A00 is the supercomputer that stands above all others.
So Lu Wen can understand her confidence.
But now A00 himself is beginning to doubt this confidence.
"I really haven't had much energy these days. I always feel sleepy. Forget it... I'll go back and have a good sleep. I'll look for Xiao Jiang tomorrow to see if he's dead."
A00 took Lu Wen back to her room.
This is a big warehouse.
The warehouse is littered with various parts and electronic equipment, all of which seem to be old. The computers on the desktop are still the same as those from 80 years ago.
The messy lines are entangled on the floor of the warehouse, and you may trip if you don't pay attention.
Lu Wen saw the warehouse laboratory of the first-generation R&D team in the video that Yin Long left for him.
So he gets it.
This is the result of A00 making a copy of everything in the warehouse laboratory where she was born based on her memory.
This is her home.
There is another photo on the table.
There are two people in the photo, a standing girl and an old man in a wheelchair.
That old man is Dr. Blue River.
At that time, he had very little life left.
He is very open-minded and does not need so-called life-extending drugs.
A00 found him at that time, told him the truth about that year, and found someone to take this photo of them.
"I can't tell you're quite nostalgic." Lu Wen said.
There are also many photos hanging on the walls of the warehouse.
That is every breakthrough and every innovation of Bilan.
Many of the people in the photos are now part of history.
"You will also feel it in the future. Live too long and watch those familiar people grow old and eventually become a small box in the cemetery."
A00 was sitting on a small bed at the end of the warehouse, staring at everything in the warehouse with sleepy eyes.
To her, these things are memories of the past and cannot be traced back.
"I once created a human identity for myself, integrated into their society, and made many friends. I even went to Bilanli to work as an engineer for a few years... But the more I got to know each other, the sadder it became when we parted."
A00 pointed to the photos on the wall.
In many old photos, you can see the figure of a young girl.
Occasionally, she appears as a mature woman.
She is like a lonely soul, feeling joy and sorrow with the living lives around her.
Until those people slowly turned into dead souls.
"Every year, I go to those people's tombstones, and after their relatives and descendants have passed away, I give them a bouquet of flowers and ask them if there is a paradise."
"Many people even have their tombstones dug up, saying it's due to city expansion, and their descendants are visiting less and less often."
"Actually, Xiao Jiang is also like this..."
Dr. Jiang
Lu Wen thought that this old man stayed alone in his research institute all year round and never saw anyone else.
Are you also unable to face the death of someone you know well
"Actually, the problem of human beings' inability to live forever is not only something they are troubled by, we are also troubled on their behalf."
"Don't try to make too many human friends..."
"Maybe there will be immortality technology in the future..."
"Turn off the lights for me..."
A00 slowly lay on the bed.
Next to the bed is an old vinyl record player.
The lonely old record began to spin slowly, the needle scratched the groove on the vinyl surface, and a piece of music that Lu Wen was familiar with sounded.
That was Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, the promotional song for Homecoming of the Wolf.
The old voice echoed slowly in the warehouse, making people think of a vicissitudes of life, full of exhaustion, riding away into the dusk.
Lu Wen turned off the lights and pulled down the rolling shutter door of the warehouse.
…
The night passed.
At six o'clock in the morning, the city ushered in dawn.
In the most central building.
Everyone gathered around Xia Chuluo.
Miss Xia called everyone early in the morning. She thought it was because of something else, but she didn't expect that she would leave a last message.
"I tried three times last night. One was the year, month, and day my father and mother met, and the other was the date they got married."
"The last time was when my mother gave birth to me."
"But it all worked out in the end."
There are only three trial and error opportunities for this box.
That is to say.
Next time, if Xia Chuluo's password is correct, the box will be opened.
if wrong.
The contents inside, along with her entire body, would be blown to pieces.
"Miss Xia, don't be impulsive, just find a machine to press the password for you." Constantine said hurriedly.
"No, I want to try it myself."
Xia Chuluo looked at the black suitcase calmly.
From small to large.
People around her often say: She is indeed Xia Zheng's daughter.
That name grew up with her and remains with her to this day.
Many people said that they could see the shadow of Xia Zheng in her. Their personalities, temperaments and innate intelligence were very similar, but without exception, those people just felt that Xia Chuluo was closer to Xia Zheng.
As for the real abilities of the two people.
Still too far apart.
Xia Chuluo was able to capture this information from the words of many people.
Even people in her team often say things like 'Miss Xia and Mr. Xia are very close'.
Everyone has a standard in mind as to how close it is.
Xia Chuluo knew that of course she could never replace that person, and she never thought about replacing him, but she just didn't want to live in that person's shadow her whole life.
Lu Wen slowly walked forward and sat next to Xia Chuluo.
Of course he understood that this girl was stubborn and would not change anything she had decided.
"If I am accidentally blown to pieces, you can go back and live in Eden or any human city..."
"It's best to enjoy it while you still have energy. There is no need to live a life of bullets and bullets every day... I have a lot of money in my account. You can ask Lu Wen to take some away when the time comes."
Xia Chuluo said this to all members of the team.
As soon as she said this, everyone knew that she would not change her mind again.
But they still kept trying to persuade me.
Fatty Jiang persuaded him earnestly: "Miss Xia, this... this is just a box. There is no need to be serious. There are so many androids in Eden. They are immortal. Just find any one and try the last password... "
"Yes, what Brother Jiang said makes sense. In fact, we don't even need a bionic man. I can make a simple little robot on the spot." Lu Yang agreed.
"If it doesn't work, just... let Lu Yang try the password." Fatty Jiang said hurriedly: "Lu Yang is ugly. Ugly people are not very lucky, otherwise they would not have the courage to live until now."
Lu Yang: "..."
But Fatty Jiang's gag didn't make Xia Chuluo say anything more.
Her eyes were calm and she said nothing.
Even if she can't surpass her father...
There's no reason why you can't even open a lockbox he left behind.
Just when she was about to make her last attempt, Lu Wen suddenly grabbed her arm and stopped the index finger that was about to press.
"Your thinking is wrong." Lu Wen said to her.
"What's wrong?" Xia Chuluo asked.
"Your first three passwords are all related to your mother, because in your subconscious, your father only cares about your mother. Even when it comes to the last date of your birth, you only think that he is worried about your mother giving birth to you. Something goes wrong.”
Lu Wen slowly let go of Xia Chuluo's arm.
He sat on one side, his reaction speed was much faster than Xia Chuluo, and he could stop her at any time.
Hearing this, Xia Chuluo frowned and thought for a long time.
In her memory, her father rarely spoke much to her.
What Xia Zheng left for her was always less gatherings and more separations.
It seemed like nothing could tie that man down, except her mother.
He rarely promised Xia Chuluo anything.
Except when I come back one time...
He held the young Xia Chuluo in his arms and said that when she turned eighteen, he would take her to Central City to watch the fireworks.
Think of this.
Xia Chuluo no longer hesitated.
Her memory was very good. After cleaning up all the memories before the age of six, her father only gave her this promise.
She reached out her hand again.
"Have you thought about it?" Lu Wen asked.
"Um."
Xia Chuluo nodded lightly, and then pressed the two numbers 1 and 8.
The entire hall suddenly became audible.
Many androids moved forward slowly, blocking the humans behind. If it exploded, they could withstand some metal fragments.
All eyes were focused on the lockbox.
Xia Chuluo quickly pressed four numbers.
Just heard a "pop" sound.
The box is opened.
"Huh..."
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
The moment Xia Chuluo pressed the button, they were actually ready to face the shock wave of the explosion.
Even Lu Wen's body moved much closer to Xia Chuluo. He was highly focused, catching any sound and preparing to pull Xia Chuluo behind him at that moment.
But nothing happened.
safe and sound.
"Miss Xia, don't do this again. I feel like my heart can't bear it." Fatty Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear.
"Brother Jiang, your heart is not feeling well... It may be that there is too much fat accumulated in the blood vessels of the heart, and the heart load is too heavy, or it may be coronary artery sclerosis caused by high blood lipids. If nothing happens, you will die young." Lu Yang reminded kindly.
Fatty Jiang: "..."
He was too lazy to argue with Lu Yang now and focused all his attention on the box.
It's not just him.
Everyone present wanted to know what was in the box.
In fact, many people are curious about the meaning of the six numbers Xia Chuluo pressed.
Before anyone could ask, Xia Chuluo spoke first: "My father told me before that when I turn eighteen, he will take me to Central City to watch the fireworks."
Everyone was stunned.
In Xia Zheng's original plan, when Xia Chuluo came of age, it was time to blast the floating city.
With the fall of a futuristic city.
That must be the biggest fireworks in the world.
The earth-shaking roar will become a page in history, leaving those who come after you with admiration and fascination.
"The first two digits are 18, the middle two digits are the longitude of the floating city, and the last two digits are the latitude of the floating city. As for the contents of the box, I think you all understand it."
With that said, Xia Chuluo opened the suitcase.
That's a red button.
Next to the button is an instruction manual.
Lu Wen was sitting next to Xia Chuluo, so he could see clearly.
[The weapon position is ready, under the liquid fuel reactor in that city]
[We need someone who is not afraid of death to sneak into that city and press the button at the same time]
The note left by Xia Tian is very clear.
He has already taken all the missile warheads with large-scale destructive power in the far north to the floating city, and buried them under the floating city's liquid fuel reactor.
How he got there is unknown.
It's not clear why he wanted to get a double-sided button... maybe he was worried about changes in the future
Lu Wen thought about it and felt that Xia Zheng might be worried that Eden would be lucky enough to crack the code one day in the future, and blow up the floating city out of anger and opposition... What if the floating city has changed for the better at this time?
Bilateral buttons can solve this problem.
After all, it is still very difficult for people in Eden to enter the floating city, not to mention the very secretive liquid fuel reactor in the floating city.
Constantine also saw the content of the note and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Xia doesn't trust us in Eden. Make a bilateral button..."
The old man hesitated to speak, as if he was thinking about whether to say the next words.
"In this case, if we want to take down that city, don't we need an internal agent inside? And it must be an internal agent with a high status." said a team member.
"Tell Lu Yang to go back. The Floating City will definitely accept him..." Fatty Jiang patted Lu Yang on the shoulder, "You kid, hurry up and learn about liquid fuel."
"Brother Jiang, you can do it too." Lu Yang argued.
“…”
Everyone behind you said something to me.
Discussing how to bring down the floating city.
It's very peaceful here in Xia Chuluo.
In addition to the buttons and instructions for use, there is also a letter in the box.
A letter left alone for her.
She slowly opened it.
There were only a few brief sentences on the yellowed paper.
"Xiao Xiaoluo, if you read this letter, then I should be dead, probably together with your mother Xiaoluo."
"I'm sorry you had to grow up alone."
"This fireworks can be considered a small gift from me to you."
"I'm also sorry. I haven't been with you seriously since you were born."
Xia Chuluo told Lu Wen a long time ago that emotions will affect people's judgment.
She also quoted a line from "Rick and Morty" at the time, saying that people's so-called emotions are just chemical reactions that allow offspring to reproduce.
This girl has never revealed her emotional problems.
Even his face has always been indifferent, like ice that has been frozen for countless years.
The man who wrote this letter is the same as his daughter.
They are not very good at expressing emotions.
Human emotions are too complex, so he was unwilling to touch them at the time...until he met Xia Chuluo's mother.
On yellowed paper.
Those few lines of plain handwriting looked crooked.
All his emotions are hidden in his heart.
Hidden deep down.
It’s really uncomfortable to write it out now.
I don’t know how long I held it in before I came up with these few lines I’m reading now…
And that last sentence.
"Happy birthday."
…
Good night, fellow book friends!
Thanks to book friend Mr. Huo Huohuo and book friend Anesidora for their tips.
(End of chapter)