"Because this brute is crazy. He thinks there are many selves in this world! He must start in London and kill all the 'other mes' in this world in order to wake up from this crazy dream and return to his 'barbarians sit at the table and eat'. ”

"You don't seem to be far from the truth!"

"Nine truths are mixed with a falsehood, and the last one is more credible, and it is also more dramatic, isn't it?"

"Okay, okay, you're having a good time. But what about automata? ”

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say. So for the first time, Pompey of Colombia relented to us, and he thought that the special forces of the Oracle should be sent to deal with the troupe that had slipped away. Because if left unchecked, no one will dare to walk at night in New Antioch in a few months. ”

New Antioch corresponds to the location of your New York. Apollonia added.

"Hmm" Shang Luo nodded, "So, if it's in my hands, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" ”

"Of course, of course, it's safer in your hands than in my own hands. At the beginning, the Vulcan core was given as a national gift, because we were still very optimistic at that time, thinking that the few Vulcan cores were not the end of our technology, and we would definitely have more far-reaching progress. It's a pity that now we're thinking about what to do with the future. In a word. ”

She said to Shang Luo, "Anyway, you should be careful. However, with the level of preparedness of Aurora, it should not be infiltrated by those automata that have to wind up every day. ”

"Wait, you mean, they can find me? How to find it? ”

"A Volcan core in operation creates an inverse entropy region that looks as dazzling as the sun itself in the automaton's field of view. As long as you're running, the automaton will probably always notice your presence. ”

"Ahh What are they coming to me for? To take away the Vulcan core? ”

"They're going to create the most powerful of them all—because the consumer-grade automata they're currently using, and the Volcans cores they're using are pretty low-grade products, and they're going to be a little less powerful than humans themselves. The murders were run by sheer skill and tools, not by force. And if they can get their hands on that omega-level core, it's over. ”

"Good guys!" Shang Luo was stunned for a moment, "Then why don't you just take it away?" ”

"No, no, no. I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you. ”

"Don't want this hot potato. Why don't I turn it off? ”

"No, that's fine. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use it? ”

Shang Luo pondered for a moment: "You guys want to share the risk, right?" ”

"After all. Shangluo. Victoria said in a deep voice, "In this world, there must be an omega-level Vulcan core running, this is a must." Just as Olympia must light the flame. ”

"And what happens if I turn it off?"

"Then all the automata will be shut down." Victoria replied, "So, now the switch is in your hands." Therefore, the core of the same level as the core in your hand, as long as it is in our hands, has now all entered a state of silent shutdown, and only you are left - all handed over to you. We are no longer able to deal with these issues. and."

She added: "If you need to, you can just shut down the Vulcan core in your hand. This will disable all Vulcan Cores in the world at the same time, until one of its peers is online. Of course, with you there, we don't have to turn it on. ”

"Okay, okay." Shang Luo pressed his forehead, "What the hell is this thing for?" In addition to being able to turn on the washing machine. ”

"Ah," asked Victoria, "you use it as a perpetual motion machine?" Just to power household appliances? ”

"Isn't that the right usage?"

"Yes, yes. But it's like fishing with an aircraft carrier. It's not that you can't fish, but it's clear that the main purpose of building a mobile city on the sea is not fishing. We made an omega-grade Vulcan core, and in the beginning it was very simple and pure: it was used as a marine clock. ”

"You mean the kind of precise clocks that were used to aid in the planning of the voyage in ancient times?"

"Yes. Those Vulcan cores, from the very beginning, were intended to create a safe way for the submarine forces to move so that they would not get lost in nothingness. If you have the one in your hand, you can take it with you, and it will act as a talisman. No matter what happens to you, as long as the 'Omega' is running, your time will run normally. ”

"Wait. I didn't guess anything. Are you thinking about the compression of time when some kind of 'transcendent state of physics' emerges? For example, a faster-than-light state? ”

"How do you know ????"

[Don't be surprised, he must know.] Apollonia replied, "You have a lot of the little ninety-nine in your mind, maybe it's from the Akashic records. Coincidentally, the Akashic record was picked up from him. 】

"Okay, okay." "Now that you know," replied, Victoria said, "there's nothing to hide - the problem that has always bothered us is that phlogiston submarines sometimes experience uneven timing. Ideally, they should 'jump' past faster than classical physics. However, sometimes they arrive long after departure, and sometimes even before departure, because the speed is uneven. With just one on board, the entire ship's time can be 'calibrated' to synchronize with the bell tower of the Alexandria Lighthouse. In any case, neither sooner nor later, unless we forget to wind Alexander's lighthouse. ”

"Good guys, you're having a pretty big time."

"But we are currently not able to deploy a 'target ship' with such performance, because the safety, technology, and production are all up to standard. But if the core in your hand is taken away, it's hard to say what will happen - but now that you know the technical route, you might as well try it yourself. If you are in this position, we can share your existing research progress with you. ”

"It's not that you can't try. Hmm" Shang Luo nodded, "We should talk to each other on the phone, right?" ”

"Uh, do you have any ideas? The two sides are going to merge, do you want to break the ice and build a team? ”

"Actually, there was an interesting event recently - I wonder if you would be interested in participating in our autumn military exercises online? Let your students and our students have a cyber military exercise in the cyberspace? ”

(End of chapter)