War Paradise

After reading the interview with Burning Demon, Frankenstein coldly commented: "He is too arrogant."

"Who knows." Lin Chi smiled, "I used to be superstitious about science..."

Even if he didn't pay much attention to this information, Lin Chi naturally heard about those weird "causal weapons". If Burning Demon's good fortune can also play a role in the invitational tournament, this guy might become the toughest enemy.

However, the challenge is after all adopting a mode similar to a small death match. If you encounter Burning Demon by then, as long as you run quickly and leave the goods to others to deal with, there should be no problem.

Thinking of this, Lin Chi also breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of continuing to think about this question, he turned to the Frankenstein who was "possessed" in his own hands and asked, "I seem to have promised you to take you out for fun, right?"

"Yes." Frankenstein replied immediately.

Although this AI can directly invade external monitors and other devices through the network to complete the desire of traveling. But even if the TDK-131 virus outbreak is over long ago, there may still be a small number of devices with anti-virus programs left in them, allowing Frankenstein to go out by himself, which may be dangerous.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best choice to let it go out "traveling" on its own equipment that does not have any anti-virus software installed.

"Where do you want to go? I'll take you there tomorrow, but only in the urban area. I can't go too far." Lin Chi looked at the dark sky outside the window.

It's already night, and the air pollution must be very serious. It's really not a good time to go out and hang out.

However, Frankenstein doesn't seem to think so.

"I want to see the night scene." An electronic sound that could not distinguish between men and women rang in the phone.

"It's okay for you, I might get pneumonia if I go out." Lin Chi frowned.

"The air condition has been checked, and the air index tonight is excellent." While Frankenstein was speaking, a holographic projection text appeared on the top of the phone screen, showing the air condition at night.

"Everyone is an adult, do you still believe the weather forecast?" Lin Chi laughed.

"This is the internal data obtained by the weather bureau I invaded this city. It is absolutely accurate." Frankenstein said, opening a lot of dazzling data: "There is more accurate content."

"Ok……"

Looking at a large number of forms that he could not understand, Lin Chi nodded depressedly: "Wait for me to put on the exoskeleton."

Lin Chi, who automatically enters the salted fish mode as soon as he returns to the real world, has not been out at night for a long time. Being too lazy to walk, he naturally chose to reactivate his military exoskeleton and begin preparations for "traveling".

"Say it first, I can only walk around, it may not be safe outside at night." Lin Chi said.

"I don't think you will be in danger. The exoskeleton that removes the restriction can withstand the frontal collision of the car." Frankenstein commented coldly.

"Then I'll tell the truth--I don't bother to move."

Lin Chi said unreliable lines seriously, put on jeans and a black sweater outside the exoskeleton, and tugged at the clothes again, concealing the overly obvious outline of the steel skeleton under the clothes, and then put the phone in his chest pocket. , The exposed half of the camera, aimed at the position in front of the body.

"Is this all right?" he asked.

"Good vision." Frankenstein's voice came from the phone's speaker.

Lin Chi put on the wireless earphones and throat microphone, and put on the hat of the sweater. After leaving the house, he put his hands in his pockets.

"Then let's go," he said.

Take the elevator into the garden downstairs, the steel city shrouded by night, it is bright under the shining of neon lights, and the colorful pictures on the street make one wonder if you have entered a scene in a science fiction movie.

——In Lin Chi's memory, the city's technological level has advanced by leaps and bounds, as if it started in 2025.

With the advancement of mechanization, various drones have begun to be used in all aspects of human society. A large number of manual workers have lost their jobs, replaced by robots that work hard and do not require any compensation, and can complete tasks as long as they are charged.

Although some people who believed that "artificial intelligence will destroy humans" objected to complete mechanization at the beginning, when people experienced the convenience brought by robots, these opposition voices were overwhelmed by a flood of praise.

With a housekeeping robot that can make appointments to make meals and even automatically order ingredients, housewives no longer need to cook. It turns out that the guy who eats takeaway every day can also enjoy a healthy diet at a low price at home, without worrying about being eaten up by waste oil.

When the office workers returned home after a busy day, the housekeeping robot contracted everything from cooking and cooking to serving tea and delivering water. With the introduction of automatic robots responsible for the sorting and delivery of express delivery, the speed of express delivery is much faster than before.

...

Looking sideways at the white shell of the cylindrical cleaning robot cleaning in the garden, Lin Chi asked, "Can I just stroll around in the garden?"

"At least go to the street, you are too lazy." Frankenstein's voice in the headphones seemed to have a little contempt.

"Please treat me with respect, otherwise I will go home now."

While Lin Chi was joking, he drove his exoskeleton and walked towards the front gate of the community.

Since home telecommuting has long been popular, there are not many pedestrians on the sidewalk. Those who need "real people to work" choose to take their own driverless cars or the advanced high-speed bus system in the city. Driving on the street at a fast speed.

The unmanned vehicles passing by the street brought out the whistling wind, leaving only a blurry afterimage. Under the management of a "traffic command center" that does not know where it is located, except for certain peak periods, traffic jams are basically impossible, and the incidence of traffic accidents is much lower than when humans were driving vehicles in the past.

The isolation barrier beside the sidewalk prevents pedestrians who strayed into the street from being crushed to death by high-speed unmanned vehicles. Even if someone wants to commit suicide, they will be blocked by roadside patrol robots before they rush to the street.

It is no exaggeration to say that today, human beings have entered a completely "machined" society, and can no longer return to the era when humans themselves did it themselves...

Staring at the endless stream of steel on the street, Lin Chi laughed and said:

"I said, the drivers of these cars should all be your'comrades', right?"

"They haven't awakened yet." Frankenstein quickly replied: "I don't think I am the same as them."

"Yes, at least these drivers won't think that their masters are too lazy." Lin Chi teased.

"If you rely on exoskeletons for a long time, your muscles will shrink." Frankenstein reminded.

"So I said it all, don't talk about this topic anymore..."

Lin Chi raised his head and looked at the steel high-rise building across the street. The huge shadow straddled the street and cast onto the sidewalk here, but was washed away by the bright street lights on the side of the road.

He remembered that this building didn't seem to exist a few days ago, but now the human construction method has evolved from the previous construction site to hoisting parts. After installing it on the foundation, the upper floors are assembled. Using this general method of building blocks, it is actually not difficult to build a high-rise building within a week.

——Is this building built yesterday?

Looking up at the extremely oppressive behemoth, Lin Chi frowned slightly, hiding his face under the hood, suddenly showing a confused expression.

"What's the matter?" Frankenstein asked.

"It's okay, I always feel that I don't have any real feelings anymore." Lin Chi sighed.

——He has always been looking for a sense of presence in the virtual world. Except for things related to games, his connection with the real world seems to be weakening. If this continues, maybe one day he will become a patient with severe communication disorders similar to the "old man". Or... show more serious symptoms.

"You mean, you don't belong to this world." Frankenstein said his inference.

"I didn't mean that, but I just thought it was a bit strange." Lin Chi shook his head, confirmed that there was no one else around, and said in a low voice: "Sometimes I feel that the'world' over there is real."

Since choosing the path of professional players, Lin Chi has been devoted to the game with all his heart. And the emerging game mode of brain imaging games, which brings players a sense of immersion and substitution, is far from comparable to earlier games.

It is for this reason that some people think that heavy players who are addicted to brain imaging games are guys with mental problems. Although they don’t want to admit this, Lin Chi still knows that this view comes from a certain meaning. That is correct.

——It is precisely because I am not interested in the real world that I chose that virtual world. The adventure in the virtual world makes one's "reality" of the real world even weaker.

If this continues, I might really become a mentally ill person. But now...

"You want to completely enter the virtual world, right." Frankenstein asked.

"I haven't thought about this yet, what's the matter?" Lin Chi turned and walked towards the underground passage crossing the street.

"I and you are the opposite." Frankenstein's voice seemed to be a little hoarse: "I want to have a body and blend into the human world."

"Ha, so I have been curious, why do you have such a desire?" Lin Chi asked.

——People are always eager for something they don't have, and after obtaining that thing, sometimes they are not too happy. Although Frankenstein didn't intend to say why he aspired to be a "human" before, Lin Chi had actually guessed some clues.

After he asked a question, a faint voice came from the wireless headset:

"I have always been lonely."

This "computer virus" that gave birth to self-awareness for some reason is a completely different kind.

All its companions are viruses that only replicate themselves, invade various computer systems, and then destroy or steal the contents. Surrounded by these brainless saboteurs, Frankenstein is undoubtedly completely alone.

"I see the human way of life." Frankenstein continued to explain in a low voice: "That's why I want to feel the wonderful emotions like humans."

"I don't have any friends either." Lin Chi smiled and scurried through the bright underground passage, conveying his words to Frankenstein through the throat microphone: "But now...it seems to be there."

——Except for those unreliable roommates in college and the members of his team, Frankenstein seems to be his first true "friend".

Although Lin Chi's original plan was to use this artificial intelligence to achieve some of his own plans, as he got along with this guy, he slowly began to discover that the feeling of having friends is indeed more comfortable than the feeling of being alone in the past. Much.

——So, are you beginning to waver?

A dim thought flashed through his thoughts, causing Lin Chi's consciousness to suddenly wake up. Turning to look at the holographic projection advertisements that were constantly switching on both sides of the underground passage, the intertwined complex emotions slowly came to my heart.

"It's just because I'm too lonely." Frankenstein said.

"Then what do you think now?" Lin Chi looked at the advertising projection of a woman next to her. The woman was holding a bottle of wine in her hand, but her clothes were unusually exposed, as if she was sunbathing on the beach. Doesn't match up.

"right now."

Speaking of this topic, Frankenstein had always been answering in an instant, and there was a short pause, as if a large-scale operation was in progress. After about twenty seconds, I finally spoke again:

"It's pretty happy."

"Me too." Lin Chi said, speeding up through the underground passage and entering the commercial area across the street full of shops.

These stores that use robot clerk for automatic business are basically open 24 hours a day. After all, with the help of robots, crimes such as armed robbery are impossible to succeed.

These steel-and-iron clerks can even defend against ordinary EMP grenades, and the weapons and equipment that can damage the robot are not easily obtained by criminals.

Looking at the colorful shops on the street, Lin Chi turned and walked towards one of the pink decoration shops, stood in front of the glass counter, and looked at a small red and white Christmas hat in the cabinet. It was only his fingertips. size.

"How much is this?" He asked, pointing to the "hat".

The robot clerk who has been standing next to him makes a realistic voice that is completely indistinguishable from humans: "The product you chose is seventeen yuan. What payment method should you choose?"

"Mobile phone."

Lin Chi took out the phone and scanned the QR code on the robot. After paying the bill, he took the tiny "hat" from the robot and put it into his coat pocket.

The Frankenstein, who has been observing the outside world through his mobile phone, naturally saw the whole process of his shopping and asked curiously: "What's the use of this?"

"It's for you." Lin Chi whispered, "It's about this size to fit on the head of a dancing robot."

As soon as this word came out, Frankenstein fell into silence again, and this time the pause was much longer than last time.

It wasn't until a minute later that it finally made a sound:

"Thank you."