1811 in the old calendar.

Watching my comrades who had fallen to the ground being dragged away by the guards, I knew that I had no way out.

Suppressing the anger in my heart, I followed in the footsteps of the black-robed man and walked out of the concrete bungalow with the other homeless.

The hum sounded again, and it was the sound of the walls starting to work again - according to the top brass of the rebels, the walls were made of ruin technology, and not to mention them, even the humans of the prosperous era could not break through it from the front.

The Wall of Sighs, worthy of its name.

By the way, that's what the guards call me, and the city I entered was called Varela.

Following behind the black-robed man, we walked into the jungle not far away.

The lush jungle is a natural soundproof wall, and it doesn't take long for the dizzying humming sound to disappear.

Walking through the jungle, I finally saw the city of Varela.

It is a backward city made of concrete and cement, and almost all of them are low-rise houses of three or four or even one or two floors.

It's a waste of space.

The Robots could easily build extremely strong skyscrapers, but they didn't.

It's also puzzling.

I walked down the fairly smooth concrete road and saw the humans who had been kept in captivity by intelligent machines.

They're the same as me, with one nose and two eyes, but they're just ......

Contrary to the propaganda within the rebels, these captive humans seem to be living comfortably?

They even have a healthy rosy glow on the sides of their cheeks!

Outside the city, it's almost impossible to see!

Moreover, they were in awe of the black-robed men before me—the priests, whom they called priests.

It's a ridiculous thing that the smart machine actually did with the gods and religion.

……

1812 in the old calendar.

It's been five months.

I've been in Varela's city for five months now.

But there is still no progress in the Awakening Project-

The inhabitants of this city have been brainwashed, and they worship that false god from the bottom of their hearts!

They don't believe any description of the city at all!!

Damn it! Damn it!!

……

1813 in the old calendar.

The people of the church became more and more rampant.

They watched over the city of Vareira through the idols, and anyone with a dissent was branded a heretic and sent to the Church's execution bench to be put to death.

Not only that, but they are also looting all kinds of books in the city.

They want to rule the city completely!

……

1814 in the old calendar.

I'm the only one left.

Project Awakening......

I guess it's a failure.

Today I have to go to the main church to study......

No, it's not learning, it's brainwashing!

Day in and day out, they brainwash the homeless from outside the city and instill in us about the gods......

I don't know how long I can hold out.

Perhaps, one day I will become one of these "human pets".

……

Chen Fan put down the diary in his hand and exhaled a long breath of turbidity.

The contents of the diary, coupled with Xu Huai's words, gave him a general understanding of the truth of this world.

Although the compiler of the diary did not know the reason for the captivity of the intelligent machine, Chen Fan synthesized his own experience, and an astonishing guess vaguely appeared in his mind.

"The Chosen One......

Chen Fan stared at the heavy diary in his hand and muttered in a low voice.

"What?"

Xu Huai on the side was stunned, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with the Chosen One?" ”

Chen Fan raised his head and cast a complicated gaze at Xu Huai, who came to him: "The Chosen One is the purpose of the intelligent machine to keep human beings in captivity. ”

"He wants to keep screening out humans who meet certain criteria, just as humans filter out poultry that meet certain criteria."

"I'm the chosen fowl."

Xu Huai was stunned for a moment.

Her rosy lips opened slightly, and her big eyes were full of horror.

"This ...... This ......"

Xu Huai was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a while.

"So, what does the Wisdom Machine want the Chosen One to do?"

"Do you want to be a coolie?"

Chen Fan shook his head: "It's not clear yet, but it shouldn't be a good thing." ”

"And what are you going to do?"

Xu Huaibei bit his lower lip lightly and asked Chen Fan.

"The Elective Ceremony must not be participatory." Chen Fan shrugged his shoulders calmly, "I'm not going to look for death." ”

"That way, I'm left with only two last paths."

"Either escape from the city of Varela before the Chosen Rite."

Chen Fan's eyes flashed: "Or...... Overthrow the church, as they say! ”

"Just like the description in this diary, restart the Awakening Project and let this fortress collapse from within!"

"Personally, I'm more inclined to the latter."

Chen Fan looked at Xu Huai with a smile: "The purpose of your previous actions should be to screen out like-minded people to restart the awakening plan with you, right?" ”

Xu Huai was shocked.

It's seen through!

Indeed, as Chen Fan said, her previous operation of tricking up and letting people find the truth on their own was to screen her companions - the Awakening Project is not something that any cat or dog can come to touch, and if this thing is not done well, it will kill people!

After a short thought, Xu Huai settled down and nodded calmly in acknowledgement.

"You're right."

"I do have that idea."

"Humanity should not be subservient to the intelligent machinery of its own making, let alone ...... I don't think life under the Church and the Wisdom is very comfortable. ”

"Overthrow the rule of the Church, unite with the rebels outside the city, and launch a counter-offensive against the damned Intelligence......"

Xu Huai looked at Chen Fan with an undisguised burning gaze: "Are you willing to join?" ”

……

"Welcome to the Dangerous Technology Administration, Trainee Investigator Fan Chen."

In the holographic picture, Moore congratulated and welcomed Chen Fan with a bright smile on his face.

"The authority of the Class I Probationary Investigator has been liberated, and further clearance level escalation will require a comprehensive assessment based on the completion of your mission."

"Task? Is it looking for a research ship? ”

"It's just one of the missions." The smile on Moore's face narrowed slightly, "Without knowing the specific location and detailed situation of the research ship, I think it's best for you to find some low-difficulty novice dungeons to practice." ”

"It's not a wise choice to rush into the universe, especially if the Human Alliance fleet can't jump to you."

Chen Fan's eyes moved slightly: "Novice copy? ”

"The civilization you are in now involves the mechanization of the human body and the control of civilization and religion, which can be used to accumulate experience for you."

"Investigate the truth behind this civilization, and if necessary, carry out the necessary interference with this civilization to make them stop this act of death."

……

Chen Fan came back to his senses from his memories, and his heart was a little bitter.

It's just a newbie copy that says good.

Now, it looks like he's been given a hellish task - who's going to be a trainee investigator to investigate the rebellious AI!!

While complaining in his heart, Chen Fan gave his answer to Xu Huai.

"Of course."

"But I have one condition."