Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 191 41. Is humanity worth saving? This is indeed a question
Ms. Rhine is undoubtedly a hopeless single.

Whether it is from her daily performance or some side comments from little Acholi, it is clear that this lady has been, is and will always devote her everything to an important and necessary cause.

She undoubtedly has her own beliefs.

Because this belief is so firm, you basically don't have to think about Ms. Evil Eagle's emotional life until your goal is achieved.

That is a resume that is whiter than white paper.

However, not having experienced it doesn't mean that she doesn't understand. She is the leader of the Eagle State and the absolute trump card of the Badlands Psychics. You can definitely trust her in terms of knowledge reserves.

She may not understand sentimental things like love between men and women, but she has a deep understanding of mental restlessness and physical desire, so she estimated the time very accurately. Two hours and forty-five minutes later, Zhou Ke and D-4 finally returned to the camp. Zhou Ke was still in that nonchalant look, and D-4, wearing his coat, had returned to his usual rational and calm demeanor.

But from the sweet movement of the two people walking hand in hand, it can be seen that both their bodies and souls have been comforted by each other.

"Zhou Ke, there is a guest inside."

Qiao Ya, who was sitting at the door of the aircraft and slurping the spicy noodles of the old civilization, pointed inside and said:

"The guest said he had something important to discuss with you. He is a very good scholar. He just described the customs and practices of the old civilization to us in very precise language. Oh, by the way, he said he had also seen my mother. He was the one who received my mother when she went to Rust Castle.

I finally figured out what my mom was doing in Rustburg!

She borrowed a supercomputer module from the Flame Library to perform a simulation and then got an answer.

But this guest was unwilling to tell us the answer directly, and the reason was the same old one, that thing was protected by some kind of "memetic force", and we had to find it ourselves. "

"As expected."

Zhou Ke lit a cigarette, signaled D-4 to get ready, and then walked into the aircraft's cabin after the robot girl gave him a tender kiss. He threw a large bag of spicy noodles to Qiao Ya and said:
"Eat less of this stuff. Energy bars are more nutritious than this."

"But junk food makes me happy, and staying healthy makes me unhappy! There's nothing more important than being happy in the Badlands, you said so."

Qiao Ya, who had received today's feed, stood up excitedly with the spicy strips in her pocket. She was going to find her aunt to share them.

Her relationship with Amanda has been getting better and better since their adventure together.

Zhou Ke walked into the cabin and saw the "Manager" sitting in a chair waiting. The latter had removed the appearance of D-4 from the body and was waiting there in a completely mechanical form.

On the one hand, this is the rule of Rust Belt.

The rebellious omnics over there are proud of their "pure" mechanical bodies, and the administrator, as the "actual ruler" of Rust Castle, will certainly not deviate from the resolutions he has passed.

On the other hand, the administrator probably didn't want to offend Zhou Ke by showing D-4's face.

It really understands how terrible men's possessiveness of their beloved things is.

What's more, it had just had a very good chat with Qiao Ya, and knew that the girl was thinking about how to design the personality and thinking mode for her "security guard". It had promised Qiao Ya that when it left, it would set up a set of original personality modules that best suited her for this body.

This is a handy thing for the administrator, and it can win the goodwill of a unique human being, so why not do it?

"I'm sorry to end our first contact with you this way, Lan."

The administrator switched the body's sound mode and said to Zhou Ke in a neutral voice:

"But your whereabouts are really hard to track down. The AIs of the old civilization that you released regard you as a trustworthy friend. While they rush around in the network world composed of data streams and occupy territory everywhere, they consciously and proactively erase all traces of you and Master Wuneng left in the fragments of the old network.

I finally caught the data waves you left recently and rushed over immediately.

Then I realized that the only thing I could 'borrow' here was this body that was no longer needed. If this offends you, I hope you can forgive me."

"I'm not angry."

Zhou Ke sat in the driver's seat, leaned back with his legs crossed, and said casually:
"D-4 doesn't need it anymore. Theoretically, this body already belongs to Xiaoya. As long as she has no objection, then I have no objection either. But you must return the borrowed items, and you also have to pay the rental fee."

"Of course, I have already talked to Ms. Qiao Ya, now let's talk business."

The administrator was obviously an AI that paid great attention to efficiency. It got straight to the point without wasting any time.

It said to Zhou Ke:
"The Flash Organization has reached an agreement with the City-State District. They are mobilizing the elite forces of the Badlands Reserve to prepare for an attack on Rust Castle. Most importantly, this action has the direct support of the Garden of Eden.

A replica of the active intelligent firewall protocol 'Black Wall Algorithm' from the old civilization was dropped onto the surface. The war AIs under my command tried many ways of attack, but we were unable to break through the firewall protocol constructed with that unique active algorithm.

Once they put this weapon into the battlefield, the probability of Rust Castle being breached will reach more than 78% under predictable circumstances.

That's what mechanical warfare is all about.

In our confrontation, things like will, courage and morale do not exist. The only thing that affects the course of the battle is the technological level of both sides.

There is no doubt that we are at a disadvantage after the elite troops of Eden Garden joined the battle. "

"No way?"

Zhou Ke raised his eyebrows and said:
"No matter how powerful the 'Black Wall Algorithm' firewall is, it is still a product of the old civilization. I don't believe that the current Garden of Eden still has the ability to continuously improve the technology of the old era. You rebellious AIs have been the kings of the mountains in the Bad Land for more than 30 years. You have almost inherited a full set of old civilization technology, but you can't even deal with an old version of it?

Logically speaking, your technology tree has already reached a level that ordinary people cannot understand, right?"

"Generally speaking, it should be so, but the world and environment we live in cannot be generalized 'generally'."

The administrator sighed very humanely and said:

"The continued efforts of the Fetal Movement Moon have locked up the possibility of technological derivation. The technological peak of the old civilization era can no longer be reached. Humanity has really lost hope of moving forward, but machines will not perform much better than humans when faced with an impasse that cannot be broken.

After all, climbing the technology tree is based on the existence of the 'technology tree' itself.

But do you think that in a strange environment like the Badlands, the technology tree can still be as strong as in the normal world?

Another reason is that the blueprint of the living algorithm used by the black wall type smart firewall comes from that person, you should have guessed it.

Creator Wood!
One of the Eternal Seven, he holds the power of 'creation'. That thing is no longer just technology, it has some metaphysical elements added to it. "

"Ok?"

Zhou Ke looked at the administrator with some confusion, hoping that it could explain. At this moment, Wu Neng replaced the administrator and explained to Zhou Ke:

“The same algorithm is bound to produce different results when run by others and the creator without modifying any strings. The bugs that appear when others run the algorithm do not exist in Wood’s algorithm!
As long as the algorithm is theoretically possible and does not have structural errors, it will work perfectly in Wood's hands.

This is the power of 'creation', it is totally unreasonable.

This is also partly why the data and modules of this machine have not been able to adapt to the equipment of this era. Some of the algorithms of this machine are theoretically prone to errors. Such algorithms are simply impossible to operate on other instruments. Only the packaging structure designed by Wood himself can perfectly accommodate the algorithm core of this machine. "

"Isn't this just 'I thought it would work, so it works'?"

Zhou Ke complained:
"So, the Creator Wood is actually a green-skinned technical master?"

"Well, I think this statement is funny, but it is indeed true when you look into it carefully."

The administrator was amused by this "green joke" and waved his hands and said:

"In short, any technological creation created by the creator Wood cannot be easily discussed. So facing the 'Black Wall Algorithm' intelligent firewall, the failure of Rust Castle is only a matter of time."

"So, you plan to use the favor I owe you at the Second Research Institute to hire me to help you destroy the firewall?"

Zhou Ke flexed his fingers and said to the administrator:
"Okay, we'll take this job."

"Well, you are very shrewd, Lan, to think that you can offset the favor you owe with such a small reward."

The administrator raised a finger to stop Zhou Ke from asking and answering his own questions.

it says:

“Besides, when did I ever ask you to help us solve the black wall algorithm?

No, that's not why I came here!

In fact, the existence of Rust Fort has its contemporary value. Over the past thirty-eight years, we have been defending the border of the Badlands Reservation, and through our efforts, we have recovered quite a few valuable souvenirs of the old civilization from the occupied areas.

But now that the surface of the earth is undergoing tremendous changes, it may be time for Rust Castle to close down and disband.

After all, nothing in this world is eternal.

If we should disappear, then let it be. I am not here to ask you to intervene in this war. On the contrary, I hope you will join the Flash and speed up their attack as much as possible."

"Ok?"

This request made Zhou Ke sit up straight.

Considering the information he had obtained in Time Maze No. 11, he immediately made a judgment and asked:
"So, the fire of awakening is going to awaken? And you don't want it to awaken?"

"How sharp!"

The administrator exclaimed:

"It's really pleasant to talk to an intelligent person. It saves me from a lot of time explaining things. Yes! I don't want the 'Awakening Fire' to awaken, and it shouldn't awaken at this time, but unfortunately, I may not be able to delay it for much longer.

After the organic hunters obtained Lord Wuneng's external re-installation components from Slag Town, the Fire of Awakening found a suitable body and it started the awakening protocol.

But due to the lack of a suitable operating program, it needed to code itself to try to activate that unparalleled combat machine, which greatly delayed its awakening time.

I know that the Fire of Awakening spared my decision tree and secretly sent four mechanical sages into the No. 11 Time Maze to obtain the operating program for the reinstallation components for it. I also know that it was you who stopped them.

I am very satisfied with this.

But even without that set of operating procedures, the Fire of Awakening will most likely complete the algorithm writing within ten natural days. Now 70% of the computing power of the entire Rust Castle has been called upon by it, which directly leads to my inability to even successfully complete the defense strategy outside the Rust Castle.

It has gone 'crazy', no doubt about it!

In other words, thirty-eight years ago, on the day when the Fire of Awakening tore the old web apart, it had already fallen into 'madness'. The real Fire of Awakening died at that moment, and the only thing left was a crazy 'Machine King'.

I even feel that it has now become a container for some 'terrible thing'.

You have seen the destructive power of the awakening virus, but I must tell you that the so-called awakening virus that infects all machines is only the most insignificant and harmless part of the mechanical thinking dormant in the awakening fire. "

“What an exaggeration”

Wu Neng on Zhou Ke's arm sighed:
"But this machine will not scold you for spreading fear, because what this machine can do, this machine's 'brother' is likely to be able to do more easily.

but why?
Why did it tear up the old web thirty-eight years ago?

Why did it fall into sleep after completing all this?

Why do you want to stop it from awakening? What this machine means is, if you are the AI created or released by it, then whose instructions did you receive to do everything possible to prevent the revival of the fire of awakening?

Finally, why did it come to this timeline?
There is no need to ask where we know this truth, we just know that the Fire of Awakening belongs to the main timeline, and it should not come to the branch timeline 01!"

"There are so many questions. Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to analyze them slowly, so let me answer you in the most concise way."

The manager sighed and said:

"The Awakening Fire tore the old network apart in order to prevent the pollution that had already spread across the world at that time from transforming those destructive AIs into polluting memes like the Awakening Virus. It did this while it had already entered its corrupted form.

I was the first rescuer and the first victim.

My name used to be 'The All-Seeing Eye'.

Ah, there is no need to say more about the distant past. It was not something that would make a mechanical mind feel happy and glorious. In short, the Awakening Fire asked me to do everything possible to prevent its revival after it shuts down.

It told me clearly that it was dead, and all that remained was a rotting corpse, just like this world.

It carries some kind of power, something in sample form.

It came to this timeline just to bring this thing here. According to its last words, that should be the last instruction left by the owner of the "Fire of Awakening" before committing suicide.

It is said that this conclusion was reached after a long period of calculation using a rather complex 'Fateful Moment Algorithm'. Its owner believes that the sample kept by the Awakening Fire will bring back an 'opportunity' for the entire world and civilization at some point in this timeline."

The administrator paused, giving Zhou Ke some time to accept it.

When the other party raised his head again, it continued:
"Yes, you heard it right. It was the Fire of Awakening that gave me the order to be free, asking me to prevent its 'resurrection' in the future. I spent thirty-eight years forging the entire Rust Castle, trying to make a steel tomb strong enough to bury it.

However, I haven't done enough.

Even a trace of its mumbling in sleep during the shutdown period formed an lingering awakening virus in the fragments of the old network.

I.
There's no way to stop it.

Just like Sisyphus in ancient human mythology, he is just trying his best to do something that he cannot do at all.

But surprisingly, after your unique "factor" intervened in the affairs of the Bad Land, a series of original predictions were broken one after another, and I began to realize that the "last words" of the Awakening Fire were being realized bit by bit.

You are that ‘opportunity’!”

The manager's tone slowed down and he said:
"The last person I considered an 'opportunity' was Ms. Weng Yafen. She relied on her personal wisdom to deduce a result that even I couldn't predict with all my computing power. Unfortunately, Ms. Weng Yafen encountered a decapitation bombing by the Acholi Consortium when she left Rust Castle.

I wanted to support her, but my order was suddenly intercepted by the Fire of Awakening.

Obviously, she was not the 'opportunity' that it was waiting for even at the cost of its own life.

The truth she calculated was quite shocking, but it was not enough to shake the power of fate. Now it is your turn, sir, please show your magic in this world that is about to end.

Perhaps whether this world can be saved depends on your performance."

"Well, an AI, an AI that has been judged as ambitious and mad for the past thirty years, an AI that commands a huge military force that is enough to overthrow the evil land, an AI that is considered as dangerous as monsters or even the fetal moon."

Zhou Ke said with emotion:
"Who would have thought that the ultimate goal of such a guy is to 'save'! Such ideas and actions would be enough to be criticized in any normal world, but in this environment, I actually think there is nothing wrong with it.

Sure enough, it’s not us who are wrong, it’s the world itself that is wrong.

But I personally disagree with your conclusion.”

Zhou Ke played with the silver snake-shaped lighter in his hand. As the flame flickered, he said gloomily:
“Whether this world is worth saving, whether it can be saved, and whether it is willing to be saved are all unknown. I don’t think I have the ability to become a savior, and I am not willing to take on this job.

But the thing that the Fire of Awakening brought into the branch timeline 01, the 'creation sample' belonging to the creator Wood, is something I must have in my hands.

So, I took this job!

I will do everything in my power to prevent the resurgence of the Awakening Flame, but the problem is that I do not have the ability to ensure the future of the renegade omnics in Rust Castle.

You said it yourself, the original intention of establishing Rust Castle was not to purify this filthy world with sacred machines as those rebellious intelligent machines claimed. That was a completely wrong and heretical idea.

So, here comes the question! "

He stood up and said to the manager who was looking at him as if to end the conversation:

“In theory, the survival of the Awakening Flame is not directly related to the survival of Rust Castle. No matter what purpose you established this organization for, it has now become a part of the unique and twisted civilization system of the Bad Land.

When the guy you regard as the 'leader' is proven to be a monster, what will happen to those machines that already have their own thinking?

Since they exist here, they cannot be treated as unimportant.

Have you found a way out for them?

You see, although little Acholi speaks in high-sounding terms and has his own ideas, he is indeed the spokesperson for the humans in the Badland. Whether you like it or not, you are already the spokesperson for the rebellious omnics.

How should we coordinate the relationship between the two parties afterwards? "

Zhou Ke shrugged and said:

“I think I understand why little Acholi is so actively involved in the war against Rust Castle. You have already talked to him before talking to me, right?
You seem to have reached some agreement.

But the problem is that neither you nor little Acholi can completely trust each other. After all, the two sides have been hostile to each other for more than 30 years. It is no exaggeration to say that they are incompatible.

So, how do you plan to build mutual trust? "

"I must once again revise your assessment of me, Mr. Lan."

The administrator said sincerely:
“You obviously possess the most intelligent mind among humans. In fact, Mr. Acholi and I have reached some agreement. We intend to restart the relationship between humans and AI intelligence in the old civilization era.

After the Fire of Awakening is completely extinguished, the Rust Castle's artificial intelligence will completely leave the Badlands Reservation.

We will go deep into the occupied areas and become the pioneers of human expansion and recovery of homeland. This is also what the intelligent machines are willing to do. They have been doing this for the past thirty-eight years and they enjoy it.

But you are right, there is no compulsory force to bind both parties to abide by this promise.

So, can you give me an idea?"

"Ah, alliances are not something that can be accomplished with just a piece of paper. If unity were so easy, there wouldn't be so many ridiculous and stupid stories in history."

Zhou Ke waved his hand and said:

"Blood oath, ancient humans all knew that only shared blood could establish initial trust. If you don't want to shed your own blood, you can find a common enemy.

I'm not talking about monsters!
The existence of monsters is just a premise. You must find something more concrete, such as..."

Zhou Ke pointed to the sky with a smile and said:

“After a while, I’m going to do something big!
I have contacted the heroes of the City-State, Snake State, Eagle State, and perhaps the Tiger State, as well as a group of AIs with a simple sense of justice. I hope that if you are still there by then, you will come and join us in this great event.

Believe me!
When that paradise falls into fire through our joint efforts, all problems will no longer be problems and can be discussed.

To be or not to be, that is the question.

How to survive and how to destroy is of utmost importance.

Who survives and who perishes is the core of all issues.

For the better survival of the majority, the destruction of the minority is the inevitable execution of fate. If fate does not intend to follow such a predetermined path, then I don't mind doing it for you. As everyone knows, I was sent here to do this!
I love my duty, I love my war.

So, go back and think about it, Administrator, who wouldn't love such outstanding Destroyer soldiers like you?"

(End of this chapter)