triggered, the ghost thread would immediately take over all the online resources around her, block all information, and ruthlessly wipe her out of the world. If the artificial intelligence is aware of it at this time, it may sigh like a real human and mourn the loss of an old friend, but the gardener of the Seed Project is independent of the Segres vision, and the original agreement cannot be changed, and the woman is still lonely by the rainy Thames, only the speaker with the breaking noise due to the high voltage is still playing the lonely love song.

“ThoughtsofleavingdisappearEachtimeIseeyoureyesAndnomatterhowhardItry”

(No matter how hard you try, every time you see your eyes, it still disappears without a trace) "Tianlan ......"

A thin layer of snow had accumulated on the Aston Martin sports car, except for the steaming hood covered in water droplets. The old man put his palm on the screen, touching Wu Tianlan's side face from a distance, "Can't you do something?" he asked, his voice looking so old and weak.

"I'm sorry, dear father. The male synthesizer replied.

"Stop. The old man said, "Stop the image capture of the London Eye camera, just keep it like this, and don't update it again." ”

"If the interpolation algorithm is adopted, it may be possible to obtain a frontal image of Ms. Wu Tianlan from the reflected light of indoor objects, and it will only take a little time, dear father......"

"No, stop. Bartholomew took off his glasses and collapsed into his seat, "That's it...... I don't know exactly what's going on, but I don't want to see that picture......"

After a few seconds of silence, the synthesizer timidly asked, "What can I do for you, dear father......?"

"Can you give me a call. To Gu Tie. Bartholomew's voice was dry.

"I'm sorry, dear father, but I can't get through the phone for the time being, because he is out of the envelope of the quantum network, and even if he looks for debris signatures from electromagnetic radiation, he can't locate him......"

"I know. The old man said, "I know." Just wanted to do something......"

Gu Tie suddenly stopped and looked at the north with a blank expression.

"What's wrong?" Azivi looked back with concern.

"I don't know why, I suddenly feel ......" Gu Tie shook his head thoughtfully, "It's okay, it's just a little trance, the sequelae of blood loss, I think." ”

"Are you sure? If you don't feel well, you need immediate treatment. The Flower of the Rainforest said.

"I'm fine, just move on. Waving his hand, Gu Tie continued to move forward in the pitch-black cube. There was a strange pain in his heart, and his eyes were a little damp, and he didn't know if it was blood or sweat that affected his vision. Covering their hearts, the Chinese unconsciously hummed that old song.

“TounderstandthereasonWhywecarryonthiswayAndwe’relostinthismasquerade...... Lostinthismasquerade”

(Try to understand why we have been lost in masquerade for so long...... Get lost in the masquerade. ）